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Show Pfla Four FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1961 THE SALT LAKE TIMES .. .. ... : THE SALT LAKE TIMES . Combined with Tbe Salt Lake Mining & Legal News rearleH fublithed Every Friday at Salt lake City, Utah I I . Entered at the postoffice at Salt Lak? Gty as second iSCepeadeOt class matter August 23, 1923under the act of March 8, ieWSpaper ?n Soutfa West Temple Telephone EM 64 GLENN BJORNN, Publisher Subscription Price 13.00 per year in advance "This publication it not outned or controlled by any party, clan, clique, faction or corporation.' Volume 40 Number 35 Moss Co-sponsori-ng Resources Study Bill in U. S. Senate Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah has announced his cosponsorship of a bill to implement "study and balanced development of all the natural resources of these United States." The bill provides for a council at the White House, a joint com-mittee in Congress, and the pub-lication of a yearly "Resources and Conservation Report," that will contain a review of the status of major resources and suggestions for needed legisla-tion. "This bill would establish in the resources field what the Em-ployment Act of 1946 created in the economic field," Sen. Moss declared. "The council of Eco-nomic Advisers has brought to the attention of the public and of local state and federal gov-ernments, the current economic situation. Its report defines the most important problems to be faced each year," he said. "The Senator pointed out that virtually every Congress author-izes special commissions and committees to study one resource or another. "This proposal will keep the vitally important re-source problem in a balanced way before our citizens at all times. It will provide a continu-ing focus of attention on con-servation and resource develop- - ment, and will bring representa-tives of all segments of society j and all parts of the nation into j the making of resource develop- - : ment policy," he said. 1 "It is of particular importance to the West that we develop such a long range plan. The rate at which our water, timber, recre-- ! ation facilities, metals and fuels are being used up and the future ' drain on them to maintain both our international position and our increasing standard of living make an overall national re- - source policy and program a '' necessity, ne saia. Senator Moss emphasized that the new council and committee will not duplicate or interfere with legislative committees or administrative agencies now in existence. "An annual report on all resources should enable us to do a substantially better conser-vation job at less cost. In many ways our resources are inter-dependent and this will prevent too much emphasis on individual items to the detriment of a bal-anced program," he said. The legislation has been en-dorsed by the Western Confer-ence of Democratic Senators representing 14 states; and was also endorsed by President-elec- t Kennedy when he spoke at the Billings, Mont., water and power conference in September. "I think there is a very good chance of getting this important bill through this session," he said. 1 the-LE-ASED GRAPEVINE v Water Commissioner Conrad B. Harrison said this week there is no support within the city commission for a recent pro-posal by Mayor J. Bracken Lee that the city take over the func-tions of the Metropolitan Water District. Commissioner Harrison made the statement at a meeting of the district board, of which he is an ex-offic- io member. The commissioner said he be-lieves control and future plan-ning of Salt Lake City's water supply are so important that a special body is needed to do the job. '''.' Monthly increases of from $10 to $15 were approved this week for 104 employees on Sheriff George Beckstead's payroll. In-creases of $20 monthly were granted by tne Salt Lake County Commission to 51 full-tim- e fire department employees. Two officials at two state in-stituti-in Ogden this week said their schools would be seri-ously hampered if the State Leg-islature follows Gov. George D. Clyde's 1961 budget recommen-dations. Dr. William P. Miller, presi-- . dent of Weber College, said ef-,- !. forts to launch a four-ye- ar col-"- v lege at Weber would be ham-strung by th governor's recom- - ,ti mendation. Supt. Tegeder of the state deaf and blind schools saidm; the 25 per cent increase in the schools budgets would be taken up by rising costs and student enrollment. : Enforcement of a city ordi-nance prohibiting overnight parking on Salt Lake City streets will, of necessity, be limited in the immediate future to re-- ' sponse to complaint from citi-zens, Chief of Police Crowther said this week. ' More strict enforcement, said Chief Crowther, can be expected when overnight parking inter-feres with snow removal. Utah Highway Patrol Col. Lyle Hyatt this week announced ap-pointment of Don B. Christoper-so-n, 34, Granger, to pioneer the patrol's first airborne division. Mr. Christopherson began train- - ! ing Monday at Camp W. G. Wil- - : liams. Final figures covering Utah's elk hunts during 1960 were re-leased this week by the depart-ment of fish and game. The report shows 2.281 permit holders taking 1,173 animals for an average hunter success of 52 per cent on the 18 elk herd units where hunts were scheduled by the Utah Board of Big Game Control last year. A comparison with the 1959 ... elk season shows 2,163 permit holders taking 1,213 animals for a hunter success of 56 percent. The 1960 figures list 28 of the 2,281 permit holders as failing to go afield in an attempt to take ' their , animal during the hunts. D. E. McLain, USN, of 630 So. 10th East, returned to San Diego, Calif., recently with . Landing . . Craft Division 11 following more -- tha six months of duty with the Seventh Fleet ' in the Western Pacific. ) Utah National Guard Announces Changes A change of missions for a Utah Air National Guard unit will be effected by April 1, Maj. General Maxwell E. Rich, Utah Adjutant General, said this week. The 151st Fighter-Intercept- or Squadron will transfer from the Air Defense Command to the Military Air