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Show Editorial Pago Perpetual Motion Machine 1979 Model THE UINTAH BASIN STANDARD A -- ConsoRdatlon of tho Rooswvalt Standard and Uintah Saaln Itwcord Published Waalily at RooMvalt, Utah MOM P.O. Box IBB Sacond-Claa- a Poatago paid at Roosavolt, Utah (USPS 044-fM- ) Subacrlptlon Ratoa: Ona yoar. S7.00 Two Yaara, 111. Of -- Pa Id In Advanca KEVIN ASHBY JEANNETTE P. FISH BARBARA ANN SMITH PUBLISHER . . EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER ADVERTISING MANAGER '" "SEES SSE TYPESETTER CORRESPONDENTS Gladys Ross, Roosevelt Ida Horrocks, Arcadia Telintha Rasmussen, Ballard Garda Seeley, Bluebell Tracy Roberts, Hanna Arda Mansfield, Lapoint Lola Jones, Altamont Nola Nelson, Montwel Margie 722-277-6 646-- 5 1 37 722-487- 5 454-318- 3 848-547-6 247-237-5 454-336- 3 353-454- 4 Beal, Myton 949-685- Connie Lee, Tabiona Lorna McKee, Tridell Lorraine Broadhead, Utahn Ivy Chandler, Randlett Paula Bailey, Duchesne Zola Spencer, Neola Ednal Simmons, Whiterocks 2 848-547- 1 247-235- 0 848-552- 2 545-243- 9 738-53- 06 353-452- 8 353-483- 0 Branches: The Wisdom Of Big Brother s, By Richard L. Lasher President Chamber of Commerce of the U i States - The man whose chef is not a chef and whose bodyguard is not a bodyguard, from the Department where goals are not quotas, now tells us that he isn't Big Brother, we are. Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Califano explains it like this: "It's like smoking. We're not the Big Brother in smoking. The people that have to quit smoking are the people that smoke. They're the Big Brother." Readers who are still confused are authorized to reread their copies of Orwell's 1984. How's Your Navy? Environmental Protection Agency wanted to know why the State of Iowa has no criteria for the discharge of pollutants into the ocean. A State official explained: Iowa doesn't adjoin an ocean, and hasn't for the last two million years or so. A Sweetener It Wasn't Last spring, the Food and Drug Administration finally got around to rejecting a petition from a Massachusetts company seeking permission to market a new sweetener. The company has been out of business since 1975. And Speaking Of Haste When it isn't terrorizing breakfast food companies, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission toys with the idea of a rule requiring private companies to reply to consumer complaints within 30 days. They might try it out on the rest of the federal governThe low-calor- ie ment, first. One survey of 22 federal agencies disclosed that the average response time to a complaint varied from 1 5 to 49 days. They don't pay their bills very fast, either. A General Accounting Office report found the General Services Administration late on 73 of its bills. That compares with an overdue rate of 68 for HEW and 64 for the Department of Transportation. Get It Right This Time The Department of Housing and Urban Development spent $245,000 last year on a study of new towns in the U. S. "The only trouble," observed WTVJ Miami, "is this is the 67th similar study done in recent years." 'He Wasn't There Again Today . . .' The Interior Department is placing limitations on the economic growth of America's fastest-growin- g Houston city because of major a toad that no one has even seen in the past 1 0 years. Five major land areas in and around Houston have been designated as "critical habitats" solely because of the possibility that the rare and elusive Houston Toad might live there. Conse- quently, landowners primarily housing developers are severely restricted in what they can do with their own property, lest they harm the mysterious critter. Will the government compensate them for their loss? No. Under the Endangered Species Act, the government has no acquisition authority. Next? Senator Proxmire complains that one counin California used some of its federal job' Rabbits ty Alterria, Avelon, Ballard 1st, Ballard 2nd, Bennett, Cedar View, Gusher, Hayden, Ioka, Lapoint, Loots, Moffett, Montwell, Mural, Myton, Neola 1st, Neola 2nd, Bandelet, Tridell. White-rockRoosevelt 1st, Roosevelt 2nd, Roosevelt 3rd, Roosevelt 4th, Roosevelt 5th, Roosevelt 6th, Roosevelt 7th. Wards: Cuneal (or Quneal), Bridge, Hartford, Indian Bench, Nephi, Parker, Whiterocks. The Stake was first known as the Wasatch Stake, then Uintah Stake, Duchesne Stake, Roosevelt Stake and now we have Roosevelt and Roosevelt West Stakes. Ideas That Might Help You to Tell Your Story: 1. A brief history of where you were born, your parentage, names of family members, birth dates, etc., interesting things about the family. schools attended, 2. Activities, church affiliation, responsibilities, civic achievements, careers. 