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Show ! WEEKLY REFLEX I DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 7, 1980 NORTH DAVIS LEADER, FEBRUARY 7, 1980 a 10 01 By GARY R. BLODGETT - FARMINGTON freshman Comm. Morris F. Swapp and veteran politician Glen W. Flint, both incumbent Republicans to the Davis County Commission, have announced their intentions to seek this fall. ALTHOUGH filing for county elective posts does not with a begin until deadline of May 12 the two incumbents have said they will seek at least one more term on mid-Apr- il the commission. Comm. Swapp, who will be Completing a "stormy" two four-yeyears, will go after the term next November. Comm. Flint, who has been one of the countys longest serving commissioners dating will compete for back to r the post. ar l3. two-yea- COMM. FLINT has served as commission chairman five times, a position he now holds. He has been over the county's road department most of his elected career. He has also been instrumenobtaining the Antelope Island causeway and securing the two waste disposal sites in the north and south ends of the county. tal in "ONE OF my main concerns. of course, has been roads." said Comm. Flint. "I take pride in actively supporting the causeway to the island and for gett ing completed Fair-fiel- d Road between Kaysvillc and Hill AFB." He said primary projects he would like to see completed ably his most controversial came when he attempstand ted to fire County Librarian Jeanne Layton. He succeeded in getting her fired by the library board, but she was reinstated last month by the Davis County Merit System Board. within the next few years are (I) more storm drainage projects. (2) completion of major roads such as West Valley Highway, Orchard Drive and Davis Boulevard. (3) completion of the new jail addition, and (4) an additional parking for county employees and patrons in the courthouse complex. THINK the present com- "I mission works as a team. Things are running much smoother (after the librarian COMM. SWAPP. also a veteran politician having controversy) and Fm certain we can do a good job for the county." said Comm. Swapp. Comm. Flint said he has been encouraged and had some "arm twisting" to seek served 12 years as mayor and four years as city councilman in Bountiful before seeking the commission job more than a year ago. said he "is confident he can be "1 made a statement at a public library meeting that I would run again and win. anu Im confident that I can do it." HE HAS been a controversial politician over the years, but has always been by wide margins. and prob His most recent "NOW IM saying that I will be a candidate and see who comes forward to challenge me." he said. Comm. Ernest Eberhard does not come up for until the fall of 1982. Dense Fog Causes Accidents SUPERINTENDENT into each other from the rear. acci- n THIS dent resulted in serious injuries to two persons and lesser injuries to four others. Bruce F. Anderson. 65. of Granger and his wife. Ruth, both suffered severe chest injuries and broken rihs. Mrs. Anderson was flown from the scene to LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City by helicopter. By GARY R. BLODGETT Dr. Lawrence Welling, a veteran of 28 years experience in the Davis School District, has been named as its new chain-reactio- Dense fog throughout Davis County Tuesday and Wednesday resulted in several multiple-ac- and caused injuries to at least a dozen motorists. cidents (CONTINUED FROM FRONT) the assistant-deput- y superintendent post. He had acted as acting superintendent since Jan. I. DR. WELLING is active in religious and civic affairs, hav a University of Utah research assistant while completing his master's work. He resumed his principalship until the spring of 1966 when receiving ing served as a member of the Kay sville City Council and that city's planning commission. Church isc. he currently serves as an LDS regional representative. THICK FOG and slippery roads were blamed for at least wrecks at four multiple-ca- r 'Beck Street overpass, near Farmington on Interstate Clearfields C Of C Seeks. Outstanding Individual CLEARFIELD-Nominati- 18. ons are being received by the Clearfield Chamber of Commerce for Clearfield's "Outstanding Citizen and Out- standing Businessperson of the Year. to be honored at the annual dinner meeting March THE DINNER will be held at the Officers Club at Hill Air Force Base. A new president will be installed during the meeting, and members will have the opportunity to vote for four new board members. ( Entertainment and a special speaker are also promised. Nomination blanks are available at the Clearfield Chamber Office. 