Show Casually Observing jj TIME MARCHES ON Once 7 more here at the Uintah pause to count K our among- which j included the pleasure of t been able to serve the many people with whom we come in f directly or indirectly s through the medium of our j 1963 has been a good year for I'm not sure how we'll stack up in compari-i son with other years in an econ-j way but we have enjoyed j serving our subscribers and patrons who use the columns of f our paper to send advertising messages each j PUBLISHING a newspaper has its It is not to make people unhappy if we err in reporting a news or get the wrong caption jj on a story that gives it a we have a person cancel his subscription because of a statement made j that offends this by the same we I have the faculty of making some people real happy because of a story we have written and printed about them or their Some like our editorials and comments made in this col- and some take exception to them at ABOUT THE ONLY defense I have to offer when unpleasant circumstances arise is that a newspaper at least this never wilfully or deliberately prints an article or edl- comment with the Idea of offending At times If we offer a critical i tion about some thing or t we try to do it in a constructive so some good will have always tried to boost than knock people and This-has been pur AS WE CLOSE 1963 and make to open the new let me again reassure our friends and patrons that we want to share you a wish for a real prosperous and happy year during the days that begin next May the Good Lord have many wonderful blessings in you as you journey through During the last century the man who saved money was a today he's a co ARE CLUBS Quite often this question is asked Are service- and chic clubs necessary In the progress of a I'm sure any person who will take a few minutes to think this question through and will a little analyzing of his own will come up with one that will be a Positive FOR OVER A QUARTER of a century I have been with service clubs in the communities where I have so I feel qualified to express an opinion in the on this A service club was never organized to replace church in any person's life but rather to supplement I have often made the statement that a good church man can be a top-flight club man In his and this also works the other way a good club man church man if he is so I have had experience to back j Seo page 8 Casually from Page this statement if it needs ROOSEVELT HAS A very serious and only through unity among men and women club church leaders and others who work in with scouts or with our schools can this problem be solved to the advantage of all There must not be an encroachment on the nights the other groups nor should there be too strong demands made of the time of those who want to work in more than one I'm sure there is an answer if we all look for it JUST A FEW YEARS ago there was a definite attempt to solve this problem in Those in leadership capacities in the men's and women's sat down and decided that if the Service Clubs would use Thursday night for their then the others scouts would have their and all would be able to This worked very In fact one church meeting on a Wednesday was cancelled so the Scout group could move their Thursday meet-to the Fourth and other shifts were made to encourage participation in all Some clubs changed their meeting night to UNFORTUNATELY the past year or so has seen a departure from this and Thursday night is now being pirated by church organizations and other groups to the extent that some of the service clubs in Roosevelt stand In Jeopardy so far as membership and attendance at meetings Is if those In the leadership positions would do a little thinking about this and if they feel the various service clubs that use Thursday night for their have contributed to the advantage of the and they should then try to come up with other nights to schedule meetings and activities interfere with he I'm sure all we need to do Is look the town over a bit and we'd convinced beyond a doubt that Service Clubs are VERY VITAL to the life of a co THE LAST WORD Paying compliments is one way to Insure quick 33 |