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Show July Special Interest Conference Slated The July Conference for Special Interest will host Elder LeGrande Richards, Bishop H. Burke Peterson, President Bar- bara Smith, Elder Hartman Rector Jr. and other prominent speakers and specialists. According to Irv Lindsey, n Utah Valley Young Special Interest president, single adults in the area will be encouraged to attend the conference, meeting from July 5 in Provo at BYU. The festivities of the conference will commence on the evening of July 2 with a buffet supper, Heritage Arts display, talent show and dance. On July 3, Elder LeGrande Richards of the Quorum of the Twelve will keynote the conference. Elder Richards has filled four missions and presided over multi-regio- 2-- First prize in the recent contest sponsored by Pharmacy was a grandfathers clock being presented here by Carol Braithwaite to winner Beverly Hanson. two of them. He has served as bishop of three wards, as a member of two high councils and as a stake president. He served 14 years as the Presiding Bishop of the Church and has been a member of the Council of the Twelve since April, 1952. He is the author of three widely-rea- church d books; including A Marvelous Work and a Wonder. He and his wife Ina Jane Ashton Richards, have four daughters and two sons. ning, Lindsey said, with a respite in between the dinner and dance for those wishing to attend the Provo Panorama. The July 4 Priesthood and Relief Society meeting speakers will include H. Burke Peterson, first counselor of the Presiding Bishopric and Barbara Smith, General Relief Society president, Lindsey said. Bishop H. Burke Peterson is a prominent civil engineer from Phoenix, Arizona. He was called to the Presiding Bishopric on April 6, 1972. Previously he was a Regional Representative of the Council of the Twelve for two years and president of the Phoenix North Stake for five years. In Phoenix, he was a partner in the Engineering Corporation of America serving Utah, Arizona and Colorado. since 1971. Mrs. Smith has been a ward and stake YWMIA president, ward Relief Society president and on a stake Relief Society board. She has held many civic executive positions. Barbara is married to Douglas H. Smith, a Regional Representative of the Twelve. They have seven children. The Sunday morningside address will be presented by Hartman Rector Jr., a member of the First Council of Seventy. Elder Rector has been a member of the Council since April of 1968 and has recently presided over the Alabama-Florid- a Mission of the church. He is a former naval aviator and holds the rank of captain in the United States Naval Reserve. Elder Rector was with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 10 years in the Washington, D.C. office of Budget and Finance where he was an analysist. Elder Rector and his wife Constance Kirk Daniel Rector were converted to the church in 1952. They have eight children. Elder LeGrande Richards Afternoon workshops will follow the morning keynote address. Phyllis Jacobsen, Stella Oaks, Thelma DeJong, John Hill, Jody Western, Dale Pearson, Jan Williams, Clarence Robison, Ethel Gerlach, Margaret Hoopes, Barbara Fisher, Terry Olsen, Eugene Mead, Lynn McKinlay, David McKissock and Don Norton will lead the workshops with specialized topics, selected especially for the Special Interest person. dinner-danc- e A is planned for Saturday eve- semi-form- H. Burke Peterson President Barbara Smith is a native of Salt Lake City and has held many positions in the church auxiliary organizations before she was called to her present position in Oct. of 1974. She has been a member of the board Carlson Faults Moss Vote On FEA Extension Act Elliott Braithwaite congratulates 2nd prize winner Lucille Nelson and 3rd prize winner Theo Clark. approved by the United States Senate yesterday is signed into law, many Americans may be prevented from buying a home in the future. Commenting on the measure, If a bill Republican senatorial candidate Jack Carlson said, An amendment attached by Senator Edward Kennedy to a proposal extending the life of the Federal Energy Administra- tion is the root cause of this latest step in Amendment. He must be held accountable! The Kennedy Amendment establishes a nationwide build- Carlson said. code, Senator Kennedys proposal ing gives city officials the choice of whether or not to accept the code. However, if city fathers reject the federal code for their community, the federal government would prevent residents of that city from obtaining mortgage loans from any the federal federally takeover of Utah. Senator Frank Moss voted in favor of both the Federal Energy Administation Extension Act and the Kennedy Hartman Rector Jr. Relief Society general insured bank or savings and loan institution, charged Carlson, a former Assistant Director of the U.S. Bureau of the Budget. Nearly all financial institutions in the country fall into that category. This is a serious erosion of freedom of choice for Utah private property owners, and usurps the role of local govenments, said Carlson. It is nothing less than a federal A testimony meeting will