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Show Page 2, THE LEADER-GARLAN- TIMES. July D 1, 1976 TWo Of How Eagle Became Liberty' Our National Symbol i , Zeus, god of the elements; shown with its talons sunk in a serpent; it represented triumph over evil. To ancient Rome, the eagle was a symbol of victory and was emblazoned on the standards the conquering legions carried.. It became the special emblem of Roman emperors and, after their death, the bearer of their souls to the stars. The eagle became a Christian symbol of ascension and the symbol of St. John. It was likewise adopted as the emblem of Charlemagne, Napoleon, and Peter the Great. It was the emblem of the German Empire and the German Republic until the days of the swastika. In the new World, the golden eagle was highly esteemed by all native North Americans. Daniel G. Brinton, an ethnologist, reported: "Its feathers composed the war flag of the Greeks, and its Image, carved in wood, or its stuffed skin, surmounted their council lodges. None but an approved warrior dare wear it among the Cherokees, and the Dakotas allowed such honor only to him who first touched the corpse of the common foe." The eagle first appeared in American coinage on a Massachusetts copper cent in 1776. The first coinage of American gold followed in 1795 in the form of "eagles", or $10 pieces, and "half eagle", In the 1797 issue of these coins, the design was nearly the same as the national seal. Quarter eagles were coined in 1796; double eagles ($20), in 1849. The first silver dollar, struck in 1794, bore an eagle with extended wings, standing on a rock and encircled by a laurel wreath. The eagle represents some of the highest ideals of the American way of life and with its history are stored the stories of America's progression and development. With the continuing history of the eagle also lies a great challenge to America-t- o maintain habitat suitable to the preservation of the eagle and all other wildlife. (Provided by , the Division of Wildlife Resources.) 'School Talk' Education Goes On In Summer By Ray M. Hall July 4, 1976, people nationwide might well shout the words "Happy Birthday America." For the 200th time, Americans from ocean to ocean will celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. A sampling of people from the local ' Tremonton-Gar-lanarea were asked recently to extemporaneously respond to the question "What does the fourth of July mean to you?" Here is what a few of them said. La Rene Napoli, director of the Senior Qtizen Center, she commented that couldn't even begin to tell of what this great day meant to d The Leader The Garland Times Published every Thursday by the Leader Publishing f'o at 10 North 1st West, '1 p'nionton. t'tah. Box iiscription rate: KLiiT. Cache, and Oneida ' per year, all other .lu .is $0 (H) per year. Second Class Postage paid a! Tremonton. t'tah 84337. Tonight, courage. Many people, including well known zoologists, like Francis Hobart Herrick, have disagreed with Franklin's appraisal of the eagle. Before the Christian era the eagle was the guardian divinity of one city in Mesopotamia. The eagle was sacred to On the evening July 4, 1776, members of the Second Continental Congress reassembled in the State House following dinner. Earlier that afternoon they had signed the Declaration of Independence. During the meeting that followed, Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson to a committee to bring in a design for a national seal. The need was considered urgent because inherited British custom and law demanded that the seal of sovereign authority be impressed on grants and charters to make them valid. Congress felt the need of a device to verify its actions. Although the choice was not unanimous, the American Bald Eagle was chosen. History has been generous in its judgement of the eagle and appears to be influenced more by the appearance and physical strength of the bird than with its natural habits which sometimes do not match the ideals of Human behavior. Through the years, however, people have made it representative of power, courage, conquest, freedom, independence, magnanimity, truth, and immortality. The choice of the bald eagle as the American symbol appears to have been popular at the time. The "Bird of Freedom" was pictured on butter molds, blazoned on quilts, painted on chests, limned on gift plates, and used in many other ways. The bald eagle is native only to North America. There are an estimated 1,000 pairs nesting in the lower 48 states at present. The species apparently mates for life. The parents are devoted to their young. The females are larger, as is usual for most birds of prey. The eagles build large nests, sometimes on a cliff but more often in a tall tree, and use them year after year. New material is added each year until the tree falls or the nest crashes from its own weight. One nest observed by zoologist Herrick in Ohio was 12 feet deep and 8.5 feet across and weighed, an estimated 2 tons. The female lays one to four eggs. The young are cared for at least 6 months. Ben Franklin felt the bird was one of bad moral character, that he did not get his living honestly. He would have chosen instead the turkey gobbler, claiming that ' although it was a little "vain and silly" it was a true native of