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Show Vemal Express Wednesday, January 18, 1995 3 In coattails of the newly re-uniformed Uintah High School drum corps, Band Booster Club president Scott Vickrey presents School Board president Gene Harvey a check for $3,000. Band boosters make presentation to board by Kathleen Irving Staff Writer Arriving on the coattails of ihe newly re-uniformed Uintah High School drum corps, Band Booster Club president Scott Vickrey presented pre-sented School Board president Gene Harvey a check for $3,000 Tuesday last week. Vickrey praised the board for taking tak-ing action last year to provide new Liberty... Continued from page 2 There used to be five chief rights belonging to every American, old and young, that made American freedom what it was. They were personal safety and freedom, religious reli-gious freedom, free speech, safety of property and trial by jury. In the little town of Zabern, Germany in 1913, a lieutenant, of noble birth, struck a lame cobbler with his sword because the poor man had laughed at him. There was a great to do over the attack, but the Kaiser upheld the lieutenant, and he was never punished in anyway. It was held that under the German law he had done entirely right in hitting the lame cobbler. That was a very brutal and outrageous outra-geous crime. But the same kind of interference with liberty happened constantly in Germany under her militarist rule. The German word "verboten" means "forbidden," and every way that a German turned to play, or to work, he was forced to give way. Nowhere was he a free man and his own master. Now in America we cannot live as we please, there is no safety and there is no security. Every man, woman and child is not protected from attack and arrest. We have nobles and royalty we are required to bow to. Our officers will slash a citizen to make him respectful. The policeman is not your friend nor protector. The police can enter your home without a court order. An American home is not a sacred spot that the law protects. Trial by jury, that is trial by 12 of a man's neighbors, was the right of every American when he was accused of a serious crime. No judge could convict him, no police officer, no politician, no rich and powerful man. Only plain American citizens like himself alone could send him to jail. Moreover, the trial must be public. In the past centuries, despotic kings ran the courts as they pleased and sent anybody to prison or beheaded anybody they wished. Secret trials have always been a favorite weapon of a despot. Before the turn of the century, "Star Chamber proceedings" was a common com-mon name for a secret decision by any group of people. It dates back to 1487 in England, when Henry VII founded a special court that decided in secret to torture prisoners and condemn them without a hearing. The men of this court sat in a room with gold stars on the ceiling and thus was named the Star Chamber. It was abolished in 1641 154 years later. Have these Star Chamber proceedings pro-ceedings been resurrected within some of the police departments of our country? Has a man, because of his noble position, a black uniform, the right to strike a common citizen because the poor man laughed at him? I remember the liberties of my youth and my heart is sad because I took them for granted and now I have lost them, for they are gone. MELPHA WHITING Uintah County uniforms for UHS marching band members. The tattered, older uniforms uni-forms had been used for fifteen years or more. The club's donation, raised at several sev-eral events last year, will be used to partially offset the. $18,000 cost of ninety spiffy maroon and black uniforms. uni-forms. The Uintah Schools Foundation also donated $3,000 towards to-wards the purchase. Wallis... Continued from page 1 for seven years. She has been the chairman and director of the Public Relations Committee and director of the Chamber Development, Projects, Business Promotions, and Civic Health and Medical committees. commit-tees. She has been a member of several other committees. She is a recipient of the Chamber's Outstanding Public Service award. Wallis serves on the Dinosaurland Travel Board as treasurer trea-surer and is president of the Uintah Arts Council, also having served for five, years as chairman of the board. She is a member of the Chamber Foundation Board of Directors. As a member of the Western Park Board during the construction of the Western Park arena and convention center, her responsibility was the museum and amphitheater. After release from the board, she continued to serve as chairman of the Western Heritage Museum Board until it was dissolved. dis-solved. She has served on the Uintah School Foundation Board as vice president. She served as president presi-dent of the District Federated Women's clubs and as a state chairperson. chair-person. She is an active member of the LDS Church. She was born in Provo and raised in rural Arizona. She attended Brigham Young University where she pursued a composite degree in English, art and drama. While at BYU she met and married Jack, who was Vernal's Total Citizen in 1988. Together they publish the Vernal Express newspaper. For over ten years she has been the advertising manager. "We know this is a minuscule amount compared to the total cost," Vickrey told the Board. "We really appreciate the expense of the District," Vickrey says Booster Club members mem-bers have raised between $18,000 and $20,000 during the past three years. Besides sending the Jazz Band to a festival in Reno two years ago, the Booster Club has also pur- The Wallises have six grown children: chil-dren: Steven, who is editor of the newspaper; Neil, a computer software soft-ware engineer in San Diego; Cindy, who is working on her Master Degree in Education in California; David, an environmental attorney in Phoenix; Brian, an electrical