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Show v 22, 1975 DESERtT NEWS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER i I 51 s At 9.25 pet., A salute By Harold Lundstrom Deseret News music critic Two dozen young musicians and singers, from elementary school tousled head to college high heels, displayed their acand their complishments nervousness Saturday m the 16th annual Deseret d Salute to Youth Concert auditions Selected to audition were all division winners, plus those who lil.irl'ii i .!( i ; a third in tRC senior divisions, of the annual Utah State Fair Music News-sponsore- M-- The State Fair competition had been held the weekend previously Those"1 selected for the Salute to Youth Concert will appear as guest soloists with tne Utah Symphony Orchestra in the Tabernacle Nov 25 The concert will be conducted by Ardean Watts, associate conductor of the Utah Sy mphony, who served as chief juage of the Saturday afternoon auditions. He was assisted by Ben Ivey, director of the Utah State Fair Musi Competitions This department also sat m on the judging Guidelines for the judges have long since been established for, the Salute auditions and concert, and, though these guide lines are not inflexible, they were adhered to in the judging These guide lines are No young musician may appear more than three times on Salute to Youth Concert, programs Musicians should not appear See lfith on B-- 3 homes than during the early But this spring and summer, the picture seemed to brighten The Utah Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Utah reported single family home permits weie up 12 5 percent for the second quarter of 1975 (April, May and June!, compared with the same period in 1974 Now, said Robert Paimquist, executive director of the Home Builders Association of Utah, industry leaders fear many builders who took out permits wont even start constructing the homes, smee interest mcreases could make the homes harder to sell A few weeks ago a family needed to earn $16,128 to qualify for a conventional, 9 25 percent loan with 10 percent down on a $40,000 house Rates as low as 8 75 percent were available with a 20 percent down payment But this week, a family would need to earn a debt-fre- e $18,752 income to qualify for a loan with the same 10 percent down payment on the same $40,000 house The higher FHA rate has had a similar effect on income requirements for government insured loans During August, a family needed a $12,680 d income to qualify for an mortgage on a $32,000 house, a typical price for homes financed under FHA programs The buyer also paid about 6 5 discount points, amounting to e about $1,800, as an interest charge when his loan was closed Bat presently, the same buyer must earn $13,200 and pay a slightly lower $1 440 discount charge to qualify for an FHA loan on the same $32,000 house One result of these trends has been that about the only persons who are seeking home loans are those purchasing a second or third home, said Ralph NcLon, vice president of First Federal Savings and Loan Association These buyers can reeorer a good sum from selling their former residences They apply that money toward a large down payment on their new home, so the amount they must actually borrow is less, and consequently, income requirements for a mortgage are lower The people who just arent buying are the first time purchasers," said 1almquist They can't get together the money They just cant qualify. Overall, the price of housing has risen far m advance of income, said Nelson Only about 21 percent of families can buy a typical home today Tw city five VASTS ?gn 75 percent of the People could afford the typical home In Utah, that typical new home costs about $40,000, and there is hardly said Paimanything under $30,000, quist But those prices have been holding steady this year The stability marks a shift from the sharp home price increases that occurred last year buildas costs rose on peti oleum-base- d k senes KB YU will repeat the program Wednesday p m on Channel 11 materials Home price increases that have occurred have been primarily due to higher land costs Salt Lake Countys land supply, particularly seems to be diminishing as more of the remaining developable parcels are sprawled over Speculators are holding many of the still vacant plots in hopes prices will rise even more Consequently, Salt Lake east bene h lots that cost $10,000 See AT 9 PCT. on B-- 6 9 Prison inmate John UTAH STATE PRISON Soper, 23, suffered multiple injunes Sunday when he was beaten by another inmate with a length of ai inch pipe Salt Lake County deputy sheriffs were called by prison officials to investigate the beating, which occurred m maximum security after Soper had been let oat ot bis cell for a shower His attacker somehow loft his cell, winch supposedly had been locked, and beat Soper in the hall leading to the shower room Soper evidently fell and was kicked several times, according to deputies Prison guard Frank Robertson, 30, heard the commotion and stopped the beating Soper was treated at University Medical Center for numerous cuts and bruises and a possible concussion He is now m the prison hospital. Two inmates have been placed m