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Show mrnmpmm The Utah c Utah of f AiAegjtjy Newspaper Devoted S4LT ufe Cf$od Government University CO Vol. 13; No. 8 Salt Lake City, Utah Friday, March 6, 1959 Political Science Prof Says: Start Being A Doing Party by Madge H. Fairbanks Cub Scout Phillip Marriott of Konrington, Md., praionts lop. H. A. Dixon with Boy Scout onblon in honor of National Scout Wook. PhUllp It tho son of fonuor Ogdon, Utah, residents, Mr. and Mrs. Bussell Marriott. Congressman In Washington Dixon Reviews USU Lab; Statehood For Hawaii; Tax Help by Henry Aldous Dixon Last week I introduced a bill to establish a regional water lab at Utah State University, a ' project for which many of us have been fighting for several years. Senator Bennett has introduced the same bill. A report just issued by the Department of Agriculture is very, favorable to our position. Congress asked the USDA a year ago to study the need for further soil and water laboratories. The study group has recommended the establishment of eight regional labs and specified that one of these laboratories should be a hydraulic lab. This is where it substantiates our claim, for Utah State University excels in water hydraulics. USU already has a half million dollar reservoir, adequate land and experimental devices which could easily be expanded to make a major hydraulic laboratory. Furthermore, the Dean of Engineering, D. F. Peterson, Jr., formerly directed a water laboratory at Fort Collins which won nationwide recognition and was directly concerned with the special problems of Western irrigation. The great proportion of water research is done in connection with soil and water interaction and relatively little is being done oh the engineering aspects of irrigation yet this is where we make the major expenditures for water development. For example, we dont have a simple device to measure the irrigation water received by each user. Such a development would be a major step toward greater water efficiency and economy. We are also working persistently to get agreement for the establishment of a $600,000 farm re search plant at Utah State Uni versify. We have already won the support of the Administration but must now win Congressional con sent The building would house 30 people, about half of whom would do sugar research, and the other half would work on nemotology and forage crops. Support Hawaiian Statehood For the fourth time since 1947 Congress will soon have an oppor tunity to decide the fate of Hawaiian statehood legislation. So many Utah groups and individuals have been writing urging my support in making the Territory our 50th state Enroute from the Orient recently stopped briefly at Hawaii and had an opportunity to question many people, including Embassy of fidals and LDS Church members, on their view on statehood. Net a single person with whom I talked expressed any hesitancies about Hawaii becoming part of the Union. All believed she was ready economically and politically. LDS Church members felt that statehood would be the best thing for the Church and its many holdings in the Islands ahd that statehood would better hold an radical tendencies in check. One argument against statehood which has persisted in some quarters whenever legislation has been considered is communism. Secretary of the Interior Seaton testified recently that the fact is that the people of Hawaii, time after time, have utterly rejected the communist philosophy and every attempt of communists to influence their gov- ernment The people of Hawaii have even written into their proposed state constitution a prohibition against any communist holding public employment of .any kind. Economically Hawaii is DIXON, Page 3 far-reachi- ng self-sus-S- ee positive in leadership and positive cans have refused to fight. in program. President Eisenhowers first SecLooks at The Republicans have made a retary of Labor Mr. Mitchell is A Political Scientist Our Party, was the topic of an address by S. Grover Rich, Jr of the University political science department at the recent meeting of the Salt Lake Republican Womens Club. Mr. Rich made the following pertinent remarks to the group, regarding the Republican defeat. The Republican party from the Civil War to the Great Depression was the majority party. There were two abnormal occurinces during the year interval those being the elections of Woodrow Wilson and Grover Cleveland. President Clevelands election was due to an economic depression and Woodrow Wilsons to a split in the Republican Party and the war. In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt turned back the tide of majority for the Republican Party by capturing securely the traditional Republican stronghold. These were the Negro vote, the Western farm bloc and the vital 50 of the Labor bloc. How did he do this? By promising them a positive and definite program to. fit their existing problems. As a result the Democratic Party became the party of the majority. The Eisenhower triumph in 1952 was an abnormal occurrence following 20 years of Democratic reign. The reasons were in effect: the American people were ready for a change; the issues of Communism, Korea, and oerruption proved to be of political value to the Republicans; and Mr. Eisenhower was the conquering hero, that had won the hearts of his countrymen. The abnormality of the victory is borne out by the fact that Republicans have not held control of the Congress. Now what can the