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Show The Utah University of Utah Library Salt Lao Cit Sunni A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to Good Government Vol. 12; No. 21 Salt Lake City, Utah Utah Applicants May Arrange For Academies General Rogers addressed the GOP Fund Raising Banquet, Wednesday, in Salt Lake City. (Photo courtesy Deseret News) U. S. Attorney Attorney General Speaks To Utah Republicans William P. stated Rogers Wednesday in Salt Lake City that Eisenhower administration will not let this country slip into second place militarily or economically. Mr. Rogers spoke to more than 900 GOP workers fundwho attended a atHotel Utah raising banquet Atty. Gen. U.S. $50-a-plat- e - Motor Lodge. The newest and youngest mem her of President Dwight D. Eisenhowers cabinet declared that the Republican Party is gaining strength after the usual second term letdown. He said it is gaining strength because the people have confidence that the President and his administration will keep the nation stronger than the Soviet Union; that he will not let the economy fail but that he will reject scatterbrain plans of stimulation which will do more harm than good; that he will not play politics with national or international problems; that he will, with public support, insist on a Defense Department reorganization to improve military efficiency. The party, Mr. Rogers continued, can look forward to a bright future because it has the most consistently popular president in history, the most successful and popular vice president, a record of responsibility and integrity- in which all Americans can take pride. The nation for five years under Republican leadership, he said, the greatest prosthe for greatest number of perity in people history. Although we have been experiencing a recession . . . the economy is on the upturn and the prospects for the future are bright. s . . . of our farms are owned by people who operate them. College enrollment has increased 45 per cent in five years. New construction has increased 35 per cent. Our gross national product has increased 25 per cent. A few months ago, he continued, a lot of our political opponents were demanding the scalp of Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson. Mr. Benson, with the courage of his convictions and with the support of thee President, did not fall for any new scatterbrained programs. And today Mr. Benson is one of the most popular men in Washington, he added. has attained Three-fourth- WASHINGTON Young Utahns interested in appointment to U.S. service academies may arrange now to take qualification examinations that will be offered at 17 Utah post offices on Monday, July 14, 1958, Senators Arthur V. Watkins and Wallace F. Bennett of Utah announced today. The Utah Senators use the annual Civil Service examination to aid in selecting candidates for appointment to ithe U. S. Military, Naval, Air Force and Merchant Marine Academies. Candidates will be enrolled in the Academies class of 1959, upon satisfactory completion of the final qualifying examination and other entrance requirements of the particular academy. Utahns who are interested are invited to write to either Utah Senator, Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C., to obtain the necessary application forms. The completed forms must be returned not later than June 10, 1958. To be eligible, candidates must be citizens, single, not less than years of age nor more than 22 by July 1, 1959. An exacting physical examination is required. The qualifying examination includes .problems in mathematics, English, spatial relations and other subjects. Utah examinations will be conducted in post offices in American Fork, Beaver, Cedar City, Delta, Dugway, Logan, Manti, Moab, Ogden, Panguitch, .Price, Provo, Richfield, Salt Lake City, St. George, Tooele and Vamel. 17 Utah One of Nine States With No Outstanding Debt Utah was one of nine states that had no long-tergeneral on debt outstanding June 30, 1957, to a according study released this week by Utah Foundation,, the private, governmental research organization. The study points out that while Utah has been paying off its indebtedness there has been a large increase in state bonded debt in the other states of the nation during the past ten years. Between 1947 and 1957, the m out-standi- ng long-ter- full-fait- h and credit debt of all states increased from $2.5 billion to $6.5 billion. The general indebtedness of these states was equal to $39 Clyde Receives Office Gov. George Dewey Clyde, Wednesday, was named to the new executive committee of the Governors Conference. ' Chairman of the association will be Gov. LeRoy Collins of Florida. Other governors named' to the committee include: Victor E. AnRepublicans derson, Nebraska; C. William ONeill, Ohio; Cecil II. Under-wooWest Virginia, and Alike Sepovich, Alaska. Democrats James P. Coleman, Mississippi; Robert D. Holmes, Oregon; Robert B. Meyner, New Jersey and Col- lins. d. - Utah GOP Re-ele- cts or every man, woman and child in the nation at the end of 1957. Although Utah paid off the last of its general bonded debt in 1955, the report notes that state nstitutions in Utah had incurred debt $4,467,000 in 1957 end the of the fiscal )y year. For 'the most part these obligations were incurred for dormitories, student union buildings, and other enterprises at the state institutions of. higher learning. Foundation analysts observe that such indebtedness represents a claim against the revenue earnings of these special enterprises but is not a general obligation of the State. The rise is nonguaranteed state debt throughout the nation has been startling, according to the Utah Foundation report. At the end of 1947, the nonguaranteed debt of all states totaled $342 million. By the close of the 1957 fiscal year, total nonguaranteed state debt exceeded $7 billion, an increase more than twentyfold during the ten-ye- ar period'.' non-guarante- self-liquidat- ing Bids Open To Flaming for Road Gorge On May 27th bids will be 2 on a mile section of opened a road leading to the site of the Flaming Gorge Dam. This section leads from Greendale Junction in Daggett County down onto the bench (above the canyon in the damsite area. Greendale Junction is located some 38 miles north of Vernal on State Highway No. 44. The projected 2 mile length will cost an estimated $250,000, Specifications include a 28 foot road with a 150 foot minimum Bids will be opened on June 10th on (the $66 million dam itself. This is part of the program to provide access roads to major dam building projects during the construction phase of the dam The 65 mile hard surfaced road from Kanab to the Arizona state line will be completed by (fall. This will afford, a Utah access to the' Glen Canyon project dur- ing its construction. Secretary-Treasur-er re-elect- Emergency Highway Funds Programmed The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1958 just recently signed by President Eisenhower provides for Emergency Funds for accelerating the Federal - State highway programs. Already the State Road Commission has programmed Utahs $4.5 million and staff engineers have established dates the projects will be advertised for bids. This money will be used for contraction projects placed under contract by December 1, 1958 and to be completed within one year from that date. - V m Senator Arthur V. Watldni and Congrouman Henry Aldeirt DIxen and WIIDaei A Dawson showed Professer Twain Tippetts fine arts tour group the nations Capital Balldlng. Hera they ora shown thu historic table on which Ahrahan Unco In signed the bwndpatlen Art Oallery In Washington, the restored sslunlnl eapltal Sly of WHBnws- - and 31 other meeibers ef the Utah State University In the Presidents loon In the Capitol surrounding Proclamation. The group also visited the Mellon burg, Virginia, and saw several shews In New York City. . ed right-of-wa- y. . Utah Republican organization the incumbent leaders of the treasurer and secretary WednesCommittee Central State day, and heard a preview of a School of Politics .format to be presented this summer. Jack H. Swenson, Spanish Fork, was retained as secretary and Carl C. Gaskill, Ogden, as treasurer by unanimous vote of the central committee. Suggested issues for the 1958 campaign were presented by Mrs. Bryce Fairbanks, vice chairman of the Young Republicans of Utah. Byron Rampton, Bountiful, chairman of the committee which prepared the program, presented suggested organizational procedures. The meeting in the Newhouse Hotel was attended by members of the state central committee and the chairmen and vice chairmen of county organizations. 195 Friday, May 23, -- |