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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Thursday September 24, 1981 - Page 2 As a child, I lived on a far m and one of the joys of my life was going to the barn with my uncle. I can recall even today the damp, sweet smell and the miracle of milk swishing into an empty bucket. Modern cows are milk" There are times when the cure ed by a machine. I know it is seems worse than the disease." efficient, economical and saniThe preceeding is an observa- tary. I do not like it. Iam tion (not mine) made following not tailored for the computer informal public hearing held Mon- age, wondrous though it may day as an out growth of the dismis-sal- of be. Arlow Freestone as San My point is, we resist change. Juan Hospital administrator. I do not hesitate to champion San Perhaps the Observation ap- Juan County Hospital, doctors and plies. Those closest to the work- staff. Needing medical help, three ings of the hospital do not deny years ago I chose to return to San there are problems, some of Juan where I felt I could get the which have accumulated slowly concerned care I did not expect over the years. to find in a city hospital. ApparI do not pretend to be know- ently, I am one of many who have ledgeable on health care service, done so. I was not disappointed. but it occurs to me that some of Would I be if I were hospitalized our problems are tied to forces tomorrow? I do not condone the manner in within our modern-da- y society over which we have very little which I understand Mr. Freestone control. I am referring to in- was relieved of his duties, victim, flation, government regulations perhaps, of the times. Was the change inevitable and and the trend to socialized mediwould it have happened if we had If am I cine. right, then maybe some Of the methods we will have contracted with a different hospito choose as remedies will be tal management company? ; I do not know. distasteful. J.A.M. Letters to the editor The Record welcomes letters from its readers on any subject of public interest. Letters must be no more than 390 words in length. The publisher at all times reserves the right to edit, condense or reject any contributions, in the Interest of suitability and or good taste. Dear Editor: A few years ago a certain young woman was in a local store. She had been unable to find the spice she was seeking because her vision was faulty, the aisle poorly lighted and the bright sunshine of the day had plunged to record lows across the board during late August and ear- ly September. v ' long since faded. After consulting with a! clerk, she returned to the place where the spices were in neat rows. Many others she saw but not the one she searched for. Suddenly a strong tender hand, " she felt on her shoulder and a Mnrf voice said, "Look up. The woman obeyed and the bright red can stood straight before her j eyes. Arlow Freestone was that man! : That was the best medicine I had swallowed in a good many months. Can we afford to loose the hgfp of good men who understand simple needs so well and do what they can to help? I think not! sOral B. Johnson Dear Editor: "Behind their reassuring confident and smiles leadwords ers of the Reagan Administration are privately preparing for an economic crash. "Ibis alarming conclusion has emerged as the consensus of five economic and finanial experts interviewed by "Spotlights in- vestigative team in Washington and on WaU Street in the course of a during the first half of September. mini-surv- ey "The truth is that the nations productive forces are In dis-, array, said an Ivy League economist who writes for a national business magazine, (on being told that his identity would be protected.) "Bond prices have "Americans who follow the news are aware that this sharp down trend has inflicted sudden losses amounting to tens of billions of dollars on investors. It has also triggered an ominous drop in the stock market. "But what the public has not been told, this seasoned observer warned, is how disastrous the bond market panic has proven to the long-ran- ge production and marketing programs of industry. Even if President Reagans hoped for investment upturn foUowing on the heels of the tax cuts were to come true and outside government there remain few economists who share this hope the foundering bond market will depress the coming productivity and out put figures of even the larg- est corporations. "As for small and mediumsized businesses, they have, in the view of the Spotlights sources not confronted such bleak prospects since the Great Depression not even in the dizzy days of Jimmy Carter. 