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Show Friday. May 13. 1988 UTAH NEWS VALLEY Sunday Beer Closing Argued Petr Mayor Anderson, The tenor of your tatement publbhed la the Proro Evening Harold end Utah Valley Newa during the paet week waa a aurprlae and dUaPPOlntment to man of ua who had thought you were pos-nnof more wladom, judgement, and than were In fact it left na wondering if yon had not there expressed. really o naldered aentencaa In an unconacloua effort m .hailed a lot of to Juatlfy an attitude of which you are perhape not ee pec tally proud. parbape if I were to be more apedflc. It would help to make dear In touching upon the leversl polnta In what I em trying to get X ahall paaa up the power queatlon, although aomo of ua your letter, beginning to wonder It we were really wlae In following you area there, In view of your preaent dictatorial attitude and apparent Inability to ace both aldea of any queatlon. Tou atated that the efforta of the Law Enforcement League to ed Bl-c- at tn obtain a ruling that would cloee beer parlora at midnight and on Sundaya " U juat another attempt of parenta to ahlft the reapon-Ibilifor the moral conduct of their children and themselvee from their own shoulder to that of the police." It would be difficult to Imagine anything you might have aald which would hare ahown joro laek of thought and leer conalderation of what Provo City and aer neighboring communltiea are actually facing In thla question at hi time. Tou took no cognisance of the fact that It la a really wrloua attempt to secure conditions which will favor prevention of some major evils now existing and Increasing. Of these, the ever ousting toll of death from motorcar accidents la an outstanding sample. If you took the trouble to look into the matter, you would find ty that not a few of these accidents are happening after midnight, sad that In many of them occupants of one or the other ear have but recently come from a session at some beer parlor or roadhouse. When a dance closes at midnight many young people, who are full of life and want to celebrate a little after the dance, adjourn to beer parlora where they can drink beer and fraternise for a time. Ine amount of alcohol taken In one, two, or three servings of beer la quite adequate to produce sufficient 'Intoxication that the young Individual could not poesibly peas nervoua reaction tests Indicating hb fitness to drive an automobile. It also, by Its action to depress Inhibitor parta of the nervous system, blurs his judgment so that he b likely to drive seventy miles per hour where even fofty miles per hour b dangerous, to drive on the wrong side of the highway, to weave In and out from one aide of the road to the other, to dbregard stop signs, to cut In sharply ahead of other ears. In abort, he la almost certain to do everything that b considered dangerous driving, b the mild manta excitement which even moderate amouta of alcohol produce In one who b not hardened to It The rblng tide of Injuries and deaths on our highways la a glaring testimonial to thb fact Tou any that dosing the beer parlora at midnight win not atop them from getting the beer, that they will buy up a stock of It beforehand. That b entirely beside the point No one la proposing to stop them from getting it The present purpose b to put an end to thb socialising In places where beer b sold and where young people become at leaat partially Inebriated, then go out upon the highways and pay with lives and limbs for their fun. Even if thsy did buy it up ahead of time, thb Influence of conviviality would be removed and tbe harm would be reduced Immeasurably. Anyway, It baa been my observation that there are not many persona so fond of beer that they will care to drink It warm, which It would often be If they had bought and atored It In their cara while they were at tbe dance. Relative to closing these places on 8unday, the following quotation from your letter b almost comical In view of what haa hapyears. Tou say: pened previously during the past two and one-hal- f "I am opposed to Sunday legblatlon either with respect to beer or baseball. Such legblatlon Is fundamentally wrong, unchrbtbn and undemocratic. I believe that religious and political freedom are Inseparable and of first Importance In America. So far as I know, no one haa said anything recently about Sunto day baseball, although anyone who haa been ao unfortunate as have Invested hla aavlngs in a home near the baseball park, and who wonld like to be allowed to spend hb Sunday afternoons at home In peace and quiet may well have much that seems to him worth saying on the subject The same principles apply to dosing these drinking houses on haa for Sunday as apply to closing them after midnight. 