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Show Volume Tooele, Eighty-Seve- n .7" S Itah, Thursday, October IS, NiimU-- Cost: Twenty Fixe Cents 1981 Nineteen r Hammond Delivers Complaint For Another Mayor Recount V f i - - t: jrJ 1 u 1 Mayor hopeful Randy Hammond filed a complaint in Third District Court Wednesday asking fur a second recount to determine whether he nr Tom Atkin should face Oren Proliert in the Nov. 3 general election. A first recount made Mr. Atkin the winner last Thursday changing six votes in favor of M r. Atkin. The complaint alleges the first recount, requested by Mr. Atkin, was performed in an improper and illegal manner resulting in an inaccurate count of the liallots. Defendants are City Recorder Marilyn Cillctte and recount judges Nellie Zentner, Pat Barton rul J.mine Manjone. Secifically, the complaint says violations occurred by allow ing persons other than the three election judges and candidate representatives to lie present during the count and that City Recorder Marilyn Cillette should not have lieen involved in the count ing. Tooele City Attorney Barrie V'emon has defended the citys recount procedure by explaining that the city acted on his advice after researching the issue and talking with expert Vernon Carr. Mr. Carr has lieen involved in Utah elections since 1935 and has written or helped write most of the state s election laws. Mr. Hammond's attorney, Douglas White, said that a new law the complaint refers to is new and untested. With the election less than three weeks away, Ixith the candidate's and the citys attorney say they are eager to have the issue settled. Mr. Vernon said he tried to facilitate this by offering a second recount with the same election judges, but Mr. White said this would be unacceptable because the election judges used during the last recount have lieen influenced by the city recorder's judgements. . 0 0 " e fo Know Your Target Thousands of deer hunters will be heading for the hills in Tooele County this year in search of a freezer full of venison. Last year over 14,000 hunters visited Tooele hunting territories. v HuntcrsToOutnumber All Residents In City There will be more deer hunters roaming the hills of Tooele County this weekend than there are people in the city of - Tooele. Last year 14,731 hunters were in search of venison in Tooele County, according to wildlife officer Jim Ekins, and they were greeted with a 34 percent success ratio. This year both the number of hunters and the success percentage are expected to increase. The outlook for this years hunt is very good, Mr. Ekins said. The deer numbers are up in the countys major areas of Heaston, Vernon, Stansbury and Deep Creek Mountains. The local wildlife officer says the state Division of Wildlife Resources has comdeer classifipleted most of its cation and it appears hunters can expect to see around 21 bucks for every 100 does. 'ie fawn production is also good. For years, Utah has harvested more mule deer than an of the other ten western states, Mr. Ekins notes. The western areas includes: Montana, Wyoming, Mexico, Nevada, Washington, and Arizona. Utah averages around 90,000 deer annually, he said. Mr. Ekins adds, The real secret to harvesting your deer is to know the country you are hunting. He explains that even where deer numbers are down, those hunters that are familiar with the gullies, passes, trails, box canyons, deer movement patterns and general terrain will usually bag a deer. The old saying that 10 percent of the hunters account for 80 percent of the harvest is true, the conservation officer said. Mr. Ekins said that only about one in 10 hunters is properly familiar with the area he hunts. The best advice I could give any deer hunter to spend time during the year to really get to know one area, he added. There is enough deer in all of Tooele Countys herds that those people who know an area will harvest. Mr. Ekins advises that all hunters be familiar with this years hunting regulations. Dont let your hunting experiences be marred by being cited for a violation. Be certain to read the current deer hunting proclamation before leaving for this ' years hunt. He also reminds hunters to tag deer before moving it; wear hunter orange clothing and to unload all firearms before placis ing them in vehicles. Party hunting is illegal, Mr. Ekins adds. Anyone shooting more than his own deer could be fined $1,000 and lose his hunting license. He also reminds hunters to respect private property, close all gates, be on the lookout for livestock and not to litter. Most important of all, never pull the trigger until you are alisolutely sure of your target and where your bullet is heading, Mr. Ekins adds. He said hunters should patrol their own ranks. Report violations to any law enforcement officer or by calling the toll free number of Listed below is the report of last years ILasft explained. Mr. Vernon also said that the city's responsibility fora second recount is not clear. According to Mr. Carr, a second recount is not provided for in state law, the city attorney reported. But the attorney said he decided to offer another recount with the same judges as insurance for the city in case the state laws were interpreted differently