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Show Letters to the Editor it V Readers Air Views on Election Topics as Vote Nears Feels LBD Citizen Relates Negative Why Not Would Add Observations With Liquor Outlaw Pie Liquor Issue, Says Woman Herald: wrecks pect By the Piece? Editor voters other states, our nation are;favel Enticement EDITOR HERALD: That is the way it Is, always has been and always will be when something is most avail' Editor Herald: In my opinion it is absurd to able to enable people to act presume that the serving of foolishly, Irresponsibly, and dan liquor in restaurants and other gerously, the more people act social atmospheres would not that way and more often. My make a difference both in in- life experknees of 70 years atcreased consumption in general test to these facta in regard to and increased social pressure whiskey. Prior to prohibition the gov and enticement of our youth. As a former Californian, I've ernment licensed stills. Where in I grew up in the Deep South the atmosphere observed fashionable restaurants where these stills were all around us. orders are asked for and cock The access road to one still left tails are routinely served as the highway a hundred yards "the thing to do" before dining, from our home. Early mornThis is all an open, stylish, ings wagon loads (there were no trucks in those days) of corn, seemingly innocent and even liv of apples, and peaches would rye, form "gracious dignified com. are begin rolling into the still to Here and there ing. in be exchanged for whiskey or cocktail leaders munity is brandy. In the afternoon these The atmosphere hand. is im- wagons began rolling out, the illusion the magnetic farmers driving them whooping, mense. Let's hope we don't have to hollering, using profanity, and lose the good asmosphere in our shooting their pistols. We lived area before we awaken and in fear and never played on wish we had fought for it. In- the side of the house near this road. difference is an evil. Worse still! I visited the chil he said Lincoln Abraham would part with his right arm dren in some homes which pro before he would sign anything vided this still with grain and that would promote the sale of fruit. At times there was inade quate amounts of food and trie liquor. To anyone claiming to be children were not provided with clothing to enable LDS, the prophet, with his di- sufficient vinely granted foresight and them to attend school. The authority, has expressed him- whole family had to suffer In self foremost and boldly upon order for the men to have whisthe issue. If only we can re- key to drink. "Lean not unto thine What a change for the better member own understanding. M. R. Bonham Orem, Utah. in our neighborhood when this still was closed because the operator had murdered a mar in a drunken dare and had been found guilty of cheating the government, and was sent to the pen. It was like the beautiful rays of sunshine following a disastrous storm. I vowed men that I would fight alcohol, as long as I lived. The masses think prohibition was a failure. In reality it was the victim of the most dastardly piece of propaganda that has ever been perpetrate! During prohibition I lived in the land once infested with stills. I spent some time in the major cities of the United States, such as New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Birmingham, Kansas City, San Francisco, and after the repeal of prohibition in a town of 60OJ with plenty of saloons, where I lived in Cali fornia, I saw more drunks in one day than I saw durir.;; all the days of prohibition. Where liquor flows freely, it is con- imed fredy and sometimes by our good citizens who are victims of the fad. When it is hard to get, only the stubborn Use Your Own Judgment On The following is specifically directed to tlie people of our fair state who are so admirably concerned with the welfare of their fellow citizens and their financial status. I suggest we promptly circulate a petition doing away with the serving of pie by the piece. This is pres ently Demg done by restaurants and other eating establishments in the area. The following reasons surely will make sense to certain groups of people in Utah : 1. Establishments ser v i n g pie by the piece are charging us two to three times what it would cost if we bought a whole pie at the bakery and cut our own piece, (we could always bring it in a brown paper bag, tnis method being quite fashionable in Utah.) Also these same establishments are getting a discount when they buy their pies and we are not. 2. One of our greatest killers is coronary diseases, and as we all know this is often caused! by overweight, brought on by go after it. overindulgence, such as a piece If you are interested in keep of pie. 3. Finishing off ing Utah a rather decent place a heavy to live and in keeping crime meal with a piece of pie often and corruption to a minimum, causts drowsiness in turn makvote against liquor by the drink. ing the person a real hazard on Loaz W. Johnson the highways. 1021 E. 2620 N., Provo 4. Having that extra piece of pie tends to give indigestion, resulting in grouchiness and insomnia. Undoubtedly many a marital quarrel has been started because of this and a happy home broken. Now to you pie lovers may I say this, "Maybe you just like situation if our judicial system a piece of pie on Thanksgiving is to remain above the common or Christmas, maybe you have never overindulged, you may be "politics" present in the legislature and executive branches one of the rare people who just like the freedom of knowing of our government. I urge that voters carefully you can get a piece of pie consider the effects of proposi- should you want it, well sorry tion 5 and vote against giving folks but you see this is the However, be the Legislature unneeded and State of Utah. proud, when your unnecessary power. friends come to visit, they will Terry Olson 830 W. 300 S., Provo Opposes Proposition 5 On Prefers Present System of Liquor Control EDITOR HERALD: I have no desire for publicity and I truly think that ell have the right to think and act for themselves during this period. As a naturalized citizen who has had the actual experience of living in the at mosphere of the open saloon, as, compared to our system of control, I cannot refrain from an earnest plea for all to give serious consideration to all as pects of this proposed change in the control of liquor In our wonderful State of Utah. It is usually the innocent who suffer as a result of broken homes and deaths on the highways. Recent10 cr 20 years more? Judge ly startling figures were pubWendell