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Show Editorial Page Feature r n - talk e HW f'ye only daily newspaper devoted to the progress jud advancement of U Central Utah and its people. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1957 Kremlin Fears U. S. Plotting War The truth, so far as our experts can determine it, is that Syria has been engaged in an arms build-u- p larger than would be reasonably necessary for its own defense. From the Soviet orbit has come a stream of military supplies and technicians.. Mindful of our When the Kremlin or any of its screams that the United States is plotting war, that's the time to watch out. It usually means they are up to something themselves and . are inverting the truth as a cover-upAt the moment Russia and Syria, almost but not quite within the Soviet fold, are trying to persuade the world that we want to destroy Syria. Foreign Minister Gromyko of Russia took two hours fellow-travele- rs self-assum- Dress WASHINGTON (NEA) fit to kill, if you must, but stay out of drafts. Thifs the confidential advice of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on how to get maximum stretch from the shrunken dollar. With the cost of living at a record high, Labor's Consumer Price, Index shows the average price for clothing has increased the least, while medical, care has zoomed highest. Clothing prices are' only 6.6 per cent above average of all prices between the 1947-4- 9 base period. But average medical expenses U w U have jumped to almost cent above the base. 38 The United States Weather e reau prides itself on its U I UUD I ity instead of raising prices when production costs of dresses start to rise. The best bargain a woman can find- - these days is nylon hose. They are about 30 per cent below the 1947-4- 9 base. Rayon and nylon slips are next at about 20 per cent below the base. Men can find 'the lowest price tags on pajamas at about t per cent below the base and woven shirts which are about 4 per cent per The main reason why the price of clothing has been held down is the stiff competition in the garment business, it was pointed out. A price expert reports that about 30,000 companies make apparel for mom, dad and the youngsters. With this many firms In the business, prices tend to -- stay low. Women can find the best buys because more synthetic materials and less wool are used in their dresses and suits. Also .manufacturers usually cut down on qual below. Between apparel and medical on the index are food, up lfi.2 per cent; housing, up 25.5; care Bu- forecasts. There are the five-da- y predictions, the monthly forecasts, and so on. But the bureau at Grand Rapids, Mich., got a request the other day that strained the agency's capacities. small boy telephoned to ask what the weather will be like this Christmas. That stopped the Grand Rapids forecasters. But the New (Mass.) Standard-Times- , taking note, came up with a prediction that should suit the lad Bedford perfectly. Forecast the Standard-Time- s non-Commun- : "Sunny (dispositions) and warm (hearts) in the morning, with intermittent precipitation (tears of joy) and claps of thunder (laughter). Drifting clouds (for deliriously happy children to walk on) ..will patch the sky in the afternoon. evening will be calm (even little boys get tired) and clear (clear memories, that is, of the most wonderful day of the year.)" Like that newspaper, we dare the Grand Rapids weather folk to say, on this date, that it won't e be so. do-good- do-good- ers LET S KEEP MA&SASOIT A few years ago I engaged in a unie friendly controversy with Dr. Carlton Cuimsee of Utah State University over the propriety of keeping noble old Massasoit in the rotunda of the State Capitol. As I recall, Dr. Culmsee wanted to send the noble redman back to Massachusetts from whence he came; he being xhe chief of the Wampanoags on .the border of Cape Cod Bay, and replace 'him w;th a statue of some equally great na'ive Indian such as Chief Washakie. S:nce I was sure that one Indian looks p ?uy much like another, pictures be-i- n ; what they were in those days, I c uerrled that in the interest of economy t e name plate alone could be c a;r od. and we would soon get used rent, up 35; personal care, up transportation, up 35.3; reading, and recreation, up 11 S and other goods and services up 24 6. Rising costs of labor and farm equipment have caused the boost in prices of cereals, dairy and bakiery products, fruits, vegetables and meats. Increases in the prices of fuel, services, furniture and rugs influenced the cost of housing and rents. Tires, gasoline, transit and railroad fares played a big part in raising transportation costs