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Show Tw, THE Page TIMES, October LEADER-GARLAN- 177 27, School Talk Our Opinion In ?3 Zft1"'-'- Ami i survey Fre Depart. DOCKS By Ford Jeppson, After spending nearly in the Box Elder schools as a teacher and as an administrator, I feel that the quality of education is good, that the curriculums are reasonably sound, that they offer students an opportunity to prepare themselves to meet the problems and responsibilities which face them as members of our area. The schools have stayed close to the basic fundamentals of education and the results have proven effect--iv- Ml among the responsible leadership of the state and nation, and as for a choice place to live and rear a family, Box Elder County has an enviable population of fine people with integrity and responsibility. The personnel of our district could be the envy of many districts. Both ties and staff are, as a whole, honorable men and women who have gone the extra mile to see that the students are know. WE'VE TOUTED our local department's efforts in the past. And, we think they deserve to know that the vast majority of Tremonton residents share our high opinion of their service. 1 Your Man In Washington given an opportunity to velop their talents and dere- ceive those experiences which make them effective citizens of our communities. The personal habits and attitudes of teachers are uplifting and exemplary to their students. Parents Support parents are very supportive to their schools. We could not ask for more support than we have received from parents of our clippers, emptying the baby's diaper, figuring his bank balance,. ..and moving. I hate moving most of all. And I don't think I'm alone in my hatred. Most people I talk to hate moving. Moving could be fun if you didn't have to take anything with you. Wouldn't it be wonderful, for instance, to be so wealthy that you could live in a home until you got tired of it, or it got dirty, then simply lock the door and move to another completely furnished home. My children would love it. They'd love to live in a mansion. That way as one room became cluttered with broken toys and the Society's lust for recreation type events pulls heavily from the more academic and skill subjects. Probably in spite of all the good things going for education, our people are not achieving more than fifty or sixty percent of their potential, which leaves us plenty of room to improve. One of the nightmares of teaching is to get students to read and write and spell adequately. Each and every teacher, no matter what his field, should spend more time in teaching these basics in his specific field, this, in spite of the fact that we have many, many students who read books by the dozens. Special Note: Principal Ford Jeppson is retiring at the close of the present school year, after 35 years of service in the education ld ent's attitude. Motivating American Steel: An Uncertain Future competition in any world industry is more aggressive or ruthless than that found in the world steel Until industry. recently U.S. steel makers have been global leaders in producing the highest quality product, in the greatest quantity at the lowest price. But in the last two decades, the developing nations of the world have suddenly begun to realize that they too can play the steel game, and the old Drodur.inflro nations haver ..:. tenacious w:.u i coal prices will lead to even greater steel costs. Productivity, which has been the traditionally answer to rising costs, can no longer be relied upon as the panacea of industry ills. Productivity under existing conditions has reached its optimum efficiency. As a result 20 percent of the U.S. steel manufacturing capability is now standing idle. This unused capacity has cut into steel" profits, but the pattern of industry price increases and large wage hikes fof workers Is labor and government gf com" sub- sidies, foreign steel makers are competing with and beating the prices of American steel producers. The competiton is so intense that foreign steel producers, supported by their governments, willingly dump their steel on the U.S. market at prices below the cost of production and delivery. They absorb the costs of dumping to keep their people working and achieve a stronger sales position which could defeat American steel makers and result in a successful g industry. U.S. finished-stee- l money-earnin- prices have risen 79 percent since 1972, outpacing all other domestic industrial prices by over 24 percent. These price increases have been one of the major fuels of inflation, and the future does not look much better. Large pay increases for steel and coal workers, and the resulting higher Major steel companies have laid off thousands of workers in recent weeks because of loss of the domestic steel markets, and the industry is now appealing to the President for import protections. A recent White House report by the Council on Wage and Price Stability suggests that import controls will provide little benefit to an industry which the report says is "beset by a wide range of problems that have been developing for nearly 20 years." In the United States Senate a Senators coalition from states disposed to go along. Domestic coal is the major fuel for the immediate future of this country. Coal will bridge the energy years between the decline of oil and gas production and the emergence of more exotic fuels such as solar energy. Kentucky, West Virginia and Environmentalists argue that the marine ecolShelf. conti-nuln- make1 them of steel-produci- The Energy ogy will be ruined by OCS drilling. But, at the sites where petroleum