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Show Page Two The Springville Herald - November 4, 1 987 Veterans Day r Wst pringuilU Heralii COMMENT PAG EDITORIAL 7 m A campaign to be proud of! Another city election has come and gone and four, hew faces will take their places on the Springville City Council soon. However the election turns out, all eight individuals who took the time and energy to run need to be commended. commend-ed. It was a good, clean campaign with no mud-slinging and no negative accusations. Unlike some political elections, this one was positive and all of the citizens running were well-qualified and concerned con-cerned about city issues and serving their fellowmen. Those who lost can go forth and support those who won and feel good about their efforts. All eight of these people were interested in making Springville a better community to live in. And that is the interest of all of us. What can we now do as citizens to help these new council members to accomplish this goal? One of the best things we can do is to talk to them and let them know how we feel about city matters. Give them our ideas. Ask them questions. Attend city council meetings. Volunteer! Get involved! They can't do it all by themselves. The city council does not get paid a whole lot for the hours and hours of time that is required to keep the city running. They need you, Our city is one of the finest little communities around. Let us keep it that way by being positive and working together. Congratulations to those who won and thank you to all eight candidates for their good campaigns. tain Social Security numbers or your uids novj or SALT LAKE CITY- If you are claiming dependents on your 1987 income tax return, and don't have a Social Security number for children who are over five, you may be in for a surprise, warns the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants. Due to changes made by the 1986 Tax Reform Act, you are now required to list the Social Security number for any dependents you claim who is five years old or over. Failure to do so will subject you to a penalty of $5 for each omitted number. "It's important for residents of Utah to know about these changes so they won't be surprised when their return comes back to them with a Safety stickers will be due with car registrations neict year Auto safety-inspection stickers will become a thing of the past Jan. 1 when a new law goes into effect connecting the inspections to registration renewals. The law will require inspection within 60 days of reregistration. From January onward, the safety inspection deadline will be the same as the registration deadline for that car, Gary Whitney, state Department Depart-ment of Public Safety spokesman, said. In counties with emission control inspections all three deadlines will be the same. After Jan. 1, the Motor Vehicle Division will not issue license plates or a renewal sticker unless a safety inspection certificate not more than State -local resiliency demonstrates the wisdom of our founding fathers The resiliency of state and local governments to various economic crisis during recent years demonstrates demon-strates the wisdom of the framers of the U.S. Constitution 200 years ago. By establishing a decentralized oil? pringutll (UPS 513-060) Published Weekly by Art City Publishing Co., Inc. 161 South Main Street Springville, Utah 84663 Phone 489-5651 Publisher Martin W. Canover Editor .Patricia Conover Managing Editor . .' Batty Lou Ballay POSTMASTER) Pla send changa of addrait to Tha Sprlngvllla Harold, HI South Main St., Sprlngvlllo, UT 14643. Socond dais postage paid at Sprlngvlllo, UT 14663. Subscriptions in Advance per year $15.00 Out of County Subscriptions per year $18.00 Per copy 50. Delivered by carrier, per month 1.50 Member Utah Press Association penalty," said Lynne Wilhelmsen, president of the Utah Association of CPAs. In order to have the numbers for your children when you file your 1987 income tax return, you should contact the Social Security Administration Ad-ministration as soon as possible and ask for a form SS-5. It is currently taking six to eight weeks to process the paperwork. Social Security offices are at six locations in five cities throughout Utah. Addresses are: 461 S. 400 E., Salt Lake City; 5296 S. 320 W., Salt Lake City; 324 25th ST., Ogden; 173 E. 100 N., Provo; 82 N. 100 E., Cedar City; and 227 E. Main, Price. If you are not able to go to one of these offices you can obtain a Social Security number application by 60 days old is included. Those who had cars inspected late this year and must reregister later on next year will find they have to complete two inspections within a 12-month period, Whitney said. Motorists whose registrations expire in January must have their inspections completed anytime during the next two months, beginning Monday, Whitney said. The registration renewal sticker will serve to indicate a safety inspection in-spection has been completed. The Utah Highway Patrol has suggested a grace period of 60 days for those vehicles whose inspections fall very close to their renewal date. The grace period starts when the vehicle's