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Show HILL TOP TIMES Page 4 9 . 'JUL Editorials . . . Comment Gum Utah AFA Warrants Support The Utah Air Force Association is making its annual drive to raise funds to finance its activities during the coming 12 months. Direct evidence of the benefits to the Air Force from the drive is that approximately five per cent of every dollar collected at Hill will be earmarked for the new Air Force museum. Harry Cleveland, Utah AFA president, said that his 1,000 member organization is pleased to invest part of the returns to support the museum campaign. Tickets for the AFA's annual "Family Day" at Lagoon, Sept. 13, are selling at $1 each. They entitle the bearer to eight rides at Lagoon, plus a host of other attractions. There's more than fun involved in this dollar investment. The AFA has scheduled an impressive list of events of direct benefit to Hill AFB. These include dining-in- s featuring n speakers, scholarships, aerospace programs and other activities. Over its history the AFA nationally has earned the respect of the Air Force. Efforts in behalf of Air Force people in pay, promotion, housing and other fields have , Diseases Can Strike result in loss of teeth. In fart. tooth loss in adults. onimiL. 13 Earl) ,,unreated, it i0 J ine cau'd mr Periodontal gum diseases are often found in estimated that about one in two children has som Mu f that they are painless until they actually Can a veteran whose VA benefits have been forfeited apply for reinstatement of those A Yes, he may apply for a if presidential pardon which, him entitle may again granted, to VA benefits for which he is eligible. I have an uncle who is a Q veteran of World War I who desires domicilary care. Does the VA have any of these institu-lion- s EafcS? become result, the victim is often unaware of the afflioti , m uai harm has been done. Research has not yet pinpointed all of the snerifi,. , . i"8 SB Twrt.nnt. nart. Oral hart.pria nnito wifV. mivu wu PrtlClGS uriA 1 i to form a hard, crust-lik- e material called calculus wMm,cn 8allval to! clln2s the teeth. This substance collects mor irritate the gums. As the gums become inflamed' tfc v3enuallrl ueKitore- Q well-know- U . 1M. m Ka; 7 - ? 24-ye- ar Yes, the VA has 16 of these institutions. Any VA office A been outstanding. The Utah AFA fund drive warrants our support. will help your uncle file an application. I am the daughter of a Q d veteran who died of disability. Having completed high school, I would now like to apply for VA educational cede and leave pockets of educational or vocational goal. Will the VA provide this counseling without cost to me? A Yes. The VA will provide the assistance of a professional counselor to help you decide upon an educational or vocational goal. This counseling, at no cost to you, is required for an eligible child before approval of an initial course, after discontinuance of a program, or change of program. extract them. Home care and regular dental care are of nrimarv imnnrt. in preventing and controlling gum disease. Regular brushing after meals is most important in helping prevent calculus from forming on the teeth. Your family dentist may also recommend other type of home care. A more complex treatment is sometimes required if the disease has become severe. This involves surgical removal of diseased gait tissue and cleaning the teeth thoroughly. With removal of diseased tissue and other therapeutic measures, the remaining healthy gaa tissues become firm and stop receding. Good oral hyriene most k continued to maintain the gums in healthy condition. (AFPS) piuitcu iu yai, xruui me ui xwutiiuu, iavui oianon, KOHL, spaa) service-connecte- Drug Data infection which continue to destroy the I I gum tissue. As the disease progresses, the inflammatory process may affect! the underlying tissue and bone as well. Bone loss mnv or in. I at this point that the teeth become loose, and it is necessary to assistance. understand VA provides counseling, and I would appreciate such assistance to help me decide upon a suitable I Drugs other than narcotics can become addicting. Some people have acquired an addiction to sedatives and certain tranquilizers. Stimulants in very large doses are addictive. Whether the person is physically addicted or abuses drugs fgr nsvcholoeical reasons, he is dependent upon drugs. Drug dependence of any kind is a serious problem for the individual and society. Every drug is harmful when taken in excess. Some drugs can also be harmful if taken in dangerous combinations or by hypersensitive people in minute or ordinary amounts. (AFNS) (Re-- 1 Suppose You Suspect Your Child . . . Youngsters And The Drug Scene doctors. Drug abuse? Children don't abuse drugs . . . . . . they abuse themselves with drugs. And until parents understand why children take drugs, thi-r- will continue to be a drug problem, psychiatrists say. It will require an awareness by parents of the emotional needs of their children, along with some on recognizing the danger signs. When teen-agebegin using drugs regularly, there is usually a marked change in behavior. Think of them as "signal flags." A