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Show THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN, Thursday, February 4, 1960 (tthe Attwrtnm Jfark (ttliizm Published Every Thursday at American Fork; Utah by the ALPINE PUBLISHING CO. Entered as Second Class Matter, at the Postoffice at ... i . American Fork, Utah, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rate $3.50 Per Year BY RALPH BOBEY 1 Implications of the 1961 Federal Budget' So much publicity has been given to President Eisenhower's Eisen-hower's 1961 budget that everyone interested must know the broad outlines. It will be recalled that it projects spending of $79.8 billion and revenues of $84 billion, which means a surplus of $4.2 billion. But there are many basic implications underlying these figures which are important. Among these the following are especially worthy of note. ' 1. It is assumed that business will be excellent throughout through-out the entire next twelve months. Corporate profits of an estimated $48 billion in 1959 are expected to increase to $51 billion in 1960, and personal income is anticipated to rise from $380 billion to $402 billion. Both these estimates are reasonable, granting business remains at a high level through out the year. 2. It is assumed that there will be-iicf really serious or long-drawn-out strikes during 1960. Such an event would reduce personal income and corporate profits, thereby un-. dermining the revenue estimate. This means, for example, that the Administration does not expect the railroad unions to walk out on strike. 3. It is assumed that the farm situation will remain about the .-same. Fewer farm support loans will be made, but the saving here will be absorbed by other expenses in the agriculture program interest, storage expenses, and fewer sales of surplus items. 4. It is assumed that interest rates will remain at least at present levels, and perhaps increase slightly. This is shown by the projection that the cost of carrying the public debt will rise in fiscal 1961 to $9.5 billion, from an estimated $9.3 billion for this year. This is the largest item in the budget after defense, and since the debt is to be decreased the rise in the carrying charge can be accounted for only by higher interest rates. 5. It is assumed that the spending proclivities of the Congress either can be contained or that, to the extent the Administration's recommendations are not followed, in some instances they will be offset by reductions for other items. 6. It is assumed that the Congress will follow the suggestions sug-gestions on taxes. There are many of these. From a revenue viewpoint the most important is extension of the 52 percen corporate income tax and various excise taxes scheduled to be reduced or expire this year. ' Some difficulty, may be ex pected in connection with the excise taxes,' It is also recom mended thai postal rates be increased and that taxes oh gasoJ jfr&irjUflff School line be made higher. Neither of these may legitimately bel anticipated. . 7. It is assumed that international tensions will remain at about the present level that the composite of our military spending and foreign aid may need to be changed but the total must remain close to this year's level. 11 one bears in mind, first,, that this budget covers the next 18 months, and Secondly, that a budget by its very nature is a political document, these assumptions are warranted. This does not. mean that all of them will prove true, but no other set of assumptions would be true either. From My FRONT PORCH 1 Watch IhtWkJCoBif (ABl HELM The shamefully rigged quiz programs, the horrifying vio lence of some Westerns, the frequent shoddtness of "corn-led "corn-led shows television does have its faults, as who doesn't? i But it also brings us many good things. And, conscience, stricken, it seems to be trying to bring more. One such, of good, was the TV play, "Miracle On 34th Street" The pleasant and up- Back-Log From Citizen News Columns 30 YEARS AGO , A. Z: Richards, engineer, rec ently employed by the city, was present at the regular session of the city council Saturday evening, January 25, with a detailed report of 'the estimat ed cost of the rebuilding of the City's Waterworks System including in-cluding a new head house, a line to the Cave Camp springs and all the necessary expense connected with the completion lifting story revolved around the 1 of the new modern water sys 1. I - M . a.1 1 f v ll veteran 101 via umea, comeuionj tern. Ed Wynn, who portrayed the character who believed he was ' Kris Kringle and contended that all our problems could be solved by "love and consideration." And he proved it, in a fine piece of soul-warming acting. It was doubly enjoyable to me, because behind the benign Santa Claus beard I kept seeing see-ing Ed Wynn, the gallant ojd-ster ojd-ster who refused to let Hollywood Holly-wood shelve him because of ad vanced age. He recently celebrated cele-brated his "57th" birthday, at the same time admitting the accuracy ac-curacy of vital statistics which give him 72 years. Seems that Mr. Wynn started in show business 57 years ago. He feela 57 and so that's what he will likely remain for a long time to come! j I admire and applaud the courage and character of Ed Wynn. The same goes for Jack Benny, who's been "39" these many years because he feels that age, despite what the birth records say. And there's Jimmy (Schnoz-zola) (Schnoz-zola) Durante, who's into his seventies and as .spry, sharp and smiling as men half his age 1 who sit around glumly listening ' to their arteries harden. It's he who has said, "The young in heart, they.are ageless!" A telephone message from the Yankee mine in American Fork Canyon Friday morning said there was now six feet of snow qn the level there. This information is encouraging since the early snowfall was light this winter and some ap prehension was felt as to the water outlook for the coming year. THERE ARE GOOD REASONS Why you should join the savings customers at PEOPLES STATE BANK OF AMERICAN FORK - Every dollar has been available when needed. Your accounts are protected by the sound policy of the bank and insured to $10,000.00 by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. - .You establish your credit for obtaining loans at low bank rates.' - The complete service of the bank for all your financial needs axe available at all times. ...