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Show Wednesday, MorcK 19, 1966 VefTial htttt 3 Chief's Corner by Robert T. Downard Vernal City Chief of Police Protect and serve "To Protect and Serve" is the motto mot-to which has become universal for police in this nation. To protect, is the traditional concept con-cept of policing. From the frontier marshal to modern day law enforcement, enforce-ment, maintaining social order has been the order of the day. The suppression of crime and promoting pro-moting public safety is a less glamorous aspect. TV police shows often give the impression that police work amounts only to high speed chases, action-packed shoot outs, and bringing the culprit to justice. This depicts a very real part of police work, but neglects an important dual role of our police service as it has evolved. A large part of a policemen's daily activity deals totally with non-traditional non-traditional services to the public. We in the West came from a proud, independent in-dependent people who opened up, settled set-tled and brought order to the western frontier. Our community came from this heritage. Vernal was a rural community. We had strong support groups of family, church and neighbors. We literally "took care of our own." As urbanization occurs, traditional support groups weaken, and many people enter a community without them. When these people need help, they often have no family or close friends to turn to. These people typically turn to the only source of help available the police. Such has been the case in Vernal. Rapid urban development occurred occur-red during the mid-seventies to early eighties, transforming our community communi-ty from a rural environment to an urban ur-ban center. The result? Demands for police services of this kind increased greatly. Today, the daily activity of an officer might include unlocking Mrs. Jones' car at Safeway, escorting escor-ting a funeral procession, delivering an emergency message, and a lecture lec-ture to a local church group, in addition addi-tion to his more traditional duties. By and large police nationwide have accepted these duties and geared to meet an ever increasing demand for these and, other kinds of non-traditional police services. Local examples of this abound. Neighborhood Watch, McGruff, Officer Of-ficer Ollie and Officer Friendly are just a few. The Vernal Police annual golf tournament tour-nament to raise funds for charity and other community projects and the Utah Highway Patrol "Buckle up for safety" are other examples. The sheriff has been a front-runner in alcohol and drug abuse programs. "To Protect and Serve" is an appropriate ap-propriate slogan for today's law enforcement. en-forcement. This will become more so as our nation grows and develops In the future. We Salute Detective David Hatch of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Depart-ment, formerly of Vernal, was recently selected from over 2,000 officers of-ficers as the Southern Nevada Police Officer of the Year. Dave has been a police officer for over 15 years and is currently a homicide detective. He was born and raised in Vernal, and graduated from Uintah High in 1966. He is the son of the late Bob Hatch and Rusty and Joann Hobbs. Most of his close family still reside in Vernal. He has not forgotten where he came from and continually strives to enhance our local police services. With pride, we at the Vernal Police Department congratulate Dave and his family on this outstanding achievement and a job well done. Elks give 4 student awards for excellence Ryan Wreeks, Abby Murray, Daren Scott Anderson and Tonya McKee were recognized Monday for their . citizenship and scholastic achievement achieve-ment by members of the Vernal Elks Lodge. Ryan Weeks is the son of Janice Weeks of Vernal. He is active in Scouts, baseball, football and wrestling. wrestl-ing. He participated in the Knowledge Bowl and is now