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Show EDITORIAL Clearing the atmosphere The Springville Chamber of Commerce which includes a majority of Springville business men meeting with school representatives, repre-sentatives, the board of education member, and heads of various civic groups, are to be congratulated for getting together this week to iron out a few problems which from all indications have been building up for some time. The C of C President, Kenneth Metcalf and the committee on civic clubs, education and churches, headed by George Bird, realized real-ized the necessity of the meeting when businss men and civic groups received a letter from the high school band asking assistance for new uniforms. Some business men posed the question: "Why should I assist with uniforms, when the band has already purchased them out of town and that other business from the high school is also taken to out-of-town merchants?" To this George Puckett, band leader, stated that the uniforms selected by the band could not be purchased through local concerns. He reported also that the junior high school band uniforms which were not so elaborate had been purchased through the local J. C. Penney store; also that the students had raised the necessary funds for the suits. Mr. Puckett was commended for his efforts in trying to organize a school band and for his fine work in band instruction. It was felt also that it was not his duty to have to raise funds with which to outfit out-fit the band. It was suggested further that perhaps r the town could sponsor some project to help raise the funds for the uniforms; that if the town bought the uniforms that perhaps per-haps the band could play free of charge for a July 4th or some other town celebration. celebra-tion. There was generally a better feeling between all groups on the problem of band uniforms after the problem was discussed. Another issue which had evidentally been irking some groups, came in for discussion. dis-cussion. Leo A. Crandall, school board member, mem-ber, was asked who is responsible for caring car-ing for the shrubs and keeping the grounds clean around the art building. To this he replied that it was up to the school administration ad-ministration to see that they are kept up and that if a problem exists, letter to the school board would bring results. A few other issues were discussed during the meeting but it was evident that everyone every-one in attendance felt better after he had become acquainted with the other group's problem and everyone was more determined to help. What had been considered big issues before the meeting were reduced to minor problems which, with a united effort, could be solved. Someone must take the lead in calling such meetings and the Chamber of Commerce Com-merce is commended for its leadership in this initial effort. The city is in need of unity and a spirit of getting together to work for the good of the town as a whole. Perhaps such meetings will bring about that which the city needs and will make for a stronger more united city. |