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Show Page Four FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1958 - THE SALT LAKE TIMES . - I I THE SALT LAKE TIMES Utah's Combined with The Sah Lake Mining & Legal Hews I FcarleSS Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah , Entered at the postoffice at Salt Lake City as second Bdependent class matter August 23, 1923 under the act of March 8, HeWSpaper ?ll South West Tcmple Telephone EM 64 1 GLENN BJORNN, Publisher Subscription Price $3.00 per year in advance "This publication is not owned or controlled by any party, clan, clique, faction or corporation." Volume 38 Number 1 1 Utah Alcoholism Unit Holds Special Meet Members of the Board of Di-rectors of the Utah Alcoholism Foundation met this week in a special session. Although direc-tors of the Board represent all areas of the state, the chairman of the Northern Council, the Metropolitan Council, the South-ern Council and Central Council, were also invited to the meeting to discuss the important issues being considered. The special meeting was called so that members could study and take action on the recent report made to the Legislative Council and the resulting newspaper comment. It is felt that the re-port created considerable con-fusion and misunderstanding in the minds of the public regarding the Foundation's rehabilitation program for alcoholics. After careful consideration it was decided that the report made to the Legislative Council did not present a true evaluation of the rehabitation program for alcoholics being carried on by the Foundation, affiliated councils, and rehabilitation centers. In order to prevent further misunderstandings in the minds of the general public which may result in serious damaging ef-fects to the program, the follow-ing action was agreed upon: 1. Arrange immediately for a meeting with the Governor as it is imperative to clarify issues regarding the report made to the Legislative Council and to dis-cuss other matters pertaining to Utah's alcoholism program. 2. The Foundation reaffirmed recommendations made previous-ly to Governor Clyde for the of Robert Hog-ga- n of Ogden and James Urie of Cedar City to the Utah State Board on Alcoholism. The Board also recommended that one of the following: Thorpe B. Isaac-son, Evelyn Moyle Nelson, Dr. William D. O'Gorman or Dr. Ewart A. Swinyard be consid-ered by the governor for ap-pointment as a member of the Utah State Board on Alcoholism to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Dr. Chester A. Swinyard who recently accepted a position at Columbia Univer-sity. 3. Appointment of a committee to meet with the Legislative Council's Standing Committee responsible for holding a hear-ing and making an evaluation of the report made to the Council. Announcement was also made at the meeting by Dr. William Mason, vice chairman and acting chairman in the absence of Dr. Anthan S. Cannon, that Salt Lake City had been selected by the National Council on Alcoholism for the 1959 annual meeting and international conference on al-coholism. The meeting will be held the latter part of March next year. . Utah Expects Large Sugar Beet Output Utah's biggest sugar beet crop since 1954 was forecast this week by the U. S. Department of Ag-riculture Crop Reporting Board in its July summary, despite a hot, dry, windy season which has adversely affected most crops in the state thus far in the sea-son. The Board's report said indica-tions are Utah beet growers will harvest 476,000 tons of beets this fall from 34,000 acres. Last year's yield was 470,000 tons from 29,100 acres. Effects of the hot, dry spring and summer season were reflect-ed in the Board's estimate that the average yield per acre in Utah this fall will be 14 tons of sugar beets, down more than two tons per acre under the 16.2 ton yield in 1957. However, the ability of the state's farmers to plant their full 1958 acreage al-lotment, set by the Department of Agriculture under Sugar Act controls, off-s- et the expected drop in average yield. This was the first year since 1955 the full allotment was used. Drouth in southern Utah had held plant-ings below normal for two full seasons. Nationally, the Board said the sugar beet crop is expected to aggregate 14,549,000 tons of sugar beets this year, a 6 per cent drop below last year's all time record fo 15,497,000 tons, but still 24 per cent above the ten year average. Adverse con-ditions, including wet spring and later hail in some areas was blamed for the production de-cline. Especially hit by inclement weather have been California and Colorado, the nation's first and second ranking sugar beet states." Currently the nation's sugar beet farmers are supplying more than one fourth of the national sugar requirements, western beet sugar reaching the ultimate con-sumer directly and by way of hundreds of food processing com-panies who use the western prod-uct. Magazine Needed to Promote Utah, Tourists Declare Utah should have a magazine of the calibre of Arizona High-ways to promote the state, and there is a great need in Utah for many more roadside parks suit-able for camping and picnicking. These are the opinions voiced most often by the many Utahns attending area travel clinics in the state since last summer, ac-cording to D. James Cannon of the State Tourist and Publicity Council. He has compiled a list of suggestions made at the travel clinics held in Vernal, Logan, Moab,. Richfield, Monticello, St. George, Provo and Kanab. Other top ranking suggestions made at the clinics emphasized the need for a better informed citizenry, more and better ac-c- es