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Show t'lAH P. 0. T i V ?2V.Z: i Ai S 127' BOX V T P 4 V : :uo ' Ks ( I I lx THURSDAY, APRIL 26, -- VOLUME 26 Pages 197- 9- EIGHTY-ON- NUMBER SIX E - FARMINGTON School will still go on for students at three high schools, next fall, but the man at the helm of things, for them, will be new. THE DAVIS County Board' of Education "approved several personnel changes on the high school, junior high and elementary level involvs ing shuffling of some and placement of one principal in the central district admin-strator- office. At Clearfield 313 ill After six days of hearings, the Mountain Service Commission hearings wound up Monday in Salt Lake City after getting feelings from Davis, Salt Lake and Weber county residents about extended area service for Central Davis residents. Airing his feelings in the Ogden hearing Thursday was State Rep. Franklin Knowlton, left, as PSC Commissioner Kenneth Rigtrip Bell-Publi- TELEPHONE HEARINGS END c dent. LAYTON HIGH Schools Vaun Barber is retiring and will be replaced by Paul Smith, currently serving there as assistant principal. Woods Cross will get the second principal in its history with the appointment of Richard Allen, who has listened. residents to call either Salt Lake City or Ogden tollfree. By GARY R. BLODGETT Kaysville-Layto- - SALT LAKE CITY Davis Countys proposed extended area telephone service went to the Utah Public Service Commis- . decision. 1. THE sion for final decision Tuesday, but a ruling is not expected until later this offer by the Committee for Consumer Services to allow countywide tollfree calling, plus tollfree e service for customers into Ogden and Salt Lake City. Farming-to- n customers could call south as far as the Murray Exchange. 2. Allow countywide calling but limit week. SPECULATION IS that the PSCs panel will uphold its Layton-Kaysvill- three-memb- bv a decision-aga- in previous 2--1 vote--t- o permit countywide tollfree calling as well as limited tollfree telephone service for Kaysville-Laytoresidents into Ogden or Salt Lake City. After six days of lengthy rehearings, at which upwards of 100 persons testified, Kaysville-Layto- n County residents for extended telephone service. City or Ogden, or both, but disallow countywide tollfree service. 5. DISALLOW any extended area service for Davis County customers. Mountain Bell officials emphasized that there is no exchange within the telephone million more than was previously estimated. David Salisbury, attorney for Mountain Bell, emphasized that previous hearings included only proposed extended service to Salt Lake City or Ogden, but not to both When the Public Service Commission ruling is finally adopted, it could include any of the following: metropolitan cities. system whereby customers can call two metropolitan cities tollfree, nor is there any county in the state in which there is complete countywide service. THUS, THE Public Service Commissions previous ruling was for countywide tollfree calling, tollfree service for Far- mington to Salt Lake City, and extended customers to service for Kaysville-Layto- n call tollfree into Ogden. But before this PSC order could be of- THIS COULD open a whole new can of worms and invite other exchanges to petition the PSC and Mountain Bell for ficially implemented, there was an Please Turn To amendment to the order which allowed Multiple Listing Needed For Homes - MARILYN KELSEY says there is a crying need for a clearinghouse where people can obtain information on apartments and houses available. At present, individual realtors must be contacted or the newspapers scoured in search of pros- pects. Adequate and affordable housing for young couples and large families is especially hard to find. A part-timpere son could be employed as such a coordinator in I&R but no money is available, Mrs. Kelsey says. (with that problem). Heat ana light bills created the most referrals. A COMMUNITY Action Program has been set up to aid elderly, large families and young couples in paying utility bills (see separate article in this issue). Those interested must call CAP and have their eligibility checked. Those having proof of difficulties from Jan. TJune 30, 1978 and during winter 1978-7can receive some help. There must be documented hardship or they must sign a voucher. Application doesnt mean automatic funding. That must be approved, says Carma Bradshaw, program director. Further information available at is or 1 773-780- 295-239- ext. 205 or 207. are and those with large families and the long, hard winter just past meant some had power turned We had a off, she says. family with five kids where their utilities were cut off. They called (us) a couple days before they were to be AND HIGH utility bills a hardship on the elderly cut off but they had to move out of the county. They just couldnt make ends meet. She is quick to add that utility companies cooperative. are The first time a payment isnt met they generally work with the customer but recurrent payment failure forces them to move toward shutting power off. We had about 40 a month MRS. KELSEY says I&R is trying to inform all of its potential to provide help in a variety of areas. We are going to each of the senior ci- tizens centers and meeting people to let them know about the service. If there are any problems we fill out a referral on the spot. The Davis I&R operates staff and with a generates the largest number of calls along the Wasatch Front, Mrs. Kelsey says. During January, February and March. 