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amanaVm, Of?., Sun., Mar. 4, V, 1 ij. Bargain Basement Crowds But No Bargain Prices Found in Moscow' cur,; p- S By ROY ESSOYAN MOSCOW tfl - Take Grand Ccn- tral Station, add a thousand sales booths and itlr 2'0,IHX) Russians through It every day and you have (J. U. M. (prounced goom), (lie Soviet I'nlon's biggest department store, It coven ont giant block on Red Square facing the Kremlin, and comprise! three block-long, three itorled halls topped' by vaulted glass roofs stretching from one end of the square to the other. Vladimir G. Kamcnev, 49 year old director of G. U. M. and the bluest merchandising executive in the Soviet Union, says: "Our counters placed end to end would stretch one and one-half mlM." Kamcnev, a big man with grey hair, friendly brown ryes, the small boned features of an Eng lishman and the enthusiasm of a .restrained American salesman, adds in the same breath: ."In 1355 we sold 144 million meters (8,000 miles) of silks, lin eal and woolens. That'll take you from Moscow to Vladlvostock and back." Heavier n Holidays G. U, M. is open from I a. m to 8 p. m. every day except Mon day. Squeeze In any time betwen those hours and you'll think you've stumbled on a fire sale. That's on week days. Kamenev estimated up to 400,000 people swarm over G. U. M.'s 17 acres of floor space on holidays. ' II takes 230 permanent em ployees Just to keep the place swept out," he said in an inter view, "and at the end of each working day we cart off three tons of dirt, slush and refuse." 'About the same time each day, three trucks pull up to G. U, M. s back door and haul the day's take. an average 10 million rubles, off to the bank. The value of the ruble, officially pegged by the Soviet government at 25 American cents, is reflected in the prices at G. U. M's. Cettly Items A fairly good pearl necklace will set you back 12.612, a medium quality shirt $14, a shirt made to order from Chinese silk $30. A cheap pair of socks fetches $2.50; woolen socks, when available, $6. Dog's Life Not So Bad, Experts Agree By WATSON SIMS NEW YORK tf) - The next time you feel the need for sympathy, don't complain that you're living a dog's life. It might be better than your own. A dog's life, canine specialists agree, is getting better and longer all the. time. Man's best friend is getting a full share of the benefits modern civilization has brought to man himself. His life expectancy is up about 50 per cent. Vaccines and antl biotics have all but eliminated any of his diseases, and eased the effects of many once fatal in -fectionsr New techniques in surgery are being applied in his behalf. He is eettine better food and, on the whole, receiving better care both in sickness and in health. But not all of these blessings are unmixed. Like man, the dog running into certain penalties that .come with longer life. More and more, he is suffering ailments normally associated with old age, And because he is living longer his numbers are increasing far be yong the demand for dogs. ' 12 Years Dr. Hadlcy C. Stephenson, pro fessor of veterinary medicine at Cornell University, said recently the average life expectancy for , dog is now about 12 years. "Many live longer than that,1 Dr. Stephenson told the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Assn. "There are 500 dogs in the country that I know which are 17 years old or more. , That's about 80 years in humans. The average dog used to live to be about 7 or 8. Similar reports come from three Major A-Ore Boom Seen In Wyoming RIVERTON, Wyo. (fl-Uranium boom in Fremont County "will be big and of several years duration, the Atomic Energy Commission reported after February ore ship ments reached 80 per cent of the record January output. Vitro Minerals Corp. again was the largest single shipper, filling Its 3,500-ton quota. Most of the February ore came from the gas hills area of eastern Fremont County in shipments from Globe Mining Co., Vitro, Sa vannah Construction Co, and Lucky MC Uranium Corp. The newly discovered area in the Pryor mountains along the Montana-Wyoming border was the second largest shipping region. Several loads of ore were shipped from Loren Bice and Coyle-Fergu-ion-Dean groups. A trial shipment from the Yel lowstone Mining Co. from a new discovery near Virginia City, Mont., arrived near the end of the month. Bad weather closed all producers in the Crooks Gap and Copper Mountain areas and hampered pro duction throughout the rest of Fremont County. No shipments of ore were made from the Pumpkin Buttes area of northeastern Wy oming during February. SPECIAL GIFT FOR THE HARD OF HEARING "WESTCLOX" MO0(lt04 ELECTRIC ALARM CLOCK 1 .