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Show - - ' s. s7ir . . isA .: ., -- , Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuosday, Novembat96, 1954 , 'If- - - , , ICDq -- , 1"- , ' A - ; I . Ze,4, - .,..,.., - .- 0 ' , YATES it - I, 1 ff-- during birth, or sickness or Injury to the child in his early years. Obviously, these are misfortunes that can happen to one; this is the first and most Important truth the public must understand about the problem. Nowwhat can be done? "; To its great credit, the South Davis School District, at the urging of a group of Bountiful citizens, has first public school for Utah's ready begun retarded children outside the Utah State Training School in American Fork. This is an excellent start that should be watched and emulated e1sewliere4 An organization, known as the Exceptional Child Parent-WeeTeacher Association in Salt Lake City has scheduled a meeting for Nov. 20 in the Red Feather Building to push' plans here. It will welcome public attendance and support; The Utah Association for Retarded Chitdren is making no concerted fund drive at this time It is accepting contributions to carry on its workthe chief goal at this of Utah in establishment time being the diagnostic clinics where the mental level and potentiality of progress of individual children on be evaluated and work begun. Contributions in Utah can be made simply by addressing '"Retarded Children," care of the local post office. Not all retarded children are capable of progress.' Those who aren'tGod's most helpless Children, they have been called deserve the most loving tender care a Christian society can give. For the others, no individual or collective effort to roll back for them the darkness of apathy and ignarance and,to.lead, Ihem.intntbetsu light of useful activity Is too great to make. 1 any-tak- - , , , ', , 1 , - , - , - -- Mr; Nasser's Choice- '4' , . dignity. , Behina that dramatic incident, of course, is a rather impressive show' of achievement by Nasser, topped off by the agreement won from the British over Bum What now seems clear is that Premier Nasser is solid in his position, and is pable of giving Egyptand the whole Arab worldthe most constructive, steady leadership it has had in decades. It is to be hoped bewill not mar this opportunity with a blood purge against the Naguib group in the old terroristic fashion. Ms reactions in the next few weeks will give the best indication of the level of civiliza- tion his government will follow. Now Naguib, the erstwhile hero, stands accused of , having conspired with the fanatic Moslem Brotherhood to assassinate Nasser. Whether or not there is substance to the charge. Naguik's, place in Egyptian ' . ' 39- N, - - . , I tA .4, 4. - . ' f ei ..,,7-.,- .. - -4--, , z - 4-- , ... -- ,, , - .. . .i,...,,.. . ) - Jerittireilb, 77,01010.1. - v.,-- 1 - mrr .1suda An 111abs 111"u dm& 6.1 - A4 ' Letters From 'Readers on Current Issues , - also. LES ,GOATES by ' Fakir's Forecast Has Vs 'Only Partially Destroyed Editorial Columnists Should; Show Both Sides What Mr. McBride fails to realize is that if everyone had the same beliefs or were forced to read and believe just certain system the middle of a busy intersec editorials, theour in country could not exist. tion, for it to happen. and many of my friends, like , Drew rearson and believe what NOT ADVERTISED he write; is the truth as he sees it. If Mr. McBride does not .I've heard it said ' By drooping friends, agree, that is his- privilege. I think it is fine that George So- candles burn their They DI P REDICTING-onl- y first-clas- I. . I 1 , - I Premiet-Mendesan- f ce 1, - , two-part- y - kolsky, Roscoe Drummond, etc" are entitled to have printed what they believe. If all aides of a story could not be printed in your paper, it would show a definite decline In the quality of the paper and the integrity of the publishers. Mrs. R. M. Bevan Jr. Quote and Unquote: "A man must. be worse than an infidel who does not see the goodness Just Plain Robb-er- y of God, nor has gratitude enough to acknowledge IV---Br, George Washington, alle-Beigiatis-Showtthe-At both ends. This strikes me as Some sort of;use--What kind of holders Do they mse? cliff waiters . - . - - i1 I - Shah Wilde 01 Dy IAJKI4 rLEE4IJAI Mb ,t9 OnAmAlos Battle ShapinsUp Over Demo Party inship