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Show Page 3A South, Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, August 8, 1984 Viewpoint Dont Waste It Life Short; DEPUTY GAYLE SMITH Review Quest Columnist About 2 'i years ago I became an emergency medical technician and since then have worked e on the Davis County sheriffs ambulance. Having always wanted to be a physician and being the type of person who enjoys helping and caring for people, my motives were fairly simpart-tim- ple. As the days and the shifts on the ambulance have rolled by, I have experienced helping victims of everything from massive head trauma, gunshot wounds,, automobile accidents, falls and medical problems to simple cuts, bumps and bruises. From time to time the calls have been very g as well as emotional for me. Its strange how our training takes over our action in times of acute stress. An EMT functions almost like a robot; splinting a fracture, stopping bleeding or performing CPR on a breathless, pulseless person whatever the thought-provokin- teaches us to deal with those risks, and I guess that is most of the excitement of the field of law need, it is done. It isnt until after the fact, when the patient is safely in the hospital or has been flown off by Life Flight, that an EMT has to deal with the feelings. The stark terror seen in our patients eyes, or the eyes of a loved one, is something that is not forgotten. The thing that I have come to realize the most, is that life is very, very precious and very, very fragile. It is there one moment and gone the next. On July 9 I had the honor of representing our department at a funeral for a fellow police officer. This young officer (34 years old) was struck down and killed,by a motorist while directing tra fnc the 4th of July fireworks in Park City. He also was an EMT as well as a firefighter. He had been in Park City only one year and prior to that was a deputy for the Ada County sheriffs office in Idaho. He is survived by a wife and two small children. All of us who wear a badge and a gun are well aware of the risks of the job. Again, our training enforcement. We often laugh and call ourselves Adrenalin Junkies. But death is something that we always think about with reference to the "the other person. It was an impressive sight to see 150 police officers, from all over the state of Utah, line up on each side of the walkway from the to see church to the hearse--an- d those police officers salute the casket as it was rolled by, to be taken to its final resting place. I felt proud to be one of those officersbut again, as in working as an EMT--th- e message I felt, and the one I want to pass on to you is this: LIFE is given to us for a very short period of time, as the old saying goes, stop and smell the roses. Dont be stifled in your dreams and desires, do those things that you have always wanted to do, show your love and appreciation for others around you. And above all, if you love stfmeone, tell them so! af-t- er , ' A, v Staff Photo by Rodney Wright GETTJNG CLEAN means a in an outdoor tub for this brisk scrub dog whose owners, Jane and Alan Stewart, 7635 Sunset Dr., Kaysville, also get a good soaking in the process, Letters to the Editor Japan Given Blame for Bankruptcy Review Editor: Japan is officially being allowed to bankrupt American industry. During 1970 Houdaille Industries, a Florida based machine tool manuafacturer, furnished Japanese Yamazaki Machine Works technical drawings. Yamazaki agreed to sell manufactured tools Only in the Far East. Six years later, 1976, giant metal working machines were being advertised for sale by a Yamazaki subsidiary in Florence, Ken-- " trucky. These machining centers were duplicates of those manufactured at Houdailles Los Angeles California division. These machining centers well for up to $400,000. This Japanese activity will place many more U.S. workers on unemployment rolls. This is one of many businesses being subsidized by a lucrative gam bling business. Chicago attorney, P. Philips Connor, filed breach of suit for contract which would adversely affect the cisions? Halley Thomas Bountiful Houdaille against Yamazaki. In August, 1977, Connors Japanese visa was cancelled. Connor suspected that Yamazaki instigated this visa cancel action. President Reagan rejected Hou- Naka--son- Now it seems the school dis- trict has changed its story. In a Deseret News feature on the project, school officials spoke of the restaurant serving the public and becoming a popular lunch spot for teachers, staff and the com- High School Restaurant Is Opposed dailles petition for relief and fair treatment. This was done after receiving an urgent message from Japanese Prime 'Minister The message reminded President Reagan of Nakasones support for U.S. request for increased Japanese military spending. Nakasone recently said: The greatest disgrace for a nation is to be labeled unfair. Six large U.S. machine tool makers operated at a loss in 1983. Many small firms are nearing bankruptcy. Thousands of new Japanese machining centers are stored in the U.S. ready to bo sold at a discount. This will certainly kill another U.S. industry. Many technical workers will become unemployed. When will President Reagan and his advisors stop international politics with trade de states taxpayers. munity. But when faced with the taxation issue by KUTV news reporters for a broadcast July 26, the school district said the restauReview Editor: rant would only be open to its A television broadcast concernn teachers. ing the planned restaurant at They cannot have it both ways. High School is an example of how the Davis County School If indeed the restaurant is only District switches horses in mid- open to teachers, then some stream, with the end result $100,000 in remodeling and equipment purchases is being flooding the taxpayers pocket-boospent for a total market of some The Utah Restaurant Association along with the support of other statewide associations has opposed the use of taxpayers money to establish businesses directly competing with taxpaying firms. Not only is it unfair competition, but tax monies are also lost creating the need for higher taxes for everybody. The URA singled out the Layton High project as one of three in the state e. Lay-to- k. Letter YOXyJCA m A Policy The Lakeside Review encourages letters to the editor as a way of allowing citizens to speak but on issues that involve tfe local commu- Pools Sun-Pla- y With JAN1S EDELHEIT LOST 28 LBS. 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If, however, they and taxpayers will be forced to really do intend to invite commupay for that puzzle for years to nity members and make it a come. Educational monies should public restaurant, then were be spent for books and competent back to the URAs major point: not funding businesses ' teachers, It is unfair to taxpaying firms and which take money out of the taxfoolish to all taxpayers since the in the case of restaurant will constantly be sub- payers pocket and,bites the hand the merchants, sidized. that feeds them. The Davis County School District home economics supervisor, Maybe the school district has the its stand, but the end reswitched proTrenbeath, Lynn says gram helps businesses by training sult is the same: The taxpayer future workers. If that is the case, loses! Hersh Ipaktchian then why wasnt the business Layton community consulted about the 70 people, making it the most VA HI CELEBRATION OF OUR 20th Re- view, 2146 N. Main, Layton, .Utah 84041, or 145 N. 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