Show Legis Legislators Listen Answer Questions Two state senators and five representatives fro from m Davis County met with the voters in the county Monday evening to answer answer an answer an- an questions The public meeting was held in the chambers chambers chambers cham cham- bers of the Davis County Board of Commissioners APPROXIMATELY 45 persons persons persons per per- sons attended the meeting and telephone calls directed to tospe- tospe specific cUic legislators came in continuously continuously continuously con con- throughout the eve eve- ning There was considerable discussion discussion discussion dis dis- on the Liberty Amendment Amendment Amendment Amend Amend- ment development of Antelope Island as a recreation site a junior college for Davis County vocational training and air pollution pol pol- lution THE LEGISLATORS said the Liberty Amendment has drawn more response from the public generally than any other bill This was verified at the meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing where considerable debate ensued for a good part of the evening The Liberty Amend Amendment men t which was introduced in the House of Representatives last last- week strongly interested those attending the meeting One citizen citizen citizen citi citi- zen asked for each legislator to tell how he intended to vote REP ARBUCKLE said a House resolution and brought more calls than any other single issue He said I I feel Its It's unrealistic tic to expect the federal government government government govern govern- ment to get out of private business business business busi busi- ness in three years It would take many more than that I will vote for the bill but only for or the reason of showing a rebellion rebellion re- re bellion is going on HE SAID HE believes If it receives enough state support something will be done and the federal government will start phasing hasing out of some businesses He said the bill has nothing todo to todo todo do with state government at the present time Rep Knowlton asked how many of those attending the meeting understood the amend amend- ment About 25 of the p people ople raised their hands IN BRIEF he outlined what It called for 1 The government shall not engage in any business except as provided for bythe by the Constitution Constitution Constitution tion 2 In a period of three years will liquidate all property Holdings etc 3 WILL REPEAL the article which is personal In Income income income in- in come tax but will save enough money by getting out of business that the federal government will not lose money He said he was not in full agreement with the method but that CJ Its It's ts t's mainly a protest vote He said he felt the need of being converted to it before voting for it 1 I I have an open JJ mind nd on the subject SEN CLARK said by voting for the resolution it would not automatically get the government govern govern- menn me ment t out of private business in three years It It took them years to get in he said Sen Barlow explained that the amendment represents a plan that something has to be done If If we dont don't he said we we will soon be paying out 50 of our money in taxes If we continue in the direction were we're headed well we'll soon lose the free enterprise enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise system HE MENTIONED Instances c e s where businesses owned by the US U.S. government had to be paid for out of taxes He said one business had million in assets million in deficits when it was sold for 25 million million mil mU- lion to a private owner Within a year he said saia the new business paid 40 30 million million million mil mil- lion in taxes When federally owned it had cost 1 million tax money annually to keep it afloat HE SUGGESTED that if the federal government sold off 5 10 of its industries per year it could automatically reduce income taxes the same sam amount He said he did not think private private private vate industry had enough financial financial financial finan finan- cial ability to purchase all of the federally owned businesses within three years as the Liberty Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- erty Amendment recommends I MR HOLT said he thought it was too bad to to go in the back backI backdoor backdoor I door to correct something He HeI I said he believes in the free en enterprise enterprise enterprise en- en system and mentioned that up to the every US U.S. President favored free enter enter- prise The national budget in the was what were we're paying on the national debt now Mr Holt said he didn't know whether the Liberty Amendment is the an answer answer answer an- an will have to weigh It REP HILL said everyone he talks to Is in favor of the Amendment Amendment Amend Amend- ment but its it's the mechanics of out it that has people worried Rep Knowlton said a group is pushing the amendment and that it was not necessarily the ma maI majority majority ma- ma of the people He asked I See LEGISLATORS Pago Page 2 F I 0 Legislators Continued from Front Page if anyone at the meeting had reservations about the amendment amend amend- ment ONE WO WOMAN IAN asked what it would do to the Veterans Veteran's Administration Administration Ad- Ad ministration questioning whether or not it would be considered considered considered con con- In direct opposition to private enterprise She was told the VA would not be affected Rep Redd Bountiful said he signed as sponsor co-sponsor of the bill In principle he said ho he believes it I am against the government subsidizing some businesses out of tax money in direct competition competition com corn petition