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Show WUWIKi'lH''"fIP'"(ll Citizen - Wednesday, August 30, 1995 Page 2 Editorial Suffrage movement marked important change in society It is hard to believe that there are still women alive in this country coun-try who were denied the right to vote because of their sex. Oh, there aren't many such women left, and there are none in Utah, which granted women full suffrage when the territory became a state in 1896. However, the U.S. Constitution was not changed to grant women the right to vote until 1920, when the 19th Amendment was signed into law by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby 144 years after our nation had declared its independence from Great Britain. Last Sunday marked the 75th anniversary of this landmark event. Given the role women play in our society in politics, in the workforce, and in all areas of life it is pretty hard to imagine an America where women were not full, active members. But tb.3 fact is, it took women almost as long to win the right to vote as they have enjoyed it. The suffrage movement in this country began in 1848 in Seneca Falls, N.Y., with 68 women and 32 men signing the "Declaration of Sentiments," including the first formal demand made in the United State for women's right to vote. In the words of two of the movement's move-ment's leaders, Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler: "To get the word 'male' in effect out of the Constitution cost the women of the country 52 years of pauseless campaign. . . . During that time they were forced to conduct 56 Courage is essential to success In one of my rare moments when I take time to think, my thoughts go back to my younger days. I was so busy trying to make a living that I thought very little of the future. For example, when I lived in Provo I had ". a neighbor who played the stock market. ' One evening, he ran over to our place. "How much money do you have," he almost begged. "I think I have enough for some groceries gro-ceries tomorrow," I said. "That's too bad, there is a stock that is going sky high tomorrow. I was hoping you had some money to invest." The stock did go up but I bought some groceries. A writer has said, "Don't be afraid to go out on a limb, for that is where the fruit is." There is no doubt that courage is essential essen-tial to success. To succeed in life a person has great need for courage of several types. He needs courage to venture and to keep going forward when people tell hku he's all wrong. He needs courage to go back to bis project or invention or writing again and again when most men would give up and accept defeat. He must learn to stomach disappointments disappoint-ments when they come and learn not to be floored or to stay floored. He must pick himself up and carry on. Like the inventor who, everytime his machine develops a "bug" and fails to work, redesigns the defective part that was causing caus-ing the trouble. We must be like a writer who, each time his book is rejected by a publisher, sits down to rewrite the weak chapters. For example, several years ago I wrote a short article for a national industrial magazine. mag-azine. They wrote back to me and said it was not the type of material they wanted. I felt defeated and as far as writing was concerned I retreated into my shell and said, "What's the use?" A few years passed and I had the courage to try again. This time I received a The hat that's A "cowboy hat" is more than that. I've just spent a week wearing, working in, playing in and sometimes resting on one. It does not look like the fancy white ones those Dallas dudes wear on television televi-sion or the mod modifications styled for wear on disco-dance floors and mechanical bulls. Even the macho Marlboro Man wears a clean Stetson for the magazine ads. A real cowboy hat is a whole lot more than that. It's a sunshade for skinheads and an eye shade for siestas. It's a pillow on the trail and protection protec-tion for tall men ridin' under low limbs. It keeps him from knockin' the bark off. The broad-brimmed 10-gallon hat holds 1 gallon enough water to revive a calf down with the heat and enough oats for one horse's meal. In up-and-down country, a trail rider can rest his leaning glass of gusto on that wide brim. t'a also a fan to fan the campfire or the forge-fire, and it can cool a fevered brow. The Stetson's used to hold the chits campaigns of referenda to male voters; 480 campaigns to get Legislatures to submit suffrage amendments to voters; 47 campaigns cam-paigns to get State constitutional conventions to write woman suffrage suf-frage into state constitutions; 277 campaigns to get State party conventions con-ventions to include woman suffrage suf-frage planks; 30 campaigns to get presidential party conventions to adopt woman suffrage planks in party platforms, and 19 campaigns with 19 successive Congresses." In the end, this "revolution" was