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Show mK community Aj comments... Moab Jaycees are this year sponsoring a Get Out the Vote contest. As food for thought before this contest gets underway, we would like Moab citizens to consider the following letter from "George," reprinted from the Jaycee Newsletter: AN OPEN LETTER FROM GEORGE Hi! My name is George. I'm an all-around handyman, and I'd like for you to feel free to use my services for any and all chores, errands, duties which you may be too busy to perform. Anytime there's something that needs doing and you'd rather not, you Just let old George do It. I'll write to your congressman for you, I'll write your newspaper editor; I'll serve on the school board in your place; I'll do anything you're too tired or too preoccupied to do. With me around, you can be as lazy as you like. Or you can just have fun. The more the merrier, I always say. My services are available to you for all the tedious, time-consuming things which you'd rather duck doing. You haven't time to vote, let George do it. , You haven't time for jury duty, I have. - There is certainly no need for you to concern yourself with attending civic meetings. 'You don't want to accept committee assignments and extra responsibilities, anyway. You let old i George tend to those things. j Now, you ask, why should you leave important jobs to somebody you've never met? Well, that's a reasonable question, so let me put your mind at ease, i I'm no beginner. Maybe I'm not as famous as Khrushchev is, but If it hadn't been for me you'd never have heard of him. And that goes for Mussolini and Stalin and Hitler, too. I made those guys! ! And the big time racketeers in the United States. You name 'em; without me, those guys would be nothin'l j Why do I want to run errands for you? When I'm the guy j who runs all these "big wheels," why do I want to run errands ! for you? Don't you see, I get a kick out of electing presidents for school boards and unions and countries. ' All these things you used to do before you took up chasing dollars and golf balls and things. Don't feel like you're imposing; I'm glad to be of service. Helping you, I'm really helping myself. How do you think I was able to take over and run a third of the world already? Because nobody else wanted to bother. They said, "let George do it." So I did it. Now I'm taking over in lots of cities and counties in the United States, and I figure it's just a matter of time until I'll take over this country, too. I want to thank you for making it possible. Remember now, if there is ever any way in which I can be of help, I'm at your service. You just have fun and don't worry about a thing. I'll do your worrying, too. I'll bill you later. Sincerely, GEORGE sit Every once in awhile, though we highly encourage comments from our readers in the way of letters to the editor, we must call a halt on a particular subject that has become dogeared from so much comment. Such is the case this week. We received two more letters on the subject of the sign at the new Friendship Inn in Moab, and enough's enough. Ironically, one was pro; one against. They aren't published this week. There are a whole lot of other subjects that need attention, in my estimation, and that one has been worn out. If comment hasn't gotten any results, then perhaps action might. City ordinances can be adopted regulating signs. Maybe that's the proper approach for those who don't like the big lighters. On other subjects, what's wrong with picking on junk cars on Moab lots and streets for awhile. Or overnight parking of trucks on streets. Or burning at the City Dump. Or a need for sidewalks all over the community. Or any other number of worthy subjects that will make a whole lot more difference to Moab's appearance to the casual visitor. Sorry, folks. On this subject, I've had it. |