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Show I aP a S S Tef Me About It Is 6 BillioN EimougN I . ; : $ a or WIhat? by Leon Slmlster A few days ago, according to those number crunchers who keep track of such things, the world's population totalled out at six billion pco- .pie - give or take a hundred or so ... million. And us humans are not : through having babies yet. No. in fact the World Almanac states that about 274,000 live births v there areworld-widas a result of per day their survival rate of almost 3 per second. It wasn't always that way because earlier in world's history, more infants died then, per birth, than do in today's world. Records, from way back to the year One. A. D., show the world's known population to be about 200 3sA&pilIion people. And. in comparison (due to the fact that I mentioned a couple of weeks ago in this column about us Mormons' prolific ability to produce children) at about the time the Mormon church was . v : founded (1830) the population of entire United States was ' approximately the same as the now current population of New York City - roughly eight or nine million people. Nut to infer that Mormons, or any other religious group is the root cause of the immense population increase, because Mormons, et - e, al. are pikers compared to the birthing propensities of the African and Asiah nations. The year 1850 heralded the planet Earth's one billion mark for pop-- . - -- - ulation. This total doubled by 1930. Iloublcd again by 1975, and now m almost 25 years later, has increased to the six billion figure. Six times what it was in 1850! Dependent upon better world education for birth control and fam- ily planning, especially on the African continent and Asian countries - particularly India, who is expected to exceed China's most densely populated status within the next year or two, and also dependent upon food supplies, greater access to medical attention, and other numerous controllable factors, scientists still anticipate the world's population will at least double again within 34 years! crowded store is bad now, wait 'till then! Or if you're towing your trailer to your favorite camping spot a week or ten days early in order to e beat the crowd, figure a new for that too. And the line-u- p at McDonald's? What a migraine that'll be. Then there's the ticket sales for the latest Shock Stars concert. Predict a madhouse! Jazz ticktime-fram- NBA Champs? (They'll probably still be hammering at the door even then). Look forward to a coronary, jousting with that crowd. Expect parking nightmares wherever you go. Add 27 more and lanes to ...Al least! Two or three more Legacy Highways (on pontoons), right up the middle of the Great Salt Lake, is probably on the old drawing board right now. The Skiing crowd will want chair lifts from West Valley to the middle of the High Uintas. And Kamas Valley will be the gateway to a groomed snowmobile trail all the way to wall-to-wa- auto dealerships ll from the Nevada line clear to at Colorado with built-i- n location. every All this and more, that is if the planet can produce enough food for all those hungry mouths. Surviving, for us present inhabitants, might Wal-Mar- -- ts .T;! t -- . come down to planting window boxes full of bean and alfalfa sprouts and raising a few carp in the bock-yar- d pool, with maybe a crock full of sourdough fermentation perfuming up the kitchen. Maybe there'll be light rail here, there and battery-drive- n everywhere, cars, essentially causing the use of lots of bicycles and pogo sticks. Possibly even a few heavy-gaug- e slingshots aimed at our school buildings for the rapid, accurate and timely placement of students in their classrooms. Doubling, tripling and quadrupling stacked condo's could handle a lot of housing problems, ranch-typ- e too. No mote spread-all-ovwith one acre huge, dwellings course front lawns or golf back yards. Unh-uevery square inch will be prioritized for a particular, specified human usage. Planning to the Nth degree will have to be required, with no room for error. Smaller homes will be in, maybe featuring new, improved space capsule-like sleeping facilities hanging each bedroom wall. from upright Every inch is important, you know, to make room for the projected stork deliveries every 3 or so seconds. 5? er 1 h, Letters guess it is easier to place blame than break "tradition." I "Men, like all other animals, naturally multiply in proportion to the Whether it be right or wrong, it all means of their subsistence." Children! As I see it, we have a Adam Smith comes down to one e "boycott" on our hands, and Scottish economist. area several years ago, I was totally devastated. The situation took on an upbeat note when she said "don't be so sad. after all we do have a telephone, a car, and we can write to each other." The latter made us both smile and broke up the sad moment because we know neither one liked to write letters. We have remained friends, and although our lives have taken new directions, when we do meet, it is just like time stood still for us and our friendship gets better with time. Change in routine, change in how things are done around us, change in our lives