| Show uinta account A Count county xray X I 1 ray f project 0 higley successful essel report reports received by general chairman J arben jolley of the uintah county chest xray X ray project chow show that a total of 2 2638 3 persons dersons took advantage of the arre free xray X ray truck which was in the county between september 13 and september 25 breakdown break down ot of the figures ty communities shows sho ahe following whiterocks Whlter T ridell lapoint jensen vernal 1443 raa pori fort duchesne the state B board oard of health in giving this report to the cou county I 1 workers stating ta that at they feel tee the e project project was highly success Conti continued on an page age 16 UINTAH COUNTY XRAY PROJECT successful continued from page 9 i ful in uintah ah county they were especially pleased to report that indians indium were X rayed in the past the indian people have been difficult to reach and have shown little interest la in like projects it Is felt therefore th ere that since nearly one fourth of the persona who took advant i age of the xray X ray were indians I 1 the future looks brighter brighte for the work odthe of the health spart department among this people to be congratulated on a lob job 1 well done are area chairmen mrs M A betts whiterocks Whlter mrs forrest goodrich tradell Trl dell mrs george bigelow gelow Bl lapoint mrs ida lombard jensen mrs coke jeffries mrs mm edith shim shirr min vernal mrs maxine hatch randlett and mrs elmer den ver jr ft duchesne I 1 the county xray X ray project is the first step in an all out pro 1 gram against tuberculosis heart disease cancer of the lung and other chest abnormalities aim alm of the local organizations and the utah department of public health is to xray X ray the chest of every person over 15 years ears of age in every community mince since most of hese chest dl di 1 ceases respond readily to treatment in the early stages and since only xray X ray can detect the earliest stages this project has been begun to help people who may have chest abnormalities get to their doctors when medical aid will be of most benefit Tre treatment atmer t on any of these diseases when begun early will be of shorter duration and consequently less expensive results of the tests are not yet available but sometime within zt thin the next six weeks those who were X rayed will receive word from the department ol 01 health as to what the picture revealed for them reports to the public in terms of mass results will of course come later i does means that he ought to be allowed to think for himself even if hla thinking runs run to the fanciful As children grow older they automatically become more and more realistic strongly enough it is the child who has not been allowed to give his imagination free reign who clings longest to his own child world in extreme cases where a child has been forced too soon to accept realities that are unbearably harsh he may always even as an adult resort to daydreaming and unrealistic rationalizing al i normal children however tire soon soon enough of make be lieve they beg for a watch that really tells time they want a chance to cook took on the real gas range in this stage it sometimes seems that the pendulum has made mad a full swing for realism seems to dominate the youngsters viewpoint Vint dolls are no rood good unless they have real hair the toy wash machine must be filled with water and soap and as one observant young lady insisted water smoothened othener yet if the child has been taught to think independently he will not copy blindly he will ask questions thoughtful unexpected challenging questions he will seek causes behind operations he will think up new nea wa ways ys of doing things he will ha have ve the healthy curiosity which though proverbially proverb lally fatal to cats is the prerequisite for mans mental growth |
