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Show Utah 467 Pre 8s ssociation East Third South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 2 ifiVr ivy Vol. f r r, No. 35 Thursday, August 20 28, 1980 For news, advertising call Cents Single Copy 75B - 7GG9, or 768-9- 0 785-3- 1 1 1 Officials (Cfflicemed Mlh Pornography, ffi ence --I, c 2 Pornography and violence were two important items discussed in the regularly scheduled Tuesday night meeting of the La hi City Council Officers Kerry Evans and Danny Curtis presented a number of magazines to the officers from the Lehi Circle K store, and in the estimation of the council, the magazines were pornographic. officers further stated that such material is falling into the hands of many teenagers within our community. It was decided by the council that quick action must be taken to insure that any type of pornographic material being sold in Lehi must be disallowed, and that the city would take whatever steps are necessary to The enforce state law covering the sale and-o- r distribution of pornographic material. In other action concerning the police department, the council passed a portion of the firearms ordinance that police officers are desirous of having. This action on the part of the council was prompted as a result of two potentially violent in- - ? cidences that have occured in Lehi within the last few days. The first incident was an armed robbery that occured last Saturday evening at the Maverick store, a sum of $400.00 was taken. The police officer responding to the call was less then a block away when he received the call, thus avoiding what could have very easily resulted in a shootout. The other incident included a family wherein a person was brandishing a rifle and making very serious threats. Lehi police officers are of the opinion that it is only a matter of time until argument they will be involved in some type of violence involving the use of firearms. Therefore, they are very anxious for the council to pass a firearms ordinance for the ' protection ; of the police officers and the city. ft m - " o J2 lengthy presentation was made by Alan who Community Sharp represented Television of Utah, which is owned by TeleA the third largest cable television company in the United States. Community Television of Utah is desirous of having the city award them the franchise to bring cable TV to Lehi. The franchise for such activity has already been awarded to communications Jefferson Cable TV which, according to Mr. Sharp, is not in a position to bring cable TV to Lehi. Mr. Sharp indicated that his company, if awarded the franchise, is ready to begin construction immediately. The cost for such a service would be $7.50 per month per home. However, there rTnmnl mnnmiw iMi in miimnnii j Daniel Rowley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rowley, 75 North 300 East, American Fork, was collision near his home when his mother's car stalled on the Union Pacific railroad tracks.'. seriously injured Monday in a train-ca- r After the vehicle stalled, Mrs. Rowley was able to get out of the car and began assisting her children from the vehicle. Able to get out TRAIN-CA- COLLISION safely were George, 10; Scott, 9; Richard, 7; Robert, 6; Tiffany, 3; and Matthew, 1. Daniel was climbing out the back of the vehicle but was unable to make it before the car was struck by the west bound freight. He reportedly received a fractured jaw. broken leg and broken arm in the accident and was in serious but stable condition Tuesday morning. Candidate's Charges Investigated By Randall Wright Newtah News Reporter Two top Alpine School District officials and a former superintendent were paid for automobile expenses which have not been legitimately incurred for about six years, according to a candidate for the school board. Calling district accounting procedures "lousy," Reese Johnson, a candidate from the second precinct, said that former district superintendent Dan Peterson and Assistant Superintendents Kent Abel and Quinn Hatch continued to collect a mileage - set up to defray the costs of driving personal automobiles on district business - even though the district has been leasing cars for their use for six years. "A mileage allowance has been paid to each of these three officials for six years, just as if they were still using their own vehicles for district business," Johnson said. Abel denied the allegation, saying Johnson's charges are politically motivated. He said that six years ago "the district had a combined auto and expense allowance," but when they started leasing cars "the allowance School Board Candidates To Speak invites all to School of District the Alpine patrons attend a "Meet the Candidates" night Thursday, August 28, at 8 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove High School. Citizens for Better Schools Vern Crowley, chairman of the event, states that 11 board of education can- didates, including all three incumbents, have filed for the three positions up for