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Show 4 Page Eight The Springville Sty prmgtriU Eprafo MEMBER OF THE Published Weekly by ART CITY PUBLISHING COMPANY at 161 South Main, Springville, Utah 84668 PUBLISHER. MARTIN CONOVER Second class postage paid at Springville, Utah 84663 Subscription in advance, per year, $5.50 per copy, 10c '..ViVAVAVAW.1 EDITORIAL PUBLIC SUPPORT NEEDED The Administration's "clean energy" program outlined to Congress should have universal support. While all of us are concerned with keeping the atmosphere "clean" we should have a similar concern con-cern about the production and technical problems arising from this objective. With less than 117 of the world's population we consume more than of the world's energy. Domestic demand has been rising about five per cent a year, according to F. N. Ikard, president, American Petroleum Institute, four times as fast as population growth, and the demand is expected to double by 1983. The development of safe fast-breeder nuclear reactors should be encouraged, conversion of coal into gas, and the removal of sulfur from coal should also be investigated. Every possibility for increasing sources of energy and reducing pollution should be encouraged. ENERGY DIET THAT'LL SAVE THE DAY 'vV-''.'':':-v .;;. Mnt Sastak 4 l low ymio Remember my 10th birthday, when you gave me that funny piece of green paper and everybody made such a fuss over it. (Except me.) Frankly, it was a pretty disappointing present for a kid. I couldn't eat it, couldn't play with it, couldn't wear it and Mom took it away from me practically practi-cally the minute I got it. And every birthday after that (and Christmas, too), you gave me another an-other one of those Bonds, you called them. I thought you were pretty gooney. At least, I never had to guess what I was going to get from good old reliable reli-able Aunt Sarah. And what I got was good old reliable reli-able U.S. Savings Bonds. What I didn't realize then was that you gave me a gift of security for the future. Thanks to you and hose Bonds, I had extra funds for college. And they helped when I bought my first new car. Next week, I'm giving my nephew, Harry, h'is first U.S. Savings Bond. I know the kid is gonna think I'm some kind of nut. But, someday . . . Take stock in America. Now f 5onds pay a bonus at maturity. Il n prMrld mm pr lor ttui advert) MfMnl. lMfMIMM M IM I'HNf) MM IM AdVCrllMltf UWKH. Herald July 29, f II Sill &H 49WI1 Looking Ahead by Dr. George S. Benson President NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM Searcy, Arkansas , TRANSFORMATION TOWARD DOOM In the civilizations of mankind, man-kind, history records that the decay of morality was the most decisive factor in the downfall of one after another ancient Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Greece, Rome, and nearly every other of the 20 empires that reached the pinacle of world leadership. Our Western civilization began its rise out of the British Empire, but the relative short span of mankind's freedom under a people's Republic began be-gan with the adoption of the U. S. Constitution about 200 years ago. The U. S. quickly became an example for the world of nations, the recognized recog-nized world leader. And now as she approaches the bi-centennial, moral decay has spread into the body, mind and heart of our society. We can deny it to the high heavens until we step to the looking glass and see clearly what we are becoming as a nation. Trying Try-ing to hide the evils of Communism, Com-munism, so that we can justify our cowardice in compromising compromis-ing with it, is only one facet of the moral breakdown but it is perhaps the origin of the decav. Now we are involved in transforming every principle in the moral code that under-girded under-girded for nearly 200 years the strength and the glory of America. In our present series of columns we will examine the most obvious examples of decadence. At the moment we are looking at our cowardly confrontations with evil Communism. Com-munism. 50-Million Killed The looking glass will not permit us to escape the reality of Communism's nature and our contamination with it. The Congress of the United States recently published the documented docu-mented record of Soviet Communism's Com-munism's massive extermination extermina-tion of life for "political de fection," and the Defense Department De-partment is the source of documented information on the horrible toll in human life wrought by China's Red bosses. Castro and Ho Chi Minh and the others have been, in comparison, smalltime small-time butchers. The U. S. Con-., gress sets the total (innocent , citizens) killed by Soviet Communism at 21,500,000 and the documentary files indicate the toll, when additional information in-formation can be validated, may be closer to 50,000,000. In China, as TIME Magazine reported, U. S. records and studies set the total of citizens murdered by Mao Tse-tung's executioners at more than 20,000,000. Yet, we are comrades of the Soviet dictators in a world "brotherhood of nations" and today the crusade of some of the most publicized members of Congress to achieve U. S. recognition and United Nations membership for Red China has apparently been joined by the President; and the American public is "adjusting" to the eventuality. Our Demoralizing Fears Why are we forsaking our principles and adjusting to comradship with evil? We are afraid. Not many of us are ready to admit to acceptance of the propaganda axiom: "Better Red than Dead." But we are accepting as our policy in confrontations with Communism, Com-munism, however painstakingly painstak-ingly we try to disguise it in our own minds: "Feed the Russian Bear and One Day He will Lose his Appetite or his Teeth." And lately we have adopted the same policy toward to-ward the Red Dragon of China. Are we truly afraid? Yes, but we are whistling and looking away as we walk by the graveyard grave-yard chanting a litany for "peace." Fear of Red China and Soviet Russia dominated U. S. actions in Korea in 1950-51. On June 24, 1950, the might of Soviet Russia and her North Korean Communist ally came down upon South Korea with thundering Russian tanks and chatering MIG fighting planes. President Harry Truman, with the instictive support