Show Dikes on Green River I Bottoms for Flood Control I would like to advance some Ideas regarding the building of dikes along the streams of this county President Roosevelt elt has I Ihas hab declared he favors favor such such pro pro- pro projects not only along the coun coun- coun country country I try s great rivers ers but on smaller streams where here flood damage is I liable Hable to occur Governor Blood I has stated that he ors favors the Idea 11 There are stil sUI many Idle people In this county workers and it wound be to the Interest of the I county to have these men put to work vork constructing levies and dikes I wherever needed rather than have them at work ork on projects largely of a private nature as has been done In some instances heretofore The Shepard Bottoms along the Green River have several hundred acres of the most fertile land in inthe Inthe the state land capable when hen properly farmed of producing im- im immense immense Im Immense mense crops and of returning to the county considerable by way ay of taxation instead of a amere amere amere mere pittance as at present This land might have been enriching the county as well as its owners for years but for the fact that hat it has been subject to over over- overflow overflow flow I Instead of projects that are created created merely for providing em- em employment employment em employment for our workers regardless of their benefits to the public why not build dikes to pro pro- protect protect pro protect the thousands of acres of the country's richest land from over over- overflow overflow overflow flow thereby permanently fitting bene-fitting bene- bene fitting the entire county and giving givIng giving ing work to needy persons near their homes I There has been little done to- to toward to toward ward ard developing the natural re- re resources resources re resources sources of the county Now that both the state and national gov- gov government government gov government are favorable to flood control along the rivers of the state I believe that citizens should get busy and do something along that line Une that would be of lasting benefit I George Parker Leota Utah Obliging Mechanic l A woman oman driver ran Into an en- en en and bent a a fender n It nI worried her She went ent to the gar gar- garage garage gar garage age and asked the mechanic I Cap Can y iou ou fix fie this fender so 50 ny husband won wont t know it was wasI bent I The mechanic looked at the bent fender and then at her and said bentI I No lady I can cant t But I tell you what hat I can do I can fix it up so that in a a few days you can ask soI I your our husband how he bent it |