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Show CLIFF MEMMOTT. Editor New Hope On The Colorado .... (The following editorial is a reprint from the Deseret News-Telegram.) News-Telegram.) The four-state meeting on the Upper Colorado Storage Project, Pro-ject, held in Salt Lake City Friday and Saturday, produced more common sense, worthwhile results than anything in a long while. Principal achievements of the two-day meet were: (1) To bring into being an effective four-state grass roots organization to fight the propaganda battle in favor of the storage stor-age project. (2) To start a campaign to raise a minimum of $100,000 from public contributions to finance the battle. (3) To agree that a trained public relation specialist is needed need-ed to plan and direct the campaign. These three points have been pointed out repeatedly as among the outstanding weaknesses of the Upper Basin fight to this point. From the beginning, the fight for the storage project has been largely carried by Utah alone. The result was two-fold. It naturally cut the size of the effort from that which four-state cooperation could produce. Also, it gave the rest of the country the false impression that the storage project was a Utah project pro-ject rather than an Upper Colorado Basin project benefiting Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico as well as Utah. The new four-state effort should soon correct this false impression, as well as increase the scope of our propaganda effort. Big money has been spent fighting the Upper Colorado Projectparticularly Pro-jectparticularly the Echo Park unit and substantial sums are needed if we are to counteract the flow of false information which has been flooding the country for more than two years. $100,000 appears to be a reasonable goal for a public subscription subscrip-tion drive reasonable because it should be attainable, but we should build an even larger war chest if it is possible. Finally, whatever money we can raise should be spent to the best possible effect and that means under the direction di-rection of a trained public relations expert. Too much of our past effort has been partially wasted, through lack of the right kind of direction. The job is one for a highly trained specialist, and it is encouraging that leaders in all four states have now recognized the fact. The Salt Lake meetings offered yet another sign of encouragement: en-couragement: the enthusiasm ard determination of everyone concerned. These are the necessary spurs to keep our all-out effort moving at top speed. If we do that, there is no reason the Mountain West cannot can-not protect its future by obtaining approval of the Upper Colorado Colo-rado Project. v E v Safe Driving And Walking Tips . . . . Be sportsmanlike on every drive. Obey all traffic signs. I Keep speed reasonable but don't drive so slow as to impede im-pede traffic. Start earlier and drive slower. You'll feel better and live longer. Let the other fellow have the right-of-way you use the right way. DON'T pass unless there's PLENTY of room. Obtain and review a copy of your local traffic regulations. Reduce speed at sundown so you're within range of your headlights. Stay behind another car at least one car length for each 10 miles of speed. Stay in your lane at hillcrests and curves. j Be extra alert at intersections; don't pass at intersections. j Always signal your intention to turn or stop. Don't drive when you drink or when you are angry or emotionally upset. Have your brakes, lights, windshield wipers, tires and steering checked regularly. If the weather is bad, don't drive unless you must. If you drive, double your care. Cross only at crosswalks .... Before crossing, look both ways .... Cross only on proper signal .... Watch for turning turn-ing cars. Never go into the roadway between parked cars. If there is no sidewalk, and you must walk in roadway, walk on left, facing traffic. Carry or wear something white at night, to help drivers see you. . 30 |