Leo Curve ' :"4 - aysver 1 Soviet-backe- Post-Regist- er - A fakir named Burmah let this cataclysm out of his bag of tricks just prior to being sealed in a coffin for 24 hours. This would seem to be the mystic's method of avoiding the social, political and gas- tronomical stresses of these times, a rather lion, to say the least. Thus recumbent upon his couch of broken glass which he generously shares with 20 different kinds of snakes, the fakir need , have no fear that his prophetic deliberations will be disturbed by the swift change of human events. Hi is there-fore free to concentrate on the riddles which have confounded the best minds since the world first began its giddy whirl. 'And when they open the casket and let this character loose, let us hope be has more to say anent the devastating events of 1962. 1 1 - I Propaganda Initrument, rest of the year. I believe this has already had a beneficial effect in your state. The publication of actual pictures of victims In specific accidents makes the public more - aware of the death rate also. We don't need commissionThe (published ers, we need the Retail Mer$ at Idaho Falls) uses an idea chants Rureau. They get ev- somewhat similar to yours. erything they want Maybe Wheneyer a fatality occurs in any of six Eastern Idaho they can get their man, too. Von Stewart, Jr. counties a brack flag is printed over the account of the accident. In case of a multiple faSafety Campaigns of tality accident a cluster Needed in the West ' flags is published. I am' writing you this note to If the accident rate continues compliment your newspaper at the same rate in Idaho in Nostaff upon your unusual news- vember and December as in paper campaign to reduce the 'October, there will be about 80 Utah traffic death toll for the More killed this year in our IN WASHINGTON state. The hunting accident toll in the West is shocking' IT IS ALWAYS GOOD to. know what fickle Mistress Fate has up her mischievous sleeve. so the prediction-- that France, Por- tugs!, Great Britain and the United States will be "partially destroyed in 1982" is slightly disturbing. There Is a glint of , cheer in the prophecy, however. It says !partially destroyed" and not totaly, which would have been bad! , ' , 1 -- '' FORTUNATELY" there is little brought out the Red plan in doubt that the, latest Russian the Orient which caught us so' request for a Big Four meeting badly. Because of this and 'similar to establish "a European system of collective security" will be global Communist strategy, and refused. But the Moscow move, despite certain Allied rejection , and its timing, shows that tbe of the Russian requestat least Kremlin still intends to go the until after ratification of the limit to delay or prevent ratifi- Paris agreements the ' latest cation of the London and Farb Russian ' demands will loom West large in the talks between Pres. agreements on Germany. The request is a ident Eisenhower and French follow-uwhen - ' of the note of .Oct. 23 calling for a discussion on the latter arrives in the capital the reunification of Germany, Wednesday. While be will try which is now also in process to "sell" himself to America on ' of rebuttal. the strength of his popularity, Nevertheless, though the So- at home and his assurances of viet demandi are viewed by the ratification over all objections, Allies as mainly propaganda, it has to be remembered that we should not underrate its he is himself strongly corn--further effect on the people whom it mitted to the idea is primarily intended to reach talks with Russia, just as is the strong Socialist, opposi- Sir Winston Churchill. The tions in Britain and in France, poweiful opposition press in and the masses in Germany. To both their countries is still In. the latter, reunification takes dined to give Malenkov and Co. precedence over all other the benefit of the doubt in their issues, and there is nu, doubt suggestions that recent Russian about the cunning tetation gestures reflect a .,change of In the wording of the Russian heart - father than merely a t note. change in tactics, as our admin.. istration believes IT MAY taken for granted that Moscow knew its notes THE RUSSIANS are already would be rejected even before exploiting this, , quoting the they were issued, The whole President's statements that we Soviet