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Show n &. San f Happenings with our legislators . . . tMtt R.ccxfid NATIONAL By Representative C. Alfred Froht EDITORIAL isc6,,5n AFFtBATE-MEMt- ift HK. AM) MRS. GKOlUiK R JOVES, Owners and Publisherk ROB McCASI.IX, NEWS AXI) SPORTS EOITOR Entered In the Postofficr at Monticello, Utah as Second Class matter, nnder the Act of March 3, 1879. Published every Thursday at Monticello, Utah SUBSCRIPTION' RATES: In San Juan County $3 a year Ontside San Juan County $4 a year Box 428, Monticello, Vtnh Phone CORRESPONDENTS Monticello Marilyn Rowley Grace Cleary Monticello Norman I.mnlell Blanding News : Barbara Palmer Blanding Out East Helen Redshaw Bluff Mrs. Eugene Fou slice Monteznma Creek Mrs. Pat Davis Donna Brown Mexican Ilat 587-227- 4 Firearms legislation . . . Ever since the tragic assassination of the late President Kennedy with a mail order rifle, legislators advocates have been building up steam and anti-gu- n for laws governing sale, registration and use of firearms. What is so tragic about the whole mess is that these same people who would remove another of the American citizens guaranteed rights, are the ones who also should realize the importance of a prepared America should crisis come. No nation, in which citizens have had their rights to bear arms withdrawn, can successfully defend itself. We make a big noise over civil defense, yet civil defense would be a mockery if the survivors of any major conflict had no way of defending themselves. And for that matter, survival itself would depend greatly on the individual being able to protect himself and secure food for himself and his family. The Utah Fish and Game Department this week gleaned some facts on firearms that were quite interesting from the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Following are these items which we pass along as points to ponder: For centuries, the Swiss Constitution has provided that every mature male be issued a gun by the army reserve. Even though these guns are kept at home, Switzerland has virtually no armed crime. On a world basis, only track and field sports attract more participants than does competitive shooting. More money is poured into the American economy by shooting enthusiasts than any four spectator sports combined. FIREARMS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR ONLY PER CENT OF ALL DEATHS CAUSED BY CRIME AND ACCIDENT IN RECENT YEARS. And so it goes. Beneficial use of guns far outweighs their use for criminal purposes. Registration requirements also have not proved useful, as evidence the amount of crime in New York where exists the infamous Sullivan law requiring such registration. , We therefore see, if we open our eyes, that laws against guns just simply do not work. What will work are laws against the peoplewho use the guns for criminal purposes. And then courts that will uphold these laws without watering them down with light 10 sentences. We're. all involved... (From the Deseret News) There is an unhappy irony in our land these days. For many years men struggled for identity. Now, there is this apparently contradictory attitude of not wanting to be involved. Women are assaulted in New York or Los Angeles and no one comes to their help because rescuers dont want to get involved. We shrug this off as part of life in the big city. But when a small town marshal, such as Jack Stewart of Elsinore, (population 485), resigns his post because of public apathy, the complacent attitude is big city stuff becomes meanthat ingless. What has happened? Is the present generation so confronted with such overwhelming and complex problems that it wont face its problems, hence is satisfied to ignore them? Have we, in the face of seemingly insoluble difficulties, sought refuge in passive pleasin not geture, in recreational escape, in ting involved? Have we lost confidence in our abilities to find solutions and seek answers? Have we lost our cournon-identi- ty age to face wrong? And is this contradiction compounded because students demonstrating for identity and for Are the student riots an expression of a younger generations revolt against the established patterns of the older, more secure, more sophisticated generation? ment, do so in defiance of this a Perhaps only time, historians and sociologists will find Answers to such questions. But if the answers turn out to be affirmative, Amerfca is in for a sad involve-mospher- e? time. Those who believe they can get along without the world or that the world does not need them deceive themselves. When John Donne wrote four centuries ago: No man is an island, entire of itself I am involved in mankind . . . he penned a lasting truth. Last w'eek President Johnson sent to Congress a message calling for a major offensive against crime in America. He appealed for citizens support and participation at the local level. The criminal infection in the U.S. has grown to frightening proportions. In -- ... the past seven years the crime rate has increased five times faster than the population. Solving the problems of crime will require the active participation of all. Everyone must become involved. It will not do for a town marshal to resign because of public apathy. Mr. Stewart is right to call attention to the problem. But and this is the vital point he must do something about it, and so must his fellow citizens, be they in Elsinore, Salt Lake City, Chicago, or Selma. We can begin by taking an active part first in our homes, then in our neighborhoods, and then in our communities. The injuunction that men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause can have no more meaningful application than in the battle against crime and evil. ly one item was questioned, to appropriate from the general fund to the uniform school fund $31 million for the next biennium. The minority tried to increase this sum to $36 million, which is the present arguing that if the needed in the school fund exceeded the $31 million, it would fall back and cause property taxes to be increased, while at the same time an excess could actually be built up in the general fund. This amendment failed and after a short period of debate on the bill, It passed by a large ma- Monday morning, a bill to classify express carriers, such as Wycoff, under the Public Service Commission, was killed by adopting the committee report which was unfavorable. This was a ood bill, it had been tabled twice to have more Information p r e s e nted. Mr. Hacking cf the PSC testified but the large freight lines had too much support for Its passage. I received several telegrams from home urging support of the bill and worked for its passage, but to no avail. Parliamentary pro ceedings jority. The Senate passed the bondSaturday morning a rather ing bill with a few amendments and sent it back to the lengthy letter from the GovHouse. When the House was ernor was read in the House asked to concur in the amend- explaining his reason for vements. Rep. Pace placed a toing HB 38, increasing the motion to substitute his bill license fee for hunting and in place of the bonding bill, fishing. He said he was unable stating it would save the state to see the need, at this time, $16 million. The chair ruled to increase these license fees. Rep. Pace was out of order but This is the first bill, during he questioned the ruling of this session, for the governor the chair. The majority (Dem- to veto. ocratic) party immediately calSaturday a bill passed the led for a call of the House to House to the driver have all their members in for license cardchange a plastic emto voting. The motion was beat bossed card like gas credit down strictly on a party line cards. Main advantages are basis. The House then concannot it that altered, incurred in the Senate amend- formation can bebetaken from it ments by a vote of 37 to 30, quickly by a small stamp with two absent. machine, easily identified, can A humorous aspect of this be used in IBM machines and last vote was that several notices sent to- remind people members of the majority party of renewal time. had been called out and beThe House passed two joint fore the vote was announced resolutions memorializing Conit had apparently failed be- gress, first to enact national cause of not receiving a con- laws requiring all cigarette adstitutional majority of 35 to state at the end of vertising votes. The speaker was slow are in announcing the vote, allow- the commercial that they to harmful to health, hoping be to rushing representatives of ed in. There was a bit of discourage the consumption The second was dicigarettes. humorous kidding back and to President ' Johnson forth about this long coun- rected him to instruct Stewart asking ty. cease to consoliUdall L. to Tuesday at 10 a.m. was set aside for special consideration date Bureau of Land Manageof bills on an experimental ment Districts until a study determine if basis, allowing each sponsor can be made to of a bill two savings can be made and what minutes to explain the bill effect such consolidations will and if no single objection was have on grazing permits in voiced, the bill would pass. relation to stockmen. But if there was one objection THE FINAL WEEK Monday, March 8, we started the bill would be sent back to the sifting committee. This out on the reapportionment is the first time such an ar- bill and passed it during the rangement has been tried in afternoon session. For the legthe Utah legislature. It gives islators from the rural areas, the sponsor of a bill at least reapportionment could be dea chance to have his bill heard scribed this way It is like which would otherwise not get standing on top of a high out of sifting committees. building and having the choice Within an hour's time, 35 bills of either jumping or being were heard, 12 were passed pushed off. Debate centered around the and 23 returned to the sifting idea of trying to find the best committee. One of my hardest decisions solution within the limits of to make was in connection the supreme court guidelines. with HB No. 174, setting up a San Juan County was lucky in new Commission for the Blind. being able to keep its one repThe House has resolved itself resentative as at present but into three committees of the in the fctate senatorial dis-riwe didnt fare so good bewhole to hear blind people speak for and against this ing put with Sevier, Wayne, bill, and also Dr. Talbot of Piute and Garfield Counties. Tuesday By previous the State Board of Education. action on all House In the past the blind people have been a united group but bills will terminate at noon it was sad to see them split leaving the balance of the over this bill. I am convinced time to work on Senate bills. The last House bill before the right thing was done by the deadline dealt with laws defeating the bill. One cf the first lobbyists to govern the use of strikecontacting me was Mr. Hodg-se- n breakers in a labor dispute. from Dove Creek and he This bill has had hard sleddintroduced me to the fight be- ing to get on the third reading tween the R.E.A. Coops and calendar. Debate wasnt finUtah Power & Light Co. Since ished by the noon deadline so then quite a number of lobby- after lunch we voted to susists from both sides have con- pend the rules and finish work tacted me. Senate Bill No. 30 on the bill. There was a large was backed by the REA ask- group of labor representatives ing to be put under and reg- and lobbyists around the front ulated by the Public Utilities door and halls in support of Commission. After a lot of the bill. Voting on the bill jockeying, the original bill was ranged from one extreme to substantially amended to make the other. It was first moved that we suspend the rules and It acceptable to both sides. I was disappointed that the cast a unanimous vote for the Senate killed the bill to limit bill, which was laughed down. campaign expenses. We hdd Then there was quickly a call passed it by a large 61-- vote of the House to have all the and felt sure that the Senate voting strength possible and would go with this good legis- finally on a roll call vote, the bill failed by a large margin. lation. The Great FriWednesday of the order day Special No. 3, known as day morning was a joint con- Switch on SB Bill As the votvention of the Senate and the Freeport House to hear Lewis H. Lloyd ing progressed, the Republibrief us on the two-yea- r study cans were voting in favor and the Democrats were shocking the Legislative Council on He said there everyone by voting against was only two ways for it to and at the end of the voting be done, either first by legis- the bill had failed. Rep. Darger, coming In late, lative action by the House and Senate or, if they fail to act, was the last to vote. He asked then second by the supreme to explain his vote and said court. A legal question is in- he couldnt understand the repvolved. The State Constitu- resentatives voting against the tion gives each county one desires of the people for this representative but the federal Freeport Amendment had laws seem to be at variance passed last fall in the general with this section with the one election by a 1 margin. Then one after another the man, one vote edict. In such cases the federal laws have (representatives got up and perference over the state laws. changed their vote resulting A bill has been introduced in in a landslide change. the House following closely It was a put-u- p job designed the recommendations of the to put some laughs and spice Legislative Council study. One into the voting routine. representative quipped that Suddenly, right in the midthis one man, one vote prin- dle of the work load, we were ciple is one way to get away recessed for a caucus meetfrom woman sufferage. ing. The leaders, and a followLate Friday afternoon the ing of the National Associaappropriations bill was intro- tion for the Advancement of duced in the House. It was Colored People, were on the partly read and held to Sat- front steps of the capitol and urday morning when the read- demanded that the Senate and ing was finished and debate cn House meet jointly and hear the bill was commenced. On-- their leaders for one-hal- f hour 1 9-- Letter To The Editor - or else they would march on Mexican Hat, UL the capitoL March 13, 1965 Loud voices were raised to Jones, Ed., George refuse the demand and turn San Juan Record the fire hose on them. I spoke to the idea that they Dear George, Your editorial as a group and as citizens have a right to be heard and if they would ask instead of demand, we should hear them. After considerable debate, this course was taken. After conferring with the civil rights group, they were asked to take 10 minutes the following day. Thursday at 9 a.m., Mr. John Driver, president of the Utah Chapter of the NAACP, spoke in the House. He thanked the legislature for passing the public accomodations and the fair employment bill and asked for passage of the fair housing -- law. He spoke well and was favorably received. To the young drivers S.B. No. 120, raising the driving to 16 years, age from 15 sparked lively and spirited debate. All amendments, on the bill failed and it passed by a large majority. Come this July 1, you new drivers will have to wait another six months. (Now dont you kids give me for I voted too much-stat- ic, it.) against After a motion was passed to consider no more bills, the House had a special "Session of Horseplay presided over by the Speaker of the Third House. This was to allow time for the printer to print the bills just passed so they could be signed. The Third House speaker presented presents A lovely wrist watch to the Speaker, alarm clocks to the majority and minority leaders, weather barometers to the majority and minority whips. Each of us donated $1.50 for these preIn addition, sents. gag pre- sents were given to each leg- islator. Since Kane and San Juan Counties were originally put together in the reapportionment bill and there is no connecting road between the two counties (The old Hole in the Rock road has been our only direct connecting road), I was given a toy bulldozer so I could build a road to Kane ' . County. The last bills passed by now having been engrossed were signed in the House by the Speaker and our work was done. The Governor was escorted to the House chambers and said I have already sent you a letter of my feelings. I congratulate you and thank you for your work. Thats all he said, and left. It was the shortest official speech I have ever heard or expect to hear. Then the 36th legislature was adjourned just before 7 p.m. For me it was a wonderful experience and a lot of hard work. (I rarely got to bed before midnight (ED NOTE: Better check this, Maxine.) There were some triumphs and a lot of frustration, and endless babble of debate, a financial loss and the privilege of representing the people of San Juan County. I thank you voters for this privilege. We plea, was Others Receive, very timely and informative. Even though it might be considered just a voice in the sticks, I realize that we must start this confrontation locallyMay I underline your open-- 1 n g remarks, Monticellans arise!, and add AMERICANS ARISE! There are several very dangerous threats to OUR democracy,- and one of the most ominous is that WE are