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Show The Utah University of Utah Library Salt Le City 12, Utah .X A Weekly Newspaper Devoted o Good Govern ment . Salt Lake City, Utah Vol. 12; No. 21 FarfnProblem ALL STATES BENEFIT & a Problem For Democrats The sharply increased prices farmers are receiving for crops and livestock rave deflated Democrat hopes of making the farm problem" a major campaign issue in 1958. So say farm belt political au- thorities who point out that the index of prices received by farmers is currently some 10 per cent higher than a year ago and 15 per cent above 1956. -- realized farm income, totaled $11.5 billion in 1957, was running at an annual rate of $13 billion in the first quarter of 1958. A substantial part of this increased farm income stems from cattle prices, up 30 per cent over a year ago, hogs up 20 per cent, fresh vegetables up 40. per cent and potatoes up 150. per. cent. Prices paid by farmers are somewhat. higher than a year. ago. but prices received are up much more sharply. Many rural area businessmen who rely heavily upon farm trade in sales of farm machinery, lumber, paint, appliances and a variety' of other items. Net which Miss Clasbey, guest speaker at the School of Politics in' Salt Lake City. - (R., Utah) and Mr. L Y. Ilddowy, Manager efthe Uintah Water Coniervancy District, display chart allowing that construction of Colorado liver Proect stimulates economy of all statoe. The chart mado an effective display before the House Appropriations Committee. The slsesof the dark drdo indicates the amount of money each state will receive from the construction Congrtsimcui H. A. Dixon expenditures. West Tourist Attraction Opens Near Vernal, The newest tourist attraction in the West was officially dedicated and opened Sunday, June 1 when the unique Visitors Cen- tors back wall. Reliefing of the The boom in the Nations aghas been ackfossils will continue for a num- ricultural economy some Demoeven nowledged by ber of years and visitors to the crats, including Claude Wickard center may observe workmen un- of Indiana, a farmer who served ter opened to the public. covering and preparing fossil di- as Secretary of Agrisulture under both Presidents Roosevelt and This center will house and dis- nosaur skeletons. dinosaur the world famous Truman. play Utah within the The longest skeleton discovered portion quarry I cant complain about 'these of the Dinosaur National Monu84 feet; the was Dipledocus and I sold 10 Holstein ment Everyone was invited to atshortest Laosaurus six feet. cows the other day for $240 each. tend the ceremonies and first tour didnt believe in Santa Claus which at 2 pjn. at the Many of the bones have been as- Iuntil then." 1. Visitors Center Sunday, June sembled as complete skeletons VernVisitors were greeted in which may be seen in Pittsburgh, Wickard also endorsed the Adal, Utah and directed to the cen- Pa.; New Soil Bank program ministration's D.C.; York; Washington ter by a committee of National Lincoln, Coloand warned Nebraska; Denver, against legislation Park Service members and Vernal rado; Salt Lake City; Toronto, which would encourage producbusinessmen. tion of more surplus crops. and elsewhere. Assistant Secretary of the In- Canada, terior, Roger C. Ernst, was the principal speaker. Members of Congress are expected to be among other special guests. Governor George D. Clyde of riots in South America and the bum StartlingUtah welcomed all visitors to of our libraries abroad have spotlighted efforts of Rep. H. A. Utah and a Welcome to Dino- ing to have a comprehensive and impartial study saur National Monument address Dixon was given by Superintendent made of the nations exchange program and our Jess H. Lombard. objectives in foreign policy. Dr. LeRoy Kay, formerly of The Utah solon several months ago requested-thLibrary of Carnegie Museum, will explain make the study, and it is scheduled for completion the importance of the dinosaur Congress to this summer. quarry area. Benediction was offered by Congress cannot intelligently consider what the federal govS. Watson, ernment ought to be doing in international education without the Rt. Rev. Richard Episcopal Bishop of Utah. Appro- knowing fully what the government is already doing the reprepriate musical numbers also have sentative said. been scheduled. The forthcoming report will examine the entire array of inFollowing the dedication a ribbon was cut, officially open- ternational educational programs carried on by the various departing the visitor center, and a tour ments of government, such as the exchange of students, teachers, of the building will be conducted, technicians, publications and training of foreign nationals in tentatively timed for 3:25 pan. the federal government. Following the. ceremony,. a spe- agencies of Also included in the study will be the legal base, purpose and cial tour of the visitor center was conducted. There the principal description of each program and their impact on higher education exhibit' in the United States and abroad. These facts should feature is an help improve where dinosaur bones are outthese similar coordination of much needed the effectiveness and d lined in high relief in the g strata of the but separate activities, Representative Dixon stated. The study, Higher Education and U.S. Foreign. Policy, is ridge which constitutes the cen son-in-la- w Clasbey Speaks to GOP During Politics School There were 38,166 Republicans who voted in 1952, but failed to vote in 1954. Also, in 1956, Utah had 4,702 Republicans who voted for President but failed to vote for any Congressional candidate. These were some of the facts brought out in an interview with Molly O. Clasbey, Political Campaign Analyst, Womens Division of the Republican National Committee, Washington, D.C, She addressed the School of Politics, May 21 in Salt Lake City. According to Miss Clasbey, the record shows that in 1956 there were 215,631 Republicans and Democrats that voted for President Ejsenhower, a total of 333,995, which gave the Republicans a 97,267 plurality. The potential vote for Utah was 439,000, she continued. The percentage of votes cast was 76.1 per cent which was 3.5 per cent less than in 1952 in the vote cast for president. Utah is to be commended, how , ; 118,-36- 4 ever, for its .vote, as it stands third, on the Nations list in get-inout the 1P5S Tte; Idaho was first with 77.3 per cent and Connecticut second with 76.6 per, cent, she added. Miss Clasbey emphasized that the 1956 vote analysis indicated , that Utah Republicans must not ' let down on its selling job in the 29 counties and in the precincts. r In order not to let down on', this selling job, she. stressed, that for effectual precinct 'organization there must be analysis of the precinct. ....... She stated that this can be achieved by:- j 1. eLaming the voting history or behavior in every precinct in the county. 2. When completion of the, analysis is achieved, spotting the weak and strong precincts. 3. Then proceed .to strengthen the weak precincts before the N5-vember election. 4. Study, analize voting trends;' Continued on Page 4) . . g , . . - - -- . . 1 1 Dixon Speaks Out on An ti - American Riots - anti-Americ- an (R-Uta- h) people-to-peop- - . in-plac- e up-tilte- fossil-bearin- le e being compiled by Charles A. Quattlebaum, specialist in educa-tion. It will draw from the many agencies of the U.S. government1, ind from foreign governments which are administering .programs in international education,, as Well as published sources. ... : Dixon .Congressman expressed appreciation to Rep. Porter, chairman of the International Operations SubcommitHardy, Jr., tee, for providing part of the funds necessary for the study, Ever since serving as chairman of the Utah Committee on State Fulbright Scholarships and supervising, while president of Utah State University, a technical assistance '.program in Iran, Representative Dixon has been n ardent exponent of people-t- o ..... ,v ... .. people oommuniction. The peaceful survival of the free world, says .Coness'man com-.- 1 Dixon, may. well depend upon effective munication. He also commended Vice President Nixon' for. his recent recommendation for stepped up exchange programs to" reach the future intellectual leaders of the world. r ,. The report will provide the only summary of Rus-sia- n international, educational and propaganda programs. Russia is pursuing an extraordinary range of these activities and is sending Communist technicians-abroato infiltrate of the eductional,' industrial, political and social life of the . 4 ! j -- . people-to-peopl- e. ; -- . up-to-da- te all-aspect- (Continued on Page 2) . s |