whire increases in the price of news The being Washakie, or Black Hawk, or whoever we wanted him to be. But I'm sure thatneither of us ever thought that noble figure would be relegated to the scrap heap to be replaced impart. WRITERS' ROUNDUP We have just returned from the. annual Writers' Roundup at Ogden where, as usual, I had a good time. We had celebrities galore: John Prescott, Gordon Dewey, Helen Hinckley Jones, Louis L'Amour and his movie actress wife, Kathy Adams, the last two giving us a touch of Hollywood glamor we don't often get out here. In addition. Western novelist Charles H. Snow, and his housekeeper, Mrs. Ruth Deter, both dear friends of ours, were there as our personal guests, and have spent most of the week with us. Theron Luke and I bunked together, with my wife and Mrs. Deter in the next room to keep an eye on us, but we did hold open house each night until the wee hours and in a way that was the best part of the Roundup, but it is a base canard that the cornstalk Mr. Luke sat under so majestically came from the Robertson farm. He found it under a lamp post on Washington Avenue. The fact that Shirley Seegmiller drove my automobile wherever we went does not imply that I couldn't drive it. Shirley has performed that service for me at the Roundups for a number of years. The explanation being that she is a better driver than I am. In answer to those positive thinkers who hold that I have never done any good for my community I can claim that I helped to organize the League of Utah Writers, and have contributed in a small way toward making the Writers' Roundup the annual success that it is. I encourage President Ed Tuttle and his associates to work hard, and they do. They Say - Suddenly I had an urge to kill. Clyde Walker, 14, charged with fatal stabbing of schoolmate's father in Chicago. Qs and As What American Olympic performer did the King of Sweden call the "greatest athlete in the world?" ' ' A The late Jim Thorpe, after the great Indian athlete had won both the pentathlon and decathlon in the 1912 Olympic Games at Stockholm. Later, Thorpe was charged with being a professional and his Olympic medals were takerifrom him and his records stricken from the books. Q England is problem. We direct today's offering to American cats. We two own Siamese cats I expect Siam ese cats being Asian will be ly susceptible to Asian flu. At one high- time we had only one mother cat. But these things grow. By and by we had one cat and four kittens. It was my idea to peddle these high class cats. But after starting at $15 and cutting gradually to 1.98, we came to the conclusion we might have to PAY to unload them. We did ship off three females. The lone male, rai&ed in a family of adoring ladies, turned out be be a terrible lout. He had the hang-jawe- d personality of an Ozark guitar player and an aversion to work. As a matter of fact, I think this cat is not quite bright. As is the way with women, the mother cat and my daughter adore this sullen slacker. They cannot stand to give him away. Not even ...' By MRS. MURIEL LAWRENCE Out on the back yard lawn, Mrs. Mills had left some of her baby son's washing to bleach in the sun. Suddenly from the driveway was cleaning vhere his noted he his car, daughter's attraction to the Actually, he spread laundry. knew what was coming even before he saw Nancy grab one of her brother's damp, soft, wool bootees and begin to tear at it. "Put that down !" he called sharply. Then, striding over to where his frightened little girl stood clutching, the crumpled sock, he said, "Put that back where Mommy had it. You want to help Mommy keep Bobby's clothes clean and pretty. You don't want to hurt them. You want to be a good big sister to Bobby and love him very much." Mr. Mills three-year-o- ld these declarations of Nancy's virtues, her father rejected her jealousy with a finality that suggested he'd never felt anything so nasty himself In his By who felt himself unfairly used in favor of an older one, we may feel suddent, violent anger when Nancy affronts the baby. Like him, we'll sternly demand better sisterly affection for her brother in the fond belief that we are standing up for family solidarity. Only too often, the unflattering truth is, that we're using Nancy to explode resentments we didn't dare to explode to her aunts and uncles when we were children. Our indignation with her jealousy is still unresolved jealousy within ourselves. Parents who know themselves don't require children to overcome jealousy. Struggling themselves with its complexities, they don't expect little boys and girls to conquer what they have not outgrown. (All rights reserved, NEA Service, Inc.) Barbs