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Show Page 2 We invite Letters to the Editor from our readers. Letters must be signed, in good taste, and limited to 500 words. We reserve the right to edit letters to meet space requirements. No more than one letter per person per month will be published. The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper or its staff. to ring bells a name fondly reserved for anyone who becomes a bell ringer. There will be a program called History in a Closet performed by the Wasatch Youth Bell Choir To the Editor: For about 30 years, the Wasatch Adult and Youth Bell Choirs have been ringing out songs of celebration during the various holidays throughout Sanpete County. The Whitechapel bells, vast in England, were a gift to Wasatch Academy by Dr. Earl Jackman of Wooster, Ohio. Originally, the bells were used for church services on May 21 at the Ephraim Middle School. This program will begin at 7 p.m. and will include readings from old histories and music furnished by the bell choir which center around the birth of our nation and those people who paved the way for its existence. The performance is free to the public; however, if you feel so inclined, any turned To the Editor: Recently when I was going through a box of mementos that I had stored in a closet, I ran on to a special section, Memories of the Past that was included in the July County may be in for another onslaught of cricket and grasshopper infestation this spring. The article states that public and private funds to fight the infestation are limited this year. Come on, county commissioners, are you going to ante up with a buck a basketfull in Longer 1999? items are definitely identified as to date. Short items have only the year as (1908), etc. have enclosed the two articles from 1902. I found the arI enjoyed reading the many ticles to be both informative and articles contained in this special, humorous. It occurred to me that edition. It was a glimpse into the your readers may also enjoy a blast from the past. past. Of particular interest to me were two articles about infestation of Pauline Larson 1 the-dreade- grasshopper 1902 in Sanpete County. Their Ephraim DESTROY THE HOPPERS OR LOSE CROPS and school chapel services. As time went on, they were used for community programs, especially around Christmas and Easter. To- donation will be gratefully acday, the adult and youth bell choir cepted. These funds will be used members are a group of commu- for buying new music stands, notenity volunteers who meet weekly books, mallets, and other to practice. There is no compenequipment which sorely sation for them except for the comneeds replacement. mon thread they have of loving to Patti Sego play the bells. We are often good Ftn. Green, Utah humoredly called Inviting invasion The grasshoppers are thriving spite of the late cold weather and unless the farmers put more life and method in the work of; destroying them, there w ill be no crops to harvest this season. bell-cho- ir s, to the United States. I dont expect much from our President, but if Congress lets him do what he wants thev are no better than he and protect each against invasion. Article 6, Section 3: The Congress shall take an oath of affirmation to support the constitu- Logistics from the experts say our military power is way behind 1 Card of Ifanfc Judy Wheeler and family wish to express their gratitude to all friends and neighbors for the kindness they gave to her through cards, food, phone calls, beautiful flowers and prayers. A heartfelt hug to the Ephraim EMTs for their professionalism and efforts at the time of her car accident. Thank you. WEATHER for the Manti area Reported by Lee J. Anderson Max. Min. Date ANTI THE ESSENGER USPS 3284-000- JPHRAIM Enterprise USPS 0 Prec. 1777-200- 0 Inc. 1999. All rights reCopyright, Messenger-Enterprisserved. Reproduction, reuse or transmittal of all matter herein is prohibited without prior written permission by the publisher. Published each Thursday for 50c each, $16.00 a year inside Sanpete County and $19.00 outside Sanpete County, by Inc., 35 S. Main, Manti, Utah 84642, Ph. (435) e, Messenger-Ent- erprise 835-424- 1, Fax (435)835-149- 3. PROl'D Periodicals Postage Paid at Manti, Utah, member POSTMASTER: of Send address changes to: Inc. Messenger-Enterpris- e 35 S. Main, Manti UT 84642 Publishers Editor General Manager !. Sales Representative Manti City Reporter Ephraim City Reporter Sanpete County Reporter Manti High School Sports Farmers of This City Unity of Action AH That Will Save Crops The People Must Fight Persistently and Intelligently To Destroy the Pests (From files of May 22, 1902) service Max and Beth Call Max Call David Call Tricia Call Karen Buchanan Lynn