current inspection expires federal system, the Constitution permits greater flexibility than would be possible under a highly centralized government. According to the report, this was shown by the ability of state and local govern- Mzxalb The American Legion and Auxiliary annual observance of Veteran's Day will be celebrated with a dinner and special program ; on TUESDAY, November 10, at 7 p.m. in the Veterans clubroom of the Memorial Hall. This is a change from the regularly scheduled Wednesday meeting. Brigadier General John Hafen of the Utah Air National Guard will be the speaker. He is a veteran and well qualified as a speaker. There will be special musical numbers also. All legion and auxiliary members and their partners are cordially invited to attend. There will be a charge of $2.50 per plate for the' dinner. Signatures needed ' on tax petitions The Tax Limitation Coalition of Utah County will be sponsoring a rally at 7 p.m. at the Provo City Utilities Building, 251 West 800 North, Provo on November 18. Four and one-half thousand signatures of registered voters are still needed for tax initiatives. Persons interested in distributing petitions now may call Mike Hurd at 373-5741. The flying fish, when pursued by enemies, can soar above the water from two to 15 seconds and cover distances of 45 to 200 yards. calling 1-800-333-6667. The application must be accompanied ac-companied by two original and certified documents showing evidence of age, citizenship, and identity. A certified birth certificate is one form. One additional form of I.D. within the last 12 months with the child's name must be shown. A report card, library card, shot record, doctor bill, etc. are all acceptable ac-ceptable documents. The Social Security Administration Ad-ministration will not accept photocopies, but says it will return your documents if you apply by mail. The Utah Association of CPA's purpose is to promote professionalism in public accountancy. ac-countancy. ' and is not a set, specific time during 1988, Lt. Ken Bryant, Utah Highway Patrol safety inspection director, said law enforcement agencies have been asked to use discretion in taking action against expired stickers. "We've asked officers to look at the vehicle and use discretion if the sticker is expired but the vehicle seems in good shape," he said. "I can't ask an officer not to enforce en-force the law, so some may want to write tickets anyway. But I can suggest that discretion be used, if a vehicle is in good shape. I'm not asking officers to back away from obvious violations," he said. ments to cope with adversity and rebound from a series of national and regional problems. In sharp contrast, the federal government seems unable to balance the budget and prevent the continued growth of a massive federal debt. Foundation analysts point out that states and localities have faced and overcome the following difficulties during the past decade: 1. Elimination of revenue sharing grants which had provided them with approximately $83 billion in new revenue between 1972 and 1986. 2. Termination or consolidation of many categorical grants in the early 1980s. 3. Growing taxpayer resistance to higher taxes prompted by proposition 13 and similar measures. v 4. A sharp economic recession during the early 1980s. 5. Regional downturns and economic disruptions caused by rising imports and falling farm and energy prices. For the most part, state and local governments in the United States have demonstrated an ability to deal with these problems without any special help from the federal government. In fact, the financial condition of most state and local governments is far better than that of the federal governments. The Foundation report indicates that governmental units have responded to the problems that they have faced in different ways. Some have reduced costs; some have increased taxes, and some have used a combination of reduced pay Eater Where is our tax Citizens: It is time the citizens of Springville took a look at some of the obvious things that are going on with our tax money. We are paying more and getting less service for it. The city has new vehicles for . the road and main-v main-v tenance crews to run around in while the police department has to cut their force down to where there is one officer to handle incoming calls with no back-up if needed, they have to protect our city in rent-a-car patrol cars that quit on them in a chase to where they don't have a chance. They have had to cut out our animal control officer, a regular patrolman has to handle that also. We are paying wages for road crewmen who have to take their morning and afternoon breaks not Hiking a community impact- Dear Readers: Although I am directly and indirectly in-directly involved in numerous presentations to the community on the subject of alcoholism, drug abuse, and chemical dependency, recently I had the opportunity to attend a very unique presentation at Hillside Junior High, and I was impressed. The U.S. Attorney, Brent Ward, and Hyrum Smith, Chairman of the Board of the Franklin Institute, In-stitute, united in an effort to educate the students about the