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Show San fuan Second NATIONAL EDITORIAL c6i,5n KS3IS O ,r . -- i' - V v t, 1 IE' i) Uucu insrira umsunmvB HR. AND ffn BOB McCASLIN, NEWS AND SPORTS EDITOR J - .f L ' 11 rv Happenings with our legislators . . . s (;. bU ,va MRS. GEORGE E. JONES, Owners and Publishers -' Ul i By Representative C. Alfred Frost Our Saturday, Feb. 20 first working Saturday and it appears that most of the remaining Saturdays will be work days. The bill raising college tuition fees was debated ana passed today. It raises tuition fees for both resident and nonresident students on a sliding .7 Driv 587-227- 7 ... legislature Tax-hap- py Utahs legislature has had its troubles during this session but the thing that will stick in the craw of taxy attitude of the legispayers longest is the lators especially if some of the proposals advocated to date finally become law. This state has sought industry continually since such industry benefits the state in many ways. Yet the present legislature is seeking to increase the corporate franchise tax by 50 per cent by eliminating the federal tax offset. And Utah wage earners should stand up and take notice of the Utah House bill which will increase the present Utah income tax rates from the previous 5 per cent scale to 7 14 per cent. This, at least in our way of thinking, is doubling the income tax bit by the state. The tragic point of this proposed hike is that it will raise more revenue than is needed. San Juan County Representative C. Alfred Frost, a Republican, informs us that the bills sponsor admitted that it would raise 18 million dollars per biennium, $7 million more than is needed. Rep. Frost introduced an amendment to reduce the increase but despite his efforts and those of other minority party members, the bill passed the House. Many Utah families, dependent on wages that are borderline anyway, may find that it will be cheaper, with the high taxes which they must pay to both federal and state governments, to just quit and live off welfare. And we wonder how we have become a welfare state! Simply because initiative and hard work are no longer recognized. The man who loafs and draws welfare doesnt have to pay taxes, the man who works does. The present state administration seems to think they have a mandate from the people to tax as much as they desire. We predict that if things go on this way to the next election, that mandate might just change. That is if all the businessmen and havent already moved to a climate where they can successfully make a living without feeding it all to the politicians. tax-happ- 1-- 2-- wage-earne- rs March may have been a meek lamb in its beginning in other parts of the country but the way it came in over San Juan County left most residents scurrying for the long handles. Cold winds and temperatures below 20 degrees have marked every day of the new month. Weve seen the lion, now lets see the lamb. K3 Monticello iz High schools wrestlers returned Sunday from Vernal and the state class B tourney with a solid third place in team standings and a medal for every one of the seven boys who participat- ed. Considering the size of the student body at MHS as compared to the two winning schools Delta and Uintah and the fact that the other wrestschools have year-rounling programs, the MHS feat was excellent Also, not one Monticello wrestler was pinned. In fact, most lost decisions by only one or two points. John Johnson, at 123 pounds, won the state title for his weight. d it it Fishermen on Latte Powell will be pleased to learn that the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife plans another planting of some 3.5 million rainbow trout in the lake some time in May. This brings to a grand total of many, many million the num two-inc- h ber of various species of fish that have been planted in Powell and should make prospects for anglers good there for many years to come. The Red Cross Bloodmobiles will again be In San Juan next Monday and County Tuesday to secure blood supplies for the Blood Center. The center provides, free of charge, blood needed at San Juan Hospital a service which could not be duplicated in this area. If it were not for the Blood Center Service, countains in the hospital would have to pay $50 for the first pint and $25 per pint thereafter, as is charged In hospitals who do not participate in the Red Cross program. Gamma Globulin and other blood derivatives are also provided free by the center to those in the county who need g them. This system, however, can continue only so long as residents continue to donate at the Bloodmobile visitations. Goals established for this visit are 100 pints each from both Blanding and Monticello. The results fell far short of the goals at the last blood drawings. The San Juan Record Montlaello, Utah Thursday, March 4, 1965 Page Two The modern way to raise student fees to a compar- purpose . . . . Monticello Marilyn Rowley . . . , Monticello Grace Cleary . . Norman Landell Blanding News B landing Barbara Palmer Ont East Helen Redshaw Blnff Mrs. Engene Fonshee Montezuma Creek Mrs. Pat Davis Mexican Hat Donna Brown Entered in the Postoffice at Monticello, Utah as Second Class matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published every Thursday at Monticello, Utah SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In San Juan County $3 a year Outside San Jnan County $4 a year Box 428, Monticello, Utah