child might: Change his style of dress. When children start on drugs, they often acquire a new sense of identity which will be reflected in what they wear. Change his social pattern. This could mean suddenly dropping old friends in favor of a new crowd. It could also mean suddenly finding new forms of activities with his old friends. Change his personality. A child who hat been outgoing may withdraw; the loner may suddenly blossom. Call for help. It takes a willing ear to hear a child's plea for help. Children seldom speak directly, especially to their parents. They'll mask an appeal to protect themselves. The simplest form goes something like this: CHILD: "Hey, guess what? Cindy says she's smoking pot!" Translation: "I've started smoking, and I like it but I'm frightened because I don't know why I like' it. Help me!' The parent who doesn't really comprehend will say: "Stay away from Cindy. You can't see her anye self-educati- rs more!" . . . ... then wonder why the child turns resentful Another way children seek to attract the attention of their parents is to antagonize. Recently, a Birmingham girl, who felt unloved, told her parents she was going to visit a rirl friend. She gave her parent the friend's name address and telephone number and made a point of saying she'd be home by 6 p.m. She went to the friend's house and waited bv th It!?? UU desperately hoping her pa r- - J"""'", They w.iud until she came home - then scolded J,1! lhj ifpt of hovn situation that often pushes children nxrimenting with drugs, according to What are the chance that your child has experimented with illegal drugs? By the time he graduates from high school, the chances are about one in five that he's smoked marijuana at least once. Of ths teen-agewho have tried marijuana, 75 per cent will quit after the first or second cigaret. If your child has gone beyond this point smoking regularly or "moving up" to other drugs there are rs physical signs to look for: Marijuana will leave a distinctive odor almost like sage on a person's clothing for several hours. Marijuana smokers experience an unusual appetite for sweets and starches. Users call this a "food freak." Tranquilizers, obviously, will make a person sleepy and lethargic. Opiates like heroin and morphine will cause eye pupils to contract Drugs containing atropine (a heart stimulant) weeds in their children's possession, there's now t way to determine exactly what they are at no ri't to the parents or their children. Two months ago, Detroit police bepan an "Analysis Anonymous" program. A parent who finds a suspicious drug can take it to the precinct station. There, he will get an identification Nobody asks for his name or any number. other inform tion. Three days later, he can call the police narcotics bureau, and give his identification number. A chemist will tell him whether or not the substance i . illegal or dangerous drug. What the parent does with the information is W own business. , But what's a parent to do when he's convinced his child is using drugs? ,. Some parents from sheer anger call the pwf This action can break the final link between parent and child. m Other parents launch into a tirade sbout ra the danger of drugs. They're horrifiedthatbyalcohol m "drug." They don't stop to think .. aspirin are drugs, too. w Most children know more about drujrs than on parents, and scare tactics based erally will be ignored. Remember that children who use drM5 .JVs same way that perimenting In much that alcohol when tney with parents experimented a If a child is beyond the experimentation Ufe, usually means that he is seekinga omeln,,.kDki himself; that drugs have opened gate; thai a problem. n Find out what the problem is. Jut listen, half-trut- teen-ager- s. The're isn't a teen-agalive who """VJJJ enced feelings of emptiness, loneliness, confuse worthlessness. ntkrsHe is filled with profound philosophical que Many of which have no answer. can But that doesn't mean a parent m behavior Drug-takin- g is an "acting-ou- t disrespect for property, accident pronenes er - may cause the pupils to dilate. A berms wearing sunglasses indoors. user frequently 0fvlhe Utf8t dn fd v . prescriptiortllnd KpUflh4,lel1Without from youngsters have learned to extract atro- - l" mJSV'El, tTn ntU"' trio- - Af,r! rl 8cnse V of ?n5rerM n,tma''e disembodi--ba- d " God! A and displays panic A T. shows itself in a 2" ""PneUmine. toU1 ,OM fb7mVbr.Upctmt,r' TJ. S.me dru PPemalia-ciga- ret papers, hypodermic syringes and needier a W?nokta, c&er?1 Kl fo?lZ ?kriuJin Bupkkus distinctive odor. looking pin or 'ff ,miTmc7ns the child already has a problem for him. rm: fVna'rt rs9 Too often, the parent will ing me!" The child's sens of gu'lt, of rejection, can be unendurable. tf u Youngsters want their parents to wj ' hear them out before pronouncing JUJ' inp, w But if a child becomes truly "hooked the problem is usually beyond the parents ' handle it alone. fr7 a t.mr o7ixA Counseling is needed. It could be school adviser, a minister or psycnia in necessarily a psychologist or wants " Very often, the child just . understanding adult he can Ulkto. . Detroit The (Reprinted courtesy I"' |