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Show PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 1945 Editorial . . . . ' Ferret not the voice of thine enemies: the I tumult of those that rise op against thee ln- I crease th continually Psalm 74:23. The malevolent have hidden teeth.Syrus. Polling the Pollsters We hope that some day there will be a con gressional investigating committee to investigate in-vestigate the congressional passion for in- Ivestigating committees. (Try reading it again, a little more slowly.) Too often it has seemed that investigation has been an end in itself, rather than something aimed I toward eventual legislation or reform. And so we have hoped. And that hope I was revived with the publication of a House Campaign Expenditures Investigating Com mittee report on Dr. George Gallup's poll. Why the investigation was ever undertaken is something of a mystery but here in brief are its conclusions: 1. The Gallup organization sincerely I tried to use scientific methods in forecasting the results of the presidential election. 2. Better sampling methods are available, and Dr. Gallup should have used them. 3. The Gallup samples must either have been inaccurate or obtained by improper interviewing in-terviewing procedure, for the poll underestimated underesti-mated the Democratic vote in about two-thirds two-thirds of the states. 4. Dr. Gallup ought to publish "raw" figures as well as "adjusted" figures, which take account of some imponderables that don't show on an adding machine. Thus the public could draw its own conclusions. The only explanation for the investiga tion we can see is that Congress is going to start afree business-consultant service. I That must be it. The Gallup poll is a private business spe cializing in the collection and marketing of samples of public opinion. Its only market is newspapers. It does not undertake any surveys for individuals, private firms or political groups. It has no government contacts. Dr. Gallup operates in competition with four other leading poll takers. All five firms did well this year, artistically and, we hope, financially. They did well because none of them was off as much as 2 per cent The Washington Mfcrry-Go-Round A Daily Picture of What's J gw Frown Alien on Going On in National Affairs s. active duty) WASHINGTON After receiving a long series of discouraging reports on China. Presi dent Roosevelt was delighted last week to get an encouraging report from Representative Mike Mansfield of Montana. Mansfield is a former Dro- fessor of political, science at Montana University, so before he left for China, the president said: "I've had reports from trained economists and trained military. Now I want a report on what you, an average, intelligent civilian, think of the situation." Mansfield spent two months in China, and called at the White House with his report last week. Probably the most important thing he told the president was that the rift caused by Chiang Kai-shek's dislike of General Joe S til well has been healed, and that the generalissimo is delighted with the new team of Lieut Gen. Al Wedemeyer, Ambassador Patrick J. Hurley and Donald Nelson. "If these men had been here a year ago." Chiang Kai-Shek told Mansfield, "we wouldn't have had the bad military situation we have today." to-day." TRIBUTE TO DONALD NELSON The Montana congressman paid tribute, however, how-ever, to the job General Stilwell had done in training Chinese troops, and said that some of them are now giving an excellent account of themselves in Burma. He referred especially to the Chinese First and Sixth armies. The president asked Mansfield how Americans Amer-icans were now regarded in China and got the report re-port the United States now stands "ace's high." Mansfield went on to say that Donald Nelson had made a splendid impression on everyone and has boosted Chinese morale by promising only what he is certain he can deliver. Congressman Mansfield was especially Im pressed at the way Chiang Kai-Shek i trying to clean up the bad spots in the Chinese domestic situation. "When Chiang finds something wrong. Mansfield reported, "he goes after it tooth and nail. For instance, he foud the people were upset up-set over the way conscription was being handled. So he sent his two sons out to mike a quiet investigation. in-vestigation. When they confirmed the reports, fhlanv norannallv went to the Office Of the COn- scription director, checked over the evidence and ordered the man jailed and court-martialled." The Montana congressman also had an interst-ing interst-ing visit with Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault, head of the Fourteenth Air Force in China. CHEN N AULT'S TEAMWORK -I asked General Chennault," he later reported, re-ported, "why he didn't give a build-up to his air ,km a fhpv in in