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Show f ryweva r Mm Sun Timer, December 1 Ben Lomond Beacon, December 2, 1 979, Poge 2 YOUR COMMUNITY: W e are all too well aware of the increase in crime around us. And its effect on the quality of life in our towns and cities, our suburbs and rural areas. The following facts spell out what's happening very clearly. A. More than 40 m illion crimes are committed in this country each year. B. Violent crimes-ra- pe, robbery, assault and murder are a small percent of the total-crimpicture. C. Most cririies are property crimes burglary, purse snatching, pocket picking. D. Property crimes cost the public an estimated $3 billion each y,ear. E. In over half of all household burglaries, the burglar entered without force usually through an unlocked door or window, or by using a key. BASIC STEPS YOUR COMMUNITY'S RESIDENTS CAN TAKE TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES: Does $475 mean anything to you? Well, thats the average value of a burglar's single haul the TV set, stereo, or tools that he steals. It doesn't take much to outsmart most burglars. For they are usually not "pros". Quite often they're kids taking advantage of an easy mark. So easy in fact, that often they can walk right in through an unlocked door or window. No wonder there's a burglary every 1 0 seconds ! Here are some good, basic tips on thwarting burglaries: Dick your doors always even when you're going out just for a minute.' ' Check your locks they should he the deadbolt type with a strong metal bar extending one inch into the door frame. If it's too hot to close and lock windows, put nails in window frames. This prevents windows from being opened more than a few inches until the nails are taken out. Mark things you own that burglars like to steal TV, stereo, CB radios, etc. Mark them with a personal identification number,' sticking a warning sign on your door or window: Your tocal police can help you mark your things and give you a warning ticker. Just ask about Operation Identification. (In Phoenix, Ariz. people who joined Operation Identification had burglary rates that were 18 times lower than their neighbors who didn't join). If you're taking a business trip or going on a vacation leaving a vacant house, make sure your home looks lived- - ine mooi .rO Iinrvir- - r--f B. Use automatic timers to turn lights and radios on and off. Timers can be bought at hardware or department stores for under $10. Set them so lights go on in different rooms at different times. C. Don't leave valuable jewelry or papers lying around. Pul them in a safe deposit box. D. Ask your neighbor to mow your lawn and then return the favor. III. TIPS FOR YOUR COMMUNITYS RESIDENTS TO OBSERVE ON THE STREET: Snatching purses, mugging and picking pockets are not crimes. Pickpockets average $124 a take' and penny-ant- e purse snatchers get about $998. That's pretty bug bucks for sucha simple" Crime. Protecting yourself against these crimes just involves common sense. But the following tips are still worth repeating. Walk confidently. Be alert. Notice who passes you and who's behind you. Don't take shortcuts through parks, tunnels, parking lots or alleys. , Hold your purse tightly, close to your body. Keep vour wallet in a front pocket or button your hip pocket. Carry as little cash as possible. Consider carrying a whistle or any type of noisemaker. If you're in trouble, use it! If there's a Whistlestop program where you live, your neighbors will hear and call the police. Muggers won't hang around to see what happens next. WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF THIS PUBLIC SERVICE CAM- crimes. The campaign's spokesperson is really a "spokesdog" a canine detective clothed in a trenchcoat. He's featured in all Crime Prevention advertising and in a Crime Prevention booklet. This booklet contains a number of tips this Fact for the residents of your community, some of which have been included in this Fact Sheet. Copies can be obtained by writing to: Crime Prevention Coalition, Box 6600, Rockville, Maryland 20850. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON CRIME PREVENTION. PLEASE CONTACT: Ms. Lynn Dixon, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20531 , phone Benefits provided . New food stamp rules designed to help households with elderly or disabled members will go into effect on Jan. 1, 1980, according to Keith N. Oram, Director, of Office Assistance Administration. Payments The new rules allow special medical and shelter deductions for households containing persons aged 60 or older, or who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or disability payments under the Social Security Act. Under ' the new rules, elderly or disabled persons can deduct medical costs that exceed $35 a month from their incomes, if these expenses are not reimbursable. Medical expenses of other household members are not deductible. 