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Show . . t 2-B- , ' - EDITORIAL PAGE:, -: 1 We- - stand ; - ' ' . ' i -- il''. iii:i Va Ia g e --- I A --- 1-i 21 I ...:. I- L- 41,.A .... .- - t211111111- ,--- --- i......11"-- - -' I 11 13 ini .. ., . --- . - - - GEORGE - ............:D .4. 7 LI I 111 5 man All E.- T ' , Oak Allah -- DUI-Lie- I The Editk' - -- - 7 7 , i patron , seems only fair they should be taxed to the are among the of Utah's business rums. Co.. Farmers' emptions presently enjoyed by the country's region's economy; they still do. It ii appro. the this annual that if meeting organizations ctoing business as , year's priata the 23rd , do add up as enough, however, to furnish National Institute of ' yearly conference devoted to going over the, the critics with a weapon to work , t which endangers the club with a as an of . problems and practices ' American economic Institiition ....should be. and the mutual? existence in the country's being Iheld this week at the Utah State Agri-,- , economic system. The exemptions are now ' ' under scrutiny by Congress. Georgia's Sen. , , : College. ,' coltur, And In ,ths light of the whole history Of ' stor Walter Ir. George, chairman of the including ths development of at Finance Conmittes, figures that lf, they were abolished, the national treasury might the body of law under which they acetate, It is equally appropriate that an eminent benefit considerably by the overall take. : New York and This consideration has put the Washington lawyer returned an- Anatitutioll In the Americas 2 Ws ons of of to native state as president IMAM 'sister educational, Institutions in economy) in the middle of a war' which' can do the UtahErnest L. Wilkinson of Brigham , propaganda-lobbyi.; should have the no in eyes of the general pubgood coops ,,,Yotutt University given those fr' ; lie. the For address be citizenry is led to thinit-- 11 attending the conference, in the ' delivered there Ituesdayowiliatint y well be - eVerY,, competitive' business in th,e,12eLdsi in 1 which the cog,' are active is apt w the shrewdest advice on a matter of prime associap mutual or that each individual and bumediate concern to the future of co-- - A i lion is specuugoviuzutnect iltdividually by the operatives as an American institution; : That advice has to do with certain ex- - total tax exemption granted the group. The suresi way to scotch that misaPPre- emptions from taxation that hension is to wipe out its source by voluntary and mutual associations are presently . , request for relief from such an incubus, as granted. that some churches and educational Institutions Wilkinson's learned counsel is Dr. and the mutuala voluntarily give the already have done in the case of ' . lag businesses that they own. exemptions up. ' The gain in political advantage from puch a AI 1 ta,.. a move would be far more than any loss in dollars. In fact taking each of the tives individually the dollar loss would turn , iho passing of Welter C. Orera, for out to be so itudgrdficaot n'to b almost nit whom funeral services are fteitig held, today, while the overall advantage to be gained the gate has lost a man whoee tireless energy would ha immense. This is the rum; and in the field of transportation constituted a ' ' here is the rituatiore constructiVe factor in the development of So long az these tax exemptions are ttm-Utak and Utah County Ia pirticular, during United, they are the chink in the armor of the ,' the 'second decade of the present century. structure which leaves them Welter Orem was born In Missouri a little more than 711 years ago. Soon after 1900 he Pon to continuous running Political attach- The exemptions are howled up as an un- - came west with his father and brother, and fair competitive advantage, blown up to loom was active in the mining field for some Yeart in the general taxpayers', eyes as much larger The Orems saw the need for transportation than in tact they are, and used as a bludgeon in the development of the rural regions of with which, to dub 'socialistic" aU of the Utah. and started in 1912 to build a railway farmers' which