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Show B. Hammond, the benediction by Roy Wood and Frank Barton dedicated the grave. In(Continued from page 1) terment was in the Bluff cembearers and the grand children etery. or their wives had charge of the So many friends came to pay flowers. their last respects to Mrs. BarThe funeral services were con- ton there wras not standing room ducted from the Bluff Relief So- in the Relief house where the ciety room LDS church with funeral was held. Bishop Grant Bayles of the Blanding ward in charge of the services. Music was furnished by a mixed quartette from Blanding consisting of Mrs. Grant Bayles, Mr. Grant L. Bayles, Mrs. Len Miss Lucy Harris, Frost Black, ora Christensen and Mr. Alma Mr. Merril Stevens with Harris the seminary teacher soloist in Redd, members of the San Juan the number I Know That My County Baard of Public Welfare Redeemer Lives. Hyrum Porter and Mr. W. R. McConkie, of the and Joe Hunt rendered a violin Grand County Welfare Board, duet with Mrs. Marion Nielson and the director, attended the reat the piano. gional Fubhc Welfare Conference at Price on Friday March The speakers were Elders Palmer, Joseph Harris, 12th. Ashton Harris, Karl Barton and Taking part in the Conference were members of the Slate PubBishop Bayles. Each spoke of the deceased as lic Welfare Commission, state wel a fine Christian woman, kind to fare staff, Board members and the unfortunate, democratic and staffs from Emery, Grand, Carrespectful of the rights of oth- bon, San Juan Sanpete , Juab ers with an unusual power to and Utah Counties, and members of the District juvenile court make and hold friends. , The morning session was de The invocation was offered by Jf snin 0 Fletcher Barton . . . Attend Regional Welfare Meeting Er-vi- 15 ne Per Cent Off On All Floor Samples (LIMITED QUANTITY THESE WONT LAST LONG AT THESE PRICES.) voted to a study of Assistance Programs. The meeting opened at 10 a.m, with an address by H. C. Shoemaker, chairman of public welfare commission. He commended the board members for their service to their communities, and discussed the welfare program in relation to the biannual appropriation. James G. Kerr, director Bureau of public assistance led the discussion during the second The discussion concerned recent policy change and administrative procedures. Mr. Kerr recently inaugurated time saving methods of budgeting and recording which are receiving national recognition, and will prob ably be adopted in many states. A banquet lunch held, at which time Mr. Ward Holbrook spoke of the problems of mental health. Holbrook, in charge of t.ie Utah State Hospital, state training school and other public welfare institutions, recently attended the Governors conference on Mental Health m Detroit. Holbrook pointed out that most of our public welfare problems, our broken homes, our child delinquencies, are caused directly or indirectly by a breakdown in mental health. He showed that we spend a great deal to keep ourselves healthy physically. We have pure water systems, sewer systems, medical checkups etc, to maintain our physical health. We know of the suffering and expense attached to physical breakdowms and ,ry to prevent it. The suffering of mental breakdown is. certainly greater, the expense is also great er, yet we do little in preventative medicine for mental health. Mr Holbrook was hopeful that Utah would not be too long in establishing some form of preventative medicine, thru clinics or other methods whereby persons in need of psychiatric care could receive that help before the need of institutionalization developed The afternoon session concerned child welfare problems, and was under the leadership of John Farr Larsen, director Bureau of Services for Children, Mr Larsen discussed the problem of child delinquents, and presented a mo tion picture showing a particular case. The group was then divided into six assemblies. Three of the assemblies were to solve the problem from the standpoint of prevention. The other three were to consider rehabilitation. Each group met separately, studied their problem, and later reported their solution to the convense-io- n. w-a- s tion. The meeting closed with the vote that this type of convention was of great value and that it be made a yearly occurrence. SS-8- 6 Frigidaire regular $265,95 NOW $229.95 18 Cubic Ft Maytag regular $599.00 NOW $509.00 MANY OTHERS AT BARGAIN PRICES iw Lyman