proposition is in reality are further from war today the first building-uof the than we were a year ago, and d Sir Winston's last address in major theme for the "world peace council" London stressing "his noble scheduled to meet in Stock- plea" that mankind should holm, Sweden, this week. I have have the sense to "seek peace written here from time to time instead of roaming : about on over the last few years about the rim of hell." Of course this world peace council. It is and I stress this for the benefit designedin the long viewas of readers who may only be a Soviet alternative to the U.N. hearing the Red side of the when the latter can no longer issue (their propaganda has be manipulated by the Reds as long tentacles in America) a propaganda platform. You Moscow will carefully avoid will doubtless recall the mis- Churchill's following sentences chief caused by former council emphasizing that until that meetings ,which created such question is answered, and in notorious schemes as the order that it may pe answered Stockholm peace plan satisfactorily, we hould.. stick which gave the free world so to tried friends rather than flirt much anxiety and eventually with still dubious acquaintances.- - - , GO ; . , p The Deseret New and Telegram comments from its readers on tonics of current interest. Letters must be shined. should he limited to 214 werds Sr less. and must not canons' S. good violate accented taste. Address rile editor. Letters P. O. Ben 12117. Salt te the News. Lake Cite. Utah. . LES f. ' AMAIN'S - I Who runs our city government? The city commission or the Retail Merchants Bureau? The city commission decided not to give free parking on Columbus Day, Arbor Day, Lincoln's Birthday, and Armistice Day solely because the Merchants Bureau asked them not top because the stores stayed open on these days. I wonder what ideas the bureau has for revamping the police department. Maybe if the commission listened to them more often, they could come up with! a solution to the curI rent crime wave. . aka...a& liampaTalearlial jz eLa. 111W I Who Runs the City Stores or Commission? .. .1,, , I , il , , , 417 I 0 kw, .11,11 I of N'IL-wood0- - - nil t y VIVIAN MEI, IC' , , ,le..4,1,f ' - z 111, p .... - . . .., "R1.1.1."16.-- . . 4; 1 , - zifj ... , ,' . ,, - - , ,,,,,' I - I . ; - 6, 4, ' I -- . ,..)- ,. I , ' ' - I , , 4 -.. , f- - .0 . , other-effe- cts ' yffipp i, - i, ,,f .., - I I -,- 06 ., I - I nAort r s - , - N , I , , - Is 7 NI Moe , - cation? , , - Latest Soviet Proposal ' ', Zirrradirri;:r.,,,, ' , - WHENWomen Asked . - I "partial" destruction, this fakir brands himself a sissy In the field of forecasting. It has been a long s time since we had a guesser who promised anything less than "total" annihilation. fellow is refreshingly di!-This ended government appears too, in that he includes ferent, not to mind This time the public seems' - poor old Portugual in his vast dimensions heroic at IQ Nasser assumed apd violent drama. of his own three weeks ago during the as-You. have to feet sorry for Portugal, like you would a t1Equal1' Edu bantamweight entered in a REMEIVIBER . , !nestling tourna. ' women's right to vote and bold meeativreight SO Years Ago , arm, It "owe P1111. , Nov. 16, 1904A story from office ,and a plea by "Camelia" Another hopeful aspect of, the 2S Years Ago Mukden said that the Japanese for the same education for Burmah bromide is the element Nov 16, 1929Josephuspan-- were "very humane. They show women, as for men. of procrastination. Not only is - our doom to be less complete, iels, President Wilson's secre- - scrupulous care and regard for 100 Years Ago but it Is to be less instant. The of the tary ' of the ,Navy, said that two relics and Nov, io, 1854,George God- - eight years of grace he allows ancient follies were being sup'. ',Russian dead" found on the .bat. dard reported that one acre bt tials both thnughtful and - contlefield." ished by the Navy reduction . land on his lot had produced siderate. ' 375 bushels of potatoes, 35 75 Years Ago After 'all that time, it we are program These were Britain's idea of naval supremacy and Nov. 16, 1879The Nov, 13 bushels beets,;10 bushels carots, going to be "only partially di, America's dream of linpreg- - issue of the Woman's Exponent 812 bushels onlotts,150 stroyed." there seems to be