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Show Friday. March 1. 1957 THE UTAH STATESMAN Page 2 THE UTAH STATESMAN "A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to Good Government" HARRY B. MILLER, fish Publisher 421 Church Street Phone EM Entered as 2nd Class matter at the Post Office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rate J 1.00 per year ASSOCIATION, 1956 Friday, March 1, 1957 Vol. 11; No. 8 "7b Set The Record Straight 55 By MASSIMO SALVADORI Professor of History, Smith College and Bennington College Professor Salvadori's lecture, from which the following exseminar discussion on "The cerpts were taken, was part of a two-da- y Current American 'Scene," held at the Foreign Service Institute in GovWashington, D.C. The seminar was given for United States ernment personnel in the foreign service and other agencies dealing with foreign affaire. The lecture deals largely with misconceptions about the American economic system and suggests what can be done to combat them. At a press conference in Washington, President Eisenhower praised the lecture as containing "some of the best ideas I have seen on the subject. I am going to circulate them as widely as I can," the President declared. Misinformation about the United States in other countries around the world is rife. This is true among the educated and the uneducated and concerns all aspects of American life. It is particularly striking in relation to American economics. Misinformation among the intelligentsia has serious unfavorable re- suits, as the intelligentsia constitutes the dynamic element in the great changes taking place in scores ot nations in all continents. There are, in fact, few people in Europe or in Asia who will stand for capitalism of the American variety largely because they do not know what it is. To the educated European or Asian, capitalism represents mainly crises, instability, unemployment, war and imperialism. The American businessman who assumes that the European businessman is his counterpart would be shocked to discover how differently the latter thinks about capitalism. A report oi one Economic Cooperation Administration mission to the State imDepartment on the attitude of business people in one of the portant Western European countries, for example, said: They are not interested in capitalism as we know and understand it. They are interested in monopolies and cartelization. They are not in favor of competition, but of an economy so government regulated as to be of advantage to the capitalists." Prevalent Misconceptions Here are five of the outstanding misconceptions about American capitalism, and the actual facts in each case. If Americans were better acquainted with the facts of tlieir own economy and of other nations' economies, then would be in a better po sition to explain to the people around the world what the Amer ican system is and how it operates. Prosperity Foreign Misconception moose were recently counted during a survey made by airplane along the northen slopes of the Uinta Mountains, the Utah Department of Fish and Game announced today. The count indicates the animals in this only herd of its kind in Fifty-nin- e Published weekly at 421 Church Street, Salt Lake City, Otah NATIONAL EDITORIAL - It isn't the capitalistic system which of the American is responsible for the welfare and prosperity States. people, but the vast natural resources of the United Natural resources, in relation to the population, The Farts are no more abundant in the United States than they are in the (Continued on Page 4) the state are wintering well again this year. The department noted that herd numbers continue to show a slight increase this year as has been the case the past three years since moose were first observed in this section of the state. Appointments of two new field men were announced today by the Utah Department of Fish and Game. They are Albert W. Heggen as County district and Gary Iverson in the Rich County district. They replace Morgan Jensen and Alma Argyle in these two districts. Heggen will reside in Logan. He previously served with the department for nearly three years and recently returned to Utah after one and one half years in the armed forces. He is a graduate of Wildlife Management school at the U.S.A.C. Iverson, a native of Nebraska, will reside in Rondolph. His tor mal education include two years of study at Nebraska University. A winter survey of Utah's population of wild turkeys has just been completed, according to the department of fish and game. The LaSal Mountain flocks appear to be increasing and are now well scattered over this mountain range in San Juan County. Birds were first introduced in this area four years ago. The new plant of fifteen birds made three weeks ago in the Blue Mountain area to the south were all found to be at the planting site and adapting themselves to their new home. March 17 to 23 has been set for the annual observation of National Wildlife Week. This is the time when most sportsmen of the nation take "time out" from thoughts of legislatures, floods, murder, world crises, and financial or domestic worries to think of the birds and animals r wildthat make up our life populations. Each year a theme is chosen to be placed before the public, reminding them of the problems facing the wildlife of our nation. This theme, chosen by the National Wildlife Federation, is voiced by the press, radio, television and through personal appearances by individuals fighting to preserve, restore and maintain our r heritage. This year's theme, "Homes for Wildlife." seems one of the fin est in many years. It is one that can be fitted to any section of Utah. We have, our "homes" problem here with practically all our wildlife. We must work to preserve and better it. The battle against pollution U fought continually by the depart ment of fish and game