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Show MARCH 20, 1975 THE UINTAH BASIN STANDARD Mid CMiiUitiH ef lira Reetevelt ad Uiatah Rmm Racard Stead CSati Postage Paid at Raaiavalf, Utah 14044 PURUSHED THURSOAT AT ROOSEVEIT, UTAH P. 0. ROX 1 II -- 1404 A - il '' ' W Longhorn Lingo On Friday, March 14, 1975, Mayor Monsen signed an official proclamation also be noted that an increasing number of recreational housing developments are to close in appearing proximity HOW WILL YOU TELL YOUR CHILDREN? EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article haa been previously published several times, the most recent in the publication of the National Association to Keep and Bear Arms. Although the appeal of the article is often categorized as wolf crying, we feel that every American should at least ponder the questions raised, and determine whether or not they can take any steps to oppose the tyranny of communism. The article asks, What will you tell your children" if the current communistic drive is successful in overthrowing our nation. What will you tell those youngsters gathered by your knee? How will you tell them that their nation, strong, dynamic, compassionate a few years ago, is now gone? How do you tell them you stood complacently by while your government registered, taxed and then confiscated firearms? How will you tell them that you cannot go to the store and buy food for them because the store is kicked against its owners and that your money is no longer any good? How will you tell them that the policeman on the corner is no has been replaced by a longer a friend-hof Asia or from from the steppes tyrant the jungles of Africa? How will you tell them that the America your fathers gave to you has been lost? What will you say when your little son, who feels you are a Marshal Dillon or a hopalong Cassidy asks you why don't you take a gun and go out to set things straight? What will you say when your teenager asks you what you have done to prevent this takeover? Will you tell him you played golf, or went fishing, or learned to waterski, or worked in the garden, or learned to make ceramics, or hiked in the hills, or a million other things, while our nation went down the drain? What will you say when these children, whose lives have been already blueprinted for them, ask what they should do? How will you advise them when they ask if they should resist? What will you say if they ask you if they should continue to adore God, despite the ultimatum of the New Order? What will you do when the order comes to gather your children and ship them into State camps where they can become robots of the State? Communist writings openly advocate firearms control, openly predict that they will seize control centers, and that the mass of the population will lie prostrate. Records show that the lawless of a nation will take this opportunity to swoop down on the unarmed, motivated in part by the same drive that causes looting after floods have driven people from their homes. Can you be sure that this will not after you read of the riots and demonstrations that take place werkly in our great land? There is absolutely no justification for attacks upon citizens and police, and the destruction of private property. How would these same people react if all Law were suddenly eliminated? Or, suppose you lived through the blood baths, and 15 years from now your youngsters ask about the America that was. Will you tell them of the freedoms you had, the freedom to own a firearm and private property, the freedom to go where you wished, to do what you wished, to say what you wished? Will you tell them of the fun you had and the happiness you had? What will you say when they ask how these things happened to slip away? Will you admit that you dismissed all efforts to halt the loss of freedoms and the drift toward socialism and com e munism as Right-Win- OO1 extremism and g that you helped smear everyone who tried to point out the danger? It may seem a flight of fancy to ponder what could happen to America, but remember, the Pentagon, charged with protecting you and yours from all dangers, foreign and domestic, has already made a study as to the best time to surender! Ponder that! If you are a father or mother, look at your children. If they are asleep, walk in and look at them-peacecontented, trusting. Are you doing anything to prevent just such a terrifying picture as we have printed? Do you bother to inform yourself on this drift toward tyranny? Or do you plan to collaborate with the enemy, to make friends" with the new order? If America is to be spared this terror, it must be because her people have forbidden it. If the people will not stem the tide, then each American must face the terror that has already been visited upon Czechoslovakia, Romania, Poland, Latvia, Yugoslavia, East Germany, Lithuania, Estonia, Manchuria, Cuba, North Korea, North Vietnam and many many other lands. And Mister, what will you tell your children?? y The Duchesne Eagles had a streak of bad luck last week at the State Tournament They lost both games, however next year they will do better and hopefully place in the Tournament On March 10, Duchesne high school participated in the Region .Speech Meet They did a real good job, and represented our school well. We are proud of them. Congratulations speech squad. The students of the month have been named, they are Jackie Madgett, and John Welsh. They have both been named Outstanding Teenagers of America. They both have high grade point averages. Jackie is Student Body Secretary, active in FHA, and is Duchesne high schools March of Dimes Chairman. John is our Studentbody President and is active in civic and community affairs. They are both active in sports and etc. This week at Duchesne high school Baseball and Track are going to begin. Good luck to everyone who is going to participate in these events. 