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Show NOVEMBER 11, 1986 L, Chamber meets By JOYCE WINTERS KAYSVILLE President IRryanS people An interesting look at people in Davis County Steve Holbrook of the Kaysville Chamber greeted members and guests at the Chamber monthly meeting held at the Pizza Company. President Holbrook intro- Politics; Rewardim duced a gentelmen who is looking at buying the Kaysville Theater. The chamber members offered support if the theatre can n. It takes us.. .all The luncheon was hosted by the Army Reserves Recruiting Following last weeks election, there were two very happy groups of people: The Republicans (who continue their control in Davis County) and the media organizations e cash as candidates scamper (who reap the benefits of their to advertise their stands, supporters, their mug shots, their families, etc.) Weekly newspapers love the advertising. Candidates who increase on a gallon of would normally grumble about the unleaded suddenly turn into free spenders, the same trait they camsay theyll fight once elected. After reviewing the print observaI the offer Davis in following Cyclops County, paigns tions: MOST HUMOROUS AD The Where Were You in 52 for campaign by Democratic chairman George Miles, running Haven Barlows seat in Senate District 22. Miles wryly noted that Barlow was first elected when Ike was President, the Dodgers were playing in Brooklyn and Bogart was winning ans Barlow Academy Award. The ad was a clever way of noting ballot for a cast should voter a about said but why nothing age Miles instead. MOST HUMOROUS POLITICAL LETTER TO THE EDITOR A letter published in the Ogden Standard Examiner supported a candidate for his fascal effectiveness. Unfortunately, the lady wrote that the candidate was worthy of support since he has a history of spending other peoples money. An unintentional chuckle from a lady that meant well. MOST CONFUSING DECLARATION In his campaign for House District 19, Libertarian Willie Marshall distributed a brochure proclaiming that Economic Development Can Turn Utah Into the Switzerland of America! I didnt know that Switzerland evokes negative impressions. . . When I asked around, people said that, when they think of Switzerland, they watches and conjure up images of pleasant skiing, secret bank accounts. (Whats the matter with Switzerland? said one friend. Its better than living in Draper!) MOST CLASSY LOSING CAMPAIGN Democratic commission candidate Harold Shafter aggressively distributed a e direct-ma- il advertisements, all newspaper and ran the comments of his and issues the his on views to geared it his best shot. and race He the took gave seriously supporters. AD sincere Dear The NEWSPAPER MOST CLASSY Friends ad from Republican incumbant Kim Bumingham, a y approach that stressed the challenges ahead. e handBEST CLASSY NEWSPAPER AD The written letter from U.S. House hopeful Gunn McKay, opposing abortion advertisement and warning voa national emotional of ters to beware charges. The ad stood out from all the others cluttering the daily newspapers. BEST CAMPAIGN SLOGAN Rep. Jim Hansens billboard slogan, Utahs Kind of Congressman. What does it mean? ring, a Well, nothing, but it contained a nice deft observation that Jim was one of us. MOST SILLY ARGUMENT The otherwise effective ad from the Davis Education Association which said its political committee doesnt endorse candidates but merely offers a numerical rating. Oh, come on. . . If an organization says Candidate A is ranked a 3.9 and his opponent is ranked a 1.4, it becomes an obvious endorsement of Candidate A, much like ratings. the Michelin Guide endorses restaurants with There is nothing wrong in the DEA endorsing candidates but and admit it? why not be WRITE-ICAMPAIGN The write-iMOST candidacy of Sheriff hopeful Dub Lawrence, announced five days prior to the election and not in time to effectively advertise his candidacy. Write-i- n candidates face enough problems, let alone a tight calendar. MOST LIBERAL SUPPORT FOR A CONSERVATIVE Sen. Haven Barlow, considered a conservative Republican, received political donations from the two teachers groups No wonder (UEA, DEA) and the traditionally liberal AFL-CIhis Democratic opponent felt surrounded by hostile Indians? BEST POLITICAL PREDICTION Cyclops, who said in this column one year ago that Utah Democrats would make it close in 86. (Many Utahns are feeling guilty about being labeled as knee-jer- k Republicans; these voters will be looking for an excuse to support a Democrat in the next election.) Several of the Davis WORST PUBLIC RELATIONS County Libertarians who refused to cooperate with news reporters in spreading their message. one-part- y one-tim- nt fine-tune- d full-pag- low-ke- full-pag- pro-Hans- last-minu- te ar up-fro- ILL-TIME- nt n N D Tour tickets on sale LAYTON Tickets for the eighth annual Layton Arts Council Christmas Home Tour will go on sale this week at Flowers by Candlelight, 1066 E. Gentile (by the Smiths Food King) during regular business hours, 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. This is the only location where tickets can be pur- chased. Price of a ticket is $3 per person. It is recommended that young childrn not be taken on the tour. This year eight homes in the LaDonna Mesa and Oak Forest area of Layton will be featured. Included with the ticket is a map of the homes to be visited. Money raised through this annual project is used for many Layton Arts Council projects including high school scholarships, cultural programs and special children programs, dmg Got a Viewpoint? Put it in a letter-tReflex-Journ- o the editor. al the Weekly newspaper published at Layton, Utah every Tuesday, Interest of Davis County and colonies formed by former residents. Address all correspondence to 197 North Mala Laytoa Utah 84041. Subscription rate: 25c per copy, $6.50 per year, mailed $7.50 per year outside. OwnerPubllsher John Stahle, Jr. Vice President Lucille