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Show Page 2 - THE LEADER-GARLAN- D TIMES - Nov. 18. 1976 An Editorial Opinion t yx Culinary Water Study Is Wise, Letters To The Editor J Needed Move THE TREMONTON City Council recently took a necessary and intelligent step in seeking out a study of the city's culinary water system needs. The study, prepared by Valley Engineering of Logan, was given to the council recently complete with a price tag for suggested improvements that could scare off the but should have been expected by anyone who has taken time to look at the present condition of the culinary system. faint-hearte- IN THE PAST six months or so, the council members arid the Tremonton Planning Commission have been increasingly leery of issuing building permits for residential dwelling because of the increasing burden they would place on the system. Councilmen like Ben Dansie, who lives in Sandallwood, one of the areas of the city most affected by water problems, and Russ Webb have warned that the problem must be faced. THAT'S WHY we're glad to see the council moving ahead. For too long, council members have talked about needed improvements in the system.. .usually when residents came in to complain about lack of water pressure during the summer. Now they have decided to get some hard data on what is needed. Director Thanks Groups For Success THE PILL WON'T be easy to swallow. The study estimates that it will cost $1,074,640 to make the improvements that are essential. An additional $289,115 would be needed to make other improvements less essential but recommended for construction in the years to come. The engineering firm has asked for permission to make application to the Economic Development Agency which could possibly fund the entire project. The agency's task is to fund projects in high unemployment areas to create jobs. THE PROBLEM is most critical during the summer months when water usage is at a peak being used to water lawns and gardens as well as for drinking. This past summer residents, as in other summers, were asked to alternate the days on which they watered their lawn to help maintain the pressure in the system. IF THAT ISN'T successful, the report notes that a monthly water fee of $9 could create enough money to fund the construction and operate the system. That would be a $4 increase over the present $5 a month fee. Nobody likes to see his monthly bills go any higher, but $36 a year is not a high price to pay to insure that the community will continue to have an adequate culinary water system. THE ALTERNATIVE to facing the problem, as Councilman Webb put it during a recent council meeting, is to adopt a policy of no growth. Webb doesn't favor such a policy and neither does anyone else who wants to keep Tremonton a progressive and vital community. Growth is essential to prosperity. An adequate culinary water system is one of those very basic things essential to growth. THE CITY HAS an adequate water supply at its various sources. What is basically needed is additional storage capacity and larger transmission lines into the city. The city should be encouraged by its citizens to push on with the task of securing for the future and the present what has always been the most vital natural resource in the west-wat- er. MAYOR MAX MASON of Tremonton (center) signed a proclamation Tuesday Nov. 26 "Up With People Day" in Tremonton. Some 90 members of "Up with declaring People." a it organization which tours the world with a two hour musical production, will perform at Bear River High School Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. Cast members range in age from Cast members will spend two days living In the homes of Bear River Valley residents. Anyone interested in offering housing to one or more cast members is asked to contact the Leader Office. non-prof- 18-2- What About Me . By Bryan Buchanan Overseas, millions of lives hang in the balance! Here at home, Americans agonize over how much food and money they can spare during these troubled times - and on the farm, a lone tumbleweed is blown across a vacant barnyard as the finance company speeds off with the lease. Close your eyes, and picture with me, if you will, the face of a starving child. His empty, bloated stomach, his sad forlorn eyes; and the ringing in his ears reflect an uncertainty about life itself which he may never be able to understand. h With nearly of the human race facing possible starvation or severe malnutrition, a fierce controversy is breaking out on the world front. Who will feed the world? In answer to this controversy, the world is turning to the "Gallant Knight" for rescue.. ..that "Knight" is the American Farmer. A conversation was recently overheard in which several old school mates were school lives. One discussing their post-hig- h boasted of being a lawyer, one an accountant and so on. But one man seemed separated from all the rest, and, when asked about his life, he replied, rather dejectedly, "Oh, I'm just a firmer." Well, what is the destiny, of .die t American . agriculturalist, of. today?! Xhe! 