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Show -- And This Is Just the Warm Up ','; ' ' Tho Chopping Block '' , Tribiite to Ffiendsh P By FRANK C. ROBERTSON POCATELLO, Ida. My beIdaho in has ing nothing to do with the border war whose outcome I care nothing about, nor with any suggestion that Utah would be a better place in which to live v if I came back here. A very lovely lady whom have known SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1963 No Peep Hole Drivers, Please! That Reason's here again. It's the season of the "peep hole driver and the accompanying hazards to all traffic including pedestrians. What is the peep hole driver? He's the lazy one who refuses to take time in the morning to clean the frost off his windshield. He scratches out a small clear area, then proceeds carelessly to his desination, oblivious to the danger to himself and others. For the benefit of those who say: "There ought to be a law," we report: There is. City and state laws prohibit driving with windshields obstructed. The Provo City ordinance reads Spare that Christmas tree! This is the plea of Uinta National Forest officials who are asking the public to cooperate in the protection of native trees in the canyons and along the highways of Central Utah. Trees will not be sold from forests in the Provo area this year due to the scarcity of desirable trees and the dangerous mow --covered roads. Undoubtedly a good supply of Christmas trees, imported from other areas, will be available this year, as in the past. Already they have begun to appear. It would be a fine thing if control could be dome over-aworked out so that the Christmas ll tree market isn't overglutted. Last year thousands of trees left over at lots throughout the valley had to be destroyed because of y. Meantime, it would be well if all citizens respond with cooperation to the Forest Service appeal to protect the native trees in Our canyons and forests. Let's have no era. tree-poa- ch President Lyndon B. Johnson, stand-fer.- j before the nation and the Congress l bare five days after John F. Kennedy's death, showed in word and humble, deeply sober mood that he understood the awtscmeness of the burdens he has assumed. Ringing in his ears as he spoke was of the most heartfelt, frtetingj Congress has ever given a flew president Inevitably this must have been greatly reassuring to him, though he would know it could not be meant wholly for him as a man. This was America's way of celebrating the continuity and durability of its tree system of government. Violence broke the pattern of power that centered en John Kennedy. But the shift of power to Johnson was swift, peaceful, decisive in drawing together the shattered long-sustaine- d threads. All the drama in the great chamber a the House of Representatives was infused with this irrepressible spirit of renewal which does still and must always Invest our democracy. The Lawmakers assembled in the ehtmber heard Johnson dedicate himself with some urgency to pressing for Kennedy's key domestic programs. and a listenThe foreign diplomats heard him reassert ing world outside In clear words America's unbroken adherence to the existing foundations of its foreign policy. This reassurance from him to the nations beyond our shores is almost as vital as are our words and acts of support for Johnson in this difficult hour of transition. For few of our friends abroad truly underor adversaries stand how a system cf government so flexible can produce policies so generally stable. Thus the President said finrny that the United States will stand by its comfrom .South Viet Nam mitments of aid to Berlin Wc will not flag in the quest Johnson's words were almost one with Kennedy's when he talked of the balance between national strength and national restraint, and readiness to "defend the national interest and negotiate the common interest." What the President said amounted to declaring a oosture of great strength, prudently employed. Nowhere in this context did he mention Communist Cuba, the small but troublesome thorn in America's side. Nor did he spek of. disarmament, even to taking note of the existing partial test ban treaty. But this was not an exhaustive foreign policy review, and the omissions may be without significance. The new President said, in sum, that America stands as it stood at that tragic moment when a bullet cut down John F. Kennedy. But he made it plain that the nation must move to far higher ground if that terrible event is o have any lasting lesson forms as free men. "John Kennedy's death commands that America what his life conveyed must move forward." With words such as these Lyndon Johnson summoned the American people to a new. loftier effort at human bettera goal too often dimly seen by ment some in recent years. No American of good will, sensing the best in the national spirit, could wish not to respor.d to the President's deeply felt appeal. . So They Say There is no "smoking controversy." The controversy is created by smokers who defend their smoking. Dr Borje Ejrup of Stockholm, Sweden, urging clinics be set up to help smokers break the habit. nuclear power reactor. Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. 4 What could be better than to send a Russian and an American to the moon together or better yet, a Russian man and an American woman? Nikita Khrushchev. If foreign aid were submitted to a referendum of the American people, it would be overwhelmingly defeated. Sen. Wayne Morse, D-Or- i OAXTArJsil Jfy.'r' vltAl " tin.