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Show Letters To Editor LETTER TO EDITOR Dear Mr. Sumner: I wish to respond to the article ar-ticle appearing in the June 5, 1975 edition of the Orem-Gene-va TimesconcerningOremCity's budget for the ensuing fiscal year in which you labeled it the "Councilmen's Annual Headache." Head-ache." My concerns are twofold: 1. 1 can't understand why the budgetary process would be re--f erred to as a headache. A re- fill Planning to move? be sure to call Phone. 225-6173 A fry It Most famous Basket in the World' asonable assumption is that the source of your information is a City Councilman who regards it as such. Preparation of the budget is an exciting process which results in the policy-making instrument through which the governing officials reveal their community objectives. Budgeting is the occasion for planning, for improving the management man-agement of government, for the formulation of policy and the building the political support of the citizenry. Can any governing govern-ing official who regards this weighty responsibility as a headache be expected to think clearly and to act effectively and responsibly in his elected position? 2. My second concern is that you, in the name of responsible responsi-ble journalism, would publish such a slanted discoloration of the facts and figures as you did in this article. I can't recall when I have read such misrepresentations, misrepre-sentations, half-truths, and even untruths in an article intended for general public distribution. Your source of information obviously ob-viously did not provide you with all of the data necessary for you to represent the case fairly and accurately to the public, or else you made a gross misinterpretation misin-terpretation of the data provided. In' either case, I don't believe you made a reasonable attempt to verify the information given to you. Your many years of experience ex-perience in the newspaper business busi-ness should have taught you that this, should never happen. Any attempt at retraction would be futile, for the damage is already done. If I thought you exercised this same irresponsible and unprofessional unpro-fessional approach to news-writing news-writing in your other publications I would never allow the Orem-Geneva Orem-Geneva Times as a media source Start iigSit Finish f)r 11101111 i i n 4i o I i WmLAMBERrf Rermalize House &Tnm r L PERMAUZE TiniMl HUSE & trim finh Start right by choosing Per- malize; the modern alkyd house paint made to outlast out-last all others. Brushes on smoothly and evenly over siding, trim, shutters, shut-ters, doors. Dries to a bright, enamelized finish that resists blistering, peeling, mildew. Hundreds of colors to choose from including you; favorite. Permalize House and Trim Finish, by Pratt & Lambert. Even the name tells you it'll be around a long, lorig time. PRATT & LAMBERT COLOR CENTER 83 East Center Ph. 373-8000 Conservation Poetry Contest Entries Scanned Youngsters in three age groups have commented in verse on Conservation and environmental problems and while the poetry may not be top-flight, the thinking, behind it is. The entrees come from the recent CarrolltonCoun-ty CarrolltonCoun-ty (Missouri) Soil and Water Conservation district single and limerick contest. In the 12-and-under class, Jennirae Warner, an 11-year-old from Hale, said, 'Your land could create a sensation, If you practice soil conservation. Don't monkey around and just sit on the ground. It could be a nice foundation." Rodney Taylor, Carrollton, said, "Stop having oil spills. It gets in the fishes' gills. Make posters to help the birds, They can't say their own words. Many animals are killed by spills." Dee West of Carrollton: -How do you like our air'.' Some people con't even care. Would you try, Don't just sigh! Clean air will soon be rare." Chris Croy of Carrollton proved unusually thoughtful for an eight-year-old: "The new fallen snow is pretty and clean, Because Be-cause the litter beneath can't be seen. When the snow starts to melt and pollutioncomestothe top, This should be a reminder for polluters to stop! So let's get together know what I mean? Carol Willis, Carrollton, struck a somber note in the 12-8-year group:- "Air, water and animals now are the prey, Pollutants kill them this very day. Run! Oh,-Nature, run! Survive the setting sun. Listen! Listen! To what the vanishing animals say." Mark Harper, Tina, came on heavy with a bit of now jargon: "Hey, man, join the bank. Stop pollution in our land." Marty Plackemeier of Carrollton summed up the wildlife conservationist's conser-vationist's pleas in two lines: "Farmer, farmer, leave a fence row for me So we rabbits and quail can stay and feed." In the over 18 group, Elizabeth Eliza-beth Backes, Carrollton, hit