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Show &y Editorial Pago Thursday, February 23, 1 i(:b- A 978 Cant be all bad... THE UINTAH BASIN STANDARD A :, Coniolldatlon of tho Roosevelt Standard and Uintah Batin Rocord Published Weakly at Roosevelt. Utah 14068 P.O. Boa 111 Second-Clas- s Postage paid at Roosevelt. Utah Subscription Rates: One Year, $6.00 Two Years, 610.00 -- Paid In Advance !: I: r: r i - M !i we are willing to shoulder our share of the load. But we shouldn't be presumptous enough to assume that we can cry for lower tax levies, and yet enjoy the convenience that the tax monies can buy. Rood funds aro short of noods With the coming of spring (at least some indication that it is coming up soon, since roads are beginning to break up), one begins to ponder the question as to the most expedient method of handling road problems. A winter with a lot of moisture, extremes in temperatures, and heavy traffic can be expected to take its toll on roads throughout the county. Paved roads will begin showing weak spots and resultant holes, and unpaved stretches will often become a sea of mud. But the question rises, how do you handle the cost of repairing present roads, and at the same time continue a program of improving all roads in the county to a standard that will provide for greater convenience of county residents? The key to the question, of course, is Time for finished road often requires added maintenance and replacement, due to inadequate equipment and expertise, which runs the cost higher than had the project been bid salt lake errv of the hoariest stat-egie- in self-servi- Besides a number of proposals which would swing the pendulum in favor of union, the reform bill would increase the number of members on the NLRB board from five to seven. With political pressures as they are, it is reasonable to assume that any Carter administration appointees to an expanded NLRB board would be sympathetic to union arguments. Since the bill has already passed the house, and has been endorsed by President Carter, it is clear that the only possible way it can be stopped is for an aroused citizenry to put the heat on their U. S. Senators. And the time for the heat is right now, since the bill is on the calendar. operate these machines, then the balance, should be used to bid road projects each year, to eventually bring hard surfaced roads to the major areas of the county. This should be done on a comparitive use basis, with some emphasis on school bus routes, mail routes, etc. We've come a long way in the last few years, but there is still along way to go. With continued planning, the existing tax base should provide the revenue to do the job, if agencies destroy sagebrush in favor of If the Division successfully shows the importance of sagebrush stands to sage grouse populations, the lands and vegetation may receive some protection. Waters filling the area behind the new Soldier Creek Dam will inundate much of the Strawberry Valley. The waters will cover between one third and one half of the prime sage grouse habitat including strutting grounds and nesting habitat in that area. When enough information concerning the life history and needs of the sage grouse is obtained thorugh these studies, the damage can be offset by providing the birds with adquate habitat areas in lands unaffected by the water project. other vegetation. valley. Biologists monitor the birds when possible from the ground using snowmobiles. Each bird is located from the air at least weekly. Land monitoring has been difficult due to heavy snows, but some of the transmittered birds have been spotted during trips into ng 1 Lane Arbuthnot, a lay speaker from the Methodist Church in Ogden, was the speaker at Sunday services on during December 1977. These trans-- mitters enable Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' biologists to determine how many of these birds leave the Strawberry Valley in the winter, where they go and, most importantly, whether those wintering areas are being protected. This is the first year of this specific project. However, for over ten years, the grouse in the Strawberry Valley have been marked with color-code- d ponchos to gather limited information on their winter movement One bird, tagged in Strawberry Valley, was spotted on a strutting ground about 20 miles east of the valley, near Fruitland, Utah. No other sightings have been reported outside of the s our system of lawmaking is to cloak bill a thoroughly obnoxious and under the guise of 'reform' legislation. "It would take a large catalog to list all of the legislative sins that have been foisted on the country by this simple device, and unless the American people get their backs up, they are about to have another big one written into the federal code, namely the 'labor reform bill'." The editorial went onto point out that under this legislation, "Union organizers would gain several new legal weapons to assist them in forcing union representation and the dues checkoff on workers who don't want to join or pay tribute to a union in order to keep their jobs. Taken in its entirety, H. R. 8410 and its companion bill in the Senate, S. 883, amount to an extension of the principle of compulsory unionism which is opposed by an overwhelming majority of the American RESOURCES Ten Mge grouse were captured in the Strawberry Valley and were equipped with radio transmitters A spokesman for the organization has stated that he is extremely concerned about the possible rammifications to the retail trade, if the bill becomes law. He added that the weighted proposal may tip the scale in the deliciately balanced struggle between labor and management, forcing unionization of businesses where neither employees nor employer want the representation. The Utah group is not alone in their objections. A recent editorial in the Daily Oklahoman stated in part: people." originally. Basically then, if funds are made available to provide adequate equipment for proper maintenance of all county roads, and crews to lVAH STATE DIVISION OF WILDLIFE in Congress. "One ; - xr the area.