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Show UZA'J t'l calt S7.VI3 FRES3 AS3U. r3? ikz 0. 'JOD yAa SUU . L1 15, 1979- - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER -- VOLUME FIFTY NUMBER 28 PAGES TWENTY-SEVE- N Sssocnaiim TaupajiBSs Oppose timl tawsrn provide funds the district expects to lose from federal sources. District officials have said only two mills will be used at present with authority to levy the other two mills in the future. At two mills, the average family would pay an added a year while the four mills would bring the bill up to ByTOMBUSSELBERG SALT LAKE CITY -Fmay be lost by the Davis County School District is just icing on the cake according to a state tax official who opposes the upcoming leeway election. unding that $1 million in federal funding traditionally appropriated to the district for students whose parents work at Hill AFB. But claiming the election isnt needed in a Monday af- ternoon telephone interview was Jack Olson, executive vice president of the Utah Taxpayers Association. It (federal funding) has not been finally voted on (by Congress). I think theyre basing it on committee action. Invariably the money $12-$1- 4 THE SCHOOL Board has set an election for Nov. 27 at which time voters will determine if they want to give the board power to levy up to four mills in property tax to FmillMi $24-$2- THE SCHOOL board has called the election because of the expected loss of more than comes through. - , Richard Harvey, Davis vironmental Health director, lifted the smog alert Friday Wasatch Front. Mr. Harvey said that during the time of the alert the smog situation was quite severe." THE SMOG was apparently caused by an inversion that trapped a layer of pollutants in the valley along the - - CLEARFIELD Things should be taking shape at Clearfields new Steed Park, thanks to action by the city council Tuesday night. IN THEIR regular session the council approved bids for two projects at the new park at West 300 North. And 1000 while work has been progressing there since late summer, much with the Weber Basin Job Corps, it has been largely preliminary groundwork for planned Projects $pt a $46,500 bid. will be held p.m. to discuss the possibility of utilizing $14,000 in federal revenue sharing money. A snag may appear in the project, though, The Dec. 11 tax- hardship on the taxpayer. The Legislature granted $72 million in tax relief because it felt the people were being taxed too heavily and reduced the mill levy (for school districts) from 28 to 24 and then the Davis School Board is trying to pull this. We feel the school board is deliberately trying to. circumvent the legislature. He quoted per capita spending figures per pupil in several school districts, listing Davis as second highest along the Wasatch Front. He said the Davis District was spending $1,283 per student in SPENDING IN other large considerably. Okays Two the districts included $1,234 in Granite, the states largest; after confirming that the smog situation had eased DAVIS COUNTY was placed on a Stage-On- e pollution alert for two days last week as much of northern ; Utah was under a blanket of dense, dirty smog. AT 1978 vs. Salt Lake City, with $1,571, for the highest. lorfm If you FARMINGTON think only Los Angeles can be placed on smog alert, youre wrong. ;; LOOKING payers burden he continued, It would work terrible hearing at HE EXPLAINED that a alert means pollustage-on- e tants are severe enough that persons with respiratory and heart diseases should avoid going outdoors and should reduce physical activities to a -- 7; very minimum,; e is the stage-onHowever, lowest warning on the pollutant scale and usually has little or no effect on healthy persons. CARBON monoxide level in the air during the time of the alert reached approximately ten parts per million at the most critical time, usually hours when during night-tim- e temperatures were the coolest, it was explained, grb 7: 30 because problems with the Mrs. Cottrell said, tb v prl ,p' 27 - ' - T lx:: ;bfrtyy& ;V V ; V1 Ss r ' - V ' ff? 7y . .JM- V A Yf , ' H. $1,179 in Jordan, second in size; $1,151 in Alpine and $1,280 in Weber. He said a reduction in 874 funds would only be taking what has been gravy away o i - M&f XJ- from district coffers. And state equalization funds where each district is guaranteed $852 per student regardless of property tax is sufficient, he added. THE Legislature is increasing that every year by a substantial amount. The district says they don't know what theyll do if theyre turned down but most (elections) are turned down and every district gets along fine. Im adamently concerned about this. Mr. Olson added, I think now is the worst time (to hold the election). Everything is against it with the legislature, and the mood of the people. I think the timing is poor. ICY FROSTING Theres no snow yet. And very little rain. Days are warm. Nights are getting cold. So one of the few signs of winter is the frost that coats many objects, visible in the morning until the sun vaporizes it. Whats Right With boiler could force closure of the facility. IN THAT case, city officials said it would be easier to complete renovation and boiler work simultaneously, v America Airing Times . With Whats Right America television airing times for the following people are as follows: Laura Hendricksen, Nov. 20; Sheryl Gamble, Nov. 28. They can be seen on Channel 5, KSL TV. facilities. Okayed was a bid from Controlled Irrigation of Ogden to complete the sprinkling system for $68,491, more than $2,000 under the engineers estimate. Four bids were received. AND TENNIS players can note the councils approval of a $54,690 bid to complete four lighted courts in the park. The bid was awarded to John N. Edman Construction of Ogden. It was just below es- timates of $55,000. Deputy City Recorder Judy Cottrell said it hadn't been determined when the projects would be started. action, the an council approved agreement with state court IN OTHER officials for use of city facilities for circuit court proceedings. The state will pay $7,878 for a years rental of the courtroom and office space, $4,900 paid up from previously. The council had rejected earlier offers, stating they were too low in comparison to fees being paid to other cities. THE COUNCIL rejected the only bid submitted for renovation of the city pool. With only $33,000 available the council decided to set a pyiblic hearing to further discuss options rather than ac- - By GARY R. BLODGETT SALT LAKE CITY -- The 41 member hospitals of the Utah trator for Intermountain Health Care, Inc. In this capacity Mr. Beck has responsibility for six Utah hospitals located south