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Show V 1, v V ' 7 ir 14A I be Stealing His Show Balt lake pibune But Watch for Sharks Sunday Morning, May 28, 1961 Chicago Tribune: Newton N. Minow, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, threw his weight around recently In a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters on tha subject of the wasteland" he professed to discern In television. His complaints were that much programming was not in "the public Interest" because it did not stimulate or Inform, that there was not enough educational television, and that there was an undue concentration of power in tha networks. Mr. Minow was careful to say that he was unalterably opposed to governmental censorship. But he made It plain that he thought he was not without resources in forcing changes he thought desirable. After all this sort of talk, Mr. Minow now is hurt that his remarks were misinterpreted as conveying a threat pf censorship. He offered his explanation to a House subcommittee after three of his fellow commissioners all opposed an extension of the chairmans powers sought for Mr. Minow by President Kennedy. They obviously were afraid of what he might propose to do with the powers he already possesses , let alone an addition to them. So Mr. Minow professes to have no more ambition to . be a censor or czar over television than Mr- - Kennedy contends he wants to install a czar to clear what Is printed In the press. Mr. Salinger, the White House press spokesman, says czar is too extreme a word. But, with so many Minows swimming around, look out fob a shark. of Little Substance Summit-Sym- bol It is to be hoped the Vienna conversations will follow a different pattern. So much has been written of what President Kennedy will not do when he meets Premier Khrushchev in Vienna that we are almost inclined to ask: Is this trip necessary? All that restrains us is the fact that equally as much has been written about the purposes this latest summit can serve. Mr. Kennedy and his advisers are wise in seeking to avoid a great buildup of expectations. For, as happened after the summit conferences of 1955 and 1960, the letdown could be tremendous. " Unfortunately, - y-the A Bill process combined with a nibbling process. Andwh11e Khrushchewhas- not been able to wear down Western leaderslnto making major concessions, his nibbles have sometimes been bite-sizBefore going to Vienna, Mr. Kennedy will meet with President De Gaulle in Paris. Originally only the Paris trip was scheduled. Then the Vienna talks were added. And now the latter have overshadowed the former. - the-ancie- nt SOME CRITICS SAY President Kennedy made a mistake; that by combining two conferences in one trip he has hurt e feelGeneral De Gaulles ings. De Gaulle, however, is a realist and, even though offended, he undoubtedly can make good use of his talks with the U.S. ultra-sensitiv- ADVOCATES OF a plan to restore thd pavilion for a recreation center and tourist attraction were given less encour- President. agement. In addition to a general overhauling, the pavilion needs its underpinnings replaced, Mr. Swenson said. The concrete base he recommended to replace the rotting pilings would cost between one-haand one mijlion doljars. And there still would remain grave doubts whether the old lady of the lake could ever recapture her long-los- t popularity and charm. Indeed, the session in Paris could uell prove more important than the ses- sion in Vienna. It is Ital that Presidents Kennedy and De Gaulle fully understand each other. Allies have to live together and act together if the alliance is to be effective. Mr. Kennedy goes abroad with our best wishes. We do not expect much. More to the point, we believe the American people should realize that summit meetings with Communists, whether attended by two men or a half dozen, are only symbols of slight substance. lf BEFORE DECIDING TO caU in the wrecking crew, the park commission advertised widely but unsuccessfully for a private concessionaire. Meantime, vandals, neglect and time are taking a heavy toll. Some advocates of a lake recreation area favor starting out anew on the north end of Antelope island, where there are convenient lake water, sandy beaches and other prospects for modern requirements. . The recent State Legislature was not even willing to create a Great Salt Lake Authority, and proposals for some kind of development by the National Park Service in the area have met opposition and apathy, not only from Utah factions but from the park people. Instead of wasting time, funds and energy on a dubious effort to revive Saltair, why not work toward alleviating the disgraceful pollution of the lake particularly by Salt Lake City and the creation of a public recreation and historical area of which we can be proud in the Antelope Island area? Caution and . Courtesy Since Memorial Day falls on a Tuesday, the customary carnage on the highways should be considerably less. Long weekends usually mean more driving and, unhappily, less careful driving. But Memorial Day itself will mean that streets and highways wijil be crowded as citizens join in the traditional observance of the day and peihaps take advanweather tage of the beautiful summer-lik- e to crowd in a picnic or a visit to relatives in another town. The watchwords for motorists on Memorial Da- y- as on every other day -should be caution and courtesy. Obey the traffic laws, follow the rules of common sense and do unto others as you would he done bv. Well-fertilize- Fletcher Knebel WASHINGTON The Civil War Centennial is a great Success. This time instead of Gen. Shermans march to