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Show r z2: . , ""I Homing Aftery A ' .4' - ( yti i , yf ; i A Formerly They'Neighbor rr'N -- v. ,cr .? - jW. !j ,..' A A ' y-v.-f- u ,s W t 1 JC v ' '- -. - ? i - - " .. ' y ' i ft? v-. "wjj, . , L- -- r ,i Weekly Serving 22,350 Homes In Salt Lake County TV' --. i J Thursday Afternoon, June 18,1964 j .. ! . v ' , I 't -- . wff JiutMJBR Volume IX, Number 25 The r .,, -- WV ' Si t- -J fer-- , all kno$what the Republican - and If Convention know now, youll not read It here. Aside from the voting offered few surprises, there were some sights of Interest for thosk of us loitering around the State Fairyou dont grounds Colislum last end. week- r'v;K- For Instance: Were In love again. This time with a lady dele gate who forked a crossword puzzle straight through all of Saturdays She had a agenda. whole book of puzzles and shes obviously not the type to take anything too seriously except maybe crossword puz- zles. The chairman banged the gavel, crowds waved banners and cheered when their favorites wte nominated she just worked her old crossword puzzle without a blink. Each candidate called his family to the platform for fcc Inspection our mys- woman didnt even look up. Throughout It all -- - cowbells - - i, Lf-- ' i? f. - PRICE OF PROGRESS -- - Left and right Is the rubble left In the wake of highway builders. Over a ago, they tore out two homes In the neighborhood of 23rd East and 27th gdfith. At each site, holes have filled with trash marring an otherwise plesant neighborhood. High weeds block visibility for traffic. THE year Whatta gal! jShe wouldnt If you forgot to register the kids In summer classes smashed up the family bus or came home with the waitress from the local pub. Shed Just go right on working her crossword puzzle. Mght occasionally look up letand ask, Whats ter abbreviation for Republican party? had a three minute limit on nominating speeches at the convention. Being sort of petty about those rules are rules, you things aree aey we kept track. know You couldnt possibly care but there is absolutely no relation between the outcome the voting and the amount time It took to nominate candidate. If anything, our atistics show the shorter speech the better. te Cannons sponsor talked 30 seconds over the time limit and so did Kerrs -- - but then Kerr wasnt even running, ijees nominating speech exceeded the legal limit by Just 18 seconds, Torontos was ght on the button and the eech for the man who got tfe most votes Mellch, ended if seconds too soon. There, Isnt that interesti- ng? More report Lee had the most balloons. T almost covered theceil-lng- f the hall. They were mostly red. Toronto had a poster with his picture plastered on the back of every delegates chair. Mellch had a double-deckbus parked near the front of the ColeSlum entrance. There was a small band on the top level and you guessed it - a sign saying Mellch on the side. Bandwagon Wilkinson took no chances on bungling his portrait. Instead, he had his picture projected big as life on a screen over the rostrum. Tricky arrangement -- - kind of like Big Brother Is Watching. -- And theres a basic con- flict between Ernest Wilkinson and the present administration. In his acceptance Speech, the nominee quoted Genesis . .and let there ending be light In the White House. Now, you know how President Johnson feels about (continued ai page 3) ivVv' 'i. - Wake Of Rubble Residents Protest Price $38 Million Voted To Educate One Out Of Five Utah Students Education costs soared to a new high Tuesday night, June 16, when the Granite School Board okayed al$0t-65budg- et eeding $38 million. An all-tihigh for Utah, It will pay for teaching one out of every five children In the state. At a public hearing that lasted until nearly midnight, the board examined and then approved a total expenditure for next year of $38,800,000 to operate the districts schools. The Granite District, the states largest, educates one -- fifth of Utahs total school enrollment. Gradually switching rirom a. rural to subur- ban district, total enrollment of 66,396 pupils is expected next year. In approving the record budget, school board members were taking a calculated gamble In two unresolved areas. Teachers salary sche- dules are by no means definite for next year and some $270,000 In federal funds may be reduced by the cut-baIn defense employment in the ck area. levied by the district against assessed property valuation. Since 1959, assessed valuation in the Granite District has risen from $138,509,000 to an estimated $204,000,000 for 1964. In Commenting on the budget was Dr. M. Hyrum Harris. The executive secretary of the Utah Taxpayers Association pointed out special education program supported by the district and the inauguration of a winter kindergarten program for the first time this yeSr Funds come from a combination of state aid and taxes (continued on page Another clash between the states school boards' and the W eekly Calendar Thursday, June 18 Ute Rangers Sho-de- -o 8 County Fairgrounds, P.M., Murray; rodeo jnd horse show Utah Symphony Pops Concert 8:30 P.M., Patio Gardens, Lagoon; Pops featuring Abroad Utah Education Association could be brewing. The question of loyalties of school administration members will be the focal point of a special session of the Utah School Boards Association to convene tomorrow, Friday, June 19, In Pangultch. Delegates, representing every school board in the state, are expected to vote on a resolution which would force administrative personnel Including school principals to chose between their staff positions or the UEA. An affirmative vote would drop all administrative schoolper-sonn- el from the rolls of the chers to belong. Were not (continued on page 3) I Another First! i Review Want Ads $ f jk I of sure things -- - namely, is the death