Show t- ' ' v - t - r THE OGDEN (UTAH) "What a Team Pop! Your Money and My Brains" Lending Shelf What Others Say Not Quito Automatic Ask any thousand Americans who elects the President of the United States and at least 999 of them will answer “The people” Usually in a practical sense that is true But the machinery of the Electoral College does notalways work quite that way In the first nine elections there are no reliable tabulations of the popular vote for electors Since then the United States has held 33 presidential elections In 30 the nominee with the highest popular vote received also a majority of the electoral vote and was declared elected In three cases however another candidate President The first was in 1824 when Andrew Jackson received a popular plurality but in the absence of an elec- toral majority the House of Representatives chose John WASHINGTON — On May 23 this column reported that a revolt was brewing inside the House Education and Labor Commit tea against courtly crusty Committee Chairman Graham Barden of bill and North Carolina for his delay on the New books now ready for circulation at the Carnegie Free Library are as follows: “Garbo” by John Bainbridge The revealing and sympathetic s“’a?hhey g?ri” h!S b£ school-constructio- n for sabotaging the by ”PloUuT AirirViS 1883 which four men steal a for-Ain diamonds and flee up-tune S Quincy country taking with them an In 1876 Samuel J Tilden received an undisputed ma- - innocent but involved young Barney of popular votes yet Rutherford B Hayes was seated American iority “I Joined the Russians” by : by a special commission which canvassed 22 contested elec fount Heinrich von Einsiedel toral votes Twelve years later the distribution of electoral The dramatic story in diary form votes elected Benjamin Harrison although Grover Cleve- - “tholhielfa"dsh0i" c°01nvrCt'o land had received nearly 10001)0 more ballots at the polls communism and his disiiiusion- "as Sh0t d°"n The Senate Judiciary Committee has reported a resolu- !- ' ’ tion designed to correct these aberrations of the electoral are Senators Kefauver of Tennessee process The sponsors 4 and Daniel of Texas A similar measure was introduced m earlier congresses by former Sen Lodge of Massachusetts now chief United States delegate to the United Nations It proposes a constitutional amendment under which the electoral vote of each state would be divided in the ma- thematical ratio of the popular vote m that state This would do away ' with the “unit rule” under which states now are only “Me etahngrad “Elizabeth Barrett to Miss Mit- tord” edjted and introduced byBetty Miller The hitherto unpublished letters rom the poe£ t9 her friend which span 10 o( the school-constructi- N£A Uc Snrc V Walter Lippmann overestimated her talent for treachery set in all the drama and pageantry of Fourteenth-centur- y Talk of German Neutrality Only Confuses England “Jungle Quest” by Edward The story goes that Mary McLeod Bethune whose par- Weyer Jr The record of a jour- was from ents were only a few years removed stung ney among "the "primitive "Indian slavery of the Amazon wilderness by a white child’s taunt: “You can’t read” The remark lribes aroused an indomitable spirit which triumphed over every obstacle The girl obtained her own education by almost velopment” by Norman S Bu- chanan and Howard E Ellis A superhuman struggle and then went on to a lifelong fight to oMhowhol see that other children of her race should also have the problem of economic improve- opportunity to learn She founded a school in Florida “on areas 0inHrSI!HnUcrnnnrtdnrl0nvvn El 50 and faith” which became Bethune-Cookma- n College interests and responsibilities in It was incredibly hard work the first class of five used char- - sufbUX: The First Ten Years” coal for pencils and mashed elderberries for ink But this by Clark m Eicheiberger An remarkable woman driven by inner strength and with never informed appraisal of the sue- “ VceptiOT 1 thought for self won through for her people As a' pioneer in the battle against racial discrimina- quiry into the problem of how reviJh® ihafiei! tion Mrs Bethune contributed a brave and inexhaustible A Treasury of French Poetry” leadership She fpught on every front by speeches and selected and translated by Alan Co"d°r-Thmost comprehensive friendships she set liberating forces in motion As founder of the National Council for Negro Women as an official of many governmental and private agencies she exerted a French poetry from Charles Vf’ o r”! l” v! potent Influence for the continuing development of equal u wn 4Pubiic speaking for Every has been an extraordinary opportunity for all races by James Y ArmstJon- - A career all the more so because these achievements came acainst miehtv odds In Mary McLeod Bethune’s death the Negro race has bow fTltd! your audience lost a valiant leader who served with uncommon distinction v0u?SeSDeechr startdevelmf 8 and More than that the whole country has lost great American cl° wjft success The example of her life is a lasting Inspiration for every by citizen New York Herald Tribune dogs in the Second nAwrt? " The Bonn government is very much exercised by the talk about German neutrality The talk was et off by Mr Molotovs speech of the Austrian Seat signing -- been greatly ot marks at last