Show 10 Thursda December 17 - 1961 Qlm MirAf t Sevier Valley Tech: Humble Past Grand Future CoiitiButd from Page I) school center in the year The diesel and welding rented a in classes were facility from Nay Equipment Company two miles away from the rest of the school The Legislature continued its support approving purchase of an additional ten acres of land for a future campus Architect Robert began designing a new facility during the school year after the completion of a needs assessment and input from staff members were obtained The following year a bonding bill of $2550000 was passed by the Legislature for construction of the new American Building building Corp of Richfield was awarded the contract Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new facility were held in 1975 uith compleNovember tion set for July 1977 Equipment needs were determined for each department when the brick work was completed and interior work had begun In the fall of 1977 distributive and services were education added to the Tech’s offerings was since the new facility to accommodate designed these started two weeks late that year because the building School was slightly behind schedule Classes finally began on Sept 12 even though there were still a few unfinished details The entire staff helped with the move A media center coordinator and another custodian were added to the staff when the new building opened Data process- - Shoplifting Curbs In And recent legislashoplifter tion makes arrest and prosecution for shoplifting much easier than in past years according to Mr Shanaman He added that statistics show that nearly seven percent of retail sales in Utah is lost to In fact the Utah shoplifting losses may be even higher “If we shoplifting could eliminate entirely along with theft by store most retail stores employees could reduce their prices internal seven and percent more according Graduates of Sevier Valley Tech are rated highly by In a lengthy and employers thorough questionnaire about their employees’ performance employers rated three of five employees who graduated from the Tech as superior Utah Technical College at Provo in the same poll also had three probably to Mr Shanaman Statistics across the US show that women are more prone to shoplift than men with 46 percent of the offenders being male and 54 percent being female Acccording to the age grouping of apprehended an amazing 41 pershoplifters school cent are in prehigh years 49 percent are in high school and the remaining 10 percent are older adults according to the association out of 39 judged Having the Tech in the community is good for business Mr Washburn maintains “In sales tax rents and demands for public services Tech students generate more than half a million dollars a year in this valley’ If Utah wants to continue to according to Phillip N director of the Aeronautical Operations Division of the Utah Department of Transporation quired Ashbaker Mr Ashbaker made this observation recently at a meeting of the Utah Transpor- tation Commission “The problem we face has many facets” says Ashbaker “and we may have to employ several solutions to meet our needs” One problem is federal funds The Federal Airport development Aid Program ( ADAP) ex- September 30 after an emergency of one year ADAP was financed through federal taxes on airline tickets and aviation pired receiving fuel This money was then back to local airports through the Division of Aeronautics for improvements including runway renovation and improvements extensions to navigational aid systems A large portion of these funds went to the Salt Lake International Airport as it had the heaviest use and greater needs The balance was dispsersed to the States for General Aviation Airports which in Utah covers all other airports in the State This federal money was most helpful in the past However the program has expired Congress has yet to act and a large balance estimated between three billion and five billion dollars sits idle in the trust fund while legitimate needs accrue all over the United States It is not known when or if there will be another ADAP program And if certain proposals are passed Utah could suffer a loss of $250000 in revenue compared to previous years Even he said gram passes Congress it is hard ‘energy boom’ areas” to know how long the program Ashbaker Mr hopes that might continue in light of curUtah can become more self sufrent budget cutting ficient in funding airport imAnther problem is state funds provements rather than relying heavily on ADAP monies which a which are based solely on not be forthcoming in adeper gallon aviation may fuel tax While sales continue to quate amounts increase they are not keeping Airports are vital to all areaij The State’s of the state up with inflation yet many airports needs are increasing faster cannot pay their own way in than it’s spending power terms of ticket sales or aviation Other factors fuel pumped The Wasatch Front Regional need to be considered when Council and Mountainland evaluating the cost effecAssociation of Governments tiveness of an airport For inwith participation from Salt stance the industry attracted Lake City recently completed to an area because it has a ser“The Metropolitan Airports viceable airport and