2,048 calls were received, up about ten percent from the previous year. The service was started in two-perso- n 1976. tb calling ALLOW countywide tollfree calling but disallow any intercounty tollfree service. 4. Allow tollfree calling into Salt Lake $5 Some FARMINGTON kind of multiple listing service of housing available in Davis County is urgently needed, the director of Information and Referral says. to 3. HOWEVER, MOUNTAIN Bell officials did present to the Commission substantial increased cost figures for providing EAS to Davis County. Telephone representatives repeatedly presented facts that EAS to the county will cost an estimated y customers n either Salt Lake City or Ogden. In this instance., there would be a commission ruling as to which direction central Davis County customers could call. It would not be a choice of the residents. there appeared to be no substantial change in the need or desire of Davis $7,328,000--nearl- n THIS IS when Mountain Bell filed for a rehearing, protesting the PSCs revised Page 2 Board Rebids Portable Classrooms - Because bidding irregularities, the Davis County Board of Education has called for FARMINGTON of on rebidding classrooms. portable High School, E. Lawrence Cook, once a and counselor there, presently principal at North Davis Jr. High, will take the reins from Grant Steed, who is moving to the central office as an assistant superinten- Boms provide 13 portable classrooms during its April 5 meeting but a further check after the meeting revealed some irregularities in that bid and the next lowest, said Asst. Supt. John S. White. We had three discrepanhe said. There were cies, discrepancies in both bids. ABCO Construction submitted the second low bid of $259,874. The only other bid, from Rhoads Inc., for $343,400, wasnt considered since it was so much higher." $1.9 Million - The FARMINGTON Davis County Commission has approved two tax anticipation loans totaling $1.9 borrowing $1 million from Bank of Utah and $900,000 from the Davis County Bank. Comm. Chairman Glen W. Flint said Bank of Utah was low bidder for the entire present capacity for six years. amount, only $900,1)00 $1 THE remaining will 'be borrowed -- from Davis County Bank for an interest rate of 6. 19 percent. Comm. Flint said the loans will be repaid in November when taxes are collected, grb Federal outlays in Davis County during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1978, totaled $454,663,000. This was reported by Utah. Foundation, the private, tax research organization, in their annual analysis of Federal outlays in Utah. THE IMPACT of these outlays can be gauged by the fact that they were equal to $3,497 per capita or 63.5 percent of total personal income in the county during the preceding calendar year. throughout tne state last year Federal outlays amounted to $2,619,009,000 and were equal to $1,990 per capita or 35 percent of personal income. This total includes all Federal expenditures made in the state for salaries (both civilian and military), Federal purchases and conto state and local tracts, grants-in-aigovernments, and other Federal payments to individuals and institutions within the state. THE FOUNDATION report shows the following breakdown of Federal expenditures in Davis County last year by spending agency: degree from Brigham Young University and has completed additional master's work and holds a professional administration and counseling administration certificate. He taught English at Kaysville Jr. High School, was a counselor at North Davis Jr. High and served as assistant cipal there for three and one-hayears before assuming governments. This is particularly true in the case of programs that create a large increase in Federal employment with no corresponding rise in the tax base to support state and local services. TO ILLUSTRATE this point, the report observes that for many years Federal employment in Utah was rising faster than employment in the private sector. During the past twelve years, however, this trend was reversed. Between 1967 and 1979, Federal employment in Utah actually declined while private employment as rising by 81 percent. According to the Foundation, this growth in the private sector, as opposed to the government sector, may be one of the reasons accounting for the strength of Utah state and local finances during recent years. FOR SOME time a substantial portion of the Federal budget has been funded through deficit financing rather than taxation. Federal budget deficits incurred amounted to 43.6 billion in fiscal 1975, $60.6 billion in fiscal 1976, $45.0 billion in 1977, and $48.8 billion in fiscal 1978. In addition to the inflationary effect of such Federal deficit financing, the Foundation study indicates that it also has a fiscal FEDERAL AGENCY Defense Health, Educ. & Welfare Transportation Treasury Veterans Administration Interior Agriculture Labor Civil Service Retirement other TOTAL AMOUNT $371,615,000 31,995,000 4.684.000 1.634.000 6.695.000 3.766.000 3.521.000 12.697.000 11.649.000 6.406.000 $454,663,000 FEDERAL OUTLAYS throughout the United States amounted o $432,861,246,000 last year. Foundation analysts point out that Utahs share of the Federal taxes required to finance such a $432.9 billion spending program amounted to approximately $2, 078, 000, 000. Educational TV TV is educational. It usually teaches that you should have gone to bed earlier. Changing Times Utah is a state that is heavily impacted