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Show Price, Utah 2 Thursday, May 21, 1970 Needed: Weapons to mateli Facility worth saving There remains a glimmer of hope that the facilities at the Castle Valley Job Corps Conservation Center, south of Price, may yet be put to some beneficial use on site and everything possible is being and should be done to achieve this end. k A tour of the facility last Thursday by a group of interested citizens, main-- J ly Senator Ernest Dean, Utah County, who also is researcher for Utah Trade Tech at Provo, and Dr. Harvey Hirschi ' k of the State Board of Education, V proved encouraging as both visitors ft were impressed with the facilities and how they could be incorporated into a rural skills and environmental center k particularly for the student who is jj not inclined for a role in a higher aca-- 3 demic institution and the student who A for some reason or other has left school but has the desire to learn a trade. Sen. Dean was particularly en- couraged to pursue the training aspect f as an implementation of the intent of the Legislature in setting aside an ap- propriation for the advancement of JJ the drop-ostudent. ut m Both visitors were of the opinion that the facilities now in place should not be discarded indiscriminately and both expressed the desire to push for annexation by the state. They stated they would carry their recommenda- tion through the proper channels to the governor with the view in mind that he be encouraged to take another ' look at the Center and seek to imple- -' ment a program acceptable to the U.S. V Department of Health, Education and Welfare which would still make it possible to transfer the necessary real and ' personal property from the Bureau of Land Management to accomplish such needs. An indication of intent would Z probably freeze the June 30 disposition date previously set by the BLM. This renewal of interest in retention of the Job Corps Center should be supported by the general public, especially in the Southeastern Utah area. Each taxpayer has a stake in the future of the Center because it was tax money that enabled the establishment of the Center in the first place and it will be additional tax money that will finance any new educational programs whether here or elsewhere. The advantage here is that the plant is already established and would thus provide the basis for what could be The theme for National Hospital your community stands ready to meet your health needs day or night, 365 days a year; but to most, the hospital ' is just a service that might be needed in the future. How is it with you? You may know that your hospital cares, but do you return that concern by taking the time to understand the problems that face your hospital as a community health center? Everyone knows that the cost of hospital services is increasing, but how many have taken the time to understand the reasons for the increase? Consider a corps of over 270 health workers are required to serve each 100 patients. Even at nominal salary levels the cost to the patient could reach $40 per day. The concentrattion of expensive, complex, but necessary fa-- : cilities and equipment needed for the practice of modern medicine and used by all the physicians in the commun-- , ity occasions cost to the patient nonexistent a few years ago. For these and many other valid reasons related to our personal welfare, it is little won- der that hospital costs exceed the nor- mal cost of living spiral found in n our national economy. It is well known to us all that the cost of purchase and Z maintaining our automobiles has in- w . S ; f, Z p f with the highest academic degree doctor of philosophy are among the hardest hit by the shrinking job mar- - operation and maintenance to carpentry, recreational and environmental pursuits. There is sufficient concrete floor space to support heavy equipment, classrooms, mess hall and dormitories and adjoining acreage to handle training problems, all designed originally for a youth training program. Because of the attention, nationally and on state levels, upon the future of the student who does not have the ability, desire or finances to succeed academically, trade schools are becoming more popular and fill a definite need. These are the students who need a little extra help and because we are finally facing this problem adequate facilities are necessary and here we have the basis for just such a need buildings and utilities, water, sewer, etc., all expensive items in designing such a complex from scratch. creased every year. Have you considered that the same inflationary cost applies to the over 10,000 items your hospital must purchase to serve you ? Have you considered that much of the new technologies and capabilities of medicine made possible through billions spent in research finds its application only when made available to the public through their hospitals? It increases the cost of hospital care, but in the last 20 years alone 4,500,000 Americans are alive and well today because their hospitals cared enough to incorporate the new into their offerings. Have you taken time to study the operation of your hospital ? If so, you have discovered the efforts being made to constantly streamline hospi- tal operations. Industrial management techniques are being applied to guarantee each service shall be provided by qualified personnel with efficiency and economy while at the same time giving each patient the attention and understanding he has come to expect. Planning and coordination arc the order of the day and always with you, the public, the beneficiary. Yes, your hospital cares, and you need to care for your hospital by understanding and supporting its needs as it does yours. et. Demand for college graduates in many fields is declining, and one college placement official observes . . . young people are going to have to work a little bit harder. . . . After the millennium of a college education for everyonee has been reached, the old virtues of willingness to work and common sense will reassert themselves, and those who possess them in the greatest measure will find opportunities on every side including the repairing of automobiles. From one who knows Many people are talking about what can be done about drug abuse, particularly among young people. One of the top television personalities, who has had personal experience with the tragic effects of drug abuse, Art Linklet-ter- , has outlined five steps for aetjon, all of which are within the capabili- ties parent. Parents must make themselves more knowledgeable so they can dis 1. communities? recent nationwide survey shows that the outlay for police and fire protection, for highways, health, sewerage, welfare and the many other services rendered at the local level, comes to a pretty A cuss the drug problem with their children. 