Show DIXON POINTS TO PEACE PROSPERITY SAS AS ACHIEVEMENTS OF GOP LEADERS An active crusade for peace has hns been our greatest achievement achievement achievement achieve achieve- ment said Congressman Henry Aldous Dixon as he spoke to toa a n large audience at the meeting held in the Snow College Auditorium Auditorium Auditorium Audi Audi- Monday night The meeting climaxed a day spent in Sanpete by Rep Dixon and nd Senator Arthur V. V Watkins The latter was unable to attend the meeting however as he was was' to tC deliver an address in Salt Lake City that same evening He did speak at the North Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete High School in Mt Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant Plea Plea- sant earlier in the day and was I most roundly applauded The he two legislators had visited with witha a n great many educational civic business and religious leaders during the day seeking to get acquainted with economic conditions conditions conditions con con- and legislative desires of this area Included among those who were with Rep Dixon on th the stand for the M 1 Monday o 0 n d day a y night meeting were Ellis E. E Johnson of Manti lanti county chairman of or the Republican party who presided presided presided pre pre- sided State Senator R R. R Clair Glair Anderson State Representative Reuel E. E Christensen Mrs 1 Alex Jex Republican National Com Com- Committeewoman Committeewoman from Utah Wade Vade Condon secretary of the State Republican organization Mrs 1 Mae S. S Graham regional Re Republican Republican Republican Re- Re publican chairman and Mrs 1 Eva C. C Thompson Ephraim Re Republican Republican Republican Re- Re publican chairman Everything Booming Representative Dixon devoted much of his talk to the achievements achievements achievements achieve achieve- ments and the future plans of Jl the Republican administration and said that everything in the United States is booming ex except except except ex- ex the guns The CIO CIO and never had it so good in fact the only group that is not enjoying an unprecedented pro prosperity are the farmers he as as- as What If IC Lose Freedom What good would things of this world be if we lost o 0 our u r l' freedom Mr 11 Dixon asked and then said that state institutions supported by taxes will under- under gird this democracy and see that it stands on a firm foun foun- dation When you cease to be befree free flee men you have lost all op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op to grow Only free freemen freemen freemen men those who have a choice can cnn grow and progress he said and added that the purpose of mortality is to grow At last I 1 feel that my grandchildren will enjoy the same opportunity for as long and prosperous life as I have had Spiritual Re Revival Real al Also Not only has there been a great boom for peace and prosperity prosperity pro pro- but there has also been beena a great spiritual reawakening in inthe inthe inthe the land Mr Dixon said As Ason on indication of this he pointed point point- ed to church affiliation which he said was only 16 per cent of the people in 1865 was 46 per cent in 1947 and is now 60 per cent This is a good sign ign because democracy dies without spiritually MI Mr Dixon said He asserted the forefathers of If the nation were God-fearing God men and it is a n glorious thing when national leaders foster faith in God Leaders in both major political parties have been instrumental in fostering this present religious revival he said Is Peace Champion When President Eisenhower went to the recent G Geneva neva conference conference conference con con- ference he attracted the attention attention attention atten atten- tion of people all over the globe and they recognized him as a aman aman aman man of principle integrity a and n d honor Mr 11 Dixon asserted The people behind the Iron Curtain who previously had regarded the president as a ua capitalistic war monger were astounded at Eisenhower's o 0 offensive f f fen e n s i v e for peace He is now regarded as asa asa a n champion for peace the Continued on p page e 3 Dixon Points To Peace Prosperity i iGOP As Achievements of GOP Ad ministration Administration Continued from page 1 U ker Iter said adding Although we have made overtures overtures ov ov- for peace that does not mean we will recognize the di diabolical diabolical di- di principles of our Speaks of Reserve Plan I Representative Dixon then elaborated el- el el elaborated on the thc recently enacted enacted enact enact- ed Reserve plan which he said has a 1 vital effect on every home where there here are arc young men He lie gave three reasons why t this his h i s plan is advantageous at t this his h i s time 1 There is no present t threat h r l' e eat a t of war and so we donot donot do donot not need big standing armies 2 This This country country will eventually eventual eventual- ly go bankrupt if we continue