Republican Party do to become again the political party of the majority? First of all the Republicans must recapture their traditionally Republican blocs. To do this one must be completely positive in approach good start regarding the Negro vote with their civil rights programs and desegregation of schools. However, in the eyes of the Voting American public, the Republicans appear to be embarrassed and sluggish in the carrying out of a vital and political opportune legislation. The Democratic Party is not structurally capable of meeting the problems of Labor and those concerned with Civil Liberities, despite their high pounding slogans and much publicized efforts on behalf of Labor minorities. The Republicans can appeal to labor with positive leadeship. So far the Republi A whopping $45 million construction program for 1959 has been planned by the Utah State Road Commission according to Mr. C. Taylor Burton, chairman. The big undertaking coven all the various road systems and will reach into all the areas of the State. The program, of course, is a tentative one. The Interstate System will be getting the lions share of the funds with over $31.8 million in construction planned on the big freeway system. Utah County will be the scene of three projects according to the present planning, and some eleven other counties will also be involved. The primary system will be included to the tune of $9.7 million. Several of the projects are expected to be over tiie $1 million mark. Among these are the 31st Street job in Ogden; Magna to Garfield in Salt Lake County; and Thistle Chaff from the Chief of that energy and put it to work. There is no doubt that a serious follow through of the program outlined last week will result in Victory in 1960. Each party member must carry his share right by Thomas G. Judd to election day as was stated last week through Chairman, State Republican Party that means starting one week ago. Tuesdays meeting will give the program definite Tuesday, March 10, there will be an officers shape and direction. We are now rolling. We intend meeting of the State Central Committee. At that to gather momentum and roll right into every office time the officers of the State Central Committee who from President to County Clerk. have been assigned chairman of nine project programs It is possible and believable, providing you and I will formulate definite assignments for the members WORK TOGETHER as a party the Republican party of their committees. Each' committee has approximately 20 members - to serve our country best by having qualified-dedic-ated and practicing Republicans in office in 60. made up of members of the State Central Committee, and representaThe Republican Club, the Womens Federation, the County Chairmen and tives of the Womens Federation and Young RepubYoung Republicans, the members of the State Cen licans. tral Committee and the County Organizations, are , Last weeks meeting generated a great deal of all members of the team that means YOU. We are enthusiasm. Next Tuesdays meeting will avail itself going to win and we have already started! Vice-Chairm- en He is presently one of the outstanding men in the cabinet. Much has been done to destroy the myth that the GOP is the party of labor baiters. the Regarding Farm Policy Democrat high parity program is ridiculous, even the farmer knows this. However, the Democrats have a program and they are doing something about it, loudly and with the undivided attention of the farm bloc. The Soil Bank is a start in the right direction but the Republican in its support. Party is See PROF Page 3 half-heart- ed Road Commission Looks Toward 45 Million Utah Construction Program Organization Editorial Ed. Note: The following is one in a series of articles from the various organization chairmen in the Republican Party. The articles will appear each week. an excellent spokesman for labor. to Red Narrows in Utah County. The secondary system will also get its share of the construction pie. It is hoped that almost $3.5 million worth of bids will be opened during 1959. The secondary system provides the important farm to market roads, and access to scenic and recreational areas. In regards to the years program, Mr. Burton said, "Last year was our biggest one up to date on construction. Under our present plans, we are aiming for the $45 million figure for 1959. It we reach this amount we shall have a healthy increase over the $31.5 million in bid opening we have for. 1958. . Teachers Offered Science Training Program SLC UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu- gene, (Speacial) Science teacher in high schools of Salt Lake City will have an opportunity to receive specialized science training under a new science teacher education program announced this week by the National Science Foundation. The University of Oregon has been selected by the NSF to administer the program which will spend specially-traine- d personnel into high schools throughout the six North-Wester- n states to work with science teachers in developing improved teaching methods. The University has received a $382,-000.grant from the Foundation to finance the program. The aim of the program, as set out by NSF, is to stimulate the interest and spread the influence of competent teachers of science; to encourage the building of simple laboratory apparatus in smaller and poorly equipped high schools; and to provide secondary school students a deeper appreciation of See TEACHERS, Page 3 00 |