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Show Editorial Page Feature talh What The only daily newspaper devoted to the progress and advancement of Central Utah and its people. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1957 The Meaning of Democracy Democracy means many things. It mean's the right to choose one's own leaders and representatives to govern, and the right to as much individual freedom as is consistent with the public good and the rights of others. It also means government by f law, not men. Everybody from ordinary citi- zens to political philosophers long has understood that complete personal freedom is impossible in any kind of workable society. The result would be chaos, with every man trampling on every other. The rule of law is required to get boundaries beyond which individual men may not go. To step over the line is to encroach upon another's rights or diminish the public good. In democracies the rules are set forth in constitutions, codes and statutes which together comprise a great 'body of governing law. The existence of that mass of law is every man's assurance that Lead-Foote- Justice d Anyone who has ever been the victim of an injustice of sufficient seriousness to warrant action in court knows that in many particular cases speed is the very essence of the justice he seeks. But in the American courts of today, more often than not, speed is one commodity that the aggrieved citizen cannotcome by. Administrative officals of the United States courts say that in most federal courts it now takes more than a year to bring the average' case from filing through trial to a decision. They acknowledge that in numerous instances this delay amounts to a "denial of justice." Beyond question the federal court system is not presently adequate to handle the steadily rising case load. More than 57,000 cases were filed in the fiscal year that ended this June 30, as compared in the previous with 54,000-plu- s year. It begins to look as if Congress will have to treat with the utmost seriousness proposals of top judicial officers that it set up some 40 additional district judgeships to help bear the burden. The alternative seems to be a glow wearing away of the judicial system of which America has in the past been so justly proud. he will be treated impartially by the society he lives in. If the rules were made by the men who govern in executive authority, then obviously they would vary sometimes radically with the whim and prejudice and special bent of the particular governing officer. That is what people get in a dictatorship. Laws, of course, are not handed down from above. They are made by the people themselves, through their representatives. If they are unwise, they can be changed. Constitutions are amended, statutes repealed. But in every case, ideally, the procedures of law are followed to alter the law. If men by themselves seek to change or ignore the law, then clearly a government of law no longer prevails. This is "true whether the irregular action comes from highplaced governmeoffi-cial- s or from the citizenry. Admittedly, most laws are not They must be interpreted by the men who execute them. And under our system of government we have given to the courts also composed of human beings the final assessment of what is a proper interpretation of a particular law. self-explanato- ry. gr rt been for the cirnci' .!&. T"XT' rf with ineffi- - railrAaH "Public be rtf tVio its attitude, damned" JJy, I which assure you $$&?3jL did not go out with t' Commodore Vander- I would only .v k bilt. gone as far as Battli Mountain, but . 7 wit ixiA'lt I went on to Reno to sate- ,tV3 see our riends the aboard train. ly Except for the fact that the starter on Mr. Robertson wouldn't my work, and I had to raise the hood each time and cro- - the wires with a pair of pliers it ua- - a good trip. If it would do any good I would try to blackmail the dealer in this make of cars into fixing it to keep his name from being mentioned here, but there are a couple of reasons why it won't work. One is that he likes his name mentioned, and you can hear him using it himself almost any time you turn on your radio, and the other is that his boys have tried to fix it a dozen times a'ready, and the fix never lasts. I've lost more hide off my knuckles unfastening the blankety-blan- k jigger that holds the hood down that way! Remarkable Man The city editor of this highly enlight' fc f car ened journal declares that whenever :l run out of ideas for this column I write about "Mr. Snow. I still say I could scarcely find a more interesting subld ject. It is not because that this gentleman who has written and published 387 novels since he lost his sight in an accident when he was nearly forty years old, but