Utah received a fine tribute at the Mt. Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota’s Black Hills recently as part of a Bicentennial commemoration. PBIIQIOII Program For Homemukers It isn’t true that Congress never does anything for the little guy. Thanks to the Individual Retirement Account (IRA) act passed by Congress in 1974, an estimated 30 million workers are eligible to set up their own private “tax shelter? Under IRA, a working person not covered by a company pension plan can put aside $1,500 or 15 per cent of total annual income (whichever is lower) in a bank account and pay no taxes on the money until he or she retires and begins withdrawing it, at which time he or she will in most cases be in a lower tax bracket. The author of IRA, Sen, William V. Roth Jr., R-Del., now wants to extend .the plan to include nonworking spouses. I-le has proposed an amendment that would allow a couple to set up either two tax-deferred retirement accounts of $1,000 each or one joint account of $2,000 to cover both husband and wife. Supporters of the amendment point out that although more and more women are working outside the home, more than half of all wives in the United States are still fulltime homemakers. Yet they are not eligible for any type of pension plan. Airman Steve Anderson, a native of Clearfield, represented Utah at the request of Gov. Calvin L. Ramptxin in special evening ceremonies, and received the Utah flag from Rushmore Supt. Harvey Wickware. In making the presentation, Wickware said; “This memorial’s significance is as a symbol of the principles of the whole nation, and we are pleased to honor Utah for its contributions to this nation of states as our country celebrates its Bicentennial of Independence.” Utah’s flag flies in a special “Avenue of Flags” established at Rushmore for the Bicentennial. Mt. Rushmore completed its lll-day “Days of Honor” program last week. The program was developed by the National Park Service to fulfill the memorlal’s role in the commemoration of independence. Rushmore, itself, known as the “Shrine of Democracy,” is one of the country’s wonders, combining the works of man and Nature. The faces of four American presidents – Washington, Jefferi son, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lincoln – were carved by Gutzon Borglum on a 6000-foot-high granite mountain as a monumental summation of the American Republic. The monument symbolizes the American way of life and the growth of the United States. The portrait bust of each president is 60 feet high. Mt. Rushmore received National Bicentennial designation from the American Revolution Bicentenial Commission in 1971. It is truly an inspiring experience to visit this shrine.