no - reason why we should wait in nab1e defense. .wu out. It contained articles on squashes, I power. , - sassination attempt when, narrowly missed by eight bullets while standing before a crowd of 100,000, be broadcast a manly appeal to his people to stand fast and carry on in the struggle for freedom and human The most significant aspect of the latest political upheaval in Egypt is the equanimhave to seems which with the populace ity accepted the ousting and arrest et Gen Mohammed Naguib, who less than a year ' ago was Egypt's popular hero. as set Premier Nasser, who up Naguib figurehead in the coup to overthrow King Farouk in July 1922, tried to get rid of his puppet once before, eary this spring. On that occasion, public reaction swept Naguib back Into officethough with no real , ' -- , k. - . k,,, Li LI I mmmo. f- public-spirite- d : , en Y . ILL TA KE ..1 ' - Our Forgotten Children A Itcil 1) i f - ONO q. -- - I - 'a. - - - i.:,...r; '. It is an encouraging sign of the kindness and warm human compassion of our so- ciety that it has at last seriously under- to tackle the problem of thepentally retarded child. Far too long these tragic little creatures have been hidden away in the back bed- rooms of the nation and discussed only with reluctance and embarrassment. Far too long the public has been ignorant of the ; and scope of the problem The National Association for Retarded Children and its Utah affiliate are assailing those- - walla of ignorance this week which Eisen-has been.;,,designatedeby4resident Children's Retarded as National bower They certainly deserve the public's support in their educational, programs Few people have any idea of the size of the Problem. Three children of every 109 born in America become in some de- grée mentally retardedten times the incidence of crippling polio and more than twice the inddence of polio, cerebral palsy and rheumatic heart disease combined. There are an estimated 4,800,000 such per-sons to the U.S. today, many of them adults In body, still children in mentality. Prob- ably 90 per cent of them have never had the benefit of any systematic training pro-gram adapted to their special needs.' Contrary to popular notions, only a tiny fraction - of these cases involve heredity. The tragedy reaches into all classes of so- ciety,' rich and poor, educated and uneduunvast leaves science still Medical rated. but to the cause, relation areas in explored at least 70 known' Or suspected causes have been identified. Almost all relate to dis- blood gland -- disorders - of - the mother during, pregnancy, complications , Estlisql4LL-- - i ' tilir, . I 4 , e 6111 IMAM I I, -- , 1 a -- , riteD11116111 sui MI I sour ma - ....m.,,.....A.W-A4a41- I ............am, 't ' ,,,,,,,,4434 AllpeiricAr:'72711-- 4 , - 1 A' 4 , es - t 111Pti (UJ .U1 f.0 .. C - ------ 111zA7--,11--- a.a,i(dida...1e,L , . A lt -- - ,. ,. , , - , IAD' - -- - , 'N I ,, - Otellfhti ...a Be blX04 . Rik ,, three-fourth- ' -zr,11---ic-11- 0 , ...11 ENTERPRIgd , not to send if we driving Weeks our fatality toll soaring still higher. Highway trigedies always fall into one of two standard categories. (1) Those caused by the carletsness or Inattention of normally safe, and capable ' drivers. (2) Those caused by the flaunted lawless. ness of our lunatic fringe who stubbornly refuse to conform to the rules of safety. The remedy in both cases is obvious though not always easy of application. Vitt The first problem can be met by a re' 'turn to the Golden Rule theri were Just four weeks age, when 10 in weeks the calendar approach. If. all "good left exactly year, ,eUt.te, citizen" drivers and,Te the Deseret' News called attention to the tr p,.": t,',, ot ""sul destrians would apply alarming rise in the traffic . fatality rate and urged drivers to double their caution the Golden Rule to all of :, their dealings with traf-- ,,,,1? In order to save Alimony, lives as possible los in the- remaining weeks of the year. For ficwith perhaps a littlevlititc defensive driving added just one week,' during deer season when to protect themselves against thelunancs--- -, traffic was heavy, the state maintained a perfect record. Not a life was lostin traffic. , they would not be involved in actidents. The string of deathless days was broken at They would not drive too fast, or too long since fatalities' and then seven, 'hours, they wouldnot try to steal the.right highway have averaged almost one a day? of way, they would not pass on hills or ' ' blind curves. Again, why? The sudden spurt in the highway death The second problem can be met in only. one way. That is to take the lunatic fringe rate came at a time of year when it might when c,-.