Show 5 4A THE OGDEN (UTAH) ©gihEK sewa" Stanirarh-l-xaimtt- Er m f RedChincso Change Tune Official Washington is in justified receiving with caution and suspicion Red China’s offer to negotiate the Formosa situation with the United States But the foreign relations experts there must be pleased that the Red Chinese have changed their tune Where a few days ago d they their enmity now they express a friendly attitude toward the! American people The reason for the change of course is that the United States has more friends in Asia and Africa than the Peking government suspected When Premier Chou En-la- i of the Red Chinese proclaimed at the opening of the conference that his counfry intended to take Formosa he fully expected to receive an ovation for his determination to humiliate the United States Instead of hearing warm words of praise from the delegates he heard ringing speeches warning that Communist colonialism is just as bad as any other kind of colonialism Chou found no support for his proposed war If he expected to obtain allies he was disappointed Discovering that the Asian and African statesmen refused to look upon him as a “deliverer” and were viewing him instead as a disturber of the peace Chou changed his direction A shrewd politician he now hopes to regain “face” by making a peace offe£ he hopes the Ujpited States will reject so he can say “I fold you so” The U S is not likely to negotiate with the Red Chinese unless the Reds consent to the Nationalist Chinese sitting in at the talks which is not likely so nothing may come of the offer to talk about easing the Formosa strains Nevertheless thanks to our friends in the conference who refused to hail Chou our side has won a cold war pro-claim- Asian-Africa- n Asian-Africa- n battle i U S Medals for Civilians Sen H 'Alexander Smith last week introduced a resolution in the Senate to establish a medal for civilian achievement which the President may award to persons who distinguish themselves by outstanding accomplishments It is to be hoped Congress adopts the resolution to fill a void in an honor system to which attention has been called by the achievement of Dr Jonas Salk Just as there are medals provided by Congress for our soldiers sailors and airmen and a system of awards for the benefit of outstanding government employes so should there be medals for other distinguished individuals ' The medal contemplated by Sen Smith could be awarded to the scientist working for humanity in his laboratory an outstanding educator the industrialist who benefits his community or any other civilian whose work contributes in an outstanding way to the public welfare Many other Senators including Sens Watkins and Bennett of Utah have joined Sen Smith in his efforts to establish a method by which the American people can honor Such great benefactors to mankind as Dr Salk Their eagerness to supply a deficiency in the honors system is shared by the American people who have been reminded once more that peace has its victories as well as warV i (R-N- J) ’ — — Food Surpluses to the Needy Before iis is a of Citizens Who Fight Crime There are 25 privately financed and operated anticrime civic organizations in the United States Sen: Estes Kefauver told the Senate last week He introduced a resolution calling upon the Federal Government to encourage and aid' these civic organizations fighting crime and criminals in their midst Since Sen Kefauver is an experienced crime fighter himself his indorsement of1 organizations such as the Chicago Crime Commission will expand their prestige Actually the civic organizations working for clean government are carrying out recommendations contained in the report from Kefauver’s Senate Crime Investigating Committee in 1951 The evils exposed in that inquiry inspired the Senators to appeal for more citizen participation in and public interest for high standards of community law en(D-Ten- n) forcement If the rising menace of crime is to be suppressed law enforcement officers will need all the civic cooperation they can obtain j Good Price for Ogden Bonds Ogden City’s splendid standing in the financial world was demonstrated last week when bids were received for the sale of $500000 in water filtration plant bonds The low bidder consented to take the bonds for an interest rate of only 170 per cent but the bidder is paying a premium for the bonds So the rate will actually be less than 170 per " - WASHINGTON —It was overlooked but another of Sen McCarthy’s falsehoods came home to roost the other day “Jumping Joe” has long denied that his crusade to help the Nazi war murderers of Malmedy was instigated by millionaire industrialist Walter Harnischfeger an outspoken Nazi sympathizer McCarthy has also denied that Tom Korb his staff assistant who prepared the statements defending the war criminals was paid by WASHINGTON — So far the most striking fact about the current session of Congress is that it has been so boring It has unquestionably been the dullest session since the war- There has not been a