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Show UINTAH BASIN RECORD Warm Climate Dole Debauches, Says Mormon Leader, Slows Pulse, So Church Sets Up Own Work Welfare Aids Relaxation ' Purdue college pal, once introduced all slogans. It Flowers for the liv-Jjetj, "xhe dead neither know nor OLD J George Ade, finest of jf the -- nners bail player is en- 1 living Jtf , flowers at this stage of his (he name is Melvin Thomas , gf the Giants. at least one record that ball player carries today, .her as I can e vital has r ivS j a"r je jucs. Born jretna, La., gprodigy showed Reilly with M c Giants at the ,'s "l525 For 16 al 16. s there has ,n other marked no y onymous .rsthis name Mel Ott lts which ,jy jew York. came from the Bayou dis-Ameri-- s straight to the big town. lie present Kver piayed in a minor league, r. Stars j,at boy In size and years fM ly lovely JIcGraw saw him and never golden g0i S. ?r m Hus kid was a big leaguer the rainbow. he was born, McGraw once n, Z454,', m& ..He doesnt need any cutting league schooling. r-- Vn the young spring of 1940 Y t in tt pJ' riding through gales, sleet, ize win J nd weather blown from the tv Semina Lands they said 0tt was He was only 31 4St through. its old, but he had been around He was starting slow- ing time. mder killing weather conditions, a he was still out there, hanging land. lien the season opened Mel Ott j still on the job and as time ves on, Mel is still up around the (class with the old punch. its ice Career at his physical peak, is five inches in height, weighing He was roken in 155 10 1 60 Pounds. old age, sr a Babe Ruth a Jimmy Foxx, Hank Greenberg, a Hack Wilson , Ira Lou Gehrig in physical make to ssary nine because1 11 always had a queer habit of ."jig his foot from the ground as started his swing his right foot alK en swinging from his left loweU bs right foot promptly settled an lasatW iat try thijck sfto place. It was his own ot action. It wasnt supposed to He but it was the way Ott And it was form, test thea sr form of shifting we wut u. gbt it must be form. For in his 15 years with the ants, up through 1939, Ott had ruled out 369 home runs and 359 ibles. He had lashed out 2,061 3, and 791 of these blows had been . the uiti-i- ' extended extra bases. SamIs far back as 1928 Mel plastered fhome runs. He had hit 25 or " home runs through 10 or 11 rs. He had hit over 30 home With through seven seasons. 3 bulk of Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx or 'eenberg, Ott would have broken .lioua form, to epefiy Seated play. all, the - Blood iste i . records. is anywhere - from 50 to 80 while compet-ror- k Sly weight oaroBbt 1 w'lb the major siege guns. But do far from the 400 home-u- e ei'nuw wa' mark when 1940 turns In Its set Vboie ' recordsHe is still something ackadbe, hzzmeas, 'd of Jimmy Foxx and Lou Geh-p- n but don forget that Mel had to them more than 50 itrenth. pounds, ilcl1 means a lot In long-ranhit- canty or Be X 5,1 prompt ,, !Ct- - Bayou Entry kl Ott has never been Interested tying for color. He ler PPs off. He has never tried "9 mace a headline by some eccen-- I ' act'on- - He no ii p 111 1 25 brawls gets into umpires. He has no Interest in rS a showman. 40 iust happen to like baseball," te"s yu. If Im anything at vrite me down as a ball player. isn'b a baU P,ayer, there are pearlsilt rail players. Shy, retiring, he the spotlight. the main answer Is batted in more than 3 that Mcl 1,400 runs - ? something over 2,000 hits, year average, up to this with season, 5 iont believe the fan crowd, at ;e appreciates Mel Ott. This I for New York, especially. take him for granted. They him !r for granted because he breaks training, never folds on tlie job, always plays his 6 to the limit's always Good old Mel. Hes iyt fiiere." But not being a nut headline seeker, never caring to showman, the mob forgets how ! good old Mel had always II 1 there. years. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) MORMONS have south every winter for a cared for the essential few weeks, a busy physician needs of our own since the answered: struggling days of the forties At home I under the guiding hand of the am busy, am tensed most of the time, and the cool weather stimulates further activity. I know it is good weather in the South that makes me content to be idle, to just sit and read, or not even read. I find my pulse is slower and my blood pressure lower in the warm climate. The rate at which the body processes work would appear to be slower in southern people than in those who live in the North. In discussing the metabolic rate (rate at which body processes work), Dr. A. G. Eaton, New Orleans, in the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, after examining 98 women and 62 men (apparently normal students and teachers of Louisiana State university, New Orleans), states that a new set of standards is