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Show V V THE CHRONICLE Jpaufion (Eljrfltucle 35 West Utah Avenue Payson, Utah 84651 Phone 465-922- FORUM Yfednesday, October 21, 1981, page 2 . Editorials . Robins Roost . Letters To The Editor When everyone thinks the same, not much thinking is being done. 1 Publishers Sobrnfl Kent and Robin Fuellenbach Managing Editor Kent Fuellenbach Office Manager Robin Fuellenbach Advertising lUibin Jutllenbacfj Graphics MikeChatwin Paula Taylor Bookkeeping Typesetting Sarah Johns Nadine Alexander Reporter Lay-o- ut Pam Buchanan Mike Olson The Payson Chronicle (USPS 424-16- 0) each Wednesday at 35 West Utah Avenue, Payson, Utah. Second Class Postage is paid at Payson, Utah Post Office 84651 The Payson Chronicle is entered as second class mail at the Payson, Utah Post Office and other post offices. Subscriptions cost $8.00 in Utah County and $12.00 outside Utah County. Single copy price is 20 cents. Postmaster send address changes to Payson CHRONICLE, P.O. Box 385, Payson, UT 84651 . is published mid-strea- . Don't waste your votes We Americans pride ourselves on our democratic process elections. We have the right and duty to choose who our leaders will be. The right to vote has been granted to us in our Constitution and has been defended by our fighting men for 200 years. The right to vote is preciouf, especially in local elections such as the one to be held Tuesday. As a voter, you will be selecting city officials to guide your community for the next four years. The decisions these local officials make will have a direct effect on your life. Local officials will make the decisions which will determine what the lifestyle will be in your community. They need your support. In the election, you will have three votes, one for mayor and two for council. Use them wisely. In the remaining few days before the elections, get to know all the candidates. Attend meetings, read news articles and campaign literature. Ask questions. In local politics you also have the opportunity to talk with the candidates personally. Listen to the positive comments a candidates supporters make. As for the negative, dont be swayed by rumors and innuendos - get the facts. Find out where the candidates stand on the issues that you feel are important. Then decide which of the candidates you feel will make the best mayor and councilmen. Dont be swayed by derogatory election eve flyers which a candidate has no opportunity to respond to. Also, dont let anyone con you out of one of your votes for a councilman. There are four fine men running for council and two of them deserve your support. Those that would have you vote for only one councilman use the logic that by casting only one vote for their candidate and not using the other, you actually give their candidate two votes. This is not only faulty logic; it is undemocratic.' By voting for only one councilman you are wasting one of your votes, not giving it to the one you voted for. This deprives one of the other candidates of your support and deprives you of half your democratic voice in the selection of your city council. In our democracy each citizen is given one vote for each position to be filled. Each candidate must run on his own merits against others seeking the same office. Casting only one vote, when two are available, distorts the outcome of the election by depriving worthy candidates of support. It is unfortunate that at times some candidates will feel that they do not have enough support to win in an open manner and have to resort to the vote only for me tactic, if you are asked to vote for only one council candidate, remember what you are being asked to give up. The CHRONICLE urges our readers to study the issues, learn where the candidates stand on the issues, and vote for three candidates you think will represent the people of your community best. Dont waste any of your votes. of free Editorial Halloween safety needed Halloween shouldnt be for children only; it should be a family affair, especially when it comes to Parents can help guarantee the safety of their children on Halloween by taking them to one of the elementary school Halloween parties or by with them. Motorists present perhaps the greatest danger since they may not be as careful as they should be of the witches, ghosts and goblins scurrying down dimly-li- t streets. Reflective tapes placed on the youngsters costumes and bags can be a big help in making children more visible as they go on their trek through the neighborhood. - Flashlights are also recommended so ghosts can see and be seen. Motorists should drive extra slowly through residential areas and honk their horns a few times when driving down side streets to let the kids and their parents - know theyre coming. Other helpful safety tips: Make sure costumes are not loose-fittingarments that could cause ihe child to trip. instead of masks which obstruct the childs vision. Use make-u- p material. Make sure all costumes are made of from children or candles or away Keep lighted flammable materials. Plan Halloween parties at home. Inspect all treats before allowing children to eat them. g. trick-or-tre- door-to-do- -- g l m. I Editorial , A mothers role is to be a martyr. And to be a true Martyr Mother first class you must be able to punctuate your martyrdom with heavy, heartfelt sighs. To do that you shoulc practice the following steps: 1 . Fill your lungs deeply with air. 2. Hold for 2 seconds. 