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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1968 Page Eight Postmaster Reminds Two Prominent Businessmen To Head Alumni Fund Drive On New Rates For U.S. Postage Postmaster Trevithick remind- March of Dimes Presents $16,209 to Primary Hospital the future. Excellence in educa- ed mailers that new higher posttion is essential to the future of age rates became effective Sunour children and their children and a university that is in the forefront is essential to the future of our beloved State. I consider this an important cause. President James C. Fletcher of the University of Utah, stressed the importance of Alumni giving for higher education toSaid he, In the Universitys efforts to augment state day. Richard Evans L. S. Skaggs The 1968 Alumni Fund at the University of Utah will be cochaired by two prominent Salt Lake men, both members of the Universitys Board of Regents. They are L. S. Skaggs, President of Skaggs Drug Centers Inc., and Richard L. Evans, L.D.S. Churchman. The announcement was made today by Dr. Burtis R. Evans, President of the Universitys Alumni Association. Mr. Skaggs, recently appointed to the Board of Regents, is well known for a keen sense of civic responsibility and a long record of philanthropic activity. Mr. Evans, last years president of Rotary International, and thirty years an L.D.S. General Authority, has also served as President of the University Alumni Association. The Fund campaign is scheduled to begin the latter part of January and the beginning phase will be conducted on a person to person basis with alumni calling on other alumni, Dr. Evans said . "Some 2,000 alumni will be asked to contribute in this manner. Following this a mail campaign will be conducted among approximately 60,000 alumni, he explained. The 1968 Fund follows last years pilot effort to establish alumni giving on a regular annual basis and will invite full scale participation from former Utes. Mr. Skaggs in accepting the responsibility said, I am happy for the opportunity to help involve Utah Alumni in the cause of their alma mater. The University of Utah is entering a great new era. Said Mr. Evans, We are all indebted to those of the past who made our education possible, and we can only pay our debt to them by serving and contributing to the present and appropriations with private support, none is more important than this effort to involve the alumni of the University of Utah. Foundation and corporate support we have found are absolutely dependent on alumni giving. We are fortunate to have Mr. Skaggs and Mr. Evans serve the University of Utah in this special way. May I extend a personal invitation for all Utah Alumni to join us in this undertaking. The official date for the kick off luncheon meeting for the Alumni Fund will be announced next week, according to the two appointed chairmen. The established goal will also be announced at that time. . day, including the 6 cents an ounce charge for first class letters. Other rates effective are: 10 cents an ounce for air mail, 5 cents each for postal cards and 8 cents each for postal cards.' When you consider that 6 cents will carry a first class letter addressed to any of 200 million persons in 50 states as well as letters addressed to any of 63 million persons' in Mexico and Canada, this still remains one of the biggest bargains in the world. The 20 per cent raise in first class letter rates, is a smaller per centage raise than that imposed on other types of mail. He pointed out that there has been a 24 per cent raise in the rates for mailing newspapers and magazines and a 34 percent hike in the charges for advertising circulars, occupant mail and other bulk mail items. The new rate provisions also establish important rate changes for heavier firs tclass mail pieces he explained. If the first class mail piece weighs more than 13 ounces, it will go automatically by the fast . Ronald Q. Frederickson, Associate Director of the Alumni Association, is staff coordinator transportation available meaning air service usually. of this 1968 campaign. Heavier first class pieces, Keep Matches Away above 13 ounces, will be merged with air parcel post under one From the Children rate schedule, and all air Always put matches or lighters single 7 ounces will be subabove mail away, out of the reach of chilto the air parcel post rate dren, urges the American Insur- ject schedule. , ance Assn. The postmaster assured local Too many fires are caused by children playing with matches. residents plenty of 1 cent stamps One-fift- h of all fire fatalities are are on hand for use with any existing stock of 5 cent stamps those of children under five. they may have on hand. There are also adequate supplies of 6 cent stamps to meet the new first class letter rate available at the post office. The higher rates become efNew funds abuse scandals fective for other categories of e are expected in the Organiza-- j mail used primarily by altion of American States mailers. These include War bulk third class advertising mail liance . . . Anti-Vie- t Senators facing rates, special rates for books and this year have set up a staff films and records. to mend their fences with the White House . . . Arkansas Peace Corps Charts Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller is seeking to build a Stop Nix-- Placement Tests Salt Lake area residents inon Bloc of Southern Repubin putting their skills terested lican