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Show PAGE TWO 4fe PROVO (UTAH) SUNDAY "HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 22, 1938 IJbertr throatfk all the land" The Liberty Bell The Herald Emy Afternon (Except Saturday) and Kaaday XoralnK Published by the Herald Corporation. 60 South First West Street, Provo, Utah. Entered as second :lass matter at the postofflce in Provo, Utah, under :he act of March 3, 1879. Oilman, Nicol & Ruthman, National Advertising representatives. New.. York, San Francisco,. Detroit, Boston, L.08 Angreles, Chicago. Member United Press, N. E. A- Service, Western Features and the Scrlpps League of Newspapers Subscription . terms by carrier in Utah county, FiO cents the month, $3.00 for six months, in advance; $5.75 the "year in advance; by mail in county $5.00; outside county $5.75 the year in advance.. The kingdom of God is the only monarchy that is free from despotism. C. Simmons. And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you. Joshua 22:2. Single 5-Year Term For President The latest plan advanced along the line of single terms for the president of the United States is the proposal to limit the tenure of the high office to one term of five years. If the incumbent is a good president, five years is long enough to burden him with the cares of the office. If he is a poor president, five years is probably all the country can stand. Such a plan, it is argued, will bring presidential elections elec-tions on off-years, keeping incompetent men from riding into in-to office on the coat-tail of the president. The five-year term would enable the president to devote all his time to the affairs, of government instead of main-. main-. faining his political fences and catering to the political bosses boss-es for re-election. It would give him freedom of action to do the thing that is best for the people with no thought of political poli-tical considerations. It's an idea that deserves consideration. Who knows that such a plan may not be brought to the front one of these days by one of our major parties. It's worth considering. It Looked Bad In 1857, Too It is pretty cold comfort, when you are feeling blue, to be told that other people have felt blue before and have got over it. But if you can be shown that these other people felt blue in exactly the same way you do, had the same reasons rea-sons you have for thinking they would never feel any better, and yet somehow did win through to sunny optimism once more well maybe that would help a little. The publishing house of Harper and Brothers the other day dug up an editorial from Harper's Weekly, printed on Oct. 10, 1857; and for one reason and another the thing makes especially interesting reading right now. "It is a gloomy moment in history," lamented the editor in 1857. "Not for many years not in the lifetime of most men who read this has there been so much grave and deep apprehension; never has the future seemed so incalculable as ' at this time. "In our own country there is universal commercial prostration pros-tration and panic, and thousands of our poorest fellow-citizens are turned out against the approaching winter without employment and without the prospect of it. "In France the political cauldron seethes and bubbles vvith uncertainty ; Russia hangs as usual, like a cloud, dark and silent upon the horizon of Europe; while all the energies, resources and influences of the British Empire are sorely tried, and are yet to be tried more sorely, in. coping with the vast and deadly, disturbed relations in China.,K The editor went on at considerable length in this vein, and his conclusion was that times were parlous and that there was little hope in this world; but vif he lived long . enough he assuredly saw the storm clouds of 1857 dissipated and came out into a world wherein a man could be fairly ;satisf ied with the present and decently hopeful about the future. The interesting thing abbut it, of course, is the fact that you would need to change only a half dozen words or so in . order to make that old Harper's Weekly screed perfectly timely for use today. . Once again we live amid "grave and deep apprehension." Once again the future has "seemed incalculable." Once again we suffer from "commercial prostration and panic." The French political cauldron is seething and bubbling again. Russia is still a dark cloud, the British empire is still in a tight place andso on and so on, sentence by sentence. But somehow the world did live though 1857 and the dire events which lay on lS57's horizon, and became a lietter and happier' place. Is one being a fatuous optimist to suggest that we shall ultimately be able to say the same thing of 1938 and its troubles ? I Was Thinking By EX3II5 O. GABROIX OF AIR MAIL WEEK I was thinking, since this is Air Mail week, of the first flying messenger that winged through the blue. He was Mercury, the messenger of the gods. He was according to mythology, an interesting in-teresting person, the prince of story tellers, a wonderful orator, and a great athlete. He was noted for his shrewd bargains and his white lies. He was the god of shepherds, the protector of heralds and travelers, and a guide of souls in their journey v to the Lower World. But it is as the first air messenger that we chiefly remember re-member him today. He was associated asso-ciated by the Romans with the qualities of strength, keenness of wit and liking for adventure, which are essential characteristics of a successful modern mail flier. This messenger of the gods is represented as a handsome young man, wearing winged sandals and often a winged cap and a staff about which two serpents are twined. Many poets have sung of him. Shakespeare calls attention to him in "Hamlet." "The herald Mercury New lighted light-ed on a heaven-kissing hill." Arwd Keats' "Endymion" contains con-tains these lines: Foot-feathered Merucury appear'd sublime Beycnd the tall tree tops; and in less time Than shoots the slanted hailstorm, hail-storm, down he dropp'd Toward the ground; but rested not, nor stopp'd One moment fiom his home; only the sward He with his wand light touch'd, and heavenward Swifter than s'pht was gone-4 In the early day of aviation news papers and magazines contained many references to Mercury. The following is a poem from the Chicago Chi-cago Tribune written on the occasion oc-casion of the first attempt in America to carry letters through the air. xhc author is Minna Irving. THE AERIAL MAILt Hail! hail! to the aerial mail As it speeds through the vast blue dome, Where the winds are wild and the clouds up-piled Roll away from the planes like foam. A fig for the dove with her missive miss-ive of love, And the train on the track below. And the liner churning the sea to yeast, They are all of them now too slow. The messenger fast of the gods of the past Has taken the wings from his feet And tied them, behold! to a wonderful won-derful car, Shining and splendid, and fleet. Twenty-four cents for an air-plane stamp Shatters the time table's fetters, And Mercury capped and goggled and strapped, Is waiting to carry our letters. And now it is no longer "twenty-four cents." For six cents, during dur-ing the week, a postal airplane carried a letter and lines for a song' from me to Professor Will Hanson in New York City. Within four days, the words had been clothed in a garment of beautiful music by Professor Hanson and were back in Provo ready for the singers who will give the song in the B. Y. U.'s final assembly program. pro-gram. Professor Hanson's inspiration inspir-ation must have been touched by the wand of Mercury too. Air Mail Week has impressed upon the people of today the miracles mir-acles of science. The airplane has practically eliminated time and distance from modern life. It is one of the inventions which should bring, instead of a clash of swords from land to land, the touch of brothers, hand to hand. OUT OUR WAY By WIUJAMS OOH, WHV CANT I GET AW WrTH H J NOW, MA, GO ON OOH, WHV CANT DO NT VOL) DONTT WORRY l I GET AVY WITH THAT? "TOUCH THEM- ABOUT THEKA J IF X SAY "DONT TOUCH ' 1 " ??IX. DO 'EISA 1 I - HAVE' A J THAT RAKE ER LAWM WHEN X GET , GOOD TIME J MOWER I'LL DO !lT MQffcE v WHEN I GET HOME" r- -t 1 NOBODY EVER DOES J X f TOUCH 'EMT BUT TH' C f DISHES1 OH,THATS J ONCE NEWS NOW HISTORY FIFTEEN YEARS AGO TODAY From the Files o2 the PROVO IEERALD May 22, 1923 The Herald announced that henceforth it would be sold at the Grand Central depot m New York City for the convenience of traveling Provoans. Wanda Boyack of Spanish Fork was named B. Y. U. valedictorian. Mr. and Mrs. Glenden E. Houtz of Alameda, Calif., were guests at the home of Mr. Houtz par ents here, Mr. and Mrs. P. EL Houtz. A new note in women's hosiery "designed to keep the feet and ankles cool, had no feet and began be-gan at the calf. BIRTHDAYS Sunday, Slav, 22 CALEB W. HAWS. MONDAY, MAY 23 C. V. HANSEN JOHN PETER BECK COPR. 1JC BY NEA SGMVICC. INC . I M REG O S PA1 Off. WHY MOTHERS-GET GRAY ) SOFT JOBS 1 1 QUESTION: I am going to have my hardwood floors refinish-ed refinish-ed and I have had them sanded in preparation. My wife wants to have them varnished, but I am afraid this will darken them, and I would prefer to have them as light as possible. I presume that shellac would be better. What do you advise? The wood is maple J. T. S. ANSWER: This must be the time of year when everyone refinishes his floor . . . lots of people have asked this question. ques-tion. You are correct in your theory that white shellace will give a light finish on newly sanded floors But of course the trouble here is that shellac has comparatively short life and it won't stand much cleaning. On the other hand, the average floor varnish var-nish usually darkens a light wood floor; What is needed is a, finish with the hardness of varnish and the light color and quick-drying quick-drying features of shellac. I would recommend that you use Du Pone "Floorkota." This - is a Bpecial varnish made by the du Pont Company for floors, and' will give a minimum of discoloration to a light wood floor. Apply it directly to the wood, and don't use shellac first. On maple, two coats might be enough, tut I would recommend three for best results. Floorkota is made to give long wear; you can use all the soap and water on it you want, and grease, acids, alcohol, etc., won't iuort it if washed off again. GESSFORD'S INC., local - agents for Floorkota and other Du Pont Finishes are located at 47 North University Avenue and will be glad to serve you. If your composition roof leaked last week, it is time to give it a coat of heavy roof paint. We have a very good paint for . this purpose which sells for 69c -gal. in fives or the same price in gallons if you bring your container. Joe SQUAW CREEK Provo Newspaper: Spotted Pony, Indian CharHels-boy, CharHels-boy, is feeling jst a little cynical about life. Friend from settlement came up to hills to play Tarzan, tut got scared when he saw a porcupine and lit out for home. Spotted Pony says there are too many story-book Tarzans. PIUTE JOE Scene-shifter for plays given over the radio. A new tank just invented and built for the United States army leaps five feet in the air and will run 60 miles an hour in open country. Can you imagine what it would do for a losing team in a football game? Small Boy Mummy, where does the light go when it goes out? Mother That, sonny, I don't know, and you might just as well ask me the same question about your father. A golfer says that, as far as he is concerned, theyr "can eliminate the faii-ways. He never uses them anyway. Two Smart Girls YE DIARY t Earlie up, and to playing "The Last Rose of Summer" on the harmonica, and when I be finished, fin-ished, I do ask-the wyfe: "Didn't I play that with a great deal of feeling?" And she doth retort sar-castikally: sar-castikally: "Well, I hope you aren't feeling as bad as it sounds. . . . A pox on the sharp-tongued vixen ! Andante con parsley. Spanish Fork Is Sued on Tax Bill Failure to remit $1,067.27 in sales taxes allegedly past due is charged against Spanish Fork municipal corporation by the State Tax commision in a complaint filed fil-ed in district court here Saturday. By terms of the emergency revenue re-venue act, the city is responsible for collection of taxes imposed by the act on sales of electric light and power for domestic and commercial com-mercial consumption, the complaint com-plaint states. Although repeatedly warned, the city has failed to pay amounts due between January 1. 1934, and July 31, 1936, according to the commission, other than $380.47 paid January 12, 1938. SAFETY WINNER CHICAGO, May 21 The National Safety Council today announced an-nounced the Chicago and North Western Railway as "Group A" winner in the eleventh annual railroad employes' national caf-ety caf-ety contest. Nineteen of the nation's largest larg-est railroads competed with the worm western. Each fell into the classification of roads which worked 50,000,000 or more man-houra man-houra during 1937. t. rm-- n n nn n BY OB GURNS Ambition sure does feed on strange things. I knw at leas three big men in this country who went out into the world and made a success just simply becausethe people in their home town thought they would never amount to anything. I know one woman out here who has spent her entire married life pushing her husband forward and encouraging himto do big things. When I asked her why she made so many personal sacrifices sacri-fices in" her husband's' behalf, she said,. "I want to make my husband famous so I can go back, to my home town and snub Mrs. Van Hoois I hate that woman." Copyright, 1938, Esquire Features, Iak BY X REPORTER I am acquainted with two of those bandbox-fresh, newly-marcelled, perfectly poised, neatly-groomed neatly-groomed and otherwise wholly efficient ef-ficient and attractive young women wo-men you are apt to meet just outside out-side the door or ine private office of the modern business executive. Let me hasten to add that these two young women are friends of Mme. X-Reporter, primarily, and that I know them almost entirely by proxy. This pair of smart girls shared a modern apartment on the No. 1 hill in my city, moved together in the same little social set, went to about the same dances, played an occasional evening of cards with the same, young married set, and occasionally gave a little dinner for friends in their small but ultra-modern apartment. On the evening prior to the climax to this story the two had spent several hours