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Show r viVS- - - V'Ti.'l "'- - w ;, : VV Volume IX, Number 32 Former!) The Neighbor Price 10 Suburban Salt Lake Serving Southeast f August 6, 1964 Thursday Aernoon, BE SURE YOU GET THERE! X This weeks Review carries a map of districts and a list of polling places for How good Is voters within its circulation area. Its a public service to make voting in the your memory? the absolute you experienced as a tot when you got seperated from your mother on a shop- Remember important August 11 primary election as convenient as possible. ping spree? Well, theres a woman right here In Salt Lake who prac tically makes a career of reuniting lost children with their mothers. That Isnt what she was hired to do, but thats the way It has worked out. Shes Alice Wilson, personal secretary to executive secretary Wayne Richards at Map of Districts, Polling ESTHER LANDA Reapportionment, the education crisis and Utahs economic and financial woes have caught candidates eyes as the big issues to discuss as the primary election draws near. Tuesday, August 11, voters will pick party favorites from hopefuls for Governor and other high state posts, the state legislature and county offices. On Salt Lakes southeast side, Democrats running for the Utah House of Representatives can relax. Their primary ticket offers no alter complained 11) Af.v, . , . i Review Ad infl uence Hits Idaho K This alone would be remarkable s'lnce the Review is distributed exclusively In southeast Salt Lake. The puzzle was cora- when they ex- pounded y i plained they had , secured H their copy from friends in P Pocatello, Idaho, ; Didnt know we had two-- g state coverage, did you? Well, for that matter, neither did we. Will our Pocatello carrier boy please call In? When we say deliver both sides of the highway, we mean stop at the county line, boy! This little true-to-lijlsode simply illustrates wonderful things hap- -i .'when you use Rocky V Contain Review advertising columns. To see for 6. yourself, Just phone . .and ask for an adtaker. fe I In the United attracting growing attention. Last week, the Rocky Mountain Review carried a jbjnmary of practices In Silt Lake County. Although members of the County Attorneys office said there Is no problem, the article revealed that at least one Utah District ourt judge currently has a study underway to possibly amend bail bond practices. . Heres what is happening elsewhere: WASHINGTON, view. g Inequities States bail bond system are )ple about It in the Rocky jntaln Review. Mitchells Landscaping, for instance, recently sold a power mower to a couple from Layton, Utah, from an advertisement they saw in the Rocky Mountain Re- 278-286- Slim, One Step Chopped natives for these offices. Republicans, however, will fight It out for party nomination to five Republican house slots in Districts 6, 7, 15, 17 and 18. For the Governors chair, Ernest H. Dean squeaked past a legal technicality to retain his right to spar with Calvin L. Rampton. GOP tourist ex- pert James D. Cannon will match his popularity rating with Mitch Melich. Shooting for a in the U. S Senate six-ye- presentative Lloyd. Hes tour ar Is Sherman opposed by Re- P. Er nest L. Wilkinson on the GOP primary ballot. Incumbent Democratic Senator Frank E. Moss will face one of these gentlemen in the November primary election. A hot race is promised state for the countys senate seat between Mrs. Jerry Landa and Oscar W. both DemoMcConkie, crats. Republican voters will be asked to choose between Jgmes L. Barker, Jr. and Douglas G. Bischoff. Southeast Salt Lakes voters will find the following Republican contests for the state Jr., house of primary Interest: Representative District 6, Frank D. Nelson faces Ben E. Rawlings. Representative District 7, Fred W. Bentlne versusClar-enc- e L. Rockwood. Representative District 15, Ken B, Done battles It out against Ray M. Harding. Representative 17 G. Leland versus Lorin Burningham Pace. And V. Rene Nelson faces Brent Scott in Representative District 18. Seeking votes, candidates speak out on the issues with a wide In assortment of opinions Interviews during the past week, the Rocky Mountain Review gathered a summary of candidates attitudes. DO YOU BELIEVE THE STATE SENATE SHOULD BE REAPPORTIONED? Frank Nelson: No, I hope something could be done on a national level. Power should be given to each state to handle It themselves rather than the federal government. Ben Rawlings: Yes, it should be based completely on popu- (Continued on page 2) Bail Bond Abuses Draw National Spotlight , 10 Cities