other theatres, and thus give the boys credit for the enemy planes they knock in forecasting the actual results of civilian off." .nH u team. Ir.no i i want, ik"" -- If we publish the statistics, the Japs will lay for ami tiMtrov tne team, tvenr mi m "I've Come to Rod com Those Articles!" balloting for president. So it is apparent that, for these five firms, accuracy is not a matter of congressional compulsion. Accuracy is their bread and butter. Them as guesses closest gets the I most business. And if the house commit tee's subcommittee of expert government poll takers was able to offer Dr. Gallup any free tips on increased efficiency and ac curacy, we presume that he was duly grate ful. Dr. his competitors, or for any other strictly private, nonwar business ? Well, anyway, we hope tne boys had a good time investigating. Just tack the bill on our taxes, chums. ' my outfit, either on the ground or in the air, counts just as much with me as the man next to him-The Montanan told FDR that Just after he reach the United States he learned that Lieut. Col. Bill- Reed oT Iowa, who was the "star" of Chen-nault's Chen-nault's team with sixteen Jap ships to his credit had been killed In action. Mansfield was the first non-military American Amer-ican to ride over that part of the Burma road which has been rebuilt He also spent three days .ti J. l Ua Aiitrf mrflla But if congress is going to do that for gP .SSiM Gallup why shouldnt it do as much for' and hundreds of American nurses work- a ?A - A. f Xl . . mmmml . till A, W,ak AM4 a ing under aiiiicuu contuuons w Finer Psychiatric Screening Alllosl mnnlT line One specially significant bit of information Mansfield brought back was that the Americans, British and Chinese now fighting together in Burma are really getting along well together for 4w im via iuM hi eh tribute in his re- HI Ofc WMtW. ... f " a port to Major General Festlng, commander ox the British Fourteenth army who is cooperating so well witn our own uenerai ncucnuj'-" o The soldier who Confessed to the murder he said, is the sort of man the G. I.'s like. Mansfield tnea to visit tne wmrew of Sir Eric Teichman, British diplomat, was, according to an army psychiatrist, " a men tally defective homicidal degenerate. After examination, the psychiatrist found his mental age to be about 9 years, and that he suffered from a constitutional psycho pathic condition of emotional instability and explosive and primitive sadistic aggressiveness." Psychiatric tests are part of induction physical examinations. There are psychia trists attached to camps in this country whose job is to weed out the obviously unfit un-fit who passed the initial mental test. There are other psychiatrists near the combat areas who assist in the treatment of combat neuroses. It seems odd that such an obvious degen erate as this killer should have gone through induction and training and spent some time in England without his deficiencies being discovered and acted upon. Of course, he is only one among almost 12,000,000 service men, so perhaps the psychiatrists should not be judged too harshly. But one might also wonder how many more like him have slip ped through examinations unnoticed. A finer initial screening and more observ ant check-ups would seem to be in order, if crimes perhaps of even greater international consequence than the Teichman murder are to be averted. NntP rnmmnnUti in northern China but was unsuc cessful. He reported to President Roosevelt that Marshal Stalin was quite correct in nu on; with Chiang Kai-Shek, sent all his Chinese relief supplies to the central government, none w Communists. rAPiTAi. niAFF D...Man Rnmutveit'a inauguration might have made history in more ways than one by being the first to be televised. Chief trouble was that Dhiion which reauested nermission to do the job. did not make its request until last week. Ar rangements lor press ana raaw cuvci -already been made, and television coverage would have required the installation of heavy equip-tin equip-tin have necessitated considerable M,rrona.mpnt ReDresentstlve Chet Hon . . - - - - - ,,i field of California has introaucea a aiu cauin. for four - cent air - mail postcards Service the office of Representative neien Gahagan Douglas usually get through to her even if their names are unfamiliar. That's because many come in from the China-Burma-India theatre the-atre with messases from her husband, Maj. Mel- wr nmioia former H oil v wood star. . . . Former Judge William Clark of the Third District court. which includes New jersey, rennsyivanw aim Delaware, is back in civilian life after service in th nrmv and nrobablv will be reappointed to his judgeship. Clark told reporters his appointment ap-pointment is protected by the veterans act. Greatest difficulty of Burma Road engineers is to convince our own air force not to