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Show Spotlighting UTAH State Fair Status Told The Utah State Fair Willi be held this season, providing the officers of-ficers of the International association assoc-iation of fairs and expositions succeed in persuading the office of defense transportation to revoke re-voke a June 1, 1945, bah on the holding of state and regional fairs, it is explained by Sheldon R Brewster, secretary-manager. Failing Fail-ing the voiding of the ban, and in view of the fact that there is no ban on strictly local expositions, expos-itions, the fair, like the play, will go on. but as a local exposition and publicized strictly as a Salt Lake City affair. Planning in this direction is now underway. Revenue Controls Roads The amount of miles the state may have in its Interregional highway high-way system is strictly controlled by the necessity for certain high I really have not given the cabinet cabin-et possibility a lot of thought. It Is a nice compliment, though." Collects Nineteen Million Ninteen million dollars, approximately approxi-mately one-half of the total true revenue of the Utah state government govern-ment has been collected as of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, according to figures of A. A. Fir-mage, Fir-mage, the tax commission cashier. The amount is exacUy $19,502,-077.32 $19,502,-077.32 and is a decrease of one per cent over the previous fiscal year collections. Compared with the 1941 fiscal year collections, the 1945 collections are 38. 25 per cent greater. 1941 was considered a normal year. During the past five years, revenue from income tax receipts, beer taxes and olemar-garlne olemar-garlne taxes have doubled, and sales tax revenue jumped 60 per cent. Revenues from the gas tax dropped 14 per -cent last year be-I be-I low the preceeding peak year, while the motor vehicle fegistra-tion fegistra-tion fee revenue increased 16 per cent in 1945 over 1941 due to the higher fee ercevied from the lie. ensing of larger trucks. Resources Spotlighted "Utah's greatest resources are mellic and non-metalic minerals," Dr. A. Ray Olpin, native Utahn, and now executive director of the Ohio State University, announced during a Utah visit. He warned that western industry must devel- i op improved research facilities ii it is to expand or hold its own against larger concerns which have their eyes on the rich naural resources of this region. "I see no reason why your raw materials should be shipped away bringing a cheap price, and when processed be shipped back at a considerably i higher price," he said. standard construction designs and the funds allocated for this purpose, pur-pose, it is explained by Row W. McLcese. commission chief engineer. engine-er. To many miles on the interregional inter-regional sj'stem would force the state to use a disproportionate share of revenue on these roads. The present designation of interregional inter-regional highways is based largely on military necessity and includes highways. U. S. 91, U. S. 30-S and U. S. 40-50. Telling The Russians . " "v So the Russians may know the - truth about, the great state of Utah, the department of publicity and industrial development is sending Elmer Davis, ffice o! . War Information head at Wash-ington. Wash-ington. D. C, Utah literature setting set-ting forth in detail, Utah's attractions, at-tractions, industries and opportunities. opportun-ities. It seems that Mr. Davis has found it necesary to revise the booklet. ''America Illustrated" which his ofice is distributing in I Russia, and which described sev. eral western states. Including Utah, as a bleak and baren area with practically no industries and which depends almost entirely upon up-on farming for its subsistence. Hunt Backs Maw When Governor Lester C. Hunt of Wyoming disclosed in Chicago that the Governors' Conference was backing Maw for appointment to the position of secretary of the interior. Governor Maw said: "I have hejrd that some of the gov. ernors suggester me for the Interior Inter-ior department, however, I still have a big job to do in Utah, and |