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Show PAGE SIX THE TIMES-- NEWS, NEPH1. UTAH . WOMAN'S WORLD Be By Ertta Haley who train brings Choose Safe Toys the father a iancy electric to the hospital for his newborn son, and have probably thought it quite- a joke. Experts, however, tell us the same type of things hap pens practically all the time when parents buy toys for children, and then the story ceases to be a joke and becomes somewhat pitiful. Mother buys a fancy doll for the three year old daughter, probably thinking this Is the doll she would always have wanted and never had. Result? She gets frantic every time the precious doll Is dragged along the sidewalk or goes Into the - for a dunking. Another question bewildered par ents often ask takes the following form: "Jackie has so many toys and such nice things, too, but he never seems interested in them.1 True, the child may have a lot of toys as well as the instinct for play, but the toys are probably above his age level. It's natural for parents to think their youngsters smarter than they are, and this Is particularly true in purchasing toys. Those who know say the adults who buy toys overestimate their youngsters ability by about two years. If a toy is too advanced for the child, it gets relegated to the bottom of the bin, no matter how pretty or wash Iii'm imtSii'iiim nrniwiiwii WOX Rattles of different sizes and shapes with varied grips add Interest to baby's ambitious efforts to learn to use his muscles. Like all properly chosen baby's toys, these are lightweight, washable and safe for sucking, and Interest which Is strongest during the first year. There should be Ho loose parts which the child can swallow. pretty much of a necessity for the five year old girl while the boy of three can fall pretty hard for a tricycle. Most toys are pretty much standardized as to age groups, and you can't go wrong if you use well tested information. Select toys to fit .... expensive or clever it is. When the toy is too nice such as an expensive doll, dishes, train or auto, parents get spastic at what the child may do to injure it, and this may make strain at playtime which should be a free and happy activity. Scientific Study Used In Toy Making The situation need not be as desperate as it sounds. Lots of study has gone into making toys and fitting each age and activity group. Consult the age group for your child and select from the suggested list I'm going to give. Study your Child and his activities and interests and get further clues. If usually experienced end know pretty well what's popular with the Infant Appreciates Rattles, Cuddly Toys . younger set. Play patterns do not change much By the time a baby is three over the years. A doll and buggy Is months old, he'll be interested In THE READERS COURTROOM- - Tenting in the Subdivision By The mother of a boy him to come home for lunch every day. Instead of eating at the school cafeteria. Although this was against the rules of the school, the boy decided to obey bis mother. After a few days, the youngster was , suspended from bis classes. His enraged mother thereupon sued the school board, 'charging that a child's parents are the ones to de- The restrictions in a new sub division forbade the erection oi any "building" worth less than $10,000. One man who had bought a lot found that be couldn't spend that mucb money, so he decided But no to pitch a tent instead! sooner had be done so than he was baled into court for violating the cide where he will eat. . But the court upheld the board's rule and told the mother she would just I TO have SMALL CONTINUC CALL IT A TENT to give in. a Henpecked Husband Suddenly Launch a May reds and wonderful greens are in deliberate contrast to the furs. Thirdly, the fashion treatment Is at the other extreme of the fur-lincoats of yesteryear. The richest furs, such as mink, now are used In coat and suit ensembles. Jewel-lik- ' e fall " . . .the war time ..." big bucket of sudt we made as much $200 a week. Bills got paid, and as my mother never stepped saying how grateful she was for the peace of mind her children had brought to her. "Three months ago my father walked back into the kitchen. How he found us we don't know, but there be was. "We were decent enough to him at first thinking he would get a Job and contribute his share to the family finances and show by his attitude that he regretted his disgraceful abandonment of us years ago. self-respe- ct RESET LOOSE SCREWS M 5ASYI No skill required. Handles like puny and ... hardens into wood. M From Common Colds That HANG ON Creomulsion relieves promptly because it goes right to the seat of the trouble laden to help loosen and expel germ soothe and phlegm and aid nature to