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Show i , i Sun Times, January 9, 1 980, Page 2 Ben Lomond Beacon, v Clearfield Courier, January 9, 1 980, Page January 9, 1 980, Page 2 Letter to the editor Deceived at the Help piftsSQFVQ cross in Qeorcijiifi! gasoline pumps? The Editor: In a small mountain community in North Georgia a battle is being fought. It is a constitutional issue that could set a far reaching precedent. years a lighted Cross has stood on Black Rock Mountain..a memorial landmark that is very special to the people who live there. The American civil Liberties Union has sued to have it removed, charging a first amendment violation. They cite prayer in schools as their precedent For more than 20 case. The first amendment to the Constitution contains only 16 words relation to religion; Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibit the free exercise thereof.... There is abundant evidence that the writers of the Constitution had deep religious convictions., We have In God We Trust on our currency. We open Congress with prayer. We swear in persons for judicial proceedings using the Bible including swearing in the President. We have military Chaplains with crosses and Stars of David ensignia displayed. Our pledge to the flag contains the phase one nation, Under GOD, indivisible.... Government offices observe religious I.E. Sundays, days, Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc. Our forefathers certainly did not intend America to be a religiously sterile nation. We are not a nation of athiests. They did intend to prevent the establishment of a state church like the pilgrims left in England one that had strong political influuence. We believe that our lighted beacon is no more a violation of those 16 words than the presence of a Bible in every courtroom in the United States of America. The Supreme Court recently ruled that In God We Trust on currency is Constitutionally acceptable. We people of Thank you to others glad to read in your column that some civic We were minded citizens, from this HONDA CIVIC $1550 CUTRUBUS' FREEWAY MAZDA 843 W. Rivcrdal Rd. To!. 621-- 1 100 Ogdon, UT area. Took a Merry Christmas, to the patients at VA Hospital. And the Christian people, who played Santa to Vickie family. All this has restored our faith in mankind. A profound respect for the Media in bringing us, good news. blu. Yours truly, William Trade - 84403 Ki 479-712- 5 ,t non-religi- Randall J. Carver, President Rabun County Chamber of Commerce Clayton, Georgia 30525 HERITRGE NEV6 FORUM The Utah Department of Agriculture has received many consumer complaints relative to their feelings that they are being deceived by pricaig methods being employed at the gasoline pumps. Many consumers are concerned with the way service station operators are displaying gasoline prices. Archie S. Hurst, Director of the Division of Food and Consumer Services for the Department, says that many stations are not following the proper labeling requirements d for selling gasoline on a gallon basis. Often, the required information is not properly displayed thus it is misleading or the information is missing. As a result, consumers are confused because they are unable to easily and readily determine how much they are purchasing or how much they are expected to pay. In addition, some stations have been advertising the price of gasolineby fee half gallon rather feanby fee full gallon. As a result, many consumers are lured into these stations because they think they are getting a bargain. Under state regulations, the full gallon or liter is the customary unit by which gasoline must be sold. According to Mr. Hurst, the majority of gasoline pumps in Utah are incapable or registering the amount in excess of 99.9 cents per gallon. As a result, service station operators have three alternatives for dispensing gasoline: 1. Conversion to full price per gallon. 2. Halfpricing the gallon. 3. Full price per liter. The conversion kits necessary to convert the pumps to fell price per gallon or priceper liter are not readily available to service station operators because of fee nationwide demand for such equipment. Therefore, the Utah Department of d Agriculture has alb wed stations to sell gasoline on a gallon basis until August 1, 1960. d Under the temporary regulations which allow fee gallon, cunsumers should expect to be provided with fee following informatbn when they purchase gasoline: FROM THE HERITAGEFOUNDATIONWASHINGTON;DjC1 MAKING NEW FRIENDS AT EXPENSE OF OLD half-price- By Herb Berkowitz For the 17 million free Chinese of TAIPEI, Taiwan will be a turning point. 1980 China of the Republic since the Chinese It will be the first time in 30 years in that they have 1949 Mainland fled the government stood alone. And they intend to survive, with or without the help of the United States. The U.S., for its part, appears intent on making things as in December difficult as possible. Just over a year ago the Carter Administration declared the Republic of 1978 China an international pariah, and broke diplomatic relations with this loyal friend and ally. As if this shock was not enough, the Administration also Mutual announced its intention to terminate the U.S.