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Show , River Project Passes Uteh Mamiveurs Ifo Unsure liver Future ' Utahns, still elated over passage of the long-fought-f- or Up- per Colorado River Storage Project, this week were making plans to cement gains from the project On the home front the Utah State Road officials moved into action to build roads to the isolated sites for Flaming Gorge and Glen Canyon dams. Public officials and leaders of industry, business, labor and agriculture stand ready to do their part in keeping the econ- omy within the state. In Washington, D.C. the men who fought the major battles for the project continued to fight to iron out the differences between House and Senate bills. The $760 million, representing the second largest federal reclamation project ever to pass the House of Representatives, means a vast new future for Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. for Upper Colorado River Basin also means the end of Southern California snaring the entire Colorado River waters. The fight for the project dates back to the early 1920s. Utahs Republican leaders supplied the necessary intensive ef fort to push the bill over the top during the past two years. Senator Arthur V. Watkins, major supporter 'and champion of the bill for years, way one of the most elated when the bill gained passage. He has followed the bill through from selling the GOP forces, to Senate passage and he was the most bitter opponent of the California propaganda forces. Utahs Senator Wallace F. Bennett moved slowly, effectively closing up the gaps in the behind the scenes work. Hard work on the part of Rep. William A. Dawson brought between the Upper Basin states and conservationists. He also hit back at the California Victory -- LAUNCHING 1956 MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN Three Salt Lake County Commissioners rot this week to endorse the 1956 Republican membership ticket sale for Republican Party In Salt Lake County. Looking over the new ticket, which includes a one year subscription to the Utah Statesman, are Commissioner Edwin C. Cannon, finance; Ken Price, secretary of the to-teth- er County GOP group chairman of the member ship drive; Commissioner Abram Barker, Hospital, Health and Charity, and Commissioner LaMont B. Gunderson, Chairman of the Board and head of Roads and Bridges. According to Chairman Price the goal this year is to increase membership over the 1100 total of 1955. rec-oncilliati- forces. Utah Still Wonders State Waits Lee, Mabey Answers The historic decision of Presi- county residents has been filed dent Dwight D. Eisenhower to for State Senator Mabey. head the GOP ticket in 1956 has The prevailing feeling is one of but activity behad reverberations throughout the' electoral structure. low the surface is gaining impe- tus. In every state Republican leaders have jumped on the bandin 1956. wagon to seek Utah still has a unique situation in its gubernatorial race. Governor J. Bracken Lee remains silent on his intentions. As noted by a local political writer Women from the forty-eighe has four alternatives. To run states this week pledged themfor governor; to run for Senator selves to getting out the Indeagainst Sen. Wallace F. Bennett; pendent vote in the 1956 Presito remain silent on his intentions dential election. as far as the senatorial seat is Leaders from each state atconcerned until later, dropping tending the National Federafrom the gubernatorial race, or to tion of Republican Womens drop from politics entirely. Board of Directors meet in Meanwhile rumors run ramWashington, D.C. were making to as GOP the Initial plans for the campaign party lineup. pant this week. early If Ernest Wilkinson runs for The Board meeting featured Governor, and the current feeling at Work" meetings "Federation is that he is in the race, it is ruIncrease to the effecgeared mored that Rendell Mabey will tiveness of womanpower at the drop out. Mr. Wilkinson is presi precinct level dent of the Brigham Young UniAttending the top level versity. A petition signed by 54 Weber watch-and-wai- t, All gubernatorial candidates must announce their positions by the latter part of July, or 20 days prior to the Republican primary convention scheduled Aug. 4 In Salt Lake City. . re-electi- Women To Tackle Indie Vote In 1956 Race ht meetings from Utah were Mrs. n LaRue Jex, national from Utah and Mrs. Ora J. Lewis, vice chairman of the. Utah GOP organisation. Mrs. Florence Lund led a delegation of more than 10 Utah women from various state organizations. The assembly of more than 1500 GOP women assembled in Washington under the banner of Progress with Peace and Prosperity. Scores of top Party and Administration leaders addressed the fourth Womens conference. commit-teewoma- ! Getting in hard licks against the agricultural surplus opposition and winning Republicans in the House was Rep. Henry Aldous pie. The crew working for the passage of the bill, which has taken on an almost fable-lik- e appearance for Utahns, represents the mass of Utah citizens. Aqualante badges, letters to Congressmen, speeches to community gatherings home front activities were handled by the home front. George D. Clyde, director of Utahs Water and Power Board and Utahs representative on the Upper Colorado River Commission, is another citizen who put s in and presistent effort in Washington. Tom Bo lack, New Mexico, aided by Briant H. Stringham and Hugh W. Colton from Vernal headed Aqualante forces at home and in Washington. Now working on a Washington five-macommittee to get the kinks ironed out between House and Senate bills is Rep. William man-hour- n A. Dawson. The Upper Colorado River project, after 20 years, has moved from the dreaming, planning, fighting stage to the realistic working phase. Many years of hard work still lie ahead before the huge water conservation projects usher in a new era for the arid regions of the intermountain west. Rigid Prices Will Go, Benson Soys Utahns heard top authority predictions on the farm issue this week before the Senate vote victory. Secretary Benson said he knew that the Senate would cut out the rigid price supports angle of the farm program bill now pending in Congress. He listed "objectionable features of the Senate farm bill as: 1. A proposal to return basic crops (see Editorial Page 2) to a rigid 90 per cent of parity in price supports instead of the present flexible scale from 75 per cent up. 2. Dual parity on four commodities wheat, corn, cotton and peanuts which enables producers to figure the parity formula two ways and take the highest price support. 3. Increase in parity price supports on dairy products from its present 75 per cent level up to 80 per cent. The Secretary said he felt there were enough men in the Senate who want a "sound farm program to help the farmers that the weak features of the bill would be cut. He also noted that the soil bank proposal to idle land and cut down on surpluses was the most integral part of the administrations farm program. 54-4- 1 Verbiage Boost On Farming With the farm issue keeping the nations readers in reading material these days an explanation of some of the terminology is in order. Find out what parity is, and what the "basic crops are by reading this weeks editorial on Page 2. |