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Show Page 10A , Lakeside Review , Thursday, October 2, 1980 ; From the Review Staff By MARILYN KARRAS It's Hectic Life for Kids, Mom Staff Writer a Having four young children, , from the center to the elementary at noon to attend kindergarten. Thinking possibly other children at the center were in the same situation, I talked to the center director. I was elated when she said a school bus passed by the center on its regular route and would take my son to school. school husband and a job can be a lot of fun it can also be a big challenge. ; Take the day care experience. Everything seems to be working quite well now, but a month ago, old Mom was at the point of gnashing my teeth. The elementary school my children attend is well within walking distance of our home, but the day care center is on the other side of town. That creates no problem unless you have a kinwhich I do. dergarten child is an independent, I Jeremy and he gregarious sort of likes at the day care center. His brother, Michael, enjoys it, too, and feels comfortable there after attending for most of the school year center-pre-scho- pre-scho- ol last year. The problem was how to get Jeremy So, the first day of school, I confidently went off to work before my family was awake, leaving my husband with full instructions: give Jason and his sister, Christy, their lunch money and get them to school by 8:35 a.m.; take Jeremy and Michael to preschool along with Michaels blanket and pillow, with instructions for Jeremy to wait for the bus outside the center. At about 1 : 45, 1 got a call from Burton School, which was odd, since my children attend Morgan School. We have your little boy here, said the voice. The lady from the day care center brought him to the wrong school; will you please come and get him. None of this was according to plan, of course. My next-doo- r neighbor also called, saying Burton School had called her and should she go get Jeremy? I said I he was had better go get him want would and in probably hysterics, his mother. By the time I got from Roy back to Kaysville, the day care center director had picked Jeremy up from the first I got no emergency signals from school and taken him to the right home that morning, though I school. By this time, I was nearly a yell for help. However, the hysterical myself and ready to retire calm didnt last long. from my job about 35 years early. half-expect- ed It was nearly time for school to let out, so I went to pick up my child, who, I was sure, would have a totally irreparable ' scar on his psyche and would need at least the care of child psychiatrist. Jeremy Hi, Mom, guess what! cheerfully called to me from his spot in the line of kindergarteners. I went to two schools today! Not the least bit upset, he had taken the whole thing as an adventure that the other children were unfortunate enough not to have had. I found out later the school bus had not stopped, and the center director had quickly realized her mistake in taking Jeremy to the wrong school. I arranged for the bus driver to put Jeremy on his route. That would be wonderful, the center director said. And, by the way, would I please help her out - Michaels pillow and blanket seemed to be lost. Id like a second opinion, teacher. Editorial Proposed Leeway Tax Is Needed; Special Election's Not Rapid growth in Davis - Coun- ty means the tax leeway proposal being considered today probably is a good idea. Its getting more expensive to build schools and staff them, and some areas of the county have grown at phenomenal rates. It is important, however, that as many eligible voters as possible go to the polls so : Review Editor: ' ,1 am appalled at the tactics that are being used by Mr. Jack Olson of the Utah Taxpayers Association. I am also appalled at the number of citizens who choose to believe his half truths and ignore the facts presented to them by their own elected officials. Mr. Olson does not represent us, the taxpayers of Pavis County, he represents an association formed primarily of big He has however, businesses. capitalized on a feeling we all share, we dont want our taxes raised. We must be realistic and realize proper choices need to be made. What is our first priority the education of our youth or the dollar in our pocket? Is our standard of living in Davis County so low that we cannot afford to sacrifice a little to see that education doesnt suffer? I know that education will suffer if the voted leeway is not passed because no matter how many cuts are made or fees assessed the impact will be felt by increased class size. Can we expect our teachers to meet the educational needs of our children in over crowded classrooms? Parents and teachers have, over the years, fought hard to see that class size be held down, and because of our continued growth, that has not been easy in Davis County. The problem will be insurmountable if the funds are not there to pay for teachers. I I hope that the citizens of this county will put their priorities in proper prospective and support the voted leeway. Davis County Taxpayer, Marda Dillree ' 1 - - Farmington burned and sacked. The Libyan government made no effort to protect the embassy or disperse the mob who attempted to storm the building. Houderi was summoned to the White House for a meeting with the President and the Presidents close friend and adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski. They the State Department. again President Carter noted he told the we Libyan charge d affairs that would try in every way to improve . . . long range relations with them, if the Libyans apologize and provide embassy protection in the future. Houderi returned to Libya Dec. 6th to report on his White House meeting. ed Manmar Qaddafi, revolutionary leader, newspaper interview, Dec. 10, that he received assurances in the last few days through unofficial but reliable channels from President Carter that the administration will adopt a more li neutral posture toward the conflict if Carter is On Dec. 27th Billy Carter received the first payment of $220,000 on his $500,000 loan from the Libyan government. The facts speak for themselves. ' A step by step examination of the events that took place about a year ago makes it clear that President Carters brother, Billy, has been working as an governagent for the radical-terroriment of Libya to gain White House Consideration and benefits for Libya and a bundle of cash for himself. Following Billys return from his second trip to Libya in September last year, he