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Show FOCAL POINT ' THE VIEWS expressed In this column or any previous column are those of the author, Mr. Williams, and not necessarily those of the Orem-Geneva Times management. The resignation last week of Supreme Court Justice Abe For-tas For-tas from the highest court in the land must go down in his record books as the best thing he has ever done as an American. The controversial crony of ex-President ex-President Lyndon B. Johnson brought the axe down on his own neck rather than face a sure-thing sure-thing impeachment from the House of Representatives. Disclosure by Life Magazine that Fortas has turned $20,000 to the now-imprisoned financier Louis Wolfson was the straw that broke his back. Fortas, a wealthy weal-thy man without that $20,000 and whose wife is also a prominent prom-inent Washington, D.C., attorney, apparently didn't want "other" things disclosed before his countrymensure coun-trymensure to be brought in an impeachment trial. One must not forget that last summer, when Chief Justice Earl Warren submitted his resignation to President Johnson, conservatives conserva-tives led the fight to keep Fortas from being named to that high positionthe position which traditionally tra-ditionally sways the Supreme Court one way or another. These courageous Republican Senators were George Murphy of California, Robert Griffin of Michigan, Mic-higan, and John Williams of Delaware. Del-aware. When the Fortas nomination was up for consideration, Chief Justice Warren "threatened' that if Fortas was not approved as Chief Justice, Warren would remain re-main on the Court one more year before retiring. Of course, history of the case shows that Fortas was not approved approv-ed as Chief Justice. He was already al-ready an associate justice for more than a year and has served in many landmark cases during dur-ing more than three years on the Court. Fortas' record speaks for itself. it-self. And perhaps this is the reason he wanted to refrainfrom being impeached. Fortas cast a key vote in the famous Miranda vs. Arizona confessions con-fessions decision in June 1966. That ruling, decided by a 5-to-4 vote, virtually barred the use of even freely-given confessions from use in the federal and state courts. Charles E. Moylan Jr., state's attorney for the city of Baltimore, Balti-more, Md., testified before Congress Con-gress that he had to let go murderers mur-derers and thieves because of the Miranda decision. Fortas also displayed his ultra-liberalism ultra-liberalism when he sided with Chief Justice Earl Warren in the December 1967FrankRobelcase. In that amazing decision, Warren War-ren struck down a section of the 1950 Subversive Activities Control Act barring admitted Communists from working in defense de-fense establishments. Warren, with Fortas in total agreement, ruled that even though there was no question that Robel was a Communist, the law was improper because it did not take into account the commitment commit-ment of Robel to communism. If he were only a "passive Communist, Com-munist, Warren strongly implied. Congress could never prevent him from working in sensitive security positions. The associate justice has long been LBJ's little "Mr. Fixit.' Fortas , first performed legal service ser-vice for Johnson in 1948 when LBJ squeezed out a victory over Coke Stevenson intheTexasDem-ocratic intheTexasDem-ocratic primary by 87 highly-controversial highly-controversial votes.The primary victory then was tantamount to election. LBJ's election was so tainted with fraud, however, that a federal district judge enjoined the state from printing ballots designating LBJ as the Democratic Demo-cratic nominee until there was an investigation of vote-fraud charges. As LBJ's friend, however, For- WITH U.S. COMBAT AIR FORCES, VIETNAM- UJ3. Air Force First Lieutenant Steven S. MacArthur (right) is decorated with the Air Medal at Phan Rang AB, Vietnam, by Colonel Samuel T. Dickens, 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force Photo) Local Pilot Cited For Courage VIETNAM - U. S. Air Force First Lieutenant Steven S. Mac-Arthur, Mac-Arthur, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. MacArthur of 1140 N. Cherry Lane, Provo, Utah, has been decorated with the Air Medal Med-al for air action in Southeast Asia. Lieutenant MacArthur. a pilot, great that the Sanitation Department Depart-ment had to finish. We feel that a good start has been made to make Orem the cleanest, most beautiful city in the state. We plan to enter a state-wide contest and also a nation-wide contest. The responsibility