engineer in Houston; and Mark, who works at Ashley Valley High School in Vernal. They have 20 grandchildren. Tannery... Continued from page 1 belongs in an 1-2, or heavy industrial, indus-trial, zone. City attorney Ray Nash told the council Thursday that the ball is now entirely in Fox Valley's court. Should they choose to do so, Fox could appeal the Commission's interpretation of an animal byproducts by-products business, push for a re-zoning re-zoning of the area, or ask for a conditional con-ditional use permit to operate in the 1-1 zone. "But until someone puts a request on your desk for a change of zones, you'd be wise to forget about it and not do anything," Nash said. City councilors definitely seemed to feel the effects of being cast as the bad guys in this situation and all expressed regret at the deal not working out. "This is really tough," Mayor Mathis said. "Fox Valley would be a great business asset to the community, but it needs to be put in the right place." It'sMeMQNE 4 r'-"j il , ; r 'air I tMsi i I 'Hfy llj 390 West Main, Vernal 789-3335 WEENWS 9 AM TO 7 PM, SAT. M. APPOINTMENTS MAILABLE BUT NOT NECESSARY chased electronic instruments, a concert tuba and recording and computer equipment for the UHS music department. Utah Political Directory-1995 Express your opinions often to your elected representatives in Washington, D.C. and Salt Lake City. Feel free to call or write to any of the addresses below. United States Congress Senator Robert F. "Bob" Bennett (R) Congressman James V. Hansen (R-Firit District) 1113 Longwofth Building U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-0453 101 7 Federal Building 324 25th Street Ogden.UT 84401 625-5677 or (800) 662-2523 435 East Tabernacle, No. St. George, UT 84770 628-1071 105 Congresswoman Enid G. Waldholtz (R-Second District) U.S. House of Representatives 515 Cannon House Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20515 1-202-225-3011 2311 Federal Bldg. Salt Lake City, UT 841 38 1-(801)-524-4394 Congressman Bill Orton (D-Third District) 1122 Longworth Building U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515-4403 (202) 225-7751 51 S. University Ave. Room 317 Provo, UT 84601 379-2500 or (800) 245-1426 FAX-379-2509 U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-5444 4225 Federal Building 125 South State Street Salt Lake City, UT 84138 524-5933 Senator Orrin Hatch (R) U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-5251 Federal Building 125 South State Street Salt Lake City, UT 84138 524-4380 State Of Utah Governor Michael O. Leavitt (R) State Capital Building Salt Lake City, UT 84114 538-1000 Legislature House of Representatives (75 members) general info: 538-1029 or 1-800-662-3367 during session Senate (29 members) general info: 538-1035 or 1-800-662-3367 during session Message Line 1-800-662-3367 " ST Win , K W, : . fT iZJ RED CANYON LODGE NOW OPEN WINTER WEEKENDS EVENING DINING 4:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (Frl. & Sat.) & LUXURY LOG CABINS 889-3759 Ashley National Forest Permittee . begins January 16, 1995 . 1 . In 1 994 Utah's economy did very well with the continued growth in the construction industry. in-dustry. This resulted in a higher than normal increase in tax revenues. How would you suggest the increased revenues be used? Build additional facilities for juvenile offenders of-fenders Increase funding for highways Increase job training for poor Tax rebate Other 2. Are you satisfied with the health care you are receiving? Yes No Other 3. If you answered no to question 2, do you feel the state or federal government should do more (including raising taxes) to improve the health care system? The state should do more to improve the health care system. The federal government should do more to improve the health care system. I am willing to pay higher taxes to improve im-prove the health care. 4. Utah's highways are becoming increasingly congested. Since the gasoline tax (which is used for highway construction) is set at a fixed number of cents per gallon, inflation erodes its value over time. This has resulted in stagnant highway revenues just when repairs re-pairs and new construction are needed most. Do you? Favor raising the gasoline tax if used strictly for improving the 1-15 corridor. Favor raising the gasoline tax to maintain existing roads. Favor using limited bonding to help finance fi-nance the expansion of 1-15. Oppose raising the gasoline tax for any reason. 5. If the Legislature were to reduce taxes, which would you prefer to reduce? Property Taxes. Sales Taxes Income Taxes Fees 6. Many Utah communities are experiencing phenomenal growth. This puts a great deal of pressure on local governments to provide infrastructure and services. Do you favor impact im-pact fees to help defray the cost to local government. Yes No Comment 7. Salt Lake City would like to impose local gun control regulations. Would you favor legislation legisla-tion allowing local gun control? Yes No Other 8. The legislature has removed some sales tax exemptions and will be considering the removal re-moval of others. The increased revenue from these sales taxes is used to fund school buildings in districts with critical building needs. Do you favor the removal of these sales tax exemptions? Yes No Comment 8. There is a Memorandum of Understanding by Uintah and Duchesne counties, the Ute Tribe, and the State of Utah that supports the return of state serverance from mineral leases to a Uintah Basin Revitalization Board for one-time needs of the Uintah Basin. Do you favor the passage of such legislation? Yes No Comment 11 . What do you consider the number one issue for the legislature in its upcoming session?. Cut out this survey and mail it to: Representative Jack A. Seitz 858 W. 200 N. Vernal, Utah 84078 Or drop the survey off at the Vernal Express Office 54 North Vernal Ave. or Fax to 789-8690 |