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Show 2 Vernal Express wodoosdoy, Septemt 28, W83 ByJockWollis Governor Scott AA. Matheson Governor Matheson about converted us to be Democrats in his visit to Vernal Ver-nal Monday and Tuesday. The governor started a meeting-packed meeting-packed day Monday by visiting and speaking to the Uintah High and Vernal Ver-nal Junior High Schools. He then visited with the media, then the elected officials of the Basin, then a reception and finally a dinner. At the elected officials meeting the governor had all the answers or referred refer-red them to his aides and promised to get some action and look into several problems. One of the most prevalent questions was requesting semaphore lights on U.S. Highway 40. (The Utah Department Depart-ment of Transportation is going to get an earful when the governor's party gets back to Salt Lake City.) Naples City wants two semaphore lights near the Naples Elementary School. Ballard City wants a semaphore near Union High School and Duchesne City wants one in the middle of town on the North road into the city. The governor had his answers to many problem questions concerning the local area before they could be asked. ask-ed. He gave his reasons for the need for an increase on the severance tax on oil and gas saying Utah should fall in line with other states who levy a higher severance tax on these resources even though Utah's oil and gas may be more costly to produce. On Project BOLD he assured that the Basin would not lose tax money now received from the federal government. govern-ment. He said the state would pay the difference on lost PILT funds. He said Project BOLD would bring in more money to the state school fund, where the money from school sections should go. The governor agreed that increasing the public education budget w as one of his greatest concerns, especially in a year when it appeared that the fiscal budget would be $50 million short of covering just the necessary funding. Some new tax money will be necessary to put into education, the governor stressed. "We can't even keep up with the new growth in our schools on the present school budget, more funding must be found." The governor also challenged the' local Democrat party to turn things around in Uintah County. He said he started out without 1.5 percent recognition when he first campaigned for the office of governor. Now he is the highest exposed person in the state, even higher than the president of the Mormon Church or the local U.S. Congressional representatives. He said it is time Uintah County made a change since it has been traditionally Republican for so many years. Greatly impressed with his school visit the governor said he had visited about 400 schools and the two he visited Monday were among the best. "I can tell what kind of administrators you have in about 15 minutes of visiting. You have very good administrators," ad-ministrators," he said. Later, after receiving a 5-foot long dinosaur bone replica, the governor said he didn't know how he was going to fit it in the plane going back home, but he would cherish it. The governor said the local resources will play an important role in the future of the state. In fact, the state is depending on the growth of the Uintah Basin to carry the state with much of its growth. Complimenting those who have already invested in the future of the area with new sewer and water lines and new streets and new businesses, the governor said he would do all he could to bring development our way. So the governor was really riding high. He made a lot of friends and promised pro-mised to use his influence to help development and growth in this part of the state. Now all we have to do is wait and see. Sometimes talk is cheap and it is easy to say pleasing things when on so-called so-called goodwill tours. The final deciding de-ciding factor will be how sincere the governor really was and will he follow through with his many promises to citizens of the local area. We hope he remembers us after he returns to his busy tasks in Salt Lake City. We were impressed that the governor seemed sincerely interested in the area and was well informed on our problems and was willing to help us in any way he could. We came away with the impression he is a great guy. We especially liked the statement made that "he really enjoyed en-joyed being one of the players in the state even though he was the only Democrat in office. He was proud of his cause and we likewise should be proud of our communities, businesses and opportunities to serve in political offices in our