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Show Is "Big The last swinir nation. halt-ccntu- Government" Successful? restrictions and make decisions on at least a regional basis rather than a national one. Yet, in the face of this apparent backwash from ''big government," we're still surrounded by people who want to see more powers granted the nation and less the state; more the state and less the city; more the city and less the small town. Right here in Salt Lake County we're facing a group which is intently bent upon creating a Salt Lake county government. In slow steps, of course, beginning with just a few powers and eventually expanding into many more. But the trend is there, nevertheless. Where docs such a path lead? Right to where we now stand nationally. To where our voice is silenced by comparative size. To where our vote is minute because those who believe as we believe are limited to our own specific political area and those who believe otherwise comprise a vastly greater collaboration. True, Murray, Midvale, Sandy, Magna and other involved communities could become a part of a Salt Lake county government. The picture would be very attractive when painted by those who seek to accomplish that end. But not until we'd learned how many powers we'd surrendered, how much voice we'd lost and how small an axe we'd swing would we really know where we'd stepped. By then it'd be too late, for once emcompasscd in this mesh, we'd be imprisoned until hell froze over. We think big government is big enough. We think the average community or the average state can make its own decisions on its own problems. We'll grant there are situations involving many states or many communities which need a central body's judgment. But if the problem is one of streets in Murray, schools in Murray, power, water or lights in Murray, we believe it should be solved by .Murray not by any slightly interested whose stake in our community is only that he has been selected to represent it along with several other towns in dealing with an governing body beyond reach of cither our voice or our opinions. has seen a decided rv in this toward "hi? government" Powers formerlv vested in states have lv the Federal government. Decisions which once rested with municipalities have been more and more absorbed bv the state. Where small communities once reached their own verdicts to a great extent, they've become more and more bound to rulings made bv their state legislatures. In almost even,- phase of the municipal scene, the picture has been changed, to lift more responsibility from local officials and vest more of it In state heads. Whether it's a good or a bad situation is debateable. We do know that on the Federal level, it certainly has it drawbacks. Fortunately, we Americans don't have to put up with nearly as much government as we pay for. But from whatever vantage you view rhe situation, it's difficult to overlook the fact that we are becoming more and more bound to decisions not of our own devising and in which we, as minute parts of the whole machine, had little to say pro or - r, con. You probably would have supported completely, but do you feel you had much to say about a project, for instance, like the Upper Colorado bill? We don't. And we doubt that our opinion would have been worth one iota. We're so tiny and such an infinitesmal part of the involved machinery which eventually resulted in passage of the bill that our voice would have been no stronger than that of a baby in a maelstrom. Which is an instance of the forces of big government. You're told your voice is important; you're told your vote is essential but you can't help feeling that as an individual, have played only you, a microscopic part in the decision. Now big government can't be completely successful or there'd not be so much emphasis placed lately on the importance of decentralization. The Hoover Commission recommends many duties now handled on the national level be reverted to the slate. The Post Office, for instance, has learned it must break down it ancient, it he delved into the fight against the Reds, the more overwhelming became the odds against which he fought. Evidence, is it not, of the tremendous might wielded in our nation today by the Communists? That they've penetrated into the most important walks of life is made plain bv even the mollycoddling methods used to rout some of them out of our government. What Uncle Sam did was wishy-wash- y and a outto only Attempts law Communism at that time met with the objection that it was unconstitutional in our land to bar a political belief. Without question, the argument to that effect was voiced by