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Show r PRESS UTAH STATS r 4S7 EAST THURSDAY, MAY 6, By DAVE WIGHAM Several concerned citizens in the community have been circulating a petition oppos- ing Title stands for. 9 and all that it ALTHOUGH IT is not common knowledge it is fact that next year in the secondary school system all physical education classes are now mandatory to be vs0 ASSS. UTAH 8411CI -- 1976- - Federal Mandatory Regula- - posed to the regulations under Title 9 making mandatory coeducational physical education classes and eliminating boys and girls associations on a secondary level. Mr. Hatch reports that they have several thousand signatures on the petition and represents a vast variety of people as far as occupation and religion go. THE GROUP plan to continue their fight against Title 9 by means of the petition and then present the petitions to the school board, and to state and federal legislatures. several They return to Bountiful that routes have been added to the possibility of the Federal Government doing away with the local school board. THE CITIZENS group also point out that they dont mind girls competing against the boys if they want to, but that it shouldnt be mandatory. As their petition states; We the undersigned oppose tions on Education. We feel that educational policy should be determined on a local school board level closest to the people. WE ARE particularly op- VOLUME SEVENTY-EIGHT-NUMBE- SEVEN R Thats right, in the junior and senior high schools in the County, have mandatory coed physical education classes beginning next school year. A SPOKESMAN for the concerned citizens Gib Hatch indicated that Title 9 goes farther than that, According to how it is written, Title 9 also abolishes the boys and girls associations at the schools. This is somewhat misleading, or it seems to be. Bountiful High has already elected officers for those two associations for next year. TEACHER at Bountiful High pointed out that they had been in attendance of the meeting with the Title 9 people and that no mention was made regarding the abolishment " of the associatA ions. - f- Mr. Hatch and his group are mainly concerned about As promised months ago the Utah Transit Authority has put 8 new bus routes in the Bountiful and north Davis County area. IN ADDITION to the new routes around town the UTA has added 4 new park and ride routes. These express buses run from J.C. Penney and K Mart into the center of Downtown Salt Lake City. The 8 new routes in the city all start and end at Main and Center Streets in Bountiful. Any information on the routes can be obtained from THE FOUR park and ride 'buses leave the Bountiful stops shortly after 7 a.m. and arrive in Salt Lake at 7:40. evening via the same route and arrive in Bountiful around 5 p.m. The new local routes around town will run from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. THE REGULAR routes from Salt Lake to Ogden, through Bountiful, on Main St. and on to Ogden via the upper road, Orchard Drive, will also be continued. Buses being used on the local service include 3 new 49 buses, just passenger received from General Motors as part of a large fleet. A TOTAL of 48 new GM buses were put into operation throughout Davis, Weber and Salt Lake Counties. Four new north Davis County including a special one from Roy to Kaysville, going through Clearfield, Layton and Fruit Heights. East Layton Names Members Those who have been to serve recently appointed new park East Layton on the and beautification committee are Mrs. Bruce Golightly, and Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Christensen. THEY WILL assist and make recommendations to the advocate planner in East Layton.dc Traffic on Main St. in Layton Chamber Concerned Over Off Truck Sales In a letter to Layton Chamber of Commerce members, the board of direc- tors expressed concern regarding the off truck sales that are being conducted in Layton. EXAMPLES cited were the ski clothes and equipment sold during winter months and the cheese truck now doing business two days a week. The letter stated in part, We feel that we, as permanent merchants with an investment in property and buildings, and conforming to state and city standards, should band together to fight these itinerant merchants who pull a truck on some commercial property during the prime time of the year, take the cream, and leave when business slows down. MEMBERS were advised that the city attorney has been contacted and the Chamber is waiting for word on legal ways that the city might help with the problem. It was suggested in the letter that the best way to combat the situation is to contact all individuals who own commercial property, and ask their help in not leasing to itinerant property merchants. The Chamber has written to the owners but feels that additional contact would be helpful, die Davis Residents: More Sick Time How do residents of Davis County compare with people elsewhere in the country in terms of health? WHAT extent has the general health of the local population changed, if any, in TO recent years? Some answers to these questions may be gleaned from