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Show Two Page THE SOUTHERN March 18, 1976 UTAH Ernestly yours A dispute tfh "But besides the danger its precedent poses Land Settlepublic lands, the ment Act is a bad law because it may turn into an unending drain on the U.S. treasury. "To purchase the 250,000 acres of House Rock and Parla land from the BLM, the Navajos undoubtedly will get federal funds. The Indians also will get federal funds to pay for dismantling homes, moving costs and for construction of new homes. "But this land, to be used for resettling 60 families, apparently will not be enough. A federal mediator, meeting in Tucson to hammer area under out the partitioning of the joint-u- se orders of the federal court, has recommended that the tribe be allowed to buy another 270,000 acres for the resettlement of 350 additional Navajo families. "The mediator has recommended that an appropriation of $6 million be made by Congress to the Navajos to purchase this land. Where this additional 270,000 acres would be located is not between Hopl and Navajo Indians to concerning who owns, and who should be allowed to live on. lands within the boundaries of the large Navajo reservation may seem somewhat far removed from the daily cares of white residents in Kane County, Utah and Coconino County, Arizona, but the ramifications of that dispute are reaching way beyond those boundaries, and may go even farther if something is not resolved. Local ranchers who own land and use public lands in the Houserock Valley and Faria Plateau area of northern Arizona and southern Utah are very much concerned with the outcome of this dispute which has been going on between these two Indians nations for some 100 years. They stand to lose all they have in that area if one proposal for moving Navajos off Hopi lands is carried out. The following column, written by Robert L. Thomas, and published in the Arizona Republic, pretty well outlines the problems associated with the proposal to relocate Navajo families in the areas mentioned: known. "About 700 Navajo families would be evicted area if from the Hopi portion of the joint-u- se the proposed boundary settlement finally is accepted by the federal court. "That would still leave almost 300 families to be relocated. Apparently there is not enough room now in the more than 25,000 square mile Navajo Reservation for them. "This week work was to begin, again financed by the taxpayers, to round up surplus Navajo livestock in the southeast corner of the joint-uarea." The Navajos have said that if they move into the House Rock Valley area the government will have to build new roads, schools, clinics and "This country has made a mess out of its Indian laws. "We have dealt with the Indians as foreign nations, as prisoners of war, as wards of the federal government and as citizens, e "In recent years, perhaps as an attempt to compensate for past wrongs, the country has instituted new laws and executive orders in questionable areas with the result that the Indians' foie in our society has been muddled even more. "Former President Nixon opened this can of worms when he gave the Taos Pueblo Indians in New Mexico 48,000 acres of Carson National church in the Blue Forest for their Lake area. "Then Congress created aprecedent-shatter-llaw in trying to settle the Hopi Navajo land dispute. & "To compensate the Navajos for having to give up their illegal occupation of Hopi lands, Congress authorized the tribe to purchase 250, 'OOO acres of public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the House Rock iV alley and Parla Plateau north of the Grand se homes. "Also,' because the area is very dry, water for the Navajos and their stock will have to be brought la. The only source is from the Colorado River, where the tribe has prior water rights. A pipeline from the river up the Vermillion Cliffs to Parla Plateau would be tremendously expensive. "The land now supports 12 white ranchers. They have spent thousands of dollars developing their ranches. But the law that will evict them makes no provisions, as it does for the Navajos, for the ranchers' moving costs, new homes or new ranches." led ng ? Canyon. So, for the first time, public land, thebirth. of all Americans, is being used as the pay. off to induce one side to go along in settlement of a strictly inter-trib- al dispute. "In previous Indian claims, Congress paid the land l06t to white , tribes with cash for ancestral settlement. But neither the Hopls nor the Nava, can claim the House Rock Valley or Parla t'jos Plateau as ancestral land. "The new congressional law simply turns down the concept that public lands are to be 'protected and held in trust for the public as a It threatens the Jurisdiction