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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1973 Decorate to Insulate' Theme For Idea of Home Trash Use CARE Will Help Jean Westwood Speaks to Gift Problems College of Eastern Utah Decorate to Insulate." That's the theme of a new idea for the productive use of home trash, designed to reduce the nations solid waste problem and save a little energy at the same time. David E. Lofgren, environmental impact officer at the University of Utah, has perfected a way to use newspapers and magazines to make a window insulating material suitable for Christmas decorating, which cah .be removed. By sealing the gaps in the window frame and then insulating part of the surface area of the window you can drastically cut down .on heat loss from the ' window," he said. Heres how he does it: Add a cup of liquid detergent to a gallon of hot water and put in newspaper and magazine pages tom to about 5" x 8". Add paper until the bucket is about two thirds full. Magazines can make , up between 10 to 50 per cent of the . total paper'. Stir every 30 minutes until the slurry is cool enough to handle.'. Then shred the paper (a great job for the kids) until it is in pieces no larger than the size of a quarter. Let it sit overnight. Discoloration from the ink can be washed out by adding warm water and squeezing the pulp into snowballs. To apply, wet the pulp again in warm water and squeeze out the excess as you remove it from the bucket. The pulp will adhere to wood, glass or metal. . Campaign Financing Bill Cosponsored By Senator Moss Utah Senator Frank E. Moss was a of ah amendment to the Debt Ceiling Act, which would institute public financing of national campaigns. The amendment would increase the check-of- f taxpayers may designate on Internal Revenue Service returns from current $1 to $2 and would place an absolute spending limit on Presidential and Congressional campaigns and prohibit most private contributions. The limit, would be basically 15c per vote or a combined figure maximum for primary and general election. For example, in the case of low population states like Utah, the limit would be for both primary and general election $300,000 for a Senate campaign and $90,000 for House of Representatives. A provision that was added at Moss urging provides that the Congress must review the figures and make necessary appropriation each election year. The Department of the Treasury will be charged with disbursing the funds, but Congress would be responsible for appropriating any additional funds needed for each election. Moss said it was very import ant that the responsibility be placed, on the elected representatives. Moss, who has supported all major campaign reform bills to come before the Congress in the last 15 years, said such legislation is necessary if confidence in the integrity of the American system of government is to be restored " In a statement in support of the amendment, Moss noted that although the subject of public campaign financing has become a much discussed idea, it is no a new one. co-spon- sor After its dry, it can be removed by chipping away with your fingers, and. any residue will wash away with water. You can paint it, too, Mr. Lofgren tested the material for its flamability and it is about the same as wood it wont start with a match but- it will burn with logs in a fireplace. In addition to using it in the windows,' I have found I can insulate the. gaps where the floor supports meet the outside walls underneath my house," he said. He emphasized that his idea - Page Five Solve Christmas Does your Christmas gift list have you frustrated. CARE, the international relief and development agency, has a plan that has been used success--full- y by a host of individuals and companies to solve their gift without the frills so we may have the essentials, said Mrs. Westwood. We will do it. But we will only do so willingly if we feel that two things are taking ! place. First, that- all of us are being asked to give up equally rather than some having to, suf- giving problems. The Holiday Gift Plan is designed to honor those on your shopping list and at the same time, give less fortunate people overseas the food and tools necessary to help them- selves. In detailing the program, Miss Molly Farmin, Regional Director noted that a minimum contribution of $2 per name with names - should- not be considered as a and addresses of those to be substitute for approved, perma- honored, should be sent to CAnent insulation. . RE. CARE, in turn, will then The beauty of making insula- send the approupriate number of tion is that it gives tis a use for gift acknowledgment cards back magazine paper," he said. He to the donor in ample time for - also developed the technique to holiday giving. make fireplace logs from old By participating in this newspapers. pro- gram your shopping worries are eliminated; your friends and relatives are remembered in a Utah Law Violators meaningful way; and those less overseas are given fortunate Fined $17,600 ' Wildlife violators were fined the help, they so desperately more than $17,600 in Utah courts need. The Regional CARE office is in September and October and located at 420 Market St., San sentenced to a total of 144 days Francisco, Calif. 9411.1, in jail. Judges, however, suspended nearly $2,800 of the fines and BLM Asks Public. all 144 jail days. A total of 608 cases were handled during those Opinion on Acreage two months. Public opinion is being sought Once again, anglers .topped the by the Department of Interiors list of wildlife law violators. Ac- Bureau of Land Management as future uses of 24.5 cording to the monthly arrest to possible of land fronting Guardsreports of the Division of Wild- acres man and Fifth South. Way life Resources, 197 cases dealing L. Paul Howard, BLM state with fishing regulations violations were heard by the courts. director for Utah, said a public Most of these violations dealt meeting will be held this week & Light with persons fishing without a end in the Utah Power 40 1st So. East auditorium, license. This is a flagrant abuse Co.,The tract has been declared of the fisheries resource, say the to the needs of the VetDivision experts, who noted that surplus erans but BLM license monies are used for pro- has Administration, received declarations of inviding good fishing for the pub- terest to obtain all or portions lic. One of the Divisions law of the from several property enforcement goals is to curtail These agencies. proposals will such violations. be discussed at the meeting. Next on the list of infractions The 24.5 acres lie west of the were illegalities dealing with VA hospital and north of e licenses. The 102 cases included Park and the Forest Servnonresidents possessing or at- ice fire dispatch center. tempting to buy some resident Mr. Howard said allocation of licenses. the land must be based on full Firearm violations were also expression of bona fide need for high on the list with 75 