| Show T"V y 18 XT Next Year’s Hero? tibnnc flic Salt falif The Public Forum By Our Readers Tuesday Morning December 10 1957 Just as Dead Plan for City to Catch Up With Yesterday y Commissioner Oliver G Ellis head of the finance department' has suggested a plan for financing needed capital improvements In Salt Lake City which has much merit plement four-mi- ll the money raispd by the special headed: Clean levy Come” ' u - ll much-neede- - -- for First It will be difficult for the city to build a sewage treatment plant at an estimated cost of some four million dollars on financing of about $900-00- 0 a year It has been already suggested that revenue bonds should be floated to - Marquis Childs- - Whether all these npeds can be met with the proposed bond issue is question- WASHINGTON — Tboa close to the President have represented him as so determined to go to Consideration might be given to joint structures in some instances— the for jail example possibly also police ' overcome this difficultyr and health offices and perhaps even the proSecondljr the Initial 'library and auditorium If this Is not feasible perhaps the bond gram contemplated up to half f million dollars of capital Investment spending an- Issue shouldbe greater than 15 million nually out of regular city revenues td sup- - - dollars with "a longer amortization period— for Salt Lake City cannot afford to defer these vital capital Improvements for 20 years pay-as-you-- -- y — Russia beat the United States with the Sputniks but the first effective polio vaccine was developed in this country a doctor 1 friend reminds us ‘‘Which Is the most important?” he asks The question Is difficult to answer at this Juncture Certainly the poliomyelitis picture is hopeful ande can be grateful for the work of DrJonas Salk and other scientists who have devoted their energies to combatting this dread disease and ' others The number of cases of polio reported In the United States up to August 1957 Is less than half the number reported In the country a year ago and lower than that reported In the corresponding period of any ' so ment that only a flat order by his doctors on the ground of his health 'ehavrefend'toerTnuchalready— much that now In order to catch up would him home with yesterday It seems our only choice Is to build today and pay tomorrow Salt Lake City’s citizens as well as Its officials should study Mr Ellis’ proposal with care It may offer the best way to get off the treadmill Rayljliril Ncxt - pro-te- The m Jt -- - 4- - -- Emerson Fity the Poor Scientist C H Ackerman Kanab Utah writes: "Dear Mr is a clipping from a Park:-Enclose- d wrote several years ago I thought that" “with aIT“the new satellite u Td o p might reprint this item as an example of what we may expect" The clipping Ilam Park is a copy of a news item that appeared in the New York eyo -- World in 1868: “A man about 43 years of age giving the name of Joshua Coppersmith has been ar- rested for attempting to ex- tort funds from ignorant and superstitious people by exhibiting a device which he says will convey the human voice over metallic wires He rails fhe Instrument a ‘telephone’ which is obviously intended to imitate the word telegraph artd win the confidence of those who knew of the success of the latter in- m - strument ple know peo- Well-informe- that it is impossible to transmit the human voice over wires as may be done with signals of the Morse code The authorities who apprehended the criminal are to be congratulated and hoped his punishment will be prompt and for a long prison duration? itis m -- Mr Childs Science surpasses the old miracles of mythology — and-likewi- Pro-Te- cynics -- : ’ a hear Soaper Says As we understand it the scientists aren’t saying anything now that they haven’t said before but this time somebody’s paying attention Operating on the sound deny that he was a candidate for president unless he really was the list for 1960 is getting pretty long The fellow at the next desk can’t shake off the feeling that a long-terveteran of World War HI will be anyone who served throughout the entire 15 minutes Interest In the Civil War continues so that with book sales and movie-Trights It may be the only one of our wars to show a profit Senator From Saitdpit "By Ham Park death-dealin- No Reason to Scold keep tend to write this off as part of the byildup designed to persuade the public that 'he Is recovering and concerned over his own role of leadership in the West But this Ignores an element in the Eisenhower drama of the past 15 years that has recurred again and again —like the distinctive theme of a symphony NOT LONG before he flew to European June 1942 to be commander of the American forces in the European theater Mr Eisenhower had been an obscure