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Show REVIEW June CH g (Continued from page 1) policy will lapse ft few weeks before the arrival of a new baby in his family) was fired because he was, according to Commissioner Jenson "A victim of circumstances. The reasons specified by Mr. Jenson for the dismissal were due to the controversial condition existing in our Purchasing Department. He enumerated the.n as the handling of the purchase of ?n Udsmcbile automobile. (Mr. Jenson's incise anyone has forgotten) badges for the Sheriffs office "and the confusion caused over the simple purchase of a chair for the ladies lounge at the Highway Department, and the statements made by the Purchasing Agent concerning this purchase." -Commissioner William G. Larsou with the who is rmning for apparent support of Mr. Jenson, voted with the commission chairman on both had released Persyl Richardson from Hie purchasing agent chair on May 7, 1965 Mr. while Mr. Jensen was absent Creer pointed out that at the time he had Jurisdiction of the purchasing department and thatCommissioner Larsen had voted with him cm the matter. He also pointed out that at the same meeting be had voted to transfer Mr. Richardsor. to the recreation department. Mr. Jensun scoffed at this stating that the Recreation Board had no knowledge of the move. Mr. Creer said that the head of the Recreation Department, Paul Rose, did know about it and wanted Mr. Richardson there. Mr. Rose confirmed to the Review Wednesday thathe did want Mr. Richardson there. A question now exists about the authority of the recreation board in employment at the recreation department - about which even past and present members of the county attorneys office haventbeen able to agree. In a response to a question as to whether Mr. Richardson was a competent purchasing agent Mr, Creer said he had no comment. Mr. Jenson said he had had to release Mr. Kimball because "One of the Commissioners offices had used the purchasing department to embarrass one of the other commissioners." Upon being asked if that were Mr. Larsons office Mr. Jenson laughed and said no comment. (Its Mr. Creers office he referred to.) The item that bugged Mr. Jenson apparently, was the d ing by Mr. Kimball of every minute specification cm Mr. Jensons infamous Oldsmobile. Mr. Jensons implication was that someone in Mr. Creer s office had somehow coaxed Mr. Kimball to read all those specifications for the press and television reporters, a procedure which Mr. Jens cm termed "unusual." The main jist of Commissioner Jensons Wednesday mornlngpress-confer-ence-lectu- re was that the same rules that apply to Mr. Jenson should apply to Mr. f , proposals. Commissioner Creer, after several hours of composition, issued a statement late Tuesday in which he observed that he was astounded at the action. Several more vigorous declarations, true apparently reflecting Mr. Creerswaste-baskfeelings, were relegated to the et. two weeks ago, Mr. of a controversial one with purchasing control ordinance teeth.....was adopted by the county com- Little more than Kimballs version :! mission. Ironically that ordinance in Its original form would have prescribed that the purchasing agent could not be released without a hearing before the entire commission with counsel. This clause was struck out by Commissioner Jenson during the month of May. Mr. Kimball, in his statement to the public made it clear that if there has been any misunderstanding between myself and Commissioners Jenson and Larson, that misunderstanding was based on the tact that Mr. Kimball did not "understand my function as purchasing agent to be one of concealment." a hurried Commissioner J enson--afte- r commission meeting Wednesday morning - let go another blast at Commissioner Creer by digging up some back history. Mr. Jensen pointed out that Mr. Creer ui t S' . it 9 P I J t Creer. He specifically revealed to the press that Mr. Creer had purchased a tank full of gas for his car in early 1965 for 38 cents per gallon right after a speech about high gas costs in the county when Mr. Jenson had been making moves all Bracks help Salt Lake City enforce its health ordinances. If the absentee owners of run-dodwellings and other buildings do not clean up, the city may move in under present ! statutes, do the cleaning up for the owner, get paid two thirds of the clean up cost $-the federal government,..,. then, The 1 city can keep all It can get. In the courts g .... in recovery ,of total cleanup costs from. , S the property owners. 