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Show 2 Price, Utah e, Thursday, Feb. 10, 1972 Winter Migration School board limits the press Carbon County has hit uus piuu.cm. The Carbon County School Board has prohibited the use of a tape recorder in their public meetings. Excuses given revolve around fear fear by the public officials to say what they feel. One thing these officials seem to forget is that they are elected by the voters of this school district and these voters have a right to know exactly what is going on in these meetings. Since it is impossible for every voter to attend, the press has taken the responsibility of relaying the information to the voters. Price City Council has not prohibited the use of a tape recorder. Carbon County Board of Commissioners has not prohibited the use of a tape recorder. Both of these government bodies are elected by the voters of this area and obviously feel they have nothing to hide in their public meetings. Those last two words are the important words public meetings. Further limitations on the press than already exist hurts the effectiveness of the press in todays society. And if a free press is impeded, so is the general public. Without all the facts, it makes it even more impossible for the citizens to get fair government. And a fair and open government is the order of the day. right to know is constantly being become the in thing to do the has It impeded. past few years to see just how far public officials can go in an effort to block the press in reporting what these officials are doing in those small rooms in the late hours of the days. The peoples outCamera equipment has been long lawed in the courts and officials have come up with a handy meeting in recent years called executive session. Executive sessions are closed to the public. Not even members of the press are allowed in to give a report of the proceedings. These sessions are normally called when discussions of personalities are involved. Since no one is allowed into these closed meetings, we, the public, must take the word of the officials when they report that nothing of importance to the public was discussed. Newspaper reporters around the country have gone to tape recording public meetings. It is merely a way of protecting themselves when they quote what was said during the meeting. The reporter is as apt to forget exact wording just as the official who made the statement. In denials the past this has created problems that an official actually said what a reporter attributed to him. Livestock Life begins at 040 1 do for their parents is Probably the most useful thing that children to serve as markers along the highway of life. If you dont think that is important, just look at it my way for a ... ... club 4-- H holds demonstration The Carbon Jr. Livestock Club held their regular meeting recently in the Carbon County Courthouse. Mr. Gary Wilson 4-- was in charge of the program and his guest speaker was his mother, Mrs. Norman Wilson. Mrs. Wilson gave a demonstration on How to Feed a Fat Lamb pointing out the right and wrong way to present such a program. This was of special as each interest to the will have the opportunity during the coming year to give a speech and demonstration. A report was given by leader Kenny Wilson on the agenda meeting held January 17th. A discussion was held on the programs. An outline of programs for 1972 will be presented to each member at the next regular meeting. The group elected Raby and Eddie Social Secretaries. send cards to club members who hospitalized. Gaylene Borrell as They will and family be may the business Following meeting and program, refreshments were served by Deanna Branch,'" Holly Branch, and Eddie Borrell. Wishing Stars to hold talent show Wishing Stars, annual talent show sponsored by the Debate Squad at College of Eastern Utah, will be presented Feb. 23 at the Geary Theatre. Persons from the area interested in appearing in the show are invited to contact one of the following persons: Michael Mackey, Price; Brent Thayne, Wellington; Bruce Bazo, Aaron Jones Hall, CEU; Mike Bragdon, Larry McCleery or Alan Barber, New Dorms, CEU, or Fon Jenson or Dale Grange, Huntington. Proceeds from the show will be used to finance debate trips. Ralph the readers Minorities excluded With respect to the recruitment of minority teachers, do we Dear Editor: really make an honest effort to recruit them, or do we pass this off by saying, If theyed apply, Minority representation and participation is excluded from many activities throughout this community. At this time I wish to mention a few of the problems as I see them, from the minority point of view. In positions appointed throughout the city and county government, why is it that we dont see minority representation? I dont believe the answer is: We just dont have the qualified minorities. Is the city and county government really doing their best to feret out and employ the minority? Another question that might arise is: Just what does the minority have to offer, and why would it be advantageous to hire the minority?. If there is a language barrier and the minority has command of the other language, it would be helpful in the communications problem. Just recently I had the occasion to be with a person that spoke little English, and there was no one else to assist the man in communicating with the courts. It is for this reason that I bring this problem to light. The same is true of the county school system. Is the Carbon County School Board obtaining all the aid it should be receiving from the minority element in this community? I think not! I