- - 1$3 42. fi- -j- v 'JNStS : Ju- 1- -- ' - - Where Were Flags During Days Of roads. we differ." e. I'm relieved it's over. The show went well, the actors remembered their lines and the scenery did not fall down. on the Ballad "The opening of his new play, of the Sad Cafe." Playwright Edward Albee, It will not be long before the Republi- cans will contest every congressional race in the South. William E. Miller, GOP national chair- man. My stay with the Mets taught me how to cope with adveisity. loser, Pitcher Roger Craig, after being traded to St. Louis. 22-ga- to she came to visit the other members of my family she insisted on bringing me back to Pocatello with her. She knew very well that she would be picking up the wreck of the Old but being the kind Ninety-seveof person she is she doesn't mind. I grew up with this lady's father, Bob Detton, in the Chesterfield hills. About the time Elva was born her parents and my brother Chauncey and his family moved to the Lemhi Valley of Idaho, which is about as close to what is called The Old West as you can find anywhere. Both families had it rough, and lived a real pioneer existence, and their relations have always been very close. Elva and her sister Marie and her brother Don went to school with my brother's children, including my nephew Kelly. During all these years I have kept in pretty close touch with the Detton family. Elva and Marie were ambitious youngsters and both became graduate nurses, and as so often happens with intelligent, goodlooking young nurses they married successful doctors. Both have been kind enough to insist that I make their homes my home when I am in their city. When I visit them they place their time and their automobiles at my disposal. Their doctor husbands have been equally considerate. In fact, our family friendship is one of those , affairs which were more common in the old, hard days than they are in our present more mobile and complex era. The affection and devotion of these two girls has been one of the brightest things in my life. They are people I don't know how I could get along without. At my age having a nurse and a doctor in the house is most reassuring. Elva had planned for me to meet certain people, and they had asked me to speak to the fc n, serious safety hazard. They should not be permitted to use the would live next door to the atom. I would not fear having my family residence within the vicinity of a modern -- W Mf&t&0 r-- a I Catherine the Great of was deRussia (1729-1796- ) termined to make Russian society as cultivated as that of Paris or Berlin. At court she insisted on a high stand ard of manners and she encouraged her nobles to travel. Catherine's letters are graceful and witty and show real political and diplomatic Insight. She wrote a history of the Russian people and a play in the style of Shakeall this speare. To accomplisha.m. and 5 at she would rise own make her fire. , ItN & Violation of the law is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine of up to $299 or jail sentence. There are a lot of peep hole drivers these days. They represent for peace, nor in loyalty to our friends, nor in the search for any areas of agreement possible "with those with whom w that primarily Mr. Robertson permits)." Forward-L- BJ " get me, and though I know law (which would include safety inspection stickers and temporary 'America Must Move rt SpringviUe ent We suggest: (1) That every driver realize the danger of driving with obstructed windshields and windows and clean these areas thoroughly before ever proceeding; and (2) that law enforcement officers arrest drivers who fail to abide by the law cited above. For each driver voluntarily to accept his responsibility is the best way to solve this problem. But strict enforcement will help the delinquent ones to get the idea. ., her life, came down to "Windshields must be unobstructed and equipped with a cleaning device. No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other material (which would include frost) upon the front windshield, sidewings, side, or rear windows of vehicle other than papers required to be displayed by non-transpar- - Iall as follows: Lefs Have No Tree Poachers over-suppl- t,- Tactic of Destroying Woman Writes Her Man's Reputation By Innuendo Rapped Impressions Mourning for JFK? Editor Herald: While Of JBS Meeting Editor Herald: It is difficult to follow the "mental gymnastics" engaged in by some members or apologists of the John Birch Society. Let me illustrate: In the September 1963 Bulletin of the society on pp. 140,141, we read "The Politician is neither published by nor distributed by, nor is it even available from, The John Birch Society or any of the Society's divisions or subsidiaries." Now let me quote from a letter written by a prominent leader of the John Birch Society in Salt Lake ". . the only one of the above (publications) that is available from Reed's office in Salt Lake (headquarters of John Birch Society) is 'The . Politician'." Or let us take a statement of rated in the Bulletin mentioned above as one of the "Stars" in the Speakers Bureau. In his pamphlet "The Communist Attack on the John Birch Society" on P.6, he says, charge "Why the the Birchers promote Communist - style front organization! What front organizations? I had heard of none." In W. Cleon Skousen, non-specif- ic that The Blue Book, p. 86, we read: "We would organize fronts little fronts, big fronts, tempor- ary fronts, permanent fronts, all kinds of fronts." Welch then goes on to name a number of the "Committee such fronts of One Million," the "Committee For Withdrawal Of Recognition," and "A Petition To Impeach Earl Warren," and many others. Mr. Dunn talks about the