Show D R EW ED I TOR A L PEARSON S OGDEN UTAH SUNDAY MORNING JUNE 16 1957 ISA Japanese Diplomat Would Exchange 25 Congressmen With United States Pear Buck Asks Entry for GI Orphans Pearl Buck novelist is appealing to the American people and Congress in behalf of thousands of children abandoned in Japan Korea and Okinawa by their American fathers and Asiatic mothers Bring those children to this country where a great many of them will be adopted she asks in a letter by American-familieto the editor of New York Times "The onus of being thelSiildren of conquer ers lies heavily upon their shoulders" she writes "The onus of being half white lies still more heavily They are discriminated against in countries already poor and they will have no famoverpopulated ilies to help them as they reach adolescence Yet to their plight the American public has remained indifferent although most of them are fathered by American men It cannot be wise surely to allow half white children most of them of half American background to grow up in Asia as the lows est class of citizen" Mrs Buck discloses that while thou -- States want the children and loving homes 4ie waiting not one of the orphans at present is allowed to come to the United States Laws are needed but the lawmakers are slow to pass them Sen Watkins of Utah has a bill allowing an annual quota of 2500 orphans Rep Walter a bill with a quota of 5000 Senators Neuberger and Morse support a bill for the entry of 10000 orphans into adoptive homes in the United States Writes Mrs Buck: "The passage of a simple noncontroversial bill allowing for the entry of a specified number of orphans for waiting adoptive homes would take only a few minutes and no money Parents pay all costs Delay then is only an excuse for reasons unknown" Mrs Buck who is president of Welcome House an adoption center for American-Asia- n children deserves widespread support of her efforts to rescue the thousands of half American children one-tim- e ' Tr£ Victor Greun the author of the improvement plan for Forth Worth Tex told the National Citizens Planning Conference last week that the great need in the United States is for a main street philosophy This philosophy planning would envision highways freeways and expressways as traffic streams surrounding a central city as fortifications and moats surrounded the contained medieval town Greun would have the city center exclusively for pedestrians' use Paved promenades with trees grass and shrubbery would be the rule This new kind of main street will take some getting used to on the part of all of us old timers who think of main street as the busiest traffic artery as well as busiest business center of a community but we know that new methods for meeting traffic conditions are going to change what many persons still call the main stem If we think that Mr Greun is too much on the dreamer side and not so practical as he should be let us hear from a merchant Edward Marcus of Dallas The partner of famed Neiman-Mar-cu- s told the conference that in planning the new main street people should keep in mind "a library can be as important as a branch post office a small museum can give quality to a regional center and good' architectural art forms have a lasting effect on the potential customer' Art is where you find it these days -- hard-headed y doing Mr Matsuda "I CUT MY FINGER BUT F'GOSH SAKE Industry's advertising of its needs for Control of Firecrackers Slowly but surely the Windings maim-ing- s and property destruction flowing from the shooting of firecrackers and fireworks have declined in the United States thanks to enforcement of laws prohibiting sale and discharge of dangerous explosives Experience reveals however that communities dare not relax enforcement for a moment because some types of enterprisers are forever trying to sell explosives to children Salt Lake City's youth bureau has discovered this to be true with a result they have arrested two men and confiscated fireworks discovered through use of a search and seizure warrant This is a safety first action With children eager to buy this illegal merchandise and some persons willing to "bootleg" it to them the law enforcement officers have their work cut out for them between now and Independence Day Weber Superintendent Terrell W Bell the young instructor in school administration at Utah State University has displayed courage in accepting the Technicians of Scarcity superintendency of the Weber County Many Utahns we suppose are sur- School District from a divided board of prised to learn that some industries in Utah education Taking into account the needs are finding it is not too difficult to obtain for new school facilities for the district as the professional engineers they require but described at the recent board meeting the it is more difficult to recruit highly skilled young superintendent will have need of technicians for employment under the en- his courage and other attributes as he tackles the challenges inherent in his new gineers The meeting called by Gov" George D position The community is still puzzled about Clyde and the Utah Manufacturers Assn" to decide what can be done about the scarc- the refusal of the board to reappoint A ity