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Show THE LEADER. Pago 2 ABILITY TO SUPPORT PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE 48 STATES UNDER The CAPITOL DOME A weekly summary of the activities of the Utah State legislature, now in session. - , 4 -M - Harry Marlowe one or the other those Speedy action on income tax bill is favoring so clear. not reductions spurred by Gov. J. The Legislative Council tax was the major Bracken Lee bills appeared to have the early 30th as Utah's consideration There are six Repubstrength. Legislature this week swung in- lican Senators who are members action. of week second to its of the council and three DemoIndications were good that crats. However, not all signed and the State's tax- the council tax bill. Five ReGov. Lee would get the sought-fo- r publicans put their names on payers reduction, although there the goverenor's proposals. One were some differences of opin- interesting feature was the comion as to just how much of a ment by Sen. Marl D. Gibson cut the legislators would go for. that the "governor's Gov. Lee wants taxes cut as bill comes a lot closer to the a first order of business, thereby welfare commission estimates of clearing the docks for a realis- the minimum an individual can tic appraisal of the state's an- live on than ours does." Gov. Lee also made one other ticipated revenue for the coming biennium and also an equally request which the legislative realistic view of how funds council moved promptly to anshould be allocated. swer. This one was on the alAnd the legislators have ways hot issue of legislative removed with considerable apportionment. In his opening message, Gov. promptness to get the tax slash proposals into the legislative Lee said he hoped the legislature mill. would meet its constitutional As the second week opened, mandate and solve the knotty no less than nine bills were in problem. The next day the the hoppers asking income tax counccil met and hammered tocuts through increased exemp- gether a compromise which the tions. body felt they could Six of the bills came from agree on. his the governor, Under the plan introduced unproposals. The Lee package, if der council sponsorship in the 0 $3,000,-00adopted would cut some Senate, the House would be cut from the income tax rev- to 53 members and the Senate enue. Three other bills, backed cut to 21. House membership by the Utah Legislative Coun- now stands at 60 and the Senate esan cut taxes want only cil, at 23. timated $1,100,000 to $1,500,000. the big stumbUp until Main feature of the governor's ling block now, to reapportionment tax slash proposal are to up ex- has been the reluctance of the emptions from the present rate other 26 counties to allow conof $600 per person, $1200 per trol of the Legislature to be couple and $300 for dependents centered in the three populous to a $700 exemption in all three counties of Salt Lake, Weber and categories. As things now stand, Utah. exAlong with the increased the "rural" bloc has emptions are added proposals to a majority of one in the Senate bring Utah tax returns more in and two in the House. line with federal returns, proUnder the legislative council vided for a short form which is plan, the urban county trio allows based on net income and would have 11 senators, a mafederal taxes to be deducted, jority of one, but would have and make the whole thing re- only 25 representatives in the troactive to include returns filed house to 28 for the others, a this year on 1952 income. of three. The balance of the governor's minority With the counties broken up bills take up the slack in the into districts, with one senator uniform school fund which will from each district, a lot of the be left by the $3,000,000 income rural objections would be allevtax cut. Gov. Lee is asking an iated and a better distribution of appropriation of $3,000,000 be representation offered the citi made from sales tax revenue to zens of the three counties. the school fund for each of the Under the new plan, Salt Lake 1952- - 53, 1953-5and 1954-5- 5 county would be cut from 19 fiscal years. to 15 members in the House of Then, because the chief ex- Representatives, Cache, Box El ecutive's tax reduction plans der, Carbon and Sanpete would also call for elimination of state each lose one representative and property taxes, he wants to give Davis county would gain one. $4,500,000 from sales tax funds All other counties would remain to the school fund in both the unchanged 1953- - 54 and 1954-5- 5 fiscal years. The Senate would be The legislative council pro reached by a redistricting in the posals are more moderate in southern and eastern sections of their tax decreases. They advo the state. Duchesne county, now cate that all exemptions be in the senatorial district with places at $600, which increases Uintah, would be added to the only exemption for dependents district now composed of Rich, Equitable features of federal tax Morgan, Summit, Wasatch and laws are included, the present Daggett. Dagget county, along short form would be repealed, with Uintah, Emery, Grand and and the loss to the uniform San Juan counties would make school fund would also come out up a new district. of sales tax surplus, should