Are in fact, as , which eventually reached from Salt Lake Or. Wilkinson pointed out as solid elements City to Payson, and from Granger to Magna. of the American capitalist economy of free This was the first railway in Utah designed and planned as an interurban electric, al.enterprise as are any other business enter. . . can that Duna, t anyone prises though the 3amberger1111141, running ,north Poi who are these )'or from Salt Lake City, had grown as a steam the moat part, farmers. And What are far- - road until it reached Ogden, and had been meta? By far the most part, electrifted in 1910. businessmen. nut Orem Lines ran right through the ,, ' There are six million individual farm bust- - duos they served, and other towns grew up messes in the United Statuby far the , alorig the route, one of which was named greatest total bloc of ,private enterprises in Orin, Before the advent of good roads and the great ITICTIOJO in motor traffic, the OTOM any area of our economy, as Dr. Wilkintion said and everyone of the six Million farni railroad wu one of the chief means of local operators (whether owner, lessee, renter,' OT transport of both passengers and freight over ; of the land he works) is a capi the hundred miles that the line covered. talist of some degree of site. As Dr. WI!- Walter Orem's active participation in the kinson put it, "if they dbn't sell out to-- the. line he built ended in 1923 when. in a they form the great bastion of ganiution,' the railway was taken over by other Interests. It continued to operate until protection of private property in this COUll 6 ' ' ' five years ago, when competition from buses try ." The meager advantage presumably gained and trucks forced the abandonment of the from minor tax en.r Una by their ' smOtion b not Walter C. Orem was 000 of the founders worth; the 00Tilt TOIt 101 such as they. of the First Baptist Church in Salt Lake City, I , - As for dollars , and tents themselves and continued to participate church and p and mutual as-- civie activities throughout his life. In his taking by ' iodation by mutual - the different between he continued to be the taxes which are presently ex; and his most recent interests were in the furthering of the development empted, and not paying them, is insigniflu cant Tor, what are these exemptions Dr. of oil production in Utah. Wilkinsn listed them. His personality was summed up in a usual , Dividends paid on stock in a tribute paid by a man who; as a boy, had tive. This usually amounts to only a few known Walter Orem in his vigorous prime, cent& !So the exemption isn't worth a tin. and who had been away from Utah for a ' ker's curse and yet are damned quarter of a century. After meeting Mr. Orem only a few weeks ago and cordially throughout the country for it" (2) The exemption sometimes referred to renewing the old acquaintance, he remarked: as extraneous, incidental in- - "Mr. Orem haa lost some of his fire, but none - come such as rental from offices not occupied his warmth!' This is also petty and of no That warmth reached out and touched all by the who knew him. And the fire and zeal that significance, Unallocated reserves, which iscipe'., sparked his railroad building brought bene taxation entirely., 'It also is not nearly as fits to 'thousands not privileged with his Important as the public thinks though it acquaintance.; . :; . -- - , , - -- - little, noteworthy in the life or strength rheete 1 1 ' , I oI 7- 7,7 , ' - Christian Lchurchei. 1 I I I - co-o- , s , . ., - proSt-mAtho- - co-o- , , se , altii co-ope- C. Oiem - - ' , ' , , ' 1 1 In this same book. D. Van Dusen writes of missionary work in such countries as China where during the past has "went" years Christianity stomped beneath the hooves of antiChristian mobs. WISDOM ITO UNITS We need, I am sure. to think of the battle againsi the religions of God in all the countries that are controlled from the Kremlin not in terms of Jews or Roman Catholics or Protestants, but as people of the book, sons of God in an identical civilize tion. While maintaining our' differences. we need to recognize that we are faced by the same enemy who hates us all I- - --- - A. 4,4 . r,''', ' , , - , -: . , '''''''''''-"''', '"'''';''''. ''''"'' " e, ' e? - , .. LEs - iffe . "';'..174.' ' , - I - ! ,, , , t ' 7 4- -- L t 4, . al ,s, - Ob. 40, dose - , 1 r( ) ' ' :f oat I . ,, ":) -- . -- ,- s,c,-..