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Show I . Pc0 Four FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1961 THE SALT LAKE TIMES THE SALT LAKE TIMES ulahy . Combined with The Salt! Lake Mining & Legal News rearleSS Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah lnfl..AnJ Entered at the postoff ice at Salt Lake City as second IDOepenOeni class matter August 23, 1923 under the act of March 8, NeWSpaper 711 South West Temple Telephone EM 64 I 1 GLENN BJORNN, Publisher "This publication is not owned or controlled by any party, clan, clique, faction or corporation." I Volume 40 Number 43 " " ' County Medical Unit-Wil- l Sponsor Free Polio Clinics To counteract the public com-placency towards polio, the Salt Lake. County Medical Society has outlined a"Do It Now" im-munization campaign to be be-gun the last week in March March 27-3- 1. Members of the Salt Lake County Medical Society will do-no- te their services and $1400 to help secure the needed vaccine, needles and other supplies that will be necessary it make it pos-sible for everyone to avail him-self of protection against the crippling disease. Free clinics will be set up in convenient areas around the county by the Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County Health Depart- - ments, with members of the Salt Lake Medical Society volun-teering their time to give the polio shots free. Dates and loca-tions for the polio clinics will be announced shortly. To make this a truly commu-nity project, any civic minded group is invited to join with the Salt Lake Medical Society in making contributions to the "Do It Now" polio immunization fund. Money will be used for the specific purpose of purchas-ing vaccine and needles and equipment to carry out the pro-gram. This is necessary because funds are no longer available through the National Polio Foun-dation. "There has been an increase in polio cases the cast two years, according to Dr. Chester Powell, president of the Salt Lake Medi-cal Society. Dr. Powell pointed out that the groups with the lowest rec-ord of immunization are pre-school children and adults of all ages. The poor record for adults is blamed partially on the fact that polio shots were first rec-ommended for adults under 40. Experience has proved, however, that the protection is almost as important for adults as children. Some people also have been holding back waiting for oral vaccine. Dr. Powell reports that oral vaccine definitely will not be available for general use for at least a year. Three shots are required to build up maximum immunity to polio. The second shot should follow the first by about one month. The third should come about 7 to 12 months later. This means a full year's program for each individual. Authorities gen-erally agree that a booster shot a desirable one year after the basic three shot program is com-pleted. Doctor sponsored clinics to provide subsequent shots will be part of a continuing program carried out through the Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County De-partments of Health with the aid of the Salt Lake County Medical Society members. This will make it possible for anyone to get maximum polio immunity from the clinics if they are unable to pay for the service. the--II A SIB GRAPEVINE A $23,581 bill from the Metro-politan Water District for water delivered to Salt Lake City for the month of January was ques-tioned this week by Mayor J. Bracken Lee. The mayor re-newed his running battle with the water district by questioning whether water rates to the city should be reduced or eliminated if the district has a surplus on hand. A. Pratt Kesler, U. S. District attorney for Utah for the past eight years, this wek was ap-pointed an assistant attorney general by Utah Attorney Gen-eral Walter L. Budge. His salary will be $10,000 a year. ' A request for a zoning change in Magna to permit construction of a new post office building was turned down this week by the Salt Lake County Commis-sion. Commission Chairman W. G. Larson, who owns the build- - ing presently leased to the Post Office Department, refrained from the voting. However, Com-missioners C. W. Brady and Ed-win Q. Cannon voted against the charge. Recommendation that a pro-posed new Salt Lake City Li-brary be located on the south-west corner or the civic center plaza has been approved by the Citizens Advisory Committee on City Planning and Capital Im-provements. Mayor J. Bracken Lee and Public Safety Commissioner J. K. Piercey this week inspected the Salt Lake City Police and Jail facilities at 244 E. 4th South. Leading the tour was Police Chief L. C. Crowther. and his two assistant police chiefs. Alma O. White of 227 5th Ave. has completed the two year home study diesel, rtactor and heavy equipment course of Interstate Training Service of Portland, Oregon, announces C. E. Green, president. The course, which takes the trainee through every phase of diesel operation, repair and serv-ice, consists of 50 study manuals and includes the highly special-ized fields of truck, tractor and heavy equipment maintenance and service. The governor of Idaho this week vetoed a measure aimed at trading stamps because it "in- - trudes without warrant on the conduct of retail business." In rejecting the bill, Governor Robert E. Smylie said, " I cannot bring myself to believe that the trading stamps are evil and that j the public must, therefore, be j protected." j j Marine Pvt. Eugene Hadden- - j ham, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Merkey of 4836 So. 4680 West, Kearns, , completed four weeks of individual combat training recently at the Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif. The course included the latest i infantry tactics, first aid, demo-litions, field fortifications, and advanced schooling on weapons. Trains learn that Marines are basically infantrymen, whether they serve as cooks, typists, or with aviation units. Farmers Union Chief Returns From Journey to India Douglas Simpson, Utah Farm-ers Union president for the past year.a nd his wife just returned from a six weeks' trip to India. They, along with fifteen other American farm leaders, made the trip under the join sponsorship of Farmers and