re-sponsibility now rests with each individual property owner. Do you have weeds that need to be moved? An old barn or chicken coop long past use? The Fire Department will help you dispose of it. Is there trash or old cars on your property? Old fences that need ft be repaired or torn down? A scout troop with a flat bed and tractor could haul many old cars to the dump. Many times we look at eye-sores so long we don't see them anymore. Let's open our eyes to a more beautiful beauti-ful Orem. If you plan a major cleanup clean-up project, take some before-and-after pictures. We are keeping keep-ing a scrapbook. Let us know what you are doing. Your Beautification Committee, Mrs. Paul Ferguson Mr. Paul Washburn Mr. Val McAllister Mrs. Marvin Burgon Mr. John Dennis Mrs. Kent Frazier Mrs. Jed Johnson Mrs. Stan Thayne community more orem-Geneva Times Letters To The Editor... Complete Line Of . . . BDilQG At Prices You Can Aff ord to Pay THE SADDLE HOUSE 775 - 777 North State, Orem Ph. 225-3434 Well. How Should I Know? Beautiful music....Jim Avery?? Sure its something new: Jim Avery, veteran of Provo radio broadcasting has done the same thing that thousands of other residents of delightful Utah Valley have done Switch To BROADCASTING AT 1400 KKX Letter to the Editor: I just got through reading another an-other issue of the Orem-Geneva Times and wanted to let you know how much I appreciate receiving them here in Holland. It's so nice to know what's going go-ing on at home in the community. I've always enjoyed reading the weekly issues of the paper and being be-ing so far away has made me appreciate ap-preciate it even more. Sincerely, Bonnie Allphin (Editor's note: Miss Allphin is on a mission in the Netherlands.) Nether-lands.) LETTER TO THE EDITOR PLEA FOR MERCY If there were any good reason for keeping the Korean War USA POW's incarcerated in Red Chinese Chi-nese "hell-holes, suffering torture tor-ture and starvation for over fifteen fif-teen years, let Congress speak out loud and clear. Apparently, however, there isn't any plausible plausi-ble reason, other than the U.S. State Dept. demands the use of the unfortunate and illfated GI's as a political bludgeon or buffer, tas rushed to the Supreme Court and convinced Justice Hugo Black, sitting as a one-man court, to set aside the lower court's order as an unwarranted interference with state election procedures. LBJ was put on the ballot and won in the general election. In 1964 when Walter W. Jenkins Jen-kins (confidential assistant to LBJ for 20 years) was arrested for the second time as a homosexual, homo-sexual, Abe Fortas and Secretary Secre-tary of Defense Clark Clifford called personally on Washington newspaper editors in an effort to kill publication of the story. Fortas aided perjurer Alger Hiss and Communist Harry Dexter Dex-ter White in drafting the Charter of the United Nations, organized the Warren Commission to investigate in-vestigate the Kennedy assassination, assassina-tion, and designed the "Durham Rule" on criminal insanity that has prevented conviction of killers kill-ers and rapists--who, under the old rule of "Knowing right and wrong," would be convicted. Fortas also designed the "Gideon "Gi-deon Rule" requiring the taxpayers tax-payers to pay for lawyers for all defendants in state courts, whether or not justified. His left-leaning philosophy also stems from his early days. As a young attorney in 1933 and 1934 in the legal division of the Agricultural Ag-ricultural Adjustment Administration, Adminis-tration, Fortas was an associate of Jerome Frank, Thur man Arnold, Ar-nold, AdlaiStevenson, Alger Hiss, Lee Pressman, John Abt, and Nathan Witt. More than half of these men have since been identified iden-tified as Communist spies. Fortas served as defense attorney at-torney for Bobby Baker until the Kennedy assassination, when he suddenly withdrew his services. In the 1930's, he was a member of the National Lawyer's Guild, and in the 1940's was a member of the Washington Committee for Democratic Action. Both are on the attorney general's list of subversive sub-versive organizations. And his list of smilar affiliations affilia-tions goes on and on. Now with the resignation of Abe Fortas and the coming retirement of Earl Warren, President Nixon should be able to get the Supreme Court of this land into the hands again of Constitutionists. With the record of Abe Fortas showing more prominently, it should be embarrassing to the Senate of the United States that he was ever approved to grace the bench of the highest court in the land. was cited for his outstanding airmanship and courage on