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Show ' 'irnp'T )f y wOy yn if 9- - ry y," r y nfrnf1 tfTt mf" 14 flit Salt We Can Do Something Better With Our Hands Than Sit on Them! afcf (Sribnnf Saturday Morning, August '! f I- v - V 6, . I960 ? The Public Forum 'V'jT'.z - . Taxpayers, even those who do not live sharply lowered as a result of a valuation study made by the State Tax Commission. It proves the commissions reevalua tion program works both ways down as well as up. Since 1953 the Tax Commission has been engaged in a broad program of establishing uniformity of property tax assessment. This followed studies which showed wide variation, from ai little as 4 per cent of the actual market price to more than 30 per cent.- Many changes have been made in assessments as a result. While in individual cases valuations have been lowered, generally the tendency has been to raise assessments slightly. ' they are excessive. It has a research project under way in several counties of the state to determine where assessments may be too high. This is particularly possible in counties or communities with declining business or other activity and resultant depressed property values. In Park City, with mining in a slump, the research analysts found assessed valuations were about 39 per cent of actual sale prices. This is far in excess' of the 16 per cent average assessment to market value reported some years ago by the .Utah .Foundation, and well above the approximate 20 per cent rate sought in the valuation uniformity program. So the Tax Commission, with the concurrence of Park City and Summit County authorities, is cutting assessments there almost in half. n, rKeef Senator Kefauvers absence from the Democratic convention last month lent support to rumors Re was in serious political trouble in his home state of Tennessee. The reports must have been exaggerated, however, because the tall from Lookout Mountain is practically assured of a third term in the U.S. Senate. watchfulness to guardagainst similar equities all over the state. tan- one-tim- Memphis Crump machine, which Kefauver helped to crush, exploited racism and communism, appealed to unenlightened nationalism and finally resorted to promises of aiding taxpayers by reduc- big foreign aid. More solid opposition to the incumbent was reported to stem from his committee investigations into the profits of the steel and drug Industries. Drug Interests were said to be pouring beat Kefauver" money into Tennessee for several weeks before election. These reports also were either exaggerated or the effort had little effect. Senator-Kefauvon the whole has-bea constructive influence in the Senate. His weaknesses have been that he hasnt always followed up what he started. His terms in the House were marked by his campaign for the Senate and his efforts to win the presidency took Up much of his time as a senator. Mainly on the basis of his good showing in the primary races, he was Adlai Stevenson's running mate four years ago. Various claims are being made In with Senator Kefauvers victory. Though split by the race question, Tennessee is not typical of the deep South. Hence the main conclusion from his vote pileup is that the people of Tennessee preferred him to his demogogic, welkflnanced Democratic opponent. er en There are some signs that neutral nations of the world are recognizing the danger of the Russian bear turning Into a The friendly bear. In the person of jovial Nikita Khrushchev, comes but leaves behind a Communist foot-i-- it n camel. Some countries have been less than eager to welcome the touring Soviet dictator. Latest reportedly is Mexico. Mexico is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its independence September the-do- and has Invited representatives of nations to attend. According to reports at U.N. headquarters in New York, the Russian premier advised Mexico that he would represent the Soviet Union. Presumably he would include the visit to Mexico with his promised visit to Cuba and his possible appearance at the U.N. General Assembly session which opens in New York September 20. It is said Mexico is perturbed over the prospect of a Khrushchev visit and is sug- gesting the invitation to participate in the celebration did not include heads of government because it would be impossible for the Mexican president, Adolfo Lopez Mateos, to accord them the courtesies and special attention which would be due such guests. This may get the Mexican government out of a tight spot and avoid having Communist propagandists take over the indefor--ei- 16 Mr. Nixon figures it will take three or four years to make the average farmer happy. And then only if the Consolidated High Schools basketball team wins the regional tournament Ike projects a father image; Jack Kennedy a son image, and Congressman Sludgepump fears his image is that of high-rankin- nt " trator. Dr. Morrill traces the his- tory and development of the land grant college program. He cogently reminds educators of their responsibilities WASHINGTON Theres little sense in appropriating billions for foreign aid" or for assisting the United alone."