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Show f A2 The Times-lndependen- The Thursday, t, Times-lndepende- Oct 15, 1981 80 years ago note in the Grand Valley Mr. J.N. Times reported, Roberson caught a large owl n a trap this week. Mr. Owl was not injured and is now making himself at home at Phil Crouts place." A nt by Barry McWilliams UPS Second Class Permit No. 630-92Entered as Second Class Matter At the Post Office at Moab, Utah Under the Act of March 3, 1897 Second Class Postage Paid at Moab, Utah 84532 Official City and County Newspaper 0 thanks for efforts During the regular Board meeting of the Utah Navajo Development Council (UNDC) October 6 in Blenda news item in the Times ing, Dwight Laws, Chairman stated, "There was a gang of of the Advisory Council of young hoodlams out last the San Juan Center for Higher Education in Blendnight destroying property, fences and ing, presented a plaque of by ropeing appreciation to the UNDC pulling them down, breaking Board for their support of the windows, tearing up bridges, etc. The ones that were out Center. The San Juan Center was last night are known, and are sons of highly respected established in 1976 as an affiliate of the College of citizens and for that reason their names will be withheld Eastern Utah in Price. Since until an investigation can be UNDCs 1977 inception, the three organizations hav made. created innovative educae-tiona- l An editorial in the Times programs for the urged Moab residents to Navajo Indians. The plaque, develop a culinary water signed by the Centers and system, pointing out that the Colleges respective of-- ' with the falling leaves of and1 ficials, Mr. Law, October, the water in the President James Randolph ditches is hardly drinkable. read, in part: Without the' commitment of facilities!' Every family that uses ' funds, and staff time which' water from the ditches now have so generously been' are jepordizing the health of (by UNDC), the dream given the whole family, and any of higher education in San! father that will allow his Juan County would not be' children to drink water that realized as it is is a menace to their innocent San Juan Center today...The' stands as a Published each Thursday at 35 East Center Street Moab, Grand County, Utah 84532 Samuel J. and Adrien P. Taylor Publishers and Editors News Editor . Assistant to the Publisher William P. Davis Hazel Bradley Dorothy Anderson Ron Drake UNDO gains Circulation Director Production Foreman Community comments ' Charges of influence peddling in Utahs Legislature, following a fight over which engineering firm would be the winner of construction awards on the massive IPP power plant in Millard County, have boiled down to arguments principally between leaders of Utahs two major political parties. The people who should be most upset about the matter-Uta- hs been strangely silent, taxpayers-ha- ve and if it werent for the partisan politics involved, the matter would doubtless have blown over long ago. The fight did lead, however, to a special meeting in Salt Lake City early this week, and many would have been better served if that meeting had simply never been held. The ethics committee of the Utah Legislature met for a few hours in Salt Lake City this week and determined that five of their colleagues were not guilty of any impropriety in accepting costly favors from principals of one of the major competitors for the IPP contract. Spokesmen for the committee made some vague references to lack of spelled-ou- t legislative rules covering the matter. Others stated that since such things had been happening forever, it was alright for them to continue. The committees conclusions were pretty much predictable. Asking legislators to rule on the behavior of other legislators is kind of like asking a typical parent if his child ever did anything wrong. Thats why, in my opionion, this weeks meeting was a waste of time. But despite the fact that lobbyists have in Utah since the beginning of time, and the fact that certain of our legislators have despite taken advantage of lobbyist gratuities since we have had legislators, that doesn't by any stretch of the Imagination mean that everything's OK. Nor does It mean that all legislators are cut from the same cloth. The whole Issue has a bad taste to it If those committee legislators involved-includ- ing members who were so quick to Judge their colleagues innocent were not guilty of any breach of law or ethics, they were sure guilty of poor I hope that voters-mo- st of whom are dam and ethical citizens will ed good, remember the next time legislative elections roll around. sjt When Moab Les Erbes landed in town twenty-fiv- e or so years ago, he landed to stay. Coming here with a background which found him doing business in Michigan, New York City and serving in the military all over the Pacific during World War II, Les must have been tired of traveling, because he hasnt done much since. He told me once that he had made It to Salt s Lake City a time or two In the decades, and he had even visited Grand Junction once. But aside from his almost weekly trip to the culvert on Mill Creek in the LaSal Mountains during the summer, he rarely sets foot outside Moab Valley. Les did, however, take a trip all the way to d Springs, Colo., to visit an old army friend he hadnt seen since the 1940s. The two had corresponded over the years, but had not gotten together since their days in the South Pacific. Les armed himself with road maps and a picture of his old friend so he wouldnt miss him, and headed out a