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Show Page HE HERALD, Prove, Utah By Herold Sunday, June 7, 1970 Staff OH the Beat Memorial Day Memories Memorial Day, naturally, grandfather. Peter Dane was a character with a capital "C". He lives in legend today in tl:e family cir- n wnc seemed to have a particular affinity for standing on his head. He is reported to have had a talent for drinking beer while standing on his head. I've seen a picture of this. I can vouch for everything but what was in the bottle, and the family legend says it was beer. He lives in the memory of the family for his stunt one Fourth of July, when he stood on his head on a float as it went down Main Street in the parade, and consumed the inevitable bottle of beer. But the choicest story of all concerns the overly Jong prayer. It's i bit fantastic, but the story has lived for years, and somehow it seems just like Peter but there's brings memories one that recurs each year in the Moroni coaetery which has special appeal for me. When my wife was a little girl, she had a storybook grandmother. The grandmother was flesh and blood, but her home had a and her love and yard storybook quality for a granddaughter who remembers them to this day as one of the happiest parts of her life. raised The grandmother beautiful peonies, and one in particular threatened to set some sort of a record for size and beauty. One day, without permission, the little granddaughter picked it. The beloved grandmother was saddened. The adoring granddaughter, when she realized what she had done, Dane. was heartbroken. The It seems the closing prayer in The years passed. had died. She dragged on, and on, and meeting grandmother decided forgotten about the peony, no on. Peter Dane doubt, but the granddaughter something should be done. He never really did. calmly walked up on the stage, the story says, and stood on his And each year on Memorial Day e single peony, the largest head and clicked his heels the man doing the and most beautiful from a large behind The audience and beautiful yard, is laid on her praying. snickered. The prayer ended. grandmother's grave. I tease her about it and call it I was asking directions on her penance. She smiles and Memorial Day to find his grave. says yes, that's probably it. But I Said my wife's beautiful young to a niece; "You don't need to find know it's gratitude storybook grandmother for him you are he, reincarnated." Now I have never stood on my those moments of a storybook childhood. head to drink a bottle of beer. I'm sure I'd choke to death. And His name was Erastus Peter I would never dare to end a Christensen. He was Danish. prayer in the manner he did. But And to distinguish him from after I got over the shock of her others of similar name he remark, I began to feel comthe fashion of so plimented. Peter Dane, it seems acquired, many in Sanpete, a nickname. to me, was a man who always He became just Peter Dane. He had the courage to do his own wife's THERON H. LUKE was great thing. my V v nop i is i SB s WASHINGTON (UPI) --The House is heading for another showdown on "right to work" issue, which is forcing its way into the postal reform fight on The reform measure, which the House may take action next week, would turn the post office into an independent government agency commisrun by an sion. The bill also would allow the unions, for the first time in federal employe union history, to organise postal workers under provisions of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). 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Ralph Taylor of Bowling Green, Fla., told the 13,500 delegates Thursday he had talked to some delegates "and most of them agree that irti Yes, current House bill has beer conference immediately after his election he hoped the denomination would tone down attention given its "extreme" elements in the next year. Out there were indications some of the same points of il ti J (Mrooe C9 floor. The value to Indians. The appeal was wired to the President during a recent intertribal conference in Denver, DENVER (UPI)-T- he Southsponsored by the National Congress of American Indians and ern Baptist Convention, marked the United Tribes of North Da- by sharp disagreement at some points1 over Biblical interpretatkota. The Blue Lake area contains ion and the methods of its the tribal shrines and holy social action agency, ended its places of the Taos Indians and annual meeting this week with is essential to the practice of a mixed victory for both its their religion, John Ranier, first liberal and conservative elevice president of the congress, ments. said. During its four days, the Leaders of 26 tribes and or- convention ordered recall and ganizations joined to sign the rewriting of a Bible commentary considered too liberal, but telegram. staved off efforts to either The Indian Claims Commission has ruled thai the land, abolish or punish the Christian which is now in the Carson Life Commission, its social National Forest and adminis- action agency, for some of its tered by the Agriculture De- methods. The convention elected the partment, was taken illegally Rev. Carl E. Bates, pastor of by the federal government. Legislation to transfer the First Baptist Church of Charland to the Interior Department lotte, N.C., president to replace for use by the Indians has been Dr. W. A. Criswell of Dallas. blocked by the Senate Interior elected without a Bates, and Indian Affairs Committee, runoff over four other candidespite the fact it has been dates, apparently has widepassed twice by the House. The spread support. He told a news pending before the Senate committee since its passage last September by the House. "We are asking the President to declare his support of (the bill) as part of a national policy that protects Indian religions and cultures instead of de- e committee, which led House members to pledge never to consider the measure again until the Senate had spelled out its attitude in a recorded vote. Rep. David N. 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(UPI) -Apost office, needs labor merican Indian tribal leaders backing to get reorganization of have called on President Nixon some kind mis year. to support pending legislation to return lands in the Blue Lake area to the Taos Pueblo Indians of northern New Mexico because of the land's sacred Return Of Sacred Land Asked . would be required to join a union as a condition of m s 1 Ss gco(? ago COMPARF aer 'Right to Work' Issue In Postal Reform Fight is 4' Lr ii Mm Home of Fine Furniture 264 NORTH 100 WEST - PHONE PROVO UTAH 84601 ..." r ' ' 374-160- 0 - S RVJnn r ly H a V |