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Show DAVIS REFLEX JOURNAL, JULY 30, 1985 DAVIS COUNTY CLIPPER, Davis County Clipper Davis Published Reflex-Journ- JULY 31, 1985 al weekly by Clipper Publishing Co. 76 South Main Bountiful, Utah 64010 Weekly newspaper published at Bountiful, UT in the interest of Davis County and colonies formed by former residents. Entered as second class matter at Bountiful, Utah, under the Act ot March 8, 1979. Second class postage paid at Bountiful, UT, 84010 ' John Stahl, Jr. Dean S. Stahle Publisher Mgr. Editor Asst. Mgr. Luclle Stahle 295-225- 1 (USPS 1491-6000- ) That the community might be informed about the s of daily life, we present the Forum, in hope of aiding a more intelligent decision. behind-the-scene- ALCOHOL INVOLVED LIGHTER SIDE Battle Mini-Bottl- e vehicle pictured above, was enroute to work when the loss of mishap occurred... leaving her crippled, with the one eye, and multiple injuries. The vehicle that collided head on with this car was being driven on the wrong side of the street by a motorist changed with driving while under the influence of alcohol. Janet Cunningham, df Layton, driver of the Disabled But Not Crippled CYCLOPS GUEST WRITER A caveman walks into a bar. 'I'll have drink, bartender.'' he says. The bartender stares at the cawman and says. "We don't get too many cavemen coming in here. Are there many of ou guys left'." Not a lot. sas the caveman. "'Well, like sa . we don't get too many cavemen coming in this bar." "'You're right. says the caveman. "And if I don't get a drink soon, you'll have even fewer. Of course, we don't have too many cavemen walking into bars in Davis County. But we do have a few cavemen in the Utah Legislature. And their Neanderthal mentality is especially evident thanks to the Utah Restaurant Association. The restauranteurs. currently led by an executive at Brigham Young University, are asking that Utah's liquor laws he modified to place an emphasis on dining instead of drunks. Right now . they claim. Utah's law ironically favor the private clubs in w hich customers can drink without the benefit of anything in their belly. It's called The Liver of while a person's liver is a private matter, No Return-a- nd that person's driving is very much a public concern. A private club drinker who tosses down seven tequilas is a danger on the highway. A restaurant customer who orders a glass of wine with his steak and lobster is only a danger when he burps! The private dubs today have all the advantages, say the restauranteurs. A private club license is much easier to receive than a restaurant license; private clubs can start selling booze in the afternoon whereas restaurants must wait until dinner hours; and. unlike a private club where a drinker can snap his fingers and have a wiggling cocktail waitress serve him a drink, a restaurant must force the customer to leave his seat, walk to the cash register, buy w ait walk back to the table, order a the himfor the waitress to bring it, then pour the self. In the time it takes for a restaurant customer to get a cocktail, a private club drinker can knock down three martinis and be out swerving down the highway. The cavemen in the Legislature don't understand the restaurant request. They hear the phrase "more liquor licenses and they become onery and start shaking their heads. And w ho is right there w ith them applauding? The combinaprivate club association! It's a tion: Legislators whose biggest sin is craving an iced tea are joining forces with private clubs whose profits come from pushing whiskey It's like Ronald Reagan sponsoring or Michael Jane Fonda in a Jackson drinking a Coke. It's a crazy combination--anit's a combination w hich will probably thwart any attempt at common sense. The problem in Utah is not alcohol: the problem is alcohol abuse. It is difficult to abuse alcohol when you meal in your stomach: it is easy to have a when abuse alcohol your stomach contains six vodka s and three pimento olives. Forty percent of all traffic fatalities are caused by drunk drivers. People arrested for DU in Utah have an av erage blood 'alcohol concentration of .18, increasing their changes of being involved in a traffic crash by 45 times. You don't get a .18 bloodalcohol level by sipping a glass of Chablis w ith your dinner. In fact, the worst thing you can get is a SI. 50 that's not a public danger. corkage But the restauranteurs will probably lose. The cavemen will win and the tourist industry will lose. And the private club owners will celebrate with four w hiskey-sourI just hope they don't meet me on the freeway. a I mini-bottl- p, e, mini-bott- mind-bogglin- le