- .....t..10!"-,1700AtilkJe- i.1.,..,;,....,...7.,, .. "( w , ' I I high-heele- , 4 , , I , xr( -- 1 x7t lit ":0N.;I I - ,t,p ,,,,4 :., ..,.. ...ic ..... t ,, - - 7- .s. now: "There ought to be a law .". totialatatiosolliole, I . . RZPORT FROM UTOPIA Harold Laycock, of tbe English-edite- d Moscow news- . 'HE'S DOWN, HE'S UP, HE'S DOWN )IES UPi Hr.; ... paper "British Ally," recently Perhaps that hatred will give us the wisdom to unite, not in dogma and ritual, but In the spirit of God. closed down, has done r a piece for International 'News Service about living conditions in Russia, and you'd be LETTERS FROM NEWS READERS 4ioe what b new The Deseret News invites eagerlY This is becoming increasFlower Lover ' to their express readers opinhow or they have grown ingly important as the enemy Praises Gardener ions or contribute inform& since the last time we passed. fights with every weapon, tion on topics of current InThe long stretch of lawn and particularly by using the In reading your letters terest. Letters must be signed, flowers north of the hospital power of the state to corrupt from the "News readers" colshould be brief (not over 200 with its bridal wreath and young children. umn I hay decided this is a ,words referred), and must He rears them in schools lilacs and other shrubs for a where they are separated to the mass of pretty good country we live not violate accepted canons background of good-tastfront all the treasures of huflowers in front so intrigues In. If we are diwleased we man history and thought. me I have longed to stop the The Editor, LetAddress are at free to voice our opincar and go closer but I have ters to the News, P. 0. Box They grow believing only are as are we we if ion what they are permitted to respected the "no trespassing" 1257, Salt Lake City 10, Utah. hear- - and see sod they are pleased. sign and been content to stay am of I taking advantage blind to all the great forces on the walk. o pleasure to me to set really your paper to carry my that rescued man from slavThat gardener must love t lawn and weir the kept , flowers-- I hope it has brought ery and brought him within thanks and compliments to flowei beds. I have noticed. as much the gardener who has charge the scope of social justice. pleasure to others. that from early spring until The real danger is not the of the grounds at the County Louise Pierce. , the frost takes them they are Hospital. present adult generation, for I live near there and have well totated and ore a spot Townsendisin they have memories of church to pass the hospital every of beauty. and synagogue, the joy of time we go to town. It is Every time we pass I watch Rides Again prayer, the Sense of mercy, the richness of true humility There's a fat $23,000 in the presence of God. DORIS FLEESON , guaranteed , by a certified VULGAR IDOLS check waiting for any senator It is the young in the Marxor congressman who can ist countries who will never Drove to W. D. Dobbins of even have beard of the reBirmingham, Ala., that the lationship of man to God, who will never have been in a Townsend pension plan in house of worship, who will Four junior Democrats of ical management that gives operation won't do all it never know of a religion of the Senate Foreign Relations the Republicans. ' especially claims it will do. love. Committee have issued a tartTaft what they want without Mr. Dobbins who is in the , They carry ikons of Stalin ly, even saucily, worded chalaccompanying responsibility estate business, addressed real and Mao and such creatures. lenge to the political and forfont. the thousands of Townsendite They march behind these their of eign policy leadership These Democrats are sindelegates assembled at a re1kons. These are their gods., 'southern seniors, Chairman cere internationalists; they cent convention In Detroit. We saw the photographs