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Show V PROVO. UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1945 r 3- Editorial .... Htc Thn salt the Lord of baits: Behold. I will r break the bow r Elam, tne ewer or taeir augni jerenuaa s :u. ;. : Pride in their port, defiance in their eye. , v a see the Lords of humankind pass by. Gold- tmlth. ;! Patriotism Revived It seems rash and impertinent to attempt ; any commentation on what is probably the . . . . ' i A J wars most eloquent ana inspiring awry, nuu yet we cannot refrain from calling1 attention to the reaction of two of the American prisoners pris-oners to their dramatic rescue from the Ca-banatnan Ca-banatnan camp on Luzon. One of them shouted "God bless America !" The other, before he gave way to his emotions, emo-tions, said "It cut right through me the flag." I We should imagine that few Americans read those words, in the stories of the rescue, without a feeling of pride and an honest lump in their throats. And we should also imagine that with that feeling, perhaps, the emotion of patriotism regained much of its former prestige. , : In the sophisticated America of the last 30 or 40 years, one just didn't spontaneously ' invoke God's blessings upon America. ; Rather, one was inclined to magnify Am-; Am-; erica's faults and to dismiss her virtues simply as so many manifestations of ma : terialistic prosperity. And one left all ex- pression of feeling at the sight of the flag to Francis Scott Key and the Fourth of July : orators. That at least was the reaction of most of our intellectual leaders, particularly in the , Twenties. And there was some excuse for it. Many of. their fellow Americans were con-j con-j vinced of America's perfection, and defended that complacent conviction fiercely. ! 'But the reaction defeated its purpose. Such phrases as these soldiers used would : have been laughed off a stage, sneered at in books, picked to pieces in conversation. In i many circles patriotism was actually some- thing to be ashamed of. But the war has shown us all that civiliza-; civiliza-; tion itself has largely been preserved by our : once-derided materialism. It has shown us that we could have spiritual as well as ma-: ma-: terial growth in time of emergency. And i we have now come back to the day when a ; boy can cry "God bless America!" and an-: an-: other can weep on seeing the flag, after a ; painful ordeal of learning, day after hungry : weary day, what the absence of that flag can I mean. And we can all share their emotion and be moved by it Some may fear that many soldiers, feeling as these lads on Luzon felt, will come home with a desire to find and keep America as they left it, and thus encourage reactionism ? of strife. But patriotism can be revised as well as revived. It need not degenerate into chauvinism chau-vinism and foreign bias as long as our na- ; tional life is governed by decency and unity. ? We have seen, for all our imperfections, too Sg many instances of those virtues during the : ti4 hi uvuut, wau In the meantime, it is good to welcome j back a little oldfashioned, unabashed patriot- ism after all these cynical years. Biggest Convoy i Some late statistics on the record-break-'I ing convoy of 167 merchant ships that cross- : ed safely to England some weeks ago serve to illustrate again the remarkable success of : the anti-submarine war, the efficiency of Allied escorts, and the splendid work of the : merchant marine of ours and other nations. !More than a billion tons of cargo were shipped in this one trip, including 10,000 f trucks and other vehicles, and a variety of j materials that ranged from food and lumber i to locomotives and explosives. I These same statistics reveal that 75 of these 167 vessels (43 per cent of the convoy) ? sidering the dispersal of our shipping to the I t various theaters of War, and the state of our . merchant marine at the war's outbreak. And I j it is another tribute to the skill and tireless t industry of the shipbuilders who make it j possible. ! Clinical Conjecture I The city health officer of St. Paul, Minn., says that colds, flu, penumonia, tuberculosis and other ills are traceable to chills caused t by wearing bobby socks. Maybe it was the socks after all, and not J Sinatra, that caused all those swoons. i I Scientific Heat Wave Wanted We see where the General Electric people reproduced the equivalent of tropical humidity humid-ity in their laboratories while experimenting on some insulation. Seems a pity they didn't agricultural census "silent" John Rankin tried