necessary. He found that the metabolic rate was about 10 per cent slower in these normal individuals living in the South than that given in textbooks for those living in temperate climates. As the weather is always warmer than in the North, there is a general or prolonged effect upon these individuals. Lessened desire for strenuous exertion and greater ability and desire for relaxation must be considered as probable factors in lowering the metabolic rate. Whatever the cause may be, the lowered heat production lessens the strain on the bodys machinery for getting rid of heat and makes life more comfortable in a warm climate, especially hot moist nights when it is so difficult to get rid of heat from the body. Excitement Chief Cause of Insomnia FT WOULD seem that the matter sleep and relaxation is now the subject of much thought and conversation because, during the last few years and at present, more and more individuals are finding it difficult to get sufficient sleep. A study of the sleep habits of 50 women who had recovered from slight mental or behavior disturbances and who did not complain of insomnia, were observed for three months in an observation hospital and reported by Dr. Louis J. Cleveland, in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The period of sleep varied from 64 to 8 hours. Age, temperament and diet did not seem to influence the amount or degree of sleep, On the other hand, excitement due to visits by relatives, arguments or disagreements with other patients or attendants, and holidays with the emotion or excitement which occurs at these times, were definitely to blame for breaking the regular rhythms of sleep. Mentality 'Cant Take It. This shows that it is the nervous or mental side of us that cant take it, blows or disturbances and not so much the physical disturbances that prevent us from sleeping. Another fact found, and this same fact has often been found before, is that lack of sleep will not cause severe mental disturbances or insanity. The knowledge that lack of sleep will not cause insanity or serious body disturbances is reassuring to those who fear the terrible consequences of sleeplessness. Further, observations by nurses and physicians all agree that most of us sleep longer than we think, because sleepless hours pass so slowly. What is the best method of bringing on sleep? A good bed, a quiet room, and muscular relaxation-keep- ing arms and legs in a halfbent position are most Important. A of Kar-nos- forget that he has lambasted home runs a year for 12 secutive years that s' the 30 home-ru- n Pa (Keleased by Western Newspaper Union.) TTTHEN asked why he went great colonizer, Brigham By LEMUEL F. PARTON Young. So says Heber Grant, Jeddy president of the Mormon church. But he doesnt rest with talk, and that accounts for the huge Mormon church welfare plan to banish unemployment. This plan, wholly divorced from politics, seeking and wanting no aid from any municipal, county, state or fed- (Consolidated he has mark for Even big Hank Green-ra- s passed the mark five years. addition to all this, Mr. Mel Ott 'je an outfielder. lie can cover sare of terrain under fire, v e Isnt old. Lefty Grove But Ott is in his sixteenth ')r league and campaign, !?h ad these years he has given hmg he had to give, with n like loafing moment. h, The project is based purely upon religious principles, assert its sponsors, which were laid down by the church a century ago. Operate Coal Mine, Factories. The plan, which materially reduces the total amount necessary for adequate relief in any given community, has been showing rapid results. There has been established in Salt Lake City a central bishops storehouse, in addition there are 67 regional and stake storehouses that serve approximately 100 of the 127 stakes and there are small emergency bishops storehouses in the remote rural wards of the church. The welfare plan operates a coal mine, a large canning factory in addition to smaller units scattered all over the church, a clothing factory, a clothing renovating shop and salvage plant, with several stores established to distribute their output, and two saw mills. One stake is undertaking an experimental soap manufacturing project and still another group is manufacturing ladders and another adobes for building homes. Newest venture in the plan is the construction of 23 grain storage elevators having a total capacity of 350,000 bushels. At the present time a large crew of workmen, the majority of whom are devout church members, are working day and night pouring concrete in the giant forms. They will be paid in kind and will receive some cash. The grain elevators are located in Salt Lake City. Ever since the planner, Brigham Young, drilled the necessity of hard work and thrift into his flock there has been more or less strict obedience to his commands. Heads Many Businesses. The life