3. Release slowly and with relish through your mouth Variations: A. In the middle of step three, allow a little catct to stop the sigh in This doubles the effect. B. I youre really into martyrdom, use two or three sighs in youi main sentence. Here are some examples to help you practice: 1. Its all right, dear, (sigh) Ill clean it up. 2. You need a ride to Oklahoma with your six friends? (sigh) Sure, Ill take you tomorrow after finish painting the house. 3. Yes, son, (sigh) Ill be to your triple header little league game this afternoon and Ill sit on the east side facing the sun even if you dont play. 4. Sure we can have a barbecue in the park tonight. load Ill up the stuff (grill, charcoal, starting fluid, matches) and whip up some salads (potato salad - 2 Vi hours, green salad - harvest vegetables, etc. -- 1 hour, three-bea- n salad - all day) and buy some steaks (sell my birthright for a mostly fat) and make a dessert (baked in the house - not the oven, because the doesnt work). (Extra heavy sigh oozing the guilt from the toes up variation A works well here.) 5. (sigh) wont mind cancelling my dinner party so we can play a game of Sorry! might even be able to call most of the people before they leave home. 6. Im sorry your levis didnt get washed yesterday. (sigh) I should have stayed up until 3:30 a.m. Instead of 2:45 a.m. so could finish the last batch of wash. 7. Yes, dear, gladly brought you into this world after ten months carrying you and forty hours of hard labor. (sigh with great feeling) Who wouldnt be glad to bring that slow child into the world? The stretch marks will go away inthemillenium. (sigh in the Variation B tradition) As you get into the sighs, youll open a whole new world for yourself. Youll be able to step into your martys role with finesse. Should you have any questions, ask your mother; shes probably got it all down pat. Nebo teachers salaries up 6.9 Salary schedules for teachers with a bachelor's degree in the Nebo School District were raised by an average of $1,043 or this year. In addition, 6.9 most teachers not at the top of the salary scale also received an annual experience increment averaging another $764. Thus, the total increase for a teacher, who had not reached the top step in the salary schedule averaged during the $1,807, or 12.0 school year. 1981-8- 2 These were some of the facts reported by Utah Foundation, the private research organization, in their regular annual study of teacher salaries in Utah. Although the teacher salary is somewhat raise for 1981-8- 2 below the record increase provided last year, it generally is in line with the increases made during the previous three years. According to the Foundation study, the value of the basic weighted pupil unit was raised 6 by the 1981 Utah Legislature. While this legislative appropriation for schools is a major factor in the total funds available for teacher salaries, the actual salary levels are determined by negotiations held between teacher representatives and local school boards. These what decide negotiations proportion of the available funds will be allocated for teacher salaries and what proportion will go for other school expenditures. Throughout the state, teachers generally fared somewhat better than state employees, according to the report. The 1981 Utah Legislature decreed that state employees were to be given an increase of effective July 1, 1981. In addition, some state employees across-the-boa- rd 4, also qualified for a 3.5 merit increase, for a total salary hike of Utah teachers, on the other de 7.5. T-bo- were given an average increase in their salary 7.3 schedules this year. In addition, teachers not at the top of the salary scale also received an experience increment of for a total increase averaging 11.5. Among the forty school districts, total salary increases in the South ranged from 7.5 Sanpete School District to in the Rich County 16.7 School District. The starting salary for a teacher with a bachelor's degree in the Nebo School District this year is $12,362. The salary hand, 4.2, schedules include regular increases for experience and added academic training. Thus, experienced teachers with a master's degree receive up to $21,147 in the Nebo School District. All of the above salary amounts are for approximately 180-18- 5 teaching days or about nine months of actual service. Teachers with special duties and those who teach summer classes receive added compensation for such service. Foundation analysts point out that a teacher who began teaching