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Show Editorial Page 10 STANDARD - February 7, 1974 retarded chid. meeting Feb. 7 THE UINTAH BASIN STANDARD A consolidation of the Roosevelt Standard and Uintah Basin Record Second Class Postage Paid at Roosevelt, Utah 84066 Letters to the - PUBLISHED THURSDAY AT ROOSEVELT, UTAH -- P. O. BOX 188 84066 Paid in Advance Two Years, 8.50 . Subscription Rates: One Year, 15.00 - - EDITOR AN ECONOMIC LEADER The results of a group of people dedicated to the concept that unity can overcome any obstacle, was exemplified last Saturday afternoon when officials of Moon Lake Electric Association reported to members the current condition of the power company. Moon Lake, which is probably the largest consumer-owne- d utility in Utah, represents a banding together of a number of small power companies, all attributing their beginning to the fact that there was a need for providing electrical service to rural areas of the Basin. They all and started on a were able only to keep their head above water for many years. With the final consolidation of Uintah Power and Light into Moon Lake about three years ago, the company had completed a growth pattern that extended its boundaries to include much of the area in the northwest corner of Colorado, to the Strawberry Lake area west of the Basin. Since that time Moon Lake has continued to progress rapidly, with a growth pattern of from 20 to 25 annually, according to the report Saturshoe-strin- g, day. Total assests of the company are now more than $18,000,000,' with an annual revenue of $4.5 million. This rural electric cooperative has provided a service to the Uintah Basin that could have been provided in no other way. With the sparse population of a Some vehicle registration expire Feb. 28 License plates registration on all vehiregistered July 1, 1973, will expire February 28. Registration is available in Duchesne at the court house, Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In Roosevelt at the civic building (old hospital) Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It wUl be open Fridays for dealers and those who have tax releases. A insurance certificate must be signed by the registered owner. Plates cannot be issued without proof of policy, name, number and signature. cles no-fau- no-fau-lt To He Sure Teacher "Robert, explain what are the f u n c t i o n s or the skin." Bobby "The chief function of the skin is to keep us from looking raw." farming area, it was impossible for an investor owned power company to install a system that hud to show a profit. Therefore, a group of farmers in a given area would band together to obtain this service through go- vernment help. Later these small groups were combined for added strength. The company is now facing perhaps its greatest challenge-Lh- at of meeting the expanding needs of a mushrooming area. Moon Lake is already using all of their allotment from the Bureau of Reclamation at Flaming Gorge, and are looking toward possibly a doubling of needed generation in the next few years. They are exploring the possibility of joining with, other smaller utilities in constructing generating facilities. We feel that Moon Lake Electric is one of the great assets of the Uintah Basin. Had this utility not developed into a strong entity in the last few years, it conld not have been able to serve the oil industry as it continues to expand its needs. And it is due to the willing service of Moon Lake Electric that additional industry is finding a home here. We commend the officers and directors of Moon Lake for their foresight and enthusiasm in planning for the future. Under their leadership, the Uintah Basin will continue to move into a leadership role in the nations energy picture. Simple error may cause tax refund delay al the Ogden Service Center note that many taxpayers are making a simple error on their individual income tax returns that could delay their refunds Officials indefinitely. officials said, The error occurs, when the taxpayer enters his refund amount unintentionally on line 26 of the Form 1040 (or on line 25 of Form 1040 Al." These credit lines are intended only for those taxpayers who wish all or part of their refund to he applied to next year's tax hill, and even if the entry was unintentional, Service Center officials have no recourse but to apply the refund to the taxpayer's 1974 estimated tax. Officials said that if the taxpayers wishes his entire refund sent to him, he should enter the correct amount on line 25 of the Form 1040 (line 24 of the Form 1040A) and should leave the credit lines Assoc for Dear Editor; Last summer, we submitted a letter to this column protesting both the completed work and the projected plans in the Central Utah Project. We doubted that the people of the Uintah Basin were being fully informed and were being given prime consideration. Mr. Gordon Harm-- s ton answered it and misinterpreted both our intent and our affiliation. We then wrote a second letter of clarification and restatement of our complaints. We have followed every development via The Uintah Basin Standard since that time with great interest. An article appearing in the January 24, 1974 issue under the heading CUP Officials Explain Workings of Project" and the editorial, Uncluttered Facts Were Refreshing" appearing conincidently or intentionally on the same page have prompted us to write again. While we do not subscribe to the tactics of groups whose zeal exceeds their wisdom, we are equally reserved in our acceptance of refreshing, uncluttered facts" presented by officials involved with the project. Our suspicions spring from firsthand experience. Mr. Baldwin has been employed as a soils expert and conservationist in a federal bureau for nearly fifteen years (He is presently sitting in on a water quality management and control steering committee). We have observed that it is more the rule than the exception for men in bureaucratic positions to be just a little more concerned about their careers than about the people they supposedly serve. We have observed that uncluttered facts and statistics can be used as unethically and almost as effectively as beautiful photography can be used. We have observed that part of the job of a bureau employee is