OCR Text |
Show v:: KW Letters To The Editor Facts Will Youre Wrong Win For But We Will Freeport! We hope you appreciate Mr. S. A. Andersens letter Naturally we like appearing on this page. but his compliments most, accept his critito the debate. cism as a contribution We flying saucers? prosper. Andersen Executive Secretary Sugarhouse Chamber of Commerce S. A. James White 1959 South Vlewcllff answer to his charge of misunderstanding Mr. Andersen tags our editorial The cur- An More Copies, Please! worst, point to both sides. friend of mine recently showed me a copy of your 17 September news edition. I was particularly Impressed with the editorial concerning the Freeport question. I would certainly like to obtain some copies of the paper, or your permission to have It reproduced for distribution In Northern Utah communities. Hoping to hear from you soon. Thanks, A essay minus Once the amendment is passed, the big job is the legislatures. iWhen democracy functions well, lively public Rebate improves laws. Review Editorials - The Many Moods bill induces basic manufacturing. Pasof the amendment is the vital first step. sage years dont agree Backers Anxious Misunderstanding Threatens Freeport (Continued from Page else. Salt Lake County Republican chairman Arden Engebretsen had two theories to explain the oppositions lead. He questioned accuracy of the poll when he said that people had simply refused to participate. These contacts, he maintained, were not tabulated. At the same time, he advanced the opinion of veteran campaigners that Utahs elections Jell two weeks before citizens troop to the polls. Along Main Street, Freeport has the earmarks of a sure thing.. .but talk behind closed doors lacks the confidence of certain victory. Bumper stickers, tv programs, and a dally series In the Salt Lake Tribune bolster the campaign. No strong opposition Is organized but public misunderstanding and a lingering whisper will give proponents anxious moments. For Dllworth S. Wooley, November 3 Is not the end but the climax In a long struggle to simplify, legalize and broaden personal property tax exemption In Utah. Being In the public warehousing business, he allows his efforts are not entirely altruistic, but then, all Utahn's will he states, benefit from It. Those who understand how ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN One exciting fact of Utah politics Is the proven fact that anything can happen. Recent election history would tend to substantiate the GOP view. Biggest recent year for Republicans In Salt Lake County was 1956 when they won by 15.8 percent margin of ballots cast, statewide returns that year showed a 15 percent lead for GOP. On the other hand, the next election In 1958 saw Democrats Jump up with Salt Lake County The leaning 7 percent In their direction. state gave Democrats a 3.2 percent pluralty that year. In 1960, GOP bounced back with 2.6 percent lead statewide, 3.4 percent In the county. Returns In 1962 showed Republicans slipping back to 1.4 percent victory In Salt Lake County-bu- t edging up to 4.7 percent statewide. Just to confuse the picture, 1960 was listed In the Republican columns generally . . . but that was the year Democrat King narrowly defeated Sherman Lloyd for Utahs Second District seat In the U. S. House of Representatives. The next year, Republican Bennett facilities, resources and markets attract manufacturers should aid the cause with their talents; Mr. Wooley believes he can help Implement free-po-rt with his knowledge of the h, distribution Industry. he says, Is the best vehicle for selling the advantages freeport allows. Several questionable exceptions to Utah's constitutional tax article hang In the balance, Including one remitting tax on Interstate bees spreading pollen across borders. The exMr. concerning emption Wooley and others most removes taxes on Inventory If It comes from out of state. Is fabricated and moves out again In nine months. A conflict over this statute Is the claim of discrimination by some using Utah produced goods In their products. If they compete with manufacturers who use Imported materials they incur a distinct The present disadvantage. amendment and the nrooosed law would eliminate the dlf- Pro-Uta- , My, my. ... Mayor J. Bracken Lee certainly has a prodigious facility for making headlines. And all that fuming and fussing over a visitor to Salt Lake with liberal leanings. If Mayor Lee wants to serve an enlightened populous. ...tls better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. ...but for heavepssake, Mayor, dont put the flame too close to 1) squeeked past King In his bid for U. S. Senate. Voter participation In Utah ranges way ahead of the national average of 63.8 percent In 1960, of eligible voters at the polls. an overwhelming 90 percent of the states registered voters cast their ballots. In 1962 75.5 percent voted. CRYSTAL GAZERS, TAKE HEED! History could also lend weight to either side of the partisan wrangle for crystal gazers. On one hand, If the lead shown In public opinion surveys Is maintained In Utah, Lyndon B. Johnson could be considered a cinch to sew-u- p the nation. Because Utah voters have only Why? guessed wrong twice. In 1912, they narrowly gave William H. Taft their