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Show I'acre Two - The Sprinjrvillf Herald - July 5. 19X9 ' EDITORIAL Tough situation handled When the power went out Sunday evening our first impression im-pression was "$7 million plus spent on power generation equipment and here we sit in the dark with nothing to watch on TV and the house starting to heat up because the air conditioning is off." Upon investigation we found out that first of all, equipment equip-ment has been ordered, long ago ordered, but won't be her for several more months, which will allow the city to use s power generation equipment to "light up" the city. We also found out that it is a bigger thing to bring up the city's electric system from a cold start than would be thought and automatic equipment is necessary to bring in the sub-stations properly. The good news is that last night the power crew was able to start the engines from a total black-out situation, the first time this has ever been attempted, and they were successful in that attempt. Also they were able to isolate Stouffer Foods from the rest of the electrical system and supply them with power and keep their large freezer from coming up to warmer temperatures. Part of the Stouffer operation is to supply the western states with their products which are stored in their high-rise high-rise freezer, so on a hot summer afternoon one can image the concern caused by the power outage with no prospect of it coming on soon. So we congratulate the city on the handling of a tough situation on a Sunday evening, and say hurry to get your new equipment on line which will allow the city to be self sufficient should the power go out again. And we say to all those in the industrial park, isn't it nice to know that you do business in a city which can take care of your power needs should the need arise? A symbol of freedom Many citizens have shown regret and unbelief at the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court over their decision on flag burning. We fall in that category. The right to burn or otherwise desecrate the symbol of this great contry is appalling. Is nothing sacred anymore? In light of that court decision we stand with the flag wavers. Flag waving is an honorable label. As individuals we should at all times show proper respect and patriotism for the symbol of our freedoms. Joann Penrod of Brigham City is one of the concerned citizens. She is so concerned that she called all the weekly newspapers in the state appealing to them to ask the citizens of this state and nation to fly their flag all during the month of July in protest of the court decision. We applaud Ms. Penrod and all those who will stand up for what they believe in and do something about it. It is time we heard from the flag wavers instead :ue flag burners. We are tired of hearing and reading :'oouf the protesters and their rights. It is time to stand up ar-l be counted and start waving our flags. Police report Honor students The folic win;.: persons were arrested ar-rested in Springvillc the past week. Robert M. Barker, 321 South SOO East, Springvillc, was arrested for driving under the influcnceofalco-hol influcnceofalco-hol and having an open container of alcohol. L.avcllc D.Tofoyya, 789 West 15W South, Provo, was arrested ar-rested for Dl'I. Jimmie Joe Mudd, P.O. Box 95, Buhl, Idaho, was arrested ar-rested for DUI and having an open container. M& R Equipment was the victim of a burglary. Several items were taken including cash, stamps and a tool box valued at over S200. Thefts included speakers from a vehicle; theft of money from Circle C; and theft of beer from Mr. G's. There were three dog bites and several ads of vandalism. Students on the Spring Quartei Honor Roll at Utah STaie University Univer-sity have been announced by Bill Sampson, Associate Vice President for Student Services. A student mast carry 15 or more credit hours and earn a 3.5 oi better G PA to achieve honor roll. Honor students include from Springvillc: Education: Leslie Mangum, Humanities. Arts and Social Sciences: Christm Conovei Evans, Denis Lane Hassan and Valerie Thomscn. The deepest fresh-water lake in the world is Lake Baikal: 5,712 feet. The great Alaska brown bear weighs as much as lSOO pounds ;n,J r" .:::.::r" up to nine feet in lenmh. A fully loaded supertanker traveling trav-eling at its normal speed of 16 knots needs at least twenty minutes to stop. The first receivers of telephone calls ct ied out "Ahoy-ahoy" rather than the later greeting of "hello." 0 (UPS 513-060) Published Weekly by Art City Publishing Co., Inc. 161 South Main Street Springvillc, Utah 84663 Phone 489-5651 Publisher Martin W. Conovcr Editor Patricio Conovvr Managing Editor Btty Lou BalUy POSTMASTER: Pla ind change of addrt to Th Srfrlngvlll Herald, 141 South Main St., Sprlngvllto, UT S4643. Second clou poitag paid at SprlngvllU UT 84643. Subscriptions in Advance per year $15.00 Out of County Subscriptions per year $18.00 Per copy 50. Delivered by carrier, per month, $1.50 Member Utah Press Association What happened to uniform vehicle fees? by Jack Olson How good is your memory? Does anyone remember what the 1984 constitutional amendment Proposition No. 1 was? I'll give you a hint, it was titled, "Tangible Personal Property Tax Exemption." The amendment promised prom-ised a uniform statewide fee for cars and recreational vehicles in place of the property tax which now varies according to our place of residence. The amendment passed with no opposition. Everyone thought it would be great to do away with long registration