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Show I I WEEKLY REFLEX-DA- VIS ; NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, NOVEMBER 19, 1981 West Point Pioneer Settlement Related To Founding Of Hooper By DONETA GATHERUM The pioneer settlement of West Point is directly related to the founding of Hooper, a neighboring Weber County community. WILLIAM H. Hooper, Utahs delegate to Congress, from Clearfield to the Weber River as a cattle herding ground. In 1854 Mr. Hooper built a four-rooadobe house as a shelter for his herdsmen. There were four rooms on the ground floor, two rooms upstairs, a porch on the south side and a two room lean-t- o on the north side. THE HERDSMAN house was located near Hales Bend (5600 W. 1925 N.. Sunset). James Hale, the first permanent resident of the area, constructed two dugouts on the shore of Great Salt Lake about miles west of one and one-hathe Hooper herd house in 1 863 . He chose this location because he made his living selling salt for commercial purposes. used the area Donna Mockli, is grateful many have answered their doors, over the n been aided by a her mother before years, as she-a- nd as recent to Donnas appointment cosmetics program, leading a regional director. BETTER ANSWER THAT DOOR LAYTON - In March of ,1956, Les and Donna Mockli had just moved into a new -- home at 840 E. Gentile, Layton. Mr. Mockli had opened his own barber shop a year and a half earlier. Mrs. Mockli was expecting a baby in six weeks. THE HOUSE was beautiful but bare. Drapes would really give a homey appearance to the rooms. Mr. Mockli said if Donna wanted drapes, she ' would have to earn the money to buy them. I Mrs. Mocklis mother, Mrs. Jennie S. Barton said, Good, now you can come to Avon. THE LATE Mrs. Barton, was a sales representative in Preston, Ida. She raised her family while selling Avon products in Idaho. Sometimes, she would walk five miles to service a customer. Five of the seven Barton girls sold Avon products sometime in their life. own work schedule and earning a good wage. She bought drapes, furnished her home and did many other things with the money she earned. The two youngest Mockli children were bom while Mrs. Mockli worked for Avon. Flexible hours made it possible for her to be involved with her children in school and church activities. She was active in MRS. MOCKLI liked working for Avon. She enjoyed meeting people, setting her years. At different times, she was responsible for some of Weber County, Rich County, Cache County, Box Elder County, Tooele County and Davis County. Today, she services part of Bountiful and most of north Davis County. This is the smallest geographic territory Mrs. Mockli has ever had in her district but it has the largest population she has ever worked with. the LDS Church, holding many positions throughout the years. She joined the Ogden Chamber of Commerce, the American Business Womens Association and Beta Sigma Phi. THERE ARE 229 districts in this area serviced by 190 representatives. Seven of her representatives have been approved and advanced to district sales ' manager positions. A manager conducts individual training programs lasting two and months. She gives seminars on skin care, makeup and related topics. A district level sales meeting is held once a month. At this meeting, representatives become acquainted with new products that Avon will sell in coming months. AVON HAS become a career for Mrs. Mockli. She still works for the company. Plaques, jewelry, trips and ceramics have been awarded to her for outstanding performance and service. one-ha- LN 1957, 1958 and 1959, Mrs. Mockli earned awards for sales work and outstanding MRS. BARTON sold Avon until she was.83. . Mrs. Mockli started selling door to door in the Wasatch Heights and East Gentile section of Layton. She had nopro-- 1 fessional training or advertising helps. She did have some sales experience. At the age of 14, she worked for her father in a general store. She had also worked as a buyer and as a public relations person. per- formance. 1960 was the first year the company gave a ceramic statue of Mrs. Albee, the first Avon lady who started in business 95 years ago. The honor is given to the two top representatives in each district. Mrs. Mockli earned it for the Pasadena District. lf FOR THE last three years, she has trained new district managers in the region. Mrs. Mockli is excited about a new renewable cologne called Tocarra (to touch). Avon is the first company to offer this fragrance. You apply the cologne and then stroke the area where it was placed when you want to release the scent. Tocarra lasts up to eight hours. IN 1968 she won top honors Utah-Idah- MRS. MOCKLI became a manager in July of 1961. This position is held by about one in 5,000 Avon employees. Today, she is still a manager. The territory she has been responsible