with similar business owners who paid the taxes HE POINTED out all the so- so called luxuries which the American AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican people enjoy as a result of the free enterprise system He referred to the Pilgrims as an example lIe He said they started out with communal government for tor the first several years and nearly starved to death Once they reapportioned land and each man worked for tor himself they prospered One citizen said he believed voting for the Liberty Amendment Amendment Amendment Amend Amend- ment is a good answer to the Communist threat of taking over America in five years THE SAME man asked several several several sev sev- eral questions What are our liability laws doing to the people people people peo peo- Why do we worry so much about the trodden down-trodden who wont won't work for a living Why dont don't we pay the law officers more salary and give them bet better etter et- et ter laws to work under Why are we taxing the farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers in the land to death He lie pointed out that the average age of farmers is 55 years SEN BARLOW HARLOW said Supreme Court rulings are hampering the passing of local laws to help police prevent and sol solve ve cri crimes meso In relation to liability laws he said driving is a privilege privilege privilege and there are laws being proposed now while they are in session that will stiffen driving privilege Matt Galt Gait former mayor of or Bountiful asked about an appropriation appropriation appropriation for the purchase of land for tor a junior college HE SAID HE represents the South Davis Chamber of Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce committee which favors the study of possibilities for such a college He He- estimated that the minimum land required should be CO GO acres Rep Arbuckle Centerville said he would like to start the college in Davis by using existing existing existing exist exist- ing high schools schools for classes I which could run 4 Many states are presently doing this to get started A full 15 ho hours rs of credit could be given HE liE SUGGESTED Viewmont High and Bountiful High as pos pos- He said possibly th the property end could be considered considered considered consid consid- ered later Mr Galt Gait thought Rep Arbuckle's Arbuckle's Arbuckle's Ar- Ar buckles buckle's idea was good except for postponing buying land Suitable Suit Suit- able land for Cor big buildings is difficult to obtain now and will become more so He estimated It would cost a quarter of a million million million mil mil- lion dollars but the land should be tied up now ONE OF THOSE att attending verified that the cost of real estate is Increasing and becomIng becoming becom becom- ing constantly more difficult to locate Mr Holt representative ve from Clearfield said if the citi citizens citizens cit cit- i zens want to try for an appropriation appropriation they would be glad to attempt It although they are presently asking for forthe forthe forthe the Great Salt Lake Authority ONE MAN ASKED why a uni- uni towards Weber County couldn't be considered rather than a Junior college in Davis Sen Barlow answered that he thought Weber was in pretty good shape FROM THE subject of junior college the questions drifted into the general one of education and the relation of academic schools to vocational training One man asked why it is that the state can support only one Trade Tech and is moving that one further from Davis and Weber Weber Weber We We- ber Counties SEN BARLOW thought those in Davis would be willing to travel the few extra miles to get a good modern properly equipped school In that connection connection connection con con- it was a move in the right di direction to upgrade vocational vocational voca voca- schooling A junior college has a better chance than a Trade Tech school for tor location in Davis County and wi with th the move southward of Trade Tech it would make the chances for such a college even better he said ONE MAN stated there was not enough emphasis on vocational vocational vocational voca voca- training and too much mach upon a academic cad e m i c knowledge Schools train to memorize notto notto not notto to think he said Rep Hill Bill Bountiful answered an answered answered an- an that vocational training is a prime area now and more is being done about it than ever before SEN BARLOW mentioned that vocational training would tend to keep potential dropouts in school Bernell W Wrigley rig 1 e y superintendent superintendent superintendent of the Davis County Board of Education said young people are very often pushed toward academic schooling be because because because be- be cause of parents' parents pride SOME WOULD actually be better off in vocational training The theory of Unless you have havea a white collar job youre you're not successful is all wrong he said Rep Hill lull mentioned that some high paid jobs at Hill lUll Air Force ease pase reG requiring u 1 r in g technically trained people are left unfilled In once case recently there had been considerable danger of losing one program because of the situation ONE BIG PROBLEM with Trade Tech is getting enough students to enroll Rep Ar Arbuckle Arbuckle Arbuckle Ar- Ar buckle said One of those attending blamed the schools for not selling the idea to the students as thoroughly thorough thorough- ly as they direct them towards college level training MR GALT said no one cantell cantell can cantell tell anybody what to do educators educators educators tors have no right It should be the family choice Earl King director of the In- In |