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Show Page Four FRIDAY, JULY 14, ,1961 THE SALT LAKE TIMES j j THE SALT LAKE TIMES 1 Combined with The Salt Lake Mining & Legal Newt earleSS Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah Entered at the postoffice at Salt Lake City as second lOdCPCOdeilt cIass matter August 23, 1923 under the act of March 8, 1879 II ieWSDaper 711 South West Temple Telephone EM I GLENN BJORNN, Publisher "This publication is not owned or controlled by any party, clan, clique, faction or corporation." Volume 41 Number 7 Series Explains Public Notices Public notices, or legal adver-tising appear in this and other newspapers regularly, as pro-vided under the laws of all of the states. These notices are a part of the basic right of the people to know what their gov-ernment does with tax money under the American system. Copyright 1961 By James E. Pollard FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (No. 29 in a Series) Much has been made in the United States in recent years about freedom of information or the people's right to know. Agitation over the principle in-volved grew out of an increasing trend toward secrecy in govern-ment. This has been true at both the national and state levels. Part of this tendency toward secrecy grew out of World War II and the undeclared Korean war and what followed. Some of this could be defended at the time because national" security demanded- - it. But this attitude of mind on the part of bureau-cracy and officialdom continued long after any real record for recrecy had passed. This ten-dency was reflected, for example in such elementary matters as local school boards meeting be-hind closed doors. Reaction to the policy of need-les secrecy in public or official matters took several forms. One was the passage in a number of states of so-call- ed "open meeting laws." Freedom of information committees were set up by the American Society of Newspaper the people to know, especially where their individual or col-lective rights are at stake. It is no accident that it is invariably the local newspaper of paid gen-eral circulation that serves as the chief medium for the publication of such notices as provided by law. Editors, by the professional jour-nalism society of Sigma Delta Chi, and by various state news-paper associations. The fight for freedom of in-formation is related directly to the principle underlying public notice or legal advertising. This too, rests upon the basic right of '"Tea sed GRAPEVINE 1 Mrs. Alice Taylor Sheets Smoot, 84, widow of Sen. Reed Smoot of Utah, died Tuesday in her apartment in Hotel Utah. Death was attributed to natural causes. Final approval ,of a capital improvements program was vot-ed this week by the Citizens Ad-visory Committee on City Plan-ning and Capital Improvements. The program was presented to the Salt Lake City Commission. The report carried the same recommendations which were tentatively approved a week ago. They call for a $17.5 million bond issue to finance the im-provements. General contract for $1,156,-00- 0 was awarded Jensen Con-struction Co. this week by the Salt Lake City Board of Educa-tion for construction of a gym-nasium, swimming pool and li-brary addition to South High School. Residents of Salt Lake City will vote this November on whether or not the city's water will be fluoridated. The City Commission made the vote test certain this week by tabling a petition bearing 8,936 qualified voters signatures demanding the city fluoridate its water. Mayor J. Bracken Lee, who expressed a strong opposition to fluorida-tion said he felt it was a matter for the voters to decide. Other commissioners agreed. Third District Judge Merrill Faux this week notified J. Mayor Bracken Lee that calling a grand jury to "investigate city government" would be "prema- ture at this time." Salt Lake City Commission has agreed to pay $38,741 in architect's fees due to the firm of Harold K. Beecher Associates. At the same time the commis-sion accepted a contract clarifi-cation with the firm which com-mitted the city to pay the archi-tects an additional $50,436 in fees should the proposed bond issue for capital improvements fail to pass. A total of 717 Canada geese had been banded on the Utah marshes by department of fish and game biologists as this an-nual program came to a close last week. This compares with 608 geese banded in 1960 with the increase in numbers being credited to an increased effort to band seg- ments of the state's goose popu- lation of which little is known. Using airboats to reach the molt-ing adult and flightless young birds, the department employees worked marshes at the Public Shooting Grounds, Ogden Bay, Farmington Bay, Redmond lake, Wales Reservoir, Bicknell Bot-toms, Mona Reservoir and Koo-share- m Reservoir. The last three named areas had not previously been included in the banding program. "Kind Lady" Begins Run on July 18 The world of art becomes an important part of a mystery drama in the upcoming Univer-sity of Utah production "Kind Lady." Set in aworld "object d'art," Macksene