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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1968 Prevention of Blindness Society Wants Safe Toys in Santa's Bag Parents Search on For Missing the season to be (a) jolly (b) injured. No one would wittingly make the second choice; yet the Utah Society for the Prevention of Blindness reports that potentially dangerous toys and Christmas tree hazards will cause hundreds of American children to suffer needless eye injuries during the 14-Year-O- reelase projectiles, such as the sling shots. Chemistry sets with ingredients which may cause explosions or burns should be considered as gifts only, for those youngsters with the experience to use them knowledgeably and 7Tis against buying seemingly harmless toys having protruding ege or sharp points, detachable parts or those made with flammable materials or plastic materials that shatter, he said. The Utah Society is an affiliate of the National Society for the Preventoin of Blindness. The National Society, founded in 1908, is the oldest voluntary health agency nationally engaged in prevention of blindness through a comprehensive program of community services, public and professional education and research. 'Ability Counts' Survey Contest Entries Still Are Acceptable There is still plenty of time for 11th and 12th grade high school students to enter the 21st annual Ability Counts Survey Contest. Distribution of materials announcing this contest was mailed to the principals of all high schools, requesting they make further distribution to the English and Social Studies teachers. Any student who has not been informed of this con: test should contact their English or Social Studies teachers for further information. This annual contest is sponsored by the Presidents Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, Washington, D.C., in conjunction with the Governors Committee on Employment The Naof the Handicapped. tional Association of Secondary School Principals has placed the program on the approved list of National Contests and activites for 1968-69- . The subject for this years contest is What Every Employer Should Know About Handicapped Workers. This program is designed to educate the younger generation with the problems of handicapped people in obtaining gainful employment. It is an actual study of a very real and irrelevant problem, that is not only facing the nation today but is increasing each year. By acquainting the younger generation of today with this social and community problem that must be solved, they will be better equipped to cope with this problem, for they will be the community leaders and employers of tomorrow. To participate in this contest students are asked to investigate how handicapped workers in the community are proving that it's ability, not disability, counts. Visits to employers, local employment offices, Office of Services and handicapped persons themselves will acquaint studetns with the facts needed to write a brief report on the subject. Through such surveys students will find that handicapped work-er- s are performing with admir- able skills in hundreds of jobs. They will find that the handicapped dont want sympathy, but a chance to prove that they arc capable of work and and an opportunity to contribute their share to the wel- - rt, Page Five left home for classes at Moore miles through orange groves, Junior High School in Redlands, fields, foothills, and canyons in California. But this Monday on and around the Redlands area. the 18th of March was not to be They have followed every lead, an ordinary day. no matter how 'slight, in the Elizabeths school day passed search for Elizabeth. without incident. She attended I can face the daytime better her last class, then left school at than the night, the distraught 3:40 p.m. to walk home, a mother said: At night I find route through blossoming myself saying: Ts she safe? Is orange groves. She never ar- she warm? 1s she fed? . . . two-mil- e prudently. Parents should also be alerted coming holiday season. The Society urges all parents to insure the right choice by making their list and checking it twice and three times if necessary, to make certain the toys they buy are not potential eye hazards. Dr. Richard W. Sonntag, president of the Society, warns parents that 17 per cent of the more serious injuries to children's eyes are caused by missile type toys such as pellet guns, dart guns, air guns, bean shooters, and toys with rubber bands that self-suppo- Daughter ld f ld Elizabeth Lurene Einstein Monday, March 18, 1968, as an ordinary day for Lurene Ernstein when she seen. Besides fare of the community. They find that when the handicapped persons capabilities are matched with the demands of a job, that they will be slightly more productive, have fewer disabling injuries and will have about the same absenteeism and quitting rate as workers. The first five place winners will receive state prizes to include bonds provided by the Disabled American Veterans Organization. The first place winner will be Utahs nominee in the national program and will compete for $2500 in cash prizes. In addition the states first place winner will receive a free trip to Washington D.C., provided by the AFL-CIO- . non-handicapp- rived home. Somewhere along the lonely street, Elizabeth Ernstein vanished. There are no clues to her whereabouts, or even to what girl, happened to the other than a report from a Redlands businessman who was driving through the area. He thought he saw a girl resembling Elizabeth walking toward the corner of the street on which she lived. To her parents, Norman and Ruth Ernstein, the months of uncertainty, and anxiety over their missing daughter are the deepest anguish a person can go through. It is a shock so deep you become wooden, the mother explained. The Ernsteins are appealing nationwide for help in locating their daughter. Ernstein, a chemical engineer at Lockheed in Redlands, and his wife, a psychiatric social worker, have posted a $5,000 reward for information that will solve the mystery of their daughters disappearance. They have vowed: We will not rest until we know. Neither parent has rested since that first long night when their young daughter failed to come home. They have tracked the measurable loss of property caused by thefts there is another pressing reason to protect cars from theft, he said. About half of the car thieves arrested are juveniles. Many of them made car theft their first serious crime. Furthermore, one out of six stolen cars is involved in an accident. This rate is 200 times greater than normal. It is every citizens responsibility to guard himself and others against this needless loss. and finally . . . 1s she alive? When Elizabeth, nicknamed Liz" by her friends, left for school that March morning, she had only 25c with her. She was dressed in a blue dress with white flowers, tennis shoes and a dark-olivcorduroy coat. her neck she wore a small gold chain with a pendant gold and blue star. Enroute home, she carried a red algebra book and a blue looseleaf notebook. Neither has been found. Elizabeth is five feet, five inches tall, weighs 105 pounds and had brown hair and brown eyes. She is one of five Ernstein children. The family lost one of these, a son, to polio in 1952. This, the second tragedy in our lives, is even greater because of the uncertainty, the desperate father said in his appeal to end the nightmare. I can accept anything, even the worst, which Im resigned to, but I must know. Any information concerning young Liz Ernstein should be ' reported promptly to this newspaper or to Capt. Charles Callahan, San Bernardino.. County Sheriffs Office, San Bernardino, California. Phone (714) 889- e A-rou- 0111. Yuletide Thievery Will Hit Record Insurers Believe Yuletide thieves will be stealing autos and Christmas packages at a fast clip as the holiday season reaches its shopping peak the National Auto Theft Bureau predicted this week. In Utah and Nevada about 450 cars worth nearly $500,000 will be taken from their owners in December. This is one of the most active months for thieves, said Gene Halm, Pacific Coast division manager of the NATB. He based his figures on the 67 totals for December adjusted by the crime rate difference experienced so far in 1968. About 500 shoppers in the two states will find packages and other items missing from their parked cars. This will cost another $12,000 . The projected losses suggest a gloomy holiday for about people. Many of them could protect their cars and parcels by taking a few simple measures suggested by police chiefs. The first and most obvious precaution: Lock your car and take your keys. About one out of three stolen cars would not have been taken if the owner had followed that procedure. Keep all packages and valuables out of sight, preferably in the trunk. A professional car burglar can open most locked car doors in less than 20 seconds. Valuable items left on car seats are often too tempting to ignore. 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