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Show ii.t n liWitfcaiiMiliji I i iT ( n g ( i iimi Emery County Progress Wednesday, November 4A i i T-- M ni i n 17, 1982 Perspective Has it come to this? by Larry Davis W. People tell me that once you have lived in Emery County for a while, you won't want to leave. Of course, they haven't told me why, but over the past three weeks I've come to a valid conclusion. The reason is Soldier Summit. Seem a bit ridiculous? Maybe, but consider this for a moment. Soldier Summit is the only place in Utah where If you the highway is a solid sheet of black ice year-roundon't believe me, ask any one of thousands of motorists who has careened off the side of the road and skidded down the icy cutbanks of that treacherous stretch of highway. it doesn't matter. Black ice is always January or July there. Last winter came over to a basketball game in Price from Utah Valley. Things were fine until I hit the summit. About a half mile from the top, a fog bank swallowed my pickup, thick coatings of ice hugged my windshield, the road was hidden, seemingly forever, under piles of snow, and my heater broke. The traffic was crawling up the steep grade with at least every third auto disappearing over the side. The thought occurred to me that perhaps should stop, get a cup of coffee and settle down until the storm broke. Then a horrible thought came. This storm will never end. lf stop now, I'll be destined to remain in this frozen wasteland for the rest of my life, which at that point didn't seem to be all that distant into the future. plodded on, finally making it to Price about midway through the game. It was all worthless though. For the entire second half of the game, all could think about was the trip back over the summit. considered staying in Price, the lesser of two evils, but chose to return that night. It was April before found Utah Valley again. One would expect that kind of situation in January though. But swear there's only one season up there and that's the cold season. Moving to Emery County over the last three weeks has left me a nervous wreck. There were times when considered just dumping my load of furniture at the top, setting up quarters there, and commuting to Emery County via snowmobile every working day from the summit. I'm still not sure didn't lose a chair or lamp over the side, r That brings me back to my opening premise, ffnce you get to Emery County, especially after having come over Soldier Summit, you just do not want to leave because of that haunting thought of being stranded at the top of the world at a Chevron station. So it looks like I'm here to stay, although part of my furniture remains at Soldier Summit. I Forum Emery Needs Hospital Too reserved No part hereof may be reproduced without prior written consent. Emery County I I Progress A weekly newspaper, established in 1999, and published every Wednesday. P.0. Box 589 Castle Dale, Utah 84513 I USPS Editorial I I I I Can Trumka restore power? d'etat than a changing of the guard. From out of nowhere, Richard Trumka and his troops sprang a surprise attack on incumbent United Mine Workers of America President Sam Church, and they caught the giant slumbering. The rank and file, shaken by recent massive layoffs throughout the depressed coal industry, heeded the call for new, progressive leadership for the ailing union. The overwhelming Trumka victory did more than just it changed its change the look of the UMWA hierarchy direction. Gone are the days of glory that lingered from the time of John L. Lewis, the man who built the UMWA into what was once was one of the most powerful unions in the country. The boisterious, blood and guts approach to running this country's coal union has become outdated, as Sam Church discovered so surely this past election day. There was a time when the threat of a strike by the mighty UMWA could bring America to her knees, as the country depended heavily on coal to power its march toward the future. But the big stick carried by the union has been shattered, as we turned to alternate energy sources, and the UMWA saw its power, influence and membership dwindle. T oday, there is no room for threats no place for boasts o' of a cuffs. More than and fist quarter the union members of out are work, and that number could increase if the right not taken to secure more jobs. If the UMWA is to steps are enter the next decade in good health, it must build its foundation on a basis of progressive, It was more a coup quick-thinkin- g & Classified Display Advertising I I Vets 1962 Sun Progress Inc All rights All property of Sun Progress Inc 381-243- 1 381-243- 1 Dan Stockburger General Manager Larry Davis, Editor Advertising Mary Bentley Emery and Carbon Counties 2 Years $14 50 Year S10 In Utah, outside area $1 1 Out of State $13 (Includes APO, FPO) 1 Postal Regulations require that all subscriptions by paid in advance Entered as second class matter at the post office in Castle Dale, Utah. Member of and National Utah Press Association Newspaper Program Applauded Dear Editor, The Womens Auxiliary of American Legion Post 42, Ferron, Utah, wishes to congratulate San Rafael Junior High on the fine program by the student body in recognition of Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 1982. The program included posting of the colors by American 42 members, Legion Post school band selections, glee club songs, a student participation skit, speech on Americanism by former student Michael Mower, introduction of several local veterans and comments on What America Means To Me, by Principal Sam Singleton. Thank you San Rafael for the opportunity