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Show Editorial Page Feature Trie only daily Are Young Folks Marrying too oon? newspaper devoted to the progress and advancement of Central Utah and its people. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1957 Why You Should Vote Tuesday Primary elections are important. Don't let anyone tell you they're not. . Provo has one coming up Tuesday. It can be very, very important. Primary elections determine which of the candidates for office get on the final ballot. Sometimes the better candidates don't make the grade because too many people slept at the switch and didn't take the time to vote. A ballot containing the names of 12 citizens seeking election to the city council will confront Provo voters Tuesday. The voters' job is to narrow the field to half that number for the municipal election Nov. 5. However, you vote for only three candidates in the primary United Nations Week Utah County citizens will appropriately mark the 12th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations at a patriotic banquet and program Wednesday night. The speaker will be a former American delegate to the World Conference of United Nations Association at Geneva, Switzerland, Dr. Obert C. Tanner of the University of Utah faculty. He will speak on the subject, "The United Nations After Twelve Years." The public is invited and can make reservations with the Chamber of Commerce or any member of the local UN committee. The banquet is timed to take place during United Nations Week, proclaimed by Gov. George D. Clyde. UN Week marks 12 years since the United Nations came into being . . in the common interest." In those 12 years, the UN has accomplished untold good. It may yet prove an organization of destiny in preserving peace- and understanding among the family of nations. The common purposes of the UN charter are to keep the peace, to develop friendly relations,, to work together to solve international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character, to promote respect for human rights, and to be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations. The United Nations cannot do - these things alone, but it stands for the united efforts of the nations and the people of those nations, the support of all people, "in the common interest." not six. The six who receive the greatest number of votes will go on the ballot for the final election. Then on Nov. 5, the voters will select three of the six to take their places on the Provo City Council after Jan. 1, as councilmen-at4arg- e. Four other councilmen istengel hadn't loaned Billy Martin to the Kansas City farm club, and if Casey hadn't played Tony Kubeck at third base in the last game. Whenever we lose, bring on the alibis! Never let it be said that anybody else is as good as we are! We're bigger, better and smarter than anyone else, and if they beat us at anything it's an accident. Mr. Robertson Investigations as to why we didn't eet our moon going first are breaking out all over the place. Each one will come up with a different answer, but none will find the obvious one that the Russians are just as scientifically advanced as we are. We may learn one thing, however. It has been our belief that three people working independently of each other and in competition, can produce an article quicker than the same three people working together. That, they tell us, is the glory of our Capitalistic system. The Russians have demonstrated that cooperation is more effective than competition, and infinitely more economic. If our rival branches of scientific research can be made to reveal information instead of concealing it from each other some progress will have been madt. Evidently, the American press panicked pretty badly when the Russians displayed their new moon. II it hadn't always been so smug about American superiority there would" have been no reason for panic. Now that the first shock is over the papers, instead of facing reality, are again telling the public to relax, that we will keep ahead of the Russians in the arms race, and so have nothing to fear. It'i a fool's race at best. If we keep co devising better ways to destroy peo-- say a minor has reached mature growth of reason and may cast a citizen's vote in the nation's government. 