2. Educators must be made more aware of their responsibilities. 3. Federal and state laws must be modernized. 4. Youngsters must be made to , feel that drugs are out and not in. 5. Parents must practice what for too often they are they preach, r very poor examples. I j j i The amount of money spent foi each type of service varies siderably from community con- - to' community. Hospital services isone of them. In Carbon County J the cost was $34.23 per capita. In most local budgets, a big penny. item is the cost of highway facili-In Carbon County, the amount ties, including roads, city streets spent for these general services, and the like. In Carboy excluding schools, figures out to County it amounted to $17.21 pedj $113.30 per resident. Five years capita in the year. The average, before, when a similar survey in other localities across thuj was made, it was $75.75 per resicountry, was $23.05. j : - ' ? dent. In the smaller counties, 10,0()(jJ or less in population, the average was $40.11 per capita. The cosfj was lower in the larger counties, dropping to $21.35 in those ovcij It compares with an average of per capita spent by local governments elsewhere in the United States. Among local communities in the State of Utah, the average was $89.40. heavy-equipme- nt No sulisfiliilo for work A brief news item may help explain why it is so difficult to obtain repairs on a car or home appliance. It says, this country needs 50,000 more auto mechanics each year, but the actual net increase is only about 16,400. The figures are taken from findings of the U.S. Department of Labor. Another news report notes college students What does it cost local govern- The data is based upon a recent survey by the Department of Commerce. The results of the mental agencies, per year, to prosurvey are contained in a volumvide Carbon County residents inous report, the first of its kind with the variety of services they since 1962, entitled Compendium receive? of Government Finances. How much is spent locally, othIt gives a breakdown of expen- er than for education, compared ditures by local governments in. with the expenditures in other all parts of the country. far-reach-i- ftd I (Special tv the .developed into a program of good consequences. In the opinions shared by almost everyone who has visited the center, the buildings lend themselves ideally to material that would be necessary to conduct a rural skills program, from Your hospital cares Week this year is Your Hospital Cares. Perhaps it is a good time to ask yourself the question, Do they ? You are aware that the hospital in Expenditures for public services $156.22 250,000. Police Veterans --y- our answer REPORT !; Withdrawal of federal funds stymies mental health centers Unit which was planned as an experimental venture to pioneer the way for mental health services in rural areas. Another $125,000 in federal money was expected for this project. Proposed establishment of a Salt Lake County Comprehensive Mental Health Center in the County Complex at 21st South and State, also has been halted. The Legislature had appropriated $150,000 for this project. By C. SHARP Plans for a Four Corners Community Mental Health Unit with treatment centers in Price, Moab, Monticello and Blanding scheduled to begin Jly 1 have been abandoned due to withholding of federal funds. Dr. Wilfred H. Higashi, director, State Mental Health Division, made this announcement May 15 after having aired an anticipated deficit in the Weber Mental County Community Health Center. Higashi and Ward C. Holbrook, executive director, Social Services Department, told Gov. Calvin L. Rampton May 14 that a deficit of $255,655 in the Weber Center is anticipated June 30. This results from federal failure to remit $250,000 which had been promised for the Weber Center, Higash said. 1 Phovo Appropriation Clipped The appropriation for the State Hospital at Provo also was cut by $20,000 on the assumption that some of the patients now being treated there would be transferred to community tal health centers. men- Marion S. Wittwcr, senior anaComlyst for the Budget-Audmittee of the Legislature, told the committee May 15 that, a much more serious financial problem is shaping in the Family Services (Welfare) Division. Wittwer said a deficit of in the medical assistance it Weber Center Started He reported that the Mental Health Division had established the Weber Center in anticipation that the federal funds would come as promised. Hospitals in Ogden and Roy are being utilized and 40 patients were moved from Provo, he said. Rampton agreed to seek an- program is anticipated by June 30. About $433,000 is the expected deficit in state funds only, and the balance would be in federal funds, he said. A 10 per cent cut in state payments to hospitals for care of welfare recipients, a closer lock at extended care treatment for welfare recipients and some change in fees to physicians other federal appropriation or use of other available federal funds to rescue the Weber program, or as a last extremity, to consider use of state funds. The Legislature had appropriated $130,000 for the Four Corners fire ii protection The rest of the $113.30 per capi My National Service Life Insurance is still on the term plan, and I am thinking of converting it to a permanent plan. If I do, will dividends still be paid on my policy? A If dividends are being paid on a term plan, the converted policy will continue to draw dividends. However, on the Modified Life policy, dividends generally will be less than those of other Q STATEHOUSE and the local area involved an ex penditure of $9.98 per person. Thtfi of administration government cost another $14.27. ta in operating costs was allocate ed to the various other serviced provided for local residents. m Lost sight of, in the general concentration on mounting schooJ expenditures, has been the rising cost of the other public services r Nationally, in the period they