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Show Editorial Page Feature Johnson Still Open to a 'Draft'? Very Unlikely WASHINGTON (UPI)-Pres-l- dent Johnson said it as simply and clearly as it might be said: "I shall not seek and will not accept the nomination . . ." Then he said a little later his decision to forego another term in was the White House Dedicated to the Progress And Growth of Central Utah SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 1968 irrevocable. Bicycle Safety Is Vital, Too! This is Bicycle Safety Week . . . and the most important thing it can accomplish is to imbue young with and adults too people the need to be The safety attitude should apply to bike riders and the motoring public as well. The bicycle safety program in Prcvo is being sponsored by the police department, school district, and PTA safety unit. The safety program will be focused especially on the third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade students. There will be oral performance tests, bike safety checks, etc. safety-consciou-a. Every bike rider should familiarize himself with the city ordinance pertaining to this activity. Here are a few important points: All bicycles must be licensed and in good condition. This in U. S. Bureaucracy One of the economic "laws" discovered by British historian C. Northcote Parkinson holds to the effect that the size of a bureaucratic agency grows in opposite relation to tne amunt of work it has to do His prime example was the fact that "as Britain's navy reduced the number of its ships and as Britain's colonial empire shrank, the number of employes of the Admiralty and the Colonial Office increased in direct proportion." The truth of this law is demonstrated anew by some statistics cited by the Council of State Chambers of Commerce. Since 1954, says the council, employment in the U.S. Department of Agriculture has risen 62 per cent while the number of farms has declined 36 per cent and farm population has declined more than 42 per cent. To put it another way, in 1954 there was one Agriculture Department employe for. every 284 members of the farm population, or one for every 72 farms. The ratio is now one federal employe for every 105 of the farm population, or one for every 28 farms. The council suggests the department is an excellent example nr. It Was 1,5 On this decision, anything-ean-happe- oath-taki- office.) No longer may he use tiie old blurred benchmarks for person good-looke- r. Speaking of beauty contests and bathing suits, Merrill War-nic- k of Pleasant Grove says that beauty contests can be successful without having the lassies parade around in bathing suits. All I could say to Mr. Warnick is, "You go to your beauty contest and I'll go to mine". of how government payroll costs could be cut. Here, unfortunately, they come into conflict with another of Parkinson's laws, which states that government spending always rises to meet or exceed the taxes it collects from its citizens. L Actually, Mr. Warnick is general chairman of the Utah Dairy Princess competition this year. He estimates that this pageant attracts 50 to 75 per cent more contestants because swimsuit competition is not part of the program. Hmmmmm He could be right, but isn't the Dairy Princess contest d by the American Dairy Association of Utah for the purpose of promoting and focusing attention on dairy food products? Sure it is! Well what better way is there to illustrate how healthful dairy milk-fe- d lassie parade products are than to have an around in her bathing suit? I'm sure it convinces all the male onlookers that milk can surely be helpful. It probably makes a few of the women onlookers wish they had drank more milk earlier. Too, isn't "cheesecake" associated with dairy products? V So They Say I feel it is time for someone like me to stand up and say, "I'm for the upperdogl" . . . Not the wealthy, necessarily, not the ones in authority, necessarily, not the gifted, nectssarily just the doer, the achiever, regardless of his status, his opulence, his native endowment. Miller Upton, president of Beloit spon-sore- 1 AS V.TV 1 c , s f ?' W -- '1 . ' z. s9" zZtK via 1 So, with no bathing suit contest it looks like I won't be going to the first Dairy Princess contest to be held in Salt Lake County this May 4th. And unless they have a change of heart, I won't be going to their finals scheduled in November either. This will leave me some time to hope for a Miss Pnro contest complete with bathing suits. College. Today In self-delusi- reelection. Somehow, we have cultivated a be- lief that men are inherently dishonest; that a man ha3 to be tricky in order to succeed in business or in politics. There are enough examples of successful chicanery to afford some justification, but there are more to imply that men are inherently honest if given the chance. There were those who questioned Dr. King's honesty. He led a campaign against violence, and yet it followed him to his death a death he was prepared to face. In his case