Show f ait Jake tribune —r " " I ’Northerners’ Move In Most Leave to Head South Migration of Utahns? Report Tracks Comings Goings People who move to Utah tend to come from the north while Utahns who leave generally go south That migration pattern existed between 1981 and 1985 according to a report frorti the demographic and etfonomic ‘analysis section of the state Office of Planning and Budget The rejort also shows that declining economic conditions probably influenced an in state migration from rural to urban areas ‘I he migration ofpeople out of the multicounty Uintah Basin reflected that change Bucking the trend however was the influx of people into Washington 1981 and 1982 and by 919 in 1983 the report said The situation was reversed in 1984 and '85 however when the state lost 4400 and 8400 people respectively “Nearly all of the states Utah gained population from were north of Utah (the noted exceptions were Washington Alaska and four New England states and nearly all of the states Utah lost population to were south of Utah" the report said About 52 percent of the popular tion gain during the span came from four states — Idaho Illinois Michigan and Montana “Utah County particularly St George The report was based on data from the Internal Kevenue Service “By matching places of residence on IRS tax returns from year to year the data base provides a good indication of state and migration movements" it added In the first half of this decade Utah received a net gam of population from 28 states and lost people to 21 others and the District of Columbia About 1700 more people moved into the state than moved out exceeded by nearly 7000 people in both e county-to-coun-t- y five-yea- gained 10000 people from these four states" the report said Idaho by far was the biggest contributor with roughly more Idahoans moving to Utah than Utahns moving to Idaho Section analysts was inspeculated the fluenced by the attractiveness of a “large metropolitan area (Salt Lake City opportunities for higher education (mainly at Utah State University and Brigham Young University a more desirable climate and similar values" socio-cultur- Midwesterners probably moved to Utah because of downturns in agri culture and manufacturing as well as the outdoor recreation possibilities here the rejnirt hypothesised “Nationally the movement from the Frostbelt to the Sunbelt has been sourced to such factors as better economic opportunities an aging population who desire a warmer climate and who receive income from sources which are not tied to a place of work lifestyles that are more oriented to recreation and outdoor opportunities and generally low living and amenity cobts " The report said the decline of agriculture and the mining industry year-roun- d “may have forced some workers (from Idaho Wyoming and Montana to move to urban locations such as the Salt Lake City Ogden metropolitan area to find work " Utah lost people primarily to Western and Southern states including surrounding states of Colorado Nevada Arizona and New Mexico “Interestingly 62 percent of all the net out migration from Utah went to three states Arizona Texas and Colorado Both Arizona and Texas gained nearly 5 000 people each from Utah" while around 1000 See ( olumn 4 B-- I A Heretic? U Professor Distrusts LDS Orthodoxy Pursues Reason By Dawn House Tribune Staff Writer After a lifetime of thought University of Utah philosophy professor Sterling McMurnn’s prognosis for humanity is mixed “I’m not optimistic about the future What human beings should do is do the best they can” he said “I'm not of the opinion that morality should be dependent on religion Religion can provide a great deal of support and strength I have a moral philosophy a humanistic one Human beings should pursue human ends because they’re human ” A humanist with “strong religious tendencies" author and heretic are some of the descriptions Mr McMurrm applies to himself Other terms include US Commissioner of Education under President Kennedy university administrator for 20 years (“15 years too long I’ve always wanted to be a teacher") and some would say a state monument of sorts Heretic may be what Mr McMurrin is remembered for Articles on his views resulted in the death of two publications: a Mormon magazine for seminary teachh ers in 1939 and a student newspaper in 1983 at owned Brigham Young University “Sterling McMurrin is a Mormon genius" said U of U law professor Ed Firmage "What he admits to and reality are different He's a person who brings deep rich insight to Mormon history and theology “I don’t know what makes a believer" said Mr Firmage “If having a loving humane and compassionate nature and a brilliant mind with a perspective to look at Mormonism comparatively — if all that counts he's a believer" On his own religious leanings Mr McMurrin w rites “I am less a liberal in religion than a renegade fascinated by theology but distrustful of all theology and theologians an advocate of rationality who is convinced that reason both purifies and destroys the reliLDS-churc- gious" In the 1950s there was a move to excommunicate Mr McMurrin from the Mormon Church for “heretical views" For years he had openly admitted his disbelief in the divinity of Jesus Christ Nor did he believe in the authenticity of the Book of Mormon considered divine writ by the faithful At the time Mr McMurrm also