Show mm: E D IT O R J A L DREW PEARSON S OGDEN UTAH SATURDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 27 1958 lit nSr' - Sherman Adams Played His Cards Out Alone - Poker-Face-d ish Partnership Reinforced Amerccm-Br- f If Moscow and Peking could use the Far East crisis to divide the American-Britis- h partners around which the Western alliance gathers that achievement would more than repay Communist efforts though these might fall short of their avowed goals But the oneness of the American-Britisinterest in stabilizing the Far Eastern situation is asserting itself That is the meaning of the visit by British Defense Minister Duncan Sandys to Washington where he is meeting American Secretary Defense Neil H McElroy and presumably President Eisenhower also The visit serves diplomatic as well as military purposes It reaffirms American and British determination to resist bullying on any world front where legitimate West h Social Security Costs Millions of Americans will be affected one way or another after January 1 by program changes in the now and voted by the 85th Congress signed into law by the President The upward changes made by Congress give cognizance to the inflationary spiral in which we continue to spin and in turn they are likely to contribute to that trend Retired workers and their families who are dependent in part or altogether on payments were caught in the squeeze between advancing living costs and fixed and limited incomes The increased payments will provide some relief from that pinch If inflation persists as a major factor in the national economy we can f oreses revithat further upward seocial-securitsions will be made beyond what this bill provides for as time goes on But arguments as to whether the country was wise in starting the program in the first place from the point of view of its effect on personal and individual initiative and enterprise became academic long social-securit- y ern interest is involved The Western stance in Europe could affect the outcome of talks over Quemoy and Taiwan for the Chinese and Russian Communists are concerting their diplomatic of frightening off pressures in the hope a n t f European support ior ine American auy talks are one good The McElroy-Sandy- s answer While seeking to negotiate a reasonable settlement of the Quemoy and Matsu question the West has much to gain through a show of unity and strength For what is acceptable in Communist eyes will depend on how ready or unready the West is to face threats of aggression wherever these may be directed — Christian Science sSO® since We are embarked on it and there can be little doubt but that it is here to stay— Seattle Times Old Village Green The village green is to be restored in downtown Boston The traffic commission in the staid old traffic-fre- e city has approved an experimental shopping mall Two downtown streets will be cleared Palms shrubs flower boxes benches for shoppers awnings for shade jand an outdoor fashion show are part of the plan The Boston plan is in keeping with a nation-wid- e trend —downtown as a shopping center and the pedestrian as king It's a noble experiment being tried in Boston in Kansas City and elsewhere Conventional answers haven't worked in solving the problem of traffic congestion Perhaps the mall plan will If Boston is willing to try the rest of us are willing to watch—Atlanta Constitution of cars conscripts fall into the lowest acceptable category from the standpoint of mental ability So the services propose to give a battery of nine aptitude tests to those in the lowest mental group Failure to pass at least two tests will result in rejection Well we should think' any reasonably smart draftee could manage to flunk all nine tests Then woe unto him— he won't have to spend a couple of years in uniform — Chicago Tribune Lack Of Funds Hamstrings US Defense Education Act House Seat Changes According to a Census Bureau estimate nine states are likely to gain House seatsand 14 to lose them following the 1960 census The big gainer will be California with a probable 7 extra seats Other gains would come for Florida 3 seats Michigan and Texas— each 2 seats Arizona Ohio Indiana Maryland and Oregon —each 1 seat Probable losers will be Pennsylvania and New York— each 3 seats Arkansas and Massachusetts— each 2 seats Alabama Georgia Illinois Iowa Kansas Maine Minnesota Mississippi North Carolina and West Virginia—each 1 seat The number of House seats which tem porarily will rise to 436 following the ad mission of Alaska will revert to 435 under present law with the reapportionment fol lowing the 1960 census — Washington WASHINGTON (NEA) — It will be iom months and for a few programs a full year before provisions of the new National Defense Education Act can oe put into effect One of the first things the new Congress will have to dp when it returns in January is to appropriate some more money to make the act fully effective As passed by