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Show Review - Wednesday, October 1, 1986 - Page 2 I Citizens must join fight against flood of pornography children are used in the production of child f nography. And this hard core pornography is being?'' " in the sexual molestations and rapes throughout " country. . It is time for people who believe this type of perS(, r expression, which degrades children and women f other people's sexual thrills, to band together c demand certain rights. a ' The courts must begin to enforce the contempora r community standards yard stick to determine wh$ obscene and, therefore, inacceptable in their J community. And the courts must then prosecJ ' business and individuals who violate these standards The United State Postal Service is empowered . ' prosecute for the use of the postal service to distribut obscene material. It needs to start doing so. The failu of the Postal Service to halt the flow of hard core n? nography is one of the biggest reasons for the recer growth of the industry. This trash, while it is available, is not legal and canl prosecuted. But as long as good people ignore it purveyors of porn will continue to line their pockets a they contribute to civilization's decline. ! The Reverend Dr. Jerry Kirk said it well when ht explained that those who oppose the current flood of pornography "are not against sex. We are against bad sex." Rev. Kirk urged those attending to "Get changed w together and get going" - to do something to stop the spread of hard core pornography's influence. Unless and until we take that step, the flood f continue. There's a fine line between allowing individual freedom to flourish and maintaining the overall health and stability of a society. In the past decade or so, the individual freedom side of the argument has held sway in virtually every major decision by the U.S. Supreme Court and those agencies who are charged with keeping obscene material under control. As a result, in this age of increased freedom and electronic-ag- e accessibility to images and information, a multi-millio- n pornography industry has developed in this county -- - an industry that is weakening the very fabric of our society. On it's face, the argument in favor of letting the porn industry flourish is a good one. After all, who has the right to say what an individual can or cannot do in his own home, as long as he or she is not interfering with the rights of others. But that's an argument based on the assumption that what a person reads or watches will never cross the boundary between exercising personal freedom and start infringing on someone else's rights. Evidence is mounting that the current flood of violent pornography and child pornography has crossed over that imaginary line that separates freedom and responsibility. And still good people continue to do nothing. Those attending the People Vs. Pornography con-ference held in Salt Lake City last Saturday were urged to get involved in the battle against the obscenity which is invading our society but it is going to require a much larger effort to make the courts understand that what is now available in the way of "adult" entertainment has gone beyond the limits of personal freedom. The problem with this type of pornography is that the people not involved in creating it, selling it or buying it are not fully aware of what is available as near as your mail box - and they don't want to be. Those who are involved in the porno industry, either as producers or consumers, have a stake in maintaining the current supply of obscene material. That gives the smut peddlers one more unfair ad-vantage in the battle for decency. There is no way to describe in a family newspaper, without being offensive, the type of material that is a phone call and credit card charge away. Video tapes of every possible sexual coupling and configuration -- - in graphic detail - are readily available at competitive prices. Magazines available in the state publish dozens of telephone numbers of women ready to simulate sex with any one of any age over the phone lines for a price in one of the fastest growing and most lucrative twists for those obsessed with sex - dial-a-por- n. And all of this has possible consequences for in-dividuals who would never consider being involved with this type of material. As Leonard Poelman, and Salt Lake attorney and vice chairman of Citizens for Positive Community Values, told those at Saturday's conference: "We are coming to realize that what begins in the privacy of our homes may result in tragic consequences for others." The evidence is in the growing number of the abused. According to conference speakers, every year 300,000 Just what the skiers asked for p.g. blab By MARCELLA l WALKER By MARCELLA WALKER It is good that today is the first day of October because September is supposed to be the lovely late summer month and it turned out to be winter. You kind of expect some cool weather in October and snow is not uncommon this month. But September? Gosh! It almost scares you to think what might be coming next. The skiers are ecstatic and