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Show Thursday, Jan. 17, 1980 THE SENTINEL Page 2 pi noon The greatness of America School Richard DeVos Washington Dateline By and Home I am vitally concerned that many people who are enjoying the fruits of free enterprise are not aware of the fact that these benefits come because of the efforts of millions of Americans and not because of one group or another or. because of laws passed in Washington. by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association rate of school Utah has the fastest-growin-g nation. entire in the population According to the Utah State Office of Education, our public schools have 8,107 more students than last year. That's an increase of 2.5 percent. It brings Utah's total public school d of a million population to nearly students. The enrollment figure for this school year is 332,575. Utah has the highest, or nearly the highest birth rate in the nation. But there's another factor in the climbing school population. It's the number of new families moving into the state because of "booms" in several inV; :; dustries here. ': has seen a lot for instance, Emery County, of growth arising from a revival of coal mining in the area and the construction of power plants. The State Office of Education shows that county's population up by 7.7 .,;;.V. percent this year. y Washington County's enrollment is up 9.24 percent, and Jordan School District has 2,983 more students this year ah increase of 6.87 percent. Alpine District also has a big growth pattern, with 1,451 more students. Such rapid expansion . brings tough problems to school districts. They must provide more teachers, classrooms, buses, equipment and power teaching materials, : and fuel. But the growth pattern isn't even across Utah. Some school districts are losing students. That can cause problems, loo. Some districts work together to solve g Jorgrowth difficulties. When dan District needed more classrooms this year, an agreement was made for Jordan students to use empty classes in "next door" Granite District. The State School Office sees no let-u- p in the school population increase, with sharp rises coming at least for the next decade. Utah's citizens have great pride in education and the educational system in the state. These increases in student population do and will continue to create problems. They will not be easy to overcome. But, as has been the case in the past, Utah's citizens will indeed meet the challenge. f survey of 5,000 high school seniors throughout the United States produced some over sixty percent rather startling facts believed that the profit motive can be killed off without hurting the American system; five percent think the best way to improve our standard of living, is not by workers producing more but giving workers more wages; sixty percent think employes get too little and owners get too much of the profits of the company, and seventy-fiv- e percent believe that when an industry puts in new machinery, the owners get most of the gains resulting from modernization. A fifty-- one-thir- -to Al Obviously young people need to be shown that the highest standard of living in the world has resulted from our personal enterprise system under which every person has the right to work and succeed in his chosen vocation in direct proportion to his ability and efforts. America is what it is today because it gives individuals an opportunity to work in a free society where each individual can advance based on his personal effort. ; Smith Feature Service Legislators' Opinions by Rep. John B. 'lack" Rowe . It's time they begin to have respect for the other people who make a contribution to keeping the total plant operating at a high rate. I find all across America industries looking for eager qualified individuals who will put their shoulders to the wheel. I am not just talking about the technical skills, I am talking about a man or a woman who will clean a window or sweep a floor. I'll tell you America is looking for good people in this category every day. Some people say that this free enterprise system is too "dog eat dog," too competitive in this and it just doesn't work anymore. It too makes Americans too selfish. But, I can't believe that, because the American people last year gave away voluntarily 10 Ms billion dollars to the United Community Services and to the Red Cross and to many other organizations in which they self-centere- d, The governor's message to the legislature touched on all the issues. Governor Matheson has put first on his list of priorities the 12.1 percent raise for all state employees. He said that because state employes' salaries are established by law (legislature), they do not have to be limited by President Carter's guidelines. The legislature has a different opinion and I would be surprised if the state employes receive more than the 7 percent limit. The governor is also concerned about the energy needs and wants a $20 million surplus fund to be carried over until December to fund the possible loss of sales tax revenue if the voters remove it in the November election. I am quite sure that legislators will not leave so much money in the governor's hands. We will still give back as much as we can until the vote in November shows the people desire otherwise. The leadership of the legislature told the press that Governor Matheson's address was very political or not political, depending on which side was asked. I found his address much less political than his previous ones. He kept to the issues rather than straying off in accusations and name calling. He carefully reviewed the 1979 tax rebate, calling it a foolish waste. But he correctly considered the costs of a tax rebate given again along with the elimination of sales tax on food. If voters approve the tax off food measure in November and we give another $44 million rebate, the total cost to the state, cities, counties and schools will approximate $65 million. That much of a cut wUl certainly cause an increase in other taxes. Overall, the anticipated revenue in fiscal year 1981 will be $1,558 billion which represents a 9.6 percent increase from 1980. In addition, the governor intends to increase the money going to the Department of Transportation by $17 million. This is, in my opinion, an inefficient use of money, noting the waste believe. Yes, this is America, where millions of Americans are coming and going in the free economy on super highways like the world has never known and in their private automobiles when the rest of the world is trying to get by on a bicycle or on a street car. in ' that department. One of the good things the governor desires is to increase the circuit breaker for senior citizens, widows and widowers to $9,000 income maximum and lower the age to qualify. This will cost more, but it will keep people in their homes. The legislative days are few this year and there is much to do. We are concerned about many important matters besides budget items. Social items, transportation, health