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Show Page Two THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1971 Social Security Offices to Act as Nursing Home Complaint Center The 850 Social Security offices located in communities all over the nation will serve as centers to receive complaints about substandard conditions in nursing homes, Robert M. Ball, commissioner of Social Security said. Commissioner Ball said the step was taken at the request of Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Elliot L. Richardson as part of the Departments action program to carry out President Nixons pledge to upgrade the care of older citizens who live in nursing homes. Persons who have information about instances of poor quality care, neglect, .or unsanitary or unsafe conditions "in a nursing home may give that information to the nearest Social Security office in person, or by letter or phone. If desired, the name of the person making the Complaint and the name of the nursing home patient will be kept confidential, Ball noted. The designation of the nations Social Security offices as nursing home listening posts is preliminary to a plan for the establishment of an ombudsman system in the states. The ombudsmen would take complaints and suggestions about nursing home care and make sure they get to the right people. They would also find out what nursing home patients thirds not only about the facilities where they live, but also about alternatives to nursing home care ways in which older people may be enabled to stay in familiar surroundings instead of being institutionalized. The Commissioner said that more than 4,000 Medicare sm veys in the past year have led to the correction of deficiencies ahd the upgrading of care not just for Medicare patients, but for all patients ih the institution. Among steps already taken by the Department' of Health, Edu . - cation and Welfare to gurantee a decent environment for the older person who is a nursing home patient, Commissioner Ball cited Medicare enforcement activities under which more than 100 extended care facilities have had their approval terminated because they failed to meet health and safety standards. As of last week another 43 facilities are on notice that unless they meet the standards they will be cut off from Medicare funds. Actions are also being taken to obtain state enforcement of Medicaid standards. Since the federal government pays only a portion of the cost of nursing home care under Medicaid, the federal government does not have direct enforcement author- ity. General Fishing Season Closes Fishing ends on most Utah waters Tuesday, Nov. 30 as the 1971 general season closes. Angling will continue on many waters that remain open year around allowing avid anglers to pursue their sport in the winter months. Popular year round fishing waters are Flaming Gorge, Lake Powell, Fremont River, Piute Reservoir, Bear Lake and Utah Lake. Check the fishing proclamation for a complete list of waters remaining open afetr Nov. 30. The current proclamation remains effective to Dec. 31. Holland and the Belgian coast are enjoyable in July and August, and of course the coast of northern France and England and Scotland are perfect in August. Ireland is beautiful and July and August are perfect. . 4-- H United Methodist Church Adopts Resolution of Fund Reconciliation Electric Program Expands to City and Suburbs The electric program is experiencing a new surge of growth this year. And the increased participation is among boys and girls of city and suburbia as well as traditional rural America. Earlier this year Westinghouse Electric Corporation, national program sponsor, hosted an invitational electric workshop in New York City. The major emphasis was given to urban electric projects including results of pilot urban programs conducted by the Cooperative Extension Service with the support of West4-- H 4-- H 4-- H inghouse. Edward L. Palmer, University of Connecticut extension engi- neer, summed up the workshop by saying: We have the potential in our urban areas, the local people to turn the program on and the knowledge, training and program materials available. The results are encouraging says E. O.- - Eaton, extension engineer from Cornell University at Ithaca, N.Y., as he reported on experiences in Tompkins County. The county recently started a summer program for city youngsters at camp. It is an open-ai- r class and an outgrowth of the pilot project. Some 100 youngsters new to are enrolling seven-wee- k summer the during program, Eaton says. Another workshop is scheduled Sept. 2 at Tulsa, Okla. Although held as part of the Farm Electrification Councils urban Conference, electric programs will receive plenty of attention. Billed as a shirt-sleev- e seminar the workshop will give delegates an opportunity to see and hear about progress being made in the urban area as well as the various farm, rural and suburban programs. Westinghouse also will host this event. In addition to learning more about electricity and its uses, members make simple appliance repairs, lamps and other electrical gadgets. They also may broaden their interests into electronics, study of nuclear energy and careers in the electrical field. Incentives and recognition are members in also open to electric projects, including medals of honor, trips to National Congress and $700 educational scholarships. These are provided Servthrough the National ice Committee by Westinghouse. 4-- H 4-- H Agri-Lectr- The Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Methodist Church, at its 1971 Session, adopted a resolution designating Thanksgiving Sunday, November 21, for emphasizing the Fund for Reconciliation. Pastors of United Methodist Churches throughout the Conference (Colorado, Utah, Southern Wyoming, and White Pine County, Nevada) have been urged to use this time for giving special attention to the Fund. This effort of United Methodists nationally has been in operation since 1968, when it was designated as the Quadrennial emphasis for 1968-197According to Bishop R. Marvin Stuart, Resident Bishop of the Denver Area, it was designed by the Churchs policy making body . . . to finance projects related to the relief of hostility, racial tension and poverty. On a national basis, United Methodists have allocated more than ten million to related programs, and have a goal of twenty million. Some of the programs include relations projservice ects, voluntary involving hundreds of young people, rehabilitation projects in Vietnam, it child care centers, housing for the elderly, and medical and personal development care programs. Fifty per cent of money re 2. police-communi- ty non-prof- ceived is used in the episcopal area where it is raised, with the other half used at the direction of the Council of Bishops for emergencies in both the United States and in areas.' With more than 800 projects in the United States now being supported by the Fund, a wide range of related activity is carried on in the Rocky Mountain Conference of United Methodism. Included in the more than fifty projects are: migrant ministry; community centers; scholarshiD funds; day care centers; counseling programs; thrift stores; summer work and recreation programs; drug rehabilitation centers; health care; and housing. war-ravag- ed Army Lt. Col. Stephen E. Featherstone, Jr., son of Mrs. n Emma Featherstone, 841 Pow-ingto- Ave., recently assumed command of the 158th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division. The colonel, who entered the army in 1955, was last stationed at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. He has the Distinguished Flying Cross, two awards of the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal and the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross. He is a 1947 graduate of South High School. ic 4-- H NEW YORK HOTEL IS A FAMILY HOLIDAY AFFAIR LIFE IN 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H Play Clay Topiary Tree Prepare play clay mixture. When cool enough to handle, knead like dough. Form into balls and about 30 h diameter about 66 1 balls. Stick a dove into each ball and set out, dove side up, on protected surface; dry ovemite. Stick a toothpick into soft (undried) part on bottom of each ball; dry completely. Melt paraffin wax over water in a double boiler. Add bits of red crayon to color wax a bright red. Dip dried play day balls into melted wax, coating evenly. Then dip To make this attractive decoeach immediately into ice ration, play clay is dipped wax and arwater to harden wax and give into it a shiny appearance. For a ranged to look like a tree of brighter color, play clay can shiny, tiny apples. be dipped again into wax, mix 1 cup Argo com starch then ice water. Purchase a 12 inch high' and 2 cups baking soda (1 package) in saucepan. styrofoam cone and separate pound 1 Add 14 cups water. Mix base. Beginning around botuntil smooth. Bring to a boil tom edge of cone, stick in e over medium heat, and larger play clay balls. Conto heat, stirring tinue adding balls in rows, until mixture near balls constantly, smaller top placing a moist mashed and finishing with ,1. ball on reaches the top. Fill in spaces with potato consistency. Turn out on a plate; cover holly or green plastic leaves. a damp cloth and let with cone Set finished, decorated until cool enough to stand on base. handle. 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