have climbed 28 percent. Th(J increase locally was 50 percent. five-yea- may make some reductions, he plans. i Mitchell Funeral Home said. Q I will be separated from military service in the near fuA deficit of $498,000 in generture. How long will I have to conal assistance payments (of vert my Servicemens Group Life which $187,500 would be state Insurance? A You must make application money) also is anticipated, Wittwer said. for conversion and pay the first premium before the expiration of Rampton told groups last week 120 days after separation or rethat demonstrations at the Uni- lease from active duty. Q Where may I obtain a recversity of Utah had been handled "superbly by the adminis- ord of discharge of a man who was in the Navy during the years tration of the school. He said he had no intention of 1915 to 1918? A You might write to the Offcalling out the National Guard to handle such problems unless icer in Charge, National Personnel they proved beyond the capacity Records Center (Military Personnel Records), 9700 Page Bouleof campus and local police. Live ammunition will not be vard, St. Louis, Missouri, 63132. carried onto a campus unless it Q Can a veteran go to any is in response to presence of school, or pursue any educational guns and ammunition among a program he desires? A Yes, if the course or threatening group, he said. Assistance Deficit : Dick Mitchell, Ronald Koscc anc( Robert H. Etzel, Morticians m " Phone Price 8 Sentinel Security Life Insurance Company underwriting THE SENTINEL PLAN Life, Group Health, and Retirement Income Insurance Funnon T. Shimmin, Dist. AgenC Tel. Price, Utah 2 pro- gram given leads to a recognized Arrested 83 educational, vocational, or propersons including fessional and is apobjective, 16 and four high the by proved school students were arrested I agency. May 7 after they refused to leave the Park Bldg. to hear arguments A temporary restraining orexpected next autumn on constitutionality s conder against further of the states controversial Day tinues in effect. Trials on charof Rest Act enacted by the budgto of leave a failing building ges et session of the Legislature. when ordered to do so are exThird District Judge Leonard pected to begin June 30. W. Elton held May 12 that the is FBI The investigating law was unconstitutional. He bombing of a nearby Utah Nadied the following day of a tional Guard building early May l3 which caused $4,000 in damstroke before having signed the order. Presiding Judge Merrill age. said after a meeting of the The State Supreme Court is judges that he would sign the Eighty-fiv- e g i Auto Protection With Comprehensive sit-in- Our auto insurance offers the broadest protection possible for you and every memlx?r of your family. Call us today! i (2) order. BUSINESS and By POLLUTION CONT ROL STOCKS May 21 Stocks of companies involved in pollution control were among the markets best the closing weeks of 1969 and the first month of this year. Riding the crest of publicity surrounding the need for greater environmental control and reflecting investor enthusiasm over the industrys future outlook, most pollution control stocks surged upward in an otherwise drab market climate. As a result, many issues within this group were selling at relatively high ratios, and were vulnerable to profit taking. Thus, these same issues fell sharply when the market again weakened. At this time, investors may well ask if current prices offer a new buying opportunity in this field. Economic Facts of Life performers during price-earnin- Now that much of the early fanfare about pollution control investments has simmered down, a hard look at economic realities is in order. While there is little doubt that a good deal of money will be spent, on curbing pollution in., coming years, the near-teroutlook is somewhat nip re sobering. Despite the political outcries concerning environmental enactcontrols, ment of legislation may move more than nniicipateil. Many stales are still dragging the STOCK MARKET BABSONS REPORTS, INC. their feet, especially those try- ing to lure new industry. Another question mark is how steringcntly such laws will actually be enforced. While businessmen are very much aware of the publics enthusiasm for cleaner air and water, they also know that the expenditures involved add to the cost of doing business. Therefore, meaningful voluntary expenditures by industry may fall short of expectaconsiderably tions without the spur of government legislation. A Closer Look The pollution control industry, like any other, has its own peculiar characteristics. Among the most significant of these is the problem of meeting highly needs. Equipment specialized must often be designed to fit rigid requirements of a particular industry, geographical location, plant size, specific pollutants, etc. To complicate matters further, acceptable standards which must be met arc being continuously upgraded. This puts great stress on scientific expertise. Even more important, the industry is highly vulnerable to spiraling cost pressures which erode profit margins on fixed contracts with long lead times. Investors considering pollution control stocks should also recognize, that for many companies sales of such products still ac ; . , Many stores immediately announced that they would be open on Sundays. Counsel for Skaggs Drug Centers announced that Eltons ruling would be appealed. count for only a small percentage of total revenues. The bulk of revenues for many pollution companies are derived from other and often cyclical areas. Therefore, these firms, growth in pollution control sales, are still subjected to the restraining effects of the economic slowdown over the near term. despite above-averag- ever, picture, still bright despite the somewhat dull nearby look. The strong and growing support for controls pollution guarantees greater outlays by business or by the government over, the years ahead. Thus, companies heavily dependent on business of e this type should show growth in the 1970s. Nevertheless, in view of the currently unsettled market climate, the dependence on cyclical lines for many concerns, anc above-averag- the above-averag- e price-earnin- ratios commanded by many stocks in the industry, the Research Department of Babsons Reports does riot advise purchase of most pollution control stocks at this time. 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