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Show tfftf Mnf if f A hermits time is not measured, spent, or saved spent, or saved; nor is time money, as the saying goes. Time is merely the length of a mans life, and for the hermit, it has been a long time. By RICHARD MENZIES The hermit has requested that I not tell where he lives because, in his own words, he doesnt want to be hntheicd by a lot of city floks, pokin around and askin He said he has been questions. bothered a lot lately, although I suspect I was his only visitor in years. But then, time is a different thing in his remote Utah valley. Time there is not measured, ' r' . ' e,, , n H lA' 11 f"M A it , Vi w "4 f e w i ll'V good and clean. Yes, Its a chemical found in Venturing fuithcr, I asked his seme kinds of soda pop Well, it opinion on modern foods, cello- they ted it to lalnraloiy and phane and space age preserva- found it to cause cancer tives. This information seemed to caphe replied after some ture lus No, He thought it interest I dont cate much for over awhile and thought, finally shook lus conservatives. I head, sure Well, saying, No, I mean PREservatives' wouldn't eat anything a rat would And artificial flavoring and sweet- - tat' in ipuffiMlii in if inmiir '"fut m iii ii "M h f Mhr IrLa Page PRICE, 1 UTAH Thursday, May 21, 1970 contest of the Sodality. will travel to Philadelphia in August to compete in the nacontest where another tional in the regional contest of the $1,000 scholarship will be offered. Miss Pitts will be a freshman Pacific States Assn at Salt Lake City in July. The winner of that at the University of Utah this fall. By winning the state contest, Miss Pitts is eligible to compete CARBON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT II SAIARY SCHEDULE 1970-1971-F- The hermit wore overalls and a beat up flight jacket, an old hair slouch hat, shoulder-lengt- h and a long white beard. He leaned on a crooked staff, peering out from under bushy eyebrows with one eye squinted, which gave a fantastic impression, recalling a childhood vision of the troll that lived under the bridge. I asked him how long he had lived in the place, and he told me sixty years. "Have you always lived alone I asked, I mean, dont you keep a pet or something? he replied, I. used to No, hoi so a or a dog, years ago, keep but you know, you just can't kicp one thing. If you do, then you hive to slay horn" and It, ml il " I asked. "Do you go nut often . M pvAw v n in a grove of fruit trees was the hermits house, surrounded like a gophers hole hy a To reach his shack I had to mound of discarded tin cans and climb through a barbed wire junk. I found the hermit on the fence that had no gate and cross porch, and it was sometime later a swampy field like a moat. In that he discovered me, for his the hermit's yard was a wood- hearing and eyesight are someshed stocked for the winter, be- what diminished from a century side which the rusting hulk of a of use. His response to my salutation was a mixture of mistrust and annoyance, and throughout the interview he kept eyeballing" me with suspicion. i"w--. I . Juii'Wvocdte car served as a planter box for he ate. He told me that he ate oners, like cyclamate a variety of weeds. And most anything, so long as it was Tyclamate or 183 Days flctre Dame ccsd wins S1000 No asked him how he cooked, and what he used for a light, and if he had any power. I Pewsr" "Electricity. mm ? . For the Hermit, the passage of time is measured only by the slowing of bodily functions. Wage rates set (or beet workers Lyle B. Bryner, chairman of the Carbon County ASC Committee, has announced the wage rates and requirements for sugar beet work the employment of workers 15 years 14 and old. No, I dont have any. I dont need any. I don'te have anything ' thatll run on electricty." I to k the time to ccmpliment him on hi sfine head of hair, and asked him how he managed to keen it in such good shape. Well, I have to trim it sometimes, he said, indicating with his finger the hole where his mouth was. Makes it easier to eat, for one thing. Then I asked him about his teeth and inquired after the front ones, which were missing Pulled em this spring with he explained. They got they wuz bitin me, so I had to pull em out. Doesn't that make it hard to Mixture of mistrust and annoyance by city folk q around and asking questions is evident on the gnarled countenance of the Hermit. Photos by R. Menzies