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Show DAVIS REFLEX JOURNAL, AUGUST 14, 1985 Subdivision request By DONETA GATHERUM Acting against the LAYTON recommendations of the city planning commission, last Thursday evening, the Layton City Council approved the preliminary plats for the Greenbriar 6 subdivision. Normally, the city council does not review preliminary plats. In this case the de veloper asked relief from the Planning Commission stipulations. They received what they requested when the council voted unani- mously to approve the plat plans. THE DEVELOPERS of Green-bria- r 6 have modified their plans since the planning commission decision. Utilities will be placed in a THE COUNCIL approved a revised plan for an addition to the East Layton Park. Citizens were concerned about access to the park and about parking. They favored an alternate plan that was not approved by the council. City Planner Scott Carter, informed the council that the city w ill receive a $3,000 matching grant Hospital unit provides care By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON--Schizophreni- a accounts for about one third of the admissions to Davis County Mental Healths inpatient psychiatric care unit at Lakeview Hospital. MAJOR depression and b- ipolar disorder account for another large portion of those uti- facility, says Dr. clinical director. Condie, Lyman About one in eight admissions You never get too old that you cant spend time with loved stay for 24 hours or less, but ones. Vera Layton Merrill, left, and Alta A. Cowley, both usually its more like II days. within six years of the century mark, spend many Most of those patients are in the pleasant hours together each week. age group with few coming from other categories, the mental were Myrtle Jones, Marie Lav ton health advisory board has been LAYTON - When Alta Adams Robins and her cousin. Alta Cowtold. was a young girl, she would leave her family home on the corner of ley. The most popular song Mrs. Merrill was asked to sing was "PerMain Street and Church Street in THE FACILITY was first fect and to Gentile West travel housed at the old Davis North Day." Layton to spend several days staying with Medical Center but moved to ALTHOUGH both women grew Lakeview in 1979, her cousin and friend, Vera Layton initially with who lived in a large impressively up in Layton, their lives were diffe14 beds. Recently, a alcorent in many ways. Alta Adams hol and styled farm home far from the busialso center set was drug ness district of Layton. OccasionCowley's father was mainly a mer- up at the Bountiful hospital. chant. Instead of farm memories. ally. the girls would ride their bicyAs of Aug. 1, some 101 paMrs. Cowley's experiences center cles to Kaysville so they could had been treated with pritients around the family store. have a dress fitted by Blanche Philalso offering such vate providers The two even attended different dressmaker. lips. a make care to use of beds fuller schools. Alta Cowley had to walk from her Main Street home to the available. The center includes ON OTHER occasions. Vera school near four in a secure area and one Layton would travel to Alta Adams TV monitor for the where to building stands to- equipped with a spend two large, landmark home continual observation. or three days. day. After completing the courses. Mrs. Cowley These visits occurred nearly a traveled to Salt Lake to complete a century ago. Today. Alta Adams business school training program. Cowley is 95 years old. She celebrated her birthday on June 1. LIKE HER cousin, Vera. Mrs. lizing the KISSIN' COUSINS 18-6- 22-be- d 5 25-be- well-know- d n five-poin- one-roo- 7-- ts 1 one-roo- FRA LAYTON Merrill will be Oct. 20. These women have seen many changes during their long life. Mrs. Merrill recalls that Main Street Across l.ayton looks different. from Alta's home, there used to be a little store operated by Arthur Lllis. It w as a treat to visit Alta and to go over to Ellis' store," Mrs. Merrill says. Down on the corner was the large Adams and Sons 94 on Store." and community. Not only did the cousins attend different schools, they also were separated from each other by church attendance. Vera Merrill went to the West Layton LDS w hile Alta Cowley belonged to the Layton LDS Ward. MRS. COWLEYS father, Rufus Adams operated this famous general store. Alta worked in it for many years along with her two sisters. The airplanes flying overhead near the Cowley's porch are another big change that both women have noticed. FOR A quarter of a century, Mrs. Merrill and Mrs. Cowley used horse-draw- n transportation or the Bamberger railroad. Because she farm away was raised