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Show THE SAM JUAN RECORD Thursday. The Old Settler . . OF SAN JUAN. COUNTY. UTAH Published Etery Thursday at Moniicello. Utah Entered at the Post Office at Moniicello, Utah, as second class matter under the Act of Congress of March 3. 1873. My dear San Juaners: A man who climbs to within LARRY M. ROE. Editor and Publisher Home Phone Elanding 53R6 Office Moniicello Phone 4R3 MEMBER OF UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Subscription Rates in San Juan and Adjoining Counties $1.73 Six Months $3.00 One Year Subscription Rates Elsewhere Six Months $2.00 One Year $3.50 - U.A CfiowtU This tremendous San Juan growth is creating problems on problems with astronomical rapidity. And the city councils of both Blanding and Monticello are often faced decisions that are, even though not specwith momentous inasmuch as the final analysis will detacular, on the good judgment displayed by these pend largely councils. Much of the problems to be analyzed today are problems created out of prior shortsightedness, but the fact remains that the present councils are charged with the responsibility of eliminating these inequities in the present strucon-the-s- ture. On the whole we feel the city councils have met the challenge with an excellent average and have certainly earned the respect and admiration of the townspeople even though we have occasionally disagreed and shall continue to do so on issues we feel are vitally important to our mealy-mouthe- d, end-to-e- La Sat Utah Dear Editor; nd . . . The best in Xmas cards. Personalized for you aniyour family. A beautiful selection to pick from avoid that last minute Christmas - rush. Order yours early. San Juan Record 12, 1954 We read and hear so much about the wealth that the uranium discovery has brought to this area, but what do we ever read about the people who work these mines and their problems? We realize that most of the wealth is going to individuals, but at the same time isnt the county receiving any of this income through taxes? We are asking these questions as parents of children going to La Sal school who have no means of transportation except what the mothers provide. We have been unable to get the school board or superintendent to furnish a school bus to take our youngsters to school. We were told that if the parents didnt wish to assume this responsibility, that any child living more than 214 miles from school didnt have to attend school unless they wanted to. Having a total of 19 grade school children in this region, we feel we have a right to demand a school bus and driver. We have already had to send our high school students away at considerable cost without this added burden of the responsibility for the safety of children other than our own. Why then do we have a school board and school superintendent if not to assume this responsibility and where is the taxpayers money going is not to help provide for something as necessary as a school bus? Can anyone answer our questions? The Parents Mrs. Norman Larrabee Mrs. D. W, Hales Mrs. Ruby Thays Mrs. V. D. Lankford Mrs. Charles Stubblefield Mrs. C. W. Prichett . Mrs. Lawrence Stubblefield Mrs. W. E. Straugh Mrs. Gene C. Cox Mrs. Roy Thompson Mrs. George Warren The . Monticello, Utah September 18, 1954 - If with pleasure you are viewing Anything someone is doing; If it rates a commendation State Fair State Forester Pats Utahns On The Back - with the dog in the lead. Getting Henry in the wheelbarrow, Jimmy pushed it. slowly back over the sand to their cabin, and was. doctor and nurse till his partner had improved enough to want to get up. Then he made some crutches or canes on which Henry leaned and began carefully to balance himself irr an upright position and move slowly about. Being then in the strength and vigor of his prime, he recovered enough to ride again and carry on with his work, but the deep injury was never corrected, and the wear and tear of years aggravated it to hinder him from the vigor and comfort of old age which he otherwise would have enjoyed. We sinceerly hope that he can find a reasonable degree of com-lo- rt in finishing out the hundred years which he declares he is resolved to achieve. Albert R. Lyman If you will need more jelly than you have time to make, save time by canning the juice now. Use it to make jelly whenever its convenient. Miss May Stanek, Extension nutrioniist at Colorado A & M College, suggests using this method, not only to save time during canning season, but also in order to have fresher jellies this winter. When it comes to laying top quality eggs, a young hen beats an old hen every time. Read the advertisements It pays 1 Make this Your For All Your For he cannot read his tombstone ....when hes dead! This bit of verse came back to me out of yesteryear as I read your tribute in the September 9th editorial to one who has been a public servant. How much more lovely would be our walk through life if we could but follow the advice set forth in the above phrases. Certainly, an example has been given to the community through the pages of the San Juan Record. I should like to join the ranks of those who have and who continue to commend you your worthy and unselfish journalistic endeavors in behalf of this region, that San Juan County might be a place where justice and righteousness dwell In all legitimate controversies involving moral and ethical considrations, the thing which must ultimately determine the side to which an individual aligns