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Show I United Fund Blast-OfLess Fun... More Dignity f: I I The Many Moods of Will Lucas Birthday A t Coincidence? Its United Fund time again. Because of the Kennecott strike and the higher unemployment the goal is going to be a little tougher to reach. We support it and urge everyone to give a fair share. We also commend the many who have given so generously of time such as John Strike, B. Z. Kastler and others. But We have two reservations - not about supporting the fund, but about and it bears mention now that the its administration. subject is in the limelight. r by Will Lucas .... is there any truth to the rumor that the National Democratic was planned on those days Just so they could all jet together tor a Happy Birthday celebration tor President Lyndon Johnson? I mean, was It Just coincidence that BJs birthday fell th morning after he accepted the nomination? Well, It certainly Is something that Barry could use when the campaign gets underway In earnest. Convention ; ; Criticizing United Fund is a little like calling motherhood into question. Our 'purpose is not to stymie the good fight, but by asking questions perhaps to improve it. We believe the United Fund should take a serious look at those activi- primarily recreational ties Can you Imagine how It'll look? Barry says. Just how much money didthe Demo- crats spend to rent AUantlc City tor that wUd birthday cele bration tor LBJ? Listen, we havent seen or heard the last of that one, yet. And I think the networks which covered theDemocraUc Convention owe the states of which could support themselves to a greater extent. . Is it appropriate to United Fund's purposes, or is it necessary, that the approach be one of gimmickry? . Frankly, we are glad the Ensign Peak blast was called off as we wish several hundred straw hats at the kick off luncheon had been. The real clincher in the United Fundi story is not the appeal to the funny bone, or to the sense of promotion but to the need. They are important and valuable but the comparative ability of health and welfare charities to sup- port themselves is very small, because the recreational groups take a major piece of the pie. Mississippi and Alabama a congratulatory note, thanking them for providing the drama In the first two days of the thing. I mean, how would you like to follow the violence of the Republican ConvenUon with four days of sobriety In the DeraocraUc Convention? Why, It would be sudden death tor the viewers after they were conditioned by the electric pyrotechnics and the hissing and hoots and the manhandling of the press of the The prime example is scouting. The Boy Scouts of America charge participants only 50 cents per year. They could charge more and stil take care of the minority who cant pay. The 50 cents is an ingrained principle with them. We maintain If telling the story of the need that from the point of view of United when requires pathos or a presentation Fund that principle is a luxuryinadethat might be shocking or unpleasant, viewed against the tragically is much more quate support of, for example, that presentation mental health. effective than the light hearted aptoo Fund United the Finally, enthusiastic supporters people proach often take. This is not to say that of federated giving often criticize they neglect the seamier side of the charities such as heart and cancer story, it is only to point out that appeals that will not become a part the gimmickry makes more noise' of United Fund. knd rouses more attention. I We back the United Fund, but we Could it be distracting to the serregard the position of the other iousness of the need and the dignity charities as legitimate. They cannot of the purpose ? possibly support their programs We think so. t through federated giving. Theres no such thing as a good ; we Our second question involves one thing that cant be improved a too that recommend for late allocation. still Its giving strongly pi one now - weve mentioned it before fair share. to RepubUcan Convention, view Just a bunch of Democra-erati- c v. Weve Had It! 64 Days Is Long Enoiigh Weve had it! The people of Utah are fed up with the Kennecott Strike. We have had our limit of power plays, complex negotiations and stalls. If the public interest was ever affected by labor troubles, it is now. Yet public interest and public benefit seem to be of little concern to powerful union forces. It is difficult for us to see how the long range effects of this work stoppage can benefit Kennecott workers. The