Salt Lake Tribune | 1960-04-01 | Page 14

14A P Salt Not Through Making Trouble Yet Qiibunt Friday Morning, April The Public Forum ' 1, 1960 Our Readers By A Boondoggle Should Be Aired Editor, Tribune: The death of Mrs. Betty Lanza intensifies the grief of many Lanza fans. Her to the greatest singer since Enrico Caruso makes us realize what a great man he really was, despite criticism of his temperament Mario Lanza loved music and Italy. His voice was a revival of romance a 'consuming fire. Yet others cheapened it with "rock n roll as seen in For the First Time. , I sincerely hope that Hollywood will produce his biography and revive interest in good music, and that the theaters in Salt Lake City will pay tribute to him by rebilling his pictures. Meanwhile, my heartfelt sympathy to Marios and Bettys parents and their four lovely children. re-ce- Congressman Clarence Cannon of Missouri. The only Westerner on the subcommittee is Congressman Don Magnuson of Washington. Senator Moss of Utah has Introduced a bill (S. 3180) to amend the original Colorado River Storage Act so that it would be unnecessary to complete ill of the protective works. The plan to protect Rainbow Bridge has two main parts. One entails building a of dam and diversion tunnel three-fifth- s a mile above Rainbow Bridgeto divert around the monument the creek which flows intermittently beneath the arch, and additional water, sediment and debris frohi flash floods. Reclamation Bureau engineers saythis part of the project is necessary. The House Public Works Subcommittee will begin .public hearings Monday,' April 4, on budget requests for the Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Engineers. Testimony of department witnesses already has been received on proposed 'appropriations, some of which are important to the Intermountain ly West. A controversial public works question before the committee involves plans to keep water from the Glen Canyon Reclamation Dam, under construction some 55 miles downstream on the Colorado River, from backing up into the Rainbow Bridge National Monument. Protective works for Rainbow Bridge are estimated to cost be-- f tween 15miIlion and 25 million dollars, 1 depending upon the extent of the t Skepticism t- - is growing, however, as to the necessity for and feasibility of a barrier dam proposed half a mile below the monument. THE INTERIOR Department budget provides 3!'2 million dollars to initiate the barrier program in fiscal 1961. Interested .Western residents may want to express their studied opinions on the project to .the subcommittee, which .is headedby. serAana, Fine Concert Editor, Tribune: On March 26 I, along with a large audience again- - had - the- - extreme pleasure of enjoying another Pops Concert, ably arranged and directed - by Eugene Jelesnik, with only a voluntary contribution on This structure would prevent water from Glen Canyon Dam from backing up Into the monumentrParadoxically.'lt also - would impound water from normal drainage from springs beneath the bridge and from flash floods occurring inside the ' monument. To keep the barrier dam from filling the canyon bottoms with water and debris, it is proposed to install automatic Fool-Proo- WASHINGTON Wersion How. Large a Board? Like many other governmental public school administration gets too little public attention in the quiet periods crises and bond elections. r The St. Louis, Missouri, school dis- Jtrict recently went thieugh a critical (election, with an operating levy carrying, two bond proposals being rejected by the voters. This caused the St Louis to suggest that Ja large JJ voters of had lost confidence in the "body j t en Post-Dispat- school board. ! THE EDITORIAL went on to say that Louis' school board (12 jthe size ofis St. members) one of its serious handicaps to proper functioning. It is the largest , policy making body of any school system Because of its size, says j Jin Missouri. i J the it is unwieldly, sus- to bitter factionalism and a coyer jceptible S for Incompetence and political opiportun-- g t - Post-Dispatc- h, ism. . a J .. W would not want to carry the com-- all the way, but it is interesting j athat Salt Lake City with a population only ! St. Louis also has a Board of Education which also has been criticized for being unwieldy. JJ The Salt Lake board is noted for its lengthy meetings. J A fk , More than a year ago a committee of the Salt Lake Board of Education submits foted a plan of reorganization to correct a weakness in the boards organization k 7t mini strati ve responsibilities. The . recom-- j inundations, drawn