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Show Wednesdoy, Jgnuory 25, 1984 Venial ExpfeSS 1 3 my i ' 1 ; ; , i if By Janeen Cook Express Society Editor It doesn't seem that being mayor of a town of 272 fulltime residents would be very involved. This is what Carole Scott believed before she ran for the position of mayor of Manila. "I thought what a mayor did was to make people comfortable in the town. I didn't think you took an active part in running the town," says Carole. "Boy was I wrong! "Besides my regular duties, I make trips to the chlorinating shed, and to the sewer lagoons ; I've driven the garbage gar-bage truck, opened the sanitary land fill and read meters." She loves it. "The only way to accomplish anything in your community is through politics," says Carole. "It's the only way to change anything and make it better." Carole never thought about politics before, but she feels that she has a debt to pay for all the time invested by others to make her life better and more comfortable. She said the sense of accomplishment accomplish-ment she has felt in this office is great. She wants others to know that politics "is not a dirty word." Most people in politics work very hard with little remuneration. For example, Carole's wages for the office of mayor are $5 per month. Serving the residents of Manila is of utmost importance to her. "We have made a policy in our office don't be rude. Those people expect ex-pect to be treated with courtesy by one who cares. If they are not being treated that way, they are not being treated properly." Carole worked 17 years in construction construc-tion in San Diego and feels that this experience ex-perience has helped her a lot as mayor. .... She found when she came to Utah from California that the pace of life is very different. Especially in a rural community like Manila, the pace is slower and more relaxed. Even though she owned and ran a trailer park in Manila, she didn't have enough to do. She began going to town council meetings so she would be better informed in-formed about policies that would concern con-cern her trailer park. She did some research on the job of mayor and decided to run. Since winning the election two years ago, she has been a very busy person. The town of Manila provides the residents with water, sewer and garbage gar-bage pickup. They are presently in the process of improving the water system. One line has been replaced and the town has just received a grant to replace more of the line, including fire hydrants and a new fire house. Manila also received a grant to implement im-plement the "Healthy Utah" program, available to the adults in town. The senior citizens supported this program very well, and there were a total of 103 people who participated. The county received grant money for an EMT training program and Carole certified along with 23 other people and takes her turn being on call. When the town receives any grant L I .1. Ml ZyjyU,,,;, mTlk.lM&&!? - J 37 , I THIS BUILDING in the center of town houses the Archibald. They are very handy for residents office of Mayor Carole Scott and her clerk, Judy . needing help with problems. 3 money or sponsors programs or projects, pro-jects, it is Carole's office, which consists con-sists of the town clerk, Judy Archibald, and herself, that is responsible for the administration of the program. This includes the logistics, orgnaization and bookkeeping. Also, Carole is on six executive boards. These include the League of Utah Cities and Towns; Private Industry In-dustry Council, which involves the Job Training Partnership; the Planning and Zoning Council for Manila; Uintah Basin Association of Governments, of which she is on the executive council ; the Area Community Block Grant Board; and she is the chairman for Aging Ag-ing Council in Duchesne and Daggett Counties and is on the State Advisory board of that council. Carole feels that she has grown from this experience. "I'm a much more aware person," she says. "Also, I have discovered that I don't always know what's best for the people of Manila so I better listen to them, so I can find out." She says it is easy to begin to feel that you're infallible after awhile. People Peo-ple look to you for the answers, and you begin to believe that you have them all. Carole says that if you lose contact with your constituents, you lose effectiveness and your position. There is one advantage of being a woman in politics you are remembered. "It may either be that I'm a woman, or it might by my blonde hair," says Carole. You don't get lost in the shuffle. She feels that people have been very helpful to her. "People "Peo-ple go out of their way to help me. The people at the state level have been terrific," ter-rific," says Carole. Carole regrets that she didn't become interested in politics sooner, and she encourages young women to become more aware and involved in the community and in politics. She feels things have changed greatly great-ly since she was young. "Women are attempting things they would not try 20 years ago not only attempting, but attaining." . Most importantly, Carole thinks, is to enjoy what you are doing. She says if it quits being fun you have lost something. "I want to enjoy it, because when I quit enjoying, I quit performing," says Carole. Many of the problems mayors have are the same for men and women, says Carole, but the women mayors have a set of problems different from those of mayors who are men. Also, there are some advantages and disadvantages to being the mayor of a town the size of Manila. "For one thing," says Carole, "I doubt that the people of Salt Lake City have Mayor Ted Wilson's home phone number." If there are problems, the