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Show "v , THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1961 Page Five 1 THE SALT LAKE PULSE By BOB niCKS While the legislature rushes to an adjournment, and the solons await the chance for a breathing space before heading back to a special session, the people of Utah can congratulate them-selves on allowing a state ad-ministration pledged to doing nothing, which this writer said would be the case. The veto of ttwo of the most important bills, dealing with school financing, leaves a gap which will work hardships on the schools for years to come un-less something is done to correct the unfortunate situation which the vetoes have created. One cannot help wondering what was on the governor's mind when he killed the two bills. Is this part of the much vaunted plan which he talked about in his successful bid for re-electi- on last Novem-ber? Commenting on the ups and downs of the current session, it would seem that right to work repeal is dead, at least for this year. It goes without saying, however, that the fight will con-tinue, and if the unions are to win this struggle, obviously a new educational approach with broad appeal will have to be undertaken. It seems unfair for any man to work in a union shop and not contribute something towards the organization which fights for him. The conflict between the leg-islature and the governor will continue through to 1964. In a modern day and age it is a mis-fortune when divided govern-ment straddles a state like Utah with the problems which face us. - Jehovah's Witnesses Set Ministerial Week A special week of ministerial! activity, March 14 to 19, has been announced by Fred Vandres, presiding minister of the Salt Lake City congregation of Je-- I hovah's Witnesses, Central Unit. This wek of ministerial train- - ing will be supervised by Gerald V. Ross, circuit minister for the Utah Circuit No. 1 and will be-gin Tuesday evening at 7:25 at the local Kingdom Hall, 986 So. 4th East, with the ministry train-ing school and ministry develop-ment class followed by a 30-min- ute talk by Mr. Ross. Wednesday through Sunday will be devoted to the missionary ministry work as Mr. Ross and his wife join with local ministers in a house to house visitation. Saturday's program will begin at 8 p.m. with a service talk by Mr. Ross and a congregation dis-cussion of "New Things," Bible points gained through recent issues of "The Watchtower," of-fic- al Bible journal of the So-ciety. Final remarks by Mr. Ross and admonition for continued zealous preaching and teaching activity will conclude the week's activity. The public is cordially invited to all meetings which are free. Many Families Move to New Home Each Year In Grandpa's day the family experienced the thrill of a life-time when they finally acquired a home of their own. Today, young married couples accept home ownership quite calmly and they are also prepared . to move almost as calmly from one home to another, if the circum-stances . call for it. "Americans are a nation of movers, impatient with a limited environment, ambitious to find better opportunities in greener pastures," says the Commission of Labor Statistics. A good deal has ben learned about the mo-bility of our population since the Census Bureau began keeping a statistical eye on the way fami-lies move about the country, and even in the same neighborhood. Move they certainly do. Last . year, for example, about one out of five married couples changed their address. While most simply move to a place near where they lived before, a sizeable number of families go to another county in the same state, or even be-yond, to a different state alto-gether. The families who cross state lines take the bigges step of all, and not merely in the miles they traverse It takes a lot of courage on the part of a husband and wife as well as older children, to pull up stakes and go to live in a distant state, knowing -- they will have to make new friends, perhaps have to become accus-tomed to a different climate in effect, start all over again. Younger people do the most moving, particularly those under 35 years old. After this age the ; proportion of couples who move drops off; by 35 most families have put down roots in the com-munity, and it actualy becomes physically difficult to pick up and go because of home owner-ship, friendships and because the children are in school. Besides there is the practical considera-tion that the family breadwinner is established in his job or business. He and his wife are understandably relucant about giving up security he has built in his work over the years. A major reason why families do move is connected with the father's job. What is more, there is a relationship between fami-lies who move and the father's education: better educated per-sons tend to be mobile than the others. As one U. C. Census sur-vey shows, only 4 per cent of those who had not gone beyond grade school moved compared to 6 per cent of high school gradu-ates and 10 per cent of college graduates. Another group of amilies has moved because the father has prospered in a city job, and the family buys a home in the sub-urbs or beyond. The families of "organization men" constitue an-other group of movers execu-tives or specialists who are trans-ferred by their employers to a different locality hundreds and sometimes thousands of miles away. Although the expense of the move may be assumed by the company, these families, like" others, still face the problem of social adjustment. As often hap-pens, it is the wife and children who pave the way to new social friendships in the neighborhood. Apparently there will always be a substantial number of fami-lies moving each year in the future, as they have been doing for the past 10 years and more. Medical Quacks. Rob Americans of Millions Annually Hucksters of quack health machines continue to flourish in the nation, according to Today's Health magazine. An article in the magazine, published by the American Med-ical Association, said the health machine quacks have robbed Americans of millions of dollars and lured them away from legi-me- nt of serious diseases. "With these gadgets impres-sive to the gullible because of the flashing light bulbs, ticks, and buzzes he then carries out the vicious medical con game, capi-talizing on people's respect for the electrical and atomic won-ders of our scientific age." According to Harbld Bowman, executive secretary of the Utah Medical Association, there are tools available to combat these hucksters. A film entitled "The Medicine Man" is available for showing to groups in the state There is also much available lit-erature which may be had by contacting the Utah State Medi-cal Association at 42 South 5th East, Salt Lake City. The economic toll that the device quack extracts is impor-tant, of course, the article said. "But it is our health more precious than all the money in the world that these modern witch doctors with their fake gadgets are gambling away," it said, adding, "In such diseases as cancer, tuberculosis --and heart disease, early treatment is so vital that the waste of time by the patient with Dr. Fraud's cure all gadget can prove fatal. "The evidence shows that fake therapeutic ma-chines, substitued for valid medi-cal cures have hastened deaths of thousands." , The Food and Drug Adminis-tration wages a continuous war against such charlatans but the government agency readily ad-mits its enforcement powers are restricted by certain limitations. officials by changing the name of the gadget or lying low for a while." The answer seems to lie in public education and in strength-ening enforcement procedure against them, particularly on the state level. 'About half of the states do not have anti-quacke- ry laws." Authorities agree that consum-ers, as potential victims "must learn to evaluate statements of quacks, pitchmen, house to house canvassers and other promoters. Here are the AMA Bureau of In-vestigation's rule of thumb for spotting a quack: If a "medical expert" uses a special or "secret" machine or formula he claims can cure any disease. If he guarantees a quick cure. If he advertises or uses case histories and testimonials to pro-mote his cure. If he clamors constantly for medical investigation and recog-nition. For one thing, federal laws provide only a year in jail and $1000 fine for initial offenders in machine quackery hardly a strong deterrent considering the rich potential loot," the article pointed out. "The gadget quack-ste- r has shown to date that he can do a good job of playing hide and seek with enforcement JlMGiMette Adjustable Razor 9 Settings for Superb Shaves! mnrst 13 1.95 day... from Mountain States 'Telephone ...a new telephone product for your home Inside this good-lookin- g case are three different telephone sounds. The first is a pure, melodious chime. The second is a louder version of the regular ring ideal when the family is out-of-doo- rs. ' The third is the familiar telephone ring you've always known. The Bell Chime is available in two neutral colors at no extra cost-s-oft gold and ivory. And here's the clincher. 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