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Show 2 Price, Utah Thursday, May 28, 1970 r,b STATEHOUSE Bitter Rampton mulls special session call to remedy welfare deficit Plans lor a sellsi5 Socieiy? By C. SHARP T,; i' r v 's f r , t "f, Gov. Calvin L. Rampton was awaiting results of a poll of legislative leaders during the past weekend before deciding whether to call a special session of the lawmakers to cope with a public welfare deficit. Expanding costs of medical services and other welfare needs will stretch the welfare budget by an anticipated $1.8 million by 6 . , June 30. Of this, $020,000 would be state money which could be transferred from other available state funds. The remainder would be federal matching money. But the law says that a state division can spend no more than the amount appropriated to it in a given fiscal year. Emergency To meet emergencies the Legislature appropriated $200,000 to the governor who can allot it to agencies to cover just such situ$200,000 ations. Rampton now has $120,- 000 left in this fund to last until June 30 and has many requests for the money. Similar deficits have been met in previous years by allowing overspending, covered by transfers from other state funds. Rampton told legislative leaders May 21 that he wanted them to decide whether he should allow the fund transfer or call a special session to approve such a transfer. These are your schools June is school budget time in Utah. This is when next year's spending programs are prepared when open public budget hearings are advertised and held. This is when the tax die is cast. If budgets go up so will taxes. This is why taxpayers who want good schools and fair taxes must exercise their responsibilities and take an active part in the budget-makinprocess. It is a waste of time for citizens to g attend county and city budget hearings only to allow a school budget several times larger to pass by default without a single citizen appearing to question and become enlightened. This does not make sense. Counties spend 19 of the property tax dollars, school spend 66 (state average), plus all individual and corporate income taxes, and a large part of sales and cigarette taxes. -' Questions such as what does it take in the way of money to meet Carbon Countys educational needs? What proportion of the local budget goes for school construction and maintenance, for teachers salaries and for other school costs? And how much is spent in other localities? Should be in the minds of all citizens at this time of the year. Just as in most other communities across the country the largest as well as the smallest local officials are faced with the problem of providing, with the amount of money available, sufficient educational facilities and opportunities to meet the evergrowing demand. A federal study of expenditures for education at the local level, covering all parts of the country, shows that such costs usually amount to nearly as much as all other costs combined. In Carbon County, the figures indicate, approximately 69 per cent of all public spending is for education. Nationally the average is 48 per cent and to reiterate it is 66 per cent in the state of Utah. The federal report shows that total spending in Carbon County for public purposes amounted to $363 per local resident Of this $250 was for education. In other counties across the country the per capita cost of education aver-age- d $146. Throughout Utah it came to $177 at the local level, the report indicated. According to a survey of 1,200 school districts, made by School Management Magazine, the average school is spending 13 per cent more per pupil this year than last. The current out- lay is $582 per elementary pupil, compared with $516 in 1969, and $757 per secondary pupil, as against $671 previously. The increase had little effect, however, on the quality and quantity of education that children receive, it finds. The extra money represents higher operating costs. Until inflation cools down, school districts that increase spending will, in effect, simply be spinning their wheels, the report concludes. Through all the maze of statistics there is one concrete fact schools belong to the citizens, not to the administration and school officials. The citizens pay the bill and they have every right to know how their money is being spent. They have the responsibility to become informed, to participate and ask questions to determine if their schools are being operated efficiently and economically and are free of waste and costly duplication. This type of thing has been done on occasion before," he said. would The Legislature scold me for it at the next session, but would likely cover it. 1 would prefer that the Legislature handle it. Surplus to Buildings The budget session of the Legislature last January appropriated $5.1 million for building projects anticipating that there would be a surplus on hand to pay for this. Another $2.9 million or any portion of it, was appropriated for other building projects on a priority basis, should an additional surplus be available at that time. The slates total preliminary assessed valuation of all mining, oil, gas and public utility properties increased by $64.9 million to a new total of $587,305,475 for 1970. Much