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Show I WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, JANUARY 10, 1980 NORTH DAVIS LEADER, JANUARY 10, 1980 Jeanra Layttonis IHleoinisttatiemeiniti Lies Him Me citi ouncifl Haculs CONTINUED Heezon said 1.3 percent of his FROM FRONT. adult nonfiction collection from that area. great number was Sarah Beth Galloway, interim library director. She estimated that of about 750 religious books in the library, As a reference librarian about eight years ago, Mrs. Galloway said many requests were received for religious books when she first started. ON feeling is that people felt they couldn't get (religious books) so they didn't ask. I thought at least we could go to Loan (obtain from another library system) and I made several requests before that was approved. highly-requeste- children were not obtained because they were Mrs. Galloway continued. And while the staff was urged to read and Politics" a book ; compared to it in a newspaper j book review, Fascinating Laytons dismissal. Based in on my experience management I didnt think she had been given sufficiently detailed and reasons. In nv THE HARDY Boys" incident occurred early in 1977, according to testimony. It involved donation of eight books, valued at $28, by the Crestview Elementary PTA for inclusion in that schools library. At that time, the opinion they hadn't given het sutticient chance to get her administration into harmony with the board. BUT HE added that under present circumstances, it might not be advisable she return as director. I really believe the makeup of the board and the guidance of the vRussell of Kaysville. She now trserves in that function to Mrs. ESaUoway. INTERIM ..MRS. RUSSELL said Miss "Layton asked her if she had tics. Noting that she hadnt, 'Miss Layton told her the book as very poorly written But then .and not the director called the staff together and asked them to oversaw Director to processing ' j RUSSELL added that I she had gone to Miss Layton the $28 loss herself rather than having to go through school officials. "We felt we ought to be able to have some of those (Hardy Boys) if we wanted." Mr. Brimhall added that he met with Comm. Swapp because he understood the commissioner might have further information. tified. Mr. MRS. GALLOWAY said she had felt pressured to conform with feelings of other staffers on the book. ;" earlier with a copy of the in the Women book, ; Priesthood. She said Miss Layton had always indicated : ; it was necessary to have two sides to a controversial issue. T But the former library direc- - for kept that volume in her. : otfice for nine months and one copy of Women and the Cammack said he telephoned Miss Layton asking about the books after being notified by Mr. Brimhall that the books had never been returned. Miss Speaking in favor of the books literary merits was Father Richard Thieme, who formerly served as vicar at Layton said she would check into it St. Peters Episcopal Church in Clearfield and now serves in Salt Lake City. Holding a masters in English literature and having worked as a creative writing teacher he said, "It fits into the mainstream : Priesthood wasnt ordered until a year later. But George Dobson of Far-- : mington, a former LDS bishop, said the library had ; accepted some LDS books - donated by his ward and in-- i dlcated he felt the collection was adequate. I and after a later inquiry by phone was told by the books the "had been destroyed. HE ADDED that Bernell Wrigley told him sue it further. American literature, and compared it to the Bible. of NORTH BRANCH (Clear- - THE SUIT challenges the reappraisal program by the state as being unfair. The suit alleges there are discrepancies in the reassessments of property between Davis and Weber counties although both settled by Miss Layton paying :AS WE talked about it I someone belonged to an the commissioner had recall couldn't and go along agency with them theyshould look;.: said Jeanne (Layton) told him she had the books deselsewhere for employment. troyed, Mr. Brimhall tes- not to pur- Several present and past library employees testified they either personally asked Miss Layton if the books ITS VERY similar to the Bible, by means of pointing in should be destroyed, to which the opposite direction to get a Miss Layton reportedly said epoint across. He said ththey should, to others who actually prepared the books for destruction. In spite of that, Miss Layton testified she only vaguely remembered the issue, thinking it had happened "many years ago. She tes tified, "My memory of the 850 Pairs incident is very vague. That is only one of numerous problems in operating a processing center." SHE SAID that she had discussed the issue with Supt. Wrigley who had told her to write Mr. Brimhall. Once that went into effect the same year. The state proposed that all be assessed property throughout the state over a five year period with a time factor being considered because of increased values : . ; caused by inflation. WEBER COUNTY was to be'1 based on a .1.2 factor cornpared to a 1.4 factor to be used in Davis County. Weber - Countys reappraisial was started two years before Davis County but delays in completing the countywide assessment placed both counties on the tax rolls the same year, it was explained. Davis County Attorney Rodney Page said "it would be almost impossible at this time to determine how to refund overpayments. Infla- tion has increased so much in the