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Show the Utah f 1 T rill 1 Blanche Richards Throws Chapeau Into Women's Club Prexy Circle Blanche Richards, a resident of Holladay for some 20 years, is a candidate for president of the Utah Federation of Womens Republican Clubs. She is the wife of D. Webster of the Utah Richards, Sash and Door Company, Salt co-own- er A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to Good Government Salt Lake City, Utah Vol. 11; No. 38 Friday, Sept. 27, 1957 USU Study Shows Price Jump Utah families are shelling out an extra $1.50 per month in higher food costs for the fun of pasting trading stamps in books. This is the conclusion of two . -- - C as compared with the national in- tv dicates the average Utah tf Utah family is having to pay 4 per es cent more for their food. five-sixth- three-mont- h River Compact Draws Commission s Attention ular meeting here Wednesday morning to discuss questions of construction unfler the 760 million dollar Upper Colorado River Compact. ; Wednesdays meeting was overshadowed by a preliminary session Tuesday in which the governors of Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado pledged their support to the compact and the four projects contemplated under it. Include Glen Dam The projects are the Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona, the Navajo Dam in New Mexico, Dam in Colorado and Flaming Gorge Dam in Utah. The New Mexico and Arizona projects already are under construction. All but a few minutes of Tuesdays session was behind closed Cu-reca- doors. Included in Wednesdays action was passage of a motion barring the commission from participating in research in weather modification or New Mexico state engineer Steve Reynolds had told the commission earlier that he believed the study in weather modification has not reached the point where it can be applied practically, but added that in his opinion research on the study should be continued. rain-makin- g. Clyde Gov. George D. Clyde of Utah Re-elect- ed the Vernal unit of the central Utah project and to the Faonia project in Colorado. Rests With Colorado He added that the matter now rests with the Bureau of Redama-- ' tion.'He said he could see nothing additional the commission could do at this time to speed the possibility of getting budget approval. Ivan Goslin, engineer-secretarof the commission, told Johnson in reply to questions that all possible information on Vernal-Pa-onihas been presented to the Budget Bureau. He said it is not known whether the Budget Bureau will recommend an item in the Presidents budget in January for the two projects. y a Kl By their ree choice in the market consumers voted for trading stamps. Stamps were introduced by the majority. Virtually no one chose lower prices and no stamps. What happened is another example of the freedom of choice which exists in a market eco- nomy. Perhaps, however, consumers who voted for trading stamps failed to realize the loss of freedom which trading stamps impose, Dr. Anderson said. ,One redeems stamps by buying a limited selection of merchandise at predetermined outlets and prices. Also, one must indulge in the pastime of pasting stamps at an average cost of $1.50 per month. Dr. Anderson said that with stamps the rage Utahns might well greet each other with Come over to our house tonight. Were three months behind in our stamp pasting. In their study, the USU economists found that when a Salt Lake City chain of supermarkets introduced trading stamps in November, 1956, its sales jumped 40 per cent. . In mid-Februar- y, 1957, BLANCHE RICHARDS Lake City, and the mother of six children, three of them married. Mrs. Richards was born and educated in Weber County, but began her business experience as auditor in Salt Lake City. Since moving to Holladay she has been active in civic, church and political organizations. She is a speaker and educational chairman of the Holladay area for the American Cancer Society, and former regional campaign fund di Party and considers the Repub- lican women have an obligation to the party to see that it functions as an effective unit without internal bickering. Petitions In Circulation Home Rule Posts For when Petitions were being circulated competing stamps were introduced in most other Salt Lake City throughout Salt Lake City Thursfood stores, the chains sales drop- day on behalf of candidates for a ped immediately but remained at home rule charter commission. Advocates of a home rule charp 25 per. cent above the ter for the city are aiming at getlevel. (October, 1956) ting at least 15 or more candidates on file before the Sept. 30 filing deadline of 5 pm. Other groups also are reported in getting candidates to interested Miss Bertha Adkins, Assistant charter the for Chairman of the Republican file 30 canmore than If National Committee today said commission. comon the there are more women in public didates file for posts a to be offices now than ever before in mission, there will have 22. this countrys history. And the primary election on Oct. No Indications trend is still more, she added. pre-stam- Women Top List L. Pierce Brady, a member of the Home Rule Committee, will talk on the subject before the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce at a weekly luncheon. Junior Kennecott Men Receive Medals 3 er This, Miss Adkins said, is shown by the 1957 status of Women in Public Services," a series of surs veys compiled by the Womens Division of the Republican NationdefiWASHINGTON There al Committee. Miss Adkins, who nitely is increasing sentiment in is Director of the Womens diviWashington for enactment of legreleased these surveys tosion, islation directed at racketeering by union bosses and at the monop- day. oly power of union labor. These aim at presenting The revelations of the investiga- of the surveys progress of women in ting committee headed by Sen. e-holding in all governmental McClellan have convinced many fields the Congress and State members of Congress that legislaU.S. Foreign Governments, nicipal tion is necessary to: Federal the Service, Service, 1. Place unions, like business, Presidential Appointments and Comment vice chairman and under thp antitrust laws in order was L. Watley of Denver was to curtail monopolistic practices. Barney treasurer of the commis- It is becoming more and more renamed sion. recognized that the power of giant The federal representative of unions to paralyze a plant or an the commission, Robert J. Newell, entire industry by mere refusal to of Boise, Idaho, remain? chairman work must be curbed. The Justice, Labor and Commerce Departunder the compact. Former Gov. Ed Johnson of Co- ments have been studying this lorado urged upon the commis- subject for months. 