Show F Sf STAbLE STAhLE AhLE By LARRY STAHLE t Why wait for tomorrow Tomorrow theres there's sure to bea be a tax on it Cal and Laura Nielson Nielsen are some of the few parents in this country today who have two sons fighting in Vietnam at atthe atthe atthe the present time and if things dont don't change the two servicemen service service- men may become a bit frus frus- Their oldest son Wayne is isa isa isa a member of the Navy serving aboard the Seminole which is on a tour of duty in that area Dale a heavy equipment mechanic in the Army repairs vehicles for the First Cavalry Infantry in Viet Viet- nam In the few months that they have been In the war zone they have been close together three times but have been unable to contact each other or were unaware that they were that close together Twice they were within 20 miles mUes of each other and were not cognizant of the fact at the time Last month the two notified each other that they would be In Da Nang on the and of January Plans i were made to have a reunion But again something erred and they were unable to see each other Cal says that his boys both seemed disappointed over this turn of events but they hope to make connections sometime sometime sometime some some- time soon They both noted that there were more people In Da- Da Nang than they had expected The place was like a beehive Definitions to remember Toupee ear to ear carpeting carpeting carpeting carpet carpet- ing water cooler thirst aid kit horse sense stable thinkIng thinking thinking think think- ing fight arena punch bowl procrastinator one with wait problems illegible writing script tease and post office stamping grounds I have a new respect for forthe forthe forthe the problems of law enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment agencies after reading a astory astory astory story which appeared in a daily newspaper this week It even makes me wonder what happened happen happen- ed to those old words justice and ci civil rights The article read as follows How far can a person go in protecting his property The Iowa farmer Edward Briney who rigged up a shotgun shotgun shotgun shot shot- gun booby trap in his vacant home to foil a burglar in the summer of 1967 went beyond the bounds of common sense if for no other reason than that an Innocent person might have been killed or critically injured But to award a confessed burglar for Injuries sustained In a in break-in in including including in- in eluding in punitive damages damages dam dam- ages is unthinkable Yet that was the award an woman all-woman jury gave to confessed burglar Marvin K Katko tko after he was wounded by the booby trap at atthe atthe atthe the Briney's farm home Its It's surprising the jury didn't also give him workmans workman's compensation compensation compensation com com- for being injured asan as asan asan an occupational hazard If It the the jury jury award is upheld in the Iowa Supreme Court where its it's currently pending it may add a new dimension to crime Owners should handover hand handover handover over the keys to the burglar rather than run the risk of being sued A bore Is somebody who goes on talking while youre you're interrupting Several weeks ago we published published published pub pub- an article authored by Hal Greaves where he talked about a former Snow College student during the The coed in question was Lynette Rawlinson w who h o contributed much in the field of music Mr Greaves seemed to have lost track of her but felt that she deserved honor horror just as others are honored by receiving the Christmas Candle at Ephraim Ephraim Eph- Eph raim Junior High School The Ephraim librarian Mrs Hazel White contributed some further information about Miss Rawlinson Mrs White is a goodfriend good goodfriend goodfriend friend of Lynette who Is now Mrs Lawrence of Cleveland in Emery County Mr is also a former student of Snow College and Is Isnow isnow isnow now a prominent liv stockman of Emery County Mrs Thor Thor- deson is Postmistress of Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land and Is still stUl contributing her musical talents whenever and wherever she Is asked The are the parents of five children all musically talented like both their parents Whenever I hear modern music I endeavor to find out who decomposed it Last weekend at the Utah State Press Association we saw the start of a senatorial campaign campaign campaign cam cam- which promises to create great interest Sen Moss and Rep Burton who are vying for the senate seat now held by Sen Moss both appeared at the conven conven- tion Rep Burton delivered a a. major address to the delegates while Sen Moss was a guest at the Friday evening dinner and only gave his greetings to the delegates As we mentioned last week we were ineligible to win any awards In the Better Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Contest this year because we won first and second place general excellence last year We did hand out the awards to this years year's winner who by bythe bythe bythe the way will be ineligible next year One of the Reflex Is owned by my father John Stahle Stable of Bountiful Sign on the front of ofa ofa ofa a church If you are tired of sin come within Someone Someone Someone Some Some- one scribbled below this If It not call At the convention we also heard a good yarn about a a. fire tire The story concerned Hal Edwards Richfield Reaper news editor and his 1955 Cad Cad- mac It see seems ms that Hal had just returned home from an assign assign- ment As he pulled Into the driveway his engine suddenly gave up a big puff of smoke and the flames began to lick away at the oil-coated oil engine Hal said that one of his neighbors neighbors neighbors neigh neigh- bors the proud owner of a a. afire afire fire extinguisher decided to try tryout out 1 his s weapon which had been lying around the house for some five years The helpful helpful help help- ful neighbor scampered across the lawn fumbling at a pin pinon pinon pinon on the top of the extinguisher He gave the pin a yank thus causing the contents to spew all allover over him and the lawn The extinguisher gave its last fizz as he reached the burnIng burning burning burn- burn Ing car He left a trail trall of foam from his front porch to the car Hal upon seeing the flames screamed at 1 his s wife Janet to call the fire department As luck would have it some of the firemen were playing cards at the station so they rushed to the burning Cad As they reached the scene the last puff of smoke arose from the luxury luxury luxury lux ury car Mr Edwards says that he plans to have the old Cad running running running run run- ning this week The only damage was a couple of wires were burned Epitaph on a pessimists pessimist's headstone I I expected this and here I am |