5HUCKS, MISS SCOO- P- our flIM'--r Sagebrush Lady NOlHlN'lWE Have you written your support of Representative Ron Pauls HR 3599, San Juan Record Which would Repeal the Big Bankers Bailout BUI, the Monetary Control Act? Or have you insisted that HJR 23, which has -81? been reintroduced year after year, be passed? Or that your State Legislature pass the Lib- erty Amendment? Ref : Spotlite, s R. J. Jarvis WOULD . COMMISSIONER-1&- g5g f gememen wan a Word WflHttXl...' Ir-s- ! There is a song that says "it is hard to belong to someone else when the right one comes along. That particular difficulty has not been mine but it is almost as bad to be tied to a responsibility when you want to do some 'mMs Committei for Impartial Hearings thing else. The first thing' I saw when I woke up this morning was the calendar hanging over my desk. It was marked plainly telling me it was time to do something about the Sagebrush comer in the time it was time to change the . water. As I struggled with the sprayers, I remembered a check I had promised to have in the mail Record. Certainly I do not want anyone to get the idea that 1 dont love to write Sagebrush, but I have discovered there are other things I also love to do. . For the most part there is time for everything. Once in a while, situations, both good and bad, pile up in a formidable force that can shovel away time as fast as the clock can mark it. But, I am sure the calendar winked at me and suggested that it was too early to get up. While I snuggled in my pillow agreeing with the idea, the telephone rang and my comfort was ruined. Someone was pounding on the door. It was the Avon Lady, whom I did not really wish to see just then, but she is a good friend of mine and I spent an hour and a half polishing my friendship to keep it bright. R was time to turn off the water. As I finished, I realized that it was supper time. I got supper and, with a sigh, sat down at'last to the typewriter, where I had planned and hoped all day that I could be. forgot about the telephone. It was in good working order. It seemed that all my friends were anxious to let me know how much they appreciated I r it. It was someone to remind me of another commitment I had made that needed immediate care. I could do it and still do my column. By the time it was ed, I remembered that I must get the water going on the lawn. With two big lawns it took some time and I found myself starved for breakfast when it was done. Simple logic said I must take care of that at once, which I happily . I love talking to my friends and All I I appreciate their calls. J'81 could do was to let them know how much their calls mean to me. But, of course, there was no way that I could tell them I just didnt have time just jthen. As you can see, it is not always easy to do what one wants to do and to get at the things that "just gotta be done. However, I had promised the Sagebrush Lady at least one column before I would go to sleep again.7 It was 4 a.m. when I crawled happily into bed with a clear conscience, for I kept my promise. The point of the story must be that if you want to get anything done, do it at night. The telephone seldom rings at night. Your meals are all tucked in. You are free to devote your entire time trying to keep awake while you do what you imagine you have to do. THIE EflOVDES ' TONIGHT did. . Sept. 24 thru 29 Fri Sat - Mon and Tues IT IS THAT RARITY OF RARITIES, Before the dishes were done, my friend called and the telephone grew weary before she had finished all she had to say. By this A SEQUEL THAT READILY SURPASSES THE ORIGINAL Hoopital (Continued from page 1) a big hospital does not have the slightest idea of what goes on in a rural hospital. Other speakers included Ern- est Sonderegger, contractor; Darroll Young, businessman, retired; Mabel Wright, R.N., retirSam Naylor, Utah Highway Leda Young, R.N., patrolman; retired, former San Juan County Hospital administrator; Cooper Jones, owner of Canyonlands Dairy; Vernetta Sonderegger, housewife and Keith Redd, mayor. ed; the conclusion of the meeting. Commissioner Black advised that the commission would receive written comments for three weeks prior to making a decision on the request for an investigaion. At 2-h- our a management group with headquarters in Salt Lake City, owns, leases or manages 25 hosIHC, pitals and has entered into shared service agreements with 51 other hospitals. IHC assumed -81 PtiaiC eg interested in!! Sept 30 thru Oct 6 Thurs - Fri Sat - Mon and Tues Wed fcfea Mon-tice- llo "The Monetary Control Act, a Carter concoction, now acts like a plugged shotgun, which explodes backward its effect tends to perpetuate rising interest rates. by Barry McWilliams um couniV "PRoeM" management of San Juan County Hospital on November 1, 1980. i i tta raa fcarofrca ths creatcrs cfJ..VS z:d STAR GIIS. ONE SHOW ONLY 8 p.m. SPECIAL- - Monday Family Night $8 See it at The Movies MonticeCa |