-ROfew a thus The Defense Treaty. days ago, at expired treaty 3 . December on midnight To further please the Mainland, the Administration has starved the ROC military of needed equipment for the past aimed at cementing our relationship year. The embargo is reportedly being lifted, with the Communist regime resume on January 1 sales to were arms however, and 6 with the exception, of course, of the sophisticated and aircraft missiles, (ASW) ships fighter and aircraft the Taiwan defense forces need to ensure the security of the Taiwan Straits. Moreover, despite a pledge by the Administration not to alter any of the other existing treaties and formal agreements between the U.S. and Taiwan, the Administration now says it will terminate the air transport agreement between our two countries (at the insistence of the Mainland regime.) The military isolation of Taiwan, and the general shabby treatment accorded this long-tim- e ally cuts to the very heart of U.S. foreign policy, and brings into question the meaning of friendship and honor in the international arena. Dr. Fredrick Chien, the articulate Vice Minister of the ROC Prime Foreign Affairs, and Hon. Sun Yun-SuaMinister, discussed this with us, and left us with the feeling that the United States is perhaps in need of some serious C 1 half-price- half-price- Singer and her seven fatherless children, are to be commended for their generous gifts to this worthy W75 Rabun County strongly believe that our landmark is likewise Constitutionally acceptable. Crosses, religious symbols and buildings do exist on public lands such as Flanders Field with crosses row on row, Arlington, Shiloh, Gettysburg, Pearl Harbor, sacred American Indian shrines and memorial objects by the tens of thousands, religious to some not to others. . The sponsor and owner of the cross is the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce, hardly an establisher of religion. The money for the construction of the cross and for the ongoing power bill comes from donations from the poeple of the community. The cross was erected the permission of the State of Georgia on the edge of Black Rock State Park. The cross is one mile due North of the City of Clayton and at 3300 feet elevation. At night it appears as a cross in the sky. From the high school, four miles away, the lights appear as a bright star. On a clear, crisp winter night its light can be seen for 70 miles as a faint star. It is the light of the window when coming home to our County. It is a memorial to their deceased loved ones by many of those who made contributions to its erection. To take the position that it is an effort to establish a state religion is patently absurb. In the some worthy past the A.C.L.U. may have championed causes, but we think they are dead wrong on this one. If enough good people stand idly by and let the A.C.L.U. force this view to extreme, we shall all lose one more measure of our heritage. We people of Rabun County intend to stand and fight for what we believe is right. We would appreciate your support and prayers. - School and Home by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association - January F-1- 1. There should be a label affixed to fee pump which states feat the price specified is per 14 gallon. 2. There should be a label affixed to fee pump which specifies the price per whole gallon. 3. Immediately folbwing the total price indicator on fee pump, there should bea label affixed which indicates feat fee total price. figure shown is By August 1, 1980, all pumps in Utah must be capable of registering either full price per gallon or price per liter, and full total selling price. Sane stations have already con verted and are selling gasoline by fee liter. Converston to metric is quite smiple. I liter equals .26 gallons. To find gallons, just multiply liters by 0.26. For example, 5 liters multiplied by 0.26 equals 1.30 gallons. If consumers have any questions or problems in this area, Vfe Get ready to read something good about television. One thing thats good about the tube is a new educational program for children, particularly those in the eight to twelve-yea- r old group. The name of the program is Contact, and it explains science and technology in a light, informative way. The people who are producing this new show are the ones who brought you Sesame Street and The Electric Company. The show will be aired at 6 p.m. each weekday on KUED( (Channel 7) and at 4 p.m. on KBYU. (Channel 11) beginning ' 14, 1980. n, it is recommended feat they contact fee Weights and Measures Section of the Utah Department of Agriculture. Fot further informatbn contact: Claudia Clark, Department of Agriculture, 147 North 200 West, SLC, UT, 84103, ' n g. To wit, Chien said, American policymakers seem to believe that in order to .make new friends you have to sacrifice pld ones. Chien added: I think that making a The friend out of an enemy is a worthy effort, but to make an enemy out of a friend is not worth it. It is unlikely the Republic of China on Taiwan will ever be an enemy of the United States. We have too much in common. Despite having sand kicked in their faces by U.S. policymakers, the Chinese still hold America in high regard, are very thankful for