the morningside talk. Participants will then be adjourned for dinner. A fireside, featuring Elder Robert Pedersen, is planned for the evening along with a Provo community activity, with speaker Senator Jake Gam. Elder Pedersen is on the Melchizedek Priesthood MIA General Board. He and his family reside in Salt Lake City where he is president of his own business. Monday, July 5, will be a follow family festival,-- , day with the Provo parade at 9 a.m. as a starter. Special Interest families will next meet at the park for a picnic with games, food and fun. A community activity is suggested for the evenings entertainment, with a visiting General Authority speaking and professional fireworks to top off the bicentennial celebration. All single adults 26 and over are invited to attend. For further information and registration details write P.O. Box 170 or call 375-522- Messenger - Enterprise, Thursday, July 1,1976 Page Bald Eagle on U.S. Seal Represents Power, Courage, Freedom, Truth, Independence On the evening of July 4, 1776, members of the Second Continental Congress re- assembled in the State House following dinner. Earlier that afternoon they had signed the Declaration of Independence. During the meeting that followed, Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson to a committee to bring in a design for a national seal. The need was considered urgent because inherited British custom and law demanded that the seal of sovereign authority be impressed on grants and charters to make them valid. Congress felt the need of a device to verify its actions. Although the choice was not unanimous, the American Bald Eagle was chosen. History has been generous in its judgement of the eagle and appears to be influenced more by the appearance and physical strength of the bird than with its natural habits which sometimes do not match the ideals of human behavior. Through the years, however, people have made it representative of power, courage, conquest, freedom, inmagnanimity, dependence, truth, and immortality. The choice of the bald eagle as the American symbol appears to have been popular at the time. The "Bird of Freedom was pictured on butter molds, blazoned on quilts, painted on chests, limned on gift plates, and used in many other ways. The bald eagle is native only to North America. There are an estimated 1,000 pairs nesting in the lower 48 states at present. The species apparently mates for life. The parents are devoted to their young. The females are larger, as is usual for most birds of prey. The eagles build large nests, sometimes on a cliff but more often in a tall tree, and use them year after year. New material is added each year until the tree falls or the nest crashes from its own weight. One nest observed by zoologist Herrick in Ohio was 12 feet deep and 8.5 feet across and weighed an estimated 2 tons. The female lays one to four eggs. The young are cared for at least 6 months. Ben Franklin felt the bird was one of bad moral character, that he did not get his living honestly. He would have chosen instead well-know- n people, including Hobart Francis like zoologists, Herrick, have disagreed with Franklins appraisal of the eagle. Before the Christian era the eagle was the guardian divinity of one city in Mesopotamia. The eagle was sacred to Zeus, god of the elements; shown with its talons sunk in a serpent, it represented triumph over evil. To ancient Rome, the eagle was a symbol of victory and was emblazoned on the standards the conquering legions carried. It became the special emblem of Roman emperors and, after their death, the bearer of their souls to the stars. The eagle became a Christian symbol of ascension and the symbol of St. John. It was likewise adopted as the emblem of Charlemagne, Napoleon, and Peter the Great. It was the emblem of the German Empire and the German Republic until the days of the swastika. In the new World, the golden eagle was highly esteemed by all native North Americans. Daniel G. Brinton, an ethnologist, reported: Mens Jeanie Clemens won 4th prize; Doris Hansen, 9th prize and LoDel Beal, 7th prize. Winners not present for pictures: 5th, Betty Cox; 6th, Mae Bowers; 8th, Barbara Barton; 10th, Gerald Anderson. More than 70 golfers participated in the Palisade Association party held Sunday. Winners of prizes for the day included Jack Shand and Fran Hodges in putting; Diane Greenwood and Bob Bleming in chipping. Jack Shand, Diane Greenwood and Milt Larsen won the team tournament. The next Palisade Golf Association party will be held on August 7. The June round of the n match play tournament was won by David Bailey and Ron Nunley, Moroni. David Anderson and Jim Peterson, Manti, placed second. Golfers wishing W play in the July round should sign up by July 4. the highest ; ideals of.. the American way of life and with its history are stored the stories of Americas progression and development. 