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Show Community Improvement Roosevelt is desperately "needy" in four fields of civic improvement: water, recreation, streets, and housing. Of the four, steps are now being- taken to alleviate shortages in three. The city council is now endeavoring en-deavoring to end Roosevelt's critical water problem once and for all. Drilling of the Leeton test well is already underway, and if water is uncovered in sufficient quantity and quality, two wells will be drilled to supply the city with water, at an estimated cost of over $165,-000, $165,-000, a lot of money, but hardly too much for good water. Although there has been some criticism of the council's decision de-cision to drill additional wells many people think that new wells will produce the same type of questionable water as the old the council proceeds at the recommendation of A. Z. Richards, Salt Lake City engineer engi-neer and city water adviser, who believes wells in the. Leeton area are the most economical and efficient means of solving the city's water dilema. Under the direction of Councilman Coun-cilman Bennie Schmiett, chairman chair-man of the city recreation committee, com-mittee, the recreation program continues in high gear. The dance held Monday night, sponsored spon-sored by the Jaycees and the American Legion, is the first in a series to obtain funds for finishing fin-ishing and lighting the tennis courts. Nine teams have now entered the independent softball league, and more are expected to make a belated entrance. Play is scheduled to start abcaft June 1. Baseball is in full swing even though the Roosevelt team isn't doing too well up to date. But just wait. Councilman Schmiett estimates esti-mates that this summer baseball, base-ball, tennis, table tennis, soft-ball, soft-ball, volleyball, and horseshoes will be going simultaneously. Roosevelt has little money to invest in giant recreation programs pro-grams calling for expensive gymnasiums and swimming pools; however, the modest start made so far is the initial step in that direction. Even though direct action i not being taken to alleviate the shortage of hard-surface roads., the city is using the limited funds available to keep up the roads now in existence. The banquet held Saturday night signifies the beginning of an objective study of the city's housing shortage. True, little in concrete policy was decided, but the discussion indicates the seriousness ser-iousness with which the Lions and other civic-minded groups are considering housing. And open discussions of civic-minded individuals generally end in the accomplishment of worthwhile objectives. The sudden interest in community com-munity affairs promises much in future improvements. The joint is suddenly jumping with men determined to get somewhere. some-where. GWH |