of technicians resulted in the appoint- Parley Bates who has been superintendent ment of Lorenzo E Peterson of Weber for 14 dynamic years of school district College as chairman of a special committee growth and progress Mr Bates knows that to promote educational programs tQ meet he has many warm friends and admirers industry's needs This was a splendid recog- who wish him success and happiness in nition of Mr Peterson's leadership in this the years ahead MAJ THOMAS M NIAL Asks How VA Decides If Vet Gets Rehabilitation i From F L of Pontiac Mich: returned?" No After burial the flag is "How decs the Veterans Adminvetistration decide whether a presented to your next of kin or eran who has been injured in a close friend who requests it service should receive vocationFrom Maj N P of Norfolk al rehabilitation at government Va:"I will soon have completed expense?" What types of train- 17 years of active duty with the ing are allowed under this pro- Army A few more years and I'll be eligible for retired pay Somegram?" The VA will give disabled vet- one told me I could accept less erans vocational rehabilitation If in retired pay than I would othit decides his disability is serious erwise be eligible for and set up enough to require the training an annuity for my wife or minor In general the training Can be children Is this right?" Yes but you must formally apbusiness technical professional or ply for this annuity arrangement before you've completed 18 years From E W Jr of Birmingham of service Ala: "Recently you wrote a column on the planned burial of From M A F ©f Lancaster two 'Unknown Americans near Pa: "My son was drafted into the grave of the Unknown Soldier the Army about five months ago of World War I Will any living Since then I've suffered a severe person know the identity of these heart attack and will probably never be able to work again My 'Unknown Americans'?" No These unknowns will be wife and I have no source of inchosen from the American serv- come except a little money I've icemen who died but could not saved Is it possible for my son be identified from anything on to be discharged now from the their body and were buried in Army to take care of us?" In many hardship cases the "unknown" graves overseas will what is called a Army From 31 S II of Honolulu: "I "hardship grant Your son understand that as a World War must apply discharge" for the discharge so II veteran the Veterans Admin- I suggest that you write and ask istration will provide a large him to do so American flag to drape my casFrom N T of Lowell Slass: ket when I die Must the flag be "Does the Veterans Administration still allow World War II vets to take a college education under the GI Bill? If it's possible I'd like to go back and get my mas- ter'! degree" The World War II GI Bill end ed on July 25 1956 except for a small handful of veterans who were in training on that date From It A M of San Diego Calif: "During World War II I was a Marine I was awarded a number of medals but never actually received them To whom may I write to get them?" Commandant Headquarters U S Marine Corps Wash- ington 25 D Write Maj C Thomas M Nial The Associated Press 330 Star Building 1101 Pennsylvania Ave Washington D C QUESTIONS AND ANSVJERS Q — How early was the ques- tion raised as to who shall determine the inability of the president to discharge his duties? A — John Dickenson of Delaware raised the question at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention in 1787 But it was a hot summer and the delegates went home leaving the ambiguity to stand back-slappin- v capital The other day he gave a luncheon for the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Congressman Carl Vinson who comes frpm Ga home also of the state insane asylum At the luncheon Congressman Vinson wai named "elder stateman tf avia- J"Jt would be a wonderful idea —especially if you would keep the 25 American congressmen in Japan- - permanently" quipped Chip Robert former treasurer of the Democratic National Committee ? technicians should acquaint many young people with the opportunities they can grasp if they train themselves in the occupations the industrialists describe It is up to the schools and industry to provide the training facilities Ro-mu- lo I field and the good work Weber College is com-munit- Yulo has been snuggling up to v Tom Dewey in New York and will try to woo other Americans Simultaneously he has confided to friends that if elected president one of his first aeti would be to fire Gen Carlos stanch friend of the USA as ambassador to Washington AVIATION STATESMAN Secretary of Defense Charley Wilson has learned td unbend t lot more during recent months in the Pentagon He has also learned g the important technique of It's a technique no one can do without in the nation'! ex-Go- I -- Main Street Visions "What he wants to counteract is the fact that he was Chief Justice of the hated Japanese puppet government during the war So if he can make it appear that leading Americans like "him he can go back and run for president with the puppet stigma removed WASHINGTON — Takechiyo Matsuda member of the Japanese Diet and minister of communications has worked on most of the railroads of our Rocky