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Show I WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 22, i 1979 Ufiah AIRT Cairo up OGDEN In the short space of seventy-ninyears the automobile, with the help of a person behind the wheel, has succeeded in killing e twice as many Americans as all the U.S wars combined, said Captain Val A. Palmer of the Utah Highnearly way Patrol, in an here Monday. address SPEAKING BEFORE a conference which press marked the of a trial The Accident Reconstruction Team (ART), kick-of- f program. Palmer Captain reemphasized the importance of "determining, from whatever information is available, how an accident occurs. Since more money is lost to traffic accidents than all ol the violent crimes combined (robbery, rape, burglary, murder, etc.), it's imperative we study the causes, the captain explained. Accident Using the Reconstruction Team, we can find out how the accident happened, and what could have been done, by whom, to avoid the collision. SOME CONCLUSIONS that can be reached by the ART team include speed of positioning on the roadway, angles of departures, and evasive actions vehicles, taken by the drivers. A reconstruction could reach the point of placing Students Participate In USU Each Study Auto nft Cay vehicles diagram tenth of on a or graph desired intervals) before, during, and after a collision. ACCIDENT reconstruction would not be necessary in all traffic accidents, Captain Palmer said, but would be very useful in cases where witnesses cannot satisfactorily explain what happened, or when explanations do not match the physical evidence." The evidence gathered would be beneficial to both criminal and civil courts, he added. The ART team would be used in accidents involving loss of life or extreme property damage such as the year Utah State th' Gwendella Thornley Poetry Speaking Festival to schools which high throughout Utah and southern contributions of TROOPERS James E. Lindsey of Brigham City, Dale D. Neal of Ogden, and Bruce S. Marshall of Clearfield will round out the team. After two weeks of intensive training in such courses as this year. CAPTAIN the field to Accident Reconstruction. bus rollover near Brigham City or the fatal accident wherein eight persons lost their lives in Delta earlier PALMER, who is The structure, purpose and functions of Davis School Sheld, coordinator of com- municative disorder specialists, and Dr. Mary District resource teams will be the subject of the next meeting of the League of Women Voters of South Davis County, Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 9:30 a.m. Discussion will include the kinds of help and counseling available to pote-ti- Ann Williams, coordinator regular each individual program will be the topic. SUE NARRIN, State PTA Education Commissioner, will present the career cluster plan that the Davis County School District will begin implementing in January for 7th and 8th grade students. Eventually, all secondary the resource team effort. Speakers include resource coordinators Milt Shaum, students and their parents will be involved. The state board is requiring a yearly meeting of the student, his' ; Davis for requirement students with EXPLAINING the program to league members will be a group of experts involved in Vssxszissr of special education. The education emphasis will be continued Dec. 5 during the Leagues Wednesday evening meeting at 7: 45. The new State Board of Education coordinator of social workers and coordinator of counseling Idaho sent participating for students who cant funcstudents. Those taking part tion in a regular classroom poetry readings present from ,: these:,. settifig;,JV!jchaq Shaw, selected Pf psycdologists Dale approved by the V, "J Festival, as well as Readers Jobs Increase TWO DAVIS School District high schools took part this year in the Festival at Logan on Nov. 8: Davis High School in Kaysville, and Viewmont High School in Bountiful. Both schools received attention for the presentations of their participants. From Davis High School three readers were awarded outstanding ratings for individual poetry programs: Deanne Winkel, Jay Kirkpatrick, and Mike Draper. Davis High also was cited for the outstanding readers theatre presentation of the Festival. VIEWMONT HIGH listed two outstanding readers: Jaylynn Daley and Sally Van Orden. Between them the two schools accounted for all but two of the major awards given. weight shift, fall speed, con- servation of linear tum, perspective grid photography, and quadratic equations, the four troopers will return to their divisions momen- The labor force in Davis, Weber and Morgan counties has increased by about 5,000 jobs during the past year, according to a report from the Wasatch Front North District of Utah Employment Service. THE MONTHLY report that covers activities in the y noted area, that about 4,420 of the new jobs are in fields, with most of them be- -' ing in trades and services. However, there has been a growth of new jobs in virtually all segements of employment, the report stated. SERVICE industry led the group with 1,280 new jobs since last fall. jobs showed an increase of 