to use the same technique and experiment on win over 80,116 RPuWican votes for e bIU- The Washington Merry-Co-Round A Daily Picture of What's f gj Going On in National Affairs t tVi 3 a tVS WASHINGTON The memory of man is very short Today few people remember a man who once chalrmanned the Reconstruction Finance Corporation the agency which has been such a storm center in the Wallace-Jones fight. In fact few people recall that Jesse Jones was preceded in that office by another Democrat, and that Jones did not succeed as most people believe Charles G. Dawes as RFC chairman. The man whom Jesse Jones actually succeeded was the late Atlee Pomerene. former Democratic senator from Ohio; and thereby hangs an interesting inter-esting story of how Jesse got the job which his friends in the senate say should not be given to ncnry wauace. In 1932 when Dawes stepped out as RFC chairman. President Hoover waited until Andrew Mellon, then ambassador to Great Britain, was back in the U. S. A. on a visit, in order to ask his advice on who should succeed Dawes. Hoover told Melon that Jesse Jones, then a member of the RFC. but not chairman, had asked him for the appointment as chairman, so Hoover wanted to know what Mellon thought of Jones's financial foresight and ability. Hoover also explained ex-plained that he was seriously considering appoint ing a Democrat cnairman. Mellon replied that he knew Jones, but did not think too much of his foresight in finance, citing the fact that Jones had nluneed heavllv In New York real estate which at that time was seriously depreciated in value. Mellon went on to say that if President Hoover was looking for a Democrat as chairman, which might be a good lea. he could recommend a man who he thought had an unusual knowledge of cor-Doration cor-Doration finance. During the investigation of the Teanot Dome oil scandal. Mellon continued, Owen D. Roberts (now justice of the supreme court) and AUee Pomerene. former senator from Ohio. had come to the treasure to trace the coroorate holdings of the oil companies involved. And Mel Ion said he had been greately impressed by the manner in which Pomerene took hold of the situation and did more work on the matter than Roberts who was a corporation lawyer, So Hoover turned Jones down and annotated Ex-Senator Pomerene of Ohio chairman of the Re construction Finance Corporation. JONES BUTTONHOLES F. D. R. Meanwhile Roosevelt was nominated and later elected president. Shortly after election. Jesse Jones went down to Florida to visit him and made a strenuous bid to become chairman of the RFC. Among other thincs he impressed up on Roosevelt was that AUee Pomerene had been for Al Smith at the Chicago convention of 1932, while he, Jones, said he had swung the Texas delegation over to Roosvelt Actually, Pomerene had put ex-Governor White of Ohio In nomination nomina-tion at Chicago. While he took no vigorous part in the convention, it was true he had not been for Roosevelt. Farley also went to bat for Jesse Jones, telling the president-elect that Jones had swung the Texas delegation and that Roosevelt owed him a debt of gratitude. So as a reward for Jones' political support, sup-port, rather than because of any financial genius, is was decided that Jesse was to become chairman chair-man of the RFC. However, this was not made known to Atlee Pomerne. In fact he never knew about it from Roosevelt himself. It was Jesse Jones who broke the news. On the morning of March 4, just before the inauguration, the RFC held a meeting and afterwards the former senator from Ohio went up to his apartment at the Wardman Park, packed his bags, and drove back to Ohio. There was no difference whatsoever between the reason why Jones was appointed chairman of the RFC and why Henry Wallace was appointed. In both cases it was in reward for political services. serv-ices. But there was one difference between 1933 and 1945. When Pomerene was replaced, he retired re-tired without any protest. When Jesse Jones was replaced, he issued an exchange of letters with the president never Intended for publication. launched a bitter tirade against his successor. and started a personal lobby against both Wallace and the president which is still continuing. CAPITOL CHAFF Democratic Chairman Hannegan did a lot toward solidfying both wings of the Democratic party by the way he worked for Henry Wallace's confirmation. He was busy as a bird-dog but tonholing senators for Wallace. Since Hannegan's opposition to Wallace at Chicago was resented by by liberal Democrats, his current support