Show More Cigarette Smoking O In Ire Davis SPECIAL TO THE CLIPPER What changes have Davis County residents made in their smoking habits since the government government government gov gov- ordered cigarette manufacturers to put warning labels on each package PRACTICALLY NONE ac according according according ac- ac cording to the latest statistics on cigarette smoking in the area The warning which reads Caution cigarette s smoking m 0 kin g may be h hazardous a z a r d 0 u s to your health has been almost completely completely completely com com- Ignored Many people in fact have never noticed that there is such a statement on their cigarette packages FIGURES released by the Federal Trade Comm Commission the Tobacco Tax Council and others indicate how ineffective it has been They show that cigarette sales in the United States rose 29 per cent in the past year de despite despite despite de- de spite all efforts to induce people to stop smoking In Davis County most people are smoking more than they did five or ten years ago the re reports reports reports re- re ports show Estimates place the total amount of cigarettes consumed consumed consumed con con- in the local area in 1966 at packs THIS WAS at the rate of packs per capita for the local population over age 18 By way of comparison smoking ing was at the rate of packs per person nationally based on the over 18 population and per person in the Mountain States AND PEOPLE are going to I smoke more and more despite all the health warnings until we take a new approach to the problem problem problem lem says a University of Michigan Michigan Michigan Mich Mich- igan professor Ross J. J Wil- Wil helmIt helm It It is time he declares that the government stop wasting wasting wast wast- ing our money and personnel on ineffective measures designed to reduce smoking IT IS TIME that it use some of the huge amounts of money I going into research toward findIng finding finding find- find I Ing out what If any are the harn harmful ul ingredients in cigarettes cigarettes cigarettes ciga ciga- and how to remove them effectively while still retaining the flavor of the cigarettes How much does the average Davis County smoker sp spend 1 Z Tor r cigarettes Approximately 33 per year It is esti estimated mated THE TOTAL bill for the community community community com com- as a whole was close to in 1966 |