than he read them and as a courtesy to Mr. Hammond. Mr. Hammond's attorney claims that the disparity Mr. Atkin's right to a recount and Mr. Hammond's denial is a violation of the candidate's 14th n complaint. As of Thursday morning, Mr. Vernon had not seen the complaint but predicted that there would lx little problem in agreeing to the fads of the case, and that the judge would only lie asked to determine what the law is. The city attorney must answer the complaint within seven davs. Then the judge has from seven to 15 days to hear and decide the issue. But Mr. Vernon noted that Ixith sides want the matter cleared liefore the election, they will agree to waive the minimum seven-daperiod. Mr. Vernon estimated that the judge may listen to the arguments on Oct. 26. Mr. Atkin, contacted Thursday morning, said he, too, is ready to have the election settled. But he added he is happy the first recount ended the way it did, and he is campaigning on the basis that those results will hold true, even if another recount is made. y Tradition Greets Innovation In Merger The tradition of Tooele's oldest retail store has merged with the innovation of one of the areas newest businesses to form a large furniture and appliance store. The transfer of furniture from Decor Plus furniture to Cordons Furniture Company was completed Wednesday as merger. The name of the new business will lie Cordon's Decor Plus and is located at 60 South Main. I think everything is going to work of out great, said Kay Russell, the new business and former owner of Decor Plus. He feels the merger will be a big benefit to both businessmen. Now I am in the best location in town and the increased foot traffic will also boost sales, Mr. Russell added. He said that adjacent parking areas which are used for downtown banks, grocery store and other retail businesses will have a strong affect on increased business. As hunters take to the field again this fall, they are cautioned of the damage stray bullets can cause to aerial telephone cable. Bullets easily penetrate the plastic sheathing of a telephone cable, thereby rupturing transmission line. Often, hunters arent even aware theyre damaging the cable and wire, but damage does occur, particularly in rural areas, says Ken Hill, Utah public relations manager for Mountain Bell. Simple carelessness while firing shot- guns, .22 caliber weapons and high power weapons can mean dead telephone lines. If the damage is in inaccessible places, days can pass before repairmen are able to locate the damage. We Can by Conrad Walters Its National Newspaper Week again, that time of year when we get to brag. For instance, we could brag about how close we are to the people we report oii. We see our sources more frequently than a reporter on a large news- paper because of proximity. We live here. We live here when stories are inaccurate, too. When we make a mistake, as anyone dependent on human error will, we hear about it. But those mistakes keep us humble. Thats why we dont brag the rest of the year. But this is our week. Were entitled. During this one week a year we can tell you that if it werent for us, your food bill would be higher. Grocery ads keep you informed, and us in business. If you want proof, consider one of our mistakes. We printed the wrong ad for Rcgistcr To Vote 1ft) Tuesday morning. Immediately after the first recount w hicli changed the declared second place winner from Mr. Hammond to Mr. Atkin, the new loser requested a recount, as everyone in the room lielieved was legal and proper. At that time City Recorder Gillette asked Ixith candidates if the same judges would lie acceptable. Both agreed that this would lie fine. But during the Columbus Day weekend, Mr. Hammond culled and said he wanted new judge's. Oil advise from the city attorney, the request was denied by the city recorder. The city recorder, not a candidate, decides what recount procedures will lie used, Mr. Vernon amendment rights. T1i.it amendment to the U S. Constitution iiiMiresequ.il protettion of the taw. Another issue raised by the complaint alleges that the security of the liallots was inadequate. Utah law says the liallots must lie stored under link in a safe and set ore plate. The complaint alleges that the ballots were put in the citv prosecutor's office, where the general public I lad access to them. The city has vedially resxindetl by say ing the liallots were lixkcd in that rcxiui during the night and a secretary guards the route to the office, meaning only authorized persons could go in the rtxim. The court received the complaint in its dosing minutes Wednesday. Mr. White said Judge Bryant 11. Croft can hear the case the last week of Octolier if Ixith attorneys agree to the facts of the case as outlined in the the two furniture stores finalized the pre-seas- Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, California, New lie wants election judges untainted by the recorder's opinions which he contends are not relevant in a recount. (Mr. White is quick to note, though, that this is not meant as a personal comment against the recorder.) City Attorney Vernon said the issue of using the same election judges or new judges is w hat prompted the case to muse to court. The city had