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Show Escalante Was Hot First Vhife In Utah Contrary to the impression some history books give, Velez de Escalante was not the first white man in Utah and he was not the leader of the 1776 Escalante Es-calante expedition, according to Dr. Ted J. Warner, chairman of the History Department at Brigham Young University. Dr. Warner will present his revisionist views of Utah history his-tory Thursday (March 21) at 8 p.m. in 455 Martin Building at BYU. He has been chosen as this month's speaker for the Charles Redd Lectures in the American West series. The public is invited and admission is free. History has been unfair to Fray Francisco Atanasio Dominguez, Do-minguez, the real leader of the 1776 expedition which came through what is now Utah, Dr. Warner said in a pre-lecture interview. Dominguez was head of all 25 Franciscan Missions in New Mexico during the latter part of the 18th Century, and he was charged by Spanish officials to find a new overland route from Santa Fe, N.M., to Monterey, California. Escalante was a partner and a junior partner at that on the 2,000-mile, 10-man expedition which covered parts of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona before giving up and turning back to Santa Fe, Dr. Warner said. As a result of that expedition, a Utah mountain range, a river, ri-ver, a forest, a desert and a town have been named after Escalante, "but who has ever heard of Dominguez?Dr.War-ner Dominguez?Dr.War-ner asked. One of the reasons Fray Sil-vestre Sil-vestre Velez de Escalante may have been given almost all the credit for the historic expedition expedi-tion is that he was well known as a writer and his reports and letters about the Spanish frontier were avidly sought after by Spanish military and government officials, Dr. Warner War-ner explained. Although the expedition journal written from July 1776 to January 1777 was signed by both Dominguez and Escalante, Esca-lante, it was probably Escalante who did the writing. Dr. Warner will present evidence evi-dence in his lecture to show that Escalante and Dominquez were not the first Europeans to explore Utah. There were Spaniards in Utah as early as 1761 and perhaps before, according ac-cording to a journal on the expedition of explorer Juan Maria de Rivera. Dr. Warner is working on a new translation of the Dominguez-Escalante journal which will be published in 1976 in connection with the nation's bicentennial celebration. He said his readings shov Escalante to be an unselfish, selfless individual who probably would deplore the fame he has achieved as a result of writing the 1776 journal. "Many Utahns regard Velez de Escalante as an explorer but he had an iUustrious career ca-reer as a scholar, teacher and missionary both before and after the Utah expedition," Dr. Warner said. Velez de Escalante was 2" years old at the time of the expedition. He died at age 30, Dr. Warner is a specialist on the history of the Spanish Borderlands and the American Indians. He lived at Zuni Indian Village, N.M., for a time working on oral history for the Doris Duke Oral History His-tory Project. The historian obtained his doctoral degree at the University Univer-sity of New Mexico and has published articles in the 'New Mexico Historical Review," the "Utah Historical Quarterly," and the 'Journal of the West." Only Half Of Taxes Paid By Homeowners taxes coming from the various fog0 Awards Are Received Busy Schedule Announced By Orem Lions The Orem Lions Club has a busy schedule this week. On March 27, 28, and 29th, members will be selling small white canes door-to-door as part of "White Canes days in Orem. The proceeds will be used to aid in the Blind Program Pro-gram of the Club. On the 27th, Club members are to report at the Rose Garden Gar-den at the Orem City Cemetery at 6:00 p.m. in preparation for Memorial Day activities. The regular club meeting will be held at the Chuck-A-Rama in Orem on March 28 at 7:30 p.m. This is the annual "Boys and Girls Night. Chairman for the evening is Lion Evan D. tfarros.Elmer Hales andSpencer Heiner. All club members are urged to bring their sons anc1 daughters to the meeting that night for a very special program. Although the property tax commonly is regarded as a tax charged to homeowners, mure than half of all property taxes imposed in Utah last year was paid by owners of commercial and industrial property. The Foundation report, which which was based on data gathered by the Utah State Tax Commission, shows that total state and local property taxes levied throughout Utah during 1973 amounted to $170 million. The various identifiable classes class-es of commercial and industrial property accounted for $83 million mil-lion or 49.1 of this total. On the other hand, residential property taxes equaled$62 million, mil-lion, or 3G.4 of the total, and agricultural property taxes were $8 million, or 4.9 of the total. There is considerable variation vari-ation among Utah's 29 counties in the proportion of property property sources, according to the Foundation. In Utah County last year, total property taxes levied amounted to$ 15,223,231. Commercial and industrial property accounted for $7,142-512 $7,142-512 or 4G.9 of this total, residential property was equal to $5,575,363 (36.6), agricultural agricul-tural property $859,061 (5.0), motor vehilces $1,596,777 (10.5), and aU other property-- $55,518 There are two new Eagle Scouts in Explorer Post 2423, which is sponsored by the Orem 23rd Ward of the Sharon, Utah Stake. Kent Ipson and Lennon Ledbetter were awarded their Eagle badges on March 5 at a Court of Honor which was held in conjunction with a Boy Scout banquet at the Sharon Stake Center. Mr. and Mrs. John Ipson were in attendance to witness their son, Kent's advancement to the highest scouting rank. Lennon's parents, par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Ledbetter, Led-better, were also on hand to participate in Lennon's advancement ad-vancement ceremony. Mr. Bob Dillenbeck.theScout Committee chairman for the Orem 23rd Ward, read Lennon's recommendation for advancement. advance-ment. Kent's recommendation was read by Mr. Walter Bandley. Bishop John McCoy Orem-Geneva Times was also on hand for the Court of Honor. In addition to the two Eagle awards there were several other advancements in scouting ranks and numerous merit badges presented at the Court of Honor. Scoutmaster Lou Chatterly contributes the large number of badges to an intensified intensi-fied merit badge training program pro-gram being conducted in the scout troop. . March 28, 1974 GENEALOGY WORKSHOP TO BE HELD SUNDAY A genealogy workship will be held this Sunday at the Genealogical Genea-logical Library on the BYU Campus from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. - !!, I.H, U 'Pill "KV'L 'U'"l 111 - t t 'L'V... v. ' . V. . m FRANCO AMERICAN SPAGHETTI i h n to) (1X0 is Ik ir ftsBwauaifi uu n fo)J V IGA JUICE PACK PINEAPPLE Vl7YYI7l Ulr M P . Wt.3. - JUMBO PUK1NA 4 12 U Oz. For Can 77H msh i&m. Cleanup Values 4r A-iS TABLERITE A GRADE 1 J r0 J i. I Lr A GRADE CUT-UP FlYEHS 2)0) t 409 Cleaner 409 Bathroom Cleaner IGA Can Liners IGA Auto. Dishwasher IGA Detergent sud hi power 47.01. Windex Aerosol Spray M Reynold's Foil COMET CLEANSER for 22-oi. 20-oz. i 1030 gal. I 35-oz. TABLERITE FRANKS BREADED FISH STICKS or FISH SQUARES Random Weight (J f . . ft DWisstneese ib 12-Oi. Pkg. lb. 3-LB. to 4-LB. 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