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Show Former resident named political head in Virginia Sty prtttgtrfU Cpraiii Page Fourteen The Springville Herald July 1, 1971 EDITORIAL July 4, 1971 DAY TO HONOR AMERICA The 4th of July weekend offers time for a taste of recreation, a bit' of fun popping off fireworks, maybe a thought or two about that old fashioned virture patriotism, and innovative ways to HONOR AMERICA. Pondering over patriotism real Patriotism we inevitably reach the conclusion that this country just didn't happen to flourish. Much of the toil and struggle that helped make the United States strong and free respected someone's contribution in self-sacrifice, either in peace or in war. America didn't wax robust from material sources alone. The idea 1 reverence for a supreme being is intertwined with the nation's development since the day the country was founded 195 years ago. This 4th of July weekend, the churches will have their doors open as usual on the Sabbath. If we juggled the family schedule a . bit, and perhaps arranged the family picnic or golf date or trip an hour later, we could slip into our chosen church to hear and read the Scriptures and discussions of the truths that weathered the test of time for centuries before 1776. Obviously, most of us are aware often we're not allowed to forget that separation of church and state is a fundamental principle in the United States. This premise is in an official sense and undoubtedly steered the nation away from some grave pitfalls. Anyone familiar with American tradition will observe the concept of divine guidance was seldom far from the minds of those who played significant roles in shaping the United States destiny. Here are only a few instances in which reverence for Sacred Providence was indicated. The list could be much more extensive. On the day of this country's birth, the Founding Fathers wrote into the preamble to the Declaration of Independence ". . . and to assume among the powers of the earth that separate and equal station to which the laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them ..." As school children or adults when we pledge allegiance to the flag we recite the words "I pledge allegiance to the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God ... " Since then we've seen the motto "In God We Trust" on our money so frequently we've virtually forgetten it exists. On the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery is carved the Inscription "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God." , So the idea of a religious observance on this Independence Day weekend assumes validity. Both Church and State today are confronted with new perplexieities that the Founding Fathers never dreamed of. Consequently, religious bodies are assuming increasingly activist roles. The questions challengingly facing us are what can we do about peace in Vietnam and the world? What about the threats to environment? en-vironment? Drug addiction and disillusioned youth? Disadvantaged Disad-vantaged minorities? Unemployment? Poor housing? Hunger? Education and myraids of others? These problems cry out for innovative approaches and hard work. Are they solvable? Do you just try to manage them? Maybe you hold the magic key to solutions. There is an ironic footnote to current religious activism. Karl Marx contended the organized religions particularly Christianity diverted man's attention from the problems at hand ' by insisting that suffering was mankind's lot on earth and salvation ; could be found only in the hereafter. Events in recent years have shown that religion is abandoning " this ostrich posture and is trying to cope with temporal affairs. I There is room for you to share in these programs. ; And in this matter of priorities, let's make a list of our own. Putting first things first, the allotting of some time for religious I contemplation this holiday weekend should be tops on the schedule. wm BLUE Old Time Flavor. Electric ICE CREAM MAKER 6-QUART $ 99 JTTk si r-iK 4 B Cefefmtv 20"WIND0W FAN 2 speeds. Safety grill protects children. 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I am not advocating that in any way we as educators neglect, ignore or put aside the responsibility which we have to become more accountable, the responsibility which we have to provide meaningful educational experiences ex-periences for every child, the responsiblity which we have to develop the talents each child has to make him a person useful to society and happy with concept, the responsibility we have to continually seek better solutions to tough problems, however, we must remember that other factions of our society have responsibilities and must begin to consider being held accountable for certain aspects of childrens' learning. The major responsibilities are in the area of attitudes and values. Research indicated that approximately ap-proximately 70 percent of what a child knows in terms of vocabulary and attitudes is learned prior to the time he begins formal schooling. There is also, a direct relationship between the attitude of the home and the attitude of the student, so the family and the home must accept some responsibility for the development of a child. Our communities must accept certain responsibilities. Certainly Cer-tainly community attitudes carry