'Gallant knight" or "just a farmer?" For anyone to produce the maximum of their potential they must feel a pride of accomplishment and recognition for the work they perform. Until recently, most Americans have taken an adequate supply of food for one-fift- Gilmore Will Be Shot Because It's The Law ; r i THE GARY Mark Gilmore case is , quickly turning into some kind of bizarre cttwedVat!r. It has bec6mean aBriosf" surreal slapstick act that you'd expect Laurel and Hardy to appear in. Unfortunately, this comedy act is bound to get bad reviews. And the State of Utah is bound to be the butt of those reviews. GILMORE IS the convicted killer who has accepted his fate as the first man in the last dozen years to break the capital punishment taboo barrier. He has accepted it and wants it. Gilmore's willingness to die, however, is not a factor in the drama that is presently taking place. The law should be administered dispassionately and fairly to all concerned. THAT'S THE BIG question in our rands about what is taking place. Is all the legal maneuvering designed solely to insure that Gilmore is given every opportunity available to him under the law, whether he wants it or not, before being strapped to a chair and shot to death? Or is the legal maneuvering the frantic effort of people who simply don't want the dubious honor for their state of being the first to reinstate and go through with a death sentence? We have to wonder whether Gilmore's sentence wouldn't have already been carried out by now if he were the second or third man in the United States to die under the new capital punishment laws approved by the Supreme Court. School Talk Therapy Helps Curb Voice Abuse By Kay D. Fakhraie District Speech Therapist In the earlier years of speech therapy, the speech clinician usually worked with students who demonstrated difficulties in their speech, hearing or language. The field of speech pathology has grown and speech clinicians also work with students whose voices appear to have a hoarse, raspy, harsh or a breathy quality. The cause or causes for students who do have a problem with their voices can be a pathological problem. These problems can be caused by abusing the voice. Abusing the voice covers screaming, yelling or loud talking constantly. Due to conflicts or difficulty in communication, a student might have to express himself by abusing his voice: such as yelling. These conflicts can be rivalries between siblings, parents or teachers or competition for attention from adults. Besides therapy, we try to work on prevention of voice problems. Film strips have been shown to students who are in Kindergarten on how they can take better WHILE THE STATE wrestles with its problem, Gilmore has lojDeJhj&cenler oL. "attention of the news media whose natural curiosity is spilling over in an attempt to find out what is in the mind of a man who actually wants to be executed. Gilmore's own lawyer appears to be more of a writer than a lawyer, and the curiosity is not limited to the news media. They merely reflect a certain morbid curiosity we all have about capital punishment. , granted. The great productivity of American agriculture is seen as the best possible hope for assuaging the international food crisis. But, sadly enough, the American system of agriculture is beginning to show signs of wear. While market prices that the farmer receives fluctuate dramatically, farmers' costs have gone only one way up! Inflation has hit the farmer harder than any other segment of the economy. According to the U.S.D.A., total production expenses the farmer must pay have tripled in the last twenty years. Farmers pay a wage bill nearly two and times greater than twenty years ago. Farm machinery prices have more than doubled. Farm real estate taxes are 3.7 times higher per acre, and the level of all prices farmers must pay has gone up some 79 percent. Add to that the farmer's investments in land, buildings, livestock and equipment. They have risen nearly $220 billion since 1953. Because farm investment needs have increased more than ten times faster than net farm income, the farmer's debt load has soared The point is.. ..my father and his farm, Dear Editor: Nearly 8,000 individuals in Box Elder County have now received their Swine flu immunizations. While this represents slightly less than half of those eligible to receive the shots, the clinics were better attended than those in the State and Nation generally. Several individuals and groups were responsible for the success of the clinics. The Red Cross provided the majority of the volunteers as well as a refreshing drink for those who came to the clinics. Several individuals