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Show principals of both A and B high schools. At the meeting, considerable time was used in telling us of the reports which had come to them of the reasons why coaches and principals objected to coming to Price. It wasn't so much the distance, the expense, or the which seem to pop up to thwart By Aaron E. Jones dangerous roads as it was the the attainment of our desires. poor treatment the visiting teams President, Carbon College ;Some of the problems which as- - received at the hands of our After several rears as orphans sociation with us presented to the and sometimes the noor A schools were the'sport8nianship of our teams among the class A high schools other Class in- -j where were given of Utah, Carbon High School has cost of transportation danger lnstanceg our the volved in roads, canyon a as sometimes reguand fcard been rQCkg accepted candy again lar member ia a league composed fact that to play Carbon meant beer can8 were thrown at their more on the bencn and it wag of high schools south of Weber to forego playing with turaI rivals and the consequent County. gtated that our spectator8 were In gate receipts, the extra clally vindIctive of the The struggle to regain our po-.- ls taken from school by team pog)ng team,g gaing and extremely in such a league has not," 'and fans comln& to Price- - and the vociferous and happy when one been an easy one. Several times opposition of their own boards of a for their playerg wag Injured Like, we have met to importune who sometimes forbade more desirable status; but each education gtatement9 were made that under their jurisd c- schools the hecked and tried time conditions arose to prevent, gpectator8 mf take on regular games with tQ to Un There from us c0nfuge thg coacheg and men being accepted. school so far away when there on the bendl were many complex conditions were ample schools close at hand! and relations between the schools Qne team complftined that to give all the competition any ' n the,r team had gtood up t0 of the Big 8 and in Region One suuwi iiecuuu. t,M- five uuo n, vi tutu ini j;iaiO been While we knew that there wis' tuwi or bench CQatg had truth in each of these excuses, 8t0,en by 0Uf peop,e Qne coach Clearance we felt that none or all of themwho hag 8eryed hlg BChool yery to were sufficiently important ner cent for a ha justify our being denied a more toW hlg ftl hfi w0u,d desirable relationship with other College President Pens The THE AMERICAN JUNIOR III NOTES By Nedra Thomas The annual Lettermen's Dance presented by the Helper Letter- men Club proved to be very suc cessful. Jt was held Friday, Dec. 23, in the Helper civic auditorium. A large crowd attended and music was furnished by Jimmy Dart's orchestra. Lettermen Club officers are: president, Johnny Martinez; sec retary and treasurer, Tom Taskar; advisors, Bob Milano, Joe Ander son and George Pizza. Students of the Helper Junior High enjoyed a talent show sponsored by the Student Council. All participants were very talented, thus making judging very dim- - io, its athletic program in Utah, and we have allowed our resentment to this lead us into making verbal abuse on visiting coaches and teams. All of us have heard a few among us who have been of loud in their condemnation some visiting team's play, sports- January ' Qn RECORDS AND ALBUMS All Brands 25 OFF Lots of Real Buys! Come Early! HOME APPLIANCE & FURNITURE GO. PHONE 90 HELPER, UTAH T' he would bring another team of any . nea our impuna in year () price Qne In8tance wag we assemoiea au or. our argu- basketball reca,ed wheQ durl - T,r,a mo am m vj.v - ,0J , memo, uiu clubs in our area, and leveled a had become particularly abusive concerted demand for a solution of the officials and that when an of our problem, placing in the attempt was made to inform the hands of the Board of Directors spectators that the officials were of the Utah High School Activities ifrom Sanpete County and not Salt Association the burden of reachLake City, the crowd followed ing a just answer. this citizen in becoming These gentlemen met on No- all particular more the abusive. vember 14 and spent most of the These principals and coaches day in consideration of our re- affirm that in other school games quests, but they reached no sodo not have to submit to they lution other than to ask the school men from Carbon High and some embarrassment and humiliation do not have to and that representatives from Civic Clubs guard theirthey from being property area to meet with them in our can get all the that stolen, they during their December meeting. games they want with schools Accordingly, we Invited Mr. Henry where their treatment will be Mills from the Price Rotary Club more desirable, and that there is and Mr. William Johnston from no need to run into abuse and ill acClub to the Price Kiwanls treatment such as they have reMOnt Harmon, ceived when company Supt. they have come to Pres Summerhays, and me to the Price to play Carbon High School. should said It be here meeting. After all the complaints against that the Board of Directors of the Carbon had been expressed, we UHSAA consists of men repretold them that many of their comsenting all parts of Utah, boards plaints were new to us, that if of education, superintendents, and schools came here as regular , , All Swing No Drive members of our league there up football schedules for 1950. was sub-twould automatically result a bet-- 1 This recommendation to the between principals of Class us, and thatimitted feeling we had full confidence in the A schools with the request that willingness and ability of our fans they either approve it or submit to correct any errors they had their own solution to the Board made and to become better hosts. of Directors. We were sure that the students I met with the principals of could be controlled and that our Class A schools at the East High spectators would see our needs School in Salt Lake City, Wedand cooperate with us. nesday, December 21. The meeting Finally, after several hours of lasted from 10:30 a.m. until 4:00 hunting for a solution, the board p.m. During the major part of this of