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Show 2 Sun Advocate, Price, Utah Thursday, May 3, 657 own An unwanted sign of summer 1973 businesses J2un!$drocatq I I I M i, 4 t ! it 4 0 and new businesses are being : bom all the time. of them , are Many County llfJiEliJ , M "m County, Emery i0i I j - E- financed. inadequately They do not have enough ri4 capital to carry them through the lean early years. Others are handicapped because of inof the sufficient know-hofield they are entering. w ir lip S r I I 3 1 I r M i Ii Evidence of that is to be seen in the fact that no less than 370 residents of Carbon County and 287 of Emery County make their living from their own businesses or professions, according to the Department of; Commerce. are the They To honor your people storekeepers, the doctors, the farmers, the barbers, electricians, gas station operators and the like. The Postal department has been the object of many attacks lately, from all levels Including the U.S. Congress but Saturday's ceremonies highlighted the department's greatest asset, its people. The issuance of a new set of 10 stamps depicting the services the public does see and the part that remain behind the scenes, deserves mention. This strip has more meaning than a picture of a President or historic event because the service Is the closest contact we, the people, have to the federal government. The department Is a victim of cutbacks which have to governhurt the system and become a black-eymental relations with the people. Since the change in the post office status the people have been working under a system which has been complicated, yet have never stopped trying to do their best for the patrons. The postal worker has to answer why a letter mailed from Green River has to be taken to Provo, sorted and brought back to Price while the truck that picked up the letter stopped In Price on its way. A letter carrier In Salt Lake must tell a patron the reason her package may have been late was that even though It was mailed from Ogden, it had to be shipped to Denver for sorting and then sent to Salt Lake. On the rural scene, the postmaster must face angry patrons and explain that because of a cut In the post office budget, service to the area will be trimmed down a day. These postal workers are the same ones that know when a person in expecting an urgent letter and will make a special effort to get it to the person. There have even been cases of a mail carrier returning off his walk, seeing such a letter and returning to his route to hand the letter over. This Is more service than a lot of private firms offer. The post office is people trying to serve people, plus business which Is an Impossible chore. Saturday the country paid tribute to the people who are trying to give government a good name despite government's efforts to tear down the service. In terms of the number of people in the local area who are employed, it means that multi-colore- d was injured during the week when he ran into the path of an auto after purchasing an ice cream (see arrow). The youngster was taken to Carbon Hospital and held over a day for observation. This mishap should stand as a double warning to motorists and youngsters alike with the A PRICE YOUTH e I j I i ? put up fertilizer loads Farmers County H material not, says local farm Chairman of the Carbon County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation (ASC) Committee. However, there Our information indicates that in general, needs, of Secre tary Agriculture Earl L. Butz is depending on ASCS to monitor the local fuel and fertilizer situations, and we are making weekly reports back to the Secretary our through regular says Mr. Bryner, the readers channels, Bryner Chairman The said. Department uses this k! in- formation to determine what special action may be necessary. On the basis of these the reports, weekly deterhas home Department Nursing mined that transportation crunches" could accur in a request number of places unless Dear Editor; farmers move now to fill It has been suggested their fertilizer needs, the here by a staff member, ASCS official said. that through your paper, an One reason for this is invitation be printed to that local dealers cannot anyone interested, having their fertilizer used flower pots, or con- replenish stocks until theyve moved tainers such as nail kegs or out supplies on hand, the containers, that can be used for the purpose, donate them to this institution, for National Scene use along walks, lawn edges, etc. plus for plants also for use here. I hope the Price Sun Advocate has our interest at by RALPH NOVAK heart to put this request in As it happened, President print. Nixon was just in the midst Thank you, of humming a medley and Mrs. Lucy C. Nielson from Strangers in going Emery Nursing Home the Night into Lets Get Ferron, Utah Away from It All when Ron Ziegler burst into his recent reports. The studies made by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Utah plus the Utah Foundation featured employment changes and the general business activity. Business revenue in Carbon County appeared to be 12.8 percent above last year. Using local sales tax collections as a measuring stick, the county grossed $47,156,000 which was far above the $41,806,000 in 1971. The increase percent Is cut down considerably when 12.6 percent is allowed for Inflation. The population for the county has increased 2.5 percent since last year with an estimated 16,500 residents. This is an increase of 750 since 1970. The study also revealed that 4,880 of the work force which was estimated at 6,300, is Involved in employment. These 4,880 earn almost $556 a month or near $32,559,000 a year. county committee chairThis man pointed out. that even though means All of fertilizer companies may have plenty of backup stocks elsewhere, they cant move them into Carbon County until local space is available. together