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Show CLIFF MEMMOTT, Editor M MEN BASKETBALL TAKES SPOTLIGHT ' IN BASIN THIS WEEK AS TOURNEY OPENS. . . . The Roosevelt L.D.S. stake YMMIA will again act as hosts to the second annual M Men Explorer basketball tournament that will open at Union High School tonight and continue on through Friday and Saturday. . . Six top teams from four Uintah Basin stakes, one from Denver stake and one from the Western States mission open the M Men play, and two Explorer teams from Uintah and Roosevelt stakes join in the 3-day tourney. The host stake is happy to sponsor a fine program in this area, and are hopeful the four Basin stakes will join together in making it a fine sports feature Last year's meet was highly successful, and is a model pattern for subsequent events that will follow. I The mayor and city council of Roosevelt, join church leaders in issuing a welcome to all visitors and especially teams that come in from other communities to participate in the second annual Sub-division 14 M Men basketball tournament. 1 v E v JUNIOR COLLEGE ISSUE ASSURED OF PLACE ON NEXT NOVEMBER BALLOT .... The office of the Secretary of State of Utah has announced an-nounced the committees organized in Carbon and Weber counties have succeeded in getting the required 10 of qualified signatures in Utah on petitions making it possible for the issue to be placed on the November ballot this year. . . 32,771 valid signatures were needed in at least 15 counties on both petitions One to save Carbon College and the other to retain Weber College as a state institution institu-tion along with Snow and Dixie. A word of compliment is due the two enthusiastic committees who perfected an organization throughout Utah to get the job done. . . There was no bitterness in the campaign cam-paign for signatures, even though a lot of resentment was directed to the governor, especially from his home Carbon County. . . The canvas for signatures was completely devoid of politics, at least it was in this area. Therefore, the people will decide if the governor and the legislature acted for the majority of the Utah people in the recent Special Session of the legislature. v E v CIGARET SMOKERS MUST PAY MORE FOR PRODUCT; EXTRA TAX TO AID EDUCATION IN UTAH. ... Beginning at 12:01 a.m. this morning, smokers of cigarettes who purchase their smokes in Utah will find the price has been increased. . . The hike is attributable to the law passed by the last special session of the legislature, legisla-ture, who placed an additional 20 per pack tax as a means of raising $1 million for sehool purposes. . . Governor Lee opposed the bill and asked for a special ruling from Utah's higher court, who agreed 4 to 1 that the bill was valid and thus it becomes a new law in Utah. Generally throughout the state, Tuesday and Wednesday Wednes-day saw a brisk up swing on the cigarette market fag-draggers fag-draggers bought heavily while the old price was still in effect. . . I imagine most smokers will not object to the 20 hike when they realize they are contributing to better educational facilities for their children. 30 Make your train of thought a construction train. |