the jobs Systems Plan” This plan idencreated by that industry and air tified approximately $106 travel in general million in needs between now Solutions to the funding proand 1985 The study included all airports from Brigham City to Provo including Tooele Morgan and Heber needs were largest Lake International Another eight million dollars in needs were identified in “The Utah State Airport System” plan This plan prepared by the Division of Aeronautics studied the balance of Utah’s airport needs The studies do not include or address the potential need for new airports at Park City Moab or some possible needs in Ticaboo and Uintah Basin a new ADAP pro- - blem could include: dedicating a portion of a severance tax to increase airport development state taxes on aviation fuels or obtain some consistent additional funds from the State’s General fund A portion of a severance tax could be justified becasue of the burden energy development is placing on the airport system statewide An increase in aviation fuel tax however would have to be carefully studied to insure that the benefits would outweigh the liabilities The Division of Aeronautics has a staff of eight persons It as a channel for federal funds as a point of contact for all General Aviation Airports in the state and owns the Hanksville Airport It also controls the airport at Dutch John and maintains most state owned aircraft “Under the best of conditions we could only hope for five million dollars to meet those eight million dollars of needs” predicted Mr Ashbaker This means that without some innovative relief three million dollars in needs will have to functions slide into the inflationary swamp where those costs could Last year the state collected $26 million on aviation fuel and returned seventy-fivpercent of that to the airports which sold that fuel as provided by law The remaining twenty-fivpercent was allocated to various airport improvements on the basis of need and also to pay the Division’s operating expenses double “By adding the results of the two studies together we find that between 1980 and 1985 general aviation operations will increase twenty-nin- This will work a if City The at the Salt Airport airports percent hardship on all particularly in The master plan for Sevier Valley Tech shows five more buildings to be constructed on their 40 acre campus which will accommodate an eventual three to four thousand students Housing has been and continues to be a problem for Tech inWashburn Mr students dicated that the state has no plans to build dorm facilities for students on the campus because it prefers to encourage private industry “Widows singles and older couples could help students out a lot” he suggested “by opening spare rooms basements or attics to them” He said the school would be willing to work with prospective landlords to select boarders and establish a behavior code by which students must abide before they could qualify housing for “Students could provide yardwork protection companionship and other services for Mr their landlords” Washburn added He pointed out that many Tech students have been out of high school for a while and are serious about getting the skills they need for better paying jobs “Many liberal arts college students go there with the intent of floating around for a year or two in order to ‘find’ themselves” Mr Washburn observed “but here we have fewer of those kinds of students Many have been kicked around by life enough to ve found themselves already” Next week: “Statistics and the Future” 'On the First Day of Christmas My Credit Card Said to Me (Continued from Page 1) and only use them when you have to go home and get them’ he suggests “That puts a time and inconvenience element into give a full refund in a reasonable amount of time” Of course credit is not always bad “It’s realistic if you know how to handle it” says Burton “But you know you’re in trouble if you’re con- tinually at your credit line and paying only the minimum balance" Schedule State Park Use-Fe- e Adopted For Next Year Season In its quarterly meeting the he said “and that Utah State Parks and Recreation Board approved a use fee schedule which will affect all parks within the Utah State park system education is an industry doesn’t cause pollution” New Revenue Sources Sought For Future Airport Funding meet its general aviation needs from now until 1985 new sources of revenue may be re- Staff equipment and school operation generate another $500000 as well Mr Washburn says because most of the funding received by the school is used within the county there is often the possiblity of returning the item Most stores have return policies for Studies are conducted each items and October to follow up on employ“As long as the store states ment of Tech graduates Their For shopping with credit its return policy in a visible nine year average is 87 percent I usually find that if I who find jobs in their fields of myself place at the point of sale it can can put off a purchase for a few have any policy it wants for study or related jobs Those I probably won’t buy” merchandise” who marry and do not work or days “However if no Burton those who join the military or says that even says the store must is been made LDS posted on a missions sign