980; manufacturing, 710; three-count- Trade-relate- d government, 610; transportation, 350; and construction, 280. Finance-relate- d counted for about jobs ac- 200 new jobs and the mining industry added about 100. UNEMPLOYMENT also sharp drop in September, largely because of the start of school and the took a e opening of new jobs. Unemployment in September was placed at 5,380, about 3,000 less than August and 240 less than the same month a year ago. full-tim- Thus, the unemployment y area rate for the for September was 5.2 percent. This compares to 6.3 percent in August and 5.7 percent for September of 1978, the report stated, prb three-count- tance in reconstructing accidents in their areas. The four would also be available throughout the state as a team on a need basis, the Captain said. CAPTAIN PALMER explained that all troopers are trained accident investiga- tors, but added, Costs prohibit us from making them all specialists in the field of reconstruction. This trial program of the Accident Reconstruction Team (ART), when proven effective, will spread to other Zones throughout the state. The program should be an important benefit to the citizens of Utah. parents, and school personnel for the purpose of planning the students educational program, guided by individual needs and career coals. THE PUBLIC is invited and encouraged to attend all League of Women Voters meetings. They are held at the Bountiful Community Church. Baby sitting is available at the morning meeting. Kaysville Mr. and Mrs. Harley Chris- tensen will entertain at the holiday dinner for their' family members. They will include Mr. and Mrs. Ned Christensen, Midway; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Chynoweth'of Ogden; Mr. and Mrs. John Held, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Christensen of Kaysville and their families. Kaysville Births Its a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Alan B. Bassett, 863 Heartwood Circle, Fruit Heights. The 5 lbs. 13 oz. baby on Oct. 22 at the Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful and will be named Julie. At home are three sisters and one brother to welcome a playmate. They are Darlene, Christina, Paula and Carl. Mrs. Bassett was the former Pam Roundy of Springville. Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Bassett of Midvale and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roundy of Spanish Fork are the proud grand- arrived parents. The is Mrs. Rachel Beutler of Springville. Mm Reinstatement Hot favored - The FARMINGTON Davis County Library Board chairman said he would not favor returning Jeanne Lay-to- n to her former directorship on an interim basis. EVAN Whitesides, of Lay-towho heads the five member board that was instrumental in Miss Laytons firing in September said last week, I was one of the board members that voted to retain Miss Layton and that perhaps confuses the issue. I think it would be unwise I would not favor the return of Miss Layton in an interim period. I think it would have to be on a permanent basis. Interim would create a great deal of SPEAKING OF the county merit council decision in- dicating Miss Layton should have received merit protection as library director at the time of her firing he continued, My position is that her position as library director is an exempt position. I honor the boards decision to terminate her, I just dont approve of the way it was done. The board has initiated Kaysville Births Boasting over the arrival of a son are Mr. and Mrs. Blaine, Flinders of 781 South Sunset Drive, Kaysville. The 8 lbs. - oz. lad unrest. Bountiful and will be named Ren Garrett. At home are two little sisters, Mandi and McKinsy. The mother is the former Ann Haslam of Boun- - 1 arrived on Oct. 21 at the Lakeview Hospital in tiful. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Earl Flinders of Centerville; Mrs. Shirley Haslam and the late Earl Haslam of Bountiful. Mrs. George. Haslam, Clearfield, is the Its now one of each for Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Ecerton, 835 East Country Road, Fruit Time To Help ; I : : ; : ' . Davis County Community Action is beginning the an-- : program. nual This is being run in coopera-- ! tion with St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Layton and Hill AFB. THE PROGRAM will be administered by Carma Bradshaw, assistant director coordinaand tor Norm Ainscough under tne direction of CAP Director VerNon Griffeth. The projects last year were a great success. The support schools. from organizations, needed. The 5952 Combat within the community made it possible. Hill AFB provided Logistics Squadron from Hill AFB will be Santas helpers in repairing toys. Those that are unable to sponsor a family but would like to help in some way contact the CAP office. Cash would be appreciated as there may be special needs in a few cases. Christmas for 128 families and 204 senior citizens. Six hundred and fifty children had an exciting Christmas through the combined efforts of the programs. THIS YEAR we anticipate a greater need for sponsors. Food packages will be taken to the elderly and han- dicapped as well as the needy