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Show C ... Review Editorials Folilical Coissssnt DOUBLE ON JOHN PRESTON CREER.. I A LITTLE CLARIFICATION vsvr A4 April 28. 1966 The Trouble With Retirement Policies There has been much discussion recently about the employment of older people in the governmental structure of Salt Lake City, The city in many cases is hampered by having in its work force several people over tjie age of 70. We do not by any means claim that the simple fact of years beyond 65 makes a person incapable. One of the great tragedies of our society is that we throw senior citizens to the winds - in effect - at 65 when many have productive years ahead of them, balanced with wisdom and experience. On the other hand there are many who do not remain capable after 65, and in staying on the job they impose limits on opportunity for younger people. The policy of Che Granite School Board in this area .bears study. They have recently been under considerable capable teachers and pressure to retain a few obviously principals who have reached 65. To force these people to" retire has been painful for district administrators in many teases, yet the board is well aware that any attempt to pass judgements on exceptions to a rigid 65 retirement policy would be even more painful. As a society we have an obligation to help those over 65 to carry on productive useful lives if they so desire.,., yet the courage on the part of a governmental body to make a policy and adhere to It takes courage and is the wisest course. Politics . Here , ?f ii by Norman It is perhaps unfortunate but inevitable that politics is a mixture of policy and personality. And the mix is nowhere as evident an it is on the Salt Lake County Commission. Personality is a tough subject to discuss objectively, and die course of events on the commission in the last year derives not so much from any single personality but from the in- -I teracUon of three divergent person- -I alities. Last week I suggested by lumping John Creer in with Marv Jenson and 1 Bill Larson that his competence was roughly equivalent to theirs. This was an oversimpiificaUan that wasnt toll tended. I am of the opinion that John Creer by reason of intelligence and I I Rosenblatt 3 " While I doubt tbe accusation, wep have suggested some alternatives I; editorially to Mr. Creer. One is that: be personally investigate other depart- ments in the county and report to the IT This is public on their operations. based on tbe philosophy that he was' chosen not as a commissioner of ooef-department or a group of departments, g but as a representative of the people, fl He claims that he cant do this or a! real dannybrook would result. Mr. Creer is now at a position where I: he has filed against Mr. Larson and has flatly stated his opposition. Hep now seems to be waiting out the time p until the elections. fl Since he has stated his opposition H , I think he could put it on the line.... if he cant march into roads and bridges ? to find out what really goes on down ft there he should let the people know ? that he cant. I; There is also the matter of his own the fire department. We department have reason to believe that its over- -j staffed with brass it might be able to use the same kind of cleansing Jim Barker has used with the city police i: department. When Jim Barker moved in the city ?, he had two commissioners with him. The way tilings are now in the county commission its possible that John Creer might not be able to get another commissioner to go along with him on s reform of the fire department ... ( but does that mean Its not worth the (, i - - ."td: '''" - when Joe Chris Commons and into Juddys office..... Once upon a time was streets commissioner and before...., minutes after last weeks review reach-th- e desk.. city streets department was there for edJuddx when he dashed all decked utin streets maintainance......nothing more ed When there was a section of road to be the blue and gold badge of a built - or rebuilt - there was advertising; deputy sheriff uniform, badge, gun and competitive bidding cm specifications all? We always thought that stewards wore binding upon professional contractors. Not anymore. Georgie Catmull got greasy, -stiff white duck trousers, greasy, and nobody could tell him Qapping- white aprons. ....and a white economy mushroom cloud atop the topknot. how to do his job. Its getting so that George has such And the very next day our former superior knowledge about making roads yardbird, gas pump pumper, draftsman that he hasnt time to learn about filling helper, jack-- of --all -- trades, was all decked out in the tropical browns of Juddys chuckholes. professional county Jail staff. George has tossed tradition and econHe has no omy to the salty winds. and no city specifications to follow commissioners keeping tabs on how well he does his job. He frets not about low Incidentally, we