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Show the-LEASED the-LEASED GRAPEVINE The Utah State Industrial Commission Com-mission has given its support to legislation which would extend the benefit period for unemployed unem-ployed workers, reported Commission Com-mission Chairman Otto Wiesley. The action would extend the period for unemployment benefits bene-fits from 26 to 39 weeks but would decrease benefits for seasonal sea-sonal workers laid off work. The Salt Lake City Commission Commis-sion this week approved promotion promo-tion of two Salt Lake City fire men along with salary increases. Charles M. Owen, fireman second sec-ond grade, was promoted to first grade with a salary increase from $375 a month to $395 and Richard Rich-ard J. Berrett was promoted from fifth to fourth grade with a salary increase from $315 to $355 a month. A petition of Union Pacific Railroad Co. to close its crossing at 14th North and establishing a new crossing at 17th North was approved this week by the Salt Lake City Commission. Although the minimum requirements re-quirements of professional and technical jobs in work with the blind involve considerable training, train-ing, experience and study, the $3,000-$4,400 average annual salary level is equal to amounts paid industrial and commercial workers whose jobs require only a relatively small amount of background preparation, according accord-ing to a report released by the American Foundation for the Blind. A record one million trout eggs recently taken from rainbow rain-bow spawning stock at the Utah Springville hatchery, according to the Utah Department of Fish and Game. Spokesmen said this record take of eggs at the Springville plant came at the peak production produc-tion period for these fish and is the largest number ever taken in one day through the many years rainbow spawners have been reared at the hatcherv. They represent about one-fifth of the total five million eggs expected ex-pected to come from the Springville Spring-ville hatchery spawners this year. Another one million eggs are taken each year from a smaller stock of rainbow spawners spawn-ers held at the Kamas hatchery. These are the only two of the 12 state fish hatcheries where spawners are held for egg production. pro-duction. They form a dependable source of early rainbow eggs, which are then processed and fish reared from them at the other of the twelve facilities. Utah's Legislative Council this week gave final approval to a report recommending only one specific tax change authorization authoriza-tion of a one-half per cent sales tax on a county option basis for the fiscal relief of city governments. govern-ments. Almost half the recommendations recom-mendations in the council's report re-port were directed at financial problems of city governments. The Utah Liquor Commission has agreed to license a winery operation in southern Utah, Commissioner Com-missioner Allan D. Johnson reported re-ported this week. The license would be issued, he said, as soon as Southern Utah Winery posts a $10,000 performance bond with the commission. It will be the only winery now in operation in the state. Salt Lake City Commission will open bids Jan. 8 on a sewer system to serve the present administration ad-ministration building at Salt Lake City Municipal Airport. The Commission authorized City Engineer Roy M. McLeese to call for bids. Preliminary estimate esti-mate of costs of the construction construc-tion is $48,000. |
