Show Joe Jieh- Straws By Jack Wallis If U it seems lik like our below zero zero weather wea wea- weather ther has been holding on a long time dont don't be alarmed it has For the past 34 days since December 28 there have only been six days when the low temperature tem tem- temperature failed to get below zero The average low for the 28 days of zero temperature has been about 10 degrees below zero T There ere r are are only 48 more days until the first day of spring so make those overcoats overcoats over over- coats coats- and nd glov gloves last a a longer little and hd hold your our breath when the gas bill comes The big howl this week is over all the bureaucracy budget cuts President President Pres Pres- ident Nixon has announced in his proposed pro pro- posed budget Even before the budget announcement the president started announcing announcing an an- cuts in REA REAP and subsidized This hit local farmers farmers far far- mers and cooperative association The Utah reclamation projects were also cut in the presidents budget to Congress Con Con- gr gress ls The The local local area survived the reclamation re reo cut quite well with the Ver- Ver hal inal isal drain unit Ute Indian project and Flaming Gorge Dam getting small bud bud- gets The conservatives think it is about I time these governmental were cut and we start to live within our income income income in in- come come and the liberals say it is a meat ax cutting off important government government govern govern- ment aid projects essential to the nation Any cut is hard to take Its It's going to tobe tobe tobe be interesting to see if the federal budget remains cut It appears that the small budgets important to the development of the west are getting the budget cuts and some some of the larger federal money drains are continuing to go untouched The continued cold weather is presenting presenting pre pre- a real problem to the local Wildlife Resources people due to wildlife wildlife wild wild- life coming down to where they can get feed on privately owned farms and ranches In some areas it has never been known for elk to come down like they have been this year High slab fences have been built around around a a- round hay stacks in hard to get to areas in an effort to save the privately owned hay from the hungry marauding elk This is a good example of the Importance importance im of game management through issuing more hunting permits for certain certain tain area This Saturday is the annual loon Moon Lake Electric meeting in Roosevelt It brings back memories of last years year's fight to move the headquarters from Vernal to Roosevelt This year the big fight is directed towards W Washington in an effort to retain direct REA loans which have been giving unheard of 2 percent interest money If this could continue for everyone we would all aU go to Washington to lobby for It it |