S. Stahle J. Howard Stahle Manager In Editor SportsReporter 544 9133 17-5- tion, medical and housing are great. Sgt. Silberstein reported that 30 new recruits came from the Heights community. Several of those were father-so- n combinations. For more information, contact Sgt. Silberstein at Kaysville-Frui- t 776-370- or 1 546-289- 8. Property for sale FARMINGTON Tuesday evening the Board of Education approved the sale of two small parcels of surplus property and rejected the sole bid for a third, larger commercial lot. The properties had all been declared surplus by the Board of Education in October. The properties sold were two small pieces adjacent to the Morgan Elementary property in Kaysville. The land was purchased by nearby home owners. John Martin Christiansen paid $150 for .024 acre adjacent to his property. Dennis and Pam Donoviel purchased .063 acre for $450. The Board approved the sale with one Nay vote. Board Chairman Sheryl L. Allen said she felt this was not enough money for the surplus land. The other property that was declared surplus and opened for bids was .63 acre on Gentile Street in Layton. This is an extension onto Gentile of the Layton High School grounds. One bid was received from Robert L. Greaves for Board member Henry Heath acknowledged that Mr. Graves is associated with Taco Time restaurants. The property has been appraised at $93,000. Board member Dr. Raymond Briscoe made the motion to reject the bid because it was too far below the appraisal. Dee Forbes seconded the motion and added, to sell this would detrack from the Layton High School campus. The Board voted unanimously to reject Mr. Greaves bid. The Layton property will now be retained by the school district, dmg $41,000. It was Election Day and Jeff Frost cast his ballot and drove to work. It was a similar routine to past elections, but this year Jeff has more than his normal interest in the results. This year, for the first time, he was a candidate. "You learn more about politics through a candidacy than you ever can learn through reading, says Jeff. If a person were naive in the beginning, he or she wouldnt be after campaigning. I'm not soured on dar-khors- e, line, four others had declared, leaving Jeff surprised and questioning. I considered withdrawing at that point. I was unaware that I had filed early and saw that I was now among five candidates, all of whom had more name recognition than I had. (Note: The J.P. race had a different filing deadline than other major races.) Jeff found himself campaigning against an incumbent judge, a former incumbent judge, a man who had previously lost in his publicized bid for sheriff and a man who had campaigned several times previously, most recently as a Bountiful mayor candidate. Jeff was concerned that his candidacy would be lost in the shuffle, but his wife told him it shouldnt make any difference since the issues were still im- portant. The race was on. Facing an up Sheriff demands apology from Clary FARMINGTON Davis County Sheriff Brant L. Johnson announced today that he is seeking an apology from Glenn Clary regarding his (Clarys) allegations that the sheriff or any of his (campaign) supporters had anything to do with the printing and distribution of a letter to Davis County teachers by an organization referred to as Teachers United. Sheriff Johnsons public demand follows: I have repeatedly told Mr. Clary that I had nothing to do with the letter, but he has persisted in his allegations. He has continually stated that teachers were not involved in the letter and that the letter was the result of a conspiracy between myself, and Mr. Bryan Gray of Shades of Gray Printing. I have recently learned that Mr. Clary and his attorney, Mr. Warner, have received depositions from Mr. Gray, in which Mr. Gray clearly and completely identified the organization known as Teachers United, the teachers who supported the letter, and their involvement with the organization. Mr. Clary is completely knowledgeable of the letter and the fact that neither myself nor my supporters had anything to do with the organization of Teachers United. He still persists in making unfounded and irresponsible allegations. In view of the general election on Nov. 4, and his strong support of a write-i- n candidate, I can only assume that his pursuit of these allegations is politically motivated to support that candidate. The court dockets are overcrowded at best. The Court is not the place to run political campaigns. Brant L. Johnson Davis County Sheriff Continued from page one W. McBride, Precinct Constable M. Boyd Jensen, Bountiful City Constable C.P. Burbidge, and Layton City Constable Wayne S. Page. Of the three propositions on the ballot, two received substantial approval while the other was defeated by Davis County voters. These votes will be tallied with i ? politics, but Im more realistic. He was always realistic about his chances. A correctional officer in the Davis County Jail, Jeff began planning more than one year ago to campaign for the County Justice of the Peace slot. I had some strong concerns abhe said. out judicial sentencing, I saw a big gap between the expectations of the public and the actual sentencing practiced in the courts. Instead of grumbling about it, I decided to run for office. He planned his race, fully aware of the negatives in his campaign: He didnt have the traditional educational background, he had comparatively poor name recognition and he had not been active in civic or religious affairs. Still, he thought he had a chance. 