Show an active year but Attendance at Moab's chamber of commerce meetIngs meetIngs meetings meet meet- ings has never been greater and Interest In chamber projects Is so great that some somo really realty promising results arc are on tap Nearing t the point mid In the year the chamber chamber cham ber has become c engulfed in somo some major tasks and the drive and initiative now evident should carry them to completion One note of disquieting news was released by the chamber last week however It seems that better than half of this years year's membership drive total was in pledges and the local activity group finds that funds in every d department are dwindling to the point that many worthwhile worthwhile worthwhile worth worth- while projects ml might ht t have to be curtailed if pledges do donot donot donot not begin coming corning in The Tho chamber this year is budgeting better than 1 10 thousand for or activities in the tho community Th I groups group's Budget and Finance committee administers the funds carefully ully but even so are arc worried about the last half of the year if memberships do 40 not come in It is no secret that business in Moab the first few months of 1963 has not been the best in the world This was foreseen by many late in 1 1962 62 and some feel that our temporary business slump has not been as serious as early expectations It is only natural that when businessmen begin t I looking for places to trim expenditures to cope with a decline In in business the first areas reis under s are tho those such as chamber dues etc An active and healthy chamber of commerce however however however how how- ever is One one of the a community has to combat a sinking business sit situation atlon It should be supported even greater In times of tight money than when things are fine tine It is to be hoped that the chamber begins receiving the outstanding membership pledges In light of the present situation in Moab with a activity just beginning t to pick up the chamber should be encouraged both personally and financially to continue the worthwhile projects now underway S i |