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Show 6 Sumloy KroM aOT"-Kc5i1- Analyst Claims Utah Legislature Outdated; 'People Want It So' By VAL HESS "The government id the State of Utah is outdated and is not capable of meeting the challenges of the 20th century. And the rssson for this is be- cause that is the way the people want it." This was the assertion made Friday to the Provo Rotary Club by Karl N. Snow, Provo, a legislative analyst employed by the Utah State Legislature. "The voters in this state are not interested in proper state government and Utahns exhibit a strong resistance to progressive change," he added. He went on to say that the legislative branch of government is the wet s link in the stal government in the state of Utah. "The legislature should be the direct voice of the people end be instrumental In the affairs of the state. But, in reality, It Is ineffectual and the direction of state activities is left in the hands of special Interest groups." Open House This Evening Officers Elected by Rotary Club " i He said the proposed amendDecries Defeat He decried the defeat is the; ments would change this to last general election of eight, annual seb&iuas of 20 days each proposed constitutional amend-- ; and the salary woulvl be in ments and called for the voters creased to the $25 per diem, to support the amendments to which amounts to about $650 be on the ballot this fall pro- -' per year. viding for annus sessions of He further blasted Utah State the legislature and an increase! Attorney General Phil Hansen in salaries for the legislators. and court decisions for, he Mr. Snow told the Rotamns claimed, hampering the effec that sessions every other year, tiveness of the legislature. Limited Call as is the case presently, do not Mr. Snow decried the fact allow the legislators to properly handle the problems of the that the legislature can not even call itself into special state. "The biennial sessions is a session, with the governor being 19th century method of doing the only person able to call 20th century business," he said. special sessions. He said that the legislature Insufficient Time He said the S3 working days &HUUJU cuiiuui iiiujl i i. every two years is not suffi- spending of state funds, but, in cient time to properly take reality, it controls less than care of the business and that 50 per cent of the money. most qualified legislators rev He told the Rotarians that at ad sign after a term or two be--1 least some progressive cause they cannot attora to vances could be made by pasconstitutional spend the time necessary for sage of the this the $500 yearly salary- they amendments proposed now receive. coming fall. - School Board Okehs Stock Return - weeks at Utah State University. SPANISH FORK Board members favored The Nebo Wayne Nelson and Lionel R. back, the original two cerBoard of Education has voted will attend a workshop Thomas shares nine one return for two stock tificates, this week to on reading and language arts certificates of Utah Power and 'and the other for three. In other action, the school March 22 and 23 at Las Vegas. Light Company stock to Delsa Staliell, daughter of the man board approved the attendance Philip Argyle, director of the Who gave the stock to Payson of several district representa- Instructional Materials Center, to tives at workshops and conven was granted permission rHigh School. in curriculum a Stans participate Superintendent : The decision was made after tions. materials conference in Housboard members heard a review field and James Dunn, curricu ton, Tex. a will attend .of the case by Superintendent lum director, t Russell N. Stansfield. The curriculum conference March Plans to be Drawn stock was given to Payson 21 and zz m AiDuquerque, ix.m. Board members authorized is of the conference the superintendent to engage High School about 1924 for the Theme for the education ; purpose of providing funds for "Designing John Maas, Provo, to draw up oratorical contest held on future." fan landscape plans for the new j the school's Founder's Day, Attend Workshop high schools in Payson and j0 Mr. stanstieid said the tunas! at a cost of $100 Lynn Jones and Willis Hill Springville, had been used for prizes and each. will attend a regional princimedals for the-- oratorical con-Approval was granted for in Portland, : test .continuously since the pal's workshop use of the Payson High School Nelson and Robert while Ore., 'clock was given. Lawrence Clayson will attend .auditorium for a community statement neao "iai a workshop in Texas. ,yre- ouuimwiu A statement from Mrs. Sta will Stansfield Superintendent heli and Melvin Wilson, prin-- ! attend the 1968 Superintendent's is a possible NDEA funds will cipal at the time the stock was Workshop July 8 to 19 at . I nn U 4 J ; ii was read earlier tojlumbia University, New York, oc cm uy ou pen-euuiuig uic sclvxl coming year. board members. It was agreed j Harold Bartlett, principal of by both parties that the Thorn- - Springville High School, will as F. Tolhurst gift was not to! participate in an expense-pai- d REINHARDT SEES POPE 'team teaching session for two be permanent. ) Dr. G. T. Purvance, a Provo veterinarian, has been elected as president of the Provo Ro tary ciud tor me coming year. New vice president is L Gor. don Bywater and newly elected members d the board of directors are Richard DeJone and Roy Mack Helm. The men were