up after months of thought and study, would break down the 5 boards system which wastes time, causes confusion and per-mits board members to assume adminis-- i ' -- s 'trative functions. . The school crisis ,in St. Louis is 3 a reminder that Salt Lakes Board of Education might well be devoting part of I its lengthy sessions to the matter of streamlining the school organ- lzation. f long-delay- ed Wlio .Fools Whom? f i Like so many old customs, April Fools' i .Day is tied to the movement of the earth ' around the sun. j It probably originated, says the Ency- kJopaedia Britannlca, In the festivities con- gnected with the vernal equinox, on March 25,' once considered New jor England, the practice was to play tricks .on friends or send ; them on foolish , errands J To small fry, however, the day always J seems a brand new event a chance to play hilarious jokes on mom and dad who generally cooperate In being fooled,- . And its Just as well to leave April 1 j Ito the kids. -- n , can and do fool themselves - Adults the whole year around. , in Washin g t o n that an agreement to stop neuclear tests David Lawrence is only a fringe subject in the whole field of disar- mament Nikita And Khru- - d These include the questions of an adequate program of on site inspections, shchev tells a press conference in France that there is no common ground between the Soviet and western proposals, on disarmament,, - as well purposes tions.. detona- The hopeful opinion is expressed that negotiations on these points should be speeded up and completed at the earliest possible time." However, the discussions thus far at Geneva and exPlred completely without further testing. THE MAIN poinds that at the moment, by stopping completely as- - the Soviets want us to do, we would more or less freeze ourselves in the present massive-deterren- t posture, where, if we are ever challenged, we would have little to fall back t massive upon except attack. It if conceded that very little is as yet known about underground testing. What is being proposed is that a not. as arrangements Tor peaceful WHAT IS THE explanation then for all the really going to stop doing what and how is any agreement made going to be policed so there will be no cheating? These are still unanswered questions, despite all the , all-ou- Tlie Last Word - By Bergen Evans QUESTION: Just what is . semantics? M.C.F. ANSWER: In 'grammar semantics is the study of the meanings of words, in contrast to syntax which r7-s.- 11 deals with the way words are combined t o n express more U Nnfp nf AJpilllHSni complicated- - T J thoughts. The word semantics has come into general notice in English from Dr. Evans the writings of Count Alfred Korzybski, who' believed that language problems were the cause of many of our mental and social ills who believed, that is, that if men Robert C.' only understood exactly what other men meant there would be a great deal less trouble in life.' : For instance, owl and goose In English are names for birds but, in addition, owl carries a suggestion of wisdom while goose is a lightly: humorous symbol of. folly. Now if one knew the primary meanings of these words-b- Ot wasrtotallyig-- of their connota- norant tions and associations, might easily blunder. he Send your language qura-tloDr. Bergen Evan In car of tbe Horn Service Department,1 Salt Lake Tribune, Box SIT, Salt Lake City IS, m - tteh. But . Tnce uhen.l . the Soviet word to be trusted? Will there be a debate for months while technicians try to prove whether a breach has occurred? Only a foolasafsarma- hjent scheme, Involving destruction of all nuclear weapons in every category that have been, manufactured and are now in the stockpile, will begin to .. assure the world against a holocaust Neither side is ready as yet to agree to such a plan. . Dr. Evane wUl aend a copy of hi Dictionary of Con- temporary American Cul" te anyone whose question la sard ( In The Last Word. . Mr. - Eisenhower - remarked - that - an effective agreement outlawing nuclear explosions must be achieved before more nations join the atomic club. France BABYLON came the fourth member this year. Red You can make a China might well be the next. For while Jot of generalizations about the club" has been most exclusive so far, but Africa, there is no way of blackballing applicants. only one will j Differences between the Soviet Union stick. Foot by and Red China have been reported with in- square foot, it creasing frequency. It could be that Preis the noisiest mier Khrushchev sincerely desires a " place in the world. puclear test agreement