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PAGE 18-PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1972 Family Movie Night Dec. 14 The Richmond-Burton- Hebron district library (soon to be renamed the Nippersink district library) in Richmond, will be holding a family movie night at the library at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 14. Light entertainment will be the theme in an hour's worth of films. Refreshments will be served after the film. There will be no charge for the film or the refreshments. One of the most popular spots at the library is the "New Releases" table. There, a selection of the most recently published books can be found. The books, supplied by the Northern Illinois Library System's Popular Materials service, can be checked out for two weeks by anyone who has applied for a library car. The most recently received titles are "The Making of a Psychiatrist", by Dr. David S. Viscott, a personal account of a psychiatrist's training, from medical school through his own practice, and "200,000,000 Guinea Pigs", by John G. Fuller, described as "an ex­ pose" of the new dangers faced by the American public in every day food, drugs and cosmetics". "Blackberry Winter" is the famous an­ thropologist, Margaret Mead's story of her life up to World War H. "PS. You're Not Listening", by Eleanor Craig, is the story of a veteran teacher's harrowing but rewarding experiences with an experimental class for emotionally disturbed children. The library has a selection of record albums now, too. There are fifty titles to choose from. It is a small collection, but it is only the beginning. Three albums may be checked out at one time by any library card holder of high school age or older. BLIND MEN You may have heard Jhe story of the blind men examining the elephant. When each deduced from his piece of research his findings you may recall the one with the elephant's tail concluded it was a rope. The second touching a leg reported a tree trunk. A third said it was a wall as he examined the elephant's side. The story has been used for ages to illustrate the point that it is most difficult to deduce from a single part what the essence of the whole might be. Fortunately, educated blind men know better. Yet education has been plagued for two decades with seeing men drawing blind conclusions on part truth data. Walter Lipp- mann in the past referred to such findings as "profound half truths." Almost every year some opportunist will scare mother and the concerned with a profound half truth about education. Johnny can't read. The schools can't do the job. Schools have failed. As a result, such opportunists will laugh and laugh on their way to the bank to deposit their royalties of still another best seller at the expense of children and youth. This year probably will be no exception when promoters of failure are given visibility by those who attack them. Beautiful advertising. This is a bit like attacking, starfish by tearing them! to bits, not realizing that each bit has the regenerative power to produce another starfish. Throw the starfish on dry lifeless land and it will perish. So will the profound half truths of some truly blind men posing as authorities on education. Let them examine the in­ creasing proportions who do read. Let them ponder the influences on each child of a total day's experiences and equate these with the meager five-hour fraction of that day allocated to schooling. Let them consider society's ex­ pectations that schools totally educate all children, in contrast to the short time and anemic budget available. Let them balance the money invested in a school day against all. other monies expended on behalf of each child for his whole day. Let them defend education's failure against its contributions of more knowledge in more fields in the last two decades than in the previous 20 cen­ turies. So, friends, instead of at­ tacking let us shape still another plank for our platform from which to speak the whole truth on behalf of the whole child to the whole world. Open all men's eyes that they may truly see. A small selection of large print edition books has alio been added to the library's collection. These books are on loan from the Northern Illinois Library system's bookmobile. They are available to anyone who wants to read, but has difficulty seeing the print in most books. Such individuals may be able to benefit from the greatly enlarged print size in these books. Copies of the catalog of the much larger Northern Illinois Library system collection of large print books may be obtained through the library. The semi-weekly van delivery can bring the special editions of many works of popular fiction, mysteries and classics. Non-fiction works and some periodicals are available as well. The library's hours are Monday through Friday, 10 to 12 and 2 to 8, and Saturday, 10 to 5. .. • * Your Health One of America's most scenic highways - the Buffalo Bill Highway - from Cody, Wyoming to Yellowstone (53 miles) is open from May 1 to November 1, usually, each year. Powder River, Montana, was so named because its bed is so often as dry as powder. Give your home - and your wife- a luxurious carpet from Tidy for Christmas Skin Cancer Highly Curable Disease Most people have "can- cerphobia" in regard to skin problems. They're afraid to have a growth, mole or blemish checked for fear it may be cancerous. Fortunately their fear is usually groundless. For even if their blemish is cancerous, it's probably 90 percent curable. That's right, curable! What's more, it's easier to cure than other types of cancer. Why? Because there's the great advantage that it can be easily seen and diagnosec before the condition has progressed. And, since most cancers of the skin DO spread through ^th%Jblpbd stream to other organs, they're also easier to treat. Some types can be destroyed with an electric needle, then curreted (scraped off) or cut out surgically. Others are destroyed with x-ray or radium. Although anyone may con­ tract skin cancer, its most frequent victims are people who are exposed to the out-of- doors, such as farmers, seamen and policemen . People who are constantly exposed to tars in their occupations - roofers, tar distillers, etc. - are also more vulnerable. Of course, the earlier skin cancer is detected, the easier it is to cure. So heed these signs of possible skin cancer: Any mole