the last Congress the act authorizes expenditures of 180 million dollars the first year But only 40 millions were - appropriated U S Office of Education has now allocated available funds to make a start on all programs To keep them rolling for a full year it will need anotner million dollars life of For the full seven-yea- r TAIPEI Formosa — Thus far the Taipei visit of the American commander-in-chie- f in the Pacific Adm Felt and the Pacific air commander Gen Kuter has produced no major result except bewildered disappointment among the Chinese leaders here The disappointment is emphatically not directed at the admiral and the general They listened sympathetically to the Chinese warning that they would have to use their air power against the Communist artillery if other means emplacements were not found to break the artillery blockade of Quemoy They heard and transmitted to DON'T RULE HIM OUT Adlai's Still The Reigning Favorite 1 m man-killin- South States because of the in-tegration issue will be in such a state ofa chaos ana res e mmem that they will not support a Democratic nominee They will either bolt or withhold their electoral votes But the border states will not join the orgy of political This plan could A not defeat Harry Truman in 1948 It can't control in L S OP Unpleasant Decision For Ike: Break Blockade Or Surrender Kai-she- k A one-nint- A A landing on Quemoy is now imminent Your fate is cealed Think of the tens of thousands of officers and men Think of the people of Quemoy Surrender or revolt as an entire unit against Taiwan (Formosa) — Radio Peiping broadcast to Nationalist Chinese troops I believe a clear-cu- t strong statement on the part of the United States that any (Red Chinese attack on our (Nationalist Chinese territory violates our mutual security would do more good than anything else to keep the peace — Madame Chiang off the attempt by former PresiBy RALPH McGILL dent Harry Truman to deny him ATLANTA (NANA) — Despite the nomination the substantial support for BosHe owes the party nothing In ton's Sen John Kennedy and the neither campaign did the leaders in key states give him wholequieter movement to nominate hearted support In New York Missouri's Sen Stuart SymingIllinois and for example the ton at the I960 Democratic na- organization gave most of its attional convention all the polls tention to local races show Adlai Stevenson to be the Despite the fact that Adlai Stevenson had made every possible most popular choice compromise with the South it Stevenson older with an al too refused to get out and work ways great intellectual maturity Florida Virginia Tennessee augmented by world travel and Texas and Kentucky voted Reexperi- publican The Deep South States the invaluable ence thereby obtained is with- gave him small majorities ' But out question the outstanding in each there was a clamor against Democrat He is the only one of him stature So international he owes the party nothing The voting of course is not He has said he would not again But in his own be a candidate But he would have international all other Dem- some difficulty refusing a genleads he country ocrats in all the polls conducted uine draft such as -- the one of the whole program total federal government costs will be over a million dollars The states will have to provide matching funds for most of this SIGN AGREEMENT Most public attention has been focussed on the college student loan fund provisions for which 475 million dollars were authorized and 6 million dollars appropriated for one year Many colleges already have student loan plans in operation To h get federal funds — up to amount of the total they lend — the colleges will have to sign an agreement with U S Commissioner of Education L G Derthick It is expected that some of the new loan money will be available for college year second JOSEPH Newsletter I may not win but I'll give him a run for his'money — Multimillionaire Nelson A Rockefeller GOP candidate for New York governor ence Is it likely Stevenson will be a third-ternominee? As of now the odds are against it But he may not be ruled out LABORED HEROICALLY He did not want to run in 1952 He could not withdraw in 1956 He was the titular head of the party He had labored heroically to pay off its debts He fought g his way through the prsf ertntial primariti Ht stood EPSON PETER Among the little noticed legislation to pass the recent session of Congress were provisions authorizing the President to revise standards for the draft The Army has been complaining that 40 per cent of its to indicate presidential prefer- - MIGHT GET HUNGRY ENOUGH TO GET THE KEY Dumb As A Fox eye-to-e- ye MlN rag© " People expect me to live in an igloo drive a dog sled and own a closet of parkas Actually there are no igloos in Alaska I drive a car and I had to borrow this parka — Miss Stuart Johnson 19 Alaska's first Miss America contestant" -- aVCvSj ' social-securti- y y 7r 1960 The Republicans