questioning technique proposed by Welch as if it were honest, straightforward questioning to discover a man's viewpoint. If you will reread my quote you will note that Welch said that what he planned was dirty and mean. The questions he would ask are the same kind that Pharisees asked Jesus, not to enlighten but to trap. Unfortunately few men are as skillful as Jesus in handling these dishonest questions. A skillful interrogator can use this technique to destroy a man's reputation by innuendo not by his answers. Of course, Welsh justifies this dishonesty by saying that the Communists are dirtier. To Welch, the end justifies the means. The man is prejudged as a Communist; Birchers are, therefore, justified in using the dirtiest of tactics to destroy him. J. Kenneth Davies Associate Professor Brigham Young Editor Herald: Last winter I was invited to a meeting to hear Reed Benson, coordinator of the John Birch Society for Utah, explain the society. During the evening we received two films of founder Robert Welch delivering speeches to prospective members. I was impressed impressed in same the way as I was exactly when I watched Mr. Khrushchev on television the last two visits he made to our country. Honestly, I am not part of the Communist conspiracy. This may may be using the smear technique, but I- have never been so compelled to equate two people as those two. Mr. Benson left a lasting impression, also. He smiled all the while he explained that Mr. -- Welch believed President Eisenhower played an important role in the Communist conspiracy, and told us that these views would soon be made public. I was also impresed with the information that the John Birch Society is composed of people, and that if I were accepted for membership I would be associating only with mighty fine people. Personally, I'd want to know who my associates would be before I joined any organization, so guess I'll never make it. Jane Tanner 460 E. 1st S. Pleasant Grove, Utah highly-respect- ed Feels Freeway Strip Should Be Opened For Driving Public Editor Herald: Isn't it shameful that the men who get up in the wee hours of the morning, to go to work, to pay the taxes to build the roads, are denied the opportunity of traveling on them because of a few lame brains who abuse the privilege? The alternate 15 Freeway between 12th South in Orem and American Fork has now been closed because of irresponsibles using it as a race track. Why deny those who must gravel morning and night (it does relieve a lot of traffic on State Street) the right to use this highway strip? Whether a road is posted or not there is a law, in the State of Utah, controlling maximum speed limits and anyone violating it is subject to the penalties. If the Highway Patrol would run a few radar checks and suitable fines these could very well riding through the streets of Provo, I was wondering about one thing: How many people are the proud owners of an American flag? The people are always talking about how great a country this is, and how much freedom we have. But during these sad historical days which lay just behind us, I saw and counted t, only five flags flying at own. Too including my many people take their freedom for granted and don't remember the words from our former President: What can YOU do for your country? Notice as the next parade passes by, how many people will salute the flag. We live in constant danger, but must the danger first come before we realize our shortcomings? As we watched television or listened to our radios and were witnesses of everything that happened in Washington I believe we felt united, but just for that short time. Should it be that way? I remember how during World War II everybody Communists, Democrats, Christians, pastors, worked etc., yes everybody the together against enemy of our former Fatherland. I agree with Joel Zabriskie who wrote an article in the mailbag entitled, "Provo Area rapped for Lack of Respect in half-mas- President's Death." E. W. Reys 257 E. 4th N. Directs Questions To Birch Opponent Editor Herald: I should like to ask Mr. Davies why he seems to have under- taken such a vigorous campaign to deprecate and belittle the John Birch Society. Of what is he afraid? If the JBS is really as miserable and rotten, as he would have us believe, will it not die as people investigate it for themselves? Are not ordinary, thinking folk capable of discernment? Or is he afraid that others, both professional and may evaluate the Society differently? Finally, is he trying to give an air of authority to his estimate of the JBS by constantly reminding us of his professional standing? Mary J. Dunn 2791 N. 250 E. al, finance the completion of the rest of the Freeway. Mrs. Erie B. Hatch 1680 S. 50 E. Orem. ors visited our town on bus- iness recently. He phoned to "hello" say and we invited him to dinner. "That was a mistake. First my wife 12. X r bought a new Ruth Millett dress for the occasion and then beau wants to do, it is to make him see how much he missed by not getting her. Likewise, and this too is only human, she wants to let' him see that she did pretty well for ' v " herself. , Your wife was probably hoping against hope that you'd be witty and gay and make it quite obvious that you were very much in love with her, that she had made the right choice. So I hope you covered up your " cold-blood- ed think of approving such a crime, but who are unaware of the effect such talk might have on the disordered brain of a fanatic. We can ill afford to lose our Lincolns and our Kennedys. Neither the free world nor the Communists had anything to gain by such an act. We