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Show SUN CHRONICLE, Sept. 15, 1977, Page 2 Rovin' Reporter To become a regular feature of the Sun Chronicle, the 'Rovin' Reporter each will be asking Ron citizens questions on various topics deemed important by the Editorial board. This week's question was: What improvements do you feel are necessary for INTERNATIONAL Roy President Carter and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau signed an agreement last week to transport Alaska's natural gas across Canada to the lower 48 states through the Alcan pipeline. Congress is expected to approve the project as proposed by the Alcan firm. About 900 police and troops ASSKN, The Netherlands dodge sniper fire as they raided South Moluccan homes Saturday, making arrests and confiscating weapons, ammunition and a plan for a new terro attack, authorities said. OSLO, Norway Norway's government is expected to go conservative in parlimentary elections held Sunday and Monday. The ruling Labor Party, according to a public opinion poll, is expected to be turned out of the ruling majoirty after some 28 years NATIONAL Former Rep. Bella Abzug and NEW YORK CITY lost last week in New York s D. Beame Abraham Mayor heat between the five canin dead a ended that primaries, didates. It was the biggest voter turnout in New York City primary history. Two modem to liberal candidates will face off in the final election scheduled Sept. 19. President Carter over the weekend, WASHINGTON flew to New Jersey to campaign in behalf of Democratic Gov. Bendan Byrnes campaign. He made three quick visits with Byrne in Newark and Trenton. The agriculture Department is WASHINGTON and down on improper meat grading, which faulty cracking will mean higher prices to the consumer this fall. STATE Some 71 percent of the Utahns on the state's highways are going faster than the posted per hour speed limit, as indicated by a survey by the State Department of Transportation. This figure is up some 6 percent from the same survey conducted last year. An effort is being made by the Postmasters OGDEN Advisory Council to head off the transfer of the workload of the U.S. Postal Service to the Salt Lake City area from SALT LAKE CITY' Ogden. This transfer could cost the city as much as $400,000 a year payroll. The 121st Utah State Fair began SALT LAKE CITY last Thursday in Salt Lake City and will continue until Sunday. Many Weber County residents are participating in the fair in the fine arts, crafts and home arts divisions. JOYCE MONTAG MRS. JOE BREWER It's gone ape " how Steve Zoumadakis, president of the Automobile (Tub of Utah, sums up his summer business an assessment which appears to be echoed travel by industry statewide. representatives Other 7.6 per cent increase for the year to date (through July and increases of 6.8 and 8.1 per cent for June and July, respectively. Some sample increases for the vp?r to date include: US-8east of Kanab, 39.5 per north of cent; 27.4 per cent; near Hanksville, 18.9 per near Green River, cent; 11.3 per cent; US-8north of Garden City, 9.4 per cent; north of Vernal, indicators ) 9 US-16- 3 from telephone and walk-i- 9 U-4- 4 7.0 Researchers at Utah State Universitys Institute for the Study of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism have projected that spent $156 million in Utah during the 1976 calendar year, Keene STORIES The children's librarians at the Southwest Branch Library in Roy invite the preschool wee wigglers to come and have fun wdth stories, games and songs, Tuesday September 20 at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The titles of the fun books that will be used are Knocks, Knocks: The Most ever. Six Little Ducks, and Do Bears Sit on Chairs? Included in the program is the film strip The Cow That Fell Into the Canal. For further information call 129,222 1977. Early figures indicate we'll surpass that figure this year. Melva Sine, executive vice president of the Utah Innkeepers Association, said the states hotel and motel owners report revenue up five to seven per cent over last year. Salt Lake City properties are filling up night, and 67 per cent. appears that there are fewer visitors this year, While it they're staying much longer at many sites. Lake Powell, for instance, up 74 per cent in actual visitor count, is up 320 percent in visitor hours. And at Zion National Park, where visitation is down, overnight camping was up almost 10,000 in July, compared with July, I feel that the noise level on motor vehicles should be checked The police department should check this more closely. Also, the parking of recreational vehicles in front of residents homes doesn't look very good. Mrs. Joe Brewer, 5305 S 2700 W My driveway could be improved The trucks working on repaving the roads have damaged it. But. they have done as good a job as they could on the roads. Im happy living here in Roy" Mrs. Ruth Steed, 2151 W. 4950 S I don't like those cannon blasts they have on Roy Days They just irritate me. Ive talked to the Mayor and other city officials about it, and not much has been done." Robert McCoard, 2012 W. 5600 S I think we need a traffic light in front of the First Security Bank. That would be a big help for me, as that is where I