Show A Reprinted Editorial Our First Need As A from April 1st issue of Basin GREAT PROGRESS IN MAKING Roosevelt City a much more appealing community to the visitor passing or to one who comes to spend a day or so with relatives or has been achieved in the nearly 15 years the have lived It was September when we took over two newspapers in Duchesne County THE RECORD at Duchesne and THE STANDARD at What I say about Roosevelt is very much true in the City of our county WE CAN DO TOO have prompted me to write this Editorial this I look part in a tribute paid the small City of Fillmore by writing and helping to sponsor a resolution of congratulations to the Committee and Citizens of that The resolution was passed by the House and Senate during the recent Legislature commending Fillmore for being Cleanest Little City In The U.S.A. for WHEN THE were looking for a place to settle down in 1950 after selling our newspaper in we almost went to was bora and reared in i. Millard As we surveyed the we found it to be a typical Utah with streets covered with broken crumbling barns and unpainted a haphazardly maintained and a newspaper office that hadn't been given a good cleaning in a decade or AFTER LOOKING OVER and almost buying the we became interested in Duchesne County's two Again we began Taking a look first at the newspapers' offices and then at the What we saw as vc drove up and down the streets was about what we saw in Fillmore a community where little civic pride had been Evidently we saw a potential despite the fact we almost voted against the idea after looking over the We were impressed with the business sections and the friendliness of tho wo talked which made up our minds that here was where we were to establish a invest in a business and become a part of the community THE BASIN HAS BEEN GOOD to We have enjoyed the past nearly 15 We liked the people who extended us a real hand of fellowship and We have watched the great progress that lias come to the We are glad we came and have taken a part in the religious and political life in The Uintah Great things are ahead for this as Utah embarks on a NEW ERA of INDUSTRIAL and ECONOMIC Faith and willingness to work to see that we get our share of what's coming are very Can and will accept the challenge now facing I don't have the but YOU IF FILLMORE CAN DO IT then so CAN Roosevelt and Duchesne It will take some real effort by every But most of THERE MUST BE A We talk in our service and civic club meetings about this project and that and all have great are we putting FIRST THINGS Isn't it much more important that we UP OUR TOWNS FIRST then start thinking about some of the pet projects each club has Shouldn't we make honest moves to follow the set by Fillmore in and several other small communities which looked just like the first state capitol city looked back in or I'm asking the You have the answer YOU WHO LIVE IN THESE FOR FIFTEEN YEARS The and before The have published editorials offering the columns of the papers to help promote CLEAN-UP and Once more in we not only repeat our but we CHALLENGE all service and civic clubs to JOIN FORCES and stop our talking and BEGIN AN ACTION PROGRAM that our can compete as the Cleanest Little City in Utah and all of the great U.S.A. LET'S CLEAN UP OUR TOWNS we take on the individual projects you civic-minded club members are now talking who are the CITY COUNCILMEN and The Standard challenge YOU to take the lead In getting a much needed job I don't have all the but do have a few ideas and a newspaper that is able and willing to back up any and every move to get a CLEANUP JOB DONE in our We must not procrastinate any longer It's TIME FOR ACTION while other towns' achievements arc new and fresh on our minds Maybe we should visit Fillmore and get its formula just another IDEA to get with LETS |