Show Directors elected at annual Chamber meet Five new directors were elected to the Vernal Area Are Chamber of Commerce at the an annual 1 1 r meeting ri Keld Id tiu of pf of last week at the Vernal Junior high School dining room Elected to to s serve three terms were Gene Gene Anfinson Ted Hatch Ralph A. A Gary Taylor and Harley Hales The guest speaker was to be Senator Robert F F. F Clyde but due to sudden emergency surgery Senator Clyde could not attend the Chamber meeting and Sena Senator tor Douglas G G. G Bischoff of Salt Lake City filled in Senator Bischoff gave a brief l summary of the important bills passed in the recent Utah Legislature He said there were bills introduced and passed This legislature was known as the one with th the most trash bills and the on one taking JI the lange oPRe st Ui dine 1 g gear million dollars dollars' in inne ne new t taxes esl were were- passed onto Utah residents stated Bischoff The z 12 million increase in income taxes was unjustified and we could have gotten along with out it The total budget finally came to million The energy package bill will help areas such as Uintah Basin with its oil shale development stated Senator Bischoff It will make it possible for development development develop develop- ment companies to prepay their sales taxes for tools equipment and materials so the money can be available to provide the necessary services such as roads water sewer and other public services IN HIS illS AN ANNUAL UAL report Dwight Chamber i i aid t this is year hast has been beed the mo most t a challenging one one in history but we are gaining ground in areas of water development developments schools airport sewer system medical and health care and except for a few who would prefer that we never left the horse and buggy days my observations tell ell me that we as asa asa asa a community are pretty well prepared in our minds to accept our role of helping to provide new energy for the na nation tion Special Special musical entertainment entertainment entertainment en en- for the evening was provided by the Select Edition chorus under he direction of Reed Hansen who sang various songs for Chamber members and guests |