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Show THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1978 THE VALLEY VIEW NEWS PAGE 2 Congressman Dan Marriott Goes Back WSJeo Vieco Necos Issued each Thursday at 9124 W. 2700 S Magna, Utah 84044 Second Class postage paid at Magna, Utah. Mail subscription Payable in advance $4 per year in Utah $5 out of state All advertising must be in our office by noon Monday for Thursday publication, and preferably by 5 p m. Friday Area businesses wishing information about our rates may contact our ol ice at Dan Marriott, cait i ake with his wife and D.C. Thursday to Washington, returned in Utah. the holidays four children after spending we were extremely busy, and home be to It was good kn met with more than Congressman Marriott personally his holiday break. There during individuals or 100 groups were several days when I gave eight separate Congressional Marriott said. reports in a 14 hour period, inCongressman of three skiing with my days But I did manage to get said. Utah 'we Republican the loved it, kids and I J Howard Stahle Publisher J. Howard Stahl L. Hansen MANAGING EDITOR Jennie EDITOR PHOTOGRAPHER REPORTERS Ann Pritchett, 355-927- Duane Humphrey. Barbara Bird, Janice Hubbard, Bob Meldrum, CfliH to face the critical issues of are ever going to move the and I intend to Central Utah Project ahead, this is the year Marriott said. Congressman item, make that a priority Now 968-176- its back to Washington we the upcoming Congress, If 968-810- 969-484968-129- water law which "The Congress must develop a federal of course, we And ranchers. and protects the small farmers the economy, tax stimulate to cut tax a for are pushing for conreform and an energy program that provides Marriott Congressman increased production, and servation said. THIRD STAGE TRIDENT motor is lowered ment Center in Tennessee for test firing into large test cell at Arnold Engineering Developunder simulated altitude conditions last year. Air Force Photo. Write a by Jennie Salt Lake missioners Hansen County com- L. recently ex- pressed their desire to drop the present disliked garbage fee billing. Oh, they dont mean to end the $48 a year fee. They just want to stop billing us directly for the garbage fee and instead add that amount to our present property tax assessment. They point out how difficult it is for some people to make those twice a year $24 payments. They point out how unpopular the billing notices are and how difficult the billing procedure is to implement. Of course, they dont need to remind anyone of how politically damaging the bills are. Actually we think the system should remain. We think it is good for us to have to sit down and write out those checks knowing full well where they are going. We should be reminded from time to time where our taxes are going and who is spending them. Theres something terribly vague about money that is paid via a tax. We never seem to know' just how much of our money is going where, when it is taken in the form of a tax. Almost anyone knows that each weekly garbage pickup costs almost a dollar. We feel we have a stake in the recycling proposal because we know we are paying for it and how much we are paying. Therefore most of us are more informed about gar- bage, landfills, recovery systems and the whole range of the subject because we relate to it personally. Hercules cont. from page concerning our area. Phone 250-565- 6 is going into helicopters. Ordnance R & D will be busy during the year on seven Army and Navy contracts to investigate mechanical and physical combustion properties of present metal parts on commercial would save both weight and fuel. Also, more material than previously jets its consolidated propellant. It will be looking into improved performance resulting from the consolidated charges in a range of gun systems from 20 mm to five inch. Bus Safety Book Given To Students On the other hand few people know how much a fire truck costs nor have any idea how many agencies are funded through the property tax, how much each gets and what they do with it. Would it be easier to pay the garbage fee if it were tacked on to our houuse payments? (Thats how most of us pay our property taxes.) We think a better question would be Should it be easy to pay taxes? Payroll deductions and property taxes may be the easiest forms of taxing, but EDWARD T. BECK they generally cost us the most. Unpopular taxes such as the sales tax and the hated garbage fee keep us aware of how much of our hard earned income is being spent for us by government. We believe we should be kept aware of how much of our money is going for taxes. That way well stay better informed and resist waste and unnecessary increases back in session three Kearns men are among those pondering the Governors $1.3 billion With the legislature budget Dial For Appointment 322-176- 1 S.LC. FREE PARKING o o