BLAST FROM THE PAST

1923 Cement highway

To widen the cement road that passes through this county from Salt Lake to Ogden, from 16 to 22 feet is the present aim of the state road commission and of engineers of the United States bureau of public roads; and plans were submitted to our county commissioners yesterday to make a beginning on the four-mile section between Layton and Clearfield. The county commissioners, it is expected, will give an answer today. The problem was raised by the rapid disintegration of the present 16 foot pavement laid in 1915 or 1916.

1933 Strange but true

The Liberty Bell, which is still preserved in Independence Hall in Philadelphia, weighs 2,060 pounds.

The balance wheel of your watch travels about nine and three fourth miles per day or 3,558 miles per year.

A cat’s eyes shine in the dark for the reason that the membrane layer beneath the retina reflects light much the same as a mirror. A cat’s eyes will not shine unless a light is thrown upon them. A bullet fired vertically does not return to the earth with the same speed it left the muzzle of the gun. The resistance of the air makes this impossible.

1943

War Ration Book Three Due Soon

War Ration book No. 3 will be distributed through the mail to more than one million residents of the Rocky mountain region, including Utah and Idaho, beginning late in June and ending July 21. Clem W. Collins, regional administrator, emphasized that book three is a replacement book only, containing a new supply of stamps to take the place of those now being used up. He said if any more rationing program were necessary, there would be official notice by the government.

1953 Stoker PTA Ends Season With Election

Following the theme set up for the current year of PTA, the final meeting at the Stoker school held Thursday April 30 was a very successful climax to a full year of interesting meetings and activities. Mrs. Joseph Rowland, chairman of the nominating committee assisted by Mrs. Keith Ford, Mrs. Richard Stromness and Principal Parkin, submitted names for officers who were then installed. Intelligence is not indicated by a loud mouth.

1963 Headquarters of Library to Close May 25

The Davis County Library headquarters at Kaysville will close May 25, according to Mrs. Helen P. Gibson, director of libraries. It is expected that operations of the headquarters library will resume sometime next fall in new quarters which are nearing competition in Farmington.

1973

Group Complains On Water Rate Increase

Everything is on the increase except the fuel supply. Bountiful City Council heard complaints on a water rate increase for condominiums. Also 16 irate neighbors are suffering from increased agitation due to soil erosion and inconveniences of an uncovered drainage ditch.

1983

Bountiful Study: Computers Could Help

City officials took a long hard look at progress in future administration and decided that use of computers is the only, at least the best, means of accomplishing day-to-day tasks. An audit report by Fox and Company convinced the City Council that computers are necessary for both short and long-term city administration. And the council agreed that both word processors and data computers are essential.