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Show 1 I nsPAYEPTEMBER 20' 1951 Orem-Geneva Times Published Tery Thursday el Orem, Utah M. NEFF SMART. Editor and Publisher CLYDE E. WEEKS JR Associate Editor w at second class mailer November 19, 1944 at the office 0rem' Ulalu under the act of March 3 "97. MEMBER: Utah Slate Press Association National Editorial Association ' Subscription Rales: L, Tesr, in aava.- . .. $3.00 CAUSE FOR ALARM Up until now, the Utah Lake pollution problem has 5f been a medical problem. it has been a matter of squandering valuable natural 'resources : fishing, hunting, bathing and boating retirees re-tirees ; and a moral issue: taking care of our own 'tastes. I Last week the members of the Utah State Medical ' sociation revealed that the lakes pollution is a medical Cblem, and that very soon it may be a critical one. ("Amazing, shocking and almost unbeliveable" is the I the pollution of the lake is described in a report We by Dr. Kenneth B. Castleton, to members of the Uciation. Members of the committee declared that L sewage disposal situation is one of the most urgent Cblems facing the people of this state today." f "Flies mosquitoes and other insects undoubtedly car-V car-V sewage on their legs and bodies- Even some drinking 'rater is polluted with raw sewage and it appears that 'vfore long this condition will become more prevalent, though there are many problems unanswered, and Cjcl, investigative work to be done, it appears clear the need for adequate sewage disposal facilities in iis state is extremely urgent, and that our laws are Jy in need of revision." A few weeks ago officials of Utah county cities were I agreement regarding a program for setting up a coun-ft-wide sewage disposal district, with special improvement improve-ment district bonds to pay for disposal units. Geneva tel company stymied the program by not choosing to larticipate in it (they have their own disposal system) sid since then there has been an awkward silence residing re-siding the problem. We hope Utah Countians will think hard on the rec-Wiendations rec-Wiendations of the medical men. To postpone action ay longer may result in some of the dire consequences ;hich the medical men predict. Dr. George A. Spendlove,head of the Utah State krd of Health, "puts it this way : "It may be mere co-bcidence co-bcidence or cause for alarm that in the counties where aere have been the greatest number of polio cases re- arted the biggest sewage problems occur. FROM POSITIONS OF STRENGTH . . . : TO . . . . Several incidents recently : the results of the San Micisco conference, the announcement by the presid-aitand presid-aitand others that the U. S. has available "fantastic in-jilruments" in-jilruments" capable of conquering "the atmosphere itself," it-self," and the agreement among all the western powers J.garding the purposes and the needs of rearmament, 'indicate that the period of strain is nearly over. The .threat of our "taking counsel from fear" is gone. This is certainly all to the good, and each of the fact-pa fact-pa mentioned has been important in staying the threat i war. We are now able to deal with Russia from what ,ir. Acheson has called "positions of strength." Whether the next half century will be a blood-bath or s renaissance may well be determined by our use of these positions of strensrth." ' Fantastic instruments ' will lt buy peace, nor will our favorable balance of power .insure that Communist Russia will not start a war- These fantastic instruments and our balance of power adicate merely that, for the time being, at least, we are I in charge." We have earned the responsibility of initiating init-iating the changes which are necessary to establish the is for an enduring peace. From our position of , strength we may now safely fight oppression, hunger Ml ignorance throughout the world; and from our position pos-ition we may safely develop in our neighbors throughout through-out the world the Christian concepts of freedom, justice brotherhood. On these not upon our strength peace depends. I, K we prove as generous with our resources in fight-for fight-for peace, as we have been in our fight for our "pos-I'uons "pos-I'uons of strength" then the world will, indeed, have .aaseto bless the citizens of the United States. A "ROLL BACK" HE MAY NOT EXPECT OREM-GENEVA TIKT3 -X. J 1 1 -kA . Art. - v. - w my-, - w - . - k .V. X. W. M sSm We are familiar with the rituals and observances prescribed for funerals by various religious