Show f a r o on n i li 4 f a s V k f d kl pa F ah MARION ROSS left past president of Moon Moan Lake Elec Elec- Iric Association Inc welcomes Mayor Alvin Kay toa to-li to a meeting Friday evening at the Hotel Vernal Staff photos I Moon Lake Meet Hears I Address On Legislation Officials employees and guests of Moon Lake Electric AS Association Inc Friday evening at the Hotel Vernal I heard Stat State Rep Clifton N I of Roosevelt out line some of the proposed legislation lation now facing the state lawmakers He discussed the needs of education in the state He said that he favored a reapportion reapportion- reapportionment reapportionment ment based on area rather than population so that the sparsely settled areas will be represented REP said that Davis County bas has only two representatives although it is growing rapidly and Kearns is not g given ven enough representation representation A controversial Civil Rights measure will be intro intro- introduced introduced to give every race equal privileges He expressed alarm over Utah Fish Game Commis- Commis Commission's Commission's sion's acquiring of private lands He reported that from 1956 to 1961 acres acres of productive land have been bought and taken off the tax rolls a loss of 1731 annual annual- annually annually ly He said that in Duchesne County an extra acres were removed for a tax loss of About About more acres are to be taken over he aver aver- averred averred red PERSONAL property taxes and income also aIso will be lost he said Rep said he agreed that some of the land taken over was necessary but buthe buthe he considered the movement alarming The legislator said he agreed with some parts of Governor Clydes Clyde's address but buthe buthe he did not want to be rub her bel stamped He He said th that the proposed increase in property tax was wasa wasa a departure from what was expected Rep said there was a lot of opposition to the proposed lc Ie per bottle tax on soft drinks HE THOUGHT the tax on a pack of should go over He reported that one smoker had said he wished the tax would go high enough to discourage some smokers rs Rep paid tribute to the fine work being done by Rep Glenn H Cooper and State Sen Leland Mayor Alvin Kay welcom welcom- welcomed ed the group and spoke brief ly |