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Show 2 Price, Utah Thursday, May 22, 1969 Speaking from experience cant Almost every businessman in Price and Carbon County has an opportunity to employ, as his needs dictate, youthful summer job seekers. There are plenty of them looking for part-timjobs. The more ambitious start lining up their jobs during the Christmas vacation and of these some manwork and deage, to get after-schointo this hours velop longer during the do this kind of gether. They work either until they are 16 and then it is doubtful because the stuffing they do is considered to be too near the newspaper press. These boys are getting an early initiation into the workings of bureaucratic big government. Recently the National Foundation of Independent Business Inc., conducted a survey of job opportunities. It found there arc 500,000 fewer jobs open today to young people because of wage and hour regulations passed by the previous administration. And we can believe it. As federal regulations are expanded to cover more and more businesses and industries, the bind on the prospective young workers grows. The results are not good only from the standpoint of their loss to the labor market but to the strengthening of the moral fiber that work accomplish- e ol summer.- The Public Forum5 Conversation drifted to draft Editor: Recently, Col. Richard Peay of Salt Lake City stopped in at my Washington office to say hi. Col. Peay is the new Selective Service director for the state of Utah and naturally, our conversation drifted to the draft. The future of the draft, according to Col. Peay, depends on what , - The approach of warm weather brings them out in earnest, both boys and girls. Most want work because they need money for school. Many, with longer-rang- e view, wish to accumulate experience. - Its a wise business that hires a for good will and what these workers can accomplish, but also, and more important, for the need to give young persons experience in business and industry. The business world, if it feels it has a stake in the future, also must help train the workers and executives of tomorrow. There is no better place to start than in summer jobs. This is all well and good but along comes the government which makes it impossible to hire these young workers. Because of minimum wages laws, Regulations about age around machinery and other restrictions, the number of jobs open to young persons is declining. And we speak from experience. ;Just recently our plant was visited by a representative of the Labor Department and the mandates he issued caused us no end of concern. We have a apprentice learning the We have been inbusiness. printing formed that he cannot work around any of the printing machinery until lie is 18. We have three other who come in regularly on the average of once a week to stuff newspapers; that is, place the sections to- few, not only the new Nixon commission concludes after its investigation into an army. A volunteer army would certainly be the way to go but there are problems involved. One of the problems involved in a volunteer army is that it would take the soldier out of the For example, a soldier es. With fewer jobs available because an employer is not going to stick his neck in the noose by taking a chance on hiring these youngsters and because of the wage regulations many simply cannot afford to put on extra help teenagers have little gainful work to look forward to during the summers. Because of the loss to their own earning power they are made more dependent on their parents. And, too, there is always the problem of forced idleness which can lead to all sorts of difficulties. As Plato said centuries ago: The beginning is the most important part of the work. STATEHOUSE REPORT with it now. Battle rages for multiple use As opposed to parks extension In a nation that is worried about crime, upset by poverty and badly it needing to teach more is indeed strange that our government continues each year to make it harder for teenagers to become gainfully employed, to mature with a sense of responsibility. self-relianc- Continued of withdrawals large acreages into the national parks system can break the back of Utahs future economic development, one group told a U. S. Senate hearing in Salt Lake City May 15. e, work-dodge- r. suc-cess-a- nd Whats the use is the philosophy of the chap who sits down alongside the road when he finds that the signpost has deceived him instead of ..lengthening his stride. He is satisfied with good enough. He has no goals, .no visions. He accepts no challenge. Point of View: acute WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass -May 22. As a consequence of our nations enormous industrial output and high level of affluence, we are faced each day with the formidable task of disposing of more than one millions tons of solid waste. In the past what we have done with our waste and garbage was to dump it on some unused piece of land or into a nearby body of water. For reasons of health and aesthetics alone this was never a good means of disposal, and it becomes ever more unacceptable as the population grows and our natural resources dwindle. Adding to 'the disposal prob-- ; lem are the increased durability and the decreased salvage value of a great many goods and packaging materials. With the .majority of our cities already running out of nearby land fill sites, it is obvious that new dis-posal technologies are vitally uiecessary in order to cope with the gigantic and still mounting waste disposal problem. Meeting the Challenge One of the more novel 'approaches for disposing of waste is that of compressing garbage Jnto building blocks. These "blocks are coated with steel, concrete, or asphalt for use in building, road, or airstrip foun- - . dations, and retaining walls. It is claimed that the compression destroys all microorganisms, resulting in a sterile, odorless building block. Another