5 If occupied dwellings fit the program, federal govemment,saidMr.Halgren, the ; will pay 100 of costs of relocation of the " by poor. A HUD delegate is expected in Salt Lake City next week to look further into fund potentials for areas in Central City, Rose Park, and in an area between West Temple and 3rd West from 9th South to 13 th South. Another such area lies west of the State Capitol building. s 1 2 B I? A 1963 Chamber of Commerce Com- business licenses was reactivated this week with Instructions to bring equity into proposals that will increase license fee income for the cityby$125,-imitt- ee chalr- 000. Stanford Darger, man, protested that the fees are there if mittee on Salt Lake City wouLLonlynollect them-.The City Commission is convinced that the fees are there if They .could be more, equitably distributed among such groups as physicians and lawyers. Darrel Welling, representing the local trucking industry, was named to the committee when it appeared that fees are being boosted for trucks without trucker represen tation. A few minutes earlier, Samuel S. Taylor, hearing aid dealer, was named to the committee when he protested the inequity of payments being made by big business as compared to little business. G GO Good nutrition 5 is w'.dely acas somethese days cepted thing we all ought to have. its not always easy to know when were getting it. V'tamins, minerals and, yes, even calories, being rather hard to recognize, are pretty vague quantities to most of us. Yet every cook worth her celery salt is - or ought to be - concerned about them, because theyre literally the "go powar of life. And for small children, they're fie "grow" power, too. But lets not belabor here all the complicated things these useful substances do for us; others have covered that But very well already. Lets just say nutri good V , v i I jC i i .Weekly Thursday, June 16 THOMAS BUTTERFIELD Reunion, Herriman Hall,6:30 EM. JUNE CONFERENCE OF MU Leaders (June 16 to 19) AND GOLDMASTER EN GLEANERS Banquet, University of Utah Union Building 6:30 P.M. ARTISTIC DESIGNERS, Sugar House Park, 1 P.M. UTAH ROSE SOCIETY Meeting; Sugar House 7:30 P.M. tion is what makes us alert instead of Just alive, vital instead of merely viable. What we're trying to do is simply to reduce it all to something every homemaker can cope with. How then do we fciow when were providing it? After all, most of us are not trained dietitians, were past learning it in school, and as for boning up on it in our spare time, how many of us have much spare time? There is, however, a con- venient, and perhaps surprising, source of help the National School Lunch Act. This program, passed by in 1946, brings Congress lun healthful, well-balan- Calendar DEMOCRATIC 9 DISTRICT Breakfast Rally, Midvale Park, 6 A.M. - Noon Sunday, June 19 CHRIST METHODIST CHURCH WOMENS Reunion, Z385 East 3300 South, 10 to 10:30 A.M. KANSAS KLUB PICNIC, Jordan Park Bowery, 5 P.M. i Board Park, Friday, June 17 "YOUNG ARTISTS MUSIC FES- TIVAL," Tabernacle, 8 P.M. "IDEA FESTIVAL, Hotel Utah Motor Lodge (June 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. Monday, KEARNS 20 TOWN June COUNCIL Meeting, Kearns Library ditorium, 8 P.M. Au- TAYLORSVILLE STAKE CEN TER, B.Y.U. Classes (Tunei 1391 West 4800 South COUNiY RECREATION SUMMER Registration, Mountview and Bella Vista Elementary Schools. SOUTHEAST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 6876 Highland Drive, UTAH GLADIOLUS SOCIETY, Bible School Program 7:30 PM. Sugar House Park, 7:30 P.M. UTAH ASSOCIATED GARDEN CLUBS State Show, Sugar Tuesday, June 21 House Park, Entries until 6 ST. JOSEPHS VILLA, Dinner, P.M. - Judging 7 P.M. 474 Westminster Avenue,7 EM. SALT LAKE COUNTRY CLUB UTAH ROSE SOCIETY, Sugar Ladies Luncheon, Bridge House Park, 8 P.M. 12:30 P.M. Wednesday, June 22 Saturday, June 18 UTAH CHRYSANTHEMUM SOWILLOW CREEK COUNTRY CIETY, Sugar House Park, CLUB. Fashion Show and 1:00 P.M. Brunch, 10:30 A.M. NATIONAL SOJ OURNERS INC, HOLLA DAY