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Show PENSION PLANS ARE REARGUED The controversial old axe pension Issus, already haulas flared In I ha state legislature, was reargued Sun- day night at the second of a series of Town Hail meetings at the Hotel Utah. As on the senate floor, tha debate developed Into defenses of two welfare wel-fare programs pending in the legislature, legis-lature, the Maw old age pension plan and the administration proposal pro-posal Senate President Herbert B. Maw. addressing the meeting, told of his measure to provide 830 a month for all needy aged over 88 years In Utah and said. "We can pay this pension without burdening the people peo-ple of this stats with ons dollar of taxation." Classifying Suggested He said the aged should be classed ; eparately in social welfare, since once unemployed, they are unemployed unem-ployed permanently. In a subsequent discussion before the meeting. State Senator Ward C Holbrook, Davis, said ths Maw program Is not based on "well drawn and well defined principles of government" He challenged Senator Maw's financial fi-nancial assertions by saying his opponent op-ponent "Juggles the figuree like a magician pulling a rabbit out of his hat." "" Senalof-WendeTrTJrovef- defended defend-ed the program by asserting. "We re going to take every permanent relief re-lief charge and pension him." Program Defended The administration's program, to provide benefits to all needy classes alike, -wn a basis of actual need, was defended by Hugo B. Anderson, member of the state public welfare board. A pension payment he eald, would aot be equitable to all classes. Robert W. Beasley, representative of the federal social sscurlty board, outlined the federal program as a wbols and ths thsorles bshlnd it. Others taking part In the discussion dis-cussion were B. F, Qulnn. former Salt Lake county commissioner, and Mrs. Lynn H. Thompson. |