| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION His column one day reflected sheer anger oversituation which began with the disappearance of two saddle ponies belonging tofarm friend They were missing some time before being discovered many miles away and high onmountain ledge from which they were unable to escape Two volunteers braved heavy snowdrifts to bring the animals to safety The writer expressed his outrage in these terms The first crack out of the box Monday the incredible thing happened Dee gotpolice state big-brother-is-watching-you telephone call The Forest Service of the United States Government as represented by Ranger Bill Price of Monroe madelong distance call and with the full weight of the mighty United States Government behind him reported that Andersonanimals had been trespassing on property of the United States Government and that it would be 00 per head per month and the total bill came to 18 Dee was flabbergasted and then when he realized it was an official call and Price was dead serious he got sore told Bill and rightly so that herather go to jail than pay Bill the bill -andfew other pertinent comments befitting the occasion Did you ever hear of anything more assinine couple of stray plugs consumed about two-bits worth of sagebrush and snow and Uncle Sam through its delegated authority wants eighteen hard cold clams cash damages If Dee is going to get stuck forfeed bag bill he ought to turn around and sue Uncle for not giving their charges balanced browse The columnist didnblindly follow his political beliefs as evidenced by his reaction to1973 effort to electman who shared FuellenbachRepublican leanings The most rancid crock of political sauerkraut to foment and ferment in the state of Utah in manydecade is the Draft George Romney for Utah Senator movement he wrote Who in the hell is trying to fool who George Romney isgreat man hefrom Utah Butmgrown man who is about over the hump andcan never remember George beingcitizen of Utah Oh he wasgreat 508 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |