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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday June 2, 1993- - Page 2 Philosophers of the Ozarks by: Elizabeth Andrews Most people cant name a living philosopher, say Anne Lipinski of Chicago Tribune, and even if they could they would have a hard time describing what a philosopher does. Ms. Lipinski needs to pay a visit to the Ozark of North Mountains Arkansas. Philosophers abound there thicker than knats at peach peeling time. OH, THEY DONT CALL themselves philosophers. And, odds are, if you ran the world by them they wouldnt know what it meant but philosophers they are, none the less, waxing wise on everything from God to whistling women or crowing hens. Take, for example, Sally Ann Andrews, wife to George, Grandma to me and a few dozen others. A tall, silent, watchful woman I was never comfortable in her presence yet she was never unkind to me. It was her way of dealing with the world that made me uneasy. When she spoke it was usually a conclusion-a- s though she had mulled tight-lippe- d over something and formed her own iron clad opinion. Like A womans place is in the home ... and the berry patch ... and the cotton patch ... and the hay field. in Sallys kitchen was a bit of philosophy dear to her heart. For every transgression I committed in her presence, I had to stand in her kitchen Hanging and recite it: A wise ol owl sat in an oak. The more he saw, the less he spoke. The less he spoke, the more heard. Why cant I be like that wise ol bird? Then there was Ruth Isabel Waltrip Andrews, wife to Earl mother of Evelyn, David, Glen, Lorene, Dixie, Joe, Allen and me. From her I learned that A whistling woman and a And numerous other gems like God wont put on your shoulders more than your able to carry, and Always remember, men are just no-goo- d Write your State and U.S. Legislators ... little made man and rested. Then God made woman. Since then, neither God nor man has rested. MY PHILOSOPHICAL ancestors needed, I suppose, stepping stones of common sense to get them from one creek bank to another, Their lives had a fiber and rugged self-determinati-on unknown to my drens generation, They graduated chil- from kerosene lamps to electricity, from outhouses to indoor bathrooms, from ignorance to philosophical degrees earned in the school of hard knocks. I suspect much of their earthly wisdom came from nature herself, from the livelihood they wrestled from her and from the incredible beauty with which she surrounded them. When the hay is finally in the barn and when the brown corn stalks stand stripped and still in the first snowfall and when the wind howls and shrieks around the corners of the house, mountain men and women gaze into open fireplaces or into the mouth of d heating stoves and they ponder the ways of men and of beasts: If a man wont work, pot-bellie- neither should he eat, someone among them would say. And, years later, I would ponder that one myself and wonder if someone forgot to tell the welfare department. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush might be answered by another philosopher self-mad- e Continued on page 9 end. When you need to p boys. From George, husband of Sally Ann, I got, A fishing pole and a fishing hole will cure the ills of any man, And from Earl, husband of Ruth, I learned that God crowing hen always come to a grown-u- The Hon. Keele Johnson Utah House of Representatives District 71 Representative 318 State Capitol, SLC UT 84114 9 (801) 300 W. 732 N. Blanding, UT 84511 538-102- The Hon. Bill Orton U.S. House of Representatives 7 1723 Longworth House Off. Bldg. The Hon. Mike Dmitrich Washington, D.C. 20515 or (202)225-775- 1 Majority Whip - Utah Senate 319 State Capitol, SLC UT 84114 51 S. University (801)538-103- 5 84601 UT Provo, 566 North Dover Circle 0 (801) Price UT 84501 The Hon. Orrin Hatch 6 (home) (801) U.S. Senator 5 (office) (801) 135 Russell Senate Off. Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 The Hon. Robert F. Bennett or (202)224-525- 1 0 Dirksen Bldg. Ste. 2 8402 Federal Office Building U.S. Senate 125 South State, SLC UT 84138 Washington, D.C. 20510 or 0 (801)524-438or (202)224-544- 4 51 S. Univesity 320 51 S. University 310 Provo, Utah 84601 Provo, Utah 84601 1 (801)379-252- 5 (801) 678-207- 379-250- 637-042- 637-287- B-4- 375-788- Letters To The Editor The Record welcomes letters from its readers on any subject of public interest. Letters must be no more than 300 words in length. The publisher reserves the right to edit, condense or reject any contributions. Letters must be signed and include an address and telephone Thank you. number. should not discourage horse racing but should encourage it by allowing parimutuel betting. Barbara Opp Draper, UT Dear Editor, Gerald LaFont, owner of Gouldings in Monument Valley, does a lot of nice things for Monument He doesnt blow his own horn, so we want to give public thanks for the many things economy but it will become less and less so because of he has done for the school. Mr. LaFont has donated the cost of breeding, raisto, and assisted with, the deing, owning and training a velopment of numerous horse. This year more people are scholarships for our students. He has given food training their own horses. donations and cash donaIf they didnt they couldnt tions. He also donated the race a horse. for the tennis courts. nets If you want to race a horse, He allows us to use his fabuying a yearling is alfor workshops and ways cheaper then raising cility meetings. one. He has assisted us with Whichever you do, when our Tourism class by allowyou take it to a trainer, it sit-ion will cost over $5,000 to get to ing the students to the starting gate. We all the guided tours of This know the great odds against Monument Valley. either winning or breaking past year he has helped provide our VISTA volunteer even with a new prospect. The horse has been loved with housing. For our school prom, he by man throughout the ages, lowered the price of the dinbut now that the fastest horses in all of history are ner menus at the Lodge so on the earth, they are about our students could eat out with their dates before the to become extinct. event. Young people may be big Being a prominent busineeded to continue on as owners but they never will nessman is not an easy because of their back- task. It seems that Mr. LaFont is always on the firgrounds and incomes. line. We just wanted to Every year the number of ing credit where it is due, days of racing at South give Jordan Race Track decline by thanking him for the as do the number of starters. support that he gives us. Faculty, Staff, and If betting were allowed in Students of MVHS Utah, it would encourage the horse industry and horse Dear Editor, I want to let the citizens of racing. If we lose this income from horses, the profMonticello know of a Lions elsebe made must its Club project that is about to up where. begin. To make a long story The State of Utah is disshort the bottom line is this. horse The San Juan County couraging racing by not allowing Historical Commission damand therefore purchased the heavy metal racing aging the economic welfare door of the first jail cell in of Utah. The State of Utah Monticello from a salvage Dear Editor, The horse industry in Utah is a vital part of the Valley High School. n pari-mutu- el company sometime ago. It originally had been in Monticello, then built into the rock jail house in Bluff which is now the libraty. This old cell had Historical value to Monticello as well as the rest of the county. Monticello The City Council was approached with the idea of displaying it in the city park near the Old Tractor that is a tourist attraction. They accepted and in turn asked the Lions Club to display it. If you want to get a project done just ask the Lions Club! A great group of men! They had a plan drawn and were looking for metal bars to use around the door. As fate would have it, the old metal cell walls from the old jail of the courthouse were obtained at another Salvage yard by the Lions Club to be used with the door. An amazing thing! The old paint on the cell walls was the exact color as the old salvage jail door of Bluff. They had come together again! This jail cell displayed in More Letters on page 16 r the San Juan Record ISSN 0894-327- 3 j Published weekly at 937 E. Utah. Second class postage paid at Monticello, Utah 84535 (ISSN Highway 666 Monticello, 0894-3273- ). Postmaster: all Send address changes to 879, Monticello, P.O. Box Utah 84535. 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