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Show weekly rL.:. : .z . ;.zws journal, November 22, 1977 By GARY R. BLODGETT Davis Countys Sheriff Department lacks manpower, to do its job then lacks the available jail space to place law breakers once they have OUR biggest workload is in the civil department where we have to carry out all court orders and deliver all civil been caught. complaints, THIS, in essence, was in a by report made recently William Sheriff (Dub) Lawrence to the membership of the Area Bountiful Chamber of Commerce. Through the use of charts and other visual aids, Sheriff Lawrence told Chamber members that present jail facilities are so overcrowded that some inmates being booked into the County Jail are being housed at other facilities - including Cache County Jail. -- OUR jail population has increased sharply over the last six years from 1,339 in 1971 to 2, 183 in 1976, he said. We have only 38 bunks available in our cells and there is no way we can take care of the prisoners like we should. He explained that the sheriffs office handled 3,563 class one felony cases in Davis County last year of d which nearly (1,003) were major crimes in Bounone-thir- tiful. THEFTS led the long list of offenses, 2,253; followed by burglaries, 970; auto thefts, 153; aggravated assault, 140; robberies, 31; and reported rapes, 15. There was one homicide in the county last year. Sheriff Lawrence said the county sheriffs office serves 125,000 people in Davis HAND CARVED communities and Countys the unincorporated area. There are also 13 city and state law enforcement agen16 Rex Flint, Kaysville native, shows the unique he hand carved. It stands in his back yard. unique hand carved totem pole stands in the backyard of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Flints home at 59 North 400 East, Kaysville A MR. FLINT, being most talented at worx. carving as a hobby, is proud and pleased with the results of his fin. shed product. In the past he has many items from various pieces and types of wood, but he had a strong incentive to try his art at a totem pole. hand-carve- d LAST FALL, he was visiting his sisters farm in Kaysville and a telephone pole had been discarded, so he and a friend loaded it on his truck and took it to his home and laid it along his back patio. The 1976 winter being rather mild, Mr. Flint spent his spare time carving the pole and as a result has an attractive totem pole that has a real meaning to him and his wife, Norma. Mrs. Flint was intrigued with his work and totem pole later got involved with the cies. other BUT despite the startling figures about crime in Davis County, the number of ofh fenses is only about of the national average, the sheriff said. We also have one of the highest crime-solve- d rates of major offenses of any county in the Intermountain Area. He emphasized that the project by assisting him with the painting. MR. FLINT, being a perfectionist, the totem pole has much detail and outstanding features as does ad of his hand-carve- items. d Among them is a small four-inc- h horse which he carved from pinewood. With this item turning out so well, he went on to carve many others, including a bull, a bird, of which he took first place prize in the Davis County Fair. He uses many types of wood which all produce beautiful finished products. He said it took him approximately ten hours to carve the bird. He does not do an object all at once, but spends a few hours now and then, like any other artist. one-tent- sheriffs office, like most other law enforcement agencies, are so understaffed that appreciate the workmanship as they do their work and gardening in their backyard, knowing it was their own accomplishment. np By GARY R. BLODGETT Davis Countys general fund budget after 10 months of operation is well in the black" with total expenditures of only 72.09 percent of the annual appropriated budget, according to County r Rodney Clerk-Audito- Walker. Mr. Steam Cleaning Special!! s s. remove dog and cat odors HE SAID the ex- penditures total K95 $4,929,157 from the annual budget of $6,837,904. The county's total budget -- including flood control, library, nutrition program, class B and collector road funds, mental health and hospital construction - is only 53.57 percent spent. With Adv. Davis County's Largest PHONE TO DO this, the sheriffs office has a staff of 54 and a million dollar budget, he explained. Furniture Cleaners5000 or ask operator for Zenith FREE ESTIMATES BUT A good share of expense will come in the final Mffii Wi 45 E. GENTILE STREET. LAYTON CHINA & GIFT STORE SAVINGS ON 10 BEAUTIFUL MIKASA STONEWARE PATTERNS 4 Congratulations to Madge to treat even known criminals, with kid gloves -and its getting worse all the time, he said. We have to be so kind and considerate of them (criminals) and yet they can do anything they want to WE HAVE criminals us. He emphasized this with a display of weapons that were confiscated from persons being arrested. Weapons included an assortment of guns, knives, brass knuckles and steel belts. ' MANY of these weapons we had to take from the holder by force after he had threatened to kill us, he said. Then they want to turn around and threaten us with police brutality. Commissioners To Consider Two IFire Trucks levy. The commission was divided on their evaluation of By ROSELYN KIRK Davis County commissioners are undecided about whether to purchase two fire trucks this year for proposed sub-statio- Centerville in and Woods Cross. COMMISSIONER C.E. Moss said the county has the money in the budget, raised through a two mill levy to fire protection, to buy one fire truck this year, but wonders if the county should consider buying the other at the same time, borrowing the money from the general fund. County Clerk Rod