- tions to protect the lives of foreigners tn ,t - d tended -- departure-fro- citizens Mr. ready have . Lawrence busi- . built their homes and nesses abroad. Why should American companies be encouraged now or hereafter by our government to invest capital in foreign countries when, as in the case of Cuba, such properties are confiscated without satisfactory arrangements for adequate compen- V - Of. Soaper Says, Junior Tippy is a disappointment. He doesnt even write funny letters home from camp. The pretty widow thrilled the neighborhood by shopping for a bikini. But it turned out to be for her daughter. sation? be- ! James Russell Lowell t, ern world It was a when no provision is being made to protect the properties of who al- - The time is ripe and rot- This is the whole meaning of the American state university. .. It has been a. special creation of the American purpose, unique in tradition of the centurtcs-olhigher learning in the West- ... THE strange notion that the ability to afford is more important than the ability to leabn seemingly is based, says Dr. Morrill, upon the spurious premise that educa-- . - . Yet, in the face of firsthand testimony to the contrary, the Congo prime minister, says Jts a lie that foreign women have been raped and mistreated. American taxpayers are footing the bill for supplies being sent to the Congo through the United Nations, but there is no sign of any recognition by the Congo government of its responsibilities to foreigners. Indeed, the new prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, who was wined and dined only a few days ago in Washington, has just approved an order by his cabinet whereby all properties abandoned by the 1 ten ripe for a change. t. ' . fully-in-- m concept of train-- , ing an intellectual elite. It has been the touchstone of opportunity for youth to rise to the limits of their capability, and thereby it has provided the guarantee of a mobile and classless society." This book should be home work" for legislators as well as educators. E.H.,1 - j ' J A An- j r'''yrir' tf jf . , f r v, v.-r- O. v J J v Right to Protection Against Thievery By Ham g low-cos- ' r r Norns-LaGuardi- J y - -v : v Senator From Sandpit tion benefits only the Individual; that education is a private and purchasable commodity to be bought like washing machines, television' sets, or automobiles." No system of scholarships or student loans could conceivably provide the range of educational opportunity publicly-supporte- d that the universities have long made possible, he insists. The state university's Dr. Morrill declares, is to instruct those youth who can, and are determined to, benefit' from innot just certain struction youth or wealthy youth or even the most brilliant youth and discusses the part the alumni, the athletes, the state and federal - governments do and should play in building and supporting free marketplaces of ideas. The last chapter of this thin, readable volume is a resounding restatement of the essential Idea of a university, a call to American responsibility. The Mate university is costly, the author admits. He brands as specious," however, the suggestion that the problem should be met merely by increasing tuition and fees. This "plausible palliative" Is advanced by many legislators and taxpay. er groups. The trend toward tuition Increase is a repudiation of the whole philosophy of a successful democracy premised upon an educated says."It negates the whole concept of widespread educational opportu- It conceives of col- nity. lege training only is a personal investment for profit Instead of as a social investment." " ' A David Lawrence Congo. Meaning of the American" University a, . The United States Is Dr. Morrills Valedictory ' JFJ V. Jcl ing asked to assist the new government of the ' ' pendence celebration. It could also keep the camel out of the Mexican tent. Pravda used only one paragraph on the Democratic convention. Its an inducement but we still dont think well subscribe. , V the Congo,, camel. lrty BEFORE going to Minne-otin 1945, the author was. president of the University of Wyoming for three years and prior to that was of Ohio State. He has been a speaker through-- . out the Intermountain West and is respected everywhere as a scholar and adminis- , such areas as Bear and Camel . 4 , 5- " Congressman Sludgepump has told the he will accept any assignment in the campaign that the national committee will give him. As a starter they have suggested that he take down all his posters. : y i tax rates. con-flecti- "The Ongoing State University, by James Lewis Morrill. University of Minnesota Press. 