the kind of man that he is that makes Mr. Snow so re- eighty-year-o- So They Say I wish I hadn't done it. Sam Childers, 21, Fort Worth, Tex., who shot off his feet to spite his wiia. In the pected Democratic governors to enforce them." The chairman must have been mistaken about that. Three days after his advisory committee's pronouncement, Virginia's Democratic Party made a policy statement. Virginia will elect a governor and ether state officers in November. These Democratic candidates devoted half of their 1957 platform to schools and school problems. Of integration, the Virginia Democrats said: "Let there be no misunderstandings, no weasel words, on members of advisory committee announced that Gov. Orval E. Faubus of Arkansas "does not represent the position or policy of the Democratic Party." "The first responsibility of a governor is to uphold the federal Constitution," the advisers added. Statement Amplified Chairman Butler amplified the committee's policy statement. He said it meant that the Democratic Party stood 'irmly behind the Supreme Court decisions and "ex advisory committee of the Demo- cratic National Committee, the former created by party chairman Paul M. Butler last winter to make national committee policy. mid-mont- 16 h, 'Another Example of Violence in America' ing and seeing people. more things than S 1 I JL I have always liked our one remaining free state, and it so happens that Mr. Snow knows more about the state's history than anyone I know. I have never encountered such a remarkable memory. All across the state he kept saying, "Now around this next point, or over this next pass you will see " And whatever he said would be, was. I caught him in only one small slip-u- p the Ruby Mountains have moved just a little since he was a young man. Operated Stage Line Mr. Snow operated the first stage line in Eastern Nevada. It was more of a taxi than anything else it seems to me. Whenever some mining mogul wanted to go somewhere to a remote and uncharted prospect Mr. Snow got him there and back. I do not have to take Mr. Snow's word for this, for we stopped at Battle Mountain for a short visit with his early companion and best friend, Louis and his LeMaire, who is eighty-fou- r, wiie, Kate, who has the bright eyes of a girl, though she has children who are sixty. It was heart warming to see these two old hunting and fishing companions of more than half a century ago, together. The LeMaire Mercantile company, operated by Louis and his sons ever since there has been a Battle Mountain, is still one of the leading business houses of the town. Fun Reminiscing: As , Mrs. Deter and I listened to Charley and Louis and Kate reminisce we felt like kids, though we are both looking over the hill toward seventy. And Louis, Junior, still in his fifties, and as fine a man as I have met in a long time, was the baby of the party. I know more about Nevada and its history than I would ever have known otherwise had I not taken this trip, and I associated with some wonderful people. I am writing this in a motel in the serene little town of Wells. Tomorrow I will be home, pretty well broke in spite of having hit a couple of jack-pfbut happy. And when I drive up my wife will say, "Why didn't you take them on home? We could spare you." And my kids in California will give me the very dickens when they read this and know that I was more than half way to their home, but there is a nurse in Springville waiting ;to jab my arm with a needla. sixteen-year-ol- d s, Convention. The northern Democrats who committee pack the punch may have decided the time has come to read out of the party such elements as Virginia Demo policy-make- vention. It is beginning advisory to this new pha.se of your life. Your investments, n while substantial, would not support you both for very' long, lacking other income And using up investments just isn't comfortable. Your $52 a not support montft will you. Therefore, your retirement security must rest on ihe amount of income yni can earn on the farm during the summer, or on income from some other job. Your health and happiness are worth more than money. But you cannot afford a mistake. Jobs for merr-pas- t 56 are very hard to get, should your plan fail. BEULAH STOWE "My husband is planning on retiring next llyear when he is 56. He will get a $52-- a month pension from his factory and a $1,000 life insurance policy paid in full. rn case of his death after retirement I would get the $1,000 in cash and , the $52 a month." Mrs. O , who wrote this letter, wants to know whether or not she and her uusband are really able to retire safely. The O.'s have a house in Florida and three acres of land, where they can live during the winter months and raise fruits and vegetables for their own