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Show Page 2 Jane 29, 1956 THE UTAH STATESMAN THE UTAH STATESMAN PUBLIC INVITED TO INSPECT FILTER CENTERS Weekly Newspaper Devoted to Good Government UA 0 Hany B. Miller, Publisher Gall F. Critchlow, Editor 421 Church Street Phone EM Entered as 2nd Class matter at the Post Office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription $3.00 per year. Single copy 10c Published weekly at 421 Church Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION, 1956 lune 29. 1956 Vol. 10; Ho. 25 Editorial Back Bensons Plan Editors Note: Following was writteii by an editorial staff member of the U.S. Press Association in Washington, D. C. In order to secure its soil bank program, and to forestall the possibility of even more damaging raids on the U.S. Treasury, the Eisenhower Administration felt obliged to accept a farm bill groaning with dangerous and unwanted high price support gimmicks. Now, in addition to he task of administering these provisions with the least injury to die taxpayers and in his traditional efforts to encourage the farmers dependence on himself rather than the Government, Secretary Benson faces a new crisis. Right and are rallying polinow, the high soil bank plan into a new source tical pressure to pervert the of direct subsidies. d Editor Glenn Martz, in his vigorous and Lowdown on Farm Affairs, says this is an effort to make the new program a mere gravy train which in the long run will bring economic ruin to farmers He reminds us that Mr. Benson s suggestion, and the original Administration recommendation for a limited, experimental soil bank plan was blown up by Congress to an unbelievable $1,200 million and had cut off any opportunity for a slow, cautious start in order to eliminate the bugs before any real damage could be price-supporte- left-winge- rs rs highly-respecte- ... done. Mr. Benson, he says, would like the plan to operate so that every dollar to be spent on it would result in its propor- tionate share in surplus reduction, and so that each dollar thus spent in turn result in corresponding strengthening of free market prices for farm products. Mr. Benson would have liked to find means of making sure that idled acreages under the program would not somehow trickle over into other uses, competing unfairly with vegetable, dairy, poultry and other such unprotected producers. Mr. Benson would have liked to achieve these goals without creating new armies of Government inspectors to roam the rural areas. The Department of Agriculture has been moving fast, in accordance with Administration wishes, says Mr. Martz. But it has not abandoned caution, as the critics would doubtless prefer. Now the anvil chorus has begun, he says, and it may increase to irrestible proportions. The hard facts are that no Government official, however honest, sincere or capable, can long resist such pressure when there is no countering presure on his side. And the great majority of farmers who hope to earn their own livings from their own efforts rather than gaining their incomes from Government checks have not been awake to the soil bank dangers. They have allowed Mr. Benson to fight this particular battle virtually alone. But, it should be noted, the battle is not over. Recruits are still needed. GOOD GOVERNMENT IS EVERYBODY'S JOB! Subscribe now to THE UTAH STATESMAN "A weekly newipapei devoted to good government" and keep pace with local state and national government news. SUBSCRIBE NOW! I year $3.00 2 years $5.00 CIRCULATION OFFICE 421 Cknrch Street - Salt Lake City. Utak NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE Remittance Bill me later Filter Centers of the United States Air Force important links in the air defense of the nation will play host to visitors this summer during the fourth anniversary of Operation Skywatch" of the Ground Observer Corps. Black dots on map indicate Filter Centers in area of the 34th Air Division, commanded by Brigadier General Wendell W. Bowman, pictured in insert on map. Civilian volunteers staff the Filter Centers and speedily communicate to USAF Air Defense Direction Centers data concerning the movement of aircraft reported by other GOC volunteers manning a network of observation posts. The 34th Air Division, headquarters of which is shown by star on the map, is part of the Central Air Defense Force of the Air Defense Command. Segment Map of Area by USAF. Bennett Rejoices Dispersal Bill Will Aid Utah By Sen. Wallace F. Bennett vigorous program of dispersal HIGHWAY PROGRAM Utahns have reason to rejoice over a vote taken this week in the Senate. It may well be the to Another bill of great interest Utahns is the Highway Bill, most important vote for Utah durwhich has been in conference ing the past several decades, with committee since May 29. The bill the possible exception of the Up was finally reported out this per Colorado River Act. week. The Senate has passed an The vote I refer to was on my amendment to the Defense Pro- amendment which I submitted, Parks Parkways (an additionl $5 million). Utah will, of course, benefit more than most states under these amendments, which will help to bring our highways in National Parks and National Forests up to the standard needed to handle the steadily increasing traffic which the existing roads soon will be unable to accomodate. Thus, this has been a big week for Utah here in Washington. It was a particularly big week for me, too, because in the middle of all this activity, I flew to Utah to participate in the BYU Leadership Conference, then flew back. As a result, I was not out of my clothes for a period of about 40 hours. But in view of the success we had on the dispersal fight and the Highway Bill, I felt pretty good despite missing a nights adding 2500 miles to the Interstate System. The House had added nothing. The conference committee compromised, as conferences usually do, and added 1000 miles. This means that we will have a fighting chance to get a Denver-Salt Lake highway on the interstate system. And well also have a chance I believe this amendment is goof stretch from getting the ing to bring much more defense to Echo on InterJunction Ogden Westto Utah and other industry sleep. state. ern States. The advantage of getting a But aside from the benefits to highway on the Interstate system The University of Utah the state, I am convinced that the is that the state has to put up SUMMER FESTIVAL presents benefits to the nation will be in- only 5 percent of the funds, with calculable, for this means that we the Federal Government putting I now will have more sources of up the remaining 95 percent. On and vital weapons, supply for roads, the that it will be much harder for ratio is about 75 percent federal starring PATRICIA MORISON 25 an enemy to wipe out any part of and percent state. JULY 2 through 7 our defense production. PARK roadways and The Administration is delighted The conference also committee with the vote, and Dr. Arthur the amendment I had Flemming, Director of the Office approved submitted increasing the amounts of Defense Mobilization, said that to be spent for roads in National JULY 11, 13 and 14 we were writing a new chapter Parks miladditional $3 (an in the record of Congressional support of the defense program. lion), National Forests (an addiSEASON Of course, one obstacle still re- tional $11 million), and National mains. PRICES The Bennett amendment is only (both show! in the Senate version of the bill. To The House passed it without any $5.00 dispersal amendment. This means $4.00 conferthat a joint Senate-Hous- e Convention ence committee will have to de$3.00 cide whether it should be kept $2.00 Republicans interested in atin the final version. the San Francisco Na$1.50 I have no doubt, however, that tending tional Convention Republican the dispersal amendment will be August 20 must contact the Send orders to: kept in conference. State GOP Headquarters. SUMMER In the first place, the Senate Reservations arand travel FESTIVAL vote was an emphatic expression can be made acof approval, and in the second rangements University of to Ron Wiscombe, state cording Utah, Salt place, most of the House confer420 Newhouse at chairman, Lake City ees are from states which, like notel. Utah, would benefit from a more duction Act, requiring greater dispersal of defense industries. We spent six hours Friday debating this amendment on the floor of the Senate, and the final vote of 48 to 13 in favor of the Bennett amendment was a resounding victory for the states. less-populat- ed 42-mi- le - non-intersta- te The King and Madame Butterfly Plan Attend |