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. ..... ,\( . COLORADO INFORMATION Newsletter - Thursday, July 22, 1954 - Page 4. The Colorado highway department was named third in traffic engineering ratings for Group IV, the nine-state western area, recently released by the National Safety Council in Chicago. It was topped only by Washington and Oregon in the standing based on traffic engineering work and improvement accon~lished last year. Ratings are part of the NaUonal Safety Council's "Annual ln~entory of Traffic Safety Activities", and considers research, administration, training, marking of roads, installation of lights, and other safety dev:ices and road designing..... The Mt. Evans highway was repo:l:tedly in good shape, with 4/5's of the money allotted by the high...ay department expended. A gravelled, two-lane road to the top of Mount Evans from Smnmit Lake, a distance of five miles, was reported completed llI.thimprovement of the road at Swnmit Lake and the road to the shelter house. The Mt. Evans highway is still a free raad; it ...as res~ored to the State system this spring...... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Guy R. Justis, DeRMer manager of welfare, was named to top score in examination for the state \lelfare director's position. Others who passed included Victor D. Carlson; Mary N. Stephenson; William T. Coughlin; Charline J. B;rkins; John Dunn; and 'lard V. Gray....... Stats money fer the old-age pensioh fund n~opped $535,82? during the first six months of ~954 as compared with the first half of last year, it was announced. A total of 54,100 persons--down 62 from June--- are eligible to receive pension payments in JuJy. Maximum is $85 ~lith average $72.54. Total state mosey received by the pension fund from earmarked funds was $15,- 347,723 c.\'-lung the first half of the year. Revenue accrtrlng, during June was "2,886,- 122--up over $200,000 !rom June a year ago...... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The National Assoc5.ation of Manufacturers has released figures whowing Colorado gains in pO);lulation, non-agriouJl:.ural employment and per capita inoome during the past 12 to 13 years. Their report shows that between 1940 and 1953 Colorado had a 29.6% population increase, 76.1% non-agricultural employment increase; a 211.21 ;~crease in per capita income. These figures compare with averages for the 11 western states, as followsi population increase, 57.3%; non-agricultural employment increase, 87.9%; per capita income increase, 161.9%. Individually, Arizona led the west in population increas~ New Mexico in the other two categories. . The study showed that the west as ,a whole tended to lead the nation in industrial growth as well as population gains; and~a strengthening, independent economic fun t. . ^ C J.orung....... ----------------------------------------------------------------- Surveys indidated a Denver population of over 500,000 with a metropolitan area population of close to 700,000......Federal employment in Colorado reached 33,075 from a previous figure of 32,934 in the first three months of the year, according to the U.S.Civil Service Commission.....July 1, 1957 has been set by the air force for completion of the new $126 million air force academy near Colorado Springs. First air cadet contingent will be bivouacked at Lowry Field, starting July 1, 1955, ac- conthg to air force plans........ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2613 v.~9:;:;.(}ct~#" Irving A. Lipson. [) J 'I