of three whole. the BLM, Forest agencies and makes the Service and the Park Service public lands they administer subject to future Indian demands. Already 2,500 acres of Tonto National Forest are scheduled to be turned over to the Ft. McDowell Indian Tribe as compensation for Indian land to be flooded by Orme Dam in the . J fright One of the problems which local ranchers and others feel must be faced by almost every citizen Is what the future will bring, as is touched oo by Mr. Thomas. Navajo leader Peter McDonald has been quoted as saying that 250,000 acres is not enough, but that they need a million acres. Another purported boast by an Indian leader is that they will own the north shore of Lake Powell before they are through. Another problem to consider should this move be allowed and cue which should concern every employee of Kalhab Industries, Is what will be the next move hy those manipulating forthelnd-la- ns should their lands extend to the point of being adjacent to the Kalbab National Forest? Will they want that too? de ' - " TrojecC VnAiVnan. UiiiMK wt "Nearly nwytittw the Forest Hopl-Nav- . , And what will be the attitude of other tribes should this- move be approved? Kane County Planning Group." The group spent the first night in Alamoso, Colorado and then on to Hutchinson, Kansas by Wednesday night. Thursday evening they had a meeting with the St. Louis, Missouri Chamber of Commerce. Friday morning they held an early morning rally at the Gateway Arch and were the first group of the day to go up in the arch. In the afternoon they held a rally in downtown Indianapolis and visited the Indianapolis Speedway before continuing on through Cincinnati to just over the Ohio River to Florence Kentucky. The rallies in St. Louis and Indianapolis were covered by local T.V. I talked with about 15 of the group who all were enthusiastic about the trip said they were having a great time, answering a lot of questions for a lot of people about the project, and all felt they were gaining support for the Kaiparowlts. Their schedule called for them to spend Saturday night in New Stanton, Pennsylvania and by Sunday evening to be in Alexandria, Virginia which is just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. After relaxing on Sunday they had a busy schedule set up for them in the nation's capital. The afternoon meeting with the Secretary of Interior Thomas Kleppe was rescheduled for 8:00 in the morning. Senator Gam was to meet with them from 9:30 until 10:00 and then on to a luncheon for the entire group with Utahs Congressman Allan Howe. At 1:30 they were scheduled to meet the Senate Interior Committee, the Public Works Committee and the entire Western States delegates. At 3:30 they had an appointment to meet in the White House with Roger Porter, an aide to President Ford. All of this on Monday the 15th, which should have been a busy day to say the very least. The 12-member delegation that flew out of Las Vegas Friday and Sunday will have joined the bus people for the Washington visit. We didnt have contact with the group again before press time, but we did get a little information about their activities. All three Salt Lake City TV stations carried some information about their visits to Mr. Kleppe and so did several radio sta15 tions. GUEST . . . The 40 or more people making the bus trip to Washington, D.C. to lobby for the KaTparowlts Power Project in Kane County, reported to me by telephone from Florence, Kentucky on Friday night. At Florence they found a big banner across the entrance to the Holiday Inn that read, "Welcome to the Wqsjobis , While watching the TV programs we saw some of our home on the tube. Saw Claud Glazier, Bemell and grown "seeds Elva Lewis, Merrill Johnsohs grandson, Representative Garth Jones, and several of the others. In Mr. Kieppes remarks' on TV he said he was very pleased with their visit, stating, "This is democracy in action, and said it was great for them to take the time and effort to travel to Washington to present their case. He was very complimentary of Commissioner MacDonalds presentation. The group was scheduled to leave Washington Tuesday at about 9:30 a.m. and stay in New York this night where they would enjoy the St. Patricks Day Parade on Wednesday. The contingent traveling by air were to arrive back home Tuesday evening. Seems that they got a good amount of publicity and as far as we know it was generally good publicity at that. With a large group of local residents in Washington D.C. this week fighting forproperlyplan-ne- d local development of resources, the following editorial by KSL-T- V concerning EPA Distortions should be of particular interest. The EPA will undoubtedly be involved in many decisions that are