Phone to two most historic of the 1965 Legislature will be (1) the official entry of Utah into bonded debt, and (2) the of the Congressional Districts. History has also been written by the action of presenting to the people at the next general the proposition of whether to call a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution. The Legislature would also be making a footnote to history by the Legislature again, this time in accordance with the decree of the U.S. Supreme Court. GOING INTO DEBT was made easier by- - the fact that virtually every other state is already in debt, and the entreaties of the various State institutions was at last irresis-tablacknowledgedespite ment by many people close to the facts that, though slowly, Utah is catching up on the backlog of building needs at the present rate of spending. The final coup de grace was delivered by the endorsement by the Utah Legislative Conference of Business and Industry, the basic roots of which are Republican. THE STORY OF is not strictly a partisan political one, as most of the major decisions of the session have been. involved political factors to be sure, but both parties were involved in the politics. conflicts The rural-urbahad telling effect as did the advice of the present ConLawgressmen, Republican rence Burton of the first district and Democrat David King of the second. The of botn prospects have been Improved by the action of the Legislature. It can be said therefore to please both Democrats and Republicans, particularly in the disThe n thirty eight thousand. He able car- ' was basis liberal allowance far eld rings GIFT SHOP JEWELERS 29 N. Main Moab ?n of surrounding ried Salt Lake County by states. Most of Monday was spent twenty eight thousand and Tooele County by three thous- In passing a group package of and. Juab, and Beaver coun- six bills, all dealing with difties were Democratic by large ferent aspects of registering margins in the Presidential voters. Making it more convenrace. Millard, Iron and Wash- ient for voters to be registered, all bills were grouped togethington were Republicans. There were two major in- er for debate but voting was fluences in the decision to place rural counties with Salt Lake County. The first was a strong feeling among rural legislators and some others that there should not be an exclusively urban Congressman without a rural constituency. A second factor was the physical problem which the first district Congressional candidates have in campaigning through twenty five counties. Mates argued Senator strongly all through the session that Tooele County is naturally contiguous to Salt Lake. Senator Byron Rampton made a similar appeal on behalf of Davis Countys similarity to Salt Lake, but he was opposed by Democrats and was not supported by the other Davis County Senator who represents the north half of Davis County which has been strongly wooed by Weber County. Citizens of Salt Lake County, on the other hand, generally took a hands-of- f attitude. The Salt Lake Tribune expressed the belief that rural counties should be added to Salt Lake. Governor Rampton did not follow up on his original to combine recommendation the two counties of Salt Lake and Tooele in one district, ana the remainder in the other. had after He presumably done on an individual basis. I met with the Governor to discuss the appointment of members to the State Indian Affairs Commission. PassWednesday, Feb. 24 age of H.B. 81, Income Tax Increase. This bill has been at the top of the third reading calendar since Monday ana lf Senate Bill 1, the first bill three-quarte- Rent it with a Classified Ad far-flun- g thoughts. A Republican advisory com- mittee outside the Legislature recommended an urban-rura- l mix, preferably that of salt Lake and four eastern countricts presently represented by ties. There was only one disof their sent on this committee, which the Congressmen choice. dissent voted for the Salt Lake The conference committee and Davis County alignment on was chair- on grounds of nautral economic and social ties. maned by Senator Oscar of Salt Lake. Other members were Senator Ernest ALTHOUGH THE DEMOMantes of Tooele, a Democrat, CRATS HAVE been making Senator Sam Taylor of Moab, most of the decisions, they a Republican, and Representa- have by no fneans been doing tives Gunn McKay of Hunts- all the work. ville and Chlleon Halliday of Consider for the Tooele, Democrats, and Repu- work performed example, Senthe by blican Ray Harding of Salt ate Republican minority leadLake. er, W. Hughes Brockbank. The conference committee In addition to the tying recommittee compromised sever- sponsibility of representing al conflicting views by recom- the Republican view and promending that Davis and Utah tecting minority rights, he was Counties be taken out of the the principle advocate of the Second District, leaving Salt alternative to bonding, the Lake and Tooele Counties, and borrowing against the sale tax, moving the counties of Juab, which he began in the 1963 Iron and session. He was also called Millard, Beaver, Counties from upon to handle much other Washington the first district to the second key legislation. As a member district with Salt Lake and of the Appropriations commitTooele. This was the bill or- tee, he was also made a memiginally Introduced into the ber of the hatchet commiHouse by Representative ttee, the select group to pare Harding and passed. appropriations down