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Show wmww w v I I i 4 4 r UTA:j P.33 CT-- AJ? 300 so. LAXE CITY 10, UTAH 7 i .C20 C:7-4- V; cnii a THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1978- - VOLUME NUMBER SEVENTY-NIN- E FIFTY-ON- E i By GARY R. BLODGETT LAYTON Three beer-sal- e licenses came before the Layton City Council at last week's meeting. Two were renewed but with probation each while the third license renewal was delayed until the next city council meeting on March 16. Establishments which had beer sale licenses renewed but which were placed on probation were Westland Distributing Company (Shamrock Oil Station) and ing and the other was dismissed in court. Council was voting unanimous on the Safeway Store and Party-Tim- e Lounge but it was a 1 vote, with Councilman Robert Austad opposing, regarding Westland Distributing Company. DAVID CABLE, represent-m- g Westland, said he is doing all he can to educate his employees of the seriousness of illegal sale of beer to minors. I have 23 stations in three Safeway Store slates THE councils decision to delay renewal of the beer anyone charged with illegal sale will be terminated, he said I have even told my employees that they are to demand identification from everyone buying beer." license to Party-Tim- e Lounge came because there was no representative from Party-Tim- e at the meeting. Police Chief LaMar Chard said there are two violations pending against Party-Tim- e Lounge, one for sale of beer to a minor and the other for illegal sale of beer after closing hours HE SAID Westland had three complaints against its Layton station within the past year and that Safeway Store had two violation charges, one of which received only a warn to manage and I have told all my employees that HE SAID that the problem appears to be worse in Layton than anywhere else "Maybe its because of your stricter enforcement of the city ordinance," he told the council LUUAtab m icuh) LAYTON - Kids, Kites and Kiwanis will team up for a gala affair on Saturday, March 18. It will be the annual Kiwanis Kite Day in Layton with a g contest mammoth as the featured event. on the Layton High School football field. There is no limit to the number of kites entered and there is no age limit, ac- cording to Bruce Barton, Kiwanis Club vice president 1 GRAND prize winner will have a choice of either a Shetland Pony or a bicycle First prize winner in each category will receive a valuable watch. kite-flyin- g THE contest, which is expected to attract scores of entrants, will be held kite-flyin- Registration will begin at 11 a m with a 50 cents per kite entrance fee. Judging will 11 beginat 30a m. Categories include smallest kite, largest kite, best decorated kite, most original and highest flying kites JUDGING will be done by five judges in the following manner One judge will pick the top 25 percent in each category and then all five judges will rank the finalists on a 1 to 10 basis with the first choice being 10 points, the second 9, and third 8, etc. AFTER all categories are judged, the owner of the kite SAFEWAY requested a legal opinion - FARMINGTON Bolstered by a legal opinion from Davis Board School Attorney Felshaw King, the board refused to grant a ninth grade student at North Davis Junior High in Clearfield a release from four out of seven classes practice ice skating Penny Chadwick appeared before the board with her parents, Mr and Mrs Ed Chadwick, 593 South Main, Clearfield, to ask for the exemption on the basis that the skating be considered a program to work-stud- y prior to the hearing According to that opinion. Penny is required to attend public schools on a regular basis, with no exemption being allowed for ice skating Supt. Wrigley, in restating the attorneys opinion, said if the girl does not attend school, her parents will be guilty of a misdemeanor since the compulsory education law requires that all juveniles be present at school IF THE girl does not attend the matter will be reviewed by the juvenile court "We would be negligent in our responsibility if we didnt encourage you to send her to school," Supt Wrigley said Penny to miss four out of seven periods According to Mr. Chadwick, the request (or released time would apply only to what he termed selective classes in physical education, home economics, macrame, and feared that, if allowed, approval could set a type MR. Stevenson said the district had first granted permission for Penny to come to school one period late and miss physical education They had later extended that option to include two periods, but had denied a request for District officials said they other students precedent for in the district Pennys best tend school," said "We feel its interest to in