Show local ocal officials hear program outline for agency agen cy conditions are such that wo we cannot afford to waste time said grant dowen bowen public works reserve engineer at a meeting in ill the m court house at chanab kanab saturday evening to acquaint city county and school officials with the program ot of the E the need for or prompt action by all local government groups mr gowen bowen asked that each town the county and the school district name a coordinator and submit his name to T 11 state director A representative group assembled in the court room at seven to hear mr nowen dowen explain the origin ot of tho the and its objectives ile ho pointed out that the new depar department talent was not trying to cram local projects down the peoples throats Ih but that they were trying to line up projects of lasting benefit in order that men suddenly thrown out of defense industry may not again havo have to bo be put to pulling weeds or raking leaves as was necessary in the early days ot of tile the pointing to the thel fact that a continuance of present conditions will mean the employment of men in defense work by 1943 mr air bowen that these thebe men must eventually be returned to peacetime peace time industry and at present all governmental units aro are cooperating in the preparation of projects to absorb this inevitable sudden budden oversupply over supply ot of labor kane county can call expect to lose many more men in n defense industry and nd must he be prepared to employ these a men when they return home mr air bowen stated in urging the immediate appointing a p p 0 t n 11 n K ot of coordinators through whom a d list of needed projects for the county would be submitted I 1 to state director humpherys Humph crys after these projects have been submitted to the office of tile the state stata dl lir boBc li he 0 county for the investigation ll 11 of cheso projects in order they may bo be ready ifor development when the time comes in ill specifying the types of projects most moat feasible it was urged that re projects projects which will directly or indirectly pay for themselves be given special attention such as those coming coining under re clar nation or beautification for the development of tourist interest spa cial caal attention was urged for projects concerning sidewalks sewer systems and other modern improvements which are needed by municipalities but which probably could not be built under any other oilier program city school arid and church officials in ganab kanab leq were urged to cooperate in adopting plans for tile the beautification in the center of town as detailed plans for this work have already been drawn up and now awalt await adoption by these agencies in order that tills project may nia form a part 0 of the public works reserve for or kane county in closing the saturday evening mr bowen stressed the I 1 importance of each governmental unit naming a local coordinator and reporting the name of this individual to state director T 11 II pl irys ath floor utah oil 10 W V broadway salt lake city prior to tn 15 |