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Show c Free Press - Wednesday, April t 23, 1986 - Page 2 Lehi doesn't have to be smut center Without ever seeking the distinction, Lehi City has become the last community in Utah County where adult magazines can be bought over the counter at your ordinary, every day convenience store. As the site of Utah Valley's only Circle K store, the city has also become the valley's smut center. The title fell to Lehi recently when Southland Corstores decided to pull the adult poration's from the magazine magazines behind-the-count- er racks. stores in Orem and Provo had While the stopped carrying the adult titles after reaching an agreement with city officials, other stores in the county still sold Penthouse and Playboy magazines to adult customers who requested it until the company made the decision to drop the magazines in all its stores. That leaves Lehi's lone Circle K as the main distributor of adult magazines in the county, and the store does a lot of business. According to company records, 450 copies of Penthouse magazine are sold in the Lehi store each month. While Penthouse is the store's best seller, six other - sex-orient- 7 think our fair city has an image problem. ed magazines enjoy comparable sales. In other words, close to 3,000 adult magazines are sold each month from that one small store - that's more than one for every household in Lehi. Of course, not all of the purchasers of the magazines are Lehi residents. In fact, most of them come from other Utah County communities where the sexually explicit material is not available. That makes a lot of Lehi residents uncomfortable, and with good reason. The type of material found in Penthouse and magazines of its ilk is not consistent with the standards Lehi residents set for their community. To most, it is offensive, degrading and possibly dangerous. Exposure to such sexual explicit magazines contributes to a variety of societal ills, such as child sexual abuse. It's no wonder the other communities of Utah County s. have worked to drive the influence out of their Now Lehi City officials must work to do the same. Circle K officials say a simple ordinance prohibiting the sale of the magazines would be sufficient to stop the sale of the magazines. And that's one option for Lehi ' CityBuVCGhrdinances hav b'een' ruled I time and time again, and thefcity doesn't want to fight that expensive battle again. The city could negotiate with Circle K to take the material out of the Lehi store, if the corporation is willing. That would be the preferred method oi approaching the problem. However, in setting it's policy regarding the sale of the magazines, the company argues that individuals have a right to their own opinions and set of values, and that limiting access to adult magazines is comparable to limiting access to any kind of written material, good and bad. That really isn't the case. By withdrawing the material from the Circle K store, the corporation would be upholding community's standards. They would not limit anyone's access to adult magazines, since the material is readily available in Salt Lake City stores. True, the buyers will have to travel a little further to make their purchase. But at least they won't be traveling to Lehi to do it. In return, Lehi residents should be willing to show increased support for the business, since Circle K would be giving up thousands of dollars of monthly net income ; by refusing to sell questionable material. But Lehi would be gaining a great deal. The city would not have the infamous honor of being Utah County's last source of sexually explicit literature. That's worth the cost. city-limit- ; House with this stuff must be decadent you better I'm living in a decadent household. Where else could you find a phone calico with a cute cover. There's a cover for the horn, and a little ruffled circle with a rose and ribbon bow covering the dial. You have to hold the one to your ear with one hand and lift the circle to peek-a-bo- o at the dial with your other hand. Needless to say, dialing my phone is a challenge. If that little circle stays where you put it, you're okay. If it drops down while you're dialing, you're in big trouble. I mean, I once found myself talking to a guy in Greeley, Colo. He was a lot of fun. We compared notes about the weather and politics. He was a ski bum and asked me all v ; about Utah's ski country . I told him I didn't particularly like By JiETTY FOWLEK Gary Hart, and he told me he wasnft " 1 too fond of Orrin Hatch. He askdd happen Ilellya. me my age. I told him 39. He said he Then there's the little apron for was 43. He sounded a bit older. my Ivory soap. A dear friend gave d That phone cover makes things me that little apron believe it rose-sprigg- - - presser tucked in; the back of the for Christmas. It's shaped like a drawer. hour-glas- s and figure, girl's Maybe I could trade it to someone brightens my life everytime I do like Khadafy, or Spiro Agnew, or Christmas a has dishes. The apron Mitterand. does They deserve it. what but shucks, motif, holly down a place of honor on Holding class adds that matter. It definitely my buffet is a fluffy crocheted to my sink. chicken. This chick has a red comb, People come in and comment on a fancy tail, and a surprise function. the apron. My kids laugh and say, This chick was also given to me by a Mom?" "An apron for your soap, good friend. But it gives shape to an otherwise Even though Easter with all the ordinary Ivory soap container. I bunnies, grass, and marshmallow come defending on," say, "Well, eggs has gone bye bye, that chick is the apron. "It keeps the plastic from nesting and will stay put. getting slippery." You've never seen one like it. You "Yeah, sure Mom." And what other household do you squeeze it and it kicks out a jelly bean. No, not from it's mouth. It know of that has a usable electric tie satisfies my need to go back to presser? nature. There's something about it The tie presser was a gift too. And that is reminiscent of new mown hay the store wouldn't take it back. On a and an apron full of eggs. scale of one to 10, a tie was number IVa.Myt grandkids. JIqye it. Ypu, can't 9.99 ori'Don's list of wore it to funerals put something like, that awaypr; a Oh', he had - for 35 years before he tried to s whole year, can you? Who needs a candy dish or A jelly bean jar when rejuvenate it with the tie presser. shriveled found the next I The you've got a crocheted chick? day Now that, my friend, is decadence. up tie in the garbage and the tie tie-H- ' " flower-sprigge- letters to the editor e hurt.) UTA plays by own rules ; If the Taxpayer's Association Editor: I think the average taxpayer succeeds in eliminating property needs to know something about tax, guess where the money will what the Utah Taxpayer's come from to run the state and Association is really doing with schools? Not those who have their drive to eliminate (limit to benefitted th6 most in money and can afford to support the state and property tax. I know two small businessmen schools a little. No, it will come (good friends of mine) who, because from increased income taxes and of deductions,' can legally pay no you know who doesn't pay those. income tax, corporate or individual, The average taxpayer will have to yet, they can afford nice big homes, pick up the slack that the rich inget new cars, trucks, boats and go dividuals and companies who own on exotic vacations, etc. Besides a property will no longer be paying. little sales tax, the only contribution The UTA is not looking out for the they make to the state government average taxpayer's rights because and the school districts that if they succeed, the average taxeducated them is their property tax. payer will be footing a bigger share This tax provides no deduction to of the taxes. (The schools, county and city governments will also be take off the amount they owe. f, ; 1) propaganda campaign I I Mill ML h a Hxlii SFrcc press ISSN No. U S P S. No. 0 Published weekly except for Thanksgiving and Christmas by Newtah. 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