communities. You can make a difference and we need you." The governor has the ability to make one feel good and we thank him for taking time out of his busy schedule to pay us a visit. Thanks governor, come back again soon. MTh3 by Senior Or in r Ldxh Olympic Checkoff Act Considering that the 1984 Olympics set for next summer in Los Angeles already have an official breakfast cereal, an official snack food and an official candy bar or two, it shouldn't be surprising to learn that the U.S. Senate is pondering a bill that could almost be legislation. the Olympic's official But don't look for it on TV. The only evidence of the United Slates Olympic Checkoff Act of 1983 will be found on federal Income lax returns in the form of a little box you can check if you w8nt your refund to go to the U.S. . I Olympic Committee. V6ffl9l tXPr6SS The checkoff would be expected to (USPS 65808000) help geiwatetnough private conttlbtt. lions to fund our amateur Olympic PMM4 tvr wjo,4or od Mo lor "thletes at levels comparable lo the S U 00 yaor o ad S20 00 p 7r government funded athletic teams of out d oo by v'ol fpm Mi.Wa. 0hrr naltons. Currently. of the 140m Ce?oty. J4 Nous Vol A., Voi, km lht compete in the Olympics, on Ux 14078 Sotd dot eotoM pod o v. 'V tilled Stales does not provide sol Utoh 14078 direct financial assistance to it POSTMASTM S Jti ko9! V t ,Mm' NAl f XMfSS. O lo 1010. Vol, U 14071 At the same lime, our athletic gain )l I WaB.i ....... o-d tM wW not he at our laipeyerV ev Ss I wifc . s . , . . , Not I I The Act would not require any SA v m ; i ami N-i federal funds; it even authoring ihe AUon See jriet Trc3urv Department lo Wur1 its ev M Am I 1S . Wo-iNti prnfrwmthecpnlribytMmHN'lp w w&e ., Arfij generate. rWe 7f )MI 4 U A. 4 AmJ w w S NrW N,. A,.n tih (he kind of training and A nWe- faolMn they need lo be competitive km .. V, f9C;i the Olympic Games As (he en! of Mtaid 0 714 )46) nKhttaimng end eqM'ptnent rise, and Napfet A OpW, ?fUl s if US slicks to its policy of TnM U M, JM)M privalelv fundtr its teams. American I h4. UtUH success at the Gamp ha slipped t Mot ... ts AM ". 7f im 7. for Ihe first lime m Olympic M4 tt til ton hisiory. America d4n 1 Rnwh fir ot wvnli Wf cfw. 3i) 4JH tconi hi Ihe wwmhPt of gM medals CUi 7t IJS2 meivpd East GermaflT, ifh Vr, UtM. SM wt, tyi37? pnpulalwn pop Ihirlppnih the si of fo&rm Ametka s. and tet Hh WrmpV wlwJjf t m teams ained and ft! ih f mvm- fej S-00 s metrf money. finifhpJ shiil of ws "00 taf t" Al laef cM"t. M tvtm tW5B, trwiienHoncpwwrofti Msm tw2B nfrmr-t fhPr Act .XmtmMrtm rail ofTrial tf'iei BRIGHTER OUTLOOK FOR COSMETICS AND TOILETRIES STOCKS On the whole, the major issues in the cosmetics and toiletries stock group have underperformed the general market from the outset of this decade. Although there has been some firming of prices over the past twelve months, until recently this segment of the stock market has lagged the impressive rally ral-ly experienced by the leading indexes of stock prices. INDUSTRY HARD HIT BY RECESSION - The laggard market performance of the cosmetics and toiletries stocks has been due to the harsh impact of the last economic recession and the industry's in-dustry's formidable task of regaining its former status. The 1970s was a decade of strong growth for this sector sec-tor of the economy. However, this decade began with a loss of forward momentum, as both inflation in-flation and interest rates reached intolerable in-tolerable heights, cramping economic activity and forcing consumers to curtail cur-tail spending. 1982 was particularly tough for the cosmetics and toiletries business, and many companies in this field suffered, profitwise, to a greater extent than they had in periods of slack business during the previous three decades. The severe and protracted aspects of the 1981-82 recession, the frighten-ingly frighten-ingly high level of unemployment which resulted, and fears that damaging damag-ing levels of inflation and interest rates might recur tempered consumer purchases pur-chases of cosmetics and toiletries. This condition intensified the competitive com-petitive nature of the industry, leading to a long spell of price cutting as wholesalers and retailers concentrated concen-trated upon trimming their inventories of beauty aid products. NOT ALL PRODUCT AREAS SUFFERED While 1982's operating results were disappointing, overall, there were patches pat-ches of favorable sales. The market for perfumes and colognes suffered from a distinct lag in demand, but the designer and prestige lines fared relatively well. On the other hand, skin-care products pro-ducts