life. Well, he has felt it and still does. The truth is, Mr. Mills is extremely jealous of his older sister. Not a month ago, he was deeply angered by the discovery that his parents had given her their Wedgwood tea service. It usually works like this. If we have not worked out our own jealousy of brothers and sisters, we're apt to be particularly anxi-C4- 3 for fraternal devotion among our own children. Those of us who have been older children will be especially sensitive to any slight put upon our own older child. If, like Mr. Mills, we've been a younger child " Ruth Millett Here's Case Where Honesty Not Best Policy Jealousy in Children n, from around waiting to be hit by Asian flu, the flu bypassed the people. It attacked English cats. All over England, cats are sneer ing and complaining and taking hot toddy. English mice, I imagine, are having a ball. a This puts new complexion on the Asian flu know where Jo place-thblame. And the United States could fairly expect wide support if it moved to bring full assistance short of its own armies to the Middle Eastern lands eager to preserve their independence. by a statue of a white man whose chief claim to fame was his ability to make money. That great Utah artist, Cyrus E. Dal-licreated Massasoit, and truly he was a dominating figure. No matter how much we have come to worship money I don't believe any business man can ever give our capitol building the sense of serene dignity which Massasoit, as sculptured by Mr. Dallin, was able to news grave. While all English people sat e So W II U II UI U print and motion picture fa ret pushed up reading and recreation percentages. Economists call this the vicious price circle. A rise in the price of basic Items in the nation's economy will invariably shoot up the price of everything else. The reasons for the high cost of medical care are complex, A Labor the experts claim. Statistics expert explains, for example, that more people can afford to go to the hospital now than ever before. This is causing a greater demand for hospital rooms. Catnip Tea p, Frank C. Robertson's Chopping Block spite of their expressed wish to become martyrs in the world of dental cavities. Not to prevent this professional suicide would be the same as f SaK,-a child small watching fall intn thp water and not lift a hand to ht1rirv" JL. ilicse men liars. spent years of training, and thousands of dol lars learning their profession, and my old frame is wracked with sobs when I think of their starving wives and children if they in throwing it persist all- - away, just to stop all tooth trouble by adding a few drops of Mr. Robertson harmless poison to everybody's drinking uater. This is asking a personal and financial sacrifice on the part of the dentists quite above and beyond the call of duty. Ast It is all really quite unnecessary. suming that the stuff will do any good, tli ere are various ways by which people who want it can get it. and those who don't want to get Bright's Disease r otner ailments that fluoride might cause will have freedom to go without it. According; to SCIENCE NEWS LETTER there are several compounds now available which will serve just as well by adding it to the drinking water. One is a salt which can be used on the family table as simply as iodine. Or you can turn on your TV and a huckster will tell you that all the fluoride anyone needs is now available in a new tooth paste. to Leave us not allow the of work! out all dentists these Spare put them a few cavities to fill. And spare the rest of us from having the law hold our noses while the pour fluoridated water down our throats. UX I Postcard Column ist Today's Featured Column rally 'round to keep our dentists from putting themselves out of business, in I Stan Delaplane's The Mature Parent I still believe that everyone should U 24.2; The Muted Horn There is a certain risk in this since it may tend to exaggerate the actual arms .contribution we are making. But evidently our government believes that the possible gains are worth the risk. First, we have again given Russia and Syria firm notice that the Eisenhower Doctrine is not just a thing of words. With Britain out, we are the only bulwark of freedom in the Middle East. We are acting the part. Our action serves, too, to increase alertness in the region itself toward the rising danger posed by Syria. For what happened in that country in the way of internal subversion is a peril that cannot be prevented by outside forces. The Arab govexisting ernments must have the will and means to block communism within their own national borders. The heavy propaganda issuing from Damascus and the Kremlin seems unlikely to persuade any but the most gullible If any aggressive action follows the Syrian the world will military build-u- long-rang- Ma.