143 pp. $3.50. What program of higher education can a state which means the parents and other taxpayers afford? This is a major problem in almost every state and one that promises to grow still more difficult-- Dr. Merrill, who just retired after 15 years as president of the University of Minnesota, says affording is more alien than not a matter of choice. This is especially true tn the United States today. with the highest level of prosperity and of gross national productivity in our hisof tory and in the history the whole world. ' -- tamount to election, by a margiij of nearly 200,000 votes over Circuit Judge Andrews Taylor, an ardent segregationist and states right advocate. e Judge Taylor, ally of the old EditorTTribune: Recently"" a group of telegraphers of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad sought in the U.S. Supreme Court to gain collective bargaining with their railroad according to the law. The Supreme Court found tn their favor. - ' Immediately Senator Dirk-seof Illinois proposed a measure (S 3548) to amend Nathe tional Labor Relations and Railway Labor Act to nullify this decision. And, in order to grease the skids, even created a special subcommittee of the Senate" Judiciary (not Labor) Committee to insure its consideration. The act would make the or establishelimination ment of jobs rot bargain-abl- e under the laws. Since these are actually all that a - workman has to bargain on, labor relations will be worse than 100 years ago. Must we revert to the jungle warfare of the past? Are people to be persecuted for winning a decision in the Supreme Court? Wrecking labor unions was Hitlers first move in enslaving Germany. P. K. SMITH, Pocatello, Idaho which we "are all concerned, is an example of an area, where destructive floods have impaired the watershed, but there is no conclusive evidence that the damage was principally caused by either man or livestock. In fact, a livestock man would, in general, go bankrupt atuse the tempting to own orthe Wacentral portion of satch front for grazing purposes. The destructive cloudbursts moving in from the Western deserts and encountering this front, just as they have done for centuries, " created the damage, as they would on any steep range above a populated area, regardless of grazing or othe, uses. Therd is need for explaining the difference between erogeologic and man-madsion. Authority for the opinion that the activities of man had little influence in changof ing the vegetation "cover our mountains will be cited in a future letter. FREDERICK P. CHAMP Logan, Utah e t Press and Politics n in- UNBALANCED assessment within a city can penalize one home owner to the benefit of his neighbor. Within a county it can put an unfair share of the county government and school support tax burden on one community to the benefit of other communities. And within the state it can permit inequitable distribution of the Uniform School Fund property tax burden. Incidentally that tax has just- - been cut from 6.1 mills last year to 5.9 mills this. Tax fairness is essential to good government. It is a very important work the Tax Commission is doing and It is good to have this demonstration that uniformity can mean lowering as w'ell as raising hand-shak- He won the Democratic renomination, Back to Jungle War? It also proves the importance of assessment uniformity, because it reveals how for some years property owners in Park City have been paying a disproportionate share 1if the cost of government in Summit County. This inequity is now being corrected. But there must be continuing studyand Wins Handily Our Readers compliment The Salt Lake Tribane for the wonderful coverage of the National Boy Scovtt Jamboree held at Colorado Springs, July 2228. I speak for myself, and Im sure fof many other mothers when I say it was a thrill to pick up The Tribune each morning and find an interesting article telling us what our boys were doing, seeing, taking part in and so forth. Indeed, it was almost like receiving a letter from them each day. J INA McNAIR This certainly proves the commission Is interested In equity,' not just in lng taxes. HOWEVER, Orville Gunther, chair-masays the Tax Commission is just as interested in lowering assessments where By Jamboree Coverage Editor, Tribune: I wish to Tax Adjustment Works Both Ways trTPark City, should welcome the news that Park City property taxes will be , The Show of Shows When Shakespeare wrote the Second Part of King Henry VI, there must have been considerable , dissatisfaction with the legal procedure of the period, for in the play he has Dick, a follow-e- r of Jack Park Notes on Cuff Department I have just been Informed that Leonard Friendly, former organist, pianist and accompanist for KSL Radio Station, recently suffered a . is in the heart attack-an- d Salem Memorial Hospital, Salem, Ore. I am sure if Leonard's friends and fans here would send him their best wishes for his speedy .recovery, it would help him immensely. The other day my taxi driver asked me if I had decided which presidential candidate I was going to vote lor. I told him I was going to vote for Nixon. I dont like Sinatra, , either," he said. Cade, the rebel, say: The first thing we do, lets kill all the lawyers. lf he- - were alive today -what a comedy drama he" Peg and Len Von Elm, could write after witnessing moved to North Holly- -; who the trial of one of our crimmore than a decade wood inals. For, like as not, on