should beware of all purveyors of hatred, no matter what their pretended motives. Most propaganda may be harmless, but it has a tendency to become vicious and inflame weak minds. No doubt the Chinese stirred some of their people up to want to kill Khrushchev when they called him, "a Bible readg buffoon." I ing, have read many far more things that have been written against President Kennedy by our own people. . psalm-singin- Some 'Leaders' Doing Disservice to the Negro other technical workers, and that qualified Negroes had ever applied for work. But did the Negro leaders advocate a program of development so that qualified Negroes would be available? No, indeed! Their ultimatum to the company was: Lower your job By DAVID GARDNER There is less and less sympathy by more and more whites for the Negro cause. And this is unfortunate because the Ne gro is in need of more sym- pathy than ever before. standards. Not sympa- thy for his ac tions in trying to win accept- - 4 ' ( i ance and It JsZi' i &SmJ e q u a I ity by , but A'LUjr Gardner 1 fo.-ce- sympathy for Mr. his unfortunate position of being misled by unprincipled and unworthy leaders whose only goal is personal gain. These leaders have preached a pie-in-the-s- ky program in which the rank and file Negro is told that he doesn't have any obligation to make a contribution to society, but merely to reap the rewards. The Negro is told that society owes him an education, a job and an opportunity to have a fine home next door to a white man. Never has he been told that he must take some steps to earn such acceptance. In my city, Negroes picketed the electric power company to try to force hiring of more Negroes. Company management explained that the majority of its people were engineers and "third - wheel" corporation in the South gave examinations for typists to 50 Negro girls in a southern city. Not one of the applicants could meet the minimum requirement of typing 40 words a minute. When the girls were offered a free typing course with the understanding that they could again take the test when they gained the necessary skill, only one girl took the course. James J. McFadden, acting commissioner of labor of New York City, summed up the situation clearly when he said: "There's no question about it there is a shortage of qualified Negroes for professional and semifrofessional jobs." ' And Louis E. Lomax, Negro writer and author of a book on the Negro "revolt" substantiates this by stating that Negroes aren't ready. He told a southern Negro audience that they should conduct more study-in- s and fewer Another field in which the "leader" is doing a disservice to the Negro is in trying to convince him that all he needs is complete integration. In effect, what the leaders are really telling the Negro Is that he is an inferior being whose only salvation is In association with the white man. Surely no intelligent Negro would admit that he is unable to acquire an education unless he is sitting among white students. An'i surely no educated Negro would claim that he was inferior just because he attend' ed a segregated school. If these leaders Insist that it Is better to live In a poor house in a white neighborhood than in a good bouse in a Negro dis-- : trict, then they are abandoning all racial pride. y A large 4h Wife Can't Be Blamed for Turning On Charm for Old Beau during his visit she turned on the charm until I wahted to walk out on the two of them. Do you think that was right?" writes a male readei. I wonder how he did expect her to behave. If she lad something attractive --to wear, he might have a legitimate complaint about the new dress, but certainly not about the charm. If there's one thing a woman, any woman, confronted by the sudden appearance of an old I am still shocked by the cowassassinaardly, of the tion young president, a I man whom admired, and trusted implicitly. My mind oes back to the assassination of President Lincoln who was, also the victim of vicious, unrestrained hate and intolerance. Lincoln died to free the slaves, and Mr, Kennedy was in the midrt of a struggle to give the Negroes human dignity. There is a possibility that his killer sought to dramatize himself in the same way as John Wilkes Booth did, but in any case he was an individual influenced by the general aura of hatred for our government which is used so freely by many people who wouldn't It Seems to Me Ruth Millett One of my wife's former suit Bannock County Historical Society Sunday afternoon, but just as we got uptown,the word came that President Kennedy had been killed, and we felt the shock and grief of the rest of the nation. All our dates were cancelled, but we drove on to Fort Hall and Blackfoot, visiting my aid friends Ezra and Ersal Corneillson at Fort Hall, and my sister-in-laUna, and her husband John Call, at Blackfoot Despite inclement weather Elva and her Mercedes Benz got us back in fine shape. Elva and Dr. Bill Oisen are what my wife would call, "spoiling me rotten," but I like It They have invited me to, stay over and go to Montana to have Thanksgiving dimier with Elva'f brother Don, where most of the Detton clan will be assembled, nd her bcluding her paren sister Gladys, and I know that I would feel right at home amontj them, but time presses, and there are limits to imposing on people's hospitality, so I will soon be coming home. well feeling to the best enough to appear advantage as a successful man, a devoted husband and a good host. After all, old beaus don't come around very often. When theyr do, they're good for a wife's morale. 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