use. They have a farm in a middle western state, and they hope to spend the growing season there and raise enough crops to help pay their bills for the rest of the mmmsSL Q "I have worked on the railroad for 36 jears. I am 60 years old and am furloughed, and when I go to apply for a job they tell me I am too old. My wife is an Invalid, and we are in debt for her operations and doctor's fees. I am still strong and in good health and able to do a good day's work." Peter B. "We also have $7,000 in govern-me- n bonds. We keen $1,100 in our checking account at all limes. My husband is a foreman in his factory, but the work is getting hard for him now that he is older. We feel that good health and freedom from a job may be worth more than money to us. from now A Ask the officers of your union if the.v can h lp you find a new job or help you receive some sort of retirement pay. See If you can find in your past job the seed of a new. source of income. Can you adjust claims for com- on. II 'i'i'i'iVSTi H i 1 1 1 r 1 Nobody Wins When Men, Women Argue ..-- . : WiVi The Herald invites you to use this column as a forom to express your opinions on timely subjects of public interest. Keep your letter within the 300 word limit. Sign your name and address. are not permitted. Nom-de-plum- to argue w:th a man. There are a lot of sound reasons behind that conclusion as all truly feminine women eventually will agree. A woman is never less feminine than when she is attempting to prove a man wrong. What woman would rather be right than be feminine? The man's ego can't be overlooked. WTien a woman tells a man he is wrong and can prove it, she is putting him in a position where he has to defend his stand even if he is convinced she is right. How can he happily admit that a woman has bested him in an argu- Tips for Growing Beautiful Flowers cut flowers. A planting schedule should be as follows: Wood hyacinths, five inches bloom inches bloom six to inches deep, six inches apart, April; crocus, three deep, four inches apart, in March and April; tulips, eight inches deep, five apart, bloom in April, May in and June; grape hyacinth, three to four inches deep, four inches apart, bloom in March and April; daffodils, five inches deep four inches apart, bloom in April and May, and narcissus and jonquils, four to five inches deep and six inches apart, bloom in March and April. Narcissus grow well in spots more shady than required for tulips and hyacinths. It is a common custom to break off the small bulbs which is a mistake if one desires a strong group. Crocus and blue scelja planted in the same bed make a very beautiful display at: both bloom at the same time. They are equally good for planting in the lawn as they have finished blooming by the time the grass has to be cut and it is not necessary to let the top ripen as it is with the later bulbs. In planting the lawn attempt no but seek formal arrangement to make the rather grouping natural. A number of bulbs grouped in colonies with scattered bulbs breaking away from the group and straying across the lawn is a very ment? If a woman does occasionally win a man's grudging, "Okay, maybe you're right," she drives a wedge between their mutual admiration for each other For a while at least, he thinks she is bossy and opinionated, and she thinks he is a stubborn mule. This doesn't help their relationship. There is always the chance that the man is right and wins the argument hands down. Then he isn't going to let her forget how wrong she was. The fact that she; doubted his wisdom in the first effective planting arrangement. Oscar W. Mann place makes it necessary for him to rub in his triumph just a little. So nobody wins when a man and woman argue. W7ise women learn this young and prove the points they want to make without damaging a man's It's one of the reasons men say they can't understand women. What they really mean is they can't understand women who know how to get their 'own way or put across a point without resorting to an argument. We must have eaten about 20 to 30 pounds of blueberries during the month of August (when strand- ed in Canadian woods after canoe was smashed). Arctic Scientist Dr. J. C. Ritchie, stranded with associate for a month. More than 4,00.000 live in Boston's politan area. 40-mi- le a mistake for a woman ever It's es Provo Floriculturist Continues With varieties which bloom in April, next comes the double types, then the May flowering or cottage tulip, which lasts well into June and finally the Darwin, which grows two feet tall and bearse blossoms which are very large and wonderfully colored. This class of tulip stands a long time in the gardens and lasts very good for Dear Mrs O : I can't tell you to do it or not to do it. You seem to be in favor of quitting at age 66. and it is a ood gamble, in Ruth Millett iilllilliilll mm i.j.i.i.i.i.ii.;.;.;.;.;.;.1,.,-:!...