over to the youth. Perhaps the one thing which our communities com-munities should be held most accountable for would be the establishment of goals and expectations for the children. It is extremely difficult to formulate for-mulate common goals as they would relate to education. Persons making up . our Dry spell during week past is weather notation A few scattered light thunderstorms thun-derstorms were reported in the northwestern part of the state over the weekend, but otherwise no precipitation occured. Trenton recorded .26 inches the largest amount so far reported from these weekend thunderstorms. thun-derstorms. The storms were accompanied by strong winds but no major damage has so far been reported. Temperatures were warm thruout the week but showed a cooling trend over the weekend. Average temperatures for the week ranged between 3 and 10 degrees above normal for the period. These warm temperatures tem-peratures had a marked influence in-fluence on the accumulation of growing degree days, which added another 139 to 200 degree days to the previous seasonal accumulation. The western desert and extreme southwestern south-western part of the state continue con-tinue to run behind the same period a year ago but over much of the remainder of the state the accumulation is 30 to 150 degree days ahead of last year. Last week we mentioned the time lag between the longest day of the year and the normal time of occurence of the maximum temperature for the year. We promised to discuss some of the factors which influence the length of the lag which runs from late June in extreme southwestern south-western Arizona to the middle of September in the San Francisco area. There are three major factors: first the seasonal distribution of summer precipitation, second, the ratio of land and water surfaces adjacent to the station and third the seasonal variation in the moisture content of the atmosphere at-mosphere in the locality. In the western part of the U.S. the time of the '.occurence is associated with the northward influx of moisture associated with the development of summer-thunderstorms. summer-thunderstorms. The later the beginning of f the summer thunderstorms season the later the occurence of the summer maximum temperature. Provo Canyon's high maximum was 100 on the 22nd and low minimum was 54 on the 26th. The average temperature was 77 with no precipatation recorded. 1 ' I Dr. Joe A. Reidhead communities must be held accountable ac-countable for becoming more informed about what the schools do and what the schools do not do. The big question is, how can we mold all of this together to provide the very best possible educational system for the boys and girls in Nebo School District? Mark W. Hoover, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bliss Hoover of this city, has been elected chairman of the Democratic Committee of Lynchburg, Va. He will appoint a vice chairman to work with the elected committee. Mr. Hoover, who is a Springville High School and BYU graduate, received his Masters Degree in business administration from the University of Washington. He has been employed by General Electric for about seven and a half years. He joined the firm in Syracuse, N.Y. and went to Lynchburg about 18 months ago. He was named as chairman of the senate nominating convention con-vention held in the fore part of June and is also chairman of the Lynchburg Democratic City Committee. Mr. Hoover is married and the father of five children, they reside at 740 Chickasaw Road in Lynchburg. He had served as organizational secretary for the City Democratice Committee for the past year and was head of precinct work during the last general election campaign. He was recently in New York for special sociological training and is spending the next two weeks at Harvard for further such training. Ji M jC li J ft UL,, I Honorary Doctor of Humanities degree is conferred on United States Senator Wallace F. Bennett (R-Utah), center, by Northeastern University President Asa S. Knowles, right, at Northeastern's commencement ceremonies in the Boston Garden. Hooding Sen. Bennett is Northeastern University corporation member Lawrence H. Martin. Local boys win Road Rally race Now that college students have their vacations we wonder what they will do with them. Ken Goates, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Goates of this city and Bruce S- Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Jackson of Mapleton received a trophy Saturday for posting the most accurate results in the 110-mile Utah National Parks Council Road Rally for Explorers. They received the trophy from Chairman Gary Anderson of Pleasant Grove. The top teams will now compete in the state Explorer Rally in Salt Lake City in September. Discipline is something for every child to learn but the lesson requires a wise teacher. If you listen to the baseball fans, the problems of the world can be solved on a baseball diamond. n A U A A A A A vnvrvrvrvrvr A A A vrvrvr A A 7 A A A vrir uvrvrvrvr -A7 c-A- -A -J- 7U vrvrvrvrvmvr A -A, J A A A A vrvrvrvrvrvrvr Hie star-spanned Hank We'd like to -make yon feel so five you'll declare your financial independence. Our liiiuk tries to spark this kind of eclel (ration. We know you'd like to jjet ahead in-the money aiiic. 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