lieutenant colonel In three years In Africa and Europe he became a worldwide hero of legendary stature In 1950 he was president of Columbia University and not too happy in this civilian role He was indignant when Pres-- tO JNlxOIl Aco'mmentator says the fact that House Speaker Sam Rayburn a Democrat "would be next In the line of succession Is a factor In the administration's discussion of wheth' er President Eisenhower should step aside in favor of Vice President Nixon Upder the act of July 18 1947 the preyear since 1947 siding officer of the House of RepresentaThe ultimate eradication of Infantile tives would become President if the paralysis now seems a distinct possibility presidency and vice presidency should both but several problems remain to be solved Jbecome vacant Next in line of succession The search is continuing for a more Is the president of the Senate fol- potent vaccine that Is safe and gives lasting lowed by the officers of the cabinet in the protection Not all children who have had order of the creation of their departments the recommended series of Inoculations The 1947 act followed a recommendawith the Salk vaccine appear to be protion of Harry S Truman soon after he suctected against the disease' And for an apceeded to the presidency leaving the counthe children of propreciable proportion tection appears to be of short duration try without a vice president for the 15th We must not turn all our attention and time since the founding of the Republic g weapefforts to developing to Truman Previous the plan adoption the ons Scientific research for health must ' continue But research for national defense secretary of state was designated as the second in the line of succession followed can save thousands of lives too by the treasury secretary The plan In effect has the advantage In assuring that the two officials la the line of succession should be elective thoCtgh not —— — people of the country A weak- hyaU4he what does Vice President Nixon nesa thfi speakcrand prcsident pror mean when he says that the American pub- - tem can be and often are members of a lie should "get behind our missile people”? party opposed to' the President and vice First It doesn’t seem that theAmericart—praident " and assure no continuity of behind The missile 7' people have much -to get— Twice in the country s history a vice made events as have recent painprogram president of oneparty has taken over the fully clear Is not coordinated and it has presidency In the death of a President of a different party The two were John not so far produced real results Second the administration Itself — not Tyler Democrat who succeeded William the American people — is squarely to blame Henry Harrison Whig in 1841 and Andrew for the sorry situation that now exists No Johnson Democrat who succeeded Lincoln member of the public did anything to imRepublican In 1865 In each case the new the the President found himself at odds w'ith the missile If public program pede is to blame at all it is for swallowing the party-- of the deceased chief executive bland assurances from Washington that with what had been his own party Speaker Rayburn is 75 years old Next everything was just dandy But the facts to him in the presidential succession line is speak for themselves and the facts demonstrate that these assurances were woeSenate President Hayden of Ari' zona 80 a also — Democrat wrong' fully WC also believe that Mr Nixon misWith constant improvements in means of atomic missile attacks which would wipe states the case when'he says that Ameriour out the whole city of Washington Congress “from cans should weeping away get “ ' ? walls” ' should take a long and realistic look at the The American people may fed humili- -' law of succession with the aim of strength a ted because of the failure of the Vaneningand expanding It guard rocket last week They may be somewhat apprehensive because of Russia’s Since the educational aim seems to be lead in the space race" But as far as we to make the next generation smarter merely can ascertain the American people have than this one the goal doesn’t seem to not given way to despair It isn’t weeping you hear Mr Nixon have been" set excessively high ' It'S the anger of a people who feel that We'd feel even prouder of 'these alumi-fnuhave shocked been are misled and who they pellets the Air Force haS fired as high by the proof of complacency the moorrlf It didn’t sound srmuctrTike“ "as — ton ' in class Mr Nixon' has no reason td scold the shooting spitballs A fortunate couple of weeks’ between public If he feels that sorgwnq must be scolded he doesn’t need to go outside the the footbalj and basketball seasons gives national capital — or more explicitly the ' our educational institutions a chance