Show f I rn rv L rno MEMORIAL IEl DAY AND PEACE Next Saturday will vill be devoted to the Nations Nation's dead and as in the past the American Legion will vill conduct conduce special and rites for those who vho lost their liver live in the World War Val twenty venty years ago Attending and participating in these rites we ve e will stop to wonder yonder what was vas gained in this great conflict conflict conflict con con- which took such heavy toll tall of our youth and manhood what chances there are to avoid a sacrifice in the near future should the war val clouds cloud which are constantly gathering over Europe break as they surely must HUlst do There is a peace bill before Congress introduced over a year ago but never reported out of committee which contains two VO clauses which surely seem a bI big step in the right direction The first section of th this bill provides that except in the case of an invasion of the United States Congress and the President of the United States shall not have the power to de declare lare war var until their decision is confirmed by a majority 3 of the votes cast thereon in a wide nation referendum dum The second section takes the profiteering out of war var by stipulating that in in the event of war var public and private war var properties yards factories and supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies shall be taken over by the government for o operation operation oper pi e the private owners o to be compensated ed f for or the temporary war Var period b by y a payment of four percent for the year proceeding the war The present session of congress will vill probably be over in a matter of days it might still be possible tc get this bill out of committee if enough demands demand were vere sent to our congressmen however and appeals are being made throughout the country for such de de- de- de mands After you have attended Memorial Day services next Saturday or paid homage at the grave of a departed departed de parted relative or friend if you believe that war var i is h wrong and unnecessary sit down do and send a demand for immediate action on an the Peace Pease Bill and then if that is not su successful make sure that the man who gets your vote for Congress next fall is in sympathy with such l legislation v when hen it com comes come s up again in in 1937 THE SANITATION PROBLEM Duchesne citizens especially the business houses e along main street w were vere ere given a warning last week to clean up in in compliance with existing fire and sanitation ordinances R Results to date have shown sho a areal areal areal real improvement and an d there will vill undoubtedly be bemore bemore more to fr fc lov Ilow With respect to the sanitation phase however vever Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne has a problem which existing ordinances ordinances- and their enforcement do not solve We need an adequate sewer system and the need is increasing rapidly each year On one of the m main ain street properties the back backyard backyard backyard yard is is so completely filled with cess ress pools that there is is little room left to construct another yet the life of each T L cess cesspool h pool is rs s usually only a few months Duchesne is hands caI II ed with a water vater level only andY ay a fe v fe y feet below v the surface for two VO or three months during ul ng t the e spring of each Y year yea and never neve I more mor e than five or six feet below v the sur surface ace any time of the year Cess pools and even septic tanks for this reason season are short lived and it will vill be only a matter of a short time until all properties where e there is any amount of sewage vage to be disposed d will vill problem he be faced with the problem lem of having used all available space for this pur pur- pose We Ve venture to that if the say money already expended expended expended ex ex- ex- ex ended in constructing cess cis septic tanks and antI privies could be pooled together into a common fund there would be far ar mot more e than enough to construct a proper sewage vage dispo disposal al system for Duch Duchesne lesne and end forever this all important problem and until this is done these expenses will vill continue to mount This problem must be met and ti we ve y e would y like to heartly an assessment against all Duchesne property or at least the bush business ens section to provide the necessary material al and the submitting of a VP A project to provide the labor for the immediate construction construction construction con con- of an adequate installation for Duchesne |