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Show December 16( 1960 BUNDING OUTLOOK books evidently lost their sense or the unjustiprinciple by proposing or being in favor of some of ths county is fied projects planned) by their attitude that rich the taxpayers money must be spent) by the publlo statement in effect "that the Recreation Program expenditures would ' -- that amount to only a few dollars to the average taxpayer have The County Commissioners kGG(?3 o ocas 00JOOQ Editors "they" (meaning the oil and mining companies), would pay for it," Juan San to check with the local mercantllss, County expend!; I ask these Commissioners to, the proposed turss, it is quite evident that principles are being overlooked motels, cafes, service stations, and other businesses if. they or disregarded and projects planned under the false heading of are Are these oil and mining prosperity? enjoying truly When in 'faot these projects are "progress," entirely unjusti- companies tax revenues & permanent asset to the County? fied now and in the future will become a detriment to this The answer to all these questions would be no, therefore we, In regards 1961 . to realize that a sound is the proposed County Golf Course, Principles inacted, to use our prsssnt good' have; been Ignored by the very thought that the county should fortune of having high tax revenue, to truly enable the County spend nearly $20,000 of the taxpayers money to provide golfing to beoome prosperous at present and attain an aver, higher scpleasure for a seleot few of its more elite well-heel- ed gentle- on omio growth in the future. The basic outline for this program men who want to . must be have These the lost princi- must be the same as for any good business program, play.golf, golfers when conservabecause on a of their selfish wishes, they pressure the sound, Just and practioal with all expenditures ple Recreation Board to propose such & project. If a golf course tive basis, is needed or desired enough will be built, but is entirely I question the motive of the County Comnisslonsrs in hiring must a be wrong for the County Taxpayers to build such. It an out of County, out of State man as Superintendent of San Juan Country Club, not a County Club, County Roads at a salary of $10,800 per year on a 4 year coFark for a Pe The needed when we have competent end creation 'Beard has proposed to build City ntract. Why was this man a reBlandlng, apparently .. as a. consolation for Konticello Golf capable men here in the County for this position? Wes the be taken by Is this ihseorrset attitude to Course, buff to one of our Incoming commissioners who is a respected should abide doss' follow the on San Juan County Road problems? this Board, principles they authority ' The has ever by, osrtainly not, City of Bl&ndlng, as does city, We, the people of San Juan County, must attend, question and oounty, Connis si oners, must must be immediately and the program An example be made : it it it Peo-rsati- need of. a park, but this proposed "City Park" will be looated out of; the city limits and nearly inaccessible except by some And further more, .means of transportation. it will be created by the County, at nearly a $13,0CC cost to Cointy taxpayers. If the City of Blending needs and desires a City Fark enough, it must be built in the city limits, and with city funds, not by . ths County taxpayers Recreation Program, as a whole, should be carefully reconsidered, that is, by this program is the very initiative and ingenuity of children to plan and improvise thr.ir form of play being taken away? Will th se children grow to maturity still lacking the initiative to take on the responsibilities of manhood? Does such a. program combat juvenile deliqueney or does it contribute to these i children growing up to believe that the world owes them a living? These are only thoughts, but they are worth the thought of every parent ,. This Reoreation Frogram must be recognised as what It is, a form; of Socialism, which of oourse can be called creeping Communism, Socialism is in faot ths stags between Capitalism and Too ftw of us are aware of the threat of Communism Communism, The, to the United States, SoQlalistlo, .'Already A fact is, we are becoming mors and more our governments loo&l, county, stats and federal, great powers to govern, and provide Social Security is only one, but a very for, our daily life, good example, the coming of Socialized Mediolne is another Thera is a very evident feeling by our elected officials, on all we have given Revels, that they ara no longer public servants) nor is the government of the people, .by the people, and for the people. It can bo seen In our powerful labor unions) heeded by oorrupt officials, racketeers and convicts, with absolute dictator ruling over ths members. And In most instances for & person to get into or follow the line of work which has become unionized there Is no such person as .