- . . : ..... You obtain the highest Insured bank rates available. Deposits by the 10th of the month earn Interest for the entire month in which deposited , , 20 YEARS AGO Vivian Seastrand, Leo Woot ton, DeVerl Nlchdles and Virgil Jorgensen from American Fork are among 360 additional students registering during tne winter quarter at Brigham Young University. This . sets a new record of 2752 for the to tal registration this year, ac cording to the registrar. Joining with nine million other present and former scouts, the -scouts and scouters of Alpine District will celebrate the thirteenth anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, in a week's observance beginning Sunday, February 4. Members of the Utah-Juab Firemen's association and their ladies will hold toelr regular meeting at American Fork, Sunday afternoon. More than eighty persons are expected to attend the gathering which will be held in the Harrington School amusement room at 2 o'clock. 10 YEARS AGO Leo Van Wagoner, a member of the present police force,, was elevated to the position of Chief of Police by Mayor Willard Cleghorn and the city council at a special meeting Tuesday night. - First Lieutenant Rail C. Harrington, Har-rington, son of Mrs. Rhoda Harrington, has been assigned as adjutant of the Air Force Cambridge1 Research Labora tories, Cambridge, Mass. The police department has been instructed to enforce the statutes that provide for the closing of taverns on Sunday and enforcement of the "no sale of beer" provisions. , . - Nickel in Cast Iron The first established commerc ial use of nickel in cast iron was made in 1919 when The Cadillac Motor Co. adopted 1.75 per cent nickel cast iron for cylinder blocks and pistons. - PEOPLESLSTnTE-DAh OF AMERICAN FORK , Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 1 All deposits Insured to $10,009 ' Everybody got into the act of making macaroni. The Chinese are believed to have , invented it . . : the Germans supposedly introduced it into Europe . ." . and now the U. S. has the largest macaroni industry in the world, according to World Book Encyclopedia. Ency-clopedia. . Nickel Uses Once Limited .Prior to the development ot nickel alloy steels late In the Nineteenth Century, the only practical use for " nickel were electroplating, coinage and In the nickel silver alloys. First Metallic Nickel Metallic nickeh was first produced pro-duced on an industrial scale In 1824. - Saltair Equipment Moved to ' State A new use has been found for the amusement equipment from' Saltalr,- abandoned- since 1958. The Utah Park and Recreation Rec-reation Commission, which now controls toe famed amusement amuse-ment park, has donated the usable equipment to another state agency an agency that can put merry-go-rounds and ferrls wheels to excellent and worthy use. : The equipment will be Installed Instal-led at Fairyland Park in American Am-erican Fork to provide enjoyment enjoy-ment for youngsters at the Utah State Training, School. .The school sent crews to Saltalr Sal-talr to dismantle the equipment, equip-ment, which was then brougnt to American Fork for general renovation to make it completely complete-ly safe for the youngsters and for the general public which also will enjoy its use. The equipment should be installed in-stalled and running by spring, according to J. B. Sforrs, - assistant as-sistant superintendent at the training school. "The equipment includes a children's ferrls wheel, a merry- go-round, about a dozen swings, a similar number of teeter totters, an airplane ride, a boat ride and ten distorted mirrors from the bid funinouse. The seven-acre , park already has numerous scenes depicting characters and incidents from numerous . children's stories. The park is open to the public. Sportsmen to Meet Saturday Evening On Saturday, February 6 at 8:00 p.m. the American Fork Sportsmen's Association will hold a general meeting at the Greenwood Elementary School, according to Verl C. Shcell, president. It will -be an evening of en tertainment Including the ' famous fa-mous Lee Kay of the State Fish and Game, who will present the film, "Operation, Fish and Game." Diplomas for the graduates of the recent Survival Training Train-ing Course will be given. This will also be the final registra tion nght for all those wishing to take the second class in Survival Training which will begin February 11th. The plans for the coming American Fork Junior Rifle Tournament will be announced: The Sportsmen will .have a display of gun reloading, range, and other equipment whicw has teen purchased recently for the-benefit of the membership. Everyone is invited to attend and especially the parents who are honored by having a child graduating from the Survival Training Course. The American Fork Spots- men's Association is an affiliate affili-ate of the National Riflemen's Association and the Director of Civilian Markmanship. U. S. "Nickel" In 1866 the United States adopted the alloy contaning 75 copper and 25 nickel for its five-cent piece the same alloy used for today's "nickels." '- ANNIVERSARY faraway? k Join the party ' f . - by long distance IEW, 10WEI LONG DISTANCE IATES .... Nov for only (175 or Um, you can colt mywhere In the country, Kept Alaska or Hawaii, and talk for IhrM wonderful mJnutos at the , nighttime itatloo-to-ifation rate- or on Sunday (pirn federal exdM toil Mountain StatM Ttlphon Feature Zabaglione 1 For Your Holiday Dessert J-2 m It: Welcome change from rich calorie-laden holiday desserts is this light dessert sweet originating in Italy. Now well known all over the world, Zabaglione, an Italian wine cream or egg punch served in glasses and eaten with a spoon, makes a memorable finale for festive holiday meals. '. Egg yolks are beaten over hot water with sweetening and sherry wine until a golden fluff; then stiffly beaten egg whites, stabilized with gelatin, are folded into the egg yolk mixture. Piled high in wine glasses or sherbets, this frothy, foamy delicacy makes ambrosial am-brosial eating. m Weight-watchers, trying to avoid the usual high-calorie desserts of the holiday season, will especially treasure this 'recipe., Because the calorie-free sweetener, Sucaryl, is used, rather than sugar, calories cal-ories are kept to a minimum, For this heavenly bit of froufrou,' count just 76 calories per serving. ZABAGLIONE Festive dessert made the -low-calorie way 6 eggs, separated 1 teaspoon gelatin 1 tablespoon Sucaryl solution 2 tablespoons cold water 3 tablespoons sherry 2 tablespoons boiling water Combine egg yolks, Sucaryl and sherry in top of double boiler. Cook over hot water, beating constantly with .rotary beater until thick and fluffy (about 4 to 6 minutes). Remove from heat; cool to room temperature. Soften gelatin in cold water; dissolve in boil-ing boil-ing water. 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