Show UNDER THE t CAPITOL DOME By B JAMES JA IES CONRAD CONnAn ti Members 1 of Utah's legisla legisla- legislature legislature ture Lure moved into the business of lawmaking making this week on Capital Hill while mulling over in the 1 back of their minds the broad leg leg- legislative legs legs' J s' s e program outlined by b Gov Herbert 13 B. B Maw law in his hi general mes meso sage The Republican party for the first time in nearly nearl a decade and anda a half haIr is holding a major position in the Utah legislature and its over overwhelming overwhelm overwhelming whelming whelm ng majority in the House combined with a Democratic major majority ity ty of only 01 one Ie e vote in the Senate will determine the success or fail failure ure of f the administrations administration's pro pro- program gram Cognizant of this fact Governor Maw in the opening paragraphs of his address declared The people through their votes have divided the control of the two 1 houses between their major political political cal parties The responsibility for what I hat is accomplished by b this legislature legis legis- legislature J lature therefore must be equally j borne by b both groups This divid divid- t cd ed control can prove to be highly f i beneficial if the two houses will work harmoniously with each other r for the general good and if the leg leg- legislature will permit the executive branch of the government to co co- cooperate cooperate operate with it in all instances where cooperation will be helpful or II beneficial On the whole the Governors Governor's l' l message may be viewed as an econ econ- economic economic security program Major in his program included Agriculture First Agriculture First creation of a partisan non-partisan board financed by a ac revolving fund to facilitate facilitate c tate construction of small dams t I and reservoirs Secondly federal aid in construction of the Central Utah water and power project and andi i an appropriation of to en- en enable enable enable able the state to employ experts u I to study and to protect the states state's water rights on the Green and Colorado rivers This latter pro pro- program program gram to be carried out in connection connection tion with the division of these river waters by Upper Basin States Compact Commission LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY INDUSTRY Ad Additional financial support for live live- livestock livestock stock shows large scale research in poultry and livestock diseases con control tr ol of predatory animals agricultural agricultural tural research research into sup sup- supplementary supplementary range grasses fire con con- control control control and soil conservation plus stud studies E studies ies into the advisability into the establishment of meat and wool processing plants in the state MINING AND MANUFACTURING ING Amend ING-Amend Amend Utah's taxation and regulatory laws to encourage manu manu- manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing enterprises to locate plants in Utah to process the states state's raw materials TOURIST INDUSTRY INDUSTRY INDUSTRY- Reten- Reten Retention tion Reten-tion of the State Department of o Publicity and Industrial Develop Develop- Development Development Development ment for promotion of a more than I tourist industry in Utah ROAD ROAD Increase Increase from 4 to 0 cents per gallon in tax on gasoline for a period of five years to ini- ini initiate a year 20 road program at a minimum rate of annually to include in federal funds This program outlined out out lined by federal and state engineers at the governors governor's request covers only construction reconstruction and maintenance of the state system I In addition the governor urged I amendment of present motor fuel tax laws so as to place same tax liability on interstate truckers as asis asis asis is now borne by intrastate truck truck- ers WELFARE Repeal WELFARE Repeal of county property properly taxes for welfare purposes es to offset increased gasoline tax This would reduce assessments on homes farms and other real j prop prop- property erty 5 mills in most counties and more than 3 mills in all counties J Amendment of public welfare law lawr r whereby a welfare clients client's home owned and occupied by him and q the lot on which it stands may be bethe bel bethe l the only real property disregarded in determining his public assistance grant To allow the state to take liens on mortgaged property where monthly installments paid by the recipient are included in state re reo relief re- re relief lief grants and are considered as capital expenditures by the welfare department CENTENNIAL Immediate CENTENNIAL Immediate ap appropriation api i of to cover Centennial Commission budget of this amount would be beset beset beset set up in revolving fund and pro pro- probably probably bably would be returnable from fees fes received at special centennial events Other recommendations by the governor favored approval of his u state veterans advisory ad council re report re- re report port to be submitted during the session urged great care care be exer exercised exercised in deciding on advisability of purchasing sing Bushnell hospital prop- prop perty pert requested study stud of the state prison situation and suggested adoption of retirement plan for forstate state stale county count and city s While the governor go agreed with l the Utah Association of county count of of- officials finals as to the need for eliminating eliminating ing fug county count property taxes for wel welfare sel- sel fare purposes he failed to touch on the subject of city rity and county participation part in state stale liquor profits a proposal urged