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Show GIVING OUR WORLD Once Over "It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness" Chinese Chin-ese proverb quoted in the October Bulletin of the John Birch Society. i HOW RUSSIA GOT THE BOMB j It is probably accurate to .say that, but for the help it has received re-ceived from capitalistic America, Russian communism would now be a dead issue. Yet the fact is that, thanks to that help, world communism com-munism today poses a mortal threat to America. How could such an incongruous and tragic situation come to pass? Starting in the early days of the Roosevelt new deal, pro-Russian sentiment among numerous government govern-ment men in Washington, exemplified exempli-fied in the extending of diplomatic recognition to Stalin's regime, built up through the years until it reached reach-ed a high tide of fanatical fervor during the Second World War, from which point it has subsequently receded re-ceded only a little certainly not enough. The incredible lengths to which such men were willing to go, during dur-ing the war, to show obeisance to overbearing, boot-stomping Russian functionaries, and to extend aid of all kinds to "our noble Russian allies", al-lies", even when those "allies" were showing the utmost contempt for all things American, is graphically graphi-cally portrayed in the book, "From Major Jordan's Diaries", by George Racey Jordan, USAF, retired, published pub-lished by Harcourt, Brace and Company, Com-pany, New York, in 1952. Major Jordan, a businessman who was a veteran of World War I, served as a Lend-Lease expediter and liaison officer with the Russians Rus-sians through two crucial years, from May, 1942 to June, 1944, first at Newark Airport and later at Gore Field, Great Falls, Mont., the "gateway" through which American Ameri-can aid was poured to Soviet Russia Rus-sia in incredible volume. His book contains a shocking account ac-count of tremendous shipments of materials and information to Russia Rus-sia during the war, which, by their very nature, could not possibly have been put to use by Russia while the war lasted, but which made it possible for her to make atomic bombs as early as 1949; and it gives an insight into the attitudes atti-tudes and intrigues of official Washington during the period. (Bear in mind that while this was going on, Russia was not permitting permitt-ing American flyers bombing Germany Ger-many to land on Russian soil, and that those who made forced landings land-ings there were treated as prisoners prison-ers of war.) Observing the puzzling fact that the most trivial and unreasonable demands by insolent representatives representa-tives of the Russian government seemed to be translated into the force of law almost instantaneously instantaneous-ly in Washington, Major Jordan decided to keep extensive notes on the operations. He wrote, "I began to realize an important fact: while we were a pipeline to Russia, Russia Rus-sia was also a pipeline to us. Planes were arriving regularly from Moscow with unidentified Russians aboard. I would see them jump off the planes, hop over fences, and run for taxicabs. They seemed to know in advance where they were headed, and how to get there. It was an ideal set-up for planting spies. . . . ". But stranger still, he felt, was the nature of certain of the heavy shipments to Russia. Planeloads of documents, packed in cheap black suitcases were going through under the cloak of diplomatic immunity. Exercising his authority to inspect some of these, he found many documents doc-uments which had previously been sent by American representatives in Russia, in confidence, to high-up American officials! He wondered how those Americans would feel-if feel-if they knew their confidential re-, ports were being sent straight back to the very men they had been written about. One thing that didn't worry him Did You Knov... Time for the Hunter . . . In the pioneer era of the 1880's flocks of ducks and geese abounded in the Salt Lake marshes. Some enterprising hunters made a livelihood by killing wild foul and shipping the delicacies to California and New York. These hunters didn't shoot the birds on the wing, like todav, but would pole a boat into a flock of feeding ducks, blast loose with heavy loads of buckshot w hile the birds were feeding on the water killing. 30 to 40 with one shot, the hunters would take 300 to 400 ducks a day. These were shipped out of Ogden by the carload. Such a slaughter eventually threatened the existence of the wild foul and the hunting hunt-ing was brought under control by the state and later the federal government. Now, thanks to the far sighted conservationists and current good management of our game birds, thousands of L'tahns enjoy good duck and goose hunting, and the companionship of such outings each fall. One pleasure of the hunt is the retelling of exciting shots, the perfect taking of a "cripple," or how old Bowser retrieved -often in a comfortable, clean lodge or tavern enroute home. Helping keep this western hospitality up to high standards is the United Slates Brewers Association Assoc-iation which throughout Utah works constantly con-stantly for wholesome conditions wherever beer, the light and pleasant beverage of moderation, is served. By Dick Morrison