8unday A many people In America become a holiday, not a day of worship. upand the of a time celebrating, imndy for yonng Indlvlduab b shot of that celebrating on one day out of every week b the same after-mldnlg- ht as It b after the dance. Perhaps I might add too that aome of ua are wondering Just why you should be ao obstinately determined to keep beer available for all on Sunday, when you and your associated Commissioner have aude It ao that a loaf of bread or a bottle of milk cannot be In Provo on 8unday, nnless one does it Illegally. l paragraph In your statement b a thinly veiled Insult The to thoee people whom you term the Majorities", and to whom you owe your position In public office. The fact that you have publtely declared you do not believe In religions worship does not exempt In you from being responsible for maintenance of such conditions their of dictates the follow to Provo as will permit tboae Majorities consciences. No more does It excuse you for your obstinate determination to subject thoee "Majorities to follow the dictates of their conscience. No more does it excuse you for your obstinate determination to subject those "Majorities" at every turn to the Indignity of allowing your "Minorities to have their every wish catered to me to be by yourself and your official associates. If you would like or rublicly. ore specific, I should be glad to do so, either privately most were you second, In the meeting on Monday evening May discourteous and insulting to those cltlsens who Importuned you for aid In creating somewhat better conditions In these matter alluded to. Tou went ao far aa to say that the petitions presented 10x0 did not mean anything, because the people who signed petitions never meant anything by It Those petitions carried the name of some thirty-fiv- e hundred Provo eltbena, and since that approaches rather closely the total number of votes cast when yon were elected to your preeent position, auch a statement would seem to Indicate ao Quito clearly Juat what you think of the people who were as to support yon In that capacity. If yon will permit me to do ao, I should llhe to tell you that to people who affixed their names to those petitions are aerloualy aome changes made in to earnest. They are determined to have Tour preaent method of conducting certain affair in the ,a Nation of Provo City. I helleve a little more reasonable attitude rema your part will save you much unpleasantness during the of your term in office, , Very respectfully yours, pur-chaa- sr U Weston Oaks. May 11, Dr. Weston Oaks Provo City, Utah Dear Sir: lltl. Tour open letter to the Mayor has been read with a great deal of Interest and aurprbe; surprise that anyone with scientific training could jump to ao many conclusions. It b apparent that yon have never consulted our police nor the police records. Nor have you ever talked with me on the subject of law enforcement. Ton were not present at the meeting of which yon write ao authoritatively. I challenge you or any one to prove that I have ever opposed or declared that I do not believe in religious worship. I believe, however, that every person throughout our country b free to worship how, when, and where they pleaae, or not at all. If they choosei I believe the word of wisdom to be one of the greateet and beat codes of right living ever devised. But surely no thinking person would make It the law of the land. It can be nude the law and enforced by the police, but thb can not be done under our form of government. When the force of law b used to compel thb or any other moral code, there will be no religious or political freedom. All Sunday legblatlon b, in my opinion, wrong. Only a few yeara ago the eltbena of Provo voted three to two for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Now you are of the opinion that the City Commission h Ignoring tbe will of the majority in refusing to tinker with our beer ordinance that has been tested and found satisfactory. The beer problem b relatively nothing compared with the liquor problem. Thb appears to be a deeperate attempt to make a big political and religious taaue out of nothing. Our experience proves that "I.!" beer b not responsible for the evils mentioned In your letter. Provo police report 1428 traffi violations for 111! and 1117. Thirty-si- x of these were drunken drivers. In no ease was a drunken driver drunk on Utah's beer. Always wine and whbkey bottles were found. Our police report no traffic accidents between midnight and 1:00 A. M. slnee the first of the year In Provo. Eating places are exempt from Sunday closing by 8tate Law. All Provo beer vendors sell food. These restaurants in Provo an.' road housea out In the country, can not be closed by ordinance. No would the revocation of their beer license cloee them on Sunday or any other day. Provo police have had more trouble with drunkards In places where beer b not sold than In places where beer Is sold. Drunkenness ta not tolerated In places where beer b sold. And, our police do not hesitate to make an arrest, wherever a drunken person ta found within the city. such arrests have been made by Three