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Show THE UTAH STATESMAN "A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to Good Government" Harry B. Miller, Publisher Gail Feltch, Contributing Editor Phone 421 Church Street Entered as 2nd Class matter at the Post Office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the act of March 3, 1879. Single copy lQc Subscription $3.00 per year. Church 421 Published weekly at Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. 49 " December 23, 19S5 THE UTAH STATESMAN Page 2 December 23, 1955 Vol. 9; No. 49 Active Member NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION, 1955 I predict that Republicans will sweep the country again next No- vember because most people regardless of local political background appreciate that they never had it so good and are in no mood to risk a change." Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks made this prediction in Chicago recently when he addressed the Republican National Committee. EDITORIAL Peace Must Be Lived Christmastime is not complete without the endless repetition of Peace on Earth, Goodwill To Men." Through the centuries this phrase has been the theme permeating die celebration of the birth of Christ In 1954 Americans attached a new, real meaning to Peace on Earth, wh&n they celebrated their first Christmas in more than a decade without the sound of guns from some section of the world. When President Dwight D. Eisenhower turned on the lights of the Community Christmas tree this week he added a deeper meaning to the theme. He made a plea for a livable peace coupled with understanding. Acknowledging the fact that 1955 is die second year comparatively peaceful celebration for the United States, the Presidents prayfer was geared, toward the maintenance and permanence of this peace. With the turmoil and dissension near the breaking point in Jerusalem, ironically enough, and the necessity of calling for more foreign aid for arms and tighter defense measures, the President realizes that Peace on Earth is constantly threatened. Eisenhower didnt suggest that the livable peace start at the top with diplomats. His prayer was directed to each individual. We can be sure, he said, that as we utter a simple prayer for peace, we will be joined by the multitude of the earth. As a directive to the thought of the prayer, the President suggested: May each of us strive to do our best to bring about better understanding in the world and may the infinite peace from above live with us and be ours forever, and may we live in confident hope that it will come." So at the advent of Christmas, 1955, the Peace On Earth spirit is once more prevalent with the added admonition to make it a livable peace." Christmas Greetings Drive Carefully During the Holidays and 1956 Dale T. Smith & Sons CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING Processing and Curing 12370 South State Phone AM Season's Greetings For Safe Direct Bus Service to South Salt Lake, Bountiful, Centerville, Farmington, Kaysville, Layton & Hill Field Anywhere in Utah Phone AM 21 MIDVALE BUS LINE 290 North Main - Midvals .Wishing a Safe and Happy Holiday Wilson Sees 1956 Victory Season C. Wood Motor Co. (CARLOS WOOD) Hudson Sales & Service New and Used Automobiles International Harvester We Repair all Makes Sales and Service 560 South 5th West Dial AX Bountiful, Utah FISHER'S MASTER STATION Quality Mobilgas and Mobiloils Expert Truck and Car Lube Tires - Batteries Accessories Diesel Fuels All Major Oil Credit Cards Honored Pick Up & Delivery S & H Green Stamps 501 South West Temple Dial EL Holiday Greetings From FAIRBANKS, MORSE &CO. HAROLD M. OLSEN, Mgr Diesel Engines - Pumps Electric Motors Scales Installation Testing Repair Service 153 West 2nd South Phone EM of Safe Holiday Driving INTERMOUNTAIN STAMP WORKS For Rubber Stamps Steel -- Stamps Machine Engraved Plates - Seals - Bronze - K sion. "Through sound monetary and credit policy, drastic cuts in unnecessary expenses, record tax reduction and other spurs to private enterprise, the administration kept the transition from a war to a peace economy from snowballing into an old fashioned depression and brought recovery swiftly to pass. Second, Secretary Weeks added, the Eisenhower leaders vogorous-l- y used the great fore of government power and persuasion to create an environment favorable to private initiative and economic growth. The Secretary said that the 1956 presidential election would not be decided by the "sour grapes" arguments of left wing columnists or the revived New,-Deabrain trust or the professional Calamity Janes or the politicians, whose sales pitch as usual- will be playing up gripes and greeds." l Seasons Greetings TYPEWRITERS 757 South State EL 54120 SCIIREYER Headquarters For All Nationally Advertised Typewriters, Adding Machines MAIN STREET CIGAR STORE VAUD H. BALE TOR THE FINEST CIGARS" 280 SOUTH MAIN Phone EM Care and Courtesy Essentials Memorials When all the decisive arguments are on the board, Secretary Weeks continued, the average voter will ask "one short, sensible question 'Who change?" "Today American families are earning more, investing more, producing more, building more, buying more, and enjoying more of the good things of life than at any previous time," he said. The Secretary attributed this prosperity to two major reasons: 1. The Eisenhower administration, backed by a Republican Congress, believed that the Federal Government had a definite responsibility to do everything possible to save people from the worry and privation of depres- 65 Season's Greetings State Employees Jean's Nursing Convalescent Home 2300 SOUTH STATE Badges 242 East 2nd South Phone EL Salt Lake City 04 & Phone HU 12 Salt Lake City Utah Income Increases; Still In Low Bracket The government payrolls in Utah Federal, state and local carried 25 per cent of the state's personal income was paid to wholesale and retail trade .workers. These figures, taken from the U.S. Department of Commerce annual report, were compiled by the Utah Foundation, an economic research organisation. Personal income payments to individuals in Utah totaled $1,130,000,000 during 1954, representing a slight increase over the .. 1953 payments, according to the report. , The slight increase, however, does not bring Utah out of the "12 middle lowest" personal income bracket for the United States as indicated by the accompanying chart prepared by the Utah Foundation. Despite the' overall increase the per capita income was down $20 from $1,503 in 1953 to $1,483 in 1954. These figures paralleled th national per capita decrease of $20 from $1,790 in 1953 to $1,770 in 1954. The slight per capita income decrease, was offset by the fact that reduced Federal income tax rates went into effect last year. This kept the average disposable income the same as the previous year. In the government personal income payments the wages, salaries and benefits totaled $282,000,000, or 25 per cent of all Utah personal income for the year. This percentage was nearly 50 percent higher than the average' for the United States. Only two other states, Virginia and New Mexico, derived a great proportion of their personal income from governmental sources in 1954. The payments made in the wholesale and retail trade totaled $152 million and represented 15.5 per cent of the state's personal income. ' Other portions of Utahs personal income during 1954 include: property income, $117 million 10.4 per cent; business income $93 million 8.2 per cent; transportation wages and salaries, 67 million 5.9 per cent; mining wages and salaries, $58 million 5.1 per cent; farm income (net after expenses) and farm wages, $48 million 5.1 per cent; and service industry wages and salaries, $56 million 5.0 per cent. Stark figures show the per capita income in Utah last year' was nearly $200 below the average for the entire nation, the report continues. Utah ranked 31st among the 48 states in per capita income in 1954; in 1953 Utah ranked 30th. a On the basis of figures for eight Mountain State, Utahs incomes with States below average. Income higher include: Nevada, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming and Arizona. Only New Mexico and Idaho hit below the Utah level. per-capit- . was-$12- 8 |