by Federal operations and activities. While these programs have a stimulating effect on payrolls and on local economies, they often can prove to be liabilities rather than assets to state and local a bachelors and masters Federal Spending Totals $454,663 Inn iauos Last Tear White said. New bids will be opened at the May 1 board meeting, it was decided, tb -- million. has both negative impact on the Utah economy. For each $1 in taxes paid by Utahns to finance Federal interest payments, only about 69 cents currently is returned to individuals and institutions in the state in the form of interest payments. LAST YEAR, the cost of financing interest on the Federal debt resulted in a net outflow of $32 million from the state. New deficit financing, of course, adds to this annual outflow from Utah. Throughout the United States, about 31 percent of all Federal outlays go for in- come security (social security, unemployment insurance, public assistance, government employee retirement, etc.) with approximately 24 percent going for national defense. In Utah, on the other hand, nearly 30 percent of all Federal spending within the state is for national defense, with income security accounting for 24 percent of the total. chairman of the Davis District assistant principals. MR. ALLEN received his bachelors degree from Utah State University and a specialist degree in secondary education administra tion from the same school and holds a masters from the University of Utah in English and History. He has been employed by the district since 1958 and taught at North Davis Jr. High School and Clearfield High School before taking his present position, tb y and counselors endorsements, as well. He has been with the district since 1959 when he began teaching at North Davis. From there he moved to the Clearfield High post as a counselor and Mr. Smith THUS, THE commission approved administrative-supervisor- in 1969. He has served in his amount with a 5.77 percent interest rate, but that the &mk declined to loan the full million. All Late-nig- MR. COOK is a graduate of the University of Utah and holds a masters degree from Utah State University. He has p $244,400 to IMPROPER LICENSING, material quality and thickness of some material to be used in the classrooms were among the problems. Dr. Pares Curtis. assumed the assistant at Sunset Jr. High d THE BOARD accepted the bid of Mobile Office for one-hal- current Davis his present position at Layton High School. He is current worked as assistant principal there sincb the school opened f about six and years ago. He replaces retiring lf Board Condoms Clinton Property FARMINGTON - To further enhance chances of enlarging bursting at the seams Clinton Elementary School, the Davis County Board of Education has okayed possible condemnation of adjacent property. THE BORAD authorized condemnation by district officials of about three acres adjoining the school, if necessary. The property is owned by Jack S. Clifford, 1163 West 1800 North, Clinton, and lies just west of the elementary school. Asst. Supt. John S. White said he wasnt asking for the move as a spur of the minute measure but had been negotiating with the Cliffords for a year. As soon as there were indications the enrollment was high at Clinton Elementary School we contacted the Cliffords. They are fine people. But he added, Were not close at all as far as price. HE SAID the owners want to build a subdivision but would still have other property for its development. The land in question would run to within 20 feet of the Clifford residence along 1800 North and extend south to the present school property line. It would allow for a substantial addition. Theyre willing to sell at their price, Dr. White said, although he didnt indicate what that price might be. It wont create an undue hardship (on the Cliffords). They have property to the east and west and beyond (for possible subdivision development). THE PROPERTY was appraised earlier for $13,000 an acre but Dr. White asked, and received board approval, to conduct another audit in light of the proposed subdivision. tb Hearing EAST LAYTON - Notice is hereby given to a public hearing to be held at 7:30 p.m.. May 22, 1979, at the regularly scheduled meeting the East Layton City Council at the city hall, 1010 North Emerald Drive, for the purOrdinance pose of No. 39 on licensing and controls of home occupation businesses within the city. All interested persons are invited to be in attendance. ORDINANCE NO. 39 is posted in its entirety at the city hall. of Mi Help Fob Hissing Girl CLINTON Parents of a teenaged girl missing for more than a month have asked the public for help in locating their daughter. MISSING IS Darla Pollard, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Monan Lovell, 2198 West 800 North, Clinton. She was last seen walking home from a roller skating party the night of March 13. The missing girl is described as about 5 feet 5, weighs 150 lbs. and has long, light brown hair, brown eyes and a fair complextion. She was described as wearing faded blue denims, unknown color of blouse, and a faded down-filleblue vest. d ANYONE WITH information about Miss Pollard, who is a sophomore at Clearfield High School, should contact the Lovell family, or the Clinton Police Department, 825-639- DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 "B North Main SL, Layton PHONE 376-913- 3 Published Weekly by CUPPER PUBLISHING CO. 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