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Show THURSDAY, November j, 1978 Editorial Pago THE UINTAH BASIN STANDARD Consolidation of tho Roosevelt Standard and Uintah Basin Record Published Weekly at Roosevelt, Utah 84066 P.O. Box 188 Second-Clas- s Postage paid at Roosevelt, Utah Rates: One Subscription year, $6.00 Two Yearrs, $10.00 Paid In Advance A KEVIN ASHBY JEANNETTE P. FISH BARBARA ANN SMITH PUBLISHER EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITOR JOAN CROZIER KEVIN ASHBY CRAIG ASHBY DEANN THOMASON SANDRA ASHBY BUSINESS MANAGER ADVERTISING MANAGER PLANT MANAGER CIRCULATION TYPESETTER CORRESPONDENTS Gladys Ross, Roosevelt Ida Horrocks, Arcadia Telintha Rasmussen, Ballard Garda Seeley, Bluebell Tracy Roberts, Hanna Arda Mansfield, lapoinf Lola 722-277- 646-513-7 722-487- 454-318- Jones, Altamont Jane Farnsworth, Moon Lake area Nbla Nelson, Montwel Katherine Ivie, Myton Connie Lee, Tabiona Lorna McKee, Tridell Lorraine Broadhead, Utahn Ivy Chandler, Rondlett Orinda Gee, Duchesne Zola Spencer, Neola Ednal Simmons, Whiterocks 6 . . . 5 3 848-547- 6 247-237- 5 454-336- 3 454-366- 5 Its 353-454- 4 722-493- 4 848-547- 1 247-235- 0 848-552- 2 545-243- 9 738-263- 4 353-452- 8 353-483- 0 Time To Push For Home Mail Delivery The time is growing short for Roosevelt residents to respond to the Postal Service's survey on the home delivery of mail. The deadline for answering "yes or "no is the end of this month, Nov. 30. Postmaster Arvin Belton told us 1 ,550 of the survey forms were distributed to local box holders. But what has happened to them all? Only 586 - less than 40 per cent - have been returned, of those, according to Mr. Bellon's report, 377 voted for home delivery and 209 survey forms so that those who have lost or misplaced them can still vote in this important issue. These ballots may be picked up at the Roosevelt Post Office, and those who get them will be required to sign for them, certifying that they have not previously submitted a ballot in this survey. That is to keep us honest. Now, judging from the returns so far this fall, the availability of replacement ballots is not going to create a mad rush for the post office. If only it would! Getting 430 more votes in favor of home delivery is going to require a concentrated effort from those who have been asking to have their mail brought to their doors for years. We urge these interested citizens to were against it. To get mail delivered to our homes and save that daily trek to the post office, - about 800 people will have to vote in favor of home delivery. A minimum of 51 per cent of those receiving the survey forms must mark the "yes box to have the matter receive serious consideration. That leaves about 430 "yes" votes to go and only a month in which to record them. We are confident that some box holders intended to vote but put the ballot aside to be marked later and now can't remember where it was placed. Perhaps others did not realize the importance of the form when they pulled it our of.the box and discarded it as organize and begin a campaign to get people here to mark a ballot. We know this has been tried before and it may seem a hopeless cause to try again, but we hope that this community has not given up on this excellent idea. We hope that there can be located a number of citizens of this city who are willing to battle apathy and motivate their neighbors to make a definitive statement. We have stated here previously that we favor home delivery. But more than that we want the outcome of this survey to be a real mandate of the people. Moke the results be a definite "yes" or a definite "no", not simply a "we didn't care enought to put one X in one box, fold the paper, and return it in an envelope which was provided for us." Let your wishes be known! door-to-do- junk mail. Then, we are sure, there are those who are simply indifferent to the whole issue. But something must happen, and happen quickly, if we are to shake up the citizenry to the point of making our wishes heard. The small returns to this point won't even make a rattle at the postal service. In an effort to give Roosevelt residents every chance to make their wishes knowrv Mr. Bellon has obtained some add' onal : i The Chamber Maid Roosevelt Area Chamber of Commerce By Paula O. Bril Next week we will be given the opportunity to exercise our given right to vote for the candidates of our choice in the upcoming elections. I hope that we as citizens of this great country will take advantage of this privilege. I hope that we are not apathetic and careless in our concerns about keeping the freedoms which we have as Americans. The only way we can keep our Country the great Country which it is is to become involved in the process of electing people who will carry out our ideals and beliefs. I ran across the following which enlarges on our opportunities as Americans and would like to share it with you. It is from The Art of Living by Wilfred A. Peterson: America is a unique way of life symbolic of the creative arts. America provides the brushes, oils, pigments, and the canvas on which you can paint your life as you want it to be. You choose your own colors, your own form, design and pattern. America is any tune you want to play with fife and drum, fiddle or horn to establish the beat and rhythum of or the upward marck to higher America is a book in which you set down your life by the way you live it You are the principal character. You live your own biography. You are free to be hero or villain, great or mediocre. America is a stage, and the role you play in the drama of life is up to you. America is a sports arena, and the rules are written so everyone has a chance to win. America is an engineering achievement, a bridge over which you can cross the chasm of despair. America is an architecture with which you can build the tower of your dreams. America is a sculptors hammer and chisel with which you can fashion yourself into the man you aim to become. America is an art of living through PHONE NEWS ITEMS 1 TO Utah Heraford Association's 722-S13- Annual Sale Total of Cattle 43 Consigned 38 bulls and 5 females 0SHA offers free advice to businesses Employers will soon be able to obtain, without cost, the advice of expert consultants in understanding and complying