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Show LIBRARY ......coClTY Of UTAH PERIODICAL DIVISION UNWw--t' , l uuxvEHS I1Y LIBRARY rrpl 3 1950 UHIVESITY OF LTAII CITY 12 AC SALT LAKE CITY I!' cs L- - C k j!' SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1960 Utah Weekly Publishers Date Annual Convention at Hotel Utah Steel Corp., will be the speaker at the luncheon on Saturday. His subject will be "Pardon me, but your public relations are show-ing." During the annual business meeting of the Utah State Press Association in the afternoon Sat-urday, a special program has been prepared for the ladies. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Russon will give a reading of the New York stage comedy "The Anniversary Waltz." The 62nd annual convention of the Utah State Press Associa-tion will be held Friday, Satur-day and Sunday at the Hotel Utah. Weekly Publishers from all parts of the state will be in Salt Lake for three days of shop talks, luncheons, banquets, and to renew acquaintance with other publishers, their families, and friends. Publishers representing virtu-ally every town in Utah will begin activities with an open Convention delegates and their friends will enjoy dinner and dancing on the Roof Garden at the Hotel Utah Saturday night. Ed Arnold, Mergenthaler Lino-type Corp., will be the speaker. For the Sunday morning devo-tional exercises the convention delegates will attend the Taber-nuacl- e Choir broadcast and the "Spoken Word" in the Mormon Tabernacle. Following the broad cast Edmund C. Arnold, type design expert, will conduct his famous "Shirtsleeves Clinic" on newspaper makeup. The annual Awards luncheon will conclude the 62nd annual convention. house Friday night in the Jade room of the Hotel Utah. All As-sociate members of the USPA and friends are invited to attend. Saturday will be a full day of activities with talks on Coopera-tive advertising by Ralph Pitts, Graybar Electric; Grocery ad-vertising by Claude Purles, As-sociated Food Stores; Legal ad-vertising, Ken Chamberlain, Dis-trict Attorney of the 6th Judi-cial District; Panel discussions will be conducted on "How-t- o ge the most out of Classified Ad-vertising?" and "Politics and . Publishers." Arthur R. McQuiddy, district director of public relations, U.S. Ira Huggins, Ogden Attorney, Seeks Governor Nomination .; ;;;.;:!: ed and elected, to build upon the firm foundation laid for a great state by our courageous and energetic pioneer forefathers. "I am convinced that Utah is entering an era of spectacular growth and increase in material . wealth, if a proper atmosphere is developed and maintained within which such growth can flourish. It is my belief that in order to develop the kind of at-mosphere for such growth all segments of our lawful society must be enabled and encouraged to play their proper parts in the development of the whole economy of our state and that no segment of our population should be given any undue ad-vantage or impediment in doing so. I am unalterably opposed to playing one segment of our pop- - IRA A. IIUGGINS The fourth Democrat this week announced he will seek the nom-ination for Governor. y - Ira A. Huggins, Ogden attor-ney and former member and president of the Utah State Sen-ate, is the candidate. Others in the race include William A. Barlocker, mayor of St. George; Rep. Sheldon R. Brewster, speaker of the Utah House of Representatives, andl Sen. Alonzo F. Hopkin, veteran state senator and Rich County rancher. In his announcement Mr. Hug-gin- s said: "I have decided to enter the race for Governor upon the en-couragement of friends in the state. I consider it a high honor to be invited to seek that office. "I am mindful that the office of Chief Executive is not only an honor but is surrounded with great responsibilities which call for vigorous energy and courage on the part of the occupant. It would be my desire, if nominat- - ulation against another, for the advantage or disadvantage of either, that they should all be regulated within reasonable limits but wot corvtr oiled, by gov-ernment. "I believe that 'man can be free, that political processes can in truth be democratic only when and only because the state is not free.' I believe the state can play an important part in our whole economy by inviting and encouraging the use of the conference table in settling dis-putes, not under government threat but with its blessing. "At the risk of being accused of "Me-tooism- ," I believe that our taxing system must be care-fully scrutinized. I am sure we all realize the necessity for taxes that government might func-tion in its proper sphere, but when taxes become so high that people are encouraged to be dis-honest in an effort to retain suf-ficient of their income to provide a decent living for themselves, sincere and conscientious efforts should be made to at least avoid (Continued on page 8) Demo Vice Chairman Blasts Nixon at Western Conference Utah Democrats attending the recent Western Democratic con-ference in Albuquerque, N. M., heard a number of outstanding party officials speak. One of the most widely