| Show County Chiefs Warned Of OfU U. U S. S S Control S. S L. L Convention Told ToW Told Lo Local cat Units Units Are rNear r. r Near I Annihilation By Ily y GRANT HEATH Lo Local gove en the United States are e heid headed d f fo for i annihilation 1 William A A. Smith Los Los Los' Angeles Angele supervisor county supervisor warned county Utah r I r rAt At the Thursday afternoon session sea ses sion slon of the Utah State Association of County Officials Officials' convention nUon Inthe in inthe the Newhouse hotel Mr Smith declared Never l I lii th the tue history of th the world h have v loc local l' l officials official been challenged as they are ure being chal- chal today Hitting at federal and state substitution substitution sub sub- of ot local function ri the speaker said Bald There Is a grave grav me menace Co l In in the pres present nt trend of subsidies by federal go gov u There I still are ar t too o many political innocents holding low ocal gov government offices ea who think they hey can take federal rn money with without out having control an ira ira- possible accomplishment t. Hits Seizure Allowing l superior governments to assume th the powers of local g government gov- gov v means the s sucking dry of the local political subdivision and the lit ultimate collapse of our present present present pres pres- ent governmental structure he warned must show how a a. willingness to carry its Ita share of the tho load load load- he be said adding our g v ent as as' as typified by elected representatives can never be considered considered considered con con- an enemy government government government govern govern- ment ii in the form of a bureaucracy does does' not not- represent the will of ot the people and can o oftentimes t be the greatest greate t enemy of local govern- govern ment The The speaker pe er struck also eral acquisition 1 of land iland Many coun counties h to today ay are practically bankrupt b because ca s of la large ge holdings of the I ed ral government nt Valuable Valuable able ble lands I going off I the tax rolls m make ke it impossible for counties t to ta maintain n lri the e functions functions' of gove gov- gov e I d pay bills He urged ged the more more than c county O nty officials and their guests to oJ fight any cn encroachment nt of federal fedr fed fedr eral r l POW o of l land d v George Beiver c county attorney y and d a association president de 1 pre presided it tUi the session d Greetings by y Maw t Gre Greeting tf g convention ti delegat delegates e eg Goy Coy H B. B M Maw w urged Co- Co co cooperation oper operation ln bri J d Utah U hs h's prosperity has hM b been en small small 1 he ne said because of ed f vV enterprises If Utah experiences experiences' unhindered red d industrial d development for five years builds 1 it its tourist bUsiness business business busi busi- ness and develops its its' Its reclamation re project the Ith people of the state will never again experience a d de de depression lIk like that of the he said Other speakers kers Thursday were George Georee W. W Morgan Salt Lake county commissioner and pr president of the National Association of County Officials Mayor Earl 3 J. J Glade Rendell N. N Mabey chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of Utah legislative tive council and Ferrell H. H Adams state audi audI- tor Alvin G. G Keddington chairman of a bipartisan study group was scheduled to discuss New Election Election Elec Election tion Laws at the afternoon g general general gen gen- nera n- n era eral session Departmental conferences were scheduled for tor Thursday from 4 until 5 pm p.m. and again at am a.m. Friday A A. g general session Friday y yat at 2 pm p.m. with committee reports and election of o officers and a banquet banquet ban ban- at 7 pm p.m. will conclude the convention |