accomplished without a single armed skirmish, without a single act of violence, without the loss of one life. In the intervening years, it has had a profound effect on our American lifestyle. While Utah has yet to have a woman governor, she has been represented in the halls of Congress by several women, including North Utah County's Reva Beck Bosone, who had a stellar stel-lar congressional career. That is not to say that women have achieved the goal of equality. Salary scales, job promotions, hiring hir-ing and other practices still demonstrate a bias towards males although the scales are constantly con-stantly shifting towards a better balance each year. But the signing of the 19th Amendment marked a major shift in public policy, and the women and men owe a great debt of gratitude grati-tude towards the women who led the suffrage movement through 70 years of political organization and personal sacrifice that ultimately led to the women's right to vote. Browsin letter of acceptance and a check and my spirits soared. Since then I have had some successes and some rejections. Only now they don't bother me. I like the philosophy of Charles Kingsley who wrote, "Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do which must be done, whether you like it or not. Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance, self-control, diligence, strength of will and a hundred other virtues which the idle never know. I have complained many times in my life that my father took me out of school when I was 12 years old and put me to work. Now, mind you, I wasn't the smartest kid in school, neither was I the dumbest. My grades were good and I once won a prize for writing the best essay. But I lived in an era when kids were expected to work and help to support the family. So I learned about machinery, furnaces and men, and about money earned. By TOM GRIFFITHS f more than that Paul pf Harvey ffeg News CVf!i 1995 Paul Harvey Products Inc. when the boys draw numbers for a quarter-horse race, to swat off flies and trail dust, and to hold ferci-line staples when the bag breaks. Maybe this will help you understand why a clean cowboy hat is like a squeakin' saddle it ain't done nothin' yet Generations of cowpokes breakin' broncos have been spared busted skulls by a semi-hard hat molded firm from the belly fur of beavers. Fire service must grow with Cities do some things very well. They manage our sewer systems, make sure we have water, contract for trash removal and build our streets. They also manage the various departments that ensure our public pub-lic safety, such as police departments and fire and ambulance services. Our current growing pains include public pub-lic safety issues and we've seen recent examples of our growing communities trying try-ing to meet the needs of residents and still stay within city budgets. It's a balancing act for some. That helps account for some of the recent disagreements over how to best meet certain public safety needs and why we are facing some changes in the way these issues are handled. Currently most, but not all, of our communities com-munities maintain separate police departments. depart-ments. This is the most pressing public safety need. The police must maintain a constant presence to be effective. Policemen require extensive training and must meet standards established by the state. A part-time police department is only feasible in the smallest of communities. communi-ties. Different communities have found different dif-ferent ways to meet these needs. In north Utah County, American Fork, Lehi and Pleasant Grove maintain individual police departments. Alpine and Highland have combined their efforts to turn the previous Alpine Police Department into an Alpine-Highland Alpine-Highland department that serves both communities. The towns share budgeting responsibilities. Lindon realized that maintaining a separate sep-arate department would be costly, so they contracted with Pleasant Grove for police service, and Cedar Hills currently contracts con-tracts with American Fork. In the past they have contracted with Pleasant Grove and the Utah County Sheriff for the service. ser-vice. All of these communities have found ways to maintain a 24-hour police presence. pres-ence. Fire service is different. In small communities, com-munities, you don't need a constant presence pres-ence by the fire department. There are no fire stations with bunks and full-time fire fighters just waiting for the next blaze. There are no fire poles the firemen can slide down from the upstairs living quar- The minority view of the Apostle I once asked a New Testament expert if there were any indication in the Greek texts that Peter's denial of his association with the Savior was fulfilling Jesus' command com-mand rather than His prediction. "None," he answered. Well, I respect that conclusion and still do. It's probably right. We revere Peter