and character of Mr. Young, second leader of the church, unquestionably have inspired the five men, who since Brigham's death in 1877 have worn the mantel of president of the Mormon church. Heber J. Grant, seventh president, is a native of Salt Lake City. He is tall, erect and still is a powerhouse despite his recent serious illness which forced him to refrain from his strenuous and untiring job of attending to even the smallest details of operating the church. President Grant in addition to being titular head of the Mormon faith is head of many powerful Utah industrial and commercial organizations. They include factories, banks, hotels and insurance companies. In spite of all that keeps him on the go he keeps in close contact with the most humble members of his flock. and witty Mr. Grant is a firm believer in work and more work. It keeps you young and maintains your pride," he asserts. He is dead set against such retirement plans as Townsend advocates. Why, it's the silliest thing I have ever heard," he said. "I certainly do not indorse such a pension plan for my members. He stopped to figure out how much he would have received if the plan were effective when he was 65 years of age. Why, I would have received thousands of dollars. No sir, 1 urge at all times that church members give a full days work for their full days pay. And he added: 'T urge that they keep on working their life time, providing they are able. Along with his right hand men, First Counselor J. Reuben Clark Jr. and Second Counselor David O. McKay, who make up what is termed bearded the "first presidency," President Grant quickly points out the church can care for its own in Keen-minde- d QUESTION BOX Q,What causes persistent rhea? diar- A. This Is called colitis and It Is believed to be due to nervousness or emotional disturbance. Q. What would cause a pain that comes and goes in the region of the appendix? A. This pain may be due to chronic appendicitis, gas pressure, kidney stone or other conditions. It would be best for you to see a fi ndustry Can Do Ford', ability Anything in Our to deliver. Defense Effort Youn a"d flf about Mr. energetic Famous Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, capital of the Mormon church. the future if it can be relieved of the debauchery to character which follows along with a dole. In order to render moderate to those who were engaged in small farming or business, and who did not have a bankable undertaking, the church set up the Security corporation. This company has made a number of small loans, which are largely character loans, but has limited the amount it would lend to any one person to a few hundred dollars. Finally, the church has not yet made any effort, or pretended to make any effort, to take its members from governmental work projects. Leaders say it has merely urged those on such projects to do a full days work for a days pay. While the church welfare plan aims, of course, to help those in need, its real purpose is not merely to substitute church gratuities for others furnished by charitable or governmental agencies, but to rebuild the characters of its members and to promote and foster the patriotic, civic, and spiritual qualities of the people. He Knew Poverty. Heber Jeddy was born in 1856 in a pioneer house where the large Z. C. M. I. mercantile establishment now stands, nine years after Brigham Young had arrived an Utah with his band of pioneers fleeing from persecution in Missouri and Ileber Jeddy Grant, 83, president of the Mormon church. Sherman M. Fairchild, president of the Fairchild Engine and Airplane corporation, thought "anything would be possible provided sufficient money, materials and personHe was renel were available. assuring as to the industrys capacities in tooling, plants and other requirements for a quick shift to mass production. Mr. Fairchild Is, himself, reassuring In exemplifying the tradition of Yankee inventiveHis father, the late ness. George Winthrop Fairchild, once chairman of the International Business Machines corporation, was the inventor of the dial telephone, the computing machine and finally the adding machine, to keep track of his mounting millions about 10 of which went to his son. He had begun his business career at $8 a week. Anything is possible seems to have been a sort of family slogan. As a youth, Sherman M. Fairchild was mainly interested in cameras. His father had tapped him for junior executive of his company. When the young man stuck to cameras, this interest later shading into airplanes, his family was indulgent. They thought the boy was and just having a "wanderjahr would round up at a desk when the time came. But the camera obsession wasn't just monkey business. At 21, he had invented an unique flashlight camera and several years later brought through a radial aerial camera, organized the Fairchild Aerial Surveys