the sea, By Kennedys march to Vice President Johnson was most impressed on his world tour by Indias famous Taj Mahal. Hed never realized that Texas oil men once had a branch office there. p Chart handouts to the needy, extension of unemployment public compensation, works" to create jobs, etc. Similar palliatives were used by President Roosevelt in the great depression days of the 1930s. present that d situation free lost its enterprise punch and is in a general state of decline. We have experienced hard times about every 20 years since 1837. Since the war ended in 1945 we have had recessions in 1949, 1953, 1957. and this current one which started in 1959. Neither this administration, nor those to follow, is capable of solving our present manifold problems. LYDIA BURNHAM, Prescott, Ariz. Down the Drain Editor, Tribune: Recently Dr. Lester W. Burket, dean of the University of Pennsyl-aniSchool of Dentistry, voiced his doubts as to the qualification of the people to vote on the fluoridation problem. The Utah literacy level is one of the highest a in the nation, both culturally and educationally. In closing, I wish to point out that only 1 per cent of the water in this city is used for drinking purposes. The rest is used for Industrial purposes, washing cars, watering the grass, and, let us In his WASHINGTON State of the Union message to the Congress, President Kennedy char-acterize- d Charles de of France as "a great captain of the western world. Nikita Khrushchev he designated mere- ly as the Soviet premier." But Mlsa the McGrory prickly ally and formidable adversary he will meet in early June both require special handling. The senate passes a federal school-ai- d matters urgent. If we dont hurry and build schools, the government will -- come along and grab the land for high' . ways. , chemicals 99 go down the individualism and exalts the trader above all others. This Is- - In direct contradiction Judaeo-Christia- n thought and of the Founding Fathers. The former teaches that we are indeed our brothers keeper. The latter included the phrase general welfare in the U.S. Constitution. Miss Rands teachings are almost as distasteful to me and others as are the tenets of Marxism. She believes that a preferred class the should be money makers the center of society. The Marxists preach, though they dont always practice, that a preferred class the proletariat should rule. Conservatism does not mean worship of the dollar sign. (That occurs, by the way, in one of Miss Rand's novels, though perhaps in an allegorical sense.) Conservatism, if it is to have a meaning, emphasizes the common good, and that. I am sure, is what true conservatives do. drain? P. R. WOULFIN Dont Aid Atheists Editor, Tribune: Compare Christian governments with atheistic regimes. Many professed Christians suffered martyrdom rather than recant, Peter and Paul among them. A comprehensive history of Nero's rotten Rome indicates what atheism can be expected to do destroy the nation that embraces it. Too many of us who fess Christianity furnish ammunition to atheists and other unbelievers with which they attempt to destroy our faith. We boast of the superiority of our sect over other sects, bicker, spht hairs, backbite, proselyte. To frankly criticize some high in the clergy, though the criticism is based on irrefutable evidence, terminates whatever they may have given us previously In the interest of a better W'orld. By Ham man only begins to know women as he grows old; and for my part, my idea of their cleverness rises every day. Thackeray. the Poor Wife Pity A Moon Waste Editor, Tribune: Where is this wonderful country going. There are proposals being made by the President, to go to the moon. In my opinion it is no less than Insanity. Who will benefit by a space program requiring billions of dollars. Write to your senators and congressmen and even the President himself to oppose this proposed space program. It's one thing to be well prepared in defensive measures but I fail to see how going to the moon will strengthen our defenses What a lot of food and clothing these billions would provide for the starving people of the earth! That would make sense. DISGUSTED Ogden, Utah. True Conservatism Richard S. Morrison of Delta recently asked why critics of Ayn Rands philosophy feel the way they do. Here is one mans answer: Miss Rand preaches selfish Forum Rules Letters from Tribune readers are welcomed. They should be brief (preferred limit: 200 words), typewritten if possible, must carry writers correct name and address and be in good taste. (Pen names may be permitted, if requested, if writer's name and address are signed to original letter, but letters signed for publication with writers full name will be given preference.) Writers are limited to one letter in 10 days. And letters which exceed space limitation may be cut by the editor. ... Senator From Sandpit D.J. C. N. WOODS, case e Presumably Sen. Hruskas purpose in introducing tha bill was to remove from the realm of controversy the few cases in which Federal judges are alleged to be biased. Tha sweeping language of his bill, however, would permit lawyers to shop for judges assumed to be favorable to their cause. Doubtless the necessity, of citing facts and reasons for believing a judge prejudiced would encourage restraint Nevertheless, the bill would be an open invitation to unscrupulous lawyers to seek the undoing of a judge who might have won their disfavor. Judges now have the right to disqualify themselves when it appears that they might find it difficult to be impartial in any case. If a judge actually sits in a case in which his bias is showing, he