Show C CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PLEADS FOR SMITH HUGHES WORK continuance right night letters were sent out wednesday evening by the chamber of 0 commerce to senators seua tors and representatives in washington DC and to I 1 ion hon john ch chairman a 1 r ot of the house economy committee requesting that they use their influence with the committee to prevent discontinuance of vocational education aid this action was taken by tho the chamber when it learned that the economy committee had recommended to president hoover that all federal vocational education appropriations riat ions be discontinued for or next year in III the interest of 0 economy it i is understood that about eight and a half ra million illion dollars can be saved in this way utah would lose by the proposed it is reported about diun county receives annually i aiom riom these federal appropriations toward paying the salary ot of the tl e sinith hughes instructor in fit the aar owan high school discontinuance ot of that appropriation tudy may tile tha loss of smith hughes work in fit the befool wires from born the chamber to the congressional delegation and the chairman points appropriations out that i discontinuance of the appropriation f lor this purpose would sti ike at the very heart of 0 the biral program tacy ahry boitt out aut this program la Is vital to rural life aud and bac of the aids ot of the tha tov gov to while the high school here is the only school in the county which Is getting smith sinith hughes money smith hughes a courses have been in deduced in the schools at cedar city with a virtual promise that mo j ney would be appropriated tor for tin tho work there it if the federal appropriation is discontinued both sections ot of the school district will therefore ther etore be adversely affected |