Show Joint Effort in Behalf of the Band An effort to correlate plans for Band Day and the Spring Pi Music lusic Festival May 1 and 12 respectively was vas stal started ted Tuesday evening at the meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Since there seem tobe to tobe tobe be conflicting ideas concerning what part various valious or- or are expected to take in these events the Jaycees decided that it would be better to have a clear understanding among all the organizations concerning concerning concerning concern concern- ing just what is expected of each They accordingly appointed a committee to work vork with other similar committees which they hope will vill be appointed to plan the complete programs Interested in these events are the Band Mothers club the Lions club the T. P.-T. A A. the school the Commercial Com Coin I mercial club etc and all citizens of Duchesne are of course personally interested in in seeing that both the I Band Day which is planned to raise funds for the uniforms uniforms uniforms uni uni- forms and Music Festival which will vill quite probably prove to be the biggest day of the year both should come up to all expectations i iI I The plan the Jaycees have proposed that of committees committees committees com com- comi i from all organizations getting together to plan the programs and come to a definite understanding understand understand- ing is we ve think a a wise vise one and we ve hope that the theother theother other organizations will vill fall in line and get their comm committees committees com com- m working as rapidly as possible There are only 10 days remaining until Band Day and only three thre weeks until the music festival We have heard a lot lotof lotof lotof of plans for mighty fine things for these thes d days ys but all of them merely plans to date with no definite program program program pro pro- gram and little action In the Interest of Better Bettel Government Officers and members of the Duch Duchesne esna County Taxpayers' Taxpayers Association opened their policy of helpful helpful help help- ful assistance to g governmental units with a meeting last Tuesday with the Duchesne County Commissioners Commission Commission- ers eis and county officials The meeting which lasted about an hour was vas devoted almost entirely to a study of the latest Auditors Auditor's report and nd discussion of points concerning county business revealed in this report While many items of the report were yere criticized the association officers explained that the criticism was vas not intended as a complaint against any past action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion of any of the officials but was vas made purely as constructive criticism in the efforts of improved government government government gov gov- in the future Many suggestions were vere made by which the county commissioners might Inight more thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- acquaint themselves with the affairs of the county and by l which the taxpaying public might find more readily available records showing shoving the county's condition One of the greatest advances for good government government government govern govern- ment in the state of Utah was vas proposed and defeated at the last session of the state legislature This was vas in the form of three measures which would have required required required re re- monthly publication of the minutes of county commissioners school boards and city officials These measures had the endorsement of the local Taxpayers Association but were vere lost with a horde of other measures measures measures meas meas- ures in the Senate sifting committee We are glad lad to see however that the local association association asso asso- elation is continuing with its efforts to bring light to governmental affairs in Duchesne county at least Only good can an come of such a move for when every taxpayer comes to realize that he is a shareholder in inthe inthe inthe the county and entitled to knowledge of and interest in its affairs a lot of the conditions now v y no existing will viII begin to decrease Different sections will vill not be quite so strenuous in demanding this or that for themselves if they know v th the true financial condition of their co- co People will not be quite so anxious and ready to go to the county when they realize that it itis itis itis is really their own tax money that pays the bill after all and what is probably most important of all taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- payers will perhaps not try quite so hard to evade payment payment pay pay- ment of taxes when they get a clear understanding of where the tax dollar goes and the personal benefit they derive and when they are convinced that the county officials who handle tax money are handling it to the best of their ability with fairness and equal trea treatment t to all I As long as the Duchesne County Taxpayers Association Association Asso Asso- continues in its policy of constructive helpful criticism and as long as the county officials continue to receive them with the feeling of friendship and cooperation cooperation cooperation co co- co- co operation which was vas shown last Tuesday we ve predict predicta a great benefit in in a better government and much more for the t taxpayer yer for every dollar he contributes in Duchesne County Strawberry Construction Should Begin Why has ha our state road commission not put the contractors to work in the east end of Strawberry valley On a trip through the valley last week end the road and surrounding country certainly gave every appearance of being in perfect condition for road work york There Ther are no wet vet spots left in the road no snow in the barrow pits or along the road to interfere interfere inter inter- interfere fere yet not a single man Inan or piece of equipment was vas wason wason vason on the scene to indicate that it is even contemplated to start work vork again Every day that high highway ay 40 remains uncompleted means a loss of many dollars to those who vho serve the tourists tourists' and every mile that can be completed this spring means a better report from the tourists who vho travel the highway high and more tourists using it after hearing the reports Work may have begun b by Y the t time lne this is read we ve hope so anyway any but if it has not the citizens along the highway high should get busy and see that it does start right away a |