keep picking up pointers on where to look for unqualified, bids. "Nobody can tell me bow to do my inexperienced political hacks Juddy has job," George Catmull has said time and hired to pay political debts. We hear again. He said it so often that Ive hes stuffing his staff with other than the experienced help he so sorely needs been looking into it , truel No one can tell to carry out his long -- since aborted and George Catmull how to do his Job! Not political promises of professional reeven folks who know much more about form. We also hear that Juddy is as resisit than does George. I went to some experts (George always tant to the rules and regulations of the said he don't need no experts to tell him Salt Lake County Deputy Sheriffs Merit Service Commission as was his prede but I need em to tell me) I went to some experts in the cessor. road-fixiForemost among the symptoms of antibusiness and I learned that George would be fixing things differently merit service inJuddys political makeup .if he would only let someone tell is the employment of a fellow named and hed only Buxton.. .seems Mr. Buxton has a plumbhim how to do his Job listen. ing and heating business in Midvale. One of several problems George has, Juddy has Buxton on his payroll at it seems, is the way he uses what the $360 per month as a third district court B&liff. It came to our attenexperts call "bank run mulch! The experts I talked to - folks who tion when some folks complained that learned early that cleanliness is next to Buxton wasnt showing up to work. We checked and we Just cant find etc. they learned that the best mulch is made with clean sand and clean gravel. the slightest evidence that Juddy made But - because no me can tell Georgie the slightest effort to abide by Rule Nine be doesnJ know of the Merit Commission Rules and Reguhow to do his job and lations. about cleanliness is next to etc he has his crews turning outfons of gooey Cant find a soul who ever saw an opbank run mulch. ening posted or a word let out to fulThey gouge out the side of a bank...., fill the rule that: "Bailiffs must be appointed by the sand, dirt, clay, yuk and from which they make worthless mulch Sheriff from existing personnel In the to put m our worthless streets. office of the Salt Lake County Sheriff on if any such personnel are available To hear some city folks tell it full-fledg- education, if given the opportunity, could administer county government much better and much more In the public Interest than either of his fellow commissioners. I also believe that Mr. Creer has not demonstrated leadership and an ability to get things done that one 1 would have had reason to expect when be arrived on the scene. It could still turn out that he might be the best candidate on the deket for the four year post come election time. If I were voting in the Democratic convention or primary my vote its would go to him over Bill Larson. Nevertheless Im convinced that the problems over the last year, insofar as they derived from personality difficulties were not because of the per- try? Theres a segment of the public sonality of any one of the three comof that believes that Marv Jensen and missioners, but the inter-acti- on aU three personalities - Mr. Creel's Bill Larson are stupid, selfish crooks ; Much of that same segment believe that included. Mr. Creer claims that he has been John Creer is a brilliant young states- - ? ? unable to accomplish anything over the man on the rise. After more than a year of seeing past year because of the intransigeance of Messrs. Jenson and Larson. Some all three man in action I believe that of Mr. Creel's allies have called it neither viewpoint Is correct. These' men are human beings and have all the worse names than intransigeance. He walked into a situation where the foibles and qualities of that strange? two existing commissioners were sputanimal. John Creer has made mistakes in tering over a long time feud. An opportunity existed to use that feud to accom-- " office - he's entitled to those - to pllsh the noble ends Mr. Creer desired. quite a few. He does have considerable I His proponents claim that that would potential, but before advancing in poll-tic- al office he must assume that the have meant an untenable ehuminess. Mr. Creer has also claimed that his public will want to see some positive evidence of the fulfillment ol that position against his fellow commissioners has brought into the open the potential. While I agree that the county comfaults of the commission and of the commission system. I disagree. ...I think mission system is archaic and imthose faults had beat brought out before practical -- 1 do not agree that the only by the press and others. He has served . avenue to success or at least to partial to help the process - but often not In a accomplishment is total change now. Georgie s orders, streets department for such appointment. Mr. Creer