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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1974 "OUr Why Do Merchants Start Christmas Before Thanksgiving? Thats a question thats often him in shorter time. asked and it deserves a sincere Granted that the problem is answer!! not a one, it should be We appreciate the spirit that recognized that merchants are prompts many of the objections faced with the problems of conto early Christmas shopping pro- venient service to customers, of j one-side- d ! Between Brain Development and Environment? Link (Continued from page one) nted with intellectual functioning and information proand thicker cortical tissue than impoverished cessing rats. Most affected was the occipital region of the cortex the area of the brain which processes visual inform- ation. Behavior changes accompanying the physical changes after enrichment also been examined. Impoverished rats are more aggressive, take longer to adjust to new situations. and perform poorly on learning tasks. But it is difficult to determine if there is a difference in learning ability, since emotionality is so important to an animals learning performance . Most investigators, however, believe that enriched rats have superior learning capabilities. The critical developmental stage, during which enrichment must he present if the brain changes are to occur, has not yet been defined. This factor is intriguing to people interested in child development . The effects of an impoverished rearing environment on brain development in animals suggests the possibility of similar effects in children who were severe! v deprived in earlv life. Enrichment does have a physical impact on the brain, hut its significance is still unclear. However. Wallace concludes that there appears to he a link between brain development and the richness of the environment in which an animal lives. Common Sense May Prevail Energy shortages and inflation may turn out to he blessings in disguise. They will compel more realistic public attitudes toward actions that must he taken in the nations interest. For example, public support would, make it possible to control federal spending in order to balance the budget and ease inflation. It would curtail endless delay in building such things as stations, required to produce necessary amounts of electric energy and drilling oil wells in the nations offshore waters to produce more petroleum products. Indeed. more positive public attitudes in such matters as these may come just in the nick of time to help solve some of our most pressing problems. According to public opinion surveys, a majority of people, for instance, support increased offshore oil exploration and nuclear development. And strip mining, presumably with adequate land reclamation, is now viewed in a more favorable public light than ever before. Perhaps the most significant finding, considering the extensive public criticism of most facets of the American business system in recent years, is the over (50 percent of the people queried expressed the view that the U.S. system of private enterprise, business and industry is basically sound and that faults can be corrected. There is still broad concern with preserving environmental values but. at the same time, a growing recognition that it is neither practical nor necessary to halt civilization in its tracks in order to accomplish this objective. Adequate g supplies of electric energy are fundamental to jobs, standards and a decent condition of human life, llcflecting this realization, 82 percent of the people questioned in one poll expressed the opinion that enough power plants should be built to guarantee a steady supply of electricity, and 57 permit felt that it is necessaryi power-generati- ng high-livin- motions. However, when the reasons for the urge to Shop Early are examined, the most critical agree its MORE than a problem for merchants alone. So were happy to take this opportunity of presenting some of the problems that confront all merchants at holiday time. Every successful store directs its best effort toward perfecting a helpful ervice to ALL its customers. And since many customers ask merchants to make it easier for them to complete their gift shopping before the crowded period, Christmas merchandise and displays are brought forward early to accommodate them. And scarcely a major store in the nation could cope with the store traffic that would be generated if any part of early Christmas shopping were postponed until after Thanksgiving. Even under present circumstances, most stores are strained to capacity during the peak of the season, to maintain the kind of tore service all shoppers have learned to expect. When you recall the extremely crowded conditions of stores the final two or three weeks before Christmas the problem becomes evident. If no early Christmas shopping were done, this condition would be multiplied many fold. It just isnt possible to crowd all the shopping for Christmas into the short period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The same condition exists in regard to the childrens visits to Santa Claus. Thousands of children and their parents look forward to their annual visit with him. and unless he makes an early appearance, many hundreds would be doomed to disappointment, simply because its physically impossible to reach post-Thanksgiv- ing j a maintaining helpful employee relations, of providing a place where those of the public can not, or do not, plan ahead may select the traditional gifts for their loved ones and friends. We are sure that if merchants could chat with you, personally and informally, you would be convinced of their sincerity, and that in the true spirit of Christmas they would not be criticized for their efforts to perform a helpful service to the shopping public. See what the merchants have to offer you now in Christmas giving selections. By the time Thanksgiving rolls around, youll have more time to enjoy the season afterwards. Taken from the Kankakee Daily Journal. Prevent Blindness Gets Boost From Boeing Good Neighbor A check in the amount of SI, 158 was presented recently to the Utah Society for the Prevention of Blindness by the Boeing Good Neighbors of Ogden. The check was designated for the purchase of a new electric Duplicator and color change attachment. Orv Helgeson, Executive Director for Prevention of Blindness, said the new machine will revolutionize and economize our ability to reproduce sight saving information. Helgeson emphasized that education is the key in sight conservation because half of all blindness is preventable. In presenting the check, Thayne Ritter, who himself suffers vision loss due to an accident. exclaimed, I am thrilled when our group accepted my group accepted my recommendation for the donation to such a worthy cause. Ges-tetn- er " the LEASED GRflPEVINt A larger per capita percentage of Utahns have filed claims for refunds in a $1 million drug antitrust suit than filed the claims in five other states that are parties to the suit. This was told by Attorney General Vernon G. Romney this past week. Mr. Romney said 45,000 claims had been filed with courts as of Oct. 1. More claims have been received since then. The Board of Examiners this week delayed approval of a $298,000 contract under which the Department of Social Services would develop a computer program for national use by the federal government. Government. Governor Calvin L. Ramp-to- n said although all funds involved would be federal he wanted a detailed breakdown of proposed expenditures before approving the contract. Over $896,000 has been contributed to the United Way for Great Salt LLake, it was reported this week by William Ohl-sochairman. The money collected and pledged amounts to 43.5 percent of this years S2 million goal. Mr. Ohlson said that the campaign will be extended through the month of November to give volunteers additional time to raise money for the 55 social agencies served by the United Way. n, Voter registration for the November 5 election closed this week with most of the neighborhood registration agents reporting a very heavy turnout, according to County Clerk W. Sterling Evans who spot checks many of the districts throughout the registration day. Mr. Evans said that voters have had three chances to register near their homes. They also have been able to register at the county clerks office every weekday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Utah State Board of Re- to go into a greatly-expande- d gents this week tentatively inprogram of atomic energy creased its budget proposal for development. the nine institutions of higher This type of public sentiment is particularly sig- education of learning by $1 milnificant in view of the effort which now must he made lion. raising it to about $139 The board also indicated to achieve energy or something close to million. that if the legislature cuts the it for the United States in the years immediately ahead. final proposal tuition increase Mindless environmental roadblocking of essential de- might be the answer to make is not in the interest. The common up the difference. self-sufficien- cy velopment public sense of the American people has been the great strength Dewey J. Fillis this week was of our nation since its founding. Present indications are sworn into office as the Chief of that it may once again come to the rescue in a time of Police of Salt Lake City and imdecision. dial mediately announced two programs to deal with the citys increased crime rate. The oath of office was administered by city recorder Herman J. Hogensen and the appointment was unanimously approved by all five city commissioners. After taking the oath Mr. Fillis told commissioners of programs to take police officers now working n parking meter patrol off that patrol and put them back on regular police beats. Where thousands of listeners enjoy concert music and news every day! Ralph Nader, Loggins and Messina and the San Jose foot- ball team will visit Salt Lake City this weekend as the University of Utah kicks off its homecoming activities. Reunion of classes from five, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years ago will be held at the Union Building. |