consequences of the strike and the settlements that have and will be made can only be disastrous for our future. j talk a lot about bringing new industry into Utah. The last few months have seen a series of conferences: the proponents of free-po- rt are active: Pro-Uthas held out the hope of a better tomorrow. Yet the combined results of the strike, the messy complex of 19 union locals and Kennecott s set-- 5 Uement can only convince indus-ftr- y that might be considering Utah jthat our labor problems are too Jnrreat, the unions to powerful and the I We ah wage structure The MBEVEW September 3 1964 Page 4 Letters To The Editor Readers Examine Dear Sir: ' series immediate dam-ma- ge to our states economy is just beginning to be felt. Kenne- cott - is Utahs biggest taxpayer, its inventory tax is determined on an averaging basis and in 1965 will be substantially reduced. The effect on retail sales will multiply and be with us for a long time to come. The economic plight of those on strike is serious as well. To a degree they brought it on themselves but we are dealing here not with individual citizens, most of whom honestly want a better community and state, but with powerful labor monopolies as well as crippling power struggles between unions and between locals. The Review Editorials New School Plan non-competit- ive. further folks united In their support for one guy who was a shoo-i- n. And how In the world are those Utah delgates gonna explain that thing they had at the Convention? It was a bespangled beehive on a pole, and every time something happened, It would belch forth with a horrible hissing and steam would blast out of It! Now, as you know, steam is hot air!! And doesnt that raise the question of Just where our Utah Democratic delegates are getting all that hot air? ICARUS SAYS: Its time for a new city ordinance to be submitted to the City Commission ... that those people hold- - people are helpless. But somehow, somewhere the public ire will become stretched beyond reasonable limits. continue to hope that the body of Kennecott employees will put a end to the damage they are doing to themselves and their state. We The of articles that you have been running on the wisdom of adopting the plan for our schools in order to get the greatest use of them prompts me to raise a few questions for consideration that so far have not been given the attention they deserve. 1. The curriculum of the elementary school and the idgh school, for the most part, is built upon a continuity of learning that is based upon a full year of nine months. To go to the quarter system will require that the schools set up at least four entrance dates: One at the beginning of each quarter so that students may enter at any of these quarters. Right now this will mean a complete overhaul of the clrricula of the schools from the secondary level down to the first grade. It will mean the organization of all of the schools on a subject matter rather than a grade basis. This, too, will require a major overhaul Job. It will require a degree of specialization by the teaching staff that is not required now and. will be very expensive from every standpoint. 2. Mrs. Louise Bennett. four-quart- er current president of the UEA, pointed out that in the primary grades this continuity of Instruction is very Important because of the short attention and memory spans of children of this age and breaks in the continuity will work very great hardships upon both teachers and pupils due to the greatly increased amount of that will have to has be done. In the universities where the Rocky Mountain R. Published by Great Western Inc., 2265 East 4800 P.O. Box 17377, Salt Lake City, Utah 84117, Phone Member of Utah State Press Association. News, South, 278-286- 6. M N AGING EDITOR JOHN B. LUNSFORD Entered as second class matter at the post office at Sal; Lake City, Utah, under the act of March 9, 1878. Published every Thursday. SUBSCRIPTION RATE OUTSIDE CARRIER DELIVERY AREA - - - -- $5.00 per year SUBSCRIPTION RATE WITHIN CARRIER DELIVERY AREA- - - - -- $3.00 per year out most suc- cessfully some subjects are taught in sequences that begin in the fall quarter and run through the winter and spring quarters. If one quarter is missed the student must either take the sequance over or wait for the time when the next course is offered. Refresher work and review work are the responsibility of the student and not the teacher. In the elementary schools, this' responsibility would fall upon the teacher and every one knows that her load, today, is already too heavy. 