before his Asian S i r Walter partner also produces an atomic bomb. Ferguson Han- nay of London A survey of American college students ' has come out against noise. shows them to be abysmally ignorant of In a time of geography. This, of course, you must deand strain, this is the stress plore, no matter how much you envy them. safest topic I know.' But Sir Walter reckons Life adjustment is what we teachthe that the increased Impact of child so he will be happy working for some noise on the human eardrum nonconformist who never did adjust in an advanced society will Most touching scene of recent weeks was turn all of us one day into a race of shouting maniacs." the rabid Ohio State fan confessing his error for having spoken of basketball as a minor What does Sir Walter think we are now, a race of sport wt - ' . quiet sanity? CBS is going to quit telling us when SIR WALTER is teed off television laughter Is canned. This is a step toward educational TV, requiring us to mainly at Londoh public works, such as the grind of. figure out for ourselves why others are , cement mixers, laughing-drivers and pneumatic pile The verb to 'mushroom" has unpleaS- drills. ' ant connotations resented by all admirers But if you really want to of that succulent fungus. How about mak- - become a shouting maniac, ing it to toadstool? wait, old bean, come with .Africa Beats EverytKing Else . , putty-putty- -- - me to mysterious Africa. It shpuld not be called the dark continent It should be called the continent of cacophony, the citadel of sound, the nucleus of noise. The African himself is noisy enough. He converses in a mild shout at a range of one foot, and expands his lungs to cover a yard. So far as I can gather after a dozen years knocking around - here, no African ever hears anything at all. 'He just shouts to' hear himself vibrate, like Louisiana politician. , a He is assisted in the shouting by signal drums, the rattle of gourds, the crash of crockery, the blare of Kudu horns and the bazaar radio broadcasting Russian doctrine. y THEY ARE assisted by the French, who shout, and the Belgians, Who shout, and the Portuguese, who shout, and the Germans, who shout, and the English who. shout of alL I, BUT NOISE does not end here. Africa has the noisiest animals, birds and bugs in . for Nbise the world. In the cities the dogs all howl Iff concert, and in a town like Addis Ababa 10,000 dogs abetted by the hyenas can really turn a night - Into something straight out of Dante. In a bush a' typical night would be a hyena symphony, a leopard sawing away in a. donga, some lions complain- ing of asthma, bushbables yelling from the trees, foxes yapping, nlghtbirds calling, zebras barking, bugs zooming, and going boom in the dark, things trampling round in the bush, hippos grunting, crocs roaring, elephants screaming my oath, man, you wouldnt believe It THEN YOU got monkeys, A treeful of baboons can make more noise than a legislative assemblyand there isnt much difference at that. ' .The screech of an enraged cow elephant still has sufficient power to move me, but it moves me in the opposite direction, ' and,' if possible . crosswind. -- 1 would rather be a shouting maniac than dead, which is what happens to you if you deal with cow elephants at close range. 1 diversi- fied and entertaining and held the Interest of the audience from beginning -- to finish. The performing artists, George Alexander, with his friendly personality and wonderful voice, Billie Lou-kawho is always delightful, and Lowell Hicks, equally master of the piano and marimba, along with the other featured members of the orchestra, and Mr. Jeles-nik- s complete harmony with the entire ensemble, made an evening of absolute -- , ment.J:i knowlege of the history and problems of the Spanishspeaking American people of the Southwest. The first Spanish settlers arrived in New Mexico at the close of the 16th Cen tury. Spanish Texas settlements came into being a century later, followed the next century 'by those in California. It is still difficult for people to believe that these Spanish colonists were not culturally homogeneous. The migration and settlement of the New Mexicans, Californians 'and the Texans, accompanied by their cultural confining fao tors, geographical and different natural resources, resulted in three distinct Spanish-speak- ' ing groupsrEach group had and still has distinct and separate personalities that reflect varying degrees of culture. The Southwest was unable to turn to the East for , help in labor at the turn of the 20th Century because .the.East.was concerned with