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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD, Thursday, July. 26, 1979. - Page 2 Casse Gray, Sagebrush Lady U Frustration and futility flourish at some time in the lives of most of us, occasionally reaching an overwhelming degree that challenges our ability to cope. The ordinary slambangs and ups and downs echoing through the halls of fomily rearing in this hectic age afford sufficient headache material to keep the druggist in the aspirin -selling business and the MD.s in the ulcer treating room at the hospital, to say nothing of keeping the pocketbook empty. The other day I talked to the head of a landscape firm who had hit the jackpot of weeds and cockleburrs, not only in his business but in his private family life as well. I had known this man for some time and knew him to be a man of integrity, loving life and living it mostly for his family. For two weeks he and his wife had hosted a houseful of guests, delightful people and most welcome, but nevertheless entailing much work and responsibility. During this time they had had severe illness in the family, losing days of work and many nights of sleep. This was but a small frust in his ration. His help faltered and stopped if he were not there. His pet tiller for which he had paid top price inconsiderately quit on the job. Son No. 1 had borrowed his mothers car, leaving her stranded. The cash owing and promised on Friday was not yet in hand on this Tuesday. The fellows on the cement work were two months behind. AH of it suddenly came together in a smashing big cockleburr he absolutely could not swallow. The world had become a stinking, bilious place to be. by Casse Lyman Monson He started home, his cockle-bu- rr growing and piercing his stomach, with a grinding and grating he could not ignore. In this sad state his eye fell on a sign inviting all and sundry to come in and enjoy a delicious fruit malt. He could not resist. That would be just the thing to soothe that dang cockleburr. In he went and sat hopefully waiting for twenty minutes while that cockleburr tore out the lining of his stomach and demolished the scant remainder of his patience. Ah, at last he was able to give his order for a banana malt, but another long wait almost destroyed his appetite when at. long last a malt lovely STRAWBERRY was put before him. He demanded the banana he had ordered. Ten more minutes and here came a giggling little gir who dropped the proper malt on the counter in front of him, splattering glass and malt over the counter and down the front of his levis. It cannot be written what he would like to have done, but he bolted out of there, climbed on his tractor and wished that he might drive on and on away from the blunders, cockle-burr- s and inconsistencies life was serving him in such abundance. He breathed his harrowing tale into the loving ears of his loving wife and family, who were entirely sympathet- ic, but who snickered in disbelief at first and then roared v with laughter. The President of the Company, the Head of the House, was for a moment astonished at their glee, but it proved contagious and at last he joined with them and the cockleburr . dissolved. Later he confided that he didn't reaUy mean it when he promised himself that he would dump a big load of fresh manure on the front steps of the ice cream house. Queen of 1979 Pioneer Days in Monticello, Audrey Young, seated, is crowned by last year's was Amber Dalton, queen,' Cyndi Burtenshaw, second from right. First attendant this year and second attendants were Cindy Redd and Terry Lynn Rogers. City buys land for lagoon Energy (Continued from Page 1) The Monticello city council at a recent meeting voted to accept agreements for the purchase of two separate 40 -- acre tracts of land for the city's proposed sewer lagoon project The job increases generated by the energy surge have re- sulted in some very significant changes in other indicators of economic growth over the past eight years. The dis- east of town. trict's population in 1978 was up from 37,078 in 53,500, a 1970; gain of 44.3 per cent. council accepted an agreement with Halls Ranches for one 40 -- acre tract, with $2,900 to be paid at the time of acceptance of the agreement and the balance on or before September 30 of this . year. The second agreement ok'd by the council was with Jim Butt and Mary E. Butt for another 40 acres, with $1,000 to be paid at the time of acceptance and the balance by September 30. Tothl purchase price for each of the tracts was $29,000, The The largest percentage gains in population were in Emery County (96.6 percent), and in San Juan County (46.8 per cent). valuations of Assessed property skyrocketed in Emery County, increasing almost 11 times between 1970 and 1978. New coal mines, new electric power plants, and 'new residential and commercial properties combined to produce this gain. Emery County claimed 55 per cent of the increased assessed value of the district for these years. San Juan County's assessed value increased almost 2.8 times, as 27 per cent of the increase in district valuation occurred in San Juan Countv. Richard City Administrator Terry said. council in the same meeting also voted to accept the supplement to right - of -way easements for Clyde M. Barton and Nina S. Barton and one for Max Dalton and Nell Dalton showing the correct location for the city's water sysThe tem line across their properties. The council also. voted to quit claim deed the property where the water plant for the city is . located back to Max Dalton and then have Mr. Dalton give the city a warranty deed for the property, which will include the additional .755 acre the city is purchasing to expand the water plant. THIS WEEKS SPECIALS!!! . :ucte the San Juan Record (USPS MEDICATED 2960 480-40- 0) .14-OUN- James V. Shannon, Jr. Publisher 0 TUBE REGULAR 690 Entered in the Post Office at Monticello, Utah, as Second Class matter. Published every Thursday at Monticello, Utah 84535. SUBSCRIPTION UP OINTMENT gaaaaa laara 224 TIME RATES Per Year: $7.50 in San Juan' County $8.00 elsewhere in United States. $10.00 to Canada. $12.00 elsewhere. Calvin Black, San Juan County commissioner and a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Counties met with President Jimmy Carter last week in (NACO), Kansas City, Missouri, at the 44th annual conference of NACO, Mr. Black and his wife which the President addressed. his wife Carolyn, and Commission Chairman E.S. Boyle and member attended the conference. NACOs 1,800 Dawn counties span urban,' rural and suburban America and inmore than 75 per cent of the nation's population. clude Post Office "N CAPSULES Pack of 10. Walgreens. Box 879 Monticello, Utah 84535 Phone 801-587-2- CITY DRUG Your Walgreen Agency Monticello . |