hundred and forty-fiv-e Provo police In the peat two years. Very few arrests are made on Sundays, even though light beer b available In several places. Beer presents no police problem in Provo. There b no weaker beer than Utahs "I. I" beer. It makes for temperance because some at leaat who would otherwbe drink strong liquor are aatbfled with thb light beer. Thb b the theory under which thb beer was legalised in Utah more than four years ago. In my opinion, tbb theory b a correct one. Consumption of light beer surely lesaens the consumption of whbkey and wine. Tour City Commission had nothing to do with paaalng the foolish state law that makes It impossible for us to buy a loaf of bread or a bottle of milk legally on Sundays. Thb b a good example of the Inaccuracies In your many conclusions. There b a clear attempt In your letter to hook the religious Issue and the municipal power Issue together. The opposition haa trbd to divert the public mind in many ways from the Important Issues and aaccomplbhments of our administration and to discredit the Commission. Every smart polltblan knowa that the temperance and religious Isaues are productive of more controversy than any others. Surely you, are the kind of man that should decide the power issue on Its own merits, and not on the baab of beer or personalities. It b peculiar that wo hare had "8.2" beer for four and one-ha- lf years and Sunday baseball for ten yeara and no previous haa been put on the spot with respect to these m tiers. Have these and other Sunday activities suddenly become a menace to the morals of the community? Wo aak again. If thb b a state-wid- e move, why waant it started la Salt Lake Cltyf Wo welcome and must have the support of the publb If our laws are to be enforced. I am certain, however, that the changes proposed by the Law Enforcement League will not Improve the situation. Respectfully yours, l.r MARK SALEM Mildred W. Wlgnall Correspondent "Plana for the Salem Lake project are going forward, says Alma Christensen chairman of the Lake committee. R. O. Holth engineer for W.P.A. visited the Lake Sunday to determln possibilities of W.P.A. aid for Improvement of the surrounding grounds for picnic and camping purposes. BRIMHALL ANDERSON, Pg only a half or one or two days. York; Mrs. Zola Holladay Butler CTiarrh of Texas at the home of Llssle Harking back to the day when Holladay; Marjorb Hartvlgsen brave knlghta and true courted Peterson of Belem at the hpme of Ladya fair, the children of the Mrs. A. L. Hartvlgsen. Primary on the occasion of their Mr and Mrs. Eugene Qrygla annual May Festival enchanted an audience of more than 200 and family of West Ttntlc and ward and atake members with Mrs. James Gee and sons Jamas maslc, song and dance, Thunday and DeVere of Goshen were Sunday vbltors at the home of Mr. evening. The queen, Mlae lie Jean Hair and Mrs. Lester Gee. with her attendants, Mlae Rela Twenty ment went to work on Perry, Duane Harrison, Russell the Santaquln W. P. A. weed proGardner and Clark Nebon led the ject Saturday, May 7. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Petergrand march. Wee Allan Carson In hb chariot drawn by a dash- son and daughter Clara Juno ing pair of white horses won the were Santaquln vbltors Bunday. of all present. The applause Mr. and Mrs. Oeorga Butler and mighty Chargers, upon Investiga- Mrs. Llssle Holladay motored to tion proved to be four small boys, Provo Sunday to spend the day draped over with whit banting, with Mrs. Arthella Lent. flowing silken manes and talb Mrs. Olof Olson and daughters and cleverly fashioned needs. The horses appeared very much alive and dltghted the audience as they EXTRA GOOD R. Mod. $8300; pranced about to the strains of HEART OF SCHOOL 4 ApU. music. 1 A Mod. Room: Mbs Joyce Hanks read the pro- CANTON HD logue and announed the program. CIjOSE IN 4 Ah Home, Coops; One hundred and 27 children in Low Price 1 A. Orrhard VM0.I colorful eostumee created an at- BO A. FARMING LAND MT50.J mosphere of beauty and accompLunch St. Rooms St. Highway; lishment. Congratulations are due the Plrnne 91 MT. Center 8L ' Provo Utah J. and Jewel Eltea; favor of Santaquln. Mar Woodard and Phyllb Devsl. Martin Greenhama nas returned to California after a woek's vblt with hb parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Greenhalgh and other relatives. Sorry wo didnt hear Martin alng In public while be waa homo aa we would like to know how that wonderful voice b J. S. Smith Sons developing. PROPRIETORS A colorful event waa the May WHITE FAWN Day and Child Health celebration and at Staataquln Tuesday, May 10. RED ROSE FLOUR The gaily colored parade, a halt mile long, led by the Junior high FEATURING HUGH onins school band was excellent and Poultry and Dairy the dance on the lawn at the FEEDS three maypoles was thrilling and all la all It was a vary fin day, HAY and GRAIN 151 N. Univwrnity VALLEY Flour & Feed GOSHEN PHONE 114 An Mbs Irma