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Show San fuan Second 7ftc NATIONAL A I ASC0TI csatuifh o EDITOR! BUJilVJ i&W.14 1IEUCAI IEKHK1 IEnE$UTTIB HR. AND MRS. GEORGE E. JONES, Owners and Publisher BOB McCASLIN, NEWS AND SPORTS EDITOR GLEN JONES, PRINTER CORRESPONDENTS Montlcello Marilyn Rowley Norman Lnndell Blandlng News Jeanne Johnson Blandlng Out East Helen Redshaw Blnff Mrs. Eugene Poushee Montezuma Creek Mrs. Pat Davis Mexican Hat Donna Brown Entered in the Postoffice at Montlcello, Utah as Second Class matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published every Thursday at Montlcello, Utah SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In San Juan County $3 a year $4 a year Outside San Juan County Box 428, Montlcello, Utah Phone 587-227- 7 Here re go again . . . The date was Thursday, March 8, 1962. The subject was an editorial concerning the action by die San Juan County Tourist and Publicity Council, with the sanction of die County Commissioners, to advertise the county on a local radio station. The cost of said advertising was $75 per month, and the contract was for the enrire year 1962, a total cost for the year of $900. Well, it has happened again. The tourist and publicity group, composed of many of the same members as the one in contract for radio advertising 1962, has agreed to a on both the local station and two others in the same chain, one located in Cortez and the other in Taos, NM. We said on March 8, 1962 we thought this was a donation. We still think so. We also pointed out that such advertising could not possibly bring visitors from outside the immediate area to our county because most of those people hearing such advertising are, in fact, residents of the area. And those who are not from local areas certainly arent going to change their travel plans because of 30 seconds or one minute of talk that they probably missed anyway because they were busy driving or asleep in the back seat. c Any type of advertising is good, but only so long as a little common sense is used in the when and where. You dont advertise refrigerators at the North Pole or electric heaters in the tropics. Neither do you advertise seeking tourists from other areas on a medium that, at best, covers a small regional area, especially when this region is the area into which you wish to get the visitors in the first place. And breaking this up over three small regional stations, still located within spitting distance of what you are advertising, does not make the situation any better. The cry of the T&P council has been that they do not have enough money to operate effectively. If Johnny goes to the store with grocery money and comes bade with candy, he really cant be trusted with: the money in I the first place. We personally think that this $450 could have been spent much more effectively in other areas. Subsidizing local business isnt the answer to securing tourists but if this subsidy policy is the rule of the day then we suggest that all you owners of grocery stores, filling stations, hardware stores and any other business having a hard time right now, just run up to the county and see about a little donation to help with your economic instability. After the overwhelming critidsm by residents of the other advertising attempt, it did not seem possible that such action would be taken again but then it appears that as some sage once said, "you can fool ALL of the people some of the time, is more truth than fiction. At least this time the contract is for six months only and if a wrong is less wrong in comparison to its cost, then the present action is somewhat vindicated. Comparing 1962 with 1964 we find only one thing in common 'both were election years. At this time every few years, politidans take delight in making everybody happy. We, d however, are not happy. We just dont like to see our tax money wasted, whether locally or nationally. And, as we remember the last election, no incumbent commissioners were reelected. hard-earne- - Letter To The Editor March 12, 1964 Mr. George Jones, Editor San J.uan Record Montlcello, Utah Dear George: After reading your editorial, I know that I for one want to thank Bart Lyman, Bob Anderson, Fred Halliday. Jack Burr and Larry Bailey for a job well done and a start in the right direction on teachers pay. I dont necessarily mean more money alone but more money for experienced teachers and for the extra effort in obtaining additional credit to do a better job for my kids. We all make comparisons of hourly or daily pay rates. I have (had lawyers, teachers, carpenters, printers, plumbers, electricians, and others I could name do work for me. Their rates are all out of line. Not accountants, though. Why? Only because Im an accountant. I also know that I have been able to obtain the help I have needed from teachers after five or on Saturday or Sunday and this help has been easier to obtain than from any of the above mentioned. Yes, even accountants so I wonder about the hours we all work. These seem to be the only justifications made in your editorial against a 6tart toward a realistic pay schedule. A comparison of the pay schedule in the local district with pay schedules in other districts in the state does not show that we are out of line and a comparison of our local school levy with other school levies is even more revealing. We are so much lower. I think that you should know that at least one parent is in favor of the new schedule and also in favor of the teachers in our district receiving a fair wage for the good job now being done for our kids. Very truly yours, Bob Fellmeth March 12, 1964 Mr. Walter W. Weid a much better multiple-usconcept written into any National Park bill. My feelings last year were the House would accept the bill and delete the multiple-us- e provisions, and one of the reasons that I came to terms with this present bill is that in a meeting we held last spring, Senator Moss agreed with me if the multiple-us- e provisions were deleted by the House, he would join me in opposing the bill. In other words, Mr. Weid, if we get the park and multiple-use, In effect, we will be able to have our cake and eat LaSal, Utah Dear Mr. Weid: I appreciated receiving your letter dated Feb. 24, 1964, which was also printed in the San Juan Record. Very frankly, I think you have misunderstood both me and the bill, which was introduced on the Canyonlands Park. I remember the testimony given at local hearings and am cognizant of the fact many people, if not the majority, feel the park should not be established withYour letter out multiple-use- . says, and I quote: N6w that has for all practimultiple-us- e cal purposes been discarded, apparently the mandate for a much smaller park is simply being ignored. Let me say quite emphaticalconcept is ly the multiple-us- e still in the bill. As a matter of period fact, there is a when exploration and development of minerals can proceed. Furthermore, any deposits or flows discovered during the period will be allowed to be completely utilized. I dont know how you could get 25-ye- 25-ye- Box 6 Mexican Hat, Utah March 13, 1964 Mr. George Jones, Editor San Juan Record Monticello Dear George: Are we to assume that a novice is totally prepared to choose, edit and - print the newspaper that would serve his public, as is a veteran newspaperman with seventeen years experience? Dont answer that. Being realistic we should assume that, for the greater good, an editor with twenty five years should he and rightly so worth more to his fellow than an editor with seventeen years experience. These Increments, based as they are on quality and experience, should continue far beyond the meager seventeen years set down by you and me, the parents of the children. What higher merit than the acquisition of additional educational degrees for the good of these young minds would you suggest? Each day they require greater knowledge to cope with expanding technology which they face tomorrow their in order to maintain places in the world. Is this the dark age that says we must advance but cannot offer at least nominal monetary incentive for acquiring new experience, ability and more learning to pass on for the benefit of our youth? It was as late as 1931 that all of the great minds in science met and extricated the consensus that there was nothing left to discover! It had all been done. Now we can muse over this great conclusion when we watch supersonic flights on colored television. Now we can be grateful that it. had not all been done, when today we run with a child whom, only yesterday, might have been priveleged only to dream of running, strapped by braces and stilled by a crippling disease which we called polio. How many good teachers have ceased to acquire added salary for some thirty years experience andor added educational requirements?" If it takes a good politician thirty years to mature, then how long does it take an equally good teacher or newspaperman? Seventeen years ? May I just mention that my neighbor, call him Mr. Vack, a worthy citizen, draws $6950. for his years work. He has exactly the same number years experience as Mr. Novack, but with 5V4 years less education. Mr. Novack, on the other hand, draws $5950.Youll say, Look at the working year! Okay, lets, dispensing with the fancy trimmings contingent to both jobs. Mr. Vack works 40 hours per week all year, except for the 23 days vacation which he takes. Thus he works 238 of these 8 hour days. Mr. Novack works 50 hours per week, except for the twelve days of News of the Queen City of the Golden Circle - e Spring, as the saying goes, has sprung in the banana belt of San Juan County. If the warm weather holds, green grass should begin peeking through the earth mighty shortly. Several of the more avid Jeep fans have already begun to plan outings and in fact some have already started their trek to the hills. ; . IF FARMING as YOUR BUSINESS To help JOB save time and money, we stock the most complete line of petroleum products for farm use available in the West . . . more than 100 products In all. We have the facts to help you select the right product for the lob.And we deliverwhatyou need, when you need it For any Standard Oil product, call E. Phone: A. Helquist 587-259- 5 678-217- 6 home Mrs. Alex Jameson. Linda Schafer and Ardith Neilson from Salt Lake City were weekend visitors here recently. Mr. and Mrs. Devere Halls and Mrs. Cleone Cooper spent two days recently skiing at Park City. One breed that will probably not be so anxious to see spring, is the local skier. He has had little in the way of sport this year with only two weekends of skiing so far. School prayers may again be legal if an amendment to the U.S. Constitution now being considered is approved. Sen. Wallace Bennett said he is jointly sponsoring the amendment which clarifies the First Amendment regarding establishment of religion. The new amendment would give the states power to enact laws with respect to religion except that it will prohibit states from enacting any law establishing any church as perferred or favored or from enacting any laws preventing the free exercise of religion. Thus the states would have the power to call for school prayer or Bible reading. fr Wonder where county taxes are spent? About six pages in the last section of this issue will tell you. The complete financial statement of the It too. county for the year 1963 Is If someone tries to give us included showing exactly the park without multiple-use- , where, and to whom the funds and if Senator Moss joins me were paid. (both of us being members of our respective Interior ComMonticellos Chamber of mittees) I am confident we can Commerce is now considering block the bill. I would hope a project for a fireworks disyou could join me in support play locally on Independence of a Canyonlands Park bill on Day, July 4. The thinking is these terms. that this is a vital part of Thank you for your letter. American heritage that todays I appreciated receiving your youngsters and adults alike views. Sincerely, My insomnia is getting now I Laurence J. Burton worse and worse cant even sleep when its time Christmas which he takes but to get up. seemingly d o e s nt deserve. Thus he works 240 of these 8 The San Juan Record hour days. Even considering Montlcello, Utah his three month vacation so Thursday, March 19, 1964 last decried in thoughtlessly Page Two weeks edition, Mr. Novack has racked up an equal number of Where can he hours earn that extra thousand dollars that his neighbor spends on groceries? Why, even his students can answer that. He Remodeling will work an extra two months (or 500 hours) during his vaOP That isnt difficult. cation. But, if he feels the proper civic responsibility weighing on his shoulders he will enroll in New school at a cost of at least $200. per month. This expenditure Construction may come back in Increments sevreached his has he until enteen year maximum. He will then be 39 years of age. For UTE MOUNTAIN twenty of his most productive the must with drift he years CONSTRUCTION tide of public opinion, advancing in wisdom but not necesJIM SLAYENS sarily in pay. P. O. Box 474 Blandlng Yes, it would seem that it is time to wake up and take notPhone ice of a serious situation that has only begun to come into proportion. We, Mr. and Mrs. Novack, welcome a realistic look at the school situation. But will the public get it And if they do, will they really open their eyes to see it? Sincerely, Bettie Lambson. 64 Chevy SHOES? n Nova Sport Coupe . (110-in- 64 Corvair Monza Club Coupe (108-in- 64 Corvette Sting Ray Sport Coupe wheelbase) . (98-in- wheelbase) . 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