for has changed over the o time-releas- i Great American mokeout Nov. 1 9 For the first time since the nationwide Great American Smokeout was launched in 1977, hard statistics have become available about its longterm effects. The American Cancer Society, which has just concluded a follow-u- p study of participants in last year's Smokeout. is surprised and excited by the results. THE SMOKEOUT was con "fun d ceived as a day on which cigarette smokers would be urged to give up the habit for only 24 hours, mainly to prove to themselves and their friends that they could. However, the study just completed suggests that more than a million American adults who went without cigarettes for 24 hours also quit permanently on Smokeout day a year ago. The study shows that two out of five smokers sampled tried not to smoke on the day of the Smokeout. Of this sucroup 49.2 percent made it 12.9 cessfully through the day, percent didn't light up again for at least three months, 9.8 percent didn't smoke again for at least six months, and 6.7 percent still weren't smoking more than II months later. light-hearte- THE SOCIETY obtained its figures last month by tracking down 632 adult smokers in 462 American households, all of whom had been included in a nationwide random sampling on the morning of the Siroke-ou- t ! in November, 1980. Among smokers who elected not to participate in last year's Great Amencan Smokeout, 11.6 percent reported that they subsequently tned to break the cigarette habit. Nearly all of them failed to do to, but 1. 1 percent of the embers of this group were j still not smoking as recently as two weeks ago. well-know- her--ha- THE 6.7 percent 1 quit rate among those who tned to quit smoking on the day of the Smokeout was six times greater than the 1. 1 percent 11 month quit rate among those who did not participate in the Smokeout. Thursday (Nov. 19). There w ill be no change in its emphasis on quitting for just 24 hours, but Target 5 Committee Chairman, Dale Lund, PhD., from the U. of U. says, The Amer- This year's Great American Smokeout will take place next challenge will have goals in mind." -- ican Cancer Society now knows that, many of those who accept the deep-dow- 24-ho-ur r-term longe- Weber Water Rates? To Up reached. By GARY R. BLODGETT LAYTON they have been However, Mr. Jensen Believing that "underpne-in- g the sale of w ater from the Weber Basin Water Conservancy Dislnct for a long time, a recommendation for an increase in rates is expected at the November meeting. WATER DISTRICT officials. including attorney Neil Olmstead. feel a need for increased rates to "meet costs and build up reserves. District Manager Keith G. Jensen said he hates to see irriW gation water from illard Bay sold for JJ an acre foot. SITUATIONS HAVE changed since the district was established (about 20 years ago) and fewer fanners today are fulltime farmers." he said. "That pnee (S3) was for fulltime fanners but water today should be going for twice that amount." But there was some oppos-tio- n to this proposal to double the pnee to $6at least at one time. CH ARLES D. Carver, member of the board, suggested that the rate be increased SI until the S6 level is per year pointed out that each year the water is sold for less (than S6) the district will be Idsmg revenue. Attorney Olmstead agreed that a specific pnee should be agreed and charged. THUS, IT was agreed that Mr. Jensen should prepare a recommendation for a pnee increase and present it to the dis tnct board of directors at the November meeting later this month. If new rates are approved, as expected, a new contract probably would have to be approved as well since under the old contracts there were no provisions for increasing costs except those wntten into the contracts. MR. JENSEN suggested that the proposed rate increase be based on new operation and maintenance costs including those additional costs required to deliver water to certain areas. "For example," he said, "in some areas the water is delivered direct from the canals while in other areas the water may have to be pumped uphill for a mile or more." lf in all three managerial areas that are recognized by the MR. HALE let the West company. The same year, her area was second for over-aachievement in the Pasadena Branch. Achievement earned Mrs. Mockli the Circle of Excellence Award in 1971. Only the top ten percent of managers receive this honor. winds blow the salt water off the lake into sloughs. The sun evaporated the water leaving salt. Later, water was pumped into the sloughs from the lake. Howard Hale, their son, was the first child bom to settlers of this area. OTHER performance his wife lived in the herd ll house. He and his brother-in-laGeorge Davis, plowed the first ground in this part of Davis-WebCounties. The following year, 21 additional families moved to Hooper. Captain