- . self-estee- persons metro- p to- 1960. year. m to add Want to Retire, But Can They Afford It? fill? J rs ward another third party move m 40-ac- re First we have the early single most e -- beds. is still writing, still maka good living, and still traveling Some other southern states will stand with Virginia on that, leaving the party policy less established than in bitter dispute. The policy will be formalized, finally, in 1960 at the Democratic National By Editor Herald: There is no doubt that tulips are the most popular of all the epring flowering bulbs. By choosing different tulips you can prolong the flowering of pure tulip markable. He Policy In Dispute 'wV through the orderly processes of amending, repealing, making over. Democracy means rule by? the majority. If a majority cannot be mustered to effect a change, then a law must stand. For it to be otherwise would be to say that any law unpopular with even a small part of the citizenry could be cast aside at their will. In any society ruled by a government of laws rather than men, many people are bound to be made unhappy by some of the laws they Jive under. That is an unavoidable condition in a democracy managed by majority decision. Unanimous decisions are plainly impossible in matters affecting millions. The final test of belief in democracy is a man's willingness to accept the majority choice even though he disagrees with it. When he can do that, he is in support of a government of laws. When he cannot, the logic of his position leads directly to chaos. And, in the end, chaos brings the iron hand of the man who rules by personal fiat. crats. The Virginia and South Carolina delegations almost wera thrown out of the 1952 Democratic National Convention. The advisory committee, intentionally or not, is heavily weighted against the South whose leader can be expected to repudiate committee efforts to make party polwill icy. Democrats country-widbe compelled to choose between at these groups of the party's next nominating eon this point: We dedicate our every capacity to preserve segregation in tiie schools." Happy Times how interpreted. But in both cases the remedy in a democracy must always be the same Changes must be made Frank C. Robertson's Chopping Block - By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent ReasonWASHINGTON (UP) able cjuestions right now would be: ' "Who is making policy for the Democratic Party on the question of integration? And "What is the policy?" The questions arise naturally from public statements of responsible Democrats. First up was the Interpretations can be wrong, just as laws can be bad no matter Today's Featured Column Since I always like to do the neighborly thing especially if I get pleasure it eemed to me it would be cut of it real neighborly for me to accompany ou'- recent guests, Mr. Charles H. Snow, and Mrs. Ruth Deter, half way home. As they live in the Bay area of California, I counted. Reno. Nevada, about half way. Had it not Demo Policy on Integration? is m. Today's Medicine panies which ship by rail? Work for a trucking company which operates in conjunction with railroads? Go to work in a travel agency? Buy a small secondhand truck and start a local package your circumstances. You are better off financially than most retired people. You are quitting earlier than most at 56 instead of 65 which ought to mean you have more energy left to apply delivery service? XAll rights reserved, NEA ice, nc. Serv- ) Tell Me Why What Is a Germ? Every germ disease is caused address your question, name, by some particular kind of germ ! WHY ME to TELL and by no other kind. For exand age care of this paper. The ample, the germ or microbe that encauses scarlet fever cannot cause Junior, malaria or any other sickness. cyclopedia for school and Nor can scarlet fever be caused home, will be awarded for the letter selected. by anything except this specific germ Many of the germs howFor thousands of years of his ever which cause terrible disease existence, man lived in Ignorance near relatives which irt have Primiof what caused disease. not harmful but may be helpful tive people had "explanations" to man. and beliefs about the subject, the In most germ diseases, if tha most common of which was that evil caused was sickness germs don't kill the patient, tba by of the body sooner or later destroya spirits inside the body In them and they disappear. victim. certain diseases, such as scarlet It wasn't until 1865 that science was able to prove that germs fever, measles, or mumps, ona attack protects the patient from were the cause of disease, and a second attack by the same H was Louis Pasteur who first stated