the help we have given them, and are still willing to stand at our side on the field of battle. I wonder how many such friends the United States still and whether there is any way we has around the world could have treated the Republic of China more badly. (Berkowitz is editor of the Heritage Foundation news forum. He recently spent two weeks in the Far East, visiting with government and military officials in Taiwan and Hong Kong.) 4. - - ' Yale-educat- Contact programs will have three young hosts the world to explore nature and technology and to scientists and technicians at work in laboratories. Typical of the sites that will be visited are Miamis Seaquarium, the worlds largest radio telescope in Puerto Rico, the Bronx Zoo, Utahs Dinosaur National Monument, and a salt marsh on Long Island Sound. an oil The who roam look in on super-tanke- r, - COMPLETE DRAPERY" i SERVICE TAKE D0WN& 1840 W. 5300 So., Roy Tel. 825-621- The program uses concepts that upper-grad- e elementary students can ' easily grasp. For instance, one weeks programs will be on Big and Little, and their explorations will range from an elephant to life in a drop of water-fro- m one of Utahs dinosaur fossils to a flea circus. Purposes of this new show are to help children experience the pleasure of scientific exploration, familiarize them with scientific thinking skills, and help them to recognize science and technology as something thats open to their participation. Producers will be making classroom materials based on the television program available to elementary teachers, so many educators may tie in their instruction with Contact programs. A feature of the show is called The Bloodhound Gang, a group of kids who demonstrate the use of scientific reasoning in solving mysteries. Salt Lake teacher Grace Hiatt, who previewed the series, Contact program may be one of the best says the things that happens on television for young people this year. Dressivell Cleaners QHa.44 and! Sujpjpfy 1 590 Books recently received at the Southwest Branch Library in Roy include the following titles: PETS: EVERY OWNERS ENCYCLOPEDIA by The Diagram Group. The selection, handling, feeding, housing, illnesses, breeding and showing of over 500 different animals. Fish, birds, mammals and reptiles, with more than 1500 original drawings. ' 1 WALL AVE, OGDEN, UTAH 84404 PHONE: Co. 399-559- 6 Write a letter to the editor ora guest editorial 2 Officials at Roys Southwest Branch of the Weber County Library have recently announced new books that have arrived at the library and upcoming events for local children. Saturday, January 12 Toads and Turtles will be the theme of activities for children Saturday January 12, at the Southwest Branch Library in Roy. Beginning at 2 p.m. the following stories will be told: Turtle Spring, Timothy Turtle, Captain Toad and the Motorbike, and Turtle Tale. Children will make a turtle and participate in a turtle race. Tuesday, January 15 Pumpernickel Tickles will be the theme of activities for preschoolers Tuesday January 15, at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Southwest Branch Library. The following humorous elephant stories will be told: The Circus Baby, Elephant In a Well, Thats What Friends are For, and Pumpernickel Tickle and Mean Green Cheese. Walt Disneys Dumbo The Flying Elephant will be shown after the stories. PROVENANCE by Frank McDonald. Alex Drach, a young art investigator, is drawn into a dangerous and bloody search for the secret hoard of Jewish art masterpieces that were stolen by the Nazis. KEEPER OF THE CHILDREN by William K. Hallahan. Eddie Benson is a typical middle-clas- s father with a secure job, a home in suburban Philadelphia and a seemingly happy family. Then something unusual happens. One day his daughter Renni, a normal, fun loving fourteen-year-ol- d disappears. STARTING A SMALL RESTAURANT by Daniel Miller. This book is for anyone who has thought about opening a small restaurant. The authors purpose is to make it a little less scary for people without professional restaurant experience. The small restaurant, if prepared properly, can overcome even an inauspicious beginning and add a unique and distinctive flavor to life. FOUR HUNDRED by Stephen Sheppard. Four young American adventurers scheme to rob the Bank of England of $40,000,000 in the London of Dickens time, seat of Queen Victorias government. CHILDRENS FEARS by Dr. Benjamin B. Wolman. Help your child overcome the tyranny of anxieties, phobias, and Theres A New Mortgage Company In Town. fears. .. (THE) POPE OF GREENWHICH VILLAGE by Vincent Patrich, After one quick foolproof job a team of robbers from New Yorks Little Italy find themselves hunted by both the Mafia and the police. ZIONS MORTGAGE COMPANY 370 So. 5th E. Suite 150 Clearfield, Utah store-broug- (East side of Lakeside Square) Tel. 776-321- 1 or 3212 Residential long-terconstruction & development loans MGR.- - Elvin HRS. Thomsen 8-- 5 MAKING YOUR CLOTHES FIT by Patricia Burkhart Smith. A practical workbook for the home sewer of easy ways to alter your clothes so they fit properly, whether they are garments or clothes you have made from solutions to the most patterns. 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