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Show V' NEWS & ADS 278-28- 1 66 Rocky Mountain Southeast Salt Lake's Community Noember eekl) Newspaper 10$ 12, 1964 Its Called Money Name Of The Game? Its The Same, Says New Finance Head A man who Is walking out of a vastly Improved situation Into the turmoil of Utahs financial riddle reviewed the past and explored the future for Salt Lake City Commissioners. due soon at the state capltol to direct fiscal policies for a new adminHerbert F. Smart vacate his Salt Lake City Commission post this week. to istration prepared name or the state, City, county the next few years, although lice Department needs more of the game Is the same, said Calvin Ram-ptofirst appointee. Its money, he said, where to get it and how to spend It. He began winding up affairs with an Itemized list of past, for accomplishments and a view of his successor future public safety department needs. Mr. Smart took credit for efficiencies In police, fire and health department during the past three and a half years but, he said, there Is much to do. Biggest needs: 1.) The Salt Lake City Po Governor-ele- From leaf fights to tons of stuff for snow halls... made a fast transition from a lovely fall to a blustery winter. Un predictable Mother Nature created this frigid scene on Walkers Lane Just hours after youngsters were tumbling In piles of brittle, autumn leaves. old Mark Jensen, gleefully dodges leaves thrown by Eddie Green. Four-ye- ar Utah Mark Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Jensen, 6820 Sprlngbrook Five year old Eddies parents are Mr. and Mrs. Gordeon Greene, Way. 1702 Village Green Road. ns ct men, Mr. Smart said. While the present force Is being used at maximum efficiency, personnel Is needed for downtown foot patrols and extra help In the Sugar House area. He recommended 30 additional men to handle crime prevention details and Investigative work. This, he estimated would be adequate for And Winter Came - Bringing Chill Beauty .. And Banger - wy 0 A county r m i wash-ou- t before A early morning Frozen beauty quickly turned to slush, annoying pedestrians but creaa ting real problems for bounty road crews. Early Wednesday morning, grader operator clearing discovered a wash-o- ut under-cuttin- Was- g A dozen men, mostly foremen and superatch Boulevard at 4800 South. on out the Veterans turned Day holiday to fill the gap before pavevisors, newly-installsnow had curbs, ment collapsed. Fast-meltito street below. Loads of gracut the down and washed through a utility vel and clay provided a temporary patch until permanent repairs can be made. TV & snow ng over-flow- ed ed ers HERBERT F. SMART Washington Beehive The By Emily came Info Hard To Find , Utah Is a sporting pair In of sneakers . . shocked us a little. After all, she isnt exactly a little, old lady. She Informed us this is part of the annual warming-u- p ritual. Thanksgiving Is almost here which means Christmas cant be far behind, Before you fall hopelessly under the Yuletide spell, we remember those cautioned, credit managers will never love you In February as they did in December. Perhaps that was a gloomy but wed thing to say '. . Just received a communique from the U. S. Department of Interiors Bureau of Land M anagement which kind of took out of Christmas the ho-for us. In deadpan federalese, the notice says anybody who tries to filch a Christmas tree this year is subject to two kinds of prosecution: civil and cr- which ho - iminal. but You pay your taxes take cant your you definitely choice of all those trees soaking up nutrition on our fed eral land. You cant, that Is, without proper authorization from the Bureau of Land Management. Although the notice doesnt say so, the Implication is that . . . (Continued on I age 2) By BEN FORGEY One function of the Capitol of Utahs Senators and Congressmen Is to operate as sort of Informal tourist bureaus for the state. Every office has at least one rack of brochures, leaflets and road maps, as well as an attractive secretary who will courteously assist anyone who wanders In seeking Information. But did you every try to find a Congressional office? Even experienced old hands sometimes get lost In the labyrinth of the Senate and House Office buildings Of course, the prospective visitor to the Beehive State He has other alternatives. can write the state capital He requesting Information. Hill offices can call the airlines, or perhaps a railroad. (One Utahn who has lived In Washington for many years says that the Union Pacific used to run a kind of disorganized full-tipublicity department to promote tourism In Utah and other Intermountain states, but that this activity has long since ceased.) The point Is that all these procedures rely too heavily on the Initiative of the tourist himself and too little on stim ulating his Interest. In fact, the family Planning a summer vacation Is all too likely to visit national parks other than Utahs: the fisherman more likely to fish In Californias streams; the skier to swoop down Colorados slopes, the camper to sleep and hike In other mountains. As a tourist attraction Utah, In short, has an Image problem on the East Coast, Or an Information gap. DOLLARS FORFEITED Whatever you want to call It, is the conviction of many Utahns In the capital that the state forfeits much of the money which It could earn from tourism. There Is simply no easy way to obtain and adequate Information, there are no facilities at all for promoting Interest In the It state. Any program developed to meet this problem would have to concentrate on two things: (1) convincing travelers who plan to go across country to go by way of Utah and (2) convincing as many of these as possible to spend more time enjoying the attractions of the state. Needless to say, a solution to the problem must be carefully planned. Should the state decide to open a tourist bureau or bureaus on the East Coast, the location would have to be carefully considered. Washington suggests Itself it Is the for two reasons: center of the countrys fastest growing metropolitan area, and it Is also one of the major tourist