Continued from front page cation. In November, 1984, the Cunninghams supported by M.A.D.D. representatives and public opinion put so much pressure against the sentence that the Judge was forced to reverse his decision. He ruled a trial be held in December. THE JUDGE excused himself from the case. The trail was never plea-bargai- n held. The defense attorney appealed the reversal to the State Supreme Court. Today, the Cunningham's have no knowledge of Jovita Ryan. They have never met the woman. Their daughter was never represented in court. OUR PRIMARY concern is with Janet. She is our only child. With Gods help, her mother and I along with many wonderful caring people will do everything possible to assist her in restoring her mitid, her body and her life, states Janets father. The accident transformed Janet from a productive person with unlimited potential into a victimized victim. g, AFTER HER stay in the intensive care unit of the hospital, Janet w. tr:..ferredtothe New Mexico RehaDn.tation Center in Roswell. Therapy began immediately. Today, Janet says she wonders if the pain and torture of early therapy was worth it. She reconsiders this statement quickly when she realizes that only through therapy, h e mini-bottle- I fee--an- JANET HAS always been an achiever, a fighter, her parents say. In high school, she was a a member of the journalism staff and the editor of the school paper. After graduating from Davis in 1967, she attended Weber State College on a journalism scholarship. Marriage and two children caused Janet to leave school. When her husband was transferred from Hill AFB to Kirkland AFB in 1974, Janet left Utah. Another transfer to Holloman AFB gave Janet the opportunity to begin working for the State and then the e, Federal Government. WHILE WORKING for the Soil Conservation Service in Alamogordo, Janet received a special citation signed by the governor for newsletter she started. Just before her accident, she earned a Superior Performance from the center in an escaped electrict wheelchair. Another plateau was reached in October when Janet was allowed to return to her Cloudcroft home by way of Albuquerque where some prothesis work was done. Who was able to visit with her 12 year old son. Jason who had been staying with his father since the accident. Inspite of special equipment and Home Care nurses and therapists, the situation was not the best. Winter weather in her tourist and resort town home limited the visits that could be made. JANETS PARENTS felt it was time for more extensive therapy. They researched resources available in New Mexico and in Denver, Colo. After considering the options, the decision was made that Janet should come home for treatment at the Stewart Rehabilitation Center in Ogden. From March 17 until April 23, at the Janet was an Rehab Center. She reached a level of independence that allowed her to live at home in Layton and return to the center as an 1985 out-patie- JANETS PARENTS transport her Monday, Wednesday and Friday to the Center for speech, physical and occpational therapy. Breakthroughs have been Award for extending herself attained. Janet does walking with beyond the limits of her job slight mechanical and physical through writing articles for the base commanders office. assistance. THE rehabilitation center progress was consistent and remark SUPPORT FOR Janets recovery has been tremendous. In New Her speech has im- proved. Mexico and Utah friends, neighbors, churches and other organizations hav provided goods and services for this corageous young lady. A New Mexico FFA chapter supervisor and some students sawed, cut and stacked wood at Janet's home for winter use. A car dealer in Alamogordo let the Cunningham family use a new car until they were able to bring their own car from Utah. Rocky Galassini, Representative of M.A.D.D. (Mothers against Drunk Driving) supported Janet physically and materially. She worked through newspapers to have the case published and the plea bargain ruling reversed. In Layton, kind acts are performed daily by relatives, friends, church members and neighbors. JANETS biggest fans are her parents who care for her daily as she moves towards a reconstructed life. Speaking in short sentences because speech is the hardest thing to retain after a serious accident, Janet lists her goals. I want to return to New Mexico and be reunited with my children. Jason, age 12 and Tiffani, age 16. 1 want to go back to work. THE Cunninghams still maintain Janets New Mexico home. She is on leave without pay for her job because she has strong hopes to shake off the scars of this accident and leave behind the wheel chair, the impaired speech, the bad memories and the titlevictim. Janet Cunningham is not a victim. She is a champion. Library Ponders Remodeling walk-a-tho- n d seven-cours- Nothing touched Janets alert mind and independent spirit. able. One day last August, she g . Bam-the-Bom- she retain the use of her broken body and injured brain. THE NEW Mexico doctors and "experts were not very positive. Her right hand and leg were paralyzed. She could speak only a few words. The bruised left side of the brain restricted normal conversation and control of her arm, hand and leg. w ill d s. By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON Major reLibthe South Branch of modeling rary in Bountiful is still under consideration, pending architects cost estimates. A DRAWBACK to starting a large volunteer effort comes down to a relatively small staff. Other agencies, such as schools or hospitals with large volunteer efforts, generally boast staff support to supervise such activities. or for a Usually its a one-shfew hours" that volunteers are currently used, Ms. Layton said, referring to projects such as an Eagle Scout might initiate. ot THE COUNTY library board has been considering changes ranging from enclosing the stairwell to installation of handicapped access in upstairs restrooms and similar access to the basement with an ele- vator. Estimates have placed the work OUR ULTIMATE goal of course, is to help the library and its she adds, noting a operation, large volunteer effort is traditional for the annual book fair. The board also opted to review the display policy as it affects art objects, in particular. Clearfield Board Member Jean Siemens expressed concern in a previous meeting more art exhibits werent scheduled in the libraries. THE CURRENT policy is a decade old, Ms. Layton says, adding, we weren't as busy then and were probably doing more displays then than we are now." Shortage of staff time has been raised as a problem in making preparations for such programs. The board also authorized okay for major roof work at the Farming-to- n headquarters after two more bids are received. In related action, the four members present approved furniture purchases for the South Branch and parking lot repairs at the North Branch in Clearfield, subject to funding availability. at $200,000 or more, but as Library Housing Authority Offers Financing To Home Builders Continued from page one ing. That puts rents into the $500 level to pay off mortgages, so I see multi-famil- y ing (construction) slow- down. NO ONE will be able to afford them (contractors) unless interest rates go way down--1percent and lower. Even then, rents in the range now with our assistance, would average $350-$45- 0 (a month), Mrs. Davjs indicates. Its not unhealthy to overbuild makes for part of the time--thand eventually competition drives prices down or brings less of 0 a steady rent increase, she says. Peaks and valleys are normal, she adds. INITIALLY, there may be a scarcity of apartments. That forces rents up followed by construction of more units. Then a glut develops and that means rents stabilize or even go down and owners offer more extras" to entice apartments to fill. A tight apartment market has been the norm in the county for many years, though, with vacancy rates often as low as percent. Many wishing to move to Davis County have had to live in Ogden or Salt Lake areas, where rents have often one-tw- o been lower. Director Jeanne Layton stated again in a telephone interview, only about $55,000 is available in this years budget. OTHER CHANGES contemplated include moving the book-dro- p inside the building wiih a drive-up- " type vehicle access and building dividers into the auditorium, allowing for concurrent sessions to be held. Its hoped some decisions can be made within a month, Ms. Laton said. Some changes have been considered at that facility for the past eight-nin- e years but funding has stymied any action. IN OTHER library board action, approval was given for staff coordination of volunteer activities. Ms. Layton stressed no change is planned. There are not very many on a regular basis it's very minimal, she explained, emphasizing were not in a position to solicit volunteers. If we have a project that can be done when we're approached, such as washing the (phonograph) records at Farming-tothen arrangements can be n made. NEW CONDO COMPLEX With Richard Prows at the controls, ground was broken recently for a new Prowswood Ltd. condominium complex at 835 South 200 West, Bountiful. With a choice of three floor plans, the homes will start at about $79,000 and will include an unfinished basement and r garage. 96-un- it two-bedroo- m family-s- tyle two-ca- |