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Show -With Tom Griffiths- I am indebted to my good friend Delbert Chipman for this literary masterpiece. While it has a touch of humor, yet it reflects what we have to contend with in the world today. When a member of the Aircraft Air-craft Owners and Pilots Association Asso-ciation sent in a check for renewal of his dues, he wrote as follows: "In reply to your request to send a check, I wish to inform you that the present condition of my bank account makes it almost impossible. My shattered shat-tered financial condition is due to federal laws, state laws, county laws, brother-in-laws, sister-in-laws and outlaws. Through these laws I am compelled to pay a business tax, amusement tax, head tax, school tax, gas tax, light tax, water tax, sales tax, hidden taxes, income tax, food tax, furniture tax, and excise taxes beyond count. I am required to get a business license, car license, operators license, truck license, not to mention a marriage license and dog license. I am also required to contribute to every society and organization which the genius of man is capable of bringing to life. For my own safety I am required to carry health insurance, insur-ance, life insurance fire insurance, insur-ance, property insurance, lia bility insurance, earthquake insurance, tornado insurance, unemployment compensation insurance and old age insurance. insur-ance. My business is so governed that it is no easy matter to find out who owns it. I am expected, expect-ed, inspected, suspected, disrespected, dis-respected, rejected, dejected, examined, re-examined, informed, in-formed, required, summoned, fined, commanded and compelled, com-pelled, until I provide an inexhaustible inex-haustible supply of money for every known need, desire, or hope of the human race. Simply Simp-ly because I refuse to donate to something or other, I am boycotted, talked about, lied about, held up, held down, and rubbed, until . I am almost ruined. I can tell you honestly that except for a miracle that happened hap-pened I could not enclose this check. The wolf that comes to many doors nowadays just had pups in my kitchen. I sold them and here is the money." I think of the incident where a man was discussing with his wife th? number of taxes that had to be paid. Among them he mentioned syntax. "My goodness" said his wife, "surely "sure-ly they havn't put a tax on sin." With an election coming up, we older folk in particular, are concerned about the future value of the dollar and how it will affect our pensions. What can we do about it? We can write to our senators and representatives asking for action ac-tion on inflation as it affects pensions. Here is a guide as to what to write. "I feel it is my duty as a citizen and as a pension fund participant to remind you that your responsibility is specifically specifi-cally set forth by law. In 1783, the states delegated to the United States Congress the power "to coin money, regulate the value the.-eof." The quotation is from the Constitution Con-stitution of the United States. The destruction of the value of bonds, life insurance, savings sav-ings accounts and pension funds is a high tax to pay for moving the employment rate up one or two percentage points. Surely a person of your ability can find other answers which will employ those seeking seek-ing employment without taking tak-ing my retirement from me. Will you please let me know how you plan to protect the purchasing prower of the dollar? dol-lar? This letter calls for an answer. You may receive a form letter in return, but it will reflect what cur elected officials are doing to protect our pensions. While it only affects the elderly el-derly at this time, you younger people will also be affected in years to come. So, let's all set down and write a letter, it might wake somebody up. Well it's ten-o-clock p.m., do you know where your senator is? Mini-Marathon Ms unds For Building by Laurie Williams Sowby A four-mile "mini-marathon" "mini-marathon" uphill and down through the rural area of northwest American Fork last week raised a goodly amount for the stake's building fund. Participarting in the event, sponsored by the Tenth Ward, were forty runners from age 8 to 35 who had to complete the course in order to have their individual ward sponsor pay off. Thirty-eight made it; two children arrived at the tail end in a van which had driven along side the runners to pick up those who became too tired to go on. To the surprise of spectators waiting at the finish line, three fathers finished ahead of the rest, recording times of 29-30:43 29-30:43 minutes. First in was Mel Johnson, followed by Neal Anderson and Stephen Sowby, (high council representative) both in the over-30 age group. Youngsters who placed first in age groups were J.R. Martin Mar-tin and Jennifer Jeffs, 9; Wade'' Edwards and LaurieBeth Pas-sey, Pas-sey, 8; Willie Roberts, 10; Sidney Sid-ney Anderson, 11; Nathan Roberts, 12; John Benson, 13; Duane Linberg and Paige Martin, 14; Loni Porter, 16; and Andrew Barfuss, 18. Runners straggled in for a solid hour after the first three men finished. Near the end of the parade came two mothers who had just had babies a month ago. "We did a lot of walking," they admitted. Following the marathon, the Tenth Ward held their second annual- service auction. With Jerry Johnson as auctioneer, a variety of services offered by ward members was auctioned off - from cake decorating, house-appraising, and babysitting babysit-ting to tennis and golf lessons, oil changes, and a ride in a model T. The lively bidding, pizza and bake sales, movies, and marathon mar-athon provided great fun for the people involved as well as a big boost to the building fund! 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