there was a cynical skepticism of his motives. Those who are ruled by prejudice will still hold to that view, but the great majority will now credit him with the high purpose he claimed. Is it not also possible that President Johnson was also motivated by a desire to do what was best for the country? That he made mistakes was undoubtedly true, for we have not yet bred an infallible race of people, or even an infallible individual. Along with our distrust cf people is a general feeling that our fate is bound up in some leader who is and can do no wrong. At the first mistake a public official makes he is accused of having made it willfully. The real mistake is made by the average citizen who has neglected to find out what makes democracy work, and can't let his thought rise above the indvidual. At the first sign of trouble he looks for a scapegoat, and forgets that it is settled by the determination of issues in which every citizen is involved. The stream of national welfare has become choked with debris, which couldn't have all been put there by any one man. We, the people, did it, and we the people are responsible for clearing It away e, e Beauty contests can be very rewarding to both the onlooker and the contestant. I think the state of Utah and Provo was rein Mrs. warded when Mrs. Dean Payne was chosen runner-u- p America contest. Even though the Mrs. America xjntest is not judged on beauty, Mrs. Payne is a real So why doesn't Provo hsve a beauty contest like most of the ether communities in Utah Couny and elsewhere? These other communities are not the only ones with good looking girls. Why hardly a day goes by that I don't watch whoops see a beautiful girl walking down the street. It's true that we have a Miss Liberty Bell each year but never a Miss Provo. Besides, I don't believe Miss Liberty Bell is judged in a bathing suit, and what's a beauty contest without a bathing suit. a la Parkinson be surmised, but in the end what other logical reason can they find than the one he has given. It is unfortunate that we tend to discount every assertion a politician makes. When they are running for office there is reason for the suspicion, but it is hard to discount a man's assertion that he is giving up the highest office in the land without fighting for Johnson nullified his March 31 pledge not to run again. And finally, that kind of a reverse would hand the republiissue. can partv a ready-madEven if the President suc-draft" by cumbed to a acclamation at the Democratic convention, Republicans might charge that he used the Marh disunity crisis and his pledge as a device to promote Democratic unity and his own reelection. Beauty Contests Need Svim Suits Parents are responsible for any violation of the ordinance committed by minon. Persons violating the ordinance are subject to having license revoked or bicycle impounded or both. Bicycle Safety Week is a good time to review the safety rules and redouble the effort to observe them. This they (the Johnson administration) engaye of claiming victory every time a disaster comes along is rather hard to deal with. Sen. J. W i 1 1 i a m Fudbright, chairman oi the Foreign Relations Committee. Even if we don't save a life or prolong it, we can at least alleviate suffering. That's part of & doctor's job. Dr. Christian Barnard, heart transplant pioneer. al and official behavior. Conscience crowds harder and the historians lock over his shoulder. Within the limits of his capabilities, a President of the United States may be assumed to be a man who is trying to do right. Third, there is that matter of the credibility gap. Whether it ever was anything more than a clever phrase, the gap would become a chasm if President Bye Line by Jensen 'Medic!" biles. For Some Hard Thinking .1 politics. Bike riders must observe the same rules that apply to automo- a Week The .week of President Johnson's withdrawal from the presidential race, and the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the most eventful of our time. The impact of both events could be far reaching. The passing of the open housing bill as hastened by the murder of Dr. King. It will not have too much effect ot itself for the simple reason that the average Negro does not have the money to buy a house, but he knows that he could if be had the money, and to many it will be an incentive to get out of the ghetto. The rioting inevitably hurt the Negro cause. It reminds me of Mark Twain's description of a fight. "I got my head under his arm, and threw him right on top of me." These Negro kids will inevitably be the chief sufferers from their looting and vandalism. ' The amazing thing was the outpouring of grief and shock from all over the world. Much of it came from people who did not agree with King's tactics, bu face to face with the extremes to which bigots will go they had to reappraise their own thinking. The riots are conducted by irresponsible Negro youths who accustomed tr gettng the worst of it have accumulated a store of hostility ready to