'Adolescent says behavior," one. Many Utah couples are immature at least in years. Seven girls became brides at the age of 15 in Utah County, during the past six months. Two additional girl's were (mar- rying for the second time at 19 and one teenage divorcee was marrying again at 18. The greater financial responsibility of men as family and advisability of their education and becoming established in vocations prior to marriage is recognized by Utah law which sets minimum marriage age for males at 21 years. As with minimum age of 18 for women, it may be waived with parental consent; except that even with family approval, no boy under 16 and no girl under 14 may marry in Utah. During the past six months, six Utah County boys became Of 510 marriage licenses issued in the past six months, 273 or more than half were for brides under 21. Were these girls ready the responsibilities of wifehood? Were they skilled in cooking, sewing, homemaking; ready to count budgets and babies a privilege? Or did they look back wage-earne- rs fr regretfully on basketball dates banter and moonlight Rock Can-yonin- g? Many were ready for mar- riage. Too many were not. By MRS. MURIEL pie some day somebody is going to stub their toe, and boom goes the world. We had best devote some of our boasted brains to trying to get people to live peaceably with each other. Seems as if President Eisenhower has added insult to injury to that great state of Arkansas which proudly boasts, I understand, that it is "the snuff chicken raisin'est, God fearin'-e- st state in the Union." Not content with sending the U. S. Army down to Little Rock to keep nine little Negro kids from acts of violence against a white mob of a thousand, Eisenhower expresses his contempt for white supremacy by having breakfast with a black dip-pin'e- st, man. When the president of the Yewnited States kain't be as good an American as a po little waitress up in Delaware, who refused to serve a nigger a glass of orange juice, even if he was a big-shfrom that new African republic, then it's time for Arkansas to secede from the Union, and build a statue to Governor Faubus taller than the one to Jeff Davis. Events in the South and West may be building up to provide a political horn for those of us who can't a wallow Byrd and Douglas, or Jenner and Javits in the same party. If it happens we'll owe a debt of gratitude to Faubus in the South and Knowland in the West for tearing the party bed covers right down the middle. The spectacle of a liberal and conservative wing in each party has been as ridiculous as a chicken with a wing on one side and a horn on the other. It could neither fight nor fly. Knowland is campaigning on a straight anti-labplatform in California. If he wins there he will extend his campaign to the nation, and if successful in gainand for the good of the ing control country it is to be hoped he will then the liberal elements in the Republican party must Join the liberal Democrats, and the Southern reactionary Democrats may or may not join up with the Conservative Knowland Republicans. Vnder such an alignment the country wouldn't vote for a conservative and get a liberal as it did with Eisenhower. And if a liberal should be elected he wouldn't be handicapped by a reactionary South ot or calling itself Democratic Bullheaded Bill Knowland may be calling the shots etvaJeh. LAWRENCE When I was a child, I had a friend named Ina whose father's ill health made it hard lor him to keep a job. The struggle to make ends meet had turned her mother into a very anxious women. One day, invited to supper, I arrived to find Ina and her mother in tears. Her father had lost another job. But Ina's mother shook her head when I offered to go home. "No," she said nervous-- ? ly, "we've got to behave as though nothing bad had happened. Remember, not a word of what I've told you to Father. It would only make things much, much worse." I felt such sympathy I nearly cried myself. But at supper when there came a little kill in the conversation, I said to Ina's father, "Oh, Mr. Miller, I'm so sorry you lost your i fe f polls. 13-ho- ur One-thir- Bad Words Become Tyrants If We Keep Harping on Them ... In a light vote it is quite possible for any group with an ax to grind to unite, get out their own vote, and get their candidate elected. But in a heavy vote, there can be no doubt that the true wish of the people was carried out in the verdict at the polls. In Provo's election Tuesday, 12 men and women have offered their services. Weigh the qualifications of these men and women according to your own judgment as to what qualities a councilman should possess, then vote your convictions. If the vote is heavy, and if you, yourself, cast your ballot, then you'll have little reason to complain the day after election. Remember, the polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. You have a period to get to the polls. And if you're going to be away from Provo Tuesday, you can oast your ballot Monday, at the city recorder's office, by absentee ballot. husbands at 16, having obtained parental waiver. Seven more boys were wed at 17 years; 33 youths at 18 years; 67 young men at 19 years, and d of mar37 