Show HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Now v that Duchesne has a full-fledged full high school in a fine new v building all its own o it seems time to organize organize organize or or- high school football Though it is pretty late to start this year high school football teams cannot be built in a day and a start this year though late would help get the ball rolling for a successful team next fall Football is one of the best connections s possible between between be be- tween veen a student body and the townspeople to The t town in general and even many of the pal parents themselves may go through the year more or less oblivious of what the students are doing but let the students build buildup buildup buildup up a good football team and have some outside school come to threaten their ability and half the town will vill willbe be out to lend its support support- and in so doing will be es established established es- es j eS-j a connecting link between the students and and the townspeople which will vill continue and have its effect throughout the school year Football has for years and will vill doubtless continue to be the greatest of all school sports It t teaches aches coordination coordination coordination co co- co- co ordination of brain and muscle It builds determination tion stamina and that quality politely described as intestinal intestinal intestinal in in- fortitude It installs loyalty and school spirit and above all it teaches teamwork team illustrating more clearly than any other sport the benefits of and united effort and the ability of the blunders blunders blunders blun blun- ders of one to undo the efforts of many These lessons lessons lessons les les- les- les sons so valuable in life after school where the same interdependence exists are indeed valuable to the play players ers who learn leair them and to the fans who vho become even slightly acquainted with them Yes football is a great sport both to play and to watch vatch and we ve would like to see it started in Du Du- Du- Du chesne SAFE GUARDING THE GASOLINE TAX One point on which the Associated Civic Clubs of Eastern Utah could well veIl join with the Southern Utah association is their stand on the diversion of gasoline taxes from the road funds mL l' l me lone tax tuna lund approximating as it does now v a collection of three million dollars annually ha has ha been a constant attraction to politicians and repeated efforts have been made to divert part of it to this or that branch of the government One of the main planks in the platform of Harmon Pe Peery ry independent candidate for governor is the re reversiOn reversion re-I re re- re version of part of the gasoline tax to the municipality in in which it originates This of course would favor the i large cities to the loss of the smaller cities and nd rural communities and is receiving good support from Ogden Ogden Off Off- Og- Og den and Salt Lake City Gasoline taxes are a special tax paid by motorists willingly with the understanding that they shall be used solely for the benefit of the roads they travel When and find if these taxes are re used used- as constantly suggested suggested sug sug- sug- sug for other purposes they will become an unfair un un- unfair un- un fair burden on the motorist and he will vill undoubtedly cease to pay them willingly To forever eliminate th the possibility of diversion of the gasoline tax the Associated Civic Clubs of Southern South South- em ern Utah at their monthly meeting in Kanab last Saturday Sat Sat- heard and favored a proposal to amend the state constitution to that end The Uintah Basin is entirely dependent on roads for all forms of transportation and though much of it is purchased in m the cities a large per cent of the gasoline tax originates from Uintah Basin trans trans- Because of this fact every motorist in th the basin every business man Inan and every stock and produce produce pro pro- duce raiser should be vitally interested in seeing that every dollar of gasoline tax is s used in fn highway ii im iril provement |