feel that if the decisions that will determine just what type of education the minority children, as well as others, will be receiving, is made by a select few of the middle and upper income community, then there is no representation of the lower, middle and lower income minority and ty community. Novaks National Scene Secrecy , The Press and Freedom By RALPH NOVAK Dont tell anybody but things are getting so that a government few secrets any more. What with people leaking classified papers and reporters identifying government officials who dont want to be quoted, about the only real secret in Washington these days concerns what is new between Henry Kissinger and Jill cant even keep a St. John. Governments have historically maintained a zealous defense of their right to withhold information from the public, arguing that, for one thing, the subtle rules of diplomacy require that some elements of a nations policy remain secret. The Nixon administration resorted to this kind of circular argument in its unsuccessful attempt to suppress the New York Times publication of the Pentagon Papers on the Vietnam war: i. e., secrecy is necessary because the other countries we do business with believe secrecy is necessary so we must, too. The administration did not, for obvious reasons, point out that secret diplomacy has existed right alongside all them and may have helped promote a few. If disclosing the nature of the bargaining that goes on in international negotiations would be so embarrassing, you have to wonder what is being negotiated. The secrecy violations have also focused new attention on government control of information, and some of that attention is in the nature of an evil eye. In a recent task force report the Twentieth Century Fund, a research organization whose board of trustees include Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and John Kenneth Galbraith, summed up the feelings of those civil libertarians who feel that press freedom, the crux of the access to information problem, is in jeopardy. We share a feeling that press freedom might be more fragile than is widely assumed and that its role in American democracy is so crucial that the nation cannot afford to risk its erosion, the report said. The fundamental truth about the constitutionally protected status of the press is that it exists for the public, not the press. As the report acknowledges, however, a large segment of the public and perhaps even a majority believes that if the government says something should be a secret it should be a secret. Period. But if the current controversy leads to greater government restrictions on information and an extension of the already often ludicrous classification system, the likely losers will be the citizenry in general. wed consider hiring them, not me were believe I believe that if this school board would make a sincere effort or recruitment; we would see more than the four prejudiced.? minority teachers presently employed by this county. One more problem area, as I see it, is the law enforcement activity of Carbon County. Would it not be beneficial for the entire community to have minority representation with the local police, sheriff or Highway Patrol Departments? My reasoning behind this concept is that in the law enforcement of the minority element, wouldnt it be a lot easier to accomplish this with minority law enforcement officers? Now the number one question : Where do we find these men? Again I suggest recruitment! If the man cannot be found locally then lets go out and find him. Lets explore every avenue of how to better this community for all of our people. Sincerely, JOHN A. MEDINA, President S.O.C.I.O. Closed meeting Dear Editor: On Wednesday evening of last week a meeting of the Dress Code Committee was held. This Committee was formed in August to formulate a code of dress for the students in the school district. Since this code has been in effect a great many people, both parents and students, have complained about it and questioned its desirability. This last meeting was held to review the aforementioned code, and to decide whether to amend the code, do away with it, or to retain it in its present form. A vote was taken and it was agreed that the code would stand as was adopted in August. However, this meeting was a closed meeting. The public was not invited. No opinions other than the Committees or their invited guests were sought. I question this method, it reeks of Star Chamber tactics. Do not we, parents, students, and taxpayers have the right and indeed the duty to put forth our opinions. After all it is we who buy the clothes and pay for the haircuts, and we should have a voice in these matters. What kind of example are we setting for the students of this community? Since when is it the American way to settle matters which concern use all behind closed doors? All the differing opinions deserve a chance to be heard. I think the Committee and the Board should reconsider its decision and LET US BE HEARD. Respectfully, ELIZABETH HAMMER (Parent) ... Lawmakers enact law splitting county lines for new elections By C. Sharp After three days of special session deliberations including many hours of caucusing by political party and county groups, Utahs Legislature late Feb. 2 enacted a legislative reapportionment law expected to be approved by the federal court. Three previous legislative sessions in past months and years had failed to accomplish this. The new law reflects trend tinuing centrating more toward damage in local fire A fire in the coal bin of the Lucian Reid Apartments at 766 North 3rd East in Price last Thursday