healed the breach Vice-president Truman who de feated Wallace at Chicago, also pulled potent wires for him as secretary of commerce. ... So did Democratic Treasurer Ed Pauley, though Wallace declined to consider him as federal loan administrator Sulphuric Editor Louis Rup- pel of the Chicago Herald-American is doing a real job for returned servicemen by focusing pub-lice pub-lice attention on the veteran's button. The public hasn't really become allergic to the button yet Ex-Coneressman"Cousin Nat" Patton of Texas, who once called King George and Queen Elizabeth of England "cousin," finds it hard to get off the public payroll. He now has a $4,000 job with the Veterans Administrations. . . . Congressman Con-gressman Mike Mansfield of Montana is making an important report to congress on the Burma Road Hard-hitting ex - congressman Calvin Johnson of Illinois. Republican, who was defeated for re-election by serviceman Melvin Price, is back in Washington working for small business Congressman Price, who was doing do-ing KP at Camp Lee, Victoria, when his election to congress was announced, has now been invited to return to his former training grounds and address ad-dress the trainees there. . . . OWI is toying with the idea of inviting small croups of newspaper men from Allied and liberated countries to visit the U. S. to give them a better understanding of American democracy. ROOTTN' TOOTTN CONGRESSMEN The most rabid, ranting, rip-roaring congress men on capitol hill are Ranking of Mississippi and Hoffman of Michigan. Though one is a Democrat, Demo-crat, the other a Republican, they see eye to eye Ion most things. But the other day during the aeoate on tne I owe mv looks tnriav nmi ---j good nursing. The constant care of those girls nod f w.u vu iu iuc uumyi, uui xicx pea greai- ,ly in keeping me fre of scars. They worked over-(time over-(time cheerfully, but the hospital was badlv un- iderstaffed. TSgt Robert Tompkins of Water-f , iunu, 4. mil iiiau wuw jui amu. ws lace in flak-burst over North Africa. track-mind Mississipplan whose one liberal stand is for TV A and Rural electrification talked about the proportion of American farm homes served with electricity. Suddenly Rankin's Republican counterpart, rootin-tootin' Clare Hoffman, jumped up to inter-rupt. "We like to follow the gentleman, we just love him," he said, "but we cannot go along with everything." "Let me say to the gentleman irom Michigan We have been having plenty of bayonet work, that 58 per cent of the farm homes in Michigan ; These paratroops don't come out of their holes iwlth their bands up. You have to go in and 'dig them out Col. Robert Evans of Davenport !Ia with 1st Army in Belgium. are without electricity today," Rankin shot back "But," Hoffman replied, "our farmers can read and write, and that is more than yours can do." "If your farmers can read in the dark," Rankin Rank-in replied, "what could they do if they had lights?" But it was all in run. bnortiy aiterward I hope that discussion of universal military , training will keen focused on the fact that the t weapons of modern warfare can be, operated only Rankin and Hoffman were strolling arm in arm by trained men. Navy Secretary Vames V. For-1 through the House lobby. testaL ' .(Copyright, 1945, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Tho Prize Desk Chat, Editorial Column PERT AND PERTINENT "Scientists now .predict that the life span or cycle will be extended to 108 years . . . news report on, so they do expect the installment buying to increase in-crease after the war. Surveys show that cirls are. by far, better spellers than boys." educational bulletin. somebody must qualify to do the spelling for the nauon's executives and financial geniuses of tomorrow. "Fat people usually make others around tnem nappy . . . neaitn magazine. yes, they usually say or think, "I'm glad I'm not that fat" "Modern parents seem to lack the sense their parents had." article in women s magazine. they especially lack a sense oz responsiouiry ms voice How many times I ve heard the words That wakened me from sleep so sound. "Hey, Mom I forgot my key! I'm sorry, but you must come come down." How many times it had been thus. And I had scolded all in vain. "You'd better take your key next time, For I'm not coming down again." Two he has been long years, gone Years filled with grief and pain: And oh, what I would give to night To hear those words again. Mable Dillon. Congress and John Q. Public By PETER EDSON NEA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 13 Of all the