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Show Page A-- 2 From The Front Page rate, we feel that our students continue to achieve right through high school at above the national level as indicated by standardized tests," he said. "With fewer than 25 percent of our high school student population going on to a college degree, we feel that it is unwise to all students into college regiment preparation courses." Supt. Peterson went on to say his own children have achieved very well. And when parents have asked about the ability or lack of ability to pass achievement tests at a high level, he challenged the parents to take the exam also and see who achieved Local Students Drop From 80th Percentile drop-o- would To 30th Percentile In National Testing (Continued from Front Page) nation, and second, because we give to parents and students the right to select courses from a broad base. "If we were to regiment our students on a secondary level as we regiment them on an elementary level, even with a very low nnnnnrrn rnuuuucu ow dt m IRVIftl FELD & KENNETH FELD doesn't he come in here instead of going to the paper?" said AbeL "I'd be glad to answer his questions." He said the expense account is to paj for "lunches on many occasions and other miscellaneous expenses." the better score. (No parent even took his challenge). Peterson maintained that the entire district staff is academically oriented. The major purpose of education is academic achievement," he sail Citizens for Better Schools isn't so sure this is true. They compared Alpine's averages with other districts and found similar problems, but not as continual through the grade levels. Lehi Free PressThursday. August 28, 1980 (Continued bom Front Page) each supervisors, who still use their I n cars, get a yeany allowance or ft i,iiu, said. 'If he (Johnson) has got a concern, why i procedure. "We don't require an accounting for allocated expense money," he said, "but I assure you that nobody's getting rich from the allowances." He said the expense account is considered one of the job benefits - along with the regular salary. to the Internal Revenue According Service, employees are not required to report expense accounts as income only if account receipts are submitted to their for reimbursement. If the employer employer does not require submission of receipts, then all money paid through the expense account must be shown on the employee's wage statement and is taxable. It becomes the responsibility of the employee to keep his own receipts for substantiating deductions. However, the school district does not add the expense allowances to official salaries or otherwise show the accounts on forms, according to district accountant Bill mw COffiDiri90 JnOWS Wednesday. SEPT. 5 thru Sunday. SEPT. 14 UTAH'S FINEST ENTERTAINMENT VALUES!! an entire day around "UTAH'S BIGGEST ATTRACTION" the new 1980 Utah State Fair and the spectacular combination of our nation's two greatest ice productions. YRS. 50c UTAH STATE FAIR PRICES: ADULTS $2.50. KIDS 2 ICE SHOW PRICES: $7.50, $6.50 & $5.50 f N ' i SEPT:4-I4.- ..i FAIR INFORMATION (801 ) 533-585- 8 ICE SHOW INFORMATION (801) 363-768- 1 (see Dave and Chloe Ilk j Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiniiiiimmiiiniii Serving North Utah County examine Spanish machete found m brush near Low of Highland Message From The Past Guerrero que yo "Sacame con valor Sampson, an accountant for Salt Lake's Granite School District for seven years prior to coming here, said the Granite District, sere tu defensor. . ." "Take me out with valor. which is twice as large as Alpine District, has the same policy and that there is These words, meticulously engraved in the rusted and corroded steel blade of a machete, have lain in the "nothing irregular about it." "The thing Mr. Johnson doesn't realize is that the monthly allowances in Alpine School District are considerably less than other district administrators in other areas of the state get," said Sampson. "The expense account goes along with the position," he said. "Anything left over at the end of the year would be taxable income as far as the IRS is concerned." About Johnson's charge of "lousy" "He's said, bookkeeping, Sampson probably right." He added that the ac- problems are due mostly to counting in the old accounting "ineptitude" system." T MACHETE Sampson. 6-1- ("Prices include admission to system wthestate banks of Dry Creek. W-- 2 Plan s. r when However, asked about the "miscellaneous" expenditures, Abel said, "I don't see that that's a question I need to answer. When you ask questions like that you start infringing on personal rights and I don't think they have to be answered in that much detail." Johnson charges that the school district does not require submission of vouchers or receipts to substantiate expenditures, and as a result there is no way of knowing if the money is being handled responsibly. "The taxpayers should be able to see where their money is being spent" he said. He added that since the money is given in an expense account, it is not necessary to show it as taxable income. Abel, however, said this is standard Candidates' Charges Investigated District accounting procedures, and they are trying I " operating by September. According to Sampson, it win be the most advanced ministrative approval prior to certain expenditures being made. the process of The school district is e an system to aid computer getting Nothing woulld surprise me about what happened before," he said. According to Utah Assistant Attorney General Mark Buchi, public officials should be "held strictly accountable" for all money they spend; this situation "certainly deserves to be looked into." Sampson said he is working on establishing a system of "exact budgetary would control" which ad require . . .1 will be your defender. . ." underbrush near Dry Creek (Bull River) for who knows how long. Dave and Chloe Low of Highland were chopping burdock on the flood