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Show , It SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS fage Two 958 Thursday, February 20, it SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS AT EVERY BliSIiNESi LOiN'r EiiEnLE OF4CANE COUNTY, UTAH OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER By ALLEN By GEORGE Published every Thursday at Kanab, Utah " Errol G. Brown, Someone has very aptly said when- your neighbor loses his job, we are in a recession. When you lose your own job, we are in a real depression. There - have been some definite indications of an economic or recession, in the Nation within the last several weeks. The prevalent belief in informed sources is that it will not turn into a genuine depression on the national level. To individuals who may have lost their Jobs due to the temporor due. to the ary recession fluctuations or sessional employment or for some other cause the situation is dead serious. But the seriousness of the situation Is largely dependent on the oute look for the immediate and future. That is to say, whether or not job opportunities will be more freely available that Editor and Publisher CORRESPONDENTS Nan E. Johnson, Orderville Allen Cox, Alton Mt. A. Llltith Pugh, Glendale Carmel Berneeta Tait, Wanda Johnston, Fredonia COMMUNITY - . slow-dow- matter October 6, 1944 at the Entered as second-clas- s post office in Kanab, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. All communications and items for publication must te signed by the writer, whose name need not appear in. print Write on one side of paper only. Use no abbreviations. All communications subject to acceptance as the judgement of the publishers jnay determine. MEMBER UTAH STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION n, long-rang- Subscriptions $3.50 per year, $2.00 for Six Months soon. I may not agree with what you say, but I wiU defend to the death, your right to say it. Voltaire Advertising Will Help Alton News Notes Report from Your Governor A . . . Will the current decline in business continue? Or will it level off? Or will a new upward surge set in? To a very great extent, the answers to these and other such in the state of retail trade during the questions will months ahead. i This, in effect, was what Professor Malcolm T. McNair, the distinguished Harvard University authority on retailing, told the recent convention of the National Retail Merchants Association. In his words: The consumer holds the key not only to the fortunes of retail business in 1958, but in a larger sense to the fortunes of the total economy. This view has become a generally held one. The heavy stress used to be laid upon production figures. Its obvious that production in any line cant hold up long unless people buy the goods. So the volume of retail trade directly determines what goes on in the factories. Retailers know that competition will be tough this year. They know that consumers are doing more shopping around and more planning before buying. Every merchant will do all he can to offer the most attractive inducements and the best buys possible. And, it is good to report, most retail spokesmen seem reasonably optimistic about the sales prospects. Ths Desert Sage Mt. Carmel news be-foun- Three Choices There are three ways to meet pending increases in defense increases which are likely to run into the billions. spending One way is to increase taxes. Then everyone will have less money to buy the goods and services that keep Americans enterprises running and American workers busy at good jobs. The second way is to take the lid off the national debt limit, and let the government operate on a deficit basis that is, by spending more than it takes in and making up the gap by borrowing. Then we will see a new major wave of inflation that could end in economic disaster. The third way is for the government to rigorously pare nondefense spending in every possible way. Top authorities say that S5 billion or mqre a year could be saved in this fashion. The third way is the only tolerable choice even though it means curtailment of Federal spending in untouchable areas of benefits and projects dear to a lot of people. . Priced Out Of The Market By Desert overly-optimist- ic Dan I spect bout the most confusin time I ever had in my born days wuz the time I had with my old Pappy, when I wuz a youngin. I recalled as how he - Wuz a right smart sort uv feller when I wuz four or five years old. A feller just couldnt find a smart er man in them days. Long about th time I started tumin twelve er thirteen, some- thin happened to Pappy. Peered tu me like he had a right sharp mental set back. By the time I got to be fifteen