Convention delegates. to use in developing nations around the world are invited to take the Peace Corps Placement Test at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Federal Building. The Peace Corps uses the test to determined how an applicant can best be used overseas. The test measures general aptitude and the ability to learn a language, not education or achievement. The test requires no preparation and is an applicant can neither pass or fail. Persons interested in servinf with the Peace Corps must fil out an application, if they have not already done so, and present it to the tester before the test. Application forms are available from post office or from the Peace Corps in Washington, D.C. . News Preview i large-volum- j 1 National March of Dimes Poster Boy Timmy Faas meets President and Mrs. David O. McKay of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints. y Timmy Faas, National March of Dimes Poster Boy, and Gov ernor Calvin L. Rampton represented 83 March of Dimes Chap- ters in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming as they presented President David O. McKay, President of the L.D.S. Church, with a check for $16,209.60. President McKay accepted the check in behalf of the Primary Childrens Hospital. They told President McKay that this check was the final payment on the $42,357.60 grant to the childrens hospital for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Treatment Center. They also said that the total amount given by the March of Dimes for this center is now $239,462.00 since its establishment in 1963. Timmy Faas symbolizes the more than 250,000 American born each year with birth defects. He was born with an open spine and had surgical treatment when he was five days old. Timmy can now walk with the aid of leg braces and crutches. He has been a patient at the March of Dimes Birth Defects Treatment Center at Orthopaedic Hospital in Los Angeles for most of his life. Timmy, 4, Whittier, California, is the 1968,' 30th Anniversary poster child. He is on a k tour of 15,000 miles and 20 cities durfive-wee- coast-to-coa- st the ing traditional January BETTER DRIVING AVERTS non-competitiv- follow at a safe distance... - avpxj sudden vs NHIKM mum MKWHM.IIfc slops! 7 e; About 15,000 volunteers are currently serving in Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Pacific Islands, working with the people of those nations in self help projects ranging from food production to health to education. More volunteers are needed for programs which will begin this spring and summer. U.S. Savings Bands will $4 for. every $3 you just seven years! return invest in Smoking Questions To Be Answered Do you know why you smoke, how you really feel about smoking, or what you know about ' smoking? Answers to the questions and many more will make up your score on the National Smoking Test which will be aired on KSL-TJan. 16 from 9 to 10 said Franklin K. Brough, p.m., executive director of the Utah Tuberculosis and Health Assn. The program, which is being produced by CBS News, is designed to let people know what kind of smoker they really are, and how difficult it will be for them to quit, he said. The test will follow the same format of other CBS produced public interest tests, such as the Driving Test and the Health Test, which received wide public acclaim, he said. Official test forms may be picked up at the Utah Tuberculosis and Health Assn., 1941 So. 11th East. M it V - March of Dimes campaign against birth defects. He is accompanied by his grandmother, Mrs. Bea Faas. Salt Lake City is the 4th stop on the tour. Timmy arrived from Portland, Oregon Friday evening and left for Denver on Monday morning. Governor Calvin L. Rampton is the 1968 Honorary March of Dimes Chairman for Utah. He said at the presentation, The March of Dimes attacks birth defects by financing research, education, and by supporting nearly 100 birth defects treatment centers at major medical institutions throughout the United States. Governor Rampton said, A fine example of what can be done is seen at our Utah March of Dimes birth Defects Treatment Center. This center is one of the countrys finest and although it is an excellent center, we need more such centers not only in our state but in many others. The governor concluded, In our state alone, every year there are an estimated 1,600 babies born with defects, and this does not even include those who die before birth. Also, only 57 of birth defects are apparent at birth. Diseases such as diabetes and glaucoma remain hidden; waiting ' until lifes prime to trigger disease and crippling. How long can men and women of good will tolerate the suffering and heartache that this total represents? S.L. County Looks For Ski Instructors i Salt Lake Countys Recreation Department is looking for ski instructors. The countys annual ski school will get under way February 17th. While thats still a ways off the county recreation personnel must line up enough instructors to handle the 1500 youngsters who will enroll in the program. Instructors must be at least 18 years of age and have sufficient skiing skills to allow them to instruct beginning skiers. Ski personnel employed by the county receive either an hourly salary or a lift pass, or a combination of both. The ski school is held on Saturday mornings and runs for six weeks. Prospective instructors should immediately get in touch with Susan Santistevan at the county recreation office by calling |