Show letters to the editor to the editor of the san juan record read a column of your recent edition entitled the old settler I 1 take exception to what was said in that column and as a subscriber I 1 would like you ithe editor to examine that column and print an honest correction it is true that some in in this area received money from the federa I 1 it is also atrue that tbt some of those these utes are wasting that mon money ays eys but where the truth en ends ds and fiction begins your writer states that utes received a government DOLE which is a false state ment these utes received money in payment of an honest contract which has been towed owed to them ithem for some time they had to go to court to get payment which should show anyone that it certainly was a payment owed and not a dole if you or your writer really want the truth or the matter it can be obtained from the indian agency in regard to actual doles I 1 wonder if your writer is a farmer and as such has he ever received a parity check many of us in this area have and those I 1 i checks are doles and I 1 imagine some of us have wasted some of 1 the money but weed sure object if it were printed in the paper it the lutcs were a white mans organization they would probably take legal action against you for printing such untruths un truths ahl ah but the old settler Set tice say ute did he no h he c said piu diute piute le now why in the dickens is he picking pi on the poor aiutes in the first place there are only a few clutes in the area they are arc an entirely different tribe located in western utah they have received no government money dole or otherwise if you writer enough in his work wark to look up a few facts to be sure his story is correct then lets get a new writer the subscribers of this news peper like all other newspaper readers like to be able to rely upon the statement which are printed I 1 for one feel that the present owner and editor is trying to do a good job and give us a good newspaper so lets help out by writing to him when there are arbors so that he can correct them in the next issue As for you writers we appreciate preci ate your work but leits fol low the advice of one of 0 our count rys great men ile he said the quote is probably not exact but this is the idea it if you have something to say and you are sure of your facts androu and you honestly believe it ill will do some good then say it but if you are not sure of your facts or that what you say will do anyone good then its best to keep your peace thank you for your t time ime A subscriber id print my name but I 1 don fb tt want this 10 to lo become something personal just interested in seeing the truth in print EDITORS NOTE when we er error in the columns of the record it is unintentional and at al no time do we deliberately print prini incorrect statements about an individual or groups the article you refer to was contributed to the record by a guest writer and we are arc not in a position to know the complete facts in the case however it is our intention to check on this matter to ascertain the arthe full and complete picture hereafter we will will not print any letters to the editor unless signed however we can withold the name from print if requested mr and mrs glen n barber ar b er and n d gle small son were visiting si g i in n pre preston s idaho with mrs barbers folks last week mr and mrs irwin returned from salt lake city sunday bringing mrs george behunin home for a visit with home folks carol is slowly recovering from her attack of polio last summer she will visit here a short while before returning to salt lake city where she will take swimming lessons during the sur summer |