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Show Dram TTnnnn WHtaxB The Park Record B Section B Thursday, April 6, 1995 D Page B18 A forerunner of Earth Day ". Compiled by KAT JAMES 1 00 Years Ago . Editorial comment Governor West has, by proclamation, set apart April 6 as : Arbor Day. The time has arrived in Utah when Arbor Day should - represent more than mere form. Beginning this year every man who owns a farm in the country or a home in the city should plant as many trees as his means will ' permit or the adornment of his ; home requires, that his works may live after him and his posterity rise and call him blessed. When Kilgore, the Salt Lake ' County road supervisor, was carrying things with such a high - hand and bleeding the men in his employ at the rate of a five percent . tax on their total wages for the privilege of working, it seems a strange thing to us that there was not at least one independent working man to step forward and denounce him and secure his removal. When men sink so low as to submit to a direct tax upon their ' earnings for the privilege of working especially when it is unnecessary and when an objection filed in the proper place would end the whole matter and pluck the evil up by the roots, it brands those men as slaves of a far lower order than the most servile negro that ever labored in the cotton fields of the south before the war. The strangest thing to be found in the ranks of labor is that men so often strike when they should not and seldom do when they should. Why physicians use an "R" A woman of an inquiring turn of mind started out the other day to discover why physicians begin their prescriptions with the letter "R." Well, she found out, but it took time and caused her some trouble. It seems that during the middle ages, when astrology was in fashion, a character very much like our "R" was the sign of Jupiter, the m Etsi m m preserver of health. The physicians being then equally devoted to the science of medicine and astrology, invariably began their prescriptions with the following words: "In the name of Jupiter take the following dosees in the order set down hereinafter." In the course of time this formula was abbreviated, until at present only the letter "R" remains to teach us that the ; medical art was once associated with the science of the stars. Boston Traveler Territorial news Joseph Craghead lives on his ranch about a mile west of Brigham. He has not burned any kerosene or tallow candles, or consumed any wood or coal for years. Nevertheless he illuminates his house at night and heats it, and his wife cooks the meals. They also induce their hens to lay eggs in mid-winter when eggs are most valuable, by keeping their coop nice and warm. The also operate an incubator and had a lot of little chicks in December. For all these heating and lighting benefits, Mr. Craghead does not pay ten cents a month. The secret of it all is, he has a natural gas well on his premises near his house. This will give Brigham City citizens an idea of the value of our natural gas. If it would be as beneficial on a large scale as it is on a small scale to this family, one could hardly estimate the importance of it if piped to Brigham. Brigham City Bugle 50 Years Ago Keep on saving The need is constant and demanding for salvaging used household fats. The housewife may have let up in saving the used fats, not as yet forming a habit of thrift here, for helping to save lives through cooperation. The war is not over. Fats are needed for military and industrial uses, munitions, medicines, soaps, coating for ships Lewis, Wolcott & Dornbush Real Estate Inc. Congratulates Our 1994 Park City Board Of Realtors Award Recipients t. - V. . f JON NY TOTTEN DIRECTORS AWARD For her outstanding contribution to real estate and community service, and for her high regard for the ethics of the real estate profession. and tanks, synthetic rubber manufacture, hydraulic fluids, printing inks for the nation's presses. This fat salvage program can't furnish all inedible fat needs but by saving used fats in home kitchens it will help make up the deficit in our available supplies of inedible fats. The 250 million pounds of needed household salvage fats will make 10 percent of the total 2.5 billion pounds wanted. The farmer toils to the best of his ability to plant and harvest cotton, soybeans, peanuts, corn for the fats and oils. The housewife plays her part by saving the used fats. The goal desired is equal to oil produced from more than one million acres of peanuts, 1.5 million acres of soybeans, or lard from more than seven million head of hogs, tallow from the slaughter of three million head of cattle. This is not going to come from Europe, even if the collapse of Germany comes soon. Europe at peace is not going to provide enough to let us return to our pre-war habit of pouring one-half one-half a billion pounds of used fats down our American drains! Get your four cents a pound, your two red ration points per pound. Turn those cans of fat in to the grocer or butcher and don't backslide in the war effort here at home. A world free press Planning for a world policy of a free press, the conference at San Francisco will be given a resolution urging all nations to promise freedom of access to information, freedom of access to communications facilities, equality of transmission rates. At the Inter-American Conference in Mexico City, a notable resolution was adopted for freedom of access to news at