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Show DA MAY 12, 1987 By Brian Cray The buzz word in the 1980s is efficiency. Politicians mouth the word in every speech (while their advisors look up its - meaning in the dictionary) and business and government officials worship the word on the Holy Grail of Vocabulary. To some, efficiency means having one person do 18 jobs. ..To others, it means dumping employees and buying computers. But Cyclops has finally discovered the best extension of efficiency, the ultimate in employee productivity. It came through an employee newsletter published by the Utah division of TRW , the national aeorspace engineering firm, and it immediately had some of the firms 450 employees questioning the wisdom of corporate planners. Cyclops is happy to announce the new TRW Restroom Policy! Restrooms? Well, why not? To boost efficiency in the workplace, mana-gers usually scuttle employee coffee breaks or extended lunch hours. And yet studies show that restroom privileges typically consume more time than work breaks and tardiness combined. Weak bladders are quite common in the workplace... And anyone who has timed a woman as she visits a restaurant bathroom can easily understand the magnitude of the problem. But TRW has created a k policy to monitor restroom visits. tongue-in-chee- According to their newsletter, each employee will receive a Restroom Trip Credit of 20 visits on the first day of each month, with credits to be accumulated from month to month. And next... All entrances to the restrooms are being equipped with voice personnel identification stations and computer-linke- d print recognition. During the next three weeks, each employee must provide two copies of voice prints (one normal, one under stress) to the personnel office. If an employees Restroom Trip Bank Balance reaches zero, the doors to all restrooms will not unlock for the employees voice until the first of the next month. ; In addition, all restroom stalls are being equipped with timed paper-ro- ll retractors. If the stall is occupied for more than three minutes, an alarm will sound. Thirty seconds after the alarm sounds, the roll of paper in the stall will retract, the toilet will flush and the stall door will open. The editor of the newsletter, Steven Beck, employed at the TRW Hill Air Force Base office, said some of the readers reacted immediately. Is this for real? several asked. And one man was especially incensed. I challenge any of the executives to enter the bathroom for an emergency situation and finish in three minutes, said the, caller. Iam not aware of any executives taking the challenge. But test. The Cyclope took it upon himself to try the results: Except for an incident of the intestinal flu, it is altogether possible for an employee to finish a restroom visit within three minutes. TRW should be applauded for its program. If every TRW employee in Utah cuts restroom visits by just one minute each day, the time savings in an eight-hoperiod are dramatic. . . 27,000 seconds. Sure, its a small savings. But in a years time (251 working days), the total savings it 6,777,000 seconds.. ..or 112,950 minutes. ..Or 1,882 hours. ..Or 235 total work days. If any efficiency consultant could save a company almost 1,900 hours a year, he would earn himself a handsome bonus. areas And the restroom policy could affect other wasted-tim-e as well. If less time is allowed for restroom privileges, less time will be spent in the drinking of coffee, too. If Utahs governor is really interested in government cy, he should consider such a restroom policy for all state employees. Private enterprise once agains is paving the way in flushing out inefficiency. three-minu- te time-efficien- cy ur ve Lobbying vital, students told By TOM BUSSELBERG KAYSVILLE Knowing your! legislators and telling them howl you feel can have great impact on; the fate of a bill. Knowing just how much to lobby, certain senators and representatives is vital, said Darlene Gubler, who spoke to a Davis Vocational Center group recently. h The state PTA teacher said ifthree of five senators on a committee vote against a bill that can effectively kill its reaching the floor. With only 29 senate members it s easier to get to know many of them compared to the 76 representatives. In addition, senators are in office four years vs. only two for their counterparts, she said. A third of the representatives are new to the state political scene every couple years and that makes for a major reduction effort. Senators are usually more senior legislators who mayve passed through the worker-Englis- : House. That chambers more stable, Mrs. Gubler continued. Bills are read three times with at least 24 hours between the first,' reading