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Show r :S I Q NEWS 278-28- & ADS Circulation 66 278-28- 60 Vol.X No. 3 2265 East 4800 South Oran SHERMAN LLOYD m Good government begins at home, in the city and town, in the school district, in the county, and in the Utah State Legislature, with which this column will be concerned. majority of whom can be assumed to support the program of and increased bonding taxes. On top of this, many individual Republicans support bonding Mitch Melitch, the Republican candidate for Governor, approved bonding So barring a reversal by the Governor himself, the job of the legislature in the matter of paying the bills, may become as easy as falling off a log. This legislature therefore is not really faced with the hard question: How are we going topay the bills? This will be the problem for future legislatures and future I have the greatest respect for the remarkably good citizens of the 1965 legislature who for $500 plus $5 per day for 60 days only, will devote all, their nights and days for 60 days and a large part of the remainder of the year to responsible consideration of the issues of 1965. The first 10 days or so of the legislature have been dominated by the new Governor s messages and pronouncements of policy. From nowon, less will be heard from the Governor and more will be heard from the legislators. As I write this, the budget message has not been given but we know a great deal of the Governor s finance ideas through positions taken in the .campaign. Every session of the Utah -legislature is faced with' the most difficult problems iq the States history and this legislature is no exception. But looking at it another way, this legislature has the governors. In a policy statement of significance, John Evans, secretary of the Utah Education Association, supported Governor Rampton s education finance proposals even though they called for a lesser expenditure than reccomended by Governor Clyde s committee. Mr. Evans must see in Governor Rampton a man of ready access who will bring the U.E.A. into the center, of his education policy deliberations, and it appears to me, therefore, that for a honeymoon period at least, Evans and the U.E A. will accept less than the maximum from the new governor and with better temper. I thought that Bruce Jenkins, president of the Senate, stated some particularly good words in his acceptance speech, such as: .Let no one expect Instant answers from this body. This is a deliberative body. We And intend to deliberate. Cl easiest job faced by any legis- years, because at it is obvious that right or wrong, the state is debt for the first added buildings and higher salaried services ...particularly in education. Governor Rampton cam- paigned on a platform of bonding and Increased personal and corporate Income taxes, and the people of the state elected him, together with a Democratic legislature, the lature In long last, einto (Continued on Page Four) committee of construction site. had Some the conpiled junk .around, tractor said, we cleaned it up. I don't want to make a big deal over nothing THE LABOR ULTIMATUM won the hearty approval of Salt Lake City Commissioner Dont Miss A 1 Single Issue Don't beat your kids or blame your wife U you've missed your copy of the V ' J I K 'v ' fx Nau-ma- commis- who sion representative arrived at the project Wed nesday morning, minimized dangers. Martell Ellis, general safety inspector for the Utah Industrial Commission, said, Conditions are not of an emergency nature, they are typical of most jobs. I just made a few suggestions to the contractor. Refusing to divulge specific recommendations, the state inspector said, There's no deadline for corrections. I plan to make a routine visit in a week or so and see what (Continued on Page Two) This is the second of a series on Utah s liquor laws. Revision or at least study existing re' ulations has been propose j for the pre-se- at session of the state The articles legislature are presented to supply background information on what is probably the state s most controversial topic. of resulting legislation. Four general systems evol- and opved: the state-ownerated monopoly, the privately and owned monopoly, the license system and absolute prohibition. ed state-regulat- The suffering of a distinguished English statesman touched the heart of a Hofladay teenager this week. Reading of Sir Winston Churchill's battle with death, Mark Brady, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs Melvin E. Brady, 4361 Spruce Circle, sprang into action Honors have flowed on Mr. Churchill from every corner globe, it's time Salt Lake honored him, thought d the fhe Mark youngster started a petition to change die name