Rux, the star of the local production becomes the object of deceit and careful cornering of fateful plots. Be-cause her home is filled with beautiful paintings a young man, to be played by Phillip Peterson, forces his presence into the home eventually taking complete con-trol of the activities and the income. As one sees the extremes in art pieces, so one will see ex-tremes in the characters who work themselves through the plot of this original Hugh Wal-pol- e short story. A family of lower London eccentrics become the servants of the household. A woman with little sense or presence of mind makes the hor-ror of the situation more tense. A doctor who is nothing but a sneak by trade adds his flavors to the series of events. Ralph Margetts, director of the production, claims this to be the best of mystery dramas. It is always current because of its element of fear. The dramatist has wormed his presence into the feeling of every onlooker, just as he has developed the master characters. "Kind Lady" is to be seen at Playbox Theatre July 18 to 22. Tickets can be purchased at Zion Bookstore downtown or Sugar House. L The Kennedy Administration's Defense Actions (Continued from Page One) To increase mobility of our limited war forces, planned procurement of troop carrier aircraft in Fiscal Year 1962 has been stepped up from 50 to 129, and a large contract has been let for the design of a new jet troop carrier plane. Training of special forces in guerilla tactics and techniques has been considerably increased. Procurement of modern conventional weapons has been stepped up so that our troops in the field can be supplied with up-to-da-te weapons and equipment at an early date. Authorized Marine Corps manpower has been increased. Modernization of Navy ships most of which were built 20 or more years ago has been accelerated. To increase the capacity and security of our nuclear deter-rent against major war. Our Polaris submarine program has been stepped up. Twice as many Polaris will be started in Fiscal Year 1961 as had been planned by the previous administration. For FY 1962 an additional 10 Polaris will be constructed. These steps will provide a total Polaris fleet of 29 in commission by 1964 three years sooner than previously planned. to convince the Kremlin that the United States is willing to risk war. There are proposals to keep every avenue of peaceful negotiation open, but these are differences in emphasis, not in objective. In the country as a whole there seems no substantial party willing to avoid the risk at the price of capitulation. What seems to bother the administration is whether the public fully understands the gravity of the situation. There is a much grimmer under-curre- nt in Washington than appears yet in the country as a whole. Gravity of Berlin Situation Now a test of nerves with the Soviet Union over Berlin has begun in which President Kennedy's hand will be as strong as his support from the public. Few people like to face or write about the ultimate stake in this test, nuclear war, but it is toward that brink that events could move. In the next five months history may depend on the mood of the American people. Will Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev quail? Will our President, Mr. Kennedy, quail? There is little said by leaders in Washington which indicates any sign of retreat. On the contrary, the administration seeks To Know, To Act - That's Health Too A fever can be killed by drinking whiskey. A communicable disease can be inherited. Raw beefsteak reduces the swelling of a black eye. Each of those statements is false, and yet half of all college freshmen questioned over the past 25 years thousands of them by Dr. H. Frederick Kilander, professor of education at New York University, said they were true. Does this indicate a breakdown in health education? To a large measure, yes, according to Dr. Kilander. He told the Research Council of the American School Heath Association, "Few individuals are adequately informed in all of the various areas of health knowledge to be able to act wisely for his own personal ned. Older adults continue to hold onto many mis-conceptions. A college education per se does not necessarily add to the health information of college students." Even health knowledge is valueless unless it is acted upon. The U.S. Public Health Service reported recently that because of broad public failure to use new research findings, each year 40,000 persons die of cancer, 20,000 die of rheumatic heart diseases, and millions more suffer needlessly from other ailments. It is a costly time lag, and combined with inadequate health education in too many schools, it may well signify our society's greatest waste. i Weed's 1TkA Bourbon BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY FOR HARRY J. WONNACOTT Wednesday, July 19, will be tne 8th birthday anniversary of Harry J. Wonnacott, 1150 West-minster Ave., who was born in London, England, in 1874. He is a member of the LDS Church. Mr. Wonnacott has been a member of Carpenters Union Local 189. His wife has passed away. |