made in this area with the proposal for resource development. Such revelations as included in this editorial should shed much light on the credibility of the EPA and the decisions and recommendations that they make. With a clean air law being pushed for this area, it might be well for the decision makers to know the EPA tactics when they get recommendations from that agency. This editorial was given by Mr, L.H. Curtis, President of KSL, Inc., on March 8, 1976: "Back in 1974 the Environmental Protection Agency published a study on the environment and community health. This study purported to show to what extent community health around the country was being adversely affected The Salt Lake Valley by industrial pollution. was one of the target areas in the study. "In the last few days it has been revealed that the supposedly scientific data supporting the conclusions of this study had been doctored. American party tour well-plann- ed Friday, February 27th, at taxpayers expense. It was a pub- lic about their protections under the Constitution if they are going to save them. Throughout the tour and each day since, my heart has ached about it ached at what I saw-ac- hed at what 1 heard, and ached W of boundary dispute Involving Service, Park Service or BLM. "Moreover, the tribes have 'hallowed ground claims involving public lands distant from their this. gods. r New schedule of SUNews deadlines with a new scheduling of trucks at theKanab Post Office, the Soutnern Utah News will have to, at least tor the present, set up new deadlines for news and advertising. If and when better scheduling can be arranged, the deadlines will be set back. But, for the present, we must move our deadlines to the following: concluded. check-of- well ever accept it, f The American Party of Utah has declared the Utah State tax check-o- ff scheme to be both Display advertising in our office by Monday noon. Classified advertising in our office Tuesday 10 a.m. News articles in our office by Tuesday noon. Public notices in our office by Tuesday 10 a.m. te It Is a pleasure to serve the news and advertising needs of this area. We sincerely solicit your cooperation in helping us produce a better newspaper. HIS fccrtfi tern honor roll released The Fourth Term Honor Roll of Fredonla High School, released this week, Is as follows: SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KANE COUNTY, UTAH Published every Thursday at Kanab, Utah SENIORS MEMBER OF THE First - Cindy Hunt, Tammy Jordan, Kim Kimball, Debbie Lewandowskl, Dwight Rogers, Angl Savala, Judy Harris, Less TaiL Second - Mark Button, Bret CU?LCR 44C Judd, Thel Smith, GerotdSwapp, Arnold Talt. Marlin B. Brown Publisher matter October 6, 1944 at the Entered as second-clas- s post office in Kanab, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. JUNIORS FIRST - Debra Heaton, Marcle Ford, Jolene "socialism disguised as voluntary contributions, he reported, "the American Party has repeatedly tried to return the money already given it by the State Tax Commission, but has been unable to have it accepted He by the state officials. stressed that, "Not one of the 60 or 70 checks received, now totaling over $10,000 has ever, or will ever be endorsed or cashed bythe American Party. Massey further explained, 'Many people see nothing wrong with the system of the one-d- going to apolitical organization especially when it doesn't seem to come out of their pocket. But if the one dollar doesnt come out of the Individuals state tax, then where does it come from? It obviously comes from the State Tax Commission funds. And where do those funds come from but from the individuals state ff SOPHOMORES FIRST - Cindy Heaton, Terie Johnston, Dave Kimball, Sharon Lathlm, Tbea Mackelprang, Nan Talt, Chuck Flggens. SECOND - Wayne Anderson, Beth Glasple, Lional Henerle, Clayton Johnson, Mitch Jordan, JUDD CONSTRUCTION inc Commercial and Residential Construction St Bank Run Gravel Any Size Crushed Rock Masonry Sand Leach Line Rock Excavation Larry Judd, Mary Lewandowskl, Brenda Madsen, Gerold Asphalt Pratt, Top Soil soo. Backhoe Cat Pratt, Sally WU. Teresa Sorensen, SECOND - John Brown, Danny Button, Mart Harris, Kathy Judd. Loader FREE ESTIMATES EIGHTH GRADE FIRST - Debra Baird, Jeff Bean, Merleena Bunday, Julie Two Locations: - Kanab Shelly FRESHMEN FIRST - Randl Campbell, Sanunle Jensen, Lynn Johnson, Portable Crusher Road Work Paria Creek Heaton, Margarita Heaton, Shlrlyn Rider, Scott Wilson. SECOND - Trade Atberly, Donny Johnson, Susan Judd, Tab Judd, Brenda Lewandowskl. 