Show Moon Lake Assured By Governor Gover or Blood At Fort Duchesne PROMISES CONSTRUCTION WILL VILL BE UNDERWAY UNDER UNDERWAY WAY VA Y IN SEPTEMBER I Active construction on the Moon Lake Reservoir in September was wag wasI Governor Henry H. H H Bloods Blood's assurance assurance assur assur- ance to Uintah Basin residents of ot better times ahead in his address on Governors Governor's Day Thursday atthe at atthe atthe the Uintah Basin Industrial Con Con- Low cost to tho the users as compared compared compared com com- pared to other similar projects was pointed out by the Governor in speaking of the Moon Lake project declaring ring that the cost coot per foot acre-foot of storage capacity would be as compared to which tho the Deer Creek project project pro pro- project will cost the Utah Valley farmers Drouth and water problems in general were discussed with the assurance that everything possible would be be bedone done to relieve the situa situa- tion The tax situation came in for considerable discussion with an explanation of the necessity of raising the state general levy for tor this year An accounting of ot th the sales tax collected was waa given lis lis- I I j I I GOVERNORS GOVERNOR'S SALUTE The Governors Governor's Day program started at 1000 a a. a m. m with the tha official salute followed by a grand parade of Bands Indians and Boy Scouts This was followed by a demonstration of ot band hand marching marching- followed by the Governors Governor's ad ad- dress Dr A A. Ladrue Jensen of ot the University of Utah was the other morning speaker whose subject was To rescue for Society the Native Values of Rural Life Afternoon speakers were wera F. F S S. S Harris president of the Brigham Young University on What constitutes constitutes constitutes con con- a Home and Harold Tar Ter- of the American Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross speaking on i First Aid and Life Lite Saving Dr E E. E G. G Peterson President of ot Utah State Agricultural College was the principal speaker at Wednesdays Wednesday's Wednesdays Wednesday's Wednesdays Wednesday's Wed Wed- sessio sessions He praised the hardiness and of the Basin residents describing the con convention convention as a unique thing in American American American Amer Amer- ican life declaring that it represents represents represents an almost perfect educational education education- al system with the participants Continued on page six mx Blood Assures Moon Lake Work Continued from page 1 coming of t own volition to benefit from the studies made by experts This is a period of test he said to see if we are fit to meet the physical and exacting spiritual spiritual spiritual spirit spirit- ual times in which we are living He went on to say that religion has suffered greatly in the past few decades until the world now is under the domination of pagan thought He proposed that the battle against a- a evil be continued as a prime with the idea of correcting correcting correcting correct correct- ing injustices rather than enhancing enhancing enhancing ing them If I we dismiss faith humility and the laws of life he said we have left only an animal world Changes in the distributive system tern tem so that the full productive power of man machinery and natural natural natural na na- na- na tural resources can be utilized in enriching life were advocated by Dr Lowery Nelson relief administration administration administration admin admin- who spoke at Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day afternoons afternoon's session BETTER BEITER DISTRIBUTION Dr Nelson conceded that curtailment curtailment curtailment cur cur- of production is justified under present circumstances asa as asa asa a means of raising prices but declared declared de de- that drop reduction as a permanent program would lead backward toward the primitive conditions which man has fought so hard to escape The addresses were delivered to throngs approximating drawn from all parts of the Uintah Basin and nearby territory and made up of Whites Indians and children Chas M. M Iverson of Duchesne president of the convention opened the sessions with a brief address of welcome Other speakers at Wednesdays Wednesday's sessions were Pr Prof f. f Harrison Harrisqn R. R Merrill who spoke on literature and Newell B. B Cook State Fish and Game Commissioner Commission Commission- er whose subject was The Economic Economic Economic Econ Econ- and Aesthetic Value of Fish and Game Musical selections Oratorical conte contests ts on the subject The Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah Basin Basin Our Our Home and concerts concerts con con- by the Carbon County High School Band completed the general general general gen gen- eral assembly Rainfall shortly after the Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- afternoons afternoon's assembly partly partly partly part part- ly spoiled spelled the program but was wasso wasso wasso so welcome to the stricken drouth-stricken farmers that their faces were full of smiles Baseball archery tennis horseshoe horseshoe horseshoe horse horse- shoe pitching pulling horse-pulling contests contests con con- tests baby contests department and band concerts attracted attract attract- ed the attention of the crowds present present present pre pre- sent when the General assemblies were not in session |