refused to be associated with the Mormon Church's stand barring blacks from the priesthood (a doctrine changed in 1978) “Some were suspicious of me for years for good Mr McMurrm “It is a problem every church faces: Wrhat is to be the status of the dissidents among its members But it is a problem for the church not the dissidents " Mr McMurrin smiles wryly when asked about inquiries on his beliefs during the episode “No one asked me about my beliefs They only wanted to know what I disbelieved” The late David O McKay then president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints intervened effectively stopping the excommunication proceedings “President McKay said T have only one piece of advice for you: You think and believe as you please' He was a broad gracious and generous human being" Another LDS Church president Mr McMurrm admires is the late Spencer W Kimball who received what Mormons believe was a revelation allowing blacks the priesthood “In one stroke he transformed a parochial religion into a universal religion It was the most important event in the church since its reason” said y founding” But it is the late Hugh B Brown counselor m the LDS Church’s First Presidency from 1961 to 1970 for whom Mr McMurrin feels the most compassion “For a long time he was the only Mormon liberal in a leadership position and he certainly was the last” President Brown died in 1975 Always there has been the problem of Mr McMur-nn’- s unorthodox views Mr McMurrin wrote an article for “Weekday Religious Education" a publication geared for Moimon See Column 1 B-- 3 Renegade’ U Philosophy Instructor Offers Insights A few thoughts from Sterling McMurrin: — Education of the masses is fundamental to democracy but education for excellence is necessary too — I'm not talking about ‘status’ for our teachers What i feel is important is for the nation to put teaching in a similar position to that of medicine We should require our teachers to meet the same standards and them equally — The purpose of education is to strengthen the culture criticize and perpetuate social institutions and satisfy the intellectual interest of the individual — We are paying the price of a second-rat- e education By and large we are getting better than we pay for but we won't get a first-rateducation until we are willing to pay for it — No nation is likely to become greater than its achievement in the humanities and the arts as well as the sciences' — A liberally educated person is at home with ideas An educated person is one whose reason disciplines his attitudes and actions but in whom the emotions are alive and sen- sitive — The nation must strive for moral and Spiritual advancement as much as it does for lechmcal and scientific growth — We need more science and technology hat is true but at the same time we need friore emphasis on social sciences and the arts The arts build quality in our culture give it strength and build quality in the spiritual life of the nation e — We face the enormous task of creating conditions within the framework of a technological society which will be compatible wnth the cultivation of the human personality — We should never forget as we too often do that there is nothing wrong with a person's changing his mind or his disagreeing with the crowd It is not an indication that someone is a bad person Of course if his heresies turn him to drugs and rape and murder there is a problem — The Sunday morning TV evangelism is often difficult to distinguish from ordinary commercialism Its great national popularity is an indication of the mediocrity that characterizes much of today's culture — There are elements of heresy in virtually all of the orthodox and elements of orthoThe problem is doxy in all the heretics that most people tend to confuse heresy with apostasy — My children live in a world that in many ways is different from mine They have saved me from the foolishness of supposing that anything of ultimate importance will be consummated m my generation — unless it is the annihilation of the human race — Iam contemptuous of dogmatism and am possessed of an uneasy union of skepticism with what seems to me to be a genuine religious disposition and quite profound religious feeling — In the philosophy of religion I must settle for some kind of naturalistic humanism despite the precious promises and the consolations of the soul that are the gifts of a proper theism Northern Utah Shaken Up By 50 Quake Temblor Injures None Causes Minor Damage A moderate earthquake measuring 5 0 on the Richter Scale occurred at 12 42 pm Saturday in northern Utah causing minor damage but no injuries The earthquake was followed by an aftershock at 1 01 p m that measured 4 6 The epicenter of the earthquake w as three miles w est of Bear Lake on border according to the Utah-lduhthe University of Utah Seismograph Stations Both earthquakes w ere w idely felt in northern Utah and caused some minor damage such as broken windows in Logan and Ogden according to Sue Nava senior staff seismologist at the U of U Seismograph Stations The earthquakes were felt as far south as the Salt Lake Valley There were io repor's of injuries or damage said Linda Tobin a dispatcher for the Rich County Sheriff's office in Randolph "The calls we had were from concerned people just wanting to know what happened and w aether to expect more" Ms Tobin said “We felt only the first tremor It moved our dispatch table which is quite large and the chair — with me in it" Barry Snyder a dispatcher at Cache County's central dispatch center in Logan said he felt the walls of the room swaying and “suddenly all eight 911 lines lit up simultaneous- ly" “If it had happened directly under Salt Lake Valley it would have caused some damage" Ms Nava sai-d'perhaps would have knocked some masonry down broken some windows and knocked things off of shelves — w hat we consider architectural damage not necessarily struc- tural” Every increase of one number on 5 5 to 6 5 for example means the ground motion is 10 times greater There is theoretically no upper limit to the Richter scale The largest earthquake recorded in northeastern Utah occurred in March 1975 in Pocatello Valley and measured 6 0 on the Richter Scale Ms Nava said Another earthquake measuring 5 7 occurred in the area on August 1962 The last earthquake of magnitude greater than 5 0 in Utah occurred Aug 14 1988 in the San Rafael Swell The earthquake measured the Richter Scale from 53 Victim Outraged Santa Claus Arrives in SL Parade Attorney Defends Release Of Rapist for Treatment Santa Claus made his official entry into Salt Lake City on Saturday just in time to be m the malls during the busiest weekend of the holidays The 43rd annual Holiday Parade wound its way down Main Street Saturday The parade featured the usual assortment of marching bands drill teams and floats But in the end — the very end — it was Mr and Mrs Claus who were the hits of the day Their bright red sleigh was the final entry in the parade and brought most of the crowd and all of the children to their feet Santa's arrival also signaled the beginning of the Christmas shopping season The parade is sponsored by the Central Business Improvement District and is designed to bring downtown Since the Sait Eeople have the rights to the jolly old elf s first appearance in town Santa Claus can t show up in the malls until after the Holiday Pa- i By Mike Carter Tribune Staff Writer The defense attorney for a convicted rapist ordered released from jail by a 3rd Distrirt judge defended that decision Saturday and rebutted claims by the prosecutors and the victim s mother that Roy W Hall was “wandering the streets " Nancy Bergeson an attorney with the Salt Lake Legal Defender s Association (Maintained Judge Homer Wilkinson correctly released the Hall from jail into a treatment program after his conv iction last month for raping a 15 year-old paraplegic girl suffering from a terminal degenerative disease that left her without the ability to speak The victim Jessica lladfield and her mother Dixie have expressed outrage at Hall s release which they said they lenrm d about Friday when Hall walked through the public doors in the coin (room for his scheduled sentencing 1 hat sentencing was continued until Dec 2 after Ms Bergeson objected to portions of a report compiled bv the Di vision of Adult I’mbation and I’arole Mrs lladfield and Diputy Salt Lake County Attorney James Cope both said thev were dismaved because they felt I hill who was convicted by a jury was' wandering the streets after his convution on (lit 14 of first degree felony raja' In tact !m was “I dispute that ' m ) released provisionally pending sentencing into a residential alcohol-and-dru- g treatment program" Ms The unusual Bergeson said “ facts of this case and the judge’s observation of my client in the trial led him to feel comfortable in doing what he felt would best benefit everyone involved” Hall was released from jail into the custody of Pre-TriServices Oct 21 for placement in a program He entered the Salvation Army live-program that day He had been in jail since his arrest last March Ms Bergeson noted that Hall had no prior convictions and was being held in lieu of $5000 bail not $25000 as reported in a story in Saturday’s edition of The Tribune “I think that low amount is indicative of the prosecutors level of concern over Mr Halls dangerousness and flight risk” she said In fact she rioted that Mr Cope had agreed to a pretrial rebase before the trial which included less stringent requirements than those imposed last month It was Judge Wilkinson she 'aid who refused to sign off on the n lease before the trial lhe defense attorney noted that Hull showed up for his sentencing Friday knowing full well that he i ould la1 sent to prison Ms Bergeson said the judge agreed to release Hall after the trial likely based on a presentation to her by the prosecutor that her client was Sec B 3 Column 1 m r rade — Mune Skifl Photo bv Ttm KeMy Evcljn Black and her twin sons Matt and Mike came from I’anguitch to catch a glimpse of Santa at Christmas parade The Holiday Parade is always held the Saturday before Thanksgiving since the Thanksgiv ing Day weekend is the biggest shopping weekend of the year The parade began at 9 a m and lasted for a little over an hour It featured 65 entries including 1 1 floats The AT&T float “A Child s Fantasy " won the Governor's Award as the Best Float and Hugh Zoo's “Pence For All Creatures" received the Mayors Award as the most creative entry Nativitie was awarded the Children's Award indicative of the best depiction of the theme which this year was parade ‘ Christmas is Brotherhood Peace and Harmony " Santa makes appearance at annual Christmas parade I k 4k 4k 4- - |