at age 20. in issued the licenses past riage half year were to bridegrooms under 21. Another 55 men had barely reached legal minimum. Were these youthful husbands ready to support wives and children; to assume stature aa heads of families? Some were. Many were not. One youth was divorced and remarried at age 19. The Mature Parent 'Home, James1 x American Superiority Suffers Blow got around to launching it into space. Sure. Sure. And the Yankees would have won the World Series if Casey rades or hear of irresponsible acts. are holdovers and have two more years to serve. The council ki exceedingly important. It is this body which sets the policies and makes the laws under which Provo functions. The city manager simply carries out those JLaws and policies as the administrative head. He doesn't make them. It is obvious that it is to the people's advantage to elect capable, tvise, energetic, straight-thinkin- g councilmen. The future course of the. city rests on their wise decisions. And Provo, being in the midst of a rapid growth, needs the best possible guidance. Thus, the importance of Tuesday's primary is apparent. Maybe you think there are some fine candidates in the field. But the situation, as you see it, could change mighty fast from bright to dark if your candidates don't survive the primary. The dangerous thing in a primary is that too many people figure, "I'll let this one pass, and vote in the final election." Folks who think their favorite candidates will win in a walk are usually the ones who stay home on election and then realize suddenly, day when the outcome is announced, that they should have gone to the The Chopping Block By FRANK C. ROBERTSON So now it appears that we could easily have beaten the Russians to the launching of a world satellite if we had cared to. We had ours all wrapped and stored awayjin the barn, but we just hadn't Twenty-fou- r girls were only 16 when they assumed the duties 45 of wife and homemaker; 93 were and were 17; just girls barely 18, legal minimum age. Another 112 girls, in the past six months, were married before reaching 21, the age at which we Editor's Note: Eighth article in series on Utah's new marriage counseling service. By JOAN GEYER Are kids marrying too young these days? as Judges sometimes think so, tito childish bitter listen they JP- Job again." Then, of course, I wanted the earth to open and swallow me. I was not being defiant. I was Just being so scared of saying the forbidden thing that I went ahead and said it. I recall this experience for a mother who writes, "My mother-in-lais intensely critical of our from children, neither can we af-- - w Mr. B. of Akron, Ohio, has a pension of $175 a month. He and his wife are getting by, living carefully. But in West Germany, where they have relatives, they would be able to live well on much less than $175. The B's visited their brothers and sisters in Germany last year. They both liked the country and the people. Mrs. B. wants to live there permanently, as their relatives urge them to do. They could rent a "nice" apartment, Mr. B. says, and live comfortably on about $100 a month. Should they do it? Mr. B. is 75. He has been in the United States for 52 years and his wife has been here for 35 years. "We are set in the American way of life," says Mr. B., "and we like it very much. I think changing to a new life at my age might prove quite a problem. But living gets more expensive here and the pension does not in- crease." The B's and other retired people who consider moving to foreign shores where living costs are kinder to a fixed income should consider these four points: 1. Your chances of coming back, at age 75, are slight. This move, if you make it, will take you to the place where you will end your days. 2. You may like the life you have right here better than you realize. It's familiar and it's safe and it is filled with, many ties whether or not you have members of your family nearby. 3. You may be more patriotic than you think. You might spend the rest of your life trying to ' explain to the people in your chosen country just how good things were back in the United State. (Many older people' have had this experience, but have been too proud or too committed, to turn back.) 4. You must provide fori your husband or your wife. Could he or she live happily in th4 new home, should you die first?) Mr. B., who apparently has his doubts, would be wiser to stay at home. Q "I will retire this January. My wife, and I will get $162 a month from Social Security. We own our home, and think it would bring $15,000. We also have $8,500 in savings. Can we afford to retire somewhere in the South R. where there's sunshine? A You have earned your sunshine. If you sell the house and put this