evening was quickly extinguished by firemen. Fire Chief LaMar Jewkes reported there was no damages resulting from the minor blaze. a concon- the states along the Wasatch population of Front. Hot election contests are in store later this year, it is indicated, by some of the new districts. Sen. Ralph A. Preece, will be in the same district with Sen. Robert F. Clyde, City. Counties in er their district are Daggett, Duchesne, Morgan, Summit, Wasatch and Uintah. Sen. Thorpe Waddingham, will be in the same district as Sen. Kendrick Counties Harward, ty in their district are Juab, Millard, Piute, Wayne, Sanpete and Sevier. Four-Coun- Acceding to the federal courts ruling that the previous law was unconstitutional because it did not give equal representation, the special session split parts of some counties into new districts. Democrats Battle Democrats battled to the last ditch against uniting the Magna area in western Salt Lake County with Tooele County. They feared that serving Magna which is strongly Democratic and uniting it with Tooele County, also Democratic, would leave Salt Lake County predominantly Republican. Accordingly only the Rose Park and airport area of Salt Lake County west of Jordan River and north of North Temple St., are to be placed into the new district with Tooele County. House Speaker Richard C. was determined that the House must not be enlarged unduly since it Howe, already had 69 members. A coalition prevailed, however, and the House will have 75 members. One More Senator The Senate was enlarged by one to 29 members. Block ty Sen. Omar Bunnell, will be in a district including Carbon, Emery, Grand and San Juan. Senate President Haven J. with the Barlow, concurrence of Bunnell, who is Senate minority leader, has appointed committees for Salt Lake and Utah counties to work out voter district boundaries. The Salt Lakers are Sens. Douglas G. Bischoff, W. Hughes Brockbank and Warren E. Pugh, Republicans, and Edward T. Beck, M. James Macfarlane and Moroni L. Jensen, Democrats. The Utah County committee consists of Sen. Dean C. Christensen and Wallace H. four-coun- ty Gardner, Republicans, and Ernest H. Dean and Bunnell, Democrats. To Report Feb. 11 two committees, These together with similar House committees, will report back to the full Legislature Friday Feb. 11 when it is to reconvene to specify the voter election districts in split counties. Carbon County, now having two state representatives, Mike Crossword Puzzle Heres the Answer Louisiana HORIZONTAL 1,6 Capital of 11 Louisiana Speaker Hayride T Hops kiln 8 Western state 9 Light (slang) 10 Lampreys 12 Leases 13 Surrenders residence 18 Correlative 14 Bristly of either 15 Give as an 20 Leveled inalienable 21 Cuddle possession 16 Distress signal22 Certify 23 Handles 17 Bow slightly 19 Her Majesty's 24 "Good Queen of ship (ab.) 20 Implore England 23 Proportion 24 Indian 26 Feminine warriors 27 Geological appellation 26 Church part layers 29 Binder 31 Roof edges 30 Augments 32 Lukewarm 33 Confine 34 Facilitated 33 Genus of herbs 37 Flowers 38 Louisiana has no 40 Lion 43 Meadow 44 African fly 13 Princely (var.) 47 Type of fur 50 Louisiana has many No minute. It is part of our human nature to need goals and measuring points to show us how we are progressing. like Now, the first half of our life is filled with handy ones . . . from or graduating turning 13 and paying full price for movies of routine and high school and being free forever from the tyranny it to 21 or or a start making college job) responsibility (until you and being able to smoke, drink and vote all in one heady lump (although not necessarily in thatorder). Finally of course, comes the ultimate turning point, beginning life at 40. After that halfway house heartbreaker, however, there are no more natural milestones for the next 25 years. Thus, without our children to measure by, we would be left to flounder in that vast and markerless wasteland called middle age. Thanks to the kids, bless em, our golden years are spiced with memorable events from which we may continue to chart our progress. Forty three, for example, was a nothing year in my existence until it was transformed into a vital life marker by the simple act of having my eldest daughter survive drivers training. From that moment on, nothing was ever the same again . . . my car or my insurance rates. my nerves Just as graduation was a key marker for us in the early half of our lives, so the childrens graduations continue to serve as markers as the second half flits by. It is rewarding to see all those helpless little tykes who were always underfoot, grow up and become helpless graduates who are still underfoot. Only the maintenance costs have changed. College years are classic markers, but since I really dont expect to experience anything more complicated than Forest Hills among my kin, I have mentally pegged the first marriage in our family as my next life marker. Last week, however, the government caught me off balance with a left handed marker to the gut that I hadnt foreseen my first daughter got her first Federal Income Tax Return! Maybe that doesnt seem so world shaking to you, brother, but to me it was a traumatic experience. The ultimate tyranny of the 1040 has descended upon an innocent. My child has been plucked from the security of the family and sucked up into the SYSTEM. She has now been identified by the computers and labeled, Taxpayer! Just thinking of the Orwellian implications of this latest turning point has aged me far more than first braces, first date, or first can of beer, all rolled into one. Even more frightening to me, however was