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Show I Ben Lomond Beacon, May 11,1 978, Page 2 I'l"" Beacon The Ben Lomond is UilMMUBW published each Thursday. Deadlines for each weeks issue is Monday at 5 p.m. We welcome all articles from those who wish to contribute. Business office is 5388 So. 1900 W., Roy, Utah Phone 825-166- 6. J. Howard Stahle Mrs. Bonnie Stable Sue Ellen Sims year. The study shows that gross sales in Weber measured by local sales tax collections, amounted to $631,101,000 during with total business activity of 1977. This compares $522,589,000 in 1976, $486,753,000 in 1975, $292,763,000 in 1970, and $202,631,000 in 1965. Foundation analysts point out that a substantial part of the increased dollar sales volume during recent years has been due to inflation. When adjustments are made for the reduced purchasing power of the dollar, the effective increase in sales volume during 1977 was equal to 9.9 percent. Adjusted effective gains throughout Utah amounted to 7.8 percent in 1976, 2.6 percent in 1975, and only 0.7 percent during the recession year of 1974. in- Population growth is another factor accounting for Publisher Advertising Manager Editor Carol Shaw Pir creased business activity during recent years. In the 1970 to 1977 period, Utahs population rose at an average rate of 2.5 percent per year, compared with a national growh rate of 0.9 percent per year. During the 1960 to 1970 decade, the average population gain was 1.7percent per year in Utah and 1.3 percent per year throughout the United States. Utahs economy has been performing much better than the economy for the nation as a whole during recent years. The report indicates that the adjusted effective sales volume gain of 9.9 percent in Utah last year was more than twice as great as the adjusted personal comsumption expenditure increase of 4.7 percent recorded throughout the U.S. in 1977. Utahs average increase of 7.4 percent per year adjusted 7 sales volume during the period also was double the of 3.7 rise percent per year in adjusted personal average consumption expenditures throughout the nation. The study observes that this pattern of the past seven years is an almost direct reversal of the experience in the 1960s when business activity in Utah was growing at a much slower pace than that of the nation as a whole. Between 1960 and 1970, the average growth in Utahs adjusted sales volume was 2.8 percent per year. This was well below the average increase in adjusted personal consumption expenditures of 4.0 percent per year throughout the U. S. during this same period. The Foundations report shows that more than 50 percent of all business activity in Utah is concentrated in Salt Lake County with nearly half of the Salt Lake County total emanating from Salt Lake City proper. During recent years, however, there has been a considerable shifting of business activity away from the larger cities, such as Salt Lake City, to the newer suburban areas. Business activity in Salt Lake City, for example, has grown at a much slower pace than that of Salt Lake County and the State as a whole. Between 1965 and 1977, gross sales in Salt Lake City rose 162 percent, compared with increases of 241 percent throughout Salt Lake County and 257 percent in Utah. Utah Foundation Reports Business Activity Rose 14.2 percent In Weber Last Year Business volume in Weber increased by 14.2 percent in 1977 according to an analysis just released by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization. Gross business volume throughout the entire state rose by 17 percent last Correspondent Researchers ask information Do you remember when the last big hailstorm, snowstorm, electrical storm, flashflood, tornado, damaging wind, heat wave, or other unique weather event happened to you or y our community? If so then there are some research scientists who would like to hear from you! The researchers are: Dr. Dale J. Stevens, associate professor of geography, and Dr. Laren R. Robison, professor of agronomy at Brigham Young University; Mr. Mark E. Eubank, a professional meteorologist and television weather forecatcr; and R. Clayton Brough, a and Ralph J. Snelson, a meteorology instructor, mathamatics instructor associated with the Springville Weather Station, in Springville, Utah. The five researchers are asking that any individual who has information or pictures relating to any unique, unusual , or extreme weather phenomena that has happened to them or thier Utah community over the oast 100 vears. to write down the event, the time, date, place and person(s) to whom it happened, the damage or deaths it caused, the reference the information came from SUCH AS WHETHER IT CAME FROM A DIARY, LOCAL NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE, INCLUDING AND THEN SEND THE INFORMATION, ANY PICTURES, TO THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I-- 1 ' ' I e I:. 