at- addition to skating she has taken lessons in ballet, tap dancing and jazz, which are required for her profession Schtxil board member Theo Italasano questioned whether In granted to 10th grade students The administration had denied the request prior to Mr and Mrs Chadwicks petition that the matter be heard by the board SUPT. Bernell Wrigley said the administration had THE WEEKLY REFLEX 197 B North Main SI , Layton Phone 376-91- Published Weekly by CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO. John StaMe. Jr.. PuMishar Sacond Claat PosUae Raid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year Out of Slate Subscription S3 SO Oversee Subscription SIS 00 (Payable in Advance) Concerned LAYTON providing more safety on heavily traveled Gentile Street r The group, headed by David Workman, outlined a program that had been suggested to the city several weeks ago but that some phases of the program, they felt, had not Parent-Teache- five-poi- been completed THE program included Reduced speed signs east and west of the school, improved police enforcement, markings on the road desigennating a school zone, forcement of "no parking" signs in front of the old Tanner Clinic, and a cleanup of weeds and debris on property adjacent to the school. LEWIS G. Shields told the group that police enforcement of cars speeding in MAYOR the area would be improved and that the drivers would receive only a five miles per hour tolerance instead of the usual ten miles per hour He added that the road was painted but did need to be repainted, the curb, gutter and sidewalk would be installed soon in front of Tanner Clinic and the no parking" would be enforced, and that owners of property adjacent to the school have been alerted to the weed problem and notified that they must clean up the area Chief LaMar C hard also told the group that officers have recently patrolled the area in unmarked cars and used radar to determine the speed of motorists traveling through the school POLICE zone "It was a little surprising that only three cars were clocked over 25 miles per hour enough to be cited," he said Two were traveling 27 miles per hour and the other was doing 36 mph We clocked 105 cars in a brief period while students were in the area " ' HE NOTED that officers ran radar at another elementary school zone and with three less cars clocked, seven were exceeding the 25 miles per hour limit and received citations So you see that we have a problem of speeders at all our County Reflex-Journa- l will be taken next Wednesday, March 15, instead of Thursday. PICTURES are taken at the Reflex-Journ- office, 197 North Main, Layton from II 11 30 a m There is a m. until employees caught violating a policy will first receive a warning and then the second time caught will be terminatWE CANT afford one or two dishonest or unconcerned employees to degrade our name and store reputation by a! sale of beer, he said ii!-g- Refreshments will be sold at the contest and proceeds from the kite registration and sale of refreshments will be used to help support construction of Laytons new museum. Penny would be able to pass competency test required for graduation if she didnt attend more classes In response to Supt Wrigley 's questioning, Mr. Chadwick said that Penny was not presently attending school AFTER the board vote to deny the request, Sheryl Allen said the board would not decide whether Penny would be eligible for the work experience program next year when she is a sophomore "The principal of the high school will have to make that ruling," she said CLEARFIELD Round Three comes up March 30 Thats Round Three of the continuing battle between Clearfield Citys ordinance restricting home occupations sihools and we are doing our best to enforce the law throughout the city, the police chief added COUNCILMAN Lynn Wood and Chief Chard were assigned by Mayor Shields to meet wuh the PTA representatives from Layton Elementary and try and improve the safety at the school grb no charge for taking the baby pictures or having them printed in the newspaper, but parents are urged to make an appointment. Baby pictures will be taken on Wednesday only next week Regular schedule of baby pictures is each Thursday persons who packed the citys council of whom strongly opposed the ordinance, and a few who felt the ordinance should be left with restrictions. 