live Mrs. Vivan Atwood, 4662 S. 2575 W.Businesses are doing a good job here in Roy I just wish they had some of these big discount stores here. I also wish that work could be done on the sewer lines Some have been backing up and they need to be updated " 1976. "We believe theres Parleys evidence that people are d boom. every cent; The drought appears to have had little or no effect on visitation, with 14 of the states 23 water-relateparks showing an increase in the number of visiotrs. And some of those increases have been dramatic; Deer Creek Lake, for example, up nearly 60,000 visitors through July with a total of 201,452; Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake up 70,000, from 164,041 to 233,436; and Willard Bay, one of the most astounding leaps, up 129 per cent, from n years Bicentennial travel 773-255- 1 park and taking some extra time to explore it, rather than dividing their time among a handful fo national park sites, said Jim going to a Isenogle, National Park Service assistant regional director. Caution while driving Motorists should exercise extra patience while driving through bottleneck" stretches ol highway that separate sections of freeway, says a University of Utah automobile safety expert Dr Rudy Limpert. 1977. Council Director Phillip J. Keene III said he expects this season to measure up well against last reported. per Canyon, 6.9 per cent; Richfield, 4.9 per cent; and east of Echo Junction, 3.4 per cent. Utahs state park system shows an 11.6 per cent increase for the calendar year through July, from 3,771,999 visitors in 1976 to 4.210,433 in literature. Utah Travel vacationers Mon-ticell- U-9- 5 motel revenues to visitor counts at major tourist attractions to highway traffic counts all point to a successful 1977 summer season for Utahs tourism industry. I think half the world's by here," stopped Zoumadakis said. Its been one of the busiest travel seasons weve ever had." Zoumadakis adds that while a nationwide AAA survey indicates a six per cent quarterly rise in business, his Salt Lake City office is up 30 per cent over last season in of Movies for children at the Southwest Branch Library in Roy will featured for storytime on Saturday, September 17, at 2:00 p.m. the program will include the following films: Little Blue and Little Yellow and What is a Friend? The librarians will review their favorite childrens books dealing with philosophy and values. All children are invited. For further information call ROBERT McCOARD theres an overall inquiries and the distribution MOVIES Mrs. Joyce Montag, 5322 S 2373 W "The roads could be a lot better. They have been all torn up because of the installation of the secondary water and theyre just not very nice to drive on. Unidentified citizen: of Roy "The sidewalks could be a lot cleaner of rocks and gravel I do a lot of walking and thats something notice The city should get after the residents to keep their walks swept off Also, businesses should also keep their sidewalks cleaner " Utah tourism trade shows healthy gain That's ? in 1976 to 378,518 in Despite these indicators of Utahs tourism health (and inexplicably, according to a National Park Service spokesperson), national park sites in Utah report an overall decrease in visitation for the year to date. Tallies for the five national parks are: Arches, plus 8 per cent; in Bryce Canyon, minus 1 per cent; Canyonlands, minus 3 per cent; Capito Reef, minus 3 per cent; and Zion, minus 10 per cent. Some notable exceptions are the Glen Canyon National Canyonlands, Color Country and Panoramaland, they're turning people away at the rate of about 50 rooms a night. Highway traffic, too, is up almost universally across the state, according to Utah Recreation Powell), up of TranDepartment sportation figures. At 68 traffic recording stations located throughout Utah, last year, Area 74 (Lake per cent from and Natural Bridges National Monument, located on Utahs new awardwinning scenic highway, up throughout the state are seeking donations of goods or services from local merchants and are asking friends and neighbors to help by donating handmade articles or like new merchandise that can be sold at the Bazaar. Some ideas of items that can be donated include: Handcrafted centerpieces, jewelry, holiday Handworked linens, decorations or other gift items for the Holiday Boutique Booth. aprons, adult wearing apparel, bread boards, bread boxes or other handcrafted household items for the Hope Chest Booth. The Booth traditionally features a wide variety of handmade items Tots-to-Tee- such as dolls, stuffed animals, mittens and scarves, bulletin boards, puppets, decorative throw pillows, and children's clothing. The Country Store Booth will welcome canned goods, home grown produce or decorative household items, and handmade quilts and afghans. In addition, the Treasures and Trinkets Booth, the Book Shelf and the Kiddies Korner can use donations of new or good used items of almost any description. Througnout the Bazaar which runs from p.m. in the National Guard Armory in Salt Lake City valuable donated gifts will be auctioned off. Merchants and businessmen are encouraged to supply these items. For donations or help in any way, contact Mrs. Janet a Mathu anytime