Show H Dads Dad's i Column t t b y FROM I Saturday February 5 1944 THERE HAS lIAS been very little to write about this week In this favored section of Southern California but the usual column will wUl be of some Interest to people people peo poo- pie nevertheless I THE TIIE MAIN feature of the week as far faras faras faras as the Haddon family Is concerned was concerned was i the surprise visit of Wm R. R Firmage last lost Monday Monda He lie and family came up from Palm springs where they had been enjoying a brief vacation That he was lovingly welcomed would be drawing It very mild Mr Firmage was on his hla way to Pasadena to to see a specialist that had been recommended to him nim by a Alhambra Alhambra Alhambra bra physician THEN WEDNESDAY of this week Mr and Mrs Firmage and daughter busan stay Kay accompanied by Mr and Mrs Francis Wm Macintyre of Los Angeles at whose home the had hod peen honored guests the past week came over overto overto overto to the home where a joyous afternoon af afternoon afternoon af- af and evening were thoroughly enjoyed It was like a family reunion and a distinctively happy one Mrs MacIntyre MacIntyre MacIntyre Mac- Mac Intyre is an aunt aUn of and and sister eister of Mr Ed d Firmage A delicious dinner was served by Mis Haddon and anit daughters and daughters and the visit In lIi general was truly a happy one Mr Firmage and daughter Susan Kay lay came over again Thursday afternoon for two or hours with ivies a ivus being at a party The beloved trio left yesterday evening for their Provo home DAD HAS lIAS been Informed that Mrs E E. E lJ b. Firmage with her daughter Mrs Heal lieal with her two little daughters daughters daugh daugh- and Katherine will leave trove Provo on the for Alhambra to see bee Dad and for a week or so visit with Dr Ur and Mrs and Mr and Mrs MacIntyre of Los Angeles It will be more than a pleasure to see them alter niter a live months absence GOOD CHEER and well wishes were received this week from Mrs Frances S. S u 01 of Salt Lake and Mrs 0 C. C V. V Hodgson of Park lark City s. s It Is 18 always a pleasure to be remembered THE OLD man Is 18 Improving He walked from Valley boulevard to home this week week the tho first long walk since his release nom irom the hospital VICE PRESIDENT Wallace Is In Los Angeles on government business this weeK wees and Wendell Winkle was was WIlS' in ln the I big city also albO striving lor popularity among the Republican politicians politicians but but Roosevelt will continue on for another lour years year years years-in m in spite of all aU opposition COLUMNIST BURTON 0 O. O Burt Durt of the San Gabriel Times says For gosh gash sakes Bakes what kind of a representative representative government Is It that we have got How Can tan we know how our elected representatives are representing us when they refuse to stand up and be bo count- count t ea u on so important u u. matter as the soldier vote It seems teems to me that our present national legislature has just about reached bottom In spite of the Tact that there are ore a a. few outstanding members Not one senator or representative tive has given one valid reason why the themen themen themen men who fight for the country should not vote in a national election The only arguments that have been offered against service men voting for the government they fight for are that It would violate states states' rights and that It would result In advantage to Roosevelt Roosevelt SAYS JOIN JOHN Francis speaking of the great west What Who t has happened to the western half hal of the United States This ThiB question Is asked because of the extraordinary situation existing as to representation In two of the three co coordinate coordinate coordinate co- co ordinate branches of the national gov gov- In the Congress the states west of the Mississippi River have the representation provided for tor by the Constitution In the membership of the Supreme Court of the United States tes the area west of the Mississippi is represented by a justice who spent a portion of or his boyhood boyhood boy boy- hood on the Pacific Coast In the executive branch the condition Is even more astounding Not a single member of the Presidents President's Cabinet comes from web west of the sippi With two possible exceptions there is not a man from the Middle West the I West or the Pacific Coast states In a primary administrative post In Washing Washing- ton WaShing WaShing-I In fact the area west of the Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi sippi seems to so detached that one of the outstanding columnists of the country In all seriousness suggested recently the appointment of ot a governor general forthe for forthe the thu Western United States The mere publication of such a fantastic suggestion suggestion suggestion tion accentuates ates the danger inherent In inthis inthis this lack of balance In two of the three coordinate branches of the national gov gov- This lack of ot representation Is ie cf the very doctrine on which the tho United States was was was' founded and grew strong Unquestionably it Is the cause of many misunderstandings at a time tune when complete complete complete com com- understanding and unity are vital While the country is menaced from both sides one tide side is without representation representation tation In those branches of government making the Important all decisions Is it not time to correct this condition condition condi condi- tion as a matter of sound and constructive constructive tive statesmanship |