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Show t WEEKLY REFLEX JUNE 23. 1977 DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL. . Mr. Walker said. The budgeting process will be presented By ROSELYN KIRK to each department head, asking each to justify expen- Davis County will begin an accounting system in January 1978 based on the concept of d budgeting. County Clerk Rodney Walker told the county commissioners. ditures. zero-base- THIS MR. WALKER said the system will call for each department to justify each the number of employee hours he works and his rate of Now many of the departments just ask for an increase of 5 to 10 percent. This system will force them to justify pay. It wont be a perfect system at first and will take up their expenditures. several years to get into, KAYSVILLE FOURTH Jandreau, members of the Kaysville Helping get ready for the breakfast on July 4th are 1 to r. John Brown, Deck Erric Allred Bushnell, and accounting system will make it necessary to begin budget planning earlier since it will take longer, Mr.1 Walker said. RICHARD Nelson, Title 20 director, told commissioners that he favored the budgeting Its a good plan. management tool. Department heads will have to describe what they are doing, their reasons for doing it and other alternatives open to them. He said the system was developed by industry. In other financial matters, the commission signed an agreement with the Utah State Department of Social Services to provide the delivery of social services to the county through the Title 20 program, administered by Mr. Nelson. THE agreement calls for $132,300 to come into the county in federal funds. The total funding, including the state and local match, totals $176,000 to provide services in eight areas. The state will pay seven percent of the match, with the county picking up 18 percent until December 1977. After that date, the county will pay 25 percent of the cost. Mr. Nelson assured the commissioner that they can drop the program at any time if it is not satisfactory. By FLORENCE bodes ill. with your families and the Jaycees. The Jaycees are putting this celebration on for you people in the community and friends. If there is something you would enjoy doing or seeing done, dont hesitate to contact us. Guy parade chairman; vice Jawdreall, president; or Erric Allred, 376-525- THE parade has been FLOAT CHAIRMAN Now Lets See! We have a float chairman, the Chuckwagon Breakfast is underway from 6 a.m. till 10 a.m. The parade is at noon, the afternoon activities are scheduled to run all afternoon, and the fireworks are on order and will be at dark. Now! If I could just find my tie, Id be on my way to work! changed from noon. So 11 a.m. to well see you after the chuckwagon 12 at noon unfriendly about parking places. Being unsure of my ability to get out if I once got in, I needed lots of space on either side of me. would only park in two situations: a 45 degree angle with plenty of room or parallel if there was enough room so I could head into the parking. If it required 1 adolescent, there were very few drivers since they had all gone to war and what with gasoline and tires being unobtainable, the new crop of drivers didnt ripen. vice president. 376-115- VERY SOON I discovered people are apt to become CHILD who does not learn to talk in early childhood may never really master the skill of language. An infant who is deprived of the right to crawl may never coordinate. An adolescent who fails to pass drivers ed may spend years learning to parallel park. I hate to sound neolithic but when I was adolescent, there was no drivers ed. When I was A PLEASE plan to stay in president; airplane, its getting up and getting down where it gets messy. For me it was getting the automobile out on the road and putting it away in some acceptable storage caused the problems. BITTNER Learning to drive a car wasnt easy for me. There is a time in life to develop skills and when we pass that time without mastering the skill, it town this year and have fun 376-160- breakfast. backing, Donti Use Drugs, Bu2 Now Afooult Alcohol? Parents who pat themselves the back because their youngster drinks rather than smokes pot or takes drugs, are asking for problems, a Utah Department of Social Services official said. ACCORDING to Dr. Dennis Payne, Division of Alcoholism and Drugs, Assistant Director, alcohol is the most serious drug problem facing young people today. Alcohol is more acceptable to adults because its part of their generation. But in reality, the damage it does to any one, including young people, can be irrepairable, he said. ing into their youngsters needs. If the problems are serious enough, they should get help for the youngster and themselves to work through the problems. He noted that drugs and alcohol programs operate throughout Utah. There are Mental Health Centers and Alcoholics Anonymous sixties and early seventies probably did the alcohol industry a favor by taking the pressure off them. IT IS a common miscon- ception young people and adults have that because beer doesnt contain as much alcohol per ounce as distilled liquor it poses no real health or addictive hazard. However, one can of beer alcohol the contains equivalent of an ounce of hard liquor, and an individual may become just as drunk or addicted to alcohol through beer as