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Show . , i. ,. BEssrair Nom --.k3-44t ,, -- . bnes! It is only on the rarest of occasions that the committee calls up and grants a rifle to a bill over its chairman's protest aiiel that is precisely why it is heartening to see--lt done in the present case. It shows '. thatour democratic processes have not yet been stifled by the weight of tradition. : Every committee in Congress has imMensit Ipower and under our system of accordig chairmanships entirely on the basis of seniority, this can create some peculiar problems. et ., . , . i 1 s. see-ho- 1 I t i Paperback Diplomacy INow that fast air travel minds ofrnen" and they "reflect the culture has ripped 1 dis- and ideals of Americans in ways that are bound to win people to the cause of true democracy." As with other CARE projects, the cost of the program is stipported by voluntary contributions. CARE assumes the distribution of the Bookshelf (amounting to approximately $50 at retail) and, by arrangement with the publishers, has offered it at $30 s (including shipping costs) to American industrial educational firms, ,and groups, civic and service clubs as well as to individual publishers for distribution to foreign schools, libraries, reading moms, and institutions. The library comes in a folding case which, when opened, serves as a set of shelves. The names of the donor and of the recipient appear on a book plate atop the cardboard shelves. Many clubs, especially those with international affiliations, have been logical donos of the $30 package. But right now there is on hand a backlog of more than 500 current requests for Bookshelves from ministers, professors, librarlarui, townships and governing officials in foreign countries. tance from the globe, everyone who is concerned with the welfare of this country must read about his country's neighbors. This is a pretty easy thing for Americans to do. At every hand books are available, from 25 cents up, about neighboring coun- 1 i, ! - , tries , ' , i - I i , 1 . ., &lid people& -- But this condition does not obtain in many other countries. Even where knowledge of English as the universal second language is officially promoted, books in English art expensive, if available at all to the masses, and libraries are frequently How then are these scarce or learn to about America and peoples going Americans? To date, perhaps the most successful means has been the CARE program for American paperback& In its 17 months of operation, CARE has delivered 215.919 paperbacks in the "American Bookshelf to 2,181 significant locations in 47 different countries around the world. Revised from time to time, the 99 titles making up the Bookshelf provide "potent weapons in the war for the hearts and - , , I ; , -- , 't , 1 4 7- -- , , Friendship At the Grassroots about a There is "I want to ----- say a great big 'Thank you' most of all for the friendly, feeling this mans tesy gave us," the Missourian wrote. We know that feeling. A couple of decades ago a nice big friendly San Francisco policeman rode on our running board for several blocks to show us the exact way to turn on a intersection in reply to askinewhat we thought was a simple direction. San Francisco? It's still one of our favorite vacation Spots all because of a policeman's 11ter4lly going the second mile in friendliness. Perhaps the nicest fun of friendliness Is that It doesn't have to be confined to a license plate. Its cat with in as much fun and just as worth while if just the person is the little newspaper delivery boy, the mailman, the man who always sits alone on the back seat of the bus, or if she Is the new checker at the- supermarket. something spontaneous warms the heart of that friendly gesture cormected with And the when it everyone , gesture is made to you by a total stranger when you are.in a strange place, you just cannot help getting the feeling that friend-ship abounds in that place, that it is a good place to be and that you want to return to it often. The little 'story about the Missourians T and the Salt Lake truck driver, carried in ' last night's Deseret News, is a clear case in point The truck driver pulled up alongside H the visitors' car, stopped for a traffic light l 'Here, have a , nesspaper," said the truck driver, passing overwe are proird to i saya copy of The Deseret News and'Tclegram.'The Missouri tourist wrote the editor ; cl this newspaper to express thanks to the courteous truck driver and to the whole ' friendly community. , - five-poi- nt - 's out-of-sta- te , - , ' . , . ' t lie. Air ,,,,,,..,-- . Am, - -- N - .4 ..0b,,,pre6.40,olt,,alli0 . 4.4nomov...--,- N. .,,, AZ' I 4 -- - 1 N L 1 61-E-E- I k 's '' . - t'vs IlAt , - ' t I r '''Z't ' t,-- ; IN:kbc..N. ' CA. i LI . , . 144"Y k A ' "..1'44C1 gb N1111.. .405 ifrIF re : - --- e 0 - ollo .- ttli ncrs -- a. - )or..7 11;t.'''Nsie)400:;!:". ..., .' ,,L4,.. . ' tf .r.; .0. 4.t. "POW ; t. ' d''' 'Im .S. ,' , : - .e-- - Ileg z ;4 :, , ,,' ' v,,,' i'.,:;,'.1. .t.... .. ::',;. - c 2 Mr. to cabinet discussions in which, it is clear from the reading, his book abounds. Three main questions, though not of equal importance, are 4i ,1 t"1 . , A 1 raised: Is Mr. Donovan's book just a piece of political propaganda engineered for election year purposes? THE ANSWER to that is that ) 1, t , : d 1 : - ,, , ....... )1,1' ,.t , .i, , .., A A 1 1,1 :.