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Tueaday, February 20,1979 Woman Notes 80th Birthday Ethel Coffenberry Burnettsville, will celebrate her 80th birthday Sunday with a family dinner and open house. The open house for family and friends, to follow the dinner, will be hosted from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Community Center in Burnettsville. Born Feb. 27, .1899, she was married to the late S.F.

and has four daughters: Louise (Mrs. Melvir) Hook, Winamac; Dorothy (Mrs. Howard) -Bridge, South Bend; Juanita (Mrs. Harlen! Hickman, Mon- and Wanda (Mrs. Dick) Suiter, Burneltsville.

There are 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchilrtren. A brother, Eugene Busier, resides at Burnettsville. Disco Classes Begin Monday Two new disco dance 1 classes will be offered at the 'Cass County Family 'Y' begin' ing Monday. The five-week session will feature the Spanish Hustle, Grapevine, Bus Stop and Chicago Walk taught by Joy Connors who has performed with a disco company in Lansing, Mich. Classes for middle school will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

while classes for high school students and -adults will be from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Interested persons may register In person or call the 'Y', 753-5141. The Pharos-Trfljune, Logansport, Young TV Viewers Not Fooled Furniture Repair Sometimes Requires Just Simple Tools WJNGATK, N.C. (UPP Felt tip pens, crayons and an iron come in handy for repairing minor damage to some furniture, says J. Ben Helms, a furniture and decorative accessories executive.

Because hardwood is increasingly scarce, softwoods such as country pine are more widely used for furniture crafting and decorative accessories, Helms They are more easily damaged than hardwood. Helms, president and design director of MaLeck Woodcraft, offers these tips for do-it-yourself home repairs: Hide minor scratches with a child's crayon color- WEST LAFAYETTE So you are stuck at home because of the snow and cold and think you'd like to tackle that refinishing job you've been putting off since last summer. Think twice, advises Bill Field, Extension safety specialist at Purdue Hollywood Featured In Library Program A documentary film on Hollywood is the "Free Film" this week at the Logansport- Cass County Public Library. The film series is presented to the public every Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Thursday at 4 in the library music room.

"Hollywood: The Dream Factory" traces the rise of motion pictures from the early 1920's through the peak of popularity in the 1940's, to the decline of the great studios inthel960's. Buyer's Billboard By MICHAEL J. CONLON WASHINGTON (UPI) Government safety experts dre considering whether trail bikes, mini-bikes and similar two-wheel motorized vehicles that do not require a driver's license should be designed so young children can't run them. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has been petitioned to require manufacturers to make the vehicles in such a way that: Only one person can ride at a time. The seat is high enough so that only a person the size of the average 14-year-old could reach the pedals.

Their speed is limited. Owner registration is required. And a warning label would be displayed with the bikes at the place of sale to alert purchasers to possible hazards. The petition that led to the investigation was filed by two Seattle, doctors, Frederick Rivara and Lawrence Berger. They work with the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Washington.

They told the CPSC the agency's own statistics in" dicate injuries associated with such vehicles have been running about 20,000 per year. said 83 percent of the injured were youngsters age 5 to 19 and, of that group, 51 percent were in the 10-14 age bracket. The kinds of injuries, in order of predominance, were lacerations, abrasions, fractures, sprains and burns. While total injuries from 'regular bicycles outnumber from special bikes, the doctors said, statistics indicate that mini-bike or trail bike injury is four times more 'likely to result in damage -severe enough to warrant -emergency room treatment. More than half such accidents result from loss of control, they said, 15 percent from collision, five percent from mechanical and structural problems and five percent from contact with cars.

The doctors said: "Children lack the motor and cognitive skills and the maturity of judgment" to ride the bikes because reaction time is considerably longer in children. In addition, accurate perception of movement is not fully developed even in a 10- to 12- year-old, they added. "Despite these developmental limitations, children hop in the saddle of (bikes) that weigh up to 145 pounds, reach speeds over 73.3 feet per second (50 mph), and may possess gasoline engines, unsafe brakes and dangerous starters, throttles and other design features," the petition said. To make sure no one under the size of a 14 year old can use such a bike, the petition said, the wheel sizes should be made larger, the length of the handlebars should be widened and the distance from seat to foot pedals should be lengthened. The doctors cited two accidents as evidence.

One involved a 10-year-old boy who fell from his mini-bike and then struck a match to examine damage to the vehicle. The gasoline tank exploded and the boy suffered third- degree burns. The second accident involved a girl the same age who received a bike for her birthday, started it, fell and suffered massive tissue damage to her leg when it was caught between the bike and the pavement. The CPSC staff has taken the petition under investigation. It will make a recommendation to the five commissioners when its study is complete.

Pageant Applications Available INDIANAPOLIS Applications for the Miss World America Pageant, to be held here May 19 and 20. are now being accepted. The Miss Indiana-World pageant, to be conducted at the Sheraton-West of Indianapolis, is the official prelimi- nary to the Miss America Pageant planned in Huntsville, Ala in August. Applicants must be 17 years of age on or before Aug. 1.1979 and cannot reach the age of 25 before Nov.