planned on using the same three and had scheduled the recount as such for a mice 2 We only decided on the merger in Mr. Russell said. early September, Since then things have progressed rapidly. He will be responsible for the floor displays, purchasing, advertising and promotion of the new business, while Mr. Cordon will handle the office and business aspects of the store. However, both of us will be on the floor handling sales, said er Doug Gordon. And who knows, may beget a day off now and then. A Merger Plus dow ntow n Tooele stores. Doug Gordon, owner of Gordons Furniture and Decor Plus owner Kay Russell have merged their two The partnership is located at 60 South Main and called Gordons Decor Plus. lli even Gordons Furniture began operation in Tooele in 1910 under the direction of John B. Gordon. He is the greatgrandfather of Doug. As near as we can determine, they have been in this building (60 South Main) for about 40 years, he added. Gordons has carried the Radio Shack line the past eight years and it has proven to be the nucleus of his business. His store also carries the major home appliance lines of Maytag, Gibson, and Zenith. Decor Plus has been in Tooele for four years and has been strong in bedroom and living room furniture. We also have the largest and best selection of water beds, Mr. Russell added. It got to the point where I had to decide whether to expand our Radio Shack service or give it up completely, Mr. Gordon said, best way. Week This Brag one of Tooeles major grocery stores once. The Salt Lake Tribune had the proper ad in their paper. Predictably the store was unprepared for the specials we advertised for them, but one good thing did come from it. It proved you depend on us. The store nearly went crazy providing the pro- ducts we volunteered for them. Fortunately, we dont make that kind of error often. A lot of mistakes dont make it into print. Our printer found a grave mistake about a month ago. A murder suspect was in Circuit Court as the judge decided whether to move the case to District Court or not. It was deadline, and the pressure portrayed in newspaper movies was coming truev In our rush for that evenings paper, the story said the judge had been mur- - October 27 ond 28 See enclosed mop and addresses (page Election November 3, 1981 8 dered instead of saying the judge was hearing a potential murder case. But our printer found the mistake as he looked over our shoulder. The judge and the reporter both survived. (Dont tell our publisher about that mistake. He was gone that week and never found out.) Maybe that isnt too bad, considering how much newspaper we print each issue. If we use one of those President Ronald Reagan type of examples, we can graphically show you how much newsprint we actually use per issue. Maybe the president on his first visit to Tooele would say: If you put every piece of paper in one Tooele Transcript end to end printed for all of the countys residents, it would reach from Tooele to Lake Point, or nearly 13 miles. We like to pride ourselves in our printing, too. Our presses are among the best in the entire state. Much of the printing from Salt Lake City is taken way out to Tooele because of our quality. Well brag about the 99.9 percent of In addition to furniture, major appliances and Radio Shack, the store will continue offering floor coverings ' for the home. Although no immediate remodeling is planned, the partnership is eyeing re- modeling the structure on the outside. Its Our Turn the days when we printed the newspaper in the correct order, and because its National Newspaper Week well ignore the few times when page 12 preceded page seven. Many of us work to publish the newspaper. We do different jobs, but we have much in common, like pride in our work and relief when its done. By way of proving this, let us introduce our staff and let them express their reaction when they are finished for the day. JoAnn Taylor, typesetting: Thank goodness. Its over. Alice Beaumont, typesetter: When you bring the last headline over. Im happy to see it. Bud Holt, typesetting production: Im just happy my machines have held up for another day. Darrell Smith, ad manager: When the paper is out. Im out the door picking up ads for the next issue. Carolee Riley, ad sales: Our deadlines never end, they only pause. Dave Anderson, ad production: Whew! JoAnn Coon, business manager: An other Thursday down the drain. Joyce Ryan, classified ads: Relief. glad its done. Im Debbie Channel, the papers newest employee: It doesnt really bother me . . . yet. Andy Rolierts, sports editor: I'm done at the typewriter. Now I have to go back to another ball game. Charlie Roberts, editor: I never thought we would make it. Margaret Van.N'oy, profiles writer: She is on vacation this week. Maybe that says it all. Conrad Walters, reporter: Im going home for a nap. City Council starts in an hour. Scott Dunn, press foreman: Its never done. James Park, pressman: Food time. Joel Dunn, publisher: Its not an easy job, but it is fulfilling. That may not sound like bragging to you, but the bottom line is that the pajier gets published every Tuesday and Thursday. And we can lie proud of that, until we read the typographical errors in this story tomorrow. |