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Show OREM-GENEVA TIMES UTAH APPROPRIATES RECORD TOTAL FOR HOAD BUILDING "Approximately $23.6 million will be available during the 1948-1949 biennium for the construction, con-struction, maintenance, administration, adminis-tration, and policing of Utah's 5,300 miles of state highways, according to present estimates," says a research report released today by Utah Foundation, the non-profit, tax-study organiza tion. "This amount is almost double dou-ble the amount expended on state highways during any previous pre-vious biennium, and i3 only slightly less than the combined state highway expenditures made during the four calendar years. 1943 through 1946." $2,256,000 is expected to bs available from highway fund balances, $12,050,000 from gasoline gas-oline taxes, and $9,302,000 from federal aid. Adequate state funds will be available to match all federal aid, and in addition, approximately approxi-mately $1,865,000 will be available avail-able for state construction it. which the federal government does not participate. Appropriations from state highway funds, with but few exceptions, ex-ceptions, were made in accordance accord-ance with an estimate of minimum minim-um needs for 1948 and 1949 prepared pre-pared by the State Road Commission. Com-mission. The major exception is for state highway maintenance, for which $4,725,000 was appropriated, appro-priated, compared with the Indicated In-dicated minimum need of $5,-000,000. $5,-000,000. The state highway patrol appropriation ap-propriation for 1948-1949 total- Senate Action Ups Utah Reclamation The Senate appropriations committee last week gave a new lease on life to Utah's two largest reclamation projects Oeer Creek and Central Utah. Action last Friday proved ti;e equivalent cf granting the fi.ll Deer Creek budget request on the project for the coming year. The senate committee did not restore the $430,000 lopped off by the house, but recommended that project officers be authori zed to contract for this amount, with the money to be appropriated appropri-ated last. Thus, with the $1,-000,000 $1,-000,000 already ckeyed by the house, the project would bs able to spend and contract for the full $1,430,000 requested in the initial budget estimate. Concerning the huge Central Utah project, still in the planning plann-ing stage, indications were that money should be available for further planning although it received re-ceived no special amount. The senate committee upp-U ed $567,235, compared with $477,500 for 1946-1947. Approximately $15.4 million should be available for state highway construction during the 1948-1949 biennium, compared with $12.8 million expended for construction during the four-year four-year period, 1943-1946. Federal grants of $9,302,000 and $6,065,-000 $6,065,-000 (estimates) of state funds provide the construction tunds-It tunds-It is expected that $4.2 million of the state funds will be used to match the federal aid, and the remaining $1,865,000 will be available for construction projects pro-jects in which the federal government gov-ernment will not participate . Uncle Sara Says i ..... y lb rA J- A . I R7 -i Either the Payroll Savings Plan or the Bond-a-Month Plan knocks the if out of thrift once you join either plan you can't forget '.a gave. It Is done for you automatically and regularly. By accumulating a nest eg; in United States Savings Bonds there Is no if about your future fu-ture ease and security. It is just good common sense to start buying Savings Bonds regularly now. U. S. Treasury Dipartnunt to $2,000,000 the amount for n tionwide reclamation planning, which the house carved to a mere $125,000. This was still 83,000,000 short of the sum requested re-quested for this purpose, but a United Press dispatch said the committee iecommended tha'. investigations in-vestigations already underway receive preference from " e fund. Since the Central Utah project investigation is definitely definite-ly underway, with a branch field office established and considerable con-siderable survey work done, it is believed it stands a good chance of obtaining funds to continue the study. Steel Company Earnings Improved During 1916: Report Although steel company earnings earn-ings improved in 1946, after four years of decline, they were only the third best of the past