in the Nebo School District during the 1976-197- 7 school year received a starting salary of $8,400. Today, that same teacher with five years of would receive experience $15,576. This represents increases totaling $7,176, or 85.4 over the period. Approximately $4,992 of that increase represents changes in the salary schedules and $2,184 five-ye- increments. By comparison, the consumer's price index 60.8 between August, 1976, and August, 1981 . The study also indicates that if a teacher who began teaching in the Utah schools five years ago had acquired added academic training, he or she would have received an even greater salary boost during the period. Haunted castle now open for terrifying fun Provo officials have long wondered what happened to the hundreds of people who ventured down Provo's Center Street on those cold, dreary October nights and then were never heard from again. Rumor has 'it that they were last seen at the Utah State Hospital's Haunted Castle. The 15th Annual Haunted Castle again welcomes the stout- hearted to experience such haunts as the ''Dragon's Den," "The Bone Room," "Vampire's Feast," "War Dead," "The and many Body Snatcher, more terrifying delights. The "Haunted Castle" provides an evening of family fun I I I Letter to the editor Dear Editor, I have become greatly distressed by the latest campaign taqtics that are urging the citizens of Payson to vote for only one councilman, to ensure him a place on the council. Vfe each have the RIGHT and OBLIGATION to cast our votes for the two men we feel will best represent our interests and am attitudes on the council. offended that there are those who would pressure us to relinquish some of this right to meet their own ends The people of Payson hold to high ideals it is my opinion that there is no need to resort to political trickery here. I I Name withheld on request Candidates ar represents annual experience official rose by I continued from page 1 through the ordinance he was convinced it was an improperly drawn ordinance. "I spoke a long time against that ordinance, Ray Hiatt and I." Page said he was concerned about the loss of $90,000 in revenue sharing money from the federal government which would face the city in 1983 and the loss of interest from the money received from the money from the sale of the Payson Hospital. He also said the new open election system had made it possible for more young men to run for the city council. "It is essential for someone to provide experience and maturity to a young city council," Page said. Page also said he pledged to do his best and that he was not beholden to anyone or any group. The mayoral candidates were asked to explain how they would draw the lines of authority. and it serves a very useful purpose as well. Each year all proceeds from the "Haunted Castle" are used to purchase d recreation equipment for patients at the hospital. The Castle will open its doors on October 26 through the 31st, from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. Donations are $3.00 at the door. Children under 6 will be eaten ($1.00). Wfe're located at 1300 East Center Street, in Provo, behind the Utah State Hospital. The "Haunted Castle is sponsored by the patients of the Utah State Hospital. Remember-t- he "Castle" is far away from civilization; no one much-neede- can help YOU! I Tassainer said he would eliminate the political structure that exists in the public works area of city government. "I would call for a of or one very similar, to establish a city manager position. The superintendents 1, would each report to He said the council that man." should be concerned with the legislative g of the city. "They should be working as a group for the betterment of Payson. They should not be making individual decisions for individual departments. Wfe need to get politics out of the public works departments," Tassainer said. Page said the line of authority should go from the people to the elected officials. "A lot of confusion has been cleared up in the city government by the elimination of the administrator ordinance," Page said. "It is essential that we have an administrative assistant who reports to the mayor and council. No man can serve two masters." Page indicated he felt that was the problem with the ordinance - the administrator answering to five councilmen. Page said he would have councilmen over the operating departments of the city. "The superintendents would answer directly to the council with coordination through an admin- istrative assistant." Page also said he felt the problem was behind us now. policy-makin- Legal Notice District 3, Straw- 500 W. berry Highline Canal Ronal J . Crump Office, 54 North 500 1 & District City Recorder 7, East. Peteetneet School, 50 4 & District 8, N. 500 E. Barnett School, 333 n 5 & Published in the District 9, E. 400 N. Chronicle October American Legion Hall, District 2 & 10, 40 W. 100 S. Taylor School, 40 S. 28, 1981. 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