of Foothill Junior High School, 4275 South Wasatch Boulevard to Churchill J umor High School Armed with pencil, paper and determination, Mark and six buddies, scoured the neighborhood Saturday, January 16, rounding up names for the petition t Only one person wouldn sign. the student revealed With 500 signatures on 10 sheets of paper, Mark to the Granite School presented his name change petition board, Tuesday. January 13 , The board seemed interested, the lad smiled A seventh grader at Wasatch Junior High School, Mark Lkes history and has read quite a bit about Sir Winston the youth admitted, w thought of other names too. Lke John F Kennedy and Douglas Mac Arthur But when Mr Churchill suffered his stroke, we felt we should honor him he hopes next Mark's will to win is also strong School Junior High Churchill to attend year Brown At Helm books. Granite School District conducted its own presi- dential and vice presiden- - 4 tial inauguration Tuesday I I night, January 19. Sliding into office one 1 day ahead of U.S. chief & executives were Keith C. J Brown, new school board president, and Mrs. How- ard B. Summerhays, vice s president. Born in Woods Cross, Utah, Mr. Brown is i grad- - 1 uat of the University of 1 SETTING THE AMOUNT for the coming bond election, Mr. Hartvigsen explained that the limiting factor was a 13 and percent of the disone-thi- rd trict' s assessed valuation limit on bonded indebtedness. Granite District's assessed valuation increased $28 million during the past year. Mr. Hartvigsen also pointed out that in order to qualify for maximum state school funds. It was necessary for the district to be bonded to capacity. Estimating a tax base increased of $20 million for each of the next two years, the board proposed to issue $6 215 million in bonds during the 1965-6- 6 school year, and with the balance tobeissueddurlng 1 Utah Elected to the Granite school board two years ago, Mr. Brown is general manager and president cf the Brown Distributing, Incorporated, 2560 South 8th 1966-6- 7. West. He and his wife, Geneva, and their six children live at 2662 Verona Circle. In November 1963, Mrs. Present bonded indebted- ness of GraniteSchool District is $27,775 million. Should assessed valuation not grow as predicted, the 13 and percent ceiling would mean a In the bond Issue School bonds must be retired within 10 years at the rate of 10 percent or more per year. one-thi- became the first women to be elected to the Granite school board Mr. and Mrs. Summerhays and their two children live at 1553 MillcreekWay. Summerhays cut-ba- rd ck HENRY H GOVERNOR BLOOD took the normal politic course in such a situation In 1934 he appointed a committee -- - first of 12mem-be- rs then expanded to 43 attempting to obtain a cross-secticf backgrounds The essential interest of the committee was to propose a rea- - For an intriguing slice of Utah history, spend an idle hour some day at the Utah State Historical Society perusing records of seizures in the battle to enforce prohibition laws in Utah The society has about 1,000 1331 records dating and 1333, showing confisrjt-io- n of anything from one pint to several gallons cf alcohol and spotting the location of numerous stills, mostly in Salt Lake. Str angely. the name "John Doe'' appears as the holder cf the illicit liquid in more than a few instances The records go to show that prohibition m I tah worked little better than m other states And, though a large segment of the population might have desired a working prohibition law, the ineffectiveness of the measure led to a vote by the people of Utah to repeal prohibition on Nov- ttecn ember 7, 1333 Utah was the thirty-sixt- h and deciding state in the nation's repeal of the Volstead Act ed respcinsib.lity for liquor distributi m fell to the individual states and each state's complex of morals and customs bore upon the nature In 1334, Diaper Set To Celebrate First Year Who cant, ' ran resist babies'1 We even pictures cf them The Rocky Mountain Review is launching a new weekly series devoted entirely to the youngest generation help south-- olds east Salt Lake celebrate their birthday by running their photo in this new department Anybody you know going to have a birthday The series starts February 11 so if your little friend was Each week we 11 one-ye- ar so-mt- between February 7 through February 13, take the tot to 2278 East 4800 South across from the d.rectly Review ofT.ce for a free phnbigraph The little rascal s picture w,ll.tbpn be printed )in the bom Review along with our St ipby early to avoid disappointment cf which have made headway. Most revisions drink, none sonable system of distribution and yet avoiding the evils of the saloon or bootlegging. actually