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Show By DOUG CHRISTENSEN Deseret News Business Writer Utahns can anticipate a moderate gain in personal income dur 19G9 as the states economy shows promise of increasing its pace ing over that maintained in 1968. Dr. J. Whitney Hanks, economist for the Walker Bank & Trust Co., made this prediction today in the banks publication, Utah Outlook. He said personal income receipts will increase about UTAH IS EXPECTED BILLION "The coming year (1969) will mark the attainment of a $3 billion flow of personal income within the state. Utah reached the $1 billion level after the Second World War in 1951 and passed the $2 billion rate during 1962, he said. "In addition to its $3 billion personal income total, the Utah economy will be distinguished in 1969 by a resident population just in excess of one million, a employment aggregate of one third this figure, and a per capita income level of approximately $2,900, Per capita income, incidentally, will be double its level of 18 years ago and approximately five per cent above its 1968 position, Dr. Hanks said. He pointed out that a basic concern is the accelerated pace of inflation which, if continued, "will largely negate the year's anticipated gain in per capita income. Much of the real quality of 19s advance for the state will depend on the success with which the spectre of inflation is laid to rest. The improvements In the states economy, however, will not be of the major nature, experienced during 1962 and 1966. "Rather they will likely consist of a continuation of the gradual climb from the plateau of last summer which became apparent during the closing months of Dr. Hanks re- the year, d 1969 DURING million six to seven per cent above the 1968 level. $185 TO REACH DOLLAR LEVEL INCOME (Billions) THE THREE IN PERSONAL RECEIPTS .l deals, hailed today's action as vindication of his stand. The Salt l.ake County Commission voted today to rescind purchase of 122 acres of land in Big Cottonwood Canyon and to take steps to recover a $29,800 down payment on the $108, COO deal. Motion for the action was made by Chairman Oscar Hanson Jr.- who charged that the commission had been "misled when the purchase was made May 29 in that it had not been told that a county employe was involved. Commissioner O u t g oing Marvin G. Jenson joined Hanson in voting for the action. Commissioner Philip R. B.omquisl abstained, stating he feared the commission might be compelled to reverse itself again next year and pay a higher price for the land. Auditor Glen F. Palmer, who touched off the controversy by questioning the propriety of the Big Cottonwood purchase and two other land He said the move would not diminish his determination to air the land deals. He had sought to subpoena documents and other informa-- 196? 19W1 1968 ported. He said it is anticipated that there will be a general, rather than concentrated, industrial expansion in 1969. At this time there is nothing to indicate that the coming year will see anything like the unique impetus to the local economy which was provided by the concentrated in government expansion employment during 1966, Dr. Hanks said. Two" of of every three new jobs in that year originated in the public sector, with approximately three fifths of these stemming in turn from an expansion in federal defense spending. During 1969, in contrast, employment growth will most likely be generated on a comparatively broad industrial front with service, trade and manufacturing units providing slightly more than half of the total increment," he added. One of the greatest question marks in 1969 concerns the prospects for employment growth among the areas construction firms. From a peak of more than 17,000 workers in 1962, this industry has experienced an annual decline until 1968 when it stablized at its 1967 level, Dr. Hanks noted. The path of inflation during the coming months, together with the response of the nations monetary authorities in controlling the expansion of credit, will have a subon the stantial influence growth potential of this particular industry. Only a minor expansion now appears like- C o mmissioner Blomquist said the commission should not relinquish the land until se-er- ly, he said. Looking at 1968, Dr. Hanks See ECONOMIST, Page B-- 7 unidentified Except for southwestern Utah, the state's water supply picture appears extremely bright, three federal agencies reported today. extreme southwest portion next summers water supply is forecast at below average. Carryover reservoir storage in all sections of the is Jan. 1 water prospects vary excellent, with reservoirs in the from very good along the Wa- Weber Basin now nearly 200 per satch Mountains to near average cent of average. supplies in most areas. In thel In cities and communities Monday, January 2 -- man WEATHER PATTERN Continued Mild Utah is 90 to 110 per cent of average, but