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Show HERE ANDTHERE (By Hucares) Elmer Anderson, a former Western Air Express man, now Civil Aeronautics flight instructor at Cedar City, has just graduated a class of 17 young men and one girl. The enthusiasm with which the CAA course was received in that city has led them to secure approval for a non-college class. In other cities of Utah, in particular particu-lar Lehi and Brigham City those ir.tereste-d in aviation are taking advantage of the extremely lenient len-ient requirements of CAA to bring the aviation industry in some form to their city. Goveror Maw has repeatedly reiterated re-iterated -'is determination to bring heavy industry to this state. His latest shot to this effect: that if commercial power was a determent deter-ment to industry, a way would be found to reduce power rates. He is entirely right, but power rates are not the only drawback to industry. in-dustry. The state must be cooperative coop-erative in not levying too heavy-taxes. heavy-taxes. Nevada, with not nearly as many liabilities as this state, is an example of the effect of kindly-treatment kindly-treatment in the taxing setup. Practically all the aircraft industries in-dustries are located in the coastal cities, where they are highly vulnerable vul-nerable to attack from the sea and air. Utah should have several aircraft factories to help produce the war planes needed in the ur-rent ur-rent emergency. Harry Jefferson, who likes to " ski and sell groceries, has indicated indicat-ed the contemplated mining association asso-ciation is not a mining venture at all but merely a regulatory body to see that this district is not used as a promotion ground for get-rich-quick operators. A commendable commend-able purpose but don't start selling sell-ing anv gold bricks vourself, Har-ry! Har-ry! Did you know the average speed of freight trains has increased 62 A per cent since 1920? . . . Last year was the first since 1930 during which no class 1 railroad went; into receivership (FDR effect, no doubt) . . . An instructor of violin in the Milford school studied with Fritz Kxeisler in Europe. . . . The juke boxes are a million-a-week business. |