already know the they will have no chance in will They Deep South States make no effort So we are very likely to see the 1960 campaign run entirely by " the eastern and western Democrats and Republicans If that happens the Deep South States will be pushed into Isolation and the very considerable influence and abilities of their senators and congressmen further reduced and sacrificed 1952 In such a situation Vice PresiHe likely would be unwise to dent $lxon would have a better take it If the battle for the nomthan the Democratic nomchance ination should be long and mean as it may well be the party inee In the past five months the would not be effective in the No- polls have shown- - him to have vember election Harry Truman passed Adlai Stevenson in presiwill be behind Symington Sen dential appeal revealed has vice The president Kennedy will come with a large total of pledges There will be a consummate political skill in the lot of bruises if they are defeated past months All of this would indicate that by Stevenson's partisans Adlai Stevenson will not accept CHAOS IN SOUTH a 1960 draft' ' if it should Tht odds art that tht Dep torn Washington a new Chinese proposal that the American government warn Peiping of its intention to use American forces for the whole task of resupplying of this scheme Quemoy The idea "touch-me-not" is to create a situation Thus the American forces are to be justified in re turning the fire -- if the Communist artillery blockade is not abandoned Then Adm Felt and Gen Kuter studied and approved ways to im prove the limited blockade-ru- n ninsf that now sunDlies Ouemov Improvements can be made and time can be gained by better blockade-runnin- g But it was ad and Chi Americans mitted by nese alike that the Quemoy posi tion could not be indefinitely held by mere blockade-runninLACK AUTHORITY ' In short this meeting outward ly resembled the old high level interallied conferences of World g called when he urged the commit ment to defend the islands The Joint Chiefs of Staff who were uuiies allies in urging a firm stand have equally plainly been severely disconcerted for quite another reason They just have foreseen that the Dulles hand might be called But they cannot have foreseen the sudden cancellation of the presidential directives authorizing the use of nuclear weapons in almost any kind of fighting involving Ameri : can forces All our defense planning has been based on these directives aimed to achieve alleged defense economies on the "bigger bang for a buck theory But this planning has not been upset WON THE ARGUMENT While determined that the offshore islands had to be defended Secretary Dulles has also been determined that the utmost ef fort must be made to defend the island with conventional weap ons alone even if American forces have to be engaged He has won the argument thus far and this is the clue to the mysterious story ofc Adm Felt's critical message tot Washington The admiral did not attack the commitment made by the Presi dent concerning the islands But he vigorously attacked an at tempt to honor commitment with out using nuclear weapons With all the chief policy makers severely disconcerted for different reasons it is not surpris ing that theAmerican posture has recently seemed hesitant and anomalous Washington was ready to deal with a straight naval blockade of fne islands and the Communist saval blockade was successfully broken by convoying as soon as it 1hd been imposed But Washirigton was unready and apparently still is unready to deal with thel equally effective and dangerous artillery blockade which raises the problem of the use of nuclear weapons in a fairly acute form Soon of lat4 however the Eisenhower administration will have to grasp one horn of the dilemma or the pther unless a Communist ceasefire can be ob- War II But it altogether failed to take the decisions in the grand style that used to result from those conferences of the past According to reliable report the directive of our Pacific commanders consists of nothing more than general instructions to carry 'out "the- purposes of the Presi dent's speech on the offshore is lands crisis In that speech the President declared that he would forces to repel any "major assault" on Quemoy or the Matsus But "apparently Wash ington has ndt yet decided whether a third of a million ar tained in the interval tillery shells dropped on Quemoy One horn is they application of constitute a major assault" American power to break the CALLED HIS HAND blockade decisively and without The leader of this policy-ma- k regard to risk The other horn is lng group Secretary of State surrender despite the President's John Foster Dulles has always solemn commitment followed by resembled a high stake poker the destruction of just about evplayer who never expects to have ery Western position and the loss his hand called Evidently he did of just about every Western not rtaliy xpet to havi Mi hand