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Show Opi nion Revisions needed technology by Barry MeWilliamt Ours 1 Support Bond Measure Jordan School District is in a bind. Hie number of students is increasing so fast, that by next year two elementary and two middle schools will be overcrowded, and not that's just including move-ups, move-in- s. This year's kindergarten class is twice the size of the 1981 graduating class. Alternatives open to the district d or double include schedules extended day sessions, work at didn't Bingham (which last High year), busing students a distance to Granite quite or building more schools. District, Most of these alternatives would alleviate the pressure for a while but the fact is that Jordan School District is going to have to build sooner or later. A possible alternative for the district would be to create more class space in the existing schools year-roun- classrooms. portable However, as Superintendent pointed out, these with Whit-tenbu-rg classrooms come out of the same budget as school construction. Hie elementary schools being built now and in the future are of a moveable modular classroom construction. Similar, but stronger and more durable than portable classrooms, these schools would be more functional and useful to the district by being able to move when the need arises. The district has proposed a very conservative measure of aid for II V II the state's Critical Building Aid. This 18 million, along with about million in current funds and the IS million expected from the state if the bond passes, would construct a new high school. The district is proposing that the money go to building a new high school because middle and elementary schools are more adaptable tc alternatives such as d and double sessions. These would be almost impossible with the many regional activities of high school students. The $8 million bond would not increase taxes now, and although you can argue that it might later, something else would have to be done later anyway. We maintain that the bond is a measure that deserves support $3 year-roun- , City-Coun- ty ; : : plants. But, at the same time, the Health Department acknowledges that even if such a reduction is achieved, it will still not produce a permanent solution to the waste water treatment problem. The best that anyone can expect through such a conservation program would be the buying of time for new treatment facilities are brought on line and to search for additional funding for those new plants. But, apparently the Health Department feels strongly enough about the cutting back of waste water flows that it could im If wator A U1Y. outdates thecan'tlaw that USAGE SCHEDULE! Utah's You deny and accidents rising rate of traffic fatalities is a serious problem. But, to solve that problem, would you support banning cars? : That solution, as ludicrous as it seems, is the same approach that adby law is taken when food , ditives are found to contain possible harmful ingredients. For example, when saccharin plement more drastic measures if the volunteer program doesn't do the job. Such measures could include a building moritorium or allowing sewer bills to rise high enough to force conservation. Most of the suggested voluntary conservation measures will only require a change in habits, not lifestyle. The largest single contributor to the plant overload problem is the indiscriminate use of toilets and garbage disposals as catchalls for anything and everything that needs to be disposed of. The choice is literally in the hands of country residents every time they flush the toilet or turn on a tap. Sure voluntary conservation may require a conscious effort to not waste water. But, it's certainly less painful than any other means of achieving water use reductions. was taken in doses equivalent to 1,250 cans of diet soda pop a day for a human being, it was found to cause cancer in rats. The reaction Remember When 40 years ago school journalists and their advisers from Jordan High School participated in the Ninth Annual Intermountain Jouranlism Conference held Dec. 6 atBYU. With the theme of "The Permanent Protection of Democracy Through Journalism," the convention was attended by a total of 476 delegates from high schools and junior colleges in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. Addresses were given by E. E. Monson, Utah Secretary of State, and professional newspaper men and women. Twenty-tw- o Business manager, Julian Brown of the Broadcaster, participated in the discussion, "Should the Business Manager be Paid?Ifso,how?" The Jordan High represen- Wator Conservation The Salt Lake Health Department has under-- : taken an educational campaign aimed at getting county residents to cut their use of water by 16 percent to relieve the pressure on the r. area's waste water treatment fsTi fill VTffMS Ouch. the schools, recognizing that the only permanent solution is to build. The measure, a bond election for about $8 million is reasonable considering the following facts. Hie district could legally bond for up to $50 million, although that would double the present capital outlay mill levy. A bond of 18 million would not raise the district's capital mill levy of 17.35 mills now established. To meet requirements to receive state aid, the district must be bonded to a limit set by the state. Eight million is the lowest amount the district could bond for and still receive ' C&CNfcnCS tatives were Oralie Rawson, adviser; LaRue