1970-197- I)obriansk well-know- n A Warning years of unbroken rule, the French majority was recently reelected, contrary to with a solid margin of 288 National Assembly piedictions. scats against 179 for the Socialist-Communi- st opposition. I he outcome of Frances elections cheered that country's business community and Western allies as well. A communist-dominate- d government would have brought widespread nationalization of French industry and French withdrawal from the European Economic Community and perhaps even NATO. It was a great success for President Valery discard leader put it; nevertheless, even dT staing as a center-rigthe most optimistic observers conceded that the Union de la Gauche had not been permanently defeated. There are four major political groups in France: the neo-GaSocialists, the Communists, the lists and the moderateGiscardists who stress the need for reasonable cohabitation." I he Communist party, headed by Georges Marchais, emerged from the balloting as the smallest of the four; but in terms of voting discipline and financial resources, it remains the strongest. Significantly, as compared with the 1973 legislative election, the Communists gained 700.000 in the popular vote and picked up 13 more National Assembly seats. The big loser appeared to be Francois Mitterrand's Socialist party. The London J'.cononiist said that the elections revealed a major flayv in the Mitterrand's political calculations. Despite professions of sincerity, the Communists, it now appears, had only been interested in reducing the Socialist party at the expense of democratic Unaware of the duplicity. Mitterrand had pluralism. the Communists with ha If of the Cabinet reward to promised seats in a leftist government. Mitlei rand's surrender to Marchais' diktat to cite the Paris Ltgaro frightened the electorate into turning out en masse in favor of more conservative candidates. In the first round of the elections. 83 percent of the eligible voters went to the polls a record for a legislative election under the Fifth Republic. T he runoff elections yielded a turnout of 85 record. percent an For mote than a year, French pollsters consistently suppoited by many editors and pundits on this side of the Atlantic had consistently predicted that the Left would win the race hands dow n. Alter the elections. The AVie York Times wondered. Why many serious observers went so wrong". One likely answer is that the Communist propaganda machine played a part in the inflated forecasts. There was. indeed, no denying that half France wants change," according to Socialist Mitterrand. However, the elections made it abundantly clear that any quest for change was overridden by the fear of Eurocommunism. I hat fear has subsided but not evaporated, because the conservative edge was less than 400,000 votes in a total of nunc than 26 million votes cast. Apprehension about the Left is further compounded by very close financial links between French and Russian communists. The Washington Post disclosed that French communists and Soviet finances are closely interwoven through party control of the bulk of Frances share in East-We- st trade. . . . Soviet support and Communist Marchais mastery of diffidemagoguery, coupled with serious culties and internal dissensions, could allow the French disciples of I.enin to close and eliminate the electoral gap in 1981, when the presidency is up for grabs. Through a massive united effort, French conservatives saved their country from the threat of Communist control this spring. But they cannot afford to rest on their laurels. As an American friend of France once remarked, Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. Alter twenty conseratie School and -- Home by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utoh Education Association MPANY INSULATED GLASS socio-econom- Residential Commercial STORM DOORS WINDOWS INSTALLATION cNNC J. COREY STAHLE SA.tS A BUS. 290-155- 5 563 W. 100 N. BOUNTIFUL, RES. 292-550- UT ul 84010 3 ic By Edwin Feulner To hear some people talk, one would think the managers of U.S. corporations live in totally isolated worlds, unaware of the problems and concerns ot us ordinary folk. In fact, it appears that even most of "us ordinary folk share this belief today. While we are fed up with government interference with our lives, a substantial majority still in the support greater and greater government intervention economic marketplace. Witness, for example, a recent Harris survey dealing with corporate social responsibility. Harris suggested that it might be good public policy to rewrite the tax codes so businesses which observe various socially approved amenities would get tax breaks, while those businesses which are deemed laggards and dont live up to the expectations of the government planners are hit with higher tax rates. adults. In his survey of more than 1.500 voting-ag- e Harris found that a 77 to percent majority favored a national tax policy under which companies not taking proper safety precautions for their employees are taxed more, and those making working conditions . . , safer are taxed less. Moreover, an even larger 82-- percent majority wants to revise the tax code so companies that are considered air and water polluters will pay higher taxes, and those which are found to be cleaning up the environment are given tax breaks. margin, a majority also favored using By a similar 81-scheme under which "companies a and those conserving wasting energy are taxed more. less. are tawd energy Unfortunately, what many people fail to understand, or perhaps even take into consideration, is that in trying to meet some of the bureaucracys goals,. businessmen must grapple with not only a maze of confusing regulations, but with regulations from various government agencies that are contradictory. Federal Times Writing in the Washington-orienteauthor of newspaper, business counselor John Palusek the recent book, "Will The Corporation Survive" points out that contradictory regulations result not only in a lot of businessmen being confused, but also prevents them from decisions. He cites these examples: making 1) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says that men and women must get an even shot at working in all plant locations; but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration says that a pregnant woman can't work in areas where exposure to certain substances might he dangerous to the fetus. 