o o o o o o o o oooooooooooooooooo Representing Leave a message or number, ask Beck to return the call. His home number is Representatives are a little easier to reach. They each have a telephone at their desk. Newmans number is at home. James or and his capitol number is home number is For asking general information questions call the special legislative 533-570- 968-460- 'Ability Counts' 968-382- 4 533-481- 4 533-48- 968-138- hot-lin- Contest Opened 533-487- Census Bureau Taking Survey O o 0 0 0 o o 0 o 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 proposal. Kearns on the hill are Senator Edward T. Beck and Representatives Harold T. Newman and Arlo D. James. As the 20 day budget session proceeds many constituents may find they would like to discuss a certain bill and influence a vote cast. To contact Senator Beck call the Senate harder. REPAIRED HAROLD T. NEWMAN ARLO JAMES Local representatives of the U.S. Bureau of the Census will conduct a survey of employment in this area during the week of January 1978, Richard C. Burt, Director of the Bureau's Regional Office in Denver, announced today. The survey is conducted monthly for the U.S. Department of Labor using a 16-2- scientifically designed sample of approximately 70,000 households throughout States. United the Employment and unemployment statistics based on results of this survey are used to provide a continuing measure of the economic health of the Nation. For example, in November the survey indicated that of the 99 million men and women in the U S. civilian labor force, 92.2 million were recession peak of 8.9 percent reached in the second quarter of 1975. Information supplied by individuals participating in the survey is kept strictly confidential by law and the results are used only to compile statistical totals. employed. The Nation's unemployment rate was 6 9 7 0 percent, compared percent in October and below the substantially Sets Up Walk In Office IRS Deadline for research papers for the 30th Annual Ability Counts Contest is Jan. 30, 1978. This contest is open to all high school juniors and seniors. Winners will compete nationally. Posters and rules should be posted in every high school with additional April Fourteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Twelve - I The White Star Liner R.M.S. TITANIC Struck An Iceberg And Sank On Her Maiden Voyage COMMEMORATE THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC WITH US ON JANUARY 16, IN THE PROVO ELKS LODGE AT 7:30 P.M. 1978 100 SO. UNIV. -- There will be a fine dinner and guest speakers Edwina Mackenzie (a 93 yr. old woman survivor) and Charles Ira Scabs of the w deseret 373-382- 2 Oceanic Navigation Research Society. Seating is Limited. The n jQ COSt iS $12. RESERVATI0NS0NLYCALL0R WRITE... AVE. travel SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Roland V. Wise, District Director of Internal Revenue Service for Utah, reminded taxpayers today that walk-itax assistance and information are provided at the IRS Office located at 465 South 4th East Salt Lake City, Utah. The hours for tax n assistance during the current filing period, January 3 to April 17, are from 8: 15 a.m. to 4:45 p m. on weekdays Mr. Wise also said that, In reality, tax assistance is as close as your telephone since taxpayers who live in the Salt Lake City area may receive telephone assistance for tax information by Those who dialing wish to order tax forms only Utah may dial taxpayers who live outside the Salt Lake City area may receive telephone assistance for tax information by dialing, 524-406- 0 524-536- 8 toll-fre- details available in English and Social Studies Departments. This Research Writing Contest is sponsored by the Presidents Committee on Employment of the Handicapped and the Governors Committee on Employment of the Handicapped. The first five state winners can earn scholarships. First place winner will go to Washington, D C., for the annual meeting of the Presidents Committee, as a . The guest of the first five winners will share in savings bonds and other cash awards given by the AFL-CIO- American Disabled and Veterans L actions such as sticking arms or heads out of windows, moving around on a moving bus, damaging property or using rude vulgar language. The rules are derived from state law and regulations set up by the local Board of Education. A letter to parents reminds adults that all motorists must stop in both directions when school bus red lights are flashing. The only exception is w'hen traveling on the opposite side of a divided highway. The flashing red lights are used when children are to cross the street, to board or unload from the bus, or when a hazard exists. Children in the Granite School District who ride the Districts big yellow buses have been taking home an informative brochure on bus safety. Tucked inside each brochure is a little yellow card for parents to sign when they