must realize that as he constructive manner. men load those truck to overflowing -in the event there cannot be And, Mr. Creer seems to feel that there pursues a political career he will en- - ij city ordinances be danged. found among the Deputy Sheriff any such are only two opposed possible posi- counter many situations where person-1- 1 A fellow told how me and one-happointees.... tions fight Larson and J enson or go ality problems encroach on the ability ton trucks are loaded with up to six tons ....and heres where Juddy rudely then scoffed at the law he is sworn to uphold..,. along with them all the way. He feds to get things dene. He will also en- - $ of bank run yuk from the hillside that by putting up the good fight he is counter many people whom he cm-- 1: driven away, spilling dirt joyously on the ...."the selection must be made through siders to be stupid or wrong. These 1 way to the mulch plant examination on applicants outside the accomplishing his objectives. It might be suggested that theres people cant always be wiped out or 'Fill em til they run over the sides!" department as provided by these rules, another way and another alternative.... voted out - particularly If theyre in the daily order of the day, some etc. Thafs i ' 1 r fce t lirfo'rmetf thatTfeu&fc Tate was about ' leadership and persuasion.' . Mr. Jen- - the same party. Ifolksrsay. ? There are times when one mttst son accuses M& Creer, of belligerence George ..they :say,- - makes muchmulchlnexposaJilsbailifthl ring procedures.... in their dealings and headline grabbing. live trith a situation that is difficult that way,.. ..and uses it for places like we must give him credit..Juddy,M- To a degree I must agree. The quality and when the complex ability to per- First Avenue from State Street to A day took corrective action. of a good public administrator (or a suade and lead - to take advantage of If Street - where he put in a brand new He posted availability of the bailiffs business administrator for that mat' political situations must substitute for surface one day and had to fill the Job for. any who might want it. 1 chuckholes the very next day. even wrote a letter to the Merit Com- -' ter) must' include the ability to per- absolute control. And this course doesnt necessarily 1 suade others. Mr. Creer seems to and since I personally watched mission announcing that the employment feel that his fellow commissioners mean a compromise of ones ideals.... them do the same thing on 5th North of Mr. Buxton was on a temporary baare unpersuadable -- but there are two because the ideals of every human M Street where there has not been a sis until the proper hiring procedures sides to this. . being aren't usually totally right in day in two years without chuckholes could be determined and followed. ; Even assuming that Creel's allies every detail. Sometimes it makes you wonder whod somewhere between 13th West and 8th are correct - that Messrs. Jenson and John Creer has courage to take on g West I believe it. make the best sheriff. A man who Larson are out for political gain and the fight that he has. He has percep- It was only a couple of weeks back hasnt got it but is determined to try -not the public good, that there Is no tion and very often comes up with J that George was boasting how he has or the man who has It and refuses to put I? no trouble making news roads and mak- it to use! opportunity for give and take, that there creative ideas. I! But he is not above criticism. is no chance among the three of them ing them stick, even if mulch does give what then? for constructive action him some problems.' Said Georgie: "When I build a new The General Ky of the local genroad, its a good one!" First we proffer an advance apology darmerie - Chief Dewey Fillis - has THE MORNING AFTER then we say with sneering snideness been out racking up credit points with to George: "Nuts!" out Public Safety Commissioner. Ask folks along 7th West, north of North Jim Barker - who has been satisTemple, how a totally brand new road fied to fight with words and phrases in installed from the cellar up by George courtrooms and at City Commission fcefore my very eyes last summer (1965) meetings has received inducement to had holes almost as big as Deckers broaden his battle talents. an Lake all of The before my very eyes in our police departthis last winter (1965-196ment has presented Jim with a shiny Then ask folks who tried to travel badge and a pistol to sort of make These are sketches made in a pew to He continued: 19th East from 9th South to 13th Jim one of the Establishment. along the right of the aisle. They're meant to "As ever a token effort, how producSouth Its a gimmick adopted some years be like ends of cloth in a sewing basket., tive it would be if our Committee were Its the lousy mulch and like ago to pull the veil over the brow at like odds and ends at the bottom of a to