OCR Text |
Show The San Juan Record t 6 January 1, 1976 4 f . Mission scene of Christmas joy We from here to Blanding Merc has mei Doomed, 1 Here's our New Year's We will not shop at This much To attending the Cook Christian Training School near Phoenix, Arizona. The celebration included the singing of Christmas songs, led by a choir of junior and senior high school students and other mission members. Approximately thirty youngsters from the mission's Religious Education Program assisted in the portrayal of the Nativity. let Blanding the old, in Blanding Merc's the This ad was not made It was made by young Here's one for Auld Blanding Merc Shop Hams Hormel Cure 81 $2.69 $1.98 lb. ed d This youngster, loaded with Christmas gifts, awe the inspired by the celebrating of Christmas. epitomizes Photo and caption by Alvin Reiner. wide-eye- Sirloin Steak of life can cause retardation in a child. He commented that adults who abuse children are really mentally ill. to man". However, recent manifestations of mans inhumanity to children is something repulsive to even the most hardened hearts, and there is something you can do about it. In recent legislation enacted in Utah, children's rights are now being recognized, and the law makes it mandatory for citizens to report incidents of child abuse. Not only are they responsible to report such acts, but they can do so without fear of being sued or incurring any legal liability. A seminar on child abuse was held for San Juan County December 22 at the Family Sheriff Rigby Wright also explained the role of law enforcement officials in child abuse cases. He said that when the childs life is in danger he is usually removed from the home. He emphasized that the in an attempt to set up a cooperative system for handling such cases. A crisis help service is offered throughout San Juan Utah, including a social County, whereby worker from the Protective Services department will contact the reported family within 48 hours. They can be reached by contacting the Division of Family Services in Blanding at decade. He said these figures reflect the situation throughout the food industry and they do not even begin to suggest the decline of competition within limited geographical areas. As to what these figures mean for the consumer and the family farmer, Moss said one tentative conclusion drawn by an FTC study was that $2.6 billion of the food bill was an unwarranted overcharge on the part of the food industry directly attributable to the lack of competition. The FTC study and others like it are sufficiently rooted in evidence to suggest that Congress must obtain the nec- 24-ho- 678-22- ur 47 during working hours, asking for either Merlin Grover or Darrel Piepgrass. At other times the County Sheriffs office or local police should be contacted. Following the film Dr. DeL. Gibbons made some observations, stating that in our area there seem to be quite a few cases of adults abusing other adults, but not many involving He also said that children. often children are left with someone who is not responsible, which has resulted in injuries. However, many such cases are never reported. There are also incidents of passive abuse where parents never say no to their kids. He also said that under- -; nourishment in the first year Corinne Webb Moss (Contd. from page Moss said. Until those facts are available, Congress will not be able to fulfill its obligations to the American public. Statistics show that the av- erage American familys food up $126 during the first nine months of 1975, the Senator said. Unless we find out where that money is going, we're not going to be able to put a halt to this alarming rise in food prices. bill went ,b FLOUR Western Family 25 $2.89 Bag i Peaches Hunts Halves or Slices 12 2 490 WESSON OIL 89p 890 Lasagna Chicken Charmin TOILET TISSUE 4 roll $1.19 690 pak 1) the number of firms engaged in the production of fluid milk declined from 4,030 to 2,024. We know the number of firms producing canned fruits and vegetables declined from 1,135 to 66, he said, and we also know that 540 meatpacking plants disappeared in that essary facts," schools are an important referral source for child abuse cases, and that the law in turn usually refers the case to a social worker after checking it out. In most cases, he said, the child is removed from the home rather than the parents being prosecuted. However, County Attorney Bennion Redd (Please turn to page 7) T p t Child abuse seminar in Standing Services Office in Blanding ai $1.19 lb. articles of clothing. Another man's inhumanity I Lamb Legs youngsters were concerned, was the distribution of presents consisting of toys, books and brightly - colored wool tomed to Merc1 Out goes The highlight of the program, at least as far as the By Janet Wilcox Unfortunately , the world somehow has become accus- reso' Blanding Merc if Not which included participate in the proceedings. we do Should old acquaintai turkey with all the trimmings, was served to the assembled guests. The Navajo women who spent many long hours preparing and serving the men, should be complimented for their labors. bright note was the fact that Sadie Benally, one of the oldest and best-lovresidents of the area, had recovered enough from her recent illness to si v By Alvin Reiner feast little Little spendthrifts Gentlemen, ladies, 01 St. Christopher's Mission was a busy place onDecember 24, when several hundred Navajos from San Juan County and the Four Corners Area congregated to celebrate the birth of Christ. Father Herb Scott was assisted in the Mass by Johnny Stash, and Charles and David Yanito, Jr. David has been A huge are poor Medicus V.P. Miss Corrine Webb, daughof Mr. and Mrs. Dan Webb of Blanding, has been elected ter vice-preside- of Medicus, an nt nursing orat Ricks College. ganization The honor is unique in that freshmen students are seldom elected to offices in the club. Miss Webb is attending Ricks on an academic scholarship and is a 1975 graduate of San Juan High School. intef-collegi- Cookies Jgy ate For the Best.. Breakfast Lunch Cascade 15 Nabisco Oreo oz. pkg. 730 Family Size Detetgent Dishwashing Detergent RIGHT G U ARD Spray $1.29 35 oz. gyg $1.69 g0. f Western Family All Flavors ICE CREAM 2 49 5 Pizza qt. pail All Varieties Totino's Grape Juice Welchs 6 oz. can 690 4$1.09 Dinner Elk Ridge Specials for J Restaurant Phil Acton, Prop. Blanding, Utah SOUTHEASTERN UTAI |