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Show Editorial Page Feature Insurance Policies Tailored fo Beat Inflation Bv LEROY Pope NEW YORK (UPIt-T- he Dedicated to the Progress And Growth of Central Utoh SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1953 Example in Watershed Care An announcement by the Uinta Kational Forest on extension of the grazing season on rehabilitated forest lands of the 60,000-acr- e Hobble Creek Cattle Allotment merit? far more than passing - interest Stockmen who use the lands naturally have a special interest in the announcement that the range has been restored to the point that extended use is pos- sible. The public, too, has a big stake because of the vital watershed and multiple use aspects. It was with a view to safeguarding the public's rights that the Forest Service curtailed grazing and launched its program of restoration and rehabilitation about a decade ago. The move prompted controversy at the time but forest officials moved ahead nevertheless, declar, ing sectors of the range were depleted to the point that action was absolutely necessary to preserve watershed and other values. Since then, restoration work including furrowing, reseeding, contour trenching, gully plugging, etreambank stabilization, road and trail erosion control, herbicide has treatment of weeds, etc. gone on with full cooperation of permittees and with women'i clubs offering an additional boost. The stockmen meantime have improved and adjusted their livestock management for a more compatible range operation. The entire program amounts to a fine example of watershed and range restoration and protection. All parties concerned are to be commended. The project has served to strengthen public confidence in the forest management. L'e insurance instry is starting to offer policies tailored to beat inflation by providing higher benefits when the stock market arid prices go up. The new fixed premium, variable policies may not be generally available for some time because of the need to get a? proval of federal and state regulatory authorities. "Tis the "medicine. Traditionally, the only treat- ment considered possible for a horse with a broken leg was a merciful bullet This destruction of good horseflesh may some day be the exception rather than the rule, according to veterinarians who attended the 62nd annual Veterinary Conference at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala. Orthopedic work with large animals is the coming thing, they predict There is no limit to what one can do for a horse or mule with a fractured limb, given proper equip- ment and a good attitude by the owner," said Dr. L. A. Scott, a member of the faculty of Auburn's Large Animal Surgery and Medical Department Scott recently repaired & fracture in the leg of a plate. fit m!iL peg-leg- department "The question is: Is this the humane thing to do? The repairs of fractures are easily possible, but they may not hold. Many ponies are given artificial limbs, but they have not usually been serviceable for normal riding use afterwards . . . Too often successful repairs cannot be maintained because of the nature of the individual horse." . The vets agreed, however, that both failures and successes advanced scientific knowledge in this area. Even as in human Herald Guest Column Yule Thought: Take Path Of Faith Toward Country Note: The Herald herewith begins a new weekly feature Editor's column, to occupy fids space each Sunday. a guest-writte- n By MRS. CALVIN RAMPTON How is it possible during this last - holiday season of the 1960's, to write about the love, peace, and goodwill tra--. ditionally associated with the season? We are truly in a winter of discontent, with divisions so bitter among us that even the national administration resorts to vituperation. Both the banners of and the specter of official are abroad in the land, and the 'possibility that the American experiment is failing is being entertained. I do not think it is. I do think we have need to strive, as we have never before striven, for a particular kind We must strive to of ." remain humane rational, compassionately concerned, possessed of strong but controlled convictions, willing to grant others their own convictions, aware that the spirited but responsible exchange of diverse beliefs is the tapHow can we root of viostay humane, when name-callinthe seem order ami lence, repression of the day? Ten years ago, when I went back to school, I fastened in the front of my notebook a quotation from one of the Senate prayers of the late Peter Marshall: "Grant us the perspective to usten to the centuries rather than the An examination . hours." This can help. of our own history, and certainly of that of the world, shows us how rare have been periods of tranquility, how common have been times of confusion. It . also shows us with what remarkable tenacity mankind has weathered the past, continuing to flourish with sturdy persistence until our very numbers have become one of our problems. The past can help, but the past is not the present We have never before had a nuclear age, an urban ags, a computerized age. We have not before seen ourselves and our country with such unromanticized clarity. The real American, when he stands up, is remarkable but also appalling. How do we confront ourselves? "The best way out," said Robert Frost, "is always through." We shall not confront ourselves and our problems by rationalizing, by papering over, by putting off until tomorrow, by destruc i: ip g, . tive upheaval, by strong-arme- d suppression, by Utopian drearning, by dropping out by ridicule and vuifidtion. We must confront them honestly, we must strive to find solutions (debating vigor-usl-y the variety of solutions sure to be proposed), we must implement those solutions (aware that some will succeed and some will fail), we must keep trying (aware that successful solutions and create their own new problems) all this we must do as rational, civilized, responsible human beings. Human beings ate fallible, possessed of unruly passions and irrational impulses. We become angry, frustrated, discouraged, impatient confused. We grow exasperated with our fellows, who are so clearly wrong while we are so clearly right Hunun beings are also possessed of dreams and aspirations. We