the reports of the Health Resources Administration, a branch of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and the Health Insurance Institute. THROUGH annual surveys and studies of families in all parts of the country, they keep constant watch on the physical condition of the population. The general health of a community is gauged by the degree to which its residents are able to pursue their normal daily activities without having them interrupted by illness or injury. IT IS measured by what are called disability days, are days of restricted activity, when people are unable, as a result, to go to which day afternoon because of an accident in front of Stimsons Market, 1447 N. Main. At approximately 3:15 pm. a Chevrolet Impala, driven by Alma Lake, 56, of Layton, pulled out of Stimsons parking lot onto Main directly into the path of a southbound GMC pickup, driven by Troy Crow, 17, also of Layton. DUE TO the force of the impact, the Impala spun around More than the usual number of Davis County families will be taking vacation trips by car this summer, visiting sections the of country where Bicentennial events will be the attraction. EXPECTATIONS at these historic areas are for a huge influx of people from all over the country. Elaborate plans are being made to receive them. One thing local travelers discover this year, according to preliminary surwill veys, is that they will need fatter pocketbooks than before. PEOPLE are taking more time off because of illness or injury than in former years. The latest government figures indicate that local people are averaging 18.5 disability days per year per person, 6.8 of them confined to bed, as against 18.1 disability days in 1966, including 7.2 bed days. American Automobile Association, a Davis County BY WAY of comparison, the average for the nation as a whole is 17.2 disability days. 6.7 of them in bed. School children are losing 5.6 days a year for health reasons. The figures show, also, that women are more likely to be incapacitated than men. They have 18.7 days of disability a year against 15.6 for men. THE LOSS in Davis County, based upon the disability rate in its area, adds up to a total of 1,314,000 days for the year. Least likely to have their activities curtailed by illness or injury, according to the findings, are people living on farms, away from metropolitan areas. Found a new house yet? Weve stopped looking. After reading the appraisers description of the one we have it seemed to be the place we were looking for." back into the parking lot and the GMC ended up on the north-bounside of the street. Witnesses to the accident said that the truck tried to avoid hitting the car by swerving but could not avoid the crash. d Mrs. Lake was taken by ambulance to McKay Dee Hospital with left arm and possible hip and leg injuries. Troy Crow, who was quite shaken, was taken by his mother to Tanner Clinic to be checked.dlc $04,571,000 To Elun Denis Automobiles most other sections of the country. work or to school. In the regional area embracing Davis County, on the basis of that yardstick, the health of the population is not as good as it was 10 years ago. That is true, also, of Lay-to- n was slowed down yester- BASED on reports from the couple, traveling modestly, will be spending approximately $69 a day, or about $12 more than was required two years ago. That amount will take care of their necessities but not such extras as amusements, and souvenirs other purchases. THUS, a two-wee- k trip will couple a It assumes cost a local minimum of $966. that they will get 13 miles to the gallon and will cover an average of 300 miles a day. The $69 daily budget includes $25 for lodgings, $24 for meals, $15 for gas and oil and $5 for miscellaneous needs. IN connection with its report on vacation costs, the AAA has also issued new figures on the annual expenses involved in owning and operating a car, which often takes more out of a family budget than anything except housing and food. Its findings are that the average owner, with a medium-price- , standard-siz- e car has an annual bill of $1,831, or 18.3 cents a mile when driven 10,000 miles. That is an increase of about three cents a mile since 1973. THIS TAKES into account the fixed costs--fo- r depreciation, insurance, license fees and such-- of $1,186. The largest single item is depreciation, listed at $773. The running costs, covering oil. gas, tires and maintenance, come to $645 for 10,000 mile operation, or 6.45 cents a mile. ON THIS is average basis, it estimated, Davis County residents are spending some a year to own and operate the 51,650 cars in use $94,571,000 locally. County Baseball Team Signup Any teams interested in playing adult, male, baseball in a Davis County League, notify Dee Burton at 376-853- ALL PLAYERS must be residents of Davis County or work in Davis County. THE WEEKLY REFLEX 197 B North Main St.. Layton Phone 376-91- 33 Published Weekly by CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO. John Stable. Jr, Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year Out oi State Subscription S3. 50 Overseas Subscription St 5.00 (Payable in Advance) |