the section from Cedar City i south is only 70 to 90 percent of average. A. L. Zimmerman, hydrologist in charge, U.S. Weather Bureau, Mr. Whaley and Ted Utahs weather pattern will Tuesday will be in the mid 40s, Arnow, district chief, U.S. Geo-wit-h remain much the same through the low 30 to 35. logical Survey, said runoff in It was a springlike 59 in St. the state was above normal in generally fair skies Tuesday even though December in the south and George Sunday and Bryce variable cloudyon and Cedar City reported! was a very cold month, iness and patchy highs of 50. Lowest reading in! Precipitation from October in north. the state was 5 at Green River. through December was heav mat the fog Major highways throughout in north central Utah with 125 to Temperatures Utah were dry and favorable 150 per cent of average. Aver will con tinue for travel today. But the Utah age amounts of precipitation mild, with highs from 45 to 55, Patrol said some fell in central Utah and in Bea Highway areas of black ice formed dur- ver and Iron counties. except in the 30s in the Uintah ing the night. This occurs when Light amounts of precipitation Basin. Lows will be from 25 to warm temperatures cause melt-3- 5 fell in eastern and southern in the west and 15 to 25 in the'jng during the day and refreez-cas- t. Utah, which reflects the lower water supply forecasts. ing at night. The five-daforecast indi- - Roads to the ski resorts were Snowfall at the Salt Lake cates a change later in thc open and dry but snow tires International Airport during Deadvised for control in cember totaled 33.3 inches, the week, however, with temper-wer- e aturcs dropping below normal parking lots, report said. and periods of snow beginning about Thursday. Precipitation may be heavier than normal. Sunday was a beautiful day at the ski resorts, but smoke and ;og patches kept many valleys in a gray haze aiost of the day. Last December I bought a plane ticket. It cost $85.79. I The fog was not bad enough to hamper travel Sunday, but a flew from Salt Lake to San Francisco. While thrre I lost the ticket and had to buy another one to return home. I filed a plane was operatlost ticket claim. I've waited almost a year but have reing early Monday at the Salt Lake International Airport. Visiceived no word. Can you help solve this? Provo. bility generally was one-haDo-I- t Man got your letter Dec. 4. He wrote the airline on mile, but it dropped to Dec. 5. They got it Dec. 9 and wrote back on Dec. 24 saying: of a mile In areas of "Your letter received Dec. 9. Our $42.89 refund check was denser fog. sent on Dec. 6. Its always mystifying to Do-I- t Man how a The mercury reached a high claim like yours can hang up for a year, and then when Do-I- t of 40 in Salt Lake City Sunday, Man writes they infer that they solved the problem just a few of 37, compared with a normal and the low was 22, compared days before they got the letter. Youll have to decide whether with 18 normal. High today and they did it or Do-I- t Man did it. For Now, But y 3 6 8, 9 10 10 Weather Map Action Ads g lf Answers On Their Way Car Stereo Taken A stale highway In southeastern Utah is among roads to transferred to local management and upgraded under a proposed collector system. It will (all to the jurisdiction of two counties, am) we need some answers to five questions. Will Do-Man with his remarkable talent for solving absolutely everything please assist? Mrs. II.C.F. rricr. Im ' U Cant B-- 7 Commissioners Sworn In Proud families were present noon today when two Salt Lake County commissioners raised their right hands and pledged to discharge their duties with fidelity. Among the small crowd present in County Commission chambers were the wife, five daughters and two sons of reelected Commissioner Philip R. Blomquist and a son and daughter, as well as the wife of Royal K. Hunt. 60 PRESENT The traditional oath of office was administered by Third District Judge Merrill K. Faux before about 60 persons. Among those present were most of the elected county officials. Mr. Hunt, a Republican, was elected last November to term. He replaces a two-yeDemocrat Marvin G. Jenson on the commission. Mr. Blomquist, who had served one two-yeterm, was to a four-yeperiod. He also is a Republican. ar ar Mr. Jenson was the holdover commissioner two years ago when the Republican tide engulfed practically every other county office. He was in charge of recreation and health and charity. 