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Show Page Four FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1962 THE SALT LAKE TIMES PK tbe--L EASED GRAPEVINE Salt Lake City's various de-partments which are financed by the general fund, and the water department, now operat-ing as a self-sustain- ed utility, finished their first quarterly fiscal allotments with savings. This was reported this week to the Salt Lake City Commis-sion by City Auditor Louis E. Holley in the first quarterly financial report issue under the new municipal fiscal procedures act. Salt Lake City Postmaster David R. Trevithick has pre-sented special award certificates to seven postal service workers of the Salt Lake area in recog-nition of suggestions and proce-due- s of handling and moving the mails. The awards went to Harry L. Allen Jr., Mrs. Nell Vander Werff, George D. Jensen, Leo-nard Halstenrud, Robert Cross-ly, Frank C. Nebeker and IT A. Syversen. J The Utah State Highway De-partment, responding to pressure from the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads, is preparing to ask Salt Lake County for help in con-trolling home building in ad-vance Of freeway construction. C. Taylor Burton, department director, said this week he has asked his right of way depart-ment to set up a meeting with county officials. The action came after Grant E. Meyer, U. S. Bureau of Public Roads division engineer, urged the state to curb building of new homes on the southeast quadrant of the Salt Lake belt route. The Salt Lake County Librrr will seek an increase in its levy at the next session of the Legislature, Marlon S. Bateman, library board secretary, said this week. He said the source of library revenue has not kept pace with the demands made on the facility. Utah Board of Examiners was described as a "Second Legisla-ture" by members of the Utah Legislative Council who are studying powers and functions of the Examiners. He One-tim- e California governor and Utah State Senator Culbert L. Olson died last week in Los Angeles at 85. A Democrat, he served one term as California governor from 1938 to 1942. He was a native of Fillmore, Utah. A number of towns in Salt Lake County have been unable to qualify for FHA mortgage loans because their water supply is on the "not approved" list of the Utah State Board of Health. Sen. Wallace F. Bennett this week disclosed that arrange-ments have been made which may permit FHA approval of such loans. Communities in the county which have been placed on the "not approved" list include Bac-chus, Riverton, Bingham Can-yon, Camp Williams, Chester-field, Copperton, Draper, Gran-ite and Garfield. Perhaps pure reason without heart would never have thought of God. Lichtenberg. Sen. Bruce Jenkins Defines Issues Of '62 Campaign Senator Bruce S. Jenkins (D. Salt Lake) Democratic candidate for Congress, told the members of a Democratic Study Group meeting at 678 Cortez St. Wed-nesday evening, that peace, eco-nomic stability, full employment and expansion of freedom will be issues of significance in the 1962 campaign. Mr. Jenkins commended the President for bringing the con-cept of "public interest" to the negotiations between Big Steel and the steelworkers. He stated that it was the highest kind of statesmanship. Jenkins stated that more than 60,000 jobs can be created each week in the United States to absorb new entries into the labor market and to provide op-portunities for those persons dis-placed by automation. "Full em-ployment is a national goal which summons all our free en-terprise sysetm to greater effort and greater creativity," he said. "Our national population will reach 208 million by 1970. We will have in excess of a million three hundred thousand people in Utah by 1975," he said. "Jobs must be found. Our people must be trained and have the opportu-nity to put such training to pro-ductive use," he told the meet-ing. 1 THE SALT LAKE TIMES Utah1 i I Combined with The Salt Lake Mining & Legal News FparleSl Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah 1 Entered at the postoffice at Salt Lake City as second Independent class matter August 23, 1923under the act of March 8, Newspaper 7U 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 46 Steel Price Hike Invites Probe Henderson Says Wm. H. (Bill) Henderson, Democratic candidate for Attor-ney General and former chief, Anti-tru- st Division of U. S. De-partment of Justice for Pacific Coast office, told the Duchesne County Organizing Convention that the American people will not tolerate monopoly and price control by private interests. "Competition and free enter-prise are part of our heritage. Therefore, in 1890 the Sherman Anti-tru- st Laws were enacted. Our experience has shown that compettiion and free enterprise are the world's most efficient means of production and distri-bution of goods. "The Administration is ap-parently carefully studying the recent steel price increase, to see if such increase was the re-sult of monopoly power or un-lawful agreements, in violation of the Antitrust laws. The courts have ample power to deal with such threats to our free enterprise. Courts can order injunctive relief such as to dis-solution of combinations, and divestment of stock ownership, as the court did in the recent Du-Po- nt case." TODAY'S EDITORIAL ?V , .m. .. 