The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 40, Milford, Kosciusko County, 19 October 1983 — Page 2

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National PTA fights drug, alcohol abuse

Responding to frightening statistics on drug and alcohol use among school children, the National Parent-Teachers Association, the country’s largest child advocacy organization, has launched a two-pronged attack against drug and alcohol use among school-age children. Reports show roughly twothirds of high school seniors have tried an illicit drug; 8,000 youth ranging in age from 15 to 24 die each year in alcohol related accidents; and 92 per cent of America’s youth have used alcohol by the age of 17. Drug abuse among youth in the United States is the highest of any developed country. According to Elaine Stienkemeyer, National PTA Welders agree t 0 $2,029 a week in pay A total of 25 skilled welders in Quebec held out for higher pay and refused to work for more than a month. The workers, earning $2,029 per week were demanding $3,250 a week because of the tough working conditions of their jobs. The problem, caused by two different wage scales, involved national Canadian pipeline wages for a 60-hour week and Quebec law which limits a welder’s pay. The welders finally returned to work at the lower rate; but only after their union promised to negotiate to bring the Quebec rate in line with the higher Canadian scale. Auto accidents cost nation $57 billion More than 28 million auto accidents every year in the nation cost America more than $57 billion dollars in property damage, lost productivity and medical expenses while the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the costs of health and lives taken by crashes can never be calculated. Broken down, s2l billion goes to property damage; $14.2 billion goes to lost productivity from the four million persons injured or killed; $3.3 billion goes to medical costs; and $18.7 billion goes to miscellaneous expenses including insurance, legal, coroner and administrative costs. Even though the government directly loses $5.6 billion of tax revenue from persons injured or killed, they only spend $213 million improving highway safety.

How's your allergy awareness?

It’s estimated by some medical authorities that as many as one in five people suffer from an allergy. Respiratory allergy sufferers, like many allergy-causing pollens, come in all kinds and sizes. Fortunately, so do allergy relief medications. How do you tell if you have an Candy bars may save lives A candy bar is presently being researched at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, that will help save the lives of those stranded in freezing conditions. The bar contains nutrients and aminophylline, a common asthma drug and acts to maintain normal body temperature. Aminophylline and nutrients, such as corn oil, milk or glucose have already worked to maintain normal body temperatures in freezing lab animals.

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president. “The objective of the National PTA’s Drug and Alcohol Use Prevention Program is to strengthen parent-child communication. The more parents know about drug and alcohol use, the more effectively they can help their children cope with their problems, thus helping to avoid the child’s need for drugs Hair loss: What you should know The normal daily rate of hair loss is 50 to 100 hairs. Thinning and baldness occur when the rate of hair loss exceeds the rate of new growth. Baldness most commonly occurs in men. “Male pattern baldness’’ is a progressive, symmetric, diffuse loss of hair, usually in the front central part of the scalp. Male pattern baldness is caused by shrinking of hair follicles, which normally extend into the deeper layers of the dermis, the second major layer of the skin. Baldness usually is accompanied by a general decrease in the diameter of remaining hairs, or “thinning.’’ In the place of lost hair, short unpigmented hairs remain. Contrary to some advertising claims, there is no treatment now available to prevent, postpone or cure male baldness. However, there are alternative to baldness and dermatologists can assist with a selection. One treatment is hair replacement surgery. In this procedure, hair is grafted from one section of the scalp to another. Recommended when hair loss is still minimal, transplants may be performed in the dermatologist’s office. Many men and women experience temporary hair loss. Dermatologists have linked this abnormal hair loss to a variety of factors. Some of the factors which may result in reversible hair loss include: childbirth; high fever; marked depletion of protein in the diet; certain medication; drugs used in cancer therapy; birth control pills; ringworm of the scalp; tightly pulled hair styles; and long-term use of brush rollers. Hog inventory up Indiana farmers had a total inventory of 4,800,000 hogs and pigs on September 1, up 13 per cent from a year ago. In addition, hog farmers in the state expect 230,000 sows to farrow during the September-November 1983 period.

allergy ? One sign is the recurrent development of symptoms associated with distinct factors in the environment. If a change of seasons, location, job, diet or habits brings on the condition or makes it go away, you’ve probably got an allergy. What are the symptoms? Hay fever, the most common form of allergy, is characterized by sneezing, stuffed-up or runny nose, itching and watery eyes and excessive mucus in the nose and throat: Any or all of these symptom, appearing in conjunction with a change of seasons or unusual exposure to the outdoors, may indicate hay fever. The only way to know for sure if you are allergic to pollens is to consult your physician. Tell him the history of your symptoms. It’s also a good idea to ask your pharmacist. When nasal stuffiness accompanies sneezing, itching and weeping, a combination of anti-histamine/deconges-tant remedy may be needed. This is especially true if stuffiness causes severe discomfort or interferes with sleep. To make it easier for you to choose the best relief during