families. Food, clothing and toys (new and used) are ANYONE wishing to apply for assistance in the program should contact the Community Action Program before Dec. 17. court action to overturn that decision. It will be heard in District Court with the date not yet set. George K. Fadel of Bountiful has been retained as legal cqunsel to represent the board, tb Heights. The baby arrived on Oct. 13 at the McKay-DeHospital in Ogden and weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. She will be named Kathryn Louise (Katie). At home is a little brother Joseph Knowles III who is known as Joey. Mrs. Everton is the former Maren Anderson of Ogden. The grandparents include Mr. and Mrs. Howard Anderson of Ogden and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Everton, Sr. of Bountiful. e Santa businesses and churches when everyone's sore otaouf foxes? where they will be available for consultation and assis- League T o Study Resource Teams drop-out- University in Logan presents Commander of Zone I which includes Davis, Weber, Box Elder, Cache and Rich counties, said that one trooper from each of these four divisions will make up the first ART team. Trooper Robert N. Dahle of Logan, representing Cache and Rich counties, is the leader of the team, under the direction of Captain Palmer. Trooper Dahle received his training in Accident Reconstruction from the Minnesota State Police Academy under the guidance of M.J. Lofgren. Mr. Lofgren was voted nationally this years Policeman of the Year because of his in positions at each a second (or other students, and students special needs. Festival Why r w voting on school funds Schools, school organizations, churches, civic groups and service organizations are encouraged to participate as sponsors. Interested sponsors may contact the CAP office in the Courthouse at or ext. 205. People who wish to remain anonymous may do so. Its hard to remember a year when Americans were angrier about taxes. Mention Proposition 13 and everybody knows what youre talking about. The Utah State Legislature enacted a tax limitation law this year. Taxes are hitting us hard, and we have some very strong feelings about them. But we feel strongly about another thing: Our kids. We want good schools for them. But we have a problem. Simply put, its this: Federal impact funds that come to Davis District, largely because of Hill Air Force Base, are decreasing each year. Theyve shrunk from about 10 percent of the district maintenance and operation budget six years ago to about 3.3 percent now. To make up for the dollar loss, the Davis Board of Education is proposing that we citizens vote to authorize a four-mi- ll property tax increase for schools. The School Board intends to levy only a two-mi- ll increase next year. The other two mills would be held in reserve in case of further loss of federal funds. increase would cost each resident The two-mi- ll of Davis County $5.08 next year. Heres the arithmetic: The total assessed valuation of all taxable property in Davis County is $330,000,000. Approximate revenue from one mill (1 1 ,000th of a dollar) would be $330,000. The current estimated population of Davis County is 1 30,000. So the amount of tax per person for one mill of taxation would be $330,000 divided by 1 30,000, or $2.54. Two mills would be double that figure, or $5.08. increase would Put another way, the two-mi- ll amount to an average cost to home owners of $1 2 to $14 next year. The State Legislature has provided a bonus incentive to school districts like Davis, which have smalt business and industrial tax bases. Since a mill levy in Davis County would not raise nearly so much money as most other school districts, the state provides funding to make up for a lot of that difference. So if we vote FOR the proposal on Nov. 27, Davis County will receive about $460,000 from our income and sales tax we sent to the state in addition to the $660,000 that we Davis County property owners would contribute. Actually, the Davis Board of Education already has the authority to levy the four mills without voter approval, but since this matter affects so many people, the school board wants voters to have their say. What is the alternative to voting FOR this measure on Nov. 27? There are three major ways to cut school funds. We can cram more students in our classrooms. We could do such things as eliminating extracurricular activities in high school and junior high, music programs for elementary students, advanced placement classes for high school students, and reducing library services and teaching supplies. Or we could reduce teacher salaries. You told us emphatically in a poll taken weekend before last that you dont want to take any of those steps. Since we do feel that way, we can register our feelings by voting FOR the millage proposal on Nov. 27. We have strong feelings for our kids and their education because Davis County has a sense of community closeness that few other areas share. We care deeply about our kids. And thats what the November 27th election is all about kids. Wont you join us in voting FOR the leeway proposal? 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