week’s press con- ference What with the trial bah loons the pro-- a nfhrh' d£ now ’considerable confusion inside Western" Ah iianCe The the' P°Pt-itLSPea- feT ivfor indeed the GemLyn°by0n the°£ derisTo11 and force of the victors of the World War- these governments are thinking about what the German nation now sovereign may do in order to obtain its own unifica- tion within frontiers that are ac- German people 10n!!?a tive and acting with growing in- dependence is a reality a?oh Mr Molotov to be sure has Tod a?” iol Rcse ed as lfcohueldb J West A description of ?hould and in Big ft our ’ Society of Planning Officials concerning the influence of GeTmedicaaimfeStatl°nS by QUali newcomers on the municipal economy presents some pertinent facts and figures Statisticians started with the question of what happens when 100 new families move into a medium-larg- e city They estimated that 100 families represent about 450 new people Their children will create a need for 22 more grade school rooms and 165 high school rooms along with four more W ” ”' mae wer-”5school teachers All told the new families will add about A— Wasps They build their $30000 annually to the school operating budget nest of wasp paper which is a There are also additional services which the City Will °f oJdjvood and tough mfinPSiSnW thh have to pump out about 10000 extra gallons of water each Miiwf'ThJn' they fo it into Tt 1 liirp sanitation and other Will also feel the pape® day City departments of Questions Answers " - ceRulose Yanks Pout in Paris A— Harems are disappearing the l0me them ruling families still In Turkey the practice of having more than Pne wife is not ap' proved by the government Q— What is the Selva? is ”thie”kIyforested Arn of the Aman Valley in plain te°nd? "'northern Brrif Tourists pout in Paris The exchange rate has turned against them With prices high as usual (the unwary often find they’ve eaten a $3 lunch) travelers noisily protest when they arrive at American Express and learn that a dollar gets them only 346 francs against 350 a week ago One New York bank office in Paris still gives 351 but as a favor to stateside clients only The quotation on the “honest” black market is down to 362 from 377 early this year Yanks can blame themselves in part they’ve come in numbers that supply and demand are askew In addi- Prl111 wUd ginT pUnl tion Frenchmen are unloading hoarded dollars lNo Vt'ongfm differ- Some have been forced to do so because a wild boom ent family Although it is not n the Bourse has been suddenly deflated and thev’ve had lateJ t0 finger the flavor Hm to raise francs to cover stocks bought on margin— Wall d £ a useSd m” p‘ Street Journal Q — What is Reginal Ileberit c-cessful h " re-o- -- best known hymn? i To talk wjth the Communists on a cease-fir- e would only vFGrTenUnd” be fruitless worse than that it would encourage their ag- - tains” said to have been gresslon— President Chling Kai-she- k idoth toS -- -- mX trans-- - IniIUJ?“ thB ld be’s interested in is letting the American people see to what ex- !cn their news ideas and thinlc- iA? £jLin ucnce y u ywL?XKintht°G: mans may be able to negotiate having an army having the sup- port of the Allies for a revision of the Eastern frontier & highways What this colorful and otherfrontier lines— which a settle- - wise accurate news account failed ment require For if the to report however was why the the Germans suffi- - -S?uets olympian” senator from Georgia gat a A1!!?!?1’ was wrathy and also that his run grave risks the was an empty victory The senators had already decided to kill the provision he wanted killed The reason Sen George shook an indignant finger and let loose-hi- s oratory was very simple Coca-Col- a was involved The “drink that refreshes” has supported come ace taee way George in every campaign and This which usually althe problem of Polish-Germathe senator is loyal to his lude toexpression an underworld headquartr01lcr friends ter came into use from proWional All this argues too for some Bill Robinson Furthermore It alludes to the shingle that moratorium on former manager of the New York men " doctors and lawyers hang out a! declarations for Bonn and from Herald Tribune and an intimate their offices Washington about these gcnerali- - Ike golfing partner is now head tions and abstractions and ab- soiutes which when they are put kir Po!L u n ' -- English y vTS noserious ht dLdr"l i The aeuicment now-’l- n Prot how who believes that the person rnnrh nf a hurrv is he1’ In how strongest nation on the European are the German of continent can be ruled now by a "'“oieH iT'we remember coalition of foreign powers di- - wUhin the powIrTf the Kremlin vided among themsclvcs by a to offer terms which no German ' government can refuse Tlm I Past If w e look ahead to the coming It ought not to be necessary negotiations trying to foresee the to say that the United States concrete issue about Germany :n a "seme- - may not me me anernaiives De these: either a Soviet coup in the notapmc form of an offer that the Ger- also be tical It may “Y1 absurdity said that if the real question mans cannot and will not reject about German “neutralitv” dealt or a agreement for a with an imposed settlement of new modus vivendi— or one which the Dnteifem'fTno type Dr Adenauer calls for a reduction of foreign