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Show w a mwwm Page Thursdaj, March 26, 1981 THE SENTINEL 2 .' O pinion Yours Waferlfppmonn School Again it is time for the annual squabble between the Jordan District School board and the Jordan District teachers. At stake are several issues: No. 1 in the minds of teachers is money No. 1 in the minds of the school board is money. Everyone is out for a piece of the pie. Since the pie is round it cannot be stretched, lengthened or changed in shape. Therefore, the problem is how to reorient priorities. Priorities are salaries, programs, operations and maintenance, administration, capital outlay and bond repayment, not in that order. necessarily and maintenance and Operations bond repayment are fairly static The and unchangeable. are salaries, changeables programs and administration. It seems everyone wants their piece of the pie untouched. Administration doesn't want to reduce their perks, consultants nor supervisors. Programs involve teachers and adstudents, ministrators. You cut programs and the administrator over the program bawls, the teachers involved in the program shriek and sometimes students suffer. But, to have increased salary for teachers something or someone will have to be sacrificed on the altar of common sense. adtwo Let Proposal: ministrators and two teachers be locked in a room (with just bread and water for expediency) until the following plan is implemented: That a list of programs be made with the most beneficial programs first on the list and the least beneficial for all to be last Jin the list. A line is drawn at some point on the list that would free up enough money for teachers to receive their necessary and due 12 percent pay increase. Those programs cut would administator eliminate the over them and (sorry, boys!) eliminate the teacher's headaches. The students would get back to basics. The parents would be ecstatic over the level of education that their kids would receive. Everyone would give up a little (that wasn't really necessary anyway) for the good of all. The School Dunce Editor: Answers building question" was incorrect and could cause a hazardous condition if not resolved. The items listed in the article are misleading in that they tend to make a person think that they do not need a window in a basement bedroom and a furnace andor waterheater may be installed so as to adjoin a bedroom. Section 1204 of the Uniform Building Code states: "Every sleeping room below the fourth story shall have at least one operable window or exterior door approved for emergency egress (exit) or rescue. The units shall be operable from the inside to provide a full clear opening without the use of separate tools." There are no exceptions to this rule that I am aware of. If a fire should block the door leading to the bedroom, how then would you or one of your children get out? Likely you wouldn't! That is why the Code is so specific in providing for a secondary emergency exit from a bedroom. The information on furnace and water heaters being located in a bedroom was also incorrect Section 704 (6) of the Uniform Mechanical Code states : "Warm-ai- r furnaces shall not be installed in a room used or designed to be used as a bedroom, bathroom, closet or in ary confined space with access only through such room or space." This means that a door of any kind opening from the furnace andor water heater enclosure to one of the aforementioned rooms is strictly forbidden. The results from installing such a door could lead to disastrous results, even with a apparatus attached to the furnace room door. Whenever any building code uses language such as "shall have" or "shall not have" it is to be strictly enforced, not partially. There are exceptions to some code requirements but in this case there are none. The items listed in the article were not the primary safety requirements that needed attention although they are code requirements. It is critical to homeowner safety that they obtain a building permit and the proper inspections to insure a safe installation when they remodel or finish their basements. self-closin- , g sA.C.Glad Asst. Fire Chief Sandy City s Ron Bullock Chief Building Official Sandy City in- formation contained in Mar. 12's article entitled "West Jordan City . Foundation reports ; by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretory .""' Utah Education Association It's getting late in the month for a lot of parents. in fiscal 1980. At the present time, interest payments are the fastest growing part of the federal budget and are the leading contributors to the federal deficit. Foundation analysts conclude that the 1965 state