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Show Ill The Salt Lake Tribune, Thursday, April 1, 1971 i n s vis I Till WEEK CASE OF VALUE! f f I Western Family Brand Shavers Regular Size - 4C Off 1 1 1 Dr. Tempel Kiekhof shows Alden E. Orr, center, H. J. Russell device for cornea transplants. New Perils Emerging Ophthalmologist at U. Says Blindness Rising Blindness is increasing in this country faster than population, a University of Utah ophthalmologist said Wednesday. While the incidence of cataracts and glaucoma, the most serious causes of blindness in the past are decreasing, said Dr. Henry J. L. Van Dyk, chairman of the division of at the univerophthalmology sity, a couple of others are taking their places. The most serious growing cause of blindness is one associated with agina, he said. It's S.L. Pageant Scheduled On April 14 The annual Miss Salt Lake City Pageant will be held April 14 at 7 p.m. in the Salt Lake Library lecture hall. Entries are due by Tuesday and interested girls may obtain entry forms from Stevens East, Henager College, which is sponsoring the contest. The winner of the Salt Lake contest wUl advance to the Miss Utah contest, the winner of which will go to the Miss America Pageant. LeRoy R. Stevens, college 35fl-7t- president and pageant char-masaid this years judges are Milton L. Weilenmann, Utah Department of Development Services ; Mrs. Weilenmann, an instructor at Fashion Merchandising Institute: Robert Hyer, Murdock Travel Service; J. Fielding Nelson, Gillham Advertising, Inc.; and Miss Susan Nielson, former Miss Utah. Mistress of ceremonies will be Miss Deborah Dunn, last year's Miss Salt Lake City and Miss Utah. Entrants must have been a Utah resident for the past six months, must he single, a o high school September and nor older than Day, 1971. graduate by not under 18 28 by Labor probably caused by a hardening of the arteries behind the eyes, he noted. Increased Life Span The reason for its increase, he continued, is partly the increased life span and partly more accurate diagnosis by eye doctors. A second growing cause is blindness associated with diabetes, Dr. Van Dyk said. The reason for this increase is partly "our own fault for dis- A covering insulin. Diabetes is a hereditary disease, he noted, and before insulin came into use most diabetics died before they could reproduce. But now there are more diabetics living longer, he said, and blindness is increasing. Dr. Van Dyk made these comments during a meeting in his office kicking off a state Lions Club cam- ticket-sellin- g paign for an April 17 music benefit show to raise money for an eye bank at the university. Wclk Stars to Perform Eight stars of the Lawrence show will perform on the program at the University Welk Special Events Center, according to H. J. Russell, benefit show chairman. They will be accompanied by a orchestra. The show will be "one of the finest family shows ever to be held in the state, he added. Tickets for the show are available from most of the nearly 4.100 Lions in the state as well as a number of businesses, he said. Conservation of sight has been the main objective of the Lions Club nationally for the past 53 years, Mr. Russell said. And the 134 clubs in Utah think the benefit show is e, all-st- a good way to for the eye bank. raise money A member of Dr. Van Dyk's staff. Dr. Tempel Riekhof, explained briefly to Mr. Russell and Alden E. Orr, a Lion, how cornea transplants are performed during Wednesday's meeting. Tax Panel Notes Shifts In 72 Farm Valuation Significant changes in assessed aluations on farm lands throughout Utah wdl be effective in 1972 for farmers electing to amendment change their lands classifications to Greenbelt provisions, the State Tax Commission announced Wednesday. Chairman Vernon L. 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