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Show uth : state: pi?"?: as::.. 467 EAST 300 SO. For New Store LAYTON - The Layton City Council last Thursday evening, April 1, failed to act on a request for a Class A beer license made by the 1 Company who hopes to build a store on the northeast comer of Fairfield Road and Rainbow Drive in Layton. -- CONSIDERATION of this beer license application will come up again at the April 15 city council meeting. Class A beer licenses allow for the sale but not the consumption of beer on the pre- 1 and from the E.G. King Elementary School. Police Chief LaMar Chard recommended denying 1 a beer license because the traffic would be hazardous to the walking children. His statement to the city council said a store would generate businesses. stores and grocery stores hold a Class A beer license. The city issues them usually without opposition. MRS. DOROTHY Payne, Safety Committee Chairman for E.G. King School PTA, presented the council with a petition against the beer license request signed by 2 people. She said the rapid in and out traffic the store would create was the main concern of the parents living nearby. Mike Adams and Jackie Sal- - THE BEER license request 7-- 7-- heavier traffic than most mises. Most convenience from the problem is made worse because nearly 300 elementary school children walk along Rainbow Drive and cross Fair-fiel-d Road at or near the proposed 1 site on their way to company arroused opposition because of the location of the proposed new store. The northeast corner of Fairfield and Rainbow is a busy intersection. The traffic 7-- vetti defended the request for a beer license made by the 1 company. 7-- MR. ADAMS pointed out the property was zoned commercial. The site plan met all the city requirements and had been approved. If 1 7-- doesnt build there, some other business will. What dif- ference does it make what company builds there? It might even help the situation. If 1 1 builds, maybe a traffic light will be installed and the children will be better off, Mr. Adams reasoned. 7-- JACKIE Salvetti said the 1 officials made traffic pattern 7-- 1 want of a second. 1 studies before planning to build on a certain site. "The company draws from the traffic already traveling along a street rather than generating more traffic, she said. Councilman Sam Trujillo made a motion to deny the beer license. The action died for COUNCILMAN Bob Stevenson made a motion to table the decision until a full council was in attendance at the council meeting. Thursday evening council members Golden Sill and Ann Harris were out of town. Mr. Stevensons motion received a second but only two votes. Three votes are needed to pass a motion. Mayor Lewis G. Shields asked if some compromise could be worked out before the April 15 council meeting. Perhaps, the 1 store could have only one entrance on Fairfield instead of two on Fairfield and one on Rainbow. A fence could be erected to separate the children walking to school along Rainbow from the 1 store parking lot. MS. SALVETTI did not respond favorably to this suggestion. dmg For Newspapers, TV By GARY R. BLODGETT FARMINGTON Investigative reporting into alleged crime and corruption is essential for any major television station or daily newspaper. THUS SPOKE Ernie Ford, director of investigative unit, Probe-5- , during an address last week to the Layton Chamber of Com- merce. Speaking at a large Chamber gathering at Oakridge Country Club, Mr. Ford told them that it is just as important for the public to know when things are not right in a community as it is to publicize the good things that are being done. HE SAID, we have to report the bad news along with the good. Believe it or not, the public generally doesn't care about good news. If they did, we wouldnt have such popular documentaries as 60 Minutes. Mr. Ford emphasized that Probe-- 5 being an investigative unit must be especially careful of what it airs, thus, a lot of research and thorough investigation goes into each program before it is released to the public. THE NEWS media must be the watchdog of the community and state, but they must also be fair, accurate and not he misrepresent the public, said. Chamber President Referring to Probe-5- , Mr. Ford said it is essential that in- vestigative teams, whether they be of the news or electronic media, be absolutely certain of the information they have before a program is aired or a story printed. PROBE-- HAS aired several documentaries after investigative reporting that has had a temendous impact on Salt Lake City and the Inter5 mountain area, said Mr. Ford. "One of the first and most devastating was the report on nursing homes. That resulted in a $12.5 million law suit but because of it there have been many changes and improvements. Mr. Ford said Salt Lake City ranks high among all cities in the U.S. for white collar fraud. WILL air a prog-raof fraud in the welfare sys- - PROBE-- 5 To Address NARFE Federal Retired Employees organized under the title of National Association of Retired Employees (NARFE) will meet Monday, April 12 at 1:15 p.m. at the Layton Community Church, 644 E. 1000 N. LAYTON CHAMBER of Commerce president Hersh Ipaktchian will be guest speaker. He wiil entertain questions after his presentation. Retirement income prob- lems facing federal retirees and how these problems can be attacked and turned around will be presented by local chapter president John A. Baker. All federal retirees are invited to attend and be brought up to date what the present administration is trying to do to reduce what they term the high cost of entitlements. NARFE is a national organization and has state and locally organized chapters throughout the country. Mr. Baker is striving to enlist all federal retirees to membership to help protect our retirement income. He believes in strength in numbers. DEADLINES For: Reflex, Journal, Leader, Bulletin CLASSIFIED ADS: DISPLAY ADS: PICTURES: Tuesday Noon Thursday 6:00 p.m. Friday Noon Weddings, obituaries, missionaries, etc. tern in May and later in the year, probably in September and will air a report on problems in federal government agencies, he said. Mr. Ford explained that many of the tips for Probe-- 5 come from regular news sources, such as law enforcement officers, but others come from disgruntled citizens. He said the reports on an independent clearing house alleged fraud case and an alleged fraud concerning diamond investments were reported by persons who were victims" in the scandals. MOST OF our calls deal with people that feel thev have been ripped off by an individual or company," said Mr. Ford. We check out each tip very carefully before beginning an investigative study. Even after weeks of thorough investigation we sometimes end up without a story. One probe lasted for three months before we finally canned it. MR. FORD told Chamber members not to rely solely on television for their news. Television serves primarily Laytonites