its urban - industrialization The Southwest program. then turned to Mexico and the Orient for its labor supply. Until this time the educational, health, , economic and political problems of the Hispanic people were still of comparatively manageable proportions. But with the importation of thou- sands of raw laborers from , Mexico, the issues and problems of these-peopgrew beyond all hopes of quick' solution. The majority of these issues and problems of the ' Spanish-speakinAmerican people of the Southwest remain unsolved to this day. . FRANK MARTINEZ, Salt Lake Chapter, American G.L. Forum. , ' isola-..tionis- m le g K You Want Sameness LILLIAN M. JACOBSEN - Editor, Tribune: The other day I overheard the conversation of two young busiEditor, Tribune: Well, Salt nessmen who were admiring Lake City Lines is still at it! model of the proposed inthe a for rate Nagging again -- Civic Center crease. displayed in Isn't there something can your Main Street window. Their thought was that if be done to restrain them bne built the new buildings from bringing this up all and then pulled down that the time? old cuss over there pointOne is reminded of the witlV evident distaste to ing story of a Scottish lady who the present City and County always said something nice Building, Salt Lake City about everyone. Her husband would have a real Civic in exasperation one day said: Center. I declare, I believe youd If one pulled down' not say a good word for the devil that old cuss but the only himself. To which- she reTemple, the Tabernacle, the plied, meekly, Well, I must Lion House, the Eagle Gate, say he is a very industrious the house of the Utah State body. While I cant speak Historical Society and the with the Scottish brogue, This Is the Place Monument, I would say that Salt Lake and then, by concerted use City Lines is like Lucifer of modern they never give up. equipment, leveled the mounCant they be muzzled tains that ring the city, using some way? the material thus obtained ESS TEE to fill in the Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake City would , not Spanish Americans , only have a Civic Center of 1he"1960 fashion but would Editor, Tribune: President Eisenhowers recent trip to loqk like almost every other South America revealed the city in the United States and fact that a great understandsome in the Netherlands and ,, iSrael. ing of Latin- - Americans is needed. The American G.I. WALTER M. WHITEHILL, Salt Lake City Forum, Director and Librarian, Boston Athenaeum, Chapter, feels that this .awareness could be begun Boston, Mass. Never Give Up . ' earth-movin- Senator From Sandpit ' t -- gentlemens agreement be signed to refrain from testing in this field. It is called an unilateral agreement, which means that each for itself when testing will be resumed if it thinks the other fellow has nokhonoredJhe agreement. Ruark , begin-gnin- Years Day, and ending on April I. But no natter where celebrated, whether In India n THE-CONG- ! i Eisenhewer tells a press President Eisenhower sounded an optimistic note at his press inference this week regarding fhe outlook for disarmament and a moratorium on nuclear testing. The Russians, in his opinion, sincerely want both in some degree or another. It should be noted, though, that Soviet sincerity in the past has had a habit of evaporating when put to the test of actual negotiation. Nevertheless, there Is a possibility the Soviet Union may have good reason to want an agreement on nuclear testing Id his famous report on the schools, Dr. James B. Conant, eminent educator, warned against school board members meddling in administrative affairs. v shudder as they see dangers ahead. Pres i d e n t Some preservationist crusa"ders seerh-to be more Interested in maintaining their Interpretation of a principle than in protecting scenic grandeur. The barrier dam is so manifestly ridiculous and extravagant that the whole program of wilderness preservation could suffer If preservatlonst zealots insist upon its construction. The initiative for submit-,tin- g a practical amendment should come from the temperate elements In the wilderness movement. ' ' , made as President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan conclude their talks in Washington, and as the conference at Geneva on disarmament struggles along from one session to another. words that Significant give some explanation of the mystery are to. befound in the official communique issued after the Eisenhower-Macmillameeting. IT SAYS, for instance, that there are a number of important specific problems to be resolved, and