and fraternal groups. The same dignified dig-nified and reverent attention is observed to the last detail in every case .... it is your assur ance that the last tribute will be remembered with solace and pride. Funerals as low as $100 have always been part of our service. mm 1W LOT ONTO PHONE 37S The Senator Reports To The People f Senator Arthur V. Walking VINEYARD Conducted by Malicent Wells, Legislation to provide military and economic aid to European countries and nations elsewhere in the world has been approved by the Senate and is now awaiting action by a House-Senate Conference Committee. The Senate economy advocates, of which I include myself my-self a member, succeeded in triming the authorization considerably. con-siderably. Senate and House cuts in the President's original eight and one-half billion dollar request amounted to one billion, 176 million dollars. I sincerely hope this cut stands. The time has come to start thinking about the termination termina-tion of the four-year Marshal plan which was started in 1948. European economy is now stronger than before the Second World War, and I do not want United States aid to become con sidered as a permanent and a necessary dole required to keep Europe on its collective feet, Little reduction was made in requests re-quests for funds for military needs of these nations. The Senate Sen-ate realized that Europe's military mil-itary needs require continuing U. S. support at the present time. . ' Postal Pay Increase At long last, the Senate has approved a pay increase for Federal Fed-eral postal workers. Under the Senate bill the pay increase would be retroactive to July 1, 1951'. I have consistently supported supp-orted this bill because salary schedules for these employees have lagged behind other classified classif-ied government employees. I was glad that the Senate approved approv-ed the $400 minimum increase because the original percentage proposed obviously would have been unfair to those is the lower pay brackets. In this column on June 7th and again the following week, I pointed out that such a percentage percent-age increase would not provide adequate wage raises for those in the lower salary brackets, who are the lowest paid workers in Federal service, and who have been the hardest hit by inflation. As passed by the Senate unanimously, unan-imously, the bill recognizes this inequity in the percentage plan. The bill, therefore, establishes a minimum increase of $400 which would equal 8.4 percent of an annual salary of approximately approxi-mately $5,000. For postal workers whose annual an-nual salary exceeds $5,000 the percentage increase applies. Un der the percentage plan, salary increased would be limited to $800. I believe the percentage plan is fair for those in the higher high-er brackets. Their higher income tax rates will return a proportionately propor-tionately larger part of their increases in-creases back to the federal treasury. I sincerely hope that by the time this column reaches Utah the House of Representatives will have acted favorably oni this legislation. Apprenticeship Training The apprenticeship training program of the Department of Labor has been seriously threatened threat-ened in part by action of the House of Representatives. The Apprenticeship bureau requested request-ed a sum of $800,000 for fiscal 1952, in order to continue its practical on-the-job training iu the skill trades. Congress approved ap-proved the program for the last quarter of last year and the House Appropriations Committee Commit-tee again approved it this year and included the amount in the Supplemental appropriation bill. When the supplemental bill reached the floor of the House, however, members of the House, apparently without protest by a single member, permitted the amount to be eliminated. This legislation is now before the Senate Appropriations Committee. Com-mittee. I have discussed the matter with Senator McKellar, committee chairman, and I am hopeful that funds for continuance continu-ance of the program will be re inserted in the bill. The Department's apprenticeship apprentice-ship program is one of the few which have proved most advantageous advan-tageous to the public and to the national welfare. Labor has cooperated co-operated wonderfully to make the program a success. In one phase of the program labor has shown its desire to advance the training of the Indians who are particularly adept at the trade skills. - Halogeton Funds Funds to expand the Government's Govern-ment's plan to fight the spread of the poisonous weed, Halogeton, Haloget-on, also are included in this supplemental appropriations bill The House version contained an appropriation of $2,000,000. I am requesting the Committee to retain these funds so that the Bureau of Land Management can undertake this urogram which is so important to the western livestock industry. Vineyard I residents are1 inrited to call 0780-J1 with persona) items and olh-?