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Show Scut Record )cuxa VV v. s)cgn(j)N A MR. AND MRS. GEORGE E. JONES, Owners and Publishers thing to Published every Thursday at Monticello, Utah in the Postoffice at Monticello, Utah as Second Class matter, Entered under the Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Outside San Juan County Box 428, Monticello, Utah - Phone jijijiji ??i?i jib jijiji ji jijijiji'i jij! t? ? My dear San Juaners: So far as I can find out, the jib jijijijij for conference regarding instrument rental from 4 p.m. Sat., 9-- Sept- - at the Monticello 9, Ele- mentary school. Parents interested in giving their children a musical education are asked to bring their child with them to talk to Mr. Hardesty at this time or call for a special appointment. The band program in Monticello is a subject of much pride and new members are needed each year to maintain and build an even better program. Social Security rep. at Courthouse Sept. 14 and assistance Necessary niuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiatiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii't in connection with matters pertaining to social security may be obtained from George G. Martin, NU-V- U I field representative of the TriniDRIVE-I- N m FRIDAY AND SATURDAY September 8 and 9 1 GORGO m I" f THE MARRIAGE- - I s GO-ROUN- TUESDAY . . drive with care MONTICELLO, UTAH SHOW TIME 8 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3 p.m. & 1 WEDNESDAY . m PORTRAIT OF f A MOBSTER S religious of the Piutes was never written, never sufficiently defined to be written. All the same in 1880 the demands and the taboos of their traditions were uncompromisingly demanding, and they feared to transgress. One commandment of their unwritten law was, The dead body of the swine, thou shalt not touch. In the remoteness of San Juan County prior to 1880, which had not been explored west of Comb Reef, it is not likely they came into contact with pork with sufficient frequency to be tempted with it, yet often enough to be reminded that white men ate the unclean animal from which all good Iiutes must refrain. Their diet and their way of preparing it was firmly fixed by age-ol- d practice, and as a tribe they feared to vary from it. They had no hankering for the delicious flesh of the pig, and felt no need for its oil in which to fry their venison. Also it made little difference whether they had salt. With my first meal in a Piute camp I had found dried, saltless venison about as appetizing as cotton rags. When white men came to this comer of the territory, they had pork and lard as the chief comer stone of their diet. They smeared their dutch ovens with it before they baked their bread, they sopped their bread in the grease when they ate, they fried their beef and their potatoes in it. The delicious arrn.a of it whetted their appetite for every meal. It was the essential ingredient in their g pies with crumbly crust, and doughnuts couldnt be made as good without it. These good things which the white man ate became increasingly alluring to the orothodox Piute. He sniffed the smell of fried bacon and seemed to know by instinct that it was good, and he began to falter between the tradition of his fathers and the call of his appetite. Among all religionists some are weaker than others; it was so with the Piutes. Cowats, a big husky fellow with what the Negro calls a mighty vigorous robusiti-tudwas already dominated by his preference for any good thing he had ever tasted, and when he came, hungry as a wolf into a p just as they were eating dinner, and was asked to join them around a spacious frying pan of mouth-waterin- LITTLE THEATRE D September 12 and 13 ! School Opens . S SUNDAY AND MONDAY September 10 and 11 f advice dad, Colorado office when he visits in Monticello on September 14. His headquarters is the Court House. Know your soda! security law the information is yours for the asking. THEATRE J 1 JU. Beginner band program being set up at school Letters with a form attached have been sent to all parents of children in the fourth, fifth and sixth gTades regarding the instrumental music program in the Monticello schools. Forms are to be filled out and returned to the school. According to Robert Hardesty, music director, the development of a good band program depends on startingi beginners each year, preferably at the fourth grade level. Students in grades higher may also begin study but they are expected to catch up with their age group within a reasonable length of time. Additional help is available to this group. Mr. Hardesty will be available For a $3 a year $4 a year In San Juan County FRIDAY AND SATURDAY September 8 and 9 FRANCIS IN THE NAVY e, THURSDAY 1 THURSDAY f September 14 ! ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIONS September 14 5 THE LAST SUNSET 5 5 cow-cam- iriiiiiiiiiiniiiiifiiiBiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiinaiiiili U jL O r-in- O with it. kept his trans- Editor San Juan Record Monticello, Utah Dear Sir: Some weeks ago you ran an editorial entitled What can we do to attract tourists. You are certainly getting a great deal of help from the nations press. September issue of Arizona Highways is a masterpiece on the beauties of Grand and San Juan Counties and now September 2nd issue of Post does Saturday Evening equally well in words and pictures. My parents were avid promoters of San Juans beauty fifty years ago. One fall they had a banner painted with Owanchomo Natural bridge and the slogan Vote for Timothy C. Hoyt Our only hope for a road to the Natural bridges. It covered most of the north wall of L. H. Redd Company. I was a child and not very interested in politics so I didnt know whether Timothy was elected or not but this year Stewart Udall of our adopted state received a big appointment which well may be the happiest thing that has happened to San Juan in many years. The election of Blaine Peterson should mean much for to have seen the natural beauties of San Juan is to love them and want others to do likewise. Fern and Kent Frost who I am sure are the couple with the Jeep mentioned in the Post article have done so much for tourism in San n. . San Juan County