bomb the long bridges now held by the Japs. The Japs are not destroying large parts of the Burma Road they hold but U. S. airmen are. Burma engineers have coined a new word to describe jungle trails. A fairly good trail is described as "Jeepable". . . . Germans prisoners are assigned to eat with negro ne-gro troops in the Jim Crow mess hall at Camp Robinson. Arkansas At the dinner of the Washington radio correspondents last week. President Presi-dent Roosevelt smoked cigarettes without a holder, while Assistant President Jimmy Byrnes used a long black holder. When Allied troops entered a little Belgian town for the first time the local church warden climbed to the Carillon tower of the church and the bells started to ring out "The Star-Sraneled Star-Sraneled Banner." Next came "God Save the t- wm rWr.lv rnnrprnori Dano-Pr thrPnt Km" and, finally, "Swanee RIyer .... In Lon-ets, Lon-ets, was deeply concernea. uanger inreat- don tell American., You've got to under- ens and action is imperative, we learned, and stand bur Winston. He believes In government I for the people, not government by the people." I TEXAS POSTMASTER Statuesque Senator Tom Connally of Texas - . . . . a . was standing in tne capitoi cnatung wiin coi Super-Crisis in the Supermarket On a morning when civilization was totter ing its way along the rim of disaster, there arrived a letter enlisting our support in a nation-wide campaign. Our correspondent, a consultant to chain stores and supermark for this reason Mothers insist upon putting their young children in the wire push basket which they wheel around to collect groceries. The evil, we learned on further reading, is two-headed. Children are getting hurt leagues when he saw Texas Congressman Luther Johnson go by. They talked earnestly and loving ly. v u "rf" "Tom," a friend asked Connally, "who is and baskets are getting bent. Apparently th- man over there with Luther Johnson? Is there is no solution except a program of na tional action. By the time we had reached the end of the letter we had also reached the conclus ion that one of the minor hardships of war- asked that his brother?" "What makes you think it's his brother? Connally. , "Well, he sems so friendly to Luthe,, "he replied. "And he looks like his brother." That's not his brother, ' said Connally. "That's 4im livintr arises frnm th fart that tht.ro his postmaster. Jake Hudson from Corsicana. A arae too many nation-wide campaigns nd sticketh clow:r a iw icw jjjwwics. (copyrignt, oy tne eeii synaicate, inc.? Forum,n AgiiVem LOOKING AHEAD TO END OF HOSTILITIES Editor Herald-There Herald-There is a question in the minds of most of us as to the course we will be allowed to follow fol-low or the course we will be forced to follow at the end of the war. Great changes in our way of life were made by appeal to our patriotism or by administrative admin-istrative decree which we accepted ac-cepted philosophically. We were willing to do anything that would materially aid in the war effort. Under the cloak of necessity many social and economic reforms re-forms and experiments were written writ-ten in the ukases that could not been imposed on the American people In any other disguise. There Is wonder that, when peace comes, the proponents of these edicts will be willing to surrender gracefully to the will of the people, or will demand their continuance ad infinnum. We submitted to much of this, not because we altogether believed be-lieved it right, but because we feared that any opposition might injure our war effort. We did not altogether agree that all of these measures were necessary, but were willing to withhold our feelings to eliminate dissention and give no comfort to the enemy. This need will have passed and any sign of "disunity" will have no military repercussions. We must return to the normal cycles of life, free open competition competi-tion In business and industry. The worker must be free to sell his labor to the highest bidder and go anywhere he desires and pay tribute to no one for the privilege priv-ilege of working. The pioneer aggressive spirit must be revived, goofy government govern-ment must go. No longer must We stand, hat in hand, in line to be granted an interview with a bureaucrat to be placed, rationed, regimented, subsidized or doled. We must return to the days when Americans7 were Amercians, not cerfs. We must cut the miles of red tape that has bound our lives over a period of years. It will be more difficult to retrieve re-trieve our liberties and rights than it was to surrender them. It will be no easy task to pry loose the legions of leeches that are fastened upon us. We must put representatives in office who will voice and expound ex-pound their convictions, work for the interests of their constituents, their state, their country. We shall not expect them to jump through