644-226- 9 644-518- 6 644-276- Joined with the US Constitutional study group they have up there because I doubt if there is anything in our Constitution that authorizes the usurpation of KANAB NEWS NOTES winners in the parade were the Seniors, with a float depicting 1st place; the Jun. A Believe It Or Not in graduation, lors with their float on the Pamela Frailey's phrasing Is, Prom, 2nd place; the Sophowhile still a freshman, being mores and the Town of Order, elected one of the assistant vllle, tied for 3rd place. editors Of THE DECLARAWe think the Homecoming TION, a student publication of was a great success and hope the University of Virginia, to be able to continue this in the Charlottesville, Va. Pamela future. is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Also, during the Homecom. William M, Frailey. Her mothlng the Sophomore Tournament er is the former Kelva Findlay was held. Everyone who parof Kanab, ticipated In the tournament Development of Pamelas placed, with Panguitch winning journalistic talents began at the championship. Our own : Mount- - Vernon .High' School in Valley Buffs took 5th out of 8 where she Alexandria, Virginia, places. The player who made .was news editor and later edi- 'the top ten from Valley was torial editor of EM VEE HI. Ryan Hepworth, a Sophomore. While at Mount Vernon she was We want to congratulate Ryar a National Honor Student and for representing Valley well. On March 9 and 10 the speech appeared In two editions of WHOS WHO AMONG AMERIclass traveled to Dixie to com. CAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDpete in the region forensic ENTS. meet and came home happily At the University of Virginia bearing the region trophy. The she is in the school of Engineerstudents who went really enjoy, ing and Applied Science and ed themselves and would like to hopes to qualify, eventually, for thank Mrs, Heaton for giving work. graduate them this opportunity. "All my courses, she writes Things are roiling right al. Rachel S. grandmother Findlay, ong here at Valley. Friday, "are scientific or mathematical March 19, the third term ends, except Humanities, where we and then we will be in our are supposed to learn how to fourth and final quarter. On present boring facts in an In- Thursday, the 25th, the Science teresting way If that can be Department will hold a science done. fair at 7:30 p.m. at the High School. The public is invited. , Submitted by Rachel S. Findlay INSULATION rights that this BLM amp.ee is taking from the livestockmen. His answer, "1 wouldnt have anything to do How typical with that groupl of a cattleman to say something like that, and how wrong he is. All livestockmen, now especially, need to learn and know nonsense BOARD 38x4x8 Attention Special Interest! I We're unable to locate a suitable program for this Saturdays (March 20) fireside, so well have to cancel until further notice. Meanwhile, keep Friday, March 26th open for the Fondue supper In Fredonla. Seven, thirty is the time and each ward is responsible to bring a fondue dish for about 25. Should be a very educational as well as filling experience. See you there! Last week was a busy one coming. The cold weather put a stop to some of the scheduled activities, but the others were a great success. Homecoming king and queen were TlnaBrin-kerho- ff and Brad Lamb. Prize PARTICLE BOARD Special Interest postpones activity to Robert Baird, Reporter WEATHER Hal Massey, State Chairman, Monday night reiterated the stand taken by the American Party in 1975 by which they would continue to refuse to accept money from the State Tax Fund. Massey described the operation as one of BLM AMP-E1- S (Bureau Of Land Management Allotment Plan - EnvironManagement for all western states livemental Impact Statement) study stockmen. The majority of taxes? It Isnt possible for the AUotmei Red Cliff of the , people, are asleep cpncegilfflc state to Id ve. away money with- laustf& Utah. it - 0ut fifpfcsw. Leeds, i how they will soon be effect! all day from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 by this stpMneet internal consumption. A rough draft booklet this strategy devised to weaken wonders what the people would p.ra. a think if they could check-o- ff containing 46 pages giving geand impoverish our country neral Information, objectives, $100.00 donation from the State this plan to reduce our producgrazing management, proposed tive might and our standard of Tax Commission to a political range Improvements, etc., was living to the level of socialized party without it costing anything handed out to approximately out of their pocket, or $1,000? nations of the world. that same number of people. Certainly, every thinking indivHowever, a cattlemans orWe made fourteen different in Nevada has filed idual would view this as ridicganization stops during the day where aba lawsuit against BLM which ulous, unlawful and dangerous. out that many different