America and a bird of On Stags School may be out for the summer, but the education process goes on At the various ball parks around our .CQmjTUUUtyywfor example, the careful observer can rejoice in the growth of the youngsters. The awkward lad who, a few short weeks ago, held his bat listlessly and ducked his head to avoid being hit by a fly ball has not yet developed into a majorleaguer-bu- t sometimes he "feels like it as he snags a grounder or bangs out a double. His new confidence has buoyed his step and set his cap at a jaunty angle. Much credit is due the volunteer coaches who dedicate liberal amounts of time to teaching your kids and mine. Fortunately the lessons are not limited to batting technique and pitching stance. The coach of "our" little league team has worked carefully to make every youngster feel a part of the team, to make every mistake a learning experience rather than a humiliation, and to help the kids feel rewarded for hard work. He has rejoiced with them in their victories and has not permitted them to make excuses for their losses. He has taught perseverance, teamwork, and responsibility. To him and all those like him, a hearty thanks! her. She said that it was always a big thing in her life and that "there always was a big surge of patriotism in me." Mrs. Napoli remembers that this feeling started out when she was a young girl in Grouse Creek. She says that she will never forget how shivers ran up and down her spine each fourth of July when the blasting powder would go off at dawn. She further reminiced how she cried, when still a small child, when someone sand "A Flag Without A Stain.' Wesley Scott of Fielding says that when July rolls around, he thinks about fireworks and parades, but that this is only second in importance to the real meaning of July 4 to him, that of freedom. It is Scott's opinion that we ought to guard our country and our freedoms now. Heber Butler of Garland said "The Fourth of July stands for the detyermina-tiounder adversary which the brave men at Valley Forge suffered that tragic winter. He further stated that had it not been for the men who were not "summer patriots, this nation would never have been the "great place" that it is today." n This opinion matured over a period of time. Butler said that when he was young, the only thing that the fourth of July meant to him, was that he wouldn't have to work on the dry farm. When he was a young man, this holiday meant freedom. Butler commented that when he was younger, at one time, he realized that there was going to be a war and that certain people in places such as Germany wouldn't be able to enjoy freedom as we know it or as they knew it before. Mrs. Emery Nelson of Tremonton commented lightly that the Fourth of July was always a big birthday celebration at home when she was a girl. She said that her family would always have a big on this day because it was her grandmother's birthday, as well as the country's. Mrs. Nelson, who teaches fifth graders at North Park Elementary school, commented that this year has especially been fun in school because there has been the big bicentennial programs to involve the kids in. She continued by saying that it was challenging to install the true meaning of July 4th in the minds of her students. This meaning is that this nation was established by people who had to fight for independence. Mrs. Nelson commented that the men who founded this nation are among her favorite characters in history. She said that perhaps Nathan Hale was her favorite. When asked why, she said that it was because he was a school teacher and that he was willing to give everything he had even his life for his country. Ethan Allan and George KH S ' 4 f r T .0 IteJ lUilM"' PA I W .VJ TV K h'J r-4 There are still two more performances scheduled for the "Title of Liberty" play, held in conjunction wth tlje bicentennial celebration in the LDS church. Tonight (July 1) and tomorrow night (July 2) the "Title of Liberty" will be open for public inspection. The public is especially invited and encouraged to attend the final two perforI mances of this play. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. in the Bear River High School auditorium. Admission is free. I", t : WSJ Leader. As high as 55 people participated in the tour of pioneer trails and western Box Elder rail towns and pioneer communities. ..COUNTY TOU- R- Former Sheriff Warren Hyde points out an area traversed by the old Salt Lake Cutoff pioneer trail to members of a tour recently sponsored by the An Editorial "America" that's a good who are near 50 or more. We have name to Y fiJ 9G us-th- ose fond memories of knowing all the words to our patriotic songs, and even singing some songs in parts in grade school. , There were fun programs we all dressed as pilgrams, Indians, George or Martha Washington, Betsy Ross or Abe Lincoln. We always felt proud of the soldiers in that terrible cold winter at Valley Forge when Old Fashion Picnic cont. from page one nial band and others and a fast pitch softball game between two of the area's top teams. "Our objective for the day is to provide valley residents an opportunity tft relax and enjoy this day near home,'' saitfiGlen Curtis, chairman of the event. "All merchants have been asked to close so that all employees can appreciate the