Try Plans To Balance Scales Of Justice By PETER A. MASLEY Review Washington Bureau jr. I e Teachers Find Pickings Justice Smiles At Long Green Offer a genuine bargain, travels fast. . .and Particularly If you tell news - t jor Issues Snap Into Focus Tuesday fast-movi- ' Granite Unveils School Pay Plan Candidates Scurry For Vital Primary Vote, Wilson was aston-ti'-- d to find herself fending wf accusations that she had heisted the child from a car in the parking lot. Patience nearly snapped a? she explained that the youngster was found wandering around the lot, likely any mo ment to pop into a lane of automobiles. Shes found them as young as 13 months and others old enough to do a trapeze act on the outside rail around the M alls high balcony. One boy, snatched quickly v. Place Locations On Page 9 RICHARD HOWE For A Vote An Eye For The Teacher , A Feel For The Budget Mrs. (Continued on page BISCHOFF 6 Every week, emergency signals go out and Mrs. Wilson rescues 15 to 20 sad -eyed little girls, toddlers In diapers which are Invariably wet or boys In Ice cream smudged With the finesse of a real pro, she goes Into action. First step Is to try to get the child to remember his name: If this falls, Its time to bring creative descriptive abilities Into play with a of the youngster I V the Malls big PA system Mall regulars say these descriptions brlghen otherwise dull days. And although the task has Its satslfylng moments, Mrs. Wilson Is ready to agree with whoever said the Good Lord protects little children from their mothers. Usually, she says, its the not mother whos lost the child. Among her most agonizing experiences, our local Mr. Keene harbors the time she toured the Mall with an old toddler under her arm. When Mom finally turned danger, DOUGLAS A Face Cottonwood Mall. from JAMES BARKER OSCAR McCONKIE Persons August 6 charged with crimes cant raise enough money to pay for a bond. The program In the District of Columbia was established to help indigent and defendants, a practice which treats all charged with crime dants who equally. Bonding of defendants has long been under attack from Judges and attorneys. A District of Columbia Court of Appeals decision In May, 1963, called It odious at best. The effect of the system, noted the opinion, is that the professional bondsmen hold the keys to the Jail In their pockets. They determine for whom they willed as surety-- who in their Judgement is a good risk. The bad risks, in the or Innocence. It Is not the family and the communlty--ever- y nature of the crime. It is not time a responsible person presumed by law to be the character of the defendant. Innocent Is kept In jail awaitThat factor, simply, is how much money the defendant ing trial solely becuase hes unable to raise ball money. has, he said. Is The problem of criminal That factor -- - money being shoved to the sidelines bonding came to a head In May at the National Conferin the Washington pilot bond ence on Bail arvd Criminal program. Justice here. It started six months ago At the conference, Earl In United States DlstrictCourt Warren, Chief Justice of the here and was expanded this United States, said that the week to include persons charalmost complete reliance n ged with misdemeanors In the the financial aspect of the lower Court of General Sesball creates serious problems sions, equivalent to a city for many defendants who are court. either .unable to raise ball, David J. McCarthy, Jr., dieither because of their Inarector. of the District of Colbility to obtain a bondsman V umbia Bail Project, this week or because of their Indigence, termed it very successful or both. As of Monday, his staff of On the same subject, Atnine persons, Including six law torney General Robert Kenstudents, have recommended nedy told the conference that that 15 persons charged with our present attitudes toward felonies be released without ball are not only cruel, but bond. , . .Illogical Of thos'e recommended, Usually only one factor determines who shall stay in District Court judges released 104 defendants. At the same The factor is not guilt JaiL bondsmans Judgement, and are blng released from Jail the ones who are unable to without bond before trial untpay the bondsmens fees reder experimental programs the decision main In jail, In at least 10 major Amerisaid. can cities. Justice Goldberg of the SuOne of the programs, here preme Court said last Febin the nations capital. Is only Think of the needruary: six months old but has alless waste--th- e individual, the ready been called a success. It Is financed by a $195,000 grant for three years by the Ford Foundation. Similar set-uare under way in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, Syracuse, Baltimore, St. Louis, Chicago and Des Moines. reThe future for pre-tri- al lease without bond is bright. It has proved to save public money and Is popular because It brings society tangibly closer to the constitutional theory that a person Is Innocent until proven guilty and should not be Incarcerated before the finding. It also will bring an end to abuses by ball bondsmen and the situation where they, In A hootenanny and a HOLLADAY EVE BLASTS OFF square dance klcked-o- ff effect, judge who will get out of of the Holladay Village celebration Wednesday night sponsored by merchants four days of Jail before trlaL area. Above, the Mission Street Singers, entertain crowds. The annual community -- wide Some of the programs are festival runs through August 8, with a parade, beauty contest and sales bargains. Youll not limited to helping defen find a schedule of events and full details on Pages 15, 16, and 17. ps Jam-pack- ed i The Granite School Board unveiled Its 1964-6- 5 pay package for classroom teachers Tuesday night, August 4. Although pay. raises were so slim as to be hardly noticeable, they were there nevertheless - - no mean accomplishment after past weeks bitter tussling. While teachers didnt cheer neither did they boo.JSpecta-tor- s who attended expecting to witness a rematchof the school board versus classroom teachers re. disappointed. Prior negotiation had diluted emotion until the atmosphere could almost be termed harmonious. Granite Education Association requests were realistically modest. Board members calmly granted minor adjustments requested during formal discussion. Major victory for the GEA was chopping one Jear from years service formerly required to earn maximum pay. Teachers now hit top salary within 14 years. The move also created penny -- ante hikes along the line. Twelve dollars annuaUy, for instance, after seven years service. Teachers with less than seven years seniority and no advanced training will work for the same pay as last year. Maximum pay for a teacher holding a bachelors degree after 14 years service was nudged from $7,104 to $7,128 but f that teacher, regardless of years, can boast 60 hourS of graduate credits, hell find an extra $50 annuaUy on his pay check. A masters degree wlU now mean $400 more annuaUy at aU stages' of service -- - a $100 Increase over last year. A kicker In negotiations was 15 time, Judges have reduced bond on 11 more. Thirty-si- x recommendations were de- nied. But the number that Mr. McCarthy Is most jjyoud of two of the 104 is have defendants failed to show up for traiL And they did not leave the city. After failing to sho,w, released they were Incarcerated. There are no exclusions In the Washington project. Aper-so- n charged with first-degrmurder or rape or a narcotics violation receives as much consideration as any other. ee The Washington program works like this: About two days after a person Is charr ged, he appears at a pre- llmlnary hearing. If he Is held for action of the grand Jury, Mr. McCarthy's staff begins an Investigation. Staff members Interview the defendants bound over for trial Then they are investigated about personal character, profession and family. If the staff Is convinced because of character and family and professional ties that a person will show up for trial, they recommend to a Judge that the defendant be released i without bond. The objective of the project Is to present Information to the court that Indicates that a defendant will re- turn for trial, said. Mr. McCarthy A similar program could be established In almost any city, he said, depending on local court circumstances. He said In some cities it has already had an effect on bondsmen's business. This Isa Judicial function, he said. We have let some 'of It get Into the hands of private businessmen. i Holladay Firefighters , Battle $15,000 Blaze Holladay firemen rushed to the scene of a blaze last Monday night at Bradshaw Auto Parts, 4694 Holladay Boulevard. CaUed about 9:20 P.M., some seven volunteers arrived within three minutes to work with the departments, regular personnel fighting the fire which gutted the Inside of the building. Damage was estimated ' at $15,000. The hardest part of firefighting Is after the blaze Is the Interior searchout. Then firemen must clean-owhich hidden may retgnlte ana seal-u- p sparks ing for the building to prevent further damage. Above, volunteer firefighter William Timmerman helps shovel out the debris. ut -- I |