3. So long as state boardsof education continue to insist that teachers acquire additional preparation, time off must be allowed the teacher to attend universities. In industry, today, where such higher training is required for the Job, Industry pays the full salary of the individual while he is in school and his expenses as well. The schools should do as much for its teachers. Let us consider the matter thoroughly, but let us give due wieght to all of the factors. Sincerely yours, Ralph M. McGrath 1930 BrookhiU Dr. Salt Lake City, Utah August 31, 1964 Activities of your club, civic organization or social group can be included at no charge in this weekly roundup of coming events. mail details time, date and place - Simply -- -- 278-286- 6. Items must be received by noon Monday to be Included in that weeks issue. Thursday, September 3, NATIONAL PARACHUTE CHAMPIONSHIPS all day, Alta Sport Parachute Center, 8750 South 1750 East; over 100 Jumpers. 10 A.M. to ART EXHIBIT 6 P.M. daily except Sunday, Studio Arts Inc., 2263 East 4800 South; 20 paintings by local artists. Friday, September 4 PHILADELPHIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND TABERNACLE CHOIR CONCERT 8:30 P.M., Salt Lake Taber- nacle; program DIRTY WORl, AT THE CROSSROADS 8:30 P.M., Silver Wheel Theatre, Park CityJ melodrama by Salt Lake Playmakers. Utah Has Congress Whistling Dixie , . By PETER A. MASLEY WASHINGTON, August years of frustrating 27-A- fter de- lay, Utahs delegation here finally has Congress whistling Dixie. Its the Dixie Irrigation Project, a $42.7 million dein Washington velopment County which was passed last week. All it takes to become law Is the signature of President Johnson. Dixie Is the name f fondly applied to the area around the Virgin River and Us tributary Santa Clara River. The name stems from the Dixie Cotton Mission initiated more than a century ago by Brigham Young when $00 covered wagons rad ved County to Into Washington cotton and raise fruit. I It was Utahs blxle, a little touch of the Southern United States reborn in an arid, because mountainous Western State. With irrigation and flood contro provided by the New Utahs Dixie wlU project, mean more than it ever has. Hlllpeople are pointing to Rep- Decades of hoping, pushing, waiting and hoping again are spelled out lntheslmpleHouse statement "The bill was or- -, dered to be read a third time, was read the. third time and passed. There Is no doubt that Mr. Burtons achievement Is a major one for a freshman congressman. Many freshmen on the H1U are unsurprisingly Ineffective because they have no seniority, and to be of a political party opposite that of the administration Is certainly no help. The favorable house action on a top Utah bill is a distinct advantage not only for the State, but for those here who face there. resentative Lawrence Burton, Republican of Utah, as the man primarily responsible f o r pushing the project through the House. Whatever work he did is hardly reflected In the pages of the Congressional Record. The recorded result of his work are brief statements favoring the project by Representative Saylor, RepubUcan of Pennsylvania, and Representative Rogers, Democrat of Texas. Mr. Burton, addressing the House, said the project Is economically Justified behind-the-scen- es its &.2 to 1 benefit-coratio means a $2.20 return for each $1 spent. After passage, st Senator FYank Moss, Democrat of Utah and Senator Wallace Bennett Republican Utah, asked the Senate Appropriations ((Committee tb Insert at least' $364,000 In the supplemental appropriations blU to get the project under way. With some reservations, Senator M oss accepted the House version, stating that any elation was considerably tempered by the amendments added to the bill by the House Interior Committee. Senator Bennett heaped tribute on Mr. Burton for the outstanding leadership that he a freshman congress in pushing the bill through the House. No other congressman was even able to get hearings on the blU In 1961 and 1962. But Congressman Burton obtained the confidence and support of all the committee members Democratic despite the majority and was able to spearhead this meritorious project through the House Interior Committee and later through the House of Representatives. I hope that this Is the beginning of the end of the Kennedy - Jojjpson Adminls -tratlon policy of no new reclamation starts that has refreeze-o- ut sulted In a four-yeof Utah projects, he said The Dixie Project will bring In supplemental irrigation water to 9,455 acres in the Virgin River Basin and new water to 11,615 acres now ar Of the $42.7 million project cost, $30. 