133 South State. P.O. Box 248. and must ' Some people never get to a school board meeting no matter how long they live, but not so for young Bret Allen, 3, of Boun- GETTING AN EARLY START be submitted on or before Feb. II. tiful. Of course, he has a slight excuse his mother, Sheryl, is a member of the Davis County Board of Education and the youngster tagged along to view proceedings announcing a new superin tendent. PILEUPS IN Davis County began about 7 a.m. with a three-ca- r collision in West Point, which left two' persons including a pedestrian, hospitalized. Utah' Highway Patrol Trooper Scott Mann said Jim Arrant, of Clinton, suffered multiple injuries when he and another man were struck by a car as they stood next to a Mr. Arrant was pinned against the truck by the auto. ANOTHER AUTO then collided with the first and its driv- M Missile Destructive P Enough To Blow Your semi-truc- er. Susan Hemmelgarn of West Point, was slightly jured. She was treated and iVii inre- Medical Center. Six persons were injured in a accident e multiple-vehicl- ' By GARY R. BLODGETT .Why is the MX Missile site our own back door? in west-centr- 'Utah, right at t WHAT WILL be the benefits, if any? What are the increased dangers? Air Force Brigadier General Forrest McCartney, Pentagon spokesman for the proposed project, had a few of the for the answers but by all means not all of the answers above questions when he addressed a group of interested persons and Wasatch Front Regional Council members jpst week in Bountiful. THE GENERAL was open and frank to discuss any question put to him; he was not evasive. But there were time limit after Very few questions allowed in the the Air Force had presented "its side" of the story by use slides. of Pentagon-preparewas able to talk to the general for a few minutes ; following the meeting. The general was on a tight schedule (mass meeting at the Salt Palace at 7 p.m.), but he did respond openly to all questions asked. i one-ho- d 1 1 THE GENERAL was frank to admit that "We had all better pray every night that the proposed MX Missile site being discussed is never used as a retaliation to an enemy attack. i "If it is. he said, "there won't be much left for those who survive. The destructive power of the enemy would he so great that it would all but annihilate this country. j i ASKED IF the same wouldn't be true of the United States retaliatory attack on the enemy, the general re- sponded; "Of course it would. It's absolutely frightening to me, and Im sure it would be to the public to know what devastating power we (as well as the Russians) have in our AND REMEMBER, that's just one MX missile. There are 200 in the planning stage. Add this to the Minuteman, Polaris and other missiles that the United States and its allies have ready for deployment. if necessary, and the amount of potential destructive power would blow the mind of a mathematician. FOR EXAMPLE, its public knowledge that there are 1.500 Minuteman Missiles ready for firing at this very minute. Each missile is equipped with a larger) warhead. That's a minimum of 3.000 megatons tons of TNT destructive power. (or or 300 million , BY 1989 when the MX project, as planned, is ready for deployment you can add another 20 billion tons of explosive power. That's of destructive power that could be launched simultaniously by just the MX and Minuteman Missiles. ADD TO this the potential of the unknown (by this writer) Polaris and other missiles ready for discharge and its certain the total potential destructive power of our missile systems alone would far exceed 2.5 billion tons. And the general nodded his head in the affirmative when asked if the Russians dont also have this kind of armament in their systems ready for immediate launching. 2.3 billion, not 23 million tons OUR ONLY hope to deter war with Russia or any other foreign country is to be so prepared that no other country will want to attack us, the general emphasized. "The United States, as proclaimed by the President, will never be the aggressor in a nuclear war. We will only retaliate." j current armament. And the potential of the new MX sile would just blow your mind." Mis- HE THEN explained that each of the 200 MX Missiles a project will planned for deployment in the will each and warhead 10 the warheads MX) (thus carry Have the equivalent of one million tons of destructive i Utah-Nevad- (Sower. i That's 15 times the total destructive power of the two World War II and Atomic Bombs dropped during several times more destructive power than all of bombs dropped during all of World War II. ITS a natural concern that the Russians are not going to "stay at home" as long as they feel that they can invade and take over neighboring countries at will. What will be the next step? Will the Russians hesitate to AND start a nuclear war? Lets hope they will think twice about it and then decide against it. occurred near Farmington on 1 5 when a vehicle traveling slow because of, the dense fog . 11 was struck from behind,, Another vehicle attempted to avoid the collision and when it veered to the left it was struck by a semi-truc- ANOTHER motorist pulled over to assist at the scene and his car was struck by the first auto involved in the accident. That auto then tied the scene, according to Trooper George Nourse. A young girl was reported slightly injured in the mishap and was driven to the hospital by her mother, the trooper said. GENERAL McCartney pulled no bones about the 1980s "being a time of sacrifice for everyone." "Theres no question but what there will be many sacrifices to Utahns during the construction of the proposed MX project." the general admitted. Any time you add to an area with 75,000 to 85,000 persons maybe more new housing and all that goes with it. there are going to