segregated confinement at the prison m connection with the incident Investigators said a section of pine bcbewd to be the weapon was fomd later It had been burned, deputies said and fingerprints had been obliterated Deputies said they believe the beatmg stems from a bet over a football game Saturday Ballot Members of the Repertory Dance Theatre perform on edge of 2CM! fountain. ZCMI mall: 'It's terrific' I line it ItS great fts terrific i said the woman shopper at the new ZCMI Center in downtown Salt Lake City "I ve waited a long time for this kind of a shopping mall in town I can buy expensive things, and I can find bargains There is something for every price range I love it, she repeated The sentiments of the downtown shopper (she lives m the downtown area) have been echoed by when the first stores many shoppers since mid-Jul- y opened m the complex Salt Lake City Mayor Conrad B Harnson today snipped a ribbon formally opening the $50 million structure located on 8 acres m the heart of the central business chstrict Chuich, civic and business leaders attending the ceremonies included President N. Eldon Tanner of the First Presidency and other General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints The woman shoppers sentiments were echoed by Mar lee Letts, executive secretary of the Salt Lake Retail Merchants Association The ZCMI Center will continue the growing importance and development of the downtown area, she said The local mel chants are pleased Yes, it but everyone means competition to some of them agrees, competition is good for business Fred Ball, executive vice president 0f the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, who also took part m the ribbon cutting along with his corps of Salt Shakers, was enthusiasChamber white-coate- d tic about the center also We held the annual membership meeting of the Chamber of Commerce m the mall of the ZCMI Center two weeks ago The response from those who attended (about 280 couples) was highly complimentary, he said It will bring many persons downtown It will help retail business It is a major improvement for the central bu .mess area The builders and develop- See ZCMI on B-- 5 Governors 'unload' early A special kind of love for tots By Dexter C. Ellis Deseret News political editor By Douglas D. Palmer Deseret Ncv s atdff writer said such service benefits not only the children but also the As they talk about their grandchildren, they sound kkc ul 1 grandparents She loves the music, she Youd think loves to dance the way a was scholar, boy my he carries those books around IBs favorite thing is taking rdes m his little red wagon But these patient, loving older Americans (including b5 in Salt Lake and 62 in Utah, counties) are not grandparents in the usual sense They are Foster Grandparlow income senior citients zens w ho volunteer their skills and atfection to children with special needs Salt Lake and Utah county participants in the federal ACTION agency program will the Homesgather tomgbt tead for a dinner and program celebrating a decade ot service The Provo program, di reefed by Charles J Hearing, began in 1965 as one of the first 20 projects m the country Salt Lake Countys program, di rected by Mrs Ruth Conrow, began m 1967 Mrs Alice burner, 75. 1040 Yale Are , who has been ir Salt Lake County s program eight years (a record for this area). She said, It helps us to keep active and out with other people and not home alone and feeling sorry for ourselves." In Utah County, 12 of the grandparents are men, serving along with women in the program at the Utah State Hospital, Utah State Training School and Provo and Nebo school districts Their average age is 73 and tne oldest is 87 Five of the Salt Lake County group are men The Foster Grandparents care for children at University Hospital, Cml-dreBehav tor Therapy Unit, Hartvigsen School. Neighborhood House, Primary Childrens Hospital, University Hospital and other centers To qualify for the program, an applicant must be at least 60 and in good health, with annual income not exceeding $2,500 for a smgle person The biggest pay they receive is satisfaction of being useful m their elderly years and loved by thousands of children But they aso receive $1 60 an hour, a transportation allowance to and from then work, a hot meal daily, a yearly physical examination and insurance See A SPECIAL ts B-- 3 With the preliminaries SUN VALLEY, Idaho just barely out of the way, governors attending the annual Western Governors Conference here today found themselves indulging in a familiar exercise. They blasted the federal government and its lac k of sensitivity to the needs and wishes of the individual states This has been a recurrent theme at these conferences, but usually its occurs a little later during the proceedings The subject which started the adrenalin flowing was an explanation of the National Health Planning and Resource Development Act The target of the flak from the governors was Dr Kenneth M Endieott, administiator, Public Health Service, Health Resources Administration of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Endieott attempted to field the questions and complaints, but obviously failed to satisfy