Barton, Argie Benis, Sherwood Boberg, Julian Brown, Wanda Engebretsen, Betty Evans, Bill Hurd, Kathleen Jensen, Ejvor Johnson, Lucille Nokes, Margaret Ontiveras, Rayola Parker, Donna Radovich, Verl Smart, Velora Sorenson, Barbara Taft, Jackie Thaxton, Lucille Wallgren, Carol Thornton, Aaron Walker, Joe Warner, and Veloy Winward, student journalists. They plan to make their home in Europe for two years. Nix is stationed with the U.S. Air Force and is an executive officer for the 73rd technical supply group. modating military planes; increase the Army Air Force from 54 to 84 groups; convert large merchant vessels to aircraft carriers. The bill would bring the total outlay for defense since the fall of France to $87,830,000,000. "The mythical goose that laid the golden egg isn't mythical at all because I own one of its off- The OPM asked retailers and the general public to' make a special effort to economize in the use of gift boxes, tissue and wrapping paper, and similar materials during the Christmas season. OPM issued an order curtailing production of household mechanical refrigerators during January and February from 30 to 53 percent, depending on the size of company. OPM also suspended for 30 days its orders restricting the use of lead and tin foil in packaging cigarettes, chewing gum, and similar , ( The problem with banning sac- or cars, for charin or nitrites is that it would that matter remove a product from the marketplace . without leaving a viable substitute in its place. s Diabetics, the Crescent. Mr Dunn went out gathering eggs Wednesday morning and picked up a gold colored egg. Along with it in the nest were five weight-consciou- and others who rely on saccharin, have no other way to restrict their sugar intake. The story's the same with nitrites. Nothing preserves meat as safely or as well. other eggs, all perfectly white. "I could hardly believe it when I saw it," he said. He picked it up and ran to the house. "I scratched it, sanded it, and washed it with water but the gold color just wouldn't come off," Mr Dunne explained. The egg has been candled and Judging from the mountains of mail that Congress received when the FDA announced its saccharin and nitrite bans, I would say most of America agrees with me. , inspected thoroughly but was found to be normal in every way The problem is, the law doesn't. except for color. Mr Dunn has been in the chicken business for 11 years and runs a farm with 5000 White Leghorns, but this is the first egg he has seen already prepared for the Easter basket. 30 years ago i, ? springs," claims John Dunn, items, and extended blanket priorities to institute for the blind. , of the Food and Drug Administration was to announce the ban of the artificial sweetener. And when nitrites, a preservative used in bacon, ham, lunch meats and sausage, were found to contain potential carcinogens, or cancer-causin-g agents, the FDA v announced a nitrite ban. . Mrs Kenneth J. Nix and sons, Kenneth and Bryan, left Saturday for Chateauvoux, France, where they will be united with Major Nix. In 1958, Congress adopted the Delaney Clause, which prohibits the use of any additive that is shown to cause cancer in man or animals. Period. Twenty-thre- e years later, scientists can break substances down into a trillion parts, and with that technological capacity, virtually everything has some trace of a Jordan Valloy Scntlnol Inc. Mldvsle Sentinel, the Midvale Sentinel, a weekly newspaper established In 1925, published every Thursday by Sentinel Newspapers at 125 W. Center Street, MWvale, Utah 84047. Postmaster Send address changes to The Jordan Valley Sentinel, P.O. Box 128, Mld- potential carcinogen. Continuing "This week in Defense" The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill appropriating $843,800,000 to expand the Army immediately to 2,000,000 men; d maintain the , I have introduced vale, Utah 84047. recently-mobilize- Subscription Rate VP year In State of Utah Senior CHtoen Rate V year In State of Utah expand Army; Philippine manufacturing facilities for critical weapons to double total previously-schedule- d production, and vastly increase the supply of these weapons; increase the number of airports capable of accom David C GedfrtytJtrntt M. Landers Adv. Mgr. David C. Godfrey Editor James M. legislation that would add needed flexibility to a law that has not kept up with advancing technology. In those limited cases when the Delaney Clause would require an immediate ban on a food substance with no viable replcement, my bill would allow consideration of a substance's benefits to our food supply and health, as well as its Landers risks. conservation not practicod . . . Sewer bills may hit $30-$5How would you feel if your monthly sewer bill tripled over the next several years or went as high as $30 to $50 a month as it has already in some communities along the east coast? That possibility or the equally distasteful option of a building moritorium in Salt Lake County may be staring county residents in the face in the near future. The Salt Lake County Health Department has, under the direction of Dr. Harry L. Gibbons, un- dertaken a public education program aimed at reducing the waste water treatment load at the county's nine sewage treatment plants by 16 percent. According to Gibbons, sue of those nine plants are already overloaded, two others are at capacity, and federal funding for two new regional plants have been cut in half . Such a conservation program will not solve