LIONS CLUB Convention, Ramada Inn, June Auction, 5520 South State 5. Street, 10:00 A.M. 22-2- Vp t -V by Mary Gail Stark long to reduce gas costs. He also rought up the matter of Mr. Creers office furnishings which he said "should be made public." (They were reported some months ago in the Review.) Mr. Jensons reference in his sheriffs origin- to the badges for the department referred to an in al statement cident reported in a Review column by Jim Baldwin where the sheriffs department bought gold badges in such a way as to avoid obtaining approval of the information here county commission came from the sheriffs department and the purchasing department was called upon only to verify the purchasing Mr. Jenson pointed out that the purchasing department costs had gone up $7000 this year, while purchasing had reduced its function by 20 percent because of the hospital move. Mr. Creer noted that the savings effected by Mr. Kimball were over $100,000. Mr. Jenson noted by contrast that his sanitation department budget had been cut by close to $400,000. He was refer ring to the elimination of the cut and fill never inmethod of refuse disposal stituted and thus never really budgeted or saved. The President of the Salt Lake County Employees Association Don J. Smith issued a Wednesday statement backing up Commissioner Jensons action. Mr. Smiths statement read "In politics as well as in Industry for any department to function as management Intends, it Is Imperative that there be good relationship with the policy makers and the department heads, without this it is quite apparent that confusion will arise.,. the Association President then went on to say that the group wants a merit bill, but realizes department heads would not be in It. "This is as It should be, as no county official should have to try to operate a department where his interests and desires are not Implemented." The purchasing department is under the commission as & whole. Street Sam complained that he must pay a fee of $20 on $10,000 Income gross, whereas, ZCMI paid only a maximum of $520 on $22 -- million per year income. Sam pays the $20 base plus $2 per $10,000-re- r FCMIhe-said- , yeerros4ir-com- e. pays the same $20 on for its gross, plus $2- - per employee up to the $520 maximum. The hearing aid dealer feels that there is a certain inequity involved in failure to deduct merchandise costs before the tax $22-milli- assessment. Hearing aid investments are high and the balance is proportionately less than the investment of the lawyer who has only books, no merchandise to include in his gross receipts, Sam said. Good Nutrition Is Must W () 3 Up Lonely (Continued from page 1) : :2 I? D D Ed n You can do the very same ches to some 18.000,000 children in over 70,000 schools thing for the rest of the each year. familys lunches - including Now this is fine, of course, your own which is equally for the child who attends a important - and it doesnt matter a snippet whether the school taking part in this probut what about the lunch is eaten at home or gram one who do isn't, who goes carried elsewhere! Once you know a few basics, home for lunch, or must carry his own lunch to school? the rest is easy. Exactly this First here are the major The heart of this program we all need: pronutrients is a thing called the Type A fats, calschool lunch. This is a meal tein, carbohydrates, vitamins A, C iron, cium, plan based on a definite patD, and thiamine, ribotern of foods prescribed by and flavin and niacin (the B vitaskilled dietitians to provide each in varying from one third to on half mins), amounts of the childs daily nutritional Tf that sounds a bit tech requirements as established by the Food and Nutrition nical, it is - but dont let it Board of the National Rescare you. Fortunately, nutsearch Council. ritionists have reduced all And the beauty of it Is this to four groups of com that all you and I have to mm foods and have specified do is borrow it - or at least how much we need every day borrow the principles behind as well. Any homemaksr can take the basic Type A pattern and model her own childs lunch after it, thus making sure hell have the same well-balan- ced diet ' all those important nutrients - if the lunch is eaten away from home - dont let