Show SELF-HELP SELF UNIT GIVES ACCOUNT The Tho Utah self-help self cooperative board whose handling of state funds drew the fire of Representative Sam F F. KIefer recently Friday made madean an accounting of Its expenditures and activities during the first year of its existence to Governor Henry HenryL H. H L Blood The report signed by D. D A. A Walton Walton Wal- Wal ton board director showed total tota disbursements In the 12 12 month period of of which 16 went for e expenses and 48 S- S represented loans to beneficiaries bene bene- beneficiaries wader under the self-help self co cooperative cooperative cooperative co- co operative movement in Utah In other words the report indicated Indicated Indicated Indi Indi- the board expended nearly 1 for tor every cry 3 loaned The accounting was requested by Governor Blood after Representative tive Kiefer Keer questioned the purpose for which the boards board's funds were being used and challenged the propriety propriety propriety pro pro- of If State Senator Hugh M. M Woodward a and n d Representative Heber Bennion Jr holding positions on a board created by the legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture turc of which they were members No Xo Pay For Woodward ward Tho The report showed that Senator Senate r Woodward board chairman re received received received re- re no salary but was paid for traveling expenses during durIng during dur dur- ing the year of April 1 1935 to March 31 1936 Representative Bennion on the theOther theother theother Other hand was paid a salary of oC and received in traveling traveling traveling travel travel- ing expenses as project adviser during during during dur dur- ing the same period according to the report During the year ear a total of was made available to the board The state legislature appropriated for tor the biennium and the federal feder l government provided State funds the report explained were used largely for administration tion costs while the federal funds were expended in purchasing equipment equipment equip equIp- ment and making loans to cooperative cooperative tive units Fort Forty cooperative units are now operating in the state under the self-help self movement the report dis dis- closed They include three coalmines coal coalmines coalmines mines a bakery a lime lim kilns kiln four sewing centers two sawmills six canneries three workshops two one box factory one ono soap factory one clothing factory a stone quarry one store one exchange ex exchange exchange ex- ex change and twelve farms gardens gardeI s sand and orchards E Enter ter Open Market The board has encouraged production production production tion for use Mr Walton Valton advised the governor and for exchange with other c cooperatives operatives As production Increased however ho he said laid it has become necessary for the units to sell seU their products on the open market This has made it necessary for forthe forthe forthe the board to require that all groups receiving financial assistance waive federal and state exemptions and pay their property and sales tax aswell as aswell well as interest on loans so that no unfair advantages would bei be existing exist existing ing over ver private industry the re report report report re- re port set forth Mr Walton Valton explained at the outset outset outset out out- set the program was was vas regarded regard d as a measure but its operation operation operation opera opera- tion has def definitely established it now as a rehabilitation agency Loans he said have been made o only ly to in incorporated incorporated incorporated in- in nonprofit groups groups under undera a definite repayment agreement Loans in l Materials ls Repayment on loans as of March 31 81 totaled leaving due the board 4 1 n repayment con con- tracts Machinery goods a and n Ii d equipment secure most of f the loans the governor was advised Loans have been mad made in materials and supplies not in iii cash Administrative expenses of the board were segregated as follows Travel expense directing staff accounting staff organization staff education staff production production I tion staff warehouse expense expense expense ex ex- pense cost of four trucks |