single good healthy angry row — the tax contest was hardly more than a tiff But the tedium also has a real meaning for it tells a good deal about the present political situation it Essentially s the Democrats Harnischfeger - -- ault that However dull Partly his is because he Democratic eaders like Lyn- lon Johnson in he Senate and ’ p e a k e r Sam Tayburn in the House are Alsopough poing pr0 fessionals masters of the political and parliamentary trade Thus the kind of bobbles and booberies and unnecessary collisions which have enlivened past sessions have been regrettably absent A much more important reason for all the tedium is simply that the Democrats have so far failed utterly to develop any really charged issue any “gut issue” to use the unpleasant phrase of the professionals The Democrats were trying to develop a gut issue to use against the administration in the tax cut But this was too rawly political and when Sen Walter George the key man in the Senate refused to go along the issue collapsed ignominious- ly For the rest it has become apparent that the country stubbornly refuses to get much interested in such matters as the Dixon-Yate- s contract or the iniquities of the administration’s security program or even the public power controversies Fireworks Fizzle The Democrats once counted heavily on “exposing” the security program but they have since had second thoughts about appearing to be “against security” and the expected fireworks have not taken place The Benson farm program may well become a gut issue in the future But for the present the Democratic congressional leadership does not intend to start a fight on the issue for two excellent reasons The first is that the Benson program has not really come into operation yet and it is no use attacking something that does not yet exist The second and more cogent reason for holding off is simplv that 1956 not 1955 is an election 0 Ogden has never before been able to rent money at so low a cost a fact that appeals to every taxpayer Ogden has a good story of course to tell investors and the city manager and his aides did a good job of telling of the city’s prospects and of the even better prospects to flow from the increased water supply the treatment plant will provide ' ’ f - sional wails Same of Defense The same is generally true of the administration’s defense policy although a few senators like Stuart Symington of Missouri have cogently criticized the defense cutbacks and others have privately felt uneasy But as one Democrat in the Senate asked “How in the devil can a mere senator argue about military matters with Gen Eisenhower?” The question suggests another very important reason why the session has been dull In the Truman and Roosevelt days excitement was provided not only by heroic battles between the parties on Capitol Hill but also by even more heroic contests between Congress and the White House President Eisenhower has made it abundantly clear that he is not thirsting for any battles with The furthest he has Congress ever gone was to call the House tax bill “irresponsible” and the resulting flurry died down auick-l- y As for the other side of the coin as one Democratic senator remarked “Hell nobody wants to tangle with Ike He’s too pop- ular” Some Democrats claim that the President’s amazingly long honeymoon with Congress probably the longest in American history is about to come to an end For the remainder of this session they sav the intention is to “zero in” on the President hanging on him personal responsibility for whatever goes wrong f r om farm prices to troubles in Asia and no doubt including the vagaries of the weather But despite the brave talk there is on Capitol Hill remark- ably little real disposition to “tangle with Ike” The honeymoon looks like continuing with only minor bickering bar war or Political honeymdepression oons unlike the other kind tend to be dull But perhaps the heart of the matter is that as long as there is no war and prosperity holds up there really are no “gut issues” to nfove excite and divide the American people Making New Land Like deltas of other large rivers that of the Po in northern Italy has been making land through the centimes Site of the Greek seaport colony of Atria established on the Po estuary in the sixth century B C now is 14 miles inland ‘he sacres Harnischfeger Corp and at the same time worked for Sen McHarry Truman has made many Carthy Korb tesFedtified at a trips to the Senate during his eral Communicalong experience as Senator Vice President and President but last tions Commission week’s was probably his most over hearing Milwaukee’s TV triumphant visit His welcome was far more cordial than he ever Channel 6 received as President Political Asked whether friends and foes alike pumped he continued to his hand enthusiastically be paid by while Truman was particularly to have Senate GOP Drew on touched Pearson McCarthy’s Knowland an out-- I Bill leader payroll Korb testified: “I believe Critic did The nature of the agree- spoken help escort