Show will even know for sure who ill their candidate will be and this will leave leu than two months to consolidate forces and conduct the campaign LLOYD Euphemistically described as a By SHERMAN shortening of the election cam- Much to the consternation of ance have had to take a back pairif Mature has in fact the image seat to these matters of greatest lengthened the most wasteful the partisan Republicans of Governor Calvin L Rampton impact For example significant least essentiaI and the most bar Mrs Merrill Hone was in Proleachanges were made in the elec- baric of the entire election was greatly enhanced by his vo on Monday to visit her two in the 1965 Legislature tion laws Mrs Vera Gray a resiGovern-ansisters a veto the of benefit by He had the capable Barring dent of the Garden City and lea- - or and beginning with the Presi-dDemocratic responsible in both Iloum of th U- - dential electionof 19G8 th vot eVUoni Mrs Walter F Whitehead of Los b required t Angeles Mrs Whitehead accomII of Utah t iflalur By th Urn th Uosl w hkh panied her husband to Utah on a ture ended the Governor had ac- - register not only their name but also dangerous because they in- business trip and spent the time and their also confidence much so party public political quired fluence those not directly aware with her sisters and good will that he began dis-- then through the mass meetings of what is The politics really tnbuting some of his surplus to party conventions and primary nttpUons are (1) campaign elections they will have to ad Florence Peacock accompanied Republicans expenses can be legislatively con- er They The governor also had the ben- - here to that registration and daughter and (2) the length of the efit of general approval of the may register as Democrats financial or Independents community publicans r This will mean that mass which is ordinarily Republican example the Republican leg- - l"gs by the two parties will be only islators supported n alternative attended by registered In the to the bonding program but main members of the party street Republicans generally sup- - pest it has been claimed that program Democrats have raided Republi- ported the Democratic home b wa? 01 rather than the program of the can mass meetings and vice Vegas Nev versa For example in 1964 many legislators - - Republican seeds from germinating Conference Republican voting district chair-o- f ally the Legislative Morris Peterson of Wisconsin research- Business and Industry sup- - men claimed that teachers who University say Of eight crop plants test- - a®1 of Mr and Mrs Francis Pe-rather were Democrats attended some ported the Democratic seemed terson of Centerfield underwent than the Republican finance pro- - Republican meetings in mass and most sensitive pepprs surgery March 16th at the Holy elected Democrats as delegaUsJo gram Cross Hospital in Salt Lake to If there were any outcries the Republican state convention correct a nasal defect He was Home Money Spent at After this new law becomes efagainst increases in the State inStays Home accompanied by his mother come tax or against increases in fective the registered voter will the corporation franchise tax in be able to vote at the primary support of Republican legislators election only In the party in they were not sufficiently loud to which he Is registered At the VALUES be reported in the daily press present time a Republican ban There is a great deal of simll- - ask for a Democratic ballot at arity in President Johnson’s lea- - the primary If a voter registers as an dership of the national Congress Governor Rampton’s leader dependent it is not likely that he ship of the Utah legislature Dif-- will have a ticket to vote at the 14 Vi 20 Vi SIZES ferences of opinion are ironed out primary election In the general election of in private rather than in public for the entertainment of Repub- - course all voters will still be able YOUR CHOICE And licans all Democrats are to cross party lines The period of the primary elec treated as friends s In fact the spirit of together- - tion campaign has been is practically running ram- - ened by the Legislature which to The me is a mistake pant among the Democrats — 1020 meanwhile seem Lengthening the period of the Republicans primary campaign is an advangripped by malaise The Governor is also clearly tage to incumbents most of SPRING AND SUMMER SIZES 7 TO 16 the leader of his political party whom secure the automatic rewith no ands ifs or buts and he nomination by their party withdoes not back away from the use out a contest Under the new of power or the responsibility of law these incumbents can now leadership He could have taken sit back and wait well into Sep-- a hands-of- f attitude in the mat- - tember as they witness candl ter of selection of a third Com-- dates of the opposing party missioner for Salt Lake County knock each others brains out and by insisting that the matter be spend money which