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Show JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Thursday, October 20, 1960 THE BOX ELDER Orthopedic Clinic Slated Oct. Oniidemmmmi RULES HOUSE BILLS MANY COMMITTEE sponsored to bring a completed application Childrens form signed by their family hospital, will be conducted Friday and Saturday. Oct at 8.30 a m. at the Logan Fifth LDS Crockett Serves Again ward chapel. SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (UPI) Application forms may be ob- More than a century after the tained by contacting Mrs. Phillip fall of the Alama, a new Davy K or Mrs. Jewell Crockett is on Humphreys military duty in Nelson, presidents of Box Elder San Antonio. The second Crock-- i and North Box Elder stake Pri- ett, whose mary associations, or from the was a brother of the ori- Public Health Nurse or the Priginal Crockett, is doing a tour of mary Childrens hospital. Medical duty at Brooke Army New applicants will be required Center. SUBJECTED CHAIRMAN'S FEELINGS TO By HENRY CATIICART i Central Press Association Washington Writer The big bottleneck whii h blocked legislation lamented short session of Congress was the House Rules committee. This is the group that acts as a traffic cop, controlling the flow of legislation to the floor. Its chairman is gaunt, crusty old Howard Smith, Virginia Democrat, an unreconstructed segregationist and arch conservative. From his vantage point. Smith exercises his powers with unshakable firmness. If he likes a measure it goes through, if he is unconcerned, he lets his committee decide. If he doesn't like it, it does not go through, period. One of his favorite devices for blocking measures is simply not to call a meeting of his committee.' Thus, with no approval, the measure just doesn't get routed to the floor. During these periods Smith fails to show up on Capitol Hill, claims he has to be at his farm to take care of his cows. Sometimes he has to take care of his tows for weeks on WASHINGTON from the files of the News 50 Years & Journal Ago Brigham City has now put on metropolitan airs and among other things boasts of an electric railway service, with splendid equipment and first class schedule. A committee representing the Mayor and City Council and Box Elder Commercial Club, consisting of Messrs Wynn L. Eddy, John Horsley, Hyrum J. Hansen, N. C. Simonson, J. Frank Bowring and V'ictor E. Madsen went down to Ogden on the Cache Valley train to accompany the railway officials and their fi lends on the initial run to Brigham City Oct. 20, 1910 A jolly crowd of young people met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G W. Stokes Friday evening and presented them a beautiful china dinner set in honor of their 20th wedding anniversary. A well prepared hot supper was served at 7 o'clock. The entertaining features of the evening were music and games. At 11 oclock lunch was sprad. In the party were Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Stokes, E. Murphy, John Minson, Mis. Ethel Thompson, Misses Edna Wight, Paula Gleerup, Aurilla Pett, Sylvia Gleerup, Nettie Spencer, Esther Bolt, Dugmur Sorenson, Inger Sorenson, Mary Eskelsen, Pearl Rolphs, Evivian Jenson and the children of Mr. and Mrs. Stokes. Oct. 20, 1910 19, This Is the way he blocked a final vote on federal aid to education. One of the bill's authois sarcastically proposed that Congress should provide Smith with barns and in Washgrazing space for his cows on government owned land ington. Said Rep, Frank Thompson (D) New Jersey: "Mr. Smith could look over his cows every day with a minimum of inconvenience to himself and maximum benefits to American school children, its aging citizens, its underpaid citizens. workers, and its 1935 four-yea- Pick of the Pictures Thursday - Friday - Saturday TWO BIG FEATURES HUNTER - JANSSEN PATRICIA VIC .DAMONE-OWEN- The day is coming when elecMECHANICAL TAXMAN tronic machines will check everybodys tax returns, eliminating all possibility of errors or cheating. It will also speed up refunds , to honest citizens, which at that time will be everyone. An experimental model is being set up by the Internal Revenue System in Martinsburg, W. Va., and will be ready for operation m a few years. It will cost $3 5 million a year to rent, but should save many times that amount in additional collections. Target date for extensive operations is 1969. That's almost ten years away. It seems too long to worry about, but look back the last ten years went by pretty quickly, didn't they? S AND , two-ye- two-ye- ?a Thursday - Friday - Saturday end. 25 Years Ago Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Lillian