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Show ri some very interesting people. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nibley, As to the poem, it was pretty Ephraim, was a second place impromptu. Im glad they liked winner in the junior division of it. Dad, of course, went out and the Utah State Senior and bought some extra Tribunes, so Junior High School Poetry hell get something extra for Fathers Day. Contest. Mrs. Mary Peacock, Lydias She was presented a handsome silver medal, a certificate teacher, explains how the and a check at the awards award-winnin- g composition ceremony on the University of came to be written: Its interesting to know that Utah campus Saturday evening. her and prize Lydia simply dashed off this Lydias picture . . Reflections poetic bit as a class assignment, winning poem, We had Nothing and Everything, were Mrs. Peacock said. on based verses been in Lake Salt creating Sundays published color. We had fun doing it, and Tribune. The Tribune, the Utah State the kids came up with some Poetry Society and the Utah excellent results. Lydia chose State Institute of Fine Arts clear instead of a color. I liked what she wrote and later sponsored the contest. submitted it in the state "It was an exciting experiawards ence to attend the competition. This brief, yet I also said. thoughtful verse seems to ceremony, Lydia had the opportunity to meet suggest that we take on the ' ' : ' ' Federal Spending in Sanpete Totals $12,500,000 characteristics of the ideas and things with which we surround ourselves, implying we can become or everything, nothing. Reflections . . . Nothing and Everything Clear Clear is . . . whatever with or What its in front of. Always changing Always different Clear is clean And its Federal outlays in Sanpete County during the 1976 fiscal year totaled $12,506,000, or about $1,000 per capita. These expenditures also were equal to about 25.4 of total personal income in the county during the preceding calendar year. These were some of the facts reported by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, in their annual study of federal outlays in Utah. A breakdown of federal spending in Sanpete County shows that $226,000 of the 1976 federal outlays were made by the Department of Defense, by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, $143,000 by the Department of Transportation, $743,-00- 0 by the Treasury Department, $796,000 by the Veterans Administration, and $2,981,000 by other federal agencies. Federal outlays throughout the state of Utah during the fiscal 1976 year totaled $1,946,686,000. This sum includes all federal expenditures made in the state for salaries, federal purchases and tracts, con- to state grants-in-ai- d and local governments, along with other federal payments to individuals and institutions within the state. According to the foundation report, the proportion of total federal spending made within the state has been declining despite the fact that residents of the state are paying proportionately more in taxes to finance such federal programs. Between 1970 and 1976, federal outlays in Utah rose by 69, but outlays throughout the 89. As a nation increased by result, Utahs share of total . . . its cool water that Bubbles up in mountains A kaleidoscope of color Is a diamond Yet clear Nothing And Everything UD0T Will Sponsor State Road Clean-u- p Campaign The Utah Department of Transportation will sponsor a statewide roadside cleanup campaign in honor of Transportation Week (May r ). Skipping the usual programs, parades and other celebrations, UDOT will instead put its resources to practical use in a general roadside cleanup effort, with particular emphasis on the removal of junk cars and other junked machinery now within sight of state highways. To stretch the available state and federal highway beautification funds, the department has Kj) & joined forces with the Utah Chamber of Commerce Pitch In program and solicits active participation by the public. Citizens groups, such scouts, church groups, schools or individual classes, office groups, etc., can help by crews. organizing litter pick-u- p UDOT will furnish trucks and safety gear and supervision. UDOT will also appreciate tips about specific eyesores that should be removed. Lydia Nibley, wearing the handsome silver medal she won in state poetry competition, and her teacher, Mrs. Mary Peacock, examine the certificate which Lydia received. Lydia is a ninth grader at Manti High School. The first projects will get under way during Transportation Week, but some funds will be available for special projects later. Without advertising, you wouldnt know. When someone in a car ahead of you slows to turn or prepares to stop, be courteous and pull slightly to the right so the driver behind you can see his brake light. Page 8 Messenger - Enterprise, Thurs., May 12, 1977 VJins Second Place in High School Poet ry Contest Lydia Nibley, a daughter