friend throughout the Far East - use-Americ- an WASHINGTON — Robert Montgomery sat in the Colony Club restaurant in New York on the evening - Sherman Adams bowed out of the White House over television Montgomery goes to Washington to coach Ike on his TV appearances but he did not coach Adams Nor were any of the Hollywood experts who spent a whole day coaching Vice President Nixon before his TV explanation of the personal expense fund around to coach Adams Jim Hagerty came around to help with the stage setting But for the most part Adams was on his own That has been the case since the first weekend the Harris committee began delving into the strange friendship between Sherman Adams and Bernard Gold-fin- e When Adams sat down in the White House to write his statement before the congressional committee he was also alone None of the White House speech writers who grind out statements in record time on any and all subjects was on hand to help Finally Charley Willis hisformer assistant and Tex Mcre-- 1 Crary the commentator-publi- c to aid man came his lations He played a lone hand in running the White House and he played a lone hand in defending his reputation He was not in on the many approaches inspired by the President to find him a job Some 20 rnrnnrations education institutions and foundations were approached to give Sherm a job There were no takers So there was something a little sad about the way Adams bowed out — weary stubbornly insisting that he was innocent and very much alone One reason it was sad was behas cause Adams' been meagre compared with that of his chief Perhaps that was why the President never did actually ask for Adams' resignation GOP Chairman Meade Alcorn did the asking Eisenhower in his heart must have felt that his assistant did nothing more than he the President —in fact less ARABIAN RING Eugene Black president of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development was traveling in Saudi Arabia when King Saud presented him with various gifts including a jeweled ring for Mrs Black When he returned to Washington Black realized that the ring was quite valuable and he wrote the Arabian ambassador asking whether it would be considered an affront to the king if the ring were returned X semesters in early 1959 The program to grant 5000 hiphpr education fellowships in the next four years is intended to turn out more PhD college instructors of which there is a i Candidates will be se-- j lected next spring and begin their advanced studies next fall Each fellow will receive $2000 the first year $2200 the second $2400 the third plus $400 a year for each dependent In addition each of the 160 institutions of higher learning qualified to give graduate instruction will receive $2500 for each fellow it enrolls Congress authorized 1000 fellowships for the first year which would cost 5 million dollars But only $800000 has been allocated to start this program This is enough for only 160 fellowships at $5000 each PROVIDED NO MONEY To train career guidance counselors who can identify and encourage talented high school pu pils Congress authorized expendi tures of 625 million dollars the first year No appropriation was made however so Office of Edu cation is allocating 2 million dolshortage it"Mrs Blaek did None of the many gifts received by the Eisenhower family from foreign potentates has been either returned or deposited in the State Department as required by law I MOST EXPENSIVE GIFT to the White Current House began when one of Ike's suggested to American Air-jie- s that the President admired aportrait of "Custer's Last Stand" painted by Harold Von Schmidt which hung in the airlines' Club The airline promptly sent the portrait to Ike and ijor some time it hung directly facing his desk American Airlines the biggest in the USA does all sorts of business with the government "has all sorts of problems before the CAB and CAA When in quiries were made at the White House by my staff regarding the picture t suddenly disappeared Most expensive gift of all to theEisenhowers is the "Mamie's Cottage" at the Augusta Golf Club Though called a "cottage" it is one of the most luxurious establishments at the Augusta Golf Club and no newspaperman has ever been permitted to inspect anything except the downstairs living quargift-givin- g J9s gift-receivi- ng "I am afraid replied the ambassador "that this would be lars to get this started Contracts will be made with colleges interested in giving the necessary courses Training can be given in four to 12 weeks Teachers taking the courses will be paid $75 a week plus $15 for each dependent The federal government will foot the full bill the states paying nothing Goal of the new program is to provide e one counselor for every 300 pupils instead of the one counselor now working at it part time for every 800 pupils For specialized training of for eign country experts tne new education act calls for creation of language' and