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Show off the Record On different towns at least once a week, that is a factor which would play hob with the profit and loss statement. Everyone agrees that what we all need to do is cut back on our use of fuel of all kinds, so that the shortage wont hurt any of us so pain-ful- ly hard. Richard Nixon said the shortage will affect the lives of each and every one of us and that some airline flights would be cancelled and that some sacrifice will be required of each of us. The point he makes about air travel interesting, Stewart Udall, one-tiSecretary of the Interior, said yesterday that many Americans would take their first cold shower involuntarily in 60 days. What he means, warm friends, is that there wont be enough fuel in your heater to hot up the water. This does not bother me nearly as much as it will most people. I subscribe to the belief that we should all go around a little dirtier anyway. And I read somewhere that men who give off a slight gamy odor are more appealing to women. And this is an area where I have always needed all the help I could get. However, I do get jumpy, when they talk about as Udall also did a dollar a gallon for gasoline in a year. As the operator of a small business that requires travel to three me is particularly since it omits mention of how many times he plans to run back and forth to Key Biscayne and San Clemente on his jet. Since I paid more taxes than he did last year, (if the figures in the press on his tax have been true), I feel I should get as much fuel for my business vehicle as he gets for the jet. And, man oh man, will that keep me in Courier a long time. for juice MWT The city elections are his- tory for another cycle, but the was percent of voter turn-o- ut once again less than historic: less than 50 percent in Monticello; 68 percent in Blanding. While these percentages are better than those in many cities around the state, they are a long way from what the founding fathers must have hoped for. And they are a long way from the kind of citizen participation essential to representative government. MWT Golf Course Gets Publicity San Juan Countys fine nine-ho- le golf course in Monticello is getting the attention of golfers nationwide this month as the subject of a major article in Par Golf magazine. Acover headline How to build a golf course for $1700! calls attention to the article, which goes on to explain the large role that volunteer labor played in construction of the course beginning in 1959. The contributions of Homer Chandler, former Monticello. City Manager, and Pro Grant Leavitt are pointed up in the article, which has high praise for the beauty and character of the course, and for the surrounding area. To quote the article, written by Dick Harris of Par Golfs staff: The community is surrounded by awesome desert, scenic parks and canyons, all part of a spectacular geological wonderland. The city nestles at the base of the Aba-j- o Mountains at an elevation of 7060 feet. A cool climate, even in summer, provides welcome relief from the blistering temperatures of the lower desert country north and south, of this delightful moun- tain Shangri-L- a. If youd like to read the entire, extensive article, Grant Leavitt will lend you one of his limited number of copies. Fuel (Contd. from page 1) It is the responsibility of the federal office of Oil and Gas to see that the allocation programs work, but farmers must make their problems known to ASCS before assistance can be provided either directly , or through the Office of Oil and Gas, if necessary. The national concern over fuel is based on two problems: Desupply and distribution. mand for fuel has increased steadily, while supply has not. Some areas are near the end of major petroleum distribution systems, making equit- able distribution difficult. A primary reason for the fuel problem in farming areas is the greater need for farm products . The country s farmers have been encouraged to acres of food and feed crops this year. Gasoline demand has risen- - at an annual rate of about six percent during (Please turn to page The Old Heres Scoop No-Fa- ulf As of January 1, 1974, everyone in Utah who owns a car will ' have to have Insurance. If you own and register an auto, bus or truck in Utah, you will have to purchase the new insurance protection. The law applies to all vehicles with the exception of motorcycles and vehicles belonging to the federal government. A vehicle owner must obtain the necessary compulsory coverage if the vehicle is present in the state for 90 days during the previous 365 days. This means college students who are in Utah January 1 . and remain in Utah after April 1 must buy the new insurance. If you have an automobile policy there is nothing you must do before the law takes effect because your insurance company will automatically change your policy to include the basic insurance. a motor owner of The vehicle will be required to certify that he possesses the insurance in order to register his vehicle and get new license plates and, if stopped by a policeman after January 1, a vehicle owner must show proof of coverage. having Your insurance company wiU send you a special card prior to registration time giving you your policy number, the effective date of coverage, and the description of your vehicle. You must keep this in your car at all times. The new Insurance Law, which goes into effect January 1, 1974, was passed by the regular session of the Utah State Legislature. The law was designed to. eliminate many costly and trials lengthy resulting from auto accidents and at the same time adequately insure motorists who are involved in accidents. New brochures explaining the law are now available at insurance agencies throughout (Please turn to page 4) Settler ent out-of-st- ate . no-fa- ult no-fa- ult No-Fa- ult I dismissed the thought for the time being and was surprised when my mother came to me with an unusual report. She said that President Hammond of the San Juan Stake, had come to her with a letter from the President of the Church, telling her that he had received a letter from someone on the Sandwich Islands recommending me as a missionary. He didnt know who had sent it, but President Hammond figured it was somebody without authority to speak and he was just going to write back and tell the President of the Church that such a call to me could not be made because my father had gone, leaving me to tend his business, and help support him in the mission field. But the thought came to President Hammond, that he should confer with my mother before he dismissed that suggestion, and he left her to make me acquainted with the proposition before approving of my call. I was struck at once with anxious fears that the call, which I had come so near to getting, would fail to come and I told her to write to the President to approve of the call. I felt and knew in my soul, that this was preliminary to another great change, confirming my faith and understanding of the Christ of whom I had been hearing since before I could understand the words of my mother. When the call came to me in due process of time, I figured for sure, and I am sure of it yet, that that call was from the Christ, for as He had said, Whether it is from my own lips or from the lips of my servants, it is the same. Now I cannot in this letter or any other letter, begin to tell of the many ways in which I had absplute proof that the Christ had really come to the Prophet Joseph Smith and that the work I was going forth to SEE IT BEFORE CIVILIZATION SWEEPS IT AWAY.. " do, was from Him and by the authority which had come to me. My great object in relating some of these things is to give unchallengable proof that I know what I am talking about when I bear testimony that the ancient gospel has been received and that the Latter-da- y Saints are called to preach it It is as in all the world. evident as the many things we talk about without dering taboo. any hin- Thanks for electing me to the City Council. Ill do my very best for Monticello. Jack N. Young the San Juan Record &. Jane Turnbul 1 '...EXCELLENT FANTASTIC. hc.SmKTflrgram Subscription Rates: NARRATED BY $5,00 a year in San Juan $6.00 a year everywhere else REX ALLEN Post Office Box 428 Monticello, Utah, 84535 Phone 801587-227- 7 UHL . 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