its source, elimination of censorship restrictions on press and radio after the war. That this is important to all, not is' - ft . R E A L ESTATE encourages tree planting alone to the press, we well know. To stifle the press, in peacetime, bodes ill for any nation so repressed. These resolutions therefore affect the whole world and if adopted and adhered to, will be another step ahead for a better and wiser place in which to live. Cancer control month Cancer is always the dread disease of man and to help in fighting the illness, we must educate ourselves on the subject. Whenever science offers a new piece of knowledge, when research promises a new treatment of importance, the public is interested. When diagnostic treatment is urged as the most effective way to check the disease, the public is not so interested. Maybe because science has not perfected a cure, because it has not determined its cause, the public is stubborn through fear. ' Knowledge can combat cancer. In its early stages cancer can be cured and this is knowing something about it! Help the fight on cancer by going for checkups when you are puzzled by lumps or sores on the body that fail to heal. It is the war of all of us, for it can happen to any one of us. 25 Years Ago Bessie's house, last of the line, burns Friday At midnight Friday, between April 3-4, the fire siren sounded calling the Park City Volunteer Fire Department to a blaze on Heber Avenue. Bessie's house was on fire. All that remains is ashes and the three oil barrels charred beyond use. This is the second fire within a week's time that Park City has suffered. The evidence points to an arsonist. According to Tom Sullivan, fire chief, the fire early Saturday morning makes the sixth within a year where unoccupied MARTHA BROWN SALESPERSON OF THE YEAR For her outstanding achievement in real estate and service, and for her high regard for the ethics of her profession. 649-1884 1283 Deer Valley Drive P.O. Box 2370 Park City, Utah 84060 800-641-1884 Toll Free buildings have mysteriously caught fire and been destroyed. Norma Cowin said she was returning home after attending the Pythians' meeting and when driving past "Bessie's" smelled smoke, thinking someone had a fireplace going. While driving up to her home in Deer Valley she remembered no one in that vicinity had a fireplace and looked back towards "Bessie's." She saw flames on the northeast side. She ran into her house and found her phone out of order; jumped back into the car and drove to the Police Station, but could not find anyone. She quickly drove up to her sister's (Donna Alvey) and called in the alarm. The house has been vacant since 1956 and the old wood was fine fuel for a blazing fire. Little could be done to save the structure. The firemen kept it contained and protected the electric pole and telephone lines which ran directly in front of the building. The ashes were still smoldering at daylight. "Bessie's is the last of the bawdy houses. It was officially closed in 1956. The building was purchased from Bessie some time ago by a retired railroad man and recently resold to an unidentified person who has been replacing windows, doors and renovating the building. The "girls" who worked at ' "Bessie's" were never allowed to come into town. Many Parkites remember delivering papers, groceries, etc., when they were youngsters and receiving generous tips from the residents. They also remember their parents trying to explain "Bessie's." Now the last remnant of prostitution is gone. 1 0 Years Ago Stars and skiers to team in USST Celebrity Classic A bevy of actors and athletes will join members of the U.S. Ski Team in Park City next week to help promote the U.S. Ski Team Celebrity Classic, the largest annual fundraiser for the national ski team. Opening ceremonies for the three-day event that includes skiing competition, song and dance get underway next Thursday, April 1 1, at the Park City Ski Area. Athletes scheduled to participate in the Classic include Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jeff Kemp, former Olympians Steve and Phil Mahre, Joan Benoit and Donna Devaronna, former NBA all stars John Havlicek and Rick Barry and ex-NFL standout Marv Fleming. Television and screen celebrities expected to attend include Stephanie Zimbalist, David and Meridith Baxter Birney, Kent Perkins, Sandy Hackett, Dina Merrill, Cliff Robertson, Marc Singer and Tab Hunter. Activities begin Thursday at the Park City Ski Area as participants hone their skiing skills for Friday's competition. On Thursday afternoon, time trials will be held before opening ceremonies commence at 5:30 p.m. at the resort plaza. A drawing to determine team partners will be held Thursday night. Each team will consist of one member of the U.S. Ski Team and a celebrity. Competition will begin on Friday morning with the first team run. On Friday afternoon grudge matches will be featured. Later that evening, celebrities will relax at a party in the Holiday Inn. Skiing events will end Saturday after the running of team races in the morning and additional grudge matches in the afternoon. The festival comes to a close Saturday night at the Park Meadows Racquet Club, which will host the "White Circus Extravaganza." Ticket prices of $100 a person or $175 a couple will include food and music. After the awards ceremony, a concert . will feature Michael Martin Murphy. Activities start at 7 p.m. For more information, call Turner Competition at 649-5063. 9 7f KM |