4 What About Habitual Criminals? The rights of society in many legal jurisdictions today are being trampled in the administration of justice involving habitual criminals. Suspended sentences, paroles and probations are meted out to murderers, rapists and depraved thugs as though they were badges of merit. This "criminal feedback" the mal-administration of rehabilitation procedures is definitely a con-tributing factor in the alarming rise of criminality. Incorrigibles and known repeaters, who have been favored by some form of leniency, flout the laws of the land and make make a mockery of our judicial processes in some areas. Many are barely beyond the confines of prison walls before returning to their bizarre activities. They prey again on the unsuspecting public, and again, law enforcement must ferret them out. Thus the vicious .cycle continues. There is no intent here to question or criticize the valid intent of rehabilitation systems. They are an integral and neces-sary part of our form of government: Certainly the dedicated and conscientious parole and probation officers, faced with in-creasing caseloads and outmoded clemency regulations in many localities, cannot be blamed. The grave fault lies with those who permit such conditions to exist. It is difficult to follow the reasoning of some authorities who seem bent on changing our whole structure to mollify the criminal element. Disinterested prosecutors and overly protec-tive courts tilt the scale of justice in favor of the lawless, and experimentations by some parole officials in prematurely releas-ing habitual offenders defy comprehension. Since the inception of the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugi-tives" program in March, 1950, 167 criminals have been on the list. Of this number, 140 received some form of leniency. More than 21,000 parole and probation violators are listed in the "fugitive stop notices" maintained by the FBI for local police. Criminal reaction to lenient practices is axiomatic. Such treatment is considered an invitation by the gloating hoodlum to renew his life of crime. As if this were not enough, scores of other persons who witness this "soft justice" swing confidently into illegal operations. A distinguished federal judge with almost 40 years' experi-ence on the bench has advised the FBI it is his belief that count-less potential offenders are drawn into crime with the hope that they will not have to face strictly the consequences of their unlawful acts. He feels these individuals gamble on the sporting chance that because others have been lightly dealt with, they will have the same chance of escape. It is indeed unfortunate that more jurists and administrators do not share his insight. The administration of justice goes hand in hand with the fight against criminality. We shall see no abatement in the scourge of lawlessness as long as "soft justice" is the vogue. Our legal machinery in some areas has long since departed from its primary purpose the protection of society. It remains to be -- seen how long the people of the nation will tolerate this injustice. (Reprinted from the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin). Utah Young Demos Attend U. S. Meet A national Young Democratic campaign conference in Chicago was attended by a group of local Young Democrats, who left Utah last Thursday. The delegation was headed by Dwayne Stevenson, state Young Democrat chairman and Mrs. A. H. Miller, national committee-woma- n. Conducted April 13 through 15, at Chicago's Morrison Hotel, the conference was addressed by Congressman Roman Pucinski of Illinois. He spoke on 1962 cam-paign issues. Purpose of the three day con-ference was to prepare Young Democrats for the 1962 political campaigns. Howe Will Head Up Jenkins9 Campaign State Senator Bruce S. Jenkins this week announced that former S t a te Democratic Chairman Richard C. Howe would head up his campaign organization in Salt Lake County. Mr. Howe will be assisted by Mrs. John T. Brewster. Sen. Jenkins is seeking the Democratic nomination for Con-gress in the Second Congres-sional District. He said campaign leaders in other counties in the Second Dis trict would be announced soon. Invitations Issued For Dairy Contest An invitation was extended Wednesday to milk loving girls to enter the 1962 Salt Lake County Dairy Princess competi-tion. Dean Bateman, chairman of the county's committee of the American Dairy Association of Utah, said competition is open to all single young women be-tween the ages of 17 and 25 who are high school graduates. If they graduate this spring, they are eligible. The 1962 county winner will compete in the state finals in November. The county winner will also receive a scholarship to a Utah college, if she meets scholastic requirements. The 1961 Salt Lake County winner, Sally Breinholt, serves as an attendant to the Utah Dairy Princess, Marjorie Garner. Entries for 1962 county com-petition should be mailed to: Dean Bateman, 6605 So. 1300 West, West Pordan. Deadline is May 7. Army Specialist Four Richard L. Gillett completed the 11 --week welding course at the Ordnance School at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. He was trained in oxyacety-len-e and arc welding, blacksmith and armor plating. The 25-ye- ar old soldier is a 1954 graduate of Granite High School and attended the Univer-sity of Utah. His father, Herman Gillett, lives at 575 E. 3610 So. items can make the difference between a good harvest and a meager one. People need to grow too, and in our case the growing season lasts a lifetime. Like the plants, we also need outside help along the way a family and friends with which to grow, and faith, hope and love to guide and strengthen us. Unfortunately most of us take these things pretty much for granted. We assume that they will be there, like all familiar things, when they are needed. We fail to realize thta these in-gredients are needed day in and day out throughout our lives. One good way to encourage the growth of faith, hope and love within ourselves is to worship each week at the church or synagogue of our choice. As the Religion in American Life pro-gram reminds us, prayer offered from the heart strengthens our soul as it prepares us for weathering any storms that may lie ahead. t The Growing Season Planting time is here, and every good gardener and farmer knows the elements that are necessary to raise a healthy crop and time. Each con-tributes; for harvest-sunli- ght, fertile soil, water each is important. In fact, the lack of any one of these |