1he Old limwi A man and his bUtery are using my sister, in many ways she is a wonderful person. When she speaks she knows what she is talking about, if not, she will find out that is Ruby Black, when she speaks, she sounds off about what white man don't like and people want things their way, that is why they hate to see her in office. I thank all those who helped in votes from the bottom of my heart, once again, I thank you people for your support. Phoebe A. Tom Betty A. Cuch Letters the you EDITOR Dear Editor, I was informed this morning, for the first time, that a town meeting was to be held. This meeting was to bring up all the facts as to why Cam Caldwell, the former City Manager, was to give up his job. The meeting, as word of mouth had it, was to be at 7 o'clock in the court house. Well, I am here to tell you that I arrived a few minutes before seven and an unidentified man just smiled and said It looks like you are late to." Come to find out the City Council had met at y p.m., accepted Cam Caldwells resignation and left. This had all taken place one and a half hours before the meeting was to even start. Now, before all you fine people of Duchesne say, "Oh, isn't that terrible," you had best ask yourselves why something like this could happen. It makes no difference if you were for or against Cam Caldwell as City Manager. The fact is, there was to be a town meeting held so everyone could hear all the facts, not just hear say, and decide for themselves who was right or wrong. What I want to know is when are the residents of Duchesne going to get off their behinds and find out just who runs this town, a select few, such as the City Council and those who work for the city, or the people of Duchesne. I tell you if we all dont get off our behinds this town can go down the creek and no one, I mean no one, will even know it is gone. If we, the people, continue to k.t this sort of thing go on, pretty soon they, our so called elected officials, will be telling us what to do and when to do it. Thank you, Duane Mitchell Dear Editor, Duchesne County has had a sudden and very dramatic shift in population growth. Over a period of several decades up to the late 1960's our county had witnessed a constant increase in population of approximately one percent per year. Since the official census taken in 1970, our county's population has more than doubled. Some of our towns have tripled during this period. The out migration which is typical of small agriculturally dominated communities and which was existent in this area, has practically stopped because of the enormous increase in industrial employment opportunities for our young people. The large influx of population is primarily attributable to the recently developing petroleum industry in this area. The drilling operation is centered in the Altamont, Bluebell and Cedar Rim fields, all of which are located principally within Duchesne County. The Altamont Trend is believed to have one of the gratest reserves of crude oil in the United States. In a recent article appearing in Oil and Gas Journal the estimated reserves of the Altamont Trend were listed at almost one billion barrels, making its estimated reserves the fifth highest of any known field in the United States. Oil shale looms on the horizon as an ever increasing possibility. Very recently a 5,000 acre tract of federal oil shale land received a lease bid in excess of $45,000,000. Construction on extraction plants could start as early as 1977, touching off another influx of population into the Uintah Basin which would completely dwarf, by comparison, the population growth experienced thus far by the drilling activity. Though the particular tracts of land leased by the are located in Uintah government County; because of their proximity to our area, the impact of such an influx will be strongly felt in our county. There are also large known deposits of oil shale located on Ute Tribal lands in the western portion of the Uintah Basin much of which is located in Duchesne County. If the development of oil shale does become a reality, it is only logical that the operations would spread onto these other available lands. At the time the Central Utah Project was conceived and until very recently it was believed that the demands of the Uintah Basin communities for municipal and industrial water would be practically five-thirt- Dear Editor, It's not fair for people to use my sister for campaigning to gain their votes and stab her, then say what's going to happen to her family. Her family understands they are wonderfuL They say you help your people, we can manage for five years without you." We can do it again, because our Great Grandfather told us to hold on to our land and our rights, don't give it away no matter what, it is yours. This is what she believes in, they too were wonderful leaders. It is unfair for people to say her family will get about her being on Business Committee. We have been there already with our Grandfathers and our Father. We never got big only fat. thats me "Phoebe. It is really unfair and it makes me feel bad. I feel she has always helped in many ways. My kids have been called all kinds of names, but do you see me fighting other people for it, no. I lost my job over nothing, but people made it sound horrible, so people I feci bachelor Duchesne. Many people who are desirous of escaping the large urban areas are buying ten acre parcels of land for a retirement or summer home. All of these developments are putting tremendous pressures on our water supply, particularly on the portions of that supply available for municipal and industrial uses. It is estimated that at our present rate of growth and use of water the projected available sources of surface water could be exhausted by the year 1985. Considering the time necessary to put a project such as those proposed under the Central Utah Project into service, we have very little