-saso-it V of arms to Arab Jordan. Weather Prediction to II threat we chose the dramatic course of an airlift with us. Th Lan" on. To answer the Turkey and Israel into, the plot A VV ed obligations under the Eisenhower Doctrine to try to protect the Middle East against the inroads of Russian communism, we could not sit idly by while this build-u- p went in London in his effort to sell that bill. For good measure he tossed U By HAL COCHRAN You'll find that things are always much more trying when you're not. Half a peanut is said to supply nought energy for half an hour of mental work. Umpires should know. hear there is a big grape this crop year and the growers can squeeze out a little more profit. We Some folks already are saving money to go broke with during next summer's vacation. to friends. "Because nobody will understand him. Daddy." I had not thought of giving him away to friends. But I have some enemies. Memo to men: There are times when it doesn't pay to tell a woman the truth even if she asks for it. Never tell a woman the truth When she asks you to .guess her age. If she is under 18, she'll want you to think she is older than she is. If she is over 18, she'll want you to subtract a few years. When she says coyly, "A penny if your for your thoughts" The include her., don't thoughts reason why a woman asks a man what he is thinking about, is to be reassured that he is thinking about her. When she asks you how you like the way she has rearranged the living room, or how you like the new dish she has concocted for your dinner. You'li be an unappredative brute if you don't admit she hM made a big improvement in the room and that the dish is delicto. When she asks you if you think her new dress doesn't look a lot more expensive than it is. You may be shocked to think it cost as much as it did, but better not aay so. When she asks you if you think a terribly attractive woman is "ter- ribly attractive." "I'guess she's right if you like the type" is the safest answer for that question. When she says, "Wasn't it wonderful?" about a movie she cried through. U you don't agree with her, she will wonder how you could be such an unfeeling clod. Honesty is the best policy. But getting along with a woman a man has to know whe to hedge a little. aH Weil, back to the flu .A cat coming down with the flu will notice a fever. Sneezing and aching may accompany the first symptoms. A cat noticing such things should take to its cat bed immediately. It should take two aspirns every two hours and keep a box of By EDWIN P. JORDAN, M.D. . Written Jor NEA Service Since something like four million babies are born in the United States alone 'each' year,' today's first question is of considerable interest to large numbers of women. Q What is the average weight gain at pregnancy? I have gained fc) pounds' in the' first six months. Mrs. W. H. A It is common practice for physicians to' set a limit to the weight which their p a ti e n t s should gain during pregnancy. Limited weight gain adds to the patient's comfort and improves her appearance. It makes return to "normal weight" easier after the child is born. It also is said to lessen the chances of complications for both mother and child. The usual limit of 0 weight gain is set between man physipounds. However, cians arrive at the desirable weight by adding 0 pounds to the ideal weight for the patient's age and height. Q I am 35 and have had a Complete removal of : my organs, including the ovaries. I aM many hot flashes and wonder if these will subside in time. Mrs. E. 18-2- A When it is necessary to. re- move the ovaries in this type of operation at the age of 35 a surgical or prematuremenopause is produced. This will bring about the same symptoms as are likely to occur normally 10 years or so later. 18-2- Such symptoms 0 a3 those mentioned can often be considerably relieved by giving suitable quantities of endocrine preparations (hormones). They will almost certainly subside with time. Q I have been having trouble because my breasts are getting bigger and bigger. I seem to be able to lose weight everywhere else and would like. to know if there Is a safe way to reduce their size. Mr? P.1 . A I do not know of any method which I could recommend except the possibility in some instances of surgery. Q I have just been, informed that I have a bone disease called osteopetrosis. Can you tell me anything about this7 Mrs. I L. A This is a bone disorder of -- . say. "What I always say is the beet way to lick these things is jus forget It. Get up and move around. Most