Show mnnn Millard ( mum hrormlt Progress I SC's 149 S20 - - (Tmnnumte Hire im in the wee Wednesday hours wondering what is a good topic tor a i ilunm this week So many things an bumg around in nn head don know where to light went to Oak t its on lie weekend to eel plants from the Andersons and not only did get plants but had a nice sisit with Roger always a pleasure Spime isms second laconic tune of the sear because the sun starts to leel so warm and can plant things V o o'ci the weekend Rita and took a bike ride to pick aspaiaeus (I’lease lolks cut below the ground so it can cross hack She about bicul ed ms legs oil and underestimated the sun so ms huek has been rather peels and diseustine but tile sun is so welcome didn’t care ess is brought oser a spras Morulas painter and gase a good blast to the at Ihurs pr 18 I98S Sheriff says drug enforcement criticism unrealistic bor and carious parts ol the yard (as the wind was uneooperatise) and does it look nice these thmas gist brighten ms das Another nice thing this week has been a couple of delightful visits with the sheriff In the old days we sisited quite frequently but lately with the faster paced Millard County being see only seem to talk when business calls lor it A consersation with the man whether business or social is always am pleased he chose to enlightening write a “I etter to the f ditor" this week which is not only eloquent but sacs things that need to be said Ve pioside page 2 ol the hromile Progress lor opinions - ours and sours And we hope that from the dialogue eenciatcd not only are readers enlightened but able to broaden think ms lor a more homogeneous society While I am not one to pay much I credence to unsigned editorials feel that the "Guest Editorial” in the April 11th issue of this paper warranted for the some response simple reason that for the most part it is grossly inaccurate and misleadone on and one point ing agree with the writer or point only writers of this "Guest Editorial” and that is that there are no simple solutions to the drug problems among our youth Other than that but they write of many criticisms offer absolutely no suggestions or solutions There were two terms used in that editorial that disburb me "Marginal users” and "Casual experimenters” Well this drug bust resulted in the arrest of some 27 juveniles and adults charged with Sales or Distribution of drugs not casual or marginal use Granted of there were degrees varying or implication seriousness among those arrested but we about and are Sales talking Distribution not Use It may come as some surprise to our guest or ghost writer that there is a sharp increase in the casual and marginal users m our middle schools and yes even in our grade schools Now we ask Old Remedies: It con IikI a Kiln in l9Vt uni col a hull ol a cup ol castoi oil on he “third das ’’ It was a das lo be dreaded and elad when n was ovei blit necessary here were si ill the seven davs to stay on uuir back m bed lo get ovei In MO castor oil was the "cute” lot II it tailed her e was p everything som salts a heaping tablespoon lull in on just held unit nose pint ol water look a deep bteuih and thank don’t think psom salts eer tailed Mube we lived not because ol the cures but in spite ol them or tnavbe we ust had a great will to live Who is to sav then were not good ic medics At least then took unit mind oil the tumble and there were not too main "side elicits” in those ol us who surv ned Ihete was mud in a huirv lot bee stings red raw bee steak loi a black eve mustard plasters and tut penline stoops lor pneumonia onion juice and sugar lor colds coal oil and sugar il the onion juice tailed There was the greas ed cloth lor the chest pulerablv greas cd with laid to keep on through the mtet season to “ward off" colds Some thought red flannel best ( huken was good soup tor the espeuallv for sick evcivtlnng neighbors Sometimes wc sal bv the o door ol the old "Maiestn” and heated fold ed cloth and then placed it as hot as the sick child could stand on his chest that hud been liberally rubbed with "Vick’s Vniorub ” Somehow it relieved the child’s congestion and cough and let the father and mother gel some needed sleep Inlcction in an aim a loot ot wherever was soaked m I psom salts and hot watei Bread and milk poultices were good to "chaw" the m lection liom a festering wound One ol the nciehboi s had a secret recipe” for a salve that (he pine gum The as one ol the known ingredients salve was good lor inlcction bruises stacked lips cuts rope bums blisters hangnails or anvthmg the human race is hkelv to have Vou didn’t ask for the recipe It came handed down genera non to generation to special ones who made at the right "tunc ol the moon” and sold it to favored It lends A great spring tonic was a bunch ol descit grav sage brush soaked over school our where could grade children be getting their drugs? If you guessed from the casual and marginal dealers a few years older I believe you are right One other point of clarification I would like to make is that many of also been those arrested have and thefts involved in burglaries other crimes to help support their drug habits At least one of the has threatened subjects arrested some of his clientele by use of a and has taken firearm money So are without delivering drugs we talking about a problem much and more serious with more community impact than might first be slewed on the surface? Again I think so also refute the inference that local law enforcement is not paying to the alcohol use ans attention among our youth A quick look at Juvenile Court referrals and arrests and will use for contributing substantiate this Next in answer to the question of new or transfer students facing an and mistrust air of suspicion btlissc that the only students who might be suspicious or of new students would be the dope dealers and users and if my child “We had night in a two quart bottle of water It was terrible to dunk but vou did it knowing that the nastier it was the greater good it would do If the iluldien got impetigo at school and they often did with spreading sores around the lips the cute was hatd The scabs had to be scrubbed oil and the raw