Show SHOUT COMINGS IN MOTOR POOL t r r The Utah State tate Motor Pool fool hag hns been loosely administered admin in the past and has hIlS not functioned in the way that was W originally intended This was W the major con con- elusion reached by Utah Fo Foundation lin the private nonprofit nonprofit nonprofit non non- profit governmental research organization in an exhaustive exhaustive tive v survey of state travel in Utah c Among the specific shortcomings in motor motor pool operations operations op- op orations noted by l Foundation tion analysts are the following t 1 1 Until recently most cars in the pool were permanently perman c 4 Assigned l ed thereby creating an artificial shortage of I vehicles vehicles for trip to trip to trip use J I 2 2 Travel fravel by private te automobiles has not been effectively effectively effee- effee controlled In fiscal 1956 1958 for example reimbursements reimburse reimburse- ments mente for the u ue e of f private vehicles amounted to almost three times as ass much as IlS did payments payment by the depa departments t to the State Motor Pool for u use e of state owned vehicles 3 p. Record keeping concerning motor pool operations l. b has been inadequate 4 4 No systematic program of preventive maintenance has has has' been followed 5 G. Motor pool cars and other equipment have bave not been adequately jy protected pJ from Irom the risks risk of theft and ism fib f rib I 6 Opportunity for economy in the purchase of gasoline gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line and other has not been utilized 1 7 1 Ad Administrative controls are inadequate to prevent I I abuses in the them m. m use of state cars j T The e Utah Foundation report observes that some decided decided decided de de- de- de improvements in motor pool operations have occurred oc 00 ce- ce since the appointment of a new motor pool director director director di di- rector in April 1957 The study notes however that addit ad- ad dit nal reforms are needed if the pool i is to be operated in inan an an efficient like business manner Sixteen specific recommendations designed to improve motor pool operations operations opera opera- are listed in th the report The study notes that an examination of state out-of-state travel authorization for the the- past 12 months indicates indicates' a decided lack of uniformity in the maximum amounts al allowed allowed al- al lowed and the actual amounts sp spent nt f for r specific trips It suggests adoption of formal standards for determining ing ma maximum um iTI amounts allowed a for state out-of-state trips perhaps per per- haps on th the b basis s of actual rail or plane fare plus an amount for each day that the official or employee is engaged engaged en- en I in official S state business L WOODLAND CHRONICLES By Eva Ginn Gines Broken Bones Mrs Alpha of ot Coalville while visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Leslie LesUe Moon had hadt they the t misfortune to be thrown from her hel horse hone breaking her ar arm I. I Mrs John Carlile broke berhand her ber hand bandt i when a board dropped on her It has been very painful Mrs Mra Noel Peterson went to Salt Lake with Lois Monday of on day morning to visit with her daugh daugh- tere Lois Is attending the University University University Uni Uni- of Utah this summer Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Gines Olnes w we were e r e Larry Price Glade and Lynn Luke and Miss Joleen Thacker of Heber A nice group of girls from Woodland went camping this eek at Smith Morehouse with the 4 H group Alta Gines Lu LuAnn LuAnn LuAnn Ann Stevens and Chaperons Pat Stokes Pauline Verna Rae Kae and Linda Pace face were In the thc group I The Sacrament testimony m meeting meet meet- et I I lag ing held bed Sunday afternoon was I Iver ver very ery inspirational Along with our own ward people there were ery very many visitors I who ho served lien to make It mote more interesting Mr MI and Mrs oln I Dick ick Lefler of ofSan ofSan San Francisco were Vl visiting Mrs Hazel Lefler Dick Pick Is III Bishop in one of the wards In San Francisco Fran cisco deco Mrs Frank Potts returned on Monday from the Heber Hoe HOB Ital r She is feeling reeling much bet bet- ter New Baby Girl I Mrs Norm KIrkham formerly Tope ope pe Gines Is the mother of a aaby baby aby girl born Saturday night j I Mother and daughter are doing well Grandparents are Mr and i j I I Mrs Rex Ilex Gines I I II II I Mrs Harvey Gines and children children child child- i ren are spending the summer uv U J Beaver Deaver Creek with Harvey who i is herding cattle attle Several of our children took advantage of the dental unit atthe at atthe the elementary school house houe We VVe feel this Is a real opportunity i for for people of our community I Mrs Don Jones and daughter of ot Moreland Ida the former I June Gines Is Js home with her ber mother Mrs Francel Gins Gines who Is fa home borne from Yellowstone where 6 she e has hall been living at the Lake Hotel Mrs Larance C. C the I former former Cormer Melba Peterson of Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago is staying ing with her mother moth moth- er Mrs Lucy Peterson The latter latter lat lat- ter has not been in good health I Fred Fred Peterson has gone back to Salt Lake City I Mrs lIra Vernon Frasier of Provo is visiting her parents parent this week end She is the former Monta fonta Lou Walker Mrs Veon Kaiser of Salt Lake and anti Miss oUn Beverly Ue Peterson are staying home with Mr and Mrs Mra Noel Peterson We hope bop Beverly Dev Bev Beverly erly had bad a happy birthday Mr MI and Mrs Ira Tom Lefler and girls went to Provo Thursday and picked cherries Fun to get them fresh off ort the tree |