Show 4 vIf v I f 1 a ac c 1 l r 1 J l j c w ii iau t 1 I f t 1 r ri Q I f Y J I 1 t i Three Snow College coeds were named last week as Homecoming royalty They are STAhLE AhLE By LARRY STABLE STAHLE Thinking is when your mouth stays shut and your head keeps talking to itself SS SS A week ago I received a long distance telephone call from former county agent Del ii C. C Purnell in regard to our column column col col- two weeks ago concerning the skunk population Del said that he felt that the program carried out under his direction a couple of years back reducing the skunk population said that was a sound one He everything was carefully plan- plan red out before any action was taken He also consulted with specialists at and other places as to the best and safest methods to be used Del said that he felt that it still in the best interests of the county to keep the skunk population population population lation at a minimum He cited as ss an example one of the benefits benefits benefits bene bene- fits of the program ne carried out was the reported outstanding ing crop of pheasants harvested harvest harvest- ed by hunters in Sanpete this year This report was publish publish- from 1 1 to r. r Rebecca Nielson attendant Janice Washburn queen Justine Thompson ed e in The Tribune on Nov 3 Del also cited the fact that the black and white animals were outstanding carriers of rabies a disease which could soon get out of hand once started A couple of days later I received received received re re- re- re another long distance from the man at the who had authored the article which urged areas to go easy on the skunk eradication programs He said that he had received criticism from several other parts of the state regarding this matter He said that he now felt that the skunk population population population lation should not become too large He noted that in northern Utah where he lives mass clinics clinics clinics clin clin- ics are held to vaccinate all dogs against rabies This is a law So he didn't feel that the rabies threat posed by the skunks in Cache County was really too severe Bats seem to tobe tobe tobe be the most common carrier of the disease found in northern Utah he pointed out He did point out and I have to agree that we should pre pre- serve the birds such as owls etc which keep our pest per problem in check One of the points for saving savini the skunks was the fact that thai they helped control the mice population Last Sunday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon we stopped to visit with wit my wife's folks just a couple of miles out of Fairview anc and while standing beside the road I saw at least 20 or 30 mice running around near the fence posts not ten feet away So weare we weare weare are overcrowded with mice this thi year sS SS To keep young associate with young people To get oldin oldIn old oldin in a hurry try keeping up with them ss SS After every big national election election elec elec- tion ion it seems like a number of people jump on the band wagan wagon wag wag- on an fl and boast that they have met net some of the newly-elected newly big g This time I can make that statement although it didn't eem seem too at the time md ind Im I'm not so sure that it will lo to me any good now Back in 1952 during the big Nixon Eisenhower political bat- bat battle le tle to gain the presidency against their Democratic opponents opponents op op- I had the opportunity of f meeting our new President- President elect lect Richard M. M Nixon He Heras was vas making a campaign tour of Utah and made a short stopover stopover stopover stop stop- over in Bountiful As is the custom with most Republican candidates he paid a short visit to my dads dad's newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper office in Bountiful That ThatIs is where I I. I just out of high school but a year and couldn't of vote had the opportunity meeting the man who will now rule the whole roost SS SS Friends Two women madat mad madat at the same person |