as we have children and then the grandchildren arrive. Everyday everyone faces changes, and there really isn't any way we can stop the process. It is how we react to them that counts. Must admit there are occasions when I don't do too good in that department. True friends are those who hang around when you need a helping hand, a shoulder to cry on, or someone to talk to. I want to let several people know that by showing me they cared this week, I was able to cope with several situations I didn't want to be involved in. And. I actually survived. Hopefully, they know who they are. Thanks. Ish't it great that the sun rises each morning on a new day, and that yesterday is past. Hopefully, we will use our todays as a growing experience. The funest thing I did last week? Having four cute little grandchildren and their mom visit and spend some time at our home. There is absolutely nothing that can equal the thrill of grandchildren. At least 1 haven't found it yet. I sure do love my seven little cuties greatly and they are a great source of pride and happiness in on the front room floor my life. Having a "sleep-over- " with them is great fun, and their joy at the simple things in life is a real experience. Have a fun weekend. See ya next time. thing-Th- I would like to remind everyone of a couple of things: 1. You are making a grand statement by not supporting the Halloween Parade, but who are you really hurting. The Principal ? The Teachers? The PTA? NO. The Children. 2. That this town no longer supports the youth in the parade, is for .the kids hs much as for you. I believe they will be more disappointed about rt the than you are about the changes. Lets all think about it Please support your youth. Cindy Padgett non-suppo- ' Letters To ThE EdiTOR r: : Dear Editor, Dear Editor, Thought for the day: : : Box Tops for Education End Boycott For The Children This year. South Summit Elementary is participating in a that our entire community can get involved a great .deal of effort. Its called Box Tops for Education and its sponsored by General Mills. This program helps accredited public, private, parochial, military and in home school associations, K-the United States and Puerto Rico, that have a 501 (cX3) or 509(a)(1) tax exempt designation to raise money to purchase items not covered by shrinking budgets. Wtj are asking parents, neighbors? relatives and friends to fund-rais- er wilh-witho- ut 8, Yoplait yogurt multipacks, Yopkut Lloyd's Barbeque Buckets and General Mills Foodservice products to raise Go-Gurt- s, money for our children's education. Our school will receive .10 cents for every Box Top that is collected. Please help support the children in our community and send in your Box Tops to our school at the address listed below. Thank You! Sincerely, Stephanie Leavitt South Summit Elementary School save Box Tops for Education logos from General Mills cereals, snacks. Betty Crocker fruit snacks. 525 east 300 South Kamas, Utah 84036 To Hie Ediiow Policy Summit (bounty The Summit County Bee welcomes Letters To The Editor on any subject They must adhere to the following guidelines: They must be received to the Coalville Office, P.O. Box 7, Coalville, UT 84017 or the Kamas Office, P.O. Box 225, Kamas, UT 84036, no later than Monday noon to be considered for that week's issue of the paper coming out on Friday. The fetters must be hand signed with foil address and telephone number of the person writing. the letter. No letter will be published under an assumed name. Name may be withheld on request at the discretion of the managing editor or publisher of The Summit County Bee. They must not contain libelous or slandering material. Writers are limited to one letter in two weeks. Please try to hold the length of Letters to the Editor to approximately 300 words. 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OWto Manage Nancy Oavia Offlea Malania Towmay Karan Davie eye-openi- SeONQ OrANQE Jam Book of The Week When The Wind Blows: James Patterson etc . - Pam s PIace Well, it certainly won't be difficult to find a subject to write about this week, as I have decided to write about CHANGE -and the problems that one has to face when such an occurrence enters into life's circle. For the past several weeks, this subject has entered my life so many times that I didnt even realize what was taking place until I came face to face with the fact, during a very busy moment in time. Since then. I have taken some time to notice the various instances in which people have to make changes when they thought everything was going to go smoothly. For instance, the loss of a friend or loved one, to death, will throw a person's life out of control in a big hurry, as that wasn't what the plan in your mind called for. The death of a child is horrific at best. While attending a viewing fur a young man. his father said, a parent should not have to bury a child that isn't what you think will happen. Illness is another of life's creepy crawlers as it often creeps in just '"hen you think wow, things sure are nice right now. However, it is amazing that life just keeps on going, and we have to do the same. Move right along on life's merry