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Show I cm EuSO The Deseret Sampler, Friday, January 21, 1972 Between thee and me ' Crime rate down? by Roy Kessel As I read in the news these days, the increase in the national crime rate was down this last year. The FBI reported an increase of only six per cent. It seems to me that this is a poor reason to compliment those who are responsible for such things. The fact remains that there was again an increase in crime across the nation. The article goes on to say that this is much better than past years when rates of increase as high as sixteen per cent were report- - WOl'LDNT it lie more accurate to say it wasn't quite as had as some years past? I sat down with a pencil and paper and, adding up the score, found that this year's six per cent is actually a very small reduction. Each year the number of crimes are greater, therefore, the smaller percentage equals the same nunilwr of criminal acts, but because the numliers get larger each year, the same increase gets smaller by proportion. As an example, if a small community reported one hundred crimes in the year of 1907 and two hundred in 1968, the increase would le 100 per cent. In 1909 an increase of 1(X) crimes would lie only 50 per cent even though there were now 300 crimes reported. IF 1970 brought another 100 criminals to work the increase would be 33.3 per cent. Another 100 increase in 1972 would bring the rate down to 25 per cent and the police could relax, because the rate was going down at a steady pace. Meanwhile 500 people would have suffered losses or damages and so forth. An actual 500 per cent increase over a period of four ' years can lie made to look like an improving situation. Crime is getting to be an accepted fact of life in America and it should not be so. More' and more the people of America are learning to disrespect the laws of the land. They openly break any law they feel is not to their liking, or is inconvenient for them. ' Today's treat Fruit loaf by G. F. Orr 2 cups sifted all purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder W tsp. baking soda Vi tsp. salt 13-V- i cup shortening cup shortening cup granulated sugar cup seedless raisins cup ground figs (Calimyrna) cup ground dates 23 M tt tt W tsp. MSG 2 eggs, well beaten cup bananas, mashed 1 cup apple sauce M tsp. cinnamon Vi cup finely chopped mixed nuts Vi cup currants Handful halved walnuts, almonds 1 pecans Add cinnamon to apple sauce while gently cooking and allow to stand overnight prior to use. Put alternate portions of figs and dates through grinder to obtain a reasonable mix. Mash bananas in blender, add apple , sauce and mix. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and MSG 3 , times or until well blended. Work with a' spoon until . shortening light and creamy. Add sugar gradually while continuing to work with a spoon until smooth and thoroughly mixed. Add the beaten eggs and blend well with a spoon. Add the flour mixture alternately with the banana-appl- e sauce mixture, a small amount at a time, blending smooth with a spoon after each addition. Then add currants, raisins, ground dates and figs, chopped nuts and blend thoroughly with a large spoon. Turn into a greased and floured pan (9" x 5" x 3") or a bread pan and bake in a moderate oven r (350 degrees F). for alxnit and 10 minutes or until done. The halved nuts may le placed on top prior to luiking or in a sauce or frosting after 2-- - Crime across the fighters nation are swamped with the job of chasing and catching criminals. The jails are filled to overflowing and the courts flooded with a tide of social misfits and lawless humanity. They cannot handle the load, but still the tide rises. NEW LAWS are passed daily, mostly to protect the, criminal. Slums are torn down and rebuilt. Relief is doled out in staggering figures until finally, even the honest man is tempted to get in on the take. Employees are stealing from the employer. Guards turn their backs at the world's largest air terminals; transport companies lose whole truck loads of valuable goods. The manufacturer calculates a 30 per cent loss for all his merchandise shipped, and AfllK it tn fimwitmii The cost of all this is a stag-- i Bering and almost uulielievable 'sum. Taxes are increased to pay the higher cost of police work. Prices of goods are raised to cover losses. Insurance rates skyrocket out of sight and still crime increases. EVERYONE HAS an opinion, and arguments are to le found around the family table and the seats of congress, alike, but the solution eludes us all. the solution will Perhaps come as most solutions from around the family table when I 3S father and mother once again teach their children to oliey and respect the law, the rights of others and the honor of good honest work. Patience must lie taught to work and save for what can he earned, and not stealth to wait and steal what is not their own. Like so many of the world's problems, the solution is in the home, where morals and ideals should be molded by parents who love their children enough to care what kind of people they from. Professionalism: lo work well, like it.or no I by CMSgt. C. J. Bennett . When someone says we should lie "professional" at our jobs, we understand generally that it means "lie an expert, be thorough, do the job right." But is that all? Is it as simple as that? WE KNOW of an atheist writer who makes a living- - and a good one - writing articles for religions publications. Our first reaction is "a cynic of the very worst type! But take another look. Here's a man with a great talent who's able to perforin a needed service and to do it I r r I I f z! 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Topics will include gical Differences Between the Sexes," and "Handling Marital Wf URGE Yick's Formula 44 Snapping crisp red delicious apples from AJbortson's farm fresh produce do, do it with all thy might!" A series of five marriage - p fc mW RIB STEI Lb. well. Most of us envy the man whose work seems like a hobby to him. We feel that such a man is lxmnd to be belter at his job than we at ours. But the mere fact that we don't really care for the work, or the location of the job or the people we happen to work with seems to some reason enough for less than our I est performance. There's nothing in the book that says a man must enjoy his work to do it well. SHOW ME a man whose job is a hobby to him and I'll show you a happy man. But show me a man who's an expert at his job inspite of a dislike for it or for its location, and I'll show you a professional. 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