of the entire nation, sent General Douglas MacArthur (then in Japan) to the aid of the little nation which was our friend and co-treaty partner. America's instinct for "right" and her gallant men and great military startegy executed by MacArthur whipped the enemy hordes; but fear generated in high places forbade victory over the enemy and turned Korea into America's sorriest disgrace. No-Win War Korea, because of fear of antagonizing the Russian Bear, became America's first war in which the U. S. Government Govern-ment deliberately denied our armed forces the freedom to seek military victory. (General 'CI From the superintendent's desk Research and development in education is a must if we are to avoid stagnation in our schools. Basic research in industry has been an accepted practice for most of the 20th century. Slogans such as "Research, Key to the Future" or "Research is Our Most Important Product" have been used to impress us with the important role of research and development in an improving industrial society. I sincerely believe in the research principle, but, unfortunately, few school systems have been organized to accomplish it. Traditionally, secondary and elementary supervisors are assigned to organize, staff, and supervise these two segments for the school system separately. Because they function func-tion so independently, a wide chasm for misunderstanding and jealousy sometimes exists in districts so organized. To avoid this type of conflict and to give research more emphasis, a different administrative pattern is now used in Nebo. Instead of two separate supervisors, one for elementary and one for secondary, we have one director of instruction and one director of research. Both of these people have responsibility for all grades, kindergarten through twelfth, while the direct supervision of teachers in the classroom is now the sole responsibility of the school principals. But you ask, what has changed as a result of having a research department? Since the time it was organized two years ago, the research department has: (1) conducted a conprehensive middle school evaluation, (2) implemented a new program of mathematics at the 7th and 8th grade level for underachieving students, (3) developed an encumbrance en-cumbrance accounting system for the district. (4) Utilized data processing pro-cessing techniques for organizing or-ganizing census data, (5) evaluated the media saturation project at the Brookside Elementary School, (6) evaluated the achievement of students taught by team teaching at the Grant School, (7) evaluated the modular scheduling organization at the high schools, (8) assisted in the funding and implementation of a comprehensive reading program in the Payson Junior and Senior High Schools, (9) developed an automated student registration and report card system for the junior high schools, (10) encouraged and assisted high schools in utilizing . the State Department of Public , i Instruction computer service in scheduling students, (11) , developed an automated system for collecting and calculating the bus mileage for the district, (12) studied extensively the available computer terminals and made recommendations which will increase the efficiency of data processing for the district at a decreased cost, (13) encouraged and stimulated the inclusion of computer science in the high school curriculum at Springville and Spanish Fork, (14) studied and made recommendations for a mini-computer system for all three high schools, (15) helped develop an experimental plan to improve test scores in spelling MacArthur in a historic speech to a historic joint session of Congress was to say: "In war there is no substitute for victory.") vic-tory.") It was the first of two disasterous no-win wars which have bled our country of manhood man-hood and resources and strengthened the aspirations of Communists worldwide. Mac-Arthur Mac-Arthur contended there was only one purpose worthy of waging war: to uphold right. And, he said, the thrust toward victory over evil must never be contaminated by a fear of losing. This eloquence was from the old-fashioned code of morality that we had already begun to transform. MacArthur, for his principles, princi-ples, was humiliated as no American General before him. The citizenry summoned courage cour-age enough to give him an historic his-toric homecoming. But today his image and his creeds have eroded on the national scene as we adjust to "new values" and cherish too much our "survival at any cost." (To be continued) Many folks talk economy, but few have the will to practice prac-tice it. Willa M. Jenkins, The Hermitage (Mo.) Index. My Neighbors "Today a dump-tomorrow a lovely park-again a place where people will leave their trash." Ui:d& LANDFILL 1 WBLJ I J Dr. Joe A. Reidhead and capitalization in five fifth-grade fifth-grade classes, (16) analyzed the results of the above experiment on a statistical basis and worked with a teacher in compiling the results. Next week we will discuss in detail the results of the experiment ex-periment to improve spelling and capitalization in the fifth-grade fifth-grade classes. SEG0 MILK Se CO !K4 1 10 small BISCUITS Kobey's SHOESTRING POTATOES 211 Western Family TOMATO SAUCE jama Best Foods SANDWICH SPREAD 5'2 oz. 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Fitzgerald, President By Max Yospe, Secretary Treasurer 1 1 East 400 North Open 7 to 7 Phone BALLARD 1 II INI? 8 oz. 8 oz. 6 oz. sticK m ' FRYERS nhams ..yTTI We appreciated your letter referring to the Utah Peace Officers Association Convention held in Springville in which you played such a lovely part. We want you to know how much your presence played in making our event a success. Your sweet personality and warmth has been the comment of many of our members and their wives and families. Thank you again. Respectfully yours, Utah Peace Officers Association The Board of Directors and President Fitzgerald have directed me to write to you and to the Mayor of Springville and the City Council to thank you and all who worked with you for ENATO(D)NAl CHACTA DRINKS 12 oz. f 60 j T MARCEL NAPKINS bO's orll-l life GRAVY 1 PI I Libby's PINEAPPLE JUICE 211 'k'jzr. Libby's I FAMILY RIPE OLIVES Buff. . 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