Show Spotlighting I UTAH I WANTS W. MORE ROO I FOR FOR NAVAJOS Padre of ot cf Blurt Bluff Utah better known as Father Liebler among the Navajos is 19 anxious to extend the borders borers ot of tL the tho Navajo Indian Reservation Feel- Feel FeelIng lag Ing out Arizona auth authorities r ho he was told that public opinion was against extend extend- extendIng extending ing the reservation lines any further In in- in into Into to Arizona territory so he came to Salt BaIt Lake City to feel eel out public opinion relative the matter in hi Utah Father Liebler Pre presented his arguments In i behalf of expanding the NavaJo In In- In Indian Indian dian Reservation before the tho Publicity and Industrial Development Commission He Ho pointed out that the Navajo Indian nation is the only Indian group now on tho the increase and that they need more room Pointing to a 0 map or ot southeastern Utah and to that part or ot the Navajo Reservation In Utah some miles long and 30 miles mUes wide he ne Projected the pos pos- possibility of or extending the reservation borders northward up Into the waste lands or ot Kane Garfield and San Juan counties Father Liebler Is an Episcopalian min min- minIster minister ister who has a 0 parsonage at Bluff Blurt and his work Is entirely with the Navajo Indians Ho He Is attempting to teach the youngsters the rudiments of ot reading and writing and to interest t them In silver sUver UTAH UTA AIDED II BY HEAVY PRECIPITATION Heavy tall rail rains In various sections of ot Utah has greatly Improved stock ranges many of ot which have been In poor condi condi- condition condition tion since 1943 Livestock In most parts parte of or Utah are reported to be In good con con- condition UTAH II TAe TA ASSESSORS GET INSTRUCTIONS Utah tax assessors are being asked to give their full tull cooperation in seeing that assessments based on homes and buildings be carried out In every county to the full 30 per cent of ot the valuation This mean however there will be no general Increase In the assessed valuations valuations valuations of homes and buildings J. J Lambert Gibson Utah's Tax Com Com- Commission Commission Commission mission chairman points out that while the tax ax commission does not recommend increased building and home valuations It does not mean that the tax load will wW remain the same The actual tax bill facing fading the taxpayer will be governed by the mill levies set up by local taxing units FAT PAY CHECKS GO BEGGING According to James K Richardson Utah Metal Mine Operators Association atlon a 0 lot of ot evidently prefer preter white collar jobs at less wages than fat rat pay paychecks paychecks paychecks checks In the tho Utah mining Industry An An exaggerated fear rear or ot accidents was Wall blamed by Mr Richardson for the pre pre- present present present sent mine labor shortage Although he pointed out Utah metal meal mines have had only 24 fatalities In two years com com- compared compared compared pared with Utah's skyrocketing traffic and home homo accident rate Figures revealed by Mr Richardson In Indicated in- in indicated indicated that the average overage monthly wage age of general Industry taken from textile wholesale retail lumbering and manu manu- manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing firms was a 0 month while the same average monthly wage for persons employed in the metal min min- mining minIng mining ing firms was a month Em Em- Employees Employees Employees in the 19 nonferrous metals and produce firms including smelters earned on an average of ot a month |