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Show I Pg Four FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1959 THE SALT LAKE TIMES THE SALT LAKE TIMES Utah s Combined with The Salt Lake Mining 6 Legal News fearleSS ' Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah i . Entered at the postoffice at Salt Lake City as second BiepeBOent class matter August 23, 1923 under the act of March 8, HeWSpaper ?11 South West Temple Telephone EM 64 I I GLENN BJORNN, Publisher Subscription Price $3.00 per year in advance "This publication is not owned or controlled by any party, clan, clique, faction or corporation." Volume 38 Number 45 Moss Says Whiskey Ads Will Not Be On TV Screens Strong assurances that there are no present plans to relax the ban on advertising of hard liquor on radio and television have been received from the National Association of Broadcasters, Sen. Frank E. Moss announced .this week. In a letter to Harold E. Fellows, president of the association, the Senator expressed concern over the recent proopsal of TV and radio personality Arthur God-frey that television be used for liquor advertisng. "Our society has long recog-nized that liquor manufacture and distribution is an unusual branch of business, having a unique relationship to the pub-lic interest, and requiring very special regulatory measures," the Senator's letter said. "We all know that TV has a wide audience among the na-tion's youth. Because it is an in-timate medium, which brings the products it advertises direct-ly into the nation's living rooms, I cannot believe those in the in-dustry could seriously consider liquor advertising. "Despite heavy penalties and a strong educational program, we are still far from curbing drunk-en driving. Each year it leaves in its wake a tragic total of maimed and dead; drunkenness itself breaks up an untold num-ber of American homes. In view of these facts any change in ad-vertisng methods which would glamorize drinking or make it tempting to America's young and impressionable TV viewers, is unthinkable," the letter said. In his answer to Senator Moss, Mr. Fellows stated that the ban on liquor advertising was con-tained in both the Television Code and the Radio Standards of Good practice, and added that the Distilled Spirits Institute also prohibited broadcast adver-tising. The letter said: "There are no indications that our policy in this connection will .be changed at this time either now, or in the reasonably foreseeable fu-ture." Utah Medical Assn. Institutes Cost Study Full study of plans looking towards a reduction in the cost of medical care for aged persons in low income groups has been instituted by the Utah State Medical Association. With needs of the aged increasing as medical science increases the average life span, members of the House of Delegates of the Utah State Medical Association labelled pro-vision of adequate care for the aged a "number one problem." Delegates from all counties in Utah, attending thp Marrh 25 semi-annu- al session of the or-ganization, initiated studies in cooperation with Blue Cross, Blue Shield and the Bureau of Economics and Business Re-search of the University of Utah to develop medical service bene-fits for persons over 65 years of age in low income groups. Efforts to "expedite develop-ment of an effective voluntary health insurance or prepayment program" for Utahns in this group were urged by the Utah State Medical Association. As one result, a Rocky Mountain Regional Conference on medical service to the aged is being scheduled May 8 and 9 in Salt Lake City, with churches, labor, school, retired persons organiza-tions, etc., asked to participate. Experts and organizations from intermountain states will be rep-resented. Reports urging fuller public interest in mental health prob-lems; establishment of municipal and county agencies dealing with air pollution and smog, new attraction to auto safety and renewed attention to Civil De-fense and survival programs were also approved by the House of Delegates session. j resolution was unanimously approved commending Dr. Geo. R. Aiken, M.D., of Kanab for his service in the 1959 Legislature. His efforts were called an ideal "for other physicans to follow" and physicians noted that his service was performed at con-siderable sacrifice. Dr. Drew M. Peterson, M.D., of Ogden, served as Speaker of the House of Delegates, at the Utah State Medical Association meet-ing. the--L EASED GRAPEVINE v Salt Lake City has charged four corporations and individu-als operating businesses near Brighton in Big Cottonwood Canyon with illegally using its water in a suit filed in Third District Court. Defendants in the suit are Sil-ver Lake Co., Tourist Enter-prises, Inc., H. G. Corp., and R. M. Barrett. Defendants are asked in the suit to show the nature and the extent of their claims to water rights in Big Cottonwood Creek or drainage area. Rep. David S. King, speaking to the Utah Chapter, National Health Federation this week, de-fended his vote against use of coal tar dues as preservatives for fresh oranges. He said he did not oppose use of the dyes on the basis of any specific infor-mation that the preservatives are impure. "I admit that the federal government approved use of the dye but in spite of thta I do not think coal tar de-rivatives shoudl be used for such purposes with so many medical research questions still unan-swered," Rep. King said. . E. Paul Gilgen, Weber County Surveyor, has been installed as president of the Utah Associa-tion of County Officials. Mr. Gil-gen succeeds Archie C. Pace, Sumit County commissioner, of the organization which is corn- - posed of officials of the state's 29 counties. Other new officers are Glen 'Thurston, Morgan County Com-missioner, vice president; Mrs. June J. Wheeler, Wasatch Coun-ty Treasurer, vice president and Porter L. Merrill, Duchesne County Clerk, secretary-treasure- r. Lauren W. Gibbs has been named fiscal agent to assist the Murray Board of Education in drawing up plans for a bond election. His fee is 35 cents per $100 bond. Date for the election has not been set. A capacity crowd of some 200 people attended the first official meeting of the Great Salt Lake Section, Institute of the Aero-nautical Sciences held at the Officers Club, Hill 'Air Force Base. John Higginson, general man-ager of Utah Division, Thiokol Chemical Corporation, was the "kick off" speaker for this first of a series of such monthly