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Show v Association NATIONAL NEWSPAPER Ihkiuhm m NNASUSTAINING MEMBER-1- 977 Volume 86, Number 12 Millard County Progress, Fillmore, Utah, Friday, March 21 , 1980 - A Defense D.C. Department agency charged with promoting civilian marksmanship will conduct a drawing to sell 600 Ml rifles under new, rules for the first time April 30. The Director of Civilian Marksmanship will select purchasers by lottery for the rifles, well known to infantrymen of World War II and Korea. The DCM, established by Congress in 1903, has sold more than a million small arms to civilians, beginning in 1910. Sales, however, were limited to members of the National Rifle Association until 1979, when a U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled the requirement for NRA membership unconstitutional. The court ruled that the rifle sales and the Civilian Marksmanship Promay gram administered by DCM validly be regarded as achieving a vital government end" and upheld all other purchase requirements for the rifles. NRA did not appeal the decision, because the program as a whole was not affected. "Our position is now, and has been, that the total program be upheld. It has been. We are not interested in a monopoly. We want the program carried forward. We are happy to share it with other qualified participants, NRA Executive Vice President Harlon B. Carter said. Although the DCM already has thousands of applications on file for the 600 rifles to be sold this year, applicants not drawn at this lottery will be retained for future drawings. Director of Civilian Marksmanship. .lark R. Rollinger, A U.S. Army colonel, said that applications had been filed by state and that the lottery would be conducted to assure proportional distribution of the rifles among the states. Prospective purchasers must be citizens of the United States, 18 or d older, must belong to a club or state association and must present proof of high power rifle competitive activity. All those precluded from purchasing firearms by the 1968 Gun Control Act, including convicted felons, those with mental disorders, alcoholics, drug addicts, and illegal aliens, are ineligible for the purchase program. The restrictions are designed to ensure that the rifles are sold to marksmen who will use them in sanctioned The Ml tournament competition. rifle is highly prized among the more than 17,000 Americans who compete in high power rifle shooting, an event which grew out of military training. The Civilian Marksmanship Program operated by DCM was intended to improve the combat marksmanship of the nation's soldiers by promoting shooting competition among civilians especially those who might be called on to serve during time of war. This preinduction training, it was thought, would provide the Army a cadre of trained marksmen, and would serve as introduction to military life for the teenaged participants in the programs junior clubs. DCM helps more than 2,000 junior rifle clubs throughout the nation Ioaq of rifles and through the long-terthe issue of ammunition, targets, and awards to the clubs, which must include at least three adult leaders and 10 d shooters. junior (age clubs are often allowed to use Army Reserve and National Guard training centers which have rifle .30-ca- I. "... DCM-affiliate- The entire DCM pistol club program was shut down and the agency's budget was slashed. The slaes program, which previously sold every rifle, pistol, and shotgun declared obsolete, was trimmed to 300 Ml rifles per year, but later raised to 600. With the DCM sales program severely constricted, the Army accumulated more than 650,000 Ml rifles available for purchase by qualified citizens. It announced plans to scrap more than 300,000 but the Army plans aroused a storm of protest from NRA members, who pointed out that the DCM sales program earned the U.S. Treasury more than S12 million between 1958 and 1968. The intense criticism attracted Congressional attention and, after a House committee investigated the rifle destruction, the Secretary of the Army ordered the scrapping stopped. The National Coalition to Ban Handguns launched another assault on the Civilian Marksmanship Program in 1979. It filed suit against Secretary of the Army Clifford Alexander, asking the closing remarks of the Governor's meeting in Cedar City, in February 1980, many questions have come to mind about the consequences of the project upon the livestock industry in western Utah and eastern Nevada - many questions have not yet been satisfactorily answered. This statement will address some of these questions and propose some solutions. We have concluded that not one of the ranchers holding grazing permits on the west desert are in favor of the project. The ranchers opposition to the MX is based on the fear that the MX construction will force them off the ranges which they have spent many years developing. They have invested thousands of dollars for their grazing permits and water developments. These permits and water privileges are the very core of their economic survival. The challenge facing Utah's ranching industry in the west descrct if the MX were to be constructed would be to maintian adequate grazing animal unit months (AUM'S) and water supply to maintain its herds at the current level. Some range would be lost during construction and operation of the MX. Can this be replaced through improvements of the BLM ranges in that area? For instance, we in Utah have begun a rangeland improvement in the past few years and large sums of funds have been expended in areas adjacent to the MX proposed sitings and these improvements have increased the range capacity ten fold in many areas. Currently there are laws or regulations controlling the improvement of BLM properties - environmental studies etc. We feel however, because of the urgency that the Air I orce is putting upon the industry in their development of the MX, there is an urgent need