World Affairs of Philadelphia and the Farmers Forum, India's national farm Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, now back at their farm in Kamas, viewed their experience as one which words could not justly describe. Their visits in Indian villages revealed large families living in one and tw oroom huts. Many had no light, except the glimmer from a lamp burning oil made from mustard plants. The cooking facilities amounted to a cow dung fire burning on the dirt floor, with no chimney or escape pipe for the smoke. "The only food available to these families was what they grew themselves on their farms of three or four acres." However, the Simpsons described the peo- - pie as "wonderful, kind, honest and friendly." Mr. Simpson and and wife felt that the Indian people, generally, have an un-limited respect and love for the United States. They recalled that during one two day period they talked and visted with about 1000 farmers per day. At a fair the Simpsons met with some 60 farmers. Here they were asked questions about how much the American farmer earned, how much he paid his agricultural help. What about the U. S. over production, did we destroy food? What about price supports? Controlled production? Irrigation? How much of each commodity does the U.S. pro-duce per acre? How much milk per cow? How does farm income compare with industrial income? These and many other similar questions were fired at the visit-ors. Also there were many tech-nical questoins about seeds, fer-tilibze- rs, sprays. During their visit the Simp-sons spent several days as guests of one particular Indian farmer in a village near Bombay. His name was Mahendra Sharoff. Mr. Simpson described him as being progressive, wealthy by Indian standards, who had been to the United States as an ex-change student. Farmer Sharoff's two story house was described by the Simpsons as one of the "best" they had seen in seven villages, housing over 10,000 people. Mrs. Simpson felt it was most exceptional in that it had elec-tric lights and running (cold) water. She described the kitchen as a 12' x 14' room with cement floor and a cement block wood sove (wood burning) with small hole in the ceiling for the smoke to escape. The dog with the bone is al-ways in danger. African prov-erb. Jefferon-Jackso- n Dinner (Continued from Page One) tion, to see that the Democratic Party at least in Utah, is still strong and active. ; It must stay that way, .for the job ahead is large and will require lots of effort on the part of all. Vision Vital in Driving This is the season of melting snow banks in northern states and spring showers all over America. It causes street and high-way muck splash on windshields and makes this pleasant time of year ocasionally annoying or often dangerous for many drivers traffic, safety authorities declare. Muddy or streaked windshields sharply reduce seeing ability, as witness findings of the National Safety Council. In a check on vision obstructions on vehicles involved in traffic accidents, the Council reported that 50 per cent of all such accidents involved visibility obscurements such as rain, snow, road splash, etc., on the windshield. The same deadly combi-- 1 nation accounted for 39 per cent of the deaths in such accidents. Ineffective windshield wipers multiply the hazards drivers encounter in bad weather. Surveys by the Highway Visibility show a majority of cars a year or more old have ineffective wiping equipment that merely smears or streaks the windshield, or often fails to wipe at all due to wind lift. This adds to reduced visibility problems. While new model cars are' well equipped with strong wipers which quickly remove blinding obscurements, the problem for most drivers is how to tell their old wipers can cope with the problem before they encounter an emergency. Now thanks to research by automotive safety engineers this dangerous deficiency can be quickly discovered and cor-rected by one or two steps at a service station. As soon as blades start to streak or smear, drivers are advised to ask mechanics to eliminate this hazard. If your car is fairly new, you may simply need new blades, but it is more likely, according to surveys that tension is gone out of the spring in your present wiper arms. The pressure they exert is so weak that even getting new blades may not be sufficient for a clean safe view of the road during rain, snow or "puddle spray" weather. Moss Seeks Inclusion of Salt Lake (Continued from page 1) developed for recreation and scenic use but here was by no means a consensus on how and where the development should be undertaken. Nor was there any general agreement on the extent of the local problems to be met and how, before the development can proceed. There is also the complicating matter of commercial usage of the lake, and of the preservation of the many bird life refuges which line its northern and eastern shore where the Bear, Weber, and Jordan rivers pour the fresh water into the lake." Senator Moss explained that the current session of the Utah State Legislature was consider-ing the establishment of a Great Salt Lake Authority to develop a plan for improvement of the lake area. He quoted a letter from Har-old Fabian, director of the Utah State Park and Recreation Com-mission written to support the inclusion of Great Salt Lake in the Shorelines bill. He wrote: "We are wholeheartedly in favor of the purpose of your bill to establish national shoreline recreation areas. We have al-ready waited to long to do this and the result was that some of our finest areas have gotten away from us altogether, and others are much more difficult to acquire than they would have been some time ago. "The Great Salt Lake is the shore and water area in Utah which has outstanding potential for recreational use and develop- - i ment, and we believe its recrea-tional possibilities warrants its inclusion. We hope you will join Sen. Moss in having the amend-ment become effective." Sen. Moss then said: "Great Salt Lake is one of the most spectacular and unique of the nation's shorelines. It has a historical and geological signifi-cance as well as recreational value. 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