production is now allowed, e.g., the Gulf of Mexico Resource Challenge By Sen. Jake Garn - The Senate was embroiled for several weeks in debate on President Carter's proposed energy program. Included in the debate were a filibuster, several late night sessions and one session. Some national media representatives said the President's proposal is in trouble because of the Senate. To the contrary, the President's energy proposal is in trouble because it is a bad proposal. At any rate, the bill is now in Conference with the House. Having said that, I will take this opportunity to speak to the energy issue. Every American must, in the face of our current energy shortage, tighten his belt and begin to modify his life style in order to reduce our annual energy consumption. But, in addition to conserving the energy we have and all-nig- ht off of Pennsylvania currently research team stated, "the spill was cleaned up immediately and in such a way that there is every indication that good ecological health has returned to normal." In order to allow for more exploration for oil and natural gas, OCS drilling must be encouraged "i. 'and tief ended. " Nuclear power plants are another excellent source of energy for our nation. Unfortunately, government interference impedes much of their progress. A New Hampshire power plant is a good example. Since a construction permit was issued in 1971, there have been are importing, we must search out and discover and California, the safety record has been excellent. With more than 21,000 wells drill-- 1 ed, there have been only four spills, and those were promptly cleaned up. As a new means to provide ampieTfen-erg- y resources to J continue our strong economic growth. I believe America's greatest energy resources are in our own backyard. We have three major resource development areas in this country: the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), nuclear power plants, and domestic coal. And if measures are taken immediately, there is no reason, from the standpoint of availability of physical energy resources, why the U. S. should consider further increases in foreign importation. Geologists have identified the areas off America's coasts as the most promising place to drill for significant new discoveries of oil and natural gas. Yet, today, exploratory drilling is permitted on only 1.5 percent of the U. S. Outer Continental . hearings, and rulings motions and today, still no power plant. Opponenets claim that there is a tremendous danger in nuclear power plants, and theoretically, there is. However, there has never been a nuclear power plant disaster, despite the fact that 210 plants are operating in the U. S. and around the world today. Yet, the Administration is attempting to eliminate nuclear breeder reactors. Congress has shown that it is not supply much of America's coal and could not feasibly increase supply. Coal, therefore, must come from the West, and that means surface-- use alists have fought this Senator Hatch member of that (R-Uta- coali- tion. He has some specific ideas based on Utah steel experience which will be discussed in next week's column. 1 Letters To Editor result of Split School District Editor: The persistent favoritism of our county school system towards Brigham City is disgusting! As I watched the county fair parade, the obvious contrast of high school band uniforms between Bear River and Box Elder was sickening. Of course, looks don't make the music. But, one young man from Bear River was drowned by an old enormous jacket large enough for me (and I'm a big woman) while Box Elder has fancy, expensive uniforms. We get the old school buses, while they get the new ones and on and on. This isn't something new, as it has been going on since 1918, that I know of. We had to fight to get a high school here. C. H. Skidmore was county superintendent at that time and he said we didn't need a high school up here. So, after completing the eighth grade here, that was as far as I went in school. It's another reason why we should split our county school district to give Brigham City their own district and provide equity within the valley. Sincerely, May T. Kent Tremonton will no strip'-minin- exist. longer modern The surface-minin- . -- typical improving surface-minin- to our now homo i at ,. 2 'v vW -- 257-510- 2 mm 5L Convincing the female r v 'J'""' t employees in the office that the furniture, - especially the heavy stuff, - looks just fine exactly where it's at biw.-- right now. Believe me, it's a losing battle. s THE GARLAND TIMES g we are taking can realistically confront and resolve the energy 121 Our now phono numbor Is But,' having made the faces only move, Star-Gazone final hurdle. What's that? THE LEADER No matter where you ore, the most direct source for hometown news "is the newspaper. NASA officials used headlines, particularly those from the sports pages to help keep astronauts in touch with reality. Tho Leader Publishing Company We've Moved - g operations, steps to become energy independent. In this way, we crisis. the move from our old building to our new facility. My idea of moving is to first take out what is absolutely essential then to burn the rest before some female has a chance to see it. If you don't, invariably they'll say it has to be saved because sometime in the next fifty years it may come in handy. Miraculously, though, we made the move and we're all settled in, sort of. We can't find the toilet paper supply, but luckily, we're clcse to two grocery stores. The only thing which can compare to my hatred for moving, though, is my dislike for cleaning up a place I've just moved out