consequences of alcohol and drug use. There must have been about 700 in attendance and each left with a tangible reminder of the occassion in the form of a card. On the card were seven lines from Shakespeare. Shakespeare? You might ask why a drug presentation would include Shakespeare material, but it was perfect. And within 11 minutes, (I timed him) Hyrum Smith had the whole auditorium memorize them. You could feel the electricity in the air. Let me share them with you. What win I, if I gain the thing I seek? A dream, a breath, a froth of fleeting joy. Who buys a minute's mirth to wail a week? Or sells eternity to get a toy? For one sweet grape who would the vine destroy? Or what fond beggar, but to touch the crown, Would with the scepter straight be stricken down? I'm sure that Shakespeare did not have alcohol and drug abuse in mind when he wrote those lines, but they apply perfectly. And the questions raised are ones that every child and adult should ask when tempted to Congressman Howard Mews ond Elected to Congress on November 2, 1982, Congressman Howard Neilson had previously served four terms in the Utah House of Representatives, one term as Majority Leader and another as Speaker of the House. He was Chairman of the Utah Legislative Council from 1973 to 1975; a Governing Board Member of the National Council of State Governments Govern-ments form 1974 to 1976 and a member of the Utah State Legislative Budget-Audit Committee Com-mittee for six years, acting as Chairman from 1973. In this article and future articles in this newspaper, Nielson will address his views on matters of importance and bills before the United States Congress at this time. The following is where he stands. H.R. S-School Improvement Act I thoroughly support and voted for this Act, which passed the House on May 21, 1987 by a vote of 401 to 1. This bill is the largest elementary and secondary education bill of the decade. It reauthorizes all elementary and secondary programs due to expire in the 100th Congress. The raise in this legislation was expenditures and higher taxes. This diversity is characteristic of the American system where there are great variations in state and local , tax and expenditure policies. Despite this diversity, the report observes that competition for jobs and economic opportunity is a stabilizing factor in that it has . prevented state and local governments govern-ments from drifting too far apart. The slowdown of federal aid, the increased resistance to higher taxes, and other special problems encountered en-countered during recent years have prompted governmental units to become more efficient. For example, the state of Utah was forced to make a number of appropriation ap-propriation reductions during the past year. The original 1986-87 budget was trimmed back by $93.4 million, or 3.4 percent. Even with economies achieved by these cuts, Utah raised the state tax burden more than $150 million in 1987, and a special, one-time 4 percent surtax was imposed on 1986 corporate and individual income tax returns. With these measures, Utah was able to balance its budget and conclude the 1986-87 fiscal year with a surplus of more than $50 million. money going for 10 mins., as is the law, but for 45 plus. This can be verified by just about every person who lives where there have been road jobs done in the city. Taking months to do jobs that should take weeks. There are usually two or three extra standing while a job is done that needs only one or two. I have had my water meter changed two times in one year, and this has been the case both times. It surely doesn't make us tax payers feel that we are getting what we are paying for, when we see misuse and waste in places and a need in others. When we vote in this election lets make sure we keep the citizens of Springville in mind. We need to keep our priorities straight. M.W. Name withheld upon request. participate in activites which revolve around alcohol and drug abuse. "What do I get from doing this? Is a moment's pleasure worth all the resulting pain and deception? Am I willing to jeopardize my entire future for something of so little importance?" While these questions maybe of value to each of us as we make the decisions that direct our lives, they are of pivotal significance for youth who are developing the life skills and values which are to become the foundation of their integrity in-tegrity and destiny. "What win I, if I gain the thing I seek?" How many of us really take time to ask ourselves this question before we engage in certain behaviors? Unfortunately, I'm afraid we epitomize the old African saying that "Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet." Too often, we fail to use any logical approach when it comes to our behavior, at least until we're in over our head. At that point, we may ask ourselves how we got into this mess.. ..or we may simply accept the mess. In either case, we lose. "Who buys a minute's mirth to wail a week? In our society the emphasis seems to be on immediate gratification. We want to feel good, and we want it right now. And we continue to behave in certain self-defeating self-defeating