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Show Page Eight FRIDAY, IANUARY 6, 1961 THE SALT LAKE TIMES Kenned Choice for Secretary Wins Support of Many Farmers made his first bid for state of-fice in an unsuccessful race for Attorney General. Not in the least discouraged by his first political defeat, he ran for governor two years later, in 1952, and again was defeated. Still a political optimist, he ran again in 1954 and was elected. He was re-elect- ed in 1956 and 1958, but campaigned so hard for the election of Mr. Kennedy that he lost his own race by the margin of 23,000 votes. Like President-elec- t Kennedy, Mr. Freeman served in the Paci-fic during World War II. He joined the Marines shortly after graduation from college, ad-vanced to the rank of major, stopped a Japanese bullet with his jaw, spent months in a hos-pital and was decorated. He wanted to become Attorney General in the Kennedy Cabinet but when that job was denied him he accepted the Agriculture post with some misgivings. His friends warned him the job was a "political dead end street." Mr. Freeman likes to make speeches in which he quotes the late Dr. Albert Einstein. He talks mainly about social welfare, ed-ucation for retarded children, civil rights and medical care for the aged. President-elec- t John F. Ken-nedy's choice for Secretary of Agriculture is drawing consider-able praise from large segments of agriculture. What kind of man is he? Columnist Clinton Davidson describes him thusly: The man named by President-elect John F. Kennedy as his Secretary of Agriculture is a city boy who won a Phi Betta Kappa key and a football letter at Min-nesota University just over 20 years ago. Orville Lothrop Freeman rose from babysitter for the children of Sen. Hubert Humphrey in Minneapolis to three times gov-ernor of his state, and then to nomination as a member of the President's cabinet. In a state where political of-fice seekers are either regarded as "liberal" or unsuccessful poli-ticians, Mr. Freeman has been a remarkable successful young man. He is bright, energetic and ambitious. He fits in nicely with the Ken-nedy program for surrounding the Presidency with youthful in-tellectuals, with just a seasoning of older, more experienced men to give the administration bal-ance. Mr. Freeman at 42 is five years younger than the average age of Cabinet members. He was elect-ed governor of Minnesota at the age of 36, to become one of the youngest chief executives in the history of the state. Although trained as at attor-ney Mr. Freeman has been more active in politics. At the age of 30 when most attorneys are just getting started in practice, he Kennedy Choice for Secretary Wins Support of Many Farmers Six Utah Democrats were be-ing mentioned this week as pos-sible appointees to the $16,000 a year post of United States At-torney for Utah. Traditionally the post goes to a faithful member of the party victorious in a national election. The six Utah attorneys who have been mentioned most fre-quently include William H. Hen-derson, the party's unsuccessful candidate for attorney general in November; State Chairman Wil- - liam T. Thurman; Oscar W. Mc-Conk- ie, the personal representa-tive for President-elec- t John F. Kennedy before and after his nomination; D. Frank Wilkins, former deputy Salt Lake County Attorney under Sen. Frank E. Moss; Joseph Fratto, Salt Lake City Attorney and member of the legal staff of the Utah House of Representatives; and J. Duffy Palmer, Clearfield, deputy Davis County attorney. The post now is held by Re-publican A. Pratt Kesler, whose term expires Jan. 27. The United States attorney job is a presidential appointment re-quiring Senate confirmation. Mr. Kesler was state Republican chairman when he was appoint-ed in 1953. Brief Ceremonies Launch a New State Administration In brief ceremonies at the Utah State Capitol Monday the state's Republican dominated adminis-tration was sworn in. There were few changes from the administration which has governed the state for the past four years. Only Democrat sworn in was Sharp M. Larsen, who succeeds Sherman J. Preece, a Republican as state treasurer. Mr. Preece succeeded Sid Lambourne, also a Republican, as state auditor. Chief Justice J. Allan Crockett swore in Justice Lester A. Wade as chief justice and then Chief Justice Wade sworn in Justice Crockett for a 10-ye- ar term. Others sworn in were Gov. George D. Clyde for his second term; Secretary of State Lamont F. Toronto, also a second termer; Walter L. Budge, who had been appointed attorney general, be-gan his first term as an elected official, and Justice E. R. Callis-te- r began a 10-ye- ar term on the Supreme Court. Rep. Peterson Honored At Capitol Reception X ' 1 t f,t ' ' flap ' t A jf '4 K' J''. ?V ' J ' 't v" C " "'"'ki 4 if ' ' t ! ,1 v f yJ n 1 ,s jmK '. - : ' I REP. M. BLAINE PETERSON Rep. M. Blaine Peterson, Og-de- n, was honored Tuesday at a reception shortly after he took the oath of office at Utah's new member of the United States House of Representatives. Rep. Peterson was honored at a reception given by other mem-bers of the Utah Congressional delegation, Sen. Frank E. Moss and Sen. Wallace F. Bennett and Rep. David S. King. The reception was held in the Old Supreme Court Chambers in ihe capitol. Mr. Peterson, a Democrat, suc-ceeds Rep. Henry A. Dixon,vwho did not seek reelection from the state's First. Congressional ' Dis-trict. The Petersons, who arrived in the capital last week, are' guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bell until they obtain a home of their own. BJ NOT MUCH NEED . FOR THEM... WITH A GOLD MEDALLION I jj ; HOME - I f ' ' ' Planning a new home for 1961? 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These notices are a part of the basic right of the peotle to know what their gov-ernment does with tax money under the American system. Copyright 1960 By James E. Pollard LIMITED ACCESS HEARING (No. 3 in a Series) In a large Midwestern city a public hearing was held in city council chambers in connection with the establishment of an important new viaduct as a limit-ed access project. The news paper story on the hearing said it was "just a formality since it had already been determined the viaduct would be limited access. But there was more to it than this. Actually the hearing legal-ly cleared the way for the city to appropriate nearly a score of properties required for the proj-ect right of way. At the time, the city was still negotiating for four valuable railroad properties that were necessary to the proj-ect. As of that moment the city and the railroads were nearly $1,000,000 apart on a price for these properties. If negotiations did not lead to agreement the hearing made it possible for the city to proceed to condemn the properties. In time, however, the problem was solved and the city got the necessary property with-out condemnation. Public hearings on proposed budgets, the letting of contracts and other meetings concerning public business are often poorly attended or get little attention. But this is the fault of the public and not of the law. As with public notices, or legal advertising, such hearings are part of due process. Both are important to the public as well as to the parties immediate-ly concerned. Their use, as re-quired by law, is a matter of protecting public or individual rights, or both. |