The White Falcon - 15.05.1964, Blaðsíða 6

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WHITE FAECON
Friday, May 15, 1964
‘Stories’ About Teeth Disclose
Falsehood For Mother, Child
A mother need not lose a tooth for every child, in spite
of “old wives’ tales” to that effect.
If dental disease increases during pregnancy it is almost
always the result of poor mouth hygiene or increased con-
sumption of sweets. Only a few gum disorders can be caused
by metabolic changes associated with pregnancy.
What about the child?
The teeth of the unborn child
begin to form about the fourth
month of pregnancy. The tooth
buds, like bone, require calcium
and phophorus, taking it from
the nutrients supplied to the en-
tire fetus.
There is no need for a special
diet to help the unborn child’s
teeth develop; a diet good for
general health in pregnancy
will supply all of the needed
elements.
And, again, contrary to the
old fables, the fetus will not
absorb calcium from the mo-
ther’s teeth.
When the child is born, we
generally consider him tooth-
less. But deep in the baby’s
jawbones, under the gums, are
the crowns of the 20 primary
teeth which were forming in the
wcgnfo.
These crown harden, the
r®ots develop and the teeth
slowly push toward the surface
of the gums. The first to erupt
usually are the lower central
incisors, at about six months
of age. Next will come the four
upper incisors and then the
two lower lateral incisors. There
are relatively wide variations in
the timing and even in the order
of eruption.
When the child is about two
or two and one-half, he usually
has all 20 of his first teeth.
At the same time, the crowns
of almost all of his permanent
teeth are in various stages of
development beneath the gums.
During all this time, while
the primary and permanent
teeth are forming, it is espe-
cially important that the child
drink fluoridated water to
strengthen his teeth against
decay.
It is also important at this
stage to limit intake of sweets,
especially between meals, and
to help the child to keep his
teeth clean until he can learn
to brush them himself.
Remember that some of these
so-called “baby-teeth" will be
in his mouth until he is 11 or
12 years old.
A Little Bit About Iceland
Editor’s Note: this is a ivritten version of the weekly program
“A Little Bit About Iceland’’ heard Monday evenings at 7:15 p.m
The program is printed here as a means of providing Defense
Force Personnel with information about their temporary home
that can be sent to the family back in the states if so desired.
Defense Force personnel now*’
arriving in Iceland to begin a
two year tour are fortunate in
at least one respect. They will
be able to enjoy the completed
hard-surface highway between
Reykjavik and Keflavik for at
least part of their stay here.
Ingolfur Jonsson, Icelandic
Minister of Communications
told the Reykjavik Press Club
latet week that the 22 kilo-
meters not yet surfaced with
concrete will be ready for sur-
facing by next spring. Fifteen
kilometers have been complet-
ed so far and the road bed for
the remaining 22 kilometers is
to be finished this summer.
When the two-lane high-way
is completed, it will have cost
Icelanders 240 million kronur or
five and a half million dollars
which is equal to the entire
highway construction and ma-
intenance budget for Iceland for
1964. With 30,000 vehicles in
the country, that figures out to
about $200 apiece.
The Icelandic highway system
has come quite a distance since
the first declaration was pre-
sented to Icelanders in 1294 by
King Erik Magnusson of Nor-
way.
This law stated: “Farmers
are obliged to make roads pas-
sable lengthwise and crosswise
through their district, where
public traffic is most extensive
depending on advice of the coun-
ty leaders and saw men. Any
one who refuses to participate
in such work, shall be fined and
fines used for road improve-
ments”.
Well, this must have been a
pretty good law as it outlasted
Norwegian authority in Iceland,
in fact not until 500 years later
was king Magnusson’s procla-
mation replaced by one which
put authority for road construc-
tion in the hands of country
judges who appointed super-
visors to guide the work of
citizens who were given strict
outlines as to the construction
of bridges, ferries, and roads
in Iceland.
Finally in 1861, a modern
centralized system was set up
which classified roads and paid
for construction though a tax
imposed on “all able men 20 to
26 years old and amounting to
half a day’s labor. It was not
until 1893 however, that it was
decided to improve the main
roads in the land to the ex-
tent that they would be suit-
able for horse drawn wagons
and carriages.
Between 1890 and 1900 there
were 40 bridges built in Ice-
land. That number has incre-
ased to nearly 700 today. There
are also about 10,000 kilometers
of usable road in the country,
excluding city streets. These
miles of road have come at
great cost to this nation with
the physical size of Ohio and
one third the population of
Seattle.
A great amount of the traf-
fic of the country is on a total
of about 180 kilometers of road
and the government is prima-
rily concerned with getting per-
manent surface material on
these roads in the near future.
(To be Coninued).
SIX MORE YEARS — Edward M. Cordova is sworn in by Capt.
Stanley E. Ellison, commanding officer, Naval Station, at the latter’s
office Friday. Cordova, a store keeper second class, is atached to the
Naval Station Supply Department. He has been in the Navy since
June 1955 and reported aboard the Naval Station on July 20, 1963.
History of Communism
Soviet Hierarchies
Struggle For Power
Communist forces (the 187,000-man North Korean army) attacked
South Korea, whose forces numbered 96,000 on Sunday, June 25, 1950.
It was a blatant act of aggression, with a goal of territorial and
political acquisition.
