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Show THE SALT ' LAKE TIMES ' FRIDAY, w M APRIL . 21,. 1961 - Page Thre Study by Foundation Notes Ramifications of State Aid Residents of Salt Lake City would have to pay an additional property tax of 27.14 mills if the amount of state aid provided to local units of government dur-ing 1960 had been raised by a local property tax. This fact was outlined in a research report on state aid in Utah just completed by Utah Foundation, the private, non-profit tax research organization. According to the Foundation study, state aid to the Salt Lake School District last year was equivalent to 22.10 mill local property tax levy. State aid go-ing to Salt Lake County would amount to 0.54 mill property levy. amount was approximately 75 percent as mucji as was collected in local property Jaxes by these local governments in 1960. Foundation analysts observe that between 1946 and 1959 state grants in aid increased 311 per cent in Utah and 308 per cent in the nation as a whole. During the period 1940 through 1959, state aid to local governments rose nearly 600 per cent in Utah and 408 per cent in the U.S. The Foundation study attrib-utes the expansion in state aid programs during and since the Second World War to the greatly stepped up programs for public schools and to the resistance that has been built up against prop-- New total state aid distributed to all' units of government in Salt Lake County last year was $15,122,283, or $39.48 for every man, woman and child residing in the county. Salt Lake County ranked 26th among the 29 Utah counties in the total amount of state aid received per capita. The report observes that fi-nancial aid totaling $45.2 million was provided by the state to 40 school districts, 29 counties and 206 cities and towns during the 1960 fiscal year. Nearly 90 per cent of this total state aid to erty tax. A constitutional question re-garding the legality of some of the state aid programs in Utah is raised in the study. The report points out that the Utah State Constitution states that the Leg-islature "shall not impose taxes for the purpose of any county, city, town or other municipal corporation." According to the Foundation report, the constitu-tionality of several of the state aid programs now operating in Utah has never been tested in the courts of the state. local school districts, with cities and towns getting 5.6 per cent and counties 4.5 per cent of the total. In addition to the state money allocated to local governments, the report notes that the state collected and distributed $3.2 million in locally imposed taxes plus $3.7 million in federal funds to local units during fiscal 1960. Direct federal aid allocations to local units in Utah amounted to an additional $4.2 million last year. Thus, total allocations by the state and federal govern-ments to local units in Utah was equal to $56.3 million, which Quarter Horse Assn. Schedules Clinic Officers of the newly organ-ized Nevada Quarter Horse As-sociation have announced plans for a quarter horse clinic April 26. C. D. Stewart, Las Vegas busi-- 1 nessman and active quarter horse j breeder, was recently elected president of the new organiza-- j tion. Moderator for the clinic has not been named as yet. but Mr. Stewart says that Dr. Bill Lin-fo- ot of Woodside, Calif., has been contacted. The Intermountain Quarter Horse Assn.. parent group of the Nevada unit with headquarters in Salt Lake City, will sponsor the clinic. E. L. Hammer, St. George, will act as chairman of the event. Mr. Hammer is Utah director of the American Quarter Horse Assn. Mr. Stewart also announces that all horsemen at the cjinic will be guests of the Nevada group for dinner and floor show at one of the Las Vegas night clubs. Serving with Mr. Hammer on the clinic committee are Dwight Stewart, Austin Beebe and T.C. Spears. Wendell Bunker and Pat Clark will handle reservations for out of town visitors. Those seeking reservations are asked to either write or call Mr. Bunker or Mr. Clark. Included on the program will be discussions and demonstra-tions by Austin Beebe, Dwight Stewart and Dr. Robert Clark, Las Vegas veterinarian. Pat Clark and Mr. Bunker will be in charge of the evening din-ner and entertainment for the Quarter Horse breeders. Topics for discussions will in-- ! elude breeding and feeding prob-lems, as well as talks and dem-onstrations on racing, cow cut-tin- g, reining and breaking the colt. Diseases will also be a major problem for, discussion. Lions Clubs Honor Helen Keller at Gala Ceremonies Fifteen thousand blind chil-dren are going without education in this great nation of ours; a distressing, number of 'mentally normal blind children are in homes for the mentally retarded where they should never have been sent at all; nearly one-ha- lf of the blind in the U.S. arede-pende- nt upon some sort of assist-ance because of their age and circumstances; and only 50 per cent of the conditions which cause loss of sight are now under stood. Thes are . some of the harsh facts brought out into the open for immediate attention in a speech by the great dead-blin- d leader, Helen Keller, during an impressive ceremony at which she received the annual humani-tarian award from the Lions Club District 22-- C before an audience of 1200 persons