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Show I r3S 30. UT!H STATE 467 EAST 3'"'') salt la::s cut, t 'N A tfj it.-.:- ; w 1 1 i NORTH COUNTY Da is County oters will have a good selection of candidates to choose from w hen they go to the polls on Nov. 2. Use these recipes for sinful 7 rHi dishes with onlv half the calories section B NUMBER TWENTY-NIN- As the football season nears the finish, the plot thickens as the pot gets richer section D section C Voice Of Davis County VOLUME SEVENTY - SEVEN E SPORTS LIVING SECTION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1982 Concept Approved For Infant Seat Legislation By TOM BLSSELBERG FARMINGTON Although it was a three-twvote, support of an infant car seat concept won the day in o Davis Tuesday mornings County board of health meeting THE BOARD was asked to consider plans being formulated for presentation to the legislature that would call for mandating youngsters under 3 nde in a safety seat while a safety seat or seatbelt would be asked up to the fifth birthday A fine up to $50 could be but levied for that could be waived if parents showed proof of a car seat purchase, the current draft, supported by 13 agencies around the state, including the PTA, indicates BOARD MEMBERS Pete Higginson of Bountiful and Monica Newsome from Sunset area voted against the concept with Mr. Higginson expressing concerns he wanted to see more material before approving it while Mrs Newsome questioned removing of Vote 3-- 2 personal rights In presenting the proposal, Tom Metcalf, director of the ambulatory pediatric clinic at the University of Utah, and Geney Wilde, with the Utah Department of Public Safety-highw- ay safety division, stressed only the concept of such legislation, not legislation itself, was being presented THE PAIR noted in their prepared remarks that it was estimated 93 percent of child deaths couldve been avoided with car seat use They noted 19 other states have already enacted such legislation, with the likelihood of being killed halved when a child uses a safety seat Looking at cost benefit, they said its estimated deaths cost about $36 million for children aged 5 and under. ON A local level, County Com Ernest Eberhard, who sits on the health board, noted seats can be rented for about $15 or purchased for $50 or less. And looking at cost benefits, alone, he said such use could reduce the countys indigent medical payments $145,000 of Asked if seat-be- use is also lt requested for adults, Dr Met- If you (only) save calf said the kids, and make them into orphans, you havent accomplished much COM. EBERHARD said he hoped some "spinofi" would be forthcoming, noting his life has been saved by seat-beuse lt 1 remain unconvinced this legislation is good, Mr Hig ginson said , adding it s taking away the freedom to choose, basic freedoms of a family THERES so much difference between a person able to choose, the commissioner said vs. a baby who cant Im concerned people dont have a choice Mrs. Newsome said she was a lot of my rights concerned are being taken away. Wont we soon be told what we can eat9 We need to talk about it more INTENDED material to be presented to the legislature will be brought to the bc'rd later School Wish List? Money By TOM BUSSELBERG North Countv Editor BOUNTIFUL Perhaps beginning to sound like a broken record, but the Legislature needs to provide more money for basic school ser- its vices such as student-teache- r ratio and building construction SHERYL Allen, veteran of nearly six years as a Davis School Board member and the last six months as board president, expressed such needs in the wish list prepared by the Utah School Boards Assoc and the Davis board for consideration by the upcoming Legislature ratios, higher in Utah than most other states, are partially controlled by the Pupil-teach- Weighted Pupil Unit, where monies are supplied on a per student basis. she Speaking to that issue (in- that think I validly says, state-suppli- DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 B' North Main St. Layton- - Utah 84041 Phone 544 9133 Published Weekly by CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO JohnStahle Jr Publisher Second Class Postage Paid at loylort Utah SUBSCRIPTION 450 per year Out Of State 550 per year Overseas Subscription 00 Payable m Advance 15 crease) needs to be more than the cost of living FOR THREE of the last four years, the Government has implemented cuts and we never got all the (previously mandated) WPUs. Not only are stuents hurt by having to attend larger classes but teachers suffer because salar- ies are kept down, she says When youve got a teacher who cant afford a home for a probmany years-th- ats lem," Mrs Allen continues, noting the dilemma now facing districts and potential teachers as students cry out for compu- ter training but qualified teachers get lured by higher salaries from private industry (see related story, elsewhere in todays paper). Ol R FUTURE depends on she says, referring to how teachers are retained for such training. She suggests a that, scholarship program be enacted that would pay schoolcering if teachers agreed to a tain number of years to pay the scholarship off. The touchy issue of higher pay for such teachers was also raised by the USBA as well as a chance teachers could obtain summer jobs from outside in- dustry. TO FURTHER stimulate teachers, incentive pay to seminars is attend also proposed but all of these would require legislative appropriations, she empha- sizes The public doesnt per ceive that problem-- it has to get really bad first, she adds, noting 1 think in Davis County were doing pretty good so far but there are problems NOT ONLY the kids pay the price but America will fall In behind technologically. the late 1950s, when the Sputnik scare arose, the federal government came through, pumping millions into math and science programs Thats not the mood, now, Mrs. Allen reflects The local and state levels have to solve that. Other revenue sources that need to be stimulated are the no severance res a question about lot of places that could go, she says, adding that many rural areas oppose such a move, however. tax--ther- that-the- THE GENERAL feeling is that (tax) should be for capital outlay (construction). Because weve had good planning in the past as far as building goes, we (will) have less of a shock in the Davis District, she says. Its not going to be easy but Davis has always been conservative m building Weve poured more into clasor auditoriums in junior high schools while some districts, such as Jordan in South Salt Lake County, continue such practices, she notes. srooms, never had pools school and extended high school day must YEAR-ROUN- PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 2 T -- g- - IT CAN'T BE FALL What Fall already? It cant be. Where is summer? Of course it real's doesnt matter whether we believe there should be more summer or not. Mother Nature does as she wants to, and all we can do is hate it or enjoy it. The latter is more fun, for the trees are becoming tours of col or as they hurry to prepare for slumber. The browns, golds, reds, and still some green mix together in a last explosion of beauty to help last through the monotone winter. So enjoy it. |