through any other form of Chapters located in communities throughout Utah which can also help, Payne said. a day many THE are consuming, is the alcohol equivalent of six mixed drinks, Payne stressed. A youngster, who can readily get beer, can easily get into an alcohol abuse situation. He noted that parents can help fight juvenile alcohol problems by first accepting the fact that alcohol abuse is a serious problem. Then they must face the truth about their own drinking patterns as well. IN UTAH last year 2,473 using alcohol. ALCOHOL is the nations third largest health problem behind heart disease and cancer. In over half of all auto fatalities, one or more of the drivers involved had been drinking. Alcohol and other drugs are an integral part of social life, recreation, and even contemporary humor. card greeting Because of this, use and abuse of such substances is often expected, glamorized or at least ignored, he stressed. DR. PAYNE cites the 1975 White Paper on Drug Abuse which describes tobacco and alcohol as psychoactive, mood altering and the two most widely used drugs in the United States today. The report goes on to say clearly alcohol and nicotine are1 bonafied substances of abuse, which often create significant adverse social costs and consequences. "Alcohol is the number one drug problem with adults and youth, he stressed. The drug scare tactics of the late According to a government report, just released, the number of business establishments in operation in Davis County is relatively large. PROBLEMS related to alcohol abuse wont be eliminated just by getting rid of the drug or requiring more punitive legislation. Much of the problem has nothing to do with the he substances themselves, drug-alcoh- said. Dr. Payne noted that the real drug problem lies not in the chemical compounds but in the reasons behind the drug use. PEOPLE use justifica-tions-Iv- e got to drink to belong, all my friends drink to get high, why shouldnt -to explain their use of drugs such as alcohol. Social cond- itions, high schools where other kids drink, homes where the parents already drink may be more conducive to drinking, Dr. Payne said. What needs to occur is to get at the causes of the abuse. If a youngster is drinking its heavily, a signal that there are other problems. It could be low poor self-estee- self-imag- e, problems, communication inadequate and coping skills, he explained. decision-makin- g PARENTS can help by tun- - THERE ARE more of them ;in being locally, in proportion to population, than in many areas of the country. The report, which is entitled County Business Patterns," was compiled by the Department of Commerce in cooperation with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. ESSENTIALLY, the data in it is based upon tax reports submitted by employers under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. It provides information on the number of working people in each community who are covered by Social Security, the amount of the they earn and the size establishments that employ them. Listed in Davis County are a total of 1,308 business firms that employ one or more persons. The number is exclusive of Mom and Pop operations that are OF THE total, 81 1 have four have from five to nine and 126 had employees or less, 10 to 233 19. of The predominance businesses in moderate-siz- e the local area conforms to the pattern in most parts of the country. THEIR durability in the tomobile which is snuggled up to mine so cozily? sure do And I parked it Uncle Jim slid down on the couch and extended his legs myself. room. AUNT Martha sweetly, You think 1 LADY, YOU are a wonder. Now lets see you unpark it, and if you disturb the wax on my shiny car, Ive got your license number and you will hear from my insurance company. And right on the church parking lot too. See how unfriendly people are about parking? Oh yes, 1 got the car unparked with no trouble at all and Ive been doing it ever since. Some people are just a little slow growing up, but 1 think think Ive come I of age. Well, I have. PEOPLE were not very unin- derstanding. The same dividuals who were nice to me when my child flipped a rock through their picture window and forgave my dog for strewing their garbage over three front yards and were tolerant about my sitting next to them in church and singing flat suddenly became rude about my taking two parking THEN CAME marriage and Carol and our first car, a Model A Ford which chugged along at a deliberate 45 MPH and dont try to do much night driving because the generator wont keep up with the headlights. I drove that car all over New England without a license, and every time I went for the driving test I flunked. It gave me several rather nasty complexes. For years I envied my older sisters who had all grand-daddiein on the early licensing. The way it was done was there was this highway patrolman came to town now and then and he had a crush on one of my sisters, so one day he collected two bits, the usual fee, from each of them and handed out drivers licenses which were good until revoked. He didnt ever ask if they could drive. spaces. Nasty notes were left under the windshield wipers. One day I came back from a shopping excursion and found a shoehorn tied to the door handle. OK, 1 said to myself. If they want me to do it, Ill do it, so one bright sunny