Holmes, among Oliver Salt Lake newspaper lished in a did some of his ablest setting forth the tremendous in- others, crease in the sale of liquor work on the bench while in his eighties. We should not deny under the proposed change. Would you quench a fire by either the public or the judge himself the chance to benefit pouring gasoline on it? from additional years of proElisabeth Souter ductive and fruitful public Provo on I am also concerned that by Gov. John Winthrop of Masthe Legislature with sachusetts is credited with in- providing to remove judges above troducing the table fork to power and beyona the power they al America in 1630. ready have, our judicial system will be weakened. Political of courts is not un"packing" ELECT SOMEONE heard of in our day, and if the Legislature is given additions 1 power in the removal of judges, TO TRULY the party in office may veryj well be appointing an unusally large number of judges in a very short span of time. This; seems to me to be an unhealthy REPRESENT when people more to The of in the saddle. Polling performs The LDS Church has been many useful functions in our; the nardest worker to stop The complex society. Changing our liquor by the drink. minds and having them chang church's president advises to ed by reading and studying is vote against the initiative petia far cry from changing them tion. I don't drink, but I say, because so and so says we let people use their own judg ment. We cannot, without more should. We know as well as the scien trouble, have church rule. We tists that we are better off with must separate government and out drinking to excess. I don't, church think a small drink will hurt Let people spend more on a so what? They spend anyone, but in Utah you buy a drink drunk, not a drink. it on a bttloe then get to feeling Our businessmen at present1 good so they fill up the car do not benefit as do those in; with eas and head off for some other states which allow liquor place where they can spend by the drink and entertainment more for drinks, shows and other states provide. dances and come home broke. I cannot see all our profits We can get more satisfaction going elsewhere. We can ex- - from our polling system. Everyone eligible can go vote for their favorite politicians. Vote go away remembering Utah, on the liquor law as they wish. there aren't very many places The issue has got to be why and in this great land of ours where will you vote for. Liquor, who have the people the gumption the drink yes or no. to tell others what they should by So what if we do change our eat or what they shouldn't. One more comforting thought, minds. That is our business. No always remember you and your church, as long as we use our kids will find pie twice as rights, can tell us what to vote tempting and three times as for. Let's keep our money that good when you have to sneak it, is made here in our state and and since Utah does not need help business here. Stella Patten your money, think of the fun of 197 E. 200 N., to state of out going spend your Spnngville earnings any way you wish, after all you worked for it, so To make one pound of whole have your piece of pie. d milk Utah Citizen for a requires 7.43 V. H., Orem. pounds of whole milk. Utah Collected Belle Fleur Brocade. Textured acetate brocaded with a flower pattern, 55 acetate, 45 tex-tutbeautiful acetate. 4445" wide. all-ov- er Sunday Herald SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, Utah County, REDUCED TO 1968 'gas Utah W7iaf i newfortomorrou It at S I N C E R today I SINGER mM For address of the store nearest you, see whita pages of phone book under SINGER COMPANY 155 NORTH 200 WEST PROVO a tmm w thi imam (Chm'olet Sports Sbofi (Freely translated from the French) ... "I am a man who drivet for sport ... for fun, you know? This is why I am now telling you all about the brave new Chevrolet and its Sports Shop. "Only in the Chevrolet Sports Shop do you find cars like th Camaro Z28. Ah, yes, the Z28. A Camaro with 302 V8, Holley carburetor, more muscular suspension and Hurst shifter. Is also one of two American cars which offer disc brakes. The other is also in tht Chevrolet Sports Shop . . . Corvette, of course. "Only the Chevrolet Sports Shop has sporting cans from all the way to Besicte the Z28 and Corvette, there is Camaro SS, Chevelle SS 396, Nova SS and the big ImpaU SS427. Will you come and see these cars very soon at your Chevrolet dealer? "But of course." $30,505,000. Approximately four and million dollars was er spent on county and municipal streets while $112,000 was expended for state general pur poses. two-seat- FILE CABINET VI special $29.95 Utah Office Supply Center, Provo YOU! l X :: er W five-seate- r. Putting you first.keeps us first. DR. ROBERT HOGAN for MEBO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER I - PAYSON SUPPORT: HONEST, EFFICIENT USE OF YOUR SCHOOL TAX MONEY IMPROVED CURRICULUM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF All STUDENTS LOCAL CONTROL REPRESENTATION QUALIFIED AND SUPERVISORY AND PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL UTILIZATION TALENTS company jM'Ctecte Ifflly talks shop... HUH Of llCCUtMCft SALT LAKE CITY U.S. Department of Transportation statistics announced Utah had collected and distri buted $34,859,000 in motor vehicle, motor carrier and motor fuel taxes during 1967. The Department information listed Utah capital outlay, maintenance, administration, law en forcement and safety on state highway total expenditures as E. ed Bonded Lace. The elegance of lace combined with the sewing ease of bonding. 54 cotton, 41 acetate, 5 acetate tricot backing. 3536" wide. nylon on 100 powder Pie-Eye- 10. Now you can sew up a dream dress for the holidays at an undreamed of price with these special purchase fabrics from Singer. GM $34,859,000 in '67 Taxes 69 THE HOLIDAYS rod C - Retirement of Utah Judges EDITOR HERALD: Because the Utah State Legislature already has the power to remove judges if they are in competent, I fail to see the need for the passage of proposition number 5. This proposition would give the Legislature the power to manaatoriiy reure judges. As long as a man is compe tent and serving capably, why require him to retire at age 65 of 70 or at any other age? The criterion for retirement should be based on competence, not on age. Why throw away the wealth of training and ex perience developed by a judge who has served ably for ten or twenty years? Why not take advantage of fliat service for MET MORE TO WEAR Jean Claude Killy, winner of three gold medals in the 1068 Winter Olympic OF TEACHING f '69 Camaro Z23 |