ago, were here for a few hand would be: days visiting relatives. I P s y c h I a t rists, photogratalked to them on phers, TV announcers; just before they left and detectives, Policemen, town. Despite their long bailiffs as oouncers; from their old home absence All kinds of experts, and favorite newstheir town, - social uplifters; is The Tribune, and Two dozen reporters, and a paper subscribe for its regthey flock of mere drifters; ularly. . A number of witnesses, eacl; Incidentally, I know of with a grudge,' two other former Salt Lakand a oh, A jury, prisoner, ers who are regular subyes! a judge. scribers.' One is Mrs, Kate The tougher .the culprit, Sac ramento, Wheelhouse, the greater the joy: and my brother Art, Calif., mentioned Hes sure to be who lives in Laketown, as somebodys boy Mont. Who is really pot bad, just Mr. and Mrs. C. Qyde misunderstood, And the go for Squires, who have been him go ,for him good. spending their vacation A battery of lawyers for here, will leave Sunday for - both state and defense their home in Great Neck, The showll be a hit, so to N.Y. Clyde, whose career heck with expense! ' as an artist is in the Ho.The experts confuse and the ratio Alger tradition, is one witnesses lie; of my oldest and most -- The prisoner grins iniLthe. valued friends. He dropped. . spectators cry; In last Wednesday to bid me A juryman asks a question au revolr, not good by. direct, Humming Bird -- And the lawyers object and and Little helicopter thing. object! object Swift in motion, blythe of The judgf makes his charge and the jury goes out. .wing. With only a glimmering of You sjiear a blossom for a snack what its about Then A just verdict returned, dart away and hurry back. though some said twas How very like the fabled one coerced, Who must always cat and The judge pronounced senrun! tence and was later re- - I Mademoiselle X. versed. the-pho- sob-sister- s iii tfbjiuiViiiitiiiiafrbuu Belgians when they- - fled from the Congo will be grabbed by the government at Leopoldville unless re- claimed within eight days. THIS IS a plain case of thievery. It is a result of the action of the Congo governments own troops, who engaged in the very atrocities which directly caused the flight of thousands of Belgians back to civilization. Businessmen in the United States are being importuned nowadays by their government to invest private capital. in the "underdeveloped areas, so that the burden of direct aid will be lessened. But American capital is not likely to venture into lands where there is no re- spect for the rules of international law. This applies to some countries In Latin America as well as in Africa and Asia. Instead of depending on a world court to secure protection fof the legal rights of American citizens, it would be far better to enter into bilateral agreements with the governments of individual countries that seek American aid, and to require a written understanding that, if disputes arise over confiscation or nationalization" of private businesses, there would come into operation judicial machinery that had been set up in advance. Special arbitration tribunals, with representatives of neutral countries, could be provided which would render judgments in specific cases. FAILURE to abide by such decisions should give the government of the United States, or of other countries which follow the same course, the right, granted by treaty beforehand, to use their armed forces to takeover any properties confiscated by a foreign government where no proper system of compensation - has . been established. - Superficial thinking sometimes attributes less impor-"- " tance to property rights as , than to human rights If the two could always be separated. .Yet in the Congo tens of. thousands of natives are suffering the loss of jobs because an Immature government has recklessly driven out all the managers, the technicians and the trained employes of foreign business establishments. Also, nearly all of the doctors of the community have been forced to flee. It will take years now to train substitute personnel, .and in .. the meantime the native population will suffer. This is indeed a human tragedy. Neglect of the basic issues by the governments of the United States, Britain and France and other governments in the free world has produced" a form of International aharchy. This will not be overcome until those same governments reassert the traditional right of a citizen to be protected against thievery. The assumption of power must be commensurate with a sense of responsibility and, if this is absent, discipline has to be imposed from the outside by the military forces of an international organization. . a Champ Explains Stand Editor, Tribune: Referring to the Public Forum of July 30, 1 am sorry,- but not surprised, that C. N. Woods, retired regional forester, should become disturbed over your report of my recent remarks at the annual convention of the Colorado Wool Growers Assn., but it seems rather strange that a man of his maturity and experience should question the right of any citizen to express an