2. Outlaw compulsory member, sion the need of getting all possible information on basin pro- ship in labor unions. Growth of jects to the Bureau of Budget for union membership should be the sake of getting their approval based on merit nd not compulsion. A worker should have just in the budget. as much right not to join a union U.S. Senator a former Johnson, of he does not wish to do so as if member Colorado who is the comdoes to join a union if he he the commission, made his which so desires. ment during a discussion was initiated by a reference to (Contoinued on page 4) re-elect- . for merchandise, are being increasDr. Anderson said. that Assuming that the average famUtah State. University agricultural ily spends $100 per month at groeconomists, Drs. Roice H. Ander- cery stores this increase would son and Ellis W. Lamborn, who amount to $4, the USU professors have just completed a study of said. For this $4 they can get 1,000 the use of trading stamps in Salt s Lake City. of a book, stamps or They found that after Salt Lake said Dr. Anderson. These stamps City supermarkets began using can be redeemed for about $2.50 trading stamps, average retail worth of merchandise. He said the difference, $1.50 per food prices climbed 5 per cent in the Utah capital city. During the month, has to be charged up to same period, U.S. av. the recreational value of pasting food retail erage prices gained stamps in books. cent. one However, where families fail to per only extra collect the economists said The trading stamps due them to or fail paste them in books and price increase in Salt Lake City The Upper ColoSANTA FE rado Commission held a short reg- tamps rector. She is a member of the Lady Lions, an officer in the Utah Home Builders Auxiliary and has served in various offices of the PT. An active LDS church member, she has served in all organizations and has been president of the Relief Society. Politics have been a life long interest, as her father, grandfather and an uncle have served in the legislature. On the political scene she has acted as watcher and judge on election days, been a member of the district committee and a delegate. to the state convention. The immediate past president of the Holladay Womens Republican Club she was instrumental in promoting its rapid growth and expanded activities. Her most recent accomplishment was the successful drive to secure a post office for Holladay area. General Services Administration have advised that they are making a survey of possible sites and that activity will begin there shortly. Mrs. Richards is a sincere advocate of clos-- e be tween the Womens Republican Clubs and the state and county organizations. She believes in a well informed electorate and feels there is no better way than in educating its women and alerting them to their responsibilities and privileges in a representative government. In addition she is a supporter of a strong, well knit Republican offic- State Elective and Appointive Posts. These surveys were begun by the Womens Division several years ago and distributed annually. It must be stressed that it is not intended these surveys list every woman in important posts but rather that they illustrate the type of positions women have achieved in the public service. In addition there is a series of There were no indications Thursday to indicate one way or another how many candidates might file for the charter commis. sion. Charter commission hopefuls will be voted upon at the same time city voters decide whether or not to adopt a proposal calling for a new city charter. Meanwhile, home rule will be the subject of discussion at three Thursday night meetings. At 7 p.m. at the Aviation Club, Dr. Carroll Hurd, political science professor at the Westminster College, will talk on home rule before the Salt Lake Business and Professional Women. Debate Set A debate on home rule will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Machinists Hall, 1740 S. Main St. In favor of the proposal will be M. Walker Wallace, member of the Salt Lake City Home Rule Committee, and Sid Weese, candidate for the Ogden city council. Opposing viewpoints will be aired by Homer Holmgren, deputy Salt Lake City attorney and Archie Ransome, secretary of the Ogden local of the Machinists Union. At 8 pm. at the Tower House, Howard Brandt will discuss home rule before the Salt Lake surveys showing the progress women have made in Republican Party Organizations in the recognition the Republican Party has Club. given to women. Friday noon at the Hotel Utah, 20-3- 0 life saving medals by the Utah Three men who saved a Midvale child saved were drowning presented gold life medals saving by the Utah Copper a safety banquet. at Corporation Thomas A. Yates, 7530 South State; Robert J. Cortello, 289 Vine Street, Murray, and Henry Martinez, 548 East 4th South, Salt Lake City, received an engraved medallion presented on behalf of the company by L. F. Pett, General Manager. The three men figured in saving the life of Terry Ray Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin J. Wilson, 50 West 7518 South, Midvale, who fell into an irrigation ditch and was carried uncon-ciou- s beneath two culverts. The mishap occurred August 28 while Terry and brother Jeff, 4 were playing in front of the residence of grandparents at 7572 South State. Mr. Martinez and Mr. Cortello pulled the boy from the water after hearing his brothers cries. Mr. Yates gave artificial respiration with the aid of Mr. Martinez until the child revived. The three men were honored at the annual banquet of the Utah Industrial Safety Society and the American Society of Safety engineers held in the center ballroom of the Union Building 'of the University of Utah. Approximately 300 persons were in two-year-o- water-clogge- d ld |