as one who wavered in the heat of persecution or at least vacillated, not knowing what to do, but then repented and became bold and fearless in his witness of the Christ. It gives hope to all of us who fall short of our good intentions, but later find the courage to repent and do better. Whether we use Peter or some other example, it's an important lesson, but maybe, just maybe, there's more to learn from Peter's denial of his association with Jesus. Note that he only denied that he was with Jesus not that Jesus was the Christ. In an article entitled, "Peter My Brother," Spencer W. Kimball adamantly rebuts a Rev. Dorsey E. Dent for warning his readers to "not make the same mistakes mis-takes and fall as Peter fell." (BYU, Speeches of the Year, 1971, Pgs. 1-8) For those who belittle the Apostle Peter, I like to say, "When you can walk on water, IH hear what you have to say. Until then, 111 stick by Peter." Peter's triple denial is usually labeled as cowardice, but it seems so inconsistent. Peter stood before a "multitude" of Roman soldiers, drew his sword and cut off the ear of the High Priest's servant, Malchus. He Letters to Central League Editor: The Central League All Star represented represent-ed American Fork City in the WBBA Little League World Series this month and did an excellent job. The 11- and 12-year-old boys won the berth by taking second place in this Mine's a greasy headrest and a bump guard for working over, under and around farm machinery. It holds enough garden pickin's for a raw lunch. It's warm on cold mornings and cool on hot afternoons. But the cowboy hat is still so much more than that. It stays on for meals, bulldoggin' and dozin', but it still comes off for wavin', for prayers and for funerals. And for ladies. Next time you see a cowboy hat I mean a real one the guy under it's probably a pretty good guy. Or somebody would have knocked it off him. On our border, where the Stetson and the sombrero meet, there is no more significant sig-nificant symbol of status. A man's pickup can be fallin' apart, but he's still somebody some-body if he's wearin' a 20-X Western Stetson. Our nation has few symbols as significant signif-icant and none more durable. The Constitution's been subtracted from, and the Stars and Stripes have been added to. But the Western Stetson you can count on! The Editor's Column By MARC HADDOCK ters to the garage where the fire truck is waiting. Instead, communities like ours need a constant state of readiness and we achieve that with volunteer fire departments depart-ments made up of men willing to train themselves in fire-fighting techniques and the operation of modern equipment. Our towns purchase fire trucks and the equipment, equip-ment, but the availability of volunteers willing to fight our fires keeps the costs of operating this important public safety department at an affordable cost. And the towns work together. If Lehi has a fire that requires additional trucks, American Fork and Pleasant Grove can respond. A few years ago when a brush fire threatened Alpine, fire trucks from throughout the county were on the scene. As with police service, not every community com-munity maintains a fire department. Lindon and Cedar Hills both contract with Pleasant Grove for fire coverage. And until recently, Highland found itself in the unusual situation of contracting with American Fork to cover the fire safety needs of the south part of the city and with Alpine for the rest of the community. The contract worked because the city's geography geogra-phy meant that such a division provided the best possible response time for Highland residents. However, with our communities growing grow-ing so fast, some of the old solutions haven't been working so well lately. For example, Alpine's fire department has felt the need for better equipment and a better fire station to meet the needs of this upscale community. Alpine has a lot of expensive real estate to protect from the ravages of fire. The old equipment is getting get-ting older, and the fire station doesn't meet state buildings codes. Looking over the Obvious By BRETT BEZZANT had no fear of hundreds of soldiers and yet, only hours or even minutes later was so afraid he dared not admit his identity to a mere servant girl? There must be more to the story. The most telling clue comes from what Jesus said to Peter after he cut off Malchus' ear. Not only did Jesus heal the wound, but he said to Peter, "Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?" (John 18:11) Jesus' prediction of Peter's triple denial had already been made. Why was not this scene before the soldiers one of them? Surely taking on a multitude of armed soldiers sol-diers fully demonstrated the sincerity of Peter's earlier vow to lay down his life for Jesus' sake. Peter was rebuked for, at first, not allowing Jesus to wash his feet (see John 13:4-9) and become clean from the