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Show Pane October TIIE JOURNAL 2 ' y ;) rkT4t-- S V ' V TV y x - Citizens Urged To Participate In Elections 'X You're paying for top quality 3 vhiskey. . are you getting it? ids:;. 17, The IOURNAL A weekly newspaper published in the interests of the residents of Davis County, at Layton, Utah. matter at Entered as second-clas- s Act of under the Utah, Layton, Importance of citizen participation in municipal governmental affairs was emphasized in a report .March 8, 18U). released this week by Utah FounPublished By tax dation, the private INLAND PRINTING CO. Rhone: Kaysville 10 research organization. Such participation can be demonstrated V'T-V- . "T next months when most Utah citiMFN'lit; zens will have the opportunity of UT-f STT voting in municipal elections. NATIONAL EDITORIAL Citizens of Provo City will have ASSOCIATION an added interest in next months elections since they also will vote Natl Advertising Representative on the question of establishing a Newspaper Advertising Service. Ave. 222 No. home-rul- e Michigan charter commission. An III. Chicago, on vote the question affirmative will constitute the first step toSubscription: $1.00 Per Year e for ward providing local Payable in Advance. In combination with Provo City. Sponsors of the charter proposal generally are advo- The Weekly Reflex, $3.00 per year. cates of a city manager form of Lloyd E. Anderson Editor Manager government. At the present time, IJ. Bowring Mary Ogden is the only Utah city operNews Editor J. Y. Woolsey ating under a constitutional home-rul- e charter. Display Advertising Manager The Foundation report discusses News About Folks in the advantages and disadvantages of forms of each of the various SUNSET-CLINTO- N in in now operation government JEAN ISURSON Utah cities and towns. Foundation Correspondent researchers point out that the form 22 North Burns Street of government in a municipality Sunset, Utah may be an important factor in per-- j Joseph L. Wells of Sunset has imof introduction the received notice from the Rehabilmitting methods. administrative proved itation Office that he will undergo' However, citizen participation the fifth in a series of plastic Accordis equally important. surgery operations on his face in no to Foundation, the December. ing tool (or form of government) can Jim Jensen of Sunset, proprietor letha of a local grocery store, has adequately compensate for fail citizens If in the Air Force. He is argic citizenry. in their responsibilities to the stationed at Hill Air Force Base at democratic process, then poor gov- the present time. His sister Mrs. ernment is likely to result regard- Quinton Unsworth of Sunset will less of the form of government in continue to manage the business in the city. his absence. The Foundation study noted that Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gwilliams the plan is the of Sacramento, California, and fastest growing form of local gov- formerly of Sunset, will visit in the ernment in the United States to- - home of Bishop and Mrs. George S. day. It was firt advanced during Reid over the week end. They have the early part of this century and returned to Utah with their son has spread to more than l,uoo Dee Gwilliams who is entering the American cities. As of June MU. mission home in Salt Lake City 1U.MM. seven Utan cities were oper- in preparation for going on a misunder the ating sion to the North Central States plan. in the near future. Dee will bear of the his Chief characteristics testimony at the Sacrament plan are: meeting in Sunset ward chapel, 1. A small council elected by the Sunday evening. non-prof- it . 1 '. wvwm. . F T H self-rul- 86 PROOF IF IH DOUST...FIHD OUT Next time try Glenmore. Its tasty, uniform high quality leaves no doubt that you have finally found the finest of all Kentucky straight bourbons. Prove it to yourself tonight take home a bottle. KENTUCKY STRAICHT BOURBON WHISKEY ed Uilt,md&aUh DifTIUl.KS CO"1 KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON GLENMORE DISTILLERIES COMPANY LOUISVILLE. KY. council-manag- Your best buy bears this tag! er council-manag- council-manag- er er people. 2. A city council the manager employed by CLEARFIELD and serving at its pleasure. A new Teacher Training proM. All g legislative and powers, including the gram will start next Sunday in decision as to the amount of money most of the wards when prospective teachers are asked to particito be spent, centered in the cil. pate in instruction to assist them in teaching positions they may he 4. Responsibility for the administration and the operation of the asked later to fill. city vested in the city manager cities (of which there are eighty-three- ) who serves at the pleasure of the operate under a council. The city manager has the form of government. Under power to appoint and dismiss de- this plan, the people elect a city partment heads and other admin- council and a The council istrative employees, subject to any acts as the mayor. chief legislative body civil service provisions. The manof the city. The mayor presides ager also drafts the city budget at all meetings of the council, but for presentation to the council. has no vote except in cases of ties. All first and second class cities He is designated as the chief exin Utah with the exception of Ogecutive of the city, and has the den, however, operate under the to perform all commission form of government. responsibility duties prescribed by law or ordiCommission government concennance and shall see that all laws trates both legislative and execu- and ordinances are faithfully extive authority in a commission ecuted. elected by the people. Each comgovernment in Utahs missioner heads one or more of 121Municipal towns is vested in a board of the administrative departments. trustees. The board of trustees However, all important acts, in- acts both as the legislative and cluding major appointments, are chief administrative agency for made by the collective action of the town. It is similar in operathe commission. tion to the commission form of All but six of Utahs third class government. professionally-traine- d policy-formulatin- 6 ways better Thoroughly Inspected Reconditioned for Safety Reconditioned for Performance Reconditioned for Value Honestly Described 00 AUTHORIZED "" - jM DEALER OLSEN CHEVROLET CO. LAYTON, UTAH MORGAN, UTAH mayor-counc- il |