bond issue "probably saved the state $35 million" in construction costs, but it caused Utah to depart from its reluctance to incur debt for capital projects. Prior to 1965, the state had marketed only two small bond issues one for $1 million in 1911 to help finance construction of the State Capitol and another of $2 million in 1933 (later refunded in 1939) to meet emergency obligations during the great depression. Among the major arguments advanced by bonding proponents are the following: 1. makes good Bonding economic sense, especially in a period of rapid inflation. The interest paid on the debt often is much less than the increased costs that would result from waiting to finance projects on a $74.9 billion long-standin- g 2. State and local units, which e can issue municipal bonds, are able to borrow money at a signficiantly lower rate than private corporations and even the federal government. 3. Borrowing allows the high cost of public improvements to be spread out over a period of time, tax-fre- V - is so special What you may ask, to parents about March? It's "Be a Better Parent , Month," .that's what - Remember When . . 30yearsago... 40yearsago... The officers of the Crescent Ward MIA entertained at a banquet Friday evening honoring the members of the basketball team and their coach, George Beckstead. The banquet was followed by a dance at the amusement hall. Members of the team in attendance included Westley Ainswor-th- , Clyde Fairbourn, Roy Ivan Fairbourn, Elden Smith, Murrel Brown, Bill Smith, Sherman Smith, Mark Dunn, Mark Carroll, Clifton Johnson, and Melvin Sanders. Coach Beckstead, and scorekeepers Raymond Johnson and Nick Dunn were also honored. Fair-bour- while the benefits may be reaized almost immediately. Opponents, on the other hand, cite the following arguments against bonding: 1. It obligates future generations and future authorities to pay for benefits enjoyed by the present generation. 2. The availability of large sums of money from a bond issue increases the likelihood that nonessential projects will be funded. 3. Added burdens are created to maintain and operate the new facilities. 4. Long-tercosts for facilities are raised because of interest and debt service charges. 5. Debt service costs will reduce the amount of money that will be available for other purposes. 6. Continued and frequent use of bonding could result in a lower credit rating for the governmental unit. m Jordan Valley Sentinel Lyn Kimball has been awarded the Carl Raymond Gray Scholarship for Vocational Agriculture. Glen E. Soulier, FFA sponsor made the announcement today. The Jordan High School student received a letter from the President of the Union Pacific Railroad : telling him of his achievement. The railroad awards one scholarship to each county through which it travels. n, The West Jordan PTA will hold a meeting Friday. Miss Hazel Peterson, assistant professor to Dr. Arthur L. Bealey of the University of Utah sociology department will discuss "Mental Hygiene." Miss Peterson was born and raised in West Jordan, and taught school there for a number of years. Music for the meeting will be furnished by the children of the fourth and fifth grades, under the direction of Miss Marie Stapley, Miss Marguerite Cox, and Donna Ritchie. Following the meeting the room mothers, in cooperation with the home economics department, will serve tea. ... social and the Whether economic benefits derived from bonding will outweigh the added costs and other problems is difficult to determine concluded the Utah Foundation, a private research organization. At one time, it was considered poor fiscal policy for a governmental unit to incur debt except under the most extreme circumstances. With rapidly rising costs, many are contending that the issuance of debt is a "smart" way to beat inflation. As a result, borrowing has come to play an increasingly important role in the financial affairs of most governmental units. According to the foundation state and report, total long-terlocal debt in Utah has grown from $217,400,000 in 1960 to $1,196,100,000 by the end of 1979. Even with this growth, Utah appears to be much more restrained than most other states in its use of debt. Per capita state indebtedness in Utah is only about one third of the U.S. average, and per capita local debt is 30 percent below the average for the nation as a whole. The growing debt liability is adding to the interest costs for governmental units. Throughout the nation, stale and local interest payments to service general indebtedness has risen from $458 million in 1950 to nearly $13 billion in 1979. Federal interest payments climbed from $4.4 billion in 