now paying 12 Vi billion dollars of interest on the fiational debt every year to Wall Street International Bankers. This $148,000 is part of that debt! We might even be compelled to hold our heads up when we work over this $148,000 interest and say that it is going to the Federal Fund thus making our country stronger, but it just isnt true. This is a part of that $12Vi billions interest that is being paid to the bankers that are in the relentless business of draining every ounce of our gold reserve, which by the way is nearly depleted. Any person holding can cash gold certificates them for gold if he can prove that he is not a citizen of the United States. This is now being done to a tune that the government dare not release to the general public. Every citizen is paying 4 per cent interest to the International Bankers on every dollar in his pocket and his bank account. This is the institution known as the Federal Reserve System, and it is not OUR system, nor is it the system laid down by the constitution. Two points that must be remembered are: 1. The government does not own one share of the stock in the Federal Reserve System. 2. This system pays no income tax, nor has its books ever been audited! Damned alarming, isnt it? There are resolutions being introduced this year to demand that Congress take back ownership and regulation of all United States currency as is spelled out in the Constitution. It is of grave importance that we urge our State Representatives to vote in favor of this resolution. The result would be a rejuvenation of our economic system. Kay Lambson P.S. Please write an editorial concerning your opinion of the of the United implications Nations and its present status. It has some very interesting moves afoot to render the even more helpless. Pay, Aiieth, San Juan Co., Utah co Aneth Trading Post Mrs. Katty Deer Rockwell in the early part of February. We all know, that all our Ute people are greatly hurt over this tradegy and we are hurt too, and are very sorry that this has happened and more so, because of the fact, it has happened in a marriage of contraction. We want all our Ute friends to accept our sympathy and recognize our regret In this terrible calculation of the possible and probable disappearance of this lady and not hold Ute-Navaj- o this crime against the decent Navajo people of these two communities, for it is the work of only one man as it seems at the present time. If there is anything we can do to help our Ute friends in this hour of so sorrow, we will be glad to do it. Signed: The Navajo People- The San Juan Record Monticello, Utah Thursday, March 18, 1965 Page Two MJ rCPPf f oooooooooooooooooooo Limit two to a customer. Full size broom with corn firmly sewn' with 5 strings and wire wrapped to handle. 4 CU. FT. SPONGE MOP REG. $2.98 SPECIAL LAWN CART 88 SPECIAL $7 QQ Males your New, easy dip-i- n sponge. No drip squeeze plate, rust resistant plated finish. Additional refills available. lawn chores easy. Stur- dy, reinforced steel frame. Large wide grip handle. Heavy duty axle. tires. Large wheels, Mar. 4, 1965 San Juan County Recorder, Monticello, Utah Dear Editor: We, the Navajo people of Montezuma Creek and the Aneth Community, request your paper to publish this letter to our Ute friends at White Mesa and Towaoc, because of the of mysterous disappearance FLOOR BIG 16 FOOT WAX APPLIER EXTENSION LADDER SPRING SPECIAL Word sifting back from Lake Powell by those fishermen who will' talk, indicates that the lake is fast becoming a fishing hot spot with regular good catches of bass in the upper reaches of the huge pond. xr Conservation Agent Rodney John from Blanding says the word has even spread rapidly to other states and said he met two retired gents from Texas, who are about fulltime fishermen at present, who related that Lake Powell provided the best bass fishing they had ever seen. Good fishing, coupled with the plea- weather that was far from . Monticello High will have track as usual; but have also added baseball to the sports curriculum for the Both the spring semester. track and baseball diamond, however, were so muddy this e week that very little practice could be conducted. spring-like- "Cr 1964. Four counties in the district had a reduction in referrals. Either more San Juan youth are involved in offenses or more are getting caught, ir 'ir "ir High school athletes this week started out initial preparation for spring sports in "it REG. An. $1.59 SPECIAL Made to last; hardwood handle and block. Lambs wool pad can be removed for washing. 20 SPRING TOOTH on-sit- LAWN RAKE iz A virus bug caused many Monticello residents discomfort this week with a considerable number of school children forced out of school by illness. Apparently the same virus responsible for a nearepidemic in Moab last week, sant spring weather at the with hundreds of children abfrom school there. lake, make it an ideal place sent for those anglers who have Describing her ride in a had their rods in mothballs since the end of trout season. friends private plane, the young lady said: As we went into a sudden dive, all my past District Fifth a to According Juvenile Court report issued sins flashed before me. It was this week, San Juan County so interesting that I made the was one of three of seven pilot dive eight more times. counties included in the district with an Increase in the number of juvenile referrals For The Best . . . in 1964 over the year 1963. San Juan had a total of 102 Breakfast referrals in 1963 and 125 In anyway. High strength, lightweight all aluminurfr construction. Spin proof rungs, interlockside rails, safety ing lock. SPECIAL 77c Teeth firmly mounted handle. Limit One. In square edge construction. 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