| Show 1 WINT I 1 if 0 I 1 1 I 1 commentary FROM FRON washington rat q A pac peace peace but there ii Is no pac peace the world waits anxiously this week tor for news hat that final peace negotiations haven been agreed to in korea but even as our truce ne negotiators otia tort meet at the peace ta table bye in ti some of the blood bloodiest lest battles 0 of rage throughout korea also we are faced with the thearo aro even though we may achieve peace insofar as pap paper e r negotiations are concerned I 1 it t i Is peace ce without victory or honor we are faced with the trani ironical cai dilemma ot of having our enemies agree to the terms of the t truce ce but pot our ouy alies alles the south koreans the people we were 5 supposedly oed ly fig lighting keople t ting to lib liberate irate d disagree agre violently and W threaten caten to fight on in spite of any agreement win fhe ha north kor cans eai and chinese it may seem a bitter bul bill to sw swallow Alow that three years ears ofa of bloody war have brought brought Us only pt 9 stalemate but peace will save needless loss bf thousands of amerl american n servicemen and v save further expenditures IH 14 a homow cause it emphasizes pha pho sizes ancara once again that this was abarin w btuch ch we should never k have become embroiled and would not if it harryj harry truman anan had not usurped the power vested in congress to decla declare war which he termed only ollya a police 1 action in Korea D L f per page P problems i one of the problems on which I 1 receive a great deal ot of mall man Is in regard to the appointment of postmasters and rural mail carriers some people have hav eithe i the mistaken idea that these positions are sti stil lunder the spoils system but since 1936 the appointment lent of all AU postal employees C hw hals b been en governed arned b by X ta ciau service A congressman does doe shave have same deac in a it poet post masters or cc nu rum matt maa camera carriers in that he can select any one of the top du persona who receive the VW scorn in the ft CS examination ana beyond that point to however wever he Is to strictly without to make inake any rg and ell an postal clerk end other 0 er post office worker workers av axe selected by iby the cavil service di 41 pertly truro 4 1 established as a result of eom are still a number of post postmasters most who were appointed prior to 1039 1036 wo did not quality through a i civil service examination A new bill has been introduced in cot congress agress which will if enacted compel icem these individuals to be dismissed or to COMI compete ate in a Is competitive examination open to other residents in the area served withe by the post office tica av approximately aix six to beven seven hosband hoU Band poet ost M offices free I 1 throughout ut the u S will toe be affected it if this bul bill up sinca SWO taking in january I 1 have nominated either acting or nt sIn the foil following utah cities dry bryce canyon fort fart ducheane Duch cane garden city Han krAle hay den jenon laketown Lake town un liw va wood luean new yo providence Sold soldiers lees tf st C george and nd latua t mony money worth more costs to lus less 1 the american d dollar ollar which has haq shrunk in value from cents purchasing power dower in 1 1990 9 39 to a low of 53 cents will soon purchase more goods under the bound sound money policies being formulated by the treasury de artmen tv at A the same time however Eo lo wever 1 thel cost t of producing or ir printing our curren currency ew will I 1 be considerably reduced this has been wen accomplished by installation ion of new now equipment anda andi modernization program within thin the bureau of J engraving gravin and printing which will ill resu result jt in a savings of approximately 3 5 million every year mrs ivy baker priest treasurer of the united states who halls hails from bountiful utah assures us that her signature on the US i cur demcy has nothing w i to do n its is in increased ceased value or lower cost of producing producing but it sure does loo look good to see a familiar and trusted name on our dollar bills after so to many years of new deal phoney money local boy makes mak good recently ahad I 1 had the opportunity 1 to appeal appear as a guest iguest on a C CBS S television program here in washington the j master of ceremonies on the program which has a very me high g listener amr rating Is mark austad Au atad formerly of ogden utah and who will be remembered in utah as aa form erf eri chief chiel announcer 4 at radio station in Salt Lake mark 1 who uses the professional name of hark evans in connection with his radio and tele vision awk haa hue really ade baade foode and aw ds da one washington r tail 0 who has achl achieved eved success without aw cost ast dst of the taxpayers whish 7 oh in itself la 1 an achievement here in the ft nations cavite Capi toil J 1 I have been amazed at the number of utahna who reside here in wash englon i because I 1 had expected we would only have a a handful of people from the beehive state the latest figures firm from the census bureau show that approximately washington fans lans list utah as their former or legal residence so even though we may be a long way from the state of utah we have plenty of friends and neighbors and con coo 00 sharing haring experiences with us here in the halb halls of con gress ess ample empl bl medical edical car cate for tar 1 veterans many utah veterans andret and veteran organizations have expressed concern in recent weeks over the effect VA the ad administrations mints trat ions ed economy edmy MY maht hamzo have upon operation ai of veterans hoe t a and nd providing other benefits to lo ex ser 4 last week weer congressman john phillips chairman of the house appropriations committee gave a speech i on the floor of the house which should dispel all au fears and doubts and assure everyone aoe that ahat U S veterans evetie w U receive top priority treatment in every category cate category congress will win appropriate appropriate gorl 4 1 to 0 o provide brov benefits in fiscal year yearn 1054 1954 Ibb amounts to an average expenditure in ex cess 0 of vals tal for every veteran U according to V A spokesmen esmen should adequately meet in every aced of our ex ser sev vi cemen congress adopted a this year in pre preparing parin the a veterans appropriation bill ill VA representatives were coin cittee and asked ked to lub submit stilt fix uro ures x tw the in maximum arimura a number of hospital cods led could be gulped and wa operated in 1015 1934 the VA w thu this figure at which 4 14 considerably more patients pat lents than ever cared for in inva VA hospitals in any prior year the VA stated that the operation of these beds could be accomplished at an expense of 53 and the committee t tee has recommended and awill I will vote for this ap when this bul MR carnes before the Hou sefor consideration thia is lif eix six million dollars snare for bation than man was recommended under the theold old budget estimate national cfall veteran organizations aereal I 1 ai giov 0 41 consulted bulted lin in formulating the 1034 1954 val VA appropriation and they am ro reported to have concurred and expressed satisfaction with the bums sum recommended athe the VA adget budak ud get i li i to in building bull dini sn igloo th ao cepter eskimo method if is to anish the job ab from before a apor is 1 made the owner of the new home then thin must chop hi his ausy V ar out i |
