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Show THE SAN JUAN'RECOBD Thursday January. 21,' 1982 - Page 20 ' Sloth vied with eagle as symbol If youve ever studied the backside of a dollar bill you know that Americas national bird, the bald eagle, clutches an olive branch in his right talon and 13 arrows in the left symbolizing Americas desire for peace and its willingness to fight for freedom. And nearly every schoolchild knows that the bald eagle is now an endangered species throughout most of its former range. Once abundant from coast to coast, these big, fierce-lookibirds now numerous only in Alaska are and Canada. Few people realize that the bald eagle wasnt even on the list of contenders when three of the nations founding fathers Hiomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin were named by the Continental Congress to design our national seal and symbol. That was on July 4, 1776, the same day the colonists declared their independence from England. It took six years, three committees, and several artists to come up with a seal featuring the ng now-famil- spread eagle, iar ac- cording to the current issue of National Wildlife magazine. The committee original leaned toward mythological and Biblical figures, the magazine reports, and apparently the only other animal considered for appearance on the seal was the tree sloth a assocdwelling tropical creature iated with laziness and indolence. Hie story of how the bald eagle beat out the sloth and other characters is told in the bimonthly publication of the National Wildlife Federation as the nation prepares to observe 1982 as ReThe Year of the Eagle. solutions are pending in both houses of Congress to commemorate June 20, 1982, as the 200th anniversary of the day the Continental Congress adopted the eagle as our national symbol. Hie sloth, a native of Central and South America usually seen hanging upside down, appeared in a seal design suggested by John Adams. In Adams allegorical scene, the mythical Greek hero Hercules was torn between the charms of a maiden representing Virtue and the tempting life of the sloth. Franklin called for a depiction of Moses dividing the Red Sea. Jefferson wanted to show the of Israel wondering children through the wilderness. Fortunately, the Congress was not thrilled by any of the founding fathers designs, nor was it moved by a second committees proposed seal depicting on a shield a warrior and a figure representing Peace. The eagle didnt show up in any proposed designs until a third committee was formed, and even then, the bird played a minor role in another allegorical scene. Finally, in 1782, Congress turned the matter over to its secretary, blue-ribb- on slow-movi- ng, Charles Thomson, who gets credit for first using the eagle as the central element in the seals design. One member of the original committee, Ben Franklin, was unimpressed even after the Congress adopted a seal designed around the eagle. Franklin called the national symbol a bird that of bad moral character honestdoes not get his living referring to the fact that the ly bald eagle often steals its food from other birds. Franklin also wrote perhaps facetiously that although the turkey was vain and silly he would have preferred it as the national emblem. Franklin was by no means the last American to criticize the eagle. For the next 150 years frontiersmen, ranchers, and formers gunned them down as predators and varmits. Not until 1940 did Congress outlaw the shooting of eagles. Because they sometimes feed on dead animals, bald eagles are still put down by some critics as scavengers, but President John F. Kennedy spoke for most Americans 20 years ago, says National Wildlife, when he called the fierce beauty and independence of this great bird an apt symbol of the strength and freedom of America. Now, throughout most of the country, the bald eagle is struggling, not to maintain its honor but to survive as a species. Due to loss of habitat, the ingestion of deadly pesticides, illegal shooting, and other causes, it is listed as endangered in 43 of the lower 48 states and threatened in the other five Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Hie Year of the Eagle was proclaimed to remind all Americans that the countrys living symbol, like many other species of wildlife, is on the endangered list, and that, as President We shall have Kennedy said, a trust if we permit the failed to eagle disappear. YFU - Ned Harrison pled guilty to open container in vehicle. Fine set at $75. Phillip J. Hatathley entered plea of guilty to charge of driving while under the influence and no drivers license. Pronouncement of sentence continued February 2, 1982. seeks 00313300 ofit Recreation vehicles Glass Truck glass in stock 3Q333U03tf Insurance Work Welcomed! FREE ESTIMATES 587-262- 3 of driving under the influence and foiling to obey order of peace officer. Sentenced to pay fine of serve 60 days in jail. sentence Jail suspended. Alvin Pelt entered plea of guilty to charges of driving while under the influence and driving during Pronouncement of revocation. sentenced continued to February 2. Preliminary hearing set for January 27 in the State vs Danny $299 and Wlesatatid cippCiatice HZepait COMMERCIAL & DOMESTIC REFRIGERATION SERVICE ON ALL MAJOR APPLIANCES t Fast, Dependable service ALL WORK GUARANTEED HOME. SERVICE White. Judgement awarded Kigalia Apartments against Ira Jones. Judgement in favor of Utah Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance against Ira Jones and Connie Jones. Judgement awarded Bruce Adams against John Gardner. Judgment awarded to Blanding Clinic against Johnnie Hutchins and Ed Carlson. Judgment awarded to Kigalia Apartments against Dean Pal- mer. entered a of guilty to theft in 7th plea District Court held in Monticello January 10. 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Families whoi statement which will analyze the would like more information full range of alternatives availabout the program can call YFU, able within the state and will protoll-fre- e, at vide an overview of all BLM WSAs. This phase will again alBad breath and weird tastes in low extensive opportunity for to due mouth are the frequently public comment and input. Hie periodontal diseases involving the target date for the submission of tissues surrounding the tooth. the environmental impact stateNine out of ten adults over age 30 ment to the Bureau director is more one of or the many JSeptember 1984. have An early determination by periodontal diseases, according to the California Society of PerCongress of wilderness designaMore lose teeth iodontists. tions will, as well, allow the repeople because of periodontal diseases lease of land deemed unsuitable accounts tooth It from than for wilderness status to be used decay. for 70 percent of the tooth loss in for development or other multipersons over age 40. Hie best ple use. Robison added that public prevention against periodontal disease is flossing away the meetings and comment schedules placque from teeth and edges of will be announced throughout the the gums every day. state as appropriate. Monticello toif EE3T REALTOR F. 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