No excuse was offered. The fact that the attack was offensive
was denied under the pretext of “defending” home ground from
“ruthless” South Korean aggression. The “limited war” raged until
mid-1953.
Almost certain to have had a bearing on the 1953 armistice was
the death of Joseph Stalin the preceding March. The succeeding
Soviet administration immediately faced an explosive economic crisis
and needed a period of peace in which to get itself established.
Less than a month after Stalin’s death, communist forces opened
negotiations for peace in Korea. A truce was signed July 27.
In place of Stalin’s one-man
rule came a “collective leader-
ship” formed by a 10-man Party
Presidium. The group included
(and, presumably, in the order of
their standing): Georgi Malenkov,
former secret police official and
member of Stalin’s personal se-
cretariat; Lavrenti Beria, ter-
rorist and former chief of the
Soviet secret police; Vyacheslav
Molotov, a veteran member of the
Communist hierarchy; Kliment
Voroshilov (unimportant to this
article); Nikita S. Khrushchev;
Nikolai Bulganin, also a party
faithful and member of the hier-
archy; and four others.
It took five yeai’s (June 1957) for Khrushchev to become the
undisputed head of the Communist Party and Soviet Government.
The former miner and locksmith, whose party career history con-
tains virtually nothing colorful or spectacular, went about his
coup in almost identically the same way as did Stalin.
Like Stalin, Khrushchev had his predecessor’s respect, but was
not the heir apparent (Malenkov was); he held tremendous power
over a large segment of the non-Russian republics; he was a quiet
plodder who, ostensibly, represented no threat in the way of a power
grab; he was a member of the Politbureau.
In attaining his ascendency, Khrushchev also followed in Stalin’s
footsteps. Beria was liquidated as the result of his alleged attempt
to mount the throne. Malenkov, Molotov and Voroshilov were purge
victims as was Bulganin, with whom Khrushchev shared the world
spotlight briefly.
Other than attempts at internationalization (the successes and
failures of which will be the subject of the next installment), Stalin’s
successors have alternately held forth the olive branch and rattled
their sabers, occasionally achieving both acts at the same time.
The B & K Happiness Boys, as they were often referred to in
the American press, proposed a ban on nuclear weapons and complete
disarmament (without inspection) at the 1955 Geneva summit con-
ference; made a good-will journey through Great Britain; wel-
comed a visit by a delegation of Anglican clergy and others; opened
parts of Russia to American tourists; and acquiesced to the Russo-
American exchange of cultural groups.
On other occasions, the Russians: tried to scuttle NATO by pro-
posing its amalgamation with the Soviet bloc; taunted the U. S.
with its space successes; insulted President Eisenhower over the
U-2 incident; made frequent threats to deny western access to West
Berlin; ordered a wall built between East and West Berlin to stop
the flow of East Germans out of that country (The wall was not
built to “taunt” the U. S. but prevent East Germany from bleeding
to death through loss of refugees — 2,000 a day); and supplied
Castro with planes and armament, promising the bearded insurgent
Russian rockets for defensive use against the United States.
0‘ Wile*
Club 7leu>A
At a recent board meeting of
the OWC, Assistant Nursery
Chairman Diane Mullin enu-
merate on some of the improve-
ments scheduled for the Nur-
sery.
Over the years it has grown
from a kindergarten under the
capable direction of Jody Hees-
zel to a nursery and nursery
school. Since then many have
given freely of their time and
talent to make it an ever-ex-
panding and more effective
child care center.
The nursery is a non-profit,
but self-sustaining organization
sponsored by the Officers’
Wives’ Club.
Mrs. Howell, who has had
much experience with pre-school
children, is teacher and super-
visor and Mrs. Hughes, a nur-
sery school helper. Mrs. McGla-
mery is an assistant to Mrs.
Howell and Mrs. Jones is also
employed in the nursery.
Steps are being taken to make
the nursery more cheerful as
well as more functional. It is
satisfying to have pleasant
suroundings with capable di-
rection for our children while
we entrust them to our nursery
staff.
The nursery is open from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Nursery Chairman Anne
Reese has suggested that any-
one planning a tea or coffee in-
volving nursery care for as
many as six or more children
will please call 4264 so that ad-
ditional help can be scheduled.
tiCO WiHe A
Club KleubA
Newly elected officers con-
ducted their first business meet-
ing on Tuesday evening, May 5,
with 20 members present.
Special committee chairmen
were appointed as follows:
Hospitality Kits, Lois Johnson,
cn base and Ann Roosie, off
base; Publicity, Rebecca Long;
Membership, Rita Harper; Spe-
cial Gifts, Roberta Hausauer;
Charity Committee, Joan Coop-
er and Joan Flack; Ways and
Means, Ann McLees; and Wel-
coming Committee, Ann Roosie
and Joan Cooper.
Joan Flack is committee
chairman for the bake sale
being planned for this month.
A definate date and detailed
plans will be announced soon.
The Youth Center wants co-
mic books, empty thread spools
and old paint brushes. Anyone
having these items they would
like to donate, please contact
Mrs. Lawrence at the Youth
Center.
This month’s social is being
held Tuesday, May 19, at 8 p.m.
in the reading room of the NCO
Club. A good time is being plan-
ned, and all NCO wives are cor-
dially invited to attend.
One of the best ways to avoid
trouble and insure safety is to
breathe through your nose. It
keeps your mouth shut.