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Show 2 Better Back the Man in Blue NEWS, Brigham City, Utah November 24, 1974 Sunday, BOX ELDER Letters to the Editor... Editorially Speaking What can be done? New BRHS building big step forward Vocational education gives immediate relevance to education. We believe this statement, expressed by architect Ralph Edwards at Thursdays dedication of the new vocational building at Bear River High school, is worthy of repeating. its true. How often have Because you heard a student lament, What good is chemistry or English or history? How can they help me make a living? Their view, of course, is a shortsighted one since all learning enriches the learner even if it appears not to bear directly on his ability to earn money. Editor: (1883-1946- school and takes a job beside his adult counterpart or continues in quest of additional classroom instruction, vocational education is very much a vital part of society today. Thats why all of Box Elder county can take pride in the new facility at Bear River. Its been long coming and well overdue, but more importantly we have it and young people for generations can expect to benefit as a result. however, the of skills indeed can acquisition produce immediate results. A fine weld is visible; repairs to an automobile motor are obvious; a drafting design is clearly perceptible. And these are the achievements for which those in the world of work receive salaries and wages. They do certainly give immediate relevance to education. And, whether the student leaves high CONTRAST, vocational " education pump-primin- pump-primin- means and opportunity for such to mention (not enjoyment over-indulgenc- ft Yes, and to me this year it seems a right fitting occasion to look an angry world square in the eye and declare that this U.S. of A. is a mighty fine place . . . despite what a lot of folks, foreign and domestic, contend. Now, students and teachers, the rest is up to you! i. - t following is reprinted from a publication of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States: Youve heard of Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate. But have you heard of Charlie Smith, consumer advocate? Charlie Smith is a leading U.S. businessman who pointed out in a speech the other day how consumers pay through the nose when government subsidies are used to help finance strikes, which is what happens when federal food stamps are doled out to strikers. The stamps, originally intended to help needy families supplement their food allowances, enable union members to remain out on strike, longer than ordinarily would be the case, in support of pay or other demands. EMPLOYERS, realize the battle is unequal, simply give in and add the cost of settling the strike to the cost of doing business. Commenting on this situation, Charles H. Smith, Jr., chariman of This is the time of year when Pow belabors the fact that Christmas is getting the commercial push in advance of Thanksgiving. Now this scribe realizes that merchandisers must get a yule foot in the holiday door early. Its a means of spreading out the flood of Christmas buying. So Ill blink and cringe when the bells and tinsel go up on Nov. 1. . . Wow annually board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, said: The consumer winds up paying twice: Once through his taxes to subsidize the strikers, and once more through a higher bill for the things he buys in the marketplace. The chamber leader, chairman of the board of SIFCO Industries, Inc., Cleveland, explained: the THE g) socio-econom- ic Sincerely yours, Adolph Kaltwasser, Brigham City and try to understand. them, honest, dedicated public servants, a free press, free enhighly productive terprise, agriculture, super, highways, a national conscience that feeds the poor and helps the ailing, good schools, and a whole bunch more. With it all there is greater opportunity here for a man to meet his true measure than anywhere on this celestial sphere of ours. lambast the lands leading leader without fear of a He can But dont ask me to put the ol PW stamp of approval on Santa Claus parades the week before Thanksgiving. Bah, humbug! y knock on the door and a ticket to the Alaska north slopes for rock rapping exercises. one-wa- POSSIBILITY of public both affects strikers assistance in labor and management but opposite directions. The union and its members see the strike costing them less; the employer, on the other hand, realizes that while he is losing to sales and substantial sums side-effect- But weve also got churches and a lot of mighty good folks who attend ' The g, two-face- Sure, weve got crime and immorality, pornography, drug abuse, corrupt officials, ripoffs, et al. kick-back- s, r g, (1772-1823- g Uncle Sam subsidize workers on strike? over-heate- ht WE BELIEVE its a good building, a flexible layout intended to innovative accomodate and new courses that techniques in be added our may technology. Some shortcomings may be discovered; they always are as a new building is put to use. But the facility is a tremendous step forand anward from the make-shiwith which students tiquated setup have been saddled. The board of education, architect, school administration and staff and everyone who contributed to the project are to be commended. fast-changin- BY What can