Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-14 | Page 15 | Kiefer Probe Request Gets Board Thrust

KIEFER PROBE Jl REQUEST GETS f BOARD THRUST Self Help Body Sa Says s Lawmaker Failed t At 4 4 to Get Job l i iJ s 's Demand by State Representative Sam F. F Kiefer for an acco accounting of f f expenditures by the Utah self help cooperative board brought four developments developments de- de Tuesday 1 Governor Henry H. H Blood de- de dined elined to to comment on the demand directed to him h j J 2 The attorney generals general office of- of fice lice began investigation into whether Dr Hugh M. M Woodward rd and Heber Bennion respectively chairman and project advisor of of 4 the board are holding their positions post post- legally in view of the fact both bolh are members of th the lc legisla- legisla lature la- la tune turc which created the board 3 The board welcomed with x open arms any Investigation by a responsible group of officers office s atthe of at the state government 4 A counter charge was made by a board official that Representative Representative Representative Kiefer's demand was wasIll wasill ill advised since he unsuccessfully unsuccessfully fully had applied for the position of coordinator for the board Letter Referred Representative Kiefer's letter asserting as it would be interesting to know how much of appropriated appropriated appropriated to the board had gone f for r organization salaries and travel was referred by Governor Blood to Attorney General Joseph Chez Chea for foran foran foran an opinion on legal points raised Representative Kieler Kiefer questioned wether Dr Woodward a st state te senator sea len ator from Utah county and Mr Bennion state representative from Daggett county serving on n the board is in keeping with the spirit of the state stat constitution y Section seven article six of thee the constitution says no member of the legislature shall be appointed or or elected to a civil office o of profit which has been created or emoluments emoluments ments of which have been increased by the legislature of ot which the lawmaker lawmaker lawmaker law law- maker was a member An investigation of activities and expenditures of the board would be bewelcome bewelcome welcome said sald D D. A. A AWalt Walton n n dir director c- c tor who added ded that Ropi Representative Kiefer's Kieters application for i a job of df f coordinator had been rejected because be be because cause he asked a salary much in excess of those paid by the board and because it was felt he would not Inspire confidence of ot certain cooperative cooperative co cO- co- co I operative groups because 4 of their attitude toward him Board Defended Defended For these reasons Mr Kiefer's demand was vas ill m advised Mr Wal Walton ton said saM It would be interesting to know what group inspired Mr Kiefer's attack Dr V Woodward a member of Brigham Young university faculty has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the Democratic nomination nomination nomi now nation natIon- for governor A Woodward Woodward Wood ward for Governor organization n recently was formed in Utah county Albert Wheelon Wheelan field adviser for forthe forthe forthe the U. U S. S division of ot self help was in m Salt Lake Like City Tuesday and defended defended defended de de- de fended the Utah board asserting it has developed well The self sel help cooperative b board ard was created by the 1935 legislature to approve plans plans' for self self help help c cooperatives co operatives pa pass upon applications for such groups for federal funds and to work with other governmental tal agencies embracing the principal principal principal pal of self sef help The legislature appropriated 40 OO from state relief funds or sales 1 tax money t to fin finance nce the board I A federal appropriation of I was vas added I Named Chairman Dr Woodward VaS was named chair chair- chairman I man after the board was was' organized Under the act creating i It the board is composed of the director of the state planning board two faculty representatives from the University of Utah Ulah and Utah State Agricultural Agricultural tural college an industrial engineer appointed by the s state tate engineer and three representatives chosen by cooperative cooperative cooperative co co- co- co operative groups The board was empowered to elected a chairman vice chairman secretary and treasurer for two- two year ter s and to retain a director director I tor and a technical and clerical staff