-- r -- . T,,,,:,,,,., ' ", ' - whyor at least, how Donovan obtained access :, ;, ,:: 4 ,: '- - ,,,,1 A , '- ,or ',4,S:',0, ..,:43,1e,1", '4? 4,tI' . . ,; it seems an honest, balanced, s faithful narrative record of the largest policies and actions of the administration over the past four years together with the ' '; '(..,-;'- . .:,:iPret-':.'- ., ,. f ., .1., , i :( ; R'. 5w.: t considerations them. . ' e':- - r '' -- , , r - , , '' '. Don't Start On Our Children ing locusts" across the pond. Some of the other reactionaries gathered around, who objected to a system of ."taxation without representation." One of these characters was Patrick Henry; also Jefferson, 1 Madison, Adams and Washington. Instead of submitting tamely to the edict of the governing in power, to burden them with op- Ai a mother of four children under 10, I feel someone should make a protest about the sale of candy dgarets. In the grocery, department. dime stores and even the ice cream parlors, they are displayed. It must be quite a fad with the children lately, for I have never seen them in such abundance. Yes, 'they bear all the official brand names. And how attractively they are wrapped and are the most enticing of all the penny items for children. I do not know who makes them. What could be their purpose? If it is the cigaret companies, It is a sure-firway to drum up future customers. But if it is the candy company alone behind them, what are they thinking of? without plactng the tools their hands. There are sufficient commercials on the radio, television, in magazines and on signboards to tempt the everyday smoker. Why now, do they have to stirt on the babies? Our storekeepers could not make too much profit on this merchandise. Why couldn't the mothers who feel as I do mention their displeasure to the local grocery man. It may not help, but then again it might cause some conscienclous grocer to discontinue ordering ' e them. pressive taxation without their consent (as millions of Americans are doing today) they pledged their live, their fortunes and their sacred honor to destroy the iniquitous practice. Washington was such a reactionary that he refused to accept the office of president of the United States for a third term. He also left a warning to of the govfuture ernment to "shun entangling alliances" with other nations; a bit of advice that could mean nothing to the sophisticated Mrs. C Bunnell boondoggglers of our genera- was given My two cents for mowing the lawn yesterday. This meant he could Stand On Paying. go to the store and buy something sweet, his greatest re- Taxes Lauded ward. When he returned and It was of Judge said he could buy nothing for Moss to thoughtful Gov. J. Bracken classify two cents but cigarets, my Lee as an 18th Century Reacanger got the best of me. I re- tionary." Dusting off the old solved to begin my own private history we found that there war against this. were such characters that long People of other religions than ,ago, and they seemed to have mine do not put such emphasis created quite a problem. on the sin of smoking I realize. IOne of these characters was But I cannot imagine any good a man by the name of Benjamin mother allowing her child to Franklin. Ile got around pretty flaunt this plaything of the well, at home and abroad. and devil in her home. Children caused no little stir, particulamake these gestures enough rly among some of the "tax-ea- t risk in with Mr. Donovan and must have felt that by letting the author have the facts the end result would be beneficial. Mr. Donovan has not written propaganda and I doubt if many readers will feel they are getting propaganda when they read it. Did the White House act improperly or unfairly in givi,ng Mr. Donovan access to many heretofore unpublished records? My impression is that one important columnist wrote mostly in protest because Mr. Donovan was selected to do this lob instead of a correspondent of his own newspaper. Well, Mr. Reston of The New York Times is a good competitor, who is LES GO a. 1Smith 2.1dhnson 3Brown By NORMAN V. PEALE comes Real lawakening, such as that this RECEIVED a letter the other, man recounted in his letter. His from personality change deep day with a check init. and struggle was a dramatic and a within. You can go to church for for an odd amount, tooS31. (difficult one. He repeatedly tried and perhaps get only a Just why that particular sum. I to do something with himself, years of improvement Nobody veneer failed. And one but he then, day, dont know, but that's the way it was written. The letter said: he opened his Bible and came ever really became a better perupon just these nineteen words. son unless he wanted to with all "Dear Dr. Peale: to him as a re-- his heart and was willing to What "I am enclosing my check in 'suit? Hehappeneda got dynamic and work at it and to believe deeply. the amount of $31 drawn to your ;creative idea. It drove Inside many of us there are order. May I ask that you uSe Into