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Show Page 2 speaking out against the situation in Utah. The Mailbag Dave Jennings (Ed. Note: The paper is free} understanding of humanity by giving otherwise unheralded voice to the minorities. Though the opinion. expressed doesnt voice that WELFARE CUT HURTS of Wordpower A reply to Jeff Nye’s article, neccessarily, the writer does owe “Rehabiliting Utah's Juvenile the paper loyalty and consistency. In the last issue of Wordpower, | Delinquents’, published In, As a participant in the various By now most recipients of read a poem by “Hamm” which Wordpower, Sept 24, 1970, p. 8. stages of production of Wordpower welfare (Family Assistance) grants seemed to be a direct threat of violence towards and the a libelous statement LDS Church. | also heard over a local radio station that others did not appreciate the poem or its implications. Who wrote this poem and why did you print it? | like your paper and | think this type of thing hurts what you are trying to do. 3 Mrs. H. Furney Ed. Note: | felt the above letter deserved an answer immediately. First | do not agree that the poem posed a threat of violence, rather it stated that racist beliefs would destroy a church or any institution eventually without any help from the outside. Something which _ is equally true of a’ country. secondly, on KSXX radio, reference was made by an announcer for Wordpower the is station a that Communist newspaper. This is a lie. It is not controlled by any political party but rather is an independent newspaper for the people of the community, providing a voice for those who have none in the established news media. Anyone who had read previous issues would be well aware objectives, anything We do reads of none to not do our of with and have Communism. expect Wordpower goals which everyone to agree a book entitled, “Children Who Jeff Nye’s report has no value. On Hamm, a black man. the contrary, it should be widely diseminated along with clear and concise explanation as to why these It conditions exist. public must in brought The American some way be to face up to realities. no other way In can these serious and critical conditions be rectified. This to concerned juvenile with promote with the problem delinquency, the movement. We we Group must of must Home demand that the Legislature provide more means to printing the opinions have unity, brotherhood name hundreds of battered and peace, that is important. We are children, glad you like our paper. You have contributed to our idea of beginning a continuing dialogue infants, who should be_ rescued from parents in dire need of therapy. Unless we get at the causes of delinquency, it will continue to contribute to the rising crime rate until our lives become intolerable. between all people by taking the time to write your comments to us. Thank you. Dear Please some of them .mere Mildred L. Hinckley Editor: be sure | continue to recieve your fine newspaper. | was very touched by the article Jeff Nye wrote on the State Industrial school. | have a close friend who has a son staying at the school and she is heartsick at the treatment he receives. What can this community do to put a stop to this treatment of our young people? There were many fine articles in the last two issues and the paper seems know that they are to bear the burden of legislative incompetence. Families and individuals participating in public assistance is a matter February, of wonder that BOYCOTT After ANSWERED it was meeting announced that: at a staff Auerbachs Department Store had cancelled their advertising contract because of public reaction to a poem printed in the September 24 issue of Wordpower, several phone calls and letters were received in support of the newspaper and what Governor 1971, Calvin their advertising in Wordpower due to customer pressure which is bigoted, at- best, over this poem, but choose to continue paying through taxes to the atrocities committed on children at. SIS (State Industrial School) because no one telephoned to _ protest Wordpower running a documented account of illegal behavior on the date...’ As of WORDPOWER deadline, a three-judge panel has yet to reconvene itself after hearing argument in a lawsuit brought to attempt to force the state not to spend 50% of the federal administrative funds for the program unless the 10% increase is ‘continued. The _ federal judges to said it is “mindful ACCENT who The State Division of Family Services issued a statement which of the serious EMPLOYMENT SERVICE Meny jobs aveilable—skilled unskilled—men and women. hardship which has been imposed upon certain families and individuals with the reduction of 878 and E. 33n0 So. Suite 1 486-9371 public assistance grants effective Thursday. All possible alternatives are being explored to effect -“WORDPOWER” brutality as SIS. The would appear — to suggest Auerbach’s is Wordpower is published every other Thursday by Wordpower, Inc. a non-profit organization. contributing to the demise and death of the first article of the U.S. Constitution. Joseph Blecha, Assistant Editor Editorial Office 975 E. 3300 South Suite 1 Telephone: 486-9371 — Dear Editor: |! want to congratulate you on your September 24 issue. You dared to speak out against several issues in the community. the State in our EDITOR Marlene Marie Young . .the situation at — Industrial state and School, most CONTRIBUTING racism Roberta Hershfield Virgina Heaton, JOBS you published a poem by “‘Hamm” which gave us real feelings of the insight into the black people Cathy Jamison, Central City Editor Jorge Arce-Larreta, Director, reg arding the local dominent church. As a Mormon, |! must confess | read the poem several times before | could understand the pain and anger which is expressed by the person who wrote it. If all people would try to EDITORS Eddie L. Brown, Sports particularly Public Service Careers STAFF Joseph Blecha, Associate Editor Richard Lukenbach Virginia Baker Rhoda Werner understand each other, what a beautiful world this would be. Thank you for working toward that goal. Mrs. S. Kaufmann. Shirley Shields Mary Jones Mark Richmond Clifford Williams - Donations can be made to Wordpower, Inc., to help defray the cost of publishing. it is attempting to accomplish. We are to be growing. | didn't think it publishing a few of these responses. would last — our fine state doesn't OPEN LETTER: care much for different opinions. In a day and age when freedom of Mrs. Jessie Carter speech of the press is threatened by appearance and by fact, it is - Dear Editor: unfortunate that occasions of free | found your newspaper on my speech in the press must bring porch this afternon. It’s great— about economic boycott. why haven't | seen it before? How ‘It is doubley significant when the much does it cost to subscribe? | object of the sanction is a program cant believe someone is finally designed to bring about better according L. Rampton Auerbach's would choose to cancel -made the commission report public. is another instance of high ideals betrayed by an unwillingness to provide the means by which they can be achieved. Psychologists have a name for .it...The Schizoid part of the State. They didn’t even Society. cancel their ad in the Salt Lake If we as citizens are sincerely Tribune when they exposed for foster-homes whereby and expressions of the poor, the pre-school children can be removed, oppressed and the minority. It does temporarily or permanently, from not matter who wrote the poem, it unfit homes. Mental health is the thought of eliminating workers, police, neighbors, doctors racism, prejudice and ignorance in and hospital nurses together can order through a training program for min orities in journalsim, Il- am particularly concerned with such shortsightedness. Specifically referred to are the facts involved in the cancellation of an advertising contract between Hate,’ demonstrated dramatically programs received a 10% increase in that to rehabilitate hare-core their checks beginning in June and delinquents, they must be managed in October received a 10% decrease by personality psychologists at the Aurbach’s Department Store and in their checks because the doctoral level of expertise; and Wordpower. Lest it be construed legislature misjudged revenues for housed in residential units designed that the newspaper be doing a the next fiscal year to the tune of for no more than fifteen inmates. crybaby-act, be assured the Editor 4-million dollars. In all probability the State is not so ill-behaved socially, as this Now the tax commission says recessed “‘subject to call’ without Industriak School statf is member of the staff: The sales tax may make up the saying when they might have a performing an impossible task in cancellation was made by imbalance and after the imbalance decision to issue. | the only way they know...by brute Auerbach’s following what they is fixed, the Division of Family force. They will tell you SIS said were numerous telephone calls Services may be able to reinstate inmates cannot be controlled by ‘protesting a poem in the last the 10% cut. It would be any other means. This is not to say edition of the paper...a poem by somewhere around the first of. who everything that is published in its pages, but we will always be dedicated A celebrated study on juvenile delinquency performed some years ago at Detroit, and documented in economies to permit the reinstatement of money grants to a more adequate level at an early | CATHOLIC CHARITIES CARES the w* unwed CALL 322-2569 Advertising Department mother those wanting to adopt children US needing Kermit Jefferson, Advertising Manager homes FOR HELP 320 East Staff: Glen K. Douglas Publicity Director: Shirley Shields Advertising rates available upon request. Fourth South |