Jean Godsell of Logan and Harold Sycamore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sycamore of this city The young couple were married on Thursday in the Salt Lake Temple and left immediately following the s honeymon trip to California. The young ceremony for a couple will make their home in this city. Oct. 22, 1935 The Republicans of Brigham City hace selected a list of candidates to compete in the coming municipal election. They are: J Wesley Horsley, for mayor; Charles Whitworth, r for councouncilman; Chester Knudson, r cilman; Howard Call, councilman; Alf Freeman, as recorder; Mrs councilman; Ethel Standee, Nina Spindler, treasurer. Brigham Democrats have named the following candidates: Will R. r Holmes, for mayor; Roy Shaw, councilman; P. J. Koford, A. M. Neilsen and Orville Jensen, two year commissioners; Mrs. Louise Sorensen, recorder; and Mis. Lulu B. Reeder, treasurer. Oct. 2 An orthopedic clinic, by the LDS Primary MARCH OF EVENTS! PROVES REAL BOTTLENECK 21-2- two-yea- - f IjNjP' four-yea- GAS LIGHT Some cities are still toiling to get rid of their remaining gas street lights, last vestige of a bygone era. But in Washington, as well as other cities, private citizens are spending goodly sums of money to have the lights reinstalled in front of their homes. It's a new fad to add authenticity and atmosphere to some of the restored homes on Old Personal Income Shows Gain Georgetown, Of $1 1 0 Million for Utahns Despite major strikes in the copper and steel industries in Utah last year, personal income in the state reached another high of $1,626,000,000 during 1959. This total represents an increase of $110,000,000 or 7.3 percent over Foggy Bottom, and Capitol Hill. These sections, once slums, are becoming the most fashionable residential areas in the capital for legislators, diplomats and MANUFACTURING is steadily increasing in importance in the Utah economy. Last year salaries and wages paid by manufacaccounted turing concerns for $209 million, or 12.9 percent of the States personal income. In manufacturing wages totaled $184 the personal income of the preced- million or 12.1 percent of Utahs income. By comparison, ing year of 1958. Between 1950 personal wages and salaries and 1959, personal income in Utah manufacturing made up 10.1 percent of Utahs rose 82 percent. personal income in 1950 and 8.9 These facts were reported this percent in 1940. week by Utah Fundation, the priDespite these gains during revate governmental research or- cent years, the relative imporganization in an analysis of perso- tance of manufacturing to the nal income payments in Utah. Utah economy still is only slightly According to the Foundation, the more than half what it is in the rate of growth in the Utah econ- nat;on. During 1959, manufacturomy during recent years has been ing wages constituted 22.3 percent somewhat greater than that of the of to'.., personal income in the nation as a whole. Between 1958 L'mied States and only 12 9 percent and 1959, personal income ni the United States rose 6.5 percent and between 1950 and 1959 the increase was 69 percent. On a per capita basis, however, the economic growth in Utah closely parallels that of the nation , . . 44 percent increase in Utah and 45 percent in the U S. since 1950. government officials. Some of the gas lights are genuine, and therefore antique. Others are replicas. But they all cast the same soft glow. Cost of operating them is $1 50 a month, a small sum to pay to carry their owners gently back to the mauve decade, a gracious eia In the nation's development. ROBERT CLARKEDARLENE TOMPKINS ROBERT ..EDGAR CLARKE G. c Arthur . u UiUtwiuiu'iOiui ULMER pierce nciutt e in Utah. When all personal income derived from manufacturing is considered, including proprietors income as well as wages and salaries, manufacturing accounts for in24 1 percent of all personal come in the U. S. and 14 percent in Utah. amounting to $219 million or to the Utah economy has been declining during the past 30 years. In 1929 net farm income and agricultural wages accounted for 13.7 percent of all personal income in Utah. By 1959 the percentage declined to lour percent. T INVISIBLE and DEADLY! 