of m m The public is invited to contact UDOT offices in their area or any individual UDOT employee they may know. The requests will then be referred to the appropriate district director or district maintenance en d allhe LeGrand Charolais of Fairview. g The Barton bull had a feed conversion of 5.89 high-gainin- Utahs share of the total tax burden climbed from an estimated 0.38 in 1970 to 0.44 in 1976. Foundation analysts attribute this shift in federal spending to the strong effort that has been made during recent years to divert federal expenditures away from the south and west and into the more northeast South 100 West, Richfield, Utah 84701, telephone 896-824- 1. populous and midwestern states. Many of the programs enacted by Congress during the past decade have placed greater emphasis on spending in the large metropolitan cities. Because of this policy, Utahs share of overall federal spending has been declining. Federal gineer who will coordinate the projects. The UDOT address in this area is H. H. Richardson, Director, UDOT District 3, 708 made outlays throughout the United States last year amounted to $358.9 billion. The foundation report indicates that Utah's share of the taxes needed to pay for this federal spending program to- taled $1,570,000,000. Since federal outlays made in the state last year were Barton Charolais Top Gainers Two Sanpete-raiseCharolais bulls turned in best average daily gains Brigham Young University Bull Test. The bulls were consigned by Barton Charolais of Manti and federal spending declined from in 1970 to 0.54 0.61 in 1976. During this same period, $1,947,-000,00- Utah currently lbs. feed per pound of gain with a per pound cost for that gain. A second Barton bull had an average gain of 3.2 pounds per day at a cost of 30.8 cents per pound gain. Its feed conversion rate was 5.68 pounds feed per pound of gain. 32-ce- nt If Disabled, Apply For Social Security 0. re- ceives back about $1.24 for every $1.00 taken in federal taxes for the enumberated distributions. The foundation hastens to point out, however, that the individuals paying the taxes are not necessarily the same ones benefiting from the federal activity. Moreover, there also is some question regarding the desirability of some of the federal programs, since many of them may be designed to limit or restrict state, local, and private activities. Finally, the study indicates that expendi r ture priorities may have been different if the spending decisions had been made locally rather than by federal officials in Washington. Utah actually suffers a loss when federal expenditures are financed through borrowing. According to the foundation report, Utahns pay out twice as much in federal taxes to meet interest costs on the national debt as individuals and institutions in the state receive back in federal interest payments. During 1976, for example, only $50.0 million in federal interest was paid to individuals and institutions in Utah, while the states share of the taxes required to meet total interest payments on the national debt amounted to $119.6 million. In other words, servicing the national debt resulted in a drain of nearly $70 million from Utah last year. Similarly, federal budget deficits and increases in the national debt tend to raise interest obligations and take additional money out of the state. In fiscal 1976, the federal government incurred an operating deficit of $65.6 billion. The net effect of this deficit was an increased annual drain of about $11.7 million from individuals and business firms in Utah. The foundation study points out that there has been a federal budget deficit incurred in 37 of the past 46 years. Federal expenditures in the United States last year were made through 1,300 separate programs administered by 87 different federal departments and agencies. Utah participated in 528 of these federal outlay programs involving 35 different departments and agencies. FISHING the worker is disabled and not expected to be able to do any security disability payments work for a year or more. because they think they havent Payments generally start with worked long enough, but they the sixth full month of may be wrong, according to the disability. Provo social security office. Disabled people who havent Disabled workers over 31 worked long or recently enough generally need more than five to get social security disability years of covered work with five benefits may be eligible for years of it in the ten years supplemental security income before they become disabled to (SSI) payments. The SSI probe eligible for social security gram, administered by social disability benefits. Workers security, makes monthly paydisabled before age 31 may ments to people with little or no need less than five years of income and limited resources covered work and in some cases who are disabled or blind or 65 or over. as little as years. 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