Show My Country Of I Thee Thee Thee-On On A Wide Vide Open Spending Spree I I Mortgages on homes In the U. U S. S have havo Jumped from In 1939 to In 1949 according to the I U. U S. S News Officials thinking of bonding better move with caution The practice of continuing and en enlarging en- en enlarging enlarging I federal grants aid bears the I threat of destroying the foundation of local government and of ot subjugating the nation to a bureaucratic Juggernaut Governor Tuck of ot Virginia U. U S. S S motorists used I gallons of gas In 1948 and paid 1300 i In gas taxes These are big fig fig- ures In Utah the state motor fuel tax I II I collections totaled I The budget of the Salt Lake City Board of Education for the coming year Is Of or this amount Is for general operation The building fund accounts for tor and debt service for f r This Is big business I Utah state government costs are axe among the highest In the country ac- ac according according according cording to reports of the Census Census' Bureau In 1948 her per capita general state I expenditures of were 32 above the national average of But 6 I states had bad higher costs Nevada costs Nevada Michigan Washington Wahington New Mexico 1137 Colorado I and Arizona The general operating operating ing Ins per costs capita capita costs of In Utah I were 70 above the national average of and were exceeded by but three states Connecticut Michigan and Nevada The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau Jas P. P Byrnes Tho peril of the nation is not not in any foreign foe We the people are Its power Its peril perU and Its hope Charles E. E Hughes History makes It clear that wasteful wa teul government cannot survive Unless our republic with the burden It must carry can conduct its business with more economy and efficiency than Is now possible Its government will fail and fail and with it will go the last hope of the liberties of mankind Herbert Hoover Tell Teli your Congressmen Bond Elections According to the Tax Research Association of Houston and Harris county the results of a natIonwide nation nation- nationwide nationwide wide survey show that In 1939 61 of or all bond issues were rejected by voters compared pared with 8 in 1947 and nd 41 in 1948 City Manager Since January 1 I twentysix twentysiX twentysix ty-six ty cities have adopted the city manager form of government DesMoines Des DesMoines DesMoines Moines Iowa which has functioned un un- under under un- un under der the commission form since 1907 is the largest city In the group The Utah Legislative Council has bas been Instructed to t make a thorough study of the entire problem of city government before the next meeting of or the State Legislature Unemployment benefit payments In Utah according to reports of the De De- Department Department of Employment Security In Increased In- In Increased increased creased from for fo the first four months of or 1948 to for the same period of ot 1949 or 92 This In Indication In- In Indication of slacking in business activity should serve as a warning to all taxing authorities to trim their budgets to meet the decreased capacity of the tax tax- payer Income Is down taxes down taxes too must come down Superior teachers are worth much more than poor ones but Utah teacher salary alary schedules do not recognize this difference on pay day Superior teachers should hould receive bonuses above the sched- sched leand uland those poorest in quality should bo be o paid below the schedule On the l market superior apples bring premium prices rices while sour and wormy apples are culled UTAH TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION |