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Show the Utah Atty. Gen. Brownell Cites Peace Success5 In S. L. Talk Other GOP Notables Make Expressions At Regional Fund Raising Banquet A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to In an address before a fundraising banquet at the Hotel regUtah, as part of a three-daional Republican party conference, Atty. Gen. Herbert Brownell Jr. said the most important accomplishment since the 1956 election was the successful handling of the Suez crisis. Good Government VoL 11; No. 17 Salt Lake City, Utah y Friday, Slay 3, 1957 Wateir aiiiid lPorjer Meet m Mr.' Brownell told Republicans from 10 western states Thursday night that the Eisenhower administration has kept its promises to the people by preserving peace, maintaining prosperity, advancing ir iiiiiay Sen. Arthur V.Watkins International Assn, of Machinist. and Sen. Wayne Morse Section Conferences will be key speakers at the WestSection conferences on the Upern States Water and Power Con- per and Lower Columbia River ference May in Salt Lake Basins, the Upper Colorado River T. City, Douglas Simpson, chair- Basin, the Upper Missouri River Basin and California will be man, announced today. chaired by leading men from each The University of Utahs new area. will later meet Union Building will be the site in a Conferrees coordinating session, to be of the concave, Simpson said chaired by George S. Ballif, Simpson, who is president of Utah Provo, Utah, City Corporation Farmers Union, is chairman of the conference steering committee composed of representatives of cooperatives, labor, the University of Utah Extension Division, Utah Water and Power Board, and municipal power companies. Utah Cooperative Assn, of Salt Mrs. Larue B. Jex, Republican Lake City is conversing the conCommitteewoman National for ference in response to a resolutwas named vice presion passed at its 1956 Annual Utah, today ident of the Committee on FormMeeting. ulation of State, Congressional Districts or County Conferences, ..River Project Role a key post at the Republican Sen. Watkins role in passage Regional Conference to be held of the Upper, Colorado River Pro- at Salt . Lake City, Utah, May ' ' ject authorization" bill last year 3 and 4 1957." of and Sen. Morses championing Mrs. Jex is from Salt Lake City a high government dam at Hells and has been active in Republican Canyon on the Lower Snake politics for some time. make them naturals for two The Salt Lake City Conference the Western in key positions will be held at the Hotel Utah. Water and Power Conference, Registration will begin May 2 and Simpson said. the business sessions will be held Morse will deliver a luncheon May 3 and 4. Among the nationally promispeech at the Hotel Utah Roof nent persons who will attend the Garden, climaxing the two-daMeade Alcorn, conference. Watkins will speak at conference are the of Chairman Republican Nata general session on Regional Miss Bertha Needs and National Interest May ional Committee; and Chairman Assistant Adkins, 11 at the Union Building. Womens of GOP the Director Purpose of the conference is to Division; Sen. Andrew Schoeppel air views on all sides of problems of Kansas, Chairman of the Reinvolved in Western Water and publican Senatorial Committee; power, development, Simpson Rep. Richard M. Simpson of Pennstated. sylvania, Chairman of the ReA. third member of Congress publican Congressional Commitwill also be present at the meet- tee; Former Governor Howard Pyle of Arizona, 'Assistant to the ing. Rep. Michael Kirwan will be awarded a plaque President; Mrs. Peter Gibson, for his distinguished contribution President of the National Federto reclamation and water and ation of Republican Women; and power development of the West- Charles McWhorter, Chairman of ern states. ' National Farmers the Young Republican National Union President James G. Pat- Federation. President Eisenhower will adton will make the presentation. dress the conferees by telephone Governor to Speak D. Gov. Clyde, at the opening session Friday Utahs George Utah the of former chairman Water and Power Board and Patton will give introductory speeches for the conference on a Appraisal of Water and Business Vice Needs. Power R. President Elmo Morgan of the University of Utah will introduce R-U- .) (D-Ore- f .) 