his mind. He began deeply to be- conflicting and defeatist forces the proceeds of this check in any lieve it. He established contact which frustrate our occasional way that will be pleasing to God. with God. the Creator who also impulses to do something about "The writer is a former alcopeople. and now he ourselves. They always hold us holic who lived on Skid Road can write that he is a changed back. for over.three years. Have been man. If you REALLY want to be a arrested for drunkenness and t And rm sure be Is1 better person. you have to reach really drunk driving a number of because of the fact that for it with all that you have of times. Don't know how many changed he enclosed that check. Anyone desire, determination and faith. I've-beeIn or how much can write glibly about jails being time I've served. I tried to quit !changed, but when he sends IT IS PRETTY DIFFICULT for a human being to change for drinking at least one hundred moneyand money comes hard the better without spiritual motimes, but just couldn't do it. for people like thiawe can be "Then, in my darkest hour I sure It is a genuine change. In tivation and understanding. But the Bible tells you how chanced to read (or was it my experience. the last thing to ir is the finest book 33:3. I converted be is chance?) ,ererniah the pocketbook, ever bej written. It is a very specific beved these words. Through 'especially when there's not handbook for remaking your prayer I was able to completely, much In it. personality and life. It teaches change the course of my Me. THIS MANS STORY Illustrates you how to think, how to have Sincerely,." a simple, primary and funda- good personal relations, how to that mental technique by which each have strength.- - In short. it outWELL, I ENDORSED check over to a good cause of us can become a better per-'io- lines how to change from a deand then took down my Bible to I'm sure everyone wants to leated to a successful human berefresh my recollection of the be an improved individual. ing. The basic secret is that it verse this man mentioned. Jere- - And what do We mean by a reconditions your thinking. rolah 33:3 reads: ;better person? Simply on who As an aid,. I will be glad to "Call unto me, and I will an- has learnedto get a firmer hold send to any reader of this swer thee, and show thee great of himself, lo be more efficient column. free of charge, my bookand mighty things, which thou, and more elective, to get Conti let 'Thought Conditioner." Just knowest not" well with people 'and to oven send a post card in care of this Now I don't know whether. come the weaknesses and de-- paper and start the process of any of my readers have had a ficieneles That have plagued him thought conditioning tow. (Loomed. Ube) great spiritual experience and all Ma lite i r ; t , ' how-to-do-- it 1 edge of cabinet deliberations, weakened the authority of the executive to guard its own secretsan authority successfully defended by every President from Washington to Eise nhower? I TILLNK NOT. What annoys Senator NeClellan DJ that executive documents were made available to Mr. Donovan when requests by Congress to be given executive records have been denied. But the issue raised bty Mr. Donovan's book is not the wisdom of the White House cooperation. It can defend the wisdom of its action, if it chooses. But I can't see that it has done anything to impair its asserted, historic and legal right to control the release or of such information. This right stems from the constitutional separation of powers between the executive and the legislature. But the Constitution puts no restriction on how either the President or Congress shall utilize its own information to inform the public. I can't see how many congressional committee, supposedly Interested in discouraging the of information, withholding should want to suggest that something bad has happened when the White House releases information. It seems all to the good to me. 4 i non-releas- e Ow right 19581 GOATES Smiths Largest Family Group In America, Britain And Scotland office-holder- How To Become An Improved Person t by giving Mr. Donovan knowl- by US OUR FAMILY genealogists are stymied and bewildered. Some s seven or eight generations back they run smack, square up against the Smiths, which makes our clan in no way unique. They say every family sooner or later runs into the tion. from which point they Smiths, During the political campaign merely between distinguish. four years ago. Governor Lee John, David, William, Henry, voiced his determination to conRichard, Sam and Frank. on his duct office principles of The Smiths, according to strict economy. He rededicated himself to the same policy in the Bureau of Census, are far his: inaugural address; and, and away the largest family group in the United States. while other elected office hold-eralmost to a man, have en- They also hold an overwhelmIn tirely forgotten what the citi- ing lead in Great Britain. more are Scotland there zens fondly hoped were sacred or promises, Governor Lee stands Smiths than McDonalds some sections In McGregor& as he stood then, against today. the confiscatory dissipation of of Scotland, one out of every the taxpayers' money, by local, 50 persons is named Smith. state and federal agencies. Ecco The first 20 most numerous Homo, J. Bracken Lee! surnames in the United States, it has been revealed by researchC. L Gardiner ers, are: Confident Living n. which led up to My judgment is that the administration took 4 calculated A f Who Always Gets It In The End? Penny Cigaret Candy Denounced By Mother I d to explain 1 ,Jr ..i, II -. r- ,i - - ' .