ap-plauded talks came from Mrs. Katie Louchheim, vice chairman of the Democratic National Com-mittee. In part the vice chairman said: "Now I would like to found a large society with a long name: The DLFWH The Democratic League for Former Wearers nf the Hairshirt. The only mem-bership requiremen twill be a strong conviction that the party can win in 1960 and win Big! Anybody here want to join? "The other day I read in the Washington newspapers that the Republicans threw a very fancy party for one of their new press agents. When somebody re-marked on the elaborate food, a Republican spokesman said the spread was "worthy of Demo-crats in the days they held the White House and the Republi-cans were serving nothing but cheese. "In terms of national policy I'm sure you agree the Repub-licans have gone right on serving (Continued on page 5) Humphrey Campaign Increases As Senator Barnstorms Nation did much to shape the remainder of the Fifties. It set in motion a unilateral cut back of America's defense forces, with the result that we embark on th esummit talks of the 1960s not militarily supreme, but second best in a variety of fields. "A bigger bang for a buck" was the slogan designed to justify the stripping of our conventional military strength. Massive re-taliation was used to comfort Americans who sensed, but were never told that the power of the Soviet Union was growing ever more complex and subtle. "1953 marked the beginning of an era in which programs and solutions were not measured in the size of the problems to be solved, but were tailored to fit the economic strait jacket we had designed for ourselves. . "The foreign aid program well victim to the fixed budget phil-osophy as the Secretary of the The vigorous campaign of 'Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey for the Democratic presidential nomina-tion is continuing to gain support throughout the nation. The Minnesota senator has been speaking in all sections of the country and reports indicate his strength is gaining as a result. Typical of the senator's re-marks are those he delivered recently to the National Press Club in Washington. In that ad-dress the candidate, who spoke recenly in Utah said: "Today, I don't want to discuss Politics, 1960. I wash to talk about Policies for the Sixties. "As we enter the 1960's, I see America adrift, with much of her enormous reservoir of en-ergy, power and good will un-tapped unused. "There are powerful currents in the world today, but they are not currents of our making or Treasury became a controlling voice in the fashioning of our foreign policy. We appeared to the world to become a nation that cared more for dollars than for human welfare. "In the name of fiscal respon-sibility, an administration that knew the cost of everything and the value of nothing shattered the great pattern of American world leadership. "Here at home during the 50's, the number of school children (Continued on page 4) liking. They are currents that sweep us along. We are the vic-tim, not the shaper of events. Just four decades ago, at the dawn of the 1920's, America en-tered upon the 'age of normalcy.' Thirty three years later, in 1953, America entered a new era: the 'age of complacency.' "A profound change came over the American government. The decision was made to confine the solutions to the problems of the 1950's within rigid, artificial budgetary walls. That change Democrats and COP Chart Mass Meetings For Monday Evening Democrats and Republicans alike will conduct mass meetings Monday night. Leaders of both parties have urged members to attend. Some Democratic meetings are expected to produce contests stemming from individual can-didacies for major office. The Democrats have four candidates for the governor nomination. Convention delegates will be elected during the mass meet-ings. TODAY'S EDITORIAL Johnson to Speak At J-- J Banquet Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson this week agreed to speak at the Utah Democratic Jefferson-Jackso- n Day dinner April 12 in Salt Lake City. The. dinner, a top fund raising event, will take place in the evening following the party's organizing convention that day. A Lesson From Two Presidents In their words as in their lives, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln expressed those ideals which Americans prize highly to this day. One of their most cherished images that has come down to us illumed by time pictures them as men of faith and servants of God. President Washington, whose undaunted spirit set the tone for the nation in all the dacades since, summed up his religious feelings in these words: "We have abundant reason to rejoice that in this land the light of truth and reason has triumphed (Contimied on Page Foot) Demo 'Candidate' Sen. Symington To Speak in S. L. Sen. Stuart Symington, Demo-crat of Missouri, will address the Friday meeting of the Utah Farmers Union Friday afternoon in the Newhouse Hotel. The senator is an "unannounced candidate" for the Democratic presidential nomination. He will stop in Salt Lake City en route to a speaking engage-ment in Idaho. |
