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Show off the Record namely the agencies of the Federal Government. Anyone who has spent time in the military could tell the Senator that more like fifty percent of the fuel burned goes down a rat hole of some d kind. pilots who would only see combat flyDesk-boun- ing after women and children take regular rides to maintain ratings they will never use in defense of the country, .motor pool trucks with huge engines haul two or three guys from trash can to trash can to keep the area policed ... uncounted of heating fuel warms bases and buildings that have long since outlived a true defense usefulness. No doubt the Senator knows this, and is realist enough to know that he may as well ask for 100 percent reduction as for 10, insofar as the chances of anything happening are concerned. But at least he looks reasonable asking for a reasonable figure, even from unreasonable people. Perhaps the most haunting point about the whole situation was made in his letter to the Treasury, official. ' He is getting back what all of us are getting from Washington these no answer to what days action the Federal Government will take. And thats no milli-gallo- ns Colorado's U.S. Senator Dominick Peter made a simple proposal . to the Defense Department. Which means that it has a good chance of failing. Simplicity has never been big around the Pentagon. What Senator Dominick suggested was that the Department reduce their consumption of petroleum products by just ten percent, to help alleviate the energy crisis. At the same time, the Senator urged similar reductions in all energy consumption throughout the Federal Gov- ernment. Writing to Secretary of Defense (still, I guess) Elliot Dominick obRichardson, The Defense De served: partment is the largest single consumer of petroleum products in the U.S. and the world. As such your Department can do much to alleviate the fuel shortages being experienced now in certain parts of the country and anticipated on a much larger scale in the near future. Senator Dominick also wrote to Deputy Treasurer Secretary William Simon, Chairman of the Oil Policy Committe, requesting comments on the feasibility of applying the 10 percent reduction to all energy consumed by agencies of the Federal Government. Our citizens have been told to drive slower, cut back on the use of air conditioners, and to perform other actions designed to conserve energy Senator Dominick supplies, (but) to date I have said, received no answer to the surprise. Action-orient- W?shington ed aint. MWT Letter To The Editor Dear Marion: The Fortieth Legislature passed legislation creating the Bicentennial Commission. An Enrolled copy of Senate Bill No. 65 is enclosed for your information and guidance. I am happy that you have indicated your willingness to serve on this commission. The law became effective Utah 8, 1973 and, after consulting with the Senate leadership, I am calling the first meeting of the Commission for Thursday, May 17 at 9:00 a.m. in the Govenors Board Room at the State Capitol. I hope that it will be possible for you to meet with me at this time. May , Ladies: Sincerely, sCalvin L. Governor The Old Hunt, Halliday Settler Reorganizational and planning meeting for the Democratic county organization was held this past week in Blanding. Elected to serve as the new county chairman is Terry Hunt of Blanding. Serving with him will be Sue Halliday as and Pauline Lauder-bac- k as secretary-treasure- r. were by popThey acclaim. ular Outgoing chairman, George Low and his wife Madeline were selected to serve as state committee persons. Three county committemen were also selected at that time, Buckley Christiansen, Bruce Halliday, and Leamon Roberson. Named as reporter for the county organization was Collette Hunt. Future plans for the Democratic organization include attendance at the State Convention in Salt Lake August 25. A re-elec- ted Schools (Contd from Page 1) The information contained in this article is very misleading and as such I feel the citizens of San Juan County are entitled to a response. The impact on San Juan of Senate Bill 72, or the new Finance Law passed by the recent Legislature, should not surprise anyone inasmuch as it has been discussed on a local, state, and national level for the past year. The real intent of the Bill is to equalize school expenditures throughout the State on a weighted per pupil basis. It also attempts to comply with Mr. Marion Hazleton Monticello, Utah question of what action one of our biggest energy consumers is going to take, Democrats Elect Rampton recent Court Supreme decisions regarding equal educational opportunities for students. Basically, the Bill requires San Juan School District to raise its Maintenance and Operation mill levy from the current 17.6 mills to 28 mills. a State-wiIn doing so it allows San Juan to levy 24 mills next year and an additional two mills for the next two years. This means that the M & O mill levy next year will increase 6.4 mills. de In doing so the new finance law will provide an increase of $77,185 or a 3.6 increase above the 1972-7- 3 M&O budget. This is a far cry from the $593,196 or a 37.6 reported in the Utah Foundation article. The Foundation figure comes from a comparison of the revenue generated from a current 17.6 mill levy to a 28 mill levy. Heres your chance! R. LYMAN By ALBERT My Dear San Juaners: There is an inherent meaning of atmosphere about every situation to which we come. Sometimes it is apparent at once, and other times it comes to us as a sealed letter which we must study and comprehend little at a time. When I happened to go to my school house door and look out and see George Perkins come riding up on a lathering horse, I knew he had a stern and important message. He had ridden with great speed from Bluff to tell me that my mother had just dropped dead. The message itself fitted into my feelings with all the meaning and importance of my expectation. When I was a missionary among the Navajos and a young Navajo came riding on a panting horse to tell me that my companion, Alma Jones, was seriously hurt, I understood before he had time to explain, that something tragic had A year ago when happened. my wife came calmly to me in the morning and said she felt a new and disturbing pain in her chest; although that was very similar to other things she had told me in the last few years, it had a solemn echo to which I have been listening ever since that moment. In the long months since that time, that message has been echoing to me with more and more clarity and more meaning, every day and night. It had somehow been indicating to me that I was to move camp to Provo. I have contended that it should be de far-reachi- ng For the past several years the Board of Education has used funds from Public Law 874 to supplement the school budget and at the same time has kept the mill levy low. The new finance law will not allow San Juan to do this in the future inasmuch as the new law eliminated the local board leeway mill levy. In summary, I feel the article was Very utimely in- asmuch as the Board of Education is currently in the process of salary negotiations with all employees. It is natural for employees to want more money if they believe the District is receiving 37 additional funds. layed at least til I am able to rise from my bed or from a sitting posture to stand on But for the last my feet. three months I have been getting farther from it, instead of nearer to it. Now it had occurred to me, that it must come, the sooner the better. If I delay, I may not be able to speak loudly enough and clearly enough, to be underSo I am preparing stood. gradually and under difficulties to leave Cedar City today, the 4th of May. I am impressed that we are always preparing for events ahead. If there ever comes a time when we are not at all sensitive to what is beginning to shine on the horizon before us, we are lost to our eternal It means that we purpose. have taken a situation ly for granted which may, or may not be in harmony with our eternal purpose. But I consider it a wonderful thing when , as William Cullen Bryant says, men can draw their mantle about them, and to down lie consciously pleasant dreams. com-pete- Actually, it appears that the District will have to eliminate some of the services and personnel from the regular budget in order to provide salary increases and benefits that have been requested by the professional and classified outA financial employees. look for the District indicates that the time is fast when the District approaching will have to priortize programs and possible phaseout those programs which are not economically feasible. s David Adams San Juan School Board Treasurer r Custom-designe- d f fresh flower The shipping department made a and sent us boo-bo- o long-lastin- for s m plir New Cuff styles arrangements or g artificial sprays Flares Memorial Day Use our wire service to send flowers anywhere MONTICELLO FLORAL 185 N 1st W 587-282- 2 |