can be corrected on appeal. Any danger in the present system seems minor compared to the risk of allowing lawyers to disqualify judges indiscriminately simply by filing affidavits. This mischievous measure could well he assigned to the dustiest pigeonhole the Judiciary Cnmmittpe can find. with the principles of of which will Editor, Tribune: tion"-inth- I read an article once in which the author said he thought it was a wife's duty to listen and laugh at her husbands that jokes she ought to pretend to be proud of his alleged genius as a story- The teller. nerve of the guy! My experi- - Ham Park enee has been that when the story really was funny and I told it well, the Missus has laughed. If the occasions haven't been too numerous, whose fault was it? Surely not hers. In vaudeville the most thankless job of all was that of the straight man. The comedian got all the laughter and applause. In married life, it's the wife of a humorist. In his private life a humorist is about the saddest creature on earth. He has moods of depression sometimes verging on melancholia, and she has to be continually bolstering up his ego. In the public eye she has to listen to and Long Way Back Editor, Tribune: JFK is going to take us to the moon on a space ship. On arrival there, it will be a long way back to common sense. No need to take a lunch. Science is so smart it will have us all living on synthetic moon beams with inflation for dessert. ZENO T. WILSON Kennedy Prepares for Prickly Ally, Tough Adversary While De Gaulle is preparing a reception of supreme pomp and circumstance for the President and the First Lady In Paris, the President is trying to adapt e. By Our Readers not ' forget- ,- washing the streets of Salt Lake City by our Sanitation Department. Why, may I ask, must a taxpayer pay for expensive for the Dust Bin Washington Post: Donald H. Dalton, first vice president of the District Bar Association, has directed attention to a bill before tha Senate-Judicia- ry Commifteethat-woul- d have a- most unfortunate effect on the courts. It would permit either party in cases before a Federal District Court to disqualify tha judge by filing an affidavit alleging prejudice. Such affidavits woud have to set forth facts and reasons for believing the judge to be prejudiced. Once that requirement were met, the challenged judge would have "no further jurisdic Mary McGrory attention the President and his staff to the stagecraft of these' two bill. The Cheer-U- The Ken- : nedy administration is trying to rope with the economic crisis with a rehash of New Deal measures, food Since the Treasury is planning currency of many hues, why not seasonal colors? Russet $20 bills in autumn, white in winter and at income tax time, black-and-blu- BimroM In .Portland Oregonian New Deal Rehash Editor,--Tribune- Gaulle Potomac Fever Gen. Bob ask what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country." I dont think anyone can disagree with that sentiment. But I am wondering if an example cant be set by those in power. We have a great many very wealthy men in the government in Washington. So far I have not heard of any of them offering to make any sacrifice in the present perilous times. CHARLES PERRY, Ogden, Utah. has With summer still three weeks away, searing winds have already given many lawns that late August appearance. How can we keep the grass green and healthy and still conserve scarce water this dry summer? Advice varies among the experts and types of soil. The late L. W. Hillam, Tribune garden consultant, repeatedly stressed the need for letting sprinklers run 30 minutes or more long enough to get penetration into the deep root zone. He recommended setting a container near the sprinkler to make sure at least one to one and a half inches of water is being applied each irrigation period. "It is better not to water at all than to water lightly or to merely sprinkle during dry periods," says R. I. Rodale, gardening expert. When watering, be sure enough is available for regular weekly use. It's best to water only once a week, soaking the soil to a depth of four inches-Thdeeper the water penetrates, the better root development, Shallow sprinkling causes roots to spread near the top of the ground, to be baked by hot summer sun and makes the grass unable to withstand drought. The same general rules apply to pastures. Organic humus is needed to hold moisture and insure its being absorbed. Grass clippings should be left on the lawn. Too many householders comb their lawns wi;h a rake, removing all natural protection from sun and wind. Aerate the lawn once or twice a summer. A fork will do the trick if no other tool is handy. d grass is healthier and better able to cope with drought and weeds. You can keep it green and save water, too. wr've had the gulf. No Sacrifices Editor, Tribune: President Kennedy in his inaugural address exhorted us not to The proves Pampering the Lawn t ',U THe Public Forum e. Lake. Those who advocate moving pavilion to the State Fairgrounds or using the structural materials for a coliseum there received scant comfort from Director Glen R. Swenson of the building board. He indicated that using the steel arches of the building would result in meager savings compared with other costs of the proposed fairgrounds hall. Visiting Cartoonist ... Does anyone expect the Soviet premier to change his general goals? He wants peace, of course, but peace on his terms, no matter whether the subject of discussion is disarmament, nuclear testing or Berlin. He is also willing to talk. But the Communists are usually willing to talk and talk and talk. This can be called a wearing down Saltair, Fading