of. It seems so futile to spend hours or even days, cleaning on hands and knees, a home or business you won't be in any more. Why, I ask myself, should the place be cleaner when I'm gone than while I was there? & operation guarantees to restore the topography to its original state, a section at a time, as mining proceeds. Subsoil and topsoil are carefully saved for this purpose. As a country, we have the resources and the technical skills to provide enough energy to keep people warm in the winter, run factories and keep cars and planes supplied, without relying on foreign reserves. By cutting through regulations required for OCS drilling, by defend--in- g breeder reactors and by'k East Main. ' ' ld domestically-produce- d Orrin G. production pro- posal for some time. But, as in OCS drilling, modern day precautions can be taken, and the old time stigma of ruined and barren lands as a is con- steel. is a Star-Gaz- er seven-year-old- Environment- mining. sidering a wide range of legislation and regulation to encourage steel buyers to "thing" was Junior's first artistic endeavor, - a picture of his father, no less. ran into the same situation this past week when The Leader made seven-year-ol- seven-year-ol- -- er praphernalia that young boys drag home with them, they could simply lock the door and move to another room, no need to clean up. Ask a seven-year-owhat the worst fate in the world is and he'll probably say it is being banished to his room with orders to clean it up. d Getting one to clean up his room is only half as hard as getting a d and a to clean up their room together. The secret is for the parent to arbitrate the situation, insuring that exactly half of the litter is located in each half of the room. Heaven forbid that some item be found lying half in one brother's territory and half in the other brother's part of the room. That is a crisis of proportions meriting intervention by the United Nations. It is also amazing what will pass for clean to a seven or The county landfill can be more sanitary 's than a room after he's finished cleaning it. But, back to moving. The biggest thing which irritates me about moving is that objects which have had no value whatsoever for the past terr tr- twenty years, become suddenly priceless Star-Gazer- rig-erat- 100-roo- m By U.S. Senator Orrin G. Hatch No family possessions. 's bouse this At happens all the time, even when we aren't moving. I once threw away a sheet of paper covered by a mass of crayon markings which had been on the top of the ref for at least two months. No sooner had the paper hit the trash can when shrieked Mrs. Star-Gazand son No. 2 burst into .tears, yelled, "You always iloved my brother more," and ran to barricade himself in his room. How does a father explain to his son and his wife that he really didn't realize that the ' tar-Gaz- Recreation vs Academic Compulsory education Most of our There are certain things hates with which S a passion,...cutting his toenails with a dull pair of well-heele- places the teacher and administrator in an awkward position where, on one hand, he is trying his level best to get the child in school, only to find he can do little or nothing for him because of the student's and his par- 0 as competition radio and TV with their professional help and finand sponsors cially seem to steal away the time and interest of students. our schools have been adequately housed and reasonably financed and equipped with, equipment and supplies. The majority of our students are of a fine quality and a credit to parents and community. Teachers need to know where they stand in regard to authority with the difficult parent and student. It is almost impossible for a teacher or an administrator to get by continually with just good psychological maneuvering. There comes a time when authority is needed with students. Teachers should in no way have to take the abuse of inadequate students who, because of their own shortcomings, turn on the teachers. well-know- have taken their place ablished 3 o students to learn is proving to be an unbelievable challenge. The claims of other organizations and such est- te e. Students Complete n fact that It is a our students have been able to complete their education here and go on to institutions of higher learning. Many cceccrai) performing groups. One teacher who left our school wrote that he did not realize what fine support he had while teaching here until he moved away to another district. The administration of our district has seen to it that ears ASKED TO RATE a list of various city services ranging from sewer and water to garbage collection, the Fire Department came away with top markings from the public. FOR INSTANCE, ambulance service was rated highest of the 15 services listed. A total of 92 percent of the respondents rated the service as either "excellent" or "good" (43 percent excellent and 49 percent good). Only three percent rated it "fair" and no one rated it "poor". Five percent said they didn't know. FIRE PROTECTION rated a 93 percent approval from citizens with 60 percent listing it as "good" and 33 percent listing it as "excellent." Five percent rated it fair, one percent rated it poor and one percent said they 1 School forty-y- Fire Department. i7 ri"",,M'""WfSi Princ. V SI MmQtinl Bear River Jr. High A PORTION OF the survey taken by a Weber State College planning class in Tremonton should be very gratifying to a group of men who serve this community as well as others. The group is the Tremonton Volunteer didn't '5 . .Published every Thursday by the Leader Publishing Company 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. |