10-1- 7 FIRE Mr. Blomquist has been in charge of finance and flood control, while Commission Chairman Oscar Hanson Jr., the holdover commissioner, has supervised highways and the fire department. The latter was placed under the commission as a whole a few weeks ago at Mr. Hanson's request. None of the three commis- - NOT MEDICINE, BUT MISSING CAT HELPS My flus getting better now that my cat is home. Penny Knight, 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl East, may not have discovered any uniKnight, 3985-3rversal cure for the Hong Kong flu, but for Penny herself it was just what the doctor ordered. Mr. and Mrs. Knight moved a week before Christmas from 1223 Westminster Ave. to their present address. But when the moving van was loaded and the family ready to was nowhere to be found. go, Henry Pennys cat We even went back to look for him after we had moved, but we couldnt find him, Mrs. Knight said. But a few days later, Henry showed up on the front porch of the new Knight home approximately 29 blocks from the area where he was last seen. d Speedy Action On Refund north-Aester- n A $75 auto steieo unit was sto- Ion Sunday from a car owned by Rex Hatch, Centerville, parked at 3rd South and 7th East. Thieves entered by breaking tle wing window of $us car. 2 Obituaries B1 I County Commissioners Royal K. Hunt, eft, and Philip R. Blomquist were today by Judge Merrilll K. Faux, right. sioners has publicly stated his preference for portfolios when the commission is reorganized, probably next Wednesday. One of the main matters to be settled is whether Mr. Hanson will remain as commission chairman. Mr. Hanson commented that if Mr. Blomquist had just come forth with the facts,-thmatter could probably have been worked out through the county attorney's office. recently over controversial land purchase in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Mr. Hanson has publicly of accused Mr. Blomquist the commission misleading by not disclosing at the time the land was bought that a county empire was one of the sellers. ' With these two apparently at opposite poles in the matter of selecting a chairman, it appeared that Mr. Hunt will hold the deciding vote. He has AT ODDS and He Commissioner Blomquist have been at odds sworn-i- n During todays commission meeting, when action was taken to rescind the purchase, been exceedingly coy whom he will support. about . . . Can-gener- cloud-seedin- B 1, 7, 10, 18 Financial 1969 at ROADS, SECTION 6, going on. Mr. Jenson denied this, saying that the only names lie saw on the deed to the proper- See PURCHASE on Page At Courthouse Ceremonies truck. Officer Throckmorton said the man apparently stumbled or fell under the back wheels of the The accident, dump truck. which occurred about 9:35 a.m, was the third traffic fatality in Salt Lake City and the sixth in Utah this year compared with only one in the state last year, Police Sgt. John Bywater said the victim had no papers in his clothing except a bus ticket The officer said police officers were checking with persons in the vicinity in an attempt to identify the victim. along the Wasatch Front anyone who has shoveled snow a dozen times this year knows the water situation is a bright one. Robert L. Whaley, snow survey supervisor, Soil Conserva tion Service, said the water outlook along the mountains from Utah Lake north to the Idaho border is forecast at 110 to 130 per cent of average. The same is true for the area from Milford, Beaver County, City, Regional to Richfield, Sevier County. Mr. Comics TV Highlights Whaley said. Sports The forecast for eastern Brown of the Recreation Board qnite adquately stated the board's position. Mr. Brown complained that the board had been bypassed in the Big Cottonwood and other land deals. Before voting on the action to rescind the purchase. Commissioner Jenson asked Mr. Duncan whether the down payment could be recovered. Mr Duncan replied that he was sure it could. During discussion of the Hanson Chairman motion. charged that Mr. Blomquist knew that a county employe was involved but did not mtorm the commission. C o mmissioner Blomquist shot hack that Commissioner Jenson, who was in charge of lecreation, knew what was SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH slow-movi- Wctieir Supply Up Biro ff Uftah iucih) mendation on the need for the propel ty. The commissioner said the it discover might county needs the land so badly that it will have to pay twice as much next year to get it back. Commissioner Hanson re plied that the Recreation Board has had the request under consideration for over a month with no reply to the commissioner. He said a public statement given to the press a few days Chairman Keith ago by DESERET NEWS was killed this morning when he apparently attempted to climb on a wastepaper company truck and either stumbled or fell under the vehicles rear wheels as it moved south from an alley at 115 E. 2nd South. ' The man, who is believed to be about 60 years old, was dead on arrival at the University of Utah Medical Center. The rear dual wheels of the vehicle passed over his head. Driver of the vehicle, Ronald LeRoy Rose, 34, 3679 S. 2nd West, told Salt Lake Police Officer Dee Throckmorton that he was coming out of the alley, located just east of a lounge, when the accident occurred. Mr. Rose said he noticed the man sitting on a curb next to a