area centers and language institutes RARE LANGUAGES The centers will teach rare modern languages — spoken by millions in Asia and Africa — but not taught in the United States for lack of both students and teachers Many of these teachers and authorities on the history geography economics and sociology of their countries will have to be imported The act authorizes travel expenses The language institutes authorized by the new act are intended to train language teachers on the latest methods of aural instruction by tape recordings instead of the usual visual education sys tems Teachers taking these courses will be paid $75 a week plus $15 for- each dependent Congress authorized expenditures of 725 million dollars for be done when the Arabian ambassador happened to meet Black and asked what had happened i Black explained "In that case" said the ambassador "you might as well return badly received Black then went to his bank board explaining his predicament and asking its advice The board decided that he should keep the picture of King Saud the curved sword and the Arabian robe since they were not valuable but that he should deposit the ring with the bank This was about to Ad-miar- ls " - so-call- ters However those who built the cottage estimate its cost includ-- 11 k ileal tjy iioiimg iaac aiS $250000 The money was raised by a group of businessmen who also have important problems con stantly before the administration Their influence is credited with tax law the Eisenhower-proposegiving special concessions to stock market investors Chief money raiser for the cottage was Cliff Roberts of the New York investment firm Reynolds and Co Helen Worden Erskine who made a study of the "cottage" that although the White House officially described it as a "six-roocabin" the building permit filed in Augusta shows it has 18 rooms and six bathrooms with a seventh addecV later for ( $50000 The cottage has radiant rheat rinnr Inrks rnstine £160 'each two giant TV sets air conditioning indirect lighting a barber's chair a model kitchen with double sink food freezer electric and vtwo stainless dishwasher steel ranges All the furniture was paid for by the little group of Wall Street donors Note — Herbert Hoover when President built a cottage at Rapr idan Va for summer fishing but paid for the lumber and nails himself though government labor was used Franklin Roosevelt enjoyed a cottage at Warm Springs Ga though it was built by tht Warm Springs Foundation before he became President 1 A 1 1 A d " re-repo- rts m : full-tim- first-yea- r operation of the area centers and 8 million dollars for the institutes No appropriations were made for either Office of Education has allocated 8 million dollars to get the two programs started But both will be slow in getting under way By BEN BURROUGHS By "THE FADED ROSE WORDS OFTEN MISUSED The rose is red as seasoned "Sympathy FOR" implies a and heavenly to see wine feeling of grief for another who i now bows its head as if to is in trouble or distress as "Symto its deep humility show for a friend who has lost its pathy think that just a day ago his father" "Sympathy WITH ev that was so rare j beauty similarity or identity of saw tne implies eryone who saw it circumstances between persons sweet as as "The refugees sympathized fairest of the fair the rose with each other in their plight the love it signifies soon a old has now grown the OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED i book will be its home wondrous story has been told Accent (noun and verb) Stress that the noun on is the tender word the first syllable the for verb on the second syllable paints this gift of God young or old it helps to make OFTEN MISSPELLED the road smoother to trod as Inoculate time goes rolling by I know only one "n" Innocuous two "n's" the faded rose will be always young and warm because SYNONYMS it blooms in memory Prudent discreet wise sagacious wary artful provident cunning Park Properties i j ' STUDY WORD r The US National Park Service and times a three word "Use of 792 looks after property pieces our in Washington DC Public sites it is yours" Let us increase one include the White House Wash- vocabulary by mastering word: Mem- word each day Today's ington Monument Lincoln extremely evil or terrible orial parks parts of the C&O DIRE armies are in dire peril "Their canal and numerous statues - 'dollars ipijy iU ENGLISH LESSON W L GORDON SKETCHES 32 UTAH TOTAL US INCLUDING TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS $35500000 A I MHHAJ 15 'llii iiisiiiijiggy WHO GETS WHAT — Newsinap indicates the allotment of federal funds to the various states under the new National Defense Education Act passed by the 85th Conof school aid funds for the first year gress The act authorizes 180 million dollarsone of the first things the new Congress but only 40 millions were appropriated So will have to do when it meets in January will be to appropriate more money |