Show I By BERT BOYACK r L' L f l lo o fp r J p J. J fi a F. F A EZRA CLARK A long life-long resident of Davis County Ezra T. T Clark has long been one of the more minded civic-minded businessmen in inthe inthe inthe the area HE IS concerned not only with the problems in Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- where he resides in Farmington where he works in the south end of Davis County which he represents as a State Senator but in inthe inthe inthe the entire county as the President President President Pres Pres- ident and Chairman of the Board of the Weber Basin BasinI I Water Conservancy District Born in Farmington Mr I Clark received his education in the Davis County schools graduating from Davis High School He completed his degree in Business Administration Administration Administration Adminis Adminis- from the Brigham Young University CURRENTLY in addition to the T Mr Clark serves serves serveS' as President and board member of the Growers' Growers Market Company Company Company Com Com- pany Salt Lake City and he heis heis heis is serving the fourth year as State Senator from Legislative Legisla Legisla- tive District 18 which includes the southern half of Davis County from Farmington south Prior to his present position position position tion he has served as vice president of t the h e Bountiful State Bank He was also engaged engaged engaged en en- in the wholesale produce produce produce pro pro- duce business for twenty years t tile the first business which he entered after college graduation grad grad- MR CLARK served a two- two year term on the Bountiful City Council a year four-year term termas as a member of the Davis County Board of Education a term as a member of the Utah State Board of tion He was the first chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the South Davis Planning Planning Planning Plan Plan- ning Board He has also served as president and director director di- di rector for the Bountiful Water Sub-Conservancy Sub District As a member of the Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- Junior Chamber of Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce and Bountiful Rotary Club he served as president HE HE AND his late wife the former Maude Erickson are the parents of three sons i and three daughters Ilene and Mark reside at home 1106 East North His other children are married and reside in Bountiful They include Ezra T. T Tom Clark Attorney Dr and Mrs George George George Geor Geor- ge Anne Pingree James E E. E Clark and Mr and Mrs W. W Robert Janet Wright As a member of the State Senate Mr Clark feels that he has been able to better the lives of his fellow citizens through some of the bills he has sponsored or helped to sponsor IN THE Senate he serves as chairman of the Appropriations Sub-Committee Sub on Health and Welfare and i is a I I i member of the following committees committees committees com com- Agriculture and Natural Natural Natural Nat Nat- ural Resources Business and Industry and the Education committee He was sponsor co-sponsor of theAir theAir the theAir Air Conservation Act which was adopted by the 1967 session session session ses ses- sion of the State Legislature THROUGH passage of this act I feel that the State has made great strides in eliminating eliminating eliminating much of the air pollution pollution pollution tion which was beginning to be one of our most hazardous hazard hazard- ous health problems especially especially especially espe espe- in and around Salt Lake and Ogden With Davis Davis' County being located between the two cities it was getting much of their polluted pollutes air Mr Cl Clark rk s said id He was also a sponsor for forthe forthe forthe the constitutional amendment concerning residential requirements requirements requirements require require- ments for eligible voters This amendment will come before the 1970 general election SENATOR CLARK explained explain explain- ed Briefly Hr efly it states that people who have resided inthe in inthe inthe the State for 90 days will be eligible to vote Formerly the law stated that voters must be residents of Utah for a full year before they would be eligible to vote inan in inan inan an election He added I felt that this was a very outmoded law especially in Davis County where we have have- so many new residents moving moving moving ing in from other states Senate Bill 99 which will go into effect throughout the State on July 1 1971 was also also al also al- al so sponsored by Senator Clark It deals with the observance observance observance ob ob- servance of holidays which will be observed on the same day of the week every year IN STUDYING this proposal proposal pro pro- proposal pro we found that the majority majority majority ma ma- of the holidays c celebrated celebrated cele cele- le- le across the nation could be s set e t on either a Monday or Friday every year allowing a long weekend weekend week week- eek end for our citizens to enjoy he said With Labor Day set on oh the first Monday in Sept and Arbor Day already observed on the last Friday in April it was a simple matter to declare that Washington's Birthday would be observed on the third Monday of Feb Memorial Day would be celebrated celebrated celebrated cele cele- on the last Monday in May Columbus Day has been set for the second Mon Mon- day in Oct and Veterans' Veterans Day the fourth Monday in Nov I HAD no objection to this plan because it didn't interfere with or attempt to change any of the religious holidays such as Christmas and Easter Thanksgiving Day will still be held on the fourth Thursday of Nov So SoI I felt that it was a goodplan good goodplan goodplan plan for both the resi residents of the State as well as the business and government establishments and I was pleased to sponsor it In summary Mr Clark said We lWe have many laws that should be updated and and many problems to resolve resolve resolve re re- re- re solve as a State so I have felt that as a State Senator I have been able to do some good for my fellow citizens and prevent some laws from being passed passed passed pass pass- ed unnecessarily Caution A Yankee was on a Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas walking tour of Scot Scot- land Snow had fallen and he was struggling along a narrow narrow narrow nar nar- row road when he met a highlander I II guess friend I sure am lost he said plaintively Scot Is there a reward oot for ye American Nope 1 Scot Weel Wee yere still lost |