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Show - omnnifij liibirairoes ireceowe Attorney general offices in 43 states filed the lawsuit. People across the country who purchased CDs between 1995 and 2000 also filed against the companies. Some received cash checks for $13.88 in reimbursements. "But with this type of lawsuit, it's hard to compensate each and noted Karen every consumer. Bumaugh, a paralegal for the Utah Attorney General's Office. "The other option (of compensation) is giving aw ay CDs to the libraries." She said it is also in hopes to "further music appreciation and to benefit a substantial percentage of the population," including those who joined in on the law suit Though West Valley, Magna and Reams libraries are not mentioned on the list of libraries to receive by ANDREW WEEKS Assistant Editor The Salt Lake County Library System recently received a total of 13,882 compact discs for public use. That means that each of the libraries in Salt Lake County, including the West Valley, Magna and Reams branches, will receive their fare share of the cache. In all, nearly 44,000 CDs will be distributed to libraries across the state. It's part of an antitrust lawsuit against the music industry. Five music distributors and three retailers paid $143 million in cash and CDs to settle allegations of pricefixing CDs by withholding advertising reimbursement if retailers cut prices; basically setting minimum prices for advertised discs. -- Magna loses ,M p ! T Cs fronra lawsdnifi CDs, Fairlie Kinnecom, technical services manager for the county library, said each library in the county will be given some CDs. However, she said the new music will not likely be on library shelves until February 2005. "There are other items that take precedence right now, she said. We have about 300 boxes of CDs, but weve ordered other items before we received them. WeTl have to put our orders on the shelves before the CDs. We just have a lot of things going on right now. Kinnecom said because of the long delay, it's a "mixed blessing at this point We have a lot of new titles that w'e're buying, and that takes precedence." She said she's happy to receive the discs, but won't be able to make them all available to die public until next year. The music discs are divided into eight genres: Rock, at 45 percent, is the largest. Classical, at 15 percent, is next, followed by jazz (12 percent), roots ( percent), country (8 percent), Latin (6 percent), soundtracks (2 percent) and blues ( percent). Percentages were determined last year by Billboard chart listings. Also, record companies agreed to not send CDs with parental warnings or explicit lyrics. "This settlement rocks. stated Attorney General Mark Shurtleff. "It fills our libraries with music and makes sure consumers don't pay artificially hiked prices." "I think it's awesome," said Paul 1 1 1 also from the attorney It's one of those office. general's excited I'm about I love things I can go to and excited I'm music, die libraries and check out a variety of CDs that I may not be ready to buy." The nearly 14,000 CDs the county library received totals to $175,132.44. "All libraries (in Salt Lake County) will get copies of the discs," Kinnecom said, "especially the duplicates. For instance, we'll have 219 copies of Brahms German Requiem." She said CDs will be distributed based on the size of the library and the popularity of the discs. She also said it may be possible that libraries can exchange CDs with each other. Murphy, mms cm pillar in community said Rawlin Spence Spencer, longtime friend. "He knew everybody around here." Syme served as a pillar in the community. Having been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, he served in many positions including that of Stake High Council, Stake and Young Men's President, and even Acting Bishop while his own bishop was in the military. He also enjoyed working with the Boy Scouts, and helped build camp sites at Steiner, Bear Lake and worked at the Teton Canoe Base. "He won the Silver Beaver Award for more than 30 years of service to the Boy Scouts," Buchanan said. "He has a number of grandchildren and even a greatgrandchild who became eagle scouts." Through all of it, the church job he liked the most was dance director for his ward. "Mom and dad were great dancers, Buchanan said. "No, make that, marvelous dancers." Syme retired from Kennecott in 1985. He continued to keep busy in many arenas, but his love for driving parlayed into a job with H jr as I can remember, - nity member when Charles Symes passed away on July 4. by NAOMI LeGERE Staff Writer On 4, 2004, Charles Berdell Syme died. July "Chuck" When he passed away, Magna lost a valuable