on an from the main part of Layton, Mrs. Merrill's memories of horses, buggies and surries are very vivid. "My brother. Glen was a good rider. We alw ays had a buggy and a 80-ac- re good buggy horse. The West Lay ton roads were very sandy. We always said if we could make it to Orson Layton's corner, we could make it all the way to Layton. Mrs. Merrill recalls. physicians rotating rounds on weekends. As has been emphasized by others, including Mental Health Director Russell Williams, "the most pressing need" for inpatient care comes in the need for inpatient adolescent care. Off- indicate its from the Utah State Historical Society. This means the council needed to agree to authorize the Mayor to sign a contract with the Historical Society This action was better for adolescents to be treated separate environment. in a 26-fol- low visits if ALTA ADAMS married William Wallace Cowley. Eventually, she moved into the Rufus Adams family home where she still lives today. Isn't the yard beautiful. Can you believe those roses came from my yard?" Mr. Cowley comments about her surroundings. Vera Layton married William Merrill. The couple lived in Brigham City for 26 years. Today, Mrs. Merrill lives in a well-kehome built by her father, George W. Layton, just two miles east on Gentile from the old farm home. pt FRIENDSHIPS and relationships never change. Today is the same for these Layton cousins as it was at the turn of the century. Vera Merrill travels up to the Cowley home to visit her cousin. Alta about four days each week. The two sit on the comfortable front porch and share stories of two lives that have seen a century of change, dmg WIC gives mothers assistance Nightengale, a -- NEW STUDENTS should come Aug. when counselors will be available to complete schedules for the coming year. Final registration for sophomores and juniors which are incomplete will be Wednesday. Aug. 21, 10 a.m. 3 p.m. in the new gym. 14-1- reg- istered nurse, acts as a liaison for the various service activities. She follows through on referrals. Staff is provided under contract by the hospital for maintenaservices with personnce-type nel utilized for therapy from YEARBOOK pictures will be taken Aug. from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. at the school. Please remember: most classes are full and schedule changes will be difficult unless graduation requirements or vocational plans have changed since you registered in the spring. Class changes after Aug. 21 will cost an additional $10. 14-1- always kept it painted. Father worked hard. He would stop work to attend funerals, though." Mrs. Merrill said. THRASHING WAS a busy time on the farm. We would have 27 men working for us. Mrs. Merrill didn't work in the fields. I said. helped mother in the house and practiced my music. Mother said to us girls, You're worth more at the piano'," Mrs. Merrill joked. After completing her schooling at Layton Elementary, Mrs. Merrill traveled to Kaysville to attend the Academy for one year. Hubert Burton was the teacher. She then started taking vocal lessons in Salt Lake from Alfred E. Best. Mrs. Merrill remembers, I sang at everything in Layton, Kaysville and Farmington - especially weddings and funerals." Her accompanists 1 5 -- mental health resources as needed. The Utah State Hospital treatalso acts as an ment center as required. Dr. Williams notes. The Davis County WIC Program to low income families with women who are breastfeeding or pregnant, Infants and Children It is a federal Food and Nutrition Program that provides high foods as protein and well as nutrition education to eligible participants. is available iron-fortifi- ELIGIBILITY is determined by the applicants income and an assessment of nutritional risk. When deemed eligible, vouchers are prescribed for such supplemenformula, tal foods as eggs, milk, juice, cereal, beans and peanut butter. Interested persons may attend an orientation any Friday from 8:30-1a.m. at the Clearfield Swimming Pool, 938 S. 1000 E., or at on Thursdays from the Farmington Office, 37N. Main. WENCALL SNCW EALC FtELG iron-fortifi- 0 EXISTING PCCL 10:45-11:3- 0 i BRING PROOF of residency (anything recently mailed to you) and proof of income (paycheck stubs, medical card, etc.). If you have any questions about your elweekdays igibility call 451-560- 8:30-12- 5 rt-- NEW SWIMMING PCCL , u G Silver age activities The Silver Age is sponsoring a Wendover trip Sept. 1 for reservations. Call 6 -- Ogden in a sur- TRAVELING to ly was another major achievement in the young life of Vera Layton Merrill. We w'ent to Ogden to buy hats from Dorothy Madsen. She was a grand person. She could talk my mother into anything. Mysell and my three sisters always liked to wear fine hats." There was a buggy shed on the Lay ton farm. "Father took care of everything. The bobsled was stored in top of the buggy shed. He k SCHOOL WILL start Aug. your class schedule as listed. Locker assignments will be made during the first week of school. Fees can be paid in person: seniors, Monday, Tuesday. At that time, they can meet with counselors to assure all graduation requirements are being met. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Juniors and sophomores must pay fees and verify schedules on Wednesday. Aug. 14, Tuesday, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. theyre not a danger to themselves or others. More patients are admitted by their own choice although some aren't always rational when first encountered, he adds. WILDA d SCHOOL will start at 7:30 students are reminded. If your schedule is correct and needs no changes, you may fill out the registration materials by mail and send a check for the proper amount. Fees must be paid or arranged for by Aug. 21 or a $5 late charge will be assessed. move around the unit and are nt SOME MEMBERS of the city council requested a study be done on the intersection of Antelope Drive and Fairfield Road. A serious accident with injuries occurred at this intersection just a few days before the council meeting. Accidents occur frequently at this location. It was mentioned that an over-sizestop sign would be installed soon. Councilman Bob Stevenson suggested looking at the possibility of calling in lein waivers in this area. Another council member said all dangerous intersections in the city should be looked at and changes should be made very quickly, dmg eight-bloc- SPEAKING OF services provided by the Lakeview facility. Dr. Williams says most of the patients are ambulatory--the- y can out-patie- buildings. CLEARFIELD - With school only two weeks away, here's the registration schedule for Clearfield schedule is High School, where a new starting this fall. OVERALL, DR. Condie says the need for inpatient services is increasing. Hes seeing more people with more severe illnesses for longer periods than previously. The treatment cost per day is $205 with the annual inpatient services budget at $120,000. allowed taken. The grant money will be used in conjunction with the CBDG grant that Layton received for downtown rehabilitation. Some money could go for research and documentation used to identify the historic importance of downtow n CHS registration dates announced m Cowley had a great gift for music. She took piano lessons from Myrtle Jones in Kaysville and from Suzie Hodson in Layton. Mrs. Cowley played for many dances and special socials in the church Ward DAILY ROUNDS are made by Dr. Condie, visiting each patient, and hes joined by two other icials more convenient location. Other stipulations made by the city stall will be considered by the developer before construction takes place. A PRUD request was given to the developers of Oak Forest subdivision to allow square foot homes on 8,000 square foot lots. This means the homes will be comparable in size to those that are existing. The lots will be smaller. okd G 10 for $1 1. i 546-220- ON AUG. 24 there will be a trip to the Wyoming Downs. Bet on the horses. Free how to bet classes before races begin. On Aug. 29 the Governors Conference on Aging will be held at Lagoon at the Pioneer Pavilion. It begins at 2:30 p.m. with entertainment and dinner. Transportation available from the Silver Age. PARKING c ADCITICNAL PARKING MENUS FOR the week of Aug. 19 will include: Monday, Aug. 19, Swiss and steak sandwich, tater gems, lettuce and tomato salad with dressing, applesauce, sugar cookie and milk. 1 -- TUESDAY, Aug. 20, meat balls with tomato sauce and steamed rice, buttered broccoli, pear and grated cheese salad on lettuce, rolls and butter, chocolate cake with fudge icing and milk. Wednesday, Aug. 21, fried chicken, scalloped potatoes, lettuce and tomato salad, hot rolls chilled fruit, school day cookie and milk. LAYTCN CITY CFFtCES i r THURSDAY, Aug. 22, lasagna, buttered peas and carrots, warm French rolls with butter, banana crisp salad creme pie and milk. Friday, Aug. 22, Salisbury steak with onion gravy, whipped potatoes, mixed veggies, hot rolls orange slice, fruit bars and milk. PROPOSED POOL ObC( IL Layton voters will be asked to okay or deny an $890,000 bond issue that will finance a new swimming pool Aug. 20. A public hearing to discuss the issue is set for Thursday, 7 p.m. in the city council chambers. The complex would be built just south and west of the existing pool and would be a covered facility. I |