and alcohol in the first place. First, the National PTA is encouraging its 25,000 local units and more than five million members to actively participate in this national program by conducting drug and alcohol projects at the grass roots level. The October issue of the organization’s magazine containns a complete guide for PT As and other community organizations that are interested in beginning drug and alcohol prevention programs. The second part of the program focuses on 32 city PT As that were awarded grants to enable them to conduct local drug and alcohol awareness projects. These groups will build local coalitions, help other PTAs conduct drug and alcohol programs in schools, meetings and in the community. A copy of the October 1983 issue of “PTA Today” may be obtained by sending to the National PTA, 700 North Rush Street, Chicago, 111., 60611. Raising foxes is — A farmer's While Kosciusko County has an extremely large number of farmers, Orla T. Miller, r 2 Nappanee, is unique in the makeup of his livestock. Miller raises foxes. Miller started raising foxes as a hobby over five years ago, and the business of raising the animals for their fur has gradually developed into his livelihood. At present, Miller has 185 animals, including Silver, Snow Dawn. Pearl and Native Red foxes. “The fur of the Silver Fox is actually black, with a number of guard hairs that are slate blue next to the skin, black further up, followed by a white bar, and black again at the tip of the tail,” said Miller. “These white-banded hairs give the pelt a silvery sheen. The reason for the demand for Silver Fox pelts is that most furs can be dyed to anyone’s taste, but no one has ever found a way to copy the silver fox’s fur.” In order to learn more about his profession, Miller has been to 15-20 fox ranches in six states, and has attended seminars in Indiana, lowa and Canada. “For control of diseases, we observe each fox daily,” Miller explained. “We keep our foxes in wire-bottomed cages, raised two feet off the ground.” Miller goes to great lengths to protect his animals from flies and disease through a variety of preventative measures. The security around Miller’s fox facility is extensive, due to factors many people probably

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livelihood aren’t aware of. “Our security includes a perimeter fence, electric fence, a seven-foot fox yard fence with a one-foot overhang, and a system which allows us to visually check the perimeter of the fox yard while we re inside the house,” he explained. “For added security we have attack-trained, anti-poison-trained guard dogs which have access to the entire ranch.” Miller said public relations, especially with relatives and close friends, has been a problem since starting his fox ranch. “One of the biggest problems we’ve experienced as far as public relations go is very few people know how much different fox farming is from hog and dairy farming,” he explained. “The ranch is completely closed to outsiders from December 1 through most of May. Most of the hassle has come from friends and relatives who think. ‘l’m just a neighbor or friend. I wouldn’t do anything to harm the business.’ They just don’t understand “When we have a female out there with two or three-week old pups and she sees a stranger entering the yard, she picks up her pups and lugs them around looking for a safe place to bury them or hide them. As you know, they can’t dig holes in the w irebottomed pens, so she keeps lugging them, sometimes killing them in the process. “We haven’t yet been able to convince any of them that a close friend or relative isn’t a threat to them. Some ‘friends’ take it personally and have never come back and don’t associate with us any more. I might add that a true friend won’t impose himself on us. He’d be more considerate. We can’t give tours without appointments.” Miller emphasized the importance of not allowing strangers to distract the animals during the females’ gestation periods. The foxes only breed for two weeks out of the year.

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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION — Last Sunday members of the First Brethren Church of Milford dressed in fashions of 1883 as part of their centennial celebration.

Seeking day-care? Locating a day-care facility may not be as difficult as it used to be, but matching features with costs can involve a search, notes the Better Business Bureau. First, you should make a list of your basic requirements such as the hours needed at the center, the activities you would like your child to participate in, meals, and so on. Then you should carefully inspect the facility you are considering and ask questions about all costs. The initial price asked may not include charges for transportation, food, play materials, deposits for enrollment, and other “special” considerations such as additional hours before or after the scheduled opening/closing. If the cost of the center isn’t within your budget, you may have to look elsewhere and make some compromises to your basic requirement list. Keep in mind that there are many day-care centers that may not be as “fancy” as you envision, but will serve your needs just as well. For example, an alternative might be a center run by a civic or religious organization. Or, you tnay be able to set up day-care arrangements with neighbors or other working homemakers. An employer-run day-care could be an answer. Some successful ones are paid for in the form of a paycheck deduction and the deduction might qualify as an income tax credit or deduction. Any facility you choose should be clean and in good repair. It should have a positive atmosphere, and you can usually tell this if the kids are happy at the facility. If meals are served, the food should be wholesome and nutritious, and the cooking facility should be clean. If you are in doubt about a facility or its cost, contact your local Better Business Bureau for a reliability report on the center.

THIS IS THE WAY THEY DID IT—Remembering bow the people of 1883 traveled to church on Sunday morning, the James Beer family of Milford hitched up old Dobbin last Sunday and traveled to the First Brethren Church. Beer is shown on the front seat with reigns in hand with Joe. Jamie, twins Candace and Cameron and Mrs. Beer and young Jarred in back. (Photo by Rich Rhodes)

Serving our country LARRY LAIRD Larry L. Laird, son of Robert J. and Rowenna D Laird of r 3 Syracuse, has been promoted to chief master sergeant, highest enlisted grade in the US Air Force. Laird is an intelligence operations manager at Wahington Navy Yard, with the Air Force Intelligence Service. His wife, Janet, is the daughter of Sam and Virginia Richards of Sunapee, N.H. The chief is a 1959 grduate of Syracuse High School.

Above, members and friends of the church gather to display their chosen dress of the day for photos. (Photo by Rich Rhodes)

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