the manner in which she was indoctrinated . . . with a REFUND! It suddenly dawned on me how devious are the ways of the IRS. They know that the income tax system as it is now set, has to be the most hated and feared of all government functions. They know that all of us old, beaten, but somehow successful wage earners would revolt in a minute if we could only rally around a leader. They also know that the young adults represent the voting power of the future, especially if the 18 year old vote becomes universid. Finally, they know from experience that the majority of first jobs are either part time or low paying, and thus almost certain of earning a rebate. Now then, folks, if you wanted to brainwash a bunch of kinds into thinking you had a great system that should be left untampered with, what better way than by making it appear to pay-ofright from the 53 Lariats 54 Cubic meters 55 Withers 56 Small sip VERTICAL 1 Overseer (coll.) 2 Go by aircraft 3 Makes lace 4 Sioux Indian 9 Numbers (ab.) I Raced 45 Hard fat of land about kidneys 46 Essential 37 Arabians 39 Eye (Scot.) being 40 Brythonie sea 48 Follower 49 Naval air god (pi.) 41 "Emerald station (ab.) 51 Pewter coin Isle" 42 Persian of Thailand 52 Affirmative tentmaker 44 Rocky crags vote Dmitrich, Price, and John M. both Garr, Dragerton, Democrats, will be reduced to one. The extreme southeastern section of Carbon will be joined with Emery and Grand counties to make one district. This will place Garr into the same district with Rep. Kenneth Silliman, River. Rep. Hyrum L. Lee, will be in the same district with Rep. Dewain C. Washburn, in a district to include Beaver, Piute and most of Sevier en County. Sanpete-Utah-Sevi- er Sanpete, part of Utah county and part of Sevier County will be in a single House district. Part of Utah County will be included with Sanpete County and part of Sevier County in a district to elect one representative. Garfield, San Juan and Wayne counties will compose another district. The State Highway Department will open bids Feb. 29 for a $1,775,000 job rebuilding 10.4 miles of 0 from Ferron south to Muddy Creek in Emery U-1- County. of the new road will be over new alignment. Part The contract will allow 300 working days for completion. Defeat of Gov. Calvin L. Ramptons proposed $14 million bond issued for recreation facilities has stymied Great Salt Lake State Park on the northern part of Antelope Island. Gordon E. Harmston, executive director, Natural Resources Department, announced Feb. 3 that high water had required the closing causeway road west from Syracuse to the island. He saw no prospects for reopening the access road and the park this year. This lake level now is within inches of the top of the causeway, Harmston said. A total of $2.25 million from the proposed bond issue was to be spent for raising the causeway by about five feet with additional fill from the island. Another $2.75 million would have been spent for a water supply, sewerage, utilities and a visitor center. of 36 Small bodies The State Road Commission Feb. 4 concurred with federal officials in programming all available federal forest highway money for construction of the new highway around Electric Lake in Huntington Canyon. D. C. Harrington, Denver, regional chief of the federal projects division, Federal Highway Administration, said the new road around the reservoir will be 14.3 miles long compared with the existing nine-mil- e road. This will cost $5.3 million, part of which must be paid by Utah Power & Light Co. Alaska's Reindeer The reindeer, which stands only about 3V- - feet high, was introduced into Alaska from Siberia at the turn of the century as famine insurance for the Eskimos, who were dependent on dwindling caribou herds. ... ... f, start? My daughter thinks the Income Tax is a good deal, and that the getting is sort of like the return on some great, groovy government savings account in the sky. Yes, sir, she is well on her way to becoming just another taxpayer, like the rest of us. I figure the next time either of us gets anything back from the government will be at my next life marker point, when I start $32.28 she is well-train- collecting my social security. the San Rafael. We should have stayed home. We got down there and really enjoyed the scenery. T. J. Bruce and his wife and kids came along in his four-whedrive pickup thank goodness. Just a couple miles on the way back, the timing chain broke on the jeep and all was still in that deep canyon. T. J. opened the door of his pickup and we all piled in first me with my son, Shane, on my lap; then Sandi with daughter, Jennifer, on her lap; then Gay and their son, Todd, on her lap; then their daughter, Natalie, got in some where; and last T. J. got in and we drove out! Eight people in the cab of the pickup. I kept expecting to see Patrolman Ray Highway Martinez pull up along-sid- e any second and ask us what we thought we were doing with eight people in that truck. By the time we got back, my whole body was asleep from the waist down. Im still cramped from that trip. The crowning glory to the whole thing was that Davis-Cro- ft went and picked it up for me. I asked Paul Mancina if he would pick it up for free since I had just bought it from them. After he said yes I told him where it was! I sure appreciate it that he didnt change his mind, el cz Pick up a copy of the latest Treasure World magazine (March issue), theres an interesting story on page 46 about a lost mine in Jesse Ewing Canyon south of Green River on the river. g Lota in the Butch Cassidy, Wild story Bunch, Browns Hole, Matt Warner (with picture), etc. name-droppin- |