Show I STAhLE RRY PRY STAHLE Rn AW iRD That guys guy's l Hat hat t he should keep keepe e e and send his wife It school fast P ast few m months jard and ar much m ch coming i ambers of the city fir ding Ailing ding a proposed ref rethe re- re 7 f the city's power r m lines Very little reaction to this has come forth until recently There are a number of Manti residents who are opposing the installation of this system This is good and I am happy that we live in a country where this is possible But some of the reasons reasons reasons rea rea- sons they give for this opposition do not seem valid to me Since this whole matter has come up I have taken the time timeto to observe where power lines are running in above every city I go through I noticed for example example example ex ex- ample last weekend when I took tooka a trip further down the line in southern Utah that the modern progressive cities all run their power lines through the middle of the block One such town we were in had perfect television reception reception reception re re- re- re even with high tension wires running over the roof of the building When I was a youngster in Bountiful I recall several in instances instances instances in- in stances where the city council councilor or county commissioners would turn thumbs down on some project project project because they felt that it just wasn't necessary for the town One example was during the depression depression depression de de- de- de the government offered to install through labor a sewer system for the town The cost would have been very very small It was turned down because it was deemed to be an unnecessary project Well anyone buying a home in Bountiful within the last 20 years or so is socked with a large connection fee plus a monthly service charge It was found out many years later that thata a sewer system was important Now I am not saying that we should rush out and grab up all the available federal funds and Continued on page three STAhLE Continued from page one oae install a sewer system and new wiring for the electrical depart depart- ment In the case of our own Manti Power Department there are a number of serious problem ex ex- The cables which bear the precious kilowatts up to the city power plant are growing old and lose a great deal of their cargo on the long journey from the west side of Manti This costs everyone in Manti After the juice reaches the power plant then it must be shot back downtown for con con- Again we lose more of our power The engineers making a preliminary preliminary preliminary pre pre- study have pegged out several routes for the lines to follow should they be taken through the middle of the blocks This has met with stiff opposition opposition opposition tion from citizens who contend that it will interfere with their TV and radio reception The engineers engineers engineers en en- have repeatedly told the council that if the new lines are properly installed there will be beno beno beno no interference In fact I am amnot amnot amnot not too sure that the present lines carrying electricity into the city haven't played havoc with the booster system on the mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain at various times thus ruining ruining ruining ruin ruin- ing everyone's TV reception Im I'm not saying that everyone stampede out and demand that the project be completed I do believe however we should work progressively toward toward toward to to- ward a sighted far-sighted program Lets Let's spend our money on an investment investment in in- investment in- in vestment that looks to the future not not the past It seems everything today is wrinkle-resistant wrinkle except peo peo- pie I was down to the city park last Tuesday inspecting the new shelter being erected by the city to protect the picnic tables and persons using the facilities from the weather Mayor Les Anderson reported that the facilities are not yet completed and already ady the kids are having a great time playing Tarzan and swinging on the steel support bars If that wasn't bad enough they try to see how high they can swing Apparently a afew afew afew few of them have been extremely extreme extreme- ly successful because they have left their toe prints in the new tin roof If the kids think that this was the only reason that these shelters shelters shel shel- were built the city may maybe maybe maybe be forced to take them down Not only are they destroying ex ex- ex- ex pensive property but they could seriously injure themselves All of this fooling around makes the city officials wonder just how much improving they really want to do around MantiA Manti A sure sign youre you're getting older is when the children tell teU you about their history lesson and aad you realize that when you went to school the same items called ned were current events Next Saturday there will be a amass amass amass mass drowning around the State of Utah And the victims will be bea a bit about getting hooked for the job When the sun peeks over the mountains Saturday the daylight will finds hordes of men and women standing with poles in their hands engineering this great drowning exercise What we are trying to say is that on Saturday you can grab your pole and your family and head for the old fishing hole and test your luck At least you will willbe willbe willbe be able to if the lake or stream isn't located high in the mountains mountains mountains moun moun- where snows are still piled high The victim of the mass drowning drowning drowning drown drown- ing is getting used to the job hes he's the bait for the day the worm Rex Draper was in the office on Tuesday and reported that he has not had a visitor at his home since his Mother passed away in March He asked me to extend extend extend ex ex- ex- ex tend an invitation to anyone who has a few minutes to drop by and pay him a visit He says that three months without any guests is a long time DEFINITION A dude ranch is a place where a man wealthy enough to afford three Cadillacs lacs lass rides a horse Doctor You are suffering from nerves Can you think of anything to cause this Patient Fishing Doctor But fishing is a avery avery avery very soothing pastime Patient C Not ot when you have no ng license The aqua gang can come out of hiding this weekend at least we hope they can The Manti City work crews have spent this week down at atthe atthe atthe the Manti ManU City swimming pool getting it ready for its summer opening It was hoped that this would be on Memorial Day but the facility didn't look quite ready Thursday morning All it lacked was water |