Schiffman Shirley Bahlmann Brad Barton in the fight against the pests, but the great majority are ( doing nothing except, perhaps hoping that Providence will protect their crops. The people must wake up. The danger is great and it is already upon us. With persistent, systematic and intelligent work the pests may be destroyed and the crops be saved. It is worth the attempt. Let every man, woman and child be called upon if necessary to save the crops. The Dreaded Grasshoppers Must Go! War of Extermination is Now on in Earnest. Council Takes Hand files of June 12, 1902) The people of this neighbor- - strength. To this frame is attached d a bag made of cone-shape- Almost overnight. President Clinton declared nearly two million acres os Southern Utah a national monument in 1996. Without public input or consent from Congress, Clinton created the National Grand Monument and left the local communities, and state and federal agencies to pick up the pieces and work out all the details afterward. Fearing the same ty pe of unilateral land grab in Idaho, I introduced the Idaho Protection Act of 1996 which would have required that the public and the Congress be included before a national monument could be established in Idaho. Afterwards, I was immediately approached by other Senators w ho wanted the same protection for their states. In response, I have introduced legislation that will ensure the public has aSay in the management of our public Stair-Escalan- te lands. A few men are doing valiant is. Russia's and Chinas who have never slowed building their milition. tary power, even though the economic difficulties their countries a maintain cannot Congress military force sufficient to protect have experienced, we have less us at home and indulge in military power since before World Clintons U.N. War in Kosovo. War II. Historically speaking, we Congress has taken an oath to are inviting invasion from a formaintain our military power. I ex- eign power. Frank M. Crowther pect the moral committment, from the men voted into office from Ephraim our state, to the constitution and I Confronts in To the Editor: The U.S. Constitution Article 3: Section 4 states The United States shall guarantee every state a republican form of government THE A Serious Condition Idaho United States Senator Larry Craig By Ephraim Enterprise, Sanpete tion were the words: Price 15 cents. All items in this section, except some of the pictures, are taken from old editions of the . to the county commis- According to an article printed in the April 8, 1999 issue of the 23, 1954 Ephraim Enterprise. At the top of the special sec- Ephraim Enterprise in sioners. solution was to offer $1.00 for, (The articles follow) each bushel of grasshoppers ding-a-ling- Making a Monument Those pesky grasshoppers Letters to the Editor "Ding-a-Ling- s" Thursday, April 22, 1999 e Messenger-Enterpris- can-(Fro- m vas or sheeting stretching back from the frame for a distance of hood have finally awakened to the i eight or ten feet. The small end of the cone is left open so that the gravity of the threatened grasshop-methThe captured hoppers can be shaken slipshod per invasion. ods of destroying the hoppers that into a sack. While ifiPin use, the early part of the ever, this opening is tied up with season have been replaced by bet- a rope until asufficient number of ter methods, and the war of exter- hoppers are obtained to dump; mination is now on in earnest. The then it is untied and they are success of the fighters during the shaken into a sack. Ropes are at- past week indicates that the grass- - ,tached to the frame to pull it by, hoppers will be destroyed and the and these are handled by a man or d crops saved except in a few iso- - boy on a saddle pony. The is the field ratus over dragged by places. A few days ago a number of the pony going on the jog trot. The citizens induced the mayor to call breeze created fills the conical il a special session of the city coun- - 'sack, which keeps the frame to consider a petition asking for right. The hoppers jump into the financial aid to help carry on the sack as it is dragged along and the fight. The council rose to the oc- ; shaking of the canvas carries them casion at once and offered to pay to the small end of the cone, One of these machines was $1 per bushel for every bushel of f "tried on both lucern and grass land in.. Men grasshoppers brought were appointed to receive the hop-- west of town Sunday afternoon pers in different parts of the field, ;and it caught three bushels of they were buried in the ground as grasshoppers in less than a half hour. soon as they were received. n The hoppers that are Every morning all the bells in j are much easier to capture the city are rung; the cannon is fired