( Buzzer- Ala light . - -' rm With Bright Flashing Light for those who don't hear well Also fuiier Alarm met si 111 I I ifUM Till veteran specialists in attendance at the recent Westminster Kennel Club show in New York. They were Drs. C P. Zepp, Louis A. Corwin and James B. Skelton, each of whom has practiced veterinary medicine since' 1919. The three veterinarians agreed that probably the chief causes of dog deaths today are glandular ail ments and other malfunctions that come with advanced age. Due te Tumors A recent check of 1,000 dog deaths at the small animal hospital operated by Dr. Zepp in New York showed that 15 per cent were due to tumors. Ladles' shoes run from $0 for Pair of walking shoes to $125 fur evening slippers, Stadium boots at $150. Iterrlgerators range from $1S0 for a tiny model to $M0 for a workmanlike, fullslze model. You can buy a television set with a seven-Inch screen large magnify ing glass attachment at extra cost -for $300, and a 17 Inch set for $M0. A small .wringer-type wash- mg macnine com $200, a model similar, to an American automatic washer $5C0. Can the average Russian afford such prices? Kamenev waved his hands helplessly in the air. Expensive Medrls "The more expensive the Item' is, ne said, "the faster it'i bought up. You can buy a cheap televi sion set any day In the week, but every time we stock up on the best models, they're gone In a day." He Was (nalrinir flmir.tl.,,,!.. Long queues extend from many counters dispensing the most Inex pensive items. And other counters dealing with daily necessities are jammed five-deep with customers. Kamenev admitted that supply has a hard time coping with demand at G. U. M.'s. Another handicap In the obstacle race known as "shopping at G. U. M.'s" Is th Soviet system of purchase. You line up or elbow your way to a counter, pick the item you want, catch the sales girls attention and emerge with a slip of paper in your hand. Then you line up or elbow your way to the cashier, pay for your purchase and emerge with the val idated receipt. Line up again, el bows out, and retrieve your pur chase from the other end of the counter. Each process of lining up, or elbowing, consumes a goodly amount of time. According to available statistics, the average Soviet wage is 800 to too rubles ($200 to $225) a month. 4m -pea There was unanimous agreement that dogs are living much longer. Dr. Zepp noted, for example, that his oldest patient is a 24-year-old mongrel Spitz equivalent to well over 100 in humans. The New York area specialists agreed (Bat aside, from medical treatment, dogs are getting better care from their masters. One fac tor is the trend; away from the farm and to the city, in which more dogs are brought out of yards and into the closer associations of apartments or homes. ; Member of Family "It isn't just a matter of treat ing a dog these days." observed Dr. Cowan. "We treat a memo of the family. And when a dog is brought to the clinic, not one but several members of the family us ually come with him. A veterinar ian has to have a big waiting room." ' This is a welcome development in the opinion of Garence E. Har bison of Boston, who has made a career of dog psychology. , Dogs, Harbison maintains, need their own place in the home, with toys and playthings like any child, and shouldn't be punished any more than a child. How many dogs are there In America today? 2) Million Dogs Dr. Stephenson, in his Oklahoma speech, estimated there are 23 mil lion dogs in 17 million homes. Then there is the matter of unwanted dogs, those without homes or in dog pounds across the nation. The National Humana Society esti mates that the number of such surplus animals may run as high as 15 million. There is one other facet of mod ern civilization which is taking a steadily larger toll of dogs as well of mam The automobile. More and more dogs are dying on the na tion' streets and highways. Because of these shadows on a generally bright picture of the mod' ern dog's existence, Dr. Stephen son concluded his report on a sober note: 'A dog's life may not be what it used to be, but he has to think pretty quick nowadays to stay alrve and enjoy the health and long life veterinary medicine has created for him." and that holds for C. U. M's 5.500 employees who range from 540 ru bles ($1351 for an elevator opera tor to 4,500 rubles ($1,125) for each of the top 12 executives under Kamancv. G. U. M.'s 3.500 sales girls earn too to 1,000 rubles ($225 to $23 a month. When business Is good and when isn't it? a 15 per cent bonus is added to the pay check. RefrlferaUrs, TV Kamenev unreeled a few more statistics. Averaging them out over the two years C. U. M. has bn In business, the store has (old, ever any, w r emgcraiors, wj oi cycles, 55 television sets, 200 ra dios, 750 watches, 2,000 suits and overcoats and 10,000 pairs of foot wear, including rubbers and rub ber and felt overshoes and golosh es. To the average Russian, G. IT. M. Is more than just the biggest state operated department store in the country. It is a symbol of the con sumer goodies the- government says are in store for him, And some of them, after all, are. al ready In stock. For out -of towners who make up the bulk of Its shoppers. G. U. M. is a storehouse of modern mira cles. Kamanev estimated that of the thousands who elbow through G. U. M.'s 12 double-doored en trances, about iso.eoo a day actual ly buy something. ; 1'abeaN of WeadVrt The others come in out of the cold, stamp the snow from their boots. and wander happily among! unheard of 10 years ago Soviet- j manufactured vacuum cleaners, radiators, electric floor-polishers, ! flashy neckties, electric coffee pots j and tea kettles, sporting guns, tel evision sets, refrigerators and au-l tomatic washers. I G. U. M. also provides such: Soviet eye-openers as a shopper's ! guide book, a coin-operated snap shot machine, check rooms andj delivery service, Coming soon, says Kumanev, are automatic sonp and shoe-polish dispensers and a coin-operated perfume spray. Services include a post office, telegraph office, savings bank, cafeteria, medical station and a nursery to check your baby, with diaper-changing services thrown In. Ninety two per cent of G. 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