spearhead an effort to secure funds, no one can tell him how the public safety commissioner.. ..who Georgie says tool chest. for minority children to attend our afto do his job! doesnt need a badge to exercise his Relics of old deccy! filiated Nursery School. At least a few and aint that a pity? and who is plumb dumb if authority While the organ plays, the minister is children would then learn to see beyond he doesnt leave the gunplay to the seated beneath one of three white-paint- ed stereotypes of color." trigger-hap- py gendarmes. nails... three nails from which the imagiThe minority groups from their povJim apparently sees things the same nation might conclude a Cross...a Cross erty areas, then, are to be trucked (or Lots of valley folks were truly inspired way removed.. .Once hung. bused) from their poverty area into the - and I was among them and wrote words First thing he did was to turn his He is a religious liberal. A social environment of the middle class liberal our badge over to his sen to take to school liberal. A philosophical liberal. It Is a to help teach the significance of color. of glowing praise for Juddy - when anthen chief deputy sheriff Nielsen for Show and Tell. profession with him. They become objects of liberal middle nounced standards and As for the gun - "Pm going to stand procedures esHe speaks minority views on Involveclass teaching procedure. tablished for his new professional Sher- in front of my bathroom mirror each ment in wars. ..minority views on the Had he been liberal in the total sense.. morning and practice the fast draw," Christian mythology.. .on the Deity. He had he ever been hopelessly poor... had iffs Reserve Corps. Among the procedures: Reserve depu- - jim said, declares in fevor of racial equality and he ever been Negro or oriental - it ties will be permitted to wear the uniaccepts the concept of racial integration. seems likely he might have suggested: to carry firearms only when cm form, conwould it is ...not that the church Committee Perhaps significant that his actual Reserve duty. gregation almost always ' includes a pave the way for minority children to apAt no time - Juddy proclaimed pro- By the way., ...one of the major Negro.. occasionally twoNegroes..some-tim- es pear as color examples at the nursery to this observer -- will a reservist plaints made about the Sherrifs depart- three or more Negroes. school. be permitted to wear the Reserve uniform mait organization and function as the The minister solicits kinship with ihe ...rather, that the children of his conor carry firearms when not on official result of a study made a year ago was minorities of local society. ..and he alof the environment in appear gregation the absence of chain of command. the black and the brown and the red and duty with the Reserve Corps. ways speaks of them as minorities. It grieves me to report that rumbquestion arises: Was Skip Foil It seems that he must think of them as the hungry to truly know and understand ourThenew cooking-with-g- as county jail lings from the sherrifs underground minorities. They are minorities even in the problems of race and poverty. kitchen steward, being paid $510 per ....and low morale has sent many of their homes - where they are unaniWhat might be the result if the liberal month as steward or $5 per month his best men into the mous of their race; even In their neighunderground catea minister should propose that nursery as reservist gory.. ..indicate that Juddy is using his borhoods, where often they are almost a school be established.. .under the aushe dashed last Thursday out Brass Section as something to ss part of a single represented race; they pices of his church.. .in the environment of his when kitchen and scurried across the are minorities in some counties of Miss- in which the minorities live? Could It be is sippi, where they clearly are a majority that his religion would flounder, disThe minister has a middle class salsipate, fell to survive in the minority ary - in the neighborhood of $10,000 per environment? annum. He has his home co the east And, if tiie children of the liberal afbench...where politics is the only minorfluents need rub shoulders with the childity. It is an older home. It is not unlike ren of minority parents, how much more tbe home me would expect to be inhabited enlightening if they, toa might dwell for by a successful Protestant minister of an a time in the. minority environment. affluent congregation in one of our New It is the lot of a minister, however, to be bound to his own environment. England States. Circulation Manager-MPublished every Thursday by Great His congregation largely is composed Within that environment, this minister Dags Western News, Inc. Advertising ProducUon --Leigh Stark of intellectuals. His church is situated fulfills the requirements of his profesProduction Mansgsr-Pist- sr Dykmsn Just off campus, where it might