lines and inconveniences inconven-iences of annual automobile registration regis-tration and the hassle of trying to beat the system by registering the vehicle in a low tax county. You may ask, "So why is it that I can still register and pay property taxes on my boat in Daggett Q)unty even though I live in Salt Lake County and in the process, save a bundle in property taxes? It is because the legislature has never enacted implementing legislation legis-lation to put the uniform registration registra-tion program into effect. There has been lots of talk but very little action. ac-tion. BilLs have been introduced at every legislative session since 1984 to implement the program but all have failed. Countless interim study committees have tried to iron out conflicts, but have "failed. Even the Governor's Tax Recodification Recodi-fication Commission has wrestled with the problem and has come up empty handed. Why? The main hurdle in passing a fair and equitable uniform licensing licens-ing lee always comes down to the disparity that exists between property prop-erty tax rates in the various counties. coun-ties. For example, you would now pav propcrtv taxes ol S l' to register regis-ter a 1987 Buick LeSahic in Salt Lake County. But the tax on the same vehicle registered in Daggett County would be only S84; S 149 in Davis County: S92 in Piute County: Si 24 in Summit Sum-mit County; S 1 33 in Utah County and S 1 54 in Weber Countv. All a good deal lower than !':; anyone registering his r, in Salt Lake County. ,iese uisp:riiies always com: to light an' kill ;J.ny attempt l adopt c -iinonii registry""; idea. Salt Lake Coun'"niti.!als argue that a uni'-r n:: must be at least the UiC v.ng levied in Salt Like County which is. of course, the slate's highest. high-est. They argue that anything less than their average rate would ic-sult ic-sult in lost revenue. TheSalt Lake County proposal is not a workable, lair, or equitable answer to the problem It would raise motor vehicle and recreational vehicle registration fees in even county other than Salt Lake. Utah's current motor vehicle registration fees and taxesare exorbitant. exor-bitant. Any new law that would increase them further is unthinkable. unthink-able. A strong argument can be made that Utah's registration fees would actually increase by implementing a lower, but lair and reasonable uniform rate. Motor vehicle owners own-ers would no longer shop for registration regis-tration bargains. We urge the Legislature not to give up on the uniform fee pro posal. It's still a good idea if properly prop-erly implemented. The banana plant is not a tree. It's an herb. The stalk is made of leaves that overlap each other, like a celery cel-ery stalk. Ffie Opringvillc fJrld COMMENT PAGE There should be no empty poles The majesty of the American flag which stands at the south end of Springvillc's Main Street is unavoidable. unavoid-able. Toall throughout thccilv, the stars and stripes arc neatly displayed. City workers are eommendably observant of national holidays by appropriately decorating and removing re-moving the Hags that align Main Street. The most appalling sight in all of this social patriotism is the empty flagpole which stands in front of the City Police Station. Ironically, as Independence Day rolls near, the U.S. Supreme Court has declared the desecration of the American Hag as constitutional right. This ruling inevitably drains honor and respect from the flag that so w ell deserves it. If we turn our flag to ashes so do we turn our freedom, liberty and all who have fought for this country to ashes. Those of us who still reverently sustain the American flag and the country for which it stands, should continue to fly our flags with pride and dignity. We cannot Dy too many, no flagpole should be left bare. It is impossible to show too much respect re-spect for this country and the freedoms free-doms that it provides. Our police station should fill its empty pole in an act of genuine allegiance for this great nation-lhis great America. Mclynda Thorpe Students don't (mow political ideas Dear Editor, Every 4th of July, we celebrate not just the birlhof this nation, but also the principles upon which it was founded. But recently, I spoke to several high school studentsand realized that many young people don't really understand what the Declaration of Independence was all about. The students didn't understand that the American dieam ol free dontwas loiged.nol in some philosophical philo-sophical ivory-tower or in a convention con-vention meeting, but in a world where abuses of government power were an everyday neighborhood occurrence. For these kids, the subject ol the abuse of power was onlv vaeuclv linked with loss of freedom, if at all. James Madison said in 1788, "I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by iolent and sudden usurpations." usurpa-tions." I realized that our freedoms are in great jeopardy if future generations genera-tions do not understand them in a real-world context. "Freedom" could easily become almost meaningless mean-ingless rhetoric. L Ron Hubbard, widely acclaimed author of the self-improvement book "Dianetics," said "The basic building build-ing block of any political system is the individual . .A political system seeking to function amongst igno rant, illiterate and barbaric people could have marvelous principles but could only succeed in being ignorant, igno-rant, illiterate and barbaric unless one addressed the people one by one and cured the ignorance, II lit-' eracy and barbarism of each citi en." It