3. Marriage, place of residence, children. 4. Tell of the hardships endured, getting water to farms and gardens, cow herding, etc. 5. Why did you come to the Roosevelt ares? Why did you stay or come back? Each family biography can be 1,000 words or less. Each family may submit three black and white photographs of interest Submit any early photographs (copies if possible) you think would be of interest to all, such as early schools, freight wagons, cattle drives, farms, cream station, Inidan villages, canals, churches and town meeting houses, roads, airports, airplanes, cars, trucks, business places and entertainment Feel free to contribute material for the history. If you are not now living here and you or your people lived here between 1905 and 1975 or before, please help us to get your story. If you are unable to write your story, we will make arrangements to come and take an oral history and it will be transcribed and edited for the book. We will have to edit all materials and make it fit into the space that we have for it Thank you for the cooperation that training funds to conduct a dog and cat census. Perhaps we need a census of what that money is being spent on elsewhere. This Little Pig Got Smart There's a pig in Golconda, Nevada, with his own Social Security number. Name of Waterhole Ike. Likes beer. Something of a local celebrity, it seems. Why does he need a Social Security number? Because it's required to open a savings account. Yeah. . .he's got that too. The Uintah Baain STANDARD welcomes all letters to the editor. AD letters most be signed, hot names will ha withheld open request. Opinions expressed in letters to the editor do sot necessarily reflect the editorial policy of the STANDARD. An open letter to all residents of the area: We are anxious to publish a book of history of the people of the Western Uintah County and the Eastern Duchesne County. This book will be a of the 150th token remembrance of Jesus of Church the anniversary Christ of Latter-Da-y Saints, also the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Indian reservation in 1905 for homesteading. With the help of all the people now living in the Roosevelt area or the above mentioned parts of Uintah and Duchesne counties, WE CAN DO IT. The Basin was a unique page in the history of Utah, inasmuch as it was settled by homesteaders, not by a group of people called by Brigham Young or his successors to settle the 'country. It is the story of the Mormon" people and other denominations living side by side to make a great country. The two Roosevelt Stakes have joined forces to sponsor the book and we invite all peoplq to join us. We believe the story can beat he told by those who remember the stories their parents have told them, or as they remember it themselves. Many of the towns have had different names through the years. As the towns change we find the names of the Wards and Branches in the LDS Church have changed. Following is s list of the names of the Wards and Baseball Yes, For a recent Little League Ixillgame, the coach transported the entire team to the game, and only one player's parents showed up to watch. This wouldn't be cause for concern if it were an isolated incident, but all too often coaches find themselves in charge of ball players whose parents are all too conspicuous by their absence. It doesn't exactly amount to FREE babysitting, after all the parents pay $20 per child to sign them up for baseball. But many of the youngsters have no serious interest in the game, and the only reasonable conclusion is that their parents have enrolled them in order to occupy some of their time after school, and after school is out. Now, the coaches are coaching because they like youngsters and enjoy working with them. However, nothing is more frustrating to coach than the boy or girl the who doesn't pay attention to instruction, who doesn't persevere at practice, vyho frequently doesn't show up for games, not because he or she is uncooperative or disobedient, but because the youngster simply isn't interested in baseball. While winning isn't everything, winning is certainly fun, and a team that is loaded with children whose parents merely want them to be "busy" doesn't win all that often. There is another side to the matter. The interest of even the most enthusiastic neophyte is likely to wane if nobody cheers when he well-meani- ng No wins, or offers consolation when he loses. And often there is only the coach's wife or a scorekeeper to