proposed reforms of Congress, those which would seek to change the relationships between be-tween Congress and the pople are most controversial. Basis for the belief that some change is needed is the fact that Congressmen have to run too many errands and do too many petty chores for their constituents. This is supposed to keep the Congressmen Con-gressmen so busy they don't have time to legislate in the national interest Yet if all these tasks like helping their people get jobs, pensions, war contracts, or settlement set-tlement of claims against the government were taken away from Congressmen and given to some other agency, there is possible pos-sible danger that the whole system sys-tem of representative government would be weakened. After aU, Congressmen are elected to represent rep-resent the people of their district in Washington and look out for their Interests. If Congressmen don't look after the Interests of their constituents, they don't get re-elected. Most of the would-be reformers of Congress forget that Yet it is seriously proposed that all routine requests for information informa-tion sent by voters to their Congressmen Con-gressmen be turned over to an "Inquiries Service" set up in the Library of Congress. That might ruin one of the Congressman's best contacts with his people. Claims Committee Swamped Since the Federal Government can't be sued without its consent anyone with a claim against the Once News Now History Twenty Years Ago From the Files of The Provo Herald February 13. 1925 An unfavorable report was submitted sub-mitted by the committee on judiciary, judi-ciary, house of representatives. Utah state legislature, in regard to the petition of William H. Hig-gins Hig-gins of Fillmore for the impeachment impeach-ment of Judge Thomas H. Burton of Nephi. The committee report was signed by Hamilton Gardner, chairman. Nita Wakefield, a junior at the Provo high school, was declared the winner of the Carroll medal in short story writing with her original story, "Faithful Until the End." Brigham Young university debaters, de-baters, Walter E. Clark, Orval uaxen and A. C. Lambert won a decision against the University of west Virginia in a debate in Col lege hall. The question was in re gard to. the proposal to give con' gress power to override decisions of the supreme court by a two thirds vote. Presentation of the Dr. George L. Smart art collection to the Springville high school was made at an impressive program in the art gallery at springvuie. President Coolidge who has stuck close to the capital during his year and a half in the White House, plans to make a trip cov ering many parts of the nation, soon after his inauguration, March 4. He will not visit the coast according to the Itinerary. A bill was introduced in the legislature to make it unlawful to use the public schools for commercial com-mercial or religious purposes. Rep. Jesse B. Sharp of Salt Lake county was the author of the bill. government must have his Congressman Con-gressman introduce a private biU for his relief. These private bills make up about half the number of acts passed by Congress each session. Some are reintroduced year after year. The Claims Committee Com-mittee which handles them is usually swamped. To remedy this situaUon it Is proposed that the Claims Committee be abolished and this work turned over to the Claims Division in the Department Depart-ment of Justice for all claims of under $5000. For bigger claims, relief could be sought through the U. S. Court of Claims. To relieve Representatives of the necessity of running for office of-fice so frequently that it amounts to all the time, it has been proposed pro-posed that their terms of office be lengthened from two to six years, like Senators.' It would take a Constitutional amendment to put this over, and the chances are slim. It can be argued that forcing Representatives to run for office every other year makes them watch their step and behave better, keep in closer touch with their districts than if they were cut loose for six-year terms. Other ideas for improving the relations beween Congress and the pople range all the way from having Congres hire a press agent, to doing a much better editing job on the daily Congressional Record and putting Congress on the radio. Congress On the Air This last is particularly intriguing. intri-guing. To watch visitors come into the galleries, linger a few moments, then leave in disgust gives a faint idea of how fast listeners lis-teners might spin the dial if they happened to tune in on the Congressional