be problems." HE SAID the federal government would do all it could to provide funds for adjustment of the "impacted areas" caused by the MX project. On the brighter side, the general said Hill AFB would probably play a "major role" in the MX program which would involve a substantial increase in employment. a THE GENERAL said the site was chosen because it best meets the Air Forces "criteria" for needs isolated and desolated area away from the metropolitan population: valleys, mountains, and flat lands which are ideal for deployment and hiding of the missiles: ample water supply nearby: and relatively close proximity to gravel, steel, sand, etc., that are essential in construction of the site. But why is the proposed site in our back door, rather than a site similar to this area located in New Mexico, Wyoming. Montana or the Dakotas? WE ALREADY have a major "attraction" to a missile in Hill AFB, opponents will argue. But then so do the above mentioned states. Thats where our Minuteman Missiles aie primarily located. Yes, its human nature to want to be left alone. Give the problems to someone else. attack BUT WHETHER or not the MX site is officially determined to be in as proposed, theres one thing certain: We have got to have it. or something like it. d let alone Im not military-oriente- d but common sense tells me that the only nuclear war is to way to deter the Russians from an be better prepared than they are. military-whitewashe- all-o- ut ITS LIKE the story of the school-yar- d bully and the until the little fellow who was always being picked on little fellow picked up a club and told the bully . "this is my equalizer. If we want to prevent a nuclear war and stay alive, being better prepared than the enemy appears to be the only answer. BECK STREET near the t Lake County line was closed for a time about 4 p.m. Tuesday when "almost zero" visibility resulted in sevDavis-Sal- accieral multiple-vehicl- e dents. Three persons were slightly imured. Citizens Invited To ' Utah-Neva- BUT EVEN 10 years ago when I traveled with the Air Force to visit Minuteman Missile sites throughout Wyoming and South Dakota, the news media was told that the Minuteman Missile force was enough to deter war. Today, the Minuteman Missile fleet is inadequate almost obsolete when you put it to the side of the proposed MX program. A couple of hours later, accident another multiple-ca- r leased from Davis North near shortly after noon on the Kaysville Mills. It started, police said, when one car slowed down for the dense fog and three other cars plowed L CATHERINE Lepchcnske. 20 of Clearfield, suffered a lacerated knee and two sisters were treated and released from Davis North Medical Center with only minor lacerations and bruises. Gary W. Asmus, Salt Lake City, was treated for a lacerated lip and released. Highway 15. on 1 5 near the Kaysville Mills and in West Point. Several other accidents, including reports of numerous vehicles off the road, were also reported throughout the county. Driving too fast for existing conditions was the blame for most of the mishaps, according to investigating officers. Express Opionions Residents of Davis County are invited to attend one or more public response meetings to receive information on the proposed national Resource Conservation Act. hey will also have the opportunity to voice their opinions. The act deals primarily with soil, water and other natural resources. T THREE MEETINGS are scheduled. I wo of them are to he held at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 27. T he third is scheduled March 14 at 2 p.m. at the Federal Building. h Room 4118. Street. Ogden. Davis County Extension Agent Paul Daniels said the meetings are sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. National officials will be present at the meeting in the 324-25t- Salt Palace, and state officials w ill attend the Ogden meeting. SLIDES Y ILL he shown to explain the conservation act during the first part of the meeting, followed bv an appraisal ol Parts I and 2 ol the Soil Conservation Act. A discussion period will follow . Among the state officials expected to be present at the Ogden meeting are Beverly Miller. Soil Conservation Service Information specialist: Ld Burton. Orem area conservationist. who is task force chairman for the U.S. Department ot Agriculture's Resource Conservation: Kent Hoi tin. Bear River Resource Conservation and Development Project coordinator: and Gay laid Robb. Salt Lake District conservationist and member ol the task force, wwl Public Meeting Set For Feb. 13 LAY 1 ON Davis School District will hold a public meeting on Wednesday. Feb. 13. 1980 at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Elementary School. 591 W. 2000N., Layton, to discuss the continuation of funding for the Title VII Bilingual Education Program. T his program offers an opportunity for elementary school children to learn Spanish and English as part of their regular school program. THE PROPOSAL has been prepared in accordance with the regulations published by the U.S. Olfice of Education. All interested persons are invited to attend and comment on the proposal. For further in- formation call Dr. Anabel 1 Pinero at 2 or 776-20- Ext. 2(H). |