Mountain States has been a farm laborer a chauffeur and a shopkeeper while he studied at New York University He also worked at Hull House in Chicago under famed social worker Jane Addams In fact he: knows the United States better than most Americans Now in the United States preparing for the visit of Premier Kishi Mr Matsuda entertains at the Japanese embassy wearing a comfortable black silk kimono exhibits rare paintings and talks with a tinge of homesickness of his garden near Mt Fuji "Today I am more interested in flowers and trees" says Mr jiatsuaa wno is now 70 But he also has a pet project— the exchange of 25 Japanese congressmen for 25 American sands of adoptive parents in the United DON'T GALLUP POLL TELL ANYONE" with either party would sign up as Democrats by a margin if they had to register under one of the major party labels However the GOP has made headway among this group since 1954 as the following table shows: VOTERS NOT NOW REGISTERED TODAY 1954 Would register as: 67 62 Democrats 33 38 Republicans of analysis party strength Any at the national level must take into account the tremendous advantage the Democrats have in the Solid South Nevertheless the West s the only area outside the South where the Democrats do not have an edge today Here is how citizens say they would register today by geo" graphical regions with the 5-to- -3 GOP Still Minority Party Demos Lead 126 Million PRINCETON N J — If every citizen of voting age were required to register this week either as a Republican or as a Democrat the Democrats would outnumber the Republicans by 126 million voters A new Institute audit of the potential numerical strength of the two parties shows little change for either party since a year ago which indicates that as a party the Republicans new adherents haven't gained Novemlast despite their victory Still undecided 7800000 98500000 Party chairmen will ponder today's survey figures seriously as they assess their chances for victory in 1958 and in 1960 The important political facMs that party loyalties of the rank and file'have not been affected-b- y what observers term the "deep split" in each of the major parties is still Although their party chiefGOP the minority party eliminated: ber tains can take comfort in the fact EAST PARTY LINEUPS that they have been able to nar54 i Here are today's party lineups row the gap considerably since Democratic 46 three ago Republican of total years estimated based on an votof citizens civilian 99200000 MIDWEST S03IE SWITCH ing age (exclusive of those in 51 voters Democratic Up to that time many institutions): 49 continued to fear another depres- Republican TODAY sion under the GOP But the pickSOUTH 51600000 up in business generally in 1955 Democratic Democrats 74? 29000000 caused some people to switch Republicans 26 Republican 8600000 their political allegiance Still undecided The September 1954 audit WEST 99200000 showed Democrats outnumbering 49 Democratic by 195 million vot51 Republican Here are the totals for a year Republicans tomillion 126 to ers compared One interesting aspect of toago based on an estimated voting citizens 98500-00- 0 day A total of 54600000 of time at the survey is that there is an population said they would sign up as Dem- day's even civilian citizens: split among Midwest farmocrats 35100000 as Republicans ers whereas Southern farmers APRIL 1956 while 7800000 were still unde- are Democratic overwhelmingly 51700000 cided Democrats Voters not presently registered 39000000 Republicans "unde-cideds- a -- BOOK REVIEW PETER EPSON tion" however is seri- p friendship MOST POTENT LOBBY It's a safe bet senators will defrom their economy bent to part vote an extra sink for the new Senate Office Building It happens that this particular sink is requested by the most potent lobby on capitol hill — the wives of senators k with Secretary Wilson were members of the National Aeronautic Assn whose secretary John F Victory made a speech recalling how when the economizers threatened" the future of naval aviation" in 1925 Vinson had come to its defense The economizers even wanted to junk surface vessels" limit the Navy to submarines Victory recalled However President Cool-idg- e appointed the Morrow Board of which Vinson was a member to examine the future of aviation Result: The Navy kept its surface vessels developed airplane carriers while the army developed an air arm too "Among the men of vision courage and statemanship ' who recommended that course was our guest of honor" said Mr Victory Victory then listed Congressman Vinson's many other battles to rescue air power from the economizers When he had fin ished Secretary Wilson rose td present a plaque to tne congressman from Georgia : "I've been listening to Carl Vinson's contributions to air pow er as recited by Mr Victory and his fight on behalf of appropriations" said the Secretary of Dev fense 7 WE NEED HIM NOW V "Which reminds me" he added a bit wistfully "how badly we need him now" t Wilson then read the inscription on Vinson's plaque making him" ''elder statesman of avia Co-host- ous Ha would bring 25 US congressmen to Japan let them sit in the Japanese Diet for a week tour Japan for a month get to know the problems of Japan The