Show government you and I 1 As told by byrd trego to editor george H arrison article no 3 several subscribers have raised guest questions ions regarding legal advertising you and I 1 will vill keep in in mind that the purpose of the paragraph is the promotion of good government we understand that you and I 1 furnish the taxes to the government so it can operate the government makes tn rough legal notices its reports on how it spends our tax money government can operate most effectively when it carries your confidence and my confidence when ws we absei observe ve that certain reports prescribed by law tire are not nol published we reserve judgment yet find our confidence shaken no government office can do its best work when it is under suspicion you may remember some in instances where lack of reports proved the undoing of men I 1 in official governmental positions A clerk may have a combination of jobs lie he is a good fellow and popular the commissioners do not insist on regular publication of reports and financial statements it seems a waste to pay for legal notices and publication of statements for several years the board saves money A day arrives when the popular man is thousands of dollars short in fact he is not short you and I 1 are short we have paid the taxes by false economy you and I 1 have given him the opportunity to misappropriate our money the bl blame for the theft can be rightfully attached only to the person who should have published the financial statements in legal notices in the newspapers but you and I 1 did not insist on legal publication in fact you and I 1 might have approved of the econome economy not realizing that one misappropriation usually involves more money than could have been saved after the money is gone we still face the unpleasant fact that we innocently contributed tri buted to the downfall of the popular fellow the experience of ages proves the necessity and wisdom of regular publication of governmental proceedings and financial statements it protects those who pay the taxes and it protects tl those case whom we entrusted wil with lh the spending thus only can good government succeed the end NEW ASSISTANT COMES TO FARM S SECURITY OFFICE clair R hopkins who for the past three years has been smith hughes instructor at the high school in vernal was recently appointed assistant supervisor for the uinta basin farm security administration with offices in roosevelt clarence anderson supervisor announced wednesday mr hopkins will arrive in roosevelt to begin work january and will work in both duchesne and uintah counties mr anderson I 1 stated |