and taxes brand-ne- w Rocky Mountain i Review classified adverts ft Friday, June 19 -- 8 Ute Rangers Sho-de- -o P.M., County Fairgrounds, Murray Brothers Everly 10:30 midnight show times. Patio Gardens, Lagoon P. M. , 12 Salt Lake Bees vs. 8 P.M., apolis Indian- Derks Field Miss Utah Beauty Contest 7 P.M., Highland High auditorium; free to public ' Saturday, June 20 Holladay Stake Conference t; Holladay Stake, 4917 Elder Richard L. Evans Vlew-mon- (continued on page I 3) The associations 4 0 delehave been Into called gates special session Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20, to discuss the school Impasse. tlseraent. know the fantastic power to produce profits of a Review want ad. Were anxious to prove It to you. For the classified adver- tlser who wishes to use our pages for a minimum We UEA. Salt Lake Bees vs. Arkansas 8 P.M., Derks Field no such thing as a sure thing was wrong. At least, now he is! Added to lifes brief list theres h f ? s Among other .business will 4 of well assume be a resolution by the Tooele Board of Education recom- I. the risk. Well depend on your good Judgement to ad- mending that the Utah School vertlse a saleable product Boards Association urge ad or service. A local boards of education, to enacf policies whereby super- 4 In the Rocky Mountain intendents, principals and i Review appearing other administrative staff are ", costs only $5. And If your i Review want ad not members of the Utah Edunot does bring at least cation Association. one call, well refund your Dr. JayO. Brlnton, who will be representing the Granite - $5. How can you beat that? School Board, said that the there Is such a thing See, ; of responsibility principals as a sure thing. would be defined. Climb aboard! Call right I personally feel that it now and dial 278-28will not pass. place your guaranteed But he pointed out, Weve classified advertisement. done a lot for the UEA and have always encouraged tea rd ek 4 66 their wake, highway have left a pair of Jagged excavations termed dangerous, and breeding ground for snakes, a terrible eye sore. In an otherwise pleasant neighborhood, the two ugly cavities are startling. They are the basements and part of the foundations of two homes removed to make way for highway building. If the situation were temporary, neighbors say they wouldnt complain. Thehous however, were removed last August. Since then the scars have been collecting rubble, growing weeds; and detracting from the appearance of the locaUty. Mrs. E. V. Jenkins, 2285 Vlmont Avenue, right across the street, said that when the houses were remdved over a year ago she was under the Impression that the land would be leveled. But nothing builders 3) Are Guaranteed f The man who said Of Progress has Its price but residents In the area of 2300 East and 2700 South believe the toll for them has been exorbitant. Hacking Its way through their neighborhood Is demolition in advance of the construction of a highway Interchange Unking 23rd Eait Street with the Interstate 80 In Or Out! School Boards To Vote On Loyalty Issue , er V' ? " -'- political -- In the center, the cause of it alL Construction will start In September for this Interchange connecting 23rd East Street with Interstate Highway Education Cost Soars, Granite District Votes Record Budget ap- cre - f-- - erasing --- to ' Tr t clanging, sirens hooting she went right on marking, and counting. She stopped once plaud mildly for Mellch. . ! : Pro theater Progress has happened except that a bad situation has gotten worse. Snakes are coming out Uke she said. Theyre mad, coming Into my yard. Myhus- ( continued on page 3) Neighbors Sigh Relief, Gaping Hazard Filled Residents drew a deep sigh of reUef when efforts got underway last week to remove a blot on the neighborhood surrounding the 3400 block of Melvina Street Workmen trooping In last week to fill a gaping, crumbling excavation were a welcome sight. Nearby famlUes had n called the deep, hole a pubUc hazard. rock-strew- Prior to a report In the Rocky Mountain Review on May 14, residents of the area had been struggUng for reUef from the hazard for over a year. On May 15, the county building Inspectors office ordered the property owner to correct the situation. Later the deadline for complying with the order was extended until June 12. Versus Workshop Real Life Saga: Drama Prof Sadly Makes Exit If the University of Utahs department of drama were ever to produce Its own story on the stage It would result in theater of unexcelled pathos Much of the action, of course, has occured behind the scene. But behind' the footlights, the saga would enrapture audiences with scenes of brilliant emotional intensity In the rugged story of strong personalities sparring In bitter conflict. The dramas only weakness would be the difficulty In telling the good guys from the bad that would depend on guys where you sit. First the spotlight would be on the Institution Itself. of education in dramatic arts for the benefit of as many students as possible. Attention shifts to center stage, the man in the middle would be Dr. C. Lowell Lees, present head of the depart ment of drama. establish a theater unit as mere workshop He wants to professional opposed to a for aspiring thespians. The setting would be the Pioneer Memorial Theater. Whether this structure should function as a training ground for students or as the horne of a professional company is the basis of the plot. The background against which the drama is played In Itself staggers the imagination There was. a certain misinterpretation of the lines when the Pioneer Theater was conceived. And Intermission conthis versation will pick-u- p original conflict Whether the building was intended simply as a replica of the old Salt Lake Theater or whether this was never the intent. Those who worked to on page 3) S S DAS :rs |