Transport Service. The Air Guard unit, to be equip-ped with late model C-9- 7 trans-port planes, will assume a mis-sion of heavy air transport. "We have accepted this assign-ment because we feel it will give the Utah Air National Guard a stabilized mission over a longer period of time, due to the long range requirements for air trans-port," he said. The C-9- 7's will replace the F-86- L jet fighters which the 151st has used. Gen. Rich said the change is not expected to lessen the Air Defense Com-mand's need for another Utah Air Guard unit, the 130th Air-craft control and warning squad-ron. The new aircraft will be de-livered to Utah sometime during the first quarter of 1961. Prior to March 1, air and ground men will be sent to Kelly Air Force base at San Antonio, Texas, for transition to the transport ships. Thirty-seve- n officers and men are due to depart for Kelly AFB on January 10. As soon as the transition is complete, the unit is expected to be integrated into MATS, help-ing to meet the worldwide trans-port requirements of MATS. Personnel and aircraft of the Utah unit might be called upon to transport men or equipment to the Far East, for instance, or to Europe, depending on the needs nf tvtats General Rich said it is antici-pated that most of the person-nel of the present 151st Fighter Interceptor Squadron will be absorbed into the structure of the heavy air transport group. Many will be trained to new requirements. The unit will require trained navigators, which it has not had before, and enlisted air crews which had no place in the 151st. No major changes are expect-ed to be necessary at the Utah Air Guard's Salt Lake Airbase, although some modification will be needed to bring facilities to line with air transport require-ments. The adaptability of Salt Lake City facilities was one fac-tor in the assignment of the mission to the Utah Guard. Democrats Take Over From Republicans (Continued from Page One) In a recent dispatch Mr. Davidson noted that similarities in the new Kennedy administration and the Franklin D. Roose-velt administration of 1933. There are remarkable similarities, as well as significant differences between the times, the problems and the Presidents of 1933 and 1961. A great deal of hsitory has been made between those years. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, like Franklin Delano Roosevelt, becomes President of the United States in a period of national and world crisis. When Roosevelt took office the nation was in the depths of a depression that bordered on panic. Fear gripped a nation in which millions wer unemployed and breadlines stretched through city streets. A million farmers had lost their land andl their homes. We faced a desperate financial crisis that led to the closing, temporarily, of all banks. A ruthless dictator, Adolf Hitler, was rising to power in Germany, and threatening world peace. Like Roosevelt, Kennedy is the personable scion of an old and wealthy , family. There are similarities, too, in their social, political and economic philosophies. The United States again, as in 1933, has a serious unem-ployment problem; with more than 5 million jobless. Steel mills are operating at about half capacity. Farm income is low, and the $9 billion stockpile of surpluses is a problem. Tremendous spending in foreign aid has resulted in a drain on our gold reserve that has placed the dollar in jeopardy. Washington spending is at a peace-tim- e record rate of almost $80 million a year. Taxes are high. Another ruthless dictator, Nikita Khrushchev of Russia, and his 800 million communist cohorts are threatening to plunge the world into an unthinkable hydrogen bomb war. We are at a critical period in history that demands wise and firm leadership in America and the Free World, if we are to remain free. We hope and pray that John F. Kennedy has those qualities. High Cost of Staying Healthy The costs of our new, tremendously advanced health care have risen 48 per cent from 1950 to late I960 more than any other item in a family's cost of living and twice as much as the overall cost of living. A financial expert, writing in the February issue of Better Homes & Gardens magazine, tells how you can help beat the high cost of staying healthy. Americans typically spend 5 per cent of their yearly income for medical bills. Every health service has gone up; the price affords in protection. The plan should make sure you get needed treatment, provide a partial regular budget for medical costs, and protect against the expense of serious illness. 3. Use community health services to help curb medical bills. These are listed with your local board of health. Free immunizations, for example, are provided in many .areas. 4. Work out a plan with your doctor and pharmacist to make provision for lower medicine costs, if these expenses are burden-some. ' Many families should trim their expenditures for nonpre-scription medicines and so-call- ed "food supplements," some of doubtful usefulness. Get all the authoritative guidance you can, and conserve your medical budget for professional care. of medicines is another concern. Families now expect to pay $5 for a doctor, per call, plus $8 to $10 for prescriptions. These are medical costs every family must deal with. To meet them many must "cut to the bone," deplete savings, and keep other necessary spending to a minimum. Medical insurance helps, but, as one suburban father remarked, "All these high medical bills prevent us from accumulating college funds for our children." The facts of life are that progress in medical care has out-stripped progress in medical financing, says the magazine. But families can take steps to make medical bills fewer, smaller, and easier to pay. 1. Plan a realistic budget for medical bills. Consider, six per cent of take home income the minimum allotment for a family of four. Set this aside in a separate savings account, to build up a reserve.-2- . Choose the most suitable medical care insurance for your needs. There are many gaps in what insurance Just For Today . . . Just for today I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me. . - v ' , - |