discussed a loan from the Libyan government. On the 4th of November Iranian the U.S. embassy in terrorists over-ru- n Tehran and seized the diplomatic personnel as hostages. On Nov. 27th the White House', bypassing the State Department who normally handle such matters, enlisted the Presidents brother to act as inst termediary. Billy personally ac- al Houderi, the Libyan charge d affairs in Washington to the White House to get the Libyan government to apply pressure on Iran to release the hostages. ; What kind of favor did Libya request of the White House in return for doing such a noble deed? President Carter noted, "I think this is the first time Libyans have been in the White House companied Ali since Ive been here. We told them we would like to have better relationships with the Libyans ard with the government itself. On Dec. 2nd the U.S. in Tripoli was invaded. barrel. money and little public scrutiny because people today are afraid of criticism by other people for expressing their dissatisfaction. This could lead to the reaction we all want to avoid. Arab-Israe- John L. Sullivan Roy Review Editor: the barren sand hills descended a swarm of invaders called and other C47, motorized locusts to invade the sanctity of life and country living, but worst of all they had to be maintained by obnoxious life from outside the confined accepted by the Jocal communities. Being of the warrior breed these people had military laws to abide with that Then to B-1- Therefore there were some difficult situations created by the accepted mores of the surrounding communities. The efforts to make them feel accepted were feeble indeed. Then the collective group of ruling patriarchs found they could convert chicken coops or any existing structure into living space, and, lonely soldier would pay all he had to bring his wife and children where he could be with them until he left so the sand hills and the cheery orchards could be converted to income real Arthur N. Howell 455 Ann St. Clearfield, Utah Review Editor: On Thursday October 2, Davis County voters will receive a chance to determine whether or not a voted leeway tax to help fund our public school system should be enacted. There have been many published statements both pro and con during the past few weeks but the only real question is, What standard of education do we want for our children in Davis County? School systems are hit with the inflation problem just as you and I are. I probably gripe about taxes just as much as the next guy but I also have a lot of faith in Mrs. Reading and the school board. I have no reason to doubt their integrity regardless of the wild statements made by representatives of the Utah Tax Payers Association (who apparently have some ulterior motives as they seem to be afraid to identify themselves). I urge everyone to think about the options, reach a conclusion and vote their conscience on Thursday. I have and intend to support the school board in their efforts to provide a quality education for our children. Robert B. Pearson Kaysville estate. They could breaking their backs in farm labor paying no more than minimum wages and apprentice in building buildings to work on aircraft, build warehouses etc., in the war effort. So they invested their money in building homes, now these all paid school tax, and in addition to that the government would reimburse each school district if a government employee had children going to school. So that in effect one particular county not only got their share of funds as equally divided by. the state on property tax they got additional loot from the government based on people who in effect were paying double taxation on the place they were living and to the government for additional school funds. So beautiful schools were built so they could produce lawyers, doctors and politicians, ignoring other degrading professions such as labor skilled in about the issue, along with all the other decisions to be made on election day, less than five weeks away. The reasoning is simple, as explained by a school superintendent during a bond election some months ago in another area of the state: a special election will draw only special interest groups teachers, PTA who want it people, etc. Letters to the Editor domestic professions or military. The common working man could be recruited if needed from counties that educated their children and were not so well endowed with the political pork But it would never occur to any political figure to reimburse the people who paid taxes and the government was paying additional funds. That would bring to the public attention the states most powerful lobby the Utah education association. The problem of talking to people who had these problems is their reaction that it is going be another tax increase. So why bother to vote, but believe me every teacher and prospective teacher Libyas will be voting to justify their comsaid in a petency and necessity by law with more they considered quite demanding. Review Editor: embassy todays outcome is at least County group to give parents somewhat representative of the more credit than that for ability feelings of those who will have to decide the issue. to pay the extra taxes. School boards sometimes If the leeway is defeated seem to believe the whole world today, and we hope it is not, it is against them so that if they will be partly because taxschedule a bond or leeway elec- payers feel it is unnecessary tion when there is a reasonable and partly because its hard to chance that people will vote for trust a school board whose members dont trust you to it, the proposal is doomed. We would appeal to the Davis make an intelligent decision Review Editor: If our children attended school in an area where thousands of workers had been attracted and employed by a private industry, the property taxes paid by that industry would aid individual taxpayers in providing educational services for the children of these workers. Such is the case in the school districts near Kennecott Copper Mines, U.S. Steel, in counties with oil operations, etc. The federal government is exempted from local and state taxes; therefore local school districts receive no property taxes for land occupied by HAFB and other government in- stallations. The responsibility for educating the thousands of workers children is as great, but funding is not available as it would be with a private concern. The federal government has in the past compensated for this inequity by providing funds to impacted areas. This funding has recently been cut from 10 