2,1979. They must never have been married and must have resided in Indiana for at least six months. No talent competition is required. Judging will be based on poise, personality, beauty of face and figure and swimsuit. More information and applications may he obtained by writing to the state director, Martha A.

Smith, 1635 N. Robinson, Danville, Illinois, 61832. Keepsake Gallery 401 E.Broadway Phone 753-4926 matched as closely'as possible to the original stain. Or try shoe polish, nutmeats, linseed oil, iodine or a felt tip pen. Draw along the scratch, rub it with your finger, then polish with a so ft cloth.

In many cases a wet pad and hot iron will raise a dent in wood. Before starting, remove surface wax so moisture will penetrate the wood and make it swell when you place the wet pad on the cleaned surface and iron it. Treat white spots from water condensation, alcohol or coffee with a fine abrasive 5uch as fine steel wool or table salt and a lubricant. First, rub Jhe grain gently with an abrasive, then with mayonnaise, lard, cooking or salad oil or petroleum jelly. When the white spots disappear, wax or polish the wood.

To remove burns, scrape away the charred material with a sharp, curved-blade knife. Smooth the surface with fine sandpaper or fine steel woo) after reaching solid wood. Clean the debris, res- tain the wood if necessary, then fill the gouge: use common paste wax or, for deeper gouges, build up with plastic wood or stick shellac before polishing or waxing as usual. Candle wax drippings: flip them off with a fingernail after the wax has hardened. Do not use a knife.

To speed up hardening, wrap an ice cube in a clean cloth and hold it on the wax BY GALE WILEY BADEN-BADEN, West Germany (UPI) West German.researchers trying to teach children how to watch television more critically have discovered that kids are a lot' less bloodthirsty than many of their elders. Itnme de Haen, head of a research team at the Sudwestfunk radio and TV station, says investigators learned that while the children know the formula plots of most American cops and robbers series, for instance, they also can suggest a number of endings they consider more appropriate than the usual climatic trouncing of the bad guys by the good guy cop or private detective. The researchers first discovered a year ago that a threat to Lassie frightens young televiewers much more than a blackjack bouncing off Rockford's skull, A similar survey of 200 teievison-watching children in Kiel more recently confirmed their earlier finding. "Children prefer stories such as 'Hansel and Gretel' over westerns and thrillers," says Kiel lecturer Gerhard Heuer. "But ironically, such family stories dealing with separation from mothers, for example, leave deep sears." Mrs.

de Haen carried her own researches forward, filming children watching various American crime shows. She learned they not only do not scare the children but that the children see right through the unreality. "Kojak is right." one commented drily. "He never gets hurt," added a girl. "It's always' the same," said a third child viewer.

"Somebody commits a crime. Kojak goes after him. Things get better and better for Kojak and worse and worse for the bad guy. Kojak always wins." "Without a doubt, American shows such as 'Kojak' and 'Colombo' are worldwide favorites," says Mrs. de Haen.

"And yet there is little variation in the plots of these shows." If the children see through the facade, then why do they watch the shows? Probably for the same reasons that most of parents watch for the action, thrills, triumph of good over evil, escapism, says Mrs. deHaen. Other researchers have expressed concern that adults who watch a lot of teievision begin to lose touch with reality. George Gerbner of the University of Philadelphia reports in a recent article in a West German periodical that his own tests over long period have shown that those who watch a lot of television generally are more fearful than those who watch it rarely, are more likely to own a gun, and declare themselves more willing to use violence in an argument Yet, Mrs. de Haen's studies indicate child viewers still believe arguments and crises can end in non-violent ways.

She asked some children to act in and film their own crime show. Their plot: a group of children at a playground exclude a boy. The hero tdls him to leave. The boy returns and breaks a tape recorder belonging to the heroine. The hero tracks down the boy and "The kids showed the basic idea of cops and robber shows, the good guy hero, bad guy loser, the crime, the girl, the chase," Mrs.

deHaen said. Discussing how to end the film, one child asked, "why can't the good guy help the bad guy?" "Maybe the bad guy says he's sorry and turns himself in," suggested another. They concluded the best ending would be one in which the hero and followers try to understand the bad guy, a long way from the traditional end. JOSEPHINE LOWMAN Interpreting Questions Is Not Always Easy WlTH University. Many chemicals used to strip furniture require adequate ventilation, and most people balk at opening a window in the winter.

Chemicals present in many paints and glues also require adequate ventilation and can cause problems if used in a confined space. Take furniture refinishing for example. There is a double danger here. First, many of the chemicals involved are combustible. If the fumes reach an open flame (a pilot light or cigarette), an explosion or flash fire can result.

And second, these chemicals are not good for people to breathe, though the dangers vsry, some chemicals can cause nausea, headache, or blurred vision. Aerosol sprays (the packaging tor some paints) have also been linked to heart trouble and skin and respiratory problems. Even permanent felt tip markers can cause problems. Field advises checking the labels on paints, glues and aerosol cans before using If they say, "Use only in well- ventilated space," then avoid using them during the winter without adequate ventilation. After reading "Why Grow Old?" mail for years I have become quite experienced in interpreting what some of my more fanciful readers write.