parking meter and that he reached up in an apparent attempt to get on the An for- ers. Mr. Palmer suggested days ago that the matter y Big Truck Walker Bank economist predicts income rise porary restraining order 1 o n from Commissioner Blomquist, Contracts Negotiator Jim P. Hansen, Glen Was-deaccounty rights-of-waquisition ofiicer, and others. Mr. Hansen negotiated the land purchase deal and Mr. Wasden was one of the sell- Beneath 199 the County Recreation P aid has made a requested recom- for should be considered This grand jury action. suggestion still stands, he said today. The auditor is under a tem- bidding him from exercising his alleged subpoena power. The order was issued in connection with a suit filed by LaMar Duncan of the county attorney's otfiee seeking to have a court declaration made of Mr. Palmer's prerogatives in matters of this nature. 1 Man Dies 1965 escorsdled Pyirehose Economy Expected To Increase Pace solve everything; only some things, sometime. Birt, Railroad Eyes Signal For Fatal Crossing A Union Pacific Railroad official said today he will discuss with company executives the possibility of installing an electrical w aiming signal at the at Emery Street (1170 West) and 9th South. device now. Mead 1325 Ave., car-trai- s n ; av , He said Union Pacific officials approached the city commission after the first fatality and offered to install the signal system if the city would purchase j it. problem? Dial 6 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, or writ to Bo 1267, Salt lake City, Utah 84110. Hoy. In Process Of Liquidation The credit union is being liquidated. Utah Credit Union League, Inc., is handling. CU had $7,000 in bad accounts of a total of about $15,000 or $16,000. Management where CU was had made payroll deductions but made no payments to the CU. The league has placed a claim for about $4,500 against the management, and when this amount is paid, the CU will release the shares, maybe in February or March. Only claims having precedence over the league's claim are those of the federal and state government for taxes. Trustees of the Savings Protection Fuml of llie Utah CirJit Union League have agreed to pay off shareholders like you but not until payment is received when the property Is sold. State law forbids release of shares when a CU is in theprocess of liquidation. 33, j detailed answers to your questions were provided Do-I- t Man by the Utah State Department of Highways and he has sent them to you. Hope theyll help. I have a loan with a credit union, but I also have $133.00 worth of shares. I wanted my shares transferred to pay on the loan, but they will not do this. Can you help? W.N., Salt Lake City. Branch, j Latest victim was Mrs. Myrtle w as killed when his motorcycle Short, 69. 1027 Concord St., who s struck by a passenger train was killed Saturday at 4 n.m. m 1 ie cr0Ssin2-crossina collision of a car and east-a- t Police reported Mr. Branch bound streamliner. she was thrown from an auto-wa- s partially deaf and was un- driven mobile her husband, by n A able to hear the warning signal collision and a collision have Pa''id Short. 70. He was listed given by the train-- engineer motorcycle-traioccurred at the crossing in the in air condition today at St.' C. Arthur Guerts. city traffic past three months. A wooden Mark's Hospital. said installing a warn- engineer, Irvin crossarm is the only warning' On Sept. 29, George ling device at the crossing docs not fall within the citys traffic jurisdiction, but lies wth the railroad. Mr. Geurts said the commission turned down the offer because it felt the responsibility was with the railroad. A warning system with an arm device to stop traffic would cost about $20,000, he said. Wc Lost Our Own Negatives Can you help me get a copy of a picture that ran in your paper In April 1967. It wi a Church picture. Ive been in and been promised a copy, hut nothing ever happens D.S., He suggested that re iidents of the area should bring pressure upon the railroad to install a warning device. Howev-ie- r, he noted that it is not feasible for a railroad to place warning systems at all Shucks. Were sorry but were not immune from mistakes, either. Now an 8x10 glossy of the piciure will be forthcoming. Problem was we lost our own negative. So wetl make a print from the original photograph, which we do have. wi-t- i Nats. (.11.0 It ImnwrlW V to r Mrry town in. number t yy.ru .UHti.il. th. velum .1 mill oil. .Ihic, M mediol .r It ..I env.lepti n aniwert tin wily nueatlen. Don't tan. ilampt r etvn In ton obimn. Only nuMtlnnu ot nentral tnttml will an tniw.ptd an. tel unban. oils on be Meant, aniy a Ow Man .bana at Hi. luwra net .tar praicribO. Give tfaur name. a.drait an. tdaphana man bar nubl lumen buta ha I. Dell Man Imi. yavj b its crossings. j W R Tvlpr rhipf pnoinppr o for the Union Pacif.c, said a discussion with company off-- 1 dais will be schedule.!. I |