election. Each candidate will have four minutes to his educational views before answering questions from the audience. The meeting will be moderated by Noel B. Reynolds, chairman of Citizens for Better state Schools. auto part was cut drastically." Although mileage expenses are no longer included, the money is still designated "mileage" for accounting purposes; it is actually spent on items other than auto expenses. According to Abel, before the district auto leases the the began allowance for the district superintendent was "someplace up in the $1,300 to $1,400 area" for using his own vehicle. With the leasing, he said, the allowance dropped back to about $400 and has subsequently increased because of inflation. The present amount allotted to the superintendent is $1,000 per year, with the two assistant superintendents getting $850 one-ye- (Continued on Page 2) Candidates who have filed for the seat now held by Leland F. Priday, District No. 2, American Orem, include Reese H. Johnson (American Fork), Robert lamoreaux (Orem), and Raymond Carroll (Orem). In District No. 3, Pleasant Orem, Daniel B. Fugal is being challenged by Tim R. Eisenhart (Pleasant Grove) and Claudia P. Anderson (Orem). Chairman of the Board, R. Phil Shumway, a veteran of the school board, is being challenged in District No. 1, South 20-ye- Orem, by Sally T. Taylor, Richard A. Heaps, and Earl L. Gossen. All candidates face a primary election on September 9 to determine two general election candidates from each district. Free Press Office Closed Labor Day The Free Press office will be closed Labor Day. The newspaper deadlines will be the same as most weeks, and the paper will be mailed out to subscribers on Thursday. However, those wishing stories or advertising in the newspaper are encouraged to come into the office Friday in order to avoid a possible bottleneck Tuesday. would be some benefits to the city by way of a three percent franchise tax the cable comany would pay the city. This would be three percent of the gross sales of the company. In addition, the company would pay the city a $4.00 per year rental for the use of power pole space. The city council took no action on this matter at this time. After a historical survey of Lehi this summer by the Utah State Historical Society, 109 homes were found which the Society feels would have historic value. These homes were shown to the council in a very interesting slide show by Kent Powell from the Historical Society. Further work and research is now desired by the society to determine how many of the homes may be placed on the National TV Register. Such work would involve many of our senior citizens, and would cost $6,000. No definite action was taken at this time by the council, but all felt that such work should be done. A request was also made to Mr. Powell to have his slide presentation shown to our senior citizens. Council members felt it would be very enjoyable and informative to all concerned. City Engineer, Lorin Powell, discussed in a public hearing the possible use of HUD money. The city can obtain HUD money for various projects within the city to include rehabilitation, fire and neighborhood safety, drainage and other. No people were present to give any comments. Such projects could be established in any part of the city. Many council members felt the industrial park east of Lehi should be annexed and HUD money used in this area to upgrade such items as fire protection. Frank Comer was appointed chairman of the Industrial Development Committee. He requested Chris Lind to assist him. Randy M. Wells was approved for the Ambulance Association. Chief Bert Peterson asked the council to pass the state Traffic Code. However, the mayor was concerned as to the language of the code. He felt the code was too broad and general, and that it should be more specific before the city could adopt it. "We are in need of replacing the aerial truck used by the power department and a service truck used by the water department." These were the words of city superintendent Karl Webb. Police Chief Berl Peterson was also authorized to examine police equipment that is going to be auctioned off by the Riverton City Police Department now that it is no longer in business. It was noted from a report that the the city pool has been on a progressive downturn. Therefore, it was felt by the council that the pool should be closed after Labor Day. The city will also be attendance at letting for bid the purchase of a tarp to the pool. $10,000 has been budgeted for such a purchase. Aqua Tech, who built the pool, made an offer to sell the tarp to the city, but due to this company's tactics in some other questionable purchases made by the city, their offer was turned down. cover Local Citizens Fight For Geneva Volunteer work by several citizens from Lehi was a key feature in making the recent Geneva Jobs Rally a success. Over 5,000 citizens attended the rally and many of them were from Lehi. In fact, community leaders from Lehi were also at the hub of activities, blowing up balloons, selling Coalition memberships, and just generally making things happen. "We can't begin to thank all the people by name who made posters, helped with petitions, blew up balloons, and freely donated their time to make the rally a success," Marcia College, chairman of activities in Lehi for the Coalition, reports. an "Geneva has made important for to our city's contribution many years," she added, "and our citizens prove how much the plant means to them when they speak out in support and help." LaRee Stewart played an important role in directing volunteer work from Lehi and Edna Loveridge effectively handled news coverage of the coalition's activities. Backed up by the rousing success of the rally, the Coalition is following through to see that voices heard at the rally are reechoed until they make an impact in well-bein- g Washington. "We're not going to be put on a back burner now," Mrs. Colledge explains. "We've got to make a difference when it comes to the laws which are so definitely affecting us." At their last board meeting, coalition members resolved to send open letters to President Carter and the EPA urging that an settlement be signed immediately. In addition, the Coalition is urging Utah's congressmen to invite leaders of the EPA to Utah County to report on their policies and activities. c K PUBLICITY Edna Loveridge, who handles news coverage for local Lehi residents who has tried to help save Geneva. events, is just one of many Student Scores Plunge From 80th to 30th Percentile Test scores in Alpine School District drop alarmingly after students leave the second grade and steadily go down until the students finish the 11th grade, according to Citizens for Better Schools. Firing charges at Alpine District officials, the group insists the board is rationalizing when it claims these figures are not cause for great concern. made up of teachers The citizen group and parents throughout the district -draws its conclusions from information that shows students faring well in national tests in the second grade - in fact near the then dropping to below 80th percentile - - the 30th percentile by the time they are seniors in high school. District scores for spelling and computational math are especially low. Official explanations do not pacify the Citizens for Better Schools. Four main reasons for the scores are given - one being that the district has a low drop-ou- t level, in comparison with national averages. This tends to lower the the average, grade performance, says district. But the fact that more stay in school is a good thing. Parents argue that this is a faulty reasoning. Most districts do not have drop Hundreds of Dollars J For of Coupons L Just A $7.50 Subscription out problems before 10th grade, so the grades wouldn't explain the poor test scores in the lower grades. Additionally, the citizens are concerned that catering courses and grading to drop-out- in school keeping a potential drop-ou- t without failing has a backlash effect on the better students. The better students are not challenged and overall quality of education is affected. What about the status of the student's family? The board has listed this as a factor in evaluating the test scores. However, all schools throughout the district boundaries show the same steady 01 IP - Citizens insist that parents DO send children. The second grade scores reflect this. "The longer they stay in the Perhaps this is part of the reason scores are low for secondary students. Without a regimented schedule students often do not get a balanced diet of study. And test scores are designed to measure skills, "heavy on the reading, writing skills." Citizens say it is known that counselors in the area advise some college-bounstudents to avoid the rigorous academic subjects. Athletes often must choose to miss out on a subject they need that is only scheduled when they must be away for - the more average they become." In the high schools the program is not regimented, as in the elementary levels. competition or practice. "More money invested in a computer career guidance system will not help," says drop in scores regardless of the area economic status. Parents are not giving sufficient guidance to student subject choice, says the board. This is reason for some drop in learning essential material. But there is no choice before the seventh grade, and scores show a decline before that level. schools d C1 OY 5 The one parent. Past Superintendent Dan W. Peterson, in discussing his tenure, addressed these test score concerns with these comments: "While on an elementary level our students tend to exceed national standardized examination test scores, on a secondary level our students, on an average, do not quite reach the national average. "There are two reasons for this. The first one is that we keep such a large number of students in school through to high school graduation by comparison to the rest of the (Continued on Valuably Coupons I n Page B18 Pip 2) |