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Show WEEKLY REFLEX-DAV- NEWS JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 22, 1977 IS Sunset Receives Fire Rate Study The Sunset City Council met on Thursday with Jim Wilson discussing the building code, fire protection, fire insurance rates, rate reduction. His department makes a survey every ten years to review how the city stands in fire protection. Arly Wallace discussed with the council to have a long range plan and start budgeting money now for additional fire department equipment to be needed in the near future. GERALD HURST, chairman of the Board of Adjustments stated that his board was concerned with the storm drainage problem. It was discussed as stated the two councilman involved with the building and roads, Ed Rogers and Bruce Watkins would meet with the city engineer to see what effect the new subdivision would have on the storm system, and what new ones would be need- To Conduct A ed. The Lee Holt complex was also discussed and the Paul Sillitti property subdivision plans were reviewed by the council. There will be a public hearing on rezoning the Sillitti property from R-- 3 to 2 approximately 150 feet. The 2 zone now is 300 feet and he would like to have 150 feet rezoned 2 (commercial). The public hearing will be held on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m Any interested citizens are invited to come to the hearing. Seminar Jerome Horowitz, noted attorney and author of the book The Elders of Israel and the will conduct a Constitution, one-nig- seminar School, C-- C-- C-- constitutional at Davis High 325 South Kaysville. The Main, COUNCILMAN Ed Rogers stated the fire department now has a check-of- f sheet they will use on all new buildSunset. in ings On Thursday, Sept. 22, commencing at 6 p.m., there will be a special week meeting held. This is for the purpose of discussing new city ordinances, vw hour 4 1 seminar, which is sponsored by the Freemen Institute, will begin at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27. IT IS free and open to the public and will explain in terms laymen can understand, the true nature of our Contrasting to hand shucking of corn years ago, this large. corn reaper takes two rows at a time and fills bin with silage to be hauled from field in trucks for winter storage. John Hill, longtime Clinton farmer, watches as his corn is harvested for the season. The John Hill Farm is located at 888 W. 1800 North, Clinton. BUMPER CORN CROP With water for the land, the By CLARA CHILD HILL industrious In 1847 J im Bridger advised Brigham Young not to settle ;'in the Salt Lake Valley . because it was too cold and : the growing season too short .for good crops, and sup- -' posedly said he would give 'f$l,000 for the first bushel of rcom grown here. : f WEATHER conditions very favorable for raising ; com in Clinton now as the city anI celebrates its centennial 1 ) areTHE ' niversary. i. The land is here. ; THE FIFE Ditch and .Irrigation System was organized in the early 1890s. This ws the first ditch to give the entire length of Clinton i (three and one-hamiles) its first introduction to irrigation ;water. Water was taken from the Davis and Weber Canal as :Jt flowed across a part of Clinton at whaMs now 1300 : North, lf -- t f settlers progressed rapidly. The first settlers bought or home- land near the railroad. Later when water steaded from the canal looked possible for the sandridge, settlers began to buy land farther west which had been cleared of sagebrush. And there were also pastures nearby. IN PIONEER days hay and wheat matured with the spring rains, but as the canal furnished more water, row crops such as com was planted by the farmers. Planting com for silage was held back because of the lack of mechanical equipment. The early method of corn harvest, the farmers picked the corn, throwing it into a wagon pulled by a team of horses along side the row. Then stored in a crib or shed, and later chopped by a small hammer mill run by a tractor. The grain was then put in HOLIDAY INN FURtiiTURG SALE BOX SPRI3 1 MATTRESS SETS gunny sacks and stored until needed. BECAUSE OF the livestock business, and the proximity of dairies to Clinton, silage com is one of the main crops grown in Clinton today. Dairy products are used extensively for food and meat is a product of beef-cattl- e. The first mechanical corn chopper filled the truck as it drove along the side of the chopper. The above