Show "" W ' 0i- fn'i - I THE OGDEN (UTAH) 6A ©jjton EDITORIALS Lowering the Voting Age j Associate Preps after a national survey reports that TUESDAY EVENING R "Now Promise You Won't Rock the Boat" Joseph Also? tanfcarMExamter STANDARD-EXAMINE- under-th- Dinh Diem to save Southern years old The politicians with enough skill to get bills passed doubtless have weighed the advantages or disadvantages to them by lowering the voting age They probably have concluded there are no advantages and so have not raised their hands in behalf of passage If somebody can show the professionals how they can profit from having an enlarged electorate' the bills can be expected to pass quick' ly and smoothly Lads and lassies aged 18 19 and 20 should comprise the group to organize pressure for the legislation but they have not done so either through lack of organization experience or lack of interest in obtaining the right to vote Altogether we suspect the outlook for reduction of the voting age is dim The fact that Georgia has permitted to vote since 1944 now seems mystifying taking into account the lack of headway elsewhere It makes us wonder what were the peculiar circumstances which moved the lawmakers in'Georgia to lowerjthe voting age If A I 1 ! 18-year-o- lds i — i Lewis and Clark Highway One hundred fifty years ago the Lewis and Clark Expedition left the Bitterroot River at a point near the present city of Missoula Montana and crossed the rugged mountains to the west They continued on until they struck the Clearwater River proceeding down the stream to the junction with the Snake River t what is now Lewiston Idaho From there they floated down the Snake and Columbia to the Pacific Ocean Today a motorist or a boat rider can follow the Lewis and Clark route from St Louis to the Pacific with one im- portant exception There does not exist as yet a highway over the mountains to connect Missoula and Lewiston which are about 140 miles apart as the crow flies Down through the years Idaho has worked to build the Lewis & Clark Highway but 30 of the toughest miles’of the entire route remain unconstructed It is estimatedthat to close the gap will cost 10 million dollars s ? 9 I i i The Idaho Legislature confessing the state’s resources inadequate called upon Congress to "vote fijinds to complete the road Many organizations in the Nor Pfost of Idaho reports indorse the requ missing link The' request has a lot of sentimental pressure behind it in this sesquicentennial of Lewis and Clark Yet we doubt that Congress will grant it because of the precedent it would establish This generation it would appear is jnot fated to travel the fabled trail blazed by the famous explorers in the Bitterroot Mountains of the Montana-Idah- o border f ' I -- a ¥ y V V 9 Scholar Praises Square Dance Believing that every square dance enthusiast would like to know what a doctor of philosophy thinks about this form of recreation we print a few lines from an article by Dr Ernest R Bartley associate professor of political science University of Florida “But the square dance today is far more than numbers of dancers or financial returns Today’s square dance continues a basically American contribution to the general world of dance for square dancing is a fundamentally American Institution Square dance is a part of 20th century American culture as it was of the 19th century life And it is one of the very few media in the nation today which provides recreational outlets without regard to class Labor agriculture business the professions — they meet on common ground without talk of shop in a square dance group:” Americans in great numbers agree with Dr Bartley for it is estimated there are millions of square dancers in the country the estimate being based on the sales of books magazines and phonograph records pertaining to square dancing It is found thriving in every part of the United States It has a universal appeal like baseball but square dance fans don?t want merely to look at it They want to participate and have fun which is good for the dancers and the general welfare A New MacArthur Controversy ' An article written by a retired brigadier general and appearing two weeks ago in the St Louis doubtless helped to stir up what is now recognized as a new MacArthur controversy Thomas R Philips the St Louis paper’s militaryl expert wrote in a March 24 article: “As far as the writer can determine from search oyer a long period of time and discussions with former members of the War Plans Division MacArthur wai the most influential advocate of getting Russian participation in the Far Eastern War” - Gen MacArthur denies the truth of this and similar statements including the accuracy of the reference to his views as written in the Forrestal Diary The differences have led to requests for release of Army documents bearing on MacArthur views pertaining to Soviet