not has once are go purchase counted in the figures employees across the board by at least 1) The possible addition of a aide is course in engineering "not too far away” according to Mr Washburn and heating and air conditioning repair and solar system installation may not be far behind graduates rated as superior Effect by Merchants (Continued from Page was added to the curriculum in 1980 When the Licensed Practical Nursing program was started in 1980 there were 65 applicants for the 15 openings in the class Out of that group 12 of the 13 graduates were employed by the time they completed their course one year later ing will charge $400 plus 50c per person camping fee and 1 park will collect a $500 plus 50c per person camping fee Six museums will charge a fee of 50c per person The higher the camping fee This schedule was adopted in more facilities there will be compliance with legislative to the camper eg available directive which charged "'that the Utah State Division of The $500 fee provides sites with sewer hookups andor elecParks and Recreation a Divihot showers sion of the Department of trical hookups Natural Resources and and flush toilets Energy become more Budget restrictions and inflawith respect to park tion dictated additional operations changes in the fee schedule: The Utah State Legislature Annual Utah Fun Tag: will directed the Division to: remain the same — 3500 It e diligently pursue plans to in- will however pertain to crease fee collections to 40 peronly and will not provide a cent of costs of operating State reduction on the overnight parks” camping fee The annual permit is nontransferable and is Rationale governing this fee limited to individual Utah schedule action by the Board is residents based on the premise that those e Fee: $100 Group who use park facilities should per person in groups of 20 or foot the bill In light of this acmore by advanced reservation tion 28 parks and recreation A clean-udeposit may areas will be charging $200 only also be required by the park e fees 26 will charge superintendent $100 plus 50c per person camp50c Commercial Vehicles: ing fee 10 will charge $200 plus 50c per person for camping 13 per person when traveling in a commercial vehicle The Utah State Division of Parks and Recreation is searching for other means to generate revenue to meet the legislative mandate to collect fees up to at least 40 percent of operating costs One such means of increasing revenue is through the conversion of an ice skating rink at Utah Lake State Park into a roller skating rink season during the Four State parks — Bear Lake State Recreation Area Deer Creek Lake State Recreation Area Rockport Lake State and Utah Recreation Area Lake State Park — rent campto under visitors ing equipment a program be will Camping equipment provided for visitors who do not have camping equipment or who just don’t want to fight the hassle of bringing their own The Utah State Division of Parks and Recreation feels that through programs such as those mentioned above it can increase revenue and at the same time provide a valuable service to the public Another Warning About Auto Products Storage of The recent hospitalization two area teenagers for severe methanol poisoning has prompted the Intermountain Regional Poison Control Center to warn Utahns about the danger of im- properly stored products automobile glycol substances particularly toxic to the brain and eye” exassistant plains Dr Hollins professor of pharmacology and medicine “Ingestion of even a few tablespoons of any of these automobile fluids is harmful” The careless storage of these nearly blind- products and the fact that some after drinking windshield are packaged like fruit punch fluid containing make them particularly washer methanol (wood alcohol) which dangerous according to Dr had been stored in a wine bot- Rollins “It’s extremely imporE to to tant Dr tle according Douglas keep these substances Rollins IRPCC medical direc- out of the reach of children but at of all ages are being tor One victim hospitalized people of Utah Medical University poisoned by methanol and Center required dialysis to ethylene glycol” remove toxins from his Menthanol is a simple alcohol bloodstream Dr Rollins says similar to ethyl alcohol and smaller children would have of the symptoms it probeen blinded and might have many duces are the same as those been killed caused by intoxication from motor coolants conventional liquor products: “Antifreeze fluids headache dizziness vomiting and windshield washer and diarrhea lethargy convul-contain methanol or ethylene The youths were ed sions and coma The danger with methanol however is that it is rapidly broken down in the body to formaldehyde and formic acid Dr Rolins explains Permanent blindness can occur within a few hours if the victim is not treated Ethylene glycol is a colorless odorless liquid with a slightly sweet taste Ingestion of as little as three ounces can cause severe kidney damage and death Symptoms are similar to those of methanol “Antifreeze motor coolants and windshield washer fluid should be stored in the original container and in a locked cabinet” cautions Dr Rollins If poisoning should occur call University Medical Center’s Poison Control Center at or 80(662-006- |