0 Also, households with 10erJy and disabled persons are entitled to a shelter cost deduction if their shelter expenses are high. ! OQ Clearfield Courier, December 979, Page 2 cross-examinati- ... Stop newspaper and mail deliveries or ask a neighbor to collect them so things wont pile up outside your door or in your mailbox. 1 By order of the Public Service Commission of Utah dated November 21, 1979, Utah Power and Light Company has been directed to notify each of its customers of the following continuing hearing schedule in its current rate case: December 12. 1979: Any intervenors, protestants and other interested parties shall file with the Commission testimony and exhibits on the revenue requirement portion of the case on or before this date. December 13, 1979: The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing at 10 a.m. at the Wedgewood Villa Conference Room, 530 West 200 South, Price, Utah, for the purpose of hearing comments, statements, complaints, or testimony from any interested person regarding any issue in this case. December 19, 1979: Hearings will be held for the purpose of of receiving testimony and exhibits and intervenors in revenue portion of case. December 31, 1979: Any person or party desiring to present testimony regarding the requested revenue increase who, for good cause shown, was unable to meet the above timetable, shall prefile all testimony and exhibits. January 2. 1980: Hearings will be held at the Commission Hearing Room, 330 East Fourth South, Salt Lake City, Utah, to hear any late-file- d testimony and exhibits. will be held at the Commission 1980: 7, Hearings January Hearing Room, 330 East Fourth South, Salt Lake City, Utah, to hear comments, statements complaints or testimony from any interested person regarding any issue in this case. Hearings as to the spread of rates following revenue determinations will be set at a later time. PAIGN? The main objective of this campaign is to generate a sense of responsibility among our citizens regarding Crime to convince our people that we all can and Prevention should he responsible for reducing opportunities to commit A. 3, Notice of hearing Take a bite out or crime program Crime today is an unpleasant fact of contemporary life. In your community, in my community. In our cities and suburbs. And rural areas as well. It s main objective is to generate a sense of responsibility among o, citizens regarding the of crime to ... convince the American people that prevention we all can and should be responsible for reducing opportunity to commit crimes. The Ad Council is conducting a Crime Prevention campaign for the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, US. Department of Justice, and the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. Edward W. Dooley, Vice President, Citibank, N.A., is the volunteer coordinator. Dancer Fitzgerald Sample, Inc., is the volunteer ad agency. By participating in this campaign you can perform a genuine public service. And, in the words of the canine spokesdog featured in this campaign, 'Take a Bite Out of Crime." WHY THIS AD COUNCIL CAMPAIGN IS IMPORTANT TO 1 Allowable shelter costs include rent and mortgage payments, utility bills, property taxes and insurance on a home. The deduction is the amount by which those costs exceed half the households adjusted income. Food stamp eligibility and benefits are based largely on household size and net monthly income after deductions are subtracted. Persons who think they may qualify for the new deductions should contact their local Food Stamp e Office (or call Toll-Fre- 1 2, 1 979, X Page 2 School and Home by Or. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association Students in schools across Utah are warming up for the coming State Spelling Bee, and they might do well to heed the words of a North Carolina teacher, Audrey R. Allred. She likes to give a little test to show students how they commit spelling errors. These are some of the words she gives students to spell: Kindergarten, grammar, valuable, develop, arctic, February, Wednesday, receive, puzzle, argument, sentence, athletic, pronunciation, preparation, maintenance, translate, and bulletin. The teacher then shows students the different kinds of misspelling that turn up in their tats. One kind is omission. This occurs when some students forget the first r in February, the first C in "arctic," and the second e in "homogeneous." The next kind of spelling error is insertion. That happens when (he student misspells the word athletic, writing it "athaletic. Another spelling problem comes from transposing letters in a word. Some students spell it "recieve instead of the correct way, "receive. Thats also the problem when the word puzzle is spelled "puzzel." The fourth kind of spelling difficulty is with substitution of letters. This occurs when students write preperation" when they mean "preparation, and when they spell it "sentance instead of "sentence. Understanding these four kinds of errors suggests several ways of dealing with them. Audrey Allred says many errors of omission