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Show Letters to the Editor Q$lOEl Panrvflflng Publichod orory Friday at should be made concerning our County It seems some concent This program was originally Justified on Re or eat ion program. PUBLISHER the theory that it was in the realm of governmental respoour young people Once our nsibility to provide recreation for recreational socialists were able through their reasoning and because there were some good propaganda to instigate this, arguments, it then opened the door to complete socialization of North Blanding Hilda Perkins, S Blandingj Anita GraM Htxioan Hat Marilyn R. Rowley, Monticello Mrs, H. E.' Blake, Monticello Opel Howell- -. Bluff Subscription Rates: San Juan County , San Juan County, ont year , ,,f4,00 six Elsswhsrs tn US.A. i 22$ months 1 4,50 year Elsswhsrs in U,SA . 6 months 250 t flocond CIqbb Poataye Paid at. Blanding, Utah to note that tsto dorefreshing something about thie current Editorial organization is one Blanding Elk business doldrums after-noonj tomorrow Fountain Riders will hold a public auction here Saturday, July 30 trying . i OOMttSHWDPttS joline Holt, .... EDITOR: Blandinitc Utah X. V, Cox ) July 29, I960 W.tWDING OUTLOOK Pago 2 So now we have "free" swimming the people in this respect square dancing leslessons, "free" leathercraft lessons, "free" and will be "free" lessons sons, there have been "free" skiing tennis and golf lessons. The taxpayfers have built swimming pools, tennis courts, ball parks, and are renting halls, andand buildings. All of these ball parks are exceptions, t iings, unless the swimming pools we can carry this further so are used by very smal minorities, &na see that if minority pressure groups are allowed to instigate. these things we will next have the County taxpayer buy a and enjoyment of the "Jeepers" with fleet of Jeeps for the use " all expenses paid, "free horses and saddles for people in the riding clubs, "free airplanes and flying lessons for people who movies so. everyone can go to the shows "free" want to fly, ' "free" oourses in phot ography and a County owned dark rocs and The opportunities for this free recreation photog center etc. are as numerous as there are individuals, for, people being individuals, Have many and varied forms of reoreation. Traditionally our reoreation has been an individual, family, . I neighborhood, churoh or civic groups, of eonmAlty affair on a voluntary1 basis ,t This is the way it should remain. Instead we have put it on a commercial, Impersonal basis where it is a job lor someone for hire, Instead of something spontaneous and done " for the enjoyment of recreation, The main arguments in put forth by the people who believe socialized recreation are that,j'we have to provide it in order to avoid juvenile delinquency; its a good thing and most of the people want it," As a rebuttal for these arguments we need to consider one of . . A good county and in town auction will bring people here from all jvirts of the thereby enhance the opportunity for every business Congratulations to EMR ! organization hopes that the project will" get enough participation to justify scheduling future auctions on a ..regular And it surely will if eno pji items are taken to the basis The grounds and listed with the clerk. Sales will afford an opportunity to everyone, whether business or Individual, to convert unneeded items into cash; and if the auctions can be continued or. a regular be sis we will enjoy a secondary, benefit of seeing Blending grow as a trading center The It will be unfortunate the other fellow if everyone leaves j articipation to t In passing, the Riders are attempting to do something without financial help from the County, State, City, School District or Federal Government 1 rare approach these days Women are to blame for most of the lying that men do. They insist on asking questions. "rules for raising a Juvenile delinquent" it 1st Give child everything he wants so he will not become frustrated so and he will think the world owes him a living. It cannot be argued hut that reoreation is a good thing, but it can be argued that socialized recreation, of foreed recreation is not a good thing. It takes away our freedoms of choice, freedom of "individual" pursuit of happiness and undermines our individual rights and liberties Just as surely as if we socialized every other aspect of our lives and eoonoay merely on the reasoning that its "a good thing," For instance, the owning of. a nice car, fine clothes, good food, the pleasure of not having to work more than 40 hours a week, These are the mpjority of the people would like. But, would we likethings this the the . at the expense of our individality and freedom? For. people who really think the majority of the prople are in favor of this vast system of socialized recreation, ask yourselves this question, "How far would this sort of thing ever get had it been on a voluntary basis?" This is the true test of how much something is wanted. Many people are laboring under the delusion that the big companies and tfie rich man pay for this. This is untrue, only people pay taxes, all people regardless of what person or company hands the money to the government These ooitpanies and pay taxes. rioh people are merely tax collectors, Everytime we buy a gallon of gas, a loaf of bread, 'etc, we not declared pay the so-cal- tax, This . There's nothing like the first horseback Jride to make a person feel better off. first only direct, are also paying the taxes the company and rich menpay. is the biggest cause in the continuing rise in the cost of we goods and The services. following is a good thought Jtah Taxpayer" , The Socialized medicine: When women get together at a card party to talk about the i r . The Government allows me to lie is my down still faotories; It me operations. led that was taken out of the Soolal Gospel It shepherd, I need not work. me beside on good Jobs; it leadeth destroyeth my initiative; It leadeth in the paths of a parasite .for political sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of laziness and' deficit spending, I will fear no evil, for the government me, J is with me. it It doles and vote they getters, me comfort by appropriatprepareth an economic utopia for own ing the earnings of ny grand children the care for me all the days shall Surely government of ny life, and I .shall dwell in a fools' Paradise t forever. people of this County, State, and Nation better, wake up to the dangers we have here, Thoy are just as real. as the dangers of foreign communism and much more dangerous beoause they are not reoognlxed as rsadily, .If we allow our soolalism to continue to grow and our govThe ernment pondingly to socialized follows that ws will loss corresgrow stronger We will then be eventually the freedoms ws have. and what is the differenee between socialism and it -- ooRounlsm except a name? For people who are Interested and oonoernsd about politics and government, one of1 the best, most honest, forthright and 'timely books is, the new bood "The Conscience of a Conservative," by Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, a man of the highest This bosk integrity, honesty, anand forthrightness in our nation, reooramend I and thought provoking is pretty well non-partis- everyone reading " I it, Slnoerely, Calvin Blaok,. |