Take Top FFA Awards The Layton High School FFA group participated in state competition against other high school FFA groups on Wednesday and Thursday, March 31 and April 1. The dents did very well. stu- as a headline service, usually giving only the bare essentials of a news happening. You cant become fully informed with only 12 minutes of television news," he said. However, Mr. Ford noted that surveys indicate 53 percent of the Intermountain Area population do rely on television for their news. SPEAKING OF Probe-5- s investigations, he admitted that there is always a serious danger of invading privacy and to film an episode that might be considered unethical or even illegal. KATHY Day received the top award for her beef raising project. She was presented a $ 00 check from the Utah Beef Council. Kathy also received a $50 check for being one of the top three FFA students in Utah. 1 Jill Clawson, the Chapter FFA Sweetheart, was one of the ten finalists in the state Sweetheart contest. FFA advisor is John Diamond. On April 13, the Laytones will sing at the Sterling Scholar Awards presentation. They are the only vocal group invited to participate. Joe Ever-to- n is the teacher-adviso- r to this group, dmg THERE IS AN EASTER BUNNY Ambush interviewing is a very risky business and should be avoided unless it is the only way of getting a story, Mr. Ford noted. Even then, every precaution must be taken to protect the rights of individuals interviewed or filmed for television. MR. FORD stressed the importance of a television station having a good, popular news team especially the anchor people. The public identifies with the anchor team of every station and watch a particular station primarily because of the personalities on that station, he said. Thats why they are among the highest paid of all television employers. Laura Lund has made an discovery. There really is an Easter bunny, shes discovered, although apparently shes earth-shatteri- not so sure if she wants a VFW Hosts - LAYTON One hundred senior citizens from Clearfield, Layton and Kays-vill- e d enjoyed a meal on March 29 at the VFW Post 8307 build- thirty-si- x home-cooke- Miller-Frazi- ing in Layton. -- n relationship. Perhaps its ea- wait for all those candy goodies Easter Activity THE ANNUAL activity is sponsored by the Miller Frazier Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8307. Post Commander is Don Myers. The Auxiliary Kiddies Invited To Easter Hunt LAYTON - The Layton Kiwanis Club will be sponsoring their annual Easter Egg Hunt this year. It is planned for Saturday morning, April 10 at 9 a.m. Anyone between the ages of one year and nine years hands-o- sier to dream about him and come Sunday mornin. are encouraged to participate in the event. THIS YEAR it will be held at the Layton City Commons Park. Different age groups will be assigned to different areas, vsb President is Rachel House. Members of the ladies auxiliary cooked the meal and served the food. dents of the Wide Horizans Center, dmg DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL MAX FACTOR supplied small containers of perfume 197 B North Main St., Layton, Utah 84041 for the ladies anf shaving cream for the men. Phone 1 Published Weekly by 451-295- Local merchants contributed door prizes. CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO. JOHN STAHLE, provided by the Layton High School Lancelles and by Sonny Johnson, electric organist. On Saturday, April 10, the VFW Post will hold a special Easter party and program for the mentally retarded resi JR. PUBLISHER Second Class Postage Paid at Layton, Utah ENTERTAINMENT was SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year Out Of State S5.50 per year Overseas Subscription $15.00 Payable In Advance Woman Named To Board By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON - A Farmington woman who has held nearly every PTA post from the local to state level has been named to the Davis Board of Education. MARDA DILLREE, 747 Moon Circle, Farmington, was installed as a part of the board Tuesday night, filling the vacancy created early last week with the sudden death of Lucile C. Reading. Mrs. Reading had served as president of the board almost continuously since her election in 1976. By state law, a board member appointed to fill a vacancy can only serve until the next election. At that time, the member could run fora regular term. That means Mrs. Dillree will serve until Dec. 31 of this year and could seek a two year term in the fall election. CHOSEN from 23 applicants, six were interviewed by the board Monday afternoon in about a six hour session. Sheryl Allen, into her sixth year on the board, said of the decision, There were some really excellent candidates. I think Mrs. Reading would have really been pleased. There were so many good candidates. Speaking of the boards choice she went on to say, Marda has had more experience in the schools and on a district level and noted her strong support of the voted leeway. leading to a lot of criticism that she weathered Shes been to quite well. many board meetings and can step right in. MRS. DILLREE and her husband, Steve L., are parents of three sons, an eight year old in elementary school; a 13 year old junior high age, and a 17 year old high school student. That sort of gives me an awareness of the concerns on all three levels, she said. Shes personally been in volved in school-relate- d volunteer help for 13 years. From day one I served in about every PTA position. She has recently been teaching the Great Books program, as well. IVE ALWAYS enjoyed volunteer service Im totally sold on it. I also feel my philosophy toward education in Davis County very much coincided with the philosophy Lucile Reading had, she went on to say, noting she had frequently discussed issues with the former board president. I reflected very much the same philosophy, she emphasized, noting importance she places on parental in working to achieve educational goals. together REALIZING she wasnt elected to the position Mrs. Dillree added, I think my main concern is getting (constituents) input. Ill need their input and help. Thats prob ably my biggest concern to make sure reach them. Its a little scary its awful humb1 ling. Asked what her major concerns in education were she reI sponded, really feel there isn t an area Im not concerned about. She has served on several state committees, including a two-yestint with the State Child Abuse Advisory Council. She was also involved in a PTA legislative committee, where she was involved with citizenship and curriculum involvement but also lobbied for other areas, as well. LOOKLNG TO other areas of concern she said, I think when it comes to capital outlay or any problem with students the more input we can get from people its their educational system. I feel strongly about a system that will give parents input on curriculum while working to create curriculum to help as many individual students as possible. |