1950 to and by Barry McWilliams Homo Debt policy involves tradeoff s m ' ; . . Editor: Please be advised that the 'The theory of a free press Is that the truth will emerge from free reporting and free discussion, not that It will be presented perfectly and instantly In any one account." : .. f n;; . the district is giving the use of the school buildings. Wyearsago... The problem of locating a permanent, centralized Little League ball park in Midvale erupted into a e argument this week as factions favored and opposed locating the ball diamonds in the city park. The historic ball field in Midvale, converted to Little League play a decade or so ago, is scheduled to be taken over by the. state highway department for the g of N. and HoldenSt. Construction on the highway has been scheduled for this summer, but bids, originally to be let in February, still have not been advertised for, which would indicate, that the old ball field will probably still be available for all of the coming season. Phillip C. Kemp, president of the Little League, reports that the diamonds on the junior high school grounds are not satisfactory because they must be irrigated by flooding, creating a muddy condition that continues for several days. city-wid- four-lanin- , Aileen Fowler, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry C. Fowlerr Crescent, was a member of the team which won the junior women's division at the annual Invitational Forensic tournament at ' Pasadena, Calif. ',' they defeated the team from San Diego State College and was the only team winning first place in their competition from USAC. Ten Aggies made the trip to Pasadena. 20 years ago... Three University students, two from Midvale and one from West Jordan, spent a work and pleasure spring vacation touring with the university's concert band. The students are Sarah Douglas, daughter of Mr and Mrs C. H. Elna Thompson, Douglas; of Mr; and Mrs C. A. daughter Thompson; and Janet Finlayson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Grandale Finlayson. .; .:. . A good point on the need for this observance was made in Gov,. Scott Matheson's proclamation on the subject. It says this:; "Too many times in today's living (the parents's influence) is replaced by unconcerned third parties people who go in and out. of the lives of children as ships in the dark." The proclamation observes that children used to be brought up by their parents, now, however, many kids spend much more time with their friends and tv sets. ;; It's the state PTA organization' that is pushing "Be a Better Parent Month." That organization came up with a good theme line. ' '' " " It'sthis: V "Care a little more about the ' ' restoftheirlives." Parents can do this in a lot of - ' ";-ways. Take ' Jennifer along with you, Mom, everytime you go shopping. (Maybe she'll eat her veggies when she picks them out.) Listen to Larry's early attempts to read. Dad. (Sure it's boring. Butfyou ' need to lose 15 pounds and listening to Larry will keep you away from the fridge.) Mom and Dad, find the nearest Parent Education Resource Center at a school district and take a class together. (No, it isn't the most glamorous way to spend an evening,' but 4t 'might' save ybr from having to watch "Fantasy ' Island.") One big element in being a better parent is simply spending more time with the children. r The only way to take time for them is to make time for them. When this happens, parents and kids will mean much more to each other than ships passing in the night. Sound - Polio immunization clinics in district have been scheduled at two junior high schools. The first of the series will be held Thursday, April 6 at West Jordan junior, and Monday, April 10 at Mt. Jordan junior. The PTA is sponsoring the clinics, and the medical society is donating the vaccine. The doctors are giving their time, the nurses are also donating their time, and . . Off! Da 255-355-6 Jordan j L--. h something bugging you? Do you hove to moke on o current Issue? The comment o Sentinel wonts to heor from you. CoI ond tell us whot you think obouf anything. Dial weekdays between the hours of S a.m. and 12 noon or I and 5 p.m. No need to give your name. 255-355- 6 rJ (W, ' I ' iM asw-ew- ifi tern checkout) I by Barry McWilliams J Ssker?T .fj MiMtSMtiMMsc. attUr CwtmiMt Ikt Miente SmM, trtaMnktt i IMS. pMnkti mif Ikwdai If StatM Knuiwi tt IIS N. Carta; Stmt, Mtfnlt, Utak M047. WOW. ratmstK St ckwfB to Tkt Mm Vriq mwhi Scutari, K) l lit, ina MiMt, Ittak MM). SvbCfiptinRat'"yerlnStetIUth '3" (W In ttat Ol Utah Senior Citlian Rat Oat' ' Cof ubIishM Godfrey James M. londr Adv. Mgr. DovidC. Godfrey Editor Jamas M. lenders ututf OF THE I 1 |