Show YOU AND YOUR HERITAGE A story appearing in m the Deseret Deseret Des Des- eret News Friday March 1st deserves deserves deserves de de- serves mention It was an announcement announcement announcement an an- of a year three-year landscape landscape land land- improvement contest sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- by The Deseret News in cooperation with the Utah State University Extension Service and the Utah Municipal League Awards will be given to a improved improved improved im im- im- im cleanest city and a most proved city in three population categories es At last there is some mention made of preserving our history as well as demolishing dilapidated ted buildings Contest participants participants pants are warned to be aware and preserve buildings fences or sites that may be historically or Scenically important themselves or of value in relationship to toan toan toan an historical site or structure A category in judging the cleanest cleanest cleanest clean clean- est cities deals with restoration or preservation of historic buildings buildings build build- ings and sites If we destroy the reminders of the past and tear down anything anything anything any any- thing that smacks of age our towns will have the new neat and monotonous appearance of a Kearns or What if this philosophy carried over into our social practices and we dealt as harshly with old people as we do with old buildings buildings buildings build build- ings destroying them when we think they have outlived their usefulness We should realize that it is the wisdom of age tempered with the exuberance of youth that gives our society its mean mean- ing Certainly our cities have more character with this same blending of new and old We nurture and care for our old people with respect for what they can teach us Lets Let's show our historic buildings the same respect NADINE NIB NIBLEY LEY |