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Show LDS Leaders Plan Work Centers For Welfare Program Plans for the construction of a new stake and regional storehouse store-house and work center in Roosevelt Roose-velt were made known Sunday by officers of the Roosevelt L. D. S. stake. The rapid growth and expansion of the church welfare wel-fare program was the deciding factor In the proposed development. develop-ment. Initial plans for the storehouse were drafted at a meeting of stake and ward officers held August 13, and call for the addition ad-dition of a modern welfare store to the existing facilities, a sewing sew-ing center, and a canning plant. The store house will serve Duchesne, Moon Lake, Roosevelt and Uintah stakes, Roosevelt stake will shoulder the construction construc-tion costs, according to church officials. Contributions within the wards will be made in the immediate future. In announcing their plans, stake leaders advised the Roosevelt Roose-velt stake membership that the heaviest welfare burden In the history of the church has been In the last year. Further expansion expan-sion of the welfare program makes the construction of additional addi-tional facilities at Roosevelt mandatory, stake officials revealed. re-vealed. The canning center, which will be- equipped with modern machinery, ma-chinery, will be made available to individual church members for home canning in addition tq being used for canning projects under, the welfare program" of the wards in the Ropseyelt stake. |