and a general alarm sounded with this apparatus than the to get the people out. Nearly ev- smaller ones. Prof. Cowans of the Utah exery one in the city is out to fight station was here Tuesday with the results that the periment hoppers, have officers received about city looking up the grasshopper situa-- 1 00 bushels of grasshoppers, and tion at the instance of the Depart-full- y that many more have been ment of Agriculture. He spent the destroyed by fire, flooding and afternoon in the field surrounding various other methods. the city and he says he has no The remarkable success of last doubt but that the grasshoppers in weeks fight has put new energy 'this section can be effectually de- into the people and they are deterstroyed by means of the inoculamined to rid the neighborhood of tion of the hoppers with the disease breeding fungus recomgrasshoppers. A new device for the destruc- mended by the division of Entotion of grasshoppers was tried here mology. Prof. Cowans left a large Sunday. It is by far the best plan quantity of the fungus here with adopted in this section, and in or- H.P. Larson and gave him the dider that its work may be realized rection for using it. He will return by the farmers in all the infected in about ten days to observe the districts in the state a description . results of the inoculation and make of the apparatus is given herewith. further experiments. The county commissioners The apparatus consists of a frame 3x12 feet, made of inch are offering a dollar a bushel for lumber and braced to give it grasshoppers. . 4 - ed appa-late- up-c- This legislation, called the National Monument Public Participation Act of 1999, amends the Antiquities Act to require the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to provide an opportunity for public involvement prior to the designation of a national monument. It also establishes set procedures to give the public and local, state and federal governments adequate notice and opportunity to comment on, and participate in, the formulation of plans for the declaration of national monuments on public lands. Under the 1906 Antiquities Act, the President has the unilateral authority to create a national monument where none existed before. President Clinton used the set lands aside. It is important to note that with very few exceptions, these declarations occurred before enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, which recognized the need for public involvement in such issues and mandated public comment periods before such decisions were made. This action has been a wake-u- p call to people across America. We all want to preserve what is best in our states, and I understand and support the need to protect valuable resources. However, public lands decisions should be made through an open and inclusive process. Our public lands are a national asset that we all treasure and enjoy. No one wants the President, acting alone, to unilaterally lock up enormous parts of any state. Westerners are especially proud of their public lands and have a stake the management of them, and they recognize that with common sense, a balance can be struck that allows jobs to grow and families to put down roots while at the same time protecting Americas great natural resources. Federal lands take up nearly 64 percent of Idahos land mass. Within our boundaries alone, we have one National Historic Park, one National Reserve, two National Recreation Areas, and five Wilderness Areas. This amounts to approximately 4.8 million acres, close to the size of New Jersey. Each of these designations has had public involvement and consent of Congress before being designated. As you can tell, the public process has worked in the past, in my state, and I believe it will continue to work in the future. In my view', the Presidents actions in Antiquities Acton September 18, in Utah were beyond pale,, and my 1996 to establish the Grand National Monucolleagues and I will work to prolaw In ment. tect other states from suffering a fact, since 1906, the has been used some 66 times to similar fate. Ephraim Daughters Luncheon set The annual Daughters of or write to Anita D. Isbell at (80 ) 937 No. 1400 West, Ephraim luncheon, for former and present residents of Ephraim, w ill Salt Lake City, Utah 84116. The cosi of the luncheon will be held Saturday, May 1, 1999, at a Restaurant at be $ 2.00 for a full buffet, drinks, the 744 East 400 South, Salt Lake chicken, ham, salad bar, rolls, a.m., with soup and dessert. City, beginning at A program and entertainment lunch at noon. Reservations should be made have been planned. by April 22. To do so, please call 1 359-667- 7; 1 Chuck-A-Ram- 1 1 half-grow- pany. 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