attractions In the country. People who come to Washington are In most Instances already travel oriented and receptive to suggestions of ther places to spend their vacations. The kinds of publicity and would have to be examined in relation to their costs, by a professional staff. There is no use getting Into services the game unless you are going to do a first rate Job. This kind of question Is now a very live one In Utah. Governor-elect Calvin Rampton has Indicated a desire to increase state expenditures on tourism for the promoting state. The question of promoting this Important business on the East Coast ought to be Included In discussions of the issue. If done properly, It would certainly benefit Utahns. or maybe Surprisingly not considering theres humility In defeat opposing factions within the Grand Old MASSIVE MOVE One of the nations foremost music critics Joins the who attained incumbents During November The expiring 88th Congress is still busy, though legislation Is no longer the Job The halls of Congress are echoing with the squeeks of handcarts shuttling mountains of paper between offices and from offices out to waiting trucks. One of the most massive moves the Capitol has ever seen is underway. Between now and January 4, those members of Congress who wont be back will undertake the tremendous physical task of vacating their offices. There Is a record number of these Individuals this yean at last count, 99 members of the 88th Congress will not be back in January. Fifty-fo- ur of these did not seek while another 45 and 42 ConSenators (three gressmen) lost elections. in last weeks OFFICE SWITCHING This means that the Capitol will be treated to a rare spectacle of office and desk switching. It seems that assignment of office space, like most everything else In Congress, Is handled by the sen- iority system. First In priority are those many a month. The consensus of present and potential political leaders reflects sweet charity to all, temperance and an overflowing desire to forgive. Most of all theyd like to forget. Extreme conservatives say theyll Joyously welcome back GOP groups who balked at this years general election line-u- p. At the same time, moderates express only comwing passion for far-rig- ht zealots who steered the party to Its present sad condition. Lyndon Johnson, they agree was an Insurmountable obstacle - the master politician backed by all the power of the federal establishment. Senator Barry Goldwater (Continued on Page 2) Noted Music Critic Joins Review Staff Forfeiting Tourist Dollars this morning seat. Party are closer to apparent accord than theyve been In Morning After. Pierre Picayune Up From The Ruins: A Sad, What now, GOP? Thats the question Utahs Republicans are asking each pther as they emerge from the shock of a numbing defeat at the polls November 3. Where do we go and whos going to lead us, monopolizes the thoughts of Republicans throughout the state as well as nationally. Theyre searching their souls as they analyze election results Next election, theyre wondering, wholl be steering the delicate state party mechanism and from which side of the driv- traffic could cause pavement to collapse. if5 (Continued on Page 2) Battered GOP road worker discovered Wasatch Boulevard studies show Salt national Lake short by 60 to 95 men. More than 130 major changes have been initiated In operations, personnel policies and administration, equipment and training procedures. Divisive factions within the police department have been eliminated, he reported, with these Incumbents can take advantage of the demist of many of their erstwhile colleagues In last weeks elections and apply for a change in offices. of the The superintendent House expects at least 40 members, a record number, to change their offices. Next In line come those in the category of David S. King, Just elected to represent Utahs second Congressional district. On the strength of his prior service In the House, King will be able to apply for office space two days befreshmen fore newly-elected Congressmen. He can file his application on December 3, for quarters while the freshmen must wait until December 5. This system of allocating offices seems only fair, yet to an outsider it also seems rather perplexing, this competition for office space, as confusing a rite as say, Inter office politics on the 16th floor of a Madison Avenue advertising agency. One can simply observe and leave it at this: a lot of time and toll, as well as tears, go Into the remaking of a Congress. Rocky Mountain Review next week. Follow and understand the music scene In Utah with the authoritative, candid comments of Dr. Lowell M. Durham, and composer educator, nationally known critic. Dr. Durham will enlighten readers on many phases of not only music but other artistic endeavors on the Salt Lake scene. A fellow critic, Paul Hume, music editor of the Washington Dr. Durham Post, lauded one of the few academas icians among critics. Hume Durham gives his wrote, of the best Insome readers formed and well written criticisms in the country. Dr. Durhams list of contributions and memberships In the musical field are numerous. He has served as lecturer, professor of music and dean of the College of Fine Arts, University of Utah. On a national level, the Salt Laker was president of the Critics Association Music from 1962 to 1963 and vice president of that organization from 1960 to 1962. Presently he is a member of the executive committee for the Musle Critics Association. His wide range of memberships Include, board of directors, Civic Music Association; University of Utah Summer Festival Performing Arts Committee; General Board of the Deseret S. S., L.D.S. Church; Entertainment Critics Committee. His musical works Include over 25 compositions and The doctors works have been performed by the University of Iowa, Symphony, Utah Symphony and M orman Tabernacle the Choir. A native of Boston, Mass., Dr. Durham has degrees from the University of Iowa and the University of Utah. He Is director of the East M lllcrer k Stake Choir and the East Millcreek Second Ward Choir. LOWELL M. DURHAM |