remember that farmers may be using more fertilizer than normal because the outlook is good for favorable farm prices this Chairman Bryner year, said. This could cause . shortages later. who percent in Carbon County are and 18.1 percent in Emery County. That is above the ratio reported for many areas of the country. most inowned businesses are in some kind of retail trade, the figures show. That is the field that attracts many of the people who are just starting out for Nationally, dividually themselves. The number of retail are conglomerates up t small swallowing so fast and companies dominating the economic these factors scene so thoroughly that a can spell real newcomer cannot survive trouble, the ASCS official said, unless farmers act now to get their fertilizer supplies moving throughout the entire transportation doesnt stand up alongside the facts. down can mean handling it twice, its better to doublehandle your fertilizer than to be caught short this year when price prospects are good in most areas of the country. half new enterprises are launched are many more businesses in existence today than there that system. Remember, even though taking delivery were ten years ago. of fertilizer before you put it Analysts estimate that about a million Our local supplies may appear adequate now, but Farmers 7.2 There small annually, exceeding by a good margin the number-tha- t are discontinued of because death, retirement or failure. ' lack storage facilities for fertilizer may want to take a look at temporary bins or other emergency methods, the ASCS official said. Its certainly better to do a little extra planning now than be caught short later, he points out. Transportation is often important in getting fertilizer to farms, Mr. Bryner said, because the basic material often has to move across the country. Play it again, Frank al v During 1972, new car and truck sales climbed 20.3 percent while the number of new dwelling units jumped 30.3 percent. The construction business collected $2,248,000 of the total Income figure of $54,740,000. Emery county business revenue had the highest percent of change over the state with 164.9 percent. In 1972, an estimated $20,416,000 was taken In, far exceeding the 1971 figure of $7,708,000. Most of the counties total personel income of Canoe News office. Theres another Dear Editor; Away out here in Georgia we surely do enjoy receiving the home town paper and learning all the news about folks we know about a week late. Just thought youd be interested in this article found in the Atlanta paper we receive. Utahns do make the news all over the nation. Regards, Julie E. McGuire Rome, Georgia 30161 -- went to the area businesses. The Emery county population dropped 100 persons to 5,200 in 1972 while the work force Increased 60 persons to 1,960. The 1,250 employes earned $720 a month according to the study for a total payroll of $10,800,000 a year. Car sales sky rocketed 41.2 percent while construction costs jump 722.2 percent. may be some difficulty in distribution of available supplies. fertilizer supplies are adequate to meet farm The economic situation In both Carbon and Emery counties appeared to be climbing, according to two $16,010,000 Carbon get their now stocks they need the immediately or Lyle Bryner, a program official. in should fertilizer whether increase i Another problem this year is that wet fall weather last year kept farmers from plowing down fertilizer then, creating a bigger demand this spring. A third reason is that more acreage has been freed up to meet domestic and worldwide needs for feed and fiber, creating a bigger demand for production inputs this year than normal. Local farmers urged to Business activity M all oncoming summer months. State law requires motorists to stop for a school bus, this procedure should be used at any place where a child may be, like near an ice cream wagon. Youngsters should also be warned to watch out for the guy behind the wheel. fl If u - In Mayor Mainot PROTEST 16 A NORMAL RE ACTION TO A SOCIETY WHICH MORE OFTEN THAN NOT COULD BE WORSE THAN IT IS BUT IS LESS LIKELY TO BE BETTER THAN rr WAS UNLESS CERTAIN CHAN6ES OCCUR AS A DIRECT RESULT THEREOF IN SOME. CASES, THAT IS 1 NOTE: The item rerred to by Mrs. McGuire concerned Mrs. Shirley Haycocks proposed Atlantic canoe trip and appeared on page one of The Atlanta Constitution datelined Helper, Utah. EDITORS delegation outside that wants to protest about Frank Sinatra and that dinner for the Italian prime minister the other night, Mr. President. Lets take a powder to Boston for chowder, Mr. Nixon sang. Please! Ziegler cried. This is serious. The Associated Snooky Lanson Fan Clubs of America are demanding that you invite Snooky Lanson to sing at the White House now. They keep saying that you never hear of Snooky Lanson running off with a starlet or swearing at a columnist. Its quarter to three, theres no one in the place except you and me, the President crooned. I know, I know, Ziegler said in exasperation. I just had the place checked for bugs again this morning. But what am I going to tell the representative from Civil the Rights League outside? He keeps yelling that we never have officials from Bolivia here for special dinners and that the only time you ever see any Bolivians on television or in the movies Bolivian-America- are you going something about it. Its witchcraft, witchcraft. call me undependable, President Nixon belted out, jauntily lighting a cigarette. Thats the problem exactly, Ziegler said. The Committee for Keeping an Eye on the President is picketing because they say you shouldnt be wasting your time giving parties when the country is falling apart. The record shows I took the blows, the President sang, and did it my way. This isnt getting us anywhere, Ziegler said You just havent finally. been yourself ever since Sinatra was here. 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