to rewind the cheer leaders administration g of govern- - Sputniks vs Vaccine ldent—Truman "drafted” him weary of the quarreling and to return to Europe as suthe backbiting that seemed to preme commander of the reduce everything to futility NATO forces in Europe and frustration Then in July But once again In the - of that year he flew to Geneva In Switzerland for the Summit he European setting Britain Conference with as the hero inspir-lnemerged France and Soviet Russia nnd persuadingj flylng While the"tangible results from one capital to another of that meeting were slim It In 1915 after the depredarenewed the gleam The Prestions of the late Sen Joseph ident stood before the world R McCarthy the President’s as a man of peace speaking reputation had sagged He was the words of hope that peoples everywhere wanted to -- Paris ror the meeting of the NATO heads -- -- ! -- Ike’s Magic Could Work Again at NATO able city-count- - all-tim- ’ reasons Editor Tribune: It looks like that season of the year is upon us again when all cities and towns strive to put-deach other In decorating to show their holiday spirit But what about the traffic safety factor involvM?— A highway safety campaign" is In progress and traffic accidents ar an' high A trip through the length of the state will give you an Idea of wh'at I mean Every town is decorated from end to end right across the main - highway With a maze of tinsel lighted stars candles Santas clowns light bulbs of eVfery shade and hue Interwoven with evergreen snow and Icicles What a mass of confusion is hidden in this mess! “Just" try' to find a traffic light A prize should be offered for those finding the most If this nonsense must be Indulged in why not make it sane nd sensible A case in polnt is the town of Spanish Fork What a pleasure it Is after fighting all the hazards from Salt Lake City south to hit a sensible community with all their decorations beautifully arranged along the sides of the street with a clear and unobstructed view - right through the length of the - -- several s o dol-4ar- & i n Hazard of lights - i - GEORGE GREATOREX ll f — b multi-millio- er i rI "Midget Killer of Wara to It said in part: "The problem has been to provide a trigger for the fusion process of thermonuclear explosion without using-- ' fission explosion to produce the degree heat needed How such a trigger is designed tb work Is an official secret” f4ow isn’t that Just dandy! We provide nice clean bombs for use against our enemies but keep it a secret so that they may throw us some nice old dirty ones How crazy can we get? Of course you will be just-adead with a "clean” bomb sis with a "dirty” one For the Iasttwo years these additional funds have not been available and there Is no expectation they will bo available In the years ahead Mr Ellis has proposed In effect that the present special four-milevy for water and sewage treatment projects be extended Lastly long years of 'capital Improve' for 20 years and the proceeds of $900000 ment neglect In Salt Lake City have put plus a year be used to seryice and retire a the city so far fjehind on many essential bond issue of somewhere around 15 million facilities that only a bonding program will — dollars enable It to catch up With the Legislawould be ture refusing to give municipalities any bond Issue the from Money ' used td complete the water-sewprogram sales tax "revenues the chance for any nW under way and to carry out a number satisfactory capital lm- d of other Improvecapital program today seems dim ’provement " “ ments in the city Indeed The question of priority on projects Is t This Is not a wholly new Idea undecided Certainly top priority must go to the sewage treatment plant and to the - It had previously been suggested that the Legislature might be asked to make the completion of the water filtration and resfour-miervoir covering program This would use special levy a permanent feature for be all— available to with the proceeds' JUp perhaps six million dollars "kinds of capjtaf Improvements hot merely THERE ARE a number of other Imporwater and smvage treatment tant projects which would have to be Usually this proposal was on the basis weighed carefully to establish priority of a program" MrrEUis has claims on the remaining nine million four-mill arhended It so that the levy would plus Issue? bond be used to underwrite a ' One- - project' cited ' Ellis is a -- Such a bond issue would have to be apto house fire and police "municipal building proved by property taxpayers in a bond "public health headquarters city jail citjr of no need be legelection but there would courts and traffic department Others ere "islation action to continue the four-mi- ll levy new library storm sewers and a civic for bond' Interest and