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Show Volunteers needed in fight against Lazy Eye blindness J. Fred Whitney, Coordinator for Prevention of Blindness with the State Department of Public Instruction, has just returned to his position from an educa- - tional leave to attend the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley campus, during the past school year. There is a great unrecognized need for small groups of local lady volunteers from all parts of the State to join forces and combat amblyopia (lazy eye blindness) among preschool children in their communities, states Mr. Whitney. Good preschool visual screening can be accomplished by interested local volunteers who request our caregully prepared three to six hour preschool vision screening course. This statewide preschool program is reaching 19 of the 76,309 three through old youngsters who should be checked for amblyopia at least once each year until they enter the s c h o o 1 visual testing program. This special stress for visual screening during the three through five -- year -- old period is due to the fact that retinal reflexes are established at three years of age and sharp central vision matures rapidly during this period. Another important reason is that subjective 'Show Me tests first become possible at this age. CThe 3 12 to 4 year old can demonstrate what he can actually see to the volunteer testers.) State vital statistics indicate Utah County has 9004 three five-yea- VOTE FOR HAROLD J. WHITING Utah State Representative District 43 through Includes Springville, Mapleton, Lake Shore, Benjamin, Genola, Spring Lake, Santaquin, Goshen and Elbert a. Palmyra, Republican President of Whiting and Raymond Construction Company Served AGC as president, vice president and director of the Utah Branch. Has served past six years on the scholarship committee. State licensing board. Utah County Civil Defense Council. Graduate of Brigham Young University work at New York University. Worked five years at Garden City, New York, office of Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Co. (large five-yearo- r-j pre- ld schoolers. Local volunteers reported screening 1382 last year. Among this group 44 youngsters were referred because they were unable to read their critical line on the Snellen eye chart, which is the standard test for preschool and school children throughout the State. Hopefully we will be able to screen 2251 preschoolers in your county this year if your local lady volunteers are willing to supply the screening lady power, Well -- trained personnel are available from Services for Visually Handicapped and the Utah Society for the Prevention of Blindness to instruct groups of local volunteers who request by EVA COOK Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Palmer and Grandson Steven Meton of Murray, visited and were dinner guests of his mother Mrs. Julia Palmer last Sunday. Tammy and Penny Mullons of Kerns spent the week end with their grandmother Mrs. Myrtle Hansen. Mr. Casper Wolf and son Philip Wolf of Seatle Washington, left by plane last Tuesday for home. He and his brother had a successful deer hunt. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wolf Sr. of Goshen. Mr. Francis Steele and daughter Lisa were in town to visit his mother Mrs. EvaSteele last A birthday dinner was held in honor of Mrs. Olive Barnet of Payson last Thursday, those attending were her mother Mrs. Ruth Thomas and sisters Mrs. Sherry Bell of Duguay, Mrs. Joan Dunn of Tooele, Mrs. June Thomas of Payson, Mrs. Ruth Ella Christensen of Provo, and Mrs. Louise Thomas of Goshen. Sgt. Robert L. Baxter is home on leave. Sgt. Baxter has returned from Viet Nam after serving his third tour there. He is the son of Mrs. Grant Baxter of Ogden, formerly of Goshen. Gale Finch of Long Beach, Calif., came home to hunt deer, and spent some time visiting his m o t h e r Mrs. Lucile Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Milo Burraston attended funeral services for Mrs. Pearl Chapman of Layton, formerly ofSantaquin, she is the mother of Roy Chapman, a brother-in-la- w of Mrs. Burras' ton. this service. Local public health nurses are prepared to conduct procedures on childwho fail the screening test. Interested volunteers should contact: J. Fred Whitney, Coordinator, Prevention of Blindness, 309 East First South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. follow-u- p ren ELECT Council ten years. J. D. CHRISTENSEN Member of Chamber of Commerce. Former member of Jayceesand Lions Clubs. Active in L.DJS. Church. Served six years in bishopric, elders president and member of building committee. Registered Scout er eleven years, serving as Institutional Representative for six years. Married Marie Jensen of Mapleton. Four Children. (Paid Pol. Adv.) CANDIDATE DEMOCRATIC FOR JUSTICE OF PEACE PAYSON PRECINCT 8 VOTE NOVEMBER (Paid Political Adv.) (ELECT FOR A Working County Attorney REPUBLICAN O Experienced Trial Lawyer Nine Years Trial Experience President Utah County Bar Association O Experienced Legal Counselor Advisor to various businesses, organizations, industries and individuals County Legal Aid Association O Energetic Public Servant Past President