the hoop at the crack of a party whip. They must must not grovel at the sight of the White House. They must not be timid, but must have the will, convictions and independence of their sires. The Navajo Indians who rebelled re-belled at curtail of their herds had more intestinal fortitude than the present day whites. The-talnted economists will decry de-cry the abrupt ending of their dreams and schemes, will, at least, demand a slow tapering off of these so called war measures.. There is but one way for our nation to attain its former greatness great-ness and assume a dominant position posi-tion in this world and that is to taper off this nonsense with one swing of Paul Bunyon's axe. N. LISCOMB The Chopping Block By Frank C Robertson Being a Westerner by trade. so to speak, since my business consists of depicting various phases of the West in print, I like to see how other Westerners act. Of course ninety per cent of the people who live west of the Mississippi seldom think of them selves as Westerners. They're grocery clerks or garage men. stenographers or what not and don't associate themselves with the romance and glamor that is supposed to be an intrinsic part of the West Only when the rodeo hits town or various pioneer pio-neer celebrations, celebra-tions, do they rather shamefacedly shame-facedly put on an imitation cowboy hat and give out with a couple o f weak whoopees. whoo-pees. There is, ho w e v e r, a good share of the population, stockmen, miners, mi-ners, etc., who are, or should be true Westerners. Of-. Q'S and A'S Q What is the exchange rate of Chlnese-for-Amerlcan dollars in China? A Officially, 40 to 1; but black market exchange runs to 250 to 1. a Q What does the insigne W signify on Navy and Marine uniforms? uni-forms? A Defender of Wake Island. Q How many race track employes em-ployes were thrown out of work when the racing ban went into effect? A About 10,000. Robertson During the nearly twenty years that I have lived in Utah I have noticed a certain reticence, or modesty on the part of these Westerners about the kind of lives they live. Instead of acting or looking like Westerners are supposed sup-posed to look your average Utah cowman tries his best to look like a prosperous business man. He is a bit ashamed to be seen wear ing a wide-brimmed hat or a pair of cowboy boots. Down here in New Mexico it is vastly different. These lean, hard men from the ranges wear the garments of their trade like a badge of honor. They have a tendency to copy Hollywood movie heroes in the cost of their town clothes, but the point Is they are proua to be Westerners. During my travels through the otner states of the West I have found people in general quite proud of what might be called the cowboy tradition, and not, as in Utah ashamed of it. It arouses my curiosity. Utah has always had a good stock business. busi-ness. It has had manv promin ent citizens engaged in that line or worn, but few of them boast of it There are exceptions. - of course, like the late Anthony W. ivins. ine contrast I have noticed most is in stockmen's conventions. I have just recently watched a convention of New Mexico cattlemen cattle-men In action, and one would never suppose that they and the somber looking business men who occasionally met in solemn conclave con-clave in our Utah cities were engaged en-gaged in the same business. Yet when they got down to brass tacks these fellows were every bit as keen as their fellows in Utah. In the best known picture of Utah's most famous outlaw. Butch Cassidy, he and his five companions com-panions dressed themselves in Prince Albert coats and derby hats the attire then worn in the field by Mormon missionaries. From that picture you would never nev-er guess that they had ever seen a horse and saddle. Now my beloved state of Utah is leading the way in going in for hot-blooded horses and Eng- iisn saaaies. I nave even heard Utah men argue that such horses are beter than our tough old cow-ponies, and these jounce-up and-down school of riders more graceful than the cowboy who sits his sadle as if he were part of the horse. It's sacrilege, that s what it is! The true seems to be that Utah has never been truly a Western state except in. geographical position. pos-ition. It has its own great tradi tions and probably more outstanding out-standing pioneer leaders than any other state, but they are not Western. It was settled largely by down east Yankees, who, wherever they were, were more concerned in turning an honest dollar than in making play out of their work. The next largest group were Mormon converts from foreign lands who brought in towns. From the standpoint of material welfare and cultural advantages ad-vantages it was wise policy. But there were adventurouos young fellows who rebelled against the humdrum of town and village life. They found