Show a TO CELEBRATE TE- TE THE ADV ADVANCE NCE T OF PROGRESS Next Friday all of the Uintah Basin is invited to help celebrate the energizing of the lines of the Moon 1 Lake Electric Association the first RE REA A project to be energized in Utah I With With the exception of the many y irrigation projects projects including Moon Lake Lak from which the assoc association atI n takes its name the electrifying of the rural section in inthe In Inthe the north part part of Duchesne county is undoubtedly the greatest advancement made in this section since the opening of the Basin Good light for work vork and recreation ii irk the home e electric appliances to lighten the burden of housework vork power ver to better bettel and more quickly do many of the chores about the house and f and the lessening of fire and accident hazards hazards hazards haz haz- ards through better and more Inore safely lighted homes and yards all are to be numbered among the benefits the members of the new nev association will vill enjoy Paying for all these benefits will vill of course mean luean meana lueana a small additional burden on the users risers but it usually works yorks out that more modern and pleasant living conditions conditions conditions con con- breed better spirit and higher ambitions and very often result in earnings b increased ed even beyond the actual cost ost 1 In inviting the rest of the Basin to their cele bi a tion the people to our north are acting purely from a spirit of friendliness and happiness over the their 1 ad ad- adI I They have nothing to sell us we ve believe but are merely anxious to have us come conle to help them celebrate their own good fortune It should be an enjoyable party for all concerned and one which should draw drav a a. large crowd from the coup county se seat t as aswell well veIl as elsewhere Well We'll be seem seem you at Altamont THE COURT HOUSE LEVY IS DEFEATED Duchesne county is not going to have a new court house at least r not lot for foe awhile it was vas decided d last Tuesday b by the county commissioners A mill 2 2 levy which had been tentatively set August 8 to raise funds for a WP A project on r remodeling or rebuilding the I court house was vas deleted from the lei levy y along with 1 mill for the Colorado River Project a aed and a half mill was vas add added ed to county debt and the result was vas telephoned telephoned tele tele- phon phoned d in to the state tax commission Wednesday morning And so to state the picture a in its true light Roosevelt Roosevelt Roo Roo- i sevelt is is again b victorious in in its determination to delay I as long fong as possible any appropriation for court house construction in Duchesne The conventional way vay ay to write such an e editorial this as ti would be to go on at length as Roosevelt and Duchesne e citizens did at the public meeting meeting last last Friday talking g in in terms of taxes benefits needs etc but these are not the facts which governed the opposition shown at the meeting Roosevelt citizens would not brio bring g t up I the strong opposition they did on these facts for no one can deny the need and to turn down do the opportunity to have Uncle Sam PI pay y approximately half the bill when no one knows knovs h how w long his s generosity will i last is surely not good business No those are not the important f factors actors in the eyes of the opposition What Roo- Roo sevelt citizens are thinking about we ve are sure is is the possibility that some time me they may be able t to move the county seat and that further investment in a court house in in Duchesne might hamper t their heir efforts in this direction We cannot exactly blame beanie the Roosevelt citizens for their attitude in this direction No city can progress progress progress pro pro- gress without ambitious citizens and the job of am- am citizens is to keep fighting for a better and bigger town to The remarkable part of it is that Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne does not have enough ambitious citizens who vho 0 vill will get out but with sufficient energy to meet the on Defeat of the court house issue is only oneY i incidental inci inci- nci nci- dental to the real issue so far as Roosevelt is concerned concerned concerned con con- but defeat can become a habit and Duchesne might Inight wake vake up tip some fine flee morning to find a real defeat defeat de de- de- de feat staring its citizens in the face unless these same saIne citizens start putting up ui a better defense of their rights |