long, with all that is best in us, to solve the towering problems of the day and to offer a better life to all people everywhere. We simply do not yet know how, and we simply are not yet altogether willing. So we must t'irn to faith: faith in God according to our own persuasion, faith in mankind, faith in ourselves. And here is where we can think in harmony with the season Peace, love, and goodwill are as yet only partially realized aspirations. Faith can be the path to their full realization. Perhaps we can carry a useful measuring rod from the Sevenbitter Sixties into the brand-neties: what is the motivation behind this action, this speaker, this legislation, this policy is it faith, or is it fear? Do I oppose change because I am convinced things never really change, or because I fear it will make my own life less comfortable? Do I seek change because I believe anything is better than what we now have, or because I believe responsible change leads to improvement? Am I doing what I am doing, or thinking what I am thinking, because I feel threatened cr because I feel inspired? Any generalized suggestion about what to do in troubled times must be partial and simplistic. Acknowledging this, may I at this holiday season, in this State which is itself a monument to faith, urge that we all strive prayerfully to rule ourselves, to search out our true convictions, to support them vigorously but responsibly, and, with God's help, to take the path of faith toward a country and a world genuinely dedicated to peace, goodwill, and love. w you buy income: when you buy insurance you by protection. explained Charles StemheS. an executive vice president at New York Life. Sternhe'J explained fhat the premium for the policy probably would contain a small ex- . . 1. 1 Bye Line by M ir-VNMf.v- :! projections indicate benefit would go up There policyholders. be a guaranteed cash surrender value as there is in the ordinary whole life policy. This value would fluctuate. New York Life expects the whole industry to start writing the variable benefit policies ultimately and predicts they will have wide sales appeal tra charge to guarantee payment of the minimum face value death benefit if the policyholder died when the stock market was exceptionally low. But Season to Be Jolly!" "IJI: companv the death for most would not Jensen New Version Of An Old Favorite tfc Although winter has just begun already my thoughts have turned to spmg. And I haven't even been Christmas shopping yet. Speaking of spring and the holiday season, how about this: 'On the first day of springtime my true love gives to me I packs of seed, 4 sacks of fertilizer, 3 cans of weed killer, S bottles of insect spray and a pruning knife for the pear tree." Everyone is familiar with the famous before Christmas- "- r'rt few have heard tion's version of it. George King has a to the Women's Division of the Provo WzMa mule by using a bone Another form of treatment that has been successful ?n many cases is amputation, followed by fitting an animal with an artificial leg. Veterinarians have been putting s on horses for 20 years, said Dr. F. G. Schell, head of the fixed premium, variable benefit policies based i separate investment funding in equity securities. ' It's the most exciting idea I have come across in W years in tie business," said New York life Chairman Charles Meares. A variable benefit life policy is quite difrent from a variable annuity. "When you buy an annuity A Orthopedic Work With Animals The soul searching by medical men over Jie morality and practicality of human heart transplants has something of a counterpart in the world of veterinary But several companies are offering them in states where legal requirements can be met readily. Bankers Security Life in Washington, is offering an equity based term poLcy in which the death benef.t is based on the consumer price index and can rise as mueu as 25 per cent over four years. Full Range New York Life Insurance Co. says it plans a full range of a short time ago. It goes like this: "Twas the night before Christmas and all through the pad Not a hepcat was swingin' and that's no where Dad. The stove was hong up in that stockin' routine la hopes that the fat man would soon make the scene. The kids had aU had it, so they hit their sacks, And me and the bride had begun to relax. When there started a rumble that came on real frantic So I opened the door to figure the panic I saw a square short that was makin fat tracks, Being pulled by eight dogs who were wearin' hat racks. And a fanny old geezer who was flippin" his lid He told them to make it, and man, like they d". I couldn't help but dig that scene on the roof, And I stood there Just waitin' for chubby to goof. They stood by the chimney in clusters and bunches, TO Stubby slid down and lit on his haunches. His threads were the sqrarest; and I had to chuckle, In front (not in back) was his Ivy League buckle. The mop on his chin, hid his button down collar; And with the red nose he looked like a hollar. Like he was the squarest, the most absolute. But face it, who cares when he left all that loot Wailin', "Have a cool yule, and man later, like dig." Mi A mm tiKw? yryzuj .tlii Christmas Dialogue '69 Thanks Expressed for Use Of Herald in the Classroom Editor Herald: In behalf of the eight hundred students of Spanish Fork High School we express appreciation and sincere gratitude to you and your staff for your consideration in making THE DAILY HERALD available to cellent educational tool available for our students. A gift of learning is a special and pre- us. Our expanding technology and social shifts and trends make it impossible for textbooks to stay abreast of the monumental changes taking place in our world It may be years before a textbook is printed that will explain in detail the moon walks, yet our students already have a wealth of information on this subject, thanks to the yours. newspapers. Thanks for making such an ex cious gift As the Christmas season approaches, we hope that it may be a joyous one for you and Sincerely, Jack W. Leifson, Social Studies Teacher Fern 3 Olson, Librarian Spanish Fork High School Editor's Note: The Herald each day sends over 1400 copies of the daily edition to some 60 schools of Central Utah for use in a wide range of classroom subjects. The