enacted concerned efficiencies or enforcement of the act . Enforcement was originally the in hands of the state through the commission. In 1337 It was transferred to the counties or cities. The preface to the law. as it now reads states its purpose: The protection cf public health, peace and morals, to prevent the recurrence rf abuses associated with saloons, to eliminate the evils of unlicensed and unlawful manufacture, selling and disposing cf alcoholic beverages and all provisions of this ai t shall be liberally construed f m the of these purattainment poses. The act defines the appointment and duties of the three-ma- n commission including the ' general c'mtroE management and supervision of all liquor stores and pa'kage agencies The commission ran determine the numbr and location cf st res and package agencies without voice from local residents e,r municipal or county officers Its other duties include those normal to the adninis-trat.o- n of liquor distribution, among them the detcrmina-t- i THREE BILLS ed on Honor Churchill, Student Resolves affidavit. A recent court decision has made it necessary for the board to certify taxpayers prior to the election through a check of county tax and records registration New Crack Daily In Skyline Roof The' Granite School Board has a check for $24,188.21 and and theyre not exactly a leaky roof at Skyline High School sure what to do with either of them. The check represents the balance cf bond money guaranteeing the faulty roof. If the board accepts the check, they're ... afraid theyll relieve Owens-Corni- Fiberglass Corporation ng cf responsibility for the condition of the roof. On the other hand, theyre not really sure the manufacturer of the roofing materials is to blame in the first place. While correspondence is shooting back and forth and company representative are confering with school district-official- s, new leaks are springing daily. Some $550 to $900 per week is being expended in temporary repairs. Until Tuesday night when the bond expired this expense was being borne by the Owens - Corning bond. Entering into the board discussion cf the problem, one taxpayer lndignently pointed out that the Skyline High architect has sifrce kee retained tcuiesign a aaw juiuor high school to be located iq the Cottonwood area. DO SOMETHING FAST A representative cf the company which installed the roofing reminded the board that the roof has been leaking for the past three years. ' Thirty -- five to 40 foot cracks open up everyday, he said, " with every change of temperature. He urged that whatever they do, they do tt quickly. And what will that be? Dr. O. C. England, deputy superintendent in construction, won board approval to retain charge of school an engineering firm to determine the cause of leaks, promising to pinpoint blame for the faulty roof within the week. la the meantime, the board will hold the check but will pick-u- p the bill for further repairs until they can ascertain cause for the cracks. Soggy Skyline students, whatever the outcome, must wait for spring to see a solid roof over their heads THIN AND NOW of ll At the same time, they learned they would have to spend some $4, 000 to certify voters in the bond election set for April 27. In the past, eligibility to vote in a bond election could be established with a sworn 30 Years Later: Utah Liquor Laivs Unchanged V V) George B. Catmull. I'm glad Mr. Catmull they did it, said: We've been fighting them everyday but short of shutting the job down, we just cant get them to obey safety regulations. Riveting attention on Hail of Justice safety conditions is the memory of a worker who was crushed in a tunnel cave-i- n October 18, 1963, Mr. Catmull reminded the Rocky Mountain Review that city inspectors had issued several written warnings of dangerous conditions prior to the accin, dent. The victim, Arthur father of three, suffered a broken neck Afterone year in Holy Cross Hospital, he's now at Long Beach Veteran's Hospital, California, paralyzed from the neck down. AN INDUSTRIAL - 1 V V) Thp Granite School Board set their sights high Tuesday night, January 19 for a coming bond election Acting on advice of Superintendent of Granite Schools Elmer J. Hartvigsen, they'll ask voters to approve $12.5 million in bonds to tide them over the next two years. J The labor representatives claim poor housekeeping, unprotected open shafts and corridors inside the partially completed building present a severe safety hazard to men, working on the project. Boycott by union members could be a consequence if hazards are not corrected, s!ud. The general they contractor has promised a clean-u- p but Insis d conditions were not unusual or dangerous. - ' Year Bonding Program local