break out at the first opportunity. Living in their ghettos with nothing to do they are ready listeners to inflammatory speeches by the leaders of Black Power. Instead of saying they should be shot the white community should blame itself for allowing the conditions to arise, and for tolerating the kind of conditions which keep black people idle. I suspect that historians will be debating about President Johnson's motives for a lcng lon0 time. They will ascribe every possible one except the one he gave: that it was a move to unite the country. Some will say he knew he couldn't win. His friends will say he was tired. Neither one would 6eem to hold water, for Mr. Johnson's life has been bound up with politics, a game he has enjoyed playing. Too much could happen for him to count himself out. That he is weary goes without saying, for his burden has been great, but presidents don't quit just because they are tired. All toils of other reasons wffi wd her feelings must have been a powerful factor. Second, there is the weight of history. Scratch a President and you find a man who has undergone an awesome change with the on inaugural day. (If there is charisma in any person or thing, it is in this trict. The Chopping Block t It cludes having a bell or horn, flector, tight handle grips, and a light if there is to be night riding. Pedestrians walking on the g'de walks have the right of way over bicycles. It is unlawful to ride bicyclei on sidewalks in the business disre- But somehow there are still a few disbelievers. Strangely enough, they include an occasional politician. They might be excused for thinking, "this has been an n year." But by every other yardstick, they should know better. First, there is Ladybird. By every account, the First Lady did not and does not want Baines Jjhnson to Lyndon submit to the punishment of another four years as President. They have been an exceptional team in marriage, business 8s Ml Bui History 'You Can't Tell a Book's Contents by Its Cover' Mrs. Hayes' recent letter has prompted me to bring to the attention of the citizens of Provo some of the facts concerning our school. I agree with Mrs. Hayes as to the looks of the building but don't feel the building and grounds are so much a "disgrace" as it is just an old building in need of a face lifting. Granted, our children come home everyday with scraped knees, the result of playing on the dirt school yard. The school bot-- d has promised us a lawn for several years and we are still waiting. Our PTA donated some money to buy playground equipment for a kindergarten play area with the understanding that the school board and Provo City would provide a place for it and install it. That equipment is still in storage at the school waiting for a home. What the school lacks on tin outside, however, is made up for on the inside. We have one of the finest libraries in the school district complete with wall to wall carpeting and stereo earphones where the children can listen to a number of tapes, on a variety of subjects. We have individual slide viewers for the children's use. And most important of all, we have a capable and experienced librarian who guides the use of Jus equipment. We have one of the most team teaching units for our first and second grades. This was one of the first units of this kind introduced in the Provo School District. The "master teacher" is one of the most competent in the state and her regular teachers and assistants are experienced and capable. We have a shop that will rival any in the district complete with a potter's wseel and ovens for baking ceramics. And we have an experienced teacher there. Each school feels it has the best teachers but we feel we have the best in the state teach Our building may be antiquated. We may have steam pipes running through the rooms but the teaching facilities are of the highest quality and this is important to consider. We are not by any means satisfied with many things about our school. We hope we will soon have our playground planted into lawn and that our kindergarten will have their own walled-i- n area. But in the meantime, we will stand our school and its facilities, adand staff up ministration against any other in the state, anytime. You cannot tell a book's contents by its cover! Mrs. Janice Young, Vice President Franklm School PTA and Jupiter. On this day in history: In 1954 U.S. Air Force planes began flying French troops from Paris to Indochina to reinforce the beseiged bastion at Dienbienphu. In 1965 the United Nations Disarmament Commission reconvened for the first time since 1960, when there was a 6talemate. In 1967 the Greek army took over control of the government. A thought for the day: Irish Richard Brinsely dramatist Sheridan said, "Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it does with politics." BUTTERED UP The NEW YORK (UPI) amount of butter bought by F.W. Woolworth Co. last year was enough to supply at least one patty to half the population of the United States. The company's purchase