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Show paper yet. I some times get it on Monday, cr Friday. I would is Thursday or Friday. I would appreciate it if you cculd be just a little more prompt. Thank you Mrs. A. L. Louis Eds Note: Since we took over ownership of the News in July 1970 we have misled the mail only three times for local subscribers sub-scribers and only once for out-of out-of town subscribers. All three have been this summer. On August 2 and 9 we succumbed to the pressures and extra demands de-mands of the Centennial, and local subscribers missed getting the News, until about nocn on Thursday, instead of getting it when the Post Office opened as usual. On August 30 we were again late, and this time missed the mail for out of town subscribers, sub-scribers, due to my illness th? first three days of the week and a couple of linotype breakdown j th? last of which required part! frcm California. Your complaint is a common one, but like the weather one we cannot control. Once we put the paper in the mail, not even the Postmaster General knows for sure what happens to them before they reach their final destination, the subscriber. Since ths complaint is a common com-mon one we have done enough checking to feel certain that the problem is not in the local post offices yours or . mine but rather that bundles get side tracked in the sectional centers of which there are many. All out of town papers go through at least one sectional center. Any mail out of state goes through at least two, some more. If a bundle of papers gets side tracked, put in the wrong pouch cr left in a corner, you will receive it that much later. We could double the subscription sub-scription rates and send the paper pa-per 1st class but we couldn't guarantee that you would get it any sooner. So, we ask that you use the same patience we do with our home town papers, and read them for the news content con-tent of your friends and relatives because the odds are against you taking advantage of the bargains at Jeff Merc or one of the other advertisers. Cuss your postmaster a little if you want, he's used to it. But as for being prompt we don't think we've done too bad, being late just three times' in over three years, and really only once for Californians. Red U . 15 .f To the Editor: Road surfacing has begun once more in our fair city, leaving leav-ing some wondering why the road crew doesn't solicit a man to sweep the walks along the roadway after the big job is finished. After all, Milford is a desert town and it's almost mis-understandable mis-understandable why they clean up one mess and leave another, perhaps for the rain to clean up. Neighboring towns don't seem to have this problem and we proud inhabitants here would like an answer to it all. Virginia R. Grimes Dear 'Red': I am sure you don't wish to turn your LETTERS column into a forum for Gordon Mur-dock Mur-dock and me, but I guess we ican't resist keeping our "hand" in the old home town. They were two of Milford's greatest boosters. There are still two great boosters, and fine friends, Milton Pool and Bert Wynaught, along with many ethers have worn proudly the mantle of leadership In Milford. I would like to encourage all of them renew their interest in making Milford the Best Home Tcwn in the Country. Sincerely, J. Ray Baker Compton, Calif. , Dear Ed, Enclosed is a check for $5.00 for one years subscription to the Beaver County News. I love the Beaver County News, but I hate to admit, the service is very poor. Sometimes we den't get it until it is time for the next paper. Today is Monday, I haven't got last weeks I am sure that Gordon and I have enjoyed the participation we have had over the years in the various civic, business and governmental positions we have held. I am sure these positions were beneficial to our egos and our financial position. I am also of the opinion that we prcbably helped a lot of people enjoy a more complete life. At this point in life if Gordon is like me he wants to relinquish the leadership role to someone else and act as an advisor, or just plain 'let George do it'. I somehow find the latter hard to do. I think Milford is full of gcod leadership material. I think there are many who will lead if properly encouraged. I feel those who have lead, who have gone through the chairs, have a firm responsibility to see that new leadership is provided for the various projects that need doing. The .satisfaction of coaching coach-ing someone into doing a better job than you were able to do is more rewarding than doing it yourself. To me Milford has come a long way in the past few years. I have toured the City twice in the last two months and the pride of home ownership shows everywhere. Gone are most of the old junk cars, fallen limbs, littered vacant lots. I'm not sure Main Street is the prettiest business bus-iness district in Southern Utah, but maybe it will be some day. Gordon's dad, my first employer, em-ployer, and my dad are gone. |