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Show Football Challenge the Issued San Juan Record (sUtocUil Miles and Jane Turnbull Publishers Entered in the Postoffice at Monticello, Utah as Second Class matter Published every Thursday at Monticello, Utah SUBSCRIPTION RATES In County $4 Outside County $5 Box 428, Monticello, Utah 84535 Phone The MEMBER OF THE 587-22- c Terry Hunt and Billy Boyle h Monticello herewith challenge the other side of town, or anybody else, to a tackle football game with their team. Boys 6 through 10 are eligible, and there will be an organizational meeting at the Monticello Pool Thursday and Friday at 6 p.m. Bring any football equipment you have, especially helmets. And it might not hurt to bring your football. Letter To dollars for the killing of his insolent, dog, my wrath mounted over my fear and over my judgment. I looked into his muddy eyes pulled down to mean little slits, and I glanced into the muzzle of his savage Colt-4- 5, and wanted more than anything else to do for him what I was proud of having done for his dog. But I was leaning unwittingly on a belief that he would not and could not kill me, and I was resolved not to hand out fifty dollars, nor any smaller amount; not just because I didn't like his looks, but because I didn't have the cash on hand. All the same I was aware of solemn moments slipping quickly away, to bring some extraordinary change in the very immediate future. With his long fingers gripping my wrist, he had me as helplessly in his power as a cat could have a mouse. This, with the necessity of containing my boiling wrath, could not be endured many seconds more, when one of his little girls rushed in from the outside with some quickly-spokmessage. He turned his head just long enough to hear what she said, thrust his pistol in its holster, loosed his fingers from my wrist and disappeared good-for-noth- ing The Editor 1971 Miles: Scaring the Pants Off Aunt Polly from Kansas As it would be a difficult tasH Ride along for a minute with Uncle Charlie and Aunt Polly from Shawnee Mission, Kansas as they make the turn off 163 north of Monticello and head for Canyonlands National Park. dream for these folks, and It's the fulfillment of a long-tiit's many a mile from the prairies, but at last they're almost there. And this is about the first thing they see: me for me to write to all in this area that my family and I have become acquainted with over the years, it would be appreciated if you would convey to the people of Southeastern Utah how much we appreciate all of them. There are no finer people anywhere and they shall be missed. We will be back at some future time. Joe Foy warniue SCHOOL STAFF . Con't. from Page VOU ARE NOW ENTERING THE V-- Albert R. Lyman richly-deserv- ed 77 first stage mpact area of THE ATHENA MiSSLE FRED Settler My dear San Juaners: When Poke demanded fifty July 29, ' Old 1 ' Mr. Jack, 32, has been living in Blanding for 5 of the last 7 FROM GREEN RIvER. UTAH TO WHITE SAMOS MISSILE RANGE. NEW MEXICO. TRAVEL MAV BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS . FROM 1. TO lA i warnings to other people who might come here to dwell. The destiny of this choice area hung inseparably on observance of the standards by which only White Mesa could be inherited, These standards had already been dishonored, and the un-o- ld failing penalty glared down from a cloudless sky. Therefore it came about in the natural sequence of preappointed destiny, and not by the meaningless caprice of chance, that I was to get away for a few days or weeks from this distracting environment, to see what people were doing for themselves beyond our border. Drouth which became more and more stubborn, and Indians getting ever more bold had begun to monopolize my normal nightmares. A special letter announced that my mother's people were to hold a big family reunion, and I was urged to be present. It appealed to me as a pleasant outing, but the cost in time ana money appeared too much at that particular time. No differyears where he has been a adminisschool and teacher ence, my sense of obligation I 4. trator; He was raised on the compelled me to get to the railroad at Thompson Springs, near reservation Navajo Arizona his where and start on a circuitous course y Lt father nas a trading post. He bringing me to a number of TO attended high school in Far-important places which the and New journey ought to include. Mexico, ' mington, i The thrills of that big Robison ' Brigtam Young ithoS'a word Wuhriie gjaduated from reunion are no part of this University in Provo in 1964 doorway. with a bachelors degree in account; even at that time .A1 I was to learn that my something quite different was $; elementary education. He kick had lacked the' i' 4 'h ' came to Blanding where he mounting in my attention. It power the dog had killing "" v f f was the wondrous streams of ' ix 2 taught sixth grade at Blanding only blacked out, and re- -. clear water supplying every ' Elementary School for four covered just in time to pretown to which I came. Also, If 1968 to From Mr. 1970, m years. t vent nobody knows