(a non member, it is mandatory membership, Us must oppose this trsnt at every ch&noe or we will awaken somsday to realize that Communism has over powered us without firing a shot. Hers in San Juan County we can combat the threat by ending- the present Socialistic trent we ourselves are takln g I believe it was Abe (Lincoln who said in effects "that the governments purpose was ,to protect each and every citizens rights ami to provide only that which the people could not provide for Can not we provide our own recreation, surely it thomsolvss," is not to bo provided by our County government. The Reoreation i Board must be reprimanded for having lost sight of its . original purpose, for having no sound and Just With its present program program with definite plans or goals. -- - . . there is no end to the programs that would have to be provided protest the taxpayers insensible, unjust spendingof-of the irrational deeislons of ths County proposed wasteful, money and ficials, at ths Montlcello Even thourh public hearing Monday, Dec, 19, 10 a,m. In it is during a working day and working hours for be an incentive for everyone to attend us, it that possibly can, for it can almost be interpreted as deliberate conspiracy to have as few people present as possible, should most of Robert S, Shrlver Editor i Our county spending program reminds ms of ths alohollo on the street said: "Look at that poor son who while standing of a gun packing home a sack of flour when. I'll bat, he hasn't a pint of whiskey in the house," Or like the man who buys a seven thousand dollar Gadlll&o but begrudges every niekls spent for clothes and food for his family. There is a desperate need for a bridge corssing ths river at Bluff, Yet we are told that the county simply doss not have the money to put this bridge in. Yet the law Is set up (so wo are told) that it is simple to raise from taxes almost a hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of playing around undsr ths high sounding name of reoreation. The thinking behind this is beyond me, I fail to see why much a more so recreation is brldge"across th important than San Juan River which would do as much more to help the livelihood of a town whose every business is suffering so Another thing whloh I fail to understand is why the county should hire a man to oversee our roads for $900,00 a month when men of proven ability exist here in our county and would gladly accept this position for half the salary. It was a great shook to me to learn how much mors ws pay in taxes to support our schools than ws spend on the rsst of ths county. Thirty mills for the schools to less than ten for ths rest of the county In this light I think that ws should take a Our school board is proud of ths good look at our schools. schools they have given us here in Blending, ...yet in my opinion they have made two glaring mistakes First they closed off a street to build the Blending Elementary School on the premise that there was insufficient ground to do so otherwise. If anyone will but drive by this sohool it is apparent there is more than enough ground which is fenced in ths sohool grounds going to waste to more than make up for ths street. The second mistake is this horrible monstrosity of a monufor any number of minority groups. Its only goal, as outlined ment we are to basketball with an insignificant six at present, would be complete Socialized Recreation, if we let class rooms buildingadded as a faint ..attempt to make it appear seemingly how far we let it go, we will soon it go that far, Irregardless As a matter of faot a high school building. as seems highly it find ths County with numerous plaoes for recreation but few that the gymnasium is being built partly underbusinesses, less population and lower County evaluation, there- appropriate in that it appears as though ws are running ths sports fore, insufficient tax revenues to maintain them not to mention ground program into ths ground. that nobody to uso thorn, opinion of some that some of these things whloh I question whether the Board feels its program is 1000 Just, our It is the public servants and county representatives are doing may be bsaauao of ths defensive stand they have taken, I understand illegal, Davis County and Iron County have set grand Juries to that the Board sent letters to some individuals requesting thslr look county doings. It might bs well if San Juan protons at the meeting held Nov, 21 and stated that if not pre- Countyintohadtheir a grand Jury to peer into the seemingly obvious sent thqy would bo counted as in favor of the proposed program. on within it. At least we would find out if Hon can the Board take the liberty of determining an individuals shenanigans going our offlolals have ths right to do to us what they want absents as sueh. It is common sense that those in favor of a with county our tax money. certain program will .bb present, while those opposed, undecided As an afterthought X am curious to sot how long ths oil .or disinterested will not. who companies, will provide the vast bulk of our tax . She Library Board proposal of $200,000 worth of library stand still while we shake them down with hardly a money, of thought oonirtruetlon must be recognized as being a complete farce, A s am of this loot for their benefit. As the goose spending Library is, without- doubt one of the moet valuable assets a whloh is laying our golden egg wo seem mors than anxious to lop oosamity oan have. Its value to students, and even to mature off its head, Hoaraoe Stevens A, adults, ten net be measured in terns of money. But neither oar a library be valued ;jby ths s truetur it is housed in, it can only be valued by the knowledge contained on the shelves within. It speaks for Itself that San Juan County with a population of ; . I It on . 6,000 doesn't need two $100,000 libraries located 22 miles check of the .apart, prsssnt sohool libraries and bookmobile ba needed to eee if ths present supply of knowledge and 'might ; pleasure on these shelves oan be improved and increased by mors A - |