to maintain a large military froce Whatever gain we might make for the national defense it would be more than offset by our eventual weakened financial financial financial fin fin- ancial condition 3 Young men are better off offin offin offin in their homes with their families families families fam fam- as long as possible He explained that boys from 17 to years of age may enlist for six months active duty and then serve in the Reserve for seven and a half years This consists of attending one meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing or 34 days practice during ing each month or 34 days practice practice tice during each year Young men 19 and 20 years of age will still be subject to the year two draft What of Missionaries Mr Dixon was asked concerning concerning concerning con con- the present status of missionaries and the draft He said that that the government now lists all missionaries es esa a as ministers and they are exempt exempt ex exempt ex- ex empt from the draft and reserve until their missions are completed completed completed com com- being listed as 4 F Sugar Troubles Representative Dixon told of the he difficulty of getting legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation favorable to U. U S S. S grown sugar because of the importance of Cuban trade to America He told old of plans to introduce legIslation legIslation legislation leg leg- to secure for the U. U S. S I Producers a greater percentage I of If the annual increase in sugar consumption in America Defends Benson Representative D Dixon I 1 x o 0 n next launched into a discussion of the controversial ial farm problem and strongly defended Secretary o oi Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson Benson Benson Ben Ben- son in his efforts to s sol solve o l v e present farm problems lie de described described described de- de scribed Secretary Benson as an honest onest sincere and scientific man who is working his heart out in an effort to ease present present pres pres- ent farm difficulties The politicians politicians politicians poli poli- will not come up with the answer to the agricultural situation he said If anyone can it will be Secretary Ben Ben- son Mr 11 Dixon then said that the 90 per cent of parity supports being advocated by the opposition opposition opposition is the cause of the farm problem and definitely not the cure lIe He said it was the 90 per-cent per price supports that first caused the Uthe mess we are In hr in agriculture Under price I supports we have lost 13 billion billion bil lion dollars he said and added that many of the people who get the supports dont don't want them In a further attack on on price I supports Mr Dixon s said id we I have s of bushels of wheat wheaton on hand While the 90 per cent I supports have not helped the producers the storage people are becoming wealthy He spoke of Mr 1 Bensons Benson's Ex Extension Extension Extension Ex- Ex tension Program soon to be put into operation in fifty low- low income counties where experimental experimental mental work will be carried on onto onto to improve local conditions He listed other items of Mr lr Bensons Benson's Bensons Benson's Ben Ben- sons son's program as 1 providing more money for marketing re research research re- re search 2 liberalizing credit for small farmers 3 better training training training train train- ing for youth and 4 wider distribution distribution dis- dis of industry so as to provide employment for f far farm a r m mareas mareas areas during winter months to supplement farm income Landowners Not Communists Communists- see who You dont don't see people own 1 land turn to communism Mr Benson said and added that we are crowding too many people people people peo peo- into the big cities We Ve have to disperse industry The easy way isn't always the right way Ninety per cent of parity wont won't v vork ork out any better for any other crop than it did for potatoes pota pota- toes the Congressman asserted adding Keep in mind that price supports are necessary however they must be reasonable reasonable reasonable reason reason- able and flexible Mr 11 Dixon spoke briefly of the Colorado River bill wool b bill ll and federal aid for forr public schools Mrs 1 Jex spoke briefly testifying testifying testifying to the humanitarianism of ofT T President resident Eisenhower from her own personal experiences She closed with Regardless of your own political faith if you work together you C can accomplish much Opening prayer was by P. P C. C r Peterson terson of Ephraim Special music musie included a vocal duet duct Melody 1 of Love by Elva Ham iRon ilton and Ellen Peterson and anda a vocal trio Kentucky Babe by Magdalene l Taylor Valene Johansen and Opal Hermansen accompanied by Connie Johansen Johan Johan- sen all of Mt 1 Pleasant and a I vocal solo One World by byI I Melba K Armstrong accompanied d by Phyllis R R. Armstrong both of Ephraim |