couple of Sundays ago. The reunion was great, he said, but didnt last long. He was over and back in the same day. guess Glenwoods just too darned far from Moab ever to amount to much in Les Erbes Looking Backward Through the Files of The and the Grand Valley Times Times-lndepende- so-call- ed been-lobbyist- herd-workin- g TV-cast- er two-plu- Glen-woo- I book. sjt was heartening to see such a rush of candidates filing for city office prior to last Fridays deadline. With all the guff our locally elected officials take from time to time (even an occasional mention in this column) its a wonder anyone files for office. It appears to me that we have a fine field of candidates to choose from. And with nearly three weeks left prior to the election, there should be plenty of time for voters to get acquainted, if they haven't already made up their minds. It vvm sveveeM ew'rrrewvvew 10 were William McDougald and Robert Mig-lior- i. Other candidates include Fred Lathrop, Royal Hotter, Dee Tranter and James Walker. Royalty was selected for the 1971 Grand County High - Attendant, Wanda Starrett; Junior Attendant Monnette Gramlich and Sophomore Attendant, Cathy Robinson. The board of directors of Whitelock Uranium announced to their Pny tocklwlders that they had Corn-judgme- acquired a 55 percent Dear Sam, t inter- est in the . Seven Mile e uranium mine, a producer of uranium ore located north of Moab. Production from the mine had yielded approximately Dear Several months ago' I was on my way to Moab to visit, As I drove into town I was sideswiped by a man who was quite drunk. Fortunately no one was injured. However my car was damaged beyond its value. long-tim- 92 million since its opening in 1949. The Moab Booster Club installed a new marqude designed to advertise high school activities and sports events. The sign was located on the east side of Main Street near Davis Motors. Canyonlands National Park Superintendent Bates Wilson announced that advertising for bids for construction of a road from Squaw Flat to Big Spring Canyon in the Needles Section would be started in about two weeks. The road was expected to cost about 9600,000. When the road was completed, plans called for a bridge to be built across Big Spring Canyon. The identity of a man who was shot and killed by Highway Patrolman Robert Low and San Juan County Deputy Verl Green was still not known. The suspect pulled a gun on the two officers during a routine traffic stop about one mile east of LaSal Junction. The car driven by the suspect had been stolen in an armed robbery in Los Angeles. m m www w w w ww After hitting my car, the man continued driving and stopped around the comer at his residence. A few minutes later the police arrived on the scene and arrested the man. As it turned out, he had been driving on an already revoked license, and according to several witnesses, had been involved in alcohol-relate- d accidents before. Three months later he was sentenced to three months at the Provo Alcohol Rehabilitation Center and a year of suspended license. We cannot continue to tolerate people who drink and drive, infringing upon the rights of others. A car is a lethal weapon when used irresponsibly. I hope that the Moab community will show more support for the actions of the Moab Police Department in cracking down on drunk drivers. But more than this, we should all look down upon those who participate in this most destructive activity. April Sincerely, Sanders L. Dear Sam, I went to the barber shop to get a hair cut. When I as I got to my came out-jucar my ankle turned and I grabbed the car to keep from falling. Someone saw me and st called the cops. Bernard showed and told me I couldnt drive my car home because I was drank and I wasnt. So he brought me home and I had to get someone to go get it for me. I was told if it hadnt been picked up it would have been towed away and impounded. Subscribe Now to Sty? tm eh -- 21 nil qjmii ent Name We dont need a swat team like the police show. Address. State $7.50 i , Zip Elsewhere -- MO.00 They should use better judgement and use their selves for setting good examples for the people A Concerned Citizen Acenith Stocks guaranteed a third succes- Fast Service sive month of participation. The 1.26 inches of rain from the storm Local residents who were making an effort to destroy apple worms were meeting topped in one day the with some success in wrapaverage for the entire month ping the trees with sacks. of October, a generous 1.07 The sacks contained the inches. worms, preventing the The storm pushed the total spread of the infestation. for the year to 11.56 inches. over-avera- ge Job Printing The a1 , Times- - Independent jy J Letters to the Editor Keep Abreast of Activities in This Rapidly Growing Visitor Mecca Southeastern Utah and difficulties that would face the uranium industry after 1966, when the existing procurement program was scheduled to end. Members of the Grand County Republican Central Committee recommended six names to the Grand County Commission to fill a vacancy created by the death of Chairman H.B. Evens. The candidates included Lee yean ago With the approach of the filing deadline for the 1971 municipal election, the number of candidates for three Moab City Council seats increased to six. Running (or s nt young lives, without making testimony of your dedication an effort to procure better, is the education for the' a very poor spedman of tq Navajo people. humanity, and any combined would effort at any time result in a good, pure water Mara Howland, Rex Jones, supply, the