ways, even when they result in pain, until we can no longer tolerate the pain. I don't know. Maybe there's still hope for us. Maybe we can learn from what's happening to us, our families, and our world. The frightening fact is that if we fail to do so, we will indeed be selling our eternity to get a toy. Nielson viqvjs relatively modest. Utah is especially in need of this reauthorization due to the recent tax and budget cuts throughout the state. I have always been a firm believer in better consolidation con-solidation and improvement in our education programs. H.R. 2858-Regulatory Fairness Act of 1987 I do support this bill and am an original cosponsor of it. I believe that if utilities can gain increases in rates because of increased costs, the customer should also be able to claim decreases if the rates' go down. I think that if it is to be fair it should be fair both ways. Presently, it takes much longer to get a rate rollback than it does to get a rate increase. The communities of Blanding, Price, Helper, Nephi, Levan, Brigham City, St. George and the Navajo Tribal Authority, representing 48,000 customers will purchase wholesale power regulated through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Since 1978, wholesale power rates have nearly doubled to meet the rising costs of the new generation, inflation and more stringent environment controls. con-trols. While most of the wholesale rate requests were justified, after close review, FERC found some rates excessive. Therefore, I feel that customers relying on wholesale HARVEST HOLIDAY VII Wor. 7, 1987 9:00-4:00 Eldred Center 270 W. 500 N. Provo, UT Look-A-like Contest Doll Walk Doll Competition Doll Drawing Admission Free Police report The Springville Police Department Depart-ment have had several reports of telephone solitations in this area. Most are selling pens or baseball hats. The police warn people to be careful and not to give out personal information or credit card numbers over the phone. Police responded to 21 animal related calls in addition to their regular load. There were four reports of stolen bicycles. Arrested during the past week were the following. Jacob Perry Lujan, 255 North 1600 West, Provo, arrested in Provo on a warrant in Springville. Shane R. McCormack, 488 East 570 North, Orem, arrested on warrants out of Provo and Davis County and cited for driving on a suspended license. Jon S. Fuller, 149 North Center, arrested in Santaquin on a warrant out of Springville. Ruth M. Madsen 2307 South State, Springville, arrested for driving under the influence in-fluence of alcohol and having an open container of alcohol. Richard L. Drummond, 1510 East 1100 South, Springville, arrested for DUI, possession of controlled sub-stance sub-stance with intent to distribute, having an open container and improper im-proper registration. Gary M. Jensen, Jen-sen, 460 East 1000 South, Springville, arrested for DUI. Raymond W. Jones, 388 East 300 North, No. 11, Springville, arrested for illegal consumption. There were two incidents of shoplifting involving an 8 year old male and an 11 year old male, one at, Happy Service Market and one at Allen's Market. A 16 year old male was arrested for public intoxication and a 14 year old male was charged with taking a jack-o-lantern and smashing it. Two assaults, both between juvenile boys, were reported. And the Polar King reported criminal mischief when several windows were broken out of trucks parked in back of their business. Tropical Pets reported the theft of a baby Boa Constrictor valued at $125. Police also investigated several thefts. Those included a BB gun from a home; Halloween items from a yard, $40. value; and items from a warehouse in Springville. There was one report of child abuse. Readers do not like column Editor: As a longtime subscriber of the Springville Herald, I was shocked and very much concerned at the very low grade material I found in my Springville Herald on October 28, 1987. The article was supposed to be funny, but when it presents a promiscuous situation and presumes it to be funny it defeats all attempts to be funny. Also to attack something as sacred and beautiful as our Relief Society visiting teaching program, which brings messages so faith promoting and uplifting into the homes. Our Relief Society teachers truly watch over their 5 or 6 families and are the first to help during sickness or death or any other trouble that befalls their families. We hereby enter our rejection of such suggestive material and voice our disapproval of such rude articles. ar-ticles. Sina Mae Straw Erma M. Lunceford Carolyn Cram Alta Nelson Vivian Averett Sherel Nielson Barbara Anderson Shirley M.Smith Collette Binks Shirley Nielson power should have the same benefits during the periods of rate reductions as periods of rate increases. Home Health Care Home health care is something we have to address. I believe the more of our elderly we can have in homes, the less the total health cost will be for our country. Home health care is something that is up and coming and needs to be looked at very carefully. I support the home health care bills. McCurdy Doll Club Presents |