past four years that Davis County isnt in that bad of a position now. HE SAID the suit was filed in an attempt to get tax relief for Davis County taxpayers who, it was felt, wereTieing Council To Elect Rep. FARMINGTON Sq. Ft. Tuesday alternoon the council would attempt to make a decision as soon as possible. It was to have met Tuesday night and would meet again Wednesday evening if a decision had not been reached in the first session. He indicated both sides had presented their cases "very well and added the council would need to sift through 40 exhibits in making its determination. Miss Layton was represented by Albert Colton and Charles Casper of Salt Lake City. I he countys counsel included Mr. Fadel of Boun-titand Mr. Page. HE ADDED LaMar Green. expressing opinions one way or the other should not be sent to the merit council, even from residents. "Any letters that do come will have to remain unopened until after the decision has been made. Well have to base our decision on the testimony or evidence that has been presented. overtaxed according to the state's formula for reassessment. Attorney Page noted that a request was made to the Utah Supreme Court initially to remedy the situation but that the Supreme Court ruled against the request and so a suit was filed, and maintained in Second District Court, in an additional attempt to gain rebel for the local taxpayers. "BUT WHEN property assessments were evaluated in years following the filing of suit, it was obvious that inflation had increased the values so much that relief was not possible. Davis County taxpayers paid more the first year or two, but after that it would be almost impossible to determine how to figure refund overpayments even if the court was to rule in favor of the county, said Attorney Page. at the Jan. 21 Applicants must be at least chief said. of the age, years salety training officer Starting pay is needed by the Clearfield Police Department, to train enlorcement agency testing includes physical and mental tests. Chief Green said, wwl or equivalent combination of experience and education. lhe person should also have a working knowledge of city geography, a basic knowledge ol state and local laws relating to police and firemen, and must be certified as an emergency medical technician. THE OFFICER must also be certifiable by Police Of- ficer Standards of Training (POST) within 18 months of employment, in addition to being certified as a firefighter and Mayor Noorda instructed a final draft of the policy be prepared for submission to the Davis County Commissioners and the committee established to review the declarations as established by the new state law. MAYOR NOORDA read a letter from County Commissioner Ernest Eberhardt announcing a meeting Jan. 16 concerning maintaining the status of areas designated as . and as a public safety instructor. A valid chauffeurs license is also required. wetland by the environmental Protection Agency. Mayor Fire At Road Shop CLEARFIELD - Police are investigating a suspected case of arson at the Utah State Road Shops on 700 South Street. Chief Daren Green said someone had started a fire on the floor of the engineer's office, burning some blueprints. NO SERIOUS damage was done, but some of the floor tiles were melted, the chief said. 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GENTILE per applicants scheduled later. firefighting agency or an The council found no objection to the policy as drafted $1,200 month. Applications will be accepted until Jan. 31 at the Clearfield Police Department, with personal interviews with top both policemen and firemen. POLICE CHIEF Daren Green said the officer should have an associate degree in police science, firefighting, hydraulics or a related field. He or she should also have two years experience in a law currently incorporated into any city and describing the boundaries of Fruit Heights City if the proposed annexation did occur. Reasonable Fees 15 meeting. - A publicis CLEARFIELD THE COUNCIL reviewed a diatt of a document entitled, "Fruit Heights City Annexasettion Policy Declaration, ting forth a policy for the annexation of territory adjacent to the existing Fruit Heights boundaries that is not that letters members Safety Training Officer rJeeded cilman Jack Palmer and seconded by Councilman ul attend Steam Cleaning widths Mon.-Fr- i. 0 Mr. to(0, 8 Davis wwl 6)99 9-- .A building. The public is invited. THE PERSON who is elected must be able to speak Spanish, said Mrs. Leonila Lopez, present representative. She is a candidate for Now Hours - County representative to serve on the Governors Policy Advisory Council on Hispanic Affairs will be elected at a meeting Thursday, Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. in Room 126 at the Davis County Courthouse. The room is int the northeast corner of the' Values from 8.99 to 24.99 4 nel from the aqueduct in order to repair the aqueduct pipe broken by one of Mr. Fowlers subcontractors. This was passed unanimously by council members. A statement presented by Robin Brand Products Co. for electricity and gas used by the Fruit Heights City office since leasing office space in the Rockloft in the amount of $137.56 was approved for payment on motion of Coun- MR. DUFFIN said the council may be invited to on behalf of the city. The list will be used in conjunction with assignments to be given to the new council Noorda said he would be able to attend and invited any member of the council to also