with job safety and health standards. Carlyle F. Gronning. Chairman (4 the Industrial Commission, announced that he has signed a contract with the U. S. Department of Labor's OSHA e division to provide consultation services. Under the contract, there will initially be six highly qualified State Safely and Health Experts who will meet on request with private employers, at their place of business, to explain safety standards that may apply, and to detail compliance 'equirements. Priority will be given to employers with small businesses, he said, And to those with particularly hazardous operations. The agency emphasized that no fee will be charged the employer. The service to employers should be operational by approximately Decem- Dear Editor: Man's interest in the minerals and rocks of the earth's crust ceased long ago to be that of mere curiosity. There are sound practical reasons for his investigations. Our modern civilization makes many uses of the minerals and rocks that compose the Earth's crust. Industry is almost wholly dependent upon them. From minerals we obtain the iron, copper, aluminum, and other metals that make an industrial civilization possible. Our chief sources of power are the mineral fuels, coal and petroleum. In recent years, we have learned how to release stupendous amounts of energy from radioactive minerals. Even our individual desires and needs are closely tied to the mineral industries. The bricks in our houses, the salt that seasons our food, the material that paves our highways, the gold and silver ornaments and precious stones with which we adorn ourselves - all have been wealth of a nation is largely determined by its supplies of useful minerals, its authority over the areas that contain them, and its skill in discovering and utilizing them. In this age of political readjustment between nations, we know that the vast accumulation of petroleum in the middle East is a potent force in world politics. Why is it in this age of necessary exploration are we hamstrung by the agencies whose primary function and mandate is to help discover and record our mineral heritage? Surely there must be a middle road between those who want to preserve our wilderness and those whose life is dedicated to maintaining our future storehouse of mineral reserves. More regulation will only lead to socialization of our society and hinder the search for our mineral heritage. America was founded on the principle of free enterprise with a minimum of obstacles in its daily search for more economical sources of power. Wake up, America, or well end up with beautiful and pristine forests and mountains and caves to live in. Paul Randolph on-sit- ber 1, GLASS CO. Paint and Glass Ox Specialists Fuller Olympic Storm Doors - Windows All Point Supplies Glazing Pittsburg 722-201- 6 Roosevelt pun cuss REFUCEMENT 1978. Organization of the consultation service commenced on October 1st. Chose to direct the new activity is Max Bergeson, former Training and Education Officer for Utah Occupational Safety and Health. His coordination duties will include advising the public of available services, responding to requests for consultation, establishing priorities for service, etc. can reach higher, think bigger, grow greater and live deeper than anywhere else on earth. What else can be said? Join us for Chamber Membership meeting on the 2nd of November at Zions Bank. McNeil Dunan, General Manager of Ute Tribal Enterprise System will be our speaker. CHAMBER CHALLENGE: VOTE! which JGfcSES FAINT you e where agriculture comes e SLIDING DOORS e CUSTOM MIRROR WORK e SHOWER DOORS e TUB ENCLOSURES e SCREENS 4 convenient long-ter- MIRRORED CLOSED DOORS first! A STORE FRONTS NEW WINDOWS Land Bank loan provides money . . and a lot more Talk over your farm and ranch objectives, today. . RESCREENING e A LAND BANK REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE AT THE ROOSEVELT P.CA OFFICE INSURANCE ROM MINTED DESK TABLE TOPS e INSUUTED CUSS T0RM D00RS Each 2nd and 4th Wed. Cali PCA, 722-135- 9 S.L.C. 364-438- r-n- . 9 Provo 373-864- 0 "Glass end Paint Speclalltf" Electric Heating and Proper Insulation -A Money Saving Comfort Team There are steps you can take to ensure that you get clean, efficient warmth and comfort expected from electric healing. Youll save money, too. Livestock Collesium in Ogden Open Hereford Show November 8, 9 a.m. Sale Cattle Show November 8, 2 p.m. Sale of Hereford Cattle Nov. 9, 2 p.m. over-steppe- won from mineral deposits in the earth's crust. Mans avid search for the gold and silver, the copper and gem stones that pleased his vanity and brought him security and wealth began early in the annals of civilization with possession of the minerals, he sought to refine and improve them and to discover new uses to which they could be put. As a result, the arts and crafts in metal and stones were born; and these, in turn, expanded into the vast industries we know today. Over the international scene, the power and the Place of Sale Nov. 9 1978 goals. Dear Editor; In response to the letter written by Mr. Syme, I feel that he has d his bounds in comments about other towns and cities in the county. The county has helped quite a bit in the smaller cities and towns who dont have monies for graders, dump trucks and other equipment. They grade our roads quite often, usually everytime the grader is in the area, about 3 or 4 times a year, and helped haul gravel and road base for them (at no cost for the use of the equipment), and Im sure that they have helped just as much or more in Roosevelt, too, such as chipping all the roads. So why doesn't he mention the things they have done, and figure the cost of services involved, then ask for more if he feels entitled to it At least the commissioners we have are honest, hardworking men, and do their job as commissioners the best way they know how. They dont interfere with city governments and help whenever they can. I know of a mayor of the past 4 or 5 years from Roosevelt that cost one small town $150,000 in grant money by a comment he made in a meeting, that had no business being said. I think we should look at what they (the commissioners) have done for the whole county and not in just one city, and vote that way. Thanks R. E. 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