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Show (gteaaun Also in this section: D ArtsEntertainment lifestyl C5-- 7 OC1. By LEW FERGUSON Associated Press Writer ; TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Dr. Karl Menninger worries these days that people are so hostile toward each other and that "there is so much greed in the world." Pointing to a large jar of pennies on his desk, the psychiatrist says, "I keep them there to remind me of the unhealthiness of - people grabbing onto material things in life. When I think of people who have acquired great wealth, what can they do with it? What does it prove?" Menninger's interests run more toward fighting injustice, pollution hd other ills of society. "I've tried to make life easier for people. You liold a coat when you can and you tie a man's shoe when you can. ; "You try to do what you can." ; Jfis focus has been a crusade to hjake life better for socially home- less children. It manifests itself in ;The Villages, a program of residen-- ; ti&l care for children without par-- ; ents that he founded. The Villages observed its 20th anniversary July 22, Menninger's birthday. ;At 96, Dr. Karl is only slightly less active than he was two or - three decades ago. He spends his lays consulting, teaching, advocating social causes and receiving Jisitors to Menninger, the mental health center he founded with his '. ; : father and brother in 1925. He ens me. But I'm doing OK, I guess." remains chairman of the board. He's alternatingly angry and philHe still speaks out against socieover the advance of on osophical prison ty's "taking revenge" inmates by mistreating them, de- years. "I've had a good time all my life. nounces capital punishment as unworthy of a civilized society, pushes There's so much to do and I've for nursing home reform and often found so much interesting to do. lectures those who come calling And I've found a lot of friends to do because more isn't being done to it with." Dr. Karl derives pleasure from improve the lot of mankind. Wealth-drive- n physicians are a his weekly meetings with Menninger students and friends, and trips special worry. "Our medical profession and our society don't fit any to The Villages. He helped launch the series of more. I shouldn't say this, but doctors want too much money. My residential homes for children in father never made much money Topeka, Lawrence and several communities in Indiana after a local and he had a good life. "I want to see it changed back in judge complained that he had no that direction, where doctors care place to send young people without more about people." Menninger families. It was Menninger who got $25,000 in seed money from the medisees a government-mandate- d cal system evolving in the United Fraternal Order of Eagles after States if the system doesn't change. speaking to its convention, and The advance of years sometimes started what he calls his "homes makes him grumpy. But when he for homeless kids." talks about his infirmities, his de"Our goal," he said, "was to termination shows. He won't go families these kids had lost, replace down without a fight. cither by death, or abandonment, "I don't feel good, and that wor- or their parents just couldn't care ries me. I'm used to feeling good. for them. A modernized orphan's But I don't feel 96. I feel better home is what it was, although we than that," he said. "I'm as forgetnever called it that." ful as hell. I'm sometimes irritable. Menninger persuaded his friend, My hearing problem doesn't get philanthropist W. Clement Stone of any better. ... Chicago, to buy and donate 320 "I feel rusty and my damn knees acres on the northwest edge of won't hold me up, and that fright Topeka. T Dear Ann Landers: I've read so many letters in your column from women who go through hell to become pregnant that I feel it is only fair to present another view. It's no longer a "sin" not to want children. My husband and I don't. Our planet has become overpopulat-ed- , and crime-riddepolluted, drug-craz- y No matter where you look, there's a war someplace. It's time to print that terrific piece that appeared 15 years ago. Here's a copy. I read it whenever I want a B.J.R., Oak Park, 111. good laugh. Landers J n. - Dear B.J.R.: it is. With pleasure. Here Musings of a Good Father on a Bad Day There's nothing sadder than the childless couple. It breaks our heart to see them stretched oat, relaxing around swimming pools in Florida and California, suntanned and miserable on the decks of boats, trotting off to Europe like fools, with money to spend, time to enjoy themselves and nothing to worry about. Childless couples become so sel- fish and wrapped up in their own concerns that you feel sorry for them. They don't fight over the kid's discipline. They miss all the fun of doing without for the child's sake. It's a pathetic sight. Everyone should have children. No one should be allowed to escape the; wonderful experiences that come with each stage of development. The happy memories of those SYNDICATE - ear-splitti- well-round- - well-bein- warmth, comfort and compassion. The Holiday Quilt Show, which opens this weekend at little America Hotel in Salt Ike City, is likewise the epitome