bronchial heal raw, tender, inflamed mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION CAMS ot turn WONT CHIP Ot CI ACS forCoughs,ChestColds,Bronchitis all-dr- ANSWERS , 1. Of the 11 eats, five art held alx are elective. Elecpermanently, tive members now are Argentina, Canada, Cuba, Egypt. Norway and the Ukraine. S. The describes a group of leaders phrase of the Conservative headed by Churchill. S. Germany, 983 million dollars ; Britain, SBv million; Franca, 750 4. is tha enly other stats Mississippi with statewide prohibition law. 8. In 1898. by the Treaty of Paris, n after the war. ed mU-Uo- n. f IF PETER PAIN SHOOTS yOU FULL OF ) Spanish-Amerloa- to SECURITY: ; My dear Mary, this is really a predicament; your mother as well On the Way as your father is falling you. True, from all the activity that she did carry you youngsters hasJudging been 1 generated around the the hardest sacrifithrough years, idea recently, apparently the thing cing and working for you, but she Americans are most concerned has no right now to Impose this dis- about is how they can keep a few reputable and disagreeable man dollars rolling into the family till upon you. each month after father reaches If he will not pull himself to- the ripe old age of 65. brace a gether, Job any up, get have been an issue sort of job, and treat his children in Pension plans major strikes confronting the with the consideration they have was coming so well earned, then I think you nation, and congress fast on the outside of a greatly up four are quite justified in asking social security measure. that he live, somewhere else. And expanded Even as the administration-sponsore- d yet, easy as that is to say, it is bill was reported out onto the quite different to put into effect floor by the house rules committee, Your mother will object strenuousit had been obvious that the ly to such a change; and you are all house would fairly approve this portion too young to feel free yourselves. of President Truman's program. So my advice is to take your Briefly, the current measure promother into your councils, and tell for: her how disturbed you are that the vides 1. An increase of 11 million in the loved home she did so much to save e is threatened by this irresponsible number of workers covered by a insurance and for survivors man. Nag them both steadily and new total of 46 million." constantly. 2. An average 70 to 80 per cent He did not help to raise you; e benefits. now you get together and raise increase in 3. Creation of a new insurance him. "Stop being unreasonable. Dad. Don't use that tone. Dad. system for persons who became and permanently disabled. Say thank you' to Mom, Dad. Go totally 4. An increase in the payroll taxes put on a clean shirt Dad. That's by more than 300 per cent during enough crabbing. Dad." He'll try not to pay attention. the next 20 years. At any rate, the prospects were He'll have to. bright for those legislators who were plumping, for passage of the expanded social security law. Senator George (D., Ga.) chairman of . the finance committee, freely predicted that the senate would pass social security prothe hopped-u- p gram In 1950. " , old-ag- f than five ow c", Chiwr.- - bhEUmtisi. old-ag- Fossils Awe Ocu Indians A Smithsonian OCU, PANAMA Institution scientist Is coming from Washington, D. C, to this little Jungle village to examine a find of fossil bones that may extend knowledge of central America back a million years. The fossils are the first of their kind to be discovered In Panama or "Get Tough" Policy? . For 10 long years a man led the life of a henpecked husband, yielding to every .whim of his domineering spouse. One day, after a quarrel, she ordered him out of the restrictions. At the trial, be argued bouse expecting nim to come back that a tent was not a "building" and her forgiveness. But he and therefore was not covered by didn't.beg he changed his tacInstead the restrictions. However, the court tics He not completely. stayed disagreed and ordered the tent re- sway from his wife but only also cursed He Doesn't Work buildmoved. The Judge said that he hasn't done anything of "But a is enclos structure "covered ing the kind. He doesn't work, he critiing space within its walls" and cizes everything, he wants the best that certainly includes a tentl of everything, he asks Joe and Lisa for money, and says openly that he is our father and that we ought to May a Salesgirl Forcibly Retake A Garment From a Customer? support him. This would be bad but mother's attitude makes enough A housewife went to a neighbor it worse. She Is a perfect slave to hood store one morning to buy a him. carrying in his coffee at ten topcoat. While she was trying one o'clock, expecting us to respect on, the manager rushed up and him, and reminding us every little cried: "You don't want to buy any while that he is our father, and that thing! You are Just spying for our she promised to .love and cherish competitor across the street!" At him until parts them. She the manager's orders, the sales- her lustily every time they met. washes Ms death clothes, cooks what be girl pulled the coat off the aston- Soon she was ready for a reconcilia- likes, and won't let anyone murmur husband A few tion, but her rampaging ished woman's shoulders. any criticism. days later, the housewife sued the made no move in that direction. To "Do you think we should put up The company top It all, he finally filed a divorce store for damages with ttiis? We have grown up withadmitted its mistake, but Insisted action charging his wife with out a help, protection or that merely removing somebody's breaking up the marriage. But the affection.father's Wt knew years of privacoat wai "not such terrible court refused to grant the decree, tion, while mother struggled day thing." However, the court dis aying that the husband should and night to support us. We have and the woman's agreed have made some effort to patch granted solhappiness, claim. The ludge said that the things up. The judge said it wasn't gained and the addition of this unvency, of manner circumstances and the fair for the man to make such a critical old man to our group removal were "a wrong and an to-- sudden change, after spoiling bit tidy, ruina everything. Mother is 44, wife for so long! dignity!" American born, my father is 60. 1 er Panama Find Expected To Push Back History told a Tent? By Pitching . fur-lin- Nag Unregenerate into Reform born in Hungary. Tell us what " do." Will Bernard, LLB. Could You Get Around Building Restrictions There's plenty of newness In the constantly growing fashion for coats. First, the new three-quartand finger-ti- p lengths come in for a portion of the fashion spotlight. The second news is color, gorgeously colored woolens, with many of the browns, grays, and blacks with furs to harmonize In other cases, the closely. KATHLEEN NORMS "TXT ILL YOU PLEASE tell us which is right mother or ourselves?" writes Mary Kralisch of Minneapolis. "There are four of us, Joe, 20, Lisa 18, my twin brother Bill and myself. "Ten years ago my father de serted us. There was no trouble; no trouble, that is, that wasn't very common in the neighborhood where we lived. Everyone was poor. every flat was crowded, there were too many children screaming about; winters were one long nightmare of colds, fights, noise, money shortage, dirt, struggle of all sorts. We scrambled up as best we could, and the finest little mother In the world stood by us. She used to put the big bucket of suds in the middle of the kitchen every night, and everyone of us got scrubbed, although mother was janitress of a building and had plenty of scrubbing to do without worrying about us. Our clothes were clean, too, for school and church, anyway, and even when a meal was nothing but bread and milky tea, it was served in a tidy kitchen. "Bitter cold nights we had hot cocoa in bed, and in the burning hot summers mother always let us run pretty free, to find coolness and baths and watermelon and summer camps wherever generous people offered them. Fop Walks Out "That was the woman Pop walked out on, ten years ago. When Joe and Lisa got their first jobs, while still In high school, the first thing they did was move us away. We bought a double house near town, and mother had her own ground under her feet for the first time in her life. We all worked; in Bcvarc Coughs ? Here ore five questions, based on recent happenings in the news, which are practically impossible to answer unless your children give you enough time to read your newspaper before they start playwith it. Anyway, try ing them on your I. Q. for size. 1. Yugoslavia, aided by the U.S., recently bid for election to a seat on the U.N. security council. How many elective members are there on the security council? 2. News from London following the devaluation of the pound-madfrequent mention of the "shadow cabinet!" What is it? 3. U.S. aid to foreign countries in fiscal 1949 totaled 5 billion dollars. Would you say Britain, Germany or France received the most? 4. Oklahoma voted recently to statewide keep its prohibition law. How many other y states are there? 