Show STAhLE By y LARRY STAHLE STABLE Darling said the suitor you are meant for me du Our Zip sip Codes ar are compatible A little once in a while is a good thing but when it starts to get out out-of out hand hand then It might be best to back up a step and take a fresh look in order to find a reasonable solution During the past few weeks f i the main topic of discussion in the Manti ling areas areas Is the proposed land sale for a housing development There are groups of ot avid proponents proponents proponents pro pro- and opponents trying to tomake tomake tomake make their positions known on the matter From the very outset of this whole matter we have maintained maintained main main- a status of ot complete neutrality in this matter be because because because be- be cause we could see so much good on both sides sides' of the fence Although we have tried to remain neutral in the matter matter matter mat mat- ter we have never the less explored every possible facet of the project to try and garner garner gar gar- ner all the facts possible This has been quite difficult Now this week we have been bombarded with letters supporting supporting supporting sup sup- porting both sides of the ar- ar We have been stopped on the street and often chided for our not taking a stand on this matter We have been ac accused accused accused ac- ac of not printing the facts I would like to say to all of these critics that I am not completely satisfied that I know all that there Is is' is to know about the project but I believe that I am amas as well Informed as most of at them are And on both sides of the matter too In the newspaper business an editor is not an expert In all things He must sit back and listen to those who have explored the matters and have made a complete study of the situation at hand Then the editor editor editor edi edi- tor can either write an article article article arti arti- cle or can prevail upon the real expert to make all the facts available in a written article for publication This has been our course of action in this matter Several months ago when when- was beginning g to boil a as the the- city city- council council was was' pt preparing parin to sell the land land it was was' asked that an article be submitted for publication publication publication pub pub- outlining the plans which Walter Nickel the man interested in developing the property had if he obtained i the l land ci Mr el on p penned n e a I- I note to Mr Nickel to get from him hima a concise state statement ment on what was being planned He received a reply but Mr felt that if anything was to be said about the matter it should come from the Manti City Council Mr Nickel In his letter outlined outlined outlined out out- lined what he hoped to do if he gained the property But all of these things would hinge hingeon on a survey to be conducted by a team of engineers Mr Nickel and Mr both readily admitted that they did not know if it would even be feasible to build homes on the land They did not want to tomake tomake tomake make promises as to what they were going to do until they found out if it be done Last week Mr in inquired inquired inquired in- in as to the possibility of writing an open letter to the paper Because of our American American American Ameri Ameri- can way of life which permits us to make our opinions known through the printed media we consented And the article was included on the front page of last weeks week's paper Mr has been in involved involved involved in- in in this transaction since it was first proposed over a aar year ar ago We felt that if anyone anyone anyone any any- one would know the facts on l his s side of the fence it would surely be Bill And now the other side of the argument which I believe from the comments we hear holds about as much support as does Mr Nickels Nickel's group Too often we hear that all this aggregate of of citizens wants is to keep the hill for the production production production pro pro- of the Mormon Miracle Miracle Miracle Mir Mir- acle production This statement statement statement state state- ment is not true according to what they have told me i Another thing which about 90 of those whom we talk to are not even the slightest bit aware of Is that this body of residents has been working for fora a couple of years on a prospectus prospectus prospectus pros pros- which calls for some pretty marvelous things to happen happen happen hap hap- pen on that hill if it could be realized And these developments developments developments devel devel- would probably mean about as much to the area as the housing development Tl This s group is working diligently diligently dili dill gently to develop the hill with cultural finesse They wish to include a school for the arts amphitheater and historical park Another argument put forth by those protesting the sale of this ground Is that they feel that a housing area located east ast of the temple would marthe mar marthe marthe the beauty of that white temple which thousands of tourists to this area They cite that this is the only temple temple temple tem tem- In the entire church that has survived the encroachment of civilization and remains in inthe inthe inthe the same setting as when it was built About Thanksgiving time this group of persons from Manti ManU and Ephraim penned a letter to Mr Nickel pledging their support support support sup sup- port to him in his plan to bring new housing and residents into this area Their only request was to reconsider the use of the land east of the temple in favor of other areas to toU the e south and east of Manti Mantl The thing that I cant can't understand understand understand under under- stand is that throughout this entire controversy many persons persons persons per per- sons have accused the other side who protests the selling of ot the land of the fact that they want to to prohibit new residents residents residents res res- from migrating to this area In all my conversations with both sides not once have I heard anyone say that they wanted to prohibit new blood from entering this valley On the contrary everyone has been unanimous in their support of multiplying our population Another claim which bothers me Is that if the housing project project project pro pro- goes through only the finest fi finest finest fi- fi nest people will be permitted permitted permitted per per- to purchase living