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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1968 Symphony Fund Gains $25,000 From Charles Merrill Trust Utah ZCMI Winds Up S.L. Banker Defends Centennial Activities Liquor Initiative Governor Calvin L. Rampton has received a check for $25,000 from the Charles E. Merrill Trust toward the Utah Symphony Ford Foundation drive to raise $1,000,000 in matching funds. The check was presented by Floyd Gifford, Salt Lake City Division Manager, representing Lorenzo N. Hoopes, Vice President of Safeway Stores, Inc. Aiso on hand for the presen- tation, representing the Orchestra, were Maestro Maurice and T. Bowring Abravanel Woodbury, President Emeritus of Utah Symphony and Vice President of Zions First National Bank. This generous grant was a direct result of Utah Symphonys concert tour in June of the West Coast, made at the request of Governor Rampton, in cooperation with the Industrial Promotion Commission. Safeways Mr. and Mrs. Hoopes attended the concert in San Francisco and were impressed with the Orchestras musical excellence, also with the cooperation between the Symphony and the State of hand-in-han- d Utah. s Mr. Hoopes appealed to Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board Robert A. Magowan, and to Mrs. Magowan, both of whom also serve as trustees of the Charles E. Merrill Trust. Through their joint efforts, and with the assistance of David A. Thomas, Trust Administrator, the trustees of the Charles E. Merrill Trust approved this grant ot the Utah Symphony. Charles E. Merrill was one of the original founders of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, whose local Manager is George T. Stromberg. Mr. Stromberg also serves on Utah Symphonys Board of Directors. When told of the $25,000 contribution, Mr. Naughton, president of Utah Power and Light Company and General Chairman of the Statewide Matching Fund Committee, commented: All concerned with this cam- Safe-way- Vernal Fencing Company of Vernal, Utah received a contract of $10,052 for approximately 5,190 rods of woven wire fence, fence and 420 rods of four-wir- e 11 drainage crossings . The work will be performed in three areas: 5 miles N.E. of Junction; 4 miles S.W. of Monroe, and 15 miles S.W. of Circleville, Utah. Interstate Construction Co. Incorporated of Salt Lake City received a $14,304 contract for double chaining 1,920 acres and single chaining 80 acres on land 40 miles N.W. of Monticello, Utah. paign are delighted that Safe way Stores and the Charles E. Merrill Trust have seen fit to identify themselves with one of Utahs major cultural assets. They have joined hands with our States businessmen, as well as with thousands of other Symphony fans giving support to this million dollar drive. Our goal is coming into sight contributions from all over the State, large and small, are invited and needed now to help reach this goal. The Symphony is doing a great job for our State and for all of us individually, said Mr. and here is our Naughton, chance to show our appreciation of one of Americas greatest orchestras. Mr. Woodbury said: As we near the difficult period of raising the last final funds, this has been a tremendous shot in the arm to all who have worked so hard on the Ford Foundation drive for the past two years. In transmitting the check to Governor Rampton, Mr. Hoopes noted the Governors enthusiastic support of the orchestra. He asked that the check be handed to Wendell Ashton, President of Utah Symphony, with our best wishes for the continued success of this outstanding orchestra. Maestro Maurice Abravanel I uncommented as follows: derstand that this generous contribution is an outgrowth of Mr. and Mrs. Hoopes having attended the coniert in San Francisco and having been impressed by it. I am deeply grateful. It is cne beautiful case of business showing its support of the arts. Presenting the check, Mr. Gifford said: It is a great privilege to represent the Magowans and Mr. Hoopes. Safeway has always been one of Utahs staunch boosters. Likewise, we are happy to givo this helping hand to the Utah Symphony. Utah has until June 1971 to raise the matching one million dollars. To date approximately $800,000 has been pledged, of which amount $350,000 has been collected. All Utahns are urged to contribute if they have not already done so. All contributions are tax deductible. Checks should be mailed to Utah Symphony Ford Matching Fund, 55 West First South, Salt Lake City, Three lucky shoppers and one employee were. part owners of Americas first department store Oct. 15 when the centennial celebration of Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution came to an end. The summer long festival of centennial activities was formally wound up that day with special drawings at each of ZCMI three stores to determine new shareholders, according to Harold H. Bennett, president. In addition, birthday cake was served shoppers all afternoon at stores in downtown Salt Lake City, in the Cottonwood Mall and in Ogden. It was Oct. 15, 1868, thta Brigham Young and other community leaders met in the old Council Hall and formally organized the store. Special employee rallies were held in each store, at which time a large portrait of Brigham Young was unveiled at each location. The ZCMI president then drew the name of the lucky stock winning employeefrom a barrel. The results of the drawing were relayed to all store locations via a telephone conference hookup. The winner received 25 sharers of ZCMI stock. At noon a huge five foot in diameter birthday cake was cut at each of the stores. The cake cutting ceremony downtown took place outside of the store with a live band providing old time celebration type music for the occasion. Page Five Against Attacks With evidence proving beyond any reasonable doubt that the method of dispensing liquor is not related to alcohol problems, opponents of Utahs liquor by drink initiative petition have resorted to the only avenue left to them: attacks on the bill itself. So said Walker Wallace, secretary of the Utah Citizens for Legal Control of Alcoholic Beverages, proponent of the bill, in a statement. They began their fight on liberalizing Utahs liquor laws with a hue and cry about the increased crime, juvenile delinquency, alcoholism, welfare payments, divorces and highway deaths. But now that the facts are in they find they dont have a leg to stand on, so theyre nitpicking as a last ditch effort. Even here theyre running in trouble and have had to rely on half truths and outright fiction. Gov. Rampton has gone on rec ord that it is a good bill, expertly drafted, and many leading Utah attorneys have praised the bill for incorporating the most desirable features of similar liquor laws .in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and many of other 39 states in the country that that legal liquor by the drink. "For example, the opponents say that a car could be licensed in any residential area, near a church or school. This is pure nonsense and Utahns will recognize it as such, for they are familiar with local zoning ordi nances. They also say that the bill places for too much power in the hands of the State Liquor Commission, completely ignoring the due processes of law thta the bill provides and forgetting the fact that the members of the commission are appointed by the Governor and would have constant public scrutiny and surveillance. This system is standard procedure in the country, including Utah. Mr. Wallace pointed out that most important laws have been changed from time to time. The U.S. Constitution has now been amended 22 times, and many of Utahs laws have been amended several times. As conditions exist and others arise it is probable that the Utah legislature will amend or otherwise revise this liquor law if it is passed. In fact, the Utah legislature would be failing in its duty if it did not do so. The important thing to keep in mind at this point is that if we want a more realistic and honest liquor law in Utah this petition must win the approval of Utah voters on Nov. 5. For if it isjdcfeated the Utah legislature wil0 interpret its , defeat as a mandate to pass liquor legisla- tion that is far more restrictive than we have ever had since the repeal of prohibition. We will be taking a giant step backward socially and economically. Excellent plant sites at low costs, easy to train, willing work- ers and a liberal Freeport Law entire many apparel manufacturers to sew up profits inside Utahs borders. iroiwi UHWMwwn : : Vo ' ' X,' ' y - . f v'; Utah 84101. Oil companies and other industries are joining forces with local governments to clean up accidental oil spills in the major harbors and waterways. These new groups are set up in 33 harbor areas. Constitutional Amendment 8 Year Oid Straight Etentucky Dour ban . Paid by I Wp Uuh Grow Committee, S. C. Johnson, Chairman l.i . I V jJ1 A '1EJ 4 |