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Show 7Yte San fuan Second NATIONAL EDITORIAL At6,,5N aa MR. AND MRS. GEORGE E. JONES, Owners and Publishers BOB McCASLIN, NEWS AND SPORTS EDITOR CORRESPONDENTS Monticello Marilyn Rowley Monticello Grace Cleary Liundell Norman Blanding News Barbara Palmer Blanding Ont East Helen Redsbaw Blult Mrs. Eugene Foushee Mrs. Pat Davis Monteznma Creek Donna Brown Mexican Hat ntered In the Postoffice at Monticello, Utah as Second Class matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published every Thursday at Monticello, Utah SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In San Juan County $3 a year Outside San Juan County $4 a year Box 428, Monticello, Utah Phone 587-227- 7 national moral decadence . . . Next Monday we celebrate the birthday of George Washington, the first president of this great nation and one largely responsible for its independence. Last Tuesday some loyal Americans were caught in a plot to destroy not only the monument built to honor this early American leader, but other national shrines as well. That such people should even consider such crimes is demoralizing enough but that they should pick 3hrines dedicated to, and memorials of, the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness of this nation is nothing short of treason. Such individuals decry the situation in America and their lack of freedom and yet they will gladly accept our system of courts and justice that undoubtedly will protect their rights better and get them a lighter sentence than in any other country in the over-lap-pin- g The Job Corps proposal, so widely publicized by the Federal government, has produced some Interesting statistics. Not long ago, some 12,000 newspapers around the country received five column by 12 inch propaganda mats. The newspapers were asked to run these free of charge to the government. Youth from 16 to 21 years of age were told they could learn a trade in the Job Corps and earn $50 per month while doing it. Uncle Sam asked for some $600,000 worth of free advertising to exploit this program, with cost of the mat and mailing estimated to cost taxpayers another $20,000. As one editor put it, newspapers would be happy to train young people if they only had to pay them $50 per month. But trainees must be paid the minimum wage as defined by the federal government plus for overtime. lf And is it with a whole lot of gall that Uncle should ask taxpaying industries to foot the bill for advertising his foolish little schemes. Not many newspapers even saw fit to publish the mat but the cost of it and the handling and mailing were still borne by the taxpayers. Every week, the newspapers throughout country receive literally tons of material from the government which they are asked to publish without cost. Many chuck this probably most into file 13 or return it stating that due to high taxes it is to nm anything for impossible world. free. A lot also point out that National moral decadence was never so apparent the government Is in direct as now. Our Washington Memorial, our Statue of competition with the printing printing envelopes Liberty and our Liberty Bell no true American industry, and letterheads in taxpayer could ever conceive of a plan to destroy them. Yet subsidized government printdid! they ing offices which neither pay taxes nor charge sufficiently for their service to cover costs. ed Legion in doubt... Monticellos American Legion Post was a question mark this week with notification from the state organization that the local posts charter would be withdrawn if membership and activity were not increased. Loyal members immediately began a concerted effort to get the post back into good standing and have announced a general meeting and election of officers will be held next Tuesday evening. The American Legion is the organization for, by and of veterans and their affairs and it would be a sad situation if Monticello should lose that voice. There are many veterans and their families living locally who could benefit by programs of the organization but times and thinking has changed so that it is increasingly difficult to keep such an organization recent case of literally tax money, thrown away was a mailing from the Peace Corps giving, of all things, choice recipes from the foreign in which Peace countries Corps volunteers serve. Gathering, printing and mailing of this literary morsel was, of course all paid for by yours and our tax dollar. If Peace Corps volunteers have nothing more to do than gather recipes, we suggest that the purported 11 cents an hour is too high wages. A tfr We fired a missile into the air, and where It fell we knew not where . . . might well be functioning. the quotation of the week from All local veterans should, however, consider what the Green River missile launch will be lost should this organization falter. And then facility. Plagued by failures and strays, the facility applan to attend the organizational meeting