directors adopted the recom- time, some principals again voiced mendation that the state be di- their objections to playing at vided into seven teams in region Price for the reasons already menone, or the north end of the tioned. However, over vigorous state, and that Carbon come in opposition of four principals, the as the eighth team in the southern recommendations of the Board of league, and that the teams of Directors of the Utah High School each region get together to draw Association were approved by eight affirmative votes. It should be said here that Ogden High School's Principal Wahlquist displayed a most magnanimous attitude in being willing, against their own personal desires, to return to Region One in order to solve a perplexing state problem. Some other principals came to the support of Carbon's needs and reputation. Now, Carbon High School ia again in association with Class A high schools in regular league play. Principals and coaches will er Bl j mm manship, and courage. We had never seen or heard about rocks, candy, or beer cans being thrown at our opposing teams. If these things did happen, we suppose it was done by children. The new athletic field and the fine support of tbe county and city police force will enable us to prevent any recurrence of such action or of thievery. Let us not wait until the fall of 1950 to show our better natures, but let us make sure that those who come here for basketball games receive the best we can give. Let us not forget that we are engaged in a game, a sport, and that we are not waging a war. I'm sure that every resident of Carbon County would prefer that we be known as gracious hosts, good sports, and honest competitors than to win a hundred championship medals. If we can maintain this more favorable reputation, I feel sure that we shall be able to maintain our position as a regular member of a Class A league; a condition which I know will be pleasing to all of us. umm vT You could pay a thousand dollars more and still not get all the new beauty , . , extra room . . . famous rvggedness of this great new Dodge Kerr's biccer value in smart new styling ' ... l ao.tp:g ease of ... in And in comfort in sound engineering. in handling actual dollars and cents, too, because the big new Dodge costs jnst a few dollars more than the lowest-price- d cars. its lines low, Despite smart, graceful outside, Dodge is bibber, wider, longer on the inside to give you the roomi-- n hs that spells solid comfort . . . that means extra room for your head, your legs. Less overhang front and rear makes parking and garaging simpler, easier. See this great w I) vl ;e. Sample the flashing performance "Get-awaof the powerful I Engine , , . the smoothness of Dodge Fluid Drive. Come in today. If) if fi NEW BIGGER VALUE mm r-- y r1 lime II LrL THIS YEAR ... mm Just a few dollars more than the lowest-price- d cars NIW VAIUEI Youll thrill to the smooth, ness of Dodge Fluid Drive. Gyro-Matito free you from shifting, optional on Coronet models at moderate extra coot. BUNNELL GARAGE 160 South East Main Street Price, Utah a football schedule for next fall. It is likely that we shall continue to play basketball with teams of Utah and Juab Counties. The fact that we are again in the league places a great responsibility on Carbon High School, upon our coaches, and upon me as principal. We shall do our very best to prove ourselves as worthy associates with all schools whom we meet. We shall appeal to our students for fair play and courteous treatment for our opponents at all times. We hope that we can build up a reputation that Carbon County and Price people are the best sports in the world and that this is a good place to which schools may come. We appreciate deeply every loyal fan who comes to our games and boosts for our teams. We are sure that no other school has more loyal and enthusiastic supporters than do we. We are thankful for this unstinted support. However, we do know that sometimes some of these fans become too partisan in our behalf and say things which irritate and confuse our opponents. We hope that every spectator will realize our precarious situation in the league of Class A schools and give us his full backing in our attempt to build up our reputation as a hospitable community and school, and as really good sports. In our meetings reference was made to one high school in Utah which was suspended from the association and given opportunity to meet any school which was a the suspension ibeing member; imposed because of the partiality and improper action of the fans of that school. The board of Directors intimated that if our spectators continued their abusive treatment of visiting teams, Carbon High might be suspended also. I am sure that our people will know that much of the accusa tions against us Is colored by the wTtfch otherparts of prejudices the state have against Carbon County and Price; hut there is, without question, some basis for the complaints. We have all been resentful of the position Carbon High has been forced to take la cult. The judges were Rose Santi, Bob Milano, Hansen, Andrea Sharon Baird and Sheila Dorius, who chose the winners after very careful consideration. Winners in the eirls' division were: 1st, Sev- erina Gonzales, song; 2nd, Kaznko Niwa. piano; 3rd, Bonnie Lewis, and Kay Binks, acrobats. Winners in the Boys division were: 1st, Karlo Karu, accordion; 2nd, Art Dalpiaz, piano; 3rd, Geno Ori, accordion. Honorable mention was given to Alene Taylor, Shirlene Bills, Paul Carr, Gloria Pierotti, LaRae Wilstead and Joyce Smith. Donald Nelson, student body president, was master of ceremonies and cash prizes were pre sented to all winners and those who received honorable mention. CANTEEN NEWS By Nedra Thomas Members of the Helper Moose Lodge, assisted by the Ladies of the Moose gave a very successful formal dance, Friday, Dec. 30, lor all teen-agein this area. Beautiful corsages were presented to the first fifty girls who at tended in formals. Music was furnished by Mackay's Orchestra. A program was arranged by Bob Olson with Miss Barbara Shepherd as Mistress of Ceremonies. 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