pok-'in- at ion counselors pliers, sos When employment for hand labor operations is on a piecework eat? the following minimum performed on or after April 27, basis, Yes it does. But it makes it rates acre 1970. The rates were determined per apply: Thinning easier to spit. 116 50, by the Secretary of Agriculture $12.75, Hoeing Have you always worn a $20 00, Weeding (following following public hearings in the beard? I asked him. sugar beet producing areas. The thinning, hoeing, or "Well, yes . . . no, when I was general provisions are the same or removal of weeds after mach- in the of army they made me shave, herbiand use as in the previous regulation. For ine thinning the lieunarrow row planting, increases cides) $10 50, and Removing every morning, and then I wouldnt if me asked tenant in the piece work rales are pro- weeds (following comp'ete machshave at night and in the mornine thinning and use of herbicides) vided. ing both Well, that was going too The $10 50 for rate Act for piecework a payEligibility Sugar I think." infar, other hand labor operation ment depends upon the producer's any A what? he cupped his hand the of removal beets or with volving these wage rales compliance weeds and for pulling, topping, to his ear. and requirements. If you lived in the city, theyd The chairman explained that loading, or gleaning shall be that workers employed on a time basis agreed upon between the producer probably call you a hippie." I fairly shouted. "A hippie! must be paid not less than $1 75 and worker, provided the workers he nodded, Oh a nicky! less than not hour for each of the hand earnings average per seeming to understand perfectly. labor operations of thinning, hop- $1.75 per hour. He was carrying a canvas bag Mr. Bryner suggests that quesing, blocking and somewhere to get water, and I tions reand hour thinning, weeding, pulling, topregarding wage tagged along. As we were crossping, loading, or gleaning Special quirements of the program be the marshy field, a jet fighwage and hour provisions cover taken up with County ASCS office. ing ter plane roared overhead, the paused and craned his neck to observe the passing of the twentieth century. When it had ? & passed, he said, I cant see em like I used to, they go so fast nowthen added , "but I can adays, see a helicopter. u We came to the barbed wire . i fence, which he climbed over, nearly losing his footing on some rocks on the other side. "You know, nature is funny," he mused. None of us understand much about it. But were all going down the same road. A' a There followed a poignant pause, while I struggled to divine the significance of the statement; then I asked, V Ill bet youve PRICE TRADING HOME' FURNISHINGS 33 North Carbon Avenue - Price, Utah g ... hir-m- it ' 74oA'- heard a lot cf stories, living around here for so long. "Yes, and thats what they are stories1 The customer is always right. Even when hes wrong. Thats what Milo Sargent, General Manager of Valley Motor Company believes. We can sell a car to a customer once. But, unless we we offer the service he expects for that car wont sell him twice. Milo is talking about he and his two By partners; Floyd Baker and Howard Hansen. What does Milo see in the future for the Price area? Coal is our primary industry. And with all of the new uses being discovered for coal well probably experience tremendous growth in the we, . next few years. Milo and his wife Jean have no children. Shes a school teacher at Harmond Junior High School. Theyre active in many organizations locally, includdance ing a dance club. We belong to a club. Its something we both enjoy. Price has a We believe as Milo Sargent does to count were Motor future. glad And, Valley bright Company among our Walker Bankard merchants. Theyll never go wrong, by believing that the customer is always right, even when hes wrong. For my money it's Walker Bank HULfc UlHtK Umkt fnteW Ovul Uwvxx WjWtfAtfi He seemed little interested in fulfilling my hope of finding a in the woods, primitive anJ appeared to have grown weary of my company. Arriving at the stream, he bent down and began filling the water bag. Thats the best water in the I said, yearncountry, Ill bet, ing to break the silence. Its good, clean water. I asked him what kind of things tale-tell- LOW COST BOAT INSURANCE Protects your boat, outboard motor, boat trailer afloat and ashore, Get the facts! 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