ten years, according to reports from 51 companies accounting for approximately 91 per cent of the industry's production of steel ingots. The steel company earnings in 1946, totaling $264,-419,213 $264,-419,213 after all charges but before be-fore dividends, were 19 per cent lower than in 1941 and six percent per-cent lower than in 1940, according accord-ing to the American Iron and Steel Institute. On their investment, the steel con panics earned 63 percent in 1946, compared with 4.9 percent in 1945, 8.1 percent in 1941 and C.2 percent in 1937. Earnings on sales in 1946 were 5.5 percent compared with 3.1 percent in 1945, 6.4 percent in 1941 and 7.6 percent in 1937. The average net margin of 5.5 cents per dollar dol-lar of sales in 1946 compares with an overall average of 6.0 cents for 30 groups of manufacturing manufac-turing companies, a total of 1,155 firms .according to the National Na-tional City Bank, New York-Seventeen York-Seventeen industrial groups exceed1 ex-ceed1 the steel industry in net earnings upon sales. Household I'iaits Household plants growing in sunny sun-ny windows or strong light can stand higher room temperatures than the aire plants growing In poor light, but only the toughest are able to stand a combination of temperatures tempera-tures of 70 degrees and above, and poor light conditions. Experts Predict Record Traffic Jam for July 4 "The biggest traffic jam in the state and nation's history will occur during the Fourth of July week-end holiday this year," Mr. George II Lowe, president of !he Utah Safety Council, the Utah chapter of the National Council, predicted today. To meet the threat of a record breaking traffic accident toll he urges motorists and pedestrians alike to follow the simple axiom axi-om of Caution, Courtesy, and Common Sense so that they may "Be Alive on the Fifth." National headquarters of the council expect close to 30 million mil-lion vehicles will pack the highways high-ways over the Fourth of July and their speedometers are expected ex-pected to clock nearly 4 billion miles during the three day holiday.- Mr. Lowe stated further that "this year we have many dangerous dang-erous factors a three day holiday, holi-day, increased mileage, relative prosperity." It adds up to a big celebration and a big pile-up of dead and injured unless we all make it our business to do something about it. We can do someahing about it because these tragedies result from things under und-er our control. It will, therefore, be well to "Take it Easy on the Fourth. Be Alive on the Fifth." Pear States About two-thirds of all the pears produced in the United States com from California, Oregon and Washington, Wash-ington, according to the Encyclopaedia Encyclopae-dia Britannica. Total production In the country averages 30 million bushels a year. i 111 H WAY re no SPEEDWAY Speed the nation's mania to get there quicker, or beat the other fellow to it, is our greatest menace of the highways. It causes more than a third of the nation's accidents. Auto traffic accident fatalities are increasing at an alarming alarm-ing rate. In Utah 199 people were killed during 1946. This was an increase of approximately 14 over 1945. In that year there were 174 fatalities, of which 58 were pedestrians. It's high time for every person who sits behind a wheel to take this matter personally. There are definite speed limits in Utah based on traffic and population conditions. These laws are made to protect you and to be obeyed. They will be enforced by the state and local police. Utah is out to reduce death and maiming on its streets and highways. Your part is to cooperate by driving within safe speed limits at all times. And remember pedestrians have rights too! Mr. Pedestrian- rWAlK SAFELY LONGER C2 ' i v. tx - mtm w raw CROSS AT CROSSINGS WAIT-CROSS WITH LIGHT DON'T STI OUT FROM BIHIND PARKfD CARS ON HIGHWAYS ALWAYS WALK FACING TRAFFIC Prwi by tr Utah State tnu Association, and the National Conservation ?'