him down the Senate aisle In a husky ment was that I was taking leave told Demo-t- o of absence from Harnischfeger voice the assist the senator not in any crats at a private luncheon aftercapacity except as a personal ges- - ward how much he appreciated Knowland’s gesture “I guess I ture to assist a friend” am an emotionalist” he said Blowtorch Battalion us Korb was listed on the Senate Truman also declared with conviction at the private luncheon: “The United Nations is the possible way to have peace period when Joe was vigorously jn (heK world" He added that he defending the Nazi SS Blow- - jn(ended (0 devote the rest of which burned toreh Battalion jife to teaching young people two viUages in Belgium killing between the ages of 18 and 24 all the inhabitants then laugh- Wuman made 1 some 150 cap- ingly machine-gunnetured American GVs and 100 Bel- - saUy pri'vate cracks about at Malmedy ate Democratic Leader Lyndon Though convicted as war crirn- - Johnson In unprintable language ringleaders of the h said that Johnson was !"als‘ were Battalion" d President Eisenhower from the hangman by Me- 6Johnson cd the enthusiastic Carthy who charged that the US Welcome for the former chief ex Army had wrung confessions from cculive however he took it all them by torture McCarthy s kack a wave of such caused mouthing feeling in Ger- - UMi Bin The Pentagon is very quiet many that the Army postponed man-wa- r carrying out the sentences The about it but ’it’s skillfully version a criminals were even granted euvering review by the US Supreme Court of universal military training which upheld their guilt To this through Congress What’s more the brass hats day however not one has been won the "first battle in a House executed The man behind McCarthy’s Armed Services Subcommittee church groups campaign to save the war crim- - almost without inals Walter Harnischfeger was realizing the battle had started a Hitler admirer beforb World Though “H R 2967 is de e War II In 1942 he was cited by scribed as “strengthening of its supporters Fair Employment Practices serve forces” back-door UMT It for refusing to em- - mit that it’s a authorizes drafting compulsory ploy either Jewish or Negro vet-fo- r well as as service of Americans advertising instead youths “gentile white Protestant” - erans into reserve comppnents be activated to full help After Hitler’s defeat Har- which canstatus at the will of nischfeger made frequent trips- military ' President critithe to to Germany returning trials and to Only difference is that Penta-urg- e cize the r gon lawyers are playing up thethat Germany’s word “reserve” instead of unicolonies be restored training though Harnischfeger also contributed- versal military and Meintents to all purposes the to McCarthy Despite heavily have the same six would matdraftee Carthy’s denials it is now a active military training ter of sworn testimony that Har- months reserve lndefi-the into Korb then Tom go also paid nishfeger who masterminded McCarthy’s nitely er 1 'Vrto d Sen-rtvtita- City Hall Notebook truck-‘Blowtor- i ns ch Aft-save- Partially Blind Worker By LOU GLADWELL City Hall Reporter That nice little man who runs the concessions stand on the basement floor of Municipal Building is Feme J Ross Partially blind since birth his is a sad little story of going without struggling against odds and in recent years of too much loneliness These hard however ships are not reflected in his personali ty Seldom is hr heard to com- - V'y plain He has at almost unbeliev able range of and knowledge is regarded by all who have op portunity to real- - Loa Uiaaweu ly know him as a lovable old character He is almost 70 years old That is a long time to be in world you o Is Zealous Learner have never seen and among people and objects discernible only as bulk movement or sound He was born with cataracts over both eyes At day’s end while others who work in the building are hurrying home to watch television host friends or enjoy an evening' out Mr Ross heads for his lonely old house there to be alone more often than not until the next day His wife died 10 years ago A married daughter visits him frequently and helps him with some of the house chores But most of the time he is the lone occupant of the house at 21st Street and Taylor Avenue where he has lived since 1919 Zealous Learner But his handicap did not dull his zeal for learning He has a good grasp of the fundamentals of carpentry electrical work plumbing and other trades and can type and run an adding machine devised especially for the sight- less You’d assume he was a heavy reader the way he discusses a wide range of topics and his friends marvel at his deep understanding of Christianity He has taken the light of that philosophy into the lives of many despite the dark path he himself must tread The stand he operates is a project of the Business Enterprises of the Blind which is nonprofit and affiliated with the State Board of Education For his work he receives a small weekly wage Well what can the folks in the building do