little stream and hang on. Misunderstandings cause a majority of life's little changes, don't they? One little word or incident can cause a ripple effect that soon materializes into something of mountainous proportions. Often, there is just no turning back the hands of time, and people end up . .losing friendships, jobs, or families, oftentimes for the silliest of reasons. Sometimes I believe, the loss is for .X Jbe best, because then you car. move on with your life ..V I. and feel some peace inside. When a dear and close friend moved away from the ! have solar-power- If you think shopping in a ets for the wannabee Pike's Peak. Predict Larry Miller to Your head will spin When the Wind Blows, at least when you read the book by James Patterson It's mind boggling. It's also excruciatingly painful to put down. I became so attached to the story, and its characters I had a difficult time separating from them. In fact. I confess to completing the 400 page novel in two days. After which I slept for two days, to make up for the late nights I spent racing to the end. One reason for my attachment intense emotion. This book has them all love, hate, fear, joy, comfort, disgust, anger, amazement, bewilderment, sorrow, just to name a few. The other reason the amazing possibility that what Patterson describes is feasible. We may even witness it in the next century. A few years ago Pattersons story would have seemed inconceivable. However, advances in modem science, especially in genetics, certainly make you wonder what if? ., What if it were possible to alter the genetic attributes of humans to include animal characteristics like 'the ability to fly. Kit Harrison and Frannie O'Neil are about to find out. Kit Harrison, a highly skilled FBI agent was told, by his superiors, to take a vacation. Instead he goes to Colorado seeking answers to a mystery that haunts him. Frannie O'Neil is an intelligent, beautiful, recently widowed, veterinarian. After more than a year she is still struggling to accept her husband's murder and adjust to life without him. Late one night Frannie witnesses the unthinkable. Because what she saw borders on the brink of insanity, she hesitates to reveal her secret. Eventually she confides in Kit, and realizes he not only believes her story, he also understands it. It's a case he has followed for the FBI. Together they search for the answers. The answers, as well as questions start with Max short for maximum. Max is a remarkable young girl. She's also afraid and alone. She left her school, the only home she had ever known because she didn't want to be put to sleep like the others. Nothing could have prepared Kit and Frannie for Max, and nothing will keep them from learning the truth about the incredible 1 1 year old. What they find will surely shock Read this book! you ' f. Rowley Hunting season it upon us. You can tell by breathing in the crisp, frosty morning air it is filled with testosterone. Everywhere you look, there are little orange men. One might think the feared Martian invasion had - occurred, before realizing these strange, albeit enthusiastic creatures arent green. They are orange. You know, men tend to be color blind. Is it possible, they think they are wearing green? At any rate, its no wonder some think men are from Mars. Is it mere coincidence that orange is also the color adorned by annoying road construction crews? I think not Red means stop. Green means go. Yellow means slow down (or speed up depending on your personality type). Orange means get the heck out of the way, testos- terone rules or in other words men are from Mars. I understand camouflage. This unattractive mix of colors turns mere mortals into invisible men, not to mention triumphant warriors, excellent marksmen, and heroic hunters, who c go into it y head to head combat with Bambi. Camouflage is also the key to a happy marriage. Whenever you have had enough of your spouse, dress him in camouflage, and like magic he disappears. Poor Bambi. Its got to be Knn PiSiMnS BaMdan Mramalm CamWahator nan CMWmn DavaQodhay Advartlalng MartaUna Mraelar Biuca Watch Graphic Managor MonaCtyda Annan Motley Angle Holdaway Laura Ann QrapMea tough on him. He must have tremendous not to lay right down in the middle of the field and laugh, at the antics of these little orange men. Certainly the motto in the forest must be -run for your life now, laugh like later. Anyway, back to this orange Joanna AnhMd self-contr- ol Praduadoa a Prao . JayPmvoat Dan Can Mai away? How many trees, or hills or bushes, do you know of that wear fluorescent orange. I've been told wearing orange is a safety precaution. Something about it makes the hunter easier to see. Ilmmmm. Is Bambi color blind? Perhaps to the four legged creature they stalk hunters appear to be giant orange leaves carrying a big stick. Even if Bambi cant see them -he can smell the testosterone coming a mile away Happy Hunting. Run Bambi. Run! ' r Burton B RandCatMa Diana Radmal i Doran North Kan Mooing Caral Eaton 0! thing. Is Bambi color blind? Doesn't orange give the hunter Mummar Manayar JaaonCartS . nym ymmir EdBUtotman . 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