Show THE BUSINESSMEN OVERLOOK A GOOD BET Duchesne businessmen it appears are not awake to the importance of sports facilities in the Uintah Basin If they were vere they would show a little interest in the Fish and Game Association The first Association meeting of the year was vas held on January at which officers for 1938 were vere chosen and general matters of interest were discuss discuss- ed Because of the small attendance present a seco second d meeting was vas called for January There was vas not sufficient attendance for this second meeting that it was vas even opened One or two of the businessmen of Duchesne were vere present at both meetings but at neither of them was there a single representative from the businesses which make a profit from the sale of sportsmens sportsmen's equipment We do not have available any figures concerning the amount of fishing camping and hu hunting ting equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment sold in Duchesne eaCh year but we ve have been on the streams and in the hills enough to know that the amount of such equipment used in this territory runs into real money An interest in the affairs of the local Fish and Game Association and an active part in the administration of its affairs is we ve believe the proper way yay to see that this business is done at home and the ideal way yay to increase this business The one thing we ve have which we ve can sell and resell resell resell re re- re- re sell and still retain to sell a gin again a i is s our natural resource resource resource re re- re- re source in the nature of sports facilities Protecting and replenishing these resources is the goal goat of the association not only for the benefit of local sportsmen sports sports- men but as an added attraction to outside sportsmen and as a pure business proposition And let our local businessmen those who stand to reap the greatest benefit from the associations association's activities h have ave as yet shown sho no inclination inclination to take part in these G f. tl At the last meeting there seemed to be a feeling among the officers that the association should perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps be allowed to die a natural death We hope such will not be the case We hope the officers will take courage and call another meeting and we ve hope that so called it will receive the support to which it is is en en- ti titled COMMENDABLE HANDLING OF A REAL JOB JOBA A word of commendation for the road men working working work work- ing in the Strawberry valley comes from some of the travelers who were vere held up several hours last week because of the They de in Daniels canyon They praised the way in which h the men went vent to work vork on the job and the courtesy and concern they showed shoved the traveling public which was inconvenienced by the which was vas of ourse beyond everyone's control The road men are of course public servants stationed in in the valley with the sole responsibility of keeping the roads open and of keeping moving moving ing to the best of their ability There are always two ways of doing a job however and from the reports Of f those who vho were vere necessarily detained while the snow was being cleared away the men en on the job die did did it the right way They fell to their work vork with vigor and cheerfulness and had the traffic moving at the earliest possible time even though doing so hampered hamper hamper- ed their ultimate goal of completely clearing the road considerably Their conduct is a compliment to themselves anc and to the road commission who vho is responsible for then their presence sence there TIME FOR ANOTHER EMANCIPATOR Our thoughts will vill be turned back next Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day to Abraham Lincoln the great at emancipator star who vh rose from the position of a poor boy to the Iii president of these great United States and made his name immortal immortal immortal im im- im- im mortal by his great campaign for freedom of the slaves We will vill perhaps wonder when we ve think of him if there is not a need of another great emancipator today One who vho could free us from the many government government government govern govern- ment imposed who entanglements could make possible possible possible pos pos- sible again the opportunity opportunity for anyone to rise rise as he did from bottom or near bottom to the top It seems to us there is is great need of such freedom freedom free free- dom today Greater even perhaps that the freedom sought in the civil war var for i it t involves nearly every everyone everyone everyone one of us regardless of color The freedom to plan and execute our plans without constantly running into into into in in- to some newly imposed and unsuspected resti restriction or ruling The freedom of conducting our own affairs and running our own business |