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Show Thursday. November 27. 1980 Uintah Basin 2 Standard Editorial Paga THE UINTAH BASIN STANDARD A Consolidation of fho Roosevelt Standard and Uintah Basin Record Published Weakly at Roosevelt. Utah 649M-P- .O. Bax 1U Second-Clas- s Postage paid at Roosevelt, Utah (USPS OVW by Barry McWilliams Subscription Ratos: One year. 644-90- 9) 97.19-T- wo ASHBY...-- . L. ROSS MARTIN BARBARA ANN SMITH Years. 1J.M-P- ald In Advance PUBLISHER EDITOR .ASSISTANT EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITOR 2JhE?!JHOMPSON TAY1-0- DUCHESNE "1CR0Z,ER REPORTER MANAGER GENERAL MANAGER CIRCULATION BUSINESS MAS0N NNOYREARY TYPESETTER Nola Nelson, Montwel. The rights of the y, j new right . Capitol Watchdog . By Bill Handrlx down from the soapbox and tone down all the demanding rhetoric?" For all their supposed political sophistication, the thing these folks don't understand is they are only a part of the political process. "noble" purThey have served their should and that they satisfied be they pose have turned the Republic over to the people of their choice. But, at the same time, nothing is more repugnant to the voters than candidates who feel an unhealthy obligation to no special interest group to the exclusion of the electorate. There has been an inordinate amount of talk about the influence of the "New Right" in the November 5th election and what conservatives want from Ronald Reagan and the Republican U. S. Senate. The National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAQ has been the most vocal, along with the American Conservative Union, the Moral Majority and others. They all are lining-u- p to collect the spoils of war. Unfortunately, this wasn't a war, it was an election, for which the conservatives should humbly accept credit for the role they played, but no more. Instead of modesty, we have NCPACs Terry Dolan threatening the President-eleand his transition team with political mayhem if they don't do exactly as told. From this observers point of view one could constructively say, "Gee, Terry, thanks for providing the forum, the enthusiasm, the manpower, and, yes, even the money to give us a much needed, and apparently desired, change in Washington, D. C. But listen, fella', you didn't elect these candidates, the voters - The Uintah Basin STANDARD welcomes all letters to the editor. All letters must be signed, but names will be withheld upon request. Opinions' expressed in letters to the editor do' not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of the STANDARD. so-call- ed History of 3TC2L I10W abOllt rich, ul... sharing yours? Perhaps the best advjce for these tough talking conservatives was offered by one of NCPACs followers after the election. "Thank ct . goodness NCPAC was there, but if the committee wanted to control the office why didn't one of them run for it. doubt very much that the new White House will do anything offen- sive, so why add more pressure to the other problem Reagan has to solve." The Gurus, ofthe.New Right maybe did, so, if you don't mind, could.yw Atepcmf afiurtirig themselves more than they.knowroil I KiS Sj iTdZwhame V j; I !' It I Only f: I E. P I ra r E you can control the amount of energy used in your home. With a little care and very little inconvenience, you can trim your electric bill or at feast, hold it level Providing you with hot water at the twist of a wrist can be costly, so dont make your electric water heater work overtime. Repair leaky hot water faucets. Just one drop per second adds around 200 gallons of hot water down the drain! a month all Shower instead of taking a tub bath. Showers use less water, so reserve that tub soak for special occasions. . If you wash dishes by hand, dont leave the water running. Incidentally, electric dishwashers use less water than hand washing. Just run your dishwasher only when it is fully loaded. Wash only M loads of clothes and avoid overdrying. Whter boils faster in a covered pot whether its watched or not Use small amounts of water when cooking vegetables less time is required to bring them to a boil. Counter-to-p broilers, rotis series, and electric frypans use less electricity than your range for performing the same tasks. But when using your range, match pan sizes to the size of the heating element for most efficient use of electricity. Make sure refrigerator door gaskets provide a good seal Gaskets become brittle and lose their effectiveness