Monticello, Utah School Board Gentlemen: We believe the beginning of th's school year here in Bluff is a g event. So far, history-makind Navajo eighteen youngsters have enrolled in our elementary school. Our special thanks go to the San Juan County school board for being farsighted enough to provide the school facilities to accommodate the additional Navajo children of the area. This is a big step in the right direction. The students are living in their homes, or at least in their home areas; and they are now attending public school just as the rest of our future county citizens are doing. This integration with education, encouraged by the school board, we realize is the foundation for tomorrows successful adults. We believe no better investment can be made with our tax dollars than in preparing these young people to take their places in our communities. We are hereby expressing our appreciashiny-face- tion to all people, school board 14 'V 4T M, V' v v - 4 Juan Record The San Monticello, Utah teachers, and parents who are responsible for these Navajo students availing themselves of Thursday, September 7, 1961 Page Two in all mankind and work toward building a strong responsible citizenry who will be capable of directing Americas destiny. Yours truly, Eugene D. Foushee Onion Skin members, our public school. Lets all foster and help develop that small ray of goodness that is Paper He is below himself that is not above an injury. Frances Quarles Forgiveness- - ought to be like a cancelled note tom in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. Henry Ward Beecher 814X1 & 1 814X14 SAN JUAN RECORD Sheriffs Patrol holds election ttZaMMul Election of officers was held Friday night at the San Juan Sheriffs Patrol meeting in Bland-ing. to Paul Strong was the commander's post; Rev. Richard Campbell, Adjutant; Marvin Purcell and Sylvan Johnson, lieutenants; Bill Dunow, reappointed supply sergeant. Evan Pehrson and Jim Hunt were elected to term directors; Lyle Johnson, ed Vint Redd and Tom Redd were holdover directors. Tom Redd will be chairman of the directors. Next meeting of the group will be held October 6 in Monticello. Ever Eaeurdl e V J? ie? THESE ARE KNOWN KILLERS TO BE AT LARGE IN THE SAN JUAN AREA! Reward offered for their early capture We invite you to the wonderful world of learning . . . i 3 Slippery Sliiddy EeMie? r tele Wife to husband: I wish you had the spunk the government has. They certainly dont let being in debt keep them from spending. ' 670X15 JJa NYLON BLACKWALL Goodyear Tires ... HEAT (plus tax) WITH A t FRONT-EN- D UNIVERSITY OF UTAH from No opportunity will outweigh long-lif- J Order How! Don't De Caught Short . . . Let us service c!i your gas equipment for economy sake . . . vnti AfOifanfr !!' JUu: satisfaction the benefits and pleasures. The students at th University come from all parts of Utah and all parts of the world. Youll find op- Li . .Wherever You Are! e in reward of a quality education. To pursues planned program of learning, under the guidance of s stimulating faculty, and in a happy student association, is a venture promising enduring yppiv LLl'ulJ , . . Recapture Court Motel Bluff, Utah August 31, 1961 Whispering Pines September 1, 1961 They regarded him with awe and told him and told each other he woJd surely die; that was what their fathers had told them for ages past, and it had to be true. It was in the early nineties when Cowats came with others of his people to Bluff to buy melons, and he rode away with a sack full of melons hanging from each side Behind him and of his saddle-horahead were others on their cayuses headed up the river. When they were stringing along over the sand hill at The Jump, three miles east of town, a quick flash of lightning struck Cowats, killing him and his pony, and splattering his Juan. melons in a sorry mess across the To quote the closing paragraph trail. of the Post article The lonely Terrified, yet sure they knew mesas and dry Canyons which the wherefore of it all, the Piutes finally defeated the Anasazis and gathered around him in awe and which have rebuffed mans amfear, and resolved to live their re- bitions for seven centuries can well ligion without compromise, and be our new frontier its a good they did just that for a while. Yet deal closer than the moon. the aroma and the taste of bacon Sincerely, was simply irresistable. Others of Mrs. Claude Foy in and didnt secret it them tasted die, and it soon became an open secret that as a tribe they had sunk in degeneration to the level white man. of the swine-eatin- g O ii A compare while he gression secret from hi3 people, feeling they would ostracize or condemn him, but he enjoyed bacon with every opportunity. And since he didnt die, as he had been taught from childhood he would if he poluted himself with the swine, he ate it defiantly and boastfully, declaring it was good. Now if Cowats had got away with his impious challenge of the religious standard of his people, they would all have apostatized right away. But he didnt. At least thats the way it looked to them, and instead of him demoralizing the whole tribe at that time, his doings had the opposite effect. np u Letters to the Editor . . . By Albert R. Lyman fresh beef smothered in bacor. grease, he forgot all about his traditions. The cowpunchers sopped their flaky hot bread in the grease, and he followed suit. He had never before eaten any- EDITORIAL NATION At CTAHmirnrSOCiATlCM The Old Settler Call JU 7-27- 55 portunities for friendship and personal enjoyment with those whose ways are different from yours. We invite your interest in the opportunities offered at the University of Utah with its broad educational scope that includes Business, Education, Enginering. Fine Arts, Law, Letters and Science, Medicine, Mines and Mineral Industries, Nursing, Pharmacy and the Graduate School of Social Work along with the Extension Division. Reinstation Ctastwerk Dates Sept. Starts Sept. 2S 72 23 For full information write : OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ALIGNMENT $7.50 x J ' end one of these slippery characters! 670x 15 MUD AND SNOW CAP Most Cars La WHEEL BALANCING $1.00 plus tax end a Skiddy Eddie BRODERICK TIRE SERVICE i |