for us to begin immediately to improve our rangelands and not be burdened by the lengthy procedures routinely followed by the Bl M We feel if rangeland money were given DCM-affiliate- 10-2- ranges. that the program be declared unconstitutional because of the requirement for NRA membership. Judge Harold Greene ruled that the membership requirement was, indeed, unconstitutional, but that the program as a whole fulfilled the ends for which it had been intended. Greenes decision closely followed the recommendations of the Arthur D. Little consulting firm, which studied the program in 1966. The Little report urged that the NRA membership requirement be dropped, but stressed the programs value in military preparedness. - Qualified purchasers should send requests, accompanied by all required documentation (photocopy of proof of age, club or state association membership cards and of classification card or temporary score record book) to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, Room 1E053 West Forrestal Building, Washington, D.C. 20314. No information about the status of requests is available from the National Rifle Association. Weather Report By Jay T. Rogers T OF TMC lV. ? Bids for the next and last phase of the Sprinkling System to serve Fillmore were opened Wednesday. March 12, 1980. The low bid of $370,811.34 was submitted bv G.W. Johansen Construction Company. Johansen also made the low bid and completed the first phase of the project. Work on the job will start as soon as the contract is signed by the contractor and Fillmore Water Users Association officers. Before construction can get underway, however, some easements will be required. The cooperation of the parties involved will certainly be appreciated. Shareholders who have not paid their assessments are urged to do so right away so it will not be necessary to bor row money at the present high interest rale. If the above conditions arc met. it is expected that the system will be completed for the entire town to use this summer. There will be no water in the ditches. The Chalk Creek Irrigation Company is laying a new pipe line through town, but this will not be available to earn- water through town as was previously done. It is presumed that people can do some sprinkling with culinary water for very early plantings. The advantages of this new sprinkling system will sure far outweigh any minor inconveniences while Mr. Johansen and his crew are completing the project. New Jail Planned for Millard Dale W. Edwards Named Manager to the ranchers, timely and efficient improvements could be accomplished. We can improve our renewable resources so as not to decrease the number of cattle anu sheep now being produced on the range impacted by MX. However, it should he recognized there are large areas of the lower elevations range that are extremely fragile and carrying capacity of these areas present serious problems for improvements. We feel each grazing district should have an agricultural economic impact statement prepared by Air Farce staff, BLM, RANCHERS AND EXPERTS FROM TESTATES OF THE University of Nevada and Utah State University, and representatives from the Nevada and Utah Departments of Agriculture. These impact statements should Continued on page 6 f aiu MCMltR Dale Edwards MX Missile first state MX briefing meeting to cents W- - Phase of Sprinkling System Agricultural Position Statement On The from the 20 Founded 1893 Bid for Last Army to Hold First Lottery of M 1 Rifles Under New Rules WASHINGTON, USPS 446740 - jiprnr Dale W. Edwards has been named manager of the Fillmore office of F'rst Security Bank of Utah, N. A. Malting the announcement was Calvin W Jcppson, senior vice president and division Sotihcrn supervisor. Mr. Edwards, who was transferred from the North University office, joined the bank in the Fourth South Timeway department in 1972. A graduate of Br,gham Young University, he has supplemented his practical banking e tperience by completing Timeway 'School and a real estate training session offered by the bank, and numerous courses from the American Institute of Banking. He is a member of Utah County Bankers Association. He is currently a member of the Fillmore Lions Gub, and is a past president of Provo Exchange Club and a past member of Vernal Javcees. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, he and his wife, Linda, have three children. County Sheriff Ed Phillips said that his office has been very much involved with the planning for the polulation explosion forecast for Millard County. Foremost in his plans is the need for a new county jail to replace the 100 plus year old jail that burned two years ago. He said "In view of what the future holds for Millard County the Sheriff's Office has been involved this past year in planning for future building, communication, manpower and equipment needs to adequately serve the needs of the County. We feel there is a need to let the citizens of Millard County know where we are with our planning and to let them better understand our needs; present and future." Millard County, as well as the rest of Utah and the surrounding states, have been advised or otherwise made aware of the I.P.P.plans for the construction of their large power plant in Millard County. The impact of people to this area started with the water settlement a year ago instead of the projected two or three years in the future. Now that the Secretary of the Interior Continued to Page 5 coal-fire- Animals are not Toys! With the Easter season upon us baby animals. Other youngsters soon many baby chicks, ducks, or rabbits are lose interest in the tiny creatures and sometimes given to children as Easter parents are forced to feed and care for gifts. But. lets not mar Easter with them. In the end, many of these young It's cruel to animals die from unintentional injuries, unintentional cruelties. color a baby animal or fowl and give it or intentional abandonment in local to a