be done to curb inflation presently threatening our economic security? ), The noted economic theorist John Maynard Keynes adthe Roosevelt theories helped economic whose ministration in getting the country out of the depression in the 1930s, established a hitherto fairly effective formula for to wit: controlling a countrys free or open economy, d on by an economy-b- y You curb inflation-brougincreasing taxes, while decreasing government spending, even to the point of heavy deficit called into a stagnating financing, so as to pump more money more can goods in the buy the which people economy, with ypflrkpt place. Therefore, the key of the Keynes economic theory is: the mixed economy in which both the private and public sectors are expected to interact harmoniously to insure a smooth-runnin- g economy without the boom or bust uncertainties often encountered in the classical laissez faire ), economy advocated by the conomist David Ricardo between a which to equilibrium happy according prices, wages, and interest rates, with full employment and was to be expected without government of the law of supply direct as a consequence automatically and demand. Now let us look for a moment at our present economic dilemma and see if we can apply the Keynes formula to remedy, if possible, the situation we find ourselves in at the present time. Our conomic diagnosticians are actually faced here with a formidable dilemma: We have not only a situation called inflation with its booming prices, wages, and astronomically high interest rates, but we also have, and unfortunately at the same time, all the symptoms of a rapidly expanding recession or economic stagnation with its growing s. unemployment and all the dire Therefore, faced thus with this hybrid, Janus-face-d economic syndrome, our economic stagnation-inflatio- n doctors, called upon to come up with a remedy for our economic ills, just are unable to decide whether we should increase taxes in order to halt inflation, while cutting down on government spending, or whether we should decrease in taxes and increase government spending (pump-priminorder to reverse quickly the condition of increasing deflation or recession. It is therefore no wonder that nobody seems at present to solution for curing our real economic ills have a sure-fir- e monstrous situation called d represented by this if stagnation-inflatio- n long uncurbed, surely will which, lead to all kinds of very painful, traumatic, and even radical readjustments. So, I repeat: What can be done to curb inflation? of money, he is getting no closer to settlement because the strikers are not feeling similar pressure. Smith recognizes that barely 20 percent of all U.S. workers belong to labor unions but that all of us must foot the bill as consumers when lopsided wage contracts are negotiated. Wonder if Ralph Nader ever thought of that? that day which we so to the Pilgrims. Its attribute fondly at about the top of this citizens just I Not lie awake the night that list. before while visions of cranberries and bicarbonate of soda dance Now about through my head. I dont look in my stocking for a turkey leg or Captain John Smith. a fine day But its a great day to be with the family, to laugh and eat and watch football and eat and laugh some more and eat and watch football. And to be grateful that you live in a place and time that provides the ... He can run for office, make a million, leave the country, fly an airplane, own a gun, buy Brand X, if he chooses and publish a song has the ambition to carry out his wishes. And he can liberally criticize this republic of ours . . the things he would change. And get cracking good and mad when an outsider does the same. Yessir, Mister, I live in America and Im proud to say so. And Im on grateful . . . today and all . . . the Thanksgiving days ... ... after. Good to see justice done r t p 4MV Editor: In this political and social era of Watergate, Agnew, Kleindienst, Nixon, and presidential pardons, it does ones soul good to see justice done. I attended the board meeting of the Box Elder County School district yesterday, Nov. 21, and noted with great satisfaction that the Box Elder County School Principals association and the Box Elder County School board stood squarely behind Dr. Woodbury, principal, Bear River High school, in carrying out the mandate of the Box Elder County Teachers association, to take whatever action was necessary to the best interest of the students resolving around the unpleasant situation that has been allowed to develop at the Bear River High school. I regret the caption School chief under fire in the reporting of the situation to the reading public. The caption leaves a sort of subconcious feeling among the careless, casual readers that Dr. Woodbury is guilty of something. A little research on the part of the News, together with a little compassion, would have dictated a little different handling of the story; and in addition would have elicited the information that the Fire started before Dr. Woodbury arrived at Bear River High to take over his duties. It is a moral certainty that the personality and characteristics of an administrator, if continued for a long period of reflected in the administration. And a sudden, time, will-bcomplete reversal of the direction or status quo will develop some