of more thsn 2,015,000 pounds during 1967 set a new record for the - FORUM RULES tetters from we'com note these rules: Length limit, 250 words. Signature However, If and address required. contributor requests, only Wtlals - with certain need be published exceptions. Including letters political Ir nature or In which accusations or In such cases, charges are mad full name and address must be used. No unsigned (anonymous) letter will be considered. Preference will be given letters which are short and The Herald rerve typewritten. letter the right to edit or which ire too long, not In good taste, potentially libelous, or which contain statement derogatory to any race, religion or creed. Herald readers. Pleas seventh straight year. The company serves more than 1 million persons daily in 1,964 luncheonettes, restaurants end cafetaries in the United States and Canada. rect BERRY'S WORLD BY JAMES f1 W te The opinions and statements expressed by Herald columnists are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of this news paper. The Almanac By United Press International Today is Sunday, April 21, the 112th day of 1968 with 254 to follow. The moon is between its last quarter and new phase. The morning star is Venus. The evening 6tars are Mar ing at Franklin. tht IB Is it true that Venus DeMilo is hoping the world III cl W6 O. BETIRY r be NEA, "O.K., it's your turn to get the 'head count' turn to figure the 'kill ratio'!" jnd it's my "dis-arms- Paul Harvey 7 Ages of Women -And Politicians The girl noisy .selfish infant is no less or wet than any ability for the Presidency. Few noticed. He offered to other. girl toddler is a doll, attracting all eyes, effortlessly winning all hearts. In high school the rosebud with sheathbecomes a rose ed thorns. In her 20s the female of our species is presumed most physically attractive. It is then, usually, that many suitors until she catches chase her The one. A woman in her 30s and yet unmarried can carelessly make herself too easily available. In her 40s an overanxious maiden may become overeager Then in her glorious quest. men shy away. In her 50s, if frantic from frustration, her overtures are likely to become downright ludicrous. Then men run. Similarly, there are seven ages in the life of a politician. ambitious The politically youth is limited to an apprenand ticeship of doorbell-ringin- g poster-pastin- IS g. The fledgling politician, a precinct captain, begins to attract a personal following. As a member of the state leg- islature, the ambitious politician carefully charms the right people, identifies himself with popular causes, courts voters with tested and proved political rhetoric. When the politician is 40 and passed over for higher ofhe can convince himself fice and others that he was "too young." and passed over for Fifty he may alter higher office his philosophy, even switch parties, try another approach or seek another office. and still a "bridesSixty, maid," he begins to offer himself too willingly. Now demanding prominence, he engender! mostly pity instead. Voters shy away. Then, after being rebuffed at that Insistent stage in his evolution, he becomes desperate, his overtures become ludicrous. Voters run. Such is the sad seventh age of Harold Stassen. Last Christmas, Harold was the first Republican to announce his quadrennial avail debate any- body; nobody accepted. Supporters in his "strong states" were unable to muster even enough signatures to get his name on the ballot. e Then the boy wonder of Minnesota politics summoned bigwigs of both partiei to a gigantic rally in Madison, Wise., on the eve of that state's primary. He invited Richard Nixon, Robert Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Nelson Rockefeller and himself. Nobody came. Harold Stassen represents a deluded handful of hangers-o- n in politics, perpetually motivated by the story that Abe Lincoln was a constant loser who persisted until he won, chronic losers loitering around city hall or lobbying around the state capitol, "maintaining contacts," waiting. On the other hand, a strikeout king like Alf Landon can deliberately bench himself after a turn at bat and the world will beat a path to that bench. I'm not certain that the "wanting to be wanted" is similar in politics and romance but, if it Is, the postseason playgirl is more advantaged by twilight than by spotlight one-tim- Quotes In The News By United Press International GREENWOOD, Ark. The Rev. Lonnie Lasater, describing the tornado that cut a 400 foot path through the community of Greenwood, killing at least 14 - persons: "It tiptoed across the tops of the trees and then stomped on the center of town." BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Wa- rden Harold Swenson of the Missouri State Prison, describing James Earl Ray, 40, escaped identified as the man wanted in connection with the slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: "He was an evasive type person. I don't think anvbody either liked him or disliked him." cri-Tin- |