of , Connally and Senator George. also feel it is Important to About a year ago Dobbins the youth festival in East Senators Green of Rhode keep the party's record offered $12,500 the equivaGermany. Tilers were the Island. McMahon of Connectistraight lent of a years salary' to the Ikons. huge photographs of cut, Spar lulls's of Alabama, These are the days when the who ' could first the masters of men, uninand Fu right of Arkansas skies are watched southern would not the spired, 'monstrous photoprove restorplan demand for the signed with more or less eagerness, work. graphs! ,These ikons are like funds to ation of foreign-ai- d the idols one sees In the temdepending on where you sit, He bad no takers. the full $8,800,000.000 asked e for signs of fresh rebellion ples of profane religiovisvulOur congressmen are now by President Truman. -against .he administration. gar. ugly idols. I can no complaining they House cut $1,000,000,- The The present challenge on the Per those who believe In on a $12,500 get longer 000 from the measure; the by $8,600,000,000 bill could deGod, this is a responsibility salary so be has decided to Foreign Relations velop into an Interesting new that aU roust face in this age. Senate's double the 'reward and will $964,000,000. Committee, cloud. Here In our country we quarpay two years ulary to the PEST BUT rel 'among ourselves over , Certainly the dissenting first senator or congressman small matters while the eneIt is still improbable that four did not pull any punches. who can prove the Townsend Chairman Connally had Inmy destroy.; our world. the intrepid four can sell the plan can't make good on its Tot this is true: Our civdicated support for a $1,000,-Senate on their thesis that claims. ilization is deeply rooted in cut and 000,000 Inveighed Dobbins has issued his chal"foreign aid" is an ,Improper the Old and New Testaments, against more handouts to that the full amount is term; In printed form to each lenge in the Bible of both the Jews "mutual aid, ald to the UnitI, nations that he said ought to member of Congress. At the and the Christians. Without 1)e on own feet. their best standing ed States," and "the buy. top of the challenge appears this foundation, all that we dollar for dollar, that can be , The dissenters said: "It la a photograph of his certified believe to be true must wither '1 easy to play upon prejudice bad."' check, which was issued by and die. 4 conwin and rosier are by applause Their prospects the Birmingham Trust , NaAlready, in countries of demning foreigners and tellwith respect to their political tional Bank. which Dr. Van Dusen wrote ing them to shift for themobjective, which is to stop John G. Beale', in his book only four years selves." from 'pulling their leadership ago, we witness the resurout of the Taft's irons Senator ' TWO ARGUMENTS gence of brutality, the torture Proper Use fire.', Mister Republican indiof decent I I for Senator I i ' their, eated some time ago that he Ceerge, backing .P"Ple For 'Born Fighters' -1 their beliefs, their faith. THE NEIGHBORS,: By Ge9rgeClarli L ideas, the deep slash, said: "Those $1,000,(00.000 , cut , thought 1 I ' GOD AND NATURE ,, countries as! up to Would be about right. "By their fruit ye shall I , 4 ACM " , , 144 per Cent ofuxtheir prewar t' But the senator from Ohio," know, them," so why try to AIdP Already we are being faced production. If they can't convert born fighters who are who is on the road with 'inof the our., by cOrruption stand on their own feet now, in behalf raring to act by the spirit own ghildren under our very' creasing frequency It's no use trying to kid our., within them: Why ' for president, u candidacy ibis not send eyes by',r his they will do it later." has noticeably them without delay to the methods- which ea scientiem mat-It Th dissenters said: "The in these 41 outspokeriness front, where they'll face That every concept that built : new production abroad was 'war tent.