together in-their in-their kitchen. They planned two cozy tables of bridge for the following fol-lowing evening, and had invited two young men to have dinner with them ahead of the arrival of the other couples who would take a hand at the cards. They planned some iced drinks, an iced fruit cocktail, a cold gelatine salad and some ice cream as the refrigerated part of their dinner and evening's entertainment.. entertain-ment.. There were other things, of cqujse, for the two smart girls kAew their hors G oeuvres, bullions, entrees, etcetera. They prepared four of this and four of that, each in a dainty dish, ready to serve, and covered with waxed paper and bound tight with a rubber band to keep out any stray odor of anything else that might be flitting around thru a crowded refrigerator. On the night of their dinner they hurried home from work to get their oven work done so as to be spick and span and shipshape ship-shape by the appointed dinner hour. One small but vital consideration considera-tion they had overlooked. The date of their plrty was the date for defrosting of aiL electric refrigerators re-frigerators in the ultra-modern apartment house. So their ice cream was soup when they reached reach-ed home, their gelatine salad was liquid goo, their fruit salads were lukewarm, and their ice cubes were water, mere and limp. And so what did toe two smart and efficient girls do? They raved at Fate for awhile, but in due time slicked up and took their young men friends down to a food-restaurant, fed them well and paid the check. VISIT HOSPITAL SPANfSH FORK Twenty-five members of Ihe Spanish Fork Unit No. 68 of the American Legion Le-gion Auxiliapy, motored to the Veterans' hospital in Salt Lake City Wednesday evening. L. F. Smith conducted an interesting and entertaining program. for MODEL "A" food mm ANDERSON GARAGE Attention! All Customers of Taylor Bros. Co. SPECIAL! WATCH THIS SPACE EACH and EVERY SUNDAY For Values to TAYLOR BROS. COMPANY Customers. Sold by Date Amt. Reed. May 16 Sold to Address Purchased by Qnt. Articles Amount. Any and all presons having a sales slip from Taylor Brothers Co. for 50c or more and dated May 16, 1938, may bring it to the store any day of this week, ending May 28 and it is good for 50c on the purr chase of any of the following articles: 15 BAR PACK OF JERGBN'S FRENCH HAND SOAP, EASTERN ISLE INFANT ROMPERS & TODDLERS ANY LADIES OR MENS SHOES. (Only one sales slip can be used to apply ap-ply on the purchase of any one item.) Dept. No. 31671 Authorization Important! Duplicate Sales Slip Must Accompany Each Sale. No Merchandise Will Be Accepted For Credit, Exchange, or Adjustment, Unless Accompanied by This Slip. TAYLOR BROTHERS CO., PROVO SAID MRS. A. TO MRS. B. REMEMBER THAT IT'S SA!MSIPACTSS)IRYJ Women always find satisfaction satisfac-tion Here! Utah Factory Wool and Cotton Mattresses, Wool Batts. Mattresses Renovated Reno-vated and made New! 661 W 2nd N. Phone 345, Provo Lawn Mower Sharpening and Repairing Trade in Your Olc Lawn Mower On a New One AT GENERAL SHOP 159 No. Univ. Ave. Phone 915-W Electric and Acetylene WELDING of all kinds, anywhere. Portable outfit See Reed Clegg Radiator Repairing Body and Fender Work PERS DOWNES, with Nimer & Clayson 275 S. Uni. Ave. Phone 649 For Remington Noiseless and Portable Typewriters See Your Local Remington Rand Typewriter Agency 230 W. Center St. Phone 1433 Daniels Auto Wreckage Used Parts Towing and Wrecker Service day or night. 3rd S., Uni. Ave. Phone 68 LOA?oS$300 If you are working you can borrow up to $300 on your furniture, auto or comakers. co-makers. Columbia Industrial Loan Co. 64 No. Univ. Ave. Auto Repairing Jeff Hundley, Ray Barrett State Official Headlight Testing Station. Phone 1501. Roberts Garage 2nd So. Uni. Ave. Radiator Service Auto Glass Installed While You Wait AHLANDER MFG. CO. 476 So. Uni. Ave, IMPERIAL CLEANERS 276 W. Center St. Phone 448 Cleaning : Dying Pressing : Altering and Repairing All Work Guaranteed! They're good shoppers, and they insist on value! Provo Maytag Co. Sales & Service We service and repair all makes of Washers. Ph. 86. Free demonstration. demon-stration. 265 West Center. P.L. Larsen Plumbing and Heating Sheet Metal Work Phone 574 343 W. Center St. John Kuhnl d-Sons d-Sons Pay highest prices for Dead or Useless Animals Call 6S0, Provo Perry's Seed Store The Home of Good Seeds! We sell loose Flower Seeds 408 West Center SADDLE HORSES TO HIRE At Popular Prices! RIDING STABLE Just Below Rock Canyon North 7th East Watch for Sign Furniture Repairing Refinishing Re-Upholstering D. T. R. Tailoring! Ladies' and Gentemen's Suits to Order $35 up All Kinds REPAIRING Mitchell The Tailor 161 No. 3rd East SEE US FOR Your t Electrical Fixtures and Supplies! Spear Lumber Co. 195 West 3rd South PhoneS4 Remodel - Reshingie Your Home.! Small Monthly Payments ' n |