and insertion are related to mispronunciation. Prounounce "February, "arctic and "athletic correctly, and the student who hears you may spell it correctly. Transportation and substitution errors show a need for close, not casual, study of the misspelled words. That way, and "receive will the correct spelling of sentence register with the student. When parents help their children with spelling, sometimes Mom or Dad learn more than the child. HOTLINE for details Letters to the editor. Government needs reform I am sending you two copies of a reprint from the current issue of the Mining Congress Journal..'' This chart, which runs ten pages in all , vividly depicts a proposal by the En- Protection vironmental five to streamline Agency permit programs into a single regulatory program. It graphically demonstrates the horrendous complexity of the federal regulatory regime. Because the material appears on both sides of the pages, it would be necessary to clip both copies in order to assemble a complete chart. This will be over six feet in length and will provide a dramatic rendering of Washington's idea of simplicity, Included as part of this an article by Strauss which documents the ominous disparity between the 'reprint is Simon D. self-relian- of the Soviet Union in strategic raw materials and the growing dependence of the United States on foreign sources. It is not unreasonable to suggest that there is a con- nection between the American minerals predicament discussed by Mr. and the Strauss awesome burden of govern- mental as regulations evidence in the proposal revealed by EP A. I hope this material will be useful to you in calling your readers' attention to the urgent need for reform in government regulations and policies that affect the minerals base of our nation. Sincerely, J. Jr. President Allen Overton, American Mining Congress Reuse 'of buildings desired ' This letter was written to Gale, KSL, in response to his TV editorial on School Buildings. There is viable alternative to building large numbers of new schools to handle future growth in Utah. Perhaps we should fully utilize the present school buildings. A study I made a year or so ago indicates that schools in Weber County are not being used (for teaching) to their full capacity. Actually the time they are used is ' about 30 per cent of the time available on a year-lon- g G. Donald -- a&e A 4a : V --- p ,4 A A ; l This makes the cost per teaching hour, as related to am! ssrpg If you have only two potatoes to bake, use your toaster oven and save will take about an power! Baking two potatoes in the electric range oven 1 hour and use kilowatt hour (kwh) of electricity. (The average residential rate per kwh is approximately 5C . ) Baking those potatoes in a toaster oven will use only half that much. Toaster ovens are also convenient for baking cookies and small cakes, heating TV dinners and rolls, or for toasting sandwiches'. Some models can also broil steaks, chops and hamburgers.'Unless you're going to bake building costs, extremely high. We should decrease this figure by 50 per cent or more, especially when new construction could cost as much as $100 per square foot. Why not teach twelve months of the year six days per week, two sessions each ' day? We could stagger vacation time throughout the year in one week intervals, perhaps three weeks per student in , three different time , Savings in the cost of new construction would be enormous. Maintenance would increase somewhat. . Additional ; " teachers needed would not increase over what will he required to stiff new buildings. Supervision costs would probably . More financial Federal student aid than ever before will be available his year. For the first time students from middle income families have access to Federal y loans, grants, and work-stud- jobs. tervals. several loaves of bread or cook a complete oven dinner, it will probably pay you to use a toaster oven whenever possible. YouH save electricity . , , andmoney! in- More federal funds available increase, Perhaps these comments deserve to be aired. Sincerely Francks W. Weeds qualify for some form of education assistance. They provide information on how to apply and where to write for a pamphlet on Federal student aid. Thank you for helping us give students bound for college or technical school ' adPublic service vertisements are a major part of a public information campaign sponsored by the itff M . Sincerely, HedyM.Ratner Asslstaat Commissioner for Public Affairs U.8. Office of Education AOOGinriE? If you want to continue your education, no matter what ydur age, study money can be yours. Interested? Aik the financial aid administrator at the school you plan to attend, or write to Box 84, Washington, D.C. 20044 for U.S. Office of Education. The newspaper and magaslne campaign consists of ads at different directed stud audiences parents, ents, and guidance down- akm. foil students and i thpt almost the financial help they need to complete their studies. . : . n |