bureatells it this way: "BLM should And if it is wrong and harmful ucratic specialists addressed us. stay with its duties of law and at a $1,000.00 level, then it is At the question period followstabilize the Industry rather just as certainly wrong at the Government ing Stop No. 10, 1 asked whether than taking disruptive actions $1.00 amount. the contemporary llvestockman responding to the environmentsubsidization of the political was at the top or bottom of the al tide. The whole thing about process eventually leads to threatened and endangered specontrol of the political this AMP.EIS business is wrong 1 was reassured he because it will increase cies list. and that is what you the process, was at the bottom, but I believe quantity of government and open have in socialis t countries. he belongs at the top. the way for unbelievable muslw "The American Party sugWe learned about 30 different rooming of government bureaugests that the better way is to common with their and plants send the donation directly to the scientific names. We learned cracy. the meaning of SSF (Soil SurYours very truly, face Factor), FAF (Forage ALola Esplin (Sgd.) cre Factor), FAR (Forage Acre PFA (Perennial Requirement), Forage Area). We learned that there are more bird watchers in the US than hunters (of blrds7) However, we didnt learn how much the abovementloned rough draft cost the taxpayers. Also, we didnt learn how mountains of paperwork can improve the environment or do anything useful. I asked a cattleman in the group from Cedar City if he had a V2x4x8 $2.95 $2.05 ROOFING SHEETROCK 240 lb. Sell Sealing '2x4x8 $19.95 $2.09 sq. Heaton, Suzie Hoyt, Peggie Hunt, Tina Jensen, Mark Kimball, Shirley Talt. SECOND - Kyle Bundy, Ruth Harris, Lisa Judd. Washed Sand Massey unlawful and unwise. ent The activities of week have been mostly the Spanish Club, and their Powder Puff basketball games. They practiced bard and it showed. They whipped their opponents twice. The score of the game in Fre. donla was Fredonla 35, Kanab The score of the second 18. game, this time on Kanab1 s floor, was Fredonia 25, Kanab II. 1 guess it just goes tosbow whos the best. RIGHT??? scientGovernment and have stipulated to Ihese massive and systematic distortions. We do not have the time to begin to detail them here. They form a pattern which discredits any alleged research bearing the name of the EPA, in KSLs opinion. "After studying this story in all its sordid detail, one conclusion is unmistakable. No Federal agency, or perhaps any other agency, should be mandated to conduct research wlilch bears on the areas of that agencys concern. The temptation to juggle the facts to make the agencys task easier may be irresistible. And the opportunity to do so is almost limitless. "Such research, when it is necessary, should be undertaken by an organization in the private sector having the competence to conduct it, no vested interest in the outcome, and appropriate Insulation from the institutions that do have such interest. "KSL urges Congress to act accordingly. ists tax '''''''iiMr Like Mr. Thotnas, we agree that"whlte man has not always kept bis treaties, nor has he always done right by his red brothers, but this approach Is all wrong and will lead only to a multiplicity of problems and confrontations. present reservations. As has been stated a number of times in con"For example, the Hopls and the Navajos claim the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff nection with tide dispute, Its about time to Local residents, and not for religious reasons. The Apaches look on crcle the wagons. Four Peaks as sacred ground. The Papagos just ranchers Involved in the Immediate prob. believe Baboqulvarl Peak is the home of their lems, had better get Involved and take a look at vl - JW ed advises against ol. Dear Editor, scientist employed by the EPA supervised the massive distortion of the evidence. Material which would not support or in fact opposed the EPA position was deleted from the study. Evidence supporting the agency position was blown up to greater significance than it actually possessed. A political party of ones choice. In the case of the American Party of Utah, it Is the only way lar check-o- It was a Two G. Kirby by Era Circle March 18, 1976 Page NEWS 8 Students with all report cards. ls oo u their FRONTIER REALTY in Kcnsb, Utsh ba FULL SERVICE OFFICE PANELING CONCRETE MIX Alpine Elm 80 lb. bag Dedicated to serving you better with many listings . O Dwellings . . . new & old O Businesses 0 Commercial Properties O Building Lots & Etc. LE ROY P. JUDD, Broker Call collect for further information 644-278- $2.49 3.99 . . FENCING PLYWOOD CEMENT LUMBER ROOFING DOORS HARDWARE MOLDING 9 North Highway 89 - Kanab - 644-544- 1 r |