to realize our youth still treasure the ideals of Americanism. Association " " " WomenS'Auxiliary Good News Cable TV mogul Ted Turner and media analyst Lawrence Lichty obviously don't see eye to eye. Turner, whose Cable Network News is now watched by millions of Americans, has predicted the end of the newspaper as a major news force within a decade. Meanwhile, Mr. Lichty, a professor of communications at the University of Maryland, writes in the Wilson Quarterly that newspapers are still the top source of news and will be for years to come. Mr. Lichty, to our delight, debunks the notion that Americans get most of their news from television. He claims the electronic medium has merely replaced the sensational ''yellow press of the early 20th century. His source of material is a study by the Simmons Market Research Bureau, which according to Lichty, shows that the 50 million people who watch network news every night are highly fickle. Most regard the programs as merely another show. Those claims are not likely to prevent a major restructuring of TV news or lull us into a false sense of security. Still, it's nice to see someone agrees with what we've been saying all along. (Reprinted by permission of The Sacramento Union) Dear Editor, Much discussion has been underway in the Price area about the prospect of the reopening of the old Price Hospital in Carbon County. It has been mentioned several times that Carbon County residents do not like the Wasatch Front siting team making decisions for the Carbon area. I mention this because many times the phrase was used that the Carbon - Emery area needed a second hospital. We agree that may be the case, but NOW who is making the decisions for whom? We have never heard that the residents of Emery County have been polled in their preference for hospital siting. Apparently we are being made part and parcel of the decision made in Carbon County! All Emery County residents recognize the need is desperate for a hospital in Emery County. We feel we should reserve the right to make our OWN decisions on a hospital siting. Granted, once Carbon County was part of Emery County, but we doubt this gives them the right to make our decisions for us. Business interests are acutely aware that the success of their area has been directly linked to the construction and growth in Emery County. It is time for Emery County to consider a hospital, and in fact, it is many years overdue. Health care is our foremost concern. Let' us remember, Emery County residents, if the decision is made upstate to build a second hospital in Carbon County, you can kiss goodbye forever to the hopes of hospital care in Emery County. You can then still plan on a 40 to 60 mile drive to have a baby, or visit a cardiac care unit, or have even minor surgery. You can also 0 figure your chances are less will or that percent you make it in an emergency. Lets do our own planning instead of letting big brother Carbon County do it for us. Contact your Emery County Commissioners if you feel we deserve more in local health care coverage. It is a great hardship for the local doctors whom we are fortunate to have, to have to travel such distance to a hospital. Becky Odle Edna Fish Bill Hewitt Deava & Joe Trenery Sandy Porter Susan Anuskewic Elizabeth Ann Morlan Kathy Skaggs Vicki Anderson Vicky Nelson Lue Wareham Lou Schuman Mickey Syndergaard Lisa Matusic Virginia Talbot Collene J. Hunter Opal Jensen Stop smokin To the Editor: (and readers) I been asked by the Emery County Cancer Society peoples to speak out for their National Smokeout thats gonna be this Thursday, the 18th. They are workin on a good thing, you know. I mean, they aint asking you or me to give CPR to a runned over road skunk, or nothin. All we got to do is stop smokin, chewin, or snuffin tobacco for one day. It aint like you gotta give em money. If I can give up Skoal for a day you people can give up some stuff, too. So, Im askin you to join me. No preachin or moraling. You aint gonna get better lookin ... but ... you cant all look like me, you know. ps I think youre supposed to sign a pledge, too. And maybe win a cold turkey. Tom Casper Lisco Cleveland Posse deserves thanks 50-5- Dear Editor, A very special thanks goes out to the Sheriffs Posse. These men put their own time and money, plus equipment into helping others. The Posse has spent hundreds of hours already in searches this fall. They leave at all hours of the night to look for lost people, take gas to people, deliver messages and save lives. The Posse members are a very special kind of man. All they ever ask is your thanks. So Thanks Posse members and thanks to your families who sometimes never see you for days. Also a special thanks to Lamar Guymon who stands behind these men and make things work. Sheriff Name withheld upon request Thanks to UP&L leadership. The miners of the UMWA have called upon Richard Trumka to provide that leadership. The mandate given to the young lawyer who will guide the union for the next four years is a heavy load, one that must be carried with a cautious balance of brains and brawn. The United Mine Workers of America can have an important place in America's energy future. Trumka and his troops must move swiftly, taking their fight for jobs out of the streets and into the halls of Congress if they are to secure that future for the men who dig the black diamonds. Dear Editor, The Huntington PTA would like to apologize for our oversite of Utah Power and Light, for not including our thanks in last weeks Progress for the helium they donated for the Halloween Carnival. Thanks again. Huntington PTA Mary Rudisill, President i |