any of them escape because of poor Once you've captured When you miss hearing his voice, his "Hi, Mom tf brings hinjl f home again when you call Long Distance. Go ahead. Call now. A ' i HI Mountain States Telephone 16, Robert (Bob) Simpkins Jr., Circle, Bolladay, learned the true meaning erf patience the last six months. In January, Bob decided that he wanted to go on an overseas concert tour with an orchestra or band because a close friend of his from Olympus High School had been accepted in a musical group that would tour foreign countries during the summer mem tbs. Bob thought it would be a wonderful experience for him also, so he started looking for a tour group that he might be interested in Joining. He contacted everyone he could think of who might help him locate such a group, but soon realized they were hard to track down and just didnt happen along every day. He was persistent in his search and one day while attending orchestra class at Olympus his instructor told him of a band that was organizing for a European concert tour in the summer and would be composed of youths from 2644 Verona and said he would be nappy to recommend him. Mr. Larsen told Bob that he would receive word in about ten days whether or not he would be accepted. Ten days passed and then two weeks, and finally a month and Bob still bad not received any communication. On March 6 he received a Tetter from Mr. McCathren, but it wasnt exactly the letter he was expecting. Mr. McCathren, but it wasnt exactly the letter he was expecting. Mr. McCathren informed him that in order to be considered for the tour he must furnish them with a letter of recommendation from his clergyman, orchestra teacher and principal. This was promptly done and Bob continued to wait for his long overdue letter. On May 15 a thin letter appeared In the mail box addressed to Bob. From the size of the letter Bob was sure he had been rejected and they were returning his $25 registration fee. He asked his father to open the letter for him, but his father refused. Bob opened the letter and all of a sudden Jumped up in the air and shouted "I made He said it!" "I made it!" he was sure the whole neighborhood heard he was shouting so loudly. When he called Mr. Larsen in Tremonton to tell him the news, Mr. Larsen said he had known about it for a month. The orchestra is called the School Orchestra of America." It is sponsoredby People to People from Washington, D. C. and will represent the United States. Bob is the only person from the Intermountain area accepted in the 1966 European Concert Tour group. The orchestra is composed of 68 youths aged 15 to 21. TRANSMISSIONS AUTOMATIC id STANDARD EXCHANGED REPAIRED ADJUSTED "Our Work Is Your Guarantee9 SOUTH STATE AUTO CO. S Phone 1623 S. State - 46F-1S7- the United States. teacher didn't encourage him, however, as he didnt think Bob had quite enough experience to be ac- all parts of Bobs cepted into such a group Bob had only been playing his trombone for a year and was self-taug- ht. a great deal of determination and maintained an attitude of "nothing ventured nothing gained," so that evening he wrote a letter to Donald E. McCathren, tour director in Pennsylvania and started the ball rolling. Two weeks later Bob suffered his first disappointment when he received a reply from Mr. McCathren informing him that the band was filled. But M r. McCathren said Bob might have a slim chance of joining the orchestra as he thought musicians were still needed for that group. Mr. McCathren told Bob to contact Mr. GarletyL. Larsen of Tremonton, Utah, orchestra representative in this area, and find out if musicians were still needed for the orchestra. Bob made a longdistance telephone call to Mr. Larsen that same day and arrangements were made for an audition the following week. Jdr. Larsen was favorably impressed 'with the audition He had 66 New $2445 Jeep Tuxedo Park Drive, Heat- FULL PRICE er, Bechet Seat, anti ether extra. DRIVE 'JEEP' WAGONEER V-- 8 Vigilante Auto. Engine, Tram.,' Heater and Defroster, Power Brakes and Power Steering, Hand 8roke, 760 xlS WW Tires, Back-uLights and Other Extras. p IJL LAIC ' LINCOLN NOW e month after a arm el 633 South Main Phon MERCURY COMET-JE- EP dewe peymt. Till Open 9 s 359-865- 1 1L L |