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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, I960
Television Habits of Sixth Graders Listed
By PAT CONWAY
United Press International
Lubbock, Tex. - H'Pli - Two-
thirds of Lubbock' sixth
graders watch television more
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than four hours a day, and
their teachers generally agree
the children are better in-
formed on world affairs than
the sixth graders were before
television.
A survey of the viewing
habils of 2,021 sixth grade
students in the public schools
also revealed that at least a
fourth of them are harder to
motivate than those before
TV, and that two-thirds of the
children do less reading in
library books.
A special report on the
study was made by Eugene
Bumpass, a Lubbock teacher,
to the Texas Teachers association.
One of the questions con
erncd TV's use as an easy
substitue for a wholesome,
diversified program of recrea
tion for children.
The children, however, In
dicated they would rather
ay, bowl, skate, visit friends
attend a movie than watch
television.
The survey also Indicated
that TV is In keen competl-
on with homework. Three-
fourths of the children said
ey did homework while
.itching, and many resented
ving to do assignments!
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while other members of the
family enjoyed TV.
One i fifth of the students
said they would neglect home
work if their favorite pro
gram was on. Their teachers
said that a fourth of the stu
dents .also Use television as
an excuse for not doing home
work. Television does not af
fect the bedtime hours of
sixth graders, however. The
majority indicated a median
bedtime of 8:30 p.m.
Some 68 teachers question
ed said they believed many
advertisements on TV are det
rimental to proper health hab
its ol children. Two - thirds
listed cigaret ads as detri
mental, one - half mentioned
medicines and drugs, and
more than a third listed alco
hol. Others decried the chew
ing gum ads.
Are arguments provoked
around the TV set? More than
70 per cent of the students
said "yes."
Are any programs educa
tional? Both children and
teachers agree that television
is helpful. Eighty-seven per
cent of the children said they
had seen things on TV that
helped them In their school
work. Many of the teachers
said they urged students to
watch certain programs.
Programs recommended In.
eluded Lowell Thomas' "High
Adventure," "Bell Telephone
Hour," "Twentieth Century
weather and news shows
"Walt Disney," "Mr. Wizard,'
and "Wide, Wide World."
The children Indicated that
westerns were their choice,
fourth said they liked pro
grams about the lives of fam
ilics and nine per cent indi
catcd a preference for detec
tive shows.
Interior Designers Forecast
Rounded Future for Furniture
By JOYCE SCHULLER
United Press International
Chicago iUrDM ore and
more interior designers fore
see a rounded future for mod
ern furniture.
The light, trim look of
rounded or gently curved
modern furniture seems to
blend with furniture of every
period, as the severe, straight
lines of early modern pieces
never did. And with the in
creasing trend toward mix
ing modern and period furni
ture, chuirs, couches, tables,
rugs and even beds, room di
viders and window hangings
arc turning up In rounded
shapes.
Typical of the new uphol
stered pieces are designer
Lawrence Penbody's lovescat
and chair (for Riehardson
Nemschoff), with curved
wood frames that appear to
be sculptured around the
foam scats and backs. Attrac
tive from the back as well as
the front, they can bo used In
free - standing, conversational
groupings.
Round tables gaining in fa
vor include both dining and
small occasional tables.
Perfect for small rooms.
round dining tables take up
less space than square ones
and sent more persons com
(ortably. borne of the new
round dining tables have
single pedestal bases and oth
ers (by Kroehlcr) have practi
cal tops of Flbersin, a solid
plastic panel that's virtually
indestructible.
The newest of the occasion
al tables are columns, some
carved or fluted and others
unadorned. Concealed stor
age space for books and spare
ashtrays beneath makes them
ideal for use as lamp tables
flanking a sofa.
Rugs now come by the half-
circle. They're designed (by
Regal) to be used separately
In a bay window or in front
of a sofa or put together to
form a huge circle, eight feet
in diameter.
The circles turning up In
window hangings and room
dividers are round discs of
brilliantly colored plastic or
glass, strung together like
beads, and hung in rows.
Beauticians' Guild
Gives Hints About
Choice of Hairdresser
Chicago -IUPU A profession
al beauticians' guild offers
these suggestions for making
a happy choice of a hair
dresser:
-Pick one in a convenient
location, near home or office.
-Look for a shop with hours
that fit easily to your sched
ule.
-Make sure that the shop's
prices fit Into your beauty
budget.
-Choose a salon which uses
products you know or have
used before. i
-Follow the salon's custom
ary lipping procedure.
-Give a new hairdresser
and yourself a trial period.
Let her shampoo and set your
hair a few limes before hav
ing a haircut or permanent.
-Acquaint a new hairdress
er with your preferences in
length of hair and hairstyles.
Tell her if you dislike bangs
or love French twists.
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Black Magic Is . Money For Two Business Women
Hermosa Beach, Calif .-CPS-
Eleven years ago, two women
shook hands, borrowed $900
and embarked on a million-dollar-a-year
business - dish
ing out dirt.
They had no customers
then, just an idea.'
That idea today is sold at
more than 2,000 retail outlets
throughout this country and
in 18 foreign lands.
The women, Martha Parks,
42, and Betty Barnes, 3, claim
it actually isn't dirt. But it
looks like it and serves the
same purpose.
It is artificially created
soil for . potted plants. It's
called Black Magic and needs
no drainage. It can grow in
door plants In any kind of
deep dish, bowl, pot or pan.
Back in 1949 the women
were recently out of the serv
ice-Betty was a Lady Marine
and Marty, as she's called,
had been a Wave petty officer.
They met during a double
date and their idea for the
plant soil-food was born on a
tennis court.
With the help of nursery
men, they concocted an eight
part mixture containing red
wood leaf mold, another mold
from Germany, several other
kinds of humus, some, volcan
ic ash and peat moss.
During the first two years
of the new enterprise they
worked days peddling the mn
to nursery stores and packag
ed it at nieht. They averaged
$17 a week profit apiece then.
Today, they own a $aou,uuu
plant here, have 40 employes
and the latest equipment and
are planning lo-build a new
plant for mixing up the toil in
New Jersey.
They packaged and sold
75 million sacks of soil food
last year, also developing
both liquid and tablet forms
of special plant food to maka
any woman an expert indoor
gardener.
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snap Oregon lumber industry out of the current
shut-down and slow down slump now causing hard
times here.'
Kennedy's vote in the U. S. Senate has consistently
beep for adequate housing. The nation needs his
leadership as president to get this great program
moving. -
Kennedy will reverse the Eisenhower-Nixon "NO
NEW STARTS" Policy, which for eight years has
road-blocked the development of Oregon and
Northwest power, 'water, irrigation and reclama
tion. Senator Kennedy's consistent vote in the sen
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Senator' Kennedy has consistently voted on the side of Oregon for Oregon's needs!
Oregon's delegation in the U. S. Senate and House; Veterans Groups; Resource Development Lead
ers, and others from our area have found in Senator Kennedy, a sympathetic ear and helping
hand in Oregon and Northwest problems.
Kennedy's frequent visits and addresses in Oregon during the last 10 years, his close personal
. friendship with Oregon residents has demonstrated his deep attachment to Oregon and our people.
Kennedy's overwhelming victory in Oregon's Primary Election proves his interest in, and popularity
with the people of our state.
For Greatness In Leadership - Peace and Pros periiy-Recognition and Economic Health for Oregon
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