of this increase was due increased copper pro to heavily duction by Kennecott Copper Corp. Kennecott Zooms Kennecott's properties here were assessed at $224,949,000 for 1970 as compared with $166, last year. Ore bodies are valued at twice the average net proceeds realized for the three previous years. Low production 461,-GO- O three years ago during the copper strike is being balanced by good production since. All mines, oil and gas properties were assessed at $274.67 million this year as compared with $217.45 million last year. Timely alviee QJp Teople who complain word of advice for all to the people that inflation has not been curbed fast enough and demand more radical measures, such as wage and price controls, may tend to forget that for most of the time since the great depression of the 30s, when we were encouraged to believe that federal deficit spending was a good thing, the government has rarely balanced its books. Nor more than 30 years, except for short intervals, promoting inflation has been a policy of government. Reversing this policy will be difficult even of the hardships it entails are accepted. The real question is not whether inflation can be controlled, but whether the people will want t give up the illusion of the joyous ride that it has created. completely sincere and absolute- ly dedicated to securing a res ponsible peace in Asia as speedily as possible. The problem is, the. majority of the students do not( n seem to believe this. with the poliI was impressed tical awareness of these young people. Two major contingents qf, from Yale and Utah students-o- ne one from the University of Utah-r- ,, met with me. 'i? Burton Last week was the week of the student here in Washington. Utah Power & Light Co. valuNever in my eight years in ations increased by $2 million Congress, or in the memory of to $64.7 million and Mountain those who have been here longer Bell telephone properties showed than I, have so many young peoa $2.7 million increase to a new the Capitol and ple thronged total of $49 million. called upon their Congressmen. The $64.9 million increase in The students who visited my ofvaluations assessed by the State fice have been intelligent, articuJust as I did in a University Tax Commission along with an late, for the most part Utah Challenge Week speech of of valuation well been anticipated higher and all have earlier this year, I urged them to residential, agricultural, com- informed. mercial and other properties asget involved in the political pro--' They shared two things in com- cess. It was very evident that sessed by county assessors will mon all were honestly and deepto do just that. intend raise the states base upon which they ly concerned about being heard taxes will be this levied property Dryer, student body Randy by those in authority in governheaded the University year. ment and all have an abiding president, visited me. In the which group apprehension about the present Edit The Four Corners Regiongroup were Daily Chronicle conflict in Southeast Asia. al Commissions transportation Nelson; Rich Higi tor, Angelyn They are sincerely and legiticommittee is recommending a Grover Thompson; Al Walt concerned over the direc- gins; $167.6 million construction pro- mately LuDean Robson. At leas) and cher tion the country is taking and two of these students actively gram in Utah during the next what they can do to have a voice 20 years. sought election as state delegates in shaping the nations policies. at the mass meetings this week Projects recommended for the Frankly, I have been impressed and next five years, their mileage they intend to show theip with the students who met with and estimated cost are: muscle in November. This is as wanted me to know between White Canyon me. They it should be and it is heartening felt about a lot of and Comb Ridge, 43 miles, $5 how they to see students take this course of Cambodia and Kent State million; Bullfrog Basin to Hole things, action. j in particular, and they wanted to in the Rock road, 37 miles, $8 Stephen Hagan, Susan Keye$ know how I felt about matters million; Escalante to Hole in Edard Hitchcock and Robyj which troubled them. The mutual Oil Field. Public utilities valuations, including railroads, showed a new high of $260.78 million for a d U-9- 5 the Rock, 40 miles, $4 million. Bluff to Mexican Water (Utah portion) 20 miles, $2.6 million; Glen Canyon City to Warm Creek, 14 miles, $1.3 million; Bluff to Blanding, 26 miles, $3.2 million; Blanding to Monticello, 15 miles, $1.9 million. Bluff to Cortez (Utah portion), 33 miles, $4.8 million; Escalan61 miles, $6.5 million; te to Warm Creek to Gunsight Butte, 14 miles, $1.5 million; Hole in the Rock access road, 25 miles, $3.8 million; Warm Creek to Hole in the Rock, 60 miles, $10 20 miles, million; Moore to $2 million. U-2- all of Salt Lake City, the group from Yale. Some of the others who came ip ere Tom Jensen, Salt Lake Citjj, Trinity College; David E. Littlefield, Salt Lake City, Cornell University Law School; Douglas HaJ-ley- , Holladay, Cornell Medicip School; Craig Mole, Salt Lakf entire affair was orderly and reaMichele Guss, Murray and City, sonably free from violence. In both Georgetown University this, I feel the students rate a Minnesota John