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Show Pace Friday, April 5, 1957 THE UTAH STATESMAN 2 UTAH STATESMAN THE HARRY B. MILLER, 421 Church Street Commerce GenraeaF "A Weekly Newspaper Devoted te Gael Publisher Phone EM Doings 49 Entered as 2nd Class matter at the Post Oiiice at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rate $1.00 per year A comprehensive report on personal income by States was released this month by the Office of Business Economics, US Department of Commerce. The new publication contains a full account of the widely used State personal income series. It ncludes detailed annual figures for each State back to 1929, of methods and procedures used in preparing the estimates, and an analysis of geographic income changes. Among the findings of the study, features of the current geographic distribution of income are cited. By regions,' per capita income is 19 percent above the national average in the Far West and 16 percent below in Utah, with $1553.00 compared with $1847.00 national average. By contrast, total personal income in Utah shows $1,238,000,-00a 336 percent increase over 1929, While the US increase over 1929 was only 254 percent increase. Utah ranks number one in the Rocky Mountain states in the largest percentage increase in total personal income from 1929 to 1955. We rank second in the percent of national income in 1955, with .41 percent as compared with Colorado first, .90 percent; Montana .38 percent; Idaho .29 percent and Wyoming last with .18 percent of the total national income. Published weekly at 421 Church Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION, 1956 Vol. 11; No. 13 Friday, April S, 1957 des-scriptio- ns Legislative Council . . . cial duties, the Legislative Council shall be independent from the administrative and judicial branches of government in the management of its affairs, in the employment of personnel, and in the expenditure of funds for salaries, travel, current expenses, and other purposes. The Council shall recommend to the Governor the need for a special session of the Utah Legislature if in its judgment the findings of the Council in the pursuit of its studies justify such action. In addition to the above subjects a resolution was passed by the Senate that in their study of taxation, the Legislative Council should also include a study of the county taxes paid by city residents for which they recieve no benefits, and to determine how these fluids can be allocated back (Continued from page 1) tions of the various branches of healing arts, with particular emphasis on the practice of naturopathy. 12. Relocation of the Industrial School at Ogden. 13. To study the corrupt practices act with particular reference to campaign expenditures. 14. To study the Juvenile Court system and the proposal to combine the matter of domestic relations with the Juvenile problem. In providing study assignments, the Legislature hereby directs the Legislative Council to select the items which it considers of greatest importance to the welfare of to the cities. the state, within the limits of funds provided, from the items herein specified or from other matters which may arise during Keep Up With the interim period which are considered to be essential. The CounUtah GOP cil is directed to report its findings and recommendations to the Activities Weekly 33rd Legislature as provided by law. In the discharge of its offi Why Foreign aid? Cant foreign aid be reduced to give us more money at home? These two questions are repeatedly asked of me. Probably none of us is prophet enough to give the full answer. You may, however, be inter- ested in the answer of Honorable John Hollister, Director of the International Cooperation Administration, to .questions I put to him this week. Mr. Hollister, who administers our $3.8 billion mutual security program, is not a starry-eyedreamer. He was a successful Ohio businessman and a conservative Congressman closely aligned with Senator Taft. He also served as Executive Director of the second Hoover Commission. Mr. Hollisters answer to my questions can be summarized as d follows: 1. He has difficulty in reducing or eliminating aid to some countries because they have to take it for granted. The grown elimination or reduction might be interperted as an unfriendly act, disrupt their economy, and give Commies control. 2. He listed ten countries out- side Europe where our aid is I In the Monopoly States Group where people must order by brand name they call for ECHO SPRING more than any other Straight Whiskey I accomplished the intended results and two or three where it is doubt-fu-l, but the situation is too precarious to upset the applecart. 3. He believes we can and should cut the foreign aid budget, but it is difficult to say where and how. 4. He cited several instances where the foreign nation itself, through our help, has taken over practically all its own defense so most of our troops could be and have been withdrawn. It is much cheaper and better, for us to pay $300 to $400 a year to keep one of their soldiers in the field than to pay $4,000 to $5,000 to place one of ours in a foreign field. 5. He reports that practically every dollar we now spend for technical assistance is matched and that in spite of recent criticism our technical assistants and exchange students give us a good return for a comparatively small expenditure, Technical assistance amounts to only 4 percent of the total mutual security budget.) 6. He believes we should place foreign aid recipients on a loan basis, and he intends to do it as rapidly as possible. 7. As tangible achievements of the program, he refers to the 0. following: (a) The Commies military aggression has been stopped, (b) An encouraging solidarity of opposition to Communism has been developed, (c) Many nations now have been helped to the point where they need very little assistance, (d) It is far better to lend our money to help them defend themselves than to send our American soldiers to defend them. In many cases it means either one or the other. Mr. Hollister has given some strong arguments for continuation of our mutual security program. The question boils down to how much we should spend on it. The conclusions of many authorities differ on the amount we must spend. Since it boils down to a question of the best guess, I think I will prefer to err on the side of the taxpayers pocketbook. I expect to vote to continue the program, but to reduce the requested budget. The Tourist and Publicity department of our capitol really gets choice mail from time to time. They received a letter recently that I thought was quite a masterof what, I havent decidpiece ed. But here it is, in its entirety so you can see it and judge it for yourself. It comes from El Paso, Texas. Economy Drive Many of you have written asking me to work to cut the budget, so that we can work toward re- And if you havent discovered its quality too, why not try it today! More customers call for Echo Spring in the group of Monopoly States than any other straight whiskey! For taste, nothing matches its mellow flavor. Its extra smoothness cant be beaten. Call for Echo Spring yourself and see why its truly UirUCHY FINE BOUKIOI A TREAT WORTH REPEATING! ducing the national debt and cuting your taxes. I want to report that with a few key exceptions, I have voted for the budget cutting measures which have come before' the House. Already we have voted cuts of more than a billion dollars, and we hope to make many further cuts this year. Not only have I voted for cuts in proposed appropriations, but I have fought extravagant new programs. For example, I spoke three times on the floor of the House using facts and estimates which my staff and I had been working day and night to gather to oppose the Cooley-Foag- e com and feed grain bill. I showed tha the bill would have little effec in reducing surplus production, yet it could cost the taxpayers $996,000,000 above the propsec budget for agriculture. It would also add 9,122 new employees to our present army of agriculture ; In Monopoly States .iquor is sold through State Stores. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON ECHO SPRING . 86 PROOF DISTILLING CO., LOUISVILLE, KY. Dear Sir: I would like to have you send me some few of your pamplets, pictures, and some few' of your maps with having all your citys in the state of Utah. Right now I am studying about the West - Northern Section. In our geography thats what we are studying about right now. So if you have hardly any left send me some of your stuff of pamplets, pictures, and maps. When you get some more send me about oh about nine or ten of each so if I lose one Ill still have nine. So I guess Ill have to repeat it again, I want some of your pamplets, some pictures, and some of your maps. Sincerely yours, Ricardo Romero. d There are interesting on page 4) happen-(Continue- inspectors and supervisors, and it could double the farm acreage under Federal control. We fought with everything we had, yet even then we only won the fight by a handful of votes on the floor of the House because the opposition was so committed to this heavy spending measure. Thank you for the many letters you have been sending me, giving your suggestions and reactions to various proposals and issues. They are very hopeful. |