1 million will . be spent for Irrigation; $6.5 million for power, $2.4 million on municipal water sup- - CHAMPIONSHIPS all day, Alta Sport Parachute Center, 8750 South 1750 East. MASLEY FRIENDSHIP ply; $1.4 million for fish and wildlife, $18 million creation and $142,000 for flood control. On the House floor last week, Mr. Burton said that the economy of this (Virgin River Basin) area hai felt the Impact of the erratic water supply. In spite of state and local initiative, the economy has lagged and In terms of assessed valuation Washington County with its great agricultural potential and scenic attractions remains one of the poorest counties In the State. Young people who would prefer to remain In the area are being forced to find their livelihood elsewhere. After last weeks congressional feat, those young people, and the others In Washington County, can start whistling Dixie, too. WELCOME BACK And a big Salt Lake Welcome Back to two guys Steve Holbrook, Just back from the highly commendable and very traumatic Mississippi voter registration Negro drive. Steves case with the State of Mississippi for taking a picture in a public building is still pending. The courage Steve showed in actively participating in a function of full support for his philosophy of humanity is only overshadowed by his great compassion for man. Steve should take heart In this quote from Thoreau: No truly great man ever went through lLe without going to Jail at least once. Another guy breezed into town for a week ... Larry Miller ... Navy fighter pilot. Larry had been assigned to the carrier Constellation, but missed the North VietNam . raid by a fraction. Larry Is going back to San Diego now and the next letter should come from the sandy beaches of Baja, California. FINAL NOTE: The Magazine. RADIO-TMIRROR featured a huge spread and layout on Will Lucas. There is V hope that they (the mag) will continue in the same courageous trend ... if they have the funds to make it through another printing. STATE AEROMODE LERS AIRPLANE CONTEST 7 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Sal-ta- lr Model Airport, 13 miles wesKpn Highway 40; free, to v public UTAH STOCK CAR RACES 8:30 P.M., State Fairgrounds. Sunday, September 6 STATE AEROMODEL-ER- S AIRPLANE CONTEST 7 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Saltalr Model Airport; free to public UTAH NATIONAL PARACHUTE CHAMPIONSHIPS all day, Alta Sport Parachute Center, 8750 South 1750 East. SUMMER FORUM 10:30 A.M., First Unitarian Church, 569 South 13th East; Doctor Walter J. Burdette, member, S, Surgeon Generals Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health, guest speaker. U. SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP 2 P.M., Willow Club; national Parachute t. office. - to the Rocky Mountain Review, P. O. Box 17377, Salt Lake City, Utah, or phone us at Washington Beehive r , WEEKLY CALENDAR semester and quarter systems have worked of mayor and commissioner should henceforth be fingerprinted and photographed before accepting lng the posts COFFEE CreekCountry youngsters six to 17. Monday, September 7 NATIONAL PARACHUTE CHAMPIONSHIPS all day, Alta Sport Parachute Center, 8750 South 1750 East. DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSSROAD- S- 7P.M., Silver Wheel Theatre, Park City MUSIC FESTIVAL 8 P.M., Liberty Park, Salt Lake Philharmonic Orchestra; free to public. SALT LAKE BEES vs DEN8 P.M., Derks Field VER BREAK on re- 10:30 A.M., Skyline High School cafeteria; sponsored by PTA for teachers and staff members. STOCK CAR RACES 8:30 P. M., State Fairgrounds. Saturday, Tuesday, September 8 September 5 PHILADELPHIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND TABERNACLE CHOIR CONCERT-8:- 30 P. M., Salt Lake Taber- nacle; program an DIRTY WORK AT. THE CROSSROADS 8:30 P.M., Silver Wheel Theatre, Park SALT LAKE BEES vs DEN8 VER P.M., Derks Field 11 A.M. "to ART EXHIBIT 9:30 P.M. dally except Sunday, Graystone Gallery, 1174 East 27th South; oils and watercolors Blntz ' DANCE PARTY - 1AM,, The Organ 9 P.M. to Loft, 3331 Edison Street; featuring Scott Gillespie D. Wednesday, September 9 City.c' NATIONAL PARACHUTE CHAMPIONSHIPS all day, Alta Sport Parachute Center, 8750 South 1750 East by Elizabeth N. SCHOLARSHIP SHOW FASHION 8 P. M., University of Utah Union Building Ballroom. AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF UTAH MEETING 1:30 P. M., Sugarhouse Garden Center, 16th East 21st South.' r |