the germ theory of disease germ. This protection a gainst two attacks of the same germ is as we know it. Today we reccalled "active immunity." Some most the that dangerous ognize animals possess a "natural imenemies of mankind Jire germs. organThese are tiny munity," which means they don't see get diseases which attack other isms, so.small that we can't animals. Vaccination and antithem without a microscope, and toxins can give people immunity in fact some are so small that all seen at cannot be against attack by specific germs. they called also which are Among the diseases caused by Germs, s, the smallest germs, the filtrable microbes and viruses, are: Measles, rabies, may be either plants or animals. chicken-poinfantile paralysis, The animal forms are called the common cold and influenza. protozoa, and the plant forms are Science still has a great deal to called bacteria. A third group learn about these tiny, often is called filtrable of germs invisible organisms. viruses, which means they are so small that they pass through . FUN TIME even the finest filters which hold The Quiz Box . . . Fish back larger bodies. 1. Is a porpoise a fish? 2. Can fish change color? 3. Is a silverfish a fish or an insect? 4. Do all fish lay eggs? 5 What fish leaves fresh water to lay its eggs in the ocean? was asked and answered in the Answers Journal of the American Medical Assn., several years ago. Part of S 'N f "lossu uy S the answer read "CheWcals used 'Z leuiuiBui b si h '01 x for softening water are usually fairly strong alkalies . . . Many THE PUZZLE BOX of these chemicals are primary Can you put nine pigs in four irritants in powder or granular pens so that each of the 'four solution." form and in strong pens has an odd number of pigs? Here's how to do it: First make Actually, one would, expect that would be greatly these chemicals g procdiluaeed in a ess and not likely to be present in strong enough concentrations to cause such difficulties as you describe. However, the proof U in the pudding and it sounds to me as though you bad proved your case. Win a valuable prize. Send Bri-tanni- ca 15-voIu-me ! s one-cell- ed ! micro-organism- x, Accidental Fall Results in Continuing Epileptic Attacks By EDWIN P. JORDAN, M. D. Written for NEA Service An unusual situation is presented by Mrs. L., whose letter I have had to shorten greatly. Q In 1946 my husband suffered a broken skull from a fall. Since that time he has had many severe epileptic fits in which he bites bis tongue and the inside of his mouth. He has been told that the only thing which might bring relief would be an operation on the skull and brain, but he has refused this because the doctors will not guarantee success. What do you recommend? Mrs. L. If I weren't a citizen I'd almost wish the police didn't find the (mink) stole (taken from her in Las Vegas hotel). Actress Jayne Mansfield, promised mink coat by hotel U hers is not recovered. law-abidi- full-leagt- fa ng This sounds lifce a kind of epilepsy which is the result of direct brain injury and is not of A or familial nature. It is called Jacksonian epilepsy. You have been correctly told that the only treatment which offers real promise of complete cure is operation. But no one can guarantee cure under such circumstances, It is unfortunate that surgical treatment has been so since now there may be some permanent brain damage. It is debatable whether surgery would now be recommended. But I think your husband should have the benefit of a present opinion on the chances of relief by surgery. Q R there anything that can be done to fade freckles? Miss J. M. A Some chemical preparations have been tried which are said to cause fading of freckles. However, there is ome risk tram most tub-a hereditary long-delaye- d stances which will have this action on the skin so that a person who is troubled with freckles would best stay out of the sun. Q About a year ago we purchased a water softener. Since I have been using the soft water my hands chap and so do my daughter's. The skin cracks open and bleeds. I never had this condition before using soft water and when I use hard water my hands dear up. The company and I are having quite a feud about this because they do not think it possible for the soft water to cause sore hands. ! Mrs. R. G. A A somewhat similar question Teamster leadership must be restored to typify clean, honest and pure trade unionism. There can be no compromise. Thomas J. Hagerty of Chicago, candidate for union presidency. : water-softenin- 3 Q states? A about Is a blood test a require-jnefor marriage in most nt Yes. with the exception of 10 states. 3 fn one large pen, and then make 3 small pens inside it. Put f three pigs In each of the smalt pens, and the large pert will have nine . t |