- g- - Itk. .1 .: 00: f ,.-- - , ..i,k 11 4,t - II; 11'n , ; 10.1.4111611.411,W - .4 .m. 4....4aliEIe..4 - , .111111,,11.- iofilt :7, ' ., ' '1.'3,444 1 4 ,4 4 1,,t ' V" . .g ', e 1. ..... 4..7.74.-- . . , :,4,-;,- . ; .7 Aa ' "'V'. 400 - - , .6,,grzd 1x's 4:7 . ! 114""ar-,- :s r iv (D-Ark- ) , leArlik is 1I Q a' . ' .,. IIIIIIIIIMRIIbbb - highly-praise- -- "art;A. . 41111.011000".14 rik . I A VII., (ti e : e 14. e- I .4(144:.t tik '6 , ,, ts 1- -. - , A. -- too. ''''30.1 0 - 2" (11 ivil ill . ,...7-- 6 - t31.161- , ' 1... f, l I ' ROSCOE DRUMMOND WASHDIGTONA fascinating also dedicated to getting out furore has been stirred up by the facts. Mr. Donovat's book is a small avalanche of facts and the way the White House in making authoritative, we are all better informed for his work. Obviously, the matebackground information able to Robert J. Donovan for rial for a book of this character could not have been given to his book, The Inside Story," some 1200 Washington correhower which has just been published,. spondents. It had to be a man Already Sen, John L. McClel- like Mr. DOTIOVall or nobody. has been trying to We can all be glad it wasn't lan hail White House aids before nobody. his investigating subcommittee Finally. has the White House, - . by Analyzing The furore Over Mr. Doncivan's Book ' - ....a.".'..-.....?....."? 4cf. 4.0 4Williams 5Miller 6Jones 7Davis 11Thomas 12Moore 13White 14Martin 15Thompson 16Jackson 17Harris 8Anderson 18Lewis 19Allen 9Wilson 20Nelson 10Taylor IT IS THE GENERAL assumption that surnames have an occupational origin. That being the case, the Smiths muct have been shoers of horses, blacksmiths, and workers in all kinds of metals. Historians have learned also that most all Workers with tools whether in wood. stone or metals, once upon a time were called smiths, so the name stuck with them. That perhaps explains why there are more Smiths around than any. body else. It is said to be something of a tradition that the Smiths hold pretty much together, soI cially and industrially wouldn't know about that but one of their more enterprising members sends out a clever business card to Smiths only, which reads: 'Dear Relative: "Many, many years ago, everybody was a Smith. Whenever a Smith committed ally kind of an offense against ,society, which, thank goodness. was not very often, he was cut off the clan and compelled to take some other name- - Today. comparatively speaking, there are only a few of us Smiths left, so we had better stick together. See SMITH & SMITH for your new Chevrolet." ', SLIMMER ATTIRE Consider her stale: 5be bat soothing so wear ilyr toes, back otsd mulrott Ars frefes4mtly bare. flut do glee bee credst lastedd of compassson For stäl eke IS dressed Alter a lesbioff! Lydell Steers. TEXT FOE TODAY: "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord. thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh in vain." Exodus 20:7. e 431411111 'Impregnable' Forts Were Built? (Fr. ya 'News Toes) the Salt Lake Route went through they have responded 23 Yars Ago nobly. and are now able to realJune 29, 1931 The Belgian ize a good profit from their Chamber of Deputies heard farm." plans for a string of "Impregna75 Years Ago ble fortresses- - from Antwerp to June 29, 1:..1--- An episode folGhent" These would, it was de the Old Folks excursion lowing dared, protect the country from was Anna Jenreported. any future invasion. sen, of Brigham City, boarded the wrong train after the affair 50 Years Age and was brought to Salt Lake June 19, 1906- -1. IL Burbler, City. Unable to speak English, district freight and passenger she had a difficult time explainagent of the Salt Lake Route, ing her situation, but was fisaid that Moapa would ship 40 nally taken home by a kindcarloads of melons next week. hearted Salt Laker and the next "A couple of years .ago," Mr. morning was put on the Jrain Burtner, pointed out, "the folks for Ogden. There she detrained, along the Muddy raised only and. still unable to make herenough stuff, to provide for self imderstood. set off on foot themselves, as Vlere was no for Brigham City. arriving there market for their produce. Since the next morning. libit M. - . ,,, 4t. fiat .. . 5a , $ - .e,411,? , - , , N ' . , Cc; but-bles- non-existe- ,- A 0 k 4? '.' 