unpleasant repercussions. It is my opinion that the large number of signatures appearing on a petition or report was to some extent a result of mob psychology, which, unfortunately is a human characteristic. I am surprised that this could happen at Bear River High, because, for several years I was chairman of a scholarship committee granting scholarships to Bear River High graduates. I was amazed, and still am, at the brillance, intellectual development, knowledge and understanding of local, national, and international problems exhibited by those kids. This proved to me that Bear River High has a faculty equal to (I am tempted to say superior to) the faculty of any high school faculty in the state of Utah. Let us hope that since the situation is resolved, or at least temporarily resolved,- that all of those involved in the phenol will take the advise of board member Deloris Stokes to shake hands, forget and forgive; and together in a close-kn- it fraternal entity work together to carry out their wonderful opportunity and responsibility to develop and train the kids of today that will be the board members and administrators of tomorrow. 17-a- PLO offers ... peace at gunpoint There was a time when you could tell the good guys from the bad guys in the world community, or so it seemed. The present day situation seems to have clouded the obvious, complicated the apparent, the disputes the standard criteria for choosing right from wrong. This was never more apparent than recently when Yasir Arafat, leader of the Palestine Liberation organization, received the red carpet treatment at the United Nations. While recognition his and presence of the terrorist organization was calmly accepted by most of the world, we stood somewhat bewildered. Wasnt this the same PLO held responsible for murdering athletes at the Munich ELDER NEWS A weekly newspaper 1896, published every Box l, Elder established BOX Olympics, shooting Jewish children and perpetrating other similar d acts? I have come His statement, bearing an olive branch and a freedom fighters gun. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand, was clear enough unify Palestine the PLO way or look forward to more acts of terror. blood-drenche- majority Granted, we must resolve the decades-ol- d Palestinian problem. But not at the point of a gun, thank you! 55 in by the South First West, Brigham City, Utah. 84302 Class postaqe paid at the Second 16 South First West, post office, Brigham City, Utah, 64302. Charles W. Claybauqh Publisher Emeritus Charles "Tuff1' Claybauqh Publisher General Manager Bruce T. Keyes, Manaqinq Editor Mike Perry, Sports Editor Sarah Yates, Society Editor Nancy Goss, Advertising Manager Shirley Richardson, Classifieds Circulation Betty Cfaybauqh, Arland Tinqey, Newspaper Supr. Van Claybaugh, Photo-Pres- s Supr. H. E. Anderson, Commercial Printing Supr. rate advance Subscription able the in Box Elder $9 00 per year in connection Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, Press Association. and Newspaper Association Press International Advertising sentative: Utah State Press tion, Salt Lake City, MEMBER National United RepreAssocia- Utah. OF THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER fret Press Alty m fwfcTng SUSTAINING MFMBER - 125 al 1972 Devers C. Owens, South Second West, Brigham City Years Ago Ducks from an irrigation pond Nov. at Rees Pioneer park were spared from becoming the main course at Thanksgiving dinner at the local nursing home when a group of 50 youngsters protested while animal control officer Gino Como attempted to round up the 10 24, 1964 birds. C.tnuXio MIKUTUR From The Files Of The Box Elder News-Journ- pay- with (published for 6 months in Box Journal Thursdays) $4.50 Elder County. rate $1100 per year paySubscription able in advance in connection with Box Elder the Journal (published outside Thursdays) $5 50 for 6 monthsBox Elder County. Utah State of the general assembly reacted with enthusiasm. And just to show its consistency in the absurd, the world body Friday endorsed the Palestinians claim to statehood while ignoring the every existence in that land of Israel. This is totally unacceptable to us. A Sunday The birds were later caught, but not for dinner, and placed in Comos zoo for the winter. It took 13 hours for the man to round up the reprieved birds. Nov. 24, 1964 The 1964 Christmas season will officially get underway in Brigham City this coming Friday, Nov. 27, with the downtown yule lights being turned on and Santa Claus scheduled to make his first local visit. Nov. 26. 1964 The Bureau of Land Management announced this week it intends to sell 11,311 acres of grazing land in Box Elder county during the month of December. Nov. 25, 1964 The Brigham City firemen have answered calls on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Tuesday at 10:19 a.m. they were summoned to Mantua where two wooden sheds had caught fire on the Ellis Nelson property. There was farm equipment in the sheds and total loss was estimated at $1,500 to sheds and $2,200 loss on the contents. Cause of the fire was unknown. Wednesday mornings summons was to the Albert Thorson residence at 575 South Third East. According to reports, Thorson had turned on the wrong burner on an electric stove and the cooker pot became overheated and started smoking. |