time in which to prevent such an exhaustion of our water resources. During the past year our county experienced tremendous shortages of water, resulting in tremendous hardships on the residents of our county. It has been particularly distressing to witness the progress of the Bonneville Unit with its proposed trans basin diversion of water from our area to the Wasatch Front at a time when the water supply was not sufficient to meet our own needs, and with nothing more than the shallow promise that someday our needs would be taken care of. At first blush, this might appear to be a problem pertaining only to an area in the northeastern portion of Utah. However, the Upalco and Uintah Units should be the concern of all Americans. If we are to become self sufficient energywise as a nation, we must waste no time in developing the energy resources available in such locations as the Uintah Basin. The entire oil industry in this particular area is completely dependent onteh amount of available water. The drilling operation cannot be greatly expanded without large amounts of additional water. Likewise, the various stages of cannot be accomplished processing without extensive amounts of water. If the large deposits of petroleum which are located in the Uintah Basin are to be made available and are to contribute to the resolution of the energy crisis facing us all, those units of the Central Utah Project intended to serve the Uintah Basin must be funded and the construction must commence at the earliest possible date. We further believe that in light of the drastic changes which have taken place in our area since the authorization of the Bonneville Unit, it is now time to reevaluate the entire Bonneville Unit. We believe that a reassessment should be made of the amount of water to be taken from our area and transferred to the Wasatch Front Counties, in light of the comparative needs of the two areas. Respectfully submitted Duchesne County Commission 24-2- 6 21-2- Senior citizens meeting set in Duchesne A senior citizens dinner and meeting is being planned for the 10th of April sponsored by the Duchesne School District Community Schools. Activities to take place the evening of the 10th will include a dinner which will be prepared and served by students of Duchesne high school and a group of Senior Citizens from Wasatch County who will show slides and films of activities they have had. Plans will also be presented for a Senior Citizen trip to the Comorah Hill Pageant. All persons over 55 are invited to attend. Anyone wishing to attend the free dinner-meetin- g can contact Chris and Nina Merkley at 2 in Duchesne. Senior Citizens from Altamont, Roosevelt and Tabiona areas are welcome to attend. 738-260- More reasons to see us first Radials $35 each Monoco Radials. Get a complete set of 4 at $35 each. Reg. $57 each. These are not blims. set only. J9B ISIS GR7815 1 Needless to say, the conditions have changed drastically. Though most of these changes are attributable to the oil industry, it should Top-- it Camper Shells See the 1975 models - how about shag rug lining, luggage rack, choice of colors, etc. - or we still have a fine selection of 974 models. t. 1 FIREPLACES hood are soon parted. State University's r?f lmmli ful 1 happen-especiall- SPRING PRACTICE I 1975 Smile Saturday declaring April 5, 5 as Smile Weeks in March and Altamont. No frowns will be permitted from dawn to dusk on those days. Smile Weeks are part of Saturday and Smile Muscular Dystrophy Smile the 1975 Altamont FHA. the by Project organized Smile Project volunteers will be selling 5. Smile candles during March Each candle costs $1.50, and the proceeds will go toward supporting the research and patient service programs of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. MDA offers clinic care, therapy, and recreation for children with muscular dystrophy, and supports an extensive worldwide neuromusuclar disease research program. Smile candles should be ordered only with official Smile from volunteers and brochures receipt books. Project Smile Project volunteers expect a huge demand for the now classic happy face" candles, and a great gift of hope for dystrophic children. Friday, March 21. the Longhorns go to BYU for the State Forensic Meet. We are very proud of them and wish them the best of luck. is Sadie Hawkins. Monday March morning the boys will be paired off with the girls and then the chase is on. The activities will be followed by a dance on March 27, featuring the KRSP radio and his Man Dancing Boogie Machine. $50 of prizes will be given away. The time is 8 to 12 p.m. and the cost is $2.00 stag and $3.00 couples. Everyone come and be prepared for a good time. School dress. March 27 and 28 is spring vacation. April 4 is the Junior Prom. The Junior Tea for all juniors and their dates will be held at 7 in the Elementary gym. The Prom will start at 9 p.m. and run until 12 p.m. April 5 will be the Post Prom and Jr. High Prom. Jr. High will have the gym from 7 to 9. The high school will have the gym from 9 to 12 p.m. Live band both nights. Everybody come and support the proms and make them successful The forensic team will be participating at Good Luck state in Provo March and congratulations on capturing the region title. Sewy says take State! Uintah Basin Education Center Annoucnes Spring Quarter HISTORY class Offerings History 170 This course satisfies the American Institutions requirement for a college degree in the State of Utah. It can also be taken by those interested in American history. History 1 70 is designed to show trends in American History. This class will also help prepare interested people for America's Bicentennial by giving a background in the American Revolution. Time: 7:30 p.m. Monday, 5:00 p.m. Tuesday Place: Vernal (Uintah high school) Roosevelt students may ride with instructor. 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