5. Guam, a U.S. possession formerly run by the navy, recently inaugurated its first civilian governor. When did the U.S. get Guain? tug-of-w- ar American toy makers- have been developing through a watchful study of infants' activities. Sitting up is the next milestone; you may then introduce baby to cuddly animals and dolls. Then, when teething starts, the cherub an enthusiastic customer for toys to bite. You'll find a variety of plastic and wood rings, beads and other shapes designed scientifically to meet this specific play need. Textures are the next interest It's smart to have some of smooth plastic like a rattle, then a plush bear for contrast and a yielding rubber duck that's fun to squeeze. It's important, when choosing for these very young children, to avoid anything which might strain the baby's muscles. Make certain the toys are lightweight Never hava small parts that can be pried loose with baby fingers to be swallowed. American toy makers choose paints and dyes that are safe for inveterate suckers, so there's no danger of the child getting lead poisoning. - thirty-apartme- the youngster's' interests. Why such a fuss about toysf To make you and the youngsters hap pier. With proper toys you can par tially relegate them to their play room when you have important household duties and want to get them out from underfoot. Youngsters, too, will be necessary, take him to the store with the right toys which addhappier and see what Interests him. 'Let to intellectual and muscularmuch de sales people help you since they're velopment. -- watching daddy maneuver a balloon or a quacking duck. Within a very short time he'll enjoy brandishing rattles himself and will appreciate the varied shapes and sounds which es bowl Current Events ? Smart! Fit Toys to Children's Needs and Choices VOXTVE HEARD about Thursday, October 20, 1949 surrounding countries. Up to now, the rank growth of the tropical countries has hidden all traces of what the region was like before mankind appeared on the scene. While the find has attracted international interest among scientists, it has thrown the Indians of this out of the way community Into a superstitious silence. They look with awe upon the ribs four feet long and the leg bones IS times larger than human ones that have been uncovered. Some of the bones have been rea sonably well identifed as belonging to a toxodon, a beast which long ago disappeared from the world's sur face. It was about nine feet long and shaped like a rhinoceros. Other bones seem to be those of a giant ground sloth, which grew as much as 20 feet tall! Some of the bones have been completely turned to agate by their hundreds of thousands of years in the earth. They were found about six miles from here. In a spot known as R Santo, which means In Spanish Sacred Corner. Possibly because of odd things that were found there In the forgotten past the spot has always been looked upon by the Indians with reverence. Something In the soil of the land around the Sacred Corner acts upon burled objects to preserve them and turn them to stone. The actual discovery of the bones was made by Joaquin Carrizo, manager of a local hotel which has a unique facade made of petrified wood perhaps million years old. He was hunting for additional wood pieces when he came across the bones, some uncovered by erosion and some already washed into the bed of a former stream. in-c- S5S. ' I krSX ANAL&ESIQUE a wind that screamed our doom!" TRAPPED in THUS EXPERIENCE OF JAMES F. BEADS HEB w AN ARKA:,SAS ?5. With Trailers Tomorrow's butcher, baker and candlestick maker may desert Main street to come rolling right up to Mrs. America's doorstep to sell their wares. This minor revolution in retail was forecast this salesmanship week by America's trailer coach manufacturers as they prepared to I THE ORIGINAL BAUME '5Ssr,. REVOLUTION: Ben-Gat- r m1m tornado '' I madam CO ... 1 "Not midnight, ... we heard it ! A sighing whisper a lull a whining gust of wind a deathly silence ... a shrieking blast! And the full fury of the tornado struck! My wife screamed! My child whimpered! I grabbed my flashlight. Suddenly the whole house churned. ..lifted... spun in air. Everythina crashed into blackness. ... 1 Sf ti '' """"'""A--rT- r "I came to. I had been flung from the house Into a ditch. My flashlight still burned. Fraoticallr. I followed its stead r besra long the ditch until I saw the white faces of my in lured wife and childl 2 display commercial and industrial trailer models at their first national exhibit, in Washington, D. C. November In addition to a complete line of house trailers, the show will feature, among other specially-designe- d a ' coaches, traveling grocery store, mobile beauty parlor, library, dental unit, field office and medical unit , Hailed as a progressive step in relieving congested shopping centers and simplifying the housewife's marketing problems, the new trailer stores already are winning favor in both metropolitan and rural areas, say sponsors of the idea." 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