of commitment to caring, beginning in Utah County. Utah Valley Quilt Guild donated two wall hangings for the Salt show, including one titled "Houses on a Hill" and another titled "Ixg Cabin Flying Geese." Terry Young who designed two Ike previous quilts from the area contributing f3Mtfl I III X , .v.felMm , AP Laserphoto of the Menninger Mental Dr. Karl Menninger, Health Center in 1925, observed his 96th birthday in July. He still remains active, going to his office daily, consulting, teaching and receiving visitors. (HSUS). To keep LA. TIMES & CREATORS early years, saturated mattresses, waiting for sitters who don't show up, midnight asthma attacks, rushing to the emergency room to get the kid's head stitched up. Then comes the payoff, when the child grows from a little acorn into a real nut. What can equal the warm smile of a small lad with the sun glittering on $2,500 worth of ruined by peanut brittle. braces Or the shrieking of 20 hysterical savages running amok at a birthday party? How sad not to have children to brighten your cocktail parties, massaging potato chips into the rug, wrestling the guests for the olives in their martinis. How empty is the home without challenging problems that make for o life and an early breakdown. The nightly reports from your wife are like strategically placed blows to the temple. And when the report cards come you have to face the truth your senior son is a moron. Children are worth every moment of anxiety. You know it the first time you take your son hunting. He didn't mean to shoot you in the leg. Remember how he cried? He was so disappointed that you weren't a deer. Think back to the night of romantic adventure, when your beautiful daughter eloped with the village idiot. What childless couple ever shares in such a growing experience? Could a woman without children equal the strength and heroism cf your wife when she tried to fling herself out of the bedroom window? Only a father could have the courage to stand by, ready to jump after her. The childless couple lives in a vacuum. They try to fill their lonely lives with dinner dates, parties, theater, golf, tennis, swinuning, civic affairs and trips to London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Mexico City and Hawaii. See what the years have done to the childless couple. He looks boyish, unlined and rested. She is slim, and youthful. It isn't natural. If they had kids they would look like the rest of us depressed, worn out and haggard. In others words, normal. the holiday safe for everyone involved, HSUS offers the following tips: Pets should be kept inside on Halloween to protect them from pranksters. Black cats are particularly vulnerable at this time of year. Phyllis Wright, HSUS vice president for companion animals, said, "We strongly advise animal shelters not to adopt out cats the week of Halloween. There are some bizarre people out there who think a black cat has mystical powers." Never give animals Halloween candy. Chocolate is particularly bad for dogs. Pet treats are designed specifically for your pet and are much better for them. Keep party decorations out of your pet's reach. Chewing on crepe paper, balloons, etc. could make him ill. Whether come to your house or see them in the street, keep your pet well away from them. The unfamiliar costumes, noise and excitement can provoke aggression in a normally friendly dog. Wright warns, "Many animals become defensive when they see and children can be bitten. 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MI IV rfi X sug9.re,.$31.50 VF $15.75 Toddlers denim jeans sze 2 4T sugg ret. $15 N VF $7.50 No mwnbrship required. . is hanging called a "Amish Baskets." In 1987 she designed the quilt that went for the highest price ever. Monies raised in the show provide LDS Hospital with funding for medical research and education. The show also provides an annual educational, cultural and entertaining experience for Utah citizens, while highlighting local and regional quilt craftsmanship. The benefit show will be open to the public Saturday, Oct. 28, through Thursday, Nov. 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Quilts will be on display in the hotel mezzanine. (The show opens one day earlier by invitation only, on Friday, Oct. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m.) The following Friday, Nov. 3, a dinner and auction will take place from 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the hotel. The show costs $2.50 per person with $1. off if purchased prior to the opening. The charge to seniors and quilt guild members is $1.50. The dinner and auction is $40 per person or $320 for a table of eight. trick-or-treate- rs rj f to include local pieces The quilt has become the symbol of IDS Hospital's commitment to g the of its patients and their families in a setting of Things that go bump in the night make Halloween eerie fun for humans, but it can be a frightening time for your dog or cat, according to the Humane Society of the U.S. Ann show SL quilt 1 Keep pets in on Halloween Childless couples miSS ail the fun 2G, 1989 c, Menninger denounces greed ; Thursday t989Vf FocKxrOulM Drcper: 1-- 15 Draper Exit Mon.-Fn- . 10-9- , Sat. 10-7- , Sun. 12-- 5 |