Merc. Monticello, Utah Survey Shows T. B. Common Cause of Indian Deaths The average life span of the is less than 20 years Navajo according to testimony given at a y- congressional hearing recentl- The figures given to Congress by Dr. James R. Shaw of the United States Public Health Service caused shock in many Capital Hill quarters with reverberations over the rest of the country. This figure given by Dr. Shaw compares with other statistics, also from the Public Health Service, that a life span in the White population of this averaged 68.4 country now years. Death from tuberculosis among Navajos, according to Dr. Shaw, ran 9.3 times the Whites rate in 1952, 13 times from dysentery, 29.5 times from measles, 25 times more from gastroenteri- tis. The testimony was given in a closed session before a House! .. Subcommi 1 1 e e Appropriations last month and was not made Entries and Dismissals j Mar. public until last 8- Billy Johnson, MontiA lot of blame for the heavy i cello, medical, dismissed death rate was put upon the Na- Mar. 8, Edward Barteil, Montivajo themselves, and a lot was cello, accident, dismissed. put upon the government pro- Mar. 9 Alivia Skidmore, Montigram of apparently concentrat- cello, medical, dismissed Mar. 10 ing more on hospitalization than Mar. 9 Steven Nielson, Monticelupon prevention of preventable lo, medical, dismissed Mar. 14 disease. Mar. a June Kinnamon, MontiDr. Shaw reported there was cello, medical, dismissed Mar 11 Mar. y Edson Black, Standing, no health program. This, interjected Rep. Michsurgery, dismissed March 15 is something Mar. y i lci.olas Brake, Blanding ael Kirwin (D.-O- .) America should be ashamed of. medical, dismissed Mar 13 Rep. Ben Jensen (R., Ia.) re- Mar. 9 Hilda Bailey, Blanding, called that some years ago visitbaby boy, dismissed Mar. 14 ors from Russia went to the Na- Mar. y Carrol Behunin, Monticel lo, dismissed. vajo Reservation with cameras and added, no doubt they took Mar. 10 Jeffrey Black, Monticello them back to Russia and told medical, dismissed Mar. 13 their people that was the way Mar. 10 Jewell Calnham, Dove the Americans lived. Creek, medical, dismissed Mar. 12 Dr. Shaw felt that theirs was a genuine interest on the part of Mar li Billy Jo Hyde, Monticello Americans to take hold of the surgery, dismissed Mar. 11 problem. He thought it possible Mar 12 Afton Mon.ella, Blanding some progress was being made baby girl, dismissed Mar 15 as the population was growing Mar 13 Barbara Patterson, Bland at the rate of two per cent a ing, baby boy. Mar. 13 Alton riyde, Monticello, year. medical, dismissed Mar. 15 Dr. George A. Spendlove, state 14 Lyon Hazelton, MonticellMar. health commissioner, said that o, medical. in figures presented Washington on the high death of the Navajos Mar. 14 Arlene Lyman, Montisome of them in Utah, is not cello, medical new to the state health officials. Mar 15 Mary La von Bradford, of Blanding, medical They have long been aware of Mar. 15 Lydia Skidmore, Montithe problems presented. cello, surgery He further stated that he had Mar. 15 Veda vVoznick, Blanding, written to the Indian Bureau medical and to nine different tribes of Indians, explaining that his de- ton, D. C., in charge of prevenpartment was anxious to estab- tative medical services for the lish a program in Indian Bureau, at which time the sanitation and preventative a further effort to establish a medicine. The Bureau did not program will be respond in respect to the Nava- made. jos. The health commissioner exWASHINGTON A nation plained that since Indians are wide campaign to reduce the wards of the government, and automobile death toll was launthe state does not have the mon- ched Friday with the creation ey to conduct a program with- of a President's Action Commitout federal aid, it has been im- tee for highway safety. possible to carry out a formal Creation of the special advihealth effort among the Indians. sory committee by the PresiThe State Health Department dent was announced by Vice e a that phy- President Nixon proposed the conbe sician employed to supervise cluding sessions during of a White an over-aIndian health pro- House conference on highway in gram, cooperation with public health nurses and sanitary safety. The Presidents action now officers. a direct line of provides Dr. Spendlove said the Health Department had done health "grass-root- s from the White House to efforts of commuwork among the Indians, but it