-n- drivers right off our highways. Those normally (be expectedmid-autumn- , the clear visibility of summer suddenlyc' who habitually drive recklesslyand their fades into the foggy, ,stormy weather of records., show itthose who drive when intozicated, those who flaunt the law by approaching Winterexcept that, this year, It didn't happen that way. Utah has basked 'driving with revoked licenses, all must be in Indian Summer, .which with only a few taken right out of our traffic pattern. and "If you won't drive safely', then you days' exceptionhas kept roads dry - ' can't drive In Utah" should be our motto. visibility near perfect. But it must be more than a mottoit must Oddly, the other sudden spurt in Utah's came' curve a realistic program, realistically applied be death Just May, last, highway and enforced. when the last of winter's storms had given This demands I real tightening up of way to "perfect" driving weather. our traffic laws and our enforcement proThe conclusion seems inescapable. We become too careless, drive too fast in gram. The legal needs can be taken up by the Legislature next January. The en"good" weather. Storms and other ,obvious driving hazards force us to use forcementparticularly In the courtscan greater caution. And certainly greatly in. be forced by a resolute and unwavering creased caution we must use in the "bad" .... show of public opinion. Utah's 1954 ,traffic fatality record has skidded completely mit of controlAnd the skid was not occasioned by an icy, or even 'wet, highway. s For well over ofthe year, the Utah highway death record was bad enoughany-- highway death is badbut was at least showing- a definite improve. ment over 1953 figures' Now we have passed the 1953 'road death. total for the corresponding .uatei.ana appear headed for another extremely black yeari. a. . I You Won't Drive Safely. are ahead . Tel 12;Iiiik , - AI . - .. t . - ' We stand for the Constitution of the United States, with its three of government, eich fully indepindent in,its own field. ..lt,,..,deparinzen . - - , EDITORIAL PAGE, , - sztri iratitt Welegrzti1 , ''. , Aft a r2, WASHINGTON Democrats. AMA! STEVENSON so far is will confront the first postrefusing to take responsibilin the m , Since he is ity election test of their unity and titular it belongs to him purpose when the national com- as muchleader, at least as to anyone mittee meets in New Orleans But else. be is apparently fear. sucDec. 3 and 4 next to elect a cessor to Chairman Stephen ful of being accused of further. ing his own presidential inter. mitchen. ests., The candidates are numerous Former President Harry S enough, bid no one has ap6 Truman also disavows respon. peered among them who quail- sibility, but he has not heal. fies as acceptable tated to to North and South, liberal and he won't speak up about those accept. Among these, conservatives, governors, and according to informed sources This is members of Congress. here, is Paul Butler, the Indiana ' perhaps a tribute to the un- national committeeman who is bossed nature of the party as Mitchell's own choice as his now constituted, but veterans successor 4 shudder, at the vistas it opens He is described as well-Intelup of a Donnybrook Fair at tioned and honest, but his only New Orleans. hope rests in the Mitchell sup. port, He isn't a big enough MIN , especially with Stevenson tale i attitude. ing a hands-of-f Mitchell is firm about his de. eisi on o r e.' Ile wants tó , to get the presi. fight actively , SOUSA STORY dentist nomination for Steven. son in 1956. If' he would con That eloquen t tribute to John sent, there might well best draft Phillip Sousa on these pages re- ' cently brings to mind a choice to put two devastating wars in for him By INEZ ROBB, He has settled story about the maestro of banda lifetime behind them and to DINANT, BELGIUM Today's act as I debts masters: and ran a successful but Euthe healing agent of column constitutes a cheereconomical