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Show Letters To The Editor I Utah Lagging In War Between The States? Rec Head Laud) Review Support rs Some current statistics are pretty good. Many predictions are rosy. The executives of defense plants insist that their contrat base is Dear Sin Baseball Is a high point in Southeast Salt Lake County. And much of the growth of Junior Baseball programs in that area of the city is due to the commendable Job you and your staff performed throughout the summer months. Your perserverlng efforts through the end yt each League Season and the steady flow of notices of coming made the year a banner one in Southeast Salt Lake County. still stable. worry a little, though. Its hard to believe that the federal governments largeasein distribufe That may be a ting defense contracts is completely we Utahns havent completely faced. We worry too, about the fact that no major industry employing over 1,000 people and not dependent upon the whims of government bureaucracy has been established in Utah in the last decade. We non-politic- There is a lot of talk though: On August 26, a group of experts got together and discussed Utahs economy. Their forum was the fifteenth annual state economic development conference, sponsored by the "Utah Committee on Industrial and Employment Planning. The proceedings of the meet will be available for study soon. In the meantime, a report issued by the University of Utahs Bureau of Economic & Business Research fills in as a preview. During the conference W. C. the planning Palfreyman, in a good deal of warehousing, but as an attracter of basic manufacturing represents a very small step. The four incentives comare business monly used development corporations, direct loan and guarantee programs , mimic ipal bonding and tax exemption. The legislative council is studying the whole picture now. It is hoped that in their purusal these methods will not be passed over as questionable giveaway pro- well-train- the five states that has no maj- -I or; v industrial incentive pro- gram based on cold, harddol- -' lars. The other four are Tex as (with its oil), Nevada (with its casinos), California ( with all those people), and Arizona (with Barry, supposedly). 1 f f " ' r5 bureaus report lists The Utahs efforts in behalf of bringing in industry. Included is a system of vocational schools, which as this page has noted before is a highly neglected area. Also included is freeport, which will bring .. , Sky- Dear Sin It will be Interesting to see if, before the elections in November, any steps are taken to fil the presidency at the BYU with a permanent appointee. If this is done, It will be of further Interest to see if this has any affect on the senatorial results In , Rocky Mountain Review feels the responsibility to also offer for public inspection candidates for state house and senate seats. Although these races dont attract the hull-abatheir outcome is exceedingly important. at seven town meetings the Cottonwood Mall Auditorium by the Rocky Mountain KCPX-T- Review and lu, V. We undertake this project since an informed vote is an effective one. intelligent, Since it is the function of news media to inform, often in ways supplementing their normal opportunities where public participation is involved. Dear Sir I was pleased to read your Review Editorials September 10, 1961 1 Page Jerri Dutcher Julie Click 32U Teton Drive 3201 Teton Fourth School Eastwood grader, "I'm really excited about it, because Im sick of doing summer things. It's exciting to go to school with my Second School Drive grader, organize the curriculum into three quarters instead oLtwo semesters and offer the three quarters in a four - quarter sequence? grader, view the political side-b- y side. The issues are of sufficient impor- Wasatch "I like school a lot because you go outside and have fun. , ' pw ' to - to. .to .i'v'Ts a $ f SUBSCRIPTION RATE OUTSIDE CARRIER DELIVERY AREA $5.00 per year I spent a few days on vacation again. Do you ever find yourself lacking in things to do? I dont. The Labor Day weekend left me with a few hours., so I took the Jeep Into the m o u n t a ins surrounding this fascinating valley. Found myself a cool, flat rock and sat back and looked. Fascinating. Hours of introspection and Nancy Ledbetter Fort Douglas Fifth grader, Wasatch School I'm sorta glad and sorta sad. In the summer you have, fun, but in school you have to stay Indoors. Gary Click 3201 Teton Drive Fourth grader, Dorothy Wilson 3645 Cascade Way Second grader, Eastwood Eastwood School School "I dont know. I Just dont want to goback. You have to work and don't get paid. "Fine, I like to work and things like that. I like going out to recess. $3.00 per year Patricia Boren Elizabeth Cox 3060 Rainier Avenue Second School grader, Teton Drive Sixth grader, Eastwood School "Well, I want to go awful bad. Our rooms are going to be a lot cooler this year. 3182 Eastwood "Im glad Im going back. I like to read and write. Debbie Edgln 2850 East 3220 South Fourth grader, Canyon - ( Rim School "I feel happy. I like school very much. I . What would I remember most about Salt Lake If I ever had to go? People, mostly. People provide the color and contrast to this valley, Just like the topography. Id miss real people like Nate Baldwin. Nate and I have had a nice relationship for years. Nate is the man who lives a life out past the lonasphere...out in our outer galaxy. Nate talks about the folks on Venus and Neptune and Mars. Next time he goes, he promised to stop by and take n e along. And Ill go. Nates in the hospital now with a body full of cancer. ...And Id miss the solid iconoclastic strength of that Thoreau-llk- e giant of human- ity, Ammon Hannesy. Ammon has devoted his life to helping JOHN B. LUNSFORD SUBSCRIPTION RATE WITHIN CARRIER DELIVERY AREA (4) What will be the effect teachers who teach four a year 0) Will the four plan actually save money7 - ; For the past decade we have had a plan In operation In the schools which has been mo Y economical - namely, sessions. Yet, schools are doing awav with double sessions simply because parents donut, approve of them There is a good