has been on an unofficial basis nities in battling the highway problems. and has not begun to meet the accident Dr. H. Preston Robinson, genproblem. Two years ago a chest eral manager of the Salt Lake unit was sent to the NaDeseret News, and TeleCity and from time Reservation, vajo to time, sanitarians have visited gram, one of the many dignitariitinerant Indians camps and es from 48 states who attendWhite House some immunization has been ed the three-da- y conference, praised results of carried out From good authority comes the meetings. this statement about some of Dr. Robinson said that he the conference should the Navajo9 living near Bluff: thought In one Navajo hogan three Na- become an annual affair and a permanent national orgvajo people had died of T. B., that anization should be set up to at in same the the hogan, yet same time 24 Navajos were liv- handle it. The sessions now are financed ing in that filthy condition durT. partly B. of by government and priillness the the paing Robinson tients. No one was interested vate sources, but Mr. he feels that -- the conferenough to investigate the cause said of death of the three unfortu- ence should be financed privately by business and professional nate Navajos." . The situation that confronts people and civic groups in ordthe Indians, according to our in- er to bring about the widest formant, is that they are infect- possible participation in it. The idea that received the ed by T. B. long before they de- most overall applause in this tect the disease themselves and conference was that safety is an contact with no have the they matter and depended individual send or to them take right people upon driver courtesy, I have to the sanatorium. There is no doubt that the picked up the thought that more education among the Navajo accidents are caused by discourhas much to do with the unsani- tesy than by drunken driving, Mr. Robison. tary condition, in which they saidThe individual who gets into live, notwithstanding some graduate nurses from the tribe re- his car emotionally upset, angry vert to the old unsanitary meth- either by direct or indirect ods of living when back in their cause, is dangerous. Our main problem in traffic family home. . There is hope in the fact that safety is to get at the individual the Utah health commissioner and to make him more considsaid he expects a Visit in April erate of others, that is why the from Dr. Joseph Dean, Washing- - Golden Rule idea in Utah is Hospital Notes . I THE SAN JUAN RECORD such a good one." He said that in Seattle and Thursday, Mar. 18, 1854. Pag S Oklahoma City where an outin standing job is done in traffic not been expected this early officials safety there is the widest pub- the year, department lic acceptance of the principle said. of individual courtesy, through The peak in jobless was reachchurch groups, civic club9 and ed during the week ended Feb. various media of public informa- 6. Unemployment had been intion. creasing since last falL Dr. Robison said he thinks the Department officials said the idea of compulsory school for figures for last week do not re-jaywalkers, as set up in Seattle, fleet a recent sizeable reduction might be a good idea in Salt in copper mining employment. Lake City particularly because They said these figures will of our wide streets. show up in statistics for the third week of March but added that if the present trend conUnemployment tinues hirings in other industries will absord the layoffs. Shows Decline Some 488 new job openings Unemployment in Utah has shown a decline for the third were reported to the department for the week ended Feb. 20 and straight week the State Depart- 603 ment of Employment Security during the. week ended Feb. 27. The latter figure is 70 more said last week. The percentage of jobless, as than for the corresponding week , indicated by claims for unem- of 1953. The State Welfare Department dropployment compensation, ped to 6.7 per cent during week said the number of employables aid showed a receiving state ending February 27. trend, increasing from It was 7 per cent for the week similar ended Feb. 20, 7.2 per cent for 298 in September to 810 in Janthe week ended Feb. 13 and 7.9 uary. percent for the week ended Feb. 6. The decline in unemployment WE BUY GOOD CLEAN RAGS which was matched by reports No overalls or mens heavy of increases in job openings, had pants. 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