some diehards are already out on the slopes, although the ski resorts aren't ready. - Timp looks like its been covered with whipped cream again. There is probably as much snow up there now as there usually is at the first of, December. I can't believe it. October is wonderful, though. In spite of the rain and snow on the mountains, October has the most beautiful bright blue skies that you have ever seen. October is orange, brown, yellow and red. It is falling leaves arid colorful asters and bright, late blooming, petunias. It is cider and doughnuts and Halloween. October is football games, soccer, and volleyball. It is softly warm days and cold nights. for the fireplaces and woodburning stoves. October is when the furnace gets it's first good workout since spring. October is Autumn in all its glory. It is long walks through fallen leaves. It is the rustle and crunch of leaves beneath the feet. October is crunchy apples and hot chocolate, late at night. October is sweater weather, the best time before winter coats become a habit. October is the time to ' start thinking about what to buy for Christmas and what to fix for ...Thanksgiving dinner. October is the time to prepare your car for winter, making sure the antifreeze is good enough, the snow tires are in good shape, and the trunk is full enough of weighty things to get you out of a tight spot in the snow. October is when you stop running around barefooted around the house and October is draining hoses and putting them away for the winter, painting the trim on the house, cleaning out the rain gutters, raking leaves, and setting out spring bulbs. October is preparing the rose winter, after the last possible has bloomed. October is putting the suirc; furniture away .and the site clothes. October is getting the picked, the grapes put up, and n stormdoors on. October is school dances andts fairs. October is velvety pansiest blooming in spite of the weather October is wonderful, event; the warmth of summer is faded ai: the shadows on the hill are ite purple. Did you see the siwloii Timp, sitting strikingly anmjk red and gold leaves of autumn'! October is UEA and thedeerk: It is Columbus Day and YomKf: and United Nations Day. Did you go to the store andseeii Halloween costumes in a juifc because of little hands that hadbee searching and wishing already?!); you see the wide variety Halloween candies on sale? October is certainly full of derful things. In spite ol 6 weather, I can hardly wait font; comes next. October is bright orange pum-pkins on the dying vines and squash of enormous size. October is when we get to change back to normal time. It is early evenings. October is the first time the fireplace is lit for the season. Oc-tober is time to buy trick or treats. October is gathering-wood-tim- e I ' - . ' , - , ' 1 - ? S K V ? J; ' , j I IV-v'.- i ! - . . ; v " 1 . i 1 1 ' I ' '. ' 4 I ' ; r k I Ann Topham smiles after receiving the award for Utah State EMT Instructor of the Year in a ceremony at the U of U Medical Center. Topham top EMT instructor Pleasant Grove Emergency Medical Technician Ann Topham has been named as the EMT In-structor of the Year for the state of Utah. In a special ceremony held Sept. 22 at the University of Utah Medical Center, Ann was presented the award by Dr. Suzanne Dandoy, executive director of the Utah Department of Health. The ceremony was the kickoff for Emergency Medical Services Week. Ann was nominated for the honor by D. Mark Gibbons, president of the Pleasant Grove Ambulance Association. Ann has been an EMT since 1976. She became an instructor two years later. She teaches EMT classes at BYU and Utah Technical College. One of the things she is most ex-cited about is the program for training kids in all the high schools on "What to do until the ambulance arrives." This program is through the. state Emergency Medical Council. They have taught 18,000 students in CPR and First Aid skills. Several of the kids have reported that they have saved lives as a result of the course. Ann was a nurse's aid when she became an EMT. Since then she has completed training for her LPN and is now a Registered Nurse working in the Emergency Room at American Fork Hospital. Ann attended Weber State College and worked full time while she earned her nursing degree. The fact that her husband, Paul, was in North Carolina for specialized military training, leaving her to manage the home and their five children, makes her accomplishment even more outstanding. In addition, during this time she earned the Outstanding Student Award in her graduating class. Ann does three or four shifts for the Ambulance Association during the week, plus one shift per week with her regular team. She enjoys sewing, volleyball, . softball, horseback riding and clogging in her spare time. Avoiding 'run down' feeling grassroots vl i ; (A i Copyright Becky Grass Johnson the oncoming car like he needed bifocals. I hit the horn and braked the car to a complete stop. He sniffed at the front of the car then cocked his head as if saying, "Yup, it's a car all right." Then he finished trotting across the road. It was