Sertoma Civic Club, little league coach. Gen- eral Chairman Provos Free- dom F estival, former member of L.D.S. Bishopric and Stake High Council raston last Thursday evening, a delicious hot supper was served to nine members, Mrs. Della Hudson won high score. Hazel Kay cut prize, and Marie Kay A Life may begin a 40 for some. For others, when they first begin to think of themselves last. mm 981WESTIUTAHTAVENU OPENS TODAY THE GREAT RACE low. Every Tuesday plain bar of iron is worth $5. This same bar of iron when made into horseshoes is worth $10.50. If made into needles it is worth $4,285. If turned into balance wheels for watches it becomes worth $250,000. This is true of another kind of material you. Your value is determined by what you make of SHOW One admitted Adult Admission. TIMES Wednesday, Thursday Open at 7 p. m. Show starts at 7:15. showing only. Tuesday, Friday Open at 7 p. m. Show starts 7:15. 2 showings. Saturday Open 1:00 p.m. and Continious. 1 FOR THE BEST El FREE with each Lady Sunday, Monday, yourself. SHOE REPAIR admissions Adult SPEMCS Statu of Utah OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Salt lake It Is Time For Us To Elect A Working County Attorney I City 29, 1966 August Dear Fellow Citizens : The Legislature of the State of Utah has entrusted me with the responsibility for publishing the following Depositions, which relate to changes in the Constitution of the State of Utah. In the beginning of the body of each Proposition ice have set forth the Ballot Title of the Proposition as it will appear on the General Election Ballot on November 8, 1966. Because of the very serious nature of these Propositions which your State Legislature has caused to be placed before you, 1 urge that each of you study the text of the Propositions in full. I urge you to cotisult with your friends, neighbors and local civic leaders in order that you mag gain all information necessary to render a just and wise decision. Sincerely, CLYDE L. MILLER Secretary of State of tion vote in the affirmative, the Be is resolved by the the members elected to each fifteen candidates receiving highest number of votes cast at branch of the Legislature. such election shall constitute the charter commission. The ballot PROPOSITION NO. 1 for a charter commission shall not contain any party designaMETROPOLITAN tion. GOVERNMENT Sec. 6. If a metropolitan type ARTICLE A NEW SHALL of government is approved, the CONBE ADDED TO THE charter commission shall, within STITUTION OF THE STATE one month after being elected, OF UTAH TO PERMIT on a day and time to be set by OF 75,000 OR the COUNTIES meet and Secretary of State, TO ESMORE PERSONS in the metropolitan reorganize A METROPOLI- gion and TABLISH proceed to frame a TAN FORM OF GOVER- charter setting forth a plan of NMENT WITHIN METRO- government for the metropolitan POLITAN REGIONS WHICH region. The expenses of the ANY REPLACE COULD charter commission shall be adOTHER EXISTING UNIT OF vanced by the state and the LOCAL GOVERNMENT state shall be repaid by the WITHIN THE REGION. metropolitan region within five Charter commissioners years. of a residents Section 1. The shall be allowed no pay for their county with a resident popula- services, but shall be allowed tion of not fewer than 75,000 necessary expenses by the board as determined by the last na- of examiners. tional or state census are emSec. 7. The charter so framed powered to establish a metropol- shall be filed with the Secretary itan region and provide for the of State by the charter commisgovernment thereof, subject only sion and then submitted to the to the limitations of this article. electors of the metroSec. 2. Notwithstanding any qualified region at an election to other provisions of the constitu- politan be held at a time to be detertion ot this state, a metropolitan mined by the charter commisaccordin created government which shall be not less than ance with the procedure out- sion, days subsequent to its sixty or assume lined herein may and not more than completion of functions and transfer powers from such date. Alone year existing governmental units, pro- ternative provisions may be vota to vide for revenue support ed upon separately. Notice as government, as- to the metropolitan manner of obtaining free sume indebtedness of existing copies of the proposed charter governmental units, transfer and its alternatives, certified by records, funds and other the chairman of the charter property and assets, and provide commission, shall be published for all matters necessary or in the manner provided for incidental to the effectuation of notice of petition in section 4. the foregoing provisions. Such proposed charter and alSec. 