Show 1 Casually Observing S with Cliff Every Good American Will I Vote Next Tuesday ft NEXT TUESDAY CITIZENS of the Uintah Basin all of Utah and most of the United States will be going to the polls to elect public officials who will serve w in various capacities they As I make this your God-given Duty to Vote next Tuesday for Someone on Some I do it with a profound conviction that Good Americans arc those who go the polls each election day help decide who will govern them and give voice 4 y issues that have been developed during a AS I REVIEW THE CAMPAIGN of words that have been written and spoken by for the various 1 offices I compliment local office-seekers for the fair way they have Not once have I heard one party nominee or party leader say an uncomplimentary thing about his He is asking support on HIS OWN MERITS and not by undermining the other I WISH I COULD SAY AS MUCH about our campaign in It's my honest opinion that candidates on both tickets have gone overboard in trying 1 to defame their The heat has been so great that injury to a person's reputation could result from the things hat have been said and Let's hope this doesn't and when the morning of November 7 arrives and be people have who will cross over the line nd be on the side of his victorious opponent as we march trying to preserve Liberty and the Pursuit of as it is known only in a Free THE PRESENT INTERNATIONAL situation is more emphatic that such n bond of unity is The manner in which all political leaders of the major parties and those not affiliated with cither party have and arc supporting tho President of the V. S. in his decision on the Cuban is heartwarming and gives evidence UNITED WE SHALL STAND and FIGHT TOGETHER for the great Couse of ONE FINAL WORD ABOUT NEXT TUESDAY It is at so important for whom you vote as you cast that preci-us The really important thing about it all is liat you make sure YOU It helps to make up your if you will study the record of service of each candidate jr office and the main issues before the then dp elect those you feel will best do the After it's all get behind the winners and aid them in bringing into a stronger Something Was Overlooked LAST WEEK AS was failed to comment on perhaps the most important natural source or ingredient used in fighting fire of enlarged And that's I doubt there is a ingle subject relating to the disastrous fire that swept a section of Roosevelt's business section on that Black that had more mention on the street and those fighting the fire than did the fact that WATER FAS Both storage tanks were full and a full team had been turned into the system shortly after the Ire had broken AN EFFICIENT FIRE DEPARTMENT can bo most Ineffective if the supply of water needed to fight a fire Is not So as just honor is directed to the effective way fire departments who responded brought tte half-million dollar fire under who livo In should be devoutly thankful for having an adequate supply of water when tills horrible fire I I SEND A BELATED WORD of commendation to those Roosevelt City who are responsible for keeping us forti-kd with plenty of water to meet such an It is Pt helpful also in keeping fire insurance rates down to a I'm sorry this was overlooked last week as to cover the fire in a spray of editorial Another Tragedy Strikes u ALL OF DUCHESNE COUNTY was shocked late Monty when word was circulated that two 3 and had been found dead in an unused freezer in the farm me at FROM THE DEEP recesses of the heart out to and Earl parents of Joyce apparently crawled into the freezer with 10 and either closed the or it slammed shut jV bring tragedy Into the modest farm 1 FOR HUNDREDS of warnings have gone to and others to remove locks from unused 1 or or else secure tho doors in a closed 80 like Joyce and Rudy could mt and an SADDENING EXPERIENCE should serve as to all who own an of uny malce sure It does not become a trap for some child who has no comprehension of danger that Take a quick inventory and see if you have a on yur if do something Ya K Opinion On Amendments M CAREFUL AND SERIOUS consideration of the H to be considered by Utah voters dard favors 1 and 3 very WiS S. reservations of and consequently is not taking finite stand either NEWS WEDNESDAY night printed an ta favor of NUMBER THREE which expresses our matter of more pay for We pass r consideration of our J ft CEMENT NUMBER THREE Deserve A Pay Raise UNFORTUNATE enough not to have had a Past 11 years will appreciate why proposed amendment 3 is on the Utah ballot for AMENDMENT WOULD RAISE the annual salary R ee page B 9 from page embers of the Utah Legislature from the present il and would increase their expense allotment from the legislative day during to a IF AND THE DESERET New believes hould be this would be the first raise since 1951 for the men and who make Utah's S THIS is to viewed with reservations but they are minor FOB ONE IT WOULD be better if the for daily expenses were left to the discretion of the n feature itself within certain That way the state w have to give as much expense money to legislators ho reside in Salt Lake Valley as to those who and have to establish a while r is In ONE SUCH PROPOSAL along similar lines was put before the voters in 1958 only to be ANOTHER CONCERN IS THAT raising the pay for by a year might prompt some people to seat in the Legislature just for the money 1 T BUT A YEAR IS NO king's In any Ik the voters ought to be shrewd enough to keep out candidates are more interested in the financial reward than in the rj for public service and personal development Kved in serving in the ON THE MORE POSITIVE there are persuasive constructive reasons for granting a pay raise to the i l IT IS LONG While legislators' pay in los utah has stood the cost of living has gone up sharply since UTAH'S COMPENSATION FOR its state legislators substantially below that paid by most other For the neighboring states of Arizona and Colorado their legislators and per biennium re- mi HIGHER PAY SEEMS WARRANTED because legis-H More must take two months away from their regular which often involves a real In many work long hours between sessions on committee BECAUSE LEGISLATORS MUST take time away their regular a substantial segment of the legislature is composed of self-employed busi- and farmers who are not as busy as usual during the months when the Legislature is in Such groups can thus make up a disproportionate share of the compared to the state as a Higher salaries could enable members of other groups to seek election and thus broaden the base of In this should be encouraged to give all possible help in panting time off to employees interested in serving in the PAY might attract more j persons to serve in the li WHAT IT ALL ADDS UP TO IS that a pay raise for legislators deserves t i EE LAST WORD Our thanks should be as fervent for mercies re- as our petitions for mercies I Shed no tears over your kick of No really great man ever had the advantages he himself did not is our refuge and strength a very present help in |