recent-ly in WashinPtnn D C ' o "While there remains occa-sional controversy over federal aid to education, there seems to be a growing conviction that the federal government should at least' provide education and funds to promote schooling of children who are physically or emotionally handicapped. Just think of it probably 75 percent of all such children are denied the right of any education, and it is known that a large percent of them could benefit by instruc-tion! "Of course, we know how ex-pensive special education is, but American should provide this advantage, so unspeakably pre-cious to families whose young blind are growing up to adult-hood. As matters now stand, there are more than 15,000 blind children in school approximate-ly one half in residential schools and the others in day public schools. I am shocked to realize that there is probably an equal number of children without sight who are still not being educated. "It saddens me inexpressibly that this country urgently needs more educational agencies for blind children, more teachers, more embossed books and an in-creased amount of school ma-terial," she told the assembled group of dignitaries. Coming out 'strongly against isolation of blind people, Miss Keller stated. "I abhor the idea of placing old blind persons in asylums or homes just for the blind. I believe that the blind are like other human beings. They desire homes cheered by friendship, interesting amuse-ments, and opportunities for normal family living. Who has the heart to segregate those who cannot see from finding whole-some pleasures in delightful ex-periences?" she asked. Helen Keller paid warm trib-ute to the 600,000 Lions who, she said, "Have given their in-genuity and might to our cause so that the blind of America, and throughout the world, might re-joice in intellectual light and some of them be restored to the blessings of sight." She thanked the Lions for increasing public understanding and thus making it possible for more and more blind people to get jobs. In presenting the award to Helen Keller, the first and only woman ever admitted to mem-bership in Lions International, William Smith, Governor of Dis-trict 22-- C, stated that she more than any other individual en-couraged the Lions in the world to participate in the group's Sight Conservation and Aid to the Blind Program, and that it was the challenge issued by her in a 1925 speech to Lions Inter-national which actually inspired them to undertake this work. Gov. Clyde Appoints Dastrup to Board Governor George D. Clyde re-cently appointed Lamar Dastrup of Sigurd to the Utah Fish and Game Commission for a six year term. Mr. Dastrup is a lifelong resi-dent of Sevier County, where he has engaged in the livestock and farming business. He served as a state senator from this area dur-ing 1957-195- 9. ' He succeeds Golden G. San-derson of Fairview, who on Mar. 1 completed his second six year term on the commission. Mr. Sanderson was first appointed to the commission in May, 1949. The five man commission is the policy making body for the fish and game department in all matters except big game. Mem-bers of this nonsalaried commis-sion serve by Governor appoint-ment for six year, staggered terms. Each is resident to one of the state's five fish and game districts. r YOU HAVE TO TRY fT LS--A to believe iti . j Gillette FITS ALL GILLETTE RAZORS n;rrr INGROWN NAIL hurting you? w I Reliefl A few drop of OUTGRO bring blessed relief from tormenting pain of ingrown nail. OUTGRO toughens the akin underneath the sail, allows the nail to be cut and thus pre-vents farther pain and discomfort. OUTGRO Is available at all drag counters. Curious Riddle Uncovered by Survey of Active Housewives Recently we asked an inde-pendent research organization to visit with 100 active house-wives about .extension tele--- . phones. 'fWell," one young mother said, "I'd probably get an extension phone if my house weren't so small." This pointed up a curious . riddle and set us to thinking about so-call- ed "small" houses.. Is your house "small" because it has one less bedroom than your neighbor's? Is it VamalT because it doesn't have a base-ment? Are housewives in "big" houses the only ones who get tired at the end of the day? Obviously notand no one knows it better than you do when you finally finish the dinner dishes. The fact is that so long as you're fixing meals,making beds, washing clothes, cleaning, dusting and picking up toys, you aren't living in a "small" house. What has all this got to do with an extension phone? Add up the number of trips you take between rooms. With a well-locat- ed second phone (say in the kitchen), you're bound to save some steps. Your work will be a little easier and your life a little more pleasant. To top it off. you can enjoy a second phone for only pennies a day. Thb pleasure it will bring is worth much more than that. Talk it ovei with your family tonight. Then tomorrow, order from oux business office or a telephone serviceman if you see his truck in your neighborhood. it Presenting the Bell Chime! U t 1 You get three distinctly ft K mgst including a II I melodious chime. ') - r - ' Coff ut for details. Mountain States Telephone MOW () YEARS OLO f M sH WHISKY ront sSH STUItHT EOUIBON WHISKEY U HOOF BANT IIST. CO.. LAWtEKCEtERS, IKfl. l |