money plus your savings into a conservative investment paying 4 per cent interest, your money will add $940 annually, or about $78 a month, to your income. This will give you $237 a month. Many couples are living happily, though not luxuriously, in Florida and Ariaona on less "-j- -C than this, (AH rights reserved, NEA Service, ho.) Qs and As Q What is the present status of Malaya? . A Malaya became an inde- pendent nation in the British Commonwealth in August, 1037. Some people say that today we are living in - as she can make it. A sense of achievement from turning a dull room into a room to be proud of all through the use of a paint brush, sewing machine and plenty of imagination. A happy pride when she takes a beautiful cake from the oven or has the cookie jar filled before the kids get home from school.1 An awareness of the value of being needed when she helps a child with his homework or answers his wondering questions about the world around him. A feeling of courage and she is faced when with strength a sudden emergency and knows she will be able to handle it. "plastic world." J- ' ' a Almost anything we us can be made of plastic! It ranges from false teeth to, pipe fittings to luggage, plastic can be made in any shape, any color, any size. It can be made to resist heat or cold or water. It can be stiff or flexible. - The word plastic means "capa--ble of being molded or modeled." To understand where plastics come from, we must understand a little bit about chemistry. In chemistry, we deal with elements. Elements are found in plants and animals. They include carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and so on. The starting point of a plastio is the molecule. A molecule is the smallest division of an element' that still acts like the whole material from which it comes. What the chemist does is to take these molecules and form them into a chain. A long chain of molecules does something quite strange. It acts differently than a single molcule. In fact, a long chain of molecules forms a completely new material! When we link molecules into chains we call the process polymerization. Suppose we combine two chains of different types of molecules? Then we get a different material than from long chains of the same type alone. The chemist combines these long chains of molecules, using heat and other processes, until he has a substance called a polymer. Now he has to take this bard piece of polymer and make it suitable for molding. So he grinds it into a fine powder, and sadds colors and chemicals in or-jjer to get the kind of plastic he wants. Certain chemicals will make it flexible, others will make It stiff, others make it strong, or resistant to heat, and so on. No woman is a happy home-mak- er until she learns to get joy out of little things. A- feeling of well-bein- g from a house that is as shiningly clean LOOK AROUND Moments of sudden awareness that she has so very much for which to be thankful. The pride that comes from tackling a difficult job and putting it behind her, instead of x putting it off. The thrill of watching her children grow, learn and mature as she gently but firmly urges them to stand on their own feet. The moment of happiness that eomes from lighting a fire and marveling at what a welcoming warmth an open fire gives to a home. Women who think that home-makiis a thankless, endless routine of dull chores just haven't learned how to get pleasure out of little tilings. ng ; (All rights reserved, NBA Service, Inc.) Today's Medicine whitish or grayish scales. Sometimes they are quite oily but other tunes they may be almost dry. There are many theories, regarding the cause of dandruff. There is always a germ found, which is described as a bottle bacillus and is called . 'Pityrosporon ovale." Some, authorities consider it the cause whereas others claim it is a secondary invader. Many factors can play a role. EtaM Jooiude beroditp. genersi ex- ce perts ask us not to make big, shocked productions of reproving youngsters' offensive language. (All rights reserved, NEA Service, Inc.) Tt would be impossible in this short column to describe all the kinds of plastics that are being made today for thousands of uses. But one interesting development has taken place. Originally, made as substitutes plastics were for other- - materials such as leather, wood, glass. Today plastics are really considered nevf materials that are often better than anything we had before! FUN TTMB The Riddle Box 1. Why are a rooster's feather always smooth? 2. What part of London Is hi France? 