the IIEW X,vrernors, even though he assumed them that would be flexible m applying guidelines of the act The new act is intended to cover the entire field of health care services, phasing out other individual laws However, governors like Calvin L. Rampton of Utah, Jerry Apodaea of New Mexico and Daniel Evans of Washington complained of lack of communication from HEW and of vagueness of the meaning of the act Long before now, Rampton said, you (HEW') should have had a letter out askmg the governors for input and for tbir cooperation Rampton later told the Deseret News that he See GOVERNORS an B-- 5 at Beating at prison on-tim- ing Action Ads the blending of many Assimilation will be theme of the nationalities into one nation fourth Courses by Newspaper article Tuesday in the Deseret News The American Issues Forum television program, also jointly sponsored by the Dseret New, will appear at 7 p m on KUED C hannei 7 Members of a panel discussing the topic will be Alberta Henry, minority consultant for Salt Lake School District, and William Mulder, professor of English, University of Utah Dr. Sterling McMurnn, dean of the Graduate School at the university, is for the urst 18 portions of the FHA-insure- to note Deaths People blending 1970s Interest rates on home mortgages have nsert this month, threatening to hold back revived home building and buying m Utah despite an apparent new era of relatively stable home prices Local financial insttutinns report their most favorable rate on a conventional mortgage with a 20 percent down payment is 9 25 percent. Most rates on such mortgages nave been between 8.75 and 9 percent since la t Apnl The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which insures many bank and savings association-initiate- d mortgages, has raised its rate, too The agency announced Sept 2 that it was raising its rate, which it adjusts periodically to reflect the general money market, from 8 5 to 9 percent the first such increase since April 28 During the past two years, Utah builders have constructed far fewer Calendar Today in the West home buyers lose interest By Suzanne Dean Urban affairs spi cialist Comics & . VfeS Ahca Stumer, fester grandparent, hugs Michael Saxton, 3, at Primary Children's Medical Center, row : T grandparents challenge Charging that the city attorneys office jumped the gun, Jim Jeppson said he will challenge a ruling taking him off the bdllot for Salt Lake City commissioner Jeppson said he knows there are 100 valid signatures on his nominating petitions The city attorneys office ruled his name could not be printed mi the primary ballot because his petition fell eight names short of the required number of registered voters signatures Jeppson said he should have been given more time to prove his petitions are valid He said he may appeal to the Utah attorney general for an unbiased opinion He noted that he purposely filed his petition a month early so there would be time to remedy any problem which might arise due to his inexperience as a candidate But, he sa.d he was not notified of the alleged deficiency m the signatures until :f was too late to do anything Bus turnout good It may be two months before Utah Transit Authority officials can determine the success of experimental Sunday bus service We were very impressed, however, with ndership Sunday, said UTA official John McGrath He said 1 8t)2 persons rode the bus m Salt Lake County and 363 took advantage of the new service in the Ogden area We are surprised at the number of riders, eonrdcrng it v as the first time buss have run on UTA General Manager John Sunday since 19c8, Rankin said Rankin said no decision will be made on keeping the extended service until the UTA can judge its popularity with citizens Officials said it might take 45 to 60 days to determine whether to keep the Sunday service McGrath said UTAs headquarters, 616 W. 2nd South, had more than 300 phone 'alls Sunday from citizens requesting information about routes and services for the time being, Sunday is a regular work dav fm many of our employes, said McGrath He Said bus service on Sundays will be pnmardy to hospitals and nursing homes and facilities that are open Sunday and generate a great deal of traffic A financial A $192,000 boost shot in the arm today apparently solved an impending financial crisis in the Sait Lake Public Safety Department Public Safety Commissioner Glen N Greener, who two wreks ago said his police and fire department were facing a combined deficit of $620, 00, today met with City Auditor Lawrence A Jones and Fiscal Consultant Fred M Oliver Jones and Oliver told Greener he could have $100,000 from the school crossing guard budget, which will be reimbursed with Federal employment funds in addition, he said $92,0110 would be, transferred from the general government fund to the police dc partment to make ends meet. Jone" said additional deficits projected by Greener may not materialize He suggested the city wart until December, when it has more definite salary information, before taking add.tional action. Greener said he was satisfied with the arrangement since Jones and Oliver guaranteed funding for ail the exiartme mJske safety operations. 9 a |