next parently lost another one Monday night. The Athena finally started its flight at about 11:40 p.m. but local observers, BOWLING LEAGUE Fund drive sef expecting to see something, saw only the missile rise and Thursday Night Mixed then drop slowly back to Feb. for 19 18, Team Standings W L earth. No word of what hapThe annual Primary Pennies pened, but some of the pieces 21 Shumway & Castor 59 Broderick Tire 52 28 fund drive will be held in Mon- were reportedly found south48 32 ticello on Feb. 18 and 19. Of- west of Crescent Junction As Parkway Service ficers and teachers of the two one man put it, the whole afB&Ws 47W 32 37V$ 42Vi LDS Primary organizations fair was probably just a case Shumway Apts. 43 will contact homes throughout of wet powder. 37 Montella & Beeson 52 the community on those days. 24 Walker Drug It is suggested that a donIndividual high game, Mel Monticellos Chamber ot Dalton, 204; Karen Etherlng-ton- , ation of at least 20 per year Commerce must be important 206. Individual high series, of age from every family mem- as witness a letter received by them this week addressed only Deloy Shumway, 561; Annie ber be contributed. Broderick, 460. Money collected will be used Chamber of Commerce, Team high game, Broderick for services at the Primary Utah." The letter was from (no last name), a Tire, 667. Team high series, Childrens Hospital in Salt "Charlie third grade student in North Lake City. Shumway & Castor, 1,827. Carolina. Charlie wanted Information on Utah and some "Money apparently believing that Utah money was different from that of his home state. Charlie will get his Information but it is doubtful that any money samples will be sent. Letter to the Editor Editor February 13, 1965 San Juan Record Monticello, Utah Dear Friend: I am sure it will be of interest to all of us in San Juan that consideration is being given to the diversion of water from the Dolores River for transport by canal to lands in the southeastern part of San Juan County. Last week I participated in a conference with the Bureau of Reclamation in Salt Lake City. Mr. Jay R. Bingham, Executive Director of the Utah Water and Power Board, had called the meeting. Plans are fairly well matured providing for a dam on the Dolores River near McPhee. The waters from this project will be brought by canal extending as far west as the line and would supply water to lands lying from the Nara-guini- p Reservoir to the State line. The canal would be some six or eipht miles south of Dove Creek, according to my estimate. The Reclamation surveys indicate that the watersheds of the Dolores River have some available water. A number of questions are yet to be anthe principal one, swered feasibility. Can the water be brought to Utah lands at a cost which would permit the farmers to repay over a 50 or 60 year period the expense Involved in the project? There is some question as to where the reservoir would be. The proposed one at McPhee will be limited in size to the point where the water would back up to the present town of Dolores. While this would be the logical place to store water that would come into San Juan, there would, however, be the problem of moving the town which would be very expensive, or finding other sites. It is our recommendation that the Bureau continue its studies. It is hoped that we can secure the cooperation of the State of Colorado in solving this water problem. I should point out that there is already considerable competition within the state of Utah for Utahs shore of the Colorado River waters. There Is the Central Utah Project, another project in the southeastern part of the Uintah want Basin, that perhaps more water than is available. I pointed out to the Bureau and also Mr. Bingham that has reSan Juan ceived no water from the Colorado. Yet there is no other county that borders the river for as many miles, and likely no other county that is in greater need of water. We have first quality soils and we would know exactly what to do with any water that was made available. I should have mentioned that there is some talk of the DeBeque Propect which involves a dam on the Colorado east of Grand Junction, somewhere in the neighborhood of the town of DeBeque. Part of these waters may end up in Utah in the area. I am sending a copy of this letter to the County Commissioners. Yours sincerely, Charles Redd Utah-Colorad- o Cisco-Thomps- NINE AND ONE HALF MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR is now being spent on construction of buildings in Utah at State expense. All of this comes from a one-hasales cent state tax. There are two proposals before the state legislature to increase these expenditures for buildings. The first is the governors bonding program which has passed the House and, at this writing, is in the Senate. This program would immediately raise sixty-fiv-e million of funds which could be used, as dictated, for annual construction up to $25 million dollars per year. Under the program, the of the sales tax would be terminated, and the full faith and credit of the state would be placed back of the bonded debt. The second proposal is one which was supported by Republicans in the House and is renewed in similar form In the Senate. This allows borrowing from four to six years against sales the current tax, which would permit borrowing of $40 million or more to allow accelerated spending and would allow the state building board to enter into long range contracts, not possible today. Supporters of this second proposal hold that this would avoid the likelihood of extended bonded debt and that all critical building needs could be met. lf ear-mark- ear-mark- AT LEAST TWO PROPOTO AMEND THE SALS STATE CONSTITUTION will be on the ballot at the general election in 1966. Both houses of the legisla- ture have passed, with support of the governor, a resolution to place before the voters a proposition to call a Constitutional Convention to the state constituion. The proposal has been presented before the legislature many times before, but has always been defeated. Senator Randall Mabey of Davis County led a spirited attempt which narrowly failed ten years ago. Supporters of the proposal say the present constitution is far too detailed, and should be as a general blueto the rigid and replace print voluminous detail which they feel have no place in a constitution, but which should be left to state legislation and thus be more flexible as the needs of the state change. Opponents such as Senator Charles Welch Jr., (R. Salt Lake), former House Speaker, feel that such a constitutional convention would produce chaos among a myriad of conflicting ideologies; and that while not perfect, no constitution can be perfect, the present document is serving the state well. And so, while the 1966 election will not have the excitement of the 1964 contests for President, United States Senator or Governor, the proposals to change the state constitution will be the substitute in full dress debate. "DOUG TAYLORS OVER VIC-TOR- Y FRUSTRA- TION. The second proposal to be placed on the 1966 ballot is to amend the constitution. This proposal has an interesting with a moral, it history would allow metropolitan government. Many new members of the legislature report they feel Proper wheel alignment la Important to the safe driving of every car on the road. Make certain that your car Is safe . . . bring It In to ns soon for expert repair service. Smart car owners know that balanced wheels mean safer, smoother riding, while yon save on the wear and tear of your tires. Come In soon and let one of our skilled mechanics balance your cars wheels. Call Us the Next Time You Need N. Highway 47 Blanding frustrated during their first burgers) MONTlCELLOyTAH Rome Wrecker Highway 160 Service STEAKS CHAR-BROILE- D Palmer's Ford Sales Pk.: 678-298- 1 a new and expanded metropolitan area. The people within the unit would choose their own form of government. Community could be retained, although the jungle of and expensive services could be eliminated ahd replaced. Certain exceptions would have to be made. For example, Murray City has municipal power. It Murray were to join in the metropolitan government, the problem of power distribution would have to be worked out under a separate arrangement over a reasonable time. There is a moral to the story. When a new legislator feels frustration, he can think of the patience of Senator G. Douglas Taylor who preservered for ten years before he was reand warded with success even then it is just the beginning. Merchants Lunch $1- -5 days a week FREH COFFEE WITH ORDERS session. Perhaps this is so because as private citizens, the answers seemed so easy and exciting but once inside the legislature, the problems became so preplexlng and the answers so elusive. Or perhaps it is that they did not realize they would be assigned to work with dozens, even hundreds of bills and resolutions in which they had no personal interest. Thus, rather than being stimulated by accomplishment in their favorite legislative Interests, they become trapped by routines outside these interests. This is quite a switch from the misconception of many citizens that legislators sit In Judgment on great issues of their own choosing, spending the evenings dining by candlelight as they resolutely resist as every statesman must the blandishments of lobbyists who drip with money and gifts with which to buy votes for special interests. It can be frustrating for a new , legislator, who during the campaign has made great statements on how to solve the problem of education, to find that he has but little influence in making the final decision, is seldom called on for advice or comment, and that his wisdom in the matter is almost totally But Ignored. the frustration nearly always turns into increased admiration for the democratic process and pride in being to participate; because those moments of excitement and personal participation do come, and when they do they are remembered and