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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL. JANUARY 24, 1980 NORTH DAVIS LEADER, JANUARY 24, 1980 Claims Tax On Government HOPE Spending Lid Provisions Could Bring Unpleasant Any proposal to place a tax on government spending licT provision in the Utah State Constitution could bring very con- unpleasant education an sequences," group has said. THE GROUP Organizations Consequences and tendents, the Utah Education Association. local DARLD LONG, president of the Utah School Boards Association and HOPE, said the Constitutional amendment would take Utah into is Helping for Public Education (HOPE), a coalition of agencies formed to tell the other side of the lid" story. The five groups that form HOPE are the PTA, Utah School Boards Association, the State Board of Education, the Utah Society of Superin troubled waters. "1 would guess that at least half the people in Utah dont realize that a brand new lid law went into effect in this state on New Years Day," Long said. The new law will place a ceiling on state and local spending and taxing. "AT THIS time, we dont know how this lid law' will the BUT SOME legislators are seriously discussing the possibility of initiating a lid amendment to the Utah State Constitution. "If the Legislature set in motion a proposed amendment to the State Constitution that could be ratified next President Of Senior Volunteers years. DURING THOSE two years, a defect in the amendment New officers OGDEN were installed and senior could conceivably cause gross volunteers recognized lor their contributions to McKay-DeHospital Center at the annual awards ceremony. problems for business, industry, citizens, education e and government, Long said. "We have a lid law on the books right now that may need modifications. Surely we should not consider setting it in the concrete of a Constituhe tional amendment, deviated, adding: LAYTON For Ruthie Tav lor. a nursing supervisor at Davis North Medical Center, the most heartening facet of being a nurse is seeing a patient walk away l governments, schools, the business and industrial climate of our state or the growth boom we are adexperiencing, he said, ding; "If this new law had bad features, the Legislature can change them." November, such a tax and spending lid could not be changed for at least two The Rewards Are So Great In Nursing once-il- pinch the state government, from the hospital." BUT THERE was a time in the 1960s when Ruthie ques- tioned whether she or her neighbors questioned whether any of them would walk away this time from disaster! Ruthie grew up in Arkansas and California with the desire to be a teacher. She graduated from a university in Pomona, Calif, and headed for a junior high mathematics assignment section in the nearly of Watts in Los Angeles. MRS. NORMA (Dale) Earl of Sunset is the new president. She succeeds Mrs. Yerlene (Duane) Russell, who has served for the past year. "IF UTAH is to grow in a sane, orderly manner, uum state and local governments must be able to adjust quickly to needs of the states communities. Long said taxing and spending matters are traditionally legislative concerns, and that the Utah State Mrs. Bettie (Max) Bond of She will president-elect- . take office in January 1081. Legislature deserves secretary before being chosen a year ago. president-elec- t Roy is MRS. EARL has been a volunteer for ten years. She served as a patient escort in physical therapy for seven years and was Shoppers Cart chairman and membership com- mendation for its prudent use of tax monies. k SOMETHING NEW Clearfield Fire chief Elmo Hudson examines inside of new firehose drying cabinet, located in the nearly completed cjty fire department. Firemen will be "moving in to the new building soon. SHE WAS teaching summer school when the infamous Watts riots began, a week that would later touch off similar inner-citdestruction in y By W ANDA LUND This cCLEARFIELD itys new fire department build- in about ten days. Electrical wiring is being completed this .WEVE BEEN waiting for a long time to have a place that week, doors are being attached to closets, a cement ramp is being built to provide access from the outside to the rear doors, and numerous other details are being handled. THE department currently has four fire engines, but the was adequate for our needs, and we are really pleased with., the new building, he said. The $349,000 structure is built on the site of the old Clearfield City Hall, later used as the fire department. It is located just west of the new municipal building on East Center Street. through half a dozen skylights, has space for six large engines. Artificial lighting will not ordinarily be needed there during the day. On the first level, in addition to a small office for the chief, is a large, day room, which can be separated into ing is 95 percent complete, and no one is happier about it than Fire Chief Elmo Hodson. STEVE HATCH, construction supervisor for the contractor, Herm Hughes and Sons, Inc., Bountiful, said the building contains 9,400 square feet on two levels. The first and second floors are separated by a four-inclayer of concrete, and the whole structure is fireproof. We have virtually nothing in the bliilding itself that will h burn. Hodson. explained Chief THE 3,000 square foot space on the upper level is designed for future expansion, but will not be partitioned now. Front and rear stairways connect the two levels. Scott Louie and Browning, a Salt Lake City architectural firm, designed the building. Construction work began last May and should be completed large garage area, lighted d two smaller meeting rooms by a folding door. Kitchen facilities, a large shower room (where firemen can clean up after a fire) and a locker room are also provided. ASSISTING Chief Hodson as fire department officers are Dean Sessions and George Livingston as assistant chiefs; Roger Bodily and Don Brown, captains; and Steve Kearl and Lamar Schofield, lieutenants. The department responds to all Clearfield fire calls, including coverage of the Freeport Center and also handles fire protection for West Point. SIX HUGE overhead doors open automatically at the touch of a button by the police and fire dispatcher. The same touch turns on the lights in the building and shuts off the electric stove, speeding response time for the 20 volunteer firemen. One feature that will be welcomed by firemen is the new electrically heated hose- drying cabinet, which