labor leaders has registered strong protest CONTROVERSIAL, ' yote Scheduled, Two with the Utah Industrial Commission over conditions on the 278-286- ' m $1 The Salt Lake Metropolitan Hall of Justice attracted another full measure of unwelcome attention this week. Piling atop past woes over unanticipated construction costs and a space squeeze, misery hit from another direction. A overlooked. If your copy of the Review does not reach you by call Thursday evening, 0. We'll hava paper to your home no later than noon, Friday. ' V Sequel To Sorry s Public Project Rocky Mountain Review some Thursday. Your fog- draped home may have been A- fell 'o January 21, 1965 Newspaper Woe And Misery At Hall Of Justice DV yt m eekl Southeast Salt Lake's Community The 1935 session of the legislature was a dramatic, stormy one Three bills were introduced in the house and two in the senate. The feeling for monopoly control without was not overwhelming, and the present bill emerged after a conference session between the two legislative bodies. The governors advisory committee originally recommended that the legislature permit the sale of alcoholic beverages in state stores, in hotels restaurants and private clubs. The Governors bill, as finally reported out and enacted, strut k out the part about service in hotels and restaurants The eonflict at the time was reflected on the editorial pages cf two of the three major newspapers On February 21, the Deseret News editorialized "The Attempt to license the sale of liquor through private dealers is really an attempt to retjrn to the saloon The Salt lake Trib ne, in February 16 editorial, statin the adoption of the state stores plan, the state undoubtedly will defer the ultimate solution of the big prosale blem to another day by the drink, and it is idle to thir.k that there will be mme. is reserved f r those who are willing to defy the a ed law CHANGES PROPOSED Over the years several changes have been proposed some concerning sale by the - m cf prices which must though, be a minimum cf 53 per cent over wholesale prices on hard liquor and 43 per cent on wme The law also determines where and how liquor may be consumed It does not state as is sometimes tfeLeved -- - that carrying an opened boMle cf liqu if in one s car is illegal It does state that drinking while riding in a vehicle is The law allows for the exis-tan- ce of .package agencies which may be any properly qualified store in the retail merchandise business, as long as it doesn t sell draft beer According to Utah's liquor control act, any liquor purchased must be lept in its original package - a quirk which outlaws the hip flask or the It cannot be condecanter sumed an a public building, stadium' Any person park or who permits drunkenness to take place in anv house or on any premise of which he is violates the law, the owner as des anv 'me who p rm.ts nr suffers any person apparently under the influence of liq mr to consume am l.qur Scandal and illic it practices in the administration of the law' were uncovered ;n the late 1340 s Aft r hiseb c tion, Governor J Brae ken Lee appointed a committee to study the entire mat'er In February 1343 this committee stped they were "opposed to sale-t- v nded that the legisldture submit the question of to the v te ri the people at the next general election " This rnmrrit'pe aKo recommended replacing the three man commissi with a seven man board and a man- bujrecomni k, -- ager Their recommendations met w.th l.'le success The most recent move f ra change was suggested by the present a mroissioner, Alan J ihnson He has proposed the elimination rf permits and purchase cards -- - a costly ly admirustgat ve detail installed to c'mtrol the am unt purchased by .any indi 'irsg-inal- vidual While it seems possible that the pressures cf the tourist potential ' and the convention bug' might bring about eventual changes in the attitude concerning sale by the drink, it is unlikely that Itah will change from a monopoly sys- tem Scribbled A otes Tell The Story Sometimes we pet interesting notes along with the tiny checks people send ns st to jay for their Review classified adverti-smen- ts low-co- Jut the other day, a man did ir across .thefrontcfhisb.il Hehad an unused 1336 Ford taking up space next to his shiny. P63 model car Attempts to sell the auto failed unt,l be called us. A want ad in the Rocky MountainPeview replaced his good but unnecvehicle with a essary bundle of Cash He liked that and so d.d we Want something nn e to 6, h.qpen to you0 C all ask for a classified and item,ze the wrote "this fast-acti- . er unnecessary artir les'lut'-m- g your h me Then sit back arid watch your $1 inves'rrent grrw into a p.le cf extra spend ing money J I |