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Show YheJUtah Univ. of Utah A Weekly Newepaper Devoted to Good Government Salt Lake City, Utah Vol. 12; No. 25 Friday, June 27,195: Abram Barker Announces Candidacy IFor To Commission Post Re-electi-on Abram Barker, member of toe Salt Lake County Commission for the past three years, announced today that he would: be a candidate for the commission post again in toe toll election. 'He will commission seek the four-yeon run the will and Republipost can ticket. Commissioner Barker was named to toe post he now holds Adiel F. when Commissioner Stewart was elected to the post for one year and was then elected term in 1956. for a two-ye- ar ar i r . . Mr. Barker has been a life- we have made a complete job evaluation Study which has given salary increases to deserving workers and increased efficiency of the staff remarkably. Under Commissioner Barkers direction a new office for the county welfare work was opened at 2835 South Main in December December of 1956. The change provided a more central loca-io- n with adequate parking facilities and has resulted in substant-a- l savings for the county, The commissioner also was in strumental in having the sanitation department moved from the County Hospital to toe new shops 7200 South and 500 West, near Midvale. This stations the trucks in the heart of the county where repairs can be made at the regular county shops, resulting in substantial savings in repairs as well as saving in travel costa. The move also opened up much needed space at the County Hospital. We have had complete harmony on the County Commission, while I have had the privilege of serving, and this has been a major factor in the accomplishments of the commission during that time, said Mr. Barker. at long resident of Salt Lake County He is a livestock, poultry and ABRAM BARKER has announced his candidacy for general rancher and fanner, livto the County Commission. ing in Taylorsville. He is a member of the board of directors of the American Red Cross, a former director of the First National Bank of Murray, a member of toe Taylorsville Lions dub and served as bishop for nine years. During his three years in office, Commissioner Barker has been in Reliance on new large scale The Budget Director warned: Schools out and summer .va- use. The school is available for all toe of Salt Lake County public works programs to spark Weve got to guard against the cations are on but Salt Lake legislative districts and appoint- charge the county welfare de- toe economy is an expensive falHospital, leaders GOP ments made be to think that the way to may legislative by calling partment, the sanitation departCounty lacy, according to Budget Direc- tendency, are busy at school again. Aptly county headquarters. start the ment and toe Board of Health; tor 'Maurice H. Stans. economy upward again entitled GOP School of Politics, Dealso the Lake Salt is the Government to go on for County Mr. Lowe emphasized that the the Salt Lake County Republican toe lot time from takes a of It Home. tention Central Committee has inaugur- county GOP organization faces a initial Stage of planning to toe a spending spree. The President crucial since this toll, campaign ated a series of education proThe commissioner, sees toe need point where significant spending has pointed out that the Adminisof the eleven county officers exworkfor new detention home as one actually takes place on a construc- tration will do everything that it Republican party grams is up for a ers on the grass roots level. The cept one commission post of the pressing problems in the tion project because only seven can constructively do to bring twenty-onfor reflection, plus series educational the first of County. He has already made to ten per cent of the total cost about a zesuxgance of employthree House of and the members which in Senate District 6, an extensive study of the problems is spent the first year, he ment and production. At toe same six Senate positions. and has completed plans for a comprises Legislative District time he Stressed the fact that toe The meeting was at West The Republican Party has al- building that would well serve toe we Result that is get bigger course of our huge, complex econJordan Junior High School, Thurs- ways depended upon volunteers local needs. on when that is the later budgets 19. June day, for its success, stated Mr. Lowe, We have made satisfying pro- last thing we want, he said, and omy depends on what individual Final exams for the students therefore it is important that we citizens do, and the millions of will come November 4 when have a well knit, well informed gress at toe County Hospital, toe emphasized the money to pay for minimum economic decisions which they a with county elections will prove how organization at the voting district past three years these government any projects Mr. Barker pointed of friction, make every day. well they learned their lessons comes from just one freely an with level project to addition inspired In out physmany in such subjects as political organThe proper relation of Governical improvements at the hospital, place: YOUR POCKET. ization, getting out the vote, effiment to the growth and vigor of cient use of personnel. GOP The such an economy must necescourse, inaugurated state this summer by the organisarily be to stimulate private prozation, is entitled GOP School duction and employment, not to of Politics. The campus is Salt e substitute public spending for Lake County. The classrooms are to extend pubspending, not legislative district meetings. The lic domination over private acinstructors are seasoned Republican party leaders who have worktivity. ed in every aspect of political A new billion-dolla- r project activity. The students are votvolunsome and district officers like for sound purpose may ing teer workers. a good thing. But we might choose Heading the faculty of the GOP differently if we remember that School are Byron Rampton, chairit Isnt going to be paid for out man, and Mrs. Bryce J. Fairbanks, of one more billion dollar check The curriculm is from General Motors. designed to provide the grass roots worker with practical workIts going to be paid through ing tools and information in the milBons of payroll deductions, shortest possible time. By means of charts, graphs, demonstrations and taxes on cigarettes and autoand lectures, the worker is given mobiles and washing machines lessons in such subjects as poland railroad tickets, and lots of itical organization and activity on other nickels and dimes collected the county level. on billions of transactions. Our, goal is to put on the School of Politics for every legIt is we you and I and 173 islative district in the county, anmillion other Americans who pay nounced Sherman B. Lowe, chairfor what Congress appropriates. man,, Salt Lake County RepubliSometimes I think that this is a can Central Committee. We a at toe Politics conducted of School GOP meeting chairman of vice A. FLOYD MRS. ABBOTT, fact that is completely lost on cerstudiously avoid trying to conof Senate District 6, West Jordan, Thursday, Salt Lake County Republican Central Commitfuse the worker with theory and tain of our lobbyists and June 19. Over one hundred persons attended. controversial issues, but try to tee, emphasises the importance of an informed on the voting district level, at the provide workable tools for his membership re-electi- Salt Lake Area Begins 'School of GOP Mies' Public Works Help Nation? Fallacy Says Budget Bead . -- , ex-plaine- d. 19-20-- 21. pri-vat- co-chair- |