is almost settled at the local level Instead complete waste Most states which have the of that he accepted the mantle leadership affirmatively and cessive pruning down process of moved to counteract growing both a convention and primary system such as Utah get them public displeasure Governor George D Clyde set over with in the spring or early a standard for honest clean govsummer at the latest ernment which has been unsur- No so here in Utah and both passed and seldom equalled Any parties are negligent in allowing slip by Democratic office holders the present system to continue will therefore be doubly obvious' In 1963 the Legislature took a to a public grown accustomed to short ste'p forward by moving the highest standards of morality the primary election up to Augin government ust Many were hoping it would The three most important areas travel the rest of the way this of legislative activity were in year and move the primary to state finance education and re June where It belongs However In our electrically both parties were silent and the apportionment and of the legislature and of congres- - move was backward heated sional districts it will again be September Other matters of prime import- - therefore before the two parties g taictuln"‘Xr 3 REAL SPRING Spring Coats S1499 to S3999 Spring Suits S1499 to S2500 S400 Spring Handbags Swirls S1099 to 51299 English Casuals LILA LEE APPAREL We closed up shop March 11 about 6 pm The enacting clauson all remaining bills were stneken which killed all bills not passed This will be my last article on the regular Senate 1 session hope my column has kept you informed Thanks for all the mail and telegrams which were sent These have helped me make up my opinions and have influenced my voting es will state again that in my the state should be allowed apportion their own legisla-er- s tures I worked against and vot ec against this bill to no avail We will be in the 26th senatorial district This includes Sanpete Millard and Beaver counties In 1966 one senator will be elected this district An amendment was voted down to put Sanpete and Sevier in the same district This would have been better for us because of the location of the counties As you probably know the condistricts have been regressional apportioned Salt Lake Tooele Millard Beaver Washington Juab and Iron counties are in the Second Congressional District and the remaining counties are in the First Congressional District The bill to distribute thd Vi sales tax on a population basis failed In the senate by one or two votes I worked and voted for this measure but we just could not swing it Two civil rights bills were It was my undertsanding passed that they allowed no more freedoms than those provided by Federal laws and made it so violations would come first under state law and would be prosecuted by the State on Utah which is ion 1° WHY WEAR SHOES GOLD iuj MEDALLION ilTOfTltET LIBBY'S LIBBY'S PINK VIENNA SALMON SAUSAGE TALL v CANS FR’T COCKTAIL H W Cherry Jr correct this awful ot power by the U S Supreme court over the political activities of the states I think we sbou(j all watch very closely how ouf men there vote and we gjl0Uj(i remember this when they next come up for reelection One of the House Bills I was happy to see die in sifting com187 which mittee was HB wculd have deprived our 7th Ju dicial District of one of our two pai‘ ra?e -- aSS! judges then would have removed to about like I predicted s te from the 7th District and tVs and the Corporation Fran- aeed u in the 6th Diatrict This chise tax raised from 4 woujd have meant that we would we be will Bonding passed and the elec part-InQt have had bonded for 67 million dollars al- tjon o7 tbe judge wbo WOuld have most our full bonding capacity over us for six years presjded is my concern that the raise ter November of 1966 j was pre n inp?me taxe and corporation to amend th bill on d t0 t franchise taxea may keep Indus- - the floor to retailLthe two try out of our state and keep us in the judgeships As time goes on we will feel 7th District or failing in that to these taxes have us moved to the 6th District Respectfully yours at such a time that we would at G Stanford Rees least have been under a judge for Gunnison Utah whom we had the opportunity to vote Luckily the bill never got to the floor HOUSE Another bill directly affecting WWWWVWWWWWWWW Us was SB 203 which would Well It’s all wrapped up It huve taken Snow College away has seemed like a long hard ses- from the parenthood of Utah sion with innumerable soul- - State University and placed it searching decisions to be made aiong with the other Junior coland actions to be taken This leges and trade schools under a commission Legislature has taken momen- - junior college I steps and future years will pointed by the governor test them as to whether they are thought that the arguments for good or bad the bill had considerable merit Here are some of the biggest