place tieatcd with a silver mtiate solution It was almost a case ol “child abuse" to give the poor victim a treatment for un It was a temptation to tust put petigo "mcntholdtum" oil and let the child go to school II vou did the dteaded imcontinued to spread petigo was anothet cure lor If you had a wound that everything bled someone held vou while your mother or someone with enough authority poured tmpentmc into the wound No one had a lever thermometei our mother just pul hei hand on your forehead II it was hot and dry vou were sick II it was moist and cool vou had to go to school There was a quarantine law II anyone m the lannlv had mumps measles scarlet fever whooping a was the one being shunned by this nothing could please me group more The next question was “What values do young people learn when where they live in a community on each report people covertly I think other?” the first lesson learned is that "there is no honor among thieves” Next is that if you are obeying the law you have nothing to worry about Another question "Will students staff and the school parents community be any wiser about drug abuse as a result of an undercover I certainly hope so I operation?” would hate to think that parents who had children involved and school staff who work with the young people wouldn’t be putting forth an extra effort to help some of these young people “Do we need undercover agents to detect or identify drug users?" agree with the Guest Editor on this one No we don’t! We don’t even need them to “identify” the sellers or distributors either but we sure do need them to make a case against the sellers etc As you might guess difficult for a known it is rather police officer to buy dope guess the bottom line to all of this great desire to live couch typhoid fever the doctor call ed the “health officer" who would conic and put up a yellow sign on the f out ol vour house with the name ol the disease in hig black letters on couldn’t go anyplace school chinch stoic someone had to do the shopp flies would come as lar as the mg fence and call from lliere any message and il they had done any shopping for you they would leave the groiems there by the fence lot vou to gel altet they had gone When the last one had the disease the “health ollicei” long enough would come and take the yellow sign down and you could om the world pidemics always wcie dining again the school year That was how they goi to be epidemics It was alwavs a great "vacation” for the mothei to have five oi sis children home for a month ot two dining the middle ol the wmtei Waits were "charmed oil ” It was a mysterious cure that worked ou had to get special people to charm the warts and you didn’t sav anything lo anvbody or it didn't wotk nvone too sick to go to school ot church had to stay in bed all dav Ins was always a good cure sore throat was common A sote throat was "swabbed” with on a stick wrapped in cotton Hits cure at least kept the one with the sore throat from complaining lest he would get the treatment One man claimed gargling with sheep dtp would cure the wotst case ol sore throat An hen there was "quinsy” especially bad soic throat hatd to get cured Sometimes aching and swollen lomls and lever with the sore thro it Now would be rheumatic lever Many young hearts were damaged by going to school and working with Grippe or "sore throat ” “quinsy” It was standard procedure to have all the kids tonsils out befoie they staited school Castor oil is used BANK & TRUST FULL BANKING DELTA OFFICE 348 WEST MAIN ST m 9 w — DELTA yVrw-- UTAH PHONE Wv RUSS WILSON X Assistant Vice President In 37 short years the Valley Banks have grown from a office m South Salt Lake to a large financial services single organization serving much ot the State of Utah ment Valley The Valley Banks growth reflects both the banks commit to quality service and the confidence of its customers The Bank family appreciates and respects that confidence and has pledged to continue service for you' with We Make its commitment People Happy MEMBER UTAH BANCOPPOPATION fINANCIAl EAMUV MEMBER iMl! I to providing FDIC quality 1 how lubricant in jet planes See page PROFESSIONAL SERVICE as a We wonder what changes in “cures” come m the next fifty years and our present “healing potions” will lare in the light ol more knowledge which will surely come At least we know all the medication the cutes the salves the nostrums tust keep yon alive until the body heals itself There was one great lesson learned that sometime we have to take the bitter and face a problem without the sugar coalitig It is a good lesson learned bv children that we have to lace problems like sage lea cod liver oil epsom salts so when life’s problems come without they are able to remember sugar coating without something to ease the pain without giving up the "take without just quitting medicine " will Communily Calendar VALLEY CONVENIENT is back to the theme of the Guest Editorial “You can’t have it both When my office is contacted school staff concerned by parents and yes even community leaders and they want something students done about a problem or a violation of the law I am obligated to do whatever can be done to help Law is charged with that enforcement to be We don’t profess duty professional counselors or educators in the drug field but we do want to help in those areas as much as we possibly can If any positive headway into this problem is going to be made it is going to have to come efforts of from the cooperative everyone: students and other young adults schools community leaders and most imporlaw enforcement tantly the parents I know that there is going to be some success from all of this because when you see a parent pick their child up from jail and they embrace each other and “I’m say in tears simultaneously at least is one sorry" there problem on its way to being solved Ed Phillips Millard County Sheriff ways” Toni imu 9 Attention Anvone ovei Is vis ot auc who is mtciested in obtainum National Rillc ssoeiation Itieatms liisiiiictoi ( ei lilicalion please coni id Dennis shbiook KM 2214 days oi XM 12K9 evenings oi see Dennis it ( hioniile ollm weekdays between ’loguss Id dd m and dd p m |