Thorne, Ogden, plus for their conduct. Brian Skarstad, Where they really made their University; Wesleyan; and Dart Thal-mapoint, however, was in the visits Salt Lake City, Tufts Unito their Congressional representatives. Now, I am not sure that versity. I was pleased when University all of them will agree to this. of Utah students turned out in did not hear what they They record numbers to vote, by a conwanted to hear from many of us vincing margin, to continue class-orin Congress. the school. The college at The important thing is that they strike permitted many students were taking positive, constructive to visit their Congressmen and steps in attempting to do what initiate dialogue. This was beneof us them have long urged many ficial. But the effect will be to try work for their cause withif students stay out of the in the political system to make dimmed classroom and fail to complete their views known and their intheir educational year. fluence felt, rather than resorting The week eneled with proof that to violent means of protest which result in death, destruction and college students are not the only more, rather than less, misunder- ones who want to know how their feels. A seventh' standings and loss of communi- Congressman grade class of 31 American gov cation. If I were to fault in any re- ernment students from Lincolr spect those who talked with me, Junior High in Orem called me it would be to observe that they by telephone and asked questions! feel they are the only ones con- which ran all the way from howj cerned about Cambodia and Viet- my wife liked politics to how B . nam and the the approach they feel about Vietnam. advocate is the only approach Their teacher, Jack L. Jensen: is to be congratulated for stimu-which will work. All of us, from President Nixon lating the interest of these youngj on down, want to end the war in people in their government. 1 Vietnam. The Administration This week was hectic, disturbing is working hard to win peace and and enlightening. I got the mesJ they feel they are making pro- sage from the students. I hop gress. I believe, and so told the they got mine in return. If soj we all gained. students, that the President exchange of ideas was enlightening and helpful to me, and, I hope, to them. I was in Utah during the weekend demonstration of students on the Ellipse here in Washington, but my staff people who observed say that, for the most part, the Sandberg, were in Off-de- n, k the BUSINESS and By CABLE (COMMUNTY ANTENNA) TV Born right after World War n, Cable TV (formerly known as CATV) has grown into a viable rival of the major broadcasters. It began as a system erected in mountain communities (where reception was poor) to receive and distribute television programs from original broadcasters through a network of coaxial cable and electronic components to the homes of individual subscribers for a nominal fee. However, tire industry's frontier has been extended to the metropolitan centers where an even larger market promises a far more rewarding profit potential. In addition, recent regulatory decisions coupled with Cable TV technology are expected to stimulate expansion far beyond the initial goals of the founders. The FCC now authorizes the origination of programs and the right to sell commercials. Also, the Commission will permit the industry to transmit via microwave possibly making way for a national Cable TV network. And cable operators have blocked the telephone companies from further controlling the needed physical facilities (pole attachments). STOCK MARKET BABSONS REPORTS, INC. What the System Provides Besides beaming in TV of adequate quality, the cable system provides reception of far higher fidelity, vastly improving both the picture and the sound. The betterment is particularly substantial in the case of color TV where there are "ghosts" or shadows. 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A brief itsem in a national news release reminds us all that spring is here, and summer is just around the corner. Before taking off, either for business or pleasure, there are many chores to delegate or complete. However, one chore should not be delegated. That is to determine your eligibility to vote. . . . Now is the time to prevent your being a political dropout by making sure that you are propThis is a timely erly registered! By Rep. Laurence gain of $5.8 million over last Oil and gas production operations were assessed at $51.84 million this year, or almost $2 million more than a year ago. Duchesne-GarfielGains Increased oil and gas production in Duchesne and Garfield counties counterbalanced decreased production in the Aneth Heres the Answer Nineteen hundred and seventy is an important election year. In these critical days of unrest and uncertainty, the one reassuring reality that every U.S. citizen can fall back upon is the right to walk into a polland booth ing express his choice, with a simple check mark on a ballot, of those who aspire to serve him in pub-lic- e office. Not only should all eligible persons exercise their right to vote, but they should also exercise it with the same care, wisdom and grasp of high principles that they expect of Reports from Washington REPORT I Popular equine 6 Females of the species are VERTICAL