and final vote, she said. That gives the public a chance for input because notices of legislative action are recorded in the daily newspapers. . Representatives can often be ' reached by telephone because each has a phone at his desk. Senators dont have phones but pages will take messages onto the floor, she : said. Were careful when we lobby to make no enemies, the mother of six emphasized. We cant get, emotional even on controversial, bills because that showing might; ' alert another legislatore that youre an "enemy. Even after a bill passses the Lcg-:- : islature it can still be vetoed by the r governor. Frantic calls are made to the governor or his aides just deadline for action although the PTA usually speaks direct "with the chief executive, Mrs. Gubler said. The PTA is recognized as the, Estates strongest lobby backed by! hundreds of local chapters and, -' legislative representatives who ac- ; . i : -- be-fo- re quaint themselves with pertinent bills. She recalled a drug paraphernalia bill. Aimed at prohibiting listing of related advertising in the teleMatheson phone book, urged the PTA to get on the bill immediately because if you dont, no one else will. Rep. Robert Garff, sponsored the bill and it unanionly mously passed the House--th- e time a bill has sailed through without at least one negative vote, she recounted. If youre there you can have a strong influence, said Toss Pluim of South Weber and another PTA state veteran. They (legislators) know if youre there. Eight in 10 legislators usually arent sure how to vote on a bill, initially. Only five percent are sitting either on the pro or con of an issue with any great certainty, Mrs. Gubler explained. Some of those strong opponents on one or two bills can turn out to be allies on other issues so must be lobbied. We maintained a really good relationship she noted with one legislator who opposed all public education bills. She said public input is encouraged in committee hearings before any formal legislative votes are taken. "Ive never known anyone to be denied the chance to speak, Mrs. Gubler said. The Utah Legislature is very open to the public compared to some other states, Mrs. Gubler added. Everyone should visit the Legislature to view the process, she urged. Legislators are human just like everybody else, she emphasized noting once the system is learned there should be no difficulty for a layman interacting at the Legislature. Students were presented with a hypothetical bill proposal. It had the DAVC requesting $500,000 for an apartment house management training program. Resistance would come from down-stat- e legislators, prct.'blv Si especially from rcort-ric- h would said. That be she George, augmented by others opposed to extra spending in these lean monetary times. then-Go- v. District axes budget again By DONETA GATHERUM Once again, FARMINGTON the Davis Board of Education has had to cut money from the current 1986-8- 7 school year budget. ' The District Administration has hoped this latest budget reduction would be avoided through refunding of general obligation bonds. Voter authorization was given for the bond refinancing less than a month ago. Interest rates and financing change rapidly. By the time the school district had the authorization to refinance the bonds, the interest rates had risen to a level so high that refunding would not result in significant savings at cut. Supt. Lawrence Welling said he believed this was bad for the program and teacher morale. A one day with no pay would save $400,000, but the superintendent spoke against this option because it would affect all district employees and have a great impact because it would come at the close of the school year. Another option was to operate the maintenance and operation budget an an $800,000 deficit. This is illegal and a plan of recovery would have to be submitted to the state office of education. Dr. Welling noted a budget deficit would have negative affects on future out of one month of school and the remaining two months of the fiscal year that ends June 30, Tuesday evening, the board of bond sales. Another possibility was to shift any money left in local school budgets back into the M&O fund. The superintendent said only a few thousand dollars would be gained and this policy would punish those schools that spent their budget wisely and had money left at the education unanimously voted to support the superintendents recommendations and borrow from capital outlay. Associate superintendent Dr. Dean Penrod, who is in charge of buildings and grounds noted this will mean curtailing some services like small repairs, preventative maintenance and major asphalting and jobs. This isnt the best policy. Dr. Penrod noted, but it