campaign. His hon. Sousa once had his great band ful little earful. Implausible as and courage far out. in Lon4on where he put up at it sotnds, there are some EuroDespite their extreme suffer- esty his mistakesof Judi. weighed Gerat the handi of the , moderately priced lodging peans who like us! They are the ings . : mans two in Amvent wars, house. The proprietor was a Belgians, Lor' love 'em. dBae Ifgeiduemr eads HARRIMAN, gover. a led r the push woman who apOf course, the fact that the of New York, has Benelux, the peared to be much older than Belgians have a high tolerance Europe through come up with the idea of stag. now and the EIV, her actual years. Whenever and regard for us may merely a conference cif the Demo. treaty and NATO. Sousa tame down the stairs, Indicate that they ard neurotic T utak: governorsI who take over OF their his- next January morning or night, he always and out of , step with the rest IN1THIrLIG-IIsimultaneously. found thi s woman o n her of Europe. And again it may tory, it takes a people of big with the national committee flnees, the soul to to OM strive the I wearily scrubbing indicate, at believe, bring Germany It would give this with sdap, hot water and bucket Belgians are a very superior again into the community of meeting. group, whos grass roots beside her. nations. For instance, in this strength represents the and discriminating people. party's exold we are a beautiful believe to the is If village there best hope in 1956, a chance to His great .big generous heart went out to her, so he- - perts, in every popularity con- monument on the grounds of know one another and to Make decided to bring a little hap- - test since World War II, the the lovely city hall before which national connections. Piness to her life:-- ricking up United States has wound up as Americans stop and stand ap- ..Thy would inevitably havehere palled. an impact upon the choice of two choice tickets at the box Miss Wallflower. But not ' so It commemorates the 674 chairman.- It would almost cer. office, he offered them to her in Belgium. People are friendly that after the first 24 civilian citizens of Dinant who tainly be a rather confused tin. and said: hours here, I removed my but- were lined up in front of a wall unless some 'Would you like to go to the letproof vest, made especially on an August day in 1914 and pact, however, leadership went forthcoming. concert Thursday evening, my for foreign travel." ' ' shot by German troops., anciPerhaps the swing man in the dear? its 1,200 houses were picture is Sam Rayburn, the dentally, RAVE all BEEN almost killed, Without looking up from her I set aflame on that day, too.) next speaker of the House, an ' right, but with kindness. scrubbing, the tired honse- During the Battle of the "old pro" who has almost half to want I the time About keeper replied, !Is that - your blubber, just becauseveople are Bulge, the German spearhead unique prestige among Demo. only night off?" was stopped at the very door of crats. Others may be- - better so nice to me. The middle-ageDinant by American troops. But known outside the party; but want to tell me bow wonderful 70 citizens were killed in the GUESTS ONLY the politicians, who always call , were hi World War! Americans , on him for help and always bombing. F"' 1"1" It !tit benz Were wants to everyone land Unsmatched and sinsmutchable repeat' ' M. Sassehith, 76 year - old it, love and respect him forget a ; wire in ,how splendid' they That paitelisist gusts tonal burgomaster, assured me ear- fidelity and fighting spirit that The truly untouchable World, War II. , and seriously that he had age does, not seem to dim. nestly Richard' Arminocht But the Belgians are remark- little to tell of his town s expe-- burn could carry with himRay.. in ible for, farmore than their, riences in two 'wars. any decision he might make his TEXT FOR TODAY: "Where feelings of friendship for Amer. "It was nothing," he said. I fellowTexan, Sen.' there is no vision, the people leans. They are extraordinary 'Viva Belgium!" say L. Johnson, the Senate leaden, --perish." Proverbs 29;18. today in that they have the will Copyrights 1964) Copyright 050 , , Way to Recovery in Eu'rope the-party- , 's - hard-workin- g ill-fat- ed nor-ele- nine-pow- er , , " TT, - - , ' , t ' ! - d , T. ' 2 , . - . Lyados, - , |