and caught attention aerial survey of with a New York. This led to In 1927, he corralled several companies, set Igor Sigorsky building planes and turned out the cabin monoplane in the United States. ness shortens a mans life. He said those who are near, or in the "pension age better think twice before they take a permanent rest. Mr. Grant has been a great organizer and devoted many of his early years to missionary work and was the first representative of the church to preside over a mission in Japan. He was only about 26 years of age when he was ordained a member of the council of twelve apostles. No More Polygamy. Illinois. SINCE chivalry is not Inseparable this writer When Heber was a growing boy patriotism, He was made president of the the Mormons under President Young council of twelve apostles during the asked Norman H. Davis, chairman were beset by disease, famine and presidency of Joseph F. Smith and of the American Red Cross, to send Co1 more persecution. Mr. Grants fa- following President Smiths death in Red Cross Chief umn a few ther, Jedediah, was one of Youngs 1918 he was elevated to the top rankleaders. His boy, Heber, grew up ing position he now holds. paragraphs about the under conditions of poverty. He The once burning Mormon queswork of the struggled hard to support his moth- tion polygamy has long been forer after the death of his father when ever banished. Any person of the Red Cross In its greatest endeavor. he was at a tender age. He pos- faith who attempts in any way to He responded as follows: Anyone attempting to bring masessed the will to succeed with ev- practice plural marriage is excomterial assistance to the millions of latto do. He undertook he municated from the church. erything homeless and miserable war refuer built his mother a fine home when President Grant has had three he was often branded as a failure. wives and was the father of twelve gees is inevitably seized with a sense of futility. There is so much for a talent he exhibited Meantime children, two boys and ten girls. business and weaved his pattern of His sons and two of his wives are that needs doing immediately, and there are so many obstacles to overlife, without the aid of anyone ex- dead. come that the burden of responsibilcept his mother, who constantly enHe has been quoted on the subity becomes almost overwhelming. couraged him to carry on under the ject of polygamy as follows: ideals laid down by the L. D. S. "These moods of futility 1 can "Plural marriages have long been church. dispel by concentrating my in to used be Although they passe. The churchman has many favorthoughts on the splendid supite sayings which he has recited to good form among members, today port received by the American Latter-da- y Saints at various church they are condemned. There are still Red Cross from all over the to who some but it, attempt practice conferences that are held in the hisWhen I think of the country. when discovare suffer they d tabernacle on fa- they toric volunteers 350,000 sewing bandered. Before the practice was formous Temple square. ages and knitting garments, or was different. bidden it Contrary One of his sayings is based on his of the millions of Americans in to the propaganda spread by the en"persist in doing" philosophy. every walk of life who are conemies of the church, plural marPraises Sense of Humor. tributing to the Red Cross war-relimemas church by practiced riages fund, my spirits are imHe asserts: "That which we per- bers were not different from any mediately buoyed. Pride in the to sist in doing becomes easy do; other form of holy matrimony. and patriotie response generous no that the nature of the thing has "The laws of the church were of the public gives each Red changed, but that our power to do such that a man was required to Cross worker new courage to has increased. a indorsement before he written get carry out his tasks. The Mormons, particularly those could enter into plural marriage, in the western states, have proved and he had to have an excellent f funds are going The to be Longevity is typi- character. Even when the practice to work for humanity almost as fast cal among the pioneer families in was common, the number of 6uch as they come in. Relief supplies are Utah. being distributed, hospital supplies marriages was insignificant comHeber Grant, who will be 84 years are on the way and ambulances have with the population. pared of age next November 22, believes been ordered. Clothing and surgical of Words Wisdom.' Urges that age is a quality of mind. He dressings are being shipped to the The church president is constantoften has repeated: Age is a qualstricken areas, In huge quantities. flock to his obey the teachOur activities are rapidly being ity of mind; if your dreams youve ly urging left behind, if hope is cold, if you ings of the "Word of Wisdom. Thi3 geared to