would not be so much concerned troops for a redeployment away He knows quite well that the from the center of Germany of time hTongU tourt'thingV in the rate of German The real question about Ger- ‘t ! five-pow- slow-dow- to southern Venezuela Q— Who is thought to be the first white man to have set foot on American toil? A — Leif Ericson Q — When wag the first ascent of the Matterhorn? A— In 1865 by Edward Whym- per QHow mocb of the moon T-w? nt of the surface of thmK! at one time or another We can side-suc- If negotiations are to take place now the price the Germans might be asked to pay for umfi- cation would probably be not only to remain virtually disarmed not only to renounce their alliance With the West but also to renounce all claims to territory vond the Potsdam armistice lines But in a few years if all goes thl Depends ® n°Jfer The political question inside mfmDose° a neutraY reeime Germany is whether Dr Adenauer can persuade the Germans to be to the 25S i strictly limited armaments pVt’icnV'md' to VmWe”on 'thii maiiHewnt thiiss loromw reunited but controlled Jontrr future Much depend on upon different mcn now in fact what Mr Molotov is to offer the Germans Will willing — — which Dr be tbe half-loa- f to reject wish LeSSOP Adenauer will JhT’L'Y expecting d1riit'i which will wish Germans many to deal directly with the Germans to gy W L GORDON accept? Or might Mr Molotov he fs°0r d0 Arsria: ‘aiaXgd words misused T- V- two-thir- ds sat- - Vho tnd Washington — are talking hence? the united and xh? Georgian Vatri- 0f the Senate cowed three arcb Run Grave Risk younger colleagues to the posture ment that would succeed Dr It is impossible among other °f submissive schoolboys Adenauer’s may be able to nereasons because none of the gov- - From the summit of his years gotiate with Moscow he manages to look down on his We may I would guess go prnmpnt'pxrpnt possiDiy ble to pu ‘Is slSnature TheSTimes exDlained that Sen further than this and assume that 'ietfls of the conditions that a the nractical issue is not whether to J West Germany will negotiate with ?udden settlement will entail It refhad t thfedehighway Moscow when it but Vea‘a Lippmann willnegohave bill whiSw-ouleral government control adver— tising rights along the proposed V“w “psh D -- who are thinking about to an evacuated what kind of peace treaty they isfied Germany vaJ-Bon8n- MptaWe to S ttTS mans reetion and’ nthnriratinn M fh in the police department of a new fireman and probably four other miscellaneous workers The DOlice budget Will go up $4510 a year the fire department will add $2820 to its annual expenses and the general payroll OOO will rise from 312 ’ 000 to nallyJ handlthe ”ew I"® create Ur8er mar- kets to filltheir demands for food clothing etc Merchants tradesmen and others benefit by their presence Growing cities are usually prosperous ones— Los Angejes Times - “ u-Y- pro- - 4 by the P r e s i dent’s re- - It impact man neutrality is not what the Allies might impose on the Ger- mans but what the Germans themselves may insist upon for themselves The denials andas- - it e madg on -- The Walworth Graham story of a vicious woman who by neither” e nhe°Worids ‘ bill Coca-Col- a Alice Liberator From Ignorance e leaped into Senate battle However what neither Sen chorused Minneknew was George nor sota’s Roy Wier of bill was the this that portion and several oth- to be going dropped anyway ervV Gore of Tennessee and Senators However Johnson of Texas had rebellion reported in the eolumn Lyndon in question continued and before mrni' 6 They had also agreed the secret meeting ended Bar that the provision was to be voted He agreed out on den did an about-facWednesday Sen George 1 To release the vital however hadn’t been told bill for House acSo when George came roaring tion and 2 To begin hearings as expeditiously as possible” on onto the Senate Floor Monday didwas legislation lifting the minimum aT°ontUay bj a battle that had already been an cents 90 to labor for wage w on hour Sen Magnuson of Washington Metcalf refused to talk later a handsome amiable gentlelest he be placed in double is man but he has an unamiable surHowever it can be jeopardy up his sleeve for the big reported that he again led the prise TV networks radio fight against Barden’s filibusterIn of a Senate commitcharge of Congressing with the help to tee the radio-Tinvestigate of men Carl Perkins Kentucky Carl Elliott of Alabama James industry Magnuson has been Roosevelt of California Bailey courted and ogled lobbied and and Wier Realizing that his op- - pressured by the big networks want any in- position was now out in the open At first theyatdidnt a11 L1" Barden retreated 7stlatl°? decided they wanted a quick m- Sen George Roars The staid and dignified New vestigation knowing that a Times carried quite a jazzy pcrfacial probe before Senate inrearmament and foe various &r- have time to dig deep- story the other day under the vestigators and accommodations ‘ould few skeletons unearth rangements headline: “George thunders and ly b"hP” sVu"ch for R”d m° sUrrGrSSrire" to"penTaoSbllSpPe !t0rv went on to state: time in advance preparation the view that the German prob-lem is insoluble except by stages “Adorned in all his wTath and may not begin his probe until — J — the Virginia Great Folktales ” arranged and edited by James R Foster a collection of 10 of the best stories from the folklore nf all countries some appearing for the first time in English “Meet Mister Eisenhower” by Voted as DlOCS Merriman Smith The human t The amendment should be adopted The existing ma- - story of what happened to Gen chinery is supposed to be automatic but it is not How S?