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Show Page 2 February 24, 1961 BLANDING OUTLOOK BLAHDIHG THE BLANDINGITE ALBERT R. OUTLOOK LYMAN by for communi-tiSpeaking of trees and the good money they and for individuals, working for theahile they sleep, and people general-l- y producing a commodity whioh is always in demand,take a long, long are under a false impression that they time to grow, longer than we can wait for their maturity- childhood friend of nine, Bert Robins of, Soipio, was and I heard,, people talking supervisor for a number of years, I went about the trees he had planted in Oak Creek' "Canyon there to see them, and I was astonished, as I sized them up, to think that he had planted them, and that they' had attained suoh a size, and that was a number of years ago, "In six years the rural community of . Troy,.... Maine, earned a $4,000 from its forest, which helped for badly needed school. In Maeon, Georgia, 3C years ago, a Masonic Lodge started a 236-ac- re .forest for the local Boy Soout: CounetllvToday the forest both supports Scout activities and beautifies, the city, "I had always supposed," the same authority oes on to say, trees, but a tour of the took centuries to grow good-siz"it 420-ac- re Groton, Mass,, forest, proved ,that Isn't so. Thirty formed years ago, this was largely a waste land j now white pinetown as the had look if a green canopy above my head. It didn't worth of timber from this just cut out a couple of thousand the town cultivates its forest That's because land, but it had. 4 t.n oTva vnuny ones a ohanoe to m im make Published every Friday at Blandingv Utah es - u w. PUBLISHER Cox 9 . CORRESPONDENTS Hilda Perkins, South 3l&ndlng Joline Holt, North Blandlng Anita Cranes, Hexioan Hat Marilyn R, Rowley ,Montioello Nanole 6n Rates: Subscript San Jupn County, San Jupn County , Trudell, Bluff one year six months, Elsewhere in U,S,A, Elsewhere in U,S,A, Second Class; Postage Paid I 6 , 2,25 ed year ,,,, 4.50 months, 250 at Blandlng, fory Utah t grow." Groton's citizens, these 420 aeres of trees represent new growth; this "capital," Every yew the trees add much wood. "interest", and the town can harvest that "In most states, laws encourage community forests and the state provides trained foresters, planting maohlnes, and disease-resiste- nt trees, free, or at cost. In many towns, labor To i organisations. Boy Scouts, eto," We have already some land set apart for parks in Blandlng, a wise use of it, and use it for all the good it make why. not can do, by planting it mostly to trees? is provided I letic direotor, says that it BaskeStake tball tournar.ent finals will be will be the first season in over S years that Blandlng has failed played at the LX Recreation Kp.11 here Honda;, ni.ht February to qualify for the regional The 27th. first game will start oontest. at 8:0C p.m. between Nonticello Monday night's schedule reSan Juan M-- 1st Ward and Monti cello 2nd Ward for Stake Championship, Blandlng 1st Ward plays Eland-in- g 2- -3 Wtoird in a game to start at 9:30 for third place, sulted from earlier genes of the tournament played court Wednesday, on the Wednesday Monti cello 2nd tiie Blandlng 1st, Cl to 68, same beat And inner of the P; o'clock game the Montleello 1st ran wild over will represent tHe San Juan the Blandlng for a 56-Stake at the regional tournament viotory. Admission for Monday's game in Denver, March 3rd and 4th. W 2-- 3rd ; La RRy Stake Ath Alexander, will 3S be 25? and 5Cy. by Lotfer to tbo Editor . . . It's Income Tax time your Honolulu, again. From Alaska to Taxus, Loan me Instead of. a simple form and a few readable instructions, have over 400,000 words to explain our tax laws, of contraThese laws have beoome a gigantlo hodge-poddictions so complex, the ordinary many must get legal advloe to help him compute the tax. History tells us no Nation ever, survived under a tax burden amounting' to one third of our National Income, Are we being "Brainwashed" to such an extent that we oan nc longer see and think for ourselves? we now ge Are we going tree? to accept higher taxes, or 3tart trimming the Let us do some independent thinking and get baok to a sound, Democratic form of Government, based on the actual needs of our Government instead of it's many "wants," . Sinoerely,. Ray Stebblns. - Representative Cliff Memmott, publisher of the Basin Uintah Standard, has in troduced a bill in the House of Representatives which calls for enabling legislation to authorize towns, cities and counties of Utah to issue bonds or other obligations by which they can induce small industries to come into the respective area. (D-Roosev- elt) firms to conduct small industries in the area. The act mull also provide for the creation of a board to be known as the Utah Industrial Development Board and will caU for the appropriation of funds for operation of the board. Mr. Grow in his study has found that several other states have made possible to have 100 The bill that is fashioned after per cent industry financing. They a plan now in operation in the are Tennessee, Arkansas, Rhode state of Mississippi and is listed Island, Vermont and Maine. In 1959 alone Mississippi landed 96 as HB 197 is being new plants ranging up to 475 by Rep George bollard, employees, and most of them in Mrs. Algie ,Ballif, Clark Newel,' and smaller, communities, by using the financing.plan. Melvin Foxley, Repayment of the bonds, A study has been made of the Mississippi plan by a prom- which, under the Mississippi inent Provo businessman, D, plan, will be made by the infirm who will rent sufSpencer Grow, president of the dustrial to ficient amortize the bonds in Utah Savings and Loan associa20 and years pay a fair share tion, who has made several tripfi for to the southern state to gather of the taxes. This will a stronger tax base and rf new data concerning; the plan. The state of Mississippi has employ- payroll to spark the communed a financing program similar itys economy. The proposed board whose to . the one being considered by Utah legislators for the past duties would would be to administer the act and heh induce 18 years tinder its Balance agriculture with industry plan." firms to Utah would be made According to Rep. Memmott up of the governor, president the enabling act,1 if passed, will of the senate speaker of. the 'make It legal for municipalities house, two. members from the counties toissue bonds to senate' and two from the house! fccOd or acquire buildings and to be appointed by the. presi property that will be leased to (TURN TO PAGE 7 COL, 2) co-sponso- red (R-Pro-v- o), (D-Pro-v- o), (D-Nep- hi) . 'cd 5 DnEDE TOO I won honey epect cm AND GET IT OPEH 'TIL 7 P.M. BLANDING, UTAH Fen 3 |