-l 'V A r newt. Mrs. WeUa Primary will be held Monday at 3 p.m. in the chapel instead of Wednesday as scheduled. An out-door Round-Up party was staged Tuesday evening by the M Men and Gleaners on the chapel grounds. Refreshments and games were enjoyed. Beth Harding and Phyllis Wells had charge of the party. The Junior M Men and Gleaners Glean-ers held a fireside chat Sunday evening following church services- Colored slides were shown by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Holdaway and refreshments were served-Dwayne served-Dwayne Lowry sang two solos. Mrs. Sylvia Holdaway, Junior Gleaner leader, was in charge. Mrs. Lena Clegg, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Holdaway, Phyllis and Lorraine Wells and Janet Sund-blom Sund-blom attended the 14 stake MIA convention held Saturday in Provo. Eldon Swenson of the Orem stake high council was in charge of the program Sunday evening. Orson Prestwich and Alice Watts were the speakers and Howard Anderson sang a solo. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Shaw (Erneice Conover) have a new daughter. Mrs. Shaw returned from the hospital Tuesday. O. K. FOLKS! We service tractor tires, including hydra-flation. Expert Tire Recapping OK Rubber Welders 8th South and State Stmt Orem, Utah CHEVROLET BUICK P. E. AOE31Tr-I S. UTAH COUNTY'S LARGEST DEALER $1495.00 $1195.00 '50 Hudson Sport Coupe '49 English Ford Tudor Seat Covers, R&H, O'Drive Loaded with Extras $1395-00 $1945.00 '49 Ford V-8 Tudor Sedan '50 Buick Special Sedan O'drive - Radio Heater Radio - Heater - New Tires S645-00 $16450 42 Chev Special Deluxe '50 Chev Fleetline Sedan New motor - Radio - Heater Fully Equipped $595-Q $945:00 '45 Chev i2 Ton Pickup '49 Willys 12 Ton Panel Excellent Tires - Heater Complete O'haul - New tires $595.00 $895.00 '49 Chev 12 Ton Pickup '46 Dodge Hi Ton Stake Ready to go!! 8:25 Tires - New Paint SEE US FOR YOUR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS! ASHTON'S 2nd North and 1st West Phone 155 Utah Foundation Reports On State Fair Expenses The Utah State Fair spent a total of $121,178 during the fiscal fis-cal year ended June 30, 1951, according to a report released today to-day by Utah Foundation, nonprofit non-profit tax research agency. The State Fair is financed by legislation legis-lation appropriations and by fees, rentals, and admissions collected from businesses, pro moters and the general public. The 1951 Legislature appropriated appropriat-ed $35,000 to the State Fair for the biennium ending June 30, 1953, the report indicates. Revenue from cammercial exhibit ex-hibit rentals and concession receipts re-ceipts during the fair as well as receipts for the use of fairground fair-ground facilities during the year exclusive of fair week have increased in-creased materially during the last six years, Utah Foundation discloses. Commercial exhibit rentals and concession receipts have more than tripled and revenues rev-enues for use of fairground facilities fac-ilities exclusive of fair week have increased almost sixfold since 1946. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1951, receipts re-ceipts from rental of fair facilities facil-ities exclusive of fair week were $30,473, and commercial exhibit exhib-it rentals and commission receipts re-ceipts at the 1950 fair amounted to $27,236. Gate receipts, after Federal taxes, at the 1950 Fair totaled $34,601. The Utah State Fair, although operated by a governmental agency, has many of the characteristics char-acteristics of a business enterprise, enter-prise, it is pointed out by Utah Foundation. For this reason, the Foundation notes, it would seem desirable to revise the present accounting system so that it would provide complete and current cur-rent financial data concerning its operations similar to the systems sy-stems maintained by successful comparable enterprises in private priv-ate business. These data as well as a detailed and current inventory in-ventory of all physical plant and capital assets would be helpful in reviewing the results