the freedom they wanted on the ranges. They associated with bred - in - the - bone Westerners from other states. Some of them, like Butch Cassidy, became a little lit-tle "wild." And so, the Westerner Western-er who is held in high repute in other sections, is looked upon with a certain frowning of the brow in Utah. When he goes to town he lays aside his accustomed raiment and dresses himself meekly in the deadly dull trappings trap-pings of the city, and hopes that he'll be mistaken for a storekeeper store-keeper or a politician. It's all right. I'm quarreling with nobody, and pointing no moral, but as I sit here In the lobby lob-by of one of New Mexico's, finest hotels and see these cattlomen and women pass in gv in atid out every day in their wide-brimmed hats and high-heeled boots, and being respected and admired by everybody I am proud again that I am a Westerner. I wish I hadn't left my modest Stetson at home. t know now why the late Harrison Har-rison R. Merrill was so proud of having been born in Idaho where the West is still West, and why he wrote so many beautiful and nostalgic poems to its glory. Desk Chat, Editorial Column VISION Is your vision clear? Or. is it cluttered un with a w of senseless and useless opinions uwi you nave acquired from others? oth-ers? The man who looks not only ahead but all around him will see many opportunities that are entirely overlooked hv m grossed in the petty routine of uiuneoiate aiiairs or of worthless worth-less trivialities. Vision is the tint mnlJ. success. Without it, ideals are im- possioie, and without ideals, a m" f mere mechanical robot. Vision nenetrataa Kavnmi n.. ot.jw.au uajr dreams. It energizes and actuates ""r VIoro- 11 18 he extra something some-thing that helps us make our dreams come true. Vision comes only as a result of mental effort. It belongs to the man who is not too Unr n hini. . J for himself who Hiw, n depend on the thoughts of others out wno tninics a thing thru. . . viewing the results Or mnu. quences of each act It takes vision tn ,m . business is not built on single orders, but out of customer satisfaction satis-faction repeat business out of the solid rock of service ana Dy an earnest endeavor to deliver just a little more than is expected. It takes x'ision to instead of the evil In mankind The good qualities and good intentions in-tentions of your friends nrrrf thnu with whom you are in daily con tact. 'Sufficient unto the rfav i th evil thereof seems to H- th Anlv activating motive of a great num- Der oi people, it requires no vision vi-sion to take orders and to do what you are told. .... and no more. It does take vision and un derstanding to initiate anv new movement .... any new busi ness or enterprise. All men are created free and equal. . . . but it is only thru vision that they can remain so later in life. You'll get very little vision in a pool room, or perched on the stool of some tap room. Vision comes only to those who are clear-headed and who are free from evil intentions or actions. You may get spiritual vision in a church. But practical vision that equips us to cope with the everv day problems of life, of business or even of affections, comes only thru concentration or nerhans solitude. Vision requires quietude ana treeaom from distraction. Vision is a gift that is given only to those who have a sincere intent to earn their own way in the world. .... those who know and understand that we do not get -something for nothing'. . . that it is the Law of the Infinite that each shall continually strive to improve himself mentally as well as physically each day. and every day. IT IS AXIOMATIC" THAT every normal woman has the fortitude forti-tude of resistance, while at the same time, it is equally true that if a woman is willing. she li iind a way while, ran for office and make laws, edicts and directives to keep other and worthier men from ac complishing anything which will show up their blundering inefficiencies. Q Was there' a movement to I along their own traditions, secede from the Confederacy dur- Where other states were settled ing the Civil War? 'by people who wanted most of A Jones County, Mississippi, all to have elbow room, Utah's seceded. pioneers from the very first lived Your G I Rights By DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 A liberalized interpretation of the GI Bill of Rights to give college training to additional thousands of men over 25 years of age has been made by Veterans' Administration. Admin-istration. The education clause of the act was first believed to apply only to these men who at the date of induction had not reached their 25th birthday, and to those over 25 who were actually attending college at the time of induction. Now it is ruled that a man who can present convincing proof that he Intended to get further college or university