1 4,e, ( -- I 0 Cse, remove them from society before they are carried away to commit serious crimes. This case, and others like it across the nation and over the years, should serve as a challenge to those fighting the distressing problem of mental illness. The Utah Association for Mental Health, which has recently enlarged its board of directors and the scope of its activity, should take this lead in this state in pushing every type of research and study that might help solve this sad and too often tragic problem. In his written confession, the Vernal killer speaks of his own mental illness and says he tried but failed to get people to understand his basic problem. Just how much of this is a statement of fact and how much the product of the tremendous emotional strain he must have been under as he wrote cannot be definitely known. But it is obvious that the mental disturbance was there, if only it could have been properly evaluated and dealt with before it led to murder. The problem is a complex and difficult one. But the challenge cannot be ignored. No effort is too great when the lives pf the innocent are at stake. The confession and suicide of a has written "case closed" to the aliotidrtg and brutal murder of Noprali Rodeback of Vernal. Everyone in tat tate, even those most closely and heartb;(1141gly associated with the terrible critne, must feel a sense of relief that it has 'been solved and that the constant fear-o- f a dangerous killer at large in the community has been removed. Hearts of Utah citizens go out in sincere sympathy to the families of both principals of the tragedy. The grief of the lovied ones of. Norma Rodeback is easily imagined. But as was said by a relative of the slain girl,. the suffering of the family of the young man who committed the crime may be even more intense. It is difficult to draw any useful conclusions from the solution of this casedifficthe tragedy could have ult-to been foreseen and prevented. But we can earnestly hope that as medical science learns more about mental illness it can learn to distinguish the potentially dangerous sufferers, to restore them to normal mental health if possible but in any case to : , N IN WASHINGTON 4 Mental Illness and Crime , : I ' N 7 , - Senator Eastland of Mississippi, for example, has now reached the chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee which must consider all legislation dealing with the Supreme Court's ruling. And the gentleman from Mississippi's views are well known. Also he on has bragged that, while chairman of another Senate committee, he kept a piece of legislation to which he was opposed from being considered through a full session of Congress by the simple expedient of not calling a meeting of his committee, to which the bill had been referred. This clearly shows the possibilities of the present situation. In considering this problem, certain distinctions must be kept clearly in mind. A committsie chairman is in no way obligated to support or to oppose any piece of legislation corning to his attention. In fact, he would be remiss in his duty if he did not act in accordance with his own convictions. But surely he does have a moral obligation to see that a bill gets reasonable consideration. To do otherwise is to substitute his personal judgment for that of the Congress. Despite the dangers of the present system, there is also much to be said for the seniority tradition. Without it, the key posts might be monopolized by senators and representatives from the most politically powerful states, leaving less populous areassuch as Utahat a serious disadvantage. It should be possible, however, to put some checks on the abuses and potential abuses with which we are faced without discarding the theory of seniority. It is not a simple problem or one easy of solution. But the Congress would do well to appoint a group to study its own procedures and recommend possible reforms. Our processes of democratic government should operate in practice RS well as In theory. a refreshing thing for the nation to sic And this is quite apart from the merits .or lack of themof the bill itself. i One of the things in our processes of giwernment that many political students and observers find disturbing is the tre,.. mendous power placed in the hands ofcomMittee chairmen in both houses of our Congress. These powers are not weitt?n Into the Constitution or our laws, but have grown up over gle years In the exercise of "practical politics." Backed by tradition persons who have not been close to the operation of Congress may have difficulty imagining how great a force 'ItradiUlan" is in the Capitol halls they are among the most powerful forces in the operation of American government. The chairman of the House Rules Committee has the virtual power of life and death over any piece of legislation. A bill cannot go to the floor for debate without approval of the Rules Committee. (It actually Is Ipossible to bring a bill out by petition frOrn the floor, but it is virtually never done.) Even if a majority of the Rules Committee favors a bill, the chairman can usually keep it bottled up by refraining front calling it up as an order of committee : 421 How Does Congress Function? siJas , )956 I' -- House Rules Com, Action of arebelliom its in chairman, Rep. mittee overriding Howard Smith of Virginia, and reporting ont the administration's civil rights bill i Suit Lake City, Utah. Friday, Jima 29, Tdcgrum catite t. 0, , EDITORIAL PAGE - We'st3nd for the Constitution of the United Slates having been divinely ,inspired. , t . - , 16 , . , s? f , , ' 40...IN.A.AL 4 "AIL" "atkakAL",".,abani 4 |