also baked cookies for clinic participants. The Senior Citizen's Center and the Bear River Junior High School were generously donated to house the clinic operation. Again, thank you for all those who helped make the clinic a success. For those who have not yet received their Swine flu immunizations, vaccine is still available at the local health department by appointment. Sincerely, John C. Bailey, M.D. Director -- one-ha- Let's got a bit moro iigm on tho lf subject! I'm Reddy Kilowatt, your friend at Utah Power. This column Is devoted to common questions and suggestions we receive from our customers. You are warmly Invited to participate. Questions and HI, suggestions regarding electricity, your electric service, or energy conservation are welcome. with proper management, will survive this generation. But a big question remains unanswered: What about me? What about me and my farm? What does the future hold for me? What can I do to prepare myself forthe challenging days ahead in Savo on dishwashing agriculture? University of Wisconsin researchers say that the work force of American agriculture has not increased, but the American farmer has become a manager, agrono- - Does an automatto dishwasher use quite a bit of energy? Yes. in addition to the electricity required to operate Its pump, there Is usually a booster hot water heating element. An average A dish-wash- attention. The question of whether there should be capital punishment is still very much up in the air in the minds of many people. The question of whether it is a deterrent to murder is still debatable, although it's obviously a final deterrent to the man executed. The majority of the people in the U. S. and in the Utah Legislature believe it is a deterrent and that capital punishment is a justifiable instrument of the legal system. THE GRIZZLY scene being played out in this state is probably inevitable, given the situation , and Utah will probably come off with some bad marks whether Gilmore is executed or not. We think he ultimately will be put to death, not because he wants it that way, but because he deserves it under the law. Usisr lira Gsibd That Tka Published every Thursday by the Leader Publishing Co. at 10 North 1st West, Tremonton, Utah. Box Subscription rate: Elder, Cache, and Oneida $5 50 per year, all other areas $6.00 per year. 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A nice 3,395 00 control 1,995 cban car 72 Volkswagon 72 Toyota Pickup 1,795 2,695 step-by-ste- u economical to operate, a conventional or "frost-tree- " refrigerator freoier? A two-doo- or Before enrollment, the student is seen by an Specialist in our Voice and Hearing Clinic. The Specialist determines if there is a pathology or not. If there is a pathological problem, a p program is used to enable the student to overcome the abusive behaviors on his voice. The student is seen by the clinician once or twice a week. The clinician contacts the parents to see if the student is performing the tasks. These tasks may range from keeping track of the times the student abused his voice in a small period of time to counting all day. Parental help is essential, without it, the student doesn't change his abusive use of his voice. After the student has had voice therapy, they are seen again in the voice and hearing clinic to see if there has been any decrease of the pathological problem There are some things which parents can do to help the students not to abuse their voices: (1) eliminating the conditions which could cause conflicts, (2) reminding the student when he or she is abusing their voices, and (3) praising their vs. conventional Which Is more 4,495 72 Pontiac Grandville care of their voices. 2,795 steering 74 Pontiac Grand Prix cruise 4,595 2,695 radial tires er uses 14 gallons of hot water per load; next to heating and cooling your home, heating your water Is the second largest energy consumer. To economize, be sure that your dishwasher Is full, but not overloaded, before you turn It on. Scrape your dishes before loading. When rinsing Is necessary, use cold water. After the final dishwashing rinse, and before the drying cycle begins, a small amount of electricity may be saved If you turn off the dishwasher and open the door, allowing your dishes to air dry. (Some people do not like to do this, because It can cause the water to leave spots on the dishes.) IT WAS PROBABLY inevitable that the first capital punishment case in recent years would attract so much national Address your questions or suggestions to Reddy Kilowatt, P.O. Box 699, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110. Due to space limitations, all questions and suggestions cannot be printed In this column, but each will be answered. 72 Dodge Colt A OfiKOO MANY MORE TO CHOOSE FROM CRUMP WHEATLEY y?ACa MOTOR CO ca Wesf PONTIAC Tremonton, Utah Mon CADILLAC & LIGHT GMC' K CO. |