services, welfare, political," government structure, schools, public safety and many other items are already before us. The issues are, for the most part, Only a few measures are strictly political and we will have to work together to get all items through both houses in 20 days. This will be a long hard session. More than ever, the other legislators and I need your in- -' 9 1 if or put. Please call me at of to a view have like would you point you discuss with me. non-politic- Don't let anybody sell you short on what this country can do and what it can mean to those who are willing to work. Even the poorest of Americans live better than most of any other group in the entire world! But those are just statistics. More important I see an America where no man fears to think as he pleases or say what he thinks. I see an America where no man is another man's master, where no man's mind is dark with fear. I see an America as the horizon of human hopes. To those who say that the design defies our abilities to complete it, I answer: to act with enthusiasm and faith is the condition of acting great. of Mutual Richard DeVos Inc. ; president and Broadcasting System, an er of Amway Corporation; recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Freedom of Speech Award. Sen. E. Verl Asay District 24 We have all heard, over and over again, what is wrong with America. We know that. But let me tell you what is right about America. I'm tired of hearing people tell me you can't depend on people anymore the way you used to. I'm tired of people telling me worker's don't measure up the way they once did. I know there are exceptions, but the bulk of the people are meeting the responsibilities every day. I think it's time the responsible people in labor begin to tell the full story everytime they open their mouth. . Let's talk also for a moment about the record of America. The United States has only six percent of the world's population but American citizens own 71 percent of all the automobiles in the world, 56 percent of the telephones, 50 percent of all the radios, 29 percent of all railroads, 83 percent of all the television sets, 90 percent of all the bath tubs, and more than 40 percent of all manufactured goods in the world are made in the United States. ' 533-581- . I am grateful to the Sentinel for letting me express my views to you my constituents in the Jordan valley. I only wish I could hear from more of you in some way . As your elected representative I am faced with a dilemma. Some of you who work for the state of Utah, including those of you in education, have called and written letters to me asking that I vote in support of the governor's recommendation to give all state employes a 12.1 percent cost of living increase. And this is fine. I am as aware as anyone of the monster inflation. But now the dilemma : I promised all of you through the pages of this paper and by other means that I would do everything I could to lower your taxes if you would elect me as your representative to the legislature. I still feel bound by that promise. Will all of you release me from that promise so I can vote to give part of you a raise? . In the private enterprise system upon which America is founded, when an employe wants a raise, he goes to his boss and tells him what he wants. The employer says, "Sit down, Jim, and let's talk this over. Of course, if I give you a raise, that will cut down on my profit and I feel I am not making the return I should on my investment now. So if I give you a raise and still maintain the profit margin I have, that means that we will have to raise our prices to the consumer. If we do this, our competitors will undersell us and we will go broke. But now, Jim, if we can increase production without hiring more employes, then we can give you a raise. I can still maintain the fair return on my investment and we can continue selling at a fair market price to the public. That way you will be getting what you want and I will be happy, and the public will not even know." As your representative, ! would like to see state employes get a 12.1 percent raise if their output increased similarly. But will this happen? I don't hear the employe saying, "I can see how things are and I am willing to take more students in my classroom to save building more buildings." Or, "I am going to plan my work a little better so I can save on gasoline every day." Or, "I will work harder and get my work done and take on an increased load." No, I don't hear these comments at all. I only hear, "I want a 12.1 percent cost of living increase to offset inflation.'' It upsets me that the request itself is irresponsible as far as wanting to do something to curb inflation. For instance, why should the cost of living increase for a $20,000-a-yeemploye be $600 more than that for a $15,000-a-yeemploye. It shouldn't. And I want you to know I will be more frugal than that with your money. I was elected with a mandate from the people to reduce taxes particularly through reduced government spending. I only hope I , don't make too many enemies doing it. , fast-growin- ' The Stamp Act of 1711 was a major source of difficulty between the American Colonies and England. This act place a control tax on papers, newspapers, and advertisements in an effort to raise tax revenue for the Crown and restrict the free flow of information among the colonists. The American people found these taxes extremely repugnant, and named them as an example of oppression in the Declaration of Independence. Since that time, freedom of the press has been guaranteed by the Constitution, and any tax on the press that restricts your right to know, is This week's ztaftiac It is Jan. 17. 1980 is three weeks old. This week's highlight in history : On January 19, 1978, President Jimmy Carter delivered his first State of the Union ad- ar ar dress calling for a $25 billion tax cut. During this week: In 1265, the first English assembly of the House of Commons was held with confirmed representatives. In 1778, Hawaii was discovered by Captain 533-580- Cook. Jim WS'D,C. Letters to the editor are encouraged by the Sentinel. We will give all points of view on any subject the space that they request. Letters must be signed by the author. In some situations we will withhold the name of the writer if they request but the name must accompany the letter r .11'' . i- - n ill RU"' -a , t", ; .tiifS Robert Geo In 1793, France's King Louis XVI was condemned to death. In 1841, Hong Kong was ceded to Britian by the Chinese government. In 1871, the German Empire was proclaimed. In 1905, "Red Sunday," of the Russian revolt, took place in St. Petersburg. In 1912, Captain Scott reached the North ' Pole. ;;. :. In 1943, Tripoli was captured by the British: In 1954, the. U.S. submarine Nautilus, the first atomic powered ship, was launched. In 1978, Egyptian President Sadat suspends pease talks because "Israel is seeking land, . ,,'' not ; peace." Thought for the week : ; Natures does not demand that we be perfect, only that we grow. v |