percent of the districts annual budget to 2V2 percent of the budget, a loss of over $4 million from anticipated levels. Further cuts may still be made. Davis School District has no control over legislative decisions to cut federal funds. To.compensate for these losses, school board already has the authority to raise $1,480,000 by levying four mills without a vote. However, if the voters will approve the voted leeway, just 3 mills would provide $1,988,400 to the schools with a smaller contribution required from taxpayers. The first two mills levied would bring $878,400 from matching state funds. The state money comes from a uniform school fund distributed to school districts which do not have a sufficient tax base to support an educational program comparable to other districts. We hope the voters of Davis County will see the economics of the situation and take the opportunity to obtain the state funds by voting YES on October 2, today! the Gayla Bradhsaw President, (17 Wasatch School PTA Clearfield additional signatures) Review Editor: Carter be a winner? With such great people boosting him, he should be. A few of his supporters are Khadafy of Libya, Mugabe, the Marxist who took otter Rhodesia, Hua of that great bastion of Democracy the Peoples Republic of-- China. Now if he can, just get Brezhnev, Castro, Khomeini, and Abbie Hoffman to openly support him together with the and U.A.W. he N.E.A., A.F.L.-C.I.O- ., could be a shoo-in- . He already has the government workers and most of the like Ralph Nader, Mike BrcJdeij and Ted Kennedy. Dave Royko, Will passed, and the assurance of some of those who have oppassage is worth the added posed the leeway. cost. But looking past all the baloney it should be apparent that There has been some nameshrinking resources and rapid from all directions growth are making school calling PTA budgets as tight as taxpayers during thecampaign;some not have groups particularly budgets. We appeal to the voters to distinguished themselves with their vitriolic propaganda. The pass the leeway today, and we same holds true for some mem- also appeal to the school board bers of the school board and to watch the pennies closely. approve the leeway. The district desires all taxpayers to believe this is free money. Where does the district believe this money will come from? The taxpayers will be fleeced again by additional state taxes to pay for the matching funds, if the state has any money left to do that. Due to the states financial deficits and the Board of Educations refusal to cut 2 percent off the budget, where does the district think this aid will come from? The school official I talked to seemed to believe this money is tucked safely away just waiting for this election to pass. The governor might appreciate knowing there is a lot of money just waiting to be claimed. Also, if this passes the school board retains the authority to raise taxes an additional 3 mills. Can we afford to pay a total of 6 mills plus state matching funds of 2 mills? The district is trying to make parents believe there is no money for paper, bodes, equipment and other very necessary materials. We get scrap papers home with our childrens work to prove this fact, however, strange as it may seem, the district has plenty of No. 1 grade paper for pro leeway propaganda to pass out to all PTA members plus postage and paper to sent propaganda to all pupils homes in the district. I for one would like to know exactly how much money the district has pilfered from the school budget to get this passed. There is the initial $10,000 to hold a special election. There is the paper, copy machines, expert printers, research, typists, postage, plus numerous man hours being given all on school time and business hours. I detest the sneaky, underhanded tactics the school district has used to get the leeway passed. Every PTA Mon.-Fr- i. 10am.-- 7 Sat. p.m. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. -- meeting has been completely pro leeway with no questions or equal time for the opposition. The education system has really slipped when they feel we cant intelligently handle both sides of an issue and make up our own fninds. Yesterday I was stopped from literature on passing out at East the cars Layton parked Elementary School after ai kindergarten tea I had attended. The principal stole every one off the cars. When I confronted him about it he said I had false and untrue information (compiled by the Utah Tax Payers Assn.) and he would not permit me to pass out my information. He completely denied my right to oppose his narrow minded viewpoint. The day before I refused to take part in a district telephone survey they conned the room mothers into taking for the district to see how the parents felt about the anti-leewa- y leeway. The survey sheets have names, if you are for or against, if any additional information is wanted (only will be sent) then the forms will be returned to the school where lists will be made up and reminder calls to vote on election day. I wonder if those y will also be reminded and offered transportation or babysitting like we were told to ask. Also in the survey, we were told not to say we were calling for the PTA or district but as a friend and neighbor. They did not want the people to know who was getting this private information. We all desire the best possible education for our children. Will these additional funds really improve the education or mearly be the whipped cream on the administrators cheese cake! Darlene Overdiek Layton pro-leew- anti-leewa- Pi 350 N. Main Kaysville, Utah Village Square Shopping Center 1 Tel. 776-258- Clark Burnham Farmington Review Editor: Its time the Davis County property owners woke up and called the Davis Schools bluff! As the citizens of Davis County should know, there is going to be another school leeway tax vote on Thursday, Oct. 2. This would increase taxes by 3 mills. The district claims this to be only $21 on a $60,000 appraisal, but to most home owners in the county it would be substantially higher and then greatly increased in the next few years as the evaluations increase. This is also a permanent tax. It will remain with us as long as we live and remain with our posterity. Can we afford to do this to ourselves and our children? The district has the legal authority to increase taxes by 3 mills in emergency situations. This would be only a temporary measure lasting a maximum of three years. They do not wish to use it at this time however due to state matched funds for 2 mills if the voters - GLTTCDCu3 - : ; . . |