military support of the war against Japan Well wliy should not the documents be released for study? Gen MacArthur says that if documents are to be published all documents bearing Upon Yalta decision responsibility should be published which is fair enough If security reasons still prevent publication a committee of historians should be given access to them The controversy has aroused so much public interest it should be settled Post-Dispatc- h ‘ ’ Christianity isn’t only going to church on Sunday It is living 24 hours of every day with Jesus Christ — Billy Graham " Don’t play cards with strangers Trust in the Lord hut cut the cards — Mickey MacDougal card player h J trooper who fell with a bullet through his brain during the pi?squickly flaring quickly ending night fight between forces of President Diem f Jand the tough Binh Xuyen boss v4of Saigon Bai Vien Gen frantic to-- Viet-min- h semi-gangst- WASHINGTON —Ike’s two White House luncheons with Senate and House leaders did not vary much except that at the second luncheon Sen Alexander Smith New Jersey Republican and a former Princeton professor got tangled up asking his own ques' tions His questions were so involved that the President stepped in to try to help him rephrase them Then Secretary Dulles came to the rescue also tried to simplify the questions so everyone could understand As finally ironed out and boiled down Sen Smith' appeared nists wil1 pick their own time We to be asking: “Would the islands cannot be sure when it will be think it will happen of Quemoy and Matsu be of any but we help to the United States in case verY soon” Army trouble broke out again in Ko- ®ne the mosty important rea and we had to act there?” was asked Eisenhower questions The answer was: “No” — this one at the Senate luncheon At both' luncheons the Presi- -' was whether he would agree to dent refused to say whether the a Big Four Conference ‘Sen United States of who would or would George Georgia recently not defend the urged such a conference was estwo m u c i pecially interested The President was not cateislands goric in his reply but indicated Note t-- Ever that he would be willing to sit since the Nationdown with Marshal Bulganin of al Security CounRussia and with the French and cil met in Denver British sometime later — problast September ably in November the Joint Chiefs 7 This fits in with current Reof Staff have been trying to Drew Pearson publican strategy to hold the conget the President to give them a ference at a time considerably decision on whether or not we removed from Sen George’s rewill defend these small islands cent suggestion so that the Demo-An- d it was to nudge Ike’s elbow crats can’t take credit for inspir-anmake him come to a decision inS the meeting Another important question that Adm Radford chairman of the Joint Chiefs got Adm Car- - asked at both luncheons was ney to give his historic press whether in view of the military in the Far East the Presi-Aprbriefing at which he let drop crisis would dent abandon his cuts in 15 as the estimated date of the the size Army when the Reds would attack' The n each-- case Ike gave an tm military have feared that if we no pull out of Quemoy and Matsu The Army js big enough for at the last minute it will look like a defeat and lose face for us present or comtemplated emer-l- n the entire Orient Hence they gencies he said “However if he situation changes radically have wanted a decision comPelled to send a House leaders were told that nun!ber ‘r00Pf there had been same “sporadic we woud ln tha event Chinese from artillery The ifflness or war’s another firing” by the Chinese mainland but the have to increase 'pur reserves at pressure Many persons reason: President explained this might If war comes shortages may crop have been aimed at creating tenout again So not only are car sion It did not necessarily mean sales stimulated but business that the Reds were ready for war “The situation is admittedly men build inventories No use dangerous” he said in brief “but taking chances on not having it is by no means hopeless — as aluminum copper steel and some people seem to think” ”e other commodities which might Ha added that he was quite d S: y’ here t0 b be rationed or in short supply All optimistic about Europe where foufd” ' this intensifies the industrial re- conditions were greatly impfov- OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED jng vival but there are limits too Ysa (endorsement on a Without naming names the First automobile production Pronounce vee-zaccent P°ri) himself in oppoplaced can’t continue at this pace If a sition to Ihe estimate of chief of first syllable OFTEN MISPELLED strike doesn’t cut auto output a naval operations Adm Carney would on the fall-of- f that attack Reds Modest (unpretentious) in consumer demand for 15 diste (a dressmaker) cars along about June and probInside fact