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Show Blossat Barry Engineers Oil the Steamroller SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1964 WASHINGTON — (NEA) — The strategy forces of Arizona Sep. Barry Goldwater are beginning to push hard to achieve new momentum which might carry him to first-ballot nomination at San Francisco in July. Fresh signs of forward motion are needed to offset an expected defeat in the May 15 Oregonprimary, haar scores in national , the comparatively modest 512,000-vote total in the Illinois primary. Spot checks around the Nation indicate that the senator’s efforts to force the pace may bear important fruit. There are also indications that some of this pressure may generate damaging reactions. Tennessee is a key item in tthe new drive. Goldwater men are putting every ounce of steam into a heightened bid for all 28 delegates. With the senator’s “sell TVA” statement rankling in many politicians’ bosoms, the outlook for months has been 18 at the most. District conventions in Tennessee have yielded just about the expected results. But Goldwater’s strategists are now pressing for a dramatic commitment at the May 2 state convention which would largely wrap up the whole bundle. Sources in Tennessee report a “swing back to Barry,” which suggests a better- than-ever chancethis strategy may work. AH along, independent appraisers have conjectured that Goldwater would fall about 30 votes short of capturing the 1l-state South’s convention total of 279. If Goldwater can successfully force the issue in Tennessee May 2, he can close one third of that small but significant gap. Early reports from city and county conventions indicate similar pressures may be at work in Virginia, where another sizable Goldwater loss has been in prospect. The state’s 30 delegates will be named in a convention June 13. Today’s Editorials Let’sStem Tide of Divorce Relentlessly the legal mills of Utah County grind out divorces, million marriages and 400,000 divorces per year. Blue collar work- with approximately one marriage ers have a higher divorce rate than white collar; urban residents are more prone to divorce than lems are dumped into the lap of chance of success than first mar- welfare agencies, and the public riages; and, as is well known and certainly demonstrated here, teenage marriages are particularly proneto failure. mounts. Innocent children, entitled to know the security and warmth of both parents’ love, often are sentenced to lives of grief, loneliness, frustration and failure by the thoughtlessness and_ selfishness of their own parents who run to the courts for divorce instead of honoring a sacred contract and solving their problems with maturity and compassion. ; To parents thinking of divorce, a little girl in Orem, age 18, has given some sound advice—advice with an impact perhaps more powerful than court, clergymen might counselor or -marriage give. In a plaintive letter to the Herald which she asked that we print, she said: “Dear Parents and All— “You may think that we children don’t know what’s going to happen in the years to come. But I can tell you if these divorces don’t stop, do you think that the children are going to want to get married when they see what happens to their parents? “Do you remember the vows you made when you were married? ‘I John Doe take thee Mary Lee for better or worse in sickness or in health.’ Do you remember these words? Well please, the next time you think about get- ting a divorce, please think of these words, ‘For Better or For Worse in Sickness and in Health.” (The original letter is reproduced, with no editing, in the illustration at right, but with name omitted.) Would that every parent could read the girl’s poignant message and be touched by it. Judging by our divorce rate here in Utah County all of us need to take it to heart. For the first three months of 1964 there have been 73 divorces —more than a third the number ef marriages (182) for the same period. In addition, there were four annulments. At this rate, the eounty easily will rack up an alltime high for divorces this year. In 1968 there were 1023 mar- riages, 226 divorces and 13 an- nulments. For eight of the preeeding 10 years for which totals were available, the annual average amounted to 862 marriages, 193 divorces and 9 annulments. The problem isn’t exclusive in eur area by any means. The divorce rate over the entire nation is shameful — one breakup for every four marriages. Science News Letter reports there are 1.6 Them Bones. Paleoanthropology, the study of early man, sounds about as dry to most people as the old bones that up its subject other. Children’s difficulties in growing up are rooted in the parents’ inability to create a stable and loving home. To be sure, many children take divorce in stride and grow up to live normal lives. But few emerge from divorce completely unscathed. Many grow up with warped personalities; among those neglected, some turn to crime. Naturally, divorce isn’t always unwise. In many cases it is the sensible course. But it seems safe to say that there are scores of marriage breakups every year right here in Utah County which could be saved if parents would give more thought to their obli- gation to each other and their children. The public has a stake in this problem because it must help pay the divorce bill—in child support, matter. Thanks largely to the efforts of enforcement, in welfare cases... in so many ways. Says the Children’s Bureau of the U.S. DHEW: Amongthe children served by public agencies, the proportion of children who were neglected, abused or exploited was 39 per cent for parents who were divorced, and 50 per cent for parents separated or deserted — considerably higher tha:. in homes where parents were living together. Here in Utah, the biggest item in the $22,246,033 state welfare budget for the 1962-63 fiscal year was $6,876,784 for aid to