the Reds themselves and those who parroted the party line. Wc doubt very much that the Communistic situation in our nation is a bit better today than it w as when McCarthy was making it a national issue. The difference is that nobody is championing the cause of wc who favor a Democratic form of government. Wc miss McCarthy. Yet wc miss him in a silent sort of way. Not for one minute do wc sav that everything the Senator did was backed bv riht. I !c erred as docs everyone. But when the final accounting is made one day probably long after most of us have lived out our lifespan it will lie found t li.it more McC.irthvs, or at least more avowed followers who were as sincere as he. would have saved our country a great deal f crief. Several years ago, when the demonstrations were at their peak throughout the nation, we took a "straw vote" at a convention of publishers of Nebraska weekly newspapers. We wanted to know how they stood on the McCarthy question. A staggering majority were definitely against the outspoken Wisconsin Senator and a few were "riding the fence." Two were favorable to what McCarthy was attempting to accomplish. We arc not at all ashamed to say we were one of the two minority members. We felt then and have not yet been convinced otherwise that he represented the best weapon Democracy boasted in the fight against Communism. True, all his methods were not quite above-boarand on occasion he went beyond the bounds of propriety. But on the other hand, who ever knew the Commies to stay within the prescribed limits in their vicious struggle to accomplish their avow ed end5 We thought in that day that we Americans tended to minimize the Communistic situation. Wc still think so today. It's not unlike the weather in Will Rogers' observation: "Fvcrybody talks about it, but nobody does anything about hy out-and-o- ut surface-skimmin- d oft-(jtiot- ed it." I'crh.ips the reason nobody docs anything about the Communistic battle is evidenced in the tirades which swept the country opposing McCarthy. Hie deeper Twin Boys Help Boost Birihs At Cottonwood To 143 For Month A ret cr twin boys helped ir5 Kn t 7100 South. May 1 boost the total of birth to Heuli Helm. S lbs. R oz There for tt.c month r.f May. Boys nrc nre four other cirls in the lpiuhne with 77 births while fit; family, N.incy Lee, Mirphi R;rls have bfen born at Cotton Ann. J i kie Lynn nnd S,ind''e tkw1 I'.elln Grnndpurrnt nrc Mr Matrnity hospital New j arrnt of interest to and Mr. lU-- T. IMm, Murray; nnd Hi'Uman HinUe, Holla-day- . Murrnyiteg are: GIULS Jean Dun- HELM, Don and Vrrdia Hmtze. GRAY, Gary an 1 in 1 New Floor Core Ends Waxing M" i , One of the difficult Joba of house keplnj- - ia to wax linoleum and asphalt tile floors. Now, thanks to Glaxo, lfa no longer necessary to wax and rrub; Just apply Glaxo about twice a year. It malntalna a high lustre, non slip coaling that seals out dirt. Glaxo dries in one hour and Is f water clear, It's cheaper than wax In the long run. bemdi saving a terrific amount of work, plus truly a beautiful floor. OTTLEY DECORATING i 120 Vine Street Page 2 Entered as second class matter at the postoffice of Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879 and published every Thursday at 155 Court Avenue by the Murray Printing Company. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Outside Salt Lake County: One year, $3.50; nine months, $3.00; six months, $2.50; three months, $2.00 In Salt Lake County: One year, $3.00; nine months, $2.50; six months, $2.00; three months, Don Cowley, Advertising Manager I. J. M. Cornwell, Editor R. R. Charles O. Wight, Sr., Mechanical Foreman Vogeltanz, Business Manager NATIONAL MfM6( UTAH STATE " PfrfrASSOCIATlOM ECS Misguided Missiles I $1.50. EDITORIAL ASSOdATUQN U KJ by Chon Day ADVERTISING RATES FURNISHED ON REQUEST News About Murrayites musical numbers were Miss Patsy Walgren. 372 West returned home last weekend, after enjoying a two week visit in Southern California with relatives. Mrs. Pwobert Jackman, 7 West Valley Drive, returned home last weekend, after spending a week visiting relatives and friends in Southern California. Mrs. Lottie S. Hayden, West 6400 South, returned home last Saturday evening, after spending three weeks visiting her son, Mitchell (Buddy) Hayden and family, at Springville, and her sister, Mrs. Susie Craven in Provo. Robert M. Murray, East 4500 South, recently underwent a major operation in a Salt Lake hospital, and has been confined to bed, due to complications. Next Monday, June 4th, Sixth ward will observe a Ward Temple day at the Salt Lake L. D. S. Temple. All members, desiring to attend one or more sessions are invited to