Show 2 Pge - Millard County USPS s (ffommonts I still haven’t received enough light in my eyes and I am still cranky In fact all week I have had “what ifY running through my mind But perhaps I should start back a little I am a terrific advocate of business free enterprise pursuit of making a buck the opportunity to support one’s family and have a dollar or 2 left over for the movies or whatever you want to call it And over the 18 years I have been in business (contrary to some opinions newspapers are businesses) I have seen many things erode the ability to stay in business - higher and higher taxes jillions of new rules regulations and red tape higher and higher costs of supplies and equipment all designed to put one out of business But I think one of the major things working against successful business is the fickle consumer - yes you and me Businesses don’t just happen they are conceived because of the NEEDS and DESIRES of the consumer But pity the poor business owner who tries to second guess the NEEDS and And the DESIRES of the consumer consumer seems obsessed with driving the business people to the loony bin The consumer doesn’t want to pay much so order in low cost items The consumer complains “quality not good enough” so business stuck with items Consumer wants better quality so business orders up Consumer says “too much money” So business stuck again Consumer want green changes mind to blue etc Get the picture? And all the while the consumer is dashing off somewhere else to spend his money and rationalizing his action by saying he can’t find what he wants locally So what happens in small rural business districts? We all become stores Dash to the store for a gallon of milk bandaid aspirin gas loaf of bread nylons gloves screwdriver etc But when it comes to major items a person could get trampled in the mass exodus So WHAT IF? - You have a headache and you are out of aspirin and you have to go 100 miles to buy some? - Your child gets cut and you can’t stop the bleeding and you have to travel 100 miles to get medical aid? - Your car runs out of gas and the closest gas station is 100 miles? - You are in the middle of supper and discover you are out of a key ingredient and the closest store is is 100 miles? - Your child has to have a report in tomorrow and you are out of paper the closest is 100 miles? - Your ??? flairs up and your prescription bottle is empty closest refill is 100 miles? - Your pipes are frozen and the closest service for this problem is 100 miles? - Your TV went on he blink and the closest service is 100 miles? Yes some people live this way and manage fine but most people choose to have a more convenient lifestyle something merchants try to provide Tburs Feb - lij! 4 198 Businesses spring up to fill these needs and with the greatest hopes and expectations that they would grow to the point of filling the desires also So businesses strive to anticipate the supply and demand But it doesn’t take too much to figure out that ordering in the supplies in the first place takes a lot of money and if things don’t move there is soon no money to buy more let alone maintain Then there is the other problem of the consumer tendency to charge with the locals and be real nonchalant about paying and then scream their heads off when the merchant tries to collect Big impersonal chains don’t even mess around - pay up front leave your first bom for collateral or forget it But there are many fringe problems that arise also Statistics show that the dollar turns 7 times Which means you pay me I pay no 2 and he pays no 3 etc up to 7 When someone breaks the chain by spending the dollar out of area IT IS GONE FOREVER and the successive no’s are just out of luck We lost a printing job to Salt Lake over $20 the other day But we weren’t the only loser 6 others lost out not to mention Delta City who lost the sales tax And unless you have been on Mars for the last few months you are well aware of the difficult economic situation the city (as well as other small cities) face If cities revenues from sales tax declines the only way to make it up is through property taxes The guy who thought he got a better deal by saving 20 bucks may very well end up paying out much more than that in hidden costs before it is all said and done Also it is $20 bucks which may have come back to the guy through one of his customers Also more business means more jobs and when business declines layoffs follow Everyone knows that if you want something to flourish be healthy and please you it must be nurtured and that applies to everything from a child to a houseplant so why is it so difficult to understand that business is the same If you want selection variety good prices in the local businesses then nurture them work with them tell them what you want and shop with them And if you don’t choose to support the businesses then DON’T BELLYACHE ABOUT THE COST SELECTION OR WHEN THE if GO BANKRUPT AND DON’T PAY YOU! Because with times as difficult as they are those “what if’s” could become realities And on a different subject “Hooray for Dan Rather”! News people are to inform and get to the facts and definitely not pussyfoot around with presidential hopefuls If a guy wants to be president he better be square with the public They lie plenty afterwards And Bush’s involvement with the Contra Affair is just as critical to the public as any of the other candidates indiscretions He may be the Vice President but when he has on his candidate hat he is the same as the others Community Calendar Beginning June 15 Motor Vehicle Schedule: Fillmore Mon & Thurs 9 a m noon & pm & Delta Wed 9 pm Renewals any working day at Millard County Offices Jan 6 Prenatal classes begin at Fillmore Medical Center pm Call Jan 7 Pre Natal classes begin at Delta Community Medical Center 7:30 pm Jan 12 - March 26 EMT Course in Delta pm Vocational Saturdays Tuesdays Center Millard County The Chronicle Progress USPS MU mry Thwitty a td MW Publisher Utt MU Editor - Dutson Susan Editorial Dawn Carder at Reporter Large Advertising i Sales Riley Wood Rita Robinson Julie Ward Evelyn Mallet Deb Greathouse Legal Billing Sales Goertz Design Office Manager Receivable Accounts Fillmore Circulation Julie Ward Goertz Circulation Comp Production Circulation Rita Krebs Production Circulation Rita Robinson Commercial Printing Dutson Sheihe In Advance Subscriptions In County 00 per year In County $1000 per 6 months Out of County $2000 per year of $1100 Out County per 6 months Single POSTMASTER: PO Copy 50 cents Send Address changes Box 349 ouwt Utah Deha Deha nr f aunaecomranv rubushrw I '-- $4624 oa Advfrtumf Restate t ownio n to More news from Japan ne Feb 4 Deseret District Cub Scout Roundtable Delta Utah Stake Center 7 pm Fillmore Middle Open House School pm School Electronic Piano System Feb 5 & 6 Delta hosts state 2A championship DHS gym wrestling tournament Feb 6 Fillmore Fire Arts Guild meeting 1:30 pm Millard Fillmore Library Lazaro and Rodney Margarita Phillipsen wedding openhouse 7 Cellar Club Delta Feb 7 - 14 SCOUT WEEK Feb 9 Immunization clinic Fillmore Public Health office am Blood Pressure clinic Fillmore Public Health office pm Feb 10 Special workshop for Job Seekers 9 am Delta Job Service Feb 11 West Millard Historical Society Delta Sands Apts meeting 7 pm Subject: Jolly Stitcher Club Feb 12 Donna Lynne Niverson and William Gary Dutson wedding reception Oak 1:30 pm danCity Cultural Hall cing 8 pm Feb 9 Lunch Worker Appreciation Week (School Lunch Week parents invited) Fillmore Middle School Feb 17 West Millard County Senior Citizen Advisory Board election Feb 18 conference workshop Delta pm Fillmore pm Feb 19 St Bosco benefit dance Cellar Club $10 per couple Feb 25 Reflections Awards Night Millard 7 High School Auditorium pm March 3 Delta Utah Stake Center District Cub Scout Roundtable 7:30 pm upstairs in Priesthood rooms Departments will be held March 7 Cub Scout Day Camp School Camp Kiesel Ogden Canyon March 12 Scouter’s Recognition Banquet Deseret District March 25 Cub Scout Basic Training March 26 Delta Catholic Women Spring Fling Bazaar 10 am-pm church hall Cancer Crusade support appreciated I wanted to let