to lighten his load? For one thing heavier patronage of his stand will get him a commission if gross sales go over a certain figure If you have any business you can throw his way you’ll be helping a deserving soul County Sidelights " anti-America- n sugar-coate- d re-th- I war-crim- e pre-wa- Finance Companies Doubled in Last 10 Years Poll Gallup made loans area the THOMPSON that CLIFF corded with Miss Campbell Ogden By to residents here years ago County Reporter Miss Campbell reports that the Kefauver Ini the past Favor years there has have ceased to do Democrats size of the loans and the been an almost 50 per cent drop Today’s government agency eral offered have changed in the in the number of banks and lending money here is the last too years If Adlai Doesn't Run Again er’s Home Administration Ten “Ten chattel ago years there were the Farm - 10 so 10 gov- - years ago Last year there were only eight banks and one government agency represented among the mortgages The number of finance companies has climbed from 10 in 1944 to 22 last year While this reflects an actual increase in the number of finance companies operating in this area it does not mean there are fewer banking institutions now than 10 years ago Some banks outside collat- Farm- 10 years ago Credit Administration Farm Security Administration (USD A) Regional Agricultural Credit Corp and the Resettlement Administration Although there were eight times as many mortgages filed last year in the recorder’s office compared to 10 years ago the amount of money involved was not quite doubled Recorder Dorothy Campbell says there were 3222 chattel mortgages filed in her office last year representing $21128405 In 1944 there were 368 mortgages totaling $12554811 in loans 310 Paid Off Of the 3222 mortgages filed last year only 310 or $959598 have been paid off So far this year 791 chattel mortgages representing loans of more than 1 million dollars have been re mort- gages would run from $85 to $150 and would be secured mainly by crops farm equipment and such” Today loans ranged from $500 to $1000 and are secured by business equipment and household furnishings the latter reflecting the increase in finance company activity Miss Campbell called attention to the law requiring that copies of the mortgages filed in her office be annotated when the loan has been repaid A penalty of $50 is provided for failure of the mortgage holder to discharge a paid up mortgage within 10 days The law also provides that the recorder destroy all chattel mortgages which have been on file for 10 years whether or not the debt has been repaid Miss Campbell has been in the process of doing this the last few weeks N J — If Gov Adlai Stevenson chooses not to rank-and-firun again in 1956 as some observers predict whom would Democrats like to see nominated? As of today an Institute survey finds Sep Estes Kefauver The Tennessee senator is 'named by nearly the half (48 per cent) of all Democrats questioned in the event Mr Stevenson is not a candidate In second place is New York’s 1A Gov Averell Harriman followed “arriman Richard Russell of by Sen Georgia Sen Stuart Symington of Missouri and Gov G Mennen PRINCETON le odds-on-favori- te Williams of igan As Mich- r e p o r ted earlier a major- ity of Democrats is expecting Gov Stevenson to run and want him to be the Democrat- ic standardbearer i --- Dr Daiiup has over the last year 10 Years Ago David O McKay of the LDS First Presidency who dedicated the Twenty-firs- t Ward Chapel of Ben Lomond Stake said: “Now you are not dealing with cement bricks and furniture You are 20 Years Ago 50 Years Ago William D Brown manager of the Western Gateway Storage Co had been reelected president of the Weber Club Other officers relected were Harold E vice president Charles H Barton treasurer William H Reeder Jr secretary A home beautification campaign sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and the Ogden Weber County Garden Club was under way The purpose was to encourage home beautification by creating interest in the planting of trees shrubs and flowers about the home grounds Ogden river was higher than it had been at any time during the past two years This peak which was reached at about 6 am saw 728 second feet of water passing through the flume over the Pine View dam site in Ogden Archie Bigelow cashier at the Ogden State Bank had returned from Idaho Falls with a gold medal which he h?d won at the two days’ shooting tBurnament of the Idaho Gun Club At an estimated cost of $35000 the Bell Telephone Co building in Ogden was to be enlarged and a new modern switchboard installed The Bell company was also planning to extend their North Ogden lines Hem-mingwa- y dealing with living souls” The edifice at 1020 Jefferson Ave cost $86925 President Willard L Ecclcs of the Chamber of Commerce and C I Canfield chairman of the chamber’s aviation committee praised “the hard work and devotion to duty” of the local staff of Western Air Lines in a message presented to representatives of the Pioneer Air