by b both the county coun county ty t officials association and the I Il Utah l tah Municipal 1 League I IThe The governor touched but brief brief- briefly ly I the State Slate Tax Study committees committee's program which is expected to re receive re- re receive a great deal of attention dur duro during during ing the session This committee will recommend a tax re reduction reduction to be attained through a reduction in the property properly tax for roads and streets a 1300 reduction in property tax lax for welfare purposes as proposed by the governor and a re reduction 1 re- re reduction duct on in the unemployment com coin compensation compensation tax These reductions would be offset partially by to be added through tax equalization for school purposes a shift of in fn automobile registration fees from the publicity department to the B 13 Band Band and C road fund and ad ad- additional to he be obtained through an anI increased markup in liquor prices A lengthy insurance code has I been prepared for submission by an interim legislative insurance study committee while other in in- interim interim committees expected to re report re- re report port arc are the Bushnell study com corn set up by the special session sesE ion last August the Legislative Budget committee whose work was su su- suspended suspended su- su suspended Dec 8 1945 through lack of funds the committee to study racial discrimination and the Color Colorado Colorado Colorado ado river committee It is interesting to note that the bread and varied legislative pro pro- program program gram will be in the hands of a group of lawmakers experienced in all phases of everyday life For in in- instance instance instance stance in the senate are four law law- lawyers lawyers ers three educators four farmers two dairymen two power officials two businessmen an insurance man mana a merchandise broker a a druggist a banker and an publisher ex ex Still more representative of the people are the members of the House where the membership is composed of five farmers lawyers two student veterans three educators two dairymen 14 businessmen four railroad men one former wave four housewives one real estate man one plumbing contractor two government em em- one gardner one engineer eight livestock men one labor lead lead- leader er one coal mine operator one of of- office office office fice clerk and a mortician mistress Mr 11 and Mrs Allen Taylor were recent dinner guests in La Layton Laton ton at atthe atthe the home of Mrs McEntire's par par- parents parents Mr and ami Mrs 1 James Jamrs A A. Mc- Mc McEntire Entire Entin Other family family- members were wen also present with the ihl exception of two tro sons ons Williaman d Hay Ray l lall and all other oth r families who are arc living li at present in Honolulu Mr 11 and Mrs oIls Arthur Chatman spent several days day recently in Idaho Falls where hen they the visited at atthe atthe It the till home of ot their then two daughters and a son SOIl Recently Mr and Mrs Glen War War- Warren ren gave gate a 3 family faintly dinner party in their home Present resent were their son Ion and law in Mr Mi and ami Mrs W. W G Warren Wallen en of Ogden Mr and Mrs Warren and their young young- youngest est son sou Carl Home from a vacation I spent in Riverside Calif are Irl Mr and Mrs 1 G G. G. G Harold Holt and an their four chil chit dren Mr 11 and Mrs Ills 1 D. D S. S Warren and Mr MI and Mrs Eugene Reed Recd and their little daughters Joan and Jeanne leanne were recent Sunday dinner guests in Ogden at the home ol of Mr Ill and Mrs Calvin steed Reed Motoring from flom Monticello Utah Mr and Mrs Ills Clyde Clde M. M Barton and children Karl and Barbara spent several days visiting with lith relatives in Clearfield After two weeks spent in visit visit- visiting visiting ing relatives and an friends in Clear Clear- Clearfield Clearfield field Clinton and Ogden Mr and ami Mrs Dale nail Sessions and children Sharon and Ruth Huth left Friday Frida of last week to return to their home in Nyssa Oregon While here they were Iere house guests gue ts of Mr Ill Sessions' Sessions parents Mr Ill and amI Mrs 1 Anil Arvil Ses Ses- Clearfield Kiwanis anis club held its it annual installation officers and so so- social social cial in the north Davis junior high school Friday evening ening J. J Whitney Floyd 1 io d of Logan lieutenant gover nor of the Utah Idaho district officiated officiated at the installation ceremonies ies with Keith eith Smith in charge of preliminaries and acting as president president dent of the local Kiwanis for the thelast thelast thelast last time Wilmer Witmer S. S Barlow of Clearfield is the new president with Henry Gwilliam of Sunset as and Ander Anderson vice vicc Raymond Hamond son of Clearfield Clem field as secretary treas Uler treas New directors are Hay lay Dahl Raymond Anderson Anderon Henry Gwilliam Gwilliam liam Lester Frew J. J J Kay Nelson and Refus Willey Retiring officers are arc Keith Smith 0 O. C. C Sessions Wilmer Barlow Eldon Bennett Eu Eu- Eugene Eugene gene Tolman and George C. C C sign Special guests included Ki Kiwanis wanis officials from Salt Lake City Ogden Davis county and Logan also lady partners of all the atten atten- attendants attendants at the party Charles Babb Rabb has arrived home from train overseas Drafted for service June 5 1945 he ho trained at camp Hood flood Texas and left for foreign duty duly Nov 30 1945 He Ile served ed cd with the U S army y in Leghorn and Italy and received his honorable discharge at Fort Sheridan Illinois Dec 27 lIe He ar arrived ar- ar arrived rived in Clearfield by plane from Illinois Dec Ills His wife is the former Nellie of Clear Clear- Clearl l a i |