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Show Hear Allen Earley Apache Indian Evangelist P.0. of American Indian Crusade Box 1575 - Glendale, Arizona 85301 MUSIC GOSPEL to be kept for other reasons: Proponents feel The bookmobile program makes mem books available than any county system, and at a lower cost per book. Last year each book circulated in the Roosevelt city library cost 30 cents as compared to 14 cents for bookmobile books. Similar results were found all over the state when compare per circulation costs of bookmobiles and cilycounty libraries. Duchesne is too widely scattered to have a strong library system on its own. The $11,000 spent on the bookmobile includes the librarian and the books are unlimited. The county library system money would be eaten up to a large extent by just hiring librarians, leaving little for books. Bookmobiles go to where the people area, libraries are stationary and in Duchesne County these are too far from many people. Keep Some System Neither opponents or proponents of the bookmobile want to do without a library system. For instance, county commissioner Ru-taAnderton who says he leans towards the county systems and he would personally favor phasing out the bookmobile and building up the county system. Several librarians commented to the Standard that they felt the bookmobile their programs. Said supplemented one, I do not feel the bookmobile has taken any money out of what we would normally get. Retiring county commissioner David Sam said he is strongly in favor of retaining the book mobile. Taxpayers Vote Sometime back the county commissioners decided that since this was an issue that would vitally effect almost every resident in the county they would like to see an opinion vote put on the 1974 November ballot and let the voters de- Voters may decide fate of bookmobile PREACHING SINGING EVERY NIGHT -- Libraries are generally matters. Like motherhood and apple pie no one wants to be against them. But the sleeper" on the ballot in November may be an opinion vote being sought by the county commission on whether the county should continue the book mobile program in conjunction with the state or use the money to upgrade local libraries. The bookmobile program in Utah started in the late 1950s with the state and federal governments paying most of the costs. For many, years the county paid about $5,000 yearly for the program. With the population of the county hovering in the area of 6,000 through most of the sixties the bookmobile loaned out anywhere from 59,000 books (in 1962) to a low of 41,000 books in 1961. Cost increases Then the federal government started to phase out of the program and it became necessary for the county to pick In up a greater share of the cost-loa1973 it was up to $6,000 and next year the county's share will be $11,000. The question has since arose, can Duchesne county better serve its population if it took the $11,000 and put it into improving the county library system. This point is particularly stressed by the past and present Presidents of the county library board, Edith Gentry and Evan Percival respectively. Opposing them who want to do away with the Bookmobile are most, if not all, of the county librarians and officials of the school district. School District Favors The school district has an interest in the bookmobile program because they have agreed to put in $5,000 to aid the county in keeping the bookmobile. This money allows the county to keep its share of bookmobile funding down in the $6,000 range. But taxpayers in the county still pay the $11,000. According to school district superintendent Thomas J. Abplanalp, the school district would be hard put to provide the quality of library service the bookmobile gives if it had to do it on its own. $6,000 according to the superintendent does not go very far in building up a library, especially with the scattered and small high schools in Duchesne. However if the school district had to finance the bookmobile alone it would be financially infeasible and "we would have to look at other alternatives" commented the su- makes the largest library in the county the bookmobile. More Books In addition, since the bookmobiles are part of the state library system there is a continuous flow of new books into the kical bookmobile. Another advantage of the bookmobile system, according to the director of the state library extension program is that if a person in Roosevelt wants a book not on the bookmobile he can order it and it is mailed free within approximately one week. Currently Duchesne county shares the lime and expense of one Bookmobile with Uintah county. The state library says the total cost of a bookmobile is $31,574, with Duchesne paying $11,051 and Uintah paying $11,682. The rest is apparently picked up by the state. With the completion of the Vernal library next year there is some doubt as to whether Uintah county will continue on the program, but according to state library officials, no county has ever withdrawn from it and presently 21 of the 29 counties are involved in a bookmobile program (Sale Lake County has its own). Opponent Say Opponents of the bookmobile think it would be belter to replace it with a stronger rounty system. They also cite: Presently the county and school send about $11,000 out of the county yearly to a state agency, this money leaves the county. That $1 1.000 could be used to purchase hooks and upgrade the present system. By using a revolving system of placing the books in each city or school library periodically the book would be available to all county residents. Proponents of the bookmobile want it CHOIR n dis-tric- k See and hear the dramatic story of his life filmed on the San Carlos Apache Reservation through the film "APACHE FORE" cide. Said Anderton who favors phasing out the program, "but it the people want it then I would vote the funds to keep it. The opinion vote would not be binding on the commissioners, but they expressed the feeling such a vote will give them a chance to check voter and taxpayer sentiment on how tax dollars are to be spent. The exciting story of an American Indian unfolds in this life changing 50 minute drama, based on a true story. "Apache Fire" follows the exploits of a young Indian man in constant trouble, in and out of jail, harrassed by White youth of his area. "I want freedom and respect," he told his girl friend. perintendent. Each bookmobile can carry 4,500-5,00books and the headquarters (which is in Roosevelt) for the bookmobile has another 10,000 in stock or loaned out. That 0 respect - First in Christ, and then through the life he would live as a Christian. But only after he came to the end of his resources. And he found freedom and Fisher Crane Service "up to 40 tons" Altomont, Utah Specializing in Oilfield Cranework Steel Erection Pile Driving Concrete Hoisting Hydraulic Outriggers Union Operators ' Uintah Basin Community Building Fort Duchesne A M Ml Theatre Workshop stars of the Basin jjfjl ages 6-- 15 Classes run June 3 Aug. 1 UBIC Production - "The Little SM Major Sweep" - Aug. 2 3 Enrollment limited Larry Fisher 1 Phone 24 Hour Answering Service No job too small - we anyplace Owner-operat- When? Featuring young M DAY 0R NIGHT Where? Chimney 7:30 p.m. EVERY NIGHT June 2nd through ne 9th or To 454-364- go PUBLIC WELCOME register contact: everly Evans Tana Dansmora -- 454-371 - 732-33- V 1 i |