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` ' 7 ~ 7~ ~3 ©REG(DNIANi Fbrtliand, Oregon June 22, 1962 -The People's Own Corne r- 'Hyeterical Symbolism' 1b the Editor: I wearY of is not a"slave,'• but a, danut the emotional outpourings that fool - and certainly not rep- regularly appear in your col- resentative. Equally as moron: umns with regard to the •,na, encwg~he t~obelievet i~gullibne' tlonal, disgrace of &moking" smoking, of this or that brand and similar themea. 1--WOuld produces the absolute ecstasy that these, authors and Sen: •port'rayed to the reader, or Neuberger a d d r e s a tflem+ . viewer. Undkr our system cf free entkr rlse ccn the tob p , a selves to the real!problema of todA , and'let the amokets in+ companies are hard-pressed too compete and if smotdttg enpg• th fo d b l yt e e ce An ha e n ~aee. ment'~ claims sound fantasticc aecueu g f' nipars start .wsg, then so be it. We're not chil. ging tytis way. let me' hastea dren I've et tb read an ad ti . y But I sure used to. w~ ~- ca,loung tne non-smokers to ta6-e i,p the habit, or expound-. " I am thankful for and heert- - u on ati health benefits y p •1Iy' support the investigatlona to be detovedifrom the same. into the~ causes of lung can, cer andl other human soourges s'ney'• cotnpete tor vro smoa- -and hasten to stiottt approval er'a quarter; the ttott-amokerr of the complete publie disaem takes little or no heed! of the; ination of the findinge: Let no incessant banter (albeit enjoy- one deny, that many reputable •ing, I'm sure, many of the fine and conscientipus agencies teCevision programs sponsored have made thorough tnvesti, by the vendors of the weed): gations of these public health, Children do need'the ptotec- matters, As a free and think+ tion of the law until such a ing~ individual,, I considered, time as theq grow up and are these findings and decided able to make their own deci! that,lhe possible consequences aiona-~ Mat parents can see to of my aontinuediheavy smok; it that their children are de. ing was not in my best in• nied the general use of tobac- terest. But it was a,personal co- If the older teen-ager then - decision for me, myself, to ' decidea that smoking is f ar make - without coercion or him4 andihe has been,inatruct- verbal flogging. Any person so ed as to the possible wnse~ impressed can quit smoking, if queneea of smoking; then 1weW ie or she so desires; the,un- and good:, After all, it's his wiilirgness to do so Is the h'ealth and his own buainess. xux and source of the feeble I would only atreea, again, the •xcuses and r,acalled "lack of r.eedi for extensive reporting sil'fib-~r• , akutl' and ctoss• of available information,on the print a effects of the use of tobaceo-- wnes on each packxge of cig- and other products as well- arettes is garish nonsense. iii the schools and all the Why not p4frt one on the rear, news media.. But don't' enact N each new autbmobile? The more haraasing legislation. car ii more killer than a pack I et,6m emoke-in peace- t of butts and, indeed, ocn- Rjf55EI y,C. MYER, demns meny, mmore tlttwaandb ` 12o~a SW E wcodsd to destruction or a life of mis- 'dge ery - many, of ' them totally Innocent. At least, the smoker hurts only himself - which Is his own concern. There Is abeolutely no need,for,any gov- ;ernment agency or group to -force the, restriction of totiaca eo sales, nor is there need for ;overt displays of hysterical symbolism. . How aty'peteon can equate liberty,; slavery and other phil- 060 ofaocial stqmficance wl addtction t0 tcbat oo. ff beyond me. Any Idiot t7>xt would tr u d gr, five miles in a atww storm' for a, smoke s IMS-JOURNAL - , Pensacola, Flbrida August 5,, 1962' Smoking Adiuilt's Set Bad Exaimple At- School, Ploy Hal Boylk recently reported thel educatbrs fret because more than 7D,per cent of junior high school students now smoke. What are the causes? Over half' of' the educators smoke and they fret *because a large number of stu- dmts also smoke. 1IDe: educators an the examples andd studeats ,ue the,observers: Smoking should not be permitted on .ehool areas and'I am quite sure the percent- age would drop. Adolescents are .indelibiy impressed, subconscious- ly if not consciously b'y, habits of adults. In our soclety the cigarette has become a symbol of sopltiiti- cation,, virile maturity, and po• tency: Why is everyone sur- ppised to find youth as young as twelve becoming addicts to the - terrible vice. Research shows that children whose parents do not amoke are ~ less likely to be- come habitual smokers than chil. dren,of parents who do. Overalll prohibiting', of amoking is im, practicable. What parents should' consider is a moral obligation to abstain, people working, with, children should not be allowed, -to smoke . an, the job orr at any time in,the presence of childreoj A legal clause to dhe effect should be iucldided in- each school teach'• er?s contract: A greati many adults volunlrrr 'their, services to work with chil• dren in recreational programs such as Little League; to: reduce the complex problem of juvenile delinquency. These.peoplee mean well, but' a problem is at' hand regardless of their aptitude tx- eause:these people are respected, 'imitated, even heronvorshipped by •theiryouthful charges. Unfor- tunately the majority of'men who- engage in this activity are con• firmed chain smokers: Whatever good they do accomplish is quickly nullified, even if' just one child is impressed by the artificial vice of'smokieg, Only men who do not smoke should be, permitted tb participate , im youth i programs. It is very important' how ouu• youth of tomorrow, are trained and i educated. It is . also: im• portant' by the codes ofl moral principle how they are trained. for they hold I the , future seeuntyy of our country in their hand. . MA'I'TIIEW M. FERRARO, 317 E. Government St. 1 id ,