| Show Swimming Junior Roads get attention of Chamber The Chamber of Commerce gave its blessings on the proposed new swimming pool for Roosevelt ana accepted the assignment to help push the diner tentatively planned for February Dick community swimming pool made a report to the chamber of the progress of the committee and Showed drawings of a pool that had been approved by the city council and the committee He announced various clubs had accepted specific to carry on fund-raising activities He said approximately 50 had already pledged for their dinner expect to have the pool ready for opening on Memorial May Hear Road Report Mayor Kenneth chairman of the chamber's highway reported on the mooting with the State Road Commission on 13 in Salt Lake City with a delegation from Uintah and Duchesne counties in attendance He indicated the commission was very responsive and reported engineering of the road was Nothing definite has been ascertained as to when the road will be Mayor Aycock also reported the st retch of Highway 10 from Roosevelt east to the Uintah along with the Altamont to Bluebell and Altamont to Altonah had ben included in the 1059 road program by the state Bids should be let on these two projects by early spring College Support Grows A report of the legislative headed by Lawrell Jensen was given by and was filled with gratification for the support that has been shown in and out of the the opposition that came into the open la eek from we have had hundreds of Uintah County residents from Jensen to Ballard call us and say they are behind the establishment of a two-year college in the Roosevelt area These people made it emphatic they were not in agreement with the reports carried In the Vernal Express last Jensen Asked Positive Approach Chamber President Cliff who presided over the board meeting expressed disappointment at the I opposition coming out of and said he felt certain the publicised opinions were of a of the people in and not the attitude of people generally throughout Uintah County He urged Chamber members as well as others were anxious to see a junior college built near to take a positive approach and work to overcome the Vernal opposition sure they realize their error and join with us if wo don't give thern the satisfaction of ing he Petitions Being Signed On the suggestion of people living in the western end of See CHAMBER Back Page CHAMBER from Page Uintah petitions are being circulated by them thus week asking the legislature to approve the bill that was intro- in the lower house by Bennie i D-Roosevelt I The board of directors approved assistance to the legislative committee in their lobbying for passage of the It is highly probable of local people will meet with legislators in the interest of the bill in the near Stores Not To Close A request from general committee on the Rural Life and Educational Conference planned for 12 and 13 to have retail stoics close Friday morning was considered by the Retail Merchants after making with Joe chairman of the reported they recommended not to Stoics will support the conference by sending delegations to the Friday morning |