possibility that there will be little paren(6) ti' -- tal Interest In the four-quart- er plan Most parents will like the plan for someone elses A good beginning would be. the provision of funds to pef-- c mlt voluntary summer schools' in selected areas for pro- -, grams of acceleration, enrichment and remedial work-- I If this becomes popular, then consideration of expansion Into the fourth quarter would be desirable w Sincerely yours, Paul C. Fawley, Professor Educational Administration in Miss ? by Will Lucas 278-288- Entered as second class matter at the post office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the act of March 9, 1878. Published every Thursday. re- r Published by Great Western News, Inc, 226S East 4800 South, P.O. Box 17377, 6. Member of Utah State Press Assoc. Salt Lake City, Utah 84117, Phone, - -- rf&gipk voters. Friday will bounce around for quite a while. We felt a touch of pride in the involvment of Utah people in this performance. It would probably be difficult to find this kind of combination more suited to this illustrious work anywhere. n Whod I feel about starting school again? tance to deserve consideration of these meetings by all MANAGING EDITOR K, McMurdle 3908 South 2175 East Salt Lake City, Utah The Many Moods of Will Lucas retrospection. i 5 Don If And When , An Evening Of Music To Remember With Pride a. Sincerely, Mr. and Mrs. (5) How will mothers react to having elementary and junj lor high pupils at home during the cold weather months7 (3) Will it be possible to Second School Eastwood "1 Just love school. I want to learn how to write so I can write to my grandfather and grandmother. How do you tunity to hopefuls sounds of the Tabernacle Choir and the Philadelphia Orchestra in recreating Beethovens Ninth last J Review concerning the proposed 12 month schedule to fully utilize school facilities. Such a plan may have much merit in solving the financial dilemma In which the schools now find themselves. At the same time, the plan Is such a radical departure from past practice thatan extensive period of study and research are needed. There are arguments both pro and con concerning the four quarter plan and criticisms of local districts that do not go all out for the plan now are premature. Some pertinent questions for which answers must be sought are the following. (1) Will It be possible for parents who have children In different schools and In different grades to have them all In school the same quarters? OPINION PLEASE for themselves, ask questions personally and compare. The sessions offer a unique oppor- The 3) County. If there Is no definite action taken before the November elections, Is there a reason other than politics? quarters Linda Ledbetter ' will have the opportunity to see a well known fact that sounds, pins dropping, etc, bounce around the walls of the Tabernacle. ! editorial in the August 6, 1964, issue of the Rocky Mountain Fort Douglas other public the where electorate platform Its Sincerely yours, Paul S. Rose, Superintendent Pete Haun, Director of Sport Salt Lake County Recreatlo; Department University Educator Speaks Up We know of not We expect a good turnout for appearances of candidates in the prominent races. As a newspaper, the community 1 you and acknowledge your part in our program. Ar- - Utah (2) Will acceleration be front page story in this issue announces a series of . With the continued support of people like ou with a paper like yours, we wish to thank ed Object: Information On Important Issues A ers. Wilkinson In Or Out At BYU?, Advertising and salesman -ship are not enough. Were in the midst of a tough competitive fight. The battle must be won by people ina favoragle labor climate, good access to resources and markets with reasonable freight rates; and an attractive tax climate. Utah falls behind in some respects on all these counts. We must first buildup these qualities. But war in this new between the states, we must offer more than average inducements. Business development corporations, loan programs and municipal bonding all have some drawbacks. But if we dont make it possible to use them, legally, we will fall farther behind in our efforts to attract industry. giveaway programs. The bureaus report clearly indicates that Utah is one of t Hillcrest, Holladay, line, and Granite Schools performed outstandingly well grams. committees chairman, took a stand against industrial bond-- I ing as an other questionable f. fact-of-li- al. throughout the season with a good share of baseball honors t going to those teams. Your summer workshop at Holladay Elementary School was one of the most popular in the program with many of the summers awards going to thAhiidren of your lead- y the guys who are down and out ... the drunks ... no sermons, Just a place to stay warm and some food. Ammons one anarchist we could all take a lesson from in love. Ammon hasnt paid federal taxes for years ... he pickets the federal government every chance he gets he pickets any execution at the Point of the M ountain and around the . U.S.A. And, Id miss the little lady who runs the Corina Cigar Store. She sells more tobacco than any other lady west of the Mississippi . . and she doesnt even smoke! You go in and ask her for a ra or unusual pack of smok tobacco and you ask her how it is ... and she always says, Q) "oh, its lovely. ...And Id miss all the waitresses at Keeleys Coffee Shop on Main and Second South. Anybody who would serve me that much strawberry jam on toast for that many years has just got to be all good! But I wouldnt miss those people who burned that cross on the lawn of a Negro family And I wouldnt in Provo. miss the kindergarten minds of those kindergarten political perverts who deface bill- boards of the opposing candidates. Youve seen them ... those little people have come out of the restrooms with their poisonous crayonfand emerged to greater things on highways. I wouldnt miss many things like that. I would miss the quiet solitude of a mesa in Southern Utah ... and the majesty of a mountain Oak and the mgtc of a sunset Id miss I U And Id miss you peoplJ tune in Will Lucas on KALL ? Radio every morning. & c |