THE too much because he hadn't heard of the atomic bomb, was cargoes o material and technical data pertaining per-taining to a little-known element named uranium. One time, he decided de-cided to make a spot check of one out of every three black suitcases in a large shipment. Russian guards, he wrote, "went insane. They danced. They pushed at me and shrieked 'deeplomateek' ". Seeing See-ing they were armed, he called a Yank on patrol, told him, "I am going to open more of this baggage. bag-gage. I want you to watch these Russians. Both are armed. If one of them aims a gun at me, let him have it first". One paper he found carried a note, ". . . .had a hell of a time getting these away from Groves". The reference was to Major Leslie R. Groves, commander of the "Manhattan project" which, Jordan did not know at the time, was the project developing the atomic bomb; and it referred to Groves' office, rather than to him personally. personal-ly. One day Jordan received a phone call direct from Harry Hopkins, Hop-kins, who said, regarding a big shipment of "stuff" going to Rus sia, "I don't want you to discuss this with anyone, and it is not to go on the records. Don't make a big production of it, but just send it quietly, in a hurry". He learned later that the shipment included rare derivatives of uranium. Another time, plates for printing American occupation money were sent through to Russia, in one of the strangest, most fantastic episodes epi-sodes in the history of the world. American officials wanted to make it easy for the Russians to print their own American money. Later on, it cost the U. S. some $250 million mil-lion to redeem what they printed. And that is the story of how Russia got the bomb the bomb that may, some day, come back to us in the form of a holocaust. And not only the bomb, but the money plates, and a lot of confidential information that should never have been sent to anyone, friend or foe. Thanks to George Cahoon for lending me his copy of the book. "From Major Jordan's Diaries" is published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York. Paper-bound copies can be obtained from "The Bookmailer", New York, for $2.00 postpaid; also copies are offered by AMERICAN OPINION, Belmont 73, Mass., at $1.00 each. The latter is the book department of the John Birch Society. AN AMERICAN HERO "The Life Of John Birch", by Robert Rob-ert H. W. Welch, Jr., is published by AMERICAN OPINION, at $1.00. Since the Society bearing his name has become a center of controversy, con-troversy, this book could prove informative in-formative to many. John Birch was an American intelligence officer in China. He died on August 25, 1945. Internal records of the War Department Depart-ment state that he was killed by Chinese communists while enroute lo Hsuchow, China, on the Lunghai Railroad. General Chennault said, "If I had still been in China, there would have been a squadron of B-25's blasting the Communist position posi-tion with no further questions asked". - , John Birch was the first American Ameri-can killed by the Chinese communists. commu-nists. His story is worth reading. THE JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY One might judge from the foregoing fore-going that I hold some sympathy for or with the John Birch Society. You can bet I do. I think the Society Soci-ety is right both in its objectives and its methods. The John Birch Society, founded by Robert Welch, a New England businessman who, in 1957, gave up most of his business responsibilities in order to be able to devote is time to fighting communism, has gained the distinction of being one of the prime targets of world communists com-munists and other sympathizers, in- 1 , i. j, 'A 1 mm m.mm eluding America's "liberal" establishment, estab-lishment, the leftish press from the ' Worker to the New York Times, I and, of course, the whole entourage of anti-anti-communists, by which I mean the whole group of people who, while professing that they don't like communism themselves, never miss a chance to do a hat chet job on anyone who stands up against it. It has gained the further, and more constructive distinction, of attracting at-tracting to its membership some of the most respected names in America. Amer-ica. Among these are T. Coleman Andrews, Dean Clarence Manion, our own J. Bracken Lee, General Edwin A. Walker, some members of Congress, and officers in the armed forces. I respect Mr. Welch both for the kind of enemies he has made, and the kind of friends. The John Birch Society publishes a little monthly bulletin. It is a chatty, pleasant thing, bringing its members and others reports on the progress and projects of the Society. It gently chides some critics cri-tics who should be uncomprisingly on the anti-communist side, tho', realistically, it holds that the Society So-ciety has more important work than to belabor these people. The society prints on all its letters let-ters the slogan, "This is a Republic, Repub-lic, not a Democracy let's keep it that way", and it is grateful to the U. S. Post Office department, the Pitney Bowes Company, and the liberal press, for giving its slogan much publicity. (These entities don't like it!) The Society is frankly a pressure group. In a nation now run largely by pressure groups, whether they be of