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FRIDAY 1932 Rumors And White Lies Almost every day the business men of Wasatch County are called upon to trace down some malicious, damaging, untruthful rumor. One day it will the effect that some one of our leading business men is taking out bankruptcy, while the next day the rumor will spread like wild-fire to the effect that one of our stores is about to go into the hands of the receiver or that the Bank is "busted.". The one good think about this is that few any of these rumors have originated in Wasatch County. In each instance the falsehood starts in some remote part of the state and travels swiftly to us. Our busines institutions are in good financial standing and will pull through this terrible depression if the people will support them and have faith and confidence in their officers Certainly it is great handicap to the officials of our institutions to have to finance the same and then fight these perplexing rumors and lies. is fact that most of th Banks in this state which have had to close their doors would have been open and doing business today if some malicious scandel monger had not started false rumors about the banks. thus causing run on them The undersigned are interested the business welfare of Wasatch Coun ty. We do not want our schools to close, our county become bankrupt. pur businedd institutions closed and good name the state completely ruined. We want to pull through this depression in as good shape as possible that we may be in position to take advantage of the up-turn of things when it comes. These rumors hurt us. some instances believe they have been started with the intention of hurting us, and we now call upon all good citizens to have faith and confidence in our own institutions and business neighbors, and promise you if you will do that, you will be benefited financially and will live to be proud of your own ac tions. Any one can be quitter and lie down and say he is licked and give up. Now the time to show your colors and to come to the assistance of your own business interests. Pat ronixe your local stores, your local bank and all other local business in No doubt, they will get along. but they need your dollar NOW Instead of drawing dollar out of the bank. dig down in your old sock and find new dollar to put into the bank Your money is as safe here as would be in any other place in the country The eyes of the entire state are turned on Pleasant Grove today When the banks at American Fork. Lehi and Provo closed their doors. the patriotic people Pleasant Grove got together and unanimously said their bank would stay open, and stayed open and has passed the crisis and the good people of that town have written proud page in the his tory of the State of Utah. and are position now to reap fat harvest for their good work. What they have done. we can do, but we must keep cool, have faith in ourselves and in our fellowmen and refuse to believe and pass these lies and rumors which hear Heber has always been referred to good. live town. We have been called rich community of good sports Let us now prove ourselves Our institutions need us and we need them. Up to date we have stood the test. and our honest belief that will continue to do so. After we have passed through this business depression we will be proud to say the State that while other communities have suffered the loss of store two. ora bankor two, we have emerged with heads up and are in good position to take advantage of the times Step all prosperous rumors and patronize local business institutions loyally, as you would like to be patronized if you were in business. and we will come out all right. Wasatch County Commissioners Wasatch Chamber of Commerce. Heber Lions Club. Heber City, Midway Town. Charleston Town.