10-1- 1, Counsel. Two general sessions will precede the Morse Luncheon May 11. Jay Bingham, director, Utah Water and Power Board, will lead discussion of section reports. Radin will evaluate the session. . LaMar Gulbransen, Utah AFL-CIpresident, will chair the last general session where Sen Watkins, Naughton and Olds will speak. O Utah GOP Woman Named Regional Confab Official y . morning, May 3. Attorney General Herbert Brownell is principal speaker at a banquet to be held the same evening. The Salt Lake City Meeting, one of six scheduled throughout the nation in the next few weeks will help kickoff the 1958 Congressional., campaigns,. Mr. Alcorn said. The meeting will be used to discuss national and local political issues, strengthen state Republican organization, and sound out grass roots sentiment. . The findings then will be stud- ied by the Republican National, Senatorial and Congressional Committees as well as the President, and used to determine campaign strategy for 1958, Mr. Alcorn added. States to be represented at Salt Lake City are Wyoming, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico and Montana. (D-Ohi- o) - V . 1 Mid-Centur- y Industry Urged To Make Use of Older Workers the governor. Other speakers include E. M. Naughton, president, Utah Power and Light Co., Leland Olds, Enerand Associates; gy. Research Clyde T. EUis, General Manager, National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn., who will moderate a panel discussion during the first mornings activities. ."Three men have agreed to be panel members. They are: Alex Radin, general manager, American Public Power Assn.; Edward T. Shedlock, director, Region V, Utility Workers Union of America and Joe McBreen, - . vice-presiden- t, Nearly 3 million people over 65 are working in this country today in a wide range of occupations, yet this represents only a small portion of older workers who could be effectively utilized, acording to a new leaflet announced today by Harold R. Smethills, Regional Director of the Small Business Administration for this area. Utilizing Older Workers in Small Industry is No. 81 in the Small Business Administrations Officials and members (Continued on Page 2) Half Million In Small Loans Gets Approval civil rights and avoiding waste and extravangance. He pointed to the presidential action in the Gaza strip crisis as another example of forceful and persuasive moral leadership. He conceded that the country is still faced with serious international problems in the Middle East but added: The apparent and real success of the Eisenhower Doctrine in keeping peace in the Middle East is another tribute, which we glad-lpay , to the wise and experienced leadership of our great Republican President Eisenhower. On the domestic front the cabinet member credited the administration with: y Maintaining a high level of peacetime prosperity. 2. Advancement of the cause of civil rights. 3. Absorbing a 10 billion dollar Harold R. Smethilfs, Regional deficit inherited from the budget Director of the Small Business administration and makprevious announced today the approval of cuts tax which have saved 18 business loans totaling $540,-50- ing . 25 billion dollars the taxpayers which had been held up besince 1954. cause of lack of funds. 4. Presenting three consecutive Mr. Smethills said that action balanced budgets. by President Eisenhower SaturGov. George D. Clyde of Utah, day in signing a deficiency appropriation bill had replenished in introducing the cabinet memthe Agencys revolving loan fund. ber, praised the Eisenhower proDisbursement of funds on the gram and expressed pride in the loans that were held up will be support he received in Utah in made as rapidly as the loans can the 1956 election. be closed, Mr. Smethills said. U. S. Sen. Wallace F. Bennett 1 Since February the Small (R., Utah) also spoke briefly, obBusiness Administration had cur- serving that 'at least two or three votes are soretailed small business loan approv- more Republican ' Senate.' in needed the als except for the most urgent ly cases and for disaster victims. Rep. Richard M. Simpson (R., Since April 5 the Agency had Penn.) told the audience that we ceased making any business loans. are out here to find out what the people think . . . what do they want? Tell us! continued the However, Agency to process loan applications to the Attorney General Brownell was point of committing the Govern- introduced by Jaren L. Jones, Rement, pending Congressional al- publican national committeeman lotment of additional lending from Utah. N. G. Morgan Jr., was chairman of the banquet, assisted funds. by Robert E. Freed, finance chairThe deficiency measures carri- man. ed an appropriation of $45 milThe regional conference will lion to the Small Business Ad- continue with general sessions loan and committee meetings through ministration fund. Friday and Saturday. 0 revolving 1. |