2) OSHA demands grated floors in butcher shops to reduce the risk of slipping. But the Department of Agriculture says that these same floors must be smooth because grates increase the likelihood of contamination. Palusek says that most business leaders do accept some federal regulation "as a potential aid in their difficult job of balancing their economic and social obligations. However, it seems pretty poor public policy, not only to Palusek and the business community, but to most people who are honestly concerned with government intrusion in their lives, to give Big Government the authority to set up a tax system based on how well businesses comply with inconsistent, confusing, and often contradictory regulatory objectives. If the Government can do it to businessmen, it can do it to "us ordinary folk too. And given half a chance, it will. (Feulner is president of The Heritage Foundation, a research organization.) Washington-base- love go untold by SUE ELLEN SIMS Beacon Editor Its the time of year to honor mothers and I really wish that I was able to see my mother and tell her how much I love and appreciate her. In high school, I was a typical teenage brat-mparents couldnt do anything right and my mother and I were always having a fuss. I never realized how much she actually did for me until I decided to travel 3,000 miles and attend Brigham Young University. At BYU, I didnt have good ole Mama to cook for me, do my wash and do the most dreaded of all chores- - IRON! I had to do these things for myself and I wished that I had Mama a little closer around. Each summer when I went home, my mother would greet me on the day after arrival, sitting on the foot of my bed with a big smile on her face and a loving and encouraging word. I never realized until I went away from home, how precious a mother can be and how lucky we are to have them. Mothers have trying times. They suffer when their children suffer. My mother is especially tense at this time because Im not anywhere near Florida and my brother is about to leave on an LDS mission to Belgium. I wish I was there to sit at the foot of her bed and tell her how much I love her and give her an encouraging word. Mother's Day is a time for expressing our love to our Mothers. Dont let this Mothers Day go unnoticed. y ass meetin schedule set d down-the-roa- d d Read and use the classified ads in Weber area Ron Swenson. State Democrat Party Chairman, and Bob Wright, State Republican Party Chair- man, announced jointly that a special television program will be run the nigh of the 9 8 all-ti- two-yea- - Dont let your ht ist Here's some good news and some bad news: The good news is that the State Health Division estimates that more then 90 percent of the elementary students in Murray School District are adequately immunized against seven childhood diseases that can kill or seriously cripple. Other school districts are doing nearly as well. The bad news is that thousands of Utah kids have not yet received the protections that modern medicine is waiting to give them. Through a lot of hard work, brilliant observation, blind luck and the help of a few major miracles, scientists have developed vaccines that prevent diphtheria, lockjaw, polio, measles, rubella, whooping cough and mumps. Theyre easily available at your physicians office or at public health clinics. They're very cheap, too, when you consider the alternatives. Weve been pretty lucky, you know. We haven't experienced a large outbreak of diseases for years. And a lot uf us are vulnerable to a lot of diseases. Health officials have been worried about the alarmingly low levels of immunity among the nation's young people. That's why a campaign was launched to immunize our children against these diseases. The objective is to have 90 percent of American children immunized against those seven r diseases in a period, then work to keep it at that level. But don't rely on the government to immunize your children. As a parent, you may know about your childs immunization status better than anyone else. As the child's parent, you're in the best position to see that your child gets the needed protection. Which brings us to this point: Summer's coming soon. Maybe you've been reluctatnt to take your child out of school for a doctor's appointment. If so, you might want to schedule an appointment during the summer to get this disease protection for your children. And think about this: By having your child immunized, youll be protecting other kids, too. Auto From France REWARDS, PUNISHMENTS FOR US ORDINARY FOLK The Chairman noted that the program will be both educational and informative and will feature State Party leaders and elected officials, 825-166- 6 Mass Meetings, May 15, 1978. 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