Allen, coweepoadeat of- Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Okelberry and two daughters of Salt Laks City, rbltad bora on Sunday nt Willard La Sowards tho homo of Mrs. Julia Okelbarry, FARMS HOMES Dr. Okelborrys Mother, aud Mrs. John Nelson, bis sbtor. BUSINESS PROPERTY bora Friday May sixth at the Mrs. Edne Adlemen vbltod boa home of the grandparents, Mr. Office: S9 W. 2 N. Mrs. Edna Adelmau --visited and Mrs. Kenyon I. Davison, PROVO UTAH here on Seturdey with her par--' Salem. enta, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Okelberry. Mr. end Mrs. If. E. Jo nee were dinner guests of Mr. end Mrs. Eerlyu Lewb of Sprlngvlllo on Poultry men Attention I SANTAQUIN A. L. Hartvlgsen, Correspondent For some time past everyone has been thinking of Mother's day and last Sunday in Santaquln Mothers day waa fittingly observed both at churches and at home and all the wonderful things said seem to sum up that God could have made a more wonderful being than a mother but he never did. Among the new arrlvab to gladden the hearts of mothers we not a lovely girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Horton and a wonderful aon born to Mr. and Mrs. A rT 11 Houghton. Many sons and daughters trekked home to pay respects to mothers thb week end. Among them we saw: Mahel Johnson Welerman of Eureka at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ellas Johnson; Mrs. Victor Bralth waits at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roll Petroleum Carbon Sunday. Mrs. John Nebou b vbitlng In Salt Lake City for eovoral days, She returned with Dr. end Mrs. Dkelberry Mr. end Mrs. Clinton Allen of Moah ero vbltlug her. i Tho stork baa recently vbltod The WONDER FUEL i For MORE HEAT NO ASH SAVES CASH Sold b STOP Thoee Headaches. Byaetraln, ENDS TROUBLE t by: Utah Timber & Coal COMPANY Phone 2S2 .Wecemompl ytoe lumbar far ovary ptopoae. Why do! a feme end feUy damt Sm csDur as cue of i Brooding: Chicks Blurred Sight For glasses that givs rsllef, Styla and Comfort Dr. 6. II. HeindsebniR i attdsncy mid pw ctfoo. Shrives, bfad cbS-dnplayhouses far dm so ssmy otto doeris ... Mutual Coal & Lumber Co. PHONM wr Carload Shipment Mag NEW STYLES Ranges NEW DESIGNS Priced up from 3950 Conditions are Ideal, with a little Improvement, for creating a lay ground equal to any of Its also In tre State and the waters of the Lake abound In Trout, Black Base, Cat Ebb and Tellow Perch to bring Joy to the hearts of the sportsman who would tarry on Its banks. It b the purpose of the committee to see to It that these Improvements are achieved and the place be made a thing of beauty, for all who would vblt It, to enjoy. The History and Development of The Four Kinds of Musical Instrument. Unique theme around which tbe Commemrement Program to be beld May I will be built thb year has been outlined by A. LeRoy Erickson, Superintendent, Harmon Hatch, musical director and Mbs Daphlne Car-aopresident of the student Liberal Allowance for your Old Range Furniture Exchange Crater 316 West SL WHERE YOU SAVE body. BROS. n; OPTOMETRIST Goshen; Mr. and Mrs. Rex Elton; a boy, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Okelberry; a girl Mr. Mrs. Harold Palmer; a bey and Olsen, Mr. and Mia. Ned Waters; a boy Santaquln and Genola played Mr. and Mrs. Alex White. an Interesting game of ball SunRecent marriages are: Jamao 0 waa The score to I la day. LaJensen Mayor The program prmbes to be both Interesting and educational. North Ill Went 1 Phone It has been the custom. In the ISO , past, at the Salem school, for teachers to award prises to tbe students who have attended every day during the school term. Here are the names of students whd Own Your Own will receive prlsea thb year: HOME Eighth grade: Raymond Davis; Seventh grade, Ilene Taylor, Vera We will sell you a lot, build Anderson; Sixth grade, Priscilla you a home to your liking, on Hanks, Rela Perry, Andrea Otte-seterms like rent. Fifth grade. Sterling We have homea in every Lucy Taylor; Fourth grade, Mark Wlgnall, Earl Dean Allan, 8eo ua for part of Provo. La Reice Ottesen; Third, Hcbcr homes, farms, grazing ground, .1. Hanks, Raymond Patrick. Lca- -j business property. ter Taylor, Dolores Christensen;' Insurance the Beet j Second, Marilyn Davis, Frances 'Gardner, Beverly Hanks, JacqueProws & Haws line Pornel, Renee Taylor, Dorcas Wlgnall, James Howard Thrlsten-- j Realty Co. sen, Vaud Hanks. A program Avenue North Vnlvrmlly M will be held and prises awarded llimie 430 l May 18 at the school. A number of students missed a number of homea la Ha left a baby boy to ficers and teachers of the Primary for their work which baa taken since the first of the year. Mr. and Mrs. Guy DeSpaln are the proud parents of a baby girl, Bid-doe- s, Dr. J. E. Harrison Beth and Leona and Mr. Betts spent the week end at Balt Lake City attending the wedding of Mrs. Olaon's niece, Mbs Randles Thrat Snjoi fietbeh. uTttk Ckeop iccthlciijq B03 (HEDCSBE) Phone 25 |