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Show I Obsetoincj ; .. By Cliff Memmott ; DONATING COLUMN This week a couple of our reader have submitted letters to the editor, which are being used to fill up space in my column. Their opinions are not necessarily mine, , but do reflect the thinking of some of our citizens ... If you want to express your opinion, which might agree or disagree with others, then write a letter to the editor. Sometimes confidence is that feeling you have before you know better I --co-- August 17, 1956 Duchesne, Utah Dear Editor: As a reader of your paper I have a question in regards to an article in your paper, page one: Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce endorses Highway 50-6 as new highway betwen Denver, Colo, and Salt Lake City, Utah. Why? What is to be gained by the people of Roosevelt area? Is it to cheat other neighboring towns and cities of their hearitage of being geographicaly on this highway high-way system? Is it possible, because be-cause the new- system by-passes Roosevelt? Is it in hopes that pressure can be put to Carbon Co. to endorse Nine Mile Highway? Is it because the leaders of so fine an organization have sold their city down the river? I have no place of business, nor do I anitcipate any such venture. So as a citizen of the Uintah Basin I would like to have this question answered if at all possible. Yours truly, Marley Davis, Duchesne --co-- The golden age of parenthood conies when the children are too old for baby sitters and too young to borrow the family car. --co-- Dear Editor: We all know how truly hard it is to raise flowers in Duchesne due to our soil. I think all women folks should try to raise a few to make our twon look better. While I have been away and my renters, the Masseys have been away, someone came into my yard and dug up my lovely peonie plants. It is written, "He who steals my purse, steals trash, but he who steals growing flowers, steals ones heart and soul." Anyone can send to the Brand Peonie Farms for bulbs, but it takes years of work and toil for a woman to get them growing good. I do hope the city will do something some-thing to protect the taxed' property in the city, as I am not the only person this year who has lost their peonie plants. I was always good to share my blooms with my neighbors and friends and shared my bulbs when I decided to separate separ-ate them. Sincerly, Mrs. Jenny Graham -co-- Women are unpredictable. You never know how they're going to manage to get their own way. - 30 - |