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Show Approximately 70 Civic Leaders Attend County-Wide C. of C. Meet Here Entire County Urged To Get Behind Civic Clubs For Better Results Approximately 70 civic leaders representing all sections of the county assembled in the county court house on last Monday evening eve-ning to discuss and hear presented county-wide projects in water conservation, highway construction, construc-tion, mineral developments and other projects whicli it was felt should be presented to state leaders lead-ers at the meeting of the fifteen j southern counties of the state at Richfield on Saturday. The meeting meet-ing was held under the direction -( the St. George Chamber of Commerce. Rodney A. Ashby, Chamber of Commerce president conducted the urogram which was preceded by the broadcast address of the Nation's Na-tion's president, a console radio being provided for the occasion by Herman Larkin. Expressive applause ap-plause greeted the President's declarations dec-larations of uninterrupted production, produc-tion, of national unity, of willing contributions of conveniences, necessities nec-essities and capital; and his assurance as-surance that the ground which we have been compelled to lose will be regained. Purpose of Meeting Explaining the purpose of meeting meet-ing was made by President Ashby who called several of the officials present to stand, introducing J. Lawrence Wadsworth as first speaker. Mr. Wadsworth outlined the oil, mineral, agriculture, livestock live-stock growing and other industrial resources of this area, along with the power facilities and water storage and urged that the representatives repre-sentatives of the entire county get behind the Southern Utah Civics club in exploiting these vital resources and the part they can well play in the present needs. He mentioned also that this is a vital area for the growing of the (Continued on page eight) Evacuee Plans Given (Continued from First Page) port. In Ogden there is Hill Field, the Supply Depot and an airplane repair field. In Provo there is the steel manufacturing plant. Aside from these cities of defense activities there is Bingham Bing-ham canyon, Garfield, Tooele and Magna, where mining and smelting is the chief industry. These industries in-dustries play a vital part in building build-ing American Defense. In the event of actual warfare in this state, there will be many children and some mothers, especially espec-ially in the above areas, who wiD need protection and care. Perhaps Per-haps the fathers of such children will be in the Army, or working in a defense industry. Perhaps the mothers of such children wil! be working, too. Under these circumstances, there will be need to make some provisions for their protection. It is in recognition recog-nition of this need that the Children's Child-ren's Bureau has devised a plan for evacuation of children in defense de-fense centers into rural areas, but of course there is the eternal hope that the plan will never have to be used. Follow England's Plan England has already had much experience . in the evacuation of their children into rural areas and into the United States, and our own plans for evacuee children child-ren is patterned after England's, incorporating into our program these things that have been tried and tested and found to be efficient effi-cient and expedient, and avoiding those things that have been found wanting. The Utah State Department of Public Welfare has placed the responsibility of finding good foster fos-ter homes and placing of evacuee children in those homes upon the county departments of public welfare. wel-fare. Each county which is considered con-sidered to be predominantly a rural county is to make an effort to find as many citizens as possible pos-sible that would be interested and willing to offer their homes for service during the duration of the war. These homes would be used for foster-home care for those children who were forced to be moved from their own homes in defense areas because of bombing and destruction placing them in immediate danger. The children to be' evacuated will probably all be under 12 years of age. Mr. Williams explains that there will be some board and room paid by the State Department of Public Welfare for these children, but it is doubtful that the total expenses of board and room care would be met by the department, for so many children that will have to be provided for in this manner. Families here in the county are being appealed to in this manner as the opportunity they have wanted to help in American Defense. De-fense. Type of Home Specified The kind of homes the State Department of Public Welfare want for these children are those in which the parents have been able to rear, or are rearing their own children successfully, and where the parents have some understanding un-derstanding of children's problems. prob-lems. The houses should be large enough to care for their own family members plus sleeping and living space for any extra mem ber or members, as well as adequate ade-quate food for everyone. If this is not available, it is thought that it would probably work" a hardship hard-ship upon the household if the home were used for foster-care services, and there will probably be other means these people can help America win the war. Some investigation and evaluation must be made of every home which applies ap-plies for foster-care, and this should be understood by all applicants appli-cants before applying. They should know the reason for this, and should be willing for this to be done. "The Washington County Department De-partment of Public Welfare hopes that many people who read this article will become interested ir helping in the American defense and protection program in this way, and will make applicatior for their home to be used foi foster-home care for the duration Also, it is hoped that we may en list the aid of the bishops o: wards, Relief Society presidents American Legion Auxiliary organ izations, and other clubs to helj us in our efforts to find home: for unprotected and homeles: children made so by the war,' said Mr. Williams. |