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Show 1" " " .1 M M. 11 M .11 If U -HI -U U U lllf U T I 1 A Worthy Project It is doubtful if a move worthy community project pro-ject has ever been undertaken than that of, providing fruit and vegetables for those who may need relief during the coming winter. The importance of doing something more than mere talk was emphasized at a recent meeting of the Kiwanis club, and the clubmen, imbued with a spirit of helpfulness,; appointed committees to gfct things underway. These men told the Springville and Mapleton Maple-ton Relief Society women of their plans, and that was enough. These women, in their characteristic, helpful fashion, passed the word out that help was wanted, with the result that more than 200 of them were on hand early Wednesday morning to assist in canning some 7,000 gallon cans of tomatoes and peaches. With the city, farmers, fruit growers, canning . factory, Springville-Mapleton Sugar company, Wasatch Gas company, Orem road and others cooperating, the first real work of establishing a community storehouse store-house was done. The plan contemplates the storage of much fruit and a variety of vegetables that can be drawn on from time to time as needy families require help. Hunger is a terrifying thing to contemplate. There is nothing that tears at the heartstrings and causes greater fear. Nor can we think of anything that strikes at the backbone of the home and consumes in ruthless fashion the moral fiber of family life. The demoralizing demoraliz-ing affects are much farther reaching than most of us realize. Dire poverty has torn family ties that should and undoubtedly would have remained in tact under normal conditions. Little children are made j to suffer, and boys and girls lose their opportunity of j getting an education. Just how much of this suffer- j ing can be prevented and renewed hope instilled into j the hearts of the weary by the work of these good men : j and women will, perhaps, never be known. ' But if one j family is saved from such conditions, the work of all ! who participate will not have been in vain. i 1 v 7 X U M .. .. .. ...I " ' II. |