and the sportsmen's groups. Also tied in with water are our state marsh lands. Without adequate water and proper management, our marsh lands, seven of which are man made, would quickly be depleted. With this depletion would go homes for untold thousands of waterfowl and shore birds. Sportsmen of Utah would lose what is probably the finest public shooting in the country. And the thousands of birdwatchers who invade the wetlands each year would lose their 400 chance to view some 350 out-doo- out-doo- Enjoy the lightBourbon ! with can stay you YEARS OLD i KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY - 86 PROOF GLENMORE DISTILLERIES CO., LOUISVILLE, KY. Him w Commerce gaME Hern Doings species of birds which visit Utah each year. Lack of homes for pheasants has been a problem for several years. Clean farming and the housing boom has cut into what h was once pheasant habitat. While scientific management may help maintain our S tatesman Gal. 4 top-notc- pheasant population, it is up to the land owners and sportsmen to look to the pheasants (housing situatio." Plants which serve as cover and food for wildlife and windbreakers for the farmers have been offered by the department of fish and game, and many land owners have taken advantage of this opportunity to improve their property at little or no expense. Homes for our larger same species have become the biggest problem in the state, particularly during the winter months, when the deer and elk are pushed down from the higher altitudes. Winter range, as the lower lands are called, has reached a deplorable state. Too much use by too many animals, along with the encroachment of man, has reduced our winter range. Hun dreds, and some winters,, thous ands jof deer starve to death for lack of winter feed. By J. J. Jeremy The Salt Lake Commerce office now has available a bibliography of government electronic research reports. These reports are a reprint of the electronic section r 1956 from the issues of the monthly publication, January-Decembe- US GOVERNMENT RESEARCH REPORTS. This enormous volume of research probes into almost every field of industrial activity including metals, chemicals, plastics, electronics, foods, fuels, instruments, geology, mineralogy, metallurgy and peramics. Out of this research come many developments that can be used in private industry to engineer products and processes and to make techno-gica- l Many factories, large and small, have actually developed new products using the fruits of Government research. For instance, one company recently used these research reports on magnesium fabrication to design an item for the military e with a reduction in weight. Another used Government technical research to step up its entire engineering program and now is ready to market several new products. improvements. two-to-on- Representative PAWS0M REPORTS from Washington COLLEGE TRY . . . Reports that Russia is graduating more engineers and scientists than the United States has resulted in a number of legislative proposals in Congress. These range from the cost of college education to granting income tax credit for an out and out Federal payment to defray college expenses. As a result of these bills, I have' had occasion to study the avail- ability of present scholarships I have come to the conclusion that every qualified high school graduate can now continue his education if he gives it the old college try. SCHOLARSHIPS GALORE . . . Every year in the United States scholarships go begging. According to a survey by the U. S. Office of Education, there are has a $510 scholarship available for a Negro preparing for missionary work in West Africa. Denni-so- n University in Ohio has a $200 scholarship for a candidate submitting the best glass design. SCHOOL LUNCHES One of the bright statistics in our surplus food disposal program is the amount of this government owned food that ends up in our school childrens' stomachs. If we must purchase agricultural products to support farm prices, I can think if no better method of disposing of them than feeding them to hungry, growing boys and girls. UTAH CONSUMPTION . . . During the past school year, Utah children ate 1,820,000 pounds of surplus fooods having a value of $688,000. In addition they drank 2,300,000 half pints of milk distri- ... nearly 150,000 scholarships available each year. Their money value value is nearly $40 million. In 1950 the latest year surveyed buted under the special milk only 125,000 of these scholar- program. As a result, the expenships were filled,, fin addition sive surplus once stored at a there are 15,000 fellowships avail- cost of $1 million per day is able annually having a value of dwindling. Butter, for example, more than $10 million. is now available only for the -- ... VALUABLE BOOK The schools. government, in order to assist high school graduates, has com Responsible Person piled a list of scholarships available at all institutions of higher male of female, from this area, wanted to service and collect This publication ' is education. from available at my office for 70c per large console cigarette No selling. Age not machines. copy. I urge any Utah student essential. Car, and references who is interested in obtaining a and only $1,000 to $2,000 inscholarship to send for a copy. vestment necessary. Very good ALL PHASES . . . Scholarships returns and only 7 to 12 hours cover all phases of college work. weekly. The best and most In addition to those awarded on pleasant way to supplement the basis of outstanding school your income. Full time work if academic accomplishment, there you wish. For local interview are restricted scholarships awardgive full particulars, and phone number. ed for excellence in special fields to ceramics. music from Write ranging P. O. Box 7019 Some are very restrictive. For Minneapolis, Minn. example, Oberlin College in Ohio |