Japanese congressmen would be the guests of the American Congress with one of them sitting in the office of an American congressman for a day or two to see how we operate It could be a most important addition to people-to-eop1e The Senate women who meet patriotically to wrap "Red Cross bandages have no place to wash their coffee cups They are obliged to slip into the nearest powder roof with their dirty cups and use facilities that were never intended for dish washing As long as they had no better place to meet the ladies of the Senate put up with the indignity of washing their dishes i in the ladies room But they hoped the new senate office building would for provide a more suitable-sinthem When their husbands gallantly offered them a room in the new building they! anxiously scanned the blueprints but could find no provision for a sink The situation lle I s 4 tion" i Members of the House Armed Services Committee vho weri present chuckled a bit when Wilson read the date of the plaque — "December '1953" They suspected that the award had been authorized over a year ago and kept in readiness until Vinson's help was needed in the budget battle Note — Vinson did his best to restore cuts in the defense budgsink et He rallied nobly to e "Oh no" protested Imelda Es- - given him in the Pentagon But pinosa Chavez "I never try to even he could not stem the tide influence my husband's decisions The Budget cuts against the mili in the Senate" tary remained " The resourceful Mrs Nixon re HIGH SEAS SALUTE fused to give up her most effect The sleek Italian warships the ive lobbyist "As President of the Senate la- San Marco and the San Giorgio dies she announced "I can ap- nosed up alongside the sailing as she plodded point committees I "hereby ap- ship Mayflower on point you head of a committee to slowly alongacross the last leg of the Atlantic arrange for a sink in our new her voyage Adm GuiriatI Ernesto perhaps meeting room" Since she was officially dele- remembering another Italian magated Mrs Chavez decided it was riner who had130crossed the Atyears before proper for her to approach her lantic about husband She hasn't yet reported the first Mayflower stopped his on her mission but the Senate two warships: He lowered a lifewomen are confidently counting boat and sent some oranges and fresh fruit from Naples over to on a new sink the Mayflower PHILIPPINE POLITICS The gift was greeted with enMost Americans don't know it thusiasm In return the skipper but they still play an important of the Mayflower sent back a part in Asiatic politics For in bottle of whisky stance Jose Yulo a Philippine! The Italian officers appreciated politician has just arrived in the the gift" But they wondered USA for the purpose of build- whether the Pilgrim Fathers who ing up his American fences to shunned liquor might not turn over in their graves run for president clearly called for high-pressur- e lobbying Chairman of the Building Committee happens to be New Mex ico's courtly Sen Dennis Chavez The most logical lobbyist to handle him of course would be Mrs Chavez So Pat Nixon the Vice President's wife asked Mrs Chavez to talk to her husband about the - the-prais- Please Pass the Crow Several Portions of It WASHINGTON — There are a number of highly placed people in Washington who might eat a little political crow these days President Eisenhower told his last press conference that there could be a ban on the testing of atomic bombs if there could also be a complete ban on their use in war This clarified the air considerreports that ably over previous was the United States ready to Russians for negotiate with the nuclear on a limitation weapons reluctance on President Eisenhower's part to reappoint him Commissioner Murray has tangled with AEC Chairman Lewis Strauss on many issues and is rated a disturbing element TIME PROVED IT RIGHT Murray opposed the Dixon-Yate- s private power contract for Time Tennessee Valley proved Murray was right And now time is proving that Murray was also right in first calling public attention to the dangers of atomic fallout and Resting v Harold Stassen chief radiation But all the crow doesn't have U S delegate to the United Nato be eaten by the GOP There tions Disarmament subcommittee a nice dish of crow hash Is was supposed to be authorized to talk about this at the current cooking for the Democrats It is being dished up with the London meeting But little over a year ago a charge that the Eisenhower Adfellow by the name of Adlai Ste- ministration was "immoral" in to venson — remember? — first granting a fast tax write-of- f Co connection in Power Idaho suggested to the American Soits permit to build two ciety of Newspaper Editors meet- with dams on the Snake River "runt" the that ing in Washington between Oregon and Idaho "should States United give look back a minute AcBut earnest and consideration prompt amortization allowances to stopping further tests on the celerated tax were first introfor purposes hydrogen bomb as Atomic World II by the in duced War Energy Commisisoner Thomas E Roosevelt Administration They Murray recently proposed" were revived by the Truman AdREJECTED PROPOSAL ministration at the start of the President Eisenhower at his Korean War