attend if they desired to do so. The mayor requested that a list be prepared of all meetings regularly scheduled that FROM FRONT Advisory 1 1-- CONTINUED . . MRS. OLSON testified she was told to destroy the books by employee Kim Willis. I certainly did destroy them, she said. Sizes director). Im also concerned about the great divisiveness on the staff and how they could function if she were reinstated." . inflation has a way causing havoc, and as a result a law suit filed by Davis County more than four years ago is being dismissed in Second District Court here. felt the matter should be needs. She indicated Miss Layton hadnt been pleased with her dissenting vote. Miss Layton went so far as to say that if -ofSpiraling FARMINGTON center for the schools. Finally he was told to contact Deputy Supt. Lawrence Welling. But Mr. Brimhall said he does not have sufficient literary merits or meet our -- the was fired) and now I'm much more aware of the problems and theyre greater now than 1 realized at that time. I dont see how the board could function (with Miss Layton as Suit To Be Dismissed HE SAID a letter from Miss Layton indicated she was "sorry about the mixup and instructed him to contact Edward Cammack, who then well-writte- read it. ::In fact, Mrs. Russell said ehe later was asked to type a letter to Mrs. Warenski .speaking highly of the book and noting the library had ordered three copies. "I was very upset by the letter. I felt write the letter) in the 2 truffle of the director of the E library in very poor .taste, August-Sep-temb- had informed him the books were destroyed. Galloway was the sole person voting against retaining the book in both instances. She said she didnt feel the book met library policy calling for n I enbooks. dorse freedom of speech and of the press, she testified, "but based on the (library) selection policy I feel the book Poli- As there is a change in a board there can be a change in attitude. "Between the time frame (when she Keith Brimhall, who now oversees Kaysville Elementary School, to contact Miss Layton. He testified that his library aid 400-pag- e changed sig- nificantly. then-Princip- shelves. At issue was language in the last four pages of the book that Comm. Swapp had called "filth. He checked out a copy and didnt return it, paying for it instead. former secretary, Delora director The books were never returned to the school, according to testimony, prompting committee professional reviewed the book and recommended to the board the book remain on the "perhaps promoted ideas that rwould be detrimental," she Said of Miss Laytons feelings 3on the book. ir Also testifying in that -regard was Miss Laytons field) Librarian Ronald e COMM. SWAPP questioned the book placement in early February of 1979. Again, the couldnt be r MISS LAYTON said she the books should be included in the collection but added librarians differ on that point. In testimony Monday morning, Mr. Whitesides said he had voted against Miss didnt feel to Farmington for processing. purchased because it was and poorly written MRS. I Davis County Library and school processing center were contained in the headquarters library in Farmington. Miss Layton acted as directoFToF both operations. All books, including that set, were sent vote. A committee of three from the library board also read the novel and said it could remain on the shelves. five-on- I could do a pretty good jot. "It represents life thats wharGod created, he added, noting those prolific in the old English of Shakespeare know of the obscenities there. He said were that fantasy alone, it would not be read 400 years later. which six professional library staffers reviewed the book and determined it met library policy standards by a SEVERAL LDS books dealing with homemaking and raising of M cenities) from the Bible Swapp and Miss Layton. , The novel was first questioned by a Bountiful parent whuse teenage son had checked the book out in early 1978. Bountiful City Attorney Layne Forbes requested a review of the book af-t- Inter-Libra- mack I destroyed them. I vaguely recall talking to him. But she said the mistake was made as a school employee, not as a director. think if you asked me to make up four pages (showing obs- timony was given. Many claim that is the issue that consparked the troversy between Comm. They (requests), diminish a great deal. My .tead Patriarchs and pornographic or obscene. issue THE from memory. "I admit there was a mistake made. Obviously a mistake was made. I took the letter to (Supt.) Wrigley. 1 do not recall telling Mr. Cam- society is not being affirmed. Exactly the contrary. There were a few pages that struck me as offensive but they were meant to be so you react to atfirm what it isnt. Its not extensive tes- did -- said the religious (collections) but whereas we have a good LDS collection we have a large Catholic population and only two volumes, Mr. Heezon added. were LDS. reaching "An amoral bankruptcy. books published exceeded available for muney purchase. 1 think there are some areas that are lacking 'ALSO ADDRESSING the question of religious books 75-8- He of or other problems were "resolved," she erased them characters was religious with ol one percent circulation board, if there was an atmosphere of freedom in the library she replied, Certainly not. Im afraid theres been an awful lot of tension." four pages (in the back) were to illustrate the main LAYTON TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY |