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Show Saa igfeoi nmns TOTHS. EDITOR ,a1 NATIONAL NEWSPAPER . Dear Sirs Last Wednesday, April 17Ur, Tow-e- ll while on our way to Lake for a few days of sightseeing and fishing, our party had a head-o- n collision near Halls Crossing. As you probably know, none of us received more that, very minor injuries, but tire purpose of this letter is to thank the 6'Q MR. AND MRS. II. V. ALWARD EDITORS & PUBLISHERS m (l968) Entered in the Postoffice at Monticello, Utah as Second Class matter. Published every Thursday at Monticello, ... $4 Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. $5 Marian G. Nielson Helen Redshaw Eugene Foushee Mrs. Pat Davis Outeast Bluff Montezuma Creek A Negro speaks out In Light of recent racial events and upheaval, we think it is most opportune to print what one prominent Negrq thinks of the situation. Archie Moore, former World Champion in the boxing world, speaks out against violence and admonishes his people in a way that should make every man think. His comments follow. The devil is at work in America, and it is up to us to drive him out. Snipers and looters, white or black, deserve no mercy. Those who would profit from their brother's misfortunes deserve no mercy, and those who would set fellow Americans upon each other deserve no progress made in the last handful of years. Do we want to become wild beasts bent only on revenge, looting and Americans and bare? Hate is bait, bait for ug the simple-minde- Got any good ski photographs William Army Specialist Five and Mr. of son M. Hurst, 25, of Hurst Blanding Mrs. Delores micro-wa- ve has been assigned as a radio repairman with the 442nd Signal Battalion in d. Sure, despised the whites who cheated me, but I used -that feeling to make me push on. If you listen to the professional rabble-rouser- s, , adhere to this idea of giving up everything you've gained in order to revenge yourself for the wrongs that were done you'd to you in the past better watch your neighbor, because he'll be looting your house next. Law and order is the only edge we have. No man is an island. Granted, the Negro still has mercy. I'll fight the man who calls a long way to go to gain a fair shake with the white man me "Uncle Tom". I have in this country. But believe broken bread with heads of state, chatted with presidents this: if we resort to lawlessand traveled all over the ness, the only thing we can world. I was bom in a hope for is civil war, untold I refused but to bloodshed, and the end of stay ghetto, I a and our dreams. am there, Negro, We have to have a meeting I am also be one. proud to and an American, I'm proud of qualified men of both races. Mind you, I said of that. The young people of today qualified men, not some think they have a hard lot. punk kid, ranting the catch They should have been around phrases put in his mouth by in the '30s when I was coming some hate -- monger . . . There are members of the up in St. Louis. We had no block way to go, but a lot of us community who call r a for I became light separate nation within made it. America. of Well, I do not heavyweight champion intend to kid A give up one square the world. neighbor of inch I'm not America. down the block, Clark T erry, I be must told to live going became one of the most a Isn't area. that in restricted famous jazz musicians in the what we've all been fighting world. There were doctors, lawyers and chiefs who came to overcome? And then there is the element that calls for a out of that ghetto. One of return to Africa.. the top policemen in St. For my part, Africa is a Louis came from our neighborhood. great place to visit, but I We made it because we had wouldn't want to live there. If the Irishmen want to go a goal, and we were willing to the Emerald Isle, back Don't talk to work for it. If the Slavs want them. let to me of your "guaranteed return the Iron Curtain to fool to national income". Any OK area, knows that this is insanity. by me. But I'm not who Do we bring those going to go to any part of down to Africa to live. I'm proud of worked to get ahead the level of those who never ancestry, and of the country that spawned my forefathers, gave a damn? The world but I'm not giving up my owes NOBODY black or white a living. God helps country. I fought all my life to give my children the man who helps himself! what I'm able to give them Now then, don't get the idea that I didn't grow up today; a chance for development as citizens of the great this of the injustices hating est country in the world. advocat staunch world. lama I do not for a moment think for of the Negro revolution that any truly responsible the good of mankind. I've seen almost unbelieveable Negro wants anarchy. I don't ed ite Monticello Monticello Blanding Pearl Lewis Monticello, UUh Thursday May 2, 968 Page Two self-address- 77 Mrs. Vera Park The San Juan Record on cardboard only. Designs lying around? may be in half tone, line Or do you have any art or combination, and are not talent and would like to try limited as to number of colors your hand at designing a used. ski poster? 5. All prints must be approxNow's your chance. The imately 8 x 10 and unmounted. Utah Travel Council has -Name, address and telephone announced two contests number of artist must be one for photographs, the attached to the poster. other for poster designs -contact In On the back of the photograph people we came for the Council's booming on the transpanency mount or with. Of course, we were very winter sports program. Cash must appear name and address will be awarded. disappointed not to be able prices of photographer, make of to make the lake trip, but John David Rose, Council camera used in taking the at said more than 400 everyone who had anythingwas Director, picture and the place it was all to do with the matter letters have been sent through- shot. Developing and printing so kind and pleasant it turned out the state to artists, photomay be done by a photo -an incident that could have art instructors at graphers, finisher or by the entrant. been very distasteful into schools, universities and ! No composite picture, such something to be remembered urging them to colleges, jas multiple printing, mulwith warm feelings and pleasure, take part in the competition. tiple exposure, or montage, The special thanks of our "We want to make it clear, Mr. that the two contests is eligible andonno