1 figured that the issues were more important to voters than the he lifestyles of the candidates, said. I decided to build my campaign around issues and my solutions. I realized 1 was a real but thought I could overcome it through hard work. On April 15, 1986, Jeff filed for the race. By the June 30 filing dead- Election results Published weekly by Clipper Publishing Co. Inc. 96 South Main, Bountiful, Utah 84010 Tom Haraldsen Keith Duncan Sta- tion, with Staff Sergeant Allan J. Silberstein, chamber member, introducing special guest Sergeant Major Lueker. The Reserve program was explained to Chamber members. The U.S. Army reserves is interested in to training the age group of 0 give skills to people who can in turn put money back into their communities. The benefits in educa- statewide votes to determine the outcome. Proposition One, (taxing hospitals) was opposed by Davis County voters, 23,491 against and 20,825 in favor. Proposition Two, (farm machinery) was favored 25,485 to 18,393; and Proposition Three, (re- vised education) was favored 24,850 to 18,109. An even 60 percent of Davis Countys 75,575 registered voters went to the polls Tuesday. JEFi rROST hill battle, he spent almost $4,000 on brochures, signs and transportation money for volunteers. Its unfortunate that money is a deciding factor in many races, but it remains a fact of political life. It used to be that a candidate could camtoday paign from his soapbox--bu- t the soapbox is the television and the newspaper, both of which cost more money than most people imagine. He and his family began pounding the pavement, knocking on doors and distributing literature. They spent 120 hours in personal campaigning; with Jeff taking off nine worlc days prior to the elec-- , tion. (We were working from daylight to darkness. I wore out a brand new pair of tennis shoes.) When the sample ballots were distributed, Jeff found his campaign dealt another blow: His name was listed at the bottom of the other candidates. (Note: County Clerk Mike Allphin said that statute dictates J.P. and School Board candidates be listed, not alphabetically, but at random. The names this year were chosen out of a hat, determining name placement on the ballot.) But the Frosts kept working. People we talked to were fairly receptive to the issues we brought out, he said. The problem, of course, is translating that concern into the voting booth. Still, I felt positive as the race went along. On the day of the primary election, I felt I had a 50 percent chance of finishing as one of the top two candidates entering into the final election. The darkhorse didnt finish in he placed third, the top two-b- ut grabbing 2,646 votes (17 percent of the total and half of the top voteget-ter- s sum). The two other better known candidates finished behind Jeff. Now, two months later, Jeff has reviewed efforts--an- hes d pleased. . If I had it to do over again, Id do it the same way, he said. Id continue to hire a professional publicist or public relations firm, because it saved me money in the long run. And Id work at it just as hard and keep hammering out the issues and my views on problems inside the judicial system. But I learned quite a bit during the campaign. I saw the power of the news media, how one reporter can twist or turn a statement to make a candidate look bright or foolish. Im aware of how a minority of voters can affect the election. Im aware that politics is quite different than Sunday School. But Ill tell you one other thing. Im not done. Im planning on running again, probably in the next election. A lot of people know now of what I believe nd that was worth the effort. in-a- Notable speaker addresses Layton Chamber luncheon By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON It wasnt a new assignment. For nearly two years I have been covering the Layton Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheons. As Harris Adorns, Chamber President, introduced the guest speaker, Doris Taggert, I took my small notebook out of my purse intending to write down the highlights of her motivational speech, just as I had done monthly for the past two years. These notes would later be used to develop a short report of the meeting for our readers. Doris Taggert was well received by the audience. Most had heard this popular speaker at least one other time. Mrs. Taggert has given over 1600 speeches in 28 states. This week she had five speaking engagements. She noted sometimes 37 talks were scheduled in advance and she never had fewer than seven on her calendar. I knew Doris. About two years ago, I wrote a feature article about her when she received one of her many noteworthy awards. Until last Thursday, I had never heard her speak. I wrote down a few brief notes. Doris got started speaking publicly after she was 50 years old. She was first invited to give a lesson before an LDS Church group. The topic was How to develop a positive attitude. Suddenly the note taking stopped and I started to listed. My pencil and paper lay dormant as I sat and en joyed an attitude-upliftin- light- g, hearted, yet profoundly serious 20 minute, casual yet formal address. At the conclusion of the meeting, I realized there were no notes on my pad. How could I write a report on the message delivered before the Layton Chamber of Commerce members? How could I restate what Doris Taggert had said? All afternoon, I had a good feeling. I smiled at things that werent exceptionally exciting. The first gray, wintery day of the season seemed spring-brigh- t. I going and kept doing, kept as Doris had told her audience that all should do. I felt good about myself and my world. This positive feeling followed me through a routine, unstimulating Layton City Council meeting and back to my typewriter and work the following day. I knew I could never write a report on Doris Taggerts speech before the Layton Chamber of Commerce. Her message wasnt one of words. It was one of attitudes and feelings. The result of listening to her speak last Thursday was personal enjoy- ment and happiness. I knew dreaded experiences often would be the most rewarding challenges for me. I felt strongly that I would get out of life just what I contributed. I really wanted to be good to other people and to have them be good to me. I hope this feeling lasts until I can once again hear Doris Taggert remind me to Stir Whatcha Got. |