at MRAU member in Roy. She can answer questions you may have about the Bazaar and make arrangements to collection donations. Proceeds from the Bazaar are used to support projects the of and services 2-- 9 Books recently received at the Southwest Branch Library in Roy include the following titles: THE WHITE HOUSE MYSTIQUE by Wallace Henley. A vivid portrait of the temptations and pressures swirling in the center of national power. INVESTIGATION by Dorothy Uhnak. A beautiful young woman's two children have been killed, and the police, the public, and the D.A. are all sure she did it. WOMEN OF COURAGE by Margaret Truman. The author uses the lives of twelve American women, some famous and some little known, to explore that most admired of virtues, courage-i- ts forms, its roots, its limits. DYNASTY by Robert S. Elegant. A fictional saga of an Eurasian family dynasty in China from the Victorian era into the Communist years, a family with conflicting lo' alties. HORSES- THEIR SELECTION, CARE, AND HANDLING by Margaret Cabell Self. All about the purchase, care, training, and handling of a horse from the initial step to the taking of blue ribbons in the show ring. Describes the more familiar breeds, their grooming, feeding, health care and more. LAMENT FOR A LOST LOVER by Phillippa Carr. During the Restoration, in England, Arabella Tolworthy goes through friendship, marriage, widowhood, and motherhood with many adventures. DIET by Donald R. Germann, M.D., with Margaret Danbrot. Discusses what foods should be eaten to avoid cancer and why certain other foods are harmful; includes a Food Planner section for low-rismeals. SECOND DEADLY SIN by Lawrence Sanders. A retired detective and his alcoholic assistant must learn the secrets of the art world in order to track the killer of an important--bu- t painter. personally hateful-Americ- an SHRIEKS AT MIDNIGHT. The poems in this book are about death and doom, ghosts and ghouls, bare bones and shiverous beasts. Ghoulish and grim, eerie and shivery--wit- h a whiff of murder, death, and doom-the- se macabre verses humor. also have a touch of humor-gra- ve VITAL STATISTICS by Thomas Chastain. A former policeman decides to track the killers of a girl whose mutilated body is thrown from a car in front of him in New York, and finds a brutal plot. Association that directly benefits retarded people throughout Utah. - ANTI-CANCE- k e d reduced revenues. A flaw in the Social Security law provides double indexing for inflation. Unless corrected, this will allow many individuals to retire in the future with more money than they earned while working. Changes in the population makeup are resulting in a situation where there are fewer workers supporting a growing number of retirees. By the year 2050, Social Security experts predict that Social Security expenditures will equal 28 6 percent of taxable payrolls. Since the present law calls for a combined tax rate of only 11.9 percent, the employer-employeprogram deficit will amount to 16.7 percent of taxable payrolls. To solve the short-rangproblem and eliminate the crisis, the Foundation examined a number of suggested revisions to the Social Security program. Included among these are the following: Eliminate the present provision which allows the of benefits for inflation. If this action were the taken, projected deficit over the next 75 years could be reduced by 46 percent. Raise the standard retirement age from 65 to 68 or some other figure. Expand coverage to include Federal employees and some state and local employees who presently are exempt from paying Social Security taxes. liaise the taxes used to support the program. Reduce or scale down promised benefit payments. Utilize general revenues from the U.S. Treasury to subsidize all or part of the anticipated deficits in the system. Begin taxing Social Security benefits. Require a means test as a condition for receiving Social Security benefits. The Foundation report indicates that there may be strong objections to many of these proposed solutions to the Social Security problem, but that some action must be taken soon if the fiscal integrity of the program is to be preserved. The Utah Foundation e e double-indexin- g Dr heloie s par- ticularly impatient when a treeway ends and they are forced to drive lor a time in then-regula- r EDITORS NOTE- This column is to become a weekly feature of our paper. We encourage our readers or any inout terested citizens to submit editorials on the ironies and funny things happening every day. Thoughts, reflections and feelings about jobs, family or associations with others could also be the source of an interesting piece. We reserve the right to publish those articles we feel would be of interest to our readers. Send them with your name, address and phone number, preferably typed and double-spaceto the Sun Chronicle, Box 207, Roy, I'tah XI067. Our deadline for printing is Monday afternoon of each week, for the article to appear the following Thursday. - well-writte- Social Security in trouble? Despite the fact that the Federal Social Security tax has multiplied 32 times since 1949 and additional increases are scheduled for 1978 and subsequent years, the program is in deep trouble. This was t This was