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Show CLIFF MEMMOTT, Editor CAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS JOIN NATION IN OBSERVING WEEK Perhaps no place in the state of Utah, and not very any areas in the nation has the automotive industry been "1 greater benefit in the economic development than in the Uintah Basin. Few of us realize what a tremendous busi-is busi-is done in this area by these merchants who are engaged en-gaged in selling and servicing motor driven vehicles. I A day or so ago I sat in on a meeting with dealers from this area and heard them discuss and compile . facts nd figures that will give some kind of an idea just what benefits you and I receive from the industry even though our line of endeavor is not associated with selling or servicing ser-vicing mobile units. I, In the City of Roosevelt alone ihe monthly payroll Irom the nine business firms that act as dealers for that oany different automobiles, trucks and tractors, amounts lo $16,000. During the past 12 months it is estimated that , over 500 new units were sold through these same dealers, 5D0unjing lo $1,500,000. All of this is exclusive of the tremendous tre-mendous amount of business done by service stations and service garages that have not been considered in the local activities surrounding National Automobile Dealers Week Ilhai opens next Sunday and continues through the week. What is true of Roosevelt can easily be duplicated by ' dealers in the City of Duchesne and in Uintah county. There is only one active automobile dealer in Duchesne, but I'm sure if his books were checked it would even surprise him what his volume was over the year and what he contributed locally to the development of his community. - I was particularly impressed with the factual state- ments frm tne men 1 met with relative to the gyeat pro- gress that has been noted in the Basin since the early horse and buggy days when this area was labeled as "That part ! of the country the good Lord forgot." The advent of the automobile brought people closer io-i io-i gelher: was responsible for improved highways and year-round year-round travel; gave the farmer and dairyman quick and avail-, avail-, illt markets for his products; stimulated the rural electri-! electri-! fication projects, and siarted the Uintah Basin on its way 10 become one of the greatest agricultural and dairying ; Centers in the west. Wiih the discovery of oil in the Basin, we may soon take our place as an industrial center. IV As the editor -of Duchesne county's two weekly news-! news-! papers and one who is vitally and enthusiastically interest-; interest-; ei in the future development of the Uintah Basin, I take ' this opportunity to commend the men who bring you the i new automobiles, trucks and tractors for the great contri- bution they are making daily to our progress. I would en- courage all of you to join with the Roosevelt dealers in their activities next Wednesday from 2 to 4 p. m. o E o STUDY THE CANDIDATES WHO ARE i SEEKING PUBLIC OFFICE ..... This newspaper and its editor are not interested in partisan politics. Preferance and the nature of the publica-1 publica-1 tion precludes taking sides for or against any candidate, j group or political party. We are, however, vitally interested interes-ted in the calibre of those selected to fill public office. There is nothing that incites the wrath of an unbiased Bid clear thinking' person quicker than to have a candidate or one of his enthusiastic campaigners resort to the use of a "smear" campaign, where the good name of a person is . dragged into the "mire." It matters little whether a man has been a perfect public servant or whether he has made , mistakes in office, when he seeks reelection he is bound ! to face a certain amount of "mud slinging." That's the na-j na-j Sural thing in politics. I I have observed rather keenly past campaigns, and at j oe time was active in one of the major parlies as an official, of-ficial, and never lo my knowledge have I seen a candidate : ho resorted lo a "smear campaign" such as was used a few j Tears ago against the present chief executive of our stale, ! 'i is now being waged against anolher public servant, Sain from lhal campaign. Every voter in Duchesne county who goes to the polls M November 7, and every" eligible voter should consider 11 his duty and a great privelege, should carefully study the Qualifications of the men who are aspiring to office. Attend j we rallies hear what both candidates have to say, and II abve all, don't be misguided by "nasty words" that are ffl'o in the heat of a political campaign. This great country of ours will not be defeated and gged into a state of political degeneracy because one Wy loses and another wins. When the smoke of the po-""al po-""al battle has cleared we'll all be in there pitching for , grea'er America. And that's as it should be. o E o I anrf "li YU otjl the PeoPle to get their money, that's fraud, jfa ou n be jailed; but if you do it lo get their voles, j ual shrewd politics." Anonymous. ' o E o and Habit is a cable- We weave a thread of it every day, at last we cannot break it." Horace Mann. fl o E o |