managed to sustain their growth of recent years. Some gains were also v recorded in the hair-care sector, as shampoos and conditioners are now often and widely used in tandem. Demand also held up well in the men's cologne field. BETTER TIMES IN THE OFFING The Research Department of Bab-son's Bab-son's Reports expects 1983 to mark a turning period for the better. The more vibrant-than-expecled rebound in economic activity enhances this prospect. pro-spect. The improvement In employment employ-ment and earned incomes, plus healthier public sentiment, are welcomed influences spurring consumer con-sumer willingness to spend. This encouraging en-couraging background bodes writ for distributors who engage in rebooking inventories of cosmetics and toiletries, Also, from a more bank slandxtnl, the nation's demographic pattern now has a structure in which the rapidly growing age groups are concentrated in those segments which form the primary markets for cosmetic and toiletries, and it appears that ihu configuration con-figuration will be the case for several years to come. However, from Ihe profits stand' point, the rebound will probably M reach the optimum level this year. Some betterment versus iwl till he seen, nevertheless. But Ihe step up in marketing efforts end new prodwrl tn-trodurtions tn-trodurtions will take lime lo ptwdwre maximum resuh. INVfcsTMKNT lttrM Alt mu.nrtM On Ihe slrfngih of (npnriaiinoji lhal this second hall of tmJ show pr gressivi-ly heller sales and eafnincs achipvemenis. ftab' ft"! rerommends hoMing star is in this paupsurh as A rah ftuowrl. fnleMe Palmoliv. Fab, and (;i!Me Favored for pyrtha? al Ihis Urn are C'heaebrmgh tVJ s. 4 Gm We. and Revlon fa( Ibeif crm.i, apftecwtinfi prHi Be careful. All the time. ill NEITHER. RAlN.HOP. SLEET, NOR SNOW, NOR. GLOOM OF NIGHT SHALL STAY THESE COURIERS IN THEIR. APPOINTED ROUNDS l-'0 'Tghpo roads!) THE VOICE OF BUSINESS Pay and performance: fhe missing link By Richard L. Lesher, President Chamber of Commerce of the United States Don Devine, the director of the federal government's Office of Personnel Person-nel Management (OPM), has a good idea : He wants to tie pay increases for federal workers to satisfactory work performance. Do a good job and you get a raise. Perform poorly...no raise. It certainly certain-ly sounds reasonable to me, and I expect ex-pect it makes good sense to most Americans in the private sector who have always known that pay earned and work performed were strongly linked. In theory, federal workers receive annual pay increases in two parts: the first, an automatic cost of living increase in-crease to match inflation; the second, a merit based pay increase determined determin-ed by their performance in the previous year. This was the theory. Over time, however, increasingly powerful labor unions representing federal employees worked to make it almost impossible to deny a "merit" pay increase. Administrations Ad-ministrations of both political parties decided not to press the point, and eventually, the merit portion of annual pay increases became, in fact, automatic. Each year's salary increase in-crease became Independent of Ihe quality of work done. The results were predictable. Granted automatic pay increases, federal employees faced no incentive to improve their productivity, work harder or come up with innovative ways to cut the cost of government. With little incentive to produce, gridlock set in. Throughout the history of our nation, the federal government has grappled with the problem of establishing incentives incen-tives for federal workers. In 1883, Congress Con-gress passed the Pendleton Act which established our present civil service system. It was a great step forward. No longer would federal jobs be handed hand-ed out on the basis of favoritism, nepotism or as the spoils flowing from a successful political campaign. It isolated civil servants from politics and these employees were freed up to do their jobs in a professional and nonpartisan non-partisan manner. Unfortunately, over the years, the civil service system became rigid. It overreacted. It not only isolated federal employees form political pressures, but also served to remove all incentives. It became virtually impossible im-possible to fire workers who, frankly, did not work. Automatic, across-the-board pay increases did not allow any room to increase the salaries of top flight civil servants, or cut the salaries of those performing below average. Don Devine's proposals would go a long way toward restoring proper incentives in-centives to the federal work place. The same incentives