Show ll JI w SCHOOL LUNCH FUNDS I 1 continue to lo receive many letters from rom home expressing fear that the new administration ana Congress Congress Con Con- gress ress intend to cut out federal aid for school lunches This is not true Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft TaIt Benson this week told the House Appropriations that as a matter of fact federal surplus food donations to the program pro pro- tram gram next year will increase And he appropriations committee commatee has indicated that the budget for cash assistance will be somewhere some re between between between be be- tween 75 million and 83 million RECORD TO DATE President Eisenhower without fanfare is quietly carrying out his to cut out unnecessary waste in government goy gov eminent and to pare federal payrolls payrolls payrolls pay pay- rolls to a realistic level back here Employment in the swollen agencies agencIes agen- agen cIes des in Washington D. D C. C was reduced reduced reduced re re- re- re during February alone atone and the federal payroll here now has the lowest number in two Assuming that the average e years salary of oC these was per month the savings in February February ary amounted to OITS O. O ITS IT'S YOUR MONEY This 2 2 monthly saving doesn't attract attract at t tract much attention back bac here where they have become used to talking in billions But U It t means a a lot to me That savings would woul pay for the cost of oC Utah's tw two two vocational schools Snow and Carbon Carb Carbon Car Car- bon b n Colleges Colle es the tuberculosIs sanatorium sanatorium san san- the he school for the deaf dea and blind and the state industrIal school not for one year year but for foi two years The last Utah Legislature Legislature Legis- Legis lature appropriated to tc operate these seven state institutions institutions during 1954 and 1955 The cuts culs in the federal payroll by the new administration savea saved that thai amount in one month THEY EARNED IT Before Belore the House adjourned for Easter recess recess recess re re- cess I voted for a bill to make ft it easier for immigrants who serve with distinction with the U. U S. S v armed forces in Korea to become citizens It passed the House overwhelmingly overwhelmingly over over- and now is awaiting action in the Senate HELP FOR TED TED- The law bw will help such heroes as Ted G. G Passa Pass alis a- a lis who came to Salt Lake City from Greece to attend school Soon after he arrived he was drafted and won the Silver Star for bravery bravery bravery bra bra- very in Korea He returned to Utah to continue his schooling but found that his immigration time had expired while he was fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing for this country Under tInder the new law bw ho he may apply for citizenship citizenship citizenship citizen citizen- ship without having to be deported deport deport- ed to Greece |