is that Army IntelSYNONYMS ably before will That will re- ligence the attack date at places Ask inquire interrogate ques duce pressure for steel Retail around April 15 while Central ion’ request query sales generally might be affected Intelligence figures the attack WORD STUDY will come in June The PresiDanger of a Boom Use a word three times and dent sided with the Second if a settlement is CIA apparently estimate However both in- - it is yours” Let us increase our achieved on Formosa or if a telligence agencies agree that re- - vocabulary by mastering one r conference is ar- gardless of the date an attack word each day Today’s word: strict economy ranged with Russia some of the will be made on Quemoy and FRUGALITY Matsu “She a great amount thrift saved will abate buying “If war does break” Eisenhow- - of money because of her frugal-e- r Finally the government itself summarized “The Commu- - ity” cannot permit business expansion to spiral into a boom A sharp rise followed by a fall before November 1956 would damage President Eisenhower politically So the President the Council of Economic Advisers and the Federal Reserve Board will want to keep a rein on The problem is to give business men sufficient encouragement to increase employment and payThis spring should bring the circumstances but it’s a cost rolls yet to guard against excessive expansion of credit for in- biggest spree by which you can’t overlook stallment purchases for housing veterans in history Of course after you move in More homes are being built and for inventory Thus in January the Federal which may be bought with GI you’ll have to start making your Reserve Board boosted margin loans than ever before Bankers monthly mortgage payments But requirements on stocks A stock and other lenders appear to be that’s only the beginning of your market break might disrupt con- more willing to make GI loans monthly costs You’ll have taxes fidence and cause business men to veterans — with low down pay- and insurance heat and utilities to retrench That would lead to ments and longer loan periods and maintenance costs All these Despite this bright outlook must be taken into consideration unemployment Before that the Reserve Board shifted from its you vets with a when you start planning for a home policy of “active ease” to just home on your J? plain ease in the money markets mind should be t No Fixed Rule ' S p e c u la tive commitments on careful about the There’s no fixed rule which xredit — the type of ventures home you choose can use to decide how much you which lead to excesses — were The Veterans income you should have to meet discouraged Expansion for ex- A d m i nistration your expenses But genT monthly pansion’s sake was no longer has some advice total your erally monthly houswanted in a 30-- p age be much shouldn’t expense ing We’re still in that phase only booklet entitled total weekly your higher g more so Spring and industrial “To the than) e pay revival are here— unmistakably Veteran” Here’s a checklist which the Business conditions are good You can get one VA suggests jyou use to see how rea at any VA office very good This is gentle minder that they can be too good The first advice the VA gives your income f and your housing And if they are then the admin- is that you be awafe of the re- costs will meet: istration in self defense would sponsibilities that home ownerSize of monthly payment m have to act ship brings Primarily it’s talking about your financial respon- mortgage sibilities Monthly payments on taxes For example the veteran who a be will figures the only cost and assessments small down payment plus monthMonthly p lyments on insur ly payments on his mortgage is going to find he’s made a bad ance mistake Other Costs Probable fqel bill (average per Those are only the obvious The Ogden Goldfield Mining cost Sure you must have enough month) Co of which Amos Sebring was cash to make a down payment Probable n onthly utility bills comes the “closing that But after president and Lowell Woods costs” which must be paid in cash (light water: etc) secretary declared a dividend of at the time your loan is officially Estimated monthly upkeep and Another and made They could be substantial $300 a share on where debuyyou’re be to was depending larger dividend the size of your repair expenses clared in a few days So far this ing your home the down payment price of your Total monthly Costs stock had paid $800 per share home who you get your loan ' Your total nionthly cost is the of a other number and from Eduof Board The Ogden City figure you should compare with factors e pay your weekljl cation decided to close the such costs include The closing be not Make sure thit only you’ll half-da15 on schools for a May things as an appraisal fee cost able to take care of this expense to permit the students to view of title search or title insurance