3. What ,v has three feet and ean't walk? 4. What does a hen do when it stands on one leg? 5. Where is the hardest place to pick a lock? Answers Maifjo am dn V gjjn 'f uo "OflB 1 pj Jawai eqj, 'Z qmom Z v peaqpreq uAvmiv duj esnttoeg; 'I City Court Compiles Traffic Cases Provo City traffic action has included: Forfeitures: Fred C. Kesler, running a red light and speeding; $30. Wilford J. Combs, speeding, $20. John Walker Laeman, improper turn; $5. Robert William Petty, failure to keep oar under control; $15. Paul C. Swainston, faulty muffler; $5. Adolph F. Henrik-sestop sign; J$15. running Jerold Ik Boye$ger, speeding J pleaded guilty, fined $25. Thorn as B. Phillips, speeding; pleaded guilty; fined $19. Mona Brynar Timpson, running a red light: pleaded guilty, fined $15. Mir am Joyce Walker, no driver's license and speeding; pleaded guilty, fined $30. Ronald J. Phillips, speeding) :., pleaded guilty, fined $20. La Von Allen Vernon, running a red light; dismissed on motion of the city attorney, Michael R. Morre, running a red light; pleaded guilty, fined $15. Willard Robert' Skousen, speeding; guilty, fined $15. Harvey Kay Smith, driving on wrong side of the road; pleaded guilty, fined n, There Are Many Theories Regarding the Cause of Dandruff By JOSEPH J. ELLER, M. D. President of the Section of Dermatology of the Pan American Medical Association, New York City Dandruff is one of the most frequent disorders of the scalp. It is also one of the most annoying. It is a scurf that forms on the scalp and comes off in small, child-guidan- What Is Plastic? Homemaker's Joy Is in Host of Little Things European Retirement Nice But It Also Involves Risk ss offen-sivene- Which is why v Tell Me Why Ruth Millett Happy Times saying Drop Dead.' Though Iv repeatedly asked her to watch her tongue when her grandmother's here, she defies me. She seems to go out of her way to use the phrase more often when her grandmother's around . . ." The more anxious we are when we forbid objectionable expressions to children, the more apt they are to go on using them. Like Ina's mother, we can make such a point of the words' that the child takes on our fear of them. Then the words may become tyrants, taking over control of his tongue. Though we can't afford to condone objectionable expressions from children, neither can ke afford fear of them. For the intense feeling behind our anxious reproof make the offensive words so impressive that the child can't get them out of his head. Then, like myself or this youngster around her critical grandma, when he finds himself in a strained situation, the forbidden words may rush from ftls head to his tongue. disturbances of the duct less glands, dietary and bolie factors, psychogenic causes, infection, fatigue and gastrointestinal upsets. Members of some families have a tendency toward ex- cessive oiliness of the skin and excessive sweating. Such persons afe prone to develop dandruff of the oil seoorrcea scaip and of the skin. ine frequent appear ince oc dandruff at or during puberty and its prevalence during adol scence inflt lences. hormonal suggests Some foods particularly oyer-in- dulgence in carbohydrates, sugary foods and fats seem to agi jravate this condition. The dandruff condition may be diffused throughout the scalp or be Ja tbt tern cf md make-u- p, so-call-ed ered 'with yellowish, gray or brownish scales. Occasionally, such patches may be oozing or crusted. Sometimes we see persons with moderate or severe itching, general discomfort and loss of hair. Then there are those who also have scaly red patches on their ears which may become acutely inflamed. This rash may also spread down the sides of the neck, onto the face and even on occasion over the body. Persons suffering from dandruff should be'well aware of their general physical state. Any signs of anemia should be corrected. Outdoor exercise, enough sleep and a sensible diet should be follow ed. It is best to avoid an over indulgence of starches, sugars. toofaoMtf fiti, greaeea mad j . beverages. Medications containing bromides or iodides and iodized salt should also be avoided. The ordinary, mild case of dandruff will disappear by the overnight application, once weekly the night before a shampoo, of a five per cent sulphur or a five per cent amrnoniated mercury 'ointment. Mornings one may apply a lotion on the scalp which includes such Ingredients as: monoacetate, pilocarpin, "I salicylic acid and glycerin in 70 per cent alcohol. If the dandruff is of the dry type, a little castor oil and or olive oil can be added. The scalp should be shampooed iOnce weekly with any mild soap . ', re-eor- cin that makes a good lather. It Important that the soap be ifcmd out. . St hor-ueh- ly j pleaded $15. Loren J. WaUendorf, j speed- guilty, fined $21. ing; pleaded -speeding; Wayne" P. Wilson, $20. v Dar-lepleaded guilty, fined ,fallUAs Laura Marsh, needed glasses; plfaded en to-wea- cuiit?, caed na., - r |