opinion and to cite facts regarding the administration of grazing on federal lands. My statement was directed to the suggestion that a statutory base be established for the privilege of grazing on federal lands because of demonstrated existing instability ind controversy, and lack of recourse to a court of law. My concern as a citizen, who has devoted many years to the study of this problem in connection with the financing of the .livestock industry in the Intermountain states, has been to point up the need for stability without creating any vested interest in the public range. In doing this I have pointed up specific deficiencies in administration and policy and I am not surprised to have Mr. Woods come to the rescue of his active colleagues by making reference to the flood damage on the Wasatch front I have no quarrel with the .fine job the Forest Service has done there to reduce the flood hazard. Certainly the much publicized front, with Editor, Tribune: Congratulations on your editorials of July 28 and 30 practically endorsing the candidacy of Richard Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge for the presidency. Other election years we have been left holding our breath until a few days before the election before we were given the word officially that The Tribune favored the Republican nominees. At least you can say this for The Salt Lake Tribune; it is usually fair in reporting the political news, and this is Important because few people pay any attention to a newspapers endorsement of candidates. The reporters personal preference and prejudices sometimes shine through the news stones, but not nearly as often as many newspapers which distort and slant political reporting. A primary reason people dont follow the editors advice in voting is that the advice i the same in every campaign in 90 per cent of the U.S. newspapers Republican. This is outside of the South, where Democrat .has a special meaning. By the law of chance an independent paper would be expected to favor a Democrat once in 20 years, but it just does not happen. But the Democrats manage to capture elections without the help of the conservative - dominated press. At least The Tribune gives most political news to us straight. And this year there wont be the pretense of being neu" tral. IRVING HUMPHRIES Emphasis on Crime Editor, Tribune: There is entirely too much horror and brutality in movies and television. it is no wonder that we have so many sex crimes, brutal murders and teen-agfights. Why dont the churches, the FTA and the state and federal legislators do something ibout these wrongs? Are they satisfied to see " Crime on the increase? Divorces and vice of all kinds are the order of the day. These dreadful things are degrading and degenerating and arq. wrecking our youth ll as eur oldsters. Are the educated people going to do something about it or would you rather see someones son In a correctional Institution? Its up to all of us to jdo something about It -- ELMO MENCTRE Yellowstone National Park e as-we- Lucky Utah Driver in Yellowstone would have entitled me to Editor, Tribune: I want to four shots at you one for explain how I feel about the driver of Utah license AH 5 . '. . (white Pontiac Bonneville rag top convertible) who is a very lucky man. Mr. Utah Driver do you remember Friday, July 8, about 3:10 p.m. when you and three other boys pulled up behind the six cars de- - . layed by a car and trailer ahead, between Old Faithful and West Thumb? Remember you pulled out to pass those seven vehicles with less than 200 feet before the sharp turn to the right? Remember also the car meeting you in the left lane before you had passed the third car and you swung over against the lady from New Jersey and ran her clean off the- - road and . except for her good driving she would have .been in the ditch? I was driving 'the coppertone Pontiac - follow. . lng hei and man you were lucky . . , because if you had pulled that stunt on me, I would have been talking to you with a45 Colt. (I carry the weapon in my car.) In that line of traffic, you couldnt have gotten away very fast And I had four people in my car which each life in my car that you risked. (Thats not counting the lour In your car, because they risked their lives riding with you ) And, at that range, I believe that I could hit a target once out of four. I would have pleaded self-- . defense.. Because you were shooting with about two tons of metal powered by about 300 horsepower while a little old .45 throws about a slug. Even then you would have come out much better. Did. you ever see a car full of people in the ditch? Most of them leave a mess of blood, ghastly smashed bodies and tom -- limbs. Not at all a pleasant, sight But a little old .45 leaves a nice clean hole with very little spilled blood. Not - so bad to look at You should sit down and thank your lucky stars that you pulled into the little lady from New Jersey, Instead of the Pontiac following her. Man, you are . ao very, very lucky that picked the- - right ear time! YELLOWSTONE VISITOR. side-swipe- d |