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Show la la . . .a.l it does honor my great grandfather. grand-father. Do all this, but when you go out in the world where the majority is don't do anything any-thing to show that we helped you forget where it all began. We forgot to tell yoy therq was an Independence Day. Joyce Gray and family Dear Editor: Two very fine people came to my door today and presented me" with a petition to sign. This petition is requesting that part of, half of, or a certain amount of funds used to celebrate the 24th of July be used to celebrate cele-brate July 4th. I don't see where there is any question in. volved, but it seems there are people that have forgotten the 4th of July and have replaced it with the 24th of July, which does not have the same signifi- cance at all. It is too hard to remember that without July 4th there would never have been a 24th to celebrate as such? Utah is no longer a one sect state as much as some would like to keep it that way. It is a part of the United States and available to all peoples. Our Gevernment is not perfect, but we made it the way it is. When we cannot cope with a financial finan-cial problem, or disaster, or welfare we use the government as a child uses his parents. Therefore we owe it respect. It came to my attention today to-day that one of our citizens stated, "No one in Milford gives a damn about the 4th of July." I can't believe this. Our household house-hold gives a damn. It is a part of the land I live in. The flag I love, The Star Spangled BanT ner, America the Beautiful, the right to worship as I please or not if I choose not to. It is the waters I fish in, the forests I hunt in. The comfortable homo and decent car I drive in. The freedom to speak and the black, red and yellow man being my friend. If a particular group wishes to celebrate an event, this ia fine. This group should then finance it, be responsible for it. It is after all still a private party. Everyday now more people are coming into Utah and they will, as all people do, enjoy the entertainment, but it has no true meaning to tihem The 4th of July belongs to everyone. Religion, race, creed or color has no bearing. Every-; thing in its own place. We blame our young people be-t cause they scoff at our flag protest the government. It's not their fault, it is clear to me. We take away something and say, here take this. Never mind the 4th which is for everyone, take the 24th. It doesn't mean anything to the majority but it means something to us. It doesn't honor our Country, bu |