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Show W iri M) Trials Dept. U J it SOUTH SAIT LAKE Library Mce City, Utah 04112 lmws Of Industry Serving The CenterDefl, SERIALS ORDER Volume II, No. 17 Thursday,- April 23, 1970 - Editorial On Participation in Government By Ronald Shook Mans ideas on how much government is a good thing range from the thoughts of such as William Godwin, who preferred none at all, to Plato, who wanted a clearly delineated and class oriented republic. Other thinkers, in between the two, have proposed most of the various isms and icies of history: democracy, theocracy, obligarchy, autocracy, monarchy, communism, collectivism, socialism, nihilism, to name a few. There are those in America, there are those in Salt Lake City, who do not believe that our republican form of government is the best for us. We have spoken with royalists and socialists ; nihilists and f acists. They all have their say. And they have an advantage over proponents of democracy. It takes only one person to be a king. But it takes all people to be a democracy. If, therefore, we do not exercise our right to be the rulers of our country, could those who favor another form of government not say that we have demonstrated that we do not want a democracy? And is this not true? There are elections coming up in the fall. Already candidates are making themselves heard. There are issues on the air, issues that will be decided one way or another, whether we have anything to do with them or not. Who will run the country? Who will run Utah? Who will look out for the interests of South Salt Lake? We must do it for ourselves, because we are in the final analysis the government, not a king, or a judge or even a congress. So, if we want to remain in a democracy, we must take part in it, or it may slip from our grasp. Learn about issues. Learn about candidates. Participate. Help run South Salt Lake, Utah and the nation. Ten thousand American Flags, the first part of a 25,000 shipment, arrived in Salt Lake City this week aboard a special IML Flag Express from Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to support the Utah Retail Grocers Association Flag Waving Program. The flags will be distributed to food stores thoughout the state, according to Harold H. Smith, Heber City, President of the Association. They will go on sale beginning the 13th of Our goal, says Mr. May. Smith, is to make American Flags available at the neighborhood level. Many people who would like to have a flag and would display the flag dont have one because they find they have to write away or make a special trip someplace to get one. By having them available in the grocery stores, flags can be taken home with the groceries. We want to put a flag in every Utah home that wants to have one, wants to give it the respect it deserves, and wants to display it. W timer and Jean April 21, 1910 1 . IV "! Wilmer and Jean 1970 30th Anniversary Congratulations are in order for Wilmer and Jean Bronson of 372 Welby Ave. They celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. Married 24 April 1940 in the Cardsfcom Alberta Temple. Mrs. Bronson is from Canada and Mr. Bronson is from Black, foot, Idaho. They have been residents of So. Salt Lake for nearly 20 years. Utah Food Stores Offer Flag Waving Opportunity The flags are five feet by three feet, stitched, color-fa-st cotton and come in a kit complete with pole, rope, mounting bracket and display instructions. Kits are expected to sell for $3.49. Individual grocers will give special discounts to scout groups, cub packs, explorer posts and other civic or religious organizations wish to sell flags. Those groups will sell the flags at $3.49, and keep the discount from the grocer, says Mr. Smith. In addition to selling flags, the Utah Retail Grocers Asso-citio- n will run an educational campaign about flags, the history of our flag and the proper use of it, says Mr. Smith. Every grocery store is being urged to fly a flag on the front of the building as part of the Flag Waving Campaign. that Sheriff Delmar L Larsen Seeks Re-electi- Sheriff Delmar L. Larson today announced that he would to the position seek of Sheriff of Salt Lake County on the Repubican ticket. He is now completing a four-yeterm, having been elected in November, 1966. Mr. Larson is veteran in law ena forcement, having previously served 22 years with the F.B.I. Sheriff Larson stated he will campaign on his record of serving the public and furnishing good law enforcement to the people of Salt Lake County. He explained that during his administration, the Civil Division of the Sheriffs Office has been reorganized; new booking procedures in the jail have been instituted; new patrol techniques have been adopted; the Sheriffs Office K--9 Corps has been organized; Deputy Sheriffs have been afforded specialized training in police techniques; and a Narcotics Bureau, Planning & Research, and Intelligence Units have been initiated. The Sheriff pointed out that these programs have brought about professionalization of the men in his department, who are now better equipped and trained to enforce the law in Salt Lake County and be of service to the people. on ar 30-ye- ar The Sheriff stated that his departments has increased from a total of 172 sworn Deputy Sheriffs in 1967 to a present strength of 198. All Deputies who formerly worked in the Dispatch Office and as guards in the jail have been replaced with civiian employees. This has resulted in a savings, and has allowed Deputy Sheriffs to work out in the field and per. on form crime prevention work. Also Deputy Sheriffs now have a realistic pay scale where they periodically receive merit increases and longevity pay. Their salary is now comparable with that of other leading law enforcement agencies in Utah. Aiso in the past two years. Deputy Sheriffs of Salt Lake County have been placed under the new Utah State Public Safety Retirement System. Sheriff Larson stated he is term in seeking another order to further equip and train Deputy Sheriffs and initiate new methods and procedures to combat the increase in crime and drug traffic in Salt Lake County, and while doing so, will continue to cooperate with and assist aH other Police Departments in the county and state. 4-y- Home Building Contest Mrs. Boyd Manuela Brown, chairman of the Greater Salt Lake and National Association of Home Builders Auxiliary Education Committee, presented a building trades scholarship program to officials of. the Granite School District. The program is designed for senior high school students in the district The boy receiving the scholarship must be interested in the home buiding industry. Models of homes will be constructed during the school year and judged by a panel of experts. The boy showing the most interest ability and desire to enter the building industry scholarwill receive a two-yea- r Technical to the Utah ship |