For instance, I was rather startled at first when a reader wrote, "How long should I hang upside-down by my feet from a bar?" I finally figured out that she was talking about a horizontal bar. I had been writing aoout the beauty angle a board on which you lie with your feet higher than your head. This brings more blood to the head and is supposed to promote youthful facia) contours, I gave up the idea when I was told that one must lie that way for an hour every day after age 40. But the slant board has some merit. is Jeans Italian-style jeans in oiled box calf big-sleeved cotton satin bolero and leather are accented by low slung tailored shirt in gray and white hip belt.

The ensemble is topped by cotton. (UPI) SPRING! Even The GRAY WATCH FOR OUR BEST CARPET SALE -INCLUDING- FREE PAD and INSTALLATION ON FAMOUS BRANDS SUCH AS KARA- STAN-CABIN CRAFT-BERVEN Just in time for your Spring decorating. restful to put your feet up, and this position relieves strain on internal organs. A little more blood to the head might help our facial contours and mental processes. Then there was the reader who asked what she could do for poor "illumination," and another wanted help with a "fallen hipline." I think, though, that the most surprising questions are those concerning subjects about which I have no information and have had absolutely no experience.

The one that stands out in my mind is the man who wrote asking for the record time milking a cow. He was entering a contest. Had he known what an unhappy memory that brought me he never would have written. One of the great frustrations of my childhood was the failure to get even one drop of miik out of a cow when visiting my grandfather's farm. I tried and tried and felt a complete failure, I love it! Keep the letters coming and I wiil keep trying.

I have a poster over my desk that reads, "Just When I Knew All of Life's Answers, They Changed All The Questions!" Now, I have a request for help with a "high" abdomen. I know what to do with that one! That could mean a happy tummy, but 1 think it means fat over ihe upper abdomen and 'he diaphragm. It is easie." to correct this figure fault than it is to banish the fat over the lower abdomen. Do this exercise The pendulum Swing Lie on the floor on your with your legs straight and your arms resting on the floor, extending out from your shoulders, paims toward the floor. Keep your fingertips on the floor as you swing your legs like the pendulum of a clock, trying to bring your feet up to your hand on each side.

Keep your knees stiff. If at first you cannot swing as far in each direction as I have suggested, go.as far as you can on each swing, but keep your feet close to the floor throughout this exercise. For your copy of the booklet, "Tubby Hubby Diet." send 50 cents and a long, stamped, self-addressed elope with your request to Josephine Lowman, in care of this newspaper. Safety Products Increasing By JEANNE LESEM UPI Family Editor CHICAGO (UPI) The purchase of smoke alarms for home use has grown from nothing seven to 10 years ago to more than 10 million annually, says one manufacturer. It is part of a very strong trend in home security and safety products generally, said Brian J.

Abdella, vice president-marketing for Westclox, one of many manufacturers who showed such devices at the 70th semi-annual National Housewares Exhibition in Chicago last month. Abdella said consumers' concerns with security and safety also extend to break- ins, theft, muggings and other crimes. "The FBI reports more than three million burglaries a year, and they imply many break-ins go unreportad," Abdelia said. "Conceiveably we may have as many as four or five million. That means 10- to 20-million people a year are affected by break-ins alone.

"You get two or three break-ins in a neighborhood and people get paranoid about it," he added. "We are involved in consumer attitude studies in Mew York and Chicago. Statistics show crime has moved to the suburbs." National surveys reflect the same changes, which obviously accounts for the surge in introductions and promotions of safety and security products at the January trade show everything from Health Policies WASHINGTON (UPI) Confused by the sales pitches for many different health insurance companies? The Consumer Information Center of the General Services Administration has a booklet to help clarify the situation. A health insurance policy should pay for most costs of illness or injury, the agency says. If your particular group coverage has serious gaps, supplement it with a low-cost personal policy, the booklet says.

Before you buy any policy, find out how many hospital days it covers. Most plans limit the number of days the insured person can collect benefits. For a free copy of the booklet, write for it by title to the Consumer Information Center, Dept. 582G, Pueblo, Colo. 81009.

hand-held devices to scare off muggers to lights and alarms for indoor and outdoor use. Other products included: portable, combined smoke and burglar alarm for use almost anywhere: hotels, moteis, recreation vehicles, dormitories, boats. The unit hangs over a door and requires no tools for installation. It sounds separate alarms for fire and intrusion warnings. An electric detector that warns of natural gas and propane leaks.

A portable, steel strong box with a flip-up lid designed for storage in furniture drawers. To lower the and remove the box requires use of a combination lock with three digits set by the box owner. A smoke alarm with a wireless transmitter detector that sounds a bedside alarm if fire breaks out in another room. A battery-operated alarm designed to alert people when an electrical power failure occurs. The device plugs into any standard 110 volt receptacle and sounds a loud alarm when normal current is interrupted.

The manufacturer's suggested uses include monitoring of life-support systems in sickrooms, warning sleeping householders against sump pump failures in basements and guarding against food spoilage in refrigeration systems. STARTING AT 8:00 AM. VELVET CREAMY SHORTENING 5TH AVENUE CANDY BARS FULL CASE EA. 144 BARS 8.