of the operation, the adequacy of the fee structure, and the rate of expenditures. The staff at the State Fair may expand as much as 30 times during the nine-day period in September when the Fair is In full operation, the Foundation report states. In 1950, approximately approxi-mately 200 temporary employes were needed to perform the duties and conduct the activities which are peculiar to fair week. In addition to the services performed per-formed by regular and temporary tempor-ary fair employes, much of the improvement and maintenance work at the fair grounds throughout the year is done by welfare recipients who are as signed to work out their welfare grants at fair grounds by the Welfare department. It is point ed out in the Utah Foundation report that a total of 24,366 hours of labor at the fair ground was performed by welfare re cipients during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1951. Utah Foundation reports that a controversy concerning an agreement entered into between the State Fair Association and the "Days of '47" corporation has not yet been settled for the years 1943 through 1948. The matter has been referred to the Attorney General for study and possible settlement. To Shed Light on the World This Week THESE MEN HAD THIS TO SAY: "Americans on the 164th anniversary of the adoption adop-tion of the ... . constitution are faced with the choice of holding to the individual freedoms that document promises or of trading them for the false security of a welfare state." Gev. J. BRACKEN LEE, at the Capitol rotunda on Monday. "President Truman's promises of increased living standards hand in hand with a growth of the defense program is a snare and a delusion." MARRINER S. ECCLES, former chairman of the Federal Reserve board, in Ggden Friday. "Some of the facts of the sewage situation (in Utah) are amazing, shocking and almost unbelievable not only is raw sewage being dumped by the millions of gallons gal-lons each day into Utah Lake and Great Salt Lake, but it also finds its way into water used for irrigation of crops." Dr. KENNETH B. CASTLETON, presidentelect president-elect of Utah State Medical association in report at annual meeting on Saturday. "The crisis battle of the next two to five years will be fought in the area of the Philippines, Indo-China and Indonesia, where 300 million rersons live on the richest undeveloped land in the world Some Americans would live within the United States and forget the miserable mis-erable world I want allies, and I dont care what kind of allies they are so long as they fight on our side." THOMAS A. DEWEY upon his return from tour of far east. "The U. S. is relying on guns and dollars rather than on ideas. . . . Out there you never hear the U- S. voice raised in defense of the little guy What Asia needs is sympathy, understanding, an attitude of cooperation in the things the are trying to do-" U4S. Supreme Court Justice WILLIAM DOUGLAS, in Seattle, upon his return re-turn from Asia. "Our greatest deficiency in America today is in per sons as proficient in handling diplomatic and economic foreign relations as men like the Fords, Rockefellers, Rocke-fellers, and Edisons were in their fields of invention and industry and as men like MacArthur, Marshal, Eisenhower, Eisen-hower, Nimitz and Spaatz are in the field of military relations." Rep. WALTER II. JUDD of Minn, before 2200 Boy Scout executives at East Lansing. "There are those who warn against viewing the atom as a magic weapon .... but by cutting back upon the costly weapons of yesterday and forgintg ahead with the far . cheaper atomic weapons of today and tomorrow, I believe we can fabricate very real an.d very practical uranium bullets that will make our country invincible in full-scale war and exempt from the cold-war threat of bankruptcy for every dollar spent on atomic defense, we can save five dollars on conventional defense." de-fense." Sen. BRIEN McMAHON, chairman of the Senate-House atomic energy committee, in Senate speech Tuesday. i i 1 1MBM jS3 iV'tf "You have a bigger bank balance because of Utah's mines and smelters! Figure it out for yourself. If it were not for the taxes paid by mines and smelters, it would take $54 more from each family in the state to provide the services we now enjoy." America's Fine Light Beer - .. r ? , 4 1 , - f J,T . MODERATION , DREW ED WITH PURE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINO WAT! 2 A4.li Coon Ow. Sold. 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