Dream Arr4nsr Utah State Building Board has dealt another blow to hopes for restoring the crumbling old Saltair resort on Great Salt however,' premier Khrushchev has been taking the measure of Western statesmen for some time now and has not changed hi manners or methods. In Moscow Saturday he said, I hope everything will go well. But as has been the case In the past, that will mean just what he wants it to mean. There are certainly enough Issues upon which Messrs. Kennedy and Khrushchev can exchange views. CASE of the 1955 meeting at disillusionment was slow in Spirit of Geneva, was wideat first and it was not until the Hungarian revolt a year later that the world ruefully realized Communists are-stil- l Communists. The conference at Paris in 1960 never got off the ground. Khrushchev was on a rampage before the statesmen even assembled and, arrogantly exploiting the U2 incident, he immediately wiped out any possibility of negotiation. This proposal has encountered heavy. seas. p Only a "general exchange of views is intended. There will be no negotiation. Messrs. Kennedy and Khrushchev will simply take each others measure. IN THE Geneva the coming. The ly acclaimed ' Other Viewpoints Unparalleled Is being devoted by crucial meetings. his own rhetorical devices to those of De Gaulle. He has been advised that self is no exception. Some thought is being given to the difficulty of getting a word in edgewise without turning the session into a bickering match. Minutes of previous encounters with the Soviet leaders are being combed for 'clues. The President is rereading accounts of Khrushchevs stormy journey across our country. He studies the dispatches of Llewellyn Thompson, our ambassador to Russia. his customary rapid-firdelivery of facts, figures and arguments would not be just the thing In discussions with the stately savior of France. DE GAULLE, the President has been told, is not likely to be beguiled by a great marshalling of statistics. He listens more to the ring of the whole presentation. The President will aim for a touch of grandeur in the negotiations. He shares a sense of history with the French president, and his feelings about western civilization. KHRUSHCHEV presents a whole different set of problems. The stubby Soviet 'premier is a master of and once gamesmanship, given the upper hand, tends to hog the conversation. The President has been cautioned not to be too good a listener. Brevity is not a characteristic - of Soviet speakers. Khrushchev him v IN THESE councils, which include Charles E. Bohlen Foy D. Kohler, assistant secretary for European affairs; and McGeorge Bundy and Walt Rost of the White House staff, some effort has been made to plot out a little common ground between the young chief executive and the old Bolshevik. They would seem to have little to share. - Kennedy was bom to a rich family, enjoyed every advantage of wealth and education. Khrushchev self-mad- e is a man who self-taugh- t, picked his way through revolution and intrigue to eminence. In an extraordinary in Los re- speech Angeles, sponding to the saga of movie magnate Spyros Skouras, Khrushchev told of his childhood as a shepherd, his days of a coal miner, his introduction to the world of ballet and music by a bourgeois landlady. rags-to-riche- s The amtril talk may not flow between the two men. " Students of Khrushchev have noticed that he Is something of a nature lover and something of a gadget man. He once stood transfixed before a garbage-grindin- g truck In one of his better moods in San Francisco. But observers of the Presi-- . dent and the premier know that they have one big area . in common an understanding and appreciation of political power. Park laugh at the same jokes she has heard time and again. When other wives say: It must be wonderful to have a husband who always sees the funny side of life, she dare not tell them the tjuth. The idea that women are devoid of a sense of humor is pure bunk. They have to have an extra keen sense of humor in order to put up with us men. Notes on Cuff Department Good comes judgment from a lot of experience, and a lot of experience comes from poor judgment. Orval Adams once told me that money never made a fool of a man it merely exposed him. Shortly after we moved into the Belvedere, Marguerite Beck ordered a new refrigerator for us. As it was a special size, delivery was delayed. Each day during the last two weeks the Missus would say she simply had to defrost the old one. And I'd tell her never to do today anything that could be put off until tomorrow. Well, Friday morning, she said; I am going to defrost that refrigerator as soon as you get the breakfast dishes done! Recognizing that her statement was an ultima-turn- , I made no objection. She had just completed the rather messy job when the new refrigerator arrived. Did I say I told you so? I did not. I know better. I said nothing. Camille Hesser says when you repeat a slander you stamp it with your approval. Beauty isn't everything. Quite often the girl who is easiest on the eyes is the hardest on the nerves. The Watchman The watchmans house is high in the air And is only reached by an iron stair. It has four windows and a little door A stove and a chair; not much more. A quiet street, a branching tree, A winding river the watcher may see. Only the trains with their roaring din Disturb the quiet, blustering In. Theres plenty of time to contemplate The end of man at his present rate. But the only interest the watchmah knows Is the bed of geraniums that he grows... A wise one, he, with place . and hours,- To think on man, studies -' flowers. ' Kata Haworth. - -- n 4 . |