electee Friday afternoon at the wepklv meeting of the Rotary Club and win lane ouice later this his 19th birthday. Now most have ' DR. G. T. PURVANCE Dr. Furvance succeeds Lloyd as president of the organization, vmie retiring vice president is Jack Dalton. Retiring directors are Joseph and L. Gordon Bvwati Speaker of the day was Karl N. Snow, Provo, analyst employed $ re .1 Fire in a pan on a stove caught cabinets, the wall and ceiling on fire at the Robert J. Smith residence, 2465 N. 820 E., Provo, Friday afternoon, but the fire was out by the time firemen arrived. was . estimated at $900. I He married Margaret Rolfe, Springville, Jan. 11, 1910! They had five children, for- - r,f which are still living. They are Mrs. J. M. (Erma) Wara Salt Lake City; Mrs. C, A. (Fern) Loveless, Orem; Mrs. Emil (Helen) Moore, Idaho Falls, and Mrs. Dean Q. (Louise) Farnworth, Orem. of They have 14 grand children and fifteen great grandchildren. Mr. Simons retired in Aug. at the end of 13 years in the general ledger department of Remington Arms, Columbia 1955, POTATO CHIPS CREAM 0 JoiMt Ua Albrton't Aut Haven Critp, Frtth -- Half Ga i years. k4 0 ICE MKM InllSlixl I In 1921, Mr. Simons moved to Provo. During the Great Depression he was Utah County Relief Fund treasurer. He was also financial clerk for the Provo 14th LDS Ward for 10 He's Kitchen Fire Brings Damages of $900 Damage four S ally are carried out egsative by the Utah State Legislature. (See sep arate story elsewhere on this page for details of his talk). Members of the club also voted, almost unanimously, to accept the offer of Provo flitv for a park at approximately 3230 North and 650 East. The club will use this site as a Rotarv Park and will develop it as such. ine fine Rotary Park in years ovo Canyon will be almost eliminated when plans for wid ening and realignmet of the Provo Cayon highway eventu th 1900. Any school kid can tell you people born that every fourth year is biFeb. 29 ssextileit has an extra day, on one Feb. 29, making it Leap Year. birthday ior But even he may not know e a ch that centesimal years (evenly they divisible by 100) do not have live, but not that bissextile unless they N. M r. Simons. are also exactly divisible by one 400. And that means they're Mr. Simons short not Leap Years. Before we go into the comSo every century we have 25 plicated explanation of that we should tell you thai Mr. Leap Years, except for once Simons family is having an out of every four centuries when we don't have a Leap open house in his honor this If vou'r likt Mr, Si evening from S to 9 p.iu. fit his Year, Ail friends and rela- mons, and were born on Feb. home. tives are invited, but are re- 29, before 1300, you once went eight years the longest anyone quested not to bring gifts. He was born in Payson, Feb. ever has to go between birth29, 1888, to Grant and Mary days, because there was no On Feb. 29, Leap Year in 1900. It all seems Allman Simons. a bit confusing, to us, too but 12 was 1900, he years old. In 1896 he had celebrated his that's the way it was. But those born on a Feb. 29 Guitar players in the U.S. during this century will never have quadrupled in the past have to go more than four decade to reach an estimated years between birthdays lucky total of 10 million. souls. Since the year 2000 is V"'- f precisely divisible by 400, it'll be 136 years before anyone a birthday else celebrates eight years after his last one. Mr. Simons left Payson in June, 1905, to move with his parents to Mammoth, Utah, where his father worked as an assayer at the Grand Central and Gold Chain for three years. second birthday, but his third By TERENCE L. DAY G. Blaine Simons, 391 S. 3rd didn't come until 1904. Or, to W., Provo, was 80 years old put it another way there wasn't So he celebrated any leap year in the year of Thurs&v. V sprini?. Ash-wor- Provoan Now 80, Has Only Had 19 Birthdays; It's Bit Confusing Mb. vnm "B'Grodt EL Banquet Assorted 14 Sof-Pl- NAPKINS Pkg. a. 2) y TV . . , y 60-c- t. Pkg. . n, VATICAN CITY (UPI)-P- Albertson's DETERGENT Liquid Qt. Pf Table Tested lirtrTitni V CUE I ABLE) Asst. Pkg. for ope Paul VI Saturday received G. Frederick Reinhardt, outgoing U.S. ambassador to Italy who is retiring to become head of the European Research Center at Stanford University. He will be cause of its classification as a replaced by Gardner Ackley, profession, rather than a com- former economic adviser to munity service. Mr. Snelson President Johnson. was the winner of last 'Artists of Life' Will - Committee chairmen have been selected to pick this year's winners of the "Artists of Life" awards who will be honored during the second annual Springville Art City Days celebration in June. Dr. Richard K. Miner, chairman of the annual Community Appreciation Banquet at which the recipients will be honored, announced that Ralph Snelson will serve as general chairman of the judging committee. This year four awards will be given, The classification of "best teacher" has been dropped be HALIBUT" lb49c TOKYO Ameri (UPI)-F- ive can professors Saturday called a meeting Monday of Ameri cans living in Tokyo to join an "Overseas Americans for McCarthy" group to promote the IK BACON Slfb Style" .lb. CUT-U- P FRYERS SeFAre.s.h BACKING OVERSEAS 49C lb. 59c Ib 39c lb 37c !b 59c lb 49c WHOLE FRYERS , FRYER BREASTS LEGS I or THIGHS candidacy of Sen. Eugene J. 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