of this flu stuff is wha'd'ya-call-i- t, psychosomatic. It's ail im your mind." Cats should keep a pistol under (he pillow. They can plead temporary insanity later. If our cats come, down with the flu, I imagine the male will make the roost fussv about tt. He ii a con man at heart and, no doubt will use illness to grab more attention and a better cut of the liver. He will sack out in a wan and wistful way and let the ladies hustle up the groceries. He win make dying statements on the hour. He will b' lueath his catnip mouse and the spool under the couch. And will then turn Ms misery to the wall. While a few miserable tears steal down his mcerable face. This will keep the female up and doing. Making cheery but worried little remarks. Straightening the pillows and rearranging the shades. At the end of three days, the cat flu subsides. There may be a feeling of weakness for several daya following, according to the cat doc tors. This is an excellent time for a cat to get a lot of thin: done. A cat should stay in bed. Want everybody that he may have a i -lapse unless treat 1 with consider at ion. If the help seems to get a little alack, a cat should take his temperature. Do not let them see it. Just shake it down and shako ; head your eet The. gloor' should say: "I guess it's to be expected a this time of the day." That's the way I do k. How afcooi you, cats? Tell Me Why Why Do We Lose Baby Teeth? The' process whereby one set of teeth is replaced by another is common in the animal kingdom. There are creatures whose teeth fall out when they are used up and new ones take their place. But among higher animals the number of teeth and the number of times they are replaced is diminished. In man, teeth are replaced only once, the milk teeth being replaced by the permanent teeth. Sometimes there is a rare eaae of a third set of teeth appearing, but this Is a throwback in man's evolution. When a child is born he has no teeth. After six months the first teeth appear in the center of the lower Jaw, and in two years the child has a total of about 20 teeth. These are called the milk teeth. Bui underneath these milk teeth there is a second series .of teeth which begins to appear after the abe of six. This means that be--. tween the ages of six and twelve, all the milk teeth are replaced. In Toddy's Medicine Usual Weight Gain in Pregnancy Between Kleenex by th bedside. It should drink plenty of liquids. During this period, the cat will be visited by neighbor cats. The neighbor cats will be full of health and good advice. They will Pounds origin which is sometimes hereditary or runs in families. There is an increase in the of many bones because density their abnormal calcium content. The disease is sometimes imply known at "marble bones". Q How much can one smoke without danger of cancer of the lungs? E. F. B. A This is a W4.000 question I Some people .smoke heavily throughout a lifetime and never get lung cancer. However, recent I studies have shown thatthe frequency of lung cancer appears to increase in direct proportion with the number of cigarettes smoked. This relationship Is not so clear crt with pipes and cigars. Sometime a person who has never suoked at all gets lung cancer. jKkfctioe, three mare teeth oc eecfa aide of the back of me Jaw. These are known as th molars, so that an adult has 41 iotai of 33 permanent teeth. The frost teemaH simple teeth, but the beck ones have developed as fee result of the fusion of several simple teeth, which is why they have multiple roots. Ivery animal, whether it's a cow, est, or dog, has the kind of teeth and bite mat are most suitbale to Ms way of Mfe and the food it eats. Aa animal that eats leaves and tears them off plants, develops its front teeth for cutting purposes. An animal that chews a great deal has back teeth that are flat and g broad for grinding. A animal develops prominent canine teeth for holding its prey and sharp front teeth for cutting up the flesh and breaking bones. Man has a "collective" dentition, which means he has various types of teeth alongside each other. There are three characterises of human teeth: all four ty-e- s of teeth are present, they are equal in height, and they are arranged in regular order. Ths proves that "man is adapted to a mixed diet of plant and meat. meat-eatin- FUN TIME obscure The Quiz Bex 1. What fruit is a cross between a peach and a plum? 2. Of what metal are needles ;..' made? 3. What is the name, of a male duck? 4. ed? 5. What is a young pigeon call- hs How many squares checkerboard? a Answers 'sajtnbf Ml 1 'Qtahi V The evil man k never as evfl ' to himself as a good man. .;.!. ' t. Author John Steinbeck. . " i f t |