people go straight to the mayor. And they want their problems addressed now. But, says Carole, if things are done well and accomplished, they also come to the mayor with praise and support. Carole Scott was raised in California Califor-nia in a family of three sisters, of which she was the oldest, and one brother, the youngest. "My mom worked part-time so I was programmed to be the administrator," ad-ministrator," says Carole. "I also had to convince my sisters to do what I wanted them to do; and convince them that I was the boss." (Could this have been the real beginning of her political career?) She later met her husband, Gene, was married, and they raised their family of five children. Then they took a three month vacation, vaca-tion, during which they visited Utah. Later her husband got a contract here and they moved. They bought a trailer park so she would have something to do, but the she got interested in politics. Her husband encouraged her to run for office. He was surprised at how much time it takes, but he realizes how much she enjoys it and supports her completely. Her children, one of which lives in Manila, are used to their mother working work-ing and being involved and think it's great. "Of course," says Carole, "the grandchildren don't care if grandma is the mayor, they want her love and attention." Carole says her family has always been very unified; they did a lot of things together. And the children went with them a lot. When they moved to Utah, Carole chose Manila as the place she wanted to live. ' Manila has 272 full time residents and grows to between 900 and 1,500 residents in the summer. The mayor says there is excellent fishing, hunting, hunt-ing, camping and beautiful scenery. And, of course, Flaming Gorge is just a stone's throw away. The Sheep Creek geological area attracts many out-of-state and even some out-of-country visitors. One of the main attractions in the summer in Manila is the Cow Country Rodeo. Also, the SweetwaterDaggett County Fair. Carole loves the people in Manila. ' Carole's husband loves the hunting and the fishing. Carole doesn't hunt or fish, so she is involved in politics. It is her recreation. fit MANILA, POPULATION 272, is the largest town Manila residents in Daggett County. The population grows to scenery, fishing between 900 to 1500 residents in the summer. I Jfc, , 7 r i i -r m v -Km : MAYOR CAROLE SCOTT takes care of one of the mayor, and some problems that occur daily in a town. She has executive boards found many interesting aspects to the job of as mayor. X a - -T 2 1 V -$Ju"w- "Country style" has become associated with a way of life that's casual, comfortable, and uncomplicated. un-complicated. Country decorating is one of the freshest looks around. Never mind that the style is as old as the hills. These simple furnishings hail from many countries, rather than one. ' All country furniture has some common com-mon characteristics. It is purely functional func-tional in design; sturdy, simple, and straightforward. The styles were adapted from the furniture styles of the aristocracy, and the pieces were handcrafted from materials common to the countryside. Today these furnishings fur-nishings have no hint of city-slick sophistication. The furniture is hand-rubbed hand-rubbed and hand-carved woods and handloomed fabrics. The color ' I . ? J". ' ' ". ' 3 V f ' - I 1 M ''v ' is'. H'V 4&- sr-& "'L -f rrv, are proud of nearby beautiful and hunting, 4 Decorators Corner By Chelle Gardner Ambience Country schemes are pleasantly uncomplicated. un-complicated. Country rooms are identified iden-tified by the criss-crossed curtains, bright chintz and calico fabrics, braided braid-ed rugs over bare wood floors, quilts and comforters, and homespun accessories. These elements are the backbone of country decorating, all homey touches. Working within this easygoing easy-going framework, you can create surroundings sur-roundings with a down-home feeling. Country decorating is a feeling, a mood. The mood is easily evoked with decorative elements that are natural, handcrafted, and useful as well as decorative. Natural ingredients would be things such as barnwood walls, sisal rugs, beams, and butcher block table tops. - i- -' . ) f !. "V Si x -? I V4M J? V j ft r unusual duties. She sits on six in connection with her duties Local residents receive degrees Diplomas were awraded to several residents of the Uintah Basin by Brigham Young University in late December. Those receiving degrees included Trudy Kiwallis of Roosevelt, who received a doctorate; Anne Roberts Halsey of Duchesne, Steven Floyd Bartlett, Steven B. Christensen, Jan Goodrich and Stephen Joel Howells, all of Vernal, who received bachelors degrees; and Lena Duncan of Whiterocks and Loya Ka ye Ccsspooch of Fort Duchesne, who received associate degrees. BYU conferred 63 doctorate, 236 masters, 1,013 bachelors and 110 associates degrees. All recipients have been invited to the April Commencement. Decorative accessories would be the use of embroidery, old quilts, earthenware earthen-ware dishes, and carved wooden decoys. Woven baskets, a weather-vane, weather-vane, or a collection of farm tools. Country rooms easily accept the quaint and the curious, such as Victorian Vic-torian umbrella trees or old fashioned penny banks and children's toys. Antique An-tique bottles and old medicine tins find a familiar place in country decorating. Choose your color scheme from the earthen tones of the colors of a patchwork pat-chwork quilt. Warm earth tones can be caried out with varying tones of each of the subtle colors. Bring a splash of color in with the accessories. Country makes good use of the blues and reds as accents. |