| Show 4DA The Salt Lake Tribune Wednesday January 13 1988 Former Welfare Recipient Thanks Taxpayers Ann Landers' column appears daily in the Salt Lake Tribune’s Lifestyle section Dear Ann Landers: I hope you will print this letter My message is important and I would like as many people to see it as possible Dear American Taxpayer: I want to say thank you for the food shelter dentures hospitalization and the training as a computer operator that you have given me off and on since 1969 during those terrible times when I suffered from depression and mental illness I am feeling wonderfully well now and am able to take care of myself This would not have been possible had I not received government assistance Our American system really does work and I want to say God bless all Block Grants Get Hearing In Centerville Special to The Tribune CENTERVILLE — The Centerville City Council is seeking public input on projects that could be financed with 1988 Community Development Block Grant funds A public hearing will be held Tuesday during the regular city council meeting at the city hall 521 N 400 West Based on citizen input the council will decide which of five projects will be submitted to the Davis County Council of Governments for consideration said City Administrator David Hales The five projects to be discussed at the hearing are: Conducting an economic development study for the 110 acres of land west of Interstate 15 and the Denver Rio Grand Railroad Improvements on the Pages Lane commercial district Curb gutter and sidewalk and water-lin- e improvements on 280 South and Main Street Improvements on the Centerville Industrial Park west of Purchasing land on Main Street between Parrish Lane and Pages Lane for economic development Projects that qualify for federal funds must benefit low or moderate income residents prevent or eliminate blight or slum conditions or remove a serious or immediate threat to the community In 1987 Centerville was awarded $140000 in CDBG money to purchase land to build a new fire station for the South Davis Fire District of you who made it possible — A Grateful Recipient in Michigan Dear Recipient: Thank you for a gracious letter It's one that I hope will be seen by all those folks who resent people on welfare Your mention of the training you received gives me an opportunity to say that the way to get off the dole is to learn a useful skill How true is that old Chinese proverb “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a hand the phone to him He says “You handle it” which makes me think that he is afraid of her too His mother is a very combative person and woe be it unto anyone who crosses her I would give anything to get along but I am bewith my mother-in-lais to it believe impossible ginning Please tell me how to handle the problem with tact and respect Fred is a wonderful person and I know he is as unhappy as I am about my inability to have a good relationship with his mother — Struggling in California Dear California: Since you have seen Fred’s mother only twice in nearly a year it is apparent that the principal mode of communication is the telephone I suggest that you tell your mother-in-law that you do not like to talk on the phone and would prefer to exchange letters In that way you can be more careful about what you say Also you will be able to write as frequently or as infrequently as you like When you and your mother-in-lado get together let Fred do most of the talking Be pleasant but adamant in your refusal to respond if she appears to be baiting you It’s virtually impossible to battle with a person who simply refuses to fight Remember too that silence can be an extremely effective response an the tigns o cSmMmiT Now can Ml N tomtom you low k an atceMteT cohotiimHowtotooognliolt How to Dual With What you It How to Conquer IT wM ghro you Hit anowtn receive a oopy mod $2JS0 and a No 10 To stomped oiwotopo (1 eonts post- age) to Ann London PO Sox 1152 Chicago M 011-054- Highway Safety Officials Urge Utahns to Buckle Up By Sgt Gary Whitney Utah Highway Patrol Utahns are faring well with the h speed limit but need to improve highway safety by using their seat belts The Utah De- Eartment of the put state’s safety record up against that of 22 other 65-mp- states recently surveyed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration While those states experienced a 50 percent increase in h highway deaths Utah had no increase in the number of people who died and actually experienced a decline in the total number of fatal accidents So far Utah drivers seem to be satisfied with traveling at 65 As long as a majority of drivers voluntarily comply with it we won’t have the problems that other states are experiencing Let’s face it there were not enough police officers to h effectively enforce the old limit No matter how worthwhile the statistics may show a law to be without general public support it’s not a good law Now we have a speed law we can live with and we have a seat belt law that more Utahns need to learn to live with When comparing the state's seat belt statistics Utahns are on par with the rest of the nation But highway safety officials feel there is a need for improvement and in this area enforcement is critical Last week John T Nielsen commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety mailed a letter to all of the state's Sheriff and Chiefs of Police stressing the importance of public perception that seat belt and child restraint laws are being enforced He noted that other states with laws similar to those in Utah have increased usage rates “if enforcement is consistently included in normal traffic operations” The letter listed results from the latest Utah seat belt surveys: Salt Lake City October 1987 - 40 percent usage rate Ogden City Sep tember 1987 - 31 percent usage Orem City November 1987 - 33 usage St George October percent 1987 - 17 percent usage Freeway statewide October 1987 - 45 percent usage An average shows that 60 to 70 of Utahns do not use seat percent belts And according to an August 1987 survey only 24 percent of Utah children under age five are restrained The problem is Broperly cares?” attitude some drivers have about seat belts is representative of their overall attitude toward driving They are the people who are most likely to be involved in a car crash and are least likely to be buckled up As a result the steadily increasing number of seat belt wearers in not having as dramatic an effect on reducing highway deaths as experts had originally predicted It is having an effect however In Utah 299 people died in car accidents during 1987 The year before 313 people died The best barometer of highway safety is a calculation of the number of traffic deaths in relation to 100 million vehicle miles traveled For the period ending last September the rate for the nation was 239 — more than a 4 percent reduction from the previous 12 month period Centerville Council Posts ’88 Schedule Special to The Tribune CENTERVILLE — The Centerville City Council has announced its 1988 meeting schedule The council will meet: Jan 19 Feb 2 and 16 March 1 and 15 April 5 and 19 May 3 and 17 June 7 and 21 July 5 and 19 Aug 2 and 16 Sept 6 and 20 Oct 4 and 18 Nov 1 and 15 and Dec 6 and 20 Meetings are held at 7 pm in the Centerville City Hall 521 N 400 West OU Sxchutyc CvsKkJi BOflEsEpIS CILCHAHOe tubs oil “We filter don' you time l miss your carl" Basic Chess Course STORE HOURS: ®FIF 10 Offered at Library k A course on the basic rules and strategy of chess will be taught by Craig Bishop at the Whitmore Library 2197 E 7000 South Classes will begin Jan 23 and continue through Feb 22 from 10 a m to noon Registration is required and there will be a $5 fee day Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" Dear Ann Landers: You are my last resort outside of professional counseling Please don’t fail me My husband and I have been married a few months short of a year and we get along very well together The only serious arguments we’ve had are about his mother The woman has a tendency to look for fights and her letters are full of insults When we talk on the phone I am a nervous wreck trying to defend myself against her outrageous accusations 1 hardly know this woman Ann I’ve met her only twice She lives alone in another state “Fred” says I should deal directly with her because he doesn’t want to be in the middle I appreciate his need to remain neutral but every time she calls up I start to shake and want to OIL Mon- - Fri 8:30 am- - 6 pm MINUTE LUBE FILTER Saturday CHANGE 8:30 am- - 5 pm Wednesday is LlADKS’JJAY vrsr 25°OFF No Appointment Necessary No Waiting V BOUNTIFUL LAYTON 1309 S 500 W 1370 N Main 292-429- 2 546-676- 0 |