..: ritu as a public THIS IS UTAH'S CENTENNIAL KEEP IT SAFE FOR OURSELVES AND FO l OUR GUESTS RIDE THE BUS IN COMFORT AND SAFETY Relax and enjoy the ride while our experienced drivers solve your traffic problem. Geneva Transportation Company NEW MODERN BUSES SERVING THE OREM - GENEVA AREA HOURLY mm -r?:-2LJ it 'H-iiik r'S MOW MAW lATiyvtuty 9f Sn the vicinity of salt lake city is a natural hot water spring whose waters-with a bit of salt and seasoning added - taste like CHICKEN SOUP. KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD, WHOSE STOMACHS SOMETIMES SUFFER FROM BEMG&CLOSE TO THEIR BACKBONES, ARE REPORTED 1r PARTAKE OF THE DOUBTFUL VITAMINS. ATl June Is Dairy Month In County Utah county dairy farmers will join their neighbors across the state and nation during the month of June in supporting the dairy farmers' American Dairy Association's nation-wide program pro-gram for "Sales not Surplus," according to County Agent S. R. Boswell. Plans have already been prepared pre-pared by the American Dairy association as-sociation representing 5,000,000 dairy farmers for an expanded business action campaign of advertising, ad-vertising, merchandising and research re-search to develop new and profitable pro-fitable outlets for milk, butter, cheese and other dairy foods. "Busy farmers can effectively meet the challenge of competition competi-tion for dairy markets by backing back-ing their American Dairy association," asso-ciation," County Agent Boswell said in praising every farmer for doing his share. Finances for the ADA program pro-gram comes exclusively from exclusively from producing dairymen dai-rymen as voluntary deductions on milk or cream checks during June each year. Dairy farmers in this area will participate by making voluntary contributions at the rate of one cent per pound of butterfat delivered at the dairy for the 30 days of June. These funds provide for a full year's nation-wide business program. pro-gram. The following local dairy plants are cooperating with the farmers of this area by making June butterfat deductions for DISABLED VETS MUST APPLY NOW FOR CARS All disabled veterans who might be eligible for free automobiles auto-mobiles under the congressional act of last year must file their applications with the Veterans Administration in time for their cases to be approved before the end of June, according to Arnold Arn-old V. Bergeson, contact representative repre-sentative in charge of the Provo office of the VA. Mr. Bergeson points out that under current legislation funds for the purchase of cars will lapse at the end of this fiscal year. Current funds, however, may be tied up before the deadline dead-line for the purchase of cars at a later date providing applications applica-tions have been processed in time. In view of the absence of new legislation extending or modifying modify-ing the act, Mr. Bergeson urged all Utah vets with leg amputa. tions, or who have lost use of one or both legs through paralysis, paraly-sis, to file with the VA immediately. Thursday, June 10, 1947 DDT FOR MORE MILK Horn flies, stable flies, house flies, mosquitoes and lice greatly reduce the vitality of cattle and lower beef and milk production. Dr. George F. Knowlton, extension exten-sion entomologist warned today. Up to date methods of applying apply-ing DDT will effectively con-tiol con-tiol these pests at low cost per animal of advised. In studies made it has been found that cows treated with DDT gained from 42 to 51 pounds ,and calves gained from 47 to 70 pounds more per animal ani-mal than the untreated cows and calves . It was also found that treated cows gave from, five to 15 percent per-cent more milk than those not treated. Jap Vision Many Allied air pilots captured by the Japanese suffered serious im-nairment im-nairment of vision because of poor diet, according to the Better Vision institute. Few, however, upon return re-turn to normal diet had persistent night blindness. FOR SALE Chesapeake pups. See Karl Eager, Rt. 2, Box 554 Phone 031 Jll, Provo, Utah. KELSCH'S I COMPLETE SHOE FOOT SERVICE 15G West Center Telephone 707 AT BOOTERIE Provo, Utah FOR SALE OR RENT Pianos, Accordions, Guitars. Gui-tars. Pkene 940R, Prof S. W. Williams, 308 E. 3 South. Prov. I buy, sell, wnt, AND TEACH. the ADA business action program: pro-gram: Central Dairy Dist. Co., Nuttall's Jersey Farm, Olsen Dairy, Dai-ry, Southwick's Dairy, Arden Sunfreeze Creamery, American Fork; Arden Sunfreeze Creamery, Cream-ery, Provo; Nelson Ricks Creamery, Cream-ery, Spanish Fork. Eat More Turkey Consumption of turkey meat averaged aver-aged about two pounds per person in 19.12-34, but jumped to 4Vi pounds In VM5 and 1946. 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