The Defense Mobilization Acts press conference a few -- days later Stevenson the 1950 and 1853 which authorof Murray rejected proposal His argument was that ized these programs were passed to work as hard as we could on by Democratic Congresses Since that time over 900 fast developing the guided missile for and then tax write-of- f certificates have delivering the to stop testing of these weapons been granted to U S priyate would be "a paradox" and "per- power companies for an average of five million dollars apiece fectly useless" Governor Stevenson tried to So if there is anything immoral make the banning of about this business then the label tests a major issue in his cam- of original sin should be hung paign for the presidency He on the Democrats who — incididn't have much luck The pub- dentally —are supposed to be anti-bi- g lic failed to get excited about it business Let 'em eat crow ridiorators over that and like it campaign Republican culed the idea While they're at it another Yet here they are less than plate of the same might be served a year later forced to admit that to the U S private power inthe idea has merit Anyone for dustry For years and years it crow? has been trying to put over the dish of cold line that it was opposed to speThere is a left-ovcrow in this too cial benefits and subsidies and Murray's term as a member of low taxes from the federal govthe Atomic Energy Commission ernment This case would seem expires June 30 Murray is a to destroy completely that old Democrat propaganda argument against There seems to be considerable public power -- Ex-Go- b H-bo- er Mil-ledgevi- the Life at Happy Knoll By John P Marquand Little Brown The jacket gives the idea of these stories: On the front the picture of a country club's portico with a glimpse of the golf course beyond and on the back a photo of golfer Marquand at ease This series of letters published first in a magazine purports to show how many headaches the other half suffers as it tries to keep its golf club exclusive with bills paid parking lot crowded with Cadillacs young people reasonably sober girls' shorts not too short wives out of husbands' hair j Mostly Mr Roger Horlick of the Board xif Governors writes to Mr Albert Magill president emeritus to explain the deficit and ask for a? check confess that Benny the pro wants more money and ask for a check reveal that the caddies deserve higher pay and ask for a check report on the damage done at the Bledsoe brawl and ask Magill to ask Bledsoe for a 'check Two men in the bar shove each other there's a scrap about the locker room the women want to know why their privileges lag behind the men's and nobody ever forgets the competition of that miserable Hard Hollow Club The unmistakable mark of Marquand the writer pro in these slight pieces is the deft sure names: Bledsoe Magill Cut button Byles Scalpcni Plankton Beight After that these are disturbingly insipid Marquand isn't the only American to possess and misprize an enviable talent but there is an unconscionably dizzy dip from his best like "Pulham" and "Apley" to this grubby level —W G: Rogers slow-movin- g ' ! 10 YEARS AClO David O McKay president of tne Utah Centennial Commission and Gov Herbert B Maw will be honored at the 'western di- visional Pacific Coast Outboard championships at Pine View Lake in early July " Conrad B Jenson son of Dr and Mrs Conrad H Jenson 1468 Beverly Dr who has accepted an assignment to the LDS Eastern States Mission will be honored at a testimonial in the Twelfth Ward Chapel at 6 pm Sacrament services of the LDS Ward will be held Thirty-thir- d GORDON L W By at 6 pm instead of 5 pm Bishop The John H Shaw announces WORDS OFTEN MISUSED schedule will new A DECIDED victory by an through the summercontinue army (one that is unmistakable) is not necessarily the DECISIVE 20 YEAES AGO victors' (terminating the war ) W H' Wright & Sons Co pioneer Ogden department store OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED its store building has Fruit and fruition Pronounce announced to the J C Penney leased been "fruit" as "froot" and pronounce aclong-terCo basis on a with "fruition" as will as such store Wright's cent on second syllable from business illSSPELLED OFTEN Course Openings for 100 young peoCoarse (not fine) who can pick beans were an ple (progress passage) i LESSO ENGLISH " froo-ish-u- n m re-tir- ei nounced by R L Wilmot district manager of the national reemployment service The work will begin on July 1 The equalization report of Weber County schools whereby it is hoped the county will receive from $15000 to $20000 for school maintenance was signed for mailof educating to the- state board " ion- J 30 YEARS AGO It was young people's day at the First Congregational Sunday School children pated at the morning and the Young People's will have charge of the service Hollanders from Utah assembled in den Tabernacle for conference Former Church partici- services Society evening all parts of the LDS Ogtheir annual missionaries to the Netherlands were included ' among the speakers The Knights of Pythias Memorial service was held at the First Presbyterian Church The subject of the sermon by Rev J E Carver was "The Great Twofold Reward for Service" |