have finished their bus safety homework. Each child must return the statement saying his parents have read or discussed the bus safety rules with him to the bus driver. Parents are being asked to read 16 rules governing pupils riding school buses. The rules stress that the bus driver is in authority and prohibit Three Kearns Men Among Legislative Representatives oooooooooooooooooo o 0 o DENTURES 8 0 o o o and express your views about issues expected 1 letter to the editor Warshaw. The theme Awakening Maurice for 1978 is of the New Minority. Americas largest minority, silent for years, is silent no longer. It has awakened and is making itself heard throughout this nation. Who are the people who make up this new minority? They are you handicapped neighbors, whether in Salt Lake, Cedar City or Vernal - disabled people who are fighting for what most of us take for granted - equal rights anmd a place in the mainstream of American life. This is a great learning experience for participants. Students who are willing to learn about current legislation concerning the civil rights of handicapped individuals and the social consciousness this legislation reflects will find a new meaning for in their ow-lives Parenthood Should Be A Professional Approach Parenthood should be made a sicence and a profession, says a University of Utah educator who believes that society can no longer afford the amateur approach to child rearing. No social role has greater significance and lasting effects than parenthood, yet none has directly received so little attention and public support, says Jerry Debenham, adjunct professor of educational administration. He says schools and social welfare agencies are contributing to ihe breakup of the family, because they have been asked to take over more and more of its functions due to increasing expectations of society and decreasing capabilities of the family to meet them. The trend of public schools to assume more family warns responsibility has reached a critical point, Debenham. The basic policy question today, he says, is whether the family should be supported or supplanted. And he asks, Should government provide the resources for families to carry out their responsibilities or should it take over those responsibilities?" The Utah professor says the influence cf, the family, church and neighborhood has diminished. Effoits by the public schools to assume parental functions have proven to be ineffective and have further weakened the family unit. In response to the growing dissatisfaction with and criticism of schools, he says many U.S. educators are proposing two radically different policy alternatives: 1. A back to basics program of education which would disengage the schools from a wide range of activities related to recreation, welfare and health. Under this policy the function of schools would be sharply curtailed, says Debenham. The objectives would be to bring literacy and basic knowledge to an acceptable level among the masses. Debenham says this alternative is elitist, in part, and has its appeal built on the promise of large-scal- e educational economies through the reduction or elimination of frills from the school curriculum. 2. A continuing school and government takeover of parental and community functions. Education would be expanded to include all medical, nutritional, recreational and social needs of children from birth. The curriculum would be individualized and teachers encouraged to form personal relationships with students. The teacher would become a counselor-paren- t and the class an extended family." As agent of the state, community schools would gradually assume legal and moral responsibiility for childrearing. A third alternative and the one Debenham recommends is a system of professional parenthood. This concept is based on the assumption that the best long-terinterests of society are served by uniformly upgrading the quality of all families until parents can take over the direction of their own educational and welfare needs. Involving parents in programs for training their own children is becoming the most important educational movement of the 1970," says Debenham. He points out that at least 200 home-baseprograms to help parents improve heir families have been created throughout the country during the past few years. Looking to the future, Debenham education will be returned to the home as the home predicts is upgraded to achieve social expectations He believes in the adage that "no nation is stronger than its families. But by the year 2000, neither schools, families nor welfare will be like we know them now Parents will become teachers while teachers and social workers become assistants to parents," he says Society will find parent training and eventual professionalization the most cost effective and generall.' acceptable way to insure stability and promote social equality d I |