method of adding value to waste is being tried by the U. S. Public Health Service. In this experiment, sewage sludge is added to compost to make it more valuable as a fertilizer and soil conditioner. It has also been suggested that railroads use unit trains to haul trash for burial in remote areas, perhaps to fill in worked-ou- t quarries or mines. Several railroads have shown interest in this new traffic developing ' source. The Role of Packaging The packaging industry, in response to 'the litter and waste disposal problem, is turning its efforts to making packages that are more disposable or degradable, and even Dow Chemical, among others, is working on a bottle that will disintegrate after it has been emptied. Other companies have similar projects under way. It is thought that such a container may be in use in high-amylos- re-us- ing. American Maize Products is heading on another track, by making the packaging part, of food. This the EVERY PRICE. MAIN ' ! . & ie INC. PUBLISHERS. ISSUED , Companies With a Stake In Waste Disposal' Many companies are involved in the waste disposal field, but. few major concerns derive a large part of their revenues from technologies dealing with such disposal. 1970. Jsun-fldvoc&- 76 WEST manufacturer of corn products has developed an edible packaging film that is now being used commercially in the baking industry; the film is made of sole cornstarch. uble, Recycling Is Ultimate Goal While soluble or packaging is one answer to the waste disposal problem, it is not the ideal solution. Recycling or reclamation of waste to recover natural resources is the ultimate goal. Along these lines, Reynolds Metals has set up a reclamation project in Florida where empty aluminum cans are collected and processed for e by secondary producers. Ford Motors San Jose, California assembly plant has a machine (developed by Pan American Resources) that converts waste packaging materials into combustible gas and charcoal And the glass industry is exploring the possibility of givirig glass more salvage value by using greater quantities of broken pieces in new glass mold- THURSDAY BY UTAH - 84501 THE ' ' ' PHONE 2 ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER AT THE POST OFFICE S. ROBERT FINNEY, ALEX BENE, JR., : Uilor . ' IN PRICE, UTAH Pa blither - JESSIE HOLDAWAY, -- -Society v , - MEMBER WpMper I Commission. This was a realistic reduction from $99 million asked from the Four Corners Commission in August, : uranium and gypsum deposits likewise occur in the he Capitol Reef expansion, said. " Reserve for Future In today-- s market, none of these represents a commercial deposit; yet, the growing pressure of our known resources insures that any or all of them will become significant in the future, he added. He urged that means be provided for oil field testing within the proposed park area. The Big Bend area particularly merits exploration, he declared. 'Hewitt proposed further that the section south of the Burr Trail, about 30 miles north of the Colorado River, be elimin ated from the park. State Fish and Game Director John E. Phelps recommended deletion of acreage on the west side of Capitol Reef. Inclusion of this land will reduce public deer hunting opportunity, he said. Fight Increase Members of the Rocky Moun tain Oil & Gas Association, Utah Petroleum Council, Utah Cattlemens Association, Utah Mining Association, Utah Public Lands Council and Utah Farm Bureau Federation opposed extending size of the original monumentsi Dont be misled by claims of some bonanza in bk tuminous sandstones, urged Dr. Noel DeNevers, University of Utah professor of chemical engineering. Claron E. Nelson, U. of Ut professor of economics, argued that recreational value of feth erally managed park areas apt pears greater than other ' activities, far-futu- re A , State Road Commission May 15 established priorities for $40 million worth of road construction prejects recommended to the Four Corners Economic The acreage used for cattle grazing along the rugged Waterpocket Fold. This unique uplift extends southward from old Capitol Reef Monument to the Colorado River. He also suggested reserving corridors to permit roads! pipelines and utility lines across the big fold. Dr. William P. Hewitt, director of the Utah Geological Survey, testified that 700,000 barrels of tar have been locked into Capitol Reef by the 1969 extensions. Coal, Compromise! groups. Gov. Calvin L. Rampton said he concurred in exclusion of acreage under Moss bill, but suggested additional cuts of 4 O Babsons Lets Moss urged his two bills as a workable compromise between of the opposing the views Persons in the other camp countered that no more lasting values, with perhaps greater commercial worth, can be preserved than by enhancing national parks. The occasion was the first of three hearings conducted on bills introduced by Sen. Frank E. to create Arches Moss, and Capitol Reef national parks. Moss bills would subtract about 9,500 acres from extended boundaries of Arches as proclaimed by former President Johnson, and about 12,000 acres from the proclaimed Capitol Reef boundaries. Preserve Grazing! Why should I ? is the cry of the His aim is to do just to get by. He is a clockenough who is afraid he will render watcher more service than he is paid to perform. He is too lazy to think, too selfish to put his shoulder to the wheel in a common cause. How much more vibrant and dynamic are the phrases, It can be done ! and You can count on me ! These phrases sparkle with the spirit of success, and never fail of sufficient reward. and Why Whats the use should I? are the two most fatal phrases in the English language. They mark the dividing line between failure for hundreds of thousands of human beings. Existing national parks are overcrowded and unique desert settings must be preserved, said spokesmen for the Sierra Club, Wasatch Mountain Club, and Utah Audubon Society. By C. SHARP Fatal