Sunday morning I drove into the church parking lot, could only find one back in type space and said what the heck and backed in. And let me tell you that was the most accurate parking job ever seen in that church parking lot. If the car good-lookin- g next to me had had a second coat of paint, wed have trad- ed colors, but I didnt touch him. I slid across the seat and got out the other door and went to church and sat serenely through the services and came out to my car to find a man draped on it. MR. B. had really sort o: to per manent chauffeur status when I suddenly hit a stubborn streak and decided the time had come. Right from the first it was the parking got me. I did fine once I got moving, but like resigned himself YOU OWN they say about flying an this shiny au- - DONT TELL me. know those cloud seedings have turned my petunias all black and they didnt bring all that much rain either. People ought to let good enough alone and not meddle in what theyre not meant to mess with. Aunt Martha humped her- self deeper into the big recliner which she knows perfectly well fits Uncle Jim better than her but which she claims every time they come to see me. FIDDLESTICKS. Your pe- tunias turned black from a bug and by the turn of the century people will be able to order weather and get what they need. Aunt Martha dropped a stitch and her glasses simultaneously. "Where in tarnation did you get a fool idea like that? RIGHT HERE in this magazine. It says people are getting good enough at predicting the weather and they have all those whirling around out m space keeping track of whats happening in the whole world and in a few years they'll be able to push a button that says rain and itll rain on the Russians picnics and thatll be better than bombs and dang near as irritating. Exhausted by this tirade, thing-amabo- $3,701. Administration costs for the fiscal year will call for 1977-7- 8 $27,000. face of competition is indicated by the figures, which show that no less than 90 percent of the local establishments have fewer than 20 Metope Is. fire potential currently exists Area - Antelope Island. reports, Open fires are permitted sites and fires are the beach areas. A Recreation d employees. Throughout the United States as a whole, 88 percent have less than 20 and, in the State of Utah, 89 percent at Great Salt Lake Ranger Steve Olsen only in designated only type allowed on HE FURTHER states, Homemade fire rings should constructed anywhere in the Park and visitors should refrain from using fires of any kind in grassy not be WITH respect to the employment situation, the findings are that Davis Countys business firms provide gainful employment for 13,078 people in jobs covered by Social Security Not included are farm perworkers, sons, domestic workers and on people government payrolls. DESPITE the number of people unemployed, wage scales have been on the rise. At the same time, more areas. Firew'ood is not available at the Park. Visitors are requested to bring their own as all Park vegetation, dead or alive, is protected. Driftwood, however, may be gathered on the beaches for fire use. workers have been coming under the Social Security umbrella. As a result, payrolls have been going up locally. The current report lists the annual payroll for covered workers at $99,136,000. In 1973, when a similar study was made, it was $57,920,000 Some State Roads Get Changed The Utah Transportation Commission passed a resolution to re number two State Routes. well-know- n Self Employed Organize In Britain the are finally organizThere are an estimated d ing. intwo million dividuals in Britain, producing 25 per cent of the nations wealth, paying more than their fair share of taxes and getting less than their share of health and other government benefits. National NOW THE Federation of is just beginning to be strong enough to force both parties d to give tneir needs consideraand both political partion ties have recently established committees to seek an end to injustices affecting people. The same situation prevails to a degree in America. The discriminated are often against in government benefits, pay a disproportionate share of the nations taxes and are harrassed by red tape and other inequities. smiled they'll manage this right from Washington? "Yep. AND theyll manufacture weather to order? Suppose so. THEN please explain to me how they'll arrange it. Suppose Ben Blakes hay is cut and drying same time Pete Jones needs a good summer rain to set his beans on good. How they going to that? decide all have to be scheduled. Ben gets his hay in one week, Pete gets his rain UMlI to that all year. Whoa there. Hold up now. I dont care how many summer outings you go to. YES YOU do. You just said you are scheduling rain for that week and that's the only week we can get reser- vations for Buckboard Flat. That Baptist Revival group has it scheduled for the next week and the week after that is the Banks family reunion. Uncle Jim gathered himself together with much under breath muttering about leave it to a woman to mess up a good idea and he wouldn't have that cabinet post not for love nor money on account of having a swarm of women and around buzzing disgruntled farmers and so on. next week. OK. THEN the week Pete needs his rain, the Ladies Literary has scheduled their summer outing. What you going to