picture shows the latest equipment a big truck. When the truck is loaded it is delivered to a dairy or a livestock farmer, where it is blown into an upright silo or dumped into a com pit. There is approximately 800 acres of com being grown in Clinton this year. The clear crystal waters flowing from the tops of the Rocky Mountains to water the arid ground, and the indus THE CHOPPER cuts two Layton Residents Saving On Water The Layton city culinary water report still shows that the residents are doing real well this year in comparison to the culinary water used last year at the same time. CITY officials were concerned that more water was being used during the month of August than was used in the month of July, however there was a small decrease. August had a decrease of 19.01 acre feet over Jrly. The shows report 768,614,000 gallons were used as of August 31, 1977, as compared to 916,446,000 gallons last August. This is a savings of 147,832,000 gallons or 453.68 acre feet of culinary water over last year. In order to save 40 percent as requested by Weber Basin, 840 acre feet has to be saved. SUN-SCOP- HEYWD0D AUTO CLINIC 132 North First West, Kaysville, Utah 5 Phone 376-203- California. trious and ambitious people of Clinton have made Clinton, Davis County, Utah a delightful place to live. THE population of Clinton is approximately 5,000 people with a boundary of five and square miles. Congratulations Clinton in one-ha- lf your Centennial Year (1877-1977- ). Syracuse used to chop corn. rows at a time and blows the silage into the hopper, when full the hopper is dumped into STATE INSPECTIONS E TUNE UP WITH WHEEL ALIGNMENT GENERAL CAR REPAIRS SMALL ENGINE REPAIRS LAWN MOWERS American Constitutional system as intended and designed by the inspired Framers. Mr. Horowitz was born in New York City and was educated at the College of the City of New York and St. Johns University, School of Law, where he received his LL.B. degree. He also attended Georgia School of Technology and the Law School of the University of Southern By VIRGINIA BENNETT 825-039- 1 The family members of Mr and Mrs. Walter Litchfield presented the program at the regular Sacrament Meeting service of the Syracuse Third Ward on Sunday afternoon. Their son, Elder Terry Litchfield has been called to serve a LDS Mission in the Washington, D.C. Mission field, District of Columbia. He will be leaving early in October for his new position as a missionary. A graduate of Roy High School, he moved here in the early summer from Roy. Mrs. Kay (Wanda) Walker of Arizona, has been spending some time at the home of her brother-in-laand sister, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kerr. The Rachel Layton Warren Camp Daughters of Utah Pioneers, commenced their seasons activities last Wednesday evening when they gathered at the home of Mrs. Alean Bodily for their meeting. The lesson, The Year of 1877 was given by Mrs. LaVaun B. Williams. Cohostesses assisting Mrs. Bodily were Mrs. Viola Child and Mrs. Ruby Thurgood. Mrs. Waldene McDermott gave the history of her grandfather. The Variety Anns Club members enjoyed a social at the Grey Cliff Lodge in Ogden Canyon last Thursday evening. The hostesses were Mrs. Steve Morris, Mrs. William G. Warren, Mrs. Verl T. Dahl and Mrs. Darve Thurgood. Mrs. E. Jay Cuthbert is the president of the club. -- Musical selections were given by Mrs. Janet Ostler and her daughter. Miss Sandy Ostler and Dennis Hooper. Their accompanist was Mrs. Elda Jones. On Sunday, Sept. 25 the First Ward Syracuse Sacrament Meeting will be held at 3 p.m. with the Schubert musical group from Salt Lake City furnishing the entire program. Mr. and Mrs. Jay DeVere and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Thurgood enjoyed a few days this past week at Sun Valley, Idaho. On Saturday evening, Mr. and Mrs. E. Jay Cuthbert and Mrs. Eva Warren were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Mabey at their home in Bountiful. The oc- casion was to honor the Mabeys son Sean, on his ninth birthday. Other guests were other grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Mabey and a few friends from Bountiful. classic quarter top pockets, in all your favorite solid colors - 3 BIG SA VINGS DA YS I ( I i ( ( I I ir ( i t i jihMm i i i 9 9 i Hotel Sales Inc. c 562 W, 100 N., Bountiful and 257 West South Temple - SLC 9:30-6:0- i 0 Daily Public Invited m ;i wmB i-- i 00IPO ft ( for Of ciD 'Jjtracj 0001 .ft i j:y hi-- , n (, |