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Show Page 2. THE TIMES. February LEADER-GARLAN- 17. 1977 Can Bureacracy Ever End Its Own Existence? $1,100. years: Here's how V t'sJhf? . . i it grew in succeeding 111 l (1976 $16,600), (1977 - $21,200) ( 1978 $29,900) . That latter figure is 27 times the original 1974 allocation. The (1975-$3,00- I JL A -- I 2222. at A THE MEMO serves as a textbook example of why we Americans are being g suffocated by but out of control bureaucratic commissions, bureaus, boards and agencies. It also serves to point up that it is probably foolhardy to expect any government committee, commission or whatever to decide on its own that there is no longer a useful function for it to play. Rep. Davis entitled his memo the "History of the Growth of One Simple Committee" Appointed by the Governor in 1973." "Self-Dis-tructi- REP. DAVIS POINTED out that in 1974 when the committee-sin- ce changed to a commission-w- as formed, its budget was Postal Service Is Nation's Whipping Boy "THAT'S A REASON- guilty at one time or another of lambasting the US Postal Service. It's a favorite whipping boy for a lot of people. But there is something to be said in its defense as well. A Pitney Bowes business executive said it rather well recently in an article in the Christian Science Monitor. ABLE cost for a service that on an annual basis handles the equivalent of half the free world's mail volume," PITNEY BOWES obviousin the ly has a postal service since they build many of the machines which it has turned to for automation. But in spite of the possibility of bias on the author's part he cites some interesting facts. service. self-intere- st "AMERICANS ENJOY the least expensive postal service of any industrialized country inthe world save Canada," he wrote. A first class letter would cost you 23 cents in Australia, Britain and Sweden or 19 cents in West Germany, 18 cents in France and 17 cents in Japan. School and Home by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association Socrates is said to have been approached by a young man who asked this question: "How can I become as wise as you?" Socrates took the man into some water and held his head under until he struggled frantically and passed out. Socrates then pulled him out, laid him on the ground and left. "What did you do that for?" the young man spluttered, when he later found Socrates. "When your head was under the water, what was the thing you needed more than anything?" Socrates asked. "Air." "When you want wisdom as much as you wanted air, come back to me," Socrates said, ending the conversation. Socrates, renowned as one How to order vour Boise Cascade Home. IT IS ALSO obvious ALLRED CHOTIIERS PAIOTIKG S,1 UTAH FIELDING. MO r ' n the author wrote. That equals about 300 million letters a day. SERVICE CENTER I mmmmtm ONE FAVORITE target of criticism of the Postal Service is its package delivery A government agency even went so far as to issue a memorandum telling its employees to use an independent parcel service because it was cheaper and faster. But we forget that the indePostal Service-unli- ke not pendent services-do- es have the luxury of deciding whether to service people in Grouse Creek, Utah, or Mon-tellNevada. Obviously the Postal Service could provide a much more efficient service if it were forced only to o, service the metropolitan areas of our country leaving rural communities to fend for themselves. of ihergreatest; teachers of all time, showed in that little story one huge reason for his success. Presumably, most of his students wanted desperately to learn. They were motivated. Teachers in public schools don't have that luxury. One teacher, Maxine Stephenson of Ogden, put it this way: "Public schools are good because they try to educate all children. They take the poor, the slow, the ugly, the unloved as well as children who are blessed with many desirable qualities. Schools try to help every child to improve. They do not always succeed, but they keep on trying." How do you motivate a child to learn to want knowledge as much as the man in the Socrates' story wanted air? One way is to arouse their curiosity. Tne parent who shows a child how to find a book in a library has started that child down the road to healthy curiosity. So has the parent who prods the youngster into a new experience, even if it's only as simple as taking a flashlight apart to show little Jimmy how it operates. And so has the parent who flips the TV switch away p TV polfrom a ice story to a historical drama on an educational TV station. It's another way of "coming up for air." - bash-'em-u- BridgesLYTin Crunch At School wnmuu ouu or support columns splinter as the bridge collapses. This is not a scene from a disaster movie but rather the ultimate fate of an entry in a model bridge-buildin- g contest sponsored by Utah State University. The contest, sponsored annually by the U.S.U. Engineering Dept., will test the engineering aptitude of local high school students. Those participating in the contest are to construct a bridge according to specifications given with a limited amount of balsa wood and glue. Students at Bear River High have been given the past month to complete their bridges, which will be tested Friday, Feb. 18. The test consists of pressure applied to the models by means of hydraulic pistons. All of the bridges eventually break but the one which holds the most before doing so is declared the winner. Winning bridges in other participating schools this year have held up to 1,300 pounds. Homes Poise Cascade millhnt tM Oonl ALTO 70 W. Main Phone SHEET repth of C0N0. GAS PIPING F & A M. Mr. Shaw was a long-tim- e resident of Tremonton and was the owner of a furniture store located where Western Auto Store is now situated. He was also the Tremonton Undertaker for many ears. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Tremonton and served for that church in many capacities. He was Worshipful Master of Corinne Lodge No. 5, F & A M, and has two sons, Kenneth B. Shaw, who also served as Worshipful Master, and Norman E. Shaw, who is a member of the Lodge. Following is a letter recei v" ceived by the' Lodge" from' Mr. Shaw. Many Tremonton residents will remember him: . Greetings to you once ' again.. "This finds me in good health and surely wishing the same for all of you. I changed my residence this past April when I left Norman and Betty after about 12 years. I moved to a Beaver-to- n Adult Retirement Home called Kamlu. There are about 65 of us here and 11 are men. I am the oldest by all of 2 years, but I probably feel as young as the youngest. It takes 7 times around the grounds to make one mile and I walk it every day (barring weather that is too nasty) and I sometimes go 2 miles. No one else here seems to have the desire to be that active. I certainly had my fill of birthday cake last July when I became 95. Here at Kamlu they had a small cake for me in the dining room for lunch. -..The. x)ay,before I was the Honored Guest at a Christ Methodist Church picnic and there they had a big special cake for me. For dinner on my birthday Kenneth and tl WORK METAL AIR & LP.) f SOUTH 100 TREMONTON, EAST 257-775- DON METAL Norman treated me to a dinner out. Everyone of the Oregon families came. (And another cake). I added my 13 great grandchild last May when Norm's Bradley had a son in Kansas. I went to Salt Lake City last June when Manford (another son, who was President of Westminster College) officially retired. I enjoyed the flight, however it certainly is a short time in the air. My biggest goal now is to live to be 100. That's only 4V2 years to go. Do let me hear from you. I still love to get YRS. GLADE PLUMBING REPAIRS 20 WORK EXPERIENCE - SHEET METAL EXPERIENCE YRS. acres out of town, but not too far. Four bedrooms, lovely living room with fireplace, kitchen, utilities. A very livable home. Community water system, large yard, carport, barn corrals, sheds, irrigated pasture. Call now!! $35,000. COUNTRY LIVING - 2V - older home, four bedrooms, room. New paneling. Lovely lot in good neighborhood. Close to town. Priced right, $24,000. TREMONTON large Well-ke- pt living-famil- y BUILDING LOTS. Improved or out of town... give us a call. LEE ALLEN letters. The happiest of New Years for 1977 to you all. (signed) N. Edward Shaw The next regular meeting of the Corinne Lodge is March 14, at the Temple. .March 16 has been set' as a practice meeting for the Grand Lodge of Utah visitation, and a First Degree practice has been set for February 24, at 7 p.m. 3 I REPAIRS WORK UTAH REALTY Tremonton, Utah 257-510- 1 ' FIVE ROOM, two bedroom home in Snowville. Immediate possession, $6,500. 4.7 ACRES of ground located at interchange west p will be within a North of Tremonton; quarter mile of this choice location. Excellent spot for truck stop, restaurant, service station or motel. off-ram- Homes 0L7JG. Tremonton 257 3685 MM I. to do nothing but Skit fyt $ 'CPr, agree that utility rates are too high. And how about a hotline so you can find out why your Leader wasn't delivered? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Remember the Lowry or- Building lot in Fielding, approximately gan commercials The world is really a great know that. When place,-y- ou it comes right down to it, a lot of people are willing to do a lot of things for their fellow human beings. Take the hotline phenomenon, for instance. Do you know there's a hotline for just about everything? And, in nearly every case, on the other end of that hotline is a volunteer giving his or her time and service. There are suicide hotlines where people try to talk you out of ending it all. Hotlines for runaways who want to get messages to their parents. The Internal Revenue Service even runs a hotline so confused taxpayers can call up anonymously and ask for information or give it about somebody else. There's even an energy hotline now that you can call to find out whether a 50 or 100 watt light bulb takes more electricity. But, even with all those hotlines there still aren't Star-Gaze- r can How about a hotline for soap opera addicts so they can call while sobbing fluently during their favorite show and talk to a sympathetic ear? It's not good for all those housewives to keep their emotions pent up inside of them. How many soap opera addicts out there right this instant are dying to call someone to find out the answer to the question, "Will Kathy ever remember where she misplaced Vicky's baby?" Star-Gazhas walked in on grown women sobbing their eyes out because somebody has run off with somebody else on a soap opera. They look at you with pleading eyes hoping you'll be able to console them with reassurances that all will turn out in the end. But what can you say? I think the utility companies ought to install hotlines for customers. On the other end should be someone paid er think of a number of others he'd like to see started. Christmas talking organ? Well, Neil Christensen of Tremonton thought he had one the other night when he switched on the electric organ at his home and it gave him a "10-- 4 Good Buddy." The signal came in loud and clear but didn't do a whole lot for the music. Christensen's trying to figure out how to hook up a microphone to the organ now, but he hasn't figured how to get the organ under the dashboard of his car. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Remember the little incident I passed along about two weeks ago concerning the Postal Service. The incident didn't take place in this city. Anyway, a couple of days later a copy of an article by a businessman praising the Postal Service showed up in my box. I didn't mind that because the man had some interesting things to say in defense of the much maligned service (see editorial). But I must admit in all honesty that I was a bit miffed that the article was put in my box without a stamp on it. I'm thinking of sending it back marked, Due." THE GARLAND TIMES For Sale One building lot, 608 S. Tremont St. Contact Nedra Brown evenings; day time. Also, Lone Star fishing boat, 45 HP motor, new tires, cover, fully Published every Thursday by the Leader Publishing Co. at 10 North 1st West, Tremonton, Utah. Subscription rate: Box Elder, Cache and Oneida $5.50 per year, all other areas $6.00 per year. Second Class Postage paid at Tremonton, Utah 84337. 257-535- 5 257-535- 6 14-f- t. acre. We are members of the Brigham Tremonton and Logan listing service. When you list with us, your lilting cover? Northern Utah. FOXLEY REAL ESTATE I AND INSURANCE 39 West Main, Tremonton 257-5b- REALTOR REDUCED! ! Beautiful mobile home on one thire acre lot in Bothwell. Two bedrooms, 17 x 19 living room just like new! Has large 2 car garage and chain link fence Now priced to sell for $24,500.00. REDUCED!! One year old home located in North Riverside. This is a three bedroom, IVi bath house with! large living room and full basement. Sits on Vt acre lot, and has just been reduced to sell for $32,500. Hurry in and find out more about this house - it won't last long at this price! FOURPLEX - Located in Tremonton, four unit apart ment building. Has two and two apartments. These units are partly furnished. We have a good rental market in this area, and this would be a great investment for $36,200.00. OLDER HOME 3 bedroom, two story home located in Garland. Sellers will accept $2500 down and carry a contract for $12,000. This house has carpets, drapes and fireplace. Come in with your down payment it's less expensive than renting! I "Postage Southwick Realty, Inc THE LEADER FOR SALE V4 FOR RENT - 3 bdroom, nicely redecorated home in Tremonton available for 3 years. No smokers or drinkers please. during time about the enough. CALL out At their regular meeting at Corinne Masonic Temple, Feb. 14, the members voted to honor Mr. Noah Edward Shaw with a Lifetime Membership in Corinne Lodge final groan of protest, braces buckle and maj- lt BMW 123 20 With a Custom built or Intermountain-Precision-BuiOrder NOW for spring delivery! ! Your lot or ours,-yo- ur plans or ours. ALLEN REALTY VENTING COME SEE US AT Member Old HEATERS APPLIANCES GAS (NAT. heme By Alan Manning J LEE FURNACES WATER ESTHER OLSON, chairperson for a reception of retired persons at Christ United Methodist Church, pours punch for Edward Shaw, Alice Banks and Lionel Kingsley. No. 5, THERE IS A BRIGHT note on the horizon for the Postal Service as well. The Postal Service showed a $15 million surplus during the fiscal quarter which ended. Sept. 30, 1976 instead of a $425 million deficit as expected. That doesn't mean a new day has dawned and that the Postal Service will or ever be even that it should be. But it does serve to point up that the Postal Service is making a valid effort to upgrade service. repiir. .. . Corinne Lodge Honors JJjgj 458-345-3 --- 95-Year-- 84311 & MAC ALLRED PHONE that the Postal Service could be run much more economically if it were allowed to offer only those services which are moneymakers. But it must handle all kinds of mail including mail such as our newspaper which receives a special rate because of the philosophy that one purpose of the US mail is to help disseminate the flow of public information. 257-354- 8. C0YERIKGS KALL US ALL OF US HAVE been Tremont-o- n area between 208 S First E and 200 Trent out St. Plastic tag with Margaret on it. If found contact Margaret e-;-- commission's requested appropriation for 1978 was $45,600 or 42 times its original amount. A MEMO CIRCULATED among representatives in the Utah legislature by Rep. Ted M. Davis serves to illustrate the point. FOST Set or Keys in Will buy your no longer needed items. Call coll-- PAIKTIS3 IF ONE CAN measure the status of women in Utah today based on the size of the budget of the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women-they- 're getting better every year. LOST UH TRADES lu r-usr. Las Vegas: home of the world's most expensive lemons. never realize how patient you can be until the fellow who is arguing with you happens to be your boss. If AllQR 70 WEST MAIN, TREMONTON, UTAH PHONE AREA You DON SOUTWia 1 PAUL CHRISTENSEN 84.137 801 257 ..1685 JOYCE HAWKES 2577126 257-3- |