editorial said. Pope, N.S. Christensen, V.P. Ruben Walker, the Walker and William G. son of Mask Walker, Harding. Moab Valley emerged roped a gray fox in the lower end of Moab Valley. damply from a short-live- d A dance was held at the Drought with another tremendous rainfall that Woodman Hall. Thank goodness for a professional police force! I just happened to be at the Travelodge Inn Thursday morning and witnessed a drug bust by the Moab Police. I doubt that anyone other than myself and one or two other bystanders knew that anything was occurring. No sirens, no brandishing of weapons, no shouting or confusion - just calm, cool competence. If the bust had been handled in any other fashion, Im sure the south end of Moab would have been involved in a gigantic Hired to handle the new students at Thompson was Henry Martinez of Sante Fe, N.M. New teachers at Helen M. Knight Elementary were Nita Northup, Vera Hoskins and Florence Aiken. 40 years ago Bureau of Reclamation engineers revealed that plans had been completed for construction of a proposed 930 million dam on the Colorado River at Dewey. The dam was designed primarily to furnish electricity for the development of magnesium deposits at Cres- cent Junction. The proposed dam was to Thanks, Moab, for a be the largest on the river, competent and professional generating 160,000 kilowatts and impounding six million police force. acrefeet of water. The dam Sincerely yours, Peter L. Parry was to have been 300 feet Superintendent high. The Citizens Party, a 9 Dear Sam, organization, Viet Vet The excellent Rap Session article of last nominated D.E. Baldwin as a candidate for as week in the scratches the surface of mayor of Moab. Candidates a problem we Americans for City Council . included have. The problen is not J.W. Corbin, N.S. ChristenJ. delayed stress syndrome. sen, Carroll J. Meador and The problem is that decent Edgar Kerby. Mitchel Mel-ic- h was nominated for city honorable American boys fought and died for all the recorder and Winford Bunce, decent and honorable things for treasurer. An article in the Oct. 16, that this country stands for and this country treated 1941 issue of The The reported, them like suckers. As a Green Beret in the early days worst train wreck in the of the war, and the motto of history of Grand county the Green Berets is occurred about 5:50 Tuesday liberator of the oppressed morning, when an east-boun- d and being a witness of the freight train crashed war from the standpoint of through a bridge across mile living with and trying to help Cisco wash, one-ha- lf the wonderful people of Viet west of Cisco. The engineer Nam and Cambodia, compels was killed instantly and two me to define some frustra- other trainmen were seriously injured. tions of Viet Vets. The wreck was caused by a We never lost the war in combat. We were allowed to flash flood, which underbe shot at and killed but we mined a concrete abutment. were not allowed to win; a The abutment collapsed from peace without honor, surren- the weight of the train, der by politicians led to derailing 27 cars. Many of telescoped genocide of the highlanders the cars were The of the area, to the boat beyond recognition, people, and to the horrible Times reported. The engineer, who was tragedy of Cambodia. Hopefully such irresponsi- pinned under the locomotive, ble American actions wont was killed. The fireman tried lead to worse than that for to jump clear of the engine, even with our mistakes this but was pinned under some country and the people here wreckage. He managed to are the very best and Viet extricate himself. The brake-mawho was riding in the Vets will still fight for us and will send our sons and tender, was thrown into the and swept about daughters to fight for us as fioodwaters downstream be soon as America gets our a half-mil-e fore fighting his way to act together. Joe Stocks shore. shoot-ou- t. non-partis- Times-lndepende- nt EUPHEMISMS by Gil Yoder The word euphemism is defined in The Ran dom House College Dictionary as the1, substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. In other words euphemisms are mild synonyms for harsher words. Sometimes euphemisms are helpful (ex. to speak of death as a passing away), but when used as replacements for curse words, they simply hide a sin that still exists: If it is a sin to use a word in a vulgar way, it is wrong to use its synonym as a substitute. We are disappointed of the fact that vulgar euphemisms are used so freely by the people of the Moab area. Most probably do so without thinking, but that does not excuse this abhorrent sin (Matt. 15:18; Eph. 4:29; Matt. 12:36-37It is our purpose, therefore, to help our friends think ). about these things. . We challenge you to look up the following words in a good dictionary and find their euphemistic meanings: golly or gol, gee or gees, darn or durn, goldarn or goldum, gosh, goodness, jeepers, heavens, Gad or egad, and gracious. (There are others too numerous to mention.) Be sure to read the entire definition to obtain its correct meaning (a words ancestry is given in brackets in good dictionaries). For your sake and for the sake of those around you, please, know what you are saying. Mask Ckwcii f Cfcrfet P.O.lufl Times-lndepende- nt For Sale By Ownor Sixteen2V2 Acre Parcels Approved and Ready to Go! 22 miles from town on paved road Located on the Loop Road Just 6 Miles from Fishing and V Recreation at Warner and Oowah, and fust 1 Miles from Mill Creek Fishing n, h- - MOUNTAIN SHADOW ESTATES Call 259-771- 5 or 259-578- 3 1 4J |