meetings planned by IAS. Mr. Higginson gave the history of rockets and pointed out that the early rockets invented by the Chinese and dating back to the year 1232 were propelled by solid propellants. The new law prohibiting the carrying of loaded firearms in vehicles will become effective May 12. As amended and passed the during recent legislative term, it reads, "No person shall carry in any vehicle any firearms which have live ammunition in the fir-ing chamber, other ;han a peace officer in performance of his duties or persons with a valid permit to carry loaded firearms for the protection of life or property." Goal of the new law is the re-duction of frequent gun accidents resulting from firearms being Don't Relax Polio Vigil (Continued from Page 1) Remember four short years ago when everybody was trying to get Salk vaccine? It was in short supply. There were even rumors of a "black market" in the vaccine. Everybody seemed to want this wondrous new protection against one of the most fearful of man's diseases. Organized effort brought the vaccine to most of our school age children and to many adults. Polio cases dropped dramatically ' in 1955, 1956 and 1957. It looked like a complete victory over a dread disease. The National Health Council has recently pointed out, however, that although the effective vaccine is now in good . supply, cases of paralytic polio increased 44 per cent in 1958 over 1957. Why? Studies show that more than half of our children under 5 years of age are not fully protected against polio and that three fourths of our people, 20 to 40 years old, are not protected. Polio epidemics occurred last year in Detroit, Virginia and West Virginia, and New Jersey. "Soft spots" of 1 unprotected people may be present in every town or city, con-stituting a threat of new epidemics in the late summer of 1959. The Council, acting at the request of the U. S. Public Health Service and in collaboration with the American Medical Asso-ciation and the National Foundation, calls upon every city and town to take a good look at its protection against polio. It suggests that we, ourselves, find out how well we are pro-tected whether we have large numbers of people who have no more protection ow than before Jonas Salk perfected the vaccine. The Council has pointed out that, over and above the intensive national efforts, a community "face-to-face- " job now needs to be done. It has urged national health, welfare and civic organizations,' working with local health authorities and medical organizations, to encourage their local leaders to get behind "Community Action Against Polio." This makes sense. Let's find out whether our people andl our town are protected adequately against polio. Let's get the facts and take whtaever action is needed to be sure that needless death and crippling will not visit us this summer. Little Dell Reservoir Faces Many Hurdles The proposed Little Dell Res-ervoir project must leap many administration hurdles in a hurry if it is to be ready for Congres-sional action this session, Sen. Frank E. Moss said in Salt Lake City this week. He is a member of the Senate Committee on Public Works and of the important Subcommittee on Rivers and Harbors to which the matter has been referred by the Senate. Commenting on a March 27 public announcement by the U.S. Army Engineer Division that the report of the District and Di-vision Engineers is favorable to the project, Senator Moss noted that it still must be approved by up by the subcommittee. "I am asking Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma, chairman of the subcommittee, to include Little Dell in any omnibus riv-ers and harbors bill presented this session if the project can be cleared for committee action. I am also writing the Board of Engineers in Washington urging all possible speed on the hearing, and will do everything I can as a member of the subcommittee needed by the people of Salt to push this project which is Lake county," he said. The reporting officers have recommended that the proposed project be constructed with fed-eral funds at an estimated cost of $6,060,000. This does not in-clude land, easements and rights of way, which are to be fur-- nished by the locality. In addi-tion to its flood control function the project would add approxi-mately 3,860 acre feet or 1.26 billion gallons of new water an-nually to Salt Lake's water sup-Pl- y- . - the Board of Engineers for Riv-ers and Harbors in Washington, be investigated by any federal bureaus who wish to be heard, and approved by the Bureau of the Budget and the Secretary of the Army before it can be taken Stay Alert - Stay Alive Everyone knows you can't stop a car on a dime. But do you realize just exactly how far your car does travel before it can be stopped? It's a lot further than you may think. Tests show it takes the average driver, under most condi-tions, about three-fourth- s of a second to react to an emergency and hit his brakes. At 15 mph, in the time it takes to react, you've already traveled at least 17 feet theoretically, over three six-feet-ta- ll men. It takes another 14 feet about two more six-foote- rs to bring your car to a halt. That's a total, of five six-foote- rs you've run over and at only 15 m.p.m! Most motorists, though, don't drive that slow. Let's assume you usually whiz along at say 60 m.p.h A pretty reasonable speed, you'd say. Keep your eyes on the road and reach for a cigarette lighter. Put the cigarette in your mouth, glance down and flick the lighter. That flick and initial puff on the cigarette took about two seconds. During that time, you traveled at least 176 feet more than half the distance of a football field. If you saw an accident situation ahead after looking up and hit he brakes immediately, before you could stop your car would have traveled 366 feet further equal to another football field, and then some. Your trouble may not be lighting cigarettes. But every-one's distracted some time or other by something in the car. Best protection is to be alert, and to hold down your speed so if you do face a situation, you'll have time to stop safely. If you do find yourself facing an emergency, you'll be better able to stop in time if your tires and brakes are in good condi-tion. An emergency is no time for added problems. If, despite all your precautions, you find yourself in an emergency, remember this tip: Better that you head for the ditch than ram an oncoming car. |