world. "If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me." With deeper understanding, Peter then the e ClltOI" gave kids positive experience region. The WBBA provided the league with host families in Salt Lake City for the entire week. The families were a great support! Most of the families came to each game, bringing their own cheerleaders and posters. They provided food and snacks, took the boys swimming, had family block parties, and often put the needs of the boys first. The boys had a great experience with these families, memories that will last a lifetime! The coaches, Curtis Frazier, Gary Christensen, Doug Schneider and Craig Shields, did an excellent job in promoting team work and rewarding the boys with 1 ZTZmtmBr, f to ulk .bmu gotfmg m W "V"" k cities Tfco .nnflirt between the fire depart- ment trying to provide adequate service and the city trying to keep the city budget at a reasonable level has created a lot of tension. And Highland has similar problems. When American Fork recently ran the numbers of the cost of fire protection, the city learned that contractual costs with Highland had not kept pace with the actual actu-al cost of covering the fire service needs of the city's southern end. When the city presented the bill for a new fire contract, Highland officials were distressed to find that the cost would increase by 400 percent and bust the city's budget. So they did what all of our cities are going to have to do at some point in the future they looked for another solution. In doing so, Highland may be setting the pace for fire protection in our area for the next several decades. Highland is now contracting with Alpine to cover the entire city's fire nasds including moving a fire truck into Highland City. It will be a first for the community. com-munity. But in the longer run, Alpine and Highland may find it easier to simply create cre-ate a fire district that includes both communities. com-munities. Such a district generates taxes to run the district and consolidates the fire-fighting services into one unit much like the Alpine-Highland police department. depart-ment. Volunteer fire fighters from Alpine and Highland will make up the volunteer force. It will work for now. But volunteer fire departments have their limits. And at some point, fire districts dis-tricts that combine our various communities' communi-ties' resources may well lead the way towards a full-time fire department that will handle the public safety needs of three or four local communities. The growth can be painful. Discord in Alpine, Highland and American Fork has all helped motivate the recent expansion of the Alpine Fire Department into Highland. But the move is logical, it will provide better fire service and it builds on the growing bonds of the two communities which already share police departments and a community library. Like I said at the first, these are some things cities do well. Let's hope we can keep learning how to do them better. Peter's denial said, "Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head." The rebuke for striking the servant was no less serious. How could Jesus save the world if Peter would save Jesus from the world? Perhaps his denial was based on a deepening realization that he was not to interfere with the greatest events in human history. Perhaps because of his great love for the Redeemer, he had momentarily lost view of the great plan to redeem. He had been rebuked for defending his Lord. He could not give up his life for God had chosen him to lead. What else could he do but expediently expedi-ently deny any association with Jesus and wait for the words of prophecy to be fulfilled? ful-filled? Could there have been any other course? Perhaps he wept bitterly not only for his denial, but for his great loss, for the vile treatment of the Son of God. He could only stand by in silent witness. It's so easy to give Peter less credit than he deserves. That he was trusted by the Savior was certain cer-tain for He immediately laid the kingdom on his shoulders. Any history is sketchy, at best. Sometimes it comes out completely false. Can we fully understand a person's motives, the intent of the heart? I wonder if I have been wise enough to give others the benefit of the doubt when their actions, at the time, seem so wrong. The Lord freely forgave Peter. That may be the greatest lesson of all. only positive comments. Although the Central League didn't place in the top five, the All Star team left a winning impression impres-sion that the City of American Fork would be proud of. The American Fork Central League All-Star All-Star team members are, Bud Frazier, Cody Gifford, Nathan Shields, Steve Pratt, Josh Beighley, Colby Christensen, Nick Smith, Kevin Brown, Camon Schneider, Tyler Robinson and Andy Hilgenberg. It has been an honor working with all those who make the American Fork Central League the best! Teresa Frazier 7.SrMifeft Ifrr |