successful suc-cessful and important missions under hazardous conditions. He is assigned at Phan Rang AB, Vietnam, in a unit of the Pacific Air Forces. The lieutenant, a graduate of Provo High School, received a B. S. degree from Utah State University and was commission- ed there through the Reserve Of- DECENCY WEEK ficers Training Co. program. Letter to the Editor His wife, Sandra, is thedaugh- Decency! How i often have we ter of Mrs. Tamar Ivie of 115 heard that word lately? What does South 800 West, Orem, Utah, it mean? "Websters" says "that which is proper and, fitting, not immodest or obscene; conforming to approved social standards; respectable." re-spectable." With that definition in mind, how could an individual, living here inOrem, apply this principle in his life? The question might be statedwhat difference does my conduct make to the community? commun-ity? President David O. McKay said "In personal as in national life, there are unfailing signs of decline and decay. Five of the most common are vulgarity and obscenity, drinking, unchas-tity, unchas-tity, disloyalty and irreverence. in accomplishing their spurious purposes in Red China "diplomacy." "diplo-macy." In support of this contention, con-tention, there is an interesting article in the April Reader's Digest, "Is Congress Destroying Destroy-ing Itself?" by Eugene H.Methin. It is suggested everyone join the National Mercy Drive by writing writ-ing senators and congressmen to release Bill H. CON. RES 179 for a vote and liberate these boys now. Remeber it is the number of letters, not the contents, that When, instead of high moral prin ant and our exemplary. D for Decency Week, May 18-24. 18-24. Our Decency Goaleveryday every year. Sincerely, Colleen E. Stout SHARES SYMPATHY FOR LOSS OF FRIEND I share deep sorrow and sympathy sym-pathy over the loss of a kind friend. James Baum Ferguson has always been a kind and esteemed es-teemed friend to all those who surrounded him. I knew him even before Orem grew into a town. I worked for him on his farm when the whole acreage was in one piece from the present cem-etary cem-etary to the site of Utah Power-Light Power-Light plant, and from the foot hills down to the main highway. In the past this farm was owned by a Mr. Carryhurst, who I understand was gifted with seven wives. There were, at the time I worked there, seven homes on this farm. Around a year before Ferguson took it over, it was operated by a Mr. Barney of Provo. 1 1 hoed grapes for him most of the season. sea-son. Jim was a fine man to work for, and he knew his onions when it came to raising fruit, I also did some work on his buildings. My brother-in-law, George Frank, also worked on his farm for a number of years, and Jim boasted that Frank could pick more apples in a day then anyone he knew of. George had long fingers fing-ers and grabbed three and four apples at a grab. There were also a number of beehives near the foothill. I was very suprised, bitterly shocked, when I read in the paper pa-per of his passing away. His wife is also a kindly women, pleasant to talk to. The only grocery store inOrem at the time was owned by a Mr. Bushnell. I built the first black- Wednesday, May 28, 1969 smith shop and the first meat house in Orem during those early Two tires and rims were tak-days. tak-days. Yes, in losing James Fer- en from the garage of Reed guson we lost a very good and Penrod of 117 S. Campus Drive, kindly friend, and I am sharing The rims were valued at $10 in deep sympathy. and the tires at $30 each. Y.M. Offret, Wildwood. Go To Work Cars Do It Yourself Cars Fishing Cars $ 20. to $400. 'You Bid'em, You Buy'em' They Must Go! 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Special Thanks: to the 4,424 school children child-ren who made sure there was not a scrap of litter left in the city; to the Sanitation Department Depart-ment who worked an average of three hours overtime everyday for one month to pick up the 5,000 compressed cubic yards (tons and tons) of litter the children child-ren collected; to the P.T.A. who sponsored the program and provided pro-vided treats for all the children; to the Scera who awarded free show tickets to the winning grade from each school; to the Boy Scouts who raked litter and weeds from State Street; and to the National Guard and B.Y.U. students stu-dents who hauled away trash from the homes. The response was so ciple. a life of immoral indul gence is chosen, and man or woman wo-man get far down in the scale of degeneracy, disloyalty is an inevitable part of his or her nature. na-ture. 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