or sixteen, I had already caught up tu him easy, so far as bein real smart wuz concerned. By the time I wuz eighteen I easy knowed five or six times as much as he did. I recall how I jist about give up all hope a gettin him educated sos he could even git by. Long about the time I wuz twenty-fivI figured it wuz safe enough tu leave him tu his own and hed git by without moren a natural amount of trouble. Along which time as I wuz or so. Paw made twenty-eigright good improvement. Fact is, he seemed all uv a sudden tu git about as smart as most .folks and maybe a little smart ern some. But when Paw really started making strides, wuz twix the and time I wuz Twenty-eigh- t thirty. Why I aint never seen a man learn as much so fast as he did, In just them two years he learned as much as 1 knew and more. Course him or me neither ones ever been as smart as I wuz when I wuz eighteen. It always been sort uv a mysery tu me how pappy coulda learned so much and I forgot so much in just twelve short years. I recon as how if you young folks will just bear with your Mas and Pas and tolerate their ignorance till you get around thirty, yell find that along about then, they git as smart as anye, ht To get a clearer and more accurate view of the outlook for Utah, I invited a number of outstanding economists and financial experts, from the public and private universities in the State and from private business, to my office for a discussion. The results of that discussion were basically reassuring, although they pointed some definate problems we must face. It confirmed my belief that we should not try to be in the face of changing conditions, nor should we become panicky. We should be realistic in our appraisals, and maintain confidence in the .strength of our basic resources. We may have to tighten our belts, but we are going to' make out alright. Here are some of the special factors that well have a bearing on Utahs economic future: To look at theydark side of the picture first, production of copper is not likely to return to normal levels for sometime, production of lead and zinc even longer, due to depressed prices and foreign imports. Off setting economic weak spots, however, are these favorable factors. Steel production is likely to return towards normal soon, as much of the steel used over the past three or four months has been drawn from Inventory. Spending for highway construction in 1958 will be about double the 1957 figure, and will go still higher in 1959. This should have a wide effect in assisting Utah prosperity.. Stimulus to Utah business of reclamation construction at Glen Canyon ; and Flaming Gorge should be most helpful. Employment is holding up better than anticipated under the circumstances, and Utah is now passing the low point in seasional employment cycle. National emphasis on the missiles program should provide a marked stimulus to Utahs eco . - The Misses Corrine and Norma Stevens came from Salt Lake, where Corrine has employment as a bank clerk, and Norma is attending beauty school, to spend the week end with, the folks the Merwin Stevens family. The time in our Sacrament meeting Sunday evening was ably occupied by Elder Anderson of Glendale and Seminary teacher, Ortho Christensen. Birt Gardner and Kendall Tait accompanied county agent Wayne Rose to Cedar City Tuesday to view and go through the union Pacific Agricultural car. Pvdicf Society was held Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Reva Anderson who returned recently from having an operation in St. Marks hospital in Salt Lake. Betty Sorenson presented the lesson on Shakesperes Hamlet. Lois Tait arrived home from Salt Lake Sunday morning. She has been visiting relatives and friends there the past two weeks. Mrs. Esther Tait was in Pan- guitch on business Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Kenley Reese - visited their folks in Mesquite, vjev., over the past week end. -- -- THE SMOOTHER BOURBON Kentucky 86 Proof 6 Yrs. Old Str.igM Bourbon Whlikny Ancint Age Out. Co., Fnnkfort, Ky. ime to undertake provement programs. All in all, not a frightening picture, though a sobering one. If we keep our heads, we should come through with flying colors. Let me assure you that I shall be keeping a close watch on the situation and that the State will do everything it can to keep economy on an even course. long-rang- Ordanrilla Hews UTAll MINING Joann Campbell take Dorian Campbellwhere he will visit his children. Several men from here have been working on the Stake house in Kanab the past few days. . Hep-wort- h NEED NEW UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE? Iff So, Call or Write Twitchell Upholstery In Cedar City You will find