citations the property and through careful being issued. The two most com- planning, development of a masmon infringements in this cate- ter plan for the entire tract that gory were carrying a loaded fire would be in hannony with the arm in a vehicle, and shooting surrounding area and land uses. from a vehicle or across a roadway. Three persons were also ar- Yes, Virginia, Utah rested for taking elk out of sea- Skiing is Now Open son and two were arrested for Its official! Utah is open for taking deer out of season during skiing! Last weeks storms were the same period. on mountain for the just frosting the eight Utah resorts who officially opened their doors this Veteran Goalie Bob week. Champoux joins Eagles The good news reads someIn an important move designed thing like this: Alta, 42 total, to solidify their goal tending the good to excellent, packed and Salt Lake Golden Eagles signed powder, all lifts operating; veteran net minder Bob Cham- Brighton, 30 total, good to excelpoux, 31 next month. He is an lent, packed and powder, all 11 year veteran of Central and lifts operating; Snowbird, 30", all and lifts; Western Hockey Leagues and good, pack powder, has been with the San Diego Park City, 36, excellent, packed Gulls for all or part of six sea- and powder, all lifts. sons. Last year he had the second Skiing is equally as good at lowest goals against average in Solitude, Powder Mountain and the WHL, 3.31, while posting a Snow Basin and Nordic Valley. Utah appears to have the only record. In the playoffs, in the Intermountain resorts against ultimate champion Phoenix, Champoux appeared in four West open for business. Colorado games, with 1 record and a reports little snow and many of playoff low a average of only the skiers destined for Colorado 2.8 leading all goalies in that are sneaking to Utah. Utah is on its way to another department. The Quebec native had exceptional success against fantastic ski season. For more Salt Lake last season with 2.20 information on Utah skiing call record. the Ski Center average and a . . i Sun-nysid- . 9-8- -5 2-- g-- 3-1- -1 521-810- 2. fer more than others because they are not as wealthy or as powerful or as important. If this happens, we will be willing to do without- what we must. Second, we will only feel confident in sacrificing if we also see that our government at every level, is looking for lohg term solutions were found until, the crisis was actually upon us.. This is not only true, she said, of the energy shortage but of the food and mineral shortages, of lumber and milk, of housing and good mass transportation, and even more it is tnie of the shortage of trust of people in government, and government in the wisdom of its people. So, it is a two way street, If the people, as they did: during the depression years, let .their voices be heard, if they enter in the political choices and demand wisdom and honesty of officials at every level, demand! solid answers to the problems rather than evasions or shifting of responsibility from the legislative to the executive branch or ignoring the mandates of Congress by the executive. If we demahd reform and better government, we will receive it. If they do not, we will continue to go from crisis to crisis as we have done recently while we become the victim of more and more shortages and higher and higher prices, spreading unemployment, higher interest rates, safeguards thrown out the window in an effort to find of the quick answers, less and less freedom, less and less trust and confidence in our elected officials and eventually we will lose the freedom of choice which has allowed us to solve our problems for the last 200 years, no matter how severe they have been. Mrs. Westwood concluded by saying that she is sure, as we have in the past, the American people, who value freedom over all else, will respond both to the needs of self sacrifice and working together, and the demand that they get involved and ' remind all our officials that the people elect them and they exist to serve the people. Jean former M. Westwood, chairman of the Democratic party and a potential Congressional candidate, returned to Price, the town where she was born and grew up, to deliver a speech at the College of Eastern Utah. Joining the college in sponsoring the speech are the Literary League and a number of other organizations in Price. Mrs. Westwood began her speech with reminders of her youth in the area and the kind of town it had been to grow up in, a town where people of every race and religion were not only tolerated but respected for; their accomplishments.- She felt that this background and her feeling that this is. what the American dream really means, was behind her desire to work, as a political volunteer during her adult life, to make sure that her family could grow up in a world that gave all people equal respect and opportunity. She also reminded her townspeople that during the depression years they had lived with many worse shortages than the ones we are so concerned about today. Families at that time had been willing to help each other and had been willing to make do with what they had or substitute. We are going to have to learn, as we have in other hard times, to share with each other, to do - Opening for Landscape Screen Bid 1-- 80 Bids were opened this week by- the State Road Commission for planting 830 Austrian pines and other greenery to form the 'from landscape screen on 300 West to 5th East in South Salt Lake. This is a cooperative project with the City of South Salt Lake providing necessary water and the Highway Department providing the planting, construction of irrigation facilities (including more than 9,900 feet of pipe) and maintenance of the plants. Apparent low bidder on this project is Millcreek Gardens of Salt Lake City at a bid of - 1-- 80 $149,-324.7- 0. A selection of plants will be used to provide a continuous blend of changing color during the year, according to Laird L. Larson, Landscape Coordinator with the Department of Highways. All of the shrubs and trees were selected for their hardiness and durability. Almost every plant will have its own private water bubbler for irrigation. This is a unique feature for a landscape project in Utah and should simplify the task of keeping the plants green. . . . not-onl- y but-also- , - No Snowmobiles in S.L. County Parks Superintendent Gary Swensen reminded county residents that snowmobiling is not allowed in county parks. This policy has been in effect for several years, and he cautioned snowmobile enthusiasts that the County Commission has recently enacted an ordinance which prohibits the use of the machines in parks and imposes a $299 fine upon violaters. Damage to young trees and lawn are as have resulted in the past. The County Sheriffs Department will be keeping a watchful eye on the areas and is seeking the public support to report any such violations of the ordinance to the Sheriffs department. 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