be most sion by categorizing the problems of Man 2245 South West Temple, Salt Lake as Entered second Utah class to 84115 Phone: matter at City, accessible the liberal college Intellec- and the problems of a man. the Poet Office at Salt Lake City, He defines problems..describes them., tual... student or professor and families. Utah under the ad ot March 1, 1(78 Rosenblatt isolates them from one another and and Managing Editor Recently,, the minister remarked: Norman Rosenblatt Subscription (5.10 per year "I very much regret the feet that my labels them in an edifice designed to Jeanie Kempe Editorial Staff: children could attend their assigned receive tbe visits of the middle class Member: Utah Stats Press AssociGene Townsend schools for their elementary. Junior high liberal intellectual. ation represented by American Jim Baldwin , d and high school education and never see Gee Newspaper Representative Advertising From where do they comf - the long a Neero or an oriental student in school." lived results of liberal thinking whom ; not-at-- all ng $ what-have-y- A page one story in today's issue delves into the political philosophy of five of the seven candidates for the state school board, the other two declined to respond to the questions at this time. ' Obviously any man or woman is entitled to his or her political opinions - if running for office or not. It is commonplace for us to carefully examine the political ideas of a candidate for political office. "But the position of state school board receives less attention than practically any other elective job. The Little Hoover Commission har urged doing away" with the state school beard as an elective group. Con- sidering the slight degree of interest in the board elections on the part of the public we concur. But until such time as that might come about we urge voters to carefully examine not only the qualifications of the nominees for the state school board - but their overall position on education and their political position. We feel that it would be extremely unfortunate if any member of the state school board would use that office to advance his political philosophy in the schools -- no matter what those views might be.' And when political considerations outweigh a devoted interest in better education it would be particularly tragic. Thanks Anyway May we add our expression of gratitude to Max Rich, Dev Jennings. Gene Donovan and all the other hard working Utahns who tried valiantly to obtain the 72 Olympics for Utah. The fact that we didn't get the nod is a tough break.... still there's 1976. : But the commendation to the people who put together Utah's bid is particularly valid since the fight was uphill. Many Moods Of Will Ltioos Greetings From Rome, (With Many Naked Statues) Buon Giorno from Rome. Every Rome driver could enter and win the Indianapolis speed classic. If s a struggle for survival here.. .the pedestrians could care less about the cabbies and the cab drivers try to come as close as possible to the pedestrians. Its absolutely unbelievable. When an accident happens a huge crowd appears and they immediately choose up sides.. .It's beautiful. To try to use the telephone is total hysteria. But Rome is beautiful in the Spring.. .little flower stands dot almost every corner and the gas stations are nothing hut one or two pumps stuck up in the sidewalk. There Is ancient statuary and beastislmo fountains everywhere. Rome is having ifs birthday today celebrating RomaNatall...2,917yearsold taxi Larsen, Commissioner Larsens daughter is working in Rome at the Embassy and sbe has dime a wonder- today. ...Nancy ful Job helping out the Olympic committee from Utah. Plus she has saved me from some rather unwholesome experiences too. Tb Olympic ExWbititm hall Is in die , roru jujmyiv A juretnehdous assemblage of structures built by Mussolini during his reign. None of the statuary would pass the youth protective league in Salt Lake or Provo. The Stadium is surrounded by at least one hundred naked statues. AH of them are at least twelve feet tall. Tm going to meet the President of the Republic today in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee and then tomorrow Ill have a special audience with the Pope in die Vatican. So things are poppin pretty fast over here. I felt like a babe in the woods until I bought my Italian Phrase Book..,If s put out for travellers who dont know what to say. But now I can read 'Snoopy in Italian. When I get back to Salt Lake Ill treat you to some Italian adventures of the terrible hunter of the tyrannical Red Bam. Gosh, these Italian typewriters are strange.. .the W is zhere the Z should be and the 'Z is where the 'O should be..pardon the obvious Snerdlus... Until I see you again, arrividerthi and buooo fortuna from Rome. . alf i 1 I I i r Sketches, Three Holes... Relics O f Old Decency Ky-m- 6). com-found- ly by-pa- as . Madager-WiUrt- & |