Show CHANGE IN POLICY MEETING APPROVAL letters and personal comments from our readers indicate that our change in in policy is meeting with approval which is gratifying to us we wonder if you have taken note that during the past three weeks it has been our good fortune to receive so much news concerning progressive and constructive things being done within the borders of our county lines and in neighboring sections of the state that we have been able to fill our pages with information and other forms foraz of news items without resorting to the use of plate material to complete each issue we are including some in this and succeeding issues however to give information about the state fair to be held in iii october and in regard to the crochet contest which will be of interest to the industrious women of our community mili lity who may wish to enter their handiwork according to the re regulations ts which govern the contest take note of the information included in this issue covering this subject with wi th the daily newspapers of the country carrying so much war news with which we hope the majority of our rural section readers are arc also in touch we realize the need of getting our supplementary issue under way the more quickly in order that some of the news items we are accumulating which have to do with national and international affair may be relayed to you with our opinions thereon to this end we are making another trip to the coast cities within a few days and we therefore call attention to th news item concerning the contemplated trip which appears in another column we call attention also to the letter from elder D L bayles president of san juan stake mission which is another indication of appreciation for service rendered thru the record it is our aim to cover all important meetings gs relating to church or civic affairs affair sand and to this enid end we solicit your cooperation after the manner expressed in the letter which gives so much information concerning the september conference it is cooperation of this kind that will insure mention of the things you are doing since it is impossible for us to cover the ground ini in all directions with our limited staff and until we can secure another editor or manager or both of these plans we shall have more to say ere long in keeping with our policy it is necessary to stress the news items which give information about things persons or conditions as they pertain to the affairs of daily life in our community sometimes seemingly negative or the opposite of constructive progress in the new age however when crime and the unfair practices of living are eliminated there will be only good and constructive up build ing processes in in operation and then we may indeed harmonize our thou thoughts n lits words and deeds in keeping with the following lines taken from a rece recent nt copy of the grand junction sentinel how fine it would be if we would make a beginning now lets try lets talk of lovely things for I 1 have heard that there is power in the spoken word power to heal and bless a well of joy and also power to shatter and destroy A word has wings they say to bear it far beyond the farthest radius of a star I 1 lets talk of lovely things the good and fair the tender things about us everywhere for words are freighted with such force and might they go swift as an arrow in its flight no sword as sharp as words to pierce the heart no evil like a sentences poisoned dart lets talk of lovely things hold fast to these the peace of summer fields the strength of trees clean hearted women men of quiet worth think on them all the worthy thinks things 1 of earth speak of them gladly let your voi voice ce be heard only in passing on the kindly word edna jacques in ia dreams in your heart L f |