is better than cutting direct student services. end of the school year. The best of the options, according to Dr. Welling, was to borrow from capital outlay the amount needed in the M&O fund and then next year. This plan for a would mean the $800,000 payback could be spread over the entire 1987-8- 8 school year and not drawn pay-bac- k this time. The district administrative staff looked at five possible options to decrease the current budget by $800,000, the amount needed so the district is operating in the black. Reducing levels II and III of the career ladder program was considered. This would have been an additional reduction in a program that has already seen one major Happy Hollow will feature Taint Wagon This years Happy Hollow Musical cast is set with performances scheduled for the end of June and beginning of July. Paint Your Wagon, which takes place in the 1880s, features a widowed minor and his daughter. The miner, Ben, plans to send his daughter east to school as soon as he gets his big strike. In time, that happens and a town soon grows around the gold. With the success, Ben is elected mayor of what is now called No Name City. However, with a perusal, Ben realizes there are 900 men to his one daughter. This finally prompts him to ship her to school. The situation is complicated by the appearance of a mother and her two young daughters on the scene. The mother, who is a widow, feels she would like to stay in No Name City, but A virtuous widow like me couldnt do that unless I was properly married. Norm Sullivan will play Ben Runson and Cory Covington will play the part of the daughter, Jennifer. Others in the cast include Dean Lore as Sam, Ken Olsen as Salem and Ron Adams as Jasper. Also, Greg Burk plays Steve, Scott Stuart as Pete, Lynn Nance as Jake and Reed Adams as Sandy. Others are Joe Everton as Crocker, Mike Nybo as Bill, Tony Smith as Ed, Kelly Nance as Walt, Eric Steiner as Rueben, Leon Gurr as Cherry, Steve Young as Mike, Marge Stenquist as Martha, Jennifer Best as Sarah and Carol Hinkley as Elizabeth. The nights of the performance will be June 29, 30, July 1, 2 and 3. Cost of admission is $1 for children, $2 for adults and family passes for $5. Margaret Brough will be the director. Others assisting are Laura Lore, assistant; Pear rf,:.' jii During the 1987 State Leadermete, Davis County 4-4-- leaders were recognized for their skills in working with youth. Cliff Goble, of Syracuse, was one of the leaders from the northern district to be honored for his in skill in working with horse projects. Since he became involved in the program, he has worked with 350 members. He was honored in Utahs Salute to Excellence. Weston and Marilyn Dahl, of Layton, were recognized as one of famines of the the States Year. They have had five children all very involved in the program. All five children received a trip to Chicago, based on their Record Book achievements. Joan Waite, Layton; Tanna Baxter, Woods Cross; Diana Young, Bountiful, and Cliff Goble, Syracuse, presented workshops for the 200 state participants. On Saturday, Norman Waite, Layton; Jeanette Smith, Clinton; Alisa Bedell, Centerville; Roy, Rochelle, Heather, Laurel, Ken and Shannon Welty, North Salt Lake; Connie Owens, Clearfield and Lauri Arrington, Farmington, were among the 65 statewide that participated in the Sharing Fair. They demonstrated their favorite project. Connwens, Kim Owens, .'awn Ov .... Charlotte Whiting. Heather Welty, Laurel Welty, and Lauri Arrington all modeled garments they had made for the fashion show that was given during the closing ceremonies. 4-- H yd. 4-- H PRLNTED COTTONS PolyRayon Solid LINEN i yd. 45 Polyester Woven Laundered LINEN LOOK PANT WEIGHTS PRINTS LOOK retail Suggested Suggested retail to $6.98 yd. to $6.98 yd. Full Bolts Full Bolts suggested I Sizes as Available 3 to 12 in. Full Bolts Wide Camouflage FOUR COTTON LINE . in. PRINTS ELASTIC r.o.t. Suggested retail to retail Suggested to $3.98 yd. $1.00 yd. 49) yd. wide 60 60 HOOPS retail to $4.98 yd. yd. in. wide wide in. 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Suggested W t yd. 45 3 45 yd. yd. in. 45 wide 3J3433J 331 03 3IT TSDD3 in. wide 90 to 108 in. wide 45 in. wide veils fSKSJca ifiprfft Jen 4-- H I Suggested 45 in. wide 4-- - Full Bolts McCall, Simplicity, Butterick only Limit 5 per customer with coupon only. Limited to stock on hand Checks 4-- H 4-- H RICE SACK PATinEIKNS 8.98 I leaders recognized COim COUPON: r.o.t or Designer lengths Suggested retail to $5.98 yd. Jorgenson, piano; Shirley Smith, chorus director; Richard Marsden, orchestra; Leone Gurr, makeup; Virginia. Langston, costumes and choreography by Judy Silvester and Gay Brown. 4-- H iALUABLl EMBROIDERED EYELET YARDAGE CEP mnmi |