nod while the rest of the nation picked Woodrow Wilson. It didnt happen again until 1960 when Richard Nixon captured Utah but Kennedy won by a microscopic margin of both popular and electoral votes. On the other hand, Republicans could point out that since 1900, Utahns have tipped the scales cin presidential elections to the GOP side 10 times. In six elections, they favored the Democratic presidential candidate. Harry S. Truman counted Utah In his column during his 1948 surprise victory over Thomas Dewey. Roosevelt got the majority In Utah In 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944. In 1916, Woodrow Wilson won the states electoral votes although the state had rejected him In 1912 when he earned his first term In the White House. (Continued from page votes. If Ernest Wilkinson wanted to be a king maker Instead of a king . . . wed support him all the way. And weve got the man for Rocky Mountain him to back on the ballot. Tucked away on the second floor of Republican campaign headquarters on Main Street Is the Ideal candidate. Frien- dly, courteous, articulate, enand generally thusiastic Put him on the charming, stump and hed be hard to beat. The only thing How REVIEW Published by Great Western News, Inc., 2265 East 4800 South, P.O. Box 17377, Salt Lake City, Utah 84117, Phone Member of Utah 278-286- 6. State Press Association. EDITOR JOHN B. LUNSFORD MANAGING con-flBnl- ng tn November, by Will Lucas -- the books!!! became the happy recipient of a group of limericks sent to me by a citizen who signed herself as Grumpy Gertrude. Id like to pass them on to my readers. A dissident M ayor once declared ....that no liberal Ideas should be aired. If such views you display, said he, Ill stay away... And he did. Said Bracken, Weve come to the brink.... that liberal may even be pink. In the town of Salt Lake.... there Is too much at stake.. ..Why, he might cause someone to think. And another.. ..There are I letters In flight ....and poor Bracken Lees helter-skelt- Entered as second class matter at the post office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the act of March 9, 1878. Published every Thursday. -- SUBSCRIPTION RATE OUTSIDE CARRIER DELIVERY AREA -- $5.00 per year SUBSCRIPTION RATE WITHIN CARRIER DELIVERY ... AREA- - S - - .$3.00 per year . . . hes Wilkinsons campaign manager. John Bernhard moved from BYU on leave of absence to work with Wilkinson when he entered the primary. Before that he served a 'hitch with the mystery man of American Howard Hughes. business, And along the way, he appears to have picked up a lot of political savy. Is with a tear.... myself up In my And Ill the countys civic auditorium complex Is completed? that Theyre whispering land purchases could seriously dent the project from the fiscal side. If court action on condemnation proceedings the building time-tab- le will get Jolted also. The whole ambitious plan teeters on the generosity of the LDS Church which must thoughtfully weigh so large an Investment In Salt Lake City. Speaking of buildings, were told that the cityslde of the Metropolitan Hall of Justice Is scurrying to total up cash spent or committed to see If It will come out even. Theyre evldentally afraid the money will vanish before the ribbon is cut. One false move and bouncing Hall of Justice checks could look like an explosion In a ping pong ball factory. Its a rush rush, but comchore ty plicated and conflicting fiscal procedures wont reveal the status for at least a couple of weeks. necessary, high-priori- ty are the 'two percenters in Salt Lake County? Republicans are mumbling that all Democratic Job app. olntees In the county are being Who not! FINAL NOTE: As a re of last weeks column.... Lucas had his home phone number changed. I encourage and willingly accept critical response to my words. ...but ....my gosh, at three oclock In the morning!!! You can catch me anytime after the first coffee break at KALL radio. Three Oclock In the Shame on you. morning!!! Mrs. H. W. Biesinger 436 Lambourne Avenue Housewife I dont know. Jail Cost Bounces lock shelter. (Continued from Page more.... To fight off these liberal oppressors.... we could bring In some com- mie confessors. Rouleieaus dandy. ..and Welch would bring candy. ...but I cant stand those Harvard professors. Salt Lake City has created a new and beautiful library.... to renew our sense of wonder.. ..to give body to our ob- - 1) doors, changes In closed circuit television circuit and other revisions are Involved. Mr. Beecher said plans were switched after a session of Jails designers pretended they were prisoners, started redrafting when they successfully plotted several ways to escape. Mr. Carter muMaybe, we should consider charging the cost back to the He points architect's fee. ses, city-coun- QUESTION OF THE WEEK: W 111 the money run out before Definitely U sult In 1) ... lessen our our Ignorance.. ..to grasp dreams. ...to question authority. ...to give vent to our Indignation.. ..to appease our restlessness. ...and to be our compromise with life. Its there.. ..and hopefully, It will be used. My thanks to Eugene ONeill for these words.... censorship of anything, at any time, In anyplace, on whatever pretense, has always been and always will be the