then adds: nuclear conference elsewhere do not augur well. There is, moreover, no clear-cu- t answer to the uncertainties that surround the whole problem, WHO CAN say the Soviets "really will stop? There are many difficulties in detect- testsOf smaller weapons, Indeed, it may be that the" smaller weapons to be used conventional by armed forces will determine the outcome of future wars. One technician, who is knowledgeable on the whole subject,- - puts it this way: As the laboratories proceed toward the assimilation of the data acquired from the - previous test series, there are new avenues al- - speeches high-soundin- g and SENATOR MOSS calls a 25 million dollar outlay for the project "a nonsensical and indefensible waste of taxpayers money and argues that permitting water from Glen Canyon to back up under the bridge will not impair the monument but would substantially enhance it. Engineering reports agree that the ribbon of water would in no way weaken the huge natural bridge. The National Wildlife Federation has warned that failure to go ahead with the complete barrier project may encourage the invasion of other (units of the National Park System, dedicated to preserva tion of outstanding natural features. . . . Surely a bill eliminating the lower barrier dam could include a provision that it applied only to this particular and peculiar rase. 1unne 'be-fetwe- ng ' Dam States- weapons tech n would make Rainbow Bridge even more Inaccessible. To get material to build the earthfill dam it would be necessary to airlift men and equipment to the top of a mesa 1,200 feet abovethe construction, site and to lower aggregate by cableways ' or helicopters. Such an undertaking would 9 be fantastically expensive. Diversion Atomic Pact StillTar Away f men talk ambiguously about ways and means of curtail-- i , Bridge our part The program was David Lawrence pumps at the damsite to lift the surplus water over the dam and flush it out below: Although the works would be outside the monument, the noise and fumes of diesel pumps would on occasion penetrate the canyon and the project otherwise would adversely affect the natural state of the rugged area. Moreover, the dam and pumps would require maintenance and Rclnfcovv at home with a greater Tribute By Ham Park I have found you an ment; I am argu- ,not obliged to . find you an understanding. Samuel Johnson. Situation Is Unchanged As I see it, the situation between the : NATO and Russia is practically., the same as it has . been during the past decade. Personal- - Lifes s funny proposition. Good Judgment comes -- bene- ficial will come to the free world at the coming aum-mi- t Ham Park meeting.' About 10 years ago I wrote the following fable for those who advocated appeasement in dealing with the Commu- - Almost every line of work rii As Its occupational ailments. In politics its straddle-sores. I asked Don Bisnett if' he had ever thought of what he would do if he had Gov. Rockefellers income. He said he hadnt, but hed often wondered what the governor would doJf lie. hadjiis. nists: Qnce upon a time a hunter, armed with 3 rifle,' met up with-huge bear, The bear wasnt as well equipped as the d hunter for " Could Be Tell us, neighbor, why your ' flowers Bloom with much less work long-distanc- e fighting (Editors note: Unfortunately, the bear .is now as well, if not better, equipped), but he was crafty and had claws that were deadly for What are you looking for? asked the bear. j I want to get me a fur coat," said the hunter. Well," said the bear, Im. looking for my breakfast, so lets work this out together. Suppose we go to my den and talk things over."' The hunter and the bear sat down to work things out. A little while later the bear got up alone. They had reached a compromise. The bear had gotten his break-fas- t, and the hunter, had on his fur coat- , from experience and experience comes from bad judgment One good thing about being an average columnist is that youre as near the top at you are the bottom. - - faith and very little hope that anything Notes on Cuff Department I am of the opinion that immigration to the United States should be carefully screened. Our melting pot cant make a good American out of a. bad foreigner .. . than ours? We dig and weed and irrigate, While you sit and calmly , wait , t Until the sun, and nature, too, . ' Does the work we have to do. And yet, In every garden show. Your flowers have a magic , glow. Ours look forced and artificial Yours are almost sacrificial. .Tell us, whats your secret lore Could it be you love them ' qnore,? Rosa Lee Lloyd . , .1 '