comfort a fellow who is hit by a pitched ball, or who slides a little too hard into second base. Little League baseball offers a unique opportunity for interested youngsters to learn how to play the game that has. come to be known as the Great American Pastime. The coaching and experience gained through Little League can enhance a youngster's skills when he begins to play the sport in junior high or high school. The training in how to be a good winner, as well as a good loser, has value-iall areas of endeavor, in all walks of life. And besides all that, it's a lot of fun - IF the youngster really wants to play, and IF the youngster can count on some support from those who mean the most to him. The above observations apply, not only to Ixiseball. Every planned activity, from ballet to Brownies, from soccer to scouting, lias its share of children who participate for some reason other than their own enthusiasm. We suggest that you take a good look at your youngster. Does he really want to participate? If not, don't insist. Find another If he really baby-sitteenjoys what he's doand and cheer, it's out watch come ing, wholesome and enjoyable, especially for the whole fomilyl 722-810- 0, To Concerned Citizens of Uintah 'Basin: As .the LPN Program nears the end of it's 4th year, the community already feels the benefits of many graduates. The area has wdcomed theae girla into the hospitals ana medical service areas of the Uintah Bum. Many of the students in this program need financial assistance with tuition and books, ao the Scholarship Fund has been used up. If you can assist us by sending a donation to this very worthwhile project, it would be greatly appreciated by the community. Most all of these students are from the immediate area. Please make checks payable to: L.P. Scholarship Fund, and forward to Mrs. Jeanne Stringham, 1775 South 2935 West, Vernal, Utah 84078. Thank you very much, Kay Harmston, R.N. Philip G. Condie, MD. BLM bid list to be updated H. Ferguson, District of the Bureau of Land Manager Management, hu announced that the Vernal office is currently in the process of updating its list of people interested in bidding on small Lloyd contracts. Persons interested should be able to ua qualify under Public Law 95-50- 7 small business or minority. Interested persons are encouraged to contact Bart Bennion, District Engineer for the Bureau of Land or submit Management at their name, address, and areas of interest to the Vernal office at 170 South 500 East, Vernal 84078. The names will be placed on prospective bidders lists for jobs contracted by BLM in the Uintah Basin area. FOf' ORMHlAUYDISADLeD & 455 EASTOO S0UTHSUITE202 o A LtTaK E C I T yTu TA H 84 fl Delojr Dee Elder CLU More than education. . . More than experience. . . More than training. . . It's a state of mind. A combination of skill and dedication that places the Mass Mutual agent on the same team along with attorneys, accountants and trust officers in developing sound financial plans for families and businesses. For 125 years Mass Mutual agents have demonstrated the highest degree of professionalism. An attitude of service that integrates the business of life insurance with the business of life. STILL A PROBLEM CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION jUlhniijth gnat rtride Kan bran awdt in flahtinR illncwta. iht problem an atlU much with bccaon loo many children have aol yet been Iwaiunited agahwl I he (even and troublesome Umwa. Jheaa art menlea. polio, rahclla. mumpe. diphtheria, pertussis aad tetanus. Here is one whose professionalism is outstanding. 1 11 Lee J. Lalli General Agent Salt Lake City, Utah Dee Elder Deloy Local Office Overland Thrift And Loan Building 80 South Main Roosevelt Roosevelt 722-207- 3 country. Phone Box 2049, Roosevelt 84066 lib! ADvOCATO r. Cinnamon ii Mcond only to pappar in popularity in this We would appreciate receiving all within the next three months, and not later than Dec. 15, 1979i for 1980 is the year to get the book printed. Sincerely, Stake History Book Committee Emily T.Wilkerson histories 789-186- PROFESSIONALISM Baby-Sitt- er ao many of you have already ahown and thank the rest of you for what you are going to da Maaaaehuetta Mutual Ufa Sprlarfeld, MA88. Mill I Why fake a chance? Imnoninlion beuy. Don't we in each and every child an lo live their Uvea protected attaint I hewopportunity diwawrf Not loo Iona ago, there w no protection aad people Hved in fear that one of thew diwawa would Mrikr. Today, there h no need for rear, that h only the need for action. 3 li ItHM I S&aT II pugs afaitaaBiflaKwaMMaaasBiaJi |