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Show CLAUDE'S f ommsmiA f by Claude Ortoi The citizens of this country lost an "invincible and incor-ruptible incor-ruptible defender of every American's right to be free from fear" last week in the death of J- Edgar Hoover, FBI director. So said President Richard Nixon, as he spoke at the funeral rites of the 77 year old Hoover at his funeral last Thursday in Washington. And we heartily agree with the President. No one was feared more by those outside the law more than J. Edgar Hoover. That name was synonymous synon-ymous with law and order for almost as long as we can remember. them out in a day? In another item from our exchanges, we learn from the Southern Utah News, published publish-ed in Kanab, that water rates for community users in the, town of Fredonia, are being raised. This is to meet the cost of developing more water for culinary use in that town. It says: Residents inside the water district will see their flat rate jump by one-third, from six to eight dollars a month, beginning this month. "A two dollar monthly increase in-crease will also be applied to the seven dollar flat rate for residents outside the district dis-trict and to businesses. Beyond Be-yond 15,000 gallon per month, each additional 1,000 will cost fifty cents, So let's us Parowan water users quit our "bitchin"' I a j. j. I Mr. Hoover was upright, honest and fearless in the performance of his duties, as he saw them. But in latter years he has served in that office under a continual har-rassment har-rassment for his scalp by a lot of people,, people who, if they didn't fear him, were in partnership with those who did. Many of the members of congress and other office, holders in Washington as well as throughout the land "hove been after his scalp" But I am happy to say that he hung on the end. Who will replace him? It won't be easy. We sometimes wonder if there is a man of his caliber who would take the job, who would or could be appointed, or who could stand the things which he did in fulfilling his job. The position posi-tion won't be filled, only temporarily tem-porarily until after the November No-vember election, so that the new president, whether it be Mr. Nixon or some one else who will fall heir to the job. Whoever it is, I wish him success. suc-cess. I j 1 shouldn't say anything ; now, but from reading the daily papers and listenin to the radio, I am forced to believe be-lieve that the South Vietnamese Vietnam-ese are getting the h li i brat out of them over in south- j east Asia. Perhaps we Willi get the rest of our forces out j of that country before we felt ; we would. There may be an-j ' other "Dunquerqe" coming up. j ; Wonder if we have enough! i transports over there to get' The music depanment of the Parowan High School went on parade last Wednesday night and the result was a very entertaining evening for parents of the students, as well as area residents. .And the art department of the school collaborated in making the evening very much of a success. j John Talcott used all of his ! students in one group or another an-other during the program. It started with the junior band, 1 and went on up through the girl' chorus, men's chorus, the ! senior band, the mixed chorus, a rock ensemble, the madrigal madri-gal singers and the combined chorus, and they were all very good. Directors for the program pro-gram were John Talcott, and Mrs. Claudia Ward, a talent-1 ed young lady, who has been working with him. Accompan-: ists were Mrs. Mary Lyman ' and Mrs. Jackie Robinson. ! In charge of the art exhibit, which included work done in that department during the year were Mrs. Alta Dalton and Mr. Larry Hatch. Of course the Parent Teacher Teach-er organization was a contributor contri-butor to the fine evening, the ladies served refreshments to; the large crowd that was in i attendance. 1 But, as for me, the band didn't play any of Sousa's marches, and I'm too dumb to understand modern art, so I got out of there bt fore they : accused me of Uoin it, ! |