phrases : system. may be at a boot camp and have a complaint. If it should be a logical complaint, chances are that he or his parents would inform their Congressman. The Congressman would probably request the particular branch of the military involved to look into the problem and, if justified, take corrective action. A volunteer army is made up of men who do just that volunteer. If there are any conditions warranting a comI imagine that hard well, plaint, ol sergeant might look at the private and say something like, You volunteered youre stuck com-HjejTi- 1968. Bernell Lewis, chairman of the Kane County Commission, argued like a Dutch uncle for immediate construction of a bridge on the Warm Creek-Gu- n Sight Butte Road. He also asked for high priority for this eventual $1.5 million 14 mile road on the Four Corners priority list. No. 5 Priority until and unless the state opens the way, he declared. If the Kaiparowits project is built, any bridge built now would be inadequate, he said. Priority No. 1A went to from Trachyte Junction to Blanding, $6.5 million. Want Access U-9- 5 No. IB went to Bullfrog Basin to Hole in the Rock, $6 million. The commission has conducted hearings on this proposed access road to reserve the right of way in case conservationists are able to have the Escalante River area designated as a wilderness area. Such action rould block forever any proposed scenic road from Moab to Glen Canyon City on the north rim of the Colorado River Canyon. Priority No. 2 went to the Escalante - Hole in the Rock Road, $4 million. Others in order: Water, $2.6 million; Glen Creek, $1.3 Canyon million; Warm Creek-GuSight Bluff-Mexi-c- City-War- n Butte, $1.5 million; (U-47- ), $3.2 g million; $1.9 mil- (U-47- ), lion; Boulder-U-2- 4, $4.5 million; The highest he could get was $4.8 million and a No. 5 priority. Hole in the Rock access road, Lewis argued that the state $3.8 million. has an existing road right into the Warm Creek area. The NaLets see how fast she can tional Park Service will do noth- gofamous last words. Drive ing toward developing this area safely. Bluff-Corte- Wo z, There are those who say that a volunteer army would become too professional and possibly a political force. I think not. Nor do I think a volunteer army would be all black, as some people suggest. There simply are not enough Negroes in the United State to fill up the armed forces, even if every qualified Negro enlisted. Then there is the cost factor. It would cost anywhere from $6 to $17 billion a year above present payroll outlays, according to a Pentagon study. This money would have to come from you and me, the taxpayers, at a time when our dollar is shrinking more and more! s Presently, the number of in the U. S. armed forces totals 3.5 million.the largest in level the world. The was 2.7 million. At best, a volunteer army would bring only 1.5 to 1.7 million. What would happen in an emergency? The bright side of the volunteer army proposal, of course, is that it would put an end to the drafting of young men just beginning their careers or college work. It also would mean more pay for a volunteer soldier, a longer leave period, and educational benefits. Naturally, the educational measure might work against the volunteer idea. If one of the benefits would mean better education benefits after leaving the army, why would a soldier want to stay in? But if the military provision said that if a man stayed in the military for a longer period of time to obtan the educational benefits, this might be an answer to the problem. Then there is the idea of a lot- pier-son- tery system. At first glance, this looks like the ideal way becauae proponents say that everyone is equal. This is not as aimpie as it sounds, however. Last, year, 40 per cent of those drafted &atki-all- y (30 per cent in Utah) were turned away by the military because of physical, moral, oc mental reasons. So theres already an inequality of 60 per cent. There will always be an education provision in any military.law, so theres another inequality. It. just reduces the equality factor a step further each time. There is also a proposal before the Senate which would end selective service six months after raise the pay $100 a month for all enlisted men, and jeate i. the President to come before for permission to start the draft again. Actually, it has no possible chance of passing in its present status. The abolition of the draft in six months would wreak havoc with the levels of government. There is something to be Sid about the present selective service system even though 'there are some problems in the currest law. The selective service boards (35 in Utah) have volunteer workers. These are neighbors of the young man being drafted. They know his problem and his case is reviewed by people in his locale, knowing full well his hardships, education, and family problems; The draft system is one of, the oldest institutions of this young passage, Cch-gre- service-manpow- world. Although the term selective service was not used until World War I, the Bible points mtt the system in the first chapter of Numbers where the Lord told Moses to draft men into his army. The 46th verse records that 603-5- 50 men were subsequently to go forth to war b Israel after being registered and classified. Certainly, the present draft sy: tem is not the whole answer, bii a volunteer army though a goi idea is a long way off. One of the final remarks Col! Peay made to me was the fact that in Utah next month some 20flf young men will be drafted. The surprising statement, however, was that for every man drafted! in our state, two more volunteer. According to Col.! Peay, there are several reasons, but the one that stuck im my mind the most is that our young men from Utah are still patriotic enough to want to do their part for their state and nation! Laurence S. Burton , Congressman Whar-reaso- ns? 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