- - The Chamber Most of the transmitter signals are still coming - from the Strawberry d bird has Valley. One Roosevelt Area migrated into an area near Tabby Mountain about 25 miles northeast of Chamber of Commerce the valley. Biologists hope to locate By Pauls O. Bell this bird on land in the near future. to Biologists plan expand this operation by equipping more birds Have you noticed how many events with radio transmitters next year. are scheduled for the same evening? I Presently only a few separate don't know about you, but I had five populations of sage grouse in the places I should have been last valley are being marked and monitorThursday evening. Seems that someed by this program. By finding out how these events could be scheduled where the birds find refuge during better to avoid so many conflicts. If heavy winters, the Division can work the organizations or individuals restoward protecting sagebrush stands ponsible for scheduling these events thus insuring adequate wintering would do some checking, it might help areas for this species. the situation. Range programs by various land We maintain a community calendar here at the Chamber of Commerce office. However, it is difficult to maintain a complete listing of events and activities in' our busy community. Also, the Uintah Basin Standard maintains a community calendar. If you belong to an organization or if you are planning an event which might Maid radio-equippe- Feb. 19. Speaking on Adam, a foreshadow of Christ, Mr. Arbuthnot used many scripture references from both the Old and the New Testaments. One of these was Luke 24: 27-3Mr. Arburthnot was accompanied by his wife, Joan, and following the services, they were guests of the congregation at a fellowship dinner. Next Sunday our speaker will be the minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Ogden. Members of the congregation will remember his being here with the youth group last fall Members of the Ladies' Aide continue to quilt at the church each Tuesday and invite anyone who quilts or who is interested in learning to quilt to join them. 2. include many individuals in the community, please call the Chamber and check to see if there are any conflicts which might affect the attendance at your event We might be able to help you. . call and check. We don't have a very complete list of events, however, with your help we can maintain a more complete calendar and avoid too many conflicting activities. Another services the Chamber provides is a list of rentals. Individuals call in and list their rentals with us. We have many people call her to see if we have any rentals. So we decided that we would make this a service of the Chamber. In the Front window of the Chamber we list the rentals which have been called into us. This make the listings available to the public whether the office is open or dosed. Help us to help you by communicating with us. Chamber Challenge: Have you done your community service this week? y Htnry W. Block We do more than just fill out lax forms. We can help you save money." H&H BLOCK 1HE MCOME TAX PEOPLE Roosovolt Office enjoyed it. Thank you. 192 N. 3rd E. Woodshed Building Todd School nt.iisi MSCMVS I ym. M7pjn. Vn m. It ft pm Chicago. Automobile tires got their name originally from the word "attire", because they were considered attire or adornment for autos. Contrary to popular opinion, greyhound dogs ate not the g breed of dogs. Salukis have been clocked at faster times. An inch wot originally established as being the width of a fastest-runnin- thumb. Money for agricu is our business... our only business over For forly years we've provided short lei in money for people who make things grow. America's No. 1 industry lakes specialists . . . men and women who long ago learned and worked to make the land better than they found it. By listening lo you, and doing one thing well, we've worked to make farm credit match your progress. When you're ready to talk money for agriculture, we're ready to listen Ron Johnson, Roosevelt Office: 171 East Lagoon. Down-to-eart722-225- 9 h money plans start with a landBanKloan aland BANK REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE AT THE ROOSEVELT P.CA OFFICE Each 2nd and 4th Wad. Call PCA, 9 S.L.C 722-223- G. & L. CHEVROLET-QUICSERVICE YOU CAN Phone 722-241- rRgflJf -- dini wwimin Mcniw. r'--l n 1 TRUST-QUAL- ITY (Jay Galas) 364-438- K 9 Provo YOU CAN DEPEND ONI Roosovolt, Utah r M i , (lATUNbSY. One of history'! men was the person who actually selected the name "America" for this continent. He was an obscure German mapmaker, Martin Waldseemuller. He should be famous, but he isnt. The "New Yorker Magazine", oddly enough, is printed in i i , 1 - BROUGHT TO YOU BY JAY GATES 1 3 OPEN TIL 7M 17 INCOME TAX Dear Editor, Todd Elementary School would like to thank Union high school for letting the students attend The Unsinkable Molly Brown" the students really W yLAI' The first airline to establish passenger service was the St. Petersburg-Tamp- a Airboat Line of St. Petersburg, Florida, It carried passengers 20 miles across Tampa Bay for $5 in 1911 H WILDLIFE REPORT joined other groups in opposing the labor reform bill that is presently being considered Even el heat The Utah Retail Merchants Association, which represents hundreds of small medium and large retail stores throughout Utah, has Duchesne per-son- Myton Presbyterian against labor bill money. with the increased valuation in county, there is never enough revenue generated to provide funds for resurfacing all county roads, except over a long period of time. But with the valuation beginning to decrease now, the program is suffering even greater setbacks. It points up the need, which we have stated before, that we must maintain a sufficiently high mill levy to provide enough funds to obtain the facilities we need. It should provide for several miles of new roads each year, plus sufficient to compensate for the heavy traffic on existing roadways. It should also provide for equipment and to adequately maintain and repair all roads. Which brings up another point. When is it feasible for county crews to construct a road and when should it be bid to contractors? We feel that in the past both state and county crews have taken on projects that are too big. Although based on the theory that it will save taxpayer's money, the resulting CSPS 373-864- 0 |