can dry about 500 feet of hose at a time. . The department will resume Wednesday night fire drills as soon as it occupies the building. and fire engines will be brought back from the city shops and the home of Mr. Sessions. One fire engine is located at the station now. WHILE THE fires and ram- pant shooting and sniping w raged, school was cancelled. Ruthie and her neighbors, only several blocks from the heart of the rioting, remained in their home for several days, fearful of even stepping out of their door. The looted stores had closed, power lines had been damaged. Today, Watts has been rebuilt and the scars inflicted upon the area are only memor- - PTSMoM The regular meeting of the Clearfield High School PTSA will be held Thursday, Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the choral room of the high school. A special feature of the meeting will be an explanation to parents and students of the financial aids that are available to students who wish to continue their educations after high school. THIS information will be especially valuable to juniors and sophomores who are beginning now to plan for their futures. Also included in the program will be an explanation of the registration procedures for the next school year. By state law all Utah schools are required to work out individual programs to aid each student reach his or her full educational and vocational potential. THE DAVIS County School District has begun this program. and this year as a result. Clearfield High School will conduct individual registrations for each student. Parents are expected to attend the registration and can learn more about their participation by ies to those who remained. THE RIOTS werent the real reason why I decided to switch professions," says Ruthie. had always thought nursing to be a satisfying, attractive profession, but I was a little afraid of it. too. I just got tired of teaching." Ruthie enrolled in a pilot program for nursing at UCLA and began working toward her "second career." After working at Los Angeles County 1 General Hospital in central Los Angeles, she traveled to Utah and started working at Davis North in 1977. She is currently a supervisor on the medical floor. THE REWARDS are so great in nursing." she says. "It gives you a special feeling to see sickness and know that you are in a position to help. Another nice thing about nursing is that you are always learning about new methods and new' products. It adds up to personal growth." Ruthie is the mother of six children, four sons in California, one serving in Germany with the U.S. Army and a daughter living in Ogden. CLEARFIELD ident: Mrs. Thelma Loughran. vice president: Mrs. Bernice Stromberg. recording secre- tary: Mrs. Vera Seppich. membership secretary. MRS. LOLA Sessions was to serve another term as treasurer. She will be assisted by Mrs. L.ouise Jacobsen. Atten- tion senior ladies! We really have a super sewing instructor. Zelda Dailey, here at the Heritage Center. Mrs. Florence Shreeve. the hospitals volunteer services coordinator, said the 250 SHE CAN start your sewing, even if you haven't ever stitched a seam. The class, held every Monday from 9 a.m. until noon, is presently working on a project of making ladies slacks and blouses. However, if you need some special help on a particular problem, we would be happy to help you with it. senior volunteers had contributed 42.964 hours of serv ice during 1979. and the 67 junior volunteers gave 6.323 hours. Volunteers work in 22 different areas of the hospital, including the new medical clinic in north Ogden, she said. IN ADDITION to donated service, the auxiliary bought equipment totalling $19,973 during the past year. They purchased and installed clocks in all patient rooms, and raised funds for a monitor and a portable incubator for transporting babies to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit. They bought a number of pieces of equipment for more efficient operation of the snack bar. OUR instructor gives individual attention to class members, so come in and pursue an interesting skill. The instruction is free. four-chann- No Difference Never say that you have a "bad cold. Did you ever hear of a good one? Chronicle, Toledo. One 5x7 Natural Color reg. $2.45 In While Kathleen Burtenshaw listens during a hospital introduction to the Cradle Club at Davis North Medical Center, old son Eric finds pregnancy a boring topic. Mrs. Burtenshaw, wife of I)r. Bruce Burtenshaw, Fruit Heights, is one of grow ing number of local women joining the free informational and discount club. th CRADLE CLUB INTRODUCED KEUPHCIS1BRHS -- 407. OFF MB) 0 FUXNWKe AT Attention Senior Ladies! - TAYLOR Winter Special meeting. mu from Newark to Detroit. "It's hard to describe," she unbesays. "The tension lievable and most of the residents feared for our lives." MieUs attending this important Hi countless American cities RITHIE Other elected officers are Mrs. Grace Cowles, vice pres- An estimated 80 women per month are enrolling in the Cradle Club, the informational program at Davis North Medical Center which includes discounts and free items on maternity and baby needs. THE NUMBER of women signing up for the club w as larger than expected in the beginning and has been continually growing each month, say hospital officials. Women in their third month of pregnancy are invited to a monthly tea at which the program is introduced. A monthly newsletter arrives each month at their home informing them of care, the hospital experience, nutritional information, and emotional and physical stresses. pre-nat- The Cradle Club was publicized in the Utah Nurses Associations January new sletter as an example of a "successful community-base- d program." AREA merchants wishing to participate in the Cradle Club discount program should contact Chris Poore at the hospitto be included in al, the February coupon printing. 825-956- Coordinator Will Speak SUNSET Milton Shaum. coordinator of Social Workers for the Davis District in Pupil Personnel, will speak to parents of children benefitting for Title I programs Thursday. Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Sunset Elementary School. PARENTS OF children SINCE THE hospital's philosophy is that pregnancy should be a shared exper- many stories are ience, directed toward "expectant fathers." attending the Hill Field, Sunset, Wasatch, Clinton. Doxey and Fremont Schools are invited to attend. 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