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Show i WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, JANUARY 24, 1980 NORTH DAVIS LEADER, JANUARY 24, 1980 Mi lie Mil Out Of Doing Min Let's take the profit out of change and doesn't mind the public picking up his tab while he decides what to do? Boun- - doing nothing, says the tiful Area Chamber of Commerce. ITH A . AND, OF course, lets not forget all those who head south each winter to frolic in the surf while pretending to look for jobs. The point is not that Americans, by nature, are dishonest. Certainly some people do deliberately cheat, but the majority are still honest. The real problem is with the unemployment compensation program itself. People tend to respond rationally whenever they are given incentives to work more or less. touch of brilliance, former President Calvin Coolidge once observed: "When more and more people are throw n out of w ork, unemployment results. Were he alive today, he might add that when unemployment compensation is sufficiently generous, many recipients lose their incentive to work. Unemployment compensation w as not meant to become a giant giveaway program. It was designed as a needed safety net during the 1930s to protect the millions of people w ho w ere plunging tow ard financial disaster, or who had already been wiped out. THE MESSAGE the unemployment compensation program now sends is clear for anyone willing to listen. In so many words it is saying: "Do not be concerned about substituting subsidized leisure for taxed work. In fact, be our guest! The General Accounting REGULAR unemployment checks helped families pay their bills until the crisis subsided and the breadwinners could return to work. That, at least, is the way the system used to work. Times have changed. Today, unemployment compensation is no longer just a financial safety net. For more and more Americans it has become a way of life. Some of the abuses even seem commonplace. CLEARFIELD By WANDA LL'ND against me all my life. There is nothing in between. THAT IS the statement of Clearfield Mayor Donal W. Townley, now beginning the second half of his four-yeterm as the city's chief official. But he adds, I appreciate that because I don't like a fence sitter. solutions." His background as chief accounting and finance officer at Olmsted Air Force Base in Middletown, Pa., and his later experience at Hill Air Force Base has helped him to understand city financial affairs. At Hill AFB he assisted in interfacing financial systems with production and item management. with the objective of determining internal efficiency and external effectiveness in satisfying worldwide Air MAYOR TOWNLEY has been making his own decisions most of his life and learned to rely on himself very early. He is attempting to instill in his children the same spirit of Force customers, he noted. He has been retired since 1972. AS A child in Burley. Ida. he thinned sugar beets, so he learned early what hard work is like. His desire to excel elevated him from the position of an army corporal to master sergeant in a period of two month& and three weeks, an almost unbelievable accomplishment. One of his immediate concerns now is to equalize the tax burden in Clearfield, so that one area of the city is not supporting another. He refers specifically to the Freeport Center in Clearfield, from which the competitiveness that has served him so well in his life. His oldest son, Robert, is in the U.S. Navy. He is a son by hiyfirsymarrmge.which ended in the death of his wife from polio. He and his wife, Anita, are the parents of three daughters and a son: Blenda, the former Miss Clearfield," now attending Weber State Colleg-e- ; Donita, a senior at Clearfield High School and this year's Miss Davis County; David, a sophomore at Clearfield city derives approximately $125,000 a year in taxes but which requires the expenditure of many tax dollars for police and fire protection and road maintenance. High; and Pamela, a ninth grade student at North Davis Jr. High School. W'E TRY to get our children to accept civic as well as HE FAVORS an amendment to House Bill 303 passed by the Utah Legislature last year to allow more local control of municipal budgets. The formula delineated by the bill "relates everything to population. he said. We have several thousand people at Freeport who are not church responsibility, Mayor Townley said. They all play guitar and piano and sing, and 1 listen. I believe the biggest challenge in life is to raise children, and we have enjoyed that challenge. If you have a longing to participate and tackle difficult tasks, you get satisfac e capital expenses would be better, he said. He favors the federal gov- ernment's revenue sharing program, in which local municipalities are given funds to develop high priority projects. Better still would be a tax reduction program, the mayor added. ANOTHER federal program that 1 do not object to is the one which may fund re- placement of two of our bridges over railroads on 800 FIGHTERS , Mill II Magic $239.50 269.50 Bosch Mixer TOTAL If purchased (Save $9.00) II BOSCH MIXER 269.50 (Sale Price) (Sale Price) And Yes, We Take Remodeling , Repair, Replace Contract Plumbing or Hot Water Heat (29 Yrs. Experience) PHONE-376-444- their former weekly net pay. FULLY 4 SEVEN percent of the recipients actually re- ceived more money from employment compensation than they took home former jobs. GAO tors also reported ence of w d from their investiga- "the & un- abs- expenses during unemployment in ger. The lesson was given by Mrs. Bettie Hyer. KITCHEN CABINETS For the Home Remodeler or New Home CABINETS IN 3 DAYS You install or we install Kaysville Kitchen & 67 No. Main, Kaysville Bath 766-151- 2 Pressure re- Clinic The Bonneville Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold a Blood Pressure Clinic in the Chapter House. 1961 Washington Blvd.. Ogden, from 12 noon through Jan. 24. 1980. 