Hooper transported his cattle to Skull Valley to make room for the settlers. Franklin D. Richards owned land in the center part of Hooper. He divided it into blocks and sold it at $5 per lot. BY 1877, enough people had moved into the area to divide the town into a Weber County section and a Davis County section. The Davis County settlement was called South Hooper. The people were organized into an LDS Ward on June 26, 1877. Henry B. Gwilliam was the first bishop. IN 1895, the South Hooper Ward was divided and the South part was called Syracuse. The residents in the east part became the Clinton Ward in 18. As the population grew, the people became dissatisfied with the name South Hooper. Many referred to the area as Muskrat Springs. This wasn't an appealing name for a growing community. San-drid- didnt reflect the growing spirit of the people so this name was rejected also. fruit orchards planted by men like Erastus W. Fisher, changed the land ABUNDANT IN 1866 Levi Hammon and awards have followed yearly. She has earned trips to Mexico City, Spain and England. The English trip was turned down because her daughter, Jill, was graduating from high school. Avon has seven branches or districts in the U.S. Managers are called from each district to work on an advisory panel making suggestions to company officials. Mrs. Mockli worked on this national panel scape of this region. Some wanted to name their community "Fruita because of the beautiful orchards. This was rejected. Finally, in a sacrament meeting held May 29, 19 10, the name was officially changed from South Hooper to West Point by a unamious vote of the people of the ward. The name was submitted by Erastus W. Fisher. It was accepted by stake authorities because the ward was the most westerly of any ward in Davis Stake. ALTHOUGH West Point Ward was created in 1910, it wasnt until 1935 that the town of West Point was legally in- corporated. Money was needed to install a culinary water system to service the people. In order to borrow a large sum from the U.S. government, it was necessary for the people of West Point to become incorporated into a town. FIVE MEN were elected to serve as the town council. Ward C. Holbrook was elected president of the board. Alvin B. Waite was the secretary and treasurer. Ulyss R. Thurgood was appointed water superintendent. John I. Fisher and Amos Roy Cook were council members at large. Money was obtained from the U.S. government and the first culinary water well for West Point was drilled on a small corner plot donated to the tow n by William Knighton. MUCH OF the trenching for this culinary system was done by W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration) labor. Stoddard Brothers drilled the well. NINETY homes were serviced by this original system. The cost was about $1.50 per month, per home. This original well is still in operation. WARD C. Holbrook served as Town Board President for four years (1935 to 1939). Lamoni C. Holbrook was elected to this position in 1940 and served as Town Board President until 1946. IN 1946 the town council elected Lawrence E. Holt as Board President. He served for 24 years. During Mr. Holt's administration, two more wells were drilled and several new pipe lines were installed. A new town hall was built. Loy F. Blake was elected by the people in 1970. West Point's population reached 1,000. Qualifying them for third class city status. Mr. Blake became the first mayor of West Point City. He continues to hold this position today. SPECIAL credit should be given to Blaine D. Fisher for supplying information for this article. in 1978. DONNA and Les Mockli still live at 840 E. Gentile. Les continues to operate his own barber shop. Donna maintains her record as one of Avons top employees. The four Mockli children are married. They all live in Layton. Mrs. Gary (Karlene) Bennett operates her own home business; daughters Jill and Judy founded the J and J Dance Studio. Jill is married to Bryan ShifTer. Judy is the wife of Tom Sylvester. Kent Mockli works at Hill Air Force Base. THE MOCKLIS have nine grandchildren and dmg Teach To Enjoy Holiday Too often, in the rush of acti- vities, and the commercial push of the Christmas season, we do not take the time to appreciate the true spirit and love of Christmas. This is a special time for families to ex- press their appreciation for each other and enjoy the company of loved ones. We all need to slow down at Christmas time and "Take Time to Feel the Wonderment." THE PARENT Education Resource Center is sponsoring a workshop with Karla Erickson which will feature ways that families can enjoy the holidays in a relaxed, enjoyable manner. CLOTHES FOR HANDICAPPED The objective of the meeting is to suggest various ways that families can relax together and enjoy the holidays as a meaningful family experience. It will be held Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Monte Vista Center, 70 So. 300 E., Farmington, SI per person. KARLA Erickson has her degree in English from Utah State University. She is the mother of five children ranging in ages from 12 to 10 months. She began her writing career e articles for doing magazines and newspapers, sharing her parenting experiences. She has since wntten three books "Take Time to Smell the Dandelions," "In-sein the Best-Yo- ur Kids" and "Kids in the Kitchen. Mrs. Enckson continues to free-lanc- st write for newspapers and magazines and lectures in the area. She and her husband Barry reside with their children in Bountiful. EVEN THE proposal to in- stitute a "percentage increase" depending on the area being served and the amount of pumping or other costs w as not agreed to by all. Mr. Jensen said it would not be possible to provide an equitable" rate between Users based on location. - BOUNTIFUL Sherrie Stewart of Bountiful, Miss Wheelchair 1981, commends the Functional Fashions program for its assistance in making her clothing both more functional and more comfortable while retaining fashion- able styling. Functional Fashions is a program under the umbrella of the Community Services Council, funded s by the United Way. e IT IS staffed by two employees with the retwo-third- part-tim- maining labor supplied by volunteers. These volunteers make clothing, which is designed to be more functional for handicapped clients adapted to the individual clothing needs of handicapped people. Sheme Stewart needs clothing which looks stylish and which she can maneuver with her rheumatoid arthritis. She said she had been looking for clothing which was comfortable and looked good because of her speaking engagements and dealings with people as Miss Wheelchair. CLOTHING made with closures that appear to be but Sherri Stewart of Bountiful, State "Miss Wheelchair of 1981 praises volunteers for aid in helping to design and make clothes for handicapped. toned without the difficulty of buttons. Pants styled for wheelchair patients to put on with less difficulty and more comfort, and clothing with easier pliable elastic are on the top of Sheme list from Functional Fashions. United Way contributes, as mentioned, in a major way to this program which serves many different types of hand- icapped individuals. The United Way of Davis County, under the able directorship of Larry Burdett, is happy to see a resident of the county benefit to greatly from one of its funded programs. SHERRIE Stewart of Boun- tiful, as Mist Wheelchair of 1981, feels one of her primary goals in this capacity is to be a spokesperson for the hand- icapped and to point out the types of discrimination which make life difficult for her and her handicapped friends. She has speaking engage- ments and opportunities to educate people about the needs of the handicapped. FUNCTIONAL Fashions makes and adapts clothing for many types of handicaps; cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, rhematoid arthritis, mental retardation. stroke victims, mastectomy patients, cancer patients, victims of accidents, and para and any special needs which maybe specified. The mam goal of the program is to increase independence. bring up and to make these people look normal, and to make life easier. CAROL Held, director of Functional Fashions, a e position, was very grateful to United Way for their sponsorship of this organization and to the many solun-teer- s who sew these clothes. She is anxious to mv ite any one who could donate sewing time to help. The need is tremendous. Her number is (Carol Held). quadri-plegic- part-tim- 4X6-213- 6 The patrons themselves donate toward the fabric of their clothing unlevs their income is extremely low. This customized clothing is chosen by the patron by way of style and fabric. SHERRIE Stewart has won a lot of admiration in her tremendous fight against the crippling effects of ihcumaloid arthritis. Her vigorous physical therapy program includes a nine to three schedule each day wuh the goal of greater mobility. thcielorc greater independence. Sherrie has custody of her eight year old son. Adam, who is living with friends. She hopes to be able to leave her rest home to rear him soon. IN ADDITION to therapy and being spokesperson for the handkapped as Miss Wheelchair I9M. Sherrie fills her days with free lane writing, working in public relations, workirg with the media, and taking correspondence courses in journalism. She is happy with the many opportu-ni- t es whish have come her way. SclesteJ by judges looking at her resume, she was chosen Miss Wheelshair I98 because of her ahiev ements as a d person anJ the obstacles she has overcome Sheme Stewart, Miss Wheelchair of 1981 , resident of Dav is County is someone who has a message about a cause dose to her heart and from her heart. hand-kappe- |