area With the laws of this land to today today today to- to day it is rather difficult to say just who Is going to live in a ahome ahome ahome home once it is placed up for sale Another tidbit that I garner from many of the Informed citizenry is that if the housing plans materialize we will Im Immediately immediately immediately im- im mediately grow any where from families and on down In talking to Mr and asking him to give an estimate estimate estimate esti esti- mate he simply grinned and said that he didn't know but felt that the count was a abit abit abit bit exaggerated He said that he couldn't even hazard a guess as to what could happen When I talk to some of the city fathers they tell me that if the land is sold that they intend to sign an iron clad iron contract contract con con- tract with the new owners which will require Mr Nickel to build homes on the ground or the ownership would revert back to the city He will also be forced to find solutions to such such gigantic problems as how to get water to the ground the installation of a sewer system for the area building roads etc This the council says also must be done to the city's complete satisfaction As the matter matte stands stands today tod the feelings are becoming more more hostile each day on the part of many of the local residents In fact some are getting to the point where civil war could coul 1 break out A satisfactory solution might be reached if both groups could understand the others other's position and program To be able to do this each must have facts and figures on their project Since both parties are trying to ac accomplish accomplish accomplish ac- ac splendid goals it seems that each should only be beable beable beable able to contribute to the other A cultural center needs peo peo- pIe and people need the growth such a school could bring One thing has really become apparent to me In tl this s whole controversy and that is if the residents of Ephraim Sterling and Manti Mantl would stick together we could lick the whole world As for this controversy we weare weare weare are now writing the traditional 30 on this story which is the newspaperman's way of saying this is the end I There are some politicians who shake your hand before an 1 election and your confidence after We lost a big friend last Thursday And to add insult to injury we made her lose losea a few pounds before we said goodbye The pal that we are talking about was our ton 11 newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper press whom we named Millie After she shed the necessary poundage to enable her to slip sUp through our back door Max Cox and Kenny Bown hooked a chain around her wide waist and gave her a good yank and she gave way and headed forthe for the door Prior to this we gave her hera a few blows to remember Manti Man Man- ti by Millie is now making her home in a bit warmer climate down in Kanab She was a a. a good and faithful servant and we we hope that she will perform the same for her new master In a very few weeks now we hope to have our offset press installed along with a myriad of other gadgets so that we can again starting printing our papers in good old Sanpete A sitter baby-sitter is a teenager teenager teenager teen teen- ager who comes in to act like an adult while the adults go out to act like teenagers Several weeks ago I mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- that it isn't too often that we in these small areas areas- have have anyone anyone ne elected to the helm of statewide organizations organizations' We i pointed out that this had happened this year year- year with with the the election lection of Ned Madsen as s the president president of the Utah Cattlemen's Cattlemen's Cattle Cattle- mens men's Association Now we will have to add apost a post script t to this because we have another celebrity In irr this 1 area A i Tco r i e k f r rl w rs Ir th 11 stake S ed Lee R R. R R. R Bart Barton 1 to be head i their unit for the coming y year This is a well-deserved well h honor n r for a a working hard-working man Since our our comments about Ned e were published we have haye heard heard of a a. number of local residents who hold down jobs jobS- with state organizations and even even national groups groups So So wr we had better offer one ie big big hearly hearty congratulations to the whole gang A bore is somebody who who goes on talking while youre you're interrupting The basketball season is be beginning beginning beginning be- be ginning to look pretty good thus far in the Manti Mantl High School and Snow College locker rooms Our good friend Wes Cherry Cherryin in his annual prognostication of the basketball fortunes of the Region Seven picked picked picked pick pick- ed the to grab all the marbles in this region He predicted that the North Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete Hawks would be right be behind behind bel be- be l hind nd the Next in inthe inthe inthe the Cherry up line-up was the Gunnison Bulldogs followed by Juab and Wasatch Academy After Mantis Manti's narrow loss to the Hawks Wes questioned the validity of his rankings and wondered if Manti was a couple of notches too high He said that h he had been fed his basketball dope by a couple of at guys who turned out to be bel l loyal yal Lindsay Carlisle Carlisle Car lisle and Glen Allred Since then the have redeemed themselves and are coming strong They were rated sixth in the state this week The Snow College Badgers are another well-coached well ball club This Is evidenced by the way that they have been pulling out their their ball games They only lost to the College of Southern Idaho by two points In looking over Coach Mike Gardners Gardner's style of play I can see that he is a graduate of good old Davis High School His offense in maly cases is very similar to that employed by Coach Grant Cullimore more while I was a student at the Davis Institution of learning It won ball games for the Darts way back then too in fact one state championship and a near miss She wont won't mend his socks because he wont won't buy her a anew anew new mink coat If he doesn't give a wrap she doesn't give a darn w r o fit Yearns Reservoir Rehabilitation I a 4 k kL L t 1 New recreation facilities facilities' at ix Mile Ponds it 1 4 f y New road leading to Twin Lakes Town and Newfield Reservoir j i 1 T. T P J r Fence contraction in Manti District |