a record-breakin- g night. My kids hadn't seen that many animals on the road since our trip to Yellowstone Park. Our station wagon crawled the rest of the way to the store and home. Upon our arrival home, I related to Hubby that I had almost clob-bered a quail, creamed a cat, debilitated a dog and that supper was nearly "pheasant under glass." It could have been worse, Hubby reminded me. It could have been a deer or horse that ran in front of the car. I agreed. "Well, what did you pick up for supper?" Hubby asked. I don't know why he nearly broke his neck getting to the garage to inspect the car. All I said was "grilled hamburger." It was one of those nights when my husband came home, sniffed around the kitchen and asked the dreaded question, "What's for dinner?" On the wild frontier when Pa came through the door and asked "What's for supper?" Ma replied, "You mean you didn't shoot a rabbit on the way home?" If Pa wanted a bison burger, he organized a buffalo hunt. If he had a hankering for jerky, he brought home a deer. I had put a pan full of water to boil on the stove top. It's an old trick I learned from my grandmother. Before I got married she said, "If dinner isn't ready when your sweetheart gets home from work, put some water on to boil. It'll give him the feeling that a wonderful, hot meal isn't far away."We have been married long enough now that when my husband sees a pan of water boiling, he knows right away that supper isn't going to be ready for a while. My husband eyed the pan of boiling water with a disappointed look. "I'm on my way to pick up something quick for supper," I promised as I headed for the front door. "I'll take the kids and be back in a flash." I started up the station wagon and headed for the nearest grocery store. I had driven about a quarter of a mile when a plump, mama quail skittered to the middle of the road. She paused and turned as if saying, "Okay kids, the coast is clear!" Suddenly a long row of her babies ran to join her. I braked the car and swerved as tiny quail scattered. I remembered a poster I had seen displayed during the grade school's safety week. The prize-winnin- g slogan had been, "To avoid that run down feeling, look both ways before crossing the street." Luckily, the whole family of birds escaped with their lives. My children sat wide-eye- d and silent in the back seat. As I approached the next bend in the road, a pheasant flew up out of by BECKI GRASS JOHNSON the brush and glided in front of the car. I closed my eyes, afraid I'd see pheasant plastered to the wind-shield. I could hear the brushing sound of wings as the pheasant narrowly cleared the front of my car. "What was that?" one of the kids asked. "One lucky bird," I answered. My knuckles were white on the steering wheel and I had reduced my speed by several miles an hour when a cat ran in front of the car. Now I don't know how (or if) a cat's brain works in a crisis, but this cat got two thirds the way across the road, saw me coming then turned around and ran back the same way he had come. One of the kids screamed "Look out for the cat!" Another one yelled "Ten points! Go, Mom, go!" The car veered and I nearly drove myself and three children into an oncoming car ... but we managed to miss the cat. We were almost to the store when I saw a group of dogs romping through a field at the side of the road. I slowed way down. At this point I was somewhat paranoid and wasn't taking any chances. None of them seemed to be paying any attention to the road or cars. Then out of the blue, a curly-haire-spaniel sprinted to the middle of the road. He stood there and squinted at peasant (Sroue toitu ISSN No. U.S.P.S. No. Published weekly except y for Thanksgiving and Christmas by Newtah, Inc. 11 South Main Pleasant Grove, Utah 81062 Telephone Numbers Advertising & Circulation. News J Publisher Brett R.Bcuaf Editors MarcHaW Marcella Wa Subscription price $16" per yea' Second class postage paid at Pleasant Grove Post Office Postmasler: Send addrcsschangel' F O Bix 7. A mork-- n Fork. Ulah 1 Isn't there a great day coming? you should layaway now fo' Christmas. Use your good creH- - Serving our customers 11 W. Main, American FwM 19 VOTE EXPERIENCE I "i t x ! LvJ GREENWOOD Car fire arson suspected Pleasant Grove Police Officers suspect that arson was the cause of a fire which destroyed a classic automobile and damaged a motorhome Saturday. Fire fighters were called to the fire at 5:30 p.m. at 105 West Adams Lane. A blue 1965 Cadillac con-vertible owned by Leo Ault, Pleasant Grove, was destroyed. The engine area of the car was not burned, only the interior and con-vertible top. The car was parked next to the motorhome, also owned by Mr. Ault, when it caught fire. Extensive damage was done to the outer wall of the motorhome. Damage to the two vehicles was set at about $10,000. Since the car had been parked in the same place, and not driven, for some time, the police officers and fire department personnel suspect arson. There are no suspects at the present time. Two fire trucks and 12 firemen responded to the blaze which was extinguished in a short time. |