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Show Winky and Blinlcy Clowns Highlight Program Which one of us is Winky and which is Blinky? asked the pair of clowns who came to entertain the members of the Title I Book Club at their April Fools Day party Friday at the Manti Elementary School. For half an hour they fashioned queer animals out of long narrow balloons, taught three odd ways to shake hands and unscrambled words into sentences with the 18 members of the club from the first, second, third, and fourth grades. These students gained membership in this book club by reading at least 500 pages outside of school during the past seven weeks. Three students, Niels Joe Peterson, Collette Brunson and Evan James read over 1100 pages and earned special awards. Mr. Kenneth Graham, principal, is District Title I director. Mrs. Dorothy Cox is Title I reading teacher, and her aide is Wanda Marie Hatton. The students are becoming better readers and are enjoying reading more, Mrs. Cox said. The clowns, Jim and Kathy Higgins, provided fine entertainment and PTA president, Mrs. David Cox, made special cupcakes for refreshments. spider-decorate- d Anyone interested in conserving energy and cutting may be encouraged by the progress of the University of Pennsylvania. Two graduate students and a computer have devised a variety of ways for the university to save nearly $250,000 and to cut over all energy consumption by four percent. They are coordinating projects that include installing a $300,000 energy monitoring system, analyzing an infrared aerial survey of the campus to find heat leakage and introducing energy design standards into all policies on constructing and renovating buildings. fuel costs g Clowns and Blinky Jim and Kathy Higgins entertain students of the Title I Book Club at Manti Elementary School. Winky April is Cancer Control Month April has been proclaimed Cancer Control Month by Gov. Scott M. Matheson. In the South Sanpete area volunteers will be knocking on doors during April, soliciting contributions to the war against the disease that often strikes unexpectedly, cripples tens of thousands each year and claims the lives of other tens of thousands. Last year the South Sanpete The treatment of cancer with ascorbic acid (vitamin C) was discussed in a recent lecture at the University of Pennsylvania by Dr. Linus Pauling, winner of two Nobel Prizes. He talked about a study in which 100 patients with advanced cancer who received vitamin C were compared with 1,000 control patients who did not receive vitamin C. The average survival time of the patients treated with the vitamin was over four times that of the con- - chapter raised about $2100 in the campaign for financial assistance. This year the goal is $2300. Where does the money go? About 40 per cent into research. The rest into educational programs, into rehabilitation for individuals who have survived an attack of the disease, into financial assistance for stricken families. For example, in South Manti Messenger, Thursday, April 7, 1977 Sanpete so far this year cancer screening clinics have been held in Gunnison and Manti. One hundred two attended. Twenty-eigh- t referrals were made to family physicians for follow-up- . Would you like to know what have been some other activities of the South Sanpete unit in the past few months? -- Ten individuals have received financial assistance. educational programs, reaching around 1000 people, have been presented to church, school and civic groups. hundred browenty-three chures have been distributed. -- Two thousand young people have received pamphlets. The war against cancer is Mrs. Carole never ending, Mellor, Gunnison, South Sanpete unit president, said. It involves research, services to the victims and a constant educational campaign to keep people informed and alert. Mrs. Mellor said that in the South Sanpete area the fund -T- trols, and a fraction of these patients have had very long survival times, with no signs of malignant disease. , I '' r4 H game to mmalke ssrcriinngjs gn'ow'j all IPIFS Spring is a time when everyone looks forward to warm weather activities. Its a perfect time for practical savings gifts that will help you and your family enjoy the great outdoors. During April, Prudential Federal Savings is offering sixteen useful gifts for outdoor activities. Each gift is either free or offered at a special savers price with a minimum deposit of $500. This Spring, make your savings grow at PFS. is the actual interest earned with PFS daily compounding, it the original tor 12 months deposit and all earnings remain in the account Note By Federal regulation all certificate accounts are subiect to substantial interest penalties tor withdrawals prior to maturity Yield , For a brochure describing the April Savings Gift Program in detail, please write Prudential Federal Savings or stop in and see our gitt display All gifts are available from April 4. 1 977 through April 29, 1 977 or until supply is depleted, whichever occurs first Limit: One free gift per family. Page 7 raising campaign will be conducted in various ways in the communities. In Manti, for example, the Manti Ladies Literary will operate the campaign, with Mrs. Edna Kunz serving as chairman. I Mrs. personally know, Mellor said, of lives that have been saved because of the efforts of the South Sanpete chapter. Those efforts are made by volunteer workers. Their compensation has to be the knowledge of the good they are doing. And this, of course, is also the reward of those who contribute of their means when the volunteers come to their doors. In addition to Mrs. Mellor, the president, the South Sanpete unit is staffed by Mrs. Wanda Bartholomew, Gunnison, secretary; Mrs. Julie Chappell, Gunnison, Crusade chairman; Mrs. LaNiece Stott, Manti, service and rehabilitation chairman; Mrs. Ethel L. Peterson, Manti, educational training chairman, and Bruce Jennings, Manti, publicity. |