plain on their property, in the place the old timers call Skunk Hollow, when affectionately Chloe noticed the faint outline of a strange object near the surface of the ground. "Chloe picked it up," Dave explained. h "She's pretty sensitive to old things and likes to find antiques." ; "We scraped the stuff off that was crusted on it and polished it up enough to see the writing," he said. The blade of the machete is about two feet long, with a bone handle. It's blade. "The writing on it indicates it must have been used by a Mexican soldier," Dave said. "I think it must have been used for more than just chopping bushes. I have a vision of some old foot soldier a long time ago, sitting by a campfire, carving this blade." A number of questions come to mind as you examine the relic. Was it originally lost where it was found by Chloe, or could it have been washed as the creek changed its course during high water over the years? there Could it have been dropped at this natural camp site by a member of the Escalante Party, or was it used there by an Indian warrior who might have taken it as a , trophy of war? Was it lost by an early trapper, or a returning member of the Mormon Bat- the blade is, tu defensor." talion, or by one of the settlers who came over the hills from Draper on the old Indian Trail and lived in dugouts cut into the banks of Dry Creek that first winter? Whatever the age of the machete or the history of its coming to Dry Creek or the fate of the romantic artisan who stamped in his, it's a reminder of the rich history and heritage of these mountain valleys, Meticulous, elaborate scroll like designs were carved over half the length of the now nearly forgotten in our headlong rush toward the 21st century. five-inc- elaborately carved with the initials B.F., then "Sacame con valor," and other writing that has been obliterated by time and the elements. On the other side "Guerrero que yo of sere THANKS IEEUIY! Klas amiyoEiie in goveirmmeHil and ashed how they could help you? Jleiriry has. calHQESl When the Spanish Fork Foundry was going to shut down, Jerry took action. Few people knew that the EPA was threatening to shut down the Spanish V. ;y Main, Lehi, Utah 84043 The Free Press is published Thursday by Newtah, Inc., which also publishes the Citizen and The Review. Together, the three publications reach about 65 percent ot the homes in North Utah County, including Lindon, Pleasant Grove, American Fork, Cedar Hills, Highland, Alpine, Lehi, Cedar Fort and Fairtield. Fork Foundry at the same time Geneva's EPA problems were starting. But Jerry did, so he called the owner and asked how he could help. Jerry was concerned about the 70 families that would have lost jobs if the foundry had been shut down. As a result of quick intervention, he was able to help the foundry obtain enough time to satisfy the EPA Because Jerry cared enough to call, he saved 70 saturate the area, but also, with prize winning contents and modern layout, they command exWeeklies in general have more thorough readership than daily newspapers. A recent survey by the Newspaper Advertising Bureau revealed that while 85 percent of the daily newspaper subscribers read at least half of the daily newspaper, 88 percent of the weekly newspaper subscribers read every page of their weekly newspaper. And locally, four to five times as many people do their grocery shopping out of the Newtah publications as from any other The publications cellent readership. publication, according to an independent survey by two BYU professors. thereafter (runs The Free Press is sent out by mail. Second class postage is paid at Lehi Post Office (U.S.P.S. No. 309-500- OUR STAFF WOULD BE PLEASED TO SERVE YOU Ken Harvey 756 7669 CORRESPONDENTS: 756-766- John Roberts (Sports) 756 3666 American Fork Editor Jean Gordon 756-766- Ann Shields 756-270- Lehi Editor Betty Fowler 768 9696 Gay Neves 756 2843 PI. Grove C Editor ford Anderson 785-311- Edna Loveridge Julian Mercer 768 3442 Sharon Morrey Sandy Allen 756-303- Ast. Editor Publisher Brett Bezzant Marcella Walker 785-311- Bookkeeper Pat Hansen Advertising Manager Jesse Spafford Production Manager Mont Call 756-766- PI. Grove HH A EditorPublisher 756-766- 756-766- Circulation Manager Ooreen Sharpe Head Typographer Gail Brown 756-766- Society Editor Kristen Shelley 756-766- 756-766- (Postmaster: Send address changes to 32 "Everybody's affected by government regulations. Too much so. There's an awful lot of unreasonable regulation -even in Utah County that needs to be eliminated. I think my personal experience with such regulations provides a lot of insight as to what's proper and what's not." Jerry is as tired of too many regulations as we are. He was elected because he's not a quiet "yes man." He's not afraid to say "No!" to government regulation. "I'll continue to vote as I have in the past against any and all unnecessary government regulation." in all 3 publications). cents per column inch for a single publication on contract ($1.75 for all three about $90 quarter page ad (on contract), for example, would cost about $45 for one publication, for all three publications, going to about 7,000 homes. Ex. Jerry says "No!" to unreasonable government regulation. level. for first 10 words, 10 cents a word Display Advertising Rates: As low as 80 publications). could have been yours Jerry takes government on a personal Subscription Rates: $7.50 one year$14.00 two years. Classified Advertising Rates: $2.50 jobs. Those jobs or mine. 768 3995 756 2980 768-391- Shelly Wagstaff Jack Hill (Sports) . Hayley Wihongi W. Main, Lehi, Utah, 84043 785-215- 756-341- 3? Jerry fought for seventy jobs because he cares about the quality of each of our lives. He's quietly working to save Geneva's jobs. Perhaps it will be you that Jerry helps next. Give htm your vote on September 9th. ferry o This who UTAH COUNTY COMMISSION mm m 1(1 FX ad was paid for by many of your neighbors enthusiastically support Jerry Bradshaw. |