with age. Keep your freezer frill! Food retains the cold much better than air. Your freezer uses less energy when its full - to this country, the "m 01 Stakes: to preserve s history of the pioneers of this ares. A history of how we have grown to the" "thriving communities that we ift now. To give you, the public, an idea of what the early pioneer suffered to help make this country, I quote from the history of Theophilus Acwiila Phillips and Alta Ann Evans: In 1905, about June, I hitched a horse to a single buggy. Mother, sister Adah, and I went to Provo and registered for the drawing of Uintah Reservation Lands which were being opened for settlement In august the drawing took place. I drew Number 225; Mother and Adah's numbers were too high to bother with. On August 21, Ephraim Rowland, Theo Dedrickson, Elliot Jordan, Wm. Brown, Vanus Scovill, Art Stewart Billie Lowe and I left Spanish Fork for the Indian Reservation. We had two teams. Wm. Brown drove one of the wagons with no top, and I drove the other team, Joe and Emm, on the buggy... We went by way of Diamond Fork through Strawberry Valley, Deep Creek, across Currant Creek on the Red Creek up the Golden Stairs (well named). We put two teams on each outfit and then all the men got behind to help push. We finally made it up. We went down the Duchesne River past Rod; Creek. We camped here one day to look part of the Blue Bench over. Then stopped somewhere near Independence and looked over the lower end of Dry Gulch. I went on over to Vernal about three days. I filed tiie third one on the third day, August 30, 1905. It cost me 16 dollars. We drove back to our claims, looked them over and drove to the Duchesne River for the night. We did not go by way of the Golden Stair road. We arrived home September 2 about 8 DiRltHi July 12, (1906) of this year I waa loaded to go to the Reservation taking my wife on a honeymoon. Bill Phillips went with us. We had Joe and Curo on covered wagon and supplies. We went by way of Provo Canyon, Daniels Canyon, Strawberry, Duchesne and to the ranch by 12:30 July 16, 1906. We unloaded, took some posts out of the insulate of food. There are dozens of ways to cut down on the waste of electricity in your home. Youre in charge and you save money on your electric bilL WASTE MOON NT LAKE ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. Pi HI students from secondary schools all house and shed and the next few day I set poets around the south forty. One over the district The students had the miles of posts, two rods apart. While I opportunity during the day to work was doing that. Bill Phillips watered .with two fine guest clinicians. It waa so nice to see all the schools thq horses each day and between times painted the house red on the participating in an effort to present a outside. One day while painting on the good, music program for the students. A varied program was heard by what root he fell off and said, I higndived. It hurt him some, but he was able to must have been three or four hundred people. go the next day. By this time the town of Roosevelt had its post- office, a We hope that' the festival will be a we will certainly store, a saloon, and some tent yearly event support it ' buildings. Roosevelt Chapter of the On July 24 they wanted to have a Utah Music Teachers Association dance, no coal oiL I had brought some with me so we came to the ranch and CONSUMER UKVICK by your CONSUMER OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITY - got some coal oil and danced most of the night as we were afraid to go home in the dark for fear of getting lost or tripping over (no roads); some excuse for staying all night To dance we had to move counters and merchandise in the store back to one earner and had enough room for two or three seta of square dances and for sacks of flour to sit on. Mandolin and NIKS. guitar waa the music. We also dug some more on the well while there. BY. Mr. Phillips' history is very interestMoon Lake Electric ing, as you can see, and it is much the same story of many who came. The next generation and so on have their own histories that carry on from the With rising costs of nearly days when most everyone lived on a null or large farm with a cow and everything today, we all tend to be some chickens, until the first airplane, more critical of how we spend our the first cars, etc., until today, the era money. .As a result, Moon. Lake1 of oil wells, and the industrialism of Electric