retirement payment aauditorium Certainly the" city’s need for -" " purposes new fire stations new parks and playDESPITE TJIE ADDED Interest cost of' grounds and trunk sewers must not be ' bond financing this is worth considering' "overlooked Silly Controversy Editor Tribune: It occurs to me in this day and age that space in the Forum could better be devoted to current problems than to the ceaseless and silly controversies religion continues to foster In the first placer All religions basically are the same Christianity contains nothing that was not believed in and practiced centuries before its Inception Both the Did and New ‘Testaments are only "rewrites" of prior beliefs and practices I’ll admit the rewriting Job was good and that Biblical myths make the book one of the finest and most beautiful collections of pure poetry ever to come from a print shop But to print that "evolution proves the universe is Godless” (as some Forum wrjters contend) or that "evolution still never has been proved to be anything but a theory” (as other contributors maintain) la but to keep alive the inherent stupidity of man Both can be wrong both can be right It Is the perpetual bickering the eternal bitterness the discord and the dissentionsuch 'argtrments-en-gendethat becomes nauseat- Editor Tribune:-- was much intrigued by the article Beyond the bright searchlights of science Out of sight of the windows of sense Old riddles still bid us de- fiance The personal magic could work again if he were to go to Paris for the NATO meeting so vital to infuse new spirit and new meaning into the western alliance THIS THOUGHT cannot have escaped the President Those closeUo him believaat colors his determination to lake the inevitable risk One who has been at his side through most of his postwar career put it as follows: "He will go if he has to crawl That’s the kind of man he is Of course if his doctors absolutely forbid it that’s Something else again" The risk Is very real for a man who has had a mild - stroke on top of a heart attack and a major abdominal operation individual An ordinary would be harboring his strength In weeks of hoping thereby to avert another and more seri- gilt-terin- g Holmes Alexander -- ‘ A Peculiar Way to Mobilize " No Washington reporter can depart for foreign parts without leaving a number of Important inquiries in the air including these: Hon Gordon Gray Office of Defense Dear Dr Gray: What’s the idea of accepfcJ “ -- full-pag- e - much-neede- d - n lead-zin- c bn-les- is - “ Brahmin or Buddhist — Christian Jor Confucian — what’s the difference? So long as each considers his fellow man as an individual with inherent rights of freedom the right to believe as his conscience dictates to live honorably and honestly and to have compassion for hjs neighbor then there will be no squabbling over' who’s God is the true God and the races that people the world will be advanced intellectually to the point where they even may begin to think Evolution still Is just a theory? Likewise the myth of Christ has yet to be proyen for no one yet can say surely he was born in the manger and died on the cross ' Celebrate his birth on Dec 25? Yes it’s a fineand traditional thing The date also is the birth of the sun without which no life as we know it would be possible PIOCHE PETE - shoul--ders-t- e r there? the use of main arterial highways for such displays ' -- g Man’s religious beliefs are a personal matter something he holds inhis heart and permits to penetrate his mind in the moments he devotes to the solitude of personal contemplation Whr not let it rest town Let’s hope other communities wake up and do likewise or that the State Road Commission steps in and forbids Old questions of Why and of Whence Whetham 1904 neeessity--for-sweepin- ing e ous vascular upset ing at least 2- - Mr Alexander 000 tons of Rhodesian copper Although he has led a more Insulated life than any Presfrom South Africa for the ident In our time Mr EisenAmerican stockpile? You hower cannot be aware of the must know about the business Notes on the Cuff Department drastic alteration taking place depression and disastrous unin public attitudes toward him When sillier rules and 'deemployment in the 11 western Admiration compounded with states In less than 18 months cisions Tire made the bureaucrats will make them sympathy had been the almost copper prices In Butte Mont universal feeling up to the have fallen from 46 cents to It’s better to have our 27 cents A union mine offi- early summer of this year the wheel tharrour-back-s the discovery of - -- eialHs— quoted -- In -- 4he4Vallto the wall the huge overspending In’ the Street Journal as saying: "Our of Defense and' people are existing' they’re 'Department Life Is realiy simple-rW- tL