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Show WHAT ROOSEVELT $ NEEDS AS SEEN BY !! fc "YE" EDITOR :: T , .. .. :: Coming Home! Service men are coming home and in ever increasing numbers. As they start home, they want . to know what awaits them, your editor gets several inquires each week, as to prospects for entertainment, enter-tainment, also business opportunities oppor-tunities in the old home town community? They want to know what are their chances of entering enter-ing business under the G-I Bill of Rights. To obtain this information for these veterans, we suggest that some one of the many civic clubs in Roosevelt organize a committe to compile the information that is necessary. This information should be self explanitory in every respect, and copies should be made for local refrence and one copy should be made and submitted to the C. E. D. in Salt Lake City. Housing Problem We should not forget the seri-ious seri-ious housing problem which confronts con-fronts us in the city of Roosevelt. This is one of the most serious handicaps to the growth and development de-velopment of any city. Roosevelt could well afford at least 20 new modern homes, and unless some organization takes the lead, it will be the same old story, there are new comers landing -in the city each week and are discouraged discour-aged right at the start off, and within a few hours or days they take off to other fields. Why not start a federal housing project this fall right now. Let's Jump The Gun Can the citizens of Roosevelt remember back to the time just before the war, when a campaign cam-paign was started to get a Federal Fed-eral building, and we were told it would come as soon as the war was over? Do you now realize real-ize the war is over and the government gov-ernment is looking towards the post war area, yes, they have a problem confronting them in the unemployment field and are anxious anx-ious to get post war projects started Well here is one' that should be started! The writer can remember having a talk with congressman Walter K. Granger four years ago, in which he stated that Roosevelt was the next city on the list, in fact he said that their was only two cities in his district eligible at the time and the first one would be Roosevelt city. Now Mr. and Mrs. Citizen let's get up a petition peti-tion a mile long if neccessary, and see that this building is built within the next year. Let's Brighten Up One thing that can be done without delay is to brighten up the city, new paint jobs, and a-bovc a-bovc all the business houses of Roosevelt should realize that with more light comes more life. Our city could stand at least 25 more neon signs, and each business busi-ness house should figure out some artistic window lighting display, of course this will be useless unless they turn them on in the evenings. There is nothing noth-ing that pays better than the impression im-pression made on your patrons, and we all know that the first impression you have on entering a city is the lasting one. A city that is well lighted at night is figured an up and coming one, so why not light up as well as clean up. VISITS HERE Capt. Richard H. Harrison arrived ar-rived here Friday to spend a few days with his parents, Mayor and Mrs. George H. Harrison, before be-fore reporting to Kearns Field for an overseas assignment. Capt. Harrison left Monday for Salt Lake City and Mrs. Harrison and baby daughter, Nancy Gay, who accompained him here, are remaining re-maining in Roosevelt for the present. RECEIVES HONORABLE DISCHARGE Todd A. Wallis received an honorable discharge at the Fort Douglas separation center Sunday, Sun-day, September 2nd. Mr. Wallis, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wallis of Ogden, has served the past five years in the U S Army Air Corp, three of which were spent in the China-Burma-India Theater of operations. He returned re-turned to the states in December, 1944, wearing four camDaign ribbons, the good conduct ribbon and silver bombadier wings. He has been stationed at the Wcn-dover Wcn-dover Army Air Field the past six months. Mrs. Wallis, the former Miss Margaret Jorgen-sen, Jorgen-sen, daughter of Mrs. Annie Jorgensen left Monday morning for Salt Lake City to join her husband. |