service is given free of charge. Feels Officer Unjust In Snow-on-Car-Wind- ow By JERRY M. YOUNG Christmas Present: Isn't there anything you like about Christmas? Scrooge: I like Rubprecht. Christmas Present: You mean the fellow who follows Sankt Nikolaus around on Dec. 5, in Germany. Scrooge: Yes, with the book that tells whether the brat gets an apple or a switch. And if I had my way they'd all get switches. Christmas Present: But what about those boy 4 and girls who are really good. Scrooge: There ain't no such thing. It would be a waste of good apples to give them away to children. Christmas Present: Would you never give an apple? Scrooge: Well maybe not never, I find a boy with a long might nose, square glasses and a disposition like mine. rate. Editor Herald: Provo is an ideal place to live in many ways. It has many desirable qualities and many fine citizens. However, a few of the police officers in this fair city leave something to be desired in their actions and behavior. It seems to me they are arrogant, disrespectful, and lacking in human kindness. seemingly unfairness on the part of police officers. The writer could cite other cases which would illustrate injustice and arrogance on the part of certain officers. Ray Paulsen Dragerton, Utah The opinions and state-- 1 ments expressed by Herald columnists are their own and do not necessarily re-fleet the views of this news paper. BERRY'S WORLD BY JAMES j j j O. BERRY As a case in point, a BYU student was driving his car last Sunday morning. It was snowing at the time and a certain police officer stopped him and told him to get his back window cleaned off. The young man compiied, then the officer proceeded to give him a ticket He wouldn't listen to the student's explanation. At the same time the officer was writing the ticket, other cars came by with just ss much snow on the windows, but no effort was made to stop them. The writer was in Provo last Sunday morning, also. He drove a couple of miles while it was Even snowing. though he cleaned his windows thoroughly before he started to drive, his back window was covered with snow after he had driven a few blocks. This is just on instance of Recently I read an editorial in the December issue of Nation's Business that gave me something to think about In that it was a brief editorial, I think I'll reprint it in today's column. It was titled, Matching The Reds, and read like this: "Every time Russia makes an advance in space, or whatever, there's new talk that the communists are about to 'overtake' us. Let's put that in perspective. If we wanted to match the Soviet economy we'd have to: Tear down 60 per cent of our homes. Demolish 60 per cent of our steel mills. Rip up two thirds of our railroad tracks. Destroy nine out of every 10 telephones. And reduce our standard of living a full 60 per cent Maybe we should spend less time worrying about their system and concentrate on ours." Have a nice day. Paul Harvey Legal Leniency Increases Crime What fun we are going to have the spending constructively money we've been spending de$33 structively in Vietnam a year for war over there, when just $5 billion might turn the tide in our home-frowar on crime. That's what the National Commission on Causes and Prevention of Violence figures: $5 billion would initiate sweeping reforms in criminal justice, legal aid and crime prevention. The commission found that our nation's entire system of criminal justice has been existing on less than 2 per cent of our government expenditures. What's happened, of course, is that our cities have mushroomed, population concentrations have created unprecedented problems but criminal justice procedures too frequently have not adapted. Thus has resulted inefficiency among police, courts and the penal system. Handcuffed police and hamstrung courts have resulted in legal leniency which inevitably encouraged criminals so that today crime is increasing in the United States nine times faster than our population is increas- billion nt The Ivory Coast Republic has the world's highest death rate; Haiti leads in infant mortality Case ing. With increasing inefficiency and inconsistency in law enforce- WCT "Oh, ohl Wis hrgot to leave this golf . Nixoa' on h!" hj NO, he ball whh 'Preside poem, "Tas the night the new 'beat' generacopy of which he read Chamber of Commerce ment, respect for laws and lawmen has diminished to where this commission saw fit to urge our president to hide from crowds! The commission recommended that Presidents ar.d other political ieaders desist from appearing at mass public use TV appearancmeetings thus to reduce the es instead danger of assassination. The report concludes that "domestic turbulence" is now so great in the United States that our leaders cannot any longer be as casual as for . Cm j merly about public appearances. It urged state and local governments to review their protection procedures for governors and mayors and such. Today's youngsters, reared In the jungle, perhtps will not be offended as the rest of us are by these recommendations. The very idea that in our sweet land of liberty leaders must stay behind bulletproof glass and women must hide behind shuttered windows and schoolteachers must go to work daily fearing for their personal safety . . . What's encouraging, however, is that the commission believes we can afford to buy more protection and, at the same time, reverse the crime increase with money. The $5 billion which the commission recommends would double the present federal investment in the administration of justice and the prevention of crime. It would provide federal funds to help create offices of criminal justice in every major city as a step toward ending the fragmented system of parallel and overlapping criminal procedures. It would finance modern procedures, computer control, incentives for police, courts and correctional institutions. And fedeal aid in these areas would release municipal funds for "more police." We already have an armed guard on every commuter El train in Chicago. More lawmen standing guard is like rubber gloves as a remedy for a leaky pen but it's better than nothing and we've tried nothing. 580-pa- The Bible tells us that Saul consulted the witch of Endor before the battle with the Philistines in which he was killed. |