Show S LETTER LEnER TO THE EDITOR i Four hundred years ago when the white man first foisted foisted foist foist- ed his decayed religion on the American Indians one noble red man r refused fused baptism bap bap- He said he was afraid to be baptized for fear he would have to go to Heaven and there would be other Christians there I wonder what this so call ed heathen would think of ofus ofus ofus us especially those of us who live in Ephraim and Manti Manta All during my life I have heard Manti ManU people ridicule the residents of Ephraim and the latter disparage Manti ManU Wholesome competition is stimulating but when we become become become be be- come vicious and petty I wonder wonder won won- der why Weren't our grandfathers born in Ephraim and dont don't our mothers and cousins live there now now All our sons go goto goto goto to Ephraim for their dates Dont Don't Ephraim boys marry our girls because they are fine prospective homemakers Arent Aren't we all brothers and children of the same Father And dont don't we profess the same faith in a life of eternity eternity eternity eter eter- with friends and loved ones most of whom are Eph Arent Aren't we root and branch of the same specie Then why dont don't we support each other by showing interest interest interest inter inter- est and giving support to each others other's community enterprises instead of biting at each other oth oth- er as if we were in a con conS continuous continuous election campaign finding Fault-finding and complaining complain complain- ing belittle us Both of our communities are full of wonderful talented people Both h have a v e many wasted lives Look at our heavy alcohol consumption with all its unhappiness the forced marriages the unpaid bills and those of us who appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear beautiful in public and andare andare andare are ugly around our loved ones ones When our liquor stores close down when we are free from sin and ignorance when we are so honest we do not need a marshal to enforce the laws and when mothers and fathers are faithful to each other and are splendid examples examples examples exam exam- ples for their children then and only then can we we point fingers at each other Let there be peace on earth and let it begin in Ephraim and Manti Edit note The above letter letter letter let let- ter was signed but author preferred preferred preferred pre pre- that name not be used |