do about that? Theyll just have to schedule their outing the week Petes getting his hay in. SO ALL picnics will be scheduled for the same week? Why not? THAN ILL have to miss the Alouishious outing. You never wanted me to go to that because I have to have a new dress every time in case Maude Perkins shows up. Shes such a clothes horse. And that is always the week after the Ladies Literary picnic and its going to rain the next week and I look forward AUNT Martha shoved her needles into her knitting with great vigor, giving me a chilly feeling at the bone because I wondered if she wished she could stick them into her departing mate. I saw them to the door. Come again, I said. Always nice to visit with you. UNCLE JIM turned and gave me a slow wink. Yep. Next time Im going to tell you about a new source of energy being developed from the friction from knitting needles. You see, first you get the little lady mad enough, then those needles start flying, and you Oh pshaw, Jim. Youre a caution. Come on home, Ive got hot rolls for dinner. Editorial Protect Children From Accidents In Summer Time With summer coming, parents should do something about their childrens Public Enemy Number One. Fire Danger High On half way across my living Itll I Davis Businesses: Quite A Number alcohol. six-pac- k juveniles were arrested for alcohol possession, purchase or consumption. Even though alcohol is more likely to be ignored than other drug consumption this figure far exceeds the arrest figures for all other drug offenses by juveniles. He noted that nationally, alcohol consumption per capita as well as percentage of the population using alcohol are increasing. At present over 70 percent of persons 18 and older report Dr went round the I block again. d on gency Food for the Community Action Program, $7,000; and Youth Counseling, IF? always. Allen, genera! chairman; Richard Bushwell, Council on Aging for Transportation, $23,499; Emer- Jaycees. The signs will be placed around town to remind residents that the 4th of July will be celebrated in grand style again this year, just as Tom Information and Referral Service, $25,869; $27,300; Guy THE PROBLEM of getting the old sign boards ready for advertising is only a small job compared to some, but its enough to keep several of our local boys off the streets for at least a night or two. 766-135- Health received the biggest share for counseling at $84,552. Other allocations for the year are Legal Aid, High Time Jaycees John Brown, Dick Bushwell, Erric Allred and Guy Jandreau are starting to burn the midnight oil in preparation of the July 4th celebration. THE JAYCEES are doing great, but well get better, especially with a little help from the community. Any comments or suggestions, call John Brown, TITLE 20 funds go to eight county agencies. Mental THATS ACCIDENTS. For younger people, aged 5 through 24, accidents are the biggest single cause of death. For several reasons, summer gives rise to more accidents in several categories than any other time of the year. The latest statistics available from the Utah Safety Council (1975) show that 287 persons aged 24 and under died from injuries received in accidents. YOU MIGHT HAVE guessed that the largest number of these (162) died in motor vehicle accidents. For some reason, the summer months produced larger numbers of vehicle deaths for young people than other months. Another hazard that increases in the summer, of course, is drowning. The Safety Council showed 30 young people drowning in 1975, and all but six of the victims were boys or young men. AS IN DRIVING, young men who are swimming seem to take more chances than girls and young women. Other statistics for that year: 13 young people died in air transport accidents; 12 persons died of poisoning; 11 died in falls, five died in fires; 16 died of choking; 11 died after being struck by objects; 12 died in firearms accidents; four were electrocuted; and two died in accidents involving machinery. WHAT CAN PARENTS DO? Here are some suggestions: Discuss with your kids the danger of taking chances in the swimming holes. Keep tots away from irrigation ditches. Remind your children that young people who use seatbelts and stay away from liquor have far less chance of dying in car crashes. Heimlich Maneuver," a technique that has saved dozens of Utahns from choking deaths, from the Utah Heart Association. Information on poisons is available at the University of Utah Poison Control Center. You can get a chart on the THE NEW route designations will affect the Alpine Loop road and the route through the southern portion of Zion National Park. The Alpine Loop, which is presently State Route 80, will now be designated State Route 92. This change will allow Interstate Route 80 to also be known as State Route 0 THE ZION Park road, which is currently numbered State Route 15, will now be g PLEASE TALK ABOUT these dangers with your children. We want to see them back in school next fall. as State Route 9 This action makes it possible for Interstate Route 15 to be referred to as State Route 15. Dave Blake, Transportation Engineer, Utah Department of Transportation, said that knowm those roads which are re- numbered will be posted with dual signs to avoid confusing the traveling public until the 1979 Utah State Highway Map showing the new designations is published. |