to sell John Q. Public on the project he must permit and finance. In a word, it is called propagandizing. For example, we suggest that it is meaningless to state that 314,000 acre feet of water is to be made available to the Uintah Basin under CUP unless the figure is compared with the total acre feet of water presently available in the basin and the total acre feet of water that will be diverted to areas outside the basin. Will the 314,000 acre feet of water be added to the present water supply, or is this the total amount that will be available to Uintah Basin residents? Many more questions are raised than are answered by the short article and the editorial We cannot appropriately include them in this space. We urge Uintah Basin residents to pose them all and to demand straightforward answers. It would not be amiss to insist on explanations in John Q Publics language, either. Mr. Editor, we think a series of articles providing exhaustive meticulously accurate, unbiased, understandable information on the Central Utah Project is long past due. We advise you to look not to government bureaucracies, to politicians or to groups for this kind of information. We have been considerably impressed with the majority of the Uintah Basin people as being wise enough to make sound decisions provided they are fully informed and are given the opportunity to make the decisions, and as being generous enough to share their valuable resources if they aren't being cheated. We have talked with persons who have already suffered from abuses. This cannot be further tolerated. Have we Americans made of public domain a monster1? It seems we have drowsily endorsed the claim of governments that it is morally correct to sacrifice Citizen A to the needs andor demands of Citizens B, C and D. We sincerely hope that every effort is exerted to prevent CUP from becoming a tragic awakening cither for us or for those who will come after us. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Baldwin, Jr. San Carlos, Arizona state-sponsore- The regular monthly meeting of the Association for Retarded children will be held in the courtroom of the Duchesne County courthouse on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. All parents, members and persons interested in the Association for Retarded children are invited to attend. The speaker will be Lew Morten, who is a vocational rehabilitation counselor. IRS will compute tax for some taxpayers Taxpayers filing Form 1040, with adjusted gross income of $20,000 or less, who take the standard deduction, can have the IRS compute their tax, Roland V. Wise, IRS District Director for Utah, said today. This applies to taxpayers whose income is solely from wages, salary and tips, dividends, interest, pensions and annuities, he said. Those persons choosing to file the short Form 1040A can have the IRS compute the tax regardless of the amount of adjusted gross income," Mr. Wise added. To take advantage of this service, taxpayers need only complete certain portions of the tax return, attach W-- 2 forms, sign the return, and mail it to the address indicated in the instruction booklet by April 15. Details on what must be completed on the return are in the instruction booklet for each type of tax return. Mr. Wise advised taxpayers with questions to call or visit the nearest IRS office. Toll-fre- e telephone numbers are shown in the tax forms packages this year. A reminder of poster contest 4-- H members are to be given the opportunity to express their ideas of what does, during the Duchesne County poster contest. Last date for entries to be turned in will be Friday, February 8. They must be turned into a county representative. Representatives for the county are Marsha Turnbow, Tabiona; Naomi Fisher, Altamont; Lois Goodrich, Bluebell; Marie Hale, USU Extension office Duchesne; Rhoda Bench of Roosevelt; Henna Ross, Myton; Ruth Haslem, Roosevelt and LaRayma Riding USU extension office in Roosevelt. The poster size must be a 14 X 22. All top posters will receive special awards from the county and any poster that goes to the national contest will receive special recognition. Those submitting posters must have their name, address with zip code clearly written on the back of the poster. Subject matter for the posters can be is. anything that tells the public what comA special division catagory in munity development will be open this year. Poster themes used in previous years will not be accepted. Also national cartoon characters should be avoided andor copyrighted material Previous winners are: We can make it gets it all together, A new happen; - a new day bridges the gap and way; is for us. All 4-- 4-- 4-- 4-- 4-- 4-- 4-- e confiscated during a routine investigation of PIPES, AND We could another matter Thursday, January 31 in Duchesne. Officers stated, Horrocks Chief home. Douglas the smell the distinct odor as soon as we entered ot offenses in prosecuting said, "Our department will take a very strong stand this kind." P0T--Wer- PILL, Self care respiratory classes Feb. 11 Lyman F. Smart, president of the Utah Lung Association (Salt Lake City), announced that registration is now open for the February Christmas Seal Respiratory Classes in Roosevelt Disease Self-Car-e The next montly classes begin February 11 at the Duchesne County HospitaL Mr. Smart urges anyone interested, to register now for the February classes. They are limited to six patients and their spouses so that patients receive personal attention. In an effort to reach many victims of emphysema, chronic bronchitis or asthma in the Uintah Basin, volunteers for the Utah Lung Association have distributed a new pamphlet throughout the area. The pamphlet, entitled Having Trouble Breathing? can be found in medical clinics, pharmacies and hospitals. It des cribes how to enroll where the classes are held and what the patient will learn during the ten hours of professional instruction. Mr. Smart said, There is much that chronic lung disease patients can do to reduce or prevent breathing problems. The Christmas Seal Respiratory Disease Classes will teach patients methods by which they can breathe easier, increase physical activity and prevent episodes of respiratory failure. 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