out of yourj income but that the parade -- of the GAR on the a fee for recording your mort- you’ll also have enough left to occasion of the visit of the gage at the courthouse and fire meet the other items of your insurance to protect your mortgrand commander of the GAR in gage holder They may also in- family budget’I the United States clude a fee charged by your - (You may! write Maj Nial There was tumultuous cheer- lender for getting your loan and about your ing in the Lester Park pavilion a part of your first year’s prop- problem Please enclose a envelope when time was called in the erty taxes stamped cents in coin) Write Maj Then comes the cost of mov-- and-2basketball game between the LDS University girls of Salt ing and for furnishings and Thomas M Nial The Associated Lake City and the Ogden High equipment you may need at the Press 330 Star Building 1101 School girls The Ogden girls time you move'Here again the Pennsylvania Ave Washington s cost will vary depending on your d defeated the visitors 4 to 3 f 'efforts to glue Joseph Alsop gether a new combination result in President Diem remaining at his post The Diem experiment has failed and so much time has been wasted that it is very doubtful whether any other experiment can now succeed Clear notice of the failure was given by an experience of this reporter even before the present crisis reached fever heat The all important problem here in Southern Indochina is to halt and roll back the continuous Communist infiltration of the countryside The supposed instrument for solving this problem is the “Civic Action” organization headed by one of President Diem’s confidential staff Tran Trung Dung Impressive Tables Tran Trung Dung is an amiable young man His office in the Norodom Palace just next to President Diem’s is full of impressive tables of organization showing the chain of command of Civic Action reaching down from himself through the provinces and districts to the vital village level where the Communist cadres are at work But when I asked how many places in these impressive tables or organization had actually been filled Tran Trung Dung gave a wry smile and replied with mild embarrassment: “Well there is a special Civic Action group in the Camau Plain that we got together as an emergency measure when the left that area But for the rest I’m afraid there have been too many arguments about the budget and differences among ministers I’m afraid to be honest with you that Civic Action is really just myself so far” This little episode is a fair symbol of what has happened to the Diem government to date As the case of the unfortunate Tran Trung Dung too clearly suggests all the most urgent administrative political and welfare work of the government has been subordinated to the unending struggle for power On all sides in this struggle there has been the lack of realism one saw in China of little men fighting for position in a country which may not be a country very much longer To this unrealism of President Diem and his rivals moreover there has been added American unrealism There has been some French sabotage too to be sure But on the whole American unrealism has done more Harm For example conventional minded Americans find it very hard to accustom themselves to feudal powerful leaders with large private armies So the strength of the Indochinese sects was seriously under-rateand worse still the sects were dealt with in such fashion that their chieftains are now just about1 as angry with Gen J Law-to-n Collins as with President Diem himself Hard to Believe conventional minded Again Americans find it very hard to believe that any country really can be utterly lacking in a coherent administrative system So the word has too often been taken for the deed as when this reporter was told that great things were hoped from Tran Trung Dung and his ghostly organization tables Something of this appeared in Gen Collins’ statement in Washington that there was a good chance of saving Southern Indochina if President Diem could only put over his program The Eisenhower administration public relations men cried that estimate from the house tops as though this unhappy country had been saved already The only trouble was that even then long before the present crippling crisis the odds against President Diem putting over his program were somewhere between 5 and 10 to one Those same administration publicists men who twisted Gen Collins’ words are a large part of the explanation of the lack of realism that has afflicted our effort here For the executors of American policy in Indochina have been under constant heavy ' pressure from Washington for something to show something to boast about something that would distract attention from the fearful dangers that threaten the free world in Asia The moral of the whole experience perhaps is that public relations and foreign policy