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Show SWEAT AND SACRIFICE The June-August issue which has just issued, in its leading Editorial stresses the importance of increasing production and at the same time curtailing non-defense activities activi-ties in order that adequate defense may be accomplished. It stresses that "in this life and death struggle our easy profligate, extravagant, ex-travagant, customary way of life must end." A comprehensive picture of the recently passed state budget is also presented. It shows that including the $4,198,728 appropriated appro-priated to "Governor's State Operating Fund' that the budget is the highest on record, and is nearly 50 percent higher than the average for the past six biennial periods. The leeway lee-way for making savings is in the Governor's Operatng Fund. An important table showing the Trend of Assessed Valuations in Utah during the past thirteen years is also presented. Another An-other table is also presented which shows the per capita Gross Public debt of the eleven elev-en western states for the years of 1932 and 1940. Another important article which should be of great service to public officials in this period of active defense preparations is "Where to Adjust State and Local Finances to Meet Defense Program." Another table shows the trend of the cost of the Public Welfare Department in Utah for the past four years. This table shows that in 1937 such expenditures were but $3,495,970, while for 1940 they had nearly near-ly doubled, and reached the figure of $'6,435, 649. We are met with the situation here that with an increase in employment and in economic well being the welfare load continues contin-ues to advance. This issue is one that needs careful study by officials and taxpayers alike |