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Show Senator B. H. Stringham Reports I To People Of Uintah Basin Areas I attempted to personally answer all communications received re-ceived from the- citizens of Duchesne Du-chesne and Uintah counties during dur-ing the convening of the legislature, legis-lature, except those with reference refer-ence to the Sunday Closing Law and the School'Lunch program. The communications were so voluminous on these two subjects sub-jects that it was physically impossible, im-possible, with the press of other matters, to answer each individually. indi-vidually. With all of you who so thoughtfully contacted me by letter or wire-in regard to the subjects mentioned above, accept ac-cept as an answer to your valued val-ued communications: I was opposed to the Sunday Closing Law for the following reasons: 1. There was a question as to the constitutionality of the law. 2. As originally written, the law allowed all beer parlors (taverns) now closed by county or city ordinance to open and sell soft drinks, tobaccos, candies can-dies and etc. on Sundays. 3. Both city, town and county have full authority to close all businesses on Sunday. Why not I keep this authority down at the grass roots? Go to your city,! town, or county board if you favor Sunday closing. These boards have full authority to 3C4 The law, as written, was uninforcible, and would have been a temptation to our young people. I 5. It interfered with religious freedom, the very principle the pioneers of Utah suffered and bled for. 6. The people of Uintah and Duchesne counties were almost evenly divided on the issue, as near as I could tell from the response received, which left me free to vote my convictions, after af-ter thorough consideration. I The school lunch program1 was never in great danger, although al-though there was a bill introduced intro-duced in the Senate to' transfer the school lunch fund into the general fund. This bill was held in the Senate Sifting Committee, Commit-tee, of which I was a member. At my request, Mrs. Ruth Haslem made a trip at her own I expense to Salt Lake City to talk to the Women's legislative legisla-tive Council of Salt Lake (membership (mem-bership 300) in regard to the continuing of the school lunch program. She made a very good impression and changed the sentiment, sen-timent, which was almost wholly whol-ly opposed, to that of favorable to the lunch program. Mrs. Haslem Has-lem traveled by bus during the nights, going to and from Salt Lake, reaching Jensen at 3:30 a.m., where her husband met her. She deserves a thanks from you. Much legislation directly beneficial ben-eficial to the people of Duchesne and Uintah counties was enacted during the sixty day session, among which was reduction in income taxes; the use of the short form in computing state income taxes; amending the water laws to permit the appointment ap-pointment of a water director; a resolution memorializing Congress Con-gress to authorize the Colorado River Storage Project and participating par-ticipating projects; a resolution directing the State Highway Commission to appropriate special spe-cial funds for construction on U. S. Highway 40. Much effort was put forth by your representative from the Basin in securing the appointment appoint-ment of Mayor J. V. McLea to the Board of Trustees of the U. A. C. and the appointment of Hugh W. Colton to the directorship director-ship of the Utah Water and Power Board. |