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Show i p PERIODICAL DIVISION ' --H i :f IV UHIVERSnY LIBRARY SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH-FRID- AY, AUGUST 8, 1958 Democratic Chairman Recalls Days Of Republican Persecutions The years when civil servants and scientists were under attack by Republicans were recalled this week by Democratic Na-tional Chairman Paul Butler in a speech to party members. Mr. Butler traced the role of the nation's civil servants and noted the effect of our scientific progress of the McCarthy-le- d at-tacks on scientists several years ago. Mr. Butler said: "In the past 75 years many great, outstanding people have served as Civil Service Commis-sioners. They deserve the recog-nition of all of us for their con-tribution to the strength and soundness' of the merit system today. The fact that, despite serious threats and breaches, the system rebounds and sur-vives asa keystone of our democ-racy is a tribute to these Corn- - service must be protected from the inequities of a salary and pay system which is not com-petitive with comparable non-government employment, or that fails to keep pace with a spiral-ling cost of living. "The limited advances that have been made in increasing the pay of scientific and techni-cal personnel must be but the beginning of our work on this problem. The insecurities arising from vetoes and threatened ve-toes of pay bills do not work to the advantage of sound em-ployee morale. "In just recent months we have begun to realize the full loss to government service of valued government employees whose employees whose morale was shattered during the years of the cruel numbers game. The first earth satellite was not put missioners. into orbit bv Americans "Today, as chairman of my party, I am confident that when the responsibility of filling va-cancies to the Civil Service Comr mission again falls on a Demo-cratic president after the 1960 elections, that President will never make Civil Service Com-mission appointments a mockery of the very system the Commis-sion is established to protect. "But, whether under a Demo-cratic or Republican President, I am sure the Republican Chair-man will agree that any Presi-dent and any cabinet basically relies on federal employees who must see that the vast and com-plex responsibilities of the day-to-d- ay operation of our federal government are carried out effi-ciently, fairly and with the ut-most intelligence that can be applied to the execution of pol-icy. "Morale of any sound career "CIA Chief Allan Dulles has shocked us with the scope and extent of Soviet accomplishments in the arena of worldwide peace-ful economic penetration and competitive world trade. These cold facts make the era of the numbers game an era when the loss must be counted in terms of the United States' position in the struggle with Communist imperialism. The scientists and foreign economic experts who shunned government careers may actually be the extra effort we needed in our missile program or our struggle on the technical assistance front. "The personnel loyalty-securit- y programs of our government must never again become the in-strument of false political retali-ation The numbers game must never again have welcome and eager players. The impact of the (Continued on Page 8) Meet Your Democratic Candidates Continuing its series introduc-ing Democratic candidates for major elective offices The Salt Lake Times this week introduces candidates for the four-ye- ar and two-ye- ar Salt Lake County Com-mission posts. Candidates are Ray H. Lcavitt political activity and as chair-man of the legislative commit-tee of the Order of Railway Con-ducot- rs and Brakcmen of which he is a member. lie is married to the former Lucy Sorensen. chairman of the appropriations and W. G. (Bill) Larson for the four-yea- r term and Max Guss and Wayne Carlson for the two-ye- ar term. KAY II. LEAVITT Ray H. Leavitt is a former state legislator and chairman of the Utah State Road Commis-sion. He served as a member of the State House of Representa-tives during the 1941 session and was chairman of the Road Com-mission from 1945 to 1948. He is now a salesman for a real estate firm. A past president of the Salt Lake County Jackson Demo-cratic League he has been active for many years in party work. Mr. Leavitt resides at 1346 Sunnyside Ave. He is married and the father of two children. VV. G. (Bill) LARSON W. G. (Bill) Larson is an in-cumbent member of the Utah Senate and a former member of the House. He is a railroad worker and Magna businessman. He served 10 years in the House and was elected to the Senate two years ago. He was co-speak- er in the 1951 Legislature when the party divi-sion was even and Democratic floor leader for two sessions. He has served on all major legislative committees and as committee. He has held numerous party positions during the 26 years of Twb-Ye- ar Term MAX GUSS Max Guss, who resides at 814-8l- h East, is a former president of the Young Democrats of Salt Lake County. He has been an active sports booster in Utah and the Inter-mounta- in West. He formerly op-erated a hotel and a restaurant and currently is engaged in the stock brokerage business. WAYNE L. CARLSEN Wayne L. Carlsen is night su-perintendent at the Midvale smelter of the U. S. Smelting, Refining and Mining Co. A native of Salt Lake County he was educated in the