appreciated as having a greater value because they are rare rather than common. A shining example is the rather memorable passage during the fourth week of Senator G. Douglas Taylors (Rep. Salt Lake) Metropolitan Govern- ment bill. This is Doug Taylors seventh regular legislative session, back nearly 14 stretching years of uninterrupted service. He has also carried heavy responsibility on the Utah Legis- lative It Council. was 10 years ago, while a member of the House, that he first started working on ways to improve the economy, efficiency and performance of local government. At that time, he introduced a bill to set up a local government survey commission with a $25,000 appropriation and two years' duration. The bill was signed by Governor J. Bracken Lee, but not until after the $25,000 appropriation had been sube jected to a long series of THE TAX BILLS With the education bills having been fed into the grinder, with the debate on the bonding proposal having been joined, the netft big series of major legislative debates will center on the Governors 'tax proposals. meaThe sures are other major issues which will soon emerge. The proposal to raise the personal income tax by one percent with each bracket, and to raise the ceiling from t, to would raise the income from this source from about $12 million dollars per year to about $22 million per year. The proposa to remove the federal pay exemption from the corporate franchise, or Income tax, would produce an additional $6 million anuual revenue. Two other tax increase proposals were offered to the legislature by the governor for examination, but without specific recommendation. These included :(1) increase in severance tax on oil from two percent to three percent and an increase in severance tax on minerals from one percent to percent. This would bring in an additional $1.3 million per year. (2) a percent in crease in the state sales tax would increase the sales tax take by nearly five million dollars per year. Many legislators favor a one-ha- lf cent increase in the sales tax rather than increases in other taxes. Such action might bring a governors veto. Slightly less than three weeks remain of the session. All the big issues are coming to a head, as would be normally expected, and now there is a more informed mix of appropriations, education, bonding, and tax bills. These are the Weeks when-threal legislative leaders emerge. Feed accounts for 55 to 70 percent of the cost of producing livestock and livestock Wn(d-Y- f A - five-perce- seven-percen- lf MORRIS NELSON Monticello, Utah Phone JU STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE Horn INSURANCE COMPANY Office: Bloomington, Illinois one-fourt- h Lee-styl- y treatments. Be An The commission worked for years with the legislative council. Doug Taylor was the It recommended 22 bills to the 1957 legislature. Doug Taylor introduced and handled them all. Eight passed. The rest failed, principally due to legislative exhaustion. The Metropolitan Government Bill was one that failed, but only two one vote. Opposition came by Early Bird INSPECT AND INSTALL YOUR LET US principally from municipal job holders who felt their jobs were in danger. Taylor introduced the bill Into the House again in 1959. It died in sifting committee. He introduced it again in 1961. Again it died in sifting committee. By the 1963 session, Representative Taylor had become Senator Taylor. He took a private poll of the Senators and found have the horses. This year, the bill received a new champion in the new Governor, Calvin L. Rampton, who used part of his inaugural speech to support Doug Tay- lors bill. This bill has now passed. It was unanimous in the Senate, and had only five dissenting votes in the House. The Utalj Municipal League, which once opposed the bill on general principles of fright at anything which might disturb a municipal job, took an objective attitude this year. Actually, it is not a bill but a resolution to amend the Constitution and it will go before the voters in November, 1966. If the vote is favorable and the constitution is amended, It will have the following effect: Ten percent of the quaified voters within a county in excess of 75,000 population, which presently includes only Salt Lake, Weber and Utah, could petition for a change in municipal boundaries which would permit a newly formed local government area. If sufficient names were secured on the petition, there would then be a vote within such designated area which would be for or against the proposal. At the same time, the vote for members of a charter commission to work out details. If, after all these steps were adopted, and a metropolitan government voted, the existing boundary lines would eventually be erased. Duplicating services such as health, police and the rest, would be combined into a single effective unit in SAFETY INSPECTION STICKER FOR Utah Highway 1965 NOW! I Patrol Approved Inspection Number 1284. 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