roads to local attractions and more and better signs and di-rections. Especially those persons who meet tourists in some capacity should be informed on local and state-wid- e attractions, as well as being acquainted with local and state history. Tourist literature should be available in larger quantities and easier for tourists to obtain. Tourists desire evening recre-ation and are disappointed in the lack of entertainment to be found in parts of Utah. There is also a demand more more local tours and more publicizing of local attractions. There appeared to be a recog-nition among many who made comments that different areas should practice "reciprocity" that is point out the attractions and other regions and influence tourists to stay longer in the state as a whole. State parks also were men-tioned in connection with the comment that there are not enough of them, and that certain specified attractions should be given state park status. Even if a politician doesn't have a leg to stand on he may still try to run for office. LookAtRepublican Recession (Continued from Page One) Mason. "... even a very slight depression or recession, may be suf-ficient to pulMhe props from under the whole jerry-bui- lt struc-ture in which we are living today." GOP National Chairman Hugh Scott. "I regret that we are now in a state of depression. It is not a thing of the future. It is right now." GOP Sen. Ralph Owen. "... several significant straws in the wind are now pointing to a camel's back that has reached the breaking point. The camel's back is our employment, national security and economic structure, which will surely collapse . . . " GOP Sen. George Malone. The two Eisenhower-Nixo- n recessions 1953-5- 4 and 1957-5- 8 differ from that of 1949 notably in the price field. Prices declined in 1949. Consumer prices dropped an average of one per cent and wholesale prices dropped five per cent. Inflation ... has continued during the present recession. Not only were business failures and bankruptcies fewer during the 1949 recession than in the later Republican recessions, but the rate of failure was much lower as well. The situation has been getting progressively worse under the Republicans. Failures were almost as high, for instance, in a "prosperous Eisenhower year" 1953 as in the "Truman Recession" of 1949. During the second Eisenhower-Nixo- n recession personal incomes dropped far more than during the two previous reces-sions. The current income lag is about 10 times the lag in either 1949 or 1954. A striking contrast between the first two post war recessions and the 1958 recession is revealed in consumer debt and savings figures. In 1949 and 1954 consumer spending for durable goods held up, for the most part; these two recessions were largely inventory...reduction recessions. The current recession, however, i i i .it. r is a capital goods recession, wnicn means cut DacKs in manurac-turin- g and consumer resistance to buying. New housing construction starts continued high during both the 1949 and 1954 recessions. In both years the weekly average number of new starts was 10 per cent above the previous year. By 1957, the weekly average was already lagging by 7 per cent below the number in 1956. Housing starts began to pick up in May, 1958 after passage of the Democratic sponsored Emergency Housing Bill. President Eisenhower signed this anti-recessio- n measure with "reservations" and considerable reluctance. U. S. output declined 2.9 per cent in the first quarter of 1958 below the 1957 average, and was 4.1 per cent below the high point reached during the third quarter of 1957. The total output decline amounts to $18 billion in six months. This figure compares with amere $3 million, or 1.0 per cent, decline in 1949 below 1948. In 1954 the drop in GNP was $7.3 billion, or 1.8 per cent below the 1953 average. The federal government has lost the greatest amount intax revenues during the 1957-5- 8 recession than during any previous post war recession. In view of these facts it is difficult to see how Republicans can remain optimistic when they were so easily frightened by the mild 1949 economic decline. Consider your Fair Lady's taste! Choose lp I Champion ftJ bourbon JajL America's mildest IKfcj straight bourbon lmB Aged8 years IH Your best I tym$on 11 ANOTHER SchC!llei BRAND OF ELEOANCE STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY. 88. 3CHEMIY DIST. CO.. N. Y. C. crease. In addition to the campaign report made by Mr. Steele other committee chairmen were asked by Mr. Aaberg to make their regular monthly committee re-ports. Mrs. Josephson was a teacher in Nephi high school, Boxelder high school and the LDS high school. She has served on the faculty of the University of Utah in the English department. She and her late husband, Newl F. Josephson, raised five children. Recently Mrs. Josephson was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Salt Lake Council of Women. She has been interested in com-munity work for a number of years and has served in, many capacities. United Fund Names Chairman for Women's Division Two main items of interest were approved at the monthly board of directors meeting of the Salt Lake Area United Fund this week. Marba C. Josephson was named chairman of the Women's divi sion in the residential area for the fall United Fund campaign by Harold J. Steele, campaign chairman. Mrs. Josephson is the associate managing editor of the Improvement Era and resides at 724 9th Ave. The 1958-5- 9 UF campaign goal authorized by the board of di-rectors was $855,000. This is $45,000 above the amount raised a year ago or a 5 per cent in- - |