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Utahns continue to be hurt by the arbitrary and excessive federal regulations developed by this agency, The Congress Carlson said. did not take any steps toward phasing out the Federal Energy Administration which must be our goal. INVENTORS tor FRONTIER added, - Mt. Pleasant, Utah lt Design and Funding Inc. 7315 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 727 East Bethesda, MD 20014 Phone (301) 654-758- 5 The Birch Log What Is Americanism? by John F. McManus There has to be a Belmont, Massachusetts definition of Americanism somewhere. It is quite obvious that many Americans find it hard to put a finger on one. A housewife might offer that it is a combination of patriotism and love of tradition. Thats good but not very specific. A young radical might insist that Americanism is oppression of the little guy by the big guy. When he grows up, hell learn better. A retired school teacher might point to the marvelous history of opportunity and good will that have always characterized our nation. And a fifth grade idealist might answer, Americanism is loving your neighbor." All of which is simply to say that the term means many things to many Americans. But there is a definition that is historically accurate and ever so pertinent on the anniversary of our nations two hundredth birthday. A better understanding of this definition will result in a more certain future for all of us. Declaration of Independence When our founding fathers had enough of British oppression, they broke away and formed our nation. In doing so, they defined Americanism in the Declaration of Independent. The core of that definition is the part that says . . . men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights . . . . That small statement affirms that God exists and that rights come from Him, not from government. In fact, government, which owes its very existence to the people who created it, has no other valid purpose than to protect the n rights of individuals. It certainly should never take those rights away, for government is the servant of the people, not their master. The first Americans had to fight for the definition of Americanism contained in the Declaration. After their victory, they wrote a Constitution whose whole purpose was to limit, as strictly as possible, the power of the govern God-give- Its feathers composed the war flag of the Creeks, and its image, carved in wood, or its stuffed skin, surmounted their council lodges. None but an approved warrior dare wear it among the Cherokees, and the Dakotas allowed such honor only to him who first touched the corpse of the common foe. The eagle first appeared in American coinage on a Massachusetts copper cent in 1776. The first coinage of American gold followed in 1795 in the form of or $10 eagles, pieces, and half eagles." In the 1797 issue of these coins, the design was nearly the same as the national seal. Quarter eagles were coined in 1796; double eagles ($20), in 1849. The first silver dollar, struck in 1794, bore an eagle with extended wings, standing on a. rock and encircled by a laurel wreath. The eagle represents some of takeover of responsibilities traditionally exercised by the private sector and city officials. This means many prospective homeowners wont be able to buy a home through no fault of their own. It will severely hurt the construction industry because contractors wont be able to sell houses theyve Carlson built. And finally, 6 ment they had created. They knew well that an unchecked government would become oppressive, so they tied it down with the chains of the Constitution, as Thomas Jefferson phrased it. And our Constitution does not limit the people; it limits the government. Because our people have been free, they have been able to produce, to invent, to build, and to dream. Millions came here to enjoy the blessings of liberty and helped to build the greatest nation in all history. What America is has come about because of this new concept of government, the concept that should be known by the name Americanism. It includes belief in God, from Whom all rights are derived. It affirms the innate dignity of every individual. And it insists on strict limitation of government as a fundamental guarantee of freedom. Is Americanism Fading? Americans should indeed treasure our marvelous heritage. The blessings of freedom which it affirms have been enjoyed by very few others. And we should be concerned because so few understand it today. Because Americanism is so little appreciated, we have allowed a burgeoning federal government to build itself into another master as oppressive as the one we fought two hundred years ago. Our courts, through and decisions, have even outlawed any positive statement in the classroom of the truths in the Declaration of Independence, the very foundation of our nation. We are the heirs of all the ages. We must not however, simply relax and enjoy our good fortune. As Americans, we have a responsibility to pass on our glorious heritage to subsequent generations. So, let us all become determined to understand Americanism, and let us then insist that those in high places understand and live by it also. If they do not, they should be replaced. That, too, is part of Americanism. anti-pray- anti-Go- d 1976 77ip John Hirch StKiety heat urea This space is purchased by friends of the John Birch Society |