that bleeds, changes color, looks irritated or increases in size. Certain types of moles, especially the dark ones, may turn into cancer too. Wartlike growths. Usually caused by natural aging of the Area Witnesses In Spiritual Two-Day Feast "A spiritual feast" is the way Glenn Erickson, presiding minister of the Woodstock congregation, Jehova Wit­ nesses, described theteiwo-day circuit convention ttfUe held for eleven area congregations, including many individuals from the local community. The over 1,000 delegates will meet Dec. 16 and 17 at the Chicago Assembly hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 79th and Ashland, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday/morning and con- tinuit\w through 4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. thy described as a feast? Mr. Erickson explained, "Where else could so many Christian people find two days packed solid with nourishing spiritual benefits? Here will be a special opportunity for all to improve their Bible study methods and ministerial ac­ tivities in the community. We look forward also to increasing our faith and appreciation for God's Word the Bible as it forms the basis for all portions of the program." Preparation for the con­ vention will include a special effort to invite all in the com­ munity to attend free of charge with the goal of stimulating interest in further Bible study. Of unusual interest is the assembly's high point, a one- hour public address at 2 p.m., Sunday afternoon, "Is This All There Is?" To care for the large crowd expected, the convention administration has inged for cafeteria and refreshment facilities at a nominal cost to those in at­ tendance. skin, over exposure to sunlight or x-ray, CM* some types of in­ ternal medication, they frequently appear on the lips, hands, face and sometimes on the palms and soles of the feet. Any sore, pimple or other blemish that doesn't heal or increases in size. White spots that occur on the lips or in the mouth. These spots are often caused by heavy smoking, poorly-fitted dentures or jagged teeth. Any bump or lump on the skin that increases in size. For­ tunately this condition is not necessarily cancerous. But only a physician can determine if it's a benign cyst or other non-cancerous condtion. Otc.%% »itq Winners In Book Fair Contest Winers af, a ipeattor leafiest Wi weekly * - elementary and Janior high schools are plctysi aWve. Front row* left to right, are Mike Stefka, Jim Thtel, Larry Koenigseder and Mary Hess; back row, from left, 8teve Moults, Judy Vydaaaj Cathy Fuchs. Sandi Thelen and Dan Allison. Missing fron»| picture was Wayne KoUenkark. first grade winner. T|e|cof»test was sponsored by the Jobnsbwg PTO In conjunction wf th its annual Book Fair. The fairwillbe held in the gym of the James C. Bush elementary school, 2117 W. Church street, on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 7 and 8» from 8 a.m. to 4:» p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 19 at|n. to 3 p.m. There will be a large selection of the best in young peoplefS books available for sale. This year * d featured. All proceeds of the sale are |l books for the school's learning centers, to come and browse. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD craft kits will also used to buy s4di Everyone to M1 rTn((//' The smallest flower in the world is the duckweed, no larger than a tack head. FUNDS FOR DISABLED Federal funds for improved services to the mentally retarded, epileptic and cerebral palsied are now available to Illinois, according to Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie. Grants will be authorized by the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities. Funds will be released by the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare under the Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Con­ struction Act of 1970. The program is administered by the FIRE EXTINGUISHERS Families and fire depart­ ments have been asked to check home fire extinguishers to determine if they contain charbon tetrachloride, a dangerous chemical that may be fatal if inhaled. Dr. Franklin D. Yoder, Illinois public health director, warned consumers that many home fire ex­ tinguishers manufactured in the last 25 years contained the chemical. He noted that fumes from one of the broken ex­ tinguishers caused the death of a 48-year-old Oregon woman last July and the critical illness of her husband. He said phosgene gas, formed when carbon tetrachloride is released on a hot surface, can cause permanent damage to the liver, kidneys, heart or lungs and may result in death. Dr. Yoder advised families with suspicious extinguishers to call their local fire depart­ ments for instructions. "Any attempt to transport old glass- type extinguishers should be undertaken most carefully and they should be destroyed by experts," he added. Department of Mental Health. Local public and private not- for-profit agencies that provide services to the developmentally disabled are eligible for fun­ ding. 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Three state depart­ ments -- Public Health, Mental Health and Public Aid-^are cooperating to solve the problems pinpointed by the special task force appointed by Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie in March 1971. Results, as of Sept. 27, included 29 facilities voluntarily changed to a lower level of nursing care service; six licenses revoked; 34 facilities recommended to the public aid department for holding or reducing of payments; eight awaiting appeals, court action or regional prehearings; and one license canceled by a municipality's legal action. SKIDDING FOR SAFETY s AHHearbrafeftttoa 8* National Safaty CotmcfPa chains and •qwtemam ara avaktatad to the annual test Dfoamti. ON DAY PAVEMENT ON euuic ICE AT2«-F. BRAKING DISTANCES FROM 20 MPH 17 rt. i«i rr. 7»rr The above chart, prepared by the Safe Winter Driving League, illustrates the extreme hazard of driving on glare ice. Tests show that with regular tifes stopping distances on glare ice may be nearly nine times the normal, dry pavement distance. Studded tires reduce braking distance by 19 percent while reinforced tire chains cut braking distance by 50 percent. Regardless of the help provided by this equipment however, the League warns motorists that far slower than normal speeds are essential when driving on icy pavements. /