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Show ...i".- ' ' i Page Eight FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1961 THE SALT LAKE TIMES Demo Central Committee Lauds' Appointment of Dr. McMurrin The Democratic State Central Committee has enthusiastically endorsed appointment of Dr. Sterling M. McMurrin as U. S. Commissioner of Education. The appointment was made by President John F. Kennedy this week. The Central Committee also congratulated the Utah Congres-sional delegation for its efforts in seeking the appointment. Members, under the chairman-ship of William T. Thurman, state chairman, also took note of an attack by Sen. Wallace F. Bennett on the Kennedy admin-istration for not appointing more Utahns to high federal office. In answer to the Republican senator's charges, the committee said: "If Utah does not obtain its share of appointments in the Kennedy administration it will be due in part to the action of Sen. Bennett in the campaign last September. "At that time the senator called upon Gov. George Clyde to restrict the then Sen. Ken-nedy to the downtown area of Salt Lake City and not allow him to get into other areas of Utah," the committee recalled. The committe met at the New-hous- e Hotel. Uniform Vehicle Tax Measure Killed by Utah Legislative Vote The Utah Legislature this week killed in the House a con-troversial plan to equalize taxes on vehicles throughout the state. A rural-urba- n split killed the measure on a vote Wednesday 37 to 25. HB 15 would have established a procedure for imposing a uni-form, statewide tax on passenger cars and light trucks. HJR 1, proposing constitutional amend-ment to allow exemption of property taxes on vehicles was included in the package. The resolution was defeated by a vote of 32 to 23. A high point in the week's activity on Capitol Hill was made Tuesday at a hearing on legisla-tion to outlaw trading stamps. A large crowd of citizens jam-med the hearing room to offer pros and cons on the proposed legislation. In other action the Senate rushed through a bill which will withdraw from oil and gas leas-ing a potash structure in the southern part of the state on which a major chemical devel-opment has been started. Other measures passed in the Senate included two House bills to provide for state regulation of intrastate plane flights and a House bill to give vocational schools a share of the funds de-rived from school lands and a humane livestock slaughter act. Series Explains Public Notices Public notices, or legal adver-tising appear in this and other newspapers regularly, as pro-vided under the laws of all of the states. These notices are a part of the basic right of the people to know what their gov-ernment does with tax money under the American system. Copyright 1961 By James E. Pollard PUBLIC NOTICE (No. 7 in a Series) From ancient times the prin-ciple of giving notice has been practiced by civilized peoples everywhere. In Roman times no-tices were posted in the circus. At another time the town crier served this purpose. For centuries civilized people have recognized th right of the community and of the individual to be put on notice. What is more important, they have prac-ticed this principle consistently. It is possible to say that the true democracies could not neglect this principle and still preserve their way of life. What is at stake in public no-tice is the simple right of the public to know, to be informed beforehand of some proposed ac-tion which affects someone's rights: These may be the rights of the community itself or of some portion of it, of a group within the community, or of peo-ple themselves, either as voters, as taxpayers, or as just plain in-dividuals. Today in the English speaking countries, for example, the law usually provides for the publica-tion of such notices in newspa-pers of paid general circulation. Taking all 50 states, there are thousands of such laws. The newspaper is specified because it has an established following, gives wide coverage, is read, is both visible and tangible, and is econmical. The public notice is an important part of the Ameri-can way of life. Iranian Ambassador Arrives for Mideast Activities His Excellency Ardeshir M. Zahedi, ambassador from Iran, is in Utah this week to inaugu-rate "Spotlight on the Middle East," a special two week long feature being presented at the University of Utah. The ambassador will speak to students, faculty and the public on "The Middle East in Transi-tion," in the Union Center ball XUUIIl. The high Iranian official was educated in Teheran and at the American University of Beirut before coming to the U.S. in 1945 to obtain a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering and eco-nomics at Utah State University. He was appointed ambassador to the U. S. in February, 1960. A reception honoring him was held in the University of Utah Union Wednesday by President and Mrs. A. Ray Olpin. The re-ception also celebrated the 111th anniversary of the founding of University of Utah. Co-chairm- Dennis D. White and W. Ross Kohler emphasized that the committee presented an event which is outstanding in appeal both to the University community and the public. The spotlight was on a series of colorful exhibits, lectures and panel discussions from the mid-eas- t. The history, culture, poli-tics, economic background and present geographic significance were discussed. The Embassies and consulates of Libya, Iran, Israel, Turkey and the United Arab Republic, the Arab Cul-tural Attaches Association and the American Friends of the Middle East have provided the Union with films and exhibits representative of the Middle Eastern world. The spotlight will continue through February 14. Schools, special groups and individuals from all over the state are in-vited to enjoy the program. IfIt's Printing, . . 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The state has employed a fi-nancing program similar to the one being considered by the Utah legislators for the past 18 years under its "balance agriculture with industry plan." According to Mr. Grow, other states having 100 per cent in-dustry financing are: Arkansas, Tennessee, Rhode Island. Ver-mont and Maine. "In 1959 alone Mississippi landed 96 new plants ranging up to 475 employees and most of them in smaller commu-nities by using this financing plan," Mr. Grow reported. Mississippi realized that work- - ing capital is the biggest problem any industry has in expanding or opening a new plant," Mr. Grow said. "So the governor got a bill through the Legislature author-izing local cities individually or jointly to bond for industrial plants for an amount equivalent to 20 per cent of the assessed valuation. Industry assisted un-der this plan pays rent sufficient to amortize the bonds in 20 years and pays its fair share of taxes. The result: A stronger tax base and a new payroll to spark the community's economy." Small communities can com-pete with the metropolitan cities under such a plan in landing industrial plants asserted Mr. Grow because they can provide the land and get out the vote to approve the bond issue. Indus-tries employing as few as 25 to 150 people can also be attracted to the smaller communities. Under the Mississippi plan an industry promotion board exists made up of state officials, who serve without pay. Under the board is an executive director, appointed by the governor, and an executive committee, named by the board, which researches what industry could be handled within the state and seeks out new industry. With its advance industrially, said Mr. Grow, Mississippi hopes by 1965 to have its state income tax down to 1 or 2 percent and this will be an additional aid in attracting new industry. |