economy "J“ hotliVing” "just complicate it ourselves if the government was to YETTHE SAME paper on I was telling Van Lamb stay under the debt ceiling Nov 18 carried a Twice last summer the Pres--that I once heard of a Scot advertisement tn which a ident was asked in press Cowho was cured of asthma by Rhodesian tycoon Sir Ronald he nference if regretted having playing the bagpipe and he L- Praln told fellow stockrun for a second term said he wondered if any recholders of Chibuluma Mines ord had been kept of Scots Ltd how he dumped excess HIS first term he DURING who had been cured of bagcopper on the saturated Amer had avoided making the harsh pipes by 'asthma? lean market and caused so decisions that seem inescapmuch distress Sir Ronald "Heinie Thompson says a able in the second four years lils company agreed” to said in federal His action sending paper napkin reminds him Of by h baby — it's either wet troops into Little Rock which --repay an American loan cous was sending south shook entire the through £r always wanting to Instead he wrote "payget down off your lap and quickly followed by Sputniks balt ment due will nonetheless and the dismaying doubMhat crawl under the table have to be made partly in the United States had lost and a" Log Cabin Winter- terms of copper the lead in the weapons race When the night outside was delivery of 2000 tons of copA return to Europe in'lhr per has already been made” role of crusader might erase frosty Now Dr Gray do you As the firelight burned low all this Or so the President think you- are "mobilizing” And turned to blaekned’ ' and those around him would this country for "defense” ashes hope v when you f permit foreign Then someone had to go Ilia own fate to one side Off through the forest dumping to ruin a ' basic reasons are there American industry? In the crisp frosty night practical Off to the neighbors why it Is Important for him to go to Farts Hon James' Mitchell After embers for a light of Labor Dear And those 'left at home He still has enormous presMr Well don’t you suppose Secretary: tige in Europe and he knows " How’s "stomach comtnu- -' They wrapped themselves in personally most of thC NATO nlsm” among western states - blankets Richleaders Vice President mine workers? And wore their warmest ard M Nixon is not only clothes? but regarded with a I see where Peruvian Sometimes when l‘m chilly— certain suspiclori told the spokesmen I think of this and that The President is a stubborn Tariff CommishionTfHaf Pci u- And wonder how the vian miners will turn Red strong willed man He will not we- keep the tariff down accept lightly a medical verWould have liked a thermo-dict that he cannot attend a and buy Sou(h American rstat metMs But Mr Secretary I ‘conference considered so vital — Hazel M Thomson to the future of the western don’t have to remind you alliance Bountiful Utah that we had Red dominated ' pio-nee- ‘ -- s ' mine mill and smelter workprs at home during the depression years This situation was cleaned up The Eisenhower administration had prosperity humming right along in the Western states In 1956 the Miners con-- ' Union got a three-yea- r tract with Anaconda for a base rate of $1725 a day Some miners on a bonus for were output arrangement earning $30 a day Today they are mostly unemployed earning nothing listening to Communist propaganda And why? Mr Secretary you know why SOME TOOR imbeciles still believe that foreign workers are more important than American workers Peruvian miners get less than $6 a day according to myiatest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Rhodesian miners get between $20 to $30 a weekr No wonder lead zinc from Peru and copperfrom Rhodesia are cheaper than these same metals from Montana Utah Arizona Nevada Idaho Colorado Missouri and Tennessee But Mi4' Mitchell If we have to have "stomach Communists” would you rather have them in the Andes or the Rockies? " - much-abuse- d -- “ Hon Lawrence G perthick Office of Education Dear Commissioner: - As a paid thinker did you think before publishing that slick-pape- r document called "Education In the USRR”? It’s a production which will do more than thousands ' of commlssaw to Justify the ways of communism to well-writte- well-illustrat- '' man t I never read anything in English much less anything put out for $125 by the US Government Printing Office which made a better case for Russian education over Amer' ican education Even if it’s rtrmr (which 1 doubt) why do Russia any favors? This ma azine with 21 glamorised pictures of pretty Russian Kids Is glvlng rhe" wort(1 'America’s 226-pag- e word for it that the hasgot aciandy tem' and flow! - USSR school sys- Lrthis a good time in his- - JtJry to spend the taxpayers-dollar oil Communist puffing? ’ 1 |