is important that we celebrate our freedoms. But it is even more important that we understand them. Political literacy is an important partofmaintainingfrecdom. Yet, I fear the sad t ruth is that our forefathers forefa-thers undcrstcxxl political principles and realities far bettcrthan today's oung Americans do. Yours Sincerely, Sandi Borth How many regulations can vie stand? Dear Editor, There is going to be a meeting on 1 hursday evening July (Sth in the County Commission Auditorium, at which the State Bureau of Air Quality will present the new; air quality standards. The mayors of each city will be charged with the responsibility to enforce the new standards on the citizens of their communities. Evidently, these new standards will impose new regulations restricting restrict-ing the use of your fireplace on days , of inversion. I understand that they are even talking about restricting the use of your cars on those day s. Maybe we won't be allowed logo to the store on those days. Is this a step in the direction of restricting our personal freedom? Dictatorship? Dictator-ship? Will we have neighbors informing in-forming on neighbors? Most severe inversion days occur in the winter time on cloudy, high humidity days with no wind circulation. circula-tion. These are nights when you arc most likely to see fog. These arc nights when you most enjoy staying home any w ay , and curling up to the fireplace. II these new regulations go into effect, you may have a knock on your door, be handed a v iolation ticket, and fined for trying to keep warm.and enjoying the fireplace in the privacy of your own home. Inversions In-versions such as this usually dissipate dissi-pate around 10 a.m. alter the sun comes up, and the breeze starts circulating the air. It bothers me as to how enforcement enforce-ment can take place on citizens in a fair and equitable manner. We have almost 42,(KKJ single family residences, resi-dences, not counting multiple family buildings such as dormitories, apart menls, condominiums, etc. in the county. Some people heal by stock-ermatic stock-ermatic furnaces 24 hours a day. Some to alleviate the high cost ol gas or electric heat, operate their fireplace most of the day. Others work all day and may only use a fireplace for a couple hourson real cold nights or on weekends. Most smoke is emitted from a fireplace chimney for five minutes during start up. Which ones are they going to restrict and fine? Arc the 24-hour primary heat polluters going to be exempt, w hile the family next door who burns for one two hours aicr work is restricted re-stricted and fined? Are all homes in all of the communities going to have the same restriction, or is there going to bea checkerboard restriction restric-tion block by block? Who is going to determine and dictate which day is going to be an inversion day in advance, so that proper notification can be circu lated ? May be some lam i I ies d id not receive the radio announcement, or hear the alarm siren. Will we have block captains who roam the street to inform everyone and issue violation tickets? Air Quality experts have determined deter-mined from a check point in Lin-don, Lin-don, that Geneva Steel contributes better than 50 of the pollution in ihe air. Geneva officials and most of their employees, w ho feel threatened threat-ened and insecure, get upset, loud and abusive for publication of this pollution figure. Now to appease them, the Bureau of Air Quality is going to impose this new regulation regula-tion on all of the citizens of the county, just as they did with the auto emissions violation found on a corner in downtown Provo. Most of thecitizensof this county do not want to have Geneva Steel shut down with loss ofemployment and lax base. They recognize that Geneva Steel is not a lOOc; contributor con-tributor to air pollution. They also do not expect to have a M) reduction re-duction in air pollution, due to the particular location of our communities commu-nities up against these mountains. However, they do feel that this major contributing air polluter could be reduced considerably by modcrniz-ing modcrniz-ing and updating their equipment. -Not 40 years from now, but within the next two years. Our Stale Legislature Leg-islature very generously gave them a seven-year exemption from State Sales Tax toaccomplish Ihis, which w ill expire soon. I hope they do not renew the exemption. Bob Wright, Declaration's signing August 2 marks the anniversary ol the actual signing of the Declaration Decla-ration of Independence in 1776. Although July 4, 1776, appears on the document and is generally held to be the date of the signing, members mem-bers of the Continental Congress did not actually sign the Declara lion of Independence until a month later. Even then, some members were unavailable and had to sign at a later dale. Only John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress, signed a copy of the Declaration oMndc-pendencc oMndc-pendencc on behalf of the entire Congress on July 4. The first father and son to serve at the same time in the U.S. Senate were Henry dodge of Wisconsin and his son, Augustus Gtesar Dcxlge of Iowa. They served from 1 848 to lSx Turtles give their young no care at all. Thc .nvnm.1 Mta tut He digs a hole on a beach and lays hct eggs, covers them with sand and then returns to the sea. The sun hatches the cues. & is is YOU CAN BO PIUSES AT mm Time! Yt, it is possible to reach 150,000 households at one time with U-CAN: the Utah Classified Advertising Network. 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