that they can recover and restyle your present furniture in finest Mohair or Nylon Fabric for less than most living room sets on sale around the area. Your furniture is given the same process it received when constructed. When the professional upholsterers at Twitchells have completed their work, your furniture is just like new in design and better than a great many new sets in construction. CALL OR WRITE TWITCHELL UPHOLSTERY 750 North Main Cedar City Phone 251-- W Representative Will Call and Give Estimate with No Obligation to You. Free Pickup and Delivery That means obs. So-- I is better-a- nd kept at high level. more secure -j- feel safe buying a home thanks to Advertising! ASSOCIATION "From the earth comes on abundant Laura and went to St. George Tuesday to "I'm a young husband. I want to buy demand, production - The Glendale Boy Scouts played basketball here Tuesday night with the Aton Scouts. Glendale won by a score of 25 to 23. ward came through, the chal- members of her family. lenge was that any ward who had 100 to Preparation meeting held Feb. 16th the Stake board would go to their ward Buy your Clothing direct and conduct their Sunday school Minnesoto from Factory one Sunday well, the story is that the Stake Board had to Wollen conduct a Sunday School in every ward in the stake, going to be sqme work on the Stake Dufffin Pugh, Rep. xiard but well worth we hope we can have that good of attendance at Preparation Meetings. Call LAVEES SHOP for Mr. and Mrs. Keith Workman and children of Cedar City, Utah Appointment Ml visited at the Charles T. home Sunday. November jobless highest since 1949. This puts one in mind of the irresistible force and the immovable object. Labor can press for higher wages and shorter work weeks, and very likely it can get them. But labor cant make people buy the goods and services that keep the labor force employed. A worker, like a product, can he priced out of the market. There is plenty of evidence that this is beginning to happen now. imparts and reduced demand have driven metal prices down. As a result, the value of Utah's mineral production dropped from $374,696,000 in 1956 to $300,683,000 in 1957 a loss of $70,013,000. Employment, payrolls and tax payments are down threatening Utah's prosperity. Every Utahn should demand a policy of American products for Americans. ;f. life for all" Fredonia News Events The Fredonia High School and Junior High Schools have recently become affiliated with the National Honor Society for the first time. This is an academic socity that requires a student to maintain a B or better grade average in order to be obligated for membership1. Gayneld Mackelprang, school superintendent; is very happy to announce this Symptoms of Distress Arising from STOMACH ULCERS dueto EXCESS ACID QUICK REUEF OR W0 COST b Over five million package! of the WILLAHO THtA TMKNT have been eold for relief of symptom, of distress arising from Stasnacfi and Pmton.l (Heart doc to Pssr Digaattast, tsw or Upaat Stomach, Oaaalnaaa, Heartburn. due to la ossa Add. Ask for Isiansta, aa., -WlWarda Mats age" which fully explains this home treatment free at Hp. KANAB DRUG FIRST STATE BANK OF SAUNA Kanab, Utah - Satina, Utah - Panguitch, Utah . Member off Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation . t. Menbsr of Federal Reserve System Surplus $350,000.00 . : Capital $150,000.00 America is a Better America- Thanks to Advertising CO. .a ' The Kanab Stake Sunday Mrs. Lynn Findlay is back School board presented a chal- home in Kanab after having lenge to the Ward Sunday School spent s ome time recently visitworkers a month ago and every ing in Long Beach, Calif, with a home. That means paying off mortgages. Since Advertising creates more Utah takes a beating! World overproduction, cheaply produced foreign - COX Lloyd Heaton left Saturday for tour into California with a a nomy, as we have a number of ifi the interest of livegroup concerned installations directly stock marketing. with this program. Bruce Hoyt and his mother, Military installations in Utah are not expected to retract and Mrs. Charlotte Hoyt, came from may even expand., somewhat in Merced California last week to the immediate future. stay for a few days. Bruce was With easier money policies, recently released from the Southhome construction and other pri- ern States Mission. vate building should be stimuThe Bert Leach family from lated. And it may be an excellent time lor cities and counties Panguitch visited here Sunday. leading newspaper recently carried two important stories one else. side-bside on the front page. One was headlined: Labor to seek higher wages, shorter week. The other headline read: A M. D. CLYDE -' |