himself will be his belief in or denial of the precept that Christianity-inspire- d morality and ethics are as much at home in a mans activities outside the church as they are inside. Therefore, on the one hand you should find the churched and those not so affiliated but who believe in uprightness (including indiscriminate fairness and honesty); on the other side should be found neither of these groups. A great tragedy of our times is that this is so rarely the case, regardless of the magnitude of the moral violations. The knowledge of your good work that has come to me through my being numbered among the readers of VThe San Juan Record has added considerably to the enjoyment of my work here in Monticello. Sincerely yoors, Donald Pemberton Interim pastor of the San Juan Community Church July 15th to September lt9h, 1954 Larry Roe. Editor, San Juan Record The Monticello Chapter of the of America Future Farmers sent a delegation of seven members on a weekend trip to Salt Lake City to represent them at the Utah State Fair and industrial Exposition. Chosen to make the trip were: Dennis Christensen, president, Utahns have made an outstand Glerm Martin, Garth Black Roing record of fire care during ger Rasmusen, Boyd Rasmussen, the t.iree major summer holi- Jimmie Holt and Jack Holt. The days said State Forester J. Whit group was accompanied by Mr. ney Floyd. It is all the more re- and Mrs. Arthur Holt and Mr. markable when you conisder and Mrs. Morris, the FFA adthat recreation records indicate visor. hundreds of thousands of people The boys all agreed that the using lakes, streams, and moun- things they saw were inspiring tain areas during the fourth of and educational and well worth July, July 24th and Labor Day the time and expense of the trip. periods. were impressive Mr. Floyd pointed out that theEspecially individual displays, county some increases of reventicn ac- including fruits and vegetables tivity were made by county, and crons, also a miniature urstate and federal protection ag- anium mine in the San Juan encies during these periods help display. ed, but were in the main the con Tne displays of farm mechanscious effort of the people who were using the wildland areas ics, crops, livestock, poultry and were responsible for the low fire farm electrification; wild life, incidence rate during holiday rmnig and other displays were an education in outline. periods when city dwellers hab- quite This progressive Monticello itually journey to the mountains. High school group already have Recent? showers, long nights, for displays and cooWr temperatures ate plans underway in this event for and articipation easier. the fire making job the coming year. The FFA group highly recom"Go home" Henry pleadingly. yelled at him sternly, Go on mends that every citizen of U the run and go right into the tah should take advantage of the opportunities of the State and house." fairs in the future. county The big dog turned away, and By Richard Wright whether from a sense of underFFA Reporter standing obedience, or from the sense that someinstinctive thing was wrong, he ran all the WEATHER way and bounded into the cabin was preparing where Jimmy breakfast. Seening the note and reading it eagerly, Jimmy got the wheelbarrow and started off Headquarters Tell him now! Dont postpone your approbation Till the parson makes oration, And snowy lilies lie above his brow. Mr. .J Monticello FFA Chapter Visits San Juan Community Church Mr. Larry M- Roe, Editor, The San Juan Record, Monticello, Utah Dear Mr. Roe, this; Safutel Sept nd The past is dead, and no amount of procrastination will do more than irritate an ugly sore that could be difficult to heal. Now, more than ever, it is imperative that the citizenry work in harmony with the city council to create and protect that which we can all take pride in. Somehow I feel that our differences should never impair our vision to the extent that our ultimate goal should be other than the same. I feel a certain amount of pride mixed with an equal portion of humility toward the city council for the work they have thus far accomplished, and though our course has often differed, our goal, Im certain, has always been the same. This is your city, Mr. Citizen. The same as I feel it is mine, and the same as the city council feels the responsibility of guiding its course is theirs. If in the course of events the council may appear to err, remember, its human. To procrastinate against the error is human nature. But the one thing that sets this nation apart from any other is its ability to absorb differences and unite for a common cause. This is divinity unequaled with our inanywhere in the world, and goes hand-in-haalienable Freedoms. May God forgive the man who lacks the humility to see the good through the bad or the just through the unjust, even though a difference of opinion or strength of conviction may ally him against a legal or moral decision. To the man who may voice an honest opinion against a decision or condition, I have the highest respect. But to the man w ho will not see other than the merits of one difference, I have equal contempt. Remember, only by participation and confidence in each community issue can you hope to achieve the coordination so vital to the final analysis of each problem confronting 'you today. And though opninions may differ on occasion, the one thing that separates the men from the boys is a persons ability to swallow his difference and work in unity on the next problem. lets get with the city