Association receives numerour ares. ous inquiries every week, on rising Even though we may not be as electric .bills. To help you better gifted in. telling our story as Mr. understand, your, p, electric, bill and Phillips,'1,1 that' does' 'not '.make" ou possibly frinv some of the fatjQff bilk WR.ar. offering , the EaengyJ important.. .Program to all our members. Please contact Lester Bartlett, This program is designed to Roosevelt Stake; Emily T. Wilkerson, you find ways to help cut costa on your Roosevelt West Stake; who own electric bill We will extensively the People History Committee, at P.0. cover such areas as: Insulation, Box 981, Roosevelt 84066. weatherstripping, water heaters, app- Currently , ir Thank you, Emily T. Wilkerson Singing praise to District Concert - Dear Editor: We would like to publicly express how much we enjoyed the Duchesne District Music Festival concert at Union high school last Tuesday night. Mr. Hoopes, district musk coordinator and the music teachers in our District are to be congratulated on a fine fob. ... The concert culminated a day of rehearsal with band and chorus . hesitate! Volunteers needed for FEDERAL VITA Do you want to nelp elderly, handicapped, or individuals? Can you meet and deal with a variety of people? If you can answer yes to time two questions, then you should look into VITA. VITA is the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service. Volunteers are recruited to provide liances, doors and windows. The entire program is free of charg to you as a member. It will approximately two hours of your time. We will furnish you a list of recommendations which you may use whenever you feel it is budgetable, timewise or dollarwise, or just bad .enough to finally do something about. Surprisingly enough, new homes are just as much in need of helpful suggestions as are the older homes, if not more so. So call our Member Services Department if you are worried about rising electric coats, your own home usage, or just have some questions and we will be happy to make an appointment with you. EMPLOYEES e, to taxpayers unable to pay to have their tax refunds pre- pared. VITA instructors and training materials are provided free by the IRS. Training is conducted at a location conveni- Open Season November 10, 1980.- - Decembers, 1980. Comprehensive DENTAL & Medical Benefits are available for an family members through THE MAIL HANDLERS BENEFIT PLAN WHAT WE PAY: In full for hospital room semi-priva- e ADDITIONAL DENTAL BENEFITS: If you select our slightly more expensive High Option Plan, you get the above, PLUS you and your family will have bill protection for all dental procedures except braces. We pay. towards annual exams, preventative dentistry, fillings, root canals, gum work, crowns, bridges, den-- , fores, oral surgery, anesthesia, and much, much more. ent to volunteers and - GleaningExpert Carpet Cleaning General Cleaning) Services Insulation Urn Itocltuood 2098 instructors, generally starting in early January. Volunteers will re- -' eeive 80 hours of training that will allow them to assist taxpayers who need explanations of the special credits and deductions they may qualify for. Local civic and fraternal organizations, education institutions, churches and social groups can sponsor a VITA program. For the convenience of taxpayers who cannot travel to an IRS office, moat VITA volunteers provide assistance in their own neighborhoods at schools, churches and libraries. te and other services & supplies. We have increased our annual Maximum Benefit for doctor's visits. We provide Medical coverage for diagnostic testing & other Pre-- . ventative care. Surgical consultations and nursing care, plus maternity benefits with no waiting period. We pay in fuH for hemodialysis, radium and chemotherapy treatments and occupational therapy. ' 1980 RATES: HIGH OPTION HIGH OPTION LOW OPTION LOW OPTION SELF FAMILY SELF FAMILY FEDERAL EMP POSTAL EMP $ 4.15 11.42 3.19 8.98 $1.04 2.86 .80 2.24 ASSOCIATE MEMBER DUES: We charge $30.00 a year tar associate membership dues with no other union obligation on your part . Further Information is available by contacting Local 332 at P.O. Box 26476, S.L.C., UT 84126 or call Salt Lake 5 or other Utah areas City area 973-674- representative will be visiting agencies in your area! Contact your personnel office for more Information about these appearances. To enroll in THE MAIL HANDLERS BENEFIT PLAN contact your personnel A office.- - . |