contact Bishop Ralph Jensen. Speakers at the Sixth ward Sacrament meeting last Sunday evening were Duane Evans and President Harold Richards. Spec 6260 South, szn f iSSTtn preial sented by the ward choir, directed by Wesley Steadman, accompanied by Muriel Nunley. A large group of stake male members over 21 years of age attended the Stake's Priesthood meeting Monday evening, at file Stake Center. It was conducted by President Oral J. Wilkinson. Third ward M.I.A. will sponsor an Activity Night at the ward hall next Wednesday evening, under the direction of the ward M.I.A. activity leaders, Miss Bernadine Drown and Elder Gile. There will be various games and a wiener roast. Mr. and Mrs. Farrell West, Rigby, Idaho, spent last Sunday visiting Farrell's brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Shelby West, 4616 Box Elder Street. HOW CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEALS Subject This Week RELIGION MADE PRACTICAL IN SCHOOL LIFE KUTA Ch. 2 Saturdays 2:45 p.m. N. nasi iizow jnasmua The Travelers Safety Service e'r The McCarthy Supporters! anti-McCart- Thursday, May 31, 1956 (UTAH) EAGLE iron-cla- d tieen usurped year-bv-vea- THE MURRAY - AM g. km 0.M2 South Stiile M.iy 1'' Deborah .Iran Gray. 7 lbs ;t ? Grandparent nre Mr. and Mrs I'.;iv y. I'link n. K'Ma. l tw.t. nnd Mr and Mrs Van Gray, M.Ian, M.v-oiirKtVHKU. Li. hard D and Unti.i ('.son, .'.047 South L'iki Vt M iyr. 19. Kathy L lv: her. 6 lb 4 They ill ho have a son, Frank Grandparents are Mr and Mrs. Frank It. Olson, Sandy, John and Carol Jean Kairbourne May Stauffer, 17. 7 lbs. 5 oz. They have another daughter, JoLinn. Grandparents are Mr. an I Mrs. M M Siauffer, and Mr. and Mm Percy A. Hillier, all of Salt Lake City. P.P.ADY, C.eorce V. nnd Marge Higbee, 6M2 Clear Street. May 10. 7 lbs. 13 o. They also have three boys, Wayne, Richard and Gary. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs Doris Hifbee. Sail City, and Gerald W. Brady, Midvale. IHI-SK- . Dee R and Naomi Brown. 4052 South Mh Fast Camllle Hulse. May 20. Other children are Mania, Steven, Johnny. Teresa and Anita Grandparents are Mr-s- Mabel Brown. Salt Citv. and HOYACK, Allen Boyd and Billie i. Hlt-LIE- . Ike "George knows this road blindfolded" Car Wash at FULLER & MILLER 5-Min- Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hulse, Mur- ray. Jean Herrick, Kearns, May 23. Other children are Terry Lee and Pamela Christine. Grandparents are Christine Herrick, Ogden, and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Boyack, Price. LORGERSON, LaVern and Ron-n- a Lee Swenson, Kearns, Jac-aly- n Lorgerson. May 23. Other children are Michael and Randy Lee. Grandparents are John Swenson, Fairview, and Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Lorgerson, Richfield. BAIRD, Richard C. and Carol Christensen, with his eyes Kenwood 5537 Alane Baird. May 23. Other children are Cheryl Ann and Richard James. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H Christensen, Salt Lake City. O'BRIEN, Ralph and Marian Harwood, Kearns. Vlckl Lynne O'Brien, May 23. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Harwood, Bellingham, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schwader, Drive. Griffith, Indiana. (Blrtha, Page 7, ENTERTAIN' FOR SON Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gardner, 5941 Belview, entertained in honor of her son, Jim Garner, Thursday evening. The occasion was his graduation from Murray high school and the party followed the evening exercises at the school. Present for the affair were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gifford, Bountiful, Mrs. Thurval Carlsen, his grandmother from Salt Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Garner, Kenneth Garner, Alice Ogden, Gail Sax-toArthello Ackersley and Joan Ackersley, all of Ogden, Parley Lundskog and Dale Gardner, both of Murray. n, ute 3939 South State WEEKDAYS . . . with purchase of 10 gallons of gas SATURDAY and SUNDAY . . . with 10 gallons of gas f I for a spotless Car Wash! Drive in ,V I $ 1 50 $175 I WASH JOB ONLY X $ 1 25 X v CoL 5) Ems 771 v j u . 1 "THIS GUY'S MIGHTY LUCKY!" He's lucky he didn't get killed. And he's lucky he hod Ihot cor full of powerful Mobilgas or he might never hove gotten through that detourl We sell Mobilgas and we're prejudiced obouf it we know it's the best! Prevented in the interest of hoppy motoring by your dealer friendly Mobilgas Mofciloil EARL'S SUPER SERVICE BATTERIES TIRES Pick-u- AM cV0939 p & Delivery 5305 South 6-35- quick, dependable, 23 Jow-co- sf printer- s- The MURRAY EAGLE ACCESSORIES Free Are we out of those forms again? for Murray's Well, iust dial AM Sote 155 East 4905 South |