greatly increased needs prohibits the use of intoxicating liqno longer look ahead, if your ambias the toll of invasion continues to uors, tobacco and tea and coffee. tions are dead, then you are growmount. I have an abiding faith that In his entire career as president the people of this country will help ing old. of the church, Mr. Grant has only the Red Cross keep pace with its A humorist and a known philanthropist, President Grant has ap- been absent from two general increasing obligations. peared at many leading conventions church conferences In Salt Lake Mr. Davis Is Southerner by as a principal speaker, often "steal- City. Both times he was forced to and therefore fundamenbirth, remain away on account of illness. ing the show." humane; as a successful tally to to Once he had to go Chicago "Without a sense of humor a perbusiness man and financier, he son will fail to make friends, he undergo an operation and again he Is effective, and as a European And the more friends, wasnt able to preside at the great declared. ambassador at large under five 1940 when he was the more you get out of life. gathering in April, Fresidenls, he Is discreet. He warned that the "curse of Idle- - confined in a Los Angeles hospital In the dark depths of the rear seal The annual report of the church of his town car, one night two years fur 1939 shows a total church memago, I had a talk with him about bership of 803,538. There are 645,618 power politics In Europe. He was, in the stakes and 157,910 In the misindeed, discreet, but I gained an "Canada acceding to this Confedsions. Impression of his shrewd awareness eration, and joining in the measures of the deeper realities of the Euroof the United States, shall be admitimpasse, as now tragically repean ted into, and entitled to all the adKZ FER WAR vealed. When, later, he was apvantages of tills Union. But no othchairman of the Red Cross, RUSSEL LOWELL JAMES pointed By er Colony shall be admitted into the it seemed to me that our greatesl same unless such admission be Es fer war, I call It murder humane tradition had been fortuagreed to by nine states," There you hav it plain an flat; personalized, in a man with nately to would this, it appear According touch of homespun and th a to no both furdcr want I go dont that Canada could become a part sophistication of one accustomed tc of the United States without a refThau my testyment fer that. getting things done. erendum vote by the other 48 states. trail-blazin- g plane-buildin- CUT VELVETEEN Glass inside 4to fit; then EDGE OF COVERED turn EDGES back AND SEW -- FRAflE SEW MUSLIN TO BACK STICK PICTURE TO BACK OF GLASS WITH GUMMED TAPE available to readers of this paper for 10 cents in coin to cover cost and mailing. Miss Fixit painted an old desk blue to match her chair. She had some enlarged snapshots that she wanted to hang over tlie desk but she also wanted to repeat the blue color and some of the red in the chintz used for the chair. So,, she decided to make blue velveteen frames for the pictures and then hang them with red ribbon. The diagrams show you exactly how the frames were made for I have a feeling that you are going to want to hang some of your photographs in this colorful way. Betsy, who streamlined an old iron bed, which she found in the attic, will be with us again next week with more attic Meanwhile better send magic. your order for your copy of Sewing Book 5 to: MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS Drawer IS New York Bedford Hills Enclose 10 cents for Book 5. Name Address The Better Way to Correct Constipation One way to treat constipation is to endure it first and "cure it afterward. The other way la to avoid, having it by getting at its cause. So why not save yourself those dull headachy days, plus the Inevitable trips to the medi- cine chest. 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When I go south I am away from my work which, of course, gives some relaxation, but there is something about the eral agency, this 1909, By KUTII WYETH SPEARS TYO YOU remember Miss Fixit who, a w7eek or so ago in one of these articles, made over an old rocker? Todays sketch shows how she used that chair at her desk. The full description of the transformation of the chair is in Sewing Book 5, which is offered here for the first time. This new book contains 32 pages of helpful ideas for homemakers and is By CLARENCE D. WILLIAMS By DR. JAMES W. BARTON o,Chi Velveteen Frames For Your Pictures I1EUJ IDEOS Advertisements re your guide to modern living. They bring you todays NEWS bout the food you eat and the clothes you wear, the itores you vi tit end the home you live in. Factories everywhere ere turning out new and interesting products. 9 And the place to find out about these new things is tight here m this newspaper. Its column! ere filled with important messages winch you should rend. |