artwork party go to Dr. Gibbons, however, or retouching prints or Black and Mr. Green of tire are open to everyone in the negatives is permitted. All Sheriff's Department and Mr. amaturcs awl professstate, color transparencies will be and Mrs. Dale Lyman of Halls ionals, " Mr. Rose said. returned to entrant only if Crossing. Of course, there "In fact, we know there arc accompanied by were a number of others but, alot of pictures taken by not did we envelope of proper size, bearing get unfortunately, amateurs that are really tops. sufficient return postage, their names. see them, " he to We'd like and black-and-whprints Again, our thanks to the said. "The same is true of returned. not be will fine community people of your our Utah artists. We have 6. Artists are limited to Sincerely, terrific talent, much of it one entry for poster contest. is amateur, and we'd like 7. The Utah Travel Council Roach D. Jack to give them a chance" to no responsibility for assumes Colorado Eagle, show us their designs. prints or transparencies. Cash prizes will be awarded 8. Pictures will be judged in both the poster contest and on photographic quality and the photo contest. The winoriginality in treatment of the $100 will receive poster ning theme. The Utah Travel and the winning photograph Council retains unlimited will also receive $100. reproduction rights to winning "Additionally, the poster pictures. may be published and dis9. Any entries are the protributed by the Council perty of the Utah Travel throughout the world. The Council after the contest winning photograph may be closes. used in the Council's winter 10. Only photos taken in advertising program for next Utah will be considered by year. " Mr. Rose said, "with linilhfc the use in major national and judges. hwu Hmuinniu - Utah SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In County. Outside County. Box 428, Monticello, Utah 84535 Phone 587-22CORRESPONDENTS Contest rules listed I Thailand. think you'll find let's rephrase that --t- hen o, mature intelligent-n- Negros running wild in the streets or sniping at total strangers. God made the white man as well as the black. True, we haven't acted as brothers in the past, but we are brothers. If we're to be so many Cains and Abels, that's our choice. We can't blame God for it. : Something must be done to reach the Negroes and the whites in the ghettos of this country, and I propose to do something. As a matter of plain fact, I have been doing something for the past several years. I have been running a program which I call the ABC Any Boy Can. By teaching our youth, black, white, yellow and red, what dignity is, ct what is, what honor is, I have been able international publications. " "The Council will also purchase many of the other best photographs to use in our 1968-6- 9 Church campaign advertising program. We will pay regular council rates for these additional " pictures, he said. The contest closes June 22. Following are the rules: 1. The contest is open to all photographers, amateur or professional, and to all artists, amateur or profess- ional. 2. Theme of the contest is "Ski Utah." It may include after-s- ki fun, travel or relaxation, as well as ski action shots. 3. No negatives should be submitted, and no more than two pictures may be submitted by any one entrant. Designs for posters should be 22 inches wide by 28 inches tall. 4. Color pictures may be submitted as either a transparency or a print, but not both of the same picture. Transparencies must be originals and must be mounted in third week Keying on a mission emphasis, First Assembly of God, Monticello, will begin the 1968 Sunday School Loyalty Campaign Sunday, May 5, in class sessions and exercises. third week of its Theme for this week's emph- asis is "I'll Give. " It is based on Proverbs 3:9, "Honor the Lord with thy substance, and of all thine with the first-frui- ts increase. " The overall theme for the seven Sunday emphasis is "You Can Count on Me. " The annual campaign serving all ages at the local church stresses development of loyalty to Sunday School. In charge of the campaign Sunday will be Burrell Thompson, Sunday School Superinten- dent. self-respe- to obliterate juvenile delinquency in several areas. would now expand my Hunters and fishermen in program, change scope. If Utah spent approximately $2. 4 any boy can, surely any man million for 506, 105 state huntcan. I want to take teams of and fishing licenses, tags, ing qualified people, top men in permits, and stamps in fiscal their fields, to the troubled year 1967. Fishing licenses, areas of our cities. I know that the people who participate tags, permits and stamps issued to Utah residents and nonin the recent riots, who are residents totalled 290, 600. participating and who will Hunting licenses, tags, permits participate, are misguided and stamps issued to both resirather than mad. dents and totalled If some bigot can misguide, 215,505. than I can guide. I've spent The gross cost to hunters in too much of my life building Utah was $1, 397, 746 while what I've got to put it to fishermen spent a total of torch just to satisfy some anchient hatred of a man $1,019,481. Ranked nationally Utah ranked 21st in the amount who beat my grandfather. of are money spent for hunting and men dead. Those long fishing. what choke have we to Do could be a beautiful garden Carl A. Larson, former resiwith weeds of hate? I say NO ! of Salt Lake City, will dent And I stand ready to start his position with the U. " I resign "Operation Gardener. S. Department of Agriculture invite the respected Negro in May to join the Washington leaders of our country to join office of the Four Comers me. I non-reside- nts Regional Economic Development Commission as a Regional Development Specialist, according to Sen. Frank E. Moss. Before going to Washington, Mr. Larson was widely known throughout Utah for his work as State Secretary and Insurance Manager of the Utah Farmers Union. Sen. Wallace F. Bennett has voiced strong preference for a housing measure to help low-inco- me families as oppos- ed to one featuring Federal government intervention. His plan would emphasize the private economic sector instead. It is his opinion that the average American will not want aer Federal handout and would to go through other channels to obtain their own housing. The matter has been discussed in sessions during of the Housing Subcommittee. pr-f- |