Show Joe JacL- Slit St. ws By Jack Wallis This year during the first month of 01 outdoor weather the number of 01 drown drown- Ings has Increased over previous years especially on Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Provo River We can think of 01 four lour deaths on Flaming Flaming Fla Fla- ming Gorge one on Green Grcen River and three on Provo River all within the past month It is h a little Ironical that this year for lor the first time the U U. S. S Coast Guard has assigned three men on a full lull time lime summer basis at Flaming Gorge to Inspect inspect inspect in In- and check the safety of 01 all water watercraft watercraft watercraft craft on the reservoir Last year in the state of 01 Utah there were 43 boating accidents involving 15 deaths This year Flaming Gorge already has had three due to a boating boating boating boat boat- ing accident Statistics show that more boating accidents accidents ac ac- ac- ac occur on Saturdays and Sundays during the month of July and between the hours of 2 pm p.m. and 4 pm p.m. when the maximum number of boats are on the water Operators and their faulty handling of 01 boats are blamed for 58 percent of 01 last years year's fatalities nationwide The chief faults listed by the Coast Coast CoastGuard Guard are improper loading and overloading disregard disregard dis dis- regard of weather warning and proceeding proceed proceed- ing in an craft Boating is becoming the summers summer's pastime with the availability of Starvation Starvation Starvation Star Star- Bottle Hollow and Flaming Flaming Flaming Fla Fla- ming Gorge reservoirs to the area A little wise judgment and proper preparation preparation preparation pre pre- may make the difference between between be be- tween a time life-time of sorrow or a wonderful wonderful won won- summer vacation experience so please be cautious around our relatively new recreation waterways It The full potential and economic value of first class dass municipal airport was demonstrated last week when a huge chartered four engine plane dropped down The craft carried 60 people from th the east who caine came for a four-day four river trip down Yampa and Green Rivers by bya a local river runner This happens nearly nearly near near- ly everyday yet many of us fail fall to realize the business the local air strip brings into the area Large oil company company company com com- pany planes come in and leave every everyday everyday everyday day in the transaction of their business The local airport is fortunate in having two fixed base operators who can provide provide provide pro pro- vide all the services and fuel needed at ata a busy air strip besides a commercial carrier the size of Frontier Airlines The investment of tax monies in the Vernal airstrip are are beginning to blossom helping to make Vernal the oil service center of the state i t tr r f The energy shortage has hit Uintah County road department below the belt bell during the the- few warm summer months when the native asphalt plant must supply supply supply sup sup- ply the increasing needs of the area Notice was given the county by the diesel fuel supplier that they could not meet their contract because th they y had received notice of a drastic supply cut This Is fatal news for the county asphalt operation which runs on a short summer season They have to make hay while the sun shines and now just when they need the diesel fuel the most the supply has been shut down Last year the county purchased a plus loader and a D 8 Caterpillar dozer should be arriving any day now to increase the efficiency at atthe atthe atthe the booming asphalt plant operated solely solely solely sole sole- ly by the county So the news of a diesel shortage has really added to the already numerous problems of running the county and everyone agrees that our roads seem to need constant repairing repairing repairing re re- re- re pairing during the summer months For the third day of the four equalization equalization equalization dates three state tax assessing extorts experts have patiently listened to the wails walls and crys of local taxpayers concerning concerning con con- the new increased property tax reappraisal adjustment Almost everyone is in the same sama boat of the increased valuation caused mainly by inflation The tax lax people are arc trying to assess assess- everything on a full 20 percent of val val- The first question they will ask you is will you sell your property for five times what we have listed it for on the tax rolls Most people will say No its it's worth orth more than that but I cant can't afford aCCord to pay taxes on what its it's really worth 1 That's hats the problem no one can afford to pay ta on what everything is really worth I asked one of the tax experts about depreciation and he answered that I we e dont don't have ha depreciation any inure morl just inflation You would think this situation would make everyone happy Many of us are richer riche than we think and we just lust dont don't realize it until tax time So the rich do du have ha problems we pour poor folks never ne realized Maybe the council to Sell all your possessions and give them to the poor is the only ally way of getting out of paying taxes after all aU 1 |