do not mix well h-- d off-shor- e d il J A Livingston j Business Goes Wheel Everything Jumping Business revival like spring feeling So much so that Wall is bustin’ out all over as fol- Street has entirely recovered lows: from its early tremors over the Automobile companies producThe stock Fulbright hearings ing cars at an 8500000-per-yea- r rate when the best estimate of market is close to its high again sales is 6500000 Not because the hearings are Steel mills operating at 96 per over but because of the facts adcent of capacity and rationing ducted at the hearings Harlow H Curtice president of General shipments the Motors and Benjamin Fairless Copper companies hiking price to 36 cents a pound the chairman of United States Steel second three-cen- t rise inside of Corp both said 1955 would be three months an excellent year possibly the such best year in US economic hishigh Housing achieving levels that mortgage money is tory And corporate earnings are playing hard to get promising Commercial loans of banks Standard & Poor’s Corp figures shooting up indicating a turn- that income of leading corporaaround in inventory policy busi- tions will be up 10 per cent over ness men have stopped destock- 1954 — and even that might be “conservative” Dividends likeing are restocking Electric power output continu- wise will be up At present ing to break records ditto paper-boar- d prices stocks would yield about production carloadings ex- 45 per cent as against only 3 per ceeding last year by about 7 per cent for bonds No cause for jitcent ters there! Business plans for expenditures Consumers Know What’s What on plant and equipment taking Immediate pressures add to the an upward turn a reflection of industrial momentum The United confidence in the long-terAuto Workers is advertising far growth of demand determination wide and to it Consumers spending freely not strike a for annual guaranteed only are department store sales wage from General Motors and above well a year ago running a Ford That puts premium on car e but consumer debt is at an purchases now A 1955 model high later might be in scant supply Pointless Tremors And there’d be no price conces All this gives one that whee sions from dealers m all-tim- OUT OUR WAY By J R Williams ' ' pass-Preside- Mo-Ap- four-powe- war-scar- e Ala Thomas Nial — over-enthusias- m New VA Booklet Helps Vet Make Wise Choice on Home home-huntin- g er d : - Home-Buyin- take-hom- H 10 Years Ago of the Woodmen of the Word were entertained by Ogden Camp No 74 with a varied program Louis Richardson gave the address of welcome and Fred Williams responded Carnations and groceries were presented to some 75 Old-time- rs old-time- rs Mayor Harman W Perry had returned from Chicago where he signed $586000 of waterwork revenue bonds which Ogden City sold to a financial firm Mayor Perry said that the city will begin in earnest to prepare for Ogden’s Pioneer Days celebration He was full of enthusiasm 20 Years Ago Ogden City Commission 50 Years Ago au- thorized Mayor Harman W Perry to sign two FERA projects The first was for improvements at the Municipal Stadium to cost $1736979 and the other to cost $778734 was for the federal home enumeration campaign Building permits issued at the city engineer’s office for the first quarter of the year indicated a decided improvement in the building trades Permits issued for the three months totaled $141882 as compared with the total of $8740 for the similar period in 1934 Officers elected by the Ogden Council No 248 United CommerCol P A Dix committee chair- cial Travelers of America were: man announced that tentative E V Wright senior counselor dates for the Ogden Horse Show M J Steed junior counselor Should be Separated were May 23 24 and 25 The L W Larkin past counselor which committee on arrangements re- L H Evans treasurer C E When birds of species can be taught to talk are raised ported that the show would be a Moore conductor C F Meyers in pairs or groups they seldom marked success and were work- page R J Dawson sentinel Dr talk ing out details of the program R H McCune chaplain nt a I take-hom- y — service-connecte- d -- self-address- : 0 a X ) Drew Pearson dnt It hardly matters whether the current 1953 lice Still fight but the talk doesn’t inspire much action dochina from the Communists is One reason of course is that no organized effort has dead developed behind proposals to give the vote to persons 18 As dead as the poor young para- 1 APRH 5 Undecided About Defending Quemoy Matsus Diem's Efforts In Indochina Are Failyre age of 21 to vote are gainSAIGON Indochina — For all ing little headway The sad fate of bills in recent legislatures supports the findings People talk a lot about the practical purposes the American of using President Ngo fairness of giving the vote to youths we deem old enough to policy Inlaws to permit youths im f i J m ed ril |