last cowardly resort of the boob and the bigot.' Curtain. a swelter. If you bring Galbraith here, says brash Brack Dale Vranes 344 Coatsvllle Avenue Student, University of servatlons....to er The Morning After ference. Important Is the storage feature? Not terribly, admits M f. Wooley, but It will help the overall economy. The lunch hour circuit put a sand trap on the course early this year when freeport backers were shooting par. Rumors got out that the tax losses wouldbe much greater than assumed because of a miscalculation in the effect of freeport on mining Inventory taxes. To Investigate Freeport, proponents engaged 8anford M. Stoddard, Salt Lake attorney considered tops In tax matters. Stoddard made It clear at the outset that he was not hired to defend Freeport but to study. His search brought Freeport out with flying colors, refuting the rumors and the 1962 study of the University's economic and business research bureau led by Frank K. Stuart. ow the stumbling block Is public misunderstanding as weU objections of some county administrators. Cache County nssessor Jack Christensen typifies the latter. He has urged that county commissions publish ads pointing out that If the amendment Is passed, counties would lose revenues which could only be made up by raising the property tax levy. Dllworth Wooley refutes this by a simple enumeration of the Industry some counties will lose If Freeport does not win Page 4 Do Polls Nudge Votes In Their Direction? did, well vote yes on Freeport. Will Lucas oj Lee Sparks Poetic Urge October 1, 1964 with any position discouragof the disadvantages. consideration ing thorough We urge voters to weigh the pros and cons -discuss - then decide. Chuck Eddy 485 Fern Drive Clearfield. Utah Freeport will benefit this state, if next ? Carpenter for sure. I dont know There are certain factors that Dear Sin in confusion at best or an indiscriminate mixture of problematical issues at worst. Given a choice, well accept the adjective indiscriminate. . SlncerelyJ First rent drive is based on two stages. the voters are being asked to approve an amendment to clear constitutional barriers. The legislature will be expected to work out exact details in its next session. .We Do you believe In Your editorial on Freeport, published In the September issue, Is a masterpiece of negation. At best It Is an essay In confusion, at worst, an indlscrimate mixture of problematical Issues without problematical answers. You write as would a politician whose security Is threatened by the loss of tax revenue, although he Is aware that a thousand others might be employed In the transaction. You do not seem to understand, (or Ignore the fact) that the proposed Constitutional Amendment Is not a law, as such, but grants the State Legislature broader powers In the field of new tax laws. Utah needs Freeport Despite this apparent lapse Into a realm of bewilderment, -your newspaper Is an excellent publication and deserves the support of our area. The subject We said so two weeks ago. We still believe many defies simplification. voters want more than mere propoganda. The endorsement of a particular VIPsatisfies one man, another appreciates the opportunity to weigh arguments in the balance of long range state benefit. the procedures we quote ourselves f 17th support passage of constitutional amendment number one, the Freeport amendment. We PLEASE Forgive You! , We In OPINION, assessed salaries two percent of their to help stand cam- paign expenses. The flower fund, Its called. Its a charge that pops up regularly. Courthouse regulars say Its all nonsense. And If It were true, youd think some grateful employee would scream, wouldnt you? WHISTLING IN DEPARTMENT THE DARK - The Republican State Central Committee Is organizing the Coof a Thousand. mmittee Thats ple a group of 1,000 peowho contribute $10 to the campaign kitty. A letter sent out last week states We have no doubt that the membership roUs of the Committee of a Thousand are lengthening every day . . . Not by leaps and bounds evldentally . . . since the letter also reveals that only one file card with ten bucks attached has been received so far. Where s the money, fellows? As that list lengthens . . . dontjjorget to write! 4163 Highland Drive out that changes cost more since no bids are Involved plus extra fees are paid the general contractor and architect. M r. Beecher sticks by his guns, maintaining that changes have not been excessive for a building --as complex as the Hall of Justice. When changes appear necessary, they must be made, he says. Maybe we could have put it In at the outset, he continues, If we had been more of a genius. But now we know the revisions are needed so Its better It Scientifically anything can exist. Basically how do we know that they dont. to put them In than leave them out and gret Retailer re- later. The final word will come Salt Lake city Commissioners hear Mr. Carters recommendation. Their decision will be passed to the county commission for approval. The $23,000 expenditure wUl probably be approved. And residents can safely bet the tussle will brew through the fkUad'inter. I - when Barney Carlson 4939 Cottonwood Lane Student, Olympus Junior !2 In a way they do If what people say Is true. |