to fit the The Legislature will no Income. doubt have acted finally by In addition to other comthe time this column is ' in mittee assignments and other print. The Committee recom- direct legislation responsibimendation may be amended lities, he took the leading part to retain Iron and Washington in .the sessions most controCounties in the first district, versial r activiwhich would give maximum ty, the move to amend the strength to both present in- States existing liquor laws, cumbents. upon which change persons of Several other proposals were equal good faith, moral qualioffered. One amendment would ty and decent purpose, dishave combined the urban coun- agreed. His effective and unties of Salt Lake and Davis flinching effort against punishCounties. This was beaten by ing criticism won him the rethe Democrats in the Senate. spect of friend and foe alike. Most Republicans supported This kept him busy on speakthis amendment although Sen- ing engagements when the ator Haven Barlow of Davis Senate or his Committee were County voted to place Davis not in session. Added to all in the first district with Web- this, as the leader of the Reer County rather than with publican caucas, in the absenSalt Lake County. The first ce of a Republican Governor, choice however he had the heavy mantle of Republican was presented by Senator leadership of his party. Douglas Taylor who advocated that four counties east of Salt is oh tarThe lake be combined with Salt get for Legislature March 11 adjournment. Lake rather than the western With ten days to go the chief counties. This would have hurdles were the remaining Wasatch, Duchesne, tax measures, and the free-poplaced Uintah and Daggett in the legislation which surprissecond district with Salt Lake. ran into serious difficulingly Presidenlast the Gauged by vote the despite ty tial election, that of 1964, the last November. lopsided present Democratic incumbent from the second Congressional District would have been A young lady stepped into helped by this Democratic a drug store and asked how to legislature by a District com- take a dose of castor oil withprised of Salt Lake, Tooele, out tasting it. The druggist Juab, Beaver, Millard, Iron said hed look up some suggesand Washington. Fourth best tions, but meanwhile would would be Salt Lake, Wasatch, she relish a refreshing lemonDuchesne, Uintah and Daggett. ade? She would. When the All four choices are an im- beverage was entirely consumed, he asked laughingly, Well, provement of his chances since Davis County is did you taste it? 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Two amendments, one by myself, to lower the rate of tax increase were beat down strictly on party lines. No efforts were made to cut debate and the Republicans tried all day with one amendment after another to cut down the steep increase, but all efforts failed. The sponsors stated it would raise 18 million per biennium or about $7 million more than needed. I feel that no tax increase should be imposed that raises revenue over that which is absolutely needed. basis failed a quality-incentiv- e on a close strictly party line vote. During our lunch caucus f first learned of an intention by minority whip Rep. Dan Clyde to put in a further equalization clause which would force San Juan County to increase taxes to go into the Uniform School Fund. 1 fought this action in our caucus meeting but he insisted in introducing it on the floor. By the time this amendment was introduced I had rounded up considerable support. I gained recognition from the chair and spoke against it and we were lucky and got it killed. People are looking at our tax revenue with greedy eyes. They are not content that we now send in over of a million yearly to the uniform school fund. The Senate could yet act unfavorably on this item. This bill passed by an overwhelming 66 to 3 vote. I have received a considerable number of letters and telegrams from the San Juan people and thank you for your viewpoints and interest. introduced in the Senate, passed the House. It reorganizes the juvenile courts. Two years study by the legislative council has gone into the preparation of this bill. Senator Mantes briefed us on the funds consolidation bill. It puts 170 state funds into eleven funds and will permit strict control of how money is spent We passed it. Rep. Glen Thurston and myself had lunch with John C. Evans of the Utah Education Association. We talked about the school issues from top to bottom and I assure you we didnt soft pedal or side-trac- k any point He stated that you fellows ask all This the hard questions. lunch hour was enjoyable ana I received an added insight to some of the problems of the school teachers and the UEA. Thursday morning we started work on the school finance problem. We had three school bills to consider but the Democrats Senate Bill 52 was the only one debated and after us passage the other two were killed by striking their enacting clauses. After lunch we started debate on the bill. An amendment to upgrade teachers on BATTERY DWT Es ORBITAL 3 amp. motor devel- ops j HP; 4500 oscillations per minute; bronte bearings; 6 cord; 3 sheets of abrasive paper. UL industrially listed. 15c dealers. Western Mine Supply Pboae 587-220- 3 OUTDOOR WELCOME MAT m95 WHEN YOU BUY ONE AT THE LOW PRIDE OF 2 for less than Regular size the usual price of I. Fits all standard flashlight. 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