farmers, labor manufacturers, or even pro-communists, it seems fair enough that there be an "anti communist" pressure group even though the "liberals" scream. It's monthly bulletin suggests, for instance, in-stance, that every member write Sen. Russell, urging a full investigation investi-gation of the case of General Edwin Ed-win A. Walker, a member, who was re-assigned in Germany because be-cause he tried to inform his men of the menace of communism. The Society has critized Eisenhower, Eisen-hower, and has launched a campaign cam-paign to impeach Chief Justice Earl Warren offering prizes up to $1000 for the best undergraduate essays on why Warren should be impeached. impeach-ed. Were I an undergrad, I'd send in an entry, based on the points that Warren has not had sufficient legal experience to qualify him as a good lawyer, let alone the nation's na-tion's highest judge; and I would recall that in one of his decisions on segregation, he referred to the writing of a Swedish socialist as if the maunderings of that Swede were the basie'law of the U. S. The item read, "see Myrdal, Gunnar, an American Dilemma". Americans have a right to criticize public figures fi-gures in fact, a duty. In a pamphlet entitled, "The John Birch Society is a Threat, to Whom?", Dr. S. M. Draskovitch gives an answer to those who hold that it is semi-secret, monolithic, authoritatian, totalitarian, ultra-reactionary, ultra-reactionary, fascist, anti-Negro, anti-Semitic, anti-American, and so on. The Society is none of these things. Then why the hysterical outbursts of venom against it? He writes, "Precisely because of what the critics are and of what they are trying to do. The John Birch Society is hitting the communists and hitting them hard. That must be stopped because it goes deeply and irreconcilably against the policy poli-cy of appeasement, containment, weakness, co-existence, peace-at-any-price, unilateral nuclear disarmament, dis-armament, and surrender, which has been practiced so long". Again, "The founder, its members and its many friends feel that the present course is a course of disaster dis-aster and that all the best energies of the American people should be mobilized to reverse that course, remove the incompetent, stop the traitors, and bring about a rule of responsibility, honesty, firmness and patriotic dedication to this country". That's a big job the John Birch Society has undertaken. And it is understandable why the "liberals and journalistic left-wing hatchet men are out to "get" it. But one thing is sure, and it infuriates the critics: the members of the John Birch Society aren't going to be talked out of it. The attitude in Washington that led to the things recounted by Major Ma-jor George Racey Jordan and is still leading to such things should be changed, and will if such patriots pat-riots as the people in the John Birch Society can bring it about. Communists now speak of the Society So-ciety as the "Threat from the extreme ex-treme right". Such it is, and properly prop-erly so. More power to it. HUNTERS GUNS - AMMUNITION CLEANING KITS - GUN CASES CAMPING SUPPLIES and HORSE SHOES at TT1T H I JHincKiey - - CLARA STEWART Hinckley looked like a deserted village Saturday morning so many of our people took to the hills fori the hunt. I can't think of any thing finer than for a man to take his wife and grown boys and girls on the hunt with him, like Hon Cropper Crop-per did. And there were many other oth-er man, wife, sons and daughters combinations went up to camp. By Saturday afternoon Dale Bliss and Walter Manis were back with their buck. Harold and Mario Morris came too with theirs and Duane Stewart had a beautiful four-point buck. We hope they will all get their deer and return safely with no casualties. Now days, when you see a group of men talking you can depend on it they are telling hunting stories. Here is one Reed Stewart told. It was Saturday morning, he heard a bell tinkling, tinkling, higher up the cliffs. He ran up the ledge and there were three deer. He raised his gun and fired. The bell stopped ringing. The deer bounded out of sight. He ran over to see if there was blood and there on the ground was the bell and a freshly cut strap off its neck, that held the bell put there by the Game Commission when it was a fawn, but the deer was unharmed. That sounds like a story for Ripley, but he has the bell to prove it. Pretty good shooting. Tennesee Ernie Ford was here for the hunt. Kids flocked around him so thick for his autograph he said if he didn't get a deer he was going go-ing to take one of them back with him to eat. Wednesday there was a man and wife with nine children pulled into!ren town, out of gas, out of oil. The man had only eight cents in his purse. Fay Theobald our city cop was called. He called Delta. Fay gave him four quarts of oil for the car and gas enough to get to Delta where the family were fed and were given beds for the night. The next morning they were given gas and wherewith to get them on their way. Boy, now are you thankful you have a home and money in the bank and a basement full of food? Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Keller and Julia Carpenter and children attended at-tended the funeral services for Willie Wil-lie Rusby, husband of Rozella Keller Kel-ler Rusby, held in Eureka Thursday. Thurs-day. Lucian will go to Moab to bring her trailer house here where she will live by her parents for the time being with her two children, Bonita ten years old, and Robert eight. They have our heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement. Carl and LaVern Theobald returned re-turned Saturday night from a 12 day trip, seeing their children. They went to Las Vegas to see son Golden Gold-en and family. While there they saw Pete Stewart who invited them to a High Priest banquet where they saw many acquaintances. Then they went to Los Angeles to visit son Verrue and wife Shirley and family. They also went thru the Los Angeles Temple while there. Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Theobald Theo-bald of Provo were here to visit Airport Operators Have Until Oct. 31 For Aid Request Public airport operators in Utah have until October 31, 1961 to submit sub-mit reauests for federal aid for air port development during the fiscal vear ending next June 30, Senator Frank E. Moss (D-Utah) has been informed. Moss was advised by Federal A-viation A-viation Agency Administrator, Na-jeeb Na-jeeb Halaby, that the list of approved ap-proved projects probably would be announced in January. Moss said local sponsor funds usually are matched on a 50-50 basis, by the Federal Aviation A-gency, A-gency, in effecting airport improvements. improve-ments. Under the new Federal Aid to Airport Act, just enacted, of which Senator Moss was a composer, Utah is authorized SG97.789 annually, or a total of $2,093,367 during the three-year period, Moss said. Project applications can be made through the District Airport Engineer, Engi-neer, Federal Aviation Agency, Room 3, Second Floor, 319 North Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada, he said. them over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ekins snent Wednesday and Thursday up Cedar Mountain to bring out their sheep. Barney Uniacke, Wilma Wilkin Uniacke's husband, 53 years old, died Thursday morning in San Francisco very suddenly. He was in the Merchant Marines and was out to sea when he took sick and was picked up by a helicopter and taken tak-en to the hospital. Tuesday morning morn-ing a telephone call came to Bill telling her the bad news. She flew out there Wednesday and he died Thursday. He was buried in Visalia, Calif., where his folks reside. Our deepest sympathy goes to Bill. They have been married less than half a year and her loss will be terrible. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Koler (Elsie Richards) of Midway were here Wednesday to see about Elsie's father's grave. They (the Richard family) lived here many years. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hardy ofiof Evan Gardner, Richard Long, Pleasant Grove brot Becky Ann Gardner down from Provo to visit her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil-lard Wil-lard Hardy until after Halloween. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Petersen have their grandson Gene Damron of Salt Lake here with them. Sgt. DeRay Humphries was here to see his grandfather, T. George Theobald. DeRay is in the service and is connected with radar and ' meteorology and electronics. He tests atmospheric conditions before they fire the missiles. He just returned re-turned from England where had an important mission for the government. govern-ment. He spent three years in So. America where he met his wife Norma. They now have two child- ! Mr. and Mrs. Alma Western had their grandson Garry Wofenden, wno is In the air corps in Pensacola, Fla., here to visit them Friday morning. He is also doing part-time missionary work down there. He brought two of his LDS pals home with him to see Utah. One of them went to the Salt Lake Temple with Garry Monday morning. They will come back this way and go thru the Manti Temple before returning return-ing to Flordia. Mrs. Mavis Hardy has her sister Anna Lou Stanworth of Pioche here as her guest over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hepworth of Cedar City were home for the holiday. holi-day. Mr. and Mrs. Kent Schlappi and daughter Kennie Rose of Salt Lake came home for the hunt. Kent's motner from Fillmore was here Saturday with Edith Rose to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Petersen. Mr. and Mrs. Elden Hurst and baby daughter of Salt Lake were in town all day Saturday. Students and other young people who came home over the weekend were Beth Hepworth, Gene Ekins, Duane Ekins, and Donna Warnick, all of CSU. From BYU were Ray, Bishop, Ted Spendlove, Janet Reeve Paul Damron, Connie Cropper and Duane Stewart. From Salt Lake: Joycene and Edell Spencer, Melden Jay Wright, Mike Damron, Martha Crafts, Gary Morris, Doyle Dutson and ElDean Greener. From Logan were Annette and DeLyle Bennett and Roma Hepworth from Tooele. Edward V. Abbott of Spanish Fork was here Saturday and Sunday Sun-day to see his grandmother, Clara Stewart and go on the deer hunt with his uncle Duane. Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Morris had a turkey dinner for their family Sunday in honor of their children, Mr. and Mrs. Mario Morris who are here on vacation. Others of their family there were Mr. and Mrs. Don Morris and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Morris and their children and Karo lyn and Waldo Warnick of Provo. Mr. and Mrs. Goldie Theobald and children visited parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Theobald this week. Sunday evening at church Elder Dale Bishop, son of Gordon and Kay, gave a report of his mission He gave some very wonderful experiences ex-periences and bore a powerful tes timony of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. Eddie Morris and Richard Mec- ham were advanced to Priests in the Aaronic Priesthood. Forty-five people listened to the recording of the Book of Mormon at MIA Tuesday night. If you weren't there, come next Tuesday at 7:30. Its very interesting. TAKE A NEW LOOK AT SUNNY BROOK... YOU'LL LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT! (1) It has the taste of today. (2) Choice of 2 kinds: smooth, mild Kentucky straight bourbon -smooth, extra mild Kentucky blend. (3) Enjoy it tonight Thurs., October 26, 1961 Millard County Chronicle Page 7 P-TA Hears Fay Jacobson on Radiation Fallout The Parents-Teachers Ass'n of Delta Jr. Hi-Delta High School met Thursday night at the high school auditorium to hear Mr. Fay Jacob-son, Jacob-son, DHS Science Dept. explain radiation fallout. Mr. Jacobson was introduced to the parents and teachers by Orvet-ta Orvet-ta Nickle, program chairman. Prior to the talk, Mrs. Delia Johnson gave an inspirational thought on daily living during this time of crisis after crisis. The Sutherland Ward Boy Scout Troop presented the colors and led the audience in the Pledge of Al-ligience. Al-ligience. Everyone present was impressed im-pressed with the evident drilling the Scouts have had in presenting the colors. The Faculty Quartette, consisting Dee Peterson and Joe Moody, sang two patriotic numbers. Alter dismissal, many persons were taking Civil Defense literature Mrs. Enid Damron entertained the Literary Club at her home Wed nesday evening. Mrs. Harriet Spendlove asked Mrs. Pearl Snow to give the book review. She gave "The Song of America" by George Mardikian. Delicious refreshments were served to 13 members and two guests. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Reeve went to Salt Lake to attend a farewell fare-well testimonial for their granddaughter grand-daughter Rebecca Ann Reeve Sunday Sun-day night prior to her departure for the Western States Mission. She is the daughter of Rex C. Reeve. Arthur was the speaker for the testimonial. Other numbers on the program was a vocal duet by Reed and Grant Reeve accompanied by Lola Dawn Reeve. Prayers were by her brothers Roger and Rex C. Jr. The father Rex. C. is president of the stake and also gave a talk. Another brother David Reeve gave an inspirational thought. Art and Mary came home Tuesday very proud grandparents This week I received a notice of a farewell testimonial for Jerry M. Astill, a son' of Deon Bishop and Melvin Astill in bait Lake. He is leaving for the Chilian Mission in Santiago, Chiile. He is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Bishop who were our neighbors for years and the mother Deon was born here and spent her childhood days in Hinckley. Hinck-ley. Mrs. Alice Bliss had surgery on her back Wednesday in the LDS Hospital. She was under sedation for four days but now her husband Oren reports she is doing as well as can be expected. Rodney Wright took all his boys hunting with him. He waited for Elwin and Varla to come from Og den where Elwin teaches school, and, he, Eddie, John and Mel all went up together. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brown received word of Ray's sister Jackie's baby. It was her first and the family were worried about her. Well when the baby came it was in such a hurry to get here she didn't have time to get to the hospital and her husband was there alone with her. They live in Spanish Fork and after af-ter it was all over they took her over to Payson Hospital. SPECIAL WEEK OF Door Crasher for 52 gal. Electric Westinghouse WATER HEATER Look at this low price S64.89 See Other Valley Builder Blue Tag Specials Here mm i SUNNY ! Brook I i -' I ..r- fcj pSSp Y' V Yy If X i YYYy My Neighbors "And that's the situation as we see it from here, Frank " from Mr. Jacobson's supply. Various Var-ious comments heard were "Lets' have something more cheerful next month", "I don't know if it will be worth building a shelter or not", "Come on down and let's get started start-ed building our shelter", etc. Everyone Every-one was in agreement in that it was an interesting meeting, even though, not everyone was in agreement agree-ment on the necessity of building a fallout shelter. Mrs. Ruth Done, Citizenship Chairman, made arrangements for the meeting. Next regular meeting will be Nov. 9 and the school building program pro-gram of Millard District will be discussed. Jan. 22, Juvenile Protection Protec-tion will be the topic of the meeting. meet-ing. FALL lc SALE -1961 AMERICA'S GREATEST DRUG STORE EVENT Starts NOV. 2 10 DAYS ONLY Nationally Advertised Sign up now on our REX-ALL REX-ALL MONEY TREE CONTEST. CON-TEST. Nothing to buy. Baker Pharmacy ORIGINAL?? lu VALLEY BUILDERS Delta, Utah OCT. 26 thrugh NOV. SUNNY BROOK imrciT truiut N1UN WllUIt ) uality Market r Ar SPORTSMEN'S HEADQUARTERS svfi ica kl w., tsxx it. crsar sx ira now is t3, ict Uj ss rs. Ex 'J KTsi ?rs |