- 11 same kind spirited young suor is world of their ' liberty to concern used to a become had repair 'war damage ham similar -s. perstition. the real yardstick 41 - ore-lt itil-n-eed.. es'his managers that his public11-- ' ' t xL.., 0..' no conever.'A6' ' our Even system political -, ,-European recovery is her , standing drt.;ped since he per-.sti sion but tchance. blossoms on the stem of the 1 standard of living, which Is slated leading the charges 'C' If our boys in "Korea" will Deelaration of Independence, foreign-polic- y proall still prewar while ours has against ' ' 111 t see makes its which the front page picture of in . preambb , advanced 40 per cent." grams. Apparently they have clear that those unalienable , tAug. 16, Thursday's News -him to let George , One of the four horsemen persuaded 5 1951 (of Alvin 24 1; rights which our young peoto Mr. dolt Truman's galloping 4,' tL ,,,,,,v.,,, cherish as are to and taught Johnston ple 21) ' of matter they in the , it, . rescue is that same "overLiterally. ,' ;Wayne , .. , 4 the Bill of Rights 'emanate blame us for harsure , ;), cuts a di educated" rulbright he disthe $1,000,000,000 k ir natures and from its. God, ' r boring the born fighters V. , t. likes so much. George has obliged with an tA-1:''''""r ' It was tiVo years ago, Incl. turTehis.11.1allst.our found'ation (hoodlums) instead of sending .. 61 a and '' : ' I 5 ,'cIt' ' dt liC them where their acts will ' CP0b.nntiliticialYi k w we must protect it or our frodenmtallYAr'katztt .th.n.'enaent'aded serve their immix'''. also will r world becomes like the Sand ,. ( Ft, , . , ' , fYing outlet . Vcolleetor of a reveinternal gi.eeethemt.Lhe,sstis the , of !. desertZ the , , ,., blinding ti now trying to "ctue for their stata'The -- . olobsimee....a..,.m.....,...m.-...- .. Is fruitless ' and job unproducspirit, -- -J, , ..rflutt business will have'te wall a day or two; my seers-la-y O. Horbetz, restore the - slash ere' not 'stM vacant , ..--,, time., ' . Isn't quits bask trout ber sacation." -..,- , . - , ccovright. Ina. Las ?estates) ' happy over the kind of Oolit , Bountiful taeleeeet it. toto andiestea : , , - , to-o- --- surprised Good food is alnmdant throughout the land and in most mode apartment buildings hot water is available for baths four days in the week. IncludGas for bag Saturday. cooking is promised but has not appeared. In Moscow a queue of from 500 to 750 people line up every morning in front of the department store, Mostorg long before it opens, to pick up a few essentials whic' h are usually gone by noon. Tint class meals like,. we can order here at a hotel not nearly or restaurant,-bu- t as sumptuous. cost the equiv. alent of three pounds ster. ling." rt Four Junior Senators Challenge Foreign Policy law-mak- er ward-lookin- for-payi- ng g, a- - ' "non-operatin- g, it to-o- p. - - Sketches - 4 , ' $y BEN ItILKOrG115 -- IBe a Mare - - I i - , - 1 4 - - , ,, ' ! ' , ',I; , - ' l . 1 , ; 1 - - DISPIXATION Hearing the music , lif-Lv- - b - '- , . -1- ? ... , , i : , ' ' SeTee,6xach:11.-11- , - ' .- - -- ,, - " . .., ,.. - 04, ...Aft.wA.,Awda...dra..ommoiL , w , andi , TEXT FOB TODAY: "Unto the pure, all things are pure: but unto them that are de-61,,,,,,..ed and ",.,,,,bellesing".,,,,,11 med,..Titua 17,15 . , , , , , , , - . .. , . . Alii, - nothing pure; .91., !even ,,..,,,,,.. mind and conscience is de. . , ' ' - - . - 14, - , ...Carolyn Coon belleits. are the pupils blue! ,.. -' ., I tevrttla coallidtiehof l'rped-- -- - , -- .. wabses:dfteefrorr-linm- - - , But Greatest of all Is the gift received , By bringing forth And sharin- g- - ' Such beauties! -- - much Joy. and , happiness; Being near the mUsician ' Even more. . .' , so Brings , er, aro-man- 31 . that will go down." 4.'10 '0' , 0 --', -- , ;, while ; and les along bad dream . - hut try to realize that though , your sun tolls from the ski it lb a part of Gods own wish to see the sinner cry , . so wipe, tha tears from out your eyes . end do the best you esti end whatsoever comes In, life...Just take it like a man. , - s " 7 Tide world Ii lull of toe. : soros aro big - and ' but some' are. small ' what's theist of worrying our it does no good at all y, heartaches they and ottiltnes it may seem that life la not at au worth.' L - 'I -- 1 ' non-unio- . .. bles - PICCOLO ?LATEX A musical associate complains that be can't find a n piccolo player and asks for help in his quest Thera a tough assignment betause piccolo players are scarce and that's too ;bad. There's a sort of musical tradition that they're the jinx in any band. fur; we used to kid the piccolo player in our old land and tell all kinds of stories about him and his Instrument Ha always contended. that this ,was because we were jealous that he never had to a heavy instrument In curl a parade on a hot day. Thera Is an old story about a band that played before a mighty foreign, so potentate who was pleased with the performance that be ordered that an the instruments should be filled with gold. "Just my luck," sighed the piccolo PlaYer, "I've got the smallest Instrument in the band." The band spent the money In a wild spree and the re. suit was that the next per formance was a 'atinkeroo. : The potentate was furious. He ordered the bandsmen all to ram their Instruments down their throats. The piccolo player turned to his colleagues and said, "That's just my luck, again.' only n;instrument I mm"18...tne , soft-pedal- , ! e. it husiness-connection- 1 1 rear-govern- !,. vy ,,BscS ' Gdates eN .,..! ' 910..9 '' ds-.11,1- 1 ' er G How Times- Do Change! ' share-cropp- . . ....:15atoer ) - - ,,, 301 1 In 1931, IV is no longer true In many parts of the s , 11 6 l' T. -- - 4 , - - ' ( world. - .1 k , wrought pull-and-ha- ul - , -- . -- st , dr fr)o., . c,-d '' 0 - - - --0 . 6 ' - -- OLD FAMILY Bible, on granary ghee., ,found . - A le14;,D , AIM faded and frayed, con- , dusty, 4. (ro' ,:o tained within Its.huge pages ' , ck .0T.,....., 1 many reminders of life In the el (, ' ( good old days, (or were ' , ''... f an oc'. including they?) 'IA C4,.... casional newspaper clipping. .', ,..,4, ,.. ' Here's one that sheds con, ,', , ,' ,: ...a.....,,..,0 ' siderable light on life ' ' rP , .''',,..4 , probably about tbe England, 4 10 ,' ' . ,t I) Good Book was the time , ' IL" ' ' .. 'WON , over: '... 'brought , 1 , edict of his majesty, .v. ' .... , : "By do ....),!:1000,,,. women that 4.12144komm100 ' 1 l'..: - la 1 , the king, all P 0 and seduce ' shall betray .',: ' r ,. elt, , into matrimony , by men ,. I-1417'k . L'11:,.'11 ' ill' 'i: 4' ...I ,,,, ,, , Pr 11,,,r. irit,,,;,c, scents, paints,, cosmetics. . op artificial teeth, false hair, 1 ' -7011, I ',41:e!!"Z, d, .tadr shoes, or bolá ., stered hips shall incur the , e:d0.211"X'111'.áok '14.;;;IeN penalty of the law and 1 aert , I marriage, so inspired,: shall be null and void." 61' in' Well, you can't say the ,44((A didn't have plenty bachelors 04, 0 , in those days. of .41 ,,,,,,,,, , , protection . 40, . 1 e ""A 17;i016.71KI 4 L.741 I up on my IgnorBrushing 1 I 1 I ance. I find there used to be r---I a law similar to that in New 1i 1 , , oczep-opc.: 1 I England. in the days of the Fir11771:0Yf PuritaolA fa, Sr..011: ! ga Nowadays, if a bachelor I ; I , to the Influence of yields 1; . "come hither" devices and , .0 I loses control of himself to the extent that he proposes , '? .- - .., itstmo.,...1 matrimony, it serves him ,b.1:1 d-c c, glad of it. fancy I hear some 00611...14 : ''''.---of these fellows saying, even ', co-o- ps' . 5, ', 'rediscover", of tillel church' is a of Second World War. It is lin. portant to recognize.' that there has been no direct causal eonnection Obviously. the churches did. ' not caule ' the war; tpey had little direct effect noon Its Outcome. In the main. the wax has -, - ' ' ,; , ,,, L)- - In 1947. Dr. Henry P. Van Dysen. president of faculty of thil Union Theological Seminary. could wr,ite in his co-op- s' . ' , operatives ' . ,, , - 1, - ' - f , Juu.,4-----,..- .-' -,' 4 ,, , . eTh. ip - - (.' At ,,, Footstool 6...t.i-.,,thi.;1:'- . THURSDAY AUGUST.301 1951 . ., , SO KOLSKY....:.....,..,,..............------"rv-r--",1r.- -- ,,,,,. 7 , , - ' ' SALT LAKE CITY, U,TAH. . tha- Untted Sistei with Its three departments of .forth:; each; one fully independenk in its own fleld: for.the Constitution of government as therein set -"-- -7 . - . r ESERET NEWS ''' . . - - , , |