to work harder and more creatively that private sector workers face every day. Specifically, Devine's proposal would base the within-grade pay increases in-creases for 1.4 million white collar federal workers on their performance. The proposal would also require the government to take performance into consideration when employees must be let go in staff reductions. Today, such Reductions in Force (RIFs) are based solely on seniority. This penalizes women and minorities, who often have less seniority, and it doe's not allow an agency to remove "deadwood." While the Devine proposal would serve to increase the efficiency of the federal government and would reward and encourage high quality federal workers, some congressmen are bowing bow-ing to pressure from federal employee unions who oppose the plan. The union bosses fear that linking pay to performance perfor-mance would weaken their power and influence. Their reaction is both narrow-minded and self-serving. One can only hope that Congress will resist this pressure and act instead in the broader public Interest of improving improv-ing the productivity and efficiency of the bureaucracy. The taxpayers deserve no less. Governor's visits Uintah County... CoHiftvd hom pogs 1 lo Uintah County: 19 projects in the last 19 months totaling f 15 9 million, pot including the largest project, ihe Vernal Bonan4 Highway, 14 million. Severance Tas Ma (boon said he didnl see an effort underway for a severance lax on coal unless ll relale lo an increase In production. " would love lo see S severance lax get on Ihe book for synfuels before Ihey get slfong and healthy and fight H forever," Malheson said. The governor doenl perceive a severance la increase, adamantly op posed lo in Uinlah County, a means lo balance the hwdget, but a way of paying for increased services Ihe lrista!ure ill have to knk al Ihis To wst fortirwe the services Ihe lale is wow ptnrrdirtg 8 fwf nff lieu million in new money and hither fc al ion is seing f of 1 1 miRion on lop of thai. ' If j-oi inrteaae the sever aore las tm oil and (a frwm J lo pnx4, pm nmM rafce l to M mUS." h said He remained esrwminred that an iV tta in sen las ouM forte oil and fas people m of if ie H has ssjjt'ed a serefoc . rt4? oft oi a4 fas fr seven rers piae to sMfv1 M in nesi j-wat . 'He r I. twd H semar Us tt dner?te.' Maf mM gviMk the met?l 4 fhe tae are $ sre " ttife Parts If ptmnffit effoMiwa fsff tf?$t HI see ttefMaes ttaii- f fiw-A- mm r i !, that does not discourage me from encouraging en-couraging the organisation lo work hard and encouraging candidates lo present themselves." "Sometimes you surprise yourself, and come up a winner." During the Democratic dinner Monday Mon-day evening, Matheson said, "This Is a critical year for ihe two-party sysicm in Utah, There needs to be a balance In the legislature lo allow healthy open debate and ref inement of policy which now isn't happening. "The Democrat have lo offer a Viable altemalivp," he said "They've goi lo show human resource programs are benef icial, which Ihey ere." He said he hadn't decided when lo announce whether or not he wtwld see another lerm of office fJet (few Ue Matheson contends that the major erf me nest year "s campaign will be eduraiioft and kanr) prnnomie gftnMj, in Cut, He said hal Heaf jn. before Ihe N lion at H Bet! wanted lo tfa ih Ihe Detriment nf Moraiwm now has dwne Wm thai The NWI al means Ihe federal f nertfment bm4 put less money in aW and haf an has chane4 his mind m thai. Within the last six weeks, Matheson said the Interior Department is backing back-ing off and they will continue lo fund Ihe hatchery. "I predict it will be funded and will stay federal." That decision has nol been affirmed affirm-ed by Congress, hul was a change of heart by ihe administration. Tuesday Matheson toured the While Hiver Shale frojecl In southeastern t'inlah County. Amid high winds that cut short his prepared speech, he dedicaled Ihe new While Hiver ftrtdge and laler loured the Deseret Generation Genera-tion HonanM iower Plant, At ihe Democratic reception for the governor Monday evening. Malheson summed up his visit, "Now is ihe time lo be about our business of develop meni of synthetic furl I em commit-led commit-led lo its development e quickly a pmsihle." feec W nf f ilm) fcr n Itif. Inlets Jwtteiary James ' t Wo a M of frtein, f r the s I W rh Hakhety. Va'bw! ji4 thpr had m?? h and et e""1'' that m twt tlah had J JI f the ht(fT (A ci ! ft federal fwf. the t s tmws ftofe ifVw-f - h .t TKa ? a f.i t-.s - t Read it first 1 in the I Vernal L-n L-n Express ut?5ttite to the T CJm I Vj |