13 5 An entire percent; property income from and interest, rentals, dividends $181 million or 111 percent; busi- - ness and professional income, 9 5 percent. the million, or FOUNDATION reports that relative importance of agriculture CO-HI- Other important personal income sources during 1959 include wages in and salaries paid to workers wholesale and retail trade, Police DALLAS, Tex. (UPI) recently decided that there arent enough tall Texans to fill their recruiting quotas, and lowered the to height requirements a half-inc- feet 7 STANLEY CLEMENTS Ms mercy! $154 Texas Stature 5 tuition at flARIFKF FIFIDS wffllJtlZlflG h la inches. SPECIAL MATINEE BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH UTAH RANKS 32nd among the states in per capita personal income. Last year per capita 14 7 percent below the U. come in Utah was $1,848, approxi-S- . average of $2,166. Twelve of the 18 states ranking below Utah in the per capita income were October, 1960 Saturday 10 AJA. BOBBINS 50 southern states. Per capita personal income in Utah last year also was seven percent below the average of the eight mountain states and nearly 28 percent below the Pacific Coast states average. Among the Western states, only Idaho and New Mexico had a lower per capita income PAYMENT to Individuals by governmental units, including state and local, account for the largest single source of personal income in I'tah. In 1959 government payments in the form of wages, salaries, and benefits totaled $382 million, or 23 5 percent of Utahs total personal income. United continental Throughout States, about 18 1 percent of all personal income was derived from government sources, the Foundation reports. A large part of the increase in Utahs personal income is the result of expanded government activity in the state Personal income from government sources has multiplied 18 times during the past 30 years. . . $21 million in Fed-era- 1929 and $382 in 1959. In We sincerely believe that a vote for Kleon Kerr for the State Senate is a vote for the best interest of Box Elder County. JOURNAL Chat. W. Claybaugh, Publisher Subscription rate S3 50 por year, payable in advance; in combination with tha Box Eldar News, (published Tuesdays) 86 00 per year S3 00 for 6 months; single copy, 10 cents. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation, National Utah State Press Association, Editorial Association and United Press International. Advertising Represents Press Association, Utah State five: Salt Lake City, Utah. EDITORIAL AS(TfcC&Tl0N II Ml-- CHAPMAN . C james Griffith DOUGLAS KENNEDY IW IMS ULMER . TWO ..Ml O triesauli EBERT L MUttA BIG COLOR FEATURES SPOOK CHASERS Sunday -- Monday -- T uesday the world's youngest financial 1. Senator Kerr has seniority. 2. Senator Kerr was selected to head a five man "Hatchet Committee which brought state finances within reason and resulted in the present estimated three to four million dollar surplus and permitted a reduction in the present state mill levy. (Had all bills passed by the House been approved, the property tax would have been much He headed the powerful Senate ApproThis Committee. priations appointment was a direct tribute to the candidate and the county. r wizard! higher.) 3. Senator Kerr has been very responsive to the advice from various leaders in Box Elder County which has resulted in the ready acceptance of Box Elder County as on industrial site. OneniaScOF3 VMttftMdP'tfccHby EVrecINby ICNEY 4. 5. 6. of legislation which was directly candidate was Children to the helpful Handicapped program in Box Elder County, to the farm economy, and to other areas of development. Senator Kerr took the leadership in modifying legislation (passed by the House) which was considered detrimental to Thiokol Chemical Corp. and to the development of new industry in Box Elder County. Senator Kerr, together with Senator Lon Hopkins, took the lead in the sponsorship of farm legislation. (The farm program reportedly received the best consideration afforded it in many years.) ROBERT BAY This Box Elder County is expanding, and a positive approach is This is not the time to oppose sound economic development. S Barry So lUVAN Murphy VENETIA STEVENSON JOHN MCINT1RE , Clair Huffakar o m Harry Kallar pmm Gordon Kay CO-HI- tz needed. T There was something different about Sapphire This is her story . . . I , .. thoughtful, thrilling film from Great Britain Sapptoelf WE URGE YOU TO VOTE FOR SENATOR KERR Box Elder Citizens Committee for Kerr. In EASTMAN COLOR starring (Paid Political Adv.) OUHSUTrB'SOOAnOR ivan Sunday to Wednesday Our county needs in the State Senate continued positive and experienced leadership. We, therefore, urge you to consider the following facts: 1929 A weekly newspaper established In 1908, published every Thursday and entered as Second Class Matter at the post of flee in Brigham City, Utah, under the Act of March I, 1879. NATIONAL starring ..HUB in 1959. ELDER AND MARGUERITE L about 7.4 percent of the States personal income was from government. compared with 23 5 percent BOX net: eat NIGEL PATRICK YVONNE MITCHELL T MICHAEL CRAIG i I PAUL MASSIE ALSO I 6 J |