3. Whenever the resi- ternative provisions approved by dents of a metropolitan region a majority of the electors voting desire to create a metropolitan thereon shall become the organic government, a petition to do so law of the metropolitan region may be filed naming the metro- at a time to be fixed therein, politan region and describing and shall supersede any existing the boundaries thereof. Such charters. The government crepetition shall be signed by quali- ated thereby may supersede any fied electors equal to ten percent existing forms of government inor more of the votes cast at the cluded in the metropolitan renext preceding general election gion if so provided in the charwithin the proposed metropoliter. Adoption of the charter tan region and shall be filed in shall not invalidate existing of the office of the Secretary laws and ordinances not in conState, at least six months prior flict therewith. The metropolito the next general election. tan government shall have the Sec. 4. The Secretary of State power to amend, repeal or reshall forthwith publish notice of place the ordinances of such the filing of the petition, naming superseded governmental units. the metropolitan region and set- Within thirty days after apduplicate ting forth the boundaries thereof proval of the charter, as described in the petition. The copies thereof, certified by the notice shall be published once charter commission chairman, a week for six consecutive weeks shall be filed in the office of the in a newspaper having a general Secretary of State, who shall decirculation and published in the liver one copy thereof to the county containing land proposed officer of the metropolitan re to be included in the metropoli- gion designated by the charter tan region, and the Secretary of after said officer qualifies. The State shall transmit a certified charter may subsequently be copy of the petition to the amended or changed in the man county clerk of the county con- ner provided in Section 5 of cerned. The matter shall be Article XI of the Constitution. Sec. 8. The metropolitan replaced before the registered voters residing in the metro- gion government shall be a body politan region upon a ballot politic and corporate and have reading substantially, Should a all rights, powers, jurisdictions metropolitan type of govern- and authority now exercised by ment be created? Yes ( ) or towns, cities, counties and all No ( ), at the next general special purpose districts. Such election held regularly alter the metroixilitan region government can sue and be sued, subject filing of the petition. Sec. 5. At the time the voters to limitations, conditions and residing within the metropolitan procedure established ly the region vote to approve or reject legislature and the rules of pro the metropolitan type of local cedure promulgated by the su , government at a general preme court pertaining to muni-cia- l they shall also vote for corporations. The charter persons to be members of of each metropolitan region a charter commission to prepare shall designate the officer who a plan of metropolitan govern- may be served as process agent. ment. Candidates shall be qualiThis amendment shall take fied electors residing within the effect on approval by the elec region, metropolitan proposed of the state. who shall be nominated by peti- tors tion signed, with their respective PROPOSITION NO. 2 addresses, by not fewer than fifty registered voters residing CONSTITUTIONAL within the proposed region. CONVENTION CALL Said petition shall be filed with WHEREAS THE THIRTY-SIXTthe Secretary of State at least OF LEGISLATURE sixty days prior to the general STATE OF UTAH election. 'If a majority of the THE electors voting upon the ques DEEMED IT NECESSARY two-thir- fif-ee- Dedicated to bringing new industry to Utah County. Will foster programs to reduce the crime rate. Will counsel all offices in the County in the reduction of taxes and expenses. Will work for the benefit of all of the people of Utah County. PAYSON CHRONICLE A weekley newspaper, established in 1888, published every Thursday and entered as second Closs matter at the poet office in Payson, Utah, under the act of March 8, 1879. rate $3. 00 per Subscription in advance: single copy 10 cents. NATIONAL NEWSPAPER c6,6n 1.00 AFFILIATE-MEMBE- Student (Jr. Children fc SSr (under High) 75c 12) 160 Payson, Utah South TWxd East 35c R The important thing about a problem is not its solution,but the strength we gain in finding the solution. Proposed Changes in Utah's Constitution elec-ion- Paid Political Advertisement by Lavon E. Payne THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1966 The Social 500 club met at the home of Mrs. Lillian Bur- week. Post-gradua- te grocery chain) Springville City The Payson Chronicle, Payson, Utah Goshen News TO CALL A CONVENTION TO REVISE OR AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH AND HAS R E C O M M E N D E D THAT THE ELECTORS VOTE AT THIS ELECTION FOR OR AGAINST A CON-E N TI ON ; THEREFORE VOTE EITHER. WHEREAS, the people of this sovereign State of Utah are blessed with the constitutional guarantees of life, liberty, property, and self government and, WHEREAS, the guarantee of self government itself extends to the right of the people to revise their constitutional charter; and WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the people should turn their attention periodically to a consideration of fundamental concepts of government and the machinery of government in the light of everchanging social and economic conditions; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT s RESOLVED by of the members elected to each branch of the Legislature, that it be recommended to the electors to vote at the general election to be held in 1966 for or against a convention to consider the Constitution of Utah and whether it shall be amended or revised. By this action it is deemed necessary that such proposition be submitted to the said electors. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State is directed to submit this proposition to the electors of the State of Utah in the general election to be held in 1966. The proposition shall be submitted to the electors in the following form: Whereas the thirty-sixtLegislature of the State of Utah deemed it necessary to call a convention to revise or amend the Constitution of Utah and has recommended that the electors vote at this election for or against a convention; therefore vote either, for a convention against a convention if a majority of all the electors, voting at this election, shall vote for a convention, the Legislature, at its fiext session, shall provide by law for calling the same. two-third- h PROPOSITION NO. 3 SUCCESSION OF STATE AUDITOR AND STATE TREASURER SHALL SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED TO ALLOW THE STATE AUDITOR AND THE STATE TREASURER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO SUCCESSIVE TERMS RATHER THAN THE ONE TERM NOW ALLOWED. Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article VII, Section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read as follows: Sec. 3. No person shall be eligible to the otfice of governor or secretary of state unless he shall have attained to the age of thirty years at the time of his election, nor to the office of. attorney general unless he shall have attained the age of twenty five years at the time of his election, and have been admitted to practice in the supreme court of the territory or the state of Utah, nor unless he shall be in good standing at the bar at the time of his election. No person shall be eligible to any of the offices provided for in section one of this article, unless at the time of his election he shall be a qualified elector, and shall have been a resident citizen of the state or territory for five years next preceding his election. The state auditor and state treasurer shall be ineligible to serve for more than two successive terms. If adopted by the electors of this state, this amendment shall take effect upon approval. PROPOSITION NO. 4 LEGISLATIVE STANDING COMMITTEE SHALL ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED BY THE ADDITION OF SECTION 33, AUTHORIZING EACH HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE TO APPOINT COMMITTEES TO SERVE BETWEEN LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AS SESWELL AS DURING SIONS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE STAFFING AND FINANCING OF SAID COM- MITTEES. Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article VI of the Con stitution of the State of Utah by the addition of Section 33 to read: Section 33. In order to expedite the work of the legislature, each house may by resolution provide for the ap pointment of committees to ascertain facts and make recommendations as to any subject within the scope of legislative regulation or control, and joint committees, consisting of members of both houses, may be created by joint resolutions. A resolution creating any such committee may authorize it to act during sessions of the legislature, during periods when the legislature is in adjournment or after final adjournment of a session. Any such committee shall have the powers and perform the duties provided by the resolution creating it, including the power of subpoena and the power to hire and to maintain staff, and in addition it shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be provided by law or by the rules of the legislature or either house thereof. The legislature may provide for the payment of expenses ntcessarily incurred by any such committee. This amendment, if adopted by the electors of the 'state, shall take effect the first day of January, 1967. PROPOSITION NO. 5 ANNUAL SESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL SECTIONS 2 AND OF ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL SESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE CONSISTING OF A GENERAL SESSION OF NOT TO FORTY-FIVLEGEXCEED ISLATIVE DAYS IN ODD NUMBERED YEARS AND A BUDGET SESSION OF NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN EVEN NUMBERED YEARS. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD REPLACE A SIXTY CALENDAR DAY SESSION WHICH 16 E NOW MEETS EVERY OTHER YEAR. Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article VI, Sections 2 and 16 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read: Sec. 2. Regular sessions of the legislature shall be held annually at the seat of government. Regular sessions which shall be known as general sessions shall be held in years, and regular sessions which shall be known as budget sessions shall be held in years. Regular sessions shall commence at 12 o'clock, P.M. on the second Monday in January. At a budget session the legislature shall consider only (1) general appropriation bills for the succeeding fiscal year, (2) revenue bills necessary therefor, (3) bills necessary to implement appropriations in general appropriation bills for new projects, programs or services, (4) legislative matters submitted to the legislature in writing by the governor during the session, and (5) legislative matters brought before the session by introducs tion by of the members of either house. The legislature, however, may provide for its expenses. Sec. 16. No general session of the legislature shall exceed forty-fiv- e legislative days, and no budget session shall exceed twenty legislative days, except in cases of impeachment and except that at the end of any regular session the legislature may adjourn to a date when it shall convene for not to exceed five legislative days for the sole purpose of reconsidering vetoed bills, and line items in appropriation bills vetoed by the governor. No special session shall exceed thirty legislative days, except that at the end of any special session the legislature may adjourn to a date when it shall convene for not to exceed five legislative days for the sole purpose of reconsidering vetoed bills and line items in appropriation bills vetoed by the governor. Legislative days shall be calendar (lays but shall not include Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays or periods when the legislature shall be in adjournment. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, 1967. d two-third- Sec. 34. Special sessions of the legislature (1) may be convened by the governor as provided in article VII, section 6, or (2) shall be convened by the presiding oflicers of the senate and house of representatives, acting jointly, upon written reof the memquest by bers of each house. At a special session convened by the presiding officers of the two houses, the legislature shall consider onlv legislative matters brought before the session by resolution s of the approved by members ot either house. The legislature, however, may provide for its expenses. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, 1967. two-third- s two-third- PROPOSITION NO. 7 LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES SHALL SECTION 9 OF ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE RECEIVE A SALARY FOR THEIR SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, AND AN ALLOWANCE FOR EXPENSES AND MILEAGE, AS FIXED BY LAW WHEN ATTENDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE HELD BETWEEN SESSIONS AND WHEN OTHERWISE I N OFFICIAL ENGAGED BUSINESS. Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article VI, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read as follows: Sec. 9. Unless otherwise provided by law the members of the legislature shall receive compensation for their services of $1,000.00 a year for the legislative term payable monthly. The members shall also receive expense and mileage allowances as fixed by law for attending sessions of the legislature and and meetings of single-hous- e joint committees held between sessions and during periods when the legislature is in adjournment, and when otherwise engaged in official legislative business.No increase of compensation shall be effective during the period for which members of the then existing house of representatives may have been elected. If adopted by the electors of the state this amendment shall take effect the first day of January,. 1967. E PROPOSITION NO. 8 BOARD OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT SHALL SECTION 13 OF ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED TO ABOLISH THE BOARD OF WHICH IS EXAMINERS, COMPRISED OF THE GOVERNOR, THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. THIS BOARD NOW HAS THE DUTY TO EXAMINE ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE OF UTAH AND TO PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS ARE PRESCRIBED BY LAW. Section 1. It is proposed to amend article VII, section 13 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read: Sec. 13. Until otherwise provided by law, the governor, secretary of state and attorney general shall constitute a board of state prison commissioners, which hoard shall have such supervision of all matters connected with the state prison as may be provided by law. This amendment shall take effect on approval by the electors of the state. I, CLYDE L. MILLER, Sec- State of the State of HEREBY CERTIFY foregoing is a full, correct copy of the constitutional amendments proposed by the regular session PROPOSITION NO. 6 of the Thirty-SixtLegislature, CONVENING OF SPECIAL 1965 and by the Special SesSESSION OF LEGISLATURE sion held in1966, as appears on BY LEGISLATURE ITSELF record in my office. SHALL A NEW SECTION IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I BE ADDED TO ARTICLE VI have hereunto set my hand and OF THE CONSTITUTION OF affixed the Great Seal of the THE STATE OF UTAH TO State of Utah, at Salt Lake City, AUTHORIZE THE LEGIS- this 29th day of August, 1966. LATURE TO CALL ITSELF INTO SPECIAL CLYDE L. MILLER SESSION UPON THE WRITTEN REOF QUEST OF Secretary THE MEMBERS OF EACH of HOUSE. State Section 1. It is proposed to amend article VI of the Constitution of the State of Utah by the addition of section 34 to read: retary of Utah, DO that the true and h TWO-THIRD- S |