county schools and attended the Uni-- I versity of Utah. During World War II he en-listed as a private and rose to become a captain in the ord-nance department. He served five years. Mr. Carlsen has been active in the Democratic party and in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. He and his wife, the former Martha Rockwood, have six children and reside at 2838 Adams St. Registration is Light On First Day of Signup First day of registration for the September primary election brought out a light sign-u- p this week. Only in new subdivisions was much activity registered. , As usual there was some con-fusion over boundaries and reg-istrars were forced to answer questions about status of some j voters. Tuesday's registration was the j first of three registration dates scheduled for prospective voters. Others are Aug. 19 and 26. City Sets Mill Levy At 73.5 Maximum The maximum levy of 23.5 mills to operate the city govern-ment for 1958 was set this week by the Salt Lake City Commis-sion. The action came on recommen-dation of City Auditor Louis E. Holley. The figure includes: 18.5 mills for city government; four mills for water purification and sew-age disposal and one mill for library purposes. Mr. Holley reported there was an increase of $8,933,117 in as-ses- ed valuation of Salt Lake City in 1958 for a total of $249,748,-21- 1 compared with $240,815,094 in 1957. He said the basing figures on former collections of 97. percent "we would receive $47,862 less than the amount set up in the 1958 budget." Hr. Holley repeated a plea to the commission to "curtail all possible expenditures for the balance of the year that we might reduce our present deficit to a minimum." Mr. Holley said the city will face an estimated deficit of $1,-250,0- 00 by the end of the year even though collections may re-main stable through 1958. President Veto Denies Federal Bldg. in S. L. Although Utah's "supposedly-in-the-know- " Republican Con-gressional delegation had confi-dently predicted presidential ap-proval, President Dwight Eisen-hower this week denied Salt Lake City a new federal build-ing. The president vetoed the in- - dependent offices bill which would have appropriated $10,-775,0- 00 for the new Salt Lake City federal office building. Only a few days before the veto Sen. Arthur V. Watkins had confidently predicted that the President would sign the bill. Watkins' remarks had also been echoed by other members of the solid Republican Congressional delegation. The action left many observers wondering if Sen. Watkins still maintains his much vaunted "close relationship" with the White House. His source of in-formation has apparently dried up. Leaders of the Democratic-controlle- d Congress hoped to salvage the measure by 'repass-ing it without a civil service re-tirement fund measure which the President said he was against. There appeared slight hope the measure would clear Congress before adjournment. TODAY'S EDITORIAL Primary Candidates Roam State In Search of Voter Support j Utah candidates in both parties this week were busy lining up voter support for approaching primary and not too distant gen-eral elections. The first registration day brought out only a light voter signup but this was not held to be indicative of lack of voter interest in the coming elections. Democratic candidates for the U. S. Senate, Frank E. Moss and Brigham E. Roberts, were busy making speeches to groups in the area. They face a primary run-off. The same was true in the First Congressional District where David Welling and M. Blaine Peterson will meet in a primary. In the Second District David S. King has no primary opposi-tion. Meanwhile, observers were studying the effect of recent events on voter feelings. Locally, they were attempting - to size up the effect that former Gov. J. Bracken Lee's independ-ent candidacy would have on the outcome of the Senate race. One well-know- n political ob-server said that on the basis of past results, he would draw sup-port from both sides of the po-litical fence. It was noted, however, that in his bid for a third term as gov-ernor as an independent he picked up two Republican votes for every Democratic vote. Whether the same thing will result this November was a mat-ter of conjecture. There were other factors at work, too. There were indica-tions that the Republican reces-sion was beginning to lift, and the smashing victory of Gov. Orval Faubus in the Arkansas Democratic primary with its intricate amplications also was causing concern. LookAtRepublican Recession We are presently in the midst of the worst recession since World War II. During the 1949 recession when Democrats were in power Republican "experts" were full of gloom and doom. Now during the recession brought on through faulty Republican policies these same "experts" are full of optimism. In the midst of the comparatively mild 1949 recession here are some of the remarks being heard from Republicans: "Few soup lines have yet shown up but it is now apparent that there will be plenty of them in the next six months." Rep. Usher Burdick. "... we are facing a period of serious unemployment in this nation. This is not scare talk but a realistic appraisal of economic conditions." GOP Rep. James Patterson. "... the Truman depression is with us . . . the Truman depression is growing in depth and scope." GOP Rep. Noah (Continued on Page Four) |