4 p.m. IT IS interesting to note that it has been estimated that a I DONT want our city to go to the dogs," the mayor joked. I think people have a right to have pets, but I am in disagreement with dogs having priority over people. Government needs to do something about it when dogs run loose, bark or soil the law ns of people other than their owners." He said he and members of the city council will do the best job they can, "as long as we are permitted to do so by the state, regional and national successful! campaign for the early detection and treatment of abnormal blood pressure could avert about 200.000 deaths per year. This clinic is free to all people of all ages who are interested in staying well or at least learning to control abnormal blood pressure. Fast Work taken baseball only a hundred years to learn all those names to call the umpire. News, Chicago Its dmimQsm snzmonram STORM DOORS & WINDOWS Your First Call, All Glass Needs $500.00 together PLUMBING & HEATING Rotary Anns was held Friday afternoon at the Brat-ten- s Cove Restaurant in Bountiful. The program was given by Mrs. Carol Collett. Mrs. Clara Ward, president, conducted. Mrs. Dorraine Hales entertained the Sunflower Camp of DUP at her home Thursday afternoon. The lesson was given by Mrs. Mina Oldham. Mrs. Stella Egbert will be hostess to members of the Pinochle Club at the Valley View Restaurant in Layton on Wednesday Jan. 23. Mrs. Lorraine Schofield entertained the Wagon Wheel Camp of DUP at her home Thursday evening. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Marsha Hall and Mrs. Marjorie Din- - SAVE FUEL INSTALL $509.00 BAXTER Blood venue. The city has also issued some industrial bonds to assist new businesses. OUR BIGGEST problem is to find ways to effectively communicate with the people we serve." he said. Hopefully, with closed circuit television, we may be able to do that. We should be put on the spot to answer to our citizens for the positions we take." Clearfield and nearly every other municipality is continually faced with the problem of dog control. government." of s THE REPORT urged strong measures to rid the program of These include making uncmplovment compensation subject to the personal income tax and reducing benefits by the amount of retirement income an individual is receivine. incentives. De-Li- Broadening the tax base is a problem in Clearfield, as it is in many other cities. A tract of land in the northwest part of the city will be developed as a shopping center, he said, adding to the city's property and sales tax two-third- ployment." its existing inequities and dis- 0 PRICE SALE 239.50 exone-tim- Clearfield, West Point, Clinton and Sunset are the local municipalities which have applied for assistance in building the bridges. $1.2 million. ALTHOUGH temporary CETA funds have benefited the city in financing the employment of city workers, he believes the monies should not INFLATION MILL in- place almost unem- ployment compensation. Such expenses as transportation land) child care are quite substantial while working and cease during periods of unem- The monthly luncheon meeting for the Kaysville-Layto- n partment of Housing and Urban Development in Denver in October, he said. MAYOR TOWNLEY said a savings of $50,000 can be realized if both are constructed in the same work project. Total cost is expected to be about Result? GAO interviews with 3.000 unemployment recipients nationwide established that, on average, people can expect the program w ill re- creases the net value ot meeting Thursday evening in Ogden at the Dragon Restaurant. he reported. We have worked out a combination of financing w hich will include participation from the federal government, both the D&RGW and Union Pacific Railroads and local governments. as well as the Utah Department of Transportation. An application for funding was submitted through the De- rallel assignments to solve some of the city's problems such as tax equalization, beautification, etc. He also be used for operating penses. Utilization for Horsley attended the North, coun-cilme- Unbelievable but TRUE! MAGIC compensation. - Or w hat about the man w'ho is w eary of his w'ork, wants a HE SAID it was necessary to raise Clearfield's mill levy .77 to 16 mills, but the from levy is still less than that of several surrounding cities. n He has assigned city to work with persons chosen by the Clearfield Chamber of Commerce for pa- hopes. to stimulate citizen put and participation. Mrs. Bertha Reese will entertain the Phillips Camp of DUP at her home Monday afternoon. The lesson will be given by Mrs. Lois Stephens. Mrs. Betty Abrams, Mrs. Esther Mapes, Mrs. Nora Miller. Mrs. Lois Stephens. Mrs. Marcia Mansell, Mrs. Roetta collecting unemployment part of our population, but we have expenditures to support that effort, and the criteria (of the bill) doesn t consider any deviation, he complained. I am opposed to the states dictating controls over municipalities, because the city is closer to the people. If we don't please the people, they can boot us out of office. I also oppose regionalization of government. THE INTERIM years have witnessed huge increases in federal, state and local income taxes as well as Social Security taxes. So today, a taxfree check amounting to 50 percent of one's gross pay does not represent nearly as big a loss as it did w hen the program began. Kaysville Clubs but who w'ould rather stay home and play the guitar w hile 1980s. tion from finding successful CLEARFIELD People have either been for me or . CITY issued a report explaining how this problem developed, why it - THERE IS the young college graduate w ho could work, Mayor Looking to Clearfield's future Donal V. Townley takes a look at what may be in store for Clearfield in the HEADS Office. Congress official watchdog agency, recently is so serious and how it can be corrected. The GAO notes that the program's benefits were originally set at 50 percent of gross wages back in the 1930 s a time w hen little or no difference existed between gross and net wages. Trade-Ins- ! GLASS Specializing in Insurance Claims Auto Glass, Windows, Mirrors, Store Fronts, Table Tops, etc. Storm Windows SMosiiiiitnaiD 0 0D&0DfBl:) the Magic Mill II and the Bosch yagic Mixer This fabulous team are on sale through January. PLUS may be purchased under different PLAN I plans. 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