Transport company on the occasion of the airline’s 19th anniversary Five former bishops of the LDS Twelfth Ward of Mount Ogden Stake were to be honored at a forthcoming ward reunion They were: Thomas B Wheel- Canyon wright David J Wilson Joseph E Evans' A Walter Stevenson and Bradley H Paul Venezuela’s Orinoco River is so forceful that where it flows Colds are responsible for more through the illnesses and disability than all other diseases combined according to the Encyclopedia Britan nica Angostura constriction at Ciudad Bolivar the channel has been scoured out over the centuries to a depth of 262 feet below sea lveL so-call- Nevertheless there hjis been talk that if President Eisenhow- er seems certain to be the GOPcandidate next year Mr Stevenson may prefer to wait until 1960 In such a case interest would focus on whom Democratic voters would pick as their sec- ond choice for the nomination n sounding out sentiment the Institute used the same sampling procedures that (enabled it toestimate the outebme of the November congresskmal elections within one per cent of perfect accuracy Institute reporters asked a care-- 1 of voters across the country: “Suppose Stevenson should not be a candidate in 1956 In this case which one of the men on the list would you like to see nominated as the Democratic con- didate for President in 1956?” The list included the names of the following men who have been widely discussed as possible Democratic candidates: Gov Harriman Sen Kefauver Gov Frank Lausche of Ohio Gov Robert Meyner of New Jersey Sen Russell Sen Syming- ton and Gov Williams fully-draw- n Among Democrats Kefauver cs(js jn au sections of the coun- faVorite nominee if ' try as Stevenson is not a candidate as f0nows: East: Kefauver Harriman 4 1 Sym- - fnPfonj Meyner Midwest: Kefauver Harriman williams Svmington South Kefailver Russell Har rjjnan Symington Far West Kefauver Harriman L?ische" Symington Each person who classified himsplf as a Democrat was next asked: j there any person not on jjst vv)!0m y0U would like to sec as the Democratic candidate cross-sectio- n 4 ’ n 1956?” 0lhfrs Mentioned Thc following received fre- quent mentions: Former President Harry S Truman Sen Wayne Morse Sen Harry F- - Byrd Sen Walter A G(wge former Rep Franklin D Roosevelt Jr Justice William O Douglas former Gov James F Byrnes and Speaker Sam Ray- burn °thers included Sen J Wil- - ' And the scripture was ful- liam Fulbnght Sen Alben W filled which saith And he was numbered with the transBarkley Sen Paul Douglas Sen n Dpmft VrttA — Lehman Sen Hubert Herbert 15:28 Marie gressors 4 ls voe ° Democrats Humphrey former Postmaster-i- f Stevenson is not a candidate: There are no songs comparable General James A Farley Rep to the songs of Zion no orations VOTE OF DEMOCRATS James Roosevelt Stephen A equal to those of the prophets — (if Stevenson not a candidate) Mitchell Sen Lister Hill and’ Milton Kefauver 48 SenJohn J Sparkman Reflections Forceful Flow Common Cold The Wheelwright Construction Co had completed the excavation work for the new saucer track at Glenwood Park and the carpentry work was under way It was to be one of the largest and finest tracks in the Intermountain region He May Wait - h I d nt emotion-- half-mute- d de£e" Har-nishfeg- rt u ad- - Truman-Go-Roun- the The Democrats are beginning-tsusDect that there may be the needed gut issue in the administration’s Asia policy and especrisis cially in the Quemoy-MatsBut there is still a great sense of caution about making a maior political issue out of a foreign crisis And so far at least the Democrats in Congress have gone along with the administration’s foreign policy with only occa- Korb has just SSX cssion has been thor-Stewa- 24 1955 Drew Pearson Too Popular T APRIL Former Hitler Admirer Put Man on McCarthy's Staff year Department Agriculture report showthat distribution of ing surplus foods to relieve linger and want has been expanded in recent months Distribution is now proceeding at the rate of a billion pounds a year This should be pleasing to many including Bishop Duane G Hunt of the Roman Catholic diocese who made an appeal for greater distribution in his Ogden Rotary Club address last week A paragraph from the report declares:' “Donations to “schools institutions and needy persons in this country totaled 392 million pounds in the first 9 morithsof the current fiscal year against 418 million pounds the full 12 months of the previous fiscal year Donations to United States welfare agencies for distribution abroad during the same 9 months totaled 457 million pounds — almost times the 184 million pounds distributed during the entire 12 months of the fiscal year ending June 30 1954” Surely the surpluses are being put to good use when they are used to fill hungry stomachs at homeland abroad and to improve the nutrition of children through the school lunch programs cent- SUNDAY MORNING Congress Dull Because Ike EDITORIALS 4 STANDARD-EXAMINE- R "Let's Play Blind Man's Buff!" 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