asset and friend to the community. Syme was bom in 1925 and spent his early years in Moroni, Utah. He served his country when he joined the Army during World Warll. "He was an enlisted man," said Vickie Buchanan, his eldest daughter and Magna resident. "He was wounded in Okinawa (Japan) and received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for valor. On Christmas Day 1946, he met Ruth Veora Collard. She was going to a dance with some of her friends and they hitched a ride with Syme. Three months later, they were engaged, and the following month they were married. "She was truly the strength behind the man," Buchanan added. "She was always right there with him, supporting him in everything he did." In the beginning o their marriage, Syme had many odd jobs, from salesperson to cab driver. But when his family grew to six, he' chose to go back to work for Kennecott Utah Copper Mine as a smelter. He had worked for the mine for a few months earlier in his life. In 1953 he and Ruth bought a new house on Florence Drive in Magna, where they raised their eight children and where his wife still resides. Chuck has lived here as long Avis Rent-a-Ca- r. "When there were bad weather days, we were always the ones theyd send out," explained Spencer, also a fellow Avis driver. "They would say 'Send the three dummies out," he added, referring to himself. Syme, and fellow Bob Thomas. The three close friends were the only ones crazy enough to drive on such inclement road conditions. "Chuck was always joking and having a lot of fun," Spencer said. "He would always say that he would rather push a Ford than drive a Chevy. He loved his truck. "Dad was everybody's best friend," Buchanan said. "He always made you feel special." "I'd say that, through it all, his greatest accomplishment was his family," she added. "He instilled love, respect and a great work ethic in us all and we are going to miss him." Syme is survived by his wife of 57 years, Ruth and their eight children: Vickie Buchanan, Gordon Syme, Kathy Jacobs, Bruce Syme, Boyce Syme, Rick Syme, Sherrie Mecham, and Pebbie ZufelL He is also survived by three siblings: Boyce J. Syme, Theone Jorgensen, and Lorene Ollerton, as well as 36 grandchildren and 30 Salt Lake County will be working with Magna to renovate the townships historic Main Street. According to officials, the project will include improved curb, gutters and sidewalks. The aim of the improvements is to entice more businesses to set up shop in the township, increasing its popularity and economic outlook. er According to the Summer 2004 issue of Zions Bank's "Insight: Economic News of Idaho and the Nation" that was recently released, Utah's economy has returned to its traditional growth mode, following 30 months of the weakest state economic performance since the early 1950s. "Strong growth of the state's future labor force, lower business costs, and a lower cost of living will pay solid dividends in coming years for the state, its businesses and its residents. Better days are ahead," said Jeff Thredgold, economic consultant to Zions Bank and author of Insight. The quarterly Insight publication features updates on current and projected economic and financial developments for the state of Utah, the Intermountain region, and the nation. The Summer 2004 I issue also examines the role of the Federal Reserve in driving the economy. Follow ing are a few highlights Economic "Utah the from Outlook" section of the Summer 2004 issue: The Utah economy added an estimated 16,300 net new' jobs durperiing the most recent od, the strongest gain in four years. The 1.5 percent annual grow th pace to is expected to give way to growth approaching net 2.5 percent (25.000-30,00- 0 new jobs) in 2005. The state's annual jobless rate averaged 4.5 percent in recent months, a major improvement versus the 6.1 percent and 5.6 percent averages of 2002 and 2003, respectively. However, the current jobless rate is running one percent higher than the 3.5 percent average th year-over-ye- ar between 1996 and 2000. An estimated 55,000 Utahns are now out of work, down nearly 20 percent from the 67,100 residents out of work a year ago. Growth in total Utah personal income is expected to reach or slightly exceed 4.0 percent in 2004, the best performance since 2001. Spending by individuals and businesses rose 9.0 percent in 2004's first quarter when compared to the same quarter in 2003, according to the Utah State Tax Commission. Two major factors will provide greater incentives for employers to expand Utah operations or consider doing business in Utah in coming years: the rapidly expanding labor force and the relatively low cost of "doing business" in the state. |