the conclusion of Utah Foundation, the private tax research agency. During the past several years, Social Security outlays have exceeded receipts, and the system's limited reserves are rapidly being depleted. If no action is taken, the Social Security trust fund will be completely exhausted by the early 1980's. In addition to this short-rangcrisis, the Foundation and a that there is probably a weightier larger emphasizes problem looming farther down the road. Under present law, future Social Security benefit obligations will escalate rapidly, and financial problems of gigantic proportions will occur during the next century w hen the present outsized crop of younger workers approach retirement age. Foundation analysists point out that the Federal Social Security program differs from most privately-funderetirement systems in that the obligations are not recognized and actuarily funded as they occur. Taxes collected from present workers are used to pay benefits disbursed to currently retired and disabled workers and their families. While such an approach worked reasonably well during the early years of the program when many persons were contributing to the system and only a few individuals were drawing benefits, problems began to mount when the program matured. Presently, the unfunded liability of the system amounts to between $3 and $4 trillion, or about $16,000. for every man, woman, and child residing in the United States. The study points to the following as some of the major factors in the present Social Security crisis: Decisions to raise benefits and forego necessary tax hikes in the past often were based on political rather than valid financial considerations. Inflation has risen much faster than was envisioned a few years ago. High unemployment in recent years raised costs and become traffic an interstate lejommg system, he said A driver is good not by how characterized many accidents he has avoided but by how few i bailees he has had to take." Dr Limpert said According to Limpert, the key ingredients of driving are discipline, safety knowledge of your vehicle and its operating capabilities and developing an accident av oidance mentality "Drivers should discipline themselves to avoid taking chances and to remain alert," be said The U research professor adds that motorists also should be awaie ol the operating capabilities of then-carand how they react to different weight loads and to sudden turns and stops Drivers should constantly remain alert to potential crash situations, and accident avoidance manuevers should become a part of driving habits l.unpert said, who headed the loriner Utah Auto Crash Research Team Dr Limpert has m vestigated hundreds ol Utah road crashes the past lew years and is completing work on a book aimed at helping tix legal responsibility in highway accidents He said lie believe-- , less is subby accomplished stantially lowering the speed limit on these narrow highways. than could be done by taking steps to assure an uninterrupted How ol traffic at a reasonable speed Drivers e 773-669- 6 773-255- NEW BOOKS two-lan- mechanical engineering, says drivers should resist the temptation to pass slower vehicles or otherwise U.ke risks on narrow highways "In these situations the dnv mg patterns ol all must be adjusted to the driving pattern ol the weakest link or the slowest driver." 'Spook Spectacular' bazaar announced The Mental Retardation Association of Utah (MRAU) will hold their 29th Annual Bazaar The Spook Spectacular, on Oct. 29. MRAU County Chapters research associate protessor ol long-rang- e well-thoug- Weber High School kids are happy and full of laughter as they go back to schixil It was exciting for me to go to high school for the first time I was glad to see old friends on the bus and make new friends in my classes It was fun to laugh at what we did in the summer and compare acitivities. was happy to be back in school, and knew I would have a lot of fun this year It seemed strange to go from a small junior high to a large high school I attended Valley Junior High School which only had 200 people Then, to attend a school with an enrollment of 1,800 was quite a change But. I like high school a lot because of making new friends was really scared as a sophomore to ask the juniors and seniors where the English or history department were asked a junior to show me around to my classes, but she disappeared, leaving me to my own devices as to where to find my classes. I finally did find my classes, after being late to each one! My teachers are ngat They explain everything in their lessons on class, but they haven't given much homework-ye- t 1 1 1 of their students, which really shows to like teach. they I like lunch time best. Instead of one long line, four short lines to choose from make it a lot faster to go through. Finding out what everyone's done during the morning is also fun during this time. This time makes it so I dont want to go back to math! I like high school because its such a neat place to learn things and have fun. I think 11 have a good time at Weber this year. There'll be a lot of fun and learning and making new friends before the end of the year. They're understanding 1 Jill Coombs Sophomore at Weber High School |