in the school play. He attends Vernal Junior High School. Daughter of Tom and Arlene Murray, Mur-ray, Abby Murray, attends Vernal Junior High School. She was on the ninth grade girls basketball team and is a member of the National Junior Honor Society. She enjoys living liv-ing in Jensen. Daren Scott Anderson, son of Don and Elja Anderson, is a senior at Uintah Uin-tah High School. He is the senior class president, an Eagle Scout, and on the varsity basketball team. He is a member of the Spanish Club, yearbook year-book and newspaper staff. Tonya McKee was a 9th grade cheerleader and member of the Pep Club in the 10th grade. Now a senior at Uintah High School, she is a member of the Spanish Club, National Na-tional Forensics League and Thespians. Thes-pians. She was homecoming queen, basketball score keeper and football manager. She has been in school musicals and plays: "Anne" and "Tell Me That You Love Me Junie Moon." She was sophomore Girls League Representative, junior class president and is studentbody vice president. She is the daughter of Arthur Ar-thur and Sandra McKee. : ) , PUBLIC FORUM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What is your opinion? The Express welcomes letters Irom its readers concerning any subiect pertinent to the Uintah Basin. While there are no restrictions as to contents or reasonable length, letters must be submitted exclusively to the Express and bear the writer's full name, signature, phone number and address. Names must be printed on political letters but may be withheld lor good reasons il requested on others. All letters are subject to condensation. My problem? Dear Editor: "That's not my problem," "I've done my share and now it's somebody else's turn," "Oh well, you can't fight city hall," "The common people can't win so why even try?" I hear these and similar comments every day. If our founding fathers had the same attitudes at-titudes we would probably still be paying pay-ing our respects to Her Majesty the Queen! It seems that somehow the public servants that most people call "politicans" or our local "government employees," have brainwashed the majority into believing that they are Infallible, above reproach and even bordering on royalty. We have unwittingly unwit-tingly helped, or at least allowed llsem to develop their superiority complexes. com-plexes. We feel overwhelmed and that e are pmn?rki to do anything. They are only human being! They are not "g Is." but yet we act like Ikimthy did towards the "great and powerful Oi" i e er notice the enn-rald grrrn c arprl ell through the new Male end County building?). If the phl'can only frown at us. we win to feel the m-rd , apuingie pfofuM-ty for ever doubling doub-ling Ihrir integrity of moiivr. An J if fniUic Mfvant t m hu reading the jv-f , or gMfing, or figuring nut hr Avon or H to hi 'p us, we ju?4 My "t Jh, that's all tighl. whenever grt time will W fine," tmr lime t ju-l im ltUr.i their, end we l n I pa-thnf pa-thnf g" i IlirV tan Iff al U I ke niW.!.!w!r. Nl all ff Ihrtn are like ft.i. m a g "I pmr niage ate. J4rm! f certain pmip in Ihe l'al eita haie ttmmrt,trd. "Yi tan I 1 tntMvpd irt all ftal is wfg r u7" ill file ) " o! a. a h u rvrt)fcir-g. ari g i! ar n!r f U;Vd " I mi ft 5 ! a "tp wt" to c-'g Invohei in i.irg t.Ksl affrtl &; l'!ahn t4 frit f-t l?-'f:.f totl? t;ti'fi!-. IV'-j f-ftt fe !faf to ee:.! lb yt'f m art f?f f'ZrA h vt ;: H t i;tT'. t j?''-?,-ft$ f i f, f '!' tv- ?'3rf gfk i'g if U'v ?'cr r" ft trr !rs . -I -e t !' !. ft ' c i ( : ; . t s K it v. frt ft " P 1 B f "- ic !.- ""..- rt ft Vc !r- K' I (ti; rtlitv 7S'l! ' ' . 