I Wishes Mountain nymphs Reiterate Pale-color- 24 This animal its Jett 26 Plays 27 28 29 30 oa words Born Oriental porgy Arrival (ab.) Birthday of thoroughbreds is January 1st 31 Fixed routine ts used 33 A by riders ot these equine 36 At this place 37 Loiter 38 Seasoning 40 Miss Gardner 41 Stormed 43 Sailor 44 Profited 46 Powerful explosive 48 Sags 49 Maud In Ni'W York bur one-tim- Profit Picture For most manufacturers and distributors of coaxial cable and electronic ndustry the iu c r Except for components, has offered I opportunities. the component suppliers, many of the firms are involved in more than one segment of Cable TV. Most systems are depreciated on schedules of ten years even though they have a usual life expectancy of 20 years or more. The fast write-of- f policies produce a substantial cash flow and significant tax, shelters. Subscribers pay an average of while operating $60 annually, expenses are around $30. Thus, the pre-taprofit potential can be considerable. x Cuurent Recommendation General Instrument Corporation, a diversified electronics choice company, is the long-terof the Research Staff of Reports for participation in the industry. Its Jerrold division is one of the leaders in Cable TV. Earnings were adversely affected by temporary problems in Jcrrolds activities for the fiscal year ended FebBab-son- 's 28, 1970, difficulties in ruary plus production howManagement, operations. ever, has indicated that a return to former levels of profitability is in store for fiscal 1971. 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Lands exchanged in Carbon County The Utah Division of Fish and Game has received title to 2,485 acres of land in Carbon County and the Bureau of Land Management has received 2,239 acres in the same county in a land exchange. Lands selected by the sfate agency are in the Gordon Creek game management area. The exchange also will allow for rehabilitation of critical deer winter range in the area. Robert D. Nielson, BLM state director, said the lands now under BLM administration will allow some range improvement projects that should result in in-cased foiuge for live. loci, and wildlife. Services cost more (Special to the Sun Advocate) Some idea of the amount ol money being spent in Carbon County for essential services comes from figures recently released by the government, covering 119 local establishments. They show that the outlays in this direction have zoomed upward since 1963. The cost of virtually every kind of service from haircuts to auto repairs and from laundry bills to doctors fees has increased tremendously since then and is still on the rise. Not that the local increases are out of line with those in other parts of the country. Some examples of the changes that have taken place in a period of four years in the United States are given by the Department of Labor. It reports that parking fees have gone up 18 percent, transportation costs, 26 percent, house painting, 40 percent, furnace repair, 35 percent, and physicians fees, 30 percent, Just how much Carbon County's service businesses have grown, in terms of gross receipts, is revealed in the latest survey of these industries, made by the Department of Commerce. It is the first such study in four years. Locally, the amount spent for the group of services covered in the survey reached a total of as against a total in 1963 of $2, 265,, 000. This was some 19 percent more than was spent in the local area per household when the earlier survey was made. Elsehere in the Mountain States the increase was 18 percent. The outlay for such services was ebuivalent to $491 per household, well above the $412 spent previously. Included in tlx; report were personal services of nil kinds, business services, auto and other re pair services, amusement anc' rccreationa services and trans portation services. Not includec were educational and health scrvices. j The service industries aru charged with major responsibility for the increase in living costsj The reason given is that the ouU put of service workers is limited. In manufacturing industries, oit the other hand, machinery enl ables the worker to produce rnorcj and cut down the cost per unit, Public Forum JOGGING Are you a person interested ir improving your health and physi cal If so, may I re commend an excellent and inex pensive physical activity-joggin- g Jogging as a form of exercise can be enjoyable and invigorating. It guarantees to reduce your waist line, improve your circulation! and streamline your body if ad hered to faithfully. Having susj tained an injury on a mission, ! read that jogging could produce these benefits mentioned above Doubts rose in my mind as t( whether or not this was true. Bu I decided to try it since it wa: free and required only a little After three months of jogging, I lost 25 pounds, fouj inches off my waistline, and I feet my circulatory and respirator system are greatly improved. I enjoy life much more now. My personal experience is related ill this article to try to stimulate others to jog. I would encourag this community to begin such A program, If you are interested in Jogging in a group or in re ceiving information concerning jogging, please contact Dr. F. O Floin, or myr.ilf, BilJ Krompel, . well-bein- e. J |