Show TWIST TWIXT AND AN TWEEN with OREN PROBERT much has been said concerning expenses incurred by the utah cen tennial commiss on this year tain individuals are reluctant to see their hard earned money thrown about on celebia eions while the roads and iorga tion projects go comparatively un attended others express their op anions with merciful shouts of the children of europe are dying from starvation and we celebrate a hundred years of progress if we are so noble then let us show our nob lity by converting our extra dollars into food for those hungry mouths and st 11 there are others who find no logical ot 0 their own but cry hosanna to keep in harmony with the r friends the most beneficial disposition of taxpayer taxpayers s money is indeed a de bated subject but as far as the centennial commission is concern ed I 1 believe these allowances should be made at least once in very every hundred years state centennial celebrations oc cur ur only once in a taxpayer taxpayers s life time when that time somes it certa aly would seem fitting to ap ply the trimmings and show off the state in fancy attire there are specific personal dates and anni ver saries when we dress up to go places sort of paint the town red so to speak this is exactly what the centennial commission is do ing for the state of utah this year the special events which have been featured throughout the state have not only publicized utah but have given her people an eunity to see some of the greatest attractions in the world the cen tennial commission has also pro vided utahna with the thet best musical entertainment most of these big events have been self supporting with little aid from the taxpayers fund As for the starving people in europe utah has already done much to relieve their situation thru the L D S church welfare plan this program is sponsored by the membership of the church and reaps welfare in the form of dona eions these donations consist of labor food and clothing count less thousands of people in far a way countries are receiving daily shipments from welfare square in salt lake city I 1 say this on the basis of being a church worker my self I 1 have packed assorted clothes some of which were bet ter than my own I 1 have helped load railroad cars with goods for eastern ports I 1 stand firm ir in my convictions that this is a good thing for the sake of humanity but there is a question of ethics involved should we nourish a future stab in the back or will god and peace have their way waya what do you think As for the centennial commis s sion sponsoring celebrations rath rafhel te than roads and irrigation ditches I 1 am inclined to believe that they should precede with the glamour if the taxpayer taxpayers s object then there is the comeback elect state officials who can explain what happens to the revenue col lecter by the state of utah through taxation for what worthy cause does that which is realized from the I 1 quor and sales tax go goa until these questions are ans we need a few glamour ous occasions it makes it easier for us to over look the mistakes of our state government A sort of protection for state politicians who dress up and go places go places with the taxpayer taxpayers s money I 1 attended the tabernacle choir s third centennial program last sun day in salt lake city miss helen was the featured guest soloist honored guests of the con cert were the governors of forty six states and two territories who were in salt lake for the national governor governors s conference gov thomas E dewey stole the show when he appeared on the temple grounds he received the only ovation of the evening because inside the tabernacle there was no applause even for the famous miss for it was the lord s day john patric author of yankee hobo in the orient stopped in m at tate tates s for a coke monday evening he ile autographed a copy of his book for cec and left for ogden after relating some interesting exper lences I 1 had a coke with lefty shields tuesday he s still advertising for a female dancing companion he has more companions now than any one I 1 know A public health nurse from the state of utah will conduct classes for expectant mothers in the very near future watch for details the jaycees will soon announce the rules for a state wide talent search all hopefuls should re hearse their favorite numbers and present themselves for audition it may mean a trip to hollywood |