but did not want the action to be items enacted into law Reappor- - taken at this time without the tionment leaving Sanpete with a people and institutions affected Representative but grouping us at least having an opportunity to with Millard and Beaver coun- - study and know the reasons for ties for one Senator and giving this move Also the bill as Salt Lake Davis and We- - ten contained three ' provisions ber counties complete control of which I though extremely Legislature The 67 million sirable It was defeated with dollar bond issue for the build- - only a few votes for it ing program mostly at the col- Many of our businessmen sent leges and universities and plac- - telegrams asking me to support Ing Utah for the first time in a HB 165 which would have state of indebtedness en much more latitude to freight The nearly 15 million dollar in- - operations of Wycoff Co I gave crease in support to the public a little speech helping to get the schools The Civil Rights bills bill accepted for debate but it legislating equal employment op- - was tabled oyer a weekend to portunities and fair treatment at give everybody a chance to study accommodations public for ml- - it and learn what it would do nority groups The raise in the After hearing testimony by Mr state income tax and the corpor- - Hacking of the Public Service ation franchise tax Commission anti having a view The impact of reapportionment o! the whole picture I voted will be tremendous I protested against the bill for the following and voted against it but the reasons First it was not necesmeasure was inevitable if not by sary as the existing statutes allegislation then by judicial ac- ready define and regulate “extion I have never spent a more press carriers” Second it would agonizing few minutes in my life have discriminated against the than during the vote on existing common carriers and the bill as the “aye’s” added up would almost certainly have been to a majority over the “no’s” unconstitutional Third inasmuch The tolling of the votes practic- - as the bill itself provided for sounded the death knell of press service at PREMIUM rural representation It was a RATES I believe the long term sad and somber time When mea- - effect would have been to insures are introduced in Congress (Continued on Page 5) sUmption NOTES PORK CHOPS GUNNISON POUND 303 CANS 59c 5 for 89o For comfort she really doesn’t need shoes Floors in her Total Electric Gold Medallion Home are comfortably warm There are drafts no because a Total Electric home is heated flamelcssly Flameless Heat Is So Clean Electric heat is so clean too — as pure as summer sunshine That means carpets drapes upholstered furniture walls and ceilings all stay cleaner Electric Servants Save Hours and Hours There are many other advantages a Total Electric home brings to a tiny tot and her parents too With an array of flame-leelectric servants mother has more time for her — and for church and community service too Gives a Light Touch to Beauty g feature of a Gold Light for Living is another Medallion home There is plenty of good light where it is needed LIBBY'S LIBBY'S PINEAPPLE - GRAPEFRUIT PINEAPPLE NO 211 CANS DRINK Crushed Tidbits Chunk 25c 5 for $109 HAWAIIAN FROZEN LIBBY'S TOMATO JUICE PUNCH 25c 6 for $169 CANS BREADED BOOTH MEDAL SHRIMP FLOUR 1 25 LBS LB Provides Housepower for Tomorrow Full Housepower in a Total Electric home provides sufficient wiring circuits switches and outlets for handling today’s electrical needs as well as those in the future S9c $199 CIlfliSTY’S published every Thursday at Gunnison Utah Second Class postage paid at Gunnison Utah 5 for $100 59c LIBBY'S GOLD much better than having the Federal Government enforcing such laws in this state A Freeport law was passed the mandate of the following people of the State when they passed the Freeport amendment This law lets goods shipped into the state for 12 months to be tax free It also allows goods pro- cessed here the same considera- tion so as I understand it processed turkeys would share the same benefits The horse racing bill was on the board but a vote to bring it up on the calendar for consideration failed I voted to bring it up for consideration — I feel all bills are entitled to be debated The bill to establish a Junior which wpuld College Commission administer aU junior colleges and the Trade Technical Schools passed the Senate and was killed the House I worked hard to defeat the measure in the Senate and with my friends In the House It was my opinion the Snow CoUege would be a better college under the Utah State University The “little bottle" liquor bill was circled and ' died on the board I don’t believe anyone seriously believed the bill would FRIENDLY STORE GUNNISON DAIRY QUEEN OPENS WEDNESDAY SAT -- MARCH 17th SUN SPECIAL: 5c Sundae Sale BUY ONE AT REGULAR PRICE — GET SECOND 5 CENTS FREE CONES UTAH If Hi ehctrfc Hi btt§rl I UTAH POWER a LIGHT CO FOR 1 TO TEAR OLDSI ONE FOR |