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Show I Page 4 Friday. January 4. 1957 THE UTAH STATESMAN icribe Notes Waging eh on's Federal Deficit Spending By JAMES W. DOUTIIAT WASHINGTON A new phrase recurring in political and legislative circles and one which forebodes trouble is that it matters little how much the government spends as long as equal taxes are levied to meet the cost. The practical result of this in political Washington is to provide en excuse for spending more of the taxpayers' money. It is a variant of many similar phrases used by " the school of government. After a sharp drop due to an initial economy movement in the Eisenhower administration, federal government costs are rising rapidly. Nevertheless, the budget has been balanced. And if the budget stays in balance, it will be due to the more than 1.5 billion additional highway use and social security payroll taxes levied by Congress, as well as increased revenue resulting from the nation's economic growth. Senator Harry F. Byrd (D., Va.) chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, says: "Unless executive authorities sharply curtail probable spending by federal agencies from the $144 billion available (for spending), resumption of deficit financing and increasing debt is indicated. It would be hazardous to gamble on continuing abnormal increases in income for tax purposes . . . "We have increased appropriations for two consecutive, years, and this year the appropriations have been increased in a manner to resume building up balances in appropriations for expenditures in future years. Expenditures from these balances are virtually uncontrollable." Slogans of the Spenders The advocates of vast spending by the federal government inhave cluding deficit spending to coin phrases repeatedly sought or cliches to excuse their programs. In the early New Deal days, a strong movement was waged for a double budget." Under this scheme government spending for Post Office buildings, power dams, reclamation projects and the like would be taken out of the regular budget and placed in an "investment budget." Thus, current tax revenues could be applied to what remained,- and it could be claimed the Treasury was not operating at a deficit. Another plan was to create separate government corporations "spend-tax-elect- - DAVIS COUNTY REPORTS By Helen Brown whose balance sheets would be A recent highlight was a testikept out of the budget and let monial dinner sponsored by 25 borthem raise huge amounts by friends and Republicans honoring rowing. This has been used to A. William Dawson. Congressman exclude billions of expenditures Davis was native son County's from the budget. with a presented proclamation Spokesmen for the big spending groups have repeatedly de- signed by all present expressing clared that it is necessary to bal- appreciation for his past services and voicing support of his poliance only the "cash" budget. cies to be carried out in the fuWhat Congress Faces With defense expenditures ris- ture. and other costs going up ing there will be strong pressure for The county's claim of over 90 increased appropriations in the per cent registered vote as a national record for counties over next session of Congress. has been unAlready Congress has been 50,000 population Davis salutes other served with notice that some challenged. counties our in state which achievto groups will demand billions ed fine records inbringing prestige raise social security payments, to and credit all the of emterritory. crease salaries of government ployees, inaugurate new foot give Bountiful's city Republican Paraway programs, and for other leaders will meet soon to rety spending programs. align responsibilities prior to the This demand will be heard: election. city Spend the money but levy more vote starts andStrong Republcan ends in the pretaxes, and, if the budget is balNation-wide- , cinct. too many anced, no damage will be done. Americans off local elecshrug The big spenders may be exas tions, a look but unimportant, pected to ignore warnings that an at the taxes and the services; the inflationary spiral would be unloosed would which severely hurt millions of people, and pose a constant threat to business expansion. It now appears that enactment of a graduated corporation income tax a proposal put forth in the Democratic national platform last summer will be urged ' in the new Congress. Such a levy would be goth rev- Rep. William A. Dawson ha3 asked the federal govolutionary and dangerous, in the ernment to make no further land opinion of tax experts. In fact, withdrawals for military purposes Republican tax expert Rep. Dan in Utah pending a study of the Reed (R., N.Y.) says it would situation. Such a levy would be both The Utahn's request was made system. in a letter to Defense Secretary Mystery surrounds the endorse- Charles E. Wilson. Rep. Dawson ment of the principle of the grad- said he was making his request uated corporation income tax in aftef learning that the Air Force the Democratic platform. It had had stated that more than 700,000 not been urged by recognized acres of the-- Wendover Bombing Democratic tax leaders in Con- Range now was "in excess of Air gress neither those regarded as Force requirements." conservative nor those classed as Mr. Dawson's letter said, in New-Fai- r Dealers. Extreme (R-Uta- h) rev-enterpri- se H pro- posals often are introduced in party platforms by radicals, who take advantage of the confusion and bustle of a national convention. But Rep. Emanuel Celler (D., N.Y.), who heads the house anti- trust investigators, demands that Congress act. He says: "As a minimum program, I believe that the internal revenue law would be amended to provide graduated or progressive corporation income tax rates." Internal Revenue Office to Offer Income Tax Help On Mondays The Monday Taxpayer Information Program during the period for filing 1956 Federal income tax returns will be put into effect throughout the District on Jan. 7, 1957, according to word received today from Charles I. Fox, district director for the Salt Lake City District. Under this plan, Internal Revenue Service employees will still answer questions or give information to persons making out income tax returns but they would like to do it on Mondays. By concentrating on Mondays, better service can be afforded to taxpayers, and the Internal Revenue Service can minimize the cost of its service. The plan of advising and instructing taxpayers in filling out their own returns will be carried out as in last year's program. Mr. Fox insists that service will be given gladly and cheerfully, up on either a personal or a tele phone contact from a taxpayer, and that returns will be actually prepared for persons who cannot Dawson Asks Halt In Utah Land Closing job for themselves. While special preparations are being made to give the best serv ice and attention to taxpayers who come in on Mondays, curtailed service will be maintained on in do the part: "Present existing withdrawls of land for military purposes in Utah are Equivalent of a strip of land 15 miles wide across the entire breadth of the state. "At the same time as the Air Force investigation was finding more land than was needed at Wendover, the Air Force was closing other areas to grazing and requesting additional large in the same general acerages vicinity. "In addition the Department of the Navy is seeking new air restrictions over Great Salt Lake. restricions that will hamper both commercial and existing miliary commercial and private flvine along with existing military uses. "Wer don't want to interfere with any legimate defense needs . . . I fear, However, that because much of Utah looks barren from the air there is a tendency on the part of the military to assume it is useless for anything but bomb- formation counters on other work days (Tuesday through Friday) at the Salt Lake, Ogden and Provo ing. offices. Income tax returns and instruc"These people overlook entirely tions are being mailed and should the importance of these lands to be received by taxpayers within livestock' and mining industries the next two weeks. It is request- which contribute greatly to the ed that they wait until those wealth of Utah and the nation. forms are received and then: . Asks Two Determinations . . (1) Read the instructions care "I have asked the Secretary of fully, and follow the instructions the re Defense line by line in preparing to take no further action turns. on requests for additional restric(2) If further assistance is re tions until it has been determined: quired, call the local Internal "1. That existing withdrawls Revenue office on the phone (EM not meet the reasonable will Ext. 457 in Salt Lake needs of defense, establishments. City). "2. That joint use of existing event the call the phone (3) In does not clear up the difficulty, withdrawals by more than one they may come into the Internal branch of the service is Revenue office on Monday. . 2, planning; the attitudes of all interested groups such as employers, workers, educators, farmers, and housewives, seems to turn more recognition of and interest in local politics. The county's Voting District chairmen are being asked to send in any news items to be relayed by the county officers to the Statesman. We are grateful for this opportunity of helping spread Republican news. Committee Will Hi C David C. Petersen, chairman of the First Congressional District, and past chairman of Weber County, has been ill after a serious operation which has kept him in the hospital for three weeks. However, he reports that he expects to be home the first of this week. His constitution has been so strong that he reports he is gaining some of his strength back from day to day. Mrs. Hazel Taggart Case, president of the Utah Federation of Women's Republican Clubs, and also a member of the Board of the National Federation, reports that she will be attending the National Federation Board Meeting in Washington, D. C. Jan. 16 and 17 at the Mayflower Hotel. She states that Mrs. Katherine Gibson of Monore, Mich., is to be inC. Taylor Burton, chairman of stalled as the new president of the the committee to study proposed National Federation of Women's changes in the election laws, who Republican Clubs. was appointed by State Republi can chairman, Ronald Wiscombe, reports that both parties, the Republican and Democrat alike, feel it is advisable to study changes in these laws because of the experiences of the last election. Mr. Burton announced that the next meeting of his' committee will be held this afternoon at Leonard W. Hall has resigned Republican State Headquarters. Final recommendations will be as the National Chairman of the drawn up to be submitted to the Republican National Committee Democrat committee studying to go into private life. President changes and they will then be Eisenhower accepted Hall's de manner to cision with great reluctance and drafted in a to the submitted be Legislature. it seems certain that his political Mr. Burton announced that he advice will continue to be has divided his committee into and that he will have the consisting of the ear of the administration. Hall, a '"bred in the bone" Re following: Merrill Davis heads the sub- publican, is a symbol of victory. committee studying items affect He took over the National chairing Political Organization with man ship in April, 1953, and spent Dee Abbott and Ralph Sheffield. the next four years laying .the Merrill Faux is the chairman of groundwork for Persident Eisento study items hower's Before that, the with 1941 to headed the he from 1952, affecting Party Policy, Charles E. Peterson, L'aRue B. Republican Congressional CamJex and Walter Mann. paign committee. In stepping out Items affecting Mechanics of as chairman, Leonard Hall can Elections is headed by Arthur take great satisfaction in what he Allen with Rendell Mabey, James has accomplished. C. Cannon and Hazel Bertagnole. Fred C. Scribner, Jr., his suc Attorney General E. R. Callister cessor, now general counsel of the and his staff are studying items Treasury Department, is comparregarding Judicial and Corrupt atively unknown outside inner cir Practices. cles of the GOP and the Eisen hower administration, but that has been the case with other national T-- B chairmen. It is the office itself -which provides the test. Mr. Scribner steps into a smooth Now running political organization, but he faces a mountainous job of reThe chief of Utah's Bureau of organizing and strengthening the Disease Control Saturday urged Republican party at the grassroots physicians, hospitals and other before the 1958 Congressional health agencies to take advantage election. of bed space now available for treatment of tuberculosis. "For the first time in several Congratulations to IKE years." Dr. A. A. Jenkins, bureau chief said, "there is bed space and GEORGE available at the State Tubercu losis Hospital in Ogden. In past years the facilities at the hospital have been utilized to the fullest CLYDE C. LEWIS capacity and a waiting list has been maintained. Dr. Jenkins said there are about 400.000 active cases of tubercu losis in the county today, about BUILDING CONTRACTOR of them in hospitals, Study Changes In Election Laws GOP National Chairman Hall Resigns aval-abl- e sub-committe- sub-committ- re-electi- Hospital Bed Available Space one-thir- d one-thir- d not home and diagnosed. "It is obvious," he continued. "that many new infections result at one-thir- d from contacts with undetected cases. It is not appreciated that the treated cases must be consid ered contagious until treatment is relatively complete. "It is not generally appreciated that the 'wonder drugs' alone can not be relied upon completely to control the desease. Aside from the advantage of isolation, treat ment in the tuberculosis hospital is more effective. 2696 Verona Circle Phone: CR BUILDJTAH'S STRENGTH |