dependent children. And a substantial percentage of these were children of divorce, many of whom were without parental support because the father skipped out or dodged making decreed payments. Truly, human troubles come in expensive packages. Financial costs can be measured. But what about the costs in grief, worry, loneliness, pain, shattered dreams? These comprise a debt that cannot be repaid in the life-time of those affected. Whatis the answer? Is it tighter divorce laws? Higher support establishment of age counseling Tougher courts? payments? Reour Utah marriservice? Crack- down on child marriages? Better counseling in schools and churches? Closer parental guidance? All of these might help. Every means should be studied, enlisted, contracting parties—more care in selecting a mate, greater plan- ning, a higher level of honor between man and wife, a firmer resolve to make the marriage work, and more consideration for the ehildren we bring into the world. one man, however, this science has been firing the imagination of the public at regular intervals. Dr. Louis B. Leakey, a British anthropologist, has been Let’s halt the divorce parade. Let all individuals and all agencies do their part. Let’s start with acrambling over the rocky slopes Heed the plea of a little girl. Consider your marriage vows sacred. When all husbands and: wives do this, the divorce tide will be stemmed. of Olduvai Gorge in Tanganyika, Africa, for more than a generation. In recent years, he, and his chief assistant, his wife, have come up with finds that have revolutionized our knowledge of modern man’s family tree. you, the partner in marriage. Measure up to your responsibility. His latest discovery, the bones of what he calls “Homo habilis” The Chopping Block A Reward Short of Heaven Mr. Robertson By FRANK C. ROBERTSON Now that a big Madison Avenue advertising firm has solicited me to become a subscriber to their service for newspaper columnists I think I might properly claim to have “arrived.” Who knows but whatif I accept their offer I might gain the attention of Texas oil millionaire, H. L. Hunt, or even the campaign managers of Senator Barry Goldwater? I can see no surer way to become a well paid professional patriot. I have no idea how many thousands of dollars I may be kicking away by refusing this service, but I have become so used to poverty that it no longer terrifies me, so I won’t trade away my right to express my ownopinions, no matter how unpopular or erroneous they may be. I would rather carry on my efforts to get people to do their own thinking; which is difficult because most people are afraid to do it for fear they will find out that their previous thinking has been wrong. My only reward will be that when I come to die I can say truthfully that no opinion of mine has ever been for sale. Theron Luke will proably quote that the next time he preaches my funeral sermon. And he can add that I have never tried to buy a readymade opinion. I am not as fortuitiously situated as Negro comedian, Dick Gregory, who said a couple of years ago: “Where else would I have a chance to ride in the back of a bus, have a choice of the worst schools, the worst restaurants, the worst neighborhoods — and average $5,000 a week just talking about it.” se & ly unlucky. I would put Senator Frank Moss in that category. He has fought manfully for appropriations of Federal funds for Utah in opposition to his colleague, Senator Bennett, who orates continuously against Federal waste of tax money, but who is always on hand to take full credit for getting the appropriations — and gets away with it. The moral to this story is that gall is more important than hard work. * * * There is a boy in our neighborhood whois going to grow up to be a politician. Recently, when he was afraid his father would be told of some of his pranks he dramatized his case by telling his teachers he was afraid his father would kill him, as he had once beaten him over the head with a two by four until blood ran out of his shoe-tops. I don’t know how much he impressed his teachers, but those of us who know his father know that it never happened. This boy reminds me of those statesmen who blame every defect in our social system onto “‘Communist influence and subversion.” ss ¢ Now and then I am saddened by the death of an old friend. Such a one was Judge John A. Hougaard, of Salt Lake City, who died a few days ago at the age of eighty-six. Judge Hou- gaard was a lawyer and district’ judge in Manti, Utah, for many years. He was a kindly and just man from whom no petitioner before his court ever got “a bum rap.” Jack, as his friends called him, was a mani of broad toler- ance and understanding. He preached the funeral sermon for my brother Obe here in Maple- The judge’s wife, Isobel, was for a long time society editor of the Deseret News, and it was she who taught me how to use the right silverware at social occasions, and to teach an old sheepherder fresh from the hills that, required some very patient doing. It was Mrs. Hougaard, too, along with Harold Goff, then managing editor of the News, whofirst introduced me into literary circles of Utah from which I have received much pleasure and benefit. * * ary is that this pygmy man may Editor Herald: It was good to see the article “The Mature Parent’ entitled “Divorce Brings Terror to Child,” stating some tragedies ever present in our society about the working mother leaving small children with no parent for at least half of their waking day. But I think it” failed to hit at the underlying cause, which is the failure of courts to award enough, if any, support for children. And I do not feel the answer lies in ob- More Federal Control Not Answerto Ills taining welfare assistance ADC Editor Herald: to enable mothers to stay at home. Our welfare roles are at an alarming all-time high Each week I read as much of ‘The Chopping Block” as I can take. ‘ Sometimes my stomach knots up until I can’t finish reading it. I’ve wanted to write now. What is wong with the old fashioned idea of fathers supporting their young children? in about it for some time, so here goes. Mr. Robertson seems to be of the school that-believes the government is so all-knowing that it can see best what’ to do with us and our money much better than we can, whether it takes our freedom away or not. He seems to feel it’s all right for the government to be a Robin Hood because even though the money has already been appropriated, wrong use of it will':mean more from our pockets for something else, later. Who will be supplying the beans for the pot when people know they can get a plate full with no work or real effort. We’ve seen how this works in our unemployment plan. How many people do ‘we see who welcome a period of unemployment so they can erly love. The only answer is’ the fact that we must return @kecyclopesdis Oriente 1 to the principle taught ‘us by! Christ. | —Mrs. Sharon Ferwerda| 270 W. 1230 N. After the dust settled in Kansas, Goldwater appeared to have gained a fighting chance to win a bare majority of* the state’s 20 delegates, whereas earlier it seemed he mightfall as low as eight. Yet the outcomestill has to be regarded as somewhat fuzzy. The Goldwater vs. anti-Goldwater fight in Kansas, curiously entangled with purely state issues and personalities, stirred bitter resentments. The delegate-choosing preliminaries in Iowa, with 24 votes at stake, were even morepainful. Angry Goldwater backers ‘n some sectors threatened nonco-operation with the party organization. Moderates were ennoyed when William Knowlerd, Goldwater’s California chief, came into Iowa exhorting all to “get on the bandwagon.” The net of all this is that Goldwater, despite reverses end erosions, is keeping his actual and potential convention delegate total somewhat above 500 out of the 655 needed to nominate. This leaves out of account many ‘leaners” who could be his if the gameclearly is going his way. The goal of the new hardpush strategy, obviously, is to boost the Goldwater potential enough so that a confidently hoped-for victory over New York Gov. Nelson Rockefellerin the 86-vote California primary would put the senator on the edge of triumph and thusattract all the leaners—and more. Realists nevertheless argue that the big numbers are still with Barry. And if the new pressures can add materially to them, he could conceivably go over the top a month before convention time. Yet the test of the stepped-up effort still lies ahéad. Addsto ‘Terror ofDivorce’ Mrs. Dorothy Clapp Robinson, whose address I havelost, sent me a clipping telling of the death of another old friend, Eliza Hatch Call ,of Boise, Idaho, with whom I used to perform in M.I.A. theatricals many years ago. She was a woman with a great sense of humor and a talent for music. My wife and I grieve for the loss of another old neighbor. of us who work hard to support our families and give | them opportunities of education, etc. More government control and handouts is not the answer. It is not the answer to the Negro problem, either. The government cannot our hearts and give us broth- Russian Revolution in 1917. South. Tension has ve high in recent delegate les in Kansas and Iowa as Goldwater leaders ‘turned their levers for Husbandsin Child Support * the rich but it will hurt those the & & is being felt well beyond the Says Court's Leniency With a sense that this so-called war on poverty probably won’t hurt of Europe and Asia =) But the new: head of steam Ss sit back and collect their unemployment pension. Mr. Robertson is right in have been more advanced than species which appeared hundreds of thousands of years later. A picture of the ancient world fs emerging in which various strains of men and near-men lived and struggled—with nature and perhaps with each other—and procreated and died. One of the types resulted in modern man. Which one, we do not yet know. The question now is whether guccess will il Homo sapiens. around to search for his bones divorce rate would turn downward. irill (able man), may push the roots of that tree back at least 1,800,000 years. What is even more revolution- Hither -he learns to get along with himself or there won’t be anybody The spelling may be poor, r-old Orem girl rings out loud and clear. If parents would heed it, our appalling in financing court cases, in law mobilized. But probably the factor most desperately needed in preserving marriages is a greater sense of responsibility by the Them Bones, make The Department of Health, Ed- ucation and Welfare reports that marriage failure seems to carry on from one generation to an- i bill to care for neglected children 2 deprived of love and home, prob- rural; non-whites more than whites. Re-marriages have less al heartaches multiply, children are eas up, Li the divorces pile | a i dissolved each working day of the courts. And as 5 > / having gone through the “terror of divorce’. who have lost their security, have only a part-time mother and no father? What lature, our courts, our lawyers that permit fathers to escape fairly easily their financial responsibilities as parents? Is it any wonder that mental illness is the number one health problem today and continuing to rise? Fear to these kids is not just a nightmare during the night, nor of seeing their mothers leave home everyday wondering if they will return. Fear to them is a way of life; they are living with it everyday and growing up with it. They will represent a good percentage of tomorrow’s citizens. I am in the mental health field, and my heart aches when I see what this is doing to my own children and other children whom I comein contact with. I am not asking to make it rough on delinquent fathers, but for some justice for the mothers who are desperately trying, in most cases, to make a good homefor their children, |