youngster as a toy. It's cruel to fields, woods, and ponds. Salmonella is a real danger to youngbuy an animal that you arent prepared to care for. Its cruel to abandon young sters too. Many of these baby animals animals after the Easter glow has worn will be carriers. off. Remember - a stuffed toy animal is Every year baby chicks, ducks, and rabbits representing every shade of cuddly, cute, never needs feeding or the rainbow end up in the hands of veterinary care, and doesnt carry disSome of ease. D.C. - Bureau of youngsters on Easter morning. WASHINGTON. Use your common sense. know Prevent too to those young youngsters, Land Management (BLM) concerns life from the Easter cruelty. about the MX missile proposed race- any better, squeeze the track deployment makes the agency an unlikely but welcome ally in the Sagebrush Rebellion," Senator Orrin Hatch said today. BLM has sumitted to the Air Force a list of questions that closely parallel complaints of racetrack deployment opponents, to be answered in environmental impact statements. Concerns Rex Stanworth. one of the area covered economic impact of the project, for IPP will be the representatives in conjunction with energy projects alguest speaker at the Lions Gub ready approved for the area, local infla- Meeting on Thursday, March 20, tion problems, impacts on grazing and 1980 at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will mining in the area, and water supply be open to the general public and problems. The MX racetrack scheme will be held in the Millard County has roused stiff opposition from local Courthouse in the District Court citizens and officials expressing concern Chambers. over these issues. Mr. Stanworth will be present that "Utah has not been heard on these to discuss all aspects of the night issues, and thats one of the major Following his presentation project. reasons for the Sagebrush skirmishes the floor will be open to questions. officials too often dont pay If have any questions relating attention to our needs in the West,. to you the Intermountain Power Project Hatch said. be sure to attend that evening. "Finding BLM on our side is a real he explained. shocker, though, "Thats the agency about which we get paying attention," Hatch said. the most complaints on these issues of "Utah is beginning a boom growth local government control. BLM is cerperiod, and MX will not be, in any case, tainly an unlikely, but welcome, ally in the economic salvation for the state we the Sagebrush Rebellion. don't need it for our economy. So its "It makes you wonder just who is doing very important that MX planners make will be having their the coordinating for the Carter AdminisChristensen's supreme efforts to deal with local contration. One agency proposed a project cerns. Im quite surprised that BLM Grand Opening Thursday, March 20 and another opposes it. It makes you sees it the same way, but pleased by according to Rod Staples, manager. wonder if anyone is in charge, or even the turn," Hatch said. Mr. Staples married the former Cindy Sanderson of Fillmore. He is a 1974 graduate of Richfield High School and served an LDS Mission in San Diego, Calif. He and his wife recently made their home in Fillmore. party said, "We want to remind all Democrats that this is an important Fillmores popular Wildlife Park, the door of the ladies restroom leaving election year and in order for our party the rock as evidence of the misdeed and to function at its best we need to have which is enjoyed all through the sumthe support of the party members at all mer months by so many folks for re- several shots had been fired through the unions, clubs, birthday parties, and men's room, tables were overturned, of our upcoming meetings." organizations, has been damaged by and the place was in a general mess. It seems a shame that vandals should vandals during this early Spring weathis means of spoiling pleasant take ther. to Close Gam Whatcott and Tom Reeves, who summer days and evenings for so many When May Labrum closes her have taken care of the park for several people. Tom and Gam have donated their Beauty Shop at the end of March, it years, were indignant when they made will be after 44 years of continuous a recent tour to plan their schedule time and labor to make the park an enservice to women in this area to keep w hen they discovered the damage done. joyable place for summer outings and Continued to Pago 5 Someone had thrown a rock through their hair looking beautiful. Comments on MX Surprises Hatch BLM Rex Stanworth Guest Speaker I' V 'V W Senator Frances Farley Senator Farley To Speak Thur. Nite Senator Francis Farley (D), Utah State Senator, District I, will be in Delta Thursday , Grand Opening Scheduled questions. PAHVANT VALLEY SENIOR CITIZENS SCHEDULE Changes By Rath Zmltravlch Monday, March 24: Dinner at the Center. Wednesday, March 26: Dinner at the Center. March 27th the bus will take those people with doctor appointments in Salt Maxine, Lake City. Call Mae, or Albert, bake sale There will be a been set exact date hasnt the although as yet. Think about what you would like to have in the way of rolls and buns. The ladies must have an 743-542- 743-577- 743-546- pre-East- hot-cro- in Demo Party The Democratic party held a county meeting to elect a chairman to fill a idea of how much baking will be need- vacancy left when Iris Dutson moved from Millard County. Ward Kilpack, ed. Horace Day celebrated his ninety-secon- d vice chairman, also resigned in order to birthday on March 13. We hope keep up with the demands of his business. The party expressed their appreyou have many more, Horace. ciation for all he has done for the Democratic party. Saturday, March 22: Elected chairman was Jerry Freeman of Flowell and elected to the vice chairman position was Gloria Walker of SPRING DANCE Sutherland. Freeman chose Geneva Searle of Fillmore as The new secretary. A spokesman for the Democratic Vandals Play Havoc at Wildlife Mays |