training, had he not been inducted, is eligible for a year or more. That is, assuming he is eligible under the other provisions of the GI Bill. Q. I graduated from the University Uni-versity of Michigan and intended to go to law school but couldn't afford it right away. I am 28 years old. I decided to work a year and then go back but was drafted in the meantime. Am I eligible for law school work un der present legislation? A. Yes. Q. I graduated from college fully intending to go back and do post graduate work in English. But I though it would be smart to have a couple of years of practical prac-tical experience in the business world. The war came along and I enlisted. Will the Government help me get that post graduate work when the war is over? A If you can present convincing convinc-ing evidence that such was your intention you will be eligible for money for the post graduate-work from Veterans Administration. Q I finished law school about a montn arter feari tiaroor ana enlisted immediately. However, I doubt whether I could pass the State Bar exams, having been away from legal work so long. What happens to me? A It is your right to get one year refresher course paid for by the Government There are two kind of people: those who are only as good as they have to be; and those who are as bad as they dare. Choosing friends is like chosing a radio some people want volume vol-ume and others want selectivity. The worst part about being bawled out in public is the realization real-ization that you deserve it NEW DAY Each new day Is your chance again Born of the Spiritual hopes of men A starting point Sans ban or bars For high achievements And the stars Welcome and Sing with it They get into the Swing with it Glow with the Ring of it Ho! for the chance And the faring forth To the New-born daring And to an opportunity Of sharing The grief and sadness As well as The joy and gladness Of our fellow man. Gossips talked about the same things in the old days only they whispered or talked about it in hushed voices. ! NEVER EXPLAIN if it isn't necessary, it is foolish, and if it is necessary, nobody will aeneve you. Sure, the pedestrian has the right of way. . . . only. ... he can't take it with him when he goes to the hospital. oOo "Tommy, I am not at all pleased at the report your teacher sent me in regard to your conduct.'' I knew you wouldn't be. Dad, and I told her so. But she went right on and made it out that way. Just like a woman, ain't it?" 42nd Cousin thinks singing commercials were adopted and arranged on the theory that they cpuld not sound any worse set to music. In the beginning, talking was developed as a result of thinking; think-ing; now, it Is used as a substitute. substi-tute. Time and space with the coming of more and speedier airplanes air-planes are practically annihilated an-nihilated and . . . public morals are not looking so well either. I'm glad the sky is painted blue; And the earth is painted green; And such a lot of nice fresh air All sandwiched in-between! A Democracy is a free land where men who have never accomplished ac-complished anything really worth Of course there are exceptions that prove the rule ... but most children do not lie in order to take advantage of others but simply sim-ply to secure emphasis and force a hearing. Definitely Derisive Definitions VILLAGE a place where people are vehement in denouncing denounc-ing crooks yet keep up friendly social relations with those who are known to be dishonest. SCIENTIST a man who knows how many million years the sun will continue on the job but does not know if it will shine this afternoon. EPIGRAM the philosophy of many expressed in a few words. NEIGHBORS people who 'drop inliQ,.spend an evening on the one night "of tire "Week that you plant to go out. oOc It is axiomatic that you should show courtesy to others not because be-cause they are gentlemen but because you are. All but thousands upon thousands thou-sands of Americans have felt that wartime shortage were important im-portant enough to keep them from traveling to Florida this winter. Joan Paulson I Slated on Forum Jean Paulson, cityeditor of the Deseret News, wilr- lead a discussion dis-cussion on "What are the Prospects Pros-pects of the Industrialization of the West?" February 3, at the weekly meeting of the B. Yser Forum club at Brigham Young university. Other topics scheduled for discussion dis-cussion are "What Are Advantages Advan-tages and Disadvantages of Socialized Medicine?" for the January 26 meeting and "What Is the Nature of the Increasing Juvenile Delinquency Problem?" February 10. AS INVESTMENT IN 000D APPEARANCE - A &&&&m i n ' 1 V! There is something about this suit that makes it look smarter, feel better, wear longer ... and that something is' Kappcnheimcr Qnality From - - $55 to $65 For Discriminating Mea HOOVER'S |