Walker said the correct accounting procedure would be to make a loan from the general fund to the special service district which provides fire protection to the unincorporated area of the county south of Farming-to- n and to three cities, Centerville, Woods Cross and whether the county could charge interest on the money loaned to the fire district. Two locations for fire substations are being considered in Centerville and Woods Cross. Those cities have agreed to shelter the vehicles, when purchased, until the county can work out the details of providing a fire substation in each city. The present county fire station is located at 400 North and 500 West in West Bountiful. THE Centerville area is considered a priority problem since many areas in that city are beyond the two mile radius prescribed for fire protection. At one time county commissioners proposed to the two cities that the county supply the vehicle if the cities would donate the land. A decision on how the money n will be raised for the is still under consideration. The cost of the fire stations has been estimated at between $80,000 - $85,000. sub-statio- AT THE end of 1979, that money could be paid back to the general fund, based on money raised through the two months of the budget year," Mr. Walker explained. "We should come close to the entire spending appropriated budget. He said the grand budget is $11,262,748. Reg $7000 Greene-winne- i Sow $1395 $C J95 total OF THIS amount, only $6,033,360 has been spent through the first 10 months, he said. He explained that for a department to be within the budget for the first 10 months, the department should not have spent more than 83 percent of its total appropriation. Miss Shililla M. Moss, 19, of Richmond. queen of the new ly organized Miss Clearfield Job Corps after being chosen from among 20 candidates. She was crowned at the Martin Luther King Fieldhouse last week by Center Director Mose Watkins. Other royalty were Va., is first JOB CORPS QUEEN Tijuana D. Hinton, 19, Washington ON THIS Jehn-a- i dant;. and Jocinda Toler, Pa., fourth attendant. Commissioners said they would work on bid specification and get a bid on the cost Santa Claus will arrive by on Friday at 11 a.m. in Clearfield. helicopter HE WILL land at Lakeside Square Shopping Center, between Hawkins Dr. and REPAIRING ALL MAKES Cals 5 Anytime TV Reastmabte Rate s 141 West 1900 North, Sunset 825-367- 825-622- 3 6 clerk-audit- activities. OTHER departments which have overspent the 83 percent figure are Precinct Court, jail, county fire department, waste disposal and dental health. Come browse through our Beautiful Green House 79c all 4 Plants each Special Many to Choose From Types Terrariums Variety of sizes A others of Plant Supplies Complete Line Large Selection of Pots, Macrame, Bubble Bowls. Brandy Snifters. Ceramics Off 10 Special Plant Baskets on all & Decorative Mexican Pottery Gift Fruit Baskets for Christmas or any occasion. FRESH VEGETABLES ALWAYS AVAILABLE The House of Speeialties is pleased to announce the Bridal Registry of 376-424- Suddenly you can't cover expenses you thought were covered. Or, expenses stand up to be counted when you hadn't figured on them. It's not a very pleasant experience. Some people don't even want to talk about it. But over the phone, we ll be glad to tell you about our personal loans. About what you can borrow for and what the loan will cost. If you like what you hear, you can tell us to put the loan in motion. One loan to cover many bills or one loan to cover a great big bill. 1 376-125- 1 So if you've got bad timing on bills coming in and payments that should go out. maybe it's time to call our Headline for money. Got our number? (Place your orders now) ol $50.00 gitt certificate Miss Pauline K. Adams and Gary Lyu Welch to lx married on Dec. 2. 1977 Miss Kathy Kunz and Brad .Johnson to lx married on Dec. .'1. 1977 For bills at the wrong time, heres the right number Clerk-Audito- , w produce J 1 81 5 W. Gentile Street (Just 2 miles down West Gentile) Layton Phone 376-121- 1 iiiSjiy.LV ; SRANDENBURd Fotomat. This event is sponsored by the Clearfield Chamber of Commerce. A special treat will be given out plus a movie ticket for Dec. 10 to the Ideal Theater. Philadelphia. "in the red, spent their allocated money for the year but both are departments with seasonal rst RADIO & TV of the two fire trucks before making a decision. Clearfield Awaits Santa Claus Arrival 18, basis, only eight but no department has spent more than the total budget, the explained. Recreation department and county fair exhibits both have D M. Gorton, 17. Denver, Colo., second attendant; Elaine Purvey, 19, Baltimore, Md third attenattendant; departments are presently HAPPY THANKSGIVING PRE-HOLID- 20 Pc. Service for booking of criminals. and they can enjoy and Experience & he said. apprehension, arrest and MR. FLINT was born and in Kaysville and is known throughout the area. His wife is too proud of his work and they have to admit the totem pole is very unique Over 20 Yrs. 773-50o- 0 county, Sheriff Lawrence also spoke out against the new and enforced law regulating raised CLEAHERS Carpet he said. Presently, we have about 6,000 outstanding warrants. We do the dispatching for most of the county (except cities which have their own dispatching system), using eight different frequencies. We also do all the bookings, take care of prisoners for all cities, handle all the civil and criminal warrants, serve the district courts, and assist with crime prevention and criminal cases in the communities as well as the unincorporated area of the West Bountiful. CARPET We clean all kinds of turniture--w- e they cant do as efficient a job as they would like. .jmiiiiik SECOND NATIONAL BANK Helping you and your money in every way |