100 vs those scores (or more) persons who want a less restrictive ordinance MARCH 30 will be a public hearing on the matter and should bring with it a full house of supporters, persons supporting a change in the city ordinance to allow beauty shops and other small businesses in the home There are pros and cons to this question, always have been RIGHT NOW, however, the emotions are running high for a revision in the ordinance to be less restrictive in determining what types of occupations should be allowed in homes. Even Mayor Donat Thornley favors the change, and he made his feelings clear on this matter at last city council meeting HE LABELED the present city ordinance as being "oppressive and Baby Pictures Taken Earlier d throughout the district have tightened their policies regarding sale of beer and was security officer and an attorney Mike store Aauon, discriminatory Round One of this long running battle began last summer when the council voted unanimously to not modify the ordinance at the request of Janet Ostler, a Clearfield resident, who wanted to operate a beauty shop in her home THIS CITY council action brought prolonged opposition from many residents who claimed that the city was allowing some home occupations and prohibiting others at its (councils) babies Pictures of I year-olwhich appear in the Davis District Manager Bill Pulley said all 13 stores Decisions of the judges will be final." occupation parents of students attending Layton Elementary School met with the Layton City Council to discuss ways of I ATTORNEY Donnie Cassidy said, "We intend to obey the letter of the law by upholding the state law and city ordinance regarding sale of beer We have also instructed our employees to make record of persons attempting to buy beer while under age " (s) with the most points will be MR. CHADWICK told the board that since Penny has only one more test to pass before she became a professional skater, she could be classified as training for an According to Assistant Supt Gayle Stevenson, the work study program is not open to junior high students and release for work experience is a concession I declared the grand prize winner, said Mr. Barton. Mr Stevenson PENNY begins to skate at the Bountiful rink at 5 30 a m Store represented by a district manager, store manager, By GARY R. BLODGETT By ROSELYN KIRK checkout counters ed g Layton Kiwatus Cl ah 2nd vice president Jerry Willey, front, gets ready, set to go to kickoff the clubs annual K he Kite Day Saturday, Marcn 18 Assisting in tne launch of the n i e kite are to r: Bruce Barton, first vice president; Rennie Knowlton, chairman; and Wayne Bone, club president manager, said three new policies have been adopted and will be strictly enforced as follows. (1) posted signs on beer counters, (2) demand identification of anyone suspected of being under 25 years of age (not just 2i years), and (3) signs stating the state law on illegal sale of beer to minors will be posted at the discretion Many residents expressed their without pulling any punches opinions at city council last week WARREN OWEN, for example, asked Where do you draw the line on what occupations to allow in a home and which ones should be resinaed Then he answered his own question by saying "THE ONLY equality under such an ordinance is to either open it up to al) occupations or eliminate all home occupations This was echoed by several of the nearly chambers, many DOROTHY PAPPAS was met with open hostility when she suggested that the ordinance should remain strict to protect the citys business district She said home occupations are "an invitation for many to dodge state and lot al regulations " I DAVIS COUNTY Commissioner Wen-dal- l ZauEE. who is a resident of Clearfield, was jeered by the crowd for talking r the issue for 20 minutes before finally making his point that the law should be enforced or abolished Citizens at the meeting complained thai while many occupations such as music teacher, real estate salesman, etc , are allowed under Clearfields ordinance, beauty shop operators are disallowed on t r SOME OF those in favor of home occupations were owners of downtown businesses For example. Sheila Tebbs, who owns a downtown beauty salon, said, Home beauty shops have not hurt my business one iota If commercial businesses are offering qua'ity service they should not be afraid to compete with the home based (xxupations " r THOSE RESIDENTS favoring home occupations agreed that the businesses should be licensed and that they should be made to follow strict regulations But Planning Commission member Oscar DelCostello said that to open up home businesses would create a "pandora box " IT WOULD become too difficult to regulate home businesses, he said Mayor Townley outlined a proposal to allow the home businesses in Clearfield as long as they are properly licensed and do not infringe upon the rights of others COUNCILMAN Gerald Heaton was the only councilman to respond during the lengthy (2'4 hour) meeting. I have heard nothing to convince me that the present ordinance should be he said We have heard only modified, one side of this problem. f |