what. It J, and equally surprising, was the ' jack took graduate work at TZ W had shattered Poke's eager . rT very different kind of Indians uBnoUK dream of fifty dollars, and I saw, and about which I that masters earned his , degree ! and had lt heard. "Didn't they have trouble in educational administration. ordealwith the Indians? No. That He returned to the San Juan fperating without any response. was something about which School District as cumculum Even so, it had jaied my their There are a lot of scary words on that sign. . .WARNING. grandfathers told them. supervisor for grades four, five, equanimity more deeply than iMissile. . Impact. . . Extreme danger. And if you didn't know They spoke of the Walker War for fte sch001 Year I was to for months a recognize once in ieitf a hours and the Blackhawk War, the while, that that's only a problem every or Years to come. I still had massacre of the Gunnison party, that might scare you all the way back to Kansas. As Eiementary Supervisor, in faith a city of building How are visitors supposed to figure out how dangerous it is the murder of Brown and Call Mr. Jack wiU be responsible ed in of & eda around Who's to tell in? the thqm drhe minute they on Chicken Creek, massacres .right now, for the rupervxsion of aU grades, it was accompluheJ b in Sanpete, along the Sevier that it's always posted with firing times when there is any danfM man and women who not or come or ever on should didnt back, inj, and in Southern Utah. They go they ger? Why district. He will be respon- . , ... national of kind some sure have we that friends nutty their tell told me of the great Pauvant . sible for curriculum develop- Chief Kanosh, and invited roe parks out this way? of instroriion, t inciudingTn-servic- e Why doesn't somebody just cover the sign, or hinge it like a WicMUP f SbqUllt' lining like sensible that? his or "chains required" sign, something genial successor. of teachers, curriculum assesdo. .Our twin problems were But these streams of water sment, and purchasing of text drouth and Indians, either one did the first settlers find them books. of them alone quite enough, there for use ? No; I was The Jack family lives at 361 but the two of them combined, told ofready town after town from North 4th West in Blanding. too much such for a probably. Salt Lake southward, where is Mrs. Jack Shirley as hothea the first settlers found but a myse from Durango. They have twy sorry little stream, or a seep. 7 7" daughters, Geraldine, 9 and don t When the settlers began to just happen; Donell, 4, and a son, Shawn. 5. things are A cultivate the soil below it, The big summer holidays have come and gone, but the peoappointed destiny was for The White thank still are fun the made who 'em water increased. "Why appointed goodness. around, Mesa, ple even who make before Indian others and the the and all FousHees, long Yanitos, big castle that, " they said, "is the very was built in who Bronson the a edge of the Day at Bluff such unique event, Blanding's Ruby thing that President Brigham and holibefore several to a ramrodded and Frontier cedars, in nation of Days good Young told the people when jumped industrious farmers and Sheral the all and Bruce made and Hollingsworth Halliday they arrived in desolate Salt days, from wheels on Pioneer in who rim Monticello prairie the to rim. Lake Valley asking, 'Where others at green Days kept Its salute doers shall we go to make a living, a San Juan to all you greater destiny had been spite of everything. So. from all us talkers. clearly foreshadowed in recent and how shall we protect our- times, and a vision of one of its selves from the Indians?' He cities-to-them to cultivate the had been shown as if it were an accomplished ground wherever they could fact, find in the dry edge of the cedars. a little spring, and the Also some of the essential water would increase; if they rules for the building and main- - iwould be friends to the Indianl, Indians would be friends to tenance of that city had been them. He said it would be proclaimed, and its people If you're human, there must be someone you didn't much like better to feed the Indians than admonished to abide by those the way. Somebody that was too lucky, too smart, too to rules. fight them. Just cultivate rich, too something to be lovable. Maybe just a crazy editor The ruined dwellings, the bio- - tb ground, live your religion to this country and talking too much. Let this newly-com- e ken and treat the Indians as human dishes, and the crumbling newspaper be your forum, then. Tell the county what you bones of the people who dwelt beings, and they will be your think. Put it in a letter. If it?s signed, and within the bounds friends and help you to conquer on White Mesa before, re- of ordinary taste and good sense, chances are we'll print it. mained as mute and solemn this. wilderness. ". . i, . 9 r' m 6:00 JP en Luka-chuk- ai, -- , death-intend- ed 4 X , fc , fr , , , j- vA - uvoi.,.im - r termud toe S Ule if A San Juan Salute CADDIES NEEDED ... Listening San Juan Amateur Come to Country Club Pro Shop On or Before Friday, August 6 be - |