the same theme: Dear Sheriff,' wrote Winnie the Quail, 'The bush has been cleared from my vale; Now I've no place to go When the wind and snow blow. Could I please have a cell in your jail?" Sara Lyon, Bogard, came closest to the style of the great poets: "Wildlife's retreat, those trees rowed , neat. They hold, the soil beneath their feet, Exude their el'ments oh tiie air Thaf-other Thaf-other growing things may share; "Protect from Summer's blist'ring heat Deflect the winter win-ter winds that bear. How sad their waste by you and me When only God can make a tree!" Mark Gyket, a 13 -year-old from Dawn, said it all in two brief, immortal lines: "Fishy, Fishy in the brook, Don't let the water corrode my hook." Key County Jobs Filled CI Gaily 28 University Mall Bathroom & Bedroom Accessories The Utah County commission and planning commission has appointed ap-pointed two new directors. Tony Johnson has been named personnel per-sonnel director for Utah County and Harold M. Paulos has been appointed director of the planning plan-ning department. Mr. Johnson, who is a native of Montana, has been working for Provo City for the past 13 months as administrative assistant as-sistant to the personnel director. direc-tor. He replaces Joel Richards Orem-Geneva Times June 19, 1975 in my home. Lest you think otherwise, 1 have more than a passive interest in the City's budget as I am. A Concerned Citizen and an OremCity Employee. rtmuutoa HAROLD B. SUMNER Editor and Publishen Published every Thursday at Orem, Utah. Office and plant located at 546 South State Street. Wiling address: P.O. Box 65, Orem Utah 84057. Subscription price: $4.50 per year. Second-class postage paid at Orem,. Utah.. ALLEYS Orem's Progressive Cleaner SINCE 195S Drapery Clothing Alterations ALLEII DRIVE-IN CLEANERS 566 South State-Orem Ph. 225-0501 Buy That Special Person a Sharp 5 or 10 Speed Bike We Have Them All Also Complete Service & Parts For All Bikes OREM CYCLE CENTER 824 South StatfrOrem-225-7525 who is leaving- for California. He recieved his bachelors degree de-gree from BYU and was awarded award-ed a masters degree in public administration personnel in April Ap-ril from the Provo School. Mr. Pausos is a California native and a graduate of BYU with a B.S. in business and a Masters in public administration. Hesucceeds Carl Johnson in the planning directorship. He will be in charge of county mapping, subdivision review, and updating the county zoning ordinances. 99 X4-' PI77A r r- n LM-' ,.. if:;,-- bPLUIALVIrl, i THURS. - FRI. - SAT. - SUN. PROVO OREM SPRII1GVILLE AMERICAN FORK ( Vn ISRDO y n "l m Butch Cassidy hightails it to South America and Commercial Security Bank breathes a lot easier. We were 27 that year. 1902 was a lucky year for anyone with an honest dollar in his pocket. Wanted posters offering a lucrative $4,000 reward and the intense efforts of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency finally had Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch on the run. Accompanied by The Sundance Sun-dance Kid. alias Harry Longbaugh. and his common-law wife. Etta Place. Cassidy Cas-sidy left for South America and never returned. Both Cassidy and Sundance reportedly died "with their boots on" following an aborted attempt to rob a silver mine. 5 Until The Wild Bunch broke up, there wasn't a bank in the West that didn't hold its breath when strangers rode into town. In 18. one of Cassidy's men named Matt Warner was jailed in Ogden for the murder of two prospectors. Word reached Cassidy and after a brief stop in Idaho where they relieved a local bank of $7,000 to finance Warner's defense. The Wild Bunch headed for Ogden. Butch smuggled Warner the fol lowing letter... "We have made a raise (robbery). We will stand by you even at the risk of my life. If you say the word : we will take you out." Word of Cassidy's threat leaked out and Ogden held its breath awaiting Warner's reply, but he decided to take his chances in court and informed The Wild Bunch of his intentions. inten-tions. Butch smuggled him another note saying. "If they keep you more than two years we'll come back and take the place apart sure as hell. Good Luck." Convicted and sentenced to the Utah State Penitentiary, Warner didn't see Cassidy again until he was released seven years later. The Wild Bunch continued their exploits for a good many years. The Wilcox train robbery of 1SW was the gang's undoing, though ... it netted them $60.0(X). and put the Pinkerton Detective Detec-tive Agency permanently on their trail. In the end. Pinkerton agents broke up The Wild Bunch, signaling an end to the era of the outlaw. 1875-1 975... A century of Commercial Security for Utah residents. I Member FDIC No. 5 in a series of 10 historical advertisements. i |