day. The activities are planned to promote family fun and avoid commercia- - enjoy the company of your neighbors. Drinks and Ice Cream will be available from the concession booth. . .2 p.m. Band concert by the Bicentennial Tremonton band under the direction of Keith Rawlinson. ..2:30 p.m. Fast pitch soft-babetween Tremonton 6th Ward and Deweyville. ..9:30-12:3- 0 p.m. KRISP Stomp withMichael Caine, sponsored by the Senior Class at the Bear River Junior High Open Square. $2 per couple or $1.25 for ll 09 and felt so sad for poor Abe Lincoln in all his sorrows. But then we were happy when such an honest, humble man became president. The Fourth of July was always special, starting early because the boys couldn't wait to light their firecrackers, much to the worry of mothers and after many rules were set by the fathers. Everyone went to the parades or were in them. It was a day when grandparents and great grandparents told stories which were living history lessons. The evenings meant a band concert in the city park. Flags were hung from nearly every home because s we felt grateful to be in a free land with opportunities to work and schools to learn. When a teacher spanked Johnny for swearing or cheating, or hiting a girl, there was no thought of a law suit, because dad and mom knew what Johnny was like at home sometimes. Opinion Prayers were aid because there was gratitude felt for belonging to a free country that protected you from and dictatorship, where the criminal was punished and the innocent protected. What is happening to our proud feeling of belonging? What are we proud of now? Is it our homes, cars and other possessions? Are we still proud of people like our parents and our children? Are we proud of our schools? Where has this feeling of loyalty gone? There have been new attitudes no, not new, but different and less desirable attitudes heard and felt all around. 'One heard too often is "I just can't do anything y -- With-'- ." This attitude means they have given up and the child reigns. Another attitude is "Why should I? What's in it for me? or Who says I have to? " How long has it been since we told our children how great this country is, how "All merchants have been asked to close so that all employees can appreciate the day. The activities are planned to, promote family fun and avoid commercialism," he continued. All events are at Tremonton's North Park unless other stated according to the following schedule: wonderful it is to be free to choose and how hard we must work to keep it free? Nothing worthwhile comes easy. We all know this. Yet how we do look forward to those bonuses, gifts, handouts, days off (formerly thought of as holidays), paid vacations, and medical expense coverages. Surely we aren't the ones who sit idly by and let our enemies' be put in office, then complain and still do nothing. If we don't do something, the laws being made right now will allow the government to come in and take our children and teach them their way and allow us no say in the way schools and businesses are run. These will be the laws that will govern us in actuality and in the very near future. There are meetings and plenty of information available for you to read about your new school system, about the books being forced on the children eliminating our country's history and forcing our boys and girls to think and act alike. Learn who it is that is moving in on us, and trying to destroy this country. Lay down that newspaper, fishing pole,- - pitchfork, and talk to your children. Learn irom (hem what they want" and tell them what is happening. Teach them to love God and America. Let us not walk in "darkness at noonday." Mrs. Robert Meyer Garland, Utah FORD nr LINCOLN 10:00 Horse shoe pitching, everyone welcome, no entry fee. Contact Dwayne Archi3 bald by July 4th. ..12:30 Picnic lunch: bring your own food and relax and 257-307- Washington were also among her list of favorite men in history. Mrs. Joe Burgess of Tremonton remembers that her father always arose early on the fourth to raise the flag and to get two anvils full of gunpowder and give a fourth of July salute. To Margene Jorgensen, Tremonton City Council woman, the fourth of July has a lot of meaning. Marg said the fourth is "all that our flag stands for, patriotic speeches, our great founding fathers, fireworks, picnics and esepcailly the gratefulness of being able to live and enjoy this life and country. Perhaps Eula Thompson, advertising manager of The Leader-Garlan- d Times, summed it all up when she says that "Too many Americans take this great country of ours for granted." She further stated that the only time she feels Americans truly appreciate America is in times of war. She ended her remarks with the very affirmative statement that she was sure everyone today would defend this country of ours right now if the cause would Box S ALIGNMENT Cars Coster & Comber, Set Joe-In. $8.95 if, jruck$ $11.95 Free Pickup and X REPLACE Wo fou Money! I have fo eViVo to bvy cut rate parfif 12.05 m. Moforcroff fl ) 0? filter Moforcroff TKf 17,22 Tvim-M- s $1125 to. Moforcroff 0 Ak ftort $3.95 oa. Burfondi or Tempo Poinf I2tt oz. 52.00 oo. "Mf ffosisfsnf DeRvery C Jl FA-5- We Do Only Work Authorized. OFFER GOOD THRU JULY 31, 1976 If. 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