Con-gressional frequency. At the other en of the scale, there is the thought of how Congressional spellbinders might be tempted to make political speeches for home consumption, if they knew they were on the air and it wasn't costing cost-ing them anything. The whole question of improving improv-ing relations between Congress and the people really boils down to a problem for the electorate, not to a problem for Congress. It if the matter of choosing better bet-ter Congressmen. It has been proved time and again that most people don't know who their Congressman Con-gressman is. Too few good men want to make public service a career, considering the risks too great There are many able men in Congress in spite of this situation, and it is the opinion of some of lhem that Congress rould be made imuch more efficient, even under its own antiquated rules and procedures, pro-cedures, if only the voters would elect better Congressmen. And that puts the responsibility for the primary Congressional reform right where it belongs on thei oeonle who cast the ballots. ! Q's and A's Q What new propaganda de vice have the Russians adopted? A Planes with loudspeakers. Q How is the German V-l fly ing bomb made to nose down at the right time? A A "windmill" spins in the nose, and an electric counter records re-cords . the revolutions. After a fixed number gauged to time and distance-s-the bomb's mech anical steering apparatus reacts. Q How many people miss work each day due to illness or other disability? A 7,000,000. Q How much do aircraft car rlers cost? A Some as little as $19,000,000 but big ones cost $60,000,000 to $70,000,000. Q What is a widgeon? A A species of wild duck. NOT INCLUDING "MY DAY" WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 U.R5 Old maids, in the opinion of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt are about the most useful people there are. But she doesn't see any need to designate a national old maids' day. As a matter of fact the first lady told a press conference, she is opposed to all "days," including Mother's day. She merely smiled when a reporter suggested, "Surely "Sure-ly you don't include my day.' " SHOT IN DARK NETS $15 MONSON, Me. (U.fD When two fighting cats kept Mrs. Aubrey Williams awake one night she fired her husband's revolver in the direction of the sound. The next morning, Mrs. Williams found the body of a full-sized wildcat in her yard and collected collect-ed a $15 bounty. j possession of talent seldom . means the possession of Judgment What aU good doctors know: To cure the body, zlrst quiet tne mind. SLIGHTLY OVERDONE The cautious, careful driver approached ap-proached a railroad crossing and stopped, looked and listened. All he heard was the car behind him crashing into his gasoline tank. A Difference and Disflaettea "Father," asked the congressman's congress-man's son, "what is a traitor A in politics?" -i A traitor, my son," said tne solon, "is a- man who leaves his party and goes over to the other one. "But father." insisted the boy. "what is a man who leaves his pany ana cumn over u ;uun. y "A convert my son, a con- vert" Only sincere affection can make grief poignant It's the roots that determine the kind of fruit a tree will bear. CRrnCISM-justand unjust is one of the compensations of public service. An American soldier in England was giving some illustrations of the sue of his beloved Texas. 'Why," he said impressively, "you can board a train in the state of Texas at dawn and twenty- four hours later youll still be In Texas." "I say, old boy," chimed in one of his unimpressed Enelish listen ers, "we have trains like that here The publisher of a country newspaper was urging the owner of the general store to advertise. "But" objected the merchant "I've been in business in this town for 30 years. Every man. woman and child knows where my store is and what I sell. I don't need to advertise." "Jim." asked the publisher. pointing across the street "how long has that church been there?" "Fifty years or more. I believe." answered the merchant "And yet" replied the publish er, "they ring tne cnurcn oeu every Sunday morning!" IT IS AXIOMATIC THAT the in England, too." A FOR YOUR PLUMBING AND PROBLEMS HEATING PHONE 233 1 R.J.JOYNER Plumbing A Heating Contractor 4 it. o 1 Greater Beauty! Greater Value! Lower Insurance Rates! with Colors that 'fit in" with the color scheme of your home! Styles to complement (and compliment') the architecture architec-ture of your house' PABCO SHINGLES exceed U. S. 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