5i : - rt -'. iftst c:' I -. c ' -5 " f f - f- ' -' ' " t-J ' (fif. H'-4 t r" ft ! ( 1 they can do to us if we rise against them and demand that the government govern-ment be returned to the people. Someone compared we local people to the sheep in the book "ANIMAL FARM." We question the inconsistencies inconsisten-cies and lies we have been told for only on-ly a second, and then decide we must have been mistaken, and that we didn't really hear or read what we thought we did. Many local people don't have benefits such as paid vacations, and holidays, sick leave, retirement or health insurance, and they certainly don't appreciate having to pay almnst U of their wages to give their employees tpublic servants) these benefits. If the simple working man has to settle for less and "bile the bullet." the same should apply la government employees. As more and more Jbs ere 11 ta imporls. etc.. fewer people will have the income la support government wwkers, programs, pro-grams, end buildings. "You can'l gel bUwl tut f a turnip." tur-nip." or in other ord. w hal w ill bat pen whrft the few can w kifgT el fur 4 lo support the many end still survive thrWH-lvrs. I feel il is quite tacllc for poM Kam to ugg-sl thai Ihe tt a"n U-payers U-payers have 10 pay w ttiwn in Urt 1 betau1 lbr- drmarx) l9 many rf vte. tal jraf when Srnator .Viwafds Was 8krd. "I to dn wf tiltt frffiire jtrfRmrtil sjTfir4 fpfilatity?" Mf. imwaft?' tr--t5 a, Vt --le have to lii!hpi if hry want Wfll I tt' lair.fy rjiril ftir-k we fsf M ftwh ffnm ft E nrTr-n r-r t. bil prtKaf fl l9 bn il tv-Vin to ig((lr.tft8!!vei?h e-rf la A I d hi ek b ft-? tr f'z'e t't huM-r-i. t to fit-? the tf-i?-:'"-r a f a';e. ft fnf tf tT--!fw1?"l f lTK)y pet itt.n iit-g p"""'4. Wf IV t" :fptt Ifftt-vn! lfi i M r f -f tiijtlr-g.t M a H ft eftt ft' ft" tTTS Ifl .3ft(Vt it fTr'-'-ff f rr f 'f? . arf4 1 1 a -'t fit- flc- ' 5 ( !. V -. ) -- ( i . 1 fr' J- t'') try 1 r ste vti fJ t ; "'t - rr-"t f ft ;-. t 1 y - i-! ii.S .- ALAR1K MYR1N announces candidacy for state senate. Myrin files for Utah senate seat Alank Myrin announced bts can-diliey can-diliey for Uie Heptiblican nomination for the District 2S state Senate Seat Monday, District 26 is a rnulU county dintrirt which incluflr alt Daggett, I'inlah, Ihesne, end Wasatch cwntirs end part of Caflxin end Sumtnil tewntie, Mytin cut rmtly sefves in fte I'lah Ibuse of ItrpmrntaUvr end ts Ihe bou?e chairman fef ihe Natural Krvmjrrrs end ttf4rfy Afp"(f1a!M ctimmiiire. He Has sfted on ine Water I'olicy coWfliiHre of Ihe Welrrn Mates Confeffnte of t-rgislatufrs efl is twfenUy on fte NCM. mrtgjr cirnfn?c, II? end b eft cwm.siy on the trafd of tJ frtl's t4 lb IhKr n t)f a h UrtH 4 tb S'-ie 1'r.lSFtsilJp teftlitislnt thKatiH Itgfam. (WffifV rtVir4 in !?- .t'4J, A'-af-k M t n mvHl li trtr fr-fVfl t4 ft t.ah r""'fr-rfi"s A.'--' r"'f ktm a t hi.tf-.i M ft? llai AfjKV"!;ffa1 Aiy fto has a bStV f-.?,!cts tVft f?-pi n JU'e t-f 't Mi tin b' ! v-. t.t ifi tK-j). TV j atfntVtvb'' e fatr-i'-g tv'-r-.s ! f-f rr--f - '3 N ,-U-t fj-t ft,i f'l:'"-. r-. s--J t (3 ft .il fJ ft;? 9 fet -r--t, f . i--t ft'I-. .f. 0, A 4 , f Daren Scott Anderson Abby Murray A V. i. J m. Changes About Town... Grandpa's opens in 5th East Plaza A grand opening is in progress at Grandpa's Game Room in the Fifth East Plaza. A snack bar serving cold drinks and cold sandwiches is in conjunction with the game room. Prizes w ill be given each month, according to Grandpa, Buzz Larsen, owner and manager. Larsen plans to be serving frozen yogurt soon in the lunchroom and has other plans for expanding the menu. Grandpa's will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. 1 fX: Tonya McKee Ryan Weeks If you've tried everything and still can't make ends meet, mm Die 1 jrj"T -r ...Hi Want Ad cost! m SMUi... Cd Mt if Mf friiflAf MMiiMvrl Vernal Express Call -789-3511 Wp. infmrhic.p. vnn fi .Uttte Steak 5 oz. Charbroiled Tenderloin tvchoice of potato & bread During March 1986 Come try it!! PLUS sssa COUPON F1REE Salad Bar trith vach purchase of above npecfat! Cmi t'iffiuen Mrch 31, NO LIMIT Pot l'J ncuatirant j 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Bring the Kids! (New childrcns menu) Crack' l Pot East Main Ju.f four minute from ttounUmti 781-0133 1 i |