council. This is our problem, too 1 four years of a century mark, retaining his clear memory and keen awareness of what is going on, becomes a person of special interest, and we have an intuitive de sire to see him make the re-.four maining ears. In the re-- 1 cent Stake Con when ference we saw Henry N Rose come in and 1 stooped come slowly up the aisle, our hearts were moved with sympathy and fond recollections. When people become fixed among our pleasant memories, they somehow become a part of our lives. Henry Rose, at the age of 93, s not lame simply from the infirmities of age, his trouble dates back to a violent experience more than fifty years ago, when he and his partner, Jimmy Hewitt, lived at their ranch cabin in the east fork of Dry Valley. Henry had gone out afoot to bring in the horses, and was with them, riding returning bare-bac- k with a loop on his horses nose, when with a sudden jump or other crooked move, the horse threw him to the ground. To keep from being left afoot, he clung to the rope and was jerked roughly along till the hore stopped and left him not only afoot, but unable to stand. He was still a long way from the cabin, and be began to drag himself towards it with his hands and such power as he still had in his lower limbs. He had with him his big dog who kept near him but was unable to help. When he came to a point where weariness and pain made it quite impossible to go farther, ne had come in sight of the cabin, but it was a great distance for a man to drag himself half paralyzed along the ground. There was one possible way in the world for him to get relief, and under the stress of stern necessity, he thought out that way. Fishing in his pocket for paper and pencil, he wrote a note to Jimmy, telling him to come with their wheelbarrow, that he was helpless by the trail. Then he got a string and tied the note around the dogs neck and told him to go home. The dog didnt want to understand that order; he did not want to leave his master there alone and helpless. When Henry commanded him to go, he started( but stopped and looked back, wagging his tail X PRICE 10 CENTS PER COPY readers Unfortunately, this Editor has never lived a maudlin life and has little respect for protocol. Probably because weve noted that diplomacy is little more than a willow hewn from a solid piece of timber. Consequently, that which we may attack for what we believe to be morally or legally out of line, we will protect with the same degree of certainty when the circumstances are reversed. And at no time is this newspaper closed to criticism or rebuttal. It, in our reasoning, we strike a fair average of logic, we have more than accomplished the responsibility a newspaper has to its readers. And by exerting our right of redress, criticism and free press, we are protecting one of the four freedoms granted us by the Constitution of the United States. And to this we dedicate ourselves. nor One thing is certain. We are not does our friendship or loyalty waver because we choose to disagree. Thats a great deal more than we can say for many we have met these past few months. At present, Monticello is faced with a problem that demands the entire support of the local citizenry. And logically speaking, only an idiot would deny this support. The City Council has voted to create an Improvement Monticello streets. This can be accompDistrict to black-to- p lished now', with the construction company already set up Creek highway, at a tremendous for the Monticello-Dov-e saving over future cost. And some of the necessary money has already been pledged by the county commissioners. It goes without saying that the need is apparent. In fact, if all of the people who have compained to us about over the present the street condition were laid construction, there would probably be little need for blacktopping. However, with an aversion to the more gruesome method, we recommend the alternative. There are some in Monticello wrho might let past grievances interfere with common sense. To those let me say 2 23. 1954. Pag By Albert R. Lyman THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER liii Ban fluau $pt Monticello, Utah September 19, 1954 Monticello, Utah. Dear Mr. Roe- Last night I had a very bad dream, in fact, it almost turned out to be a nightmare, and this morning before I had fully regained consciousness I had composed the following (?). It may, or it may not be of interest to readers and you can use your own judgment about using it.your There is no charge. We all were quite happy and lived here in peace, Without a speck of trouble, with our nephew or our niece. Folks took a lot of pleasure, with their livestock knd their land. Could walk right up and down the street, and shake a friendly hand. Then along came vast wealth, and with it came strife. The Order is made, you must fight for your life. The great problem is, and its really not funny, We havent a place to deposit all our money. From where we sitxnow, no one except a crank, ' Could ever hope to be content, with the small Moab" bank. v. The city dads have gone haywire and surely erred, right smart. For sins they have committed. It almost breaks my heart. Our major trouble seems to be, to place the trailer zone. And before it is a total wreck, to mend the Midland phone. Affairs have really gone to pot, are in an awful state, One time we could have helped it.but now it is too late. Maybe, wed better all move out before it starts to snow. 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