the Beaver county would be split council plan be adopted. away from Millard and added to Preliminary cloak room talk Iron and Washington to form has not indicated which propos- another district. Millard is als likely to get the legislative added to Sanpete, making last approval, or whether a com- change. This leaves Cache, Box promise might be hammered out. Elder, Davis and Carbon counOne thing, though, appeared ties as districts. certain.. The Republican major- Utah and Weber counties will be ity (15-- in the Senate and 1 split to form two districts and in the House) are determined Salt Lake split into seven disto give the governor some sort tricts. . f tax cuts. Although there are apt to be There were, however some several more reapportionment indications which might possibly bill dropped into the hopper bepresage developments when the fore the session ends, council bills come up for consideration. members are hopeful this bill One of these was that in the will meet most of the objections. House, some 25 Republican leg- Organization of both houses islators placed their names on went off without a hitch, fol- the bills favored by Gov. Lee. lowing an advance plan blue- Among them were the majority printed, for the first time since floor leader. Rep. Charles R. Pe- - 1931, by Republicans. Senator terson and the ma- - Mark Paxton took jortiy whip, Rep. Clair R. Hop- - over the Senate president chair kins Only six more so long occupied by Democrats, representatives would have to be A pair of former House speak- found to put the bill over. ers, Senator Rendell Mabey (R- In the Senate, the division of Bountiful) and Sen. Clifton G. mcohi by n cnmuu 9 IQ OHIO I L MAINE U S AVER. 12 FLA NX 13. 14 m I I I I a ! 10. N.HAMP. .17. VA 1& IOWA f I2Q S C 21 TENN 422 KY 23. MICH. 24 3 2ft HHI l I DAK. CALIF. W. VA. I aa wvo. SI. INO 32 u - 34 -- MONT V 36. ARK. 37 35 TEXAS ALA. 4Q OREC M -- DAK. 41H MISS. 44 47. 44 1 4, 21-m- an single-count- 39-2- 8 J o) 'One-Wa- y Ride' y Mon-ticell- o. Mr. and Mrs. Vic Beeton and Judy and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Beeton were in Salt Lake City Mr, and Mrs. Earl Holt spent Tuesday on business. at Logan. Saturday Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Burns spent last week visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Walker at Salt Lake City and with relatives at Bountiful. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis MacFar-lan- d and daughters of Arimo, Idaho and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Hess and family of Logan visited at the Ellwood Hess home Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mason spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Art Saunders at Logan. Mrs. Verl Udy, accompanied by Mrs. Carl Johnson, of Tremonton, spent Tuesday at Salt Lake City where she visited with her sister, Mrs. Ferron Apgood. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Burns attended a family party at the home of Mrs. Emma Walker at Salt Lake City Saturday evening. A lovely hot supper was served and the evening was spent playing games and in a social. TUB Published by the LEADER PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc. on Thursday afternoon for day distribution. SUBSCRIPTION RATES advance) $3.00 per year. t ARIZ. UTAH rtc uvm rautCATiOMJ COLLEGE LOAD IS HEAVIEST not: This It tht fourth of series of47charts showing states. saaaaaar' JltSBBk. r M at a mm AVW. M atVSBaV M AT how (Editor's Tht charts Utah's oducatlon compares with that of tho other war prepared by the Utah Foundation from data rsltasod by th U. S. OHIee of Education. Utah Foundation reports will be sent without charge to any Interested cltlien of Utah upon request directed to tho Utah Foundation, 400 Darling Bldg., Salt Lake City 1.) In order to maintain its colleges and universitites, Utah must make a greater effort than any of the other 47 states. Utah's ability to support its higher education load is lowest in the nation. Total income payments to individuals divided by student enrollment in Utah's public colleges during 1950 amounted to $49,663. This was less than the national average of $175,120. one-thir- d are formerly Miss Janice Tolman Kerr M. majority floor leader and whip, respectively. Sen. J. Francis Fowles president last session, is leader of the Democratic minority. Over in the House, Rep. Merrill K. Davis Lake) became the Republican speaker in four sessions.. Rep. Charles R. Peterson of Provo will guide the GOf bloc as ma jority floor leader, added by Rep. Clair R. Hopkins as majority whip. Democrats chose Rep. W. G. (Bill) as minority Larson leader and Rep. Wendell Grover as whip. Committee appointments went to key Republicans, with Democrats getting two minor in both houses. Other key Senate chairmanships went to the following: Agriculture and irrigation Sen. B. H. Stringham Sen. Luke Education Highways Clegg Sen. Clifton G. M. Kerr Health and Labor Sen. Frank M. Openshay Sen. Edwin Lake); Judiciary B. Cannon Lake); RevSen. Elias enue and Taxation L. Day Lake); Welfare Sen. Taylor Burton Sen. Lake); Apportionments Rendell N. Mabey In the House, top committee heads include, in addition to Rep. Johnson, the following: Rep. Archie O. Agriculture Education Gardner Rep. Simson A. Dunn Highways and Aeronautics Rep. Clair R. Hopkins Rep. Irrigation Heber Sevy City); Labor Rep. Theodore C. Jacob-se- n Lake); Livestock Rep. Welby W. Young City); Mining and Smelting Repj G. Douglas Taylor Rep. Lake); Public Lands Public G. O. Peterson Welfare Rep: John H. JohnRevenue and son Taxation Rep. Ralph Sheffield Lake); University of Utah - U.S.A.C. Rep. Jaron L. Jones Lake). ma-jort- (R-Sa- iy lt third a) char-manshi- (R-Sa- (R-Sa- (R-Sa- ps lt lt lt (R-Sa- lt a niece of Mrs. Hess. Phill Mason of Logan spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mason. Mrs. Verl Udy spent Sunday visiting with Mrs. Thomas Chiv-ver- s at Malad. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hess spent Monday at Ogden on business. Mrs. Effie Johnson and her daughter, Beth Green, spent spent Thursday at Logan on business. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gam and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. English j j &rn.. spent Friday at Brigham visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Drollette and family. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Udy spent Thursday at Ogden. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Godfrey and family of Clarkston visited with Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hess last week. Mrs. Ellwood Hess spent the weekend at Salt Lake City visiting wtih her sister, Mrs. Rex England and Mrs. Bion Tolman and families. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cannon were Mr. and Mrs. Hyrum Krouse and family and Don Kaiser of Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Udy spent Wednesday visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Jay Udy and family aI mmmJ mu&CHtcicir.. von. The Future Progress Guild m?t at the home of Mrs. Velda Wood Thursday evening for their TEST OW ITS With 41 "Worth Mora" feature!, It's worth more when you buy it . . . worth more when you sell It I You get your choice of g "Go" in Ford's V-- 8 and Six power plants. Yet it's economical "Go" with Ford's Automatic Power Pilot watching every drop of gas. In Ford's Crestmark Body you "living" room that's the finest and most comfortable in jet field. And Ford's new the league-leadin- Test Drive the 53 FORD The new Standard of the American Road CABEY-FOBB- '. PHONE 2121 lt er (R-Sa- lt lt (R-Sa- lt Geo Fielding taCft o oo Florence Mnnson Dnnner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hess Sun- day were Mr. and Mrs.' Lemoine Hess and daughter. Vera Ann, of Ogden, Clair Hulse of Smith-fieland Mr. and Mrs. Evan Hess and family of Plymouth. Mrs. Effie Johnson and son Vern, accompanied by Mrs. Beth Green and family of Tremonton spent Tuesday at Ogden. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Welling spent Saturday at Logan. Weekend guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Munson were Mr. and Mrs. Pete Nelson of Malad. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jensen and two sons and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith of Ogden spent Sunday visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jensen and famd, Cooking electrically is fast . . and you also save time by putting your food in oven and setting the control. Your meal is ready when you want it! ily. Mrs. Ellwood Hess, accompanied by Lt. Joseph Hess of Hill-fiel- d A.F.B., Percy Hess of Og- den and Miss Audrey Petersen of Bear River city, attended a wedding reception at the. Delta Gamma Sorority house In Salt Lake City Friday evening in compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gygi. Mrs. Gygi was air ra?K $&m DUG. TREMONTON, UTAH (R-Ced- ar (R-Sa- ce Miracle Ride will give you a new slant on how a car should ride. ); (R-Sa- TJt Equipment, oecenorioa Oftd bin sobioet N change without notice. low-pri- J (in Editor-Publish- er OK LA. fubkMD a Fri- Entered at the post office at Tremonton, Utah as Second. Class matter October 15, 1925 under act of March 3, 1879. A, N. RYTTING arm g ty Petersen and son Steven of I mj 42 a KANS 4 COLO. N. MEX. . f fI fI I J IDAHO 45. 1 w- WASH, ca 3a MINN. by the hostess. attended a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Day Garfield at Tremonton Saturday evening. A hot supper was served and the evening spent in playing pinochle. Weekend guests at the home of Mrs. Elma Petersen and family were Mr. and Mrs. Glenn J3 P"" NEB. 29. r4 r regular meeting with Mrs. Iris Club president Mrs. Erma Bourne presided. The program was furnished by the Indian school at Brig-haThe supervisor of the school and two boys and two girls were present. Luncheon Wood as Mr. and Mrs. Verl Udy attended a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Udy at Bothwell Saturday evening. The party was in compliment to Darrel Udy who was celebrating his birthday anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Udy spent Thursday evening visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Jensen at Bear River city. Mr. and Mrs. Theo Richards and Mr. and Mrs. Jay Bourne 6 A DEL, Thursday. January 22. 1953 was served iar a mo O truMWr aaaaaaeJ ILL 7. VCAR i mu mm P'-- MB ! SIM 13-m- , SCHOOL I HENN IH.J. t& MASS 4. N T e) blue-printin- Tremonton, Ulah |