of Provo. Hospital Association, in their annual business meeting held in St. George, Utah, installed a new president, approved a and added a new board member. president-elec- THE administrator of t THE NEW president of the Hospital Association for 1980 is Dean Holman, administrator of the Davis- North . h - Medical Center in Layton. Mr. Holman is a former Hill Air Force Base Hospital ad- ministrator and area ministrator of hospitals in both Germany and the Philippines before his read- tions board with Kay Hawks of Allen Memorial Hospital in, Moab, continuing his second year on the board. in 1972. president-elec- t for the association is Gene Beck, Southern Regional adminis- - DEAN HOLMAN is Damage Ml Bones - A FRUIT HEIGHTS prank by individuals who reportedly threw pumpkins from a moving pickup truck has caused damage to more than 50 mail boxes in the rural area of central Davis County. . COUNTY Sheriffs Sergeant Kenneth Payne said several youths went joyrid DAVIS ing" Sunday evening and bombarded some 58 mailboxes in Fruit Heights, West Kaysville and parts of Layton with large pumpkins thrown, from the rear of a pickup truck. the mailboxes were destroyed by direct hits while other boxes were damaged and left in need of repairs. A pumpkin He said many of tonwood Hospital, Mike Falck, was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Hospital Association with Val Christensen, administrator of the Brigham City Community Hospital elected for a second term on the board. Dell Ashby, administrator at the West Millard Hospital in Delta continues as an member of the associae, tirement from the Air Force The Cot- was also thrown through the window of a parked car. SERGEANT PAYNE said the pumpkins were apparently stolen from a parked truck. that several juveniles are being questioned for their part in the He said costly prank. THE NEW president of the Hospital Association accepted the leadership position from past- immediate the president, Sister Joanne Upjohn, administrator at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake BOUNTIFUL - Dr. Phyllis Southwick, Bountiful City Councilwoman and a recent appointment to the Utah State Legislature, withdrew from her appointment to the House of Representatives. IN A letter to Governor Scott Matheson, who made the appointment of Dr. Southwick to fill a vacancy in District 56, Dr. Southwick asked the governor to withdraw her nomination for personal reasons. The letter, in part, stated: After carefully weighing the situation, and recognizing the present growth and development of the city of Bountiful, concomitant, the and 1 problems which may arise, feel it is important that I remain in my present position on the city council. This will also allow me to pursue other goals related to my professional activities. DR. SOUTHWICK also her appointment MR. Burninghams name was submitted, along with Dr. Southwick, by the GOP Party last July and noted that of 31 Central Committee members who voted 29 favored Mr. Bumingham and only two . supported the nomination of Dr. Southwick. Dr. Southwick noted this split in the GOP Party and in the letter told Governor Matheson that due to the si- tuation with the Republican Party in Davis County in that , v.v.v.v.v. City. Sister Joanne, who was recently elected president of the National Catholic Hospital Association, said, "I have greatly appreciated the hard work of the members of the Utah Hospital Administrat- ion. Their efforts have made this organization a pleasure to administer. I would also like to offer a special thank you to the Utah Legislature and Gov. Scott Matheson, who, though received from Hie Davis County Central Committee which must endorse the appointment -and for several weeks have failed to do so. At the same time, Governor Matheson has nominated Kim R. Bumingham, a Bountiful High School speech teacher, to the legislative post in District 56. Mr. Bumingham was the county GOP Central Committees first choice for the nomination. not always with us on the im- portant issues facing the health industry, were open and respective of our point of view. IN ACCEPTING the gavel as president of the association, Mr. Holman said, I look forward to the coming year with a great deal of anticipation and trepidation. These are very difficult times for the hospital ndustry with the issues of cost contain- ment, universal health insurance, and other regulatory and costly federal legislation looming on the horizon." He told the association members he would do his best to represent the hospital position in these national and local issues. ratify the appointment this their choice was for another person to fill the vacancy, to and the political maneuvering which has taken place over the last few months, my decision to reflected in the letter to the governor the lack of support - week. Governor Matheson appointed Mr. Bumingham from a list of three candidates submitted by the withdrawseemsappropriate. County Central Committee: SHE SUMMARIZED her letter by thanking Governor ITS unfortunate that Dr. Southwick and Mr. Matheson for the confidence he placed in her in making this appointment and said she was sorry that circumstances have made it impossible for me to serve in this capacity at this time. Tn giving her support to the city council, Dr. Southwick noted that she still has more than two years of a current term to serve. overnors appointment THE PARTY has been working for the past several weeks to get this matter resolved and were happy that the governor saw his way clear to appoint him (Mr. Mr. Peresich Bumingham) said. the council very much and look forward to continued service with the city now that this other matter has been r THE KAYSVILLE REFLEX 197 B North Main St., Layton settled." con- PHONE tinue to serve on various state, regional and national 376-913- 3 Published Weekly by araroaco. committees to which she has some of been appointed which she would have had to relinquish had the legislative position been finalized. THE Democratic governor nominated Mr. Bumingham last Wednesday and its expected that the Davis County GOP Central Committee will "of r. Bumingham. THERE ARE a lot of major decisions to be made and I want to be a part of them," she said referring to I future council actions. have enjoyed my tenure on She said she will also m were caught in the middle of this political hassle in Davis County," the governor said. Gene Peresich, GOP Central Committee Chairman in Davis County, said he is with The "very pleased John Stahle. Jr., Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah:.: SUBSCRIPTION ' $4.50 per year SMi tOorHi tg.NZ Omwm SKftM SIUI OM 1 (PayabtelnMnnc) - : -- - |