°byrthehauthOT o'Th'nk many merchants of today would buy a cash register that Yom Mr President The Vows of the Peacock” by ten times out of eleven— total came with the right up Christian Science Monitor minimum-wag- On May 24 when that committee met Chairman Barden looked plenty peeved He did not however say anything Other congressmen who had opposed Barden however did “My name has been mentioned as the source of the Drew Pearson article stating that the chair- - of Coca-Col- a And it’s thanks in man was forestalling action on part to this liaison that Sen these two bills “said young Con- - George has become so close to gressman Lee Metcalf of Montana Ike was the President’s guest at “Let me assure the committee Augusta that I wasn’t reCoca-Col- a which is probably sponsible for the the biggest billboard advertiser in article” the United States just did not “Well it wasn’t like the idea of any federal conme” insisted vet trols over billboards along the eran Cleveland proposed new federal highways Bailey of West So its friend George of Georgia s'di'h on the Drums” 1955 Committee Revolt Frees Two Important US Bills Free Library it MAY 28 Drew Pearson New Books At Carnegie “Tell EVENING SATURDAY STANDARD-EXAMINE- R OUT OUR WAY er n By J R Williams Letters tO the Editor Praises Dixon on Equal Rights often Brothers- - applies to those birth ’’Brethren” indicates fraternal re- - ell Jr of New York in his appeal lalionshiP in some organization for equal rights to all people OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED Rep Dixon should be lauded De trop (not wanted in the £or his tand on this isSGe and 1 way) rronounce detro e un- - '“dycr'The' nMionTi ooliUeri stressed o as m no accent second he Leld welcome is another voice syllable in Amerithe of growing army OFTEN MISSPELLED America CnS Morality one 1 Morally two ennot hope to set bt the pace for the rest of the world and cannot SvNONYMS possibly convincingly tell people J in the backward coun- de-Questionable disputable wants tries to help them she that batable doubtful dubious un in and in- for freedom their certain fight her-until America dependence ’WORD STUDY self has guaranteed these free- “Use a word three timi "bo are brothers by so-calle- d “tj? is bv mastering ceptable) Dear sir: sign to refuse service to anyone on account of race or ancestry then it Is tinte the State of Utah uok sock of tself and dul seme-thing to correct this ewL I am not a consUtuent of Rep Dixon and he is not obligated to me in any political sense How- ever I feel that his obligations to every American citizen extend beyond the boundaries of his that UUhThath why'?7m Km to read that he has joined the ranks of those who realize that the only one equal rights to all people mean word (Teai far more than the Negro’s fight I0days CULMINATION the attainment for public school integration non- anytbing of its highest point discrimination in travel facilities I is the culmination of many and many other phases of the centuries of progress Negro’s fight for those rights which should be taken for grant- ed by every good American citi- zen wnciwiicd These are the facts: Many of the public places in "Dacnfntfnnc" V fiT Ogden Salt Lake City and other By BEN BURROUGHS communities will not give service Long about this time of year t0 Negroes This I have experi- many people say just enced myself Many places dis- - vocabulary (The Ogden Standard-Examine- r welcomes and encourages Letters to the Editor from its readers All should be reasonably brief and must in every case clearly identify the sender Anonymous letters are not ac- way to true Christian brother-b- y hood is to make our country’s proclamations and guarantees of the Constitution a reality Having been a constituent of Rep Powell since long before he first went to the nation’s capital as a most worthy representative from New York I should like to say to Rep Dixon that the people of Utah should be proud of their in Wash-s- o choice as torch-beare- r ington and of his stand on an is- sue that has taken the entire orld at the crossroads Very truly yours Norman W Bartee 461st Bombardment Wing behind the right to display this Light Hill Air Force Base such talk is far from strange in fact it has been going on for centuries I guess this idle chatter is not worth the effort to express perhaps folks get a certain charge trying to fool themselves e Dear Editor: playing the game of just like mischievous elves In regard to raising the fee for all gas installations: Why? Why not tell the public why it is deemed necessary to charge more? The gas installer does not pay it out of his own pocket The make-believ- to he sincere the people who collect? Also ha the man who pays the right to say when and how often the rate shall be raised or lowered? Or have the city fathers that sole right? The present fees areadequate —proposed amendment or noL Jame E Burrow money for these fees? The man who pays or RFD 1 Ogden |