the problem, as sewer rates are certain to rise no matter what. But, it could well reduce the sharpness and of those financial blows, if not the amount itself. It will also buy time until new facilities are brought on line, enable current plants to operate more efficiently sud-dene- ss so further pollution of the Jordan River could be avoided, and could eliminate the threat of building moritorium being declared. In a talk given at the Salt Lake Health Department's Oct. 7 meeting, Gibbons reported that in the past the board of health has invoked a short term moritorium in building until the problem has started back on the road to recovery. However, the board is reluctant to take such a drastic step now because of the negative economic effects that might result in an area growing as rapidly as Salt Lake County. An overloaded treatment plant has only two options: It can bypass raw sewage or treat the total volume inefficiently. The new regional plants would take care of the problem, but their completion is still several years down the road and there might be further delays caused by the cutback of federal dollars. Gibbons estimates that it will cost around facilities $700,000,000 to statewide for the next 10 years alone. That will mean higher sewer fees or taxes. The public education effort on water conservation is just one of a City-Coun- ty up-gra- series of possible solutions being looked at. Surveys to locate areas where outside water might be infiltrating into sewer lines is one possibility, while keeping the current 2525 treatment standard rather than graduating to a stricter 1010 standard has also been suggested. But, unless residential users can be encouraged to cut back their use of water by around 16 percent, a building moritorium might be declared as a last resort or perhaps sewer rates might be raised high enough to force cutbacks in water use. At present, indoor water usage is broken down into the following amounts: toilet flushing, 40 percent, bathing, 30 percent; lavatory and sink, five percent; laundry and dishes, 20 percent; and drinking and cooking, five percent. The Health Department has a number of suggestions on how a 16 percent reduction in water use can be achieved with little, if any, sacrifices in lifestyle. Among these are devices that restrict water volume in the toilet tank and water flow in the shower. Two types of water saving devices are available One is a . 0 toilet tank dam, called the Moby Dike. The dam is made up of two panels of corrosion free material that encloses the center section of the toilet tank, that restricts the water volume in the tank. The other device is a water saving kit which contains two dye tablets for the toilet tank leak detection test, two shower head water savers for water flow restriction, and a water bag to lower the amount of water in the tank. The dye tablets are first dropped into the tank, then the bowl is checked. If any coloring shows up in the bowl without flushing there is a leak. The water saving kits and the toilet tank dams can be found at area Grand Central, Alpha Beta, n and Skaggs stores. kits the alone. The toilet carries tank dams sell for around $1.50 and the kits for about 50 cents each. Residents will be encouraged to make a conscious effort to stop their indiscriminate use of toilets and garbage disposals as catch alls. In other words use the restroom facilities for the purpose they , Were intended and use a waste-ca; for the rest. . Other water saving suggestions include the following: Seven-Eleve- n Wash only full loads and use a load selector for large and small loads in the washing machine. Clean razor and toothbrush with an occasional burst of water and use a cup to rinse teeth. Consider switching to an electric razor. A full bathtub will hold 50 gallons of water, but only a quarter of that is needed for bathing. Stop . up the tub during a shower and compare the amount of water used with a bath. j Repair all leaky faucets and check for new leaks. Wrap hot water pipes with insulating material so you won't have to wait so long for hot water to come down the line. Turn off the water while . soaping during a shower and take shorter showers. Recycled water, can also be used for heavy cleaning jobs. Use a vegetable brush to clean fruits and vegetables. : Scrape dishes with paper napkins from meal. Rinse all the dishes at once. Water lawns and gardens slowly, thoroughly, and as infrequently as possible. Water at night and "aerate" your lawn. x . Wash only full loads of dishes in the dishwasher. Don't run the tap while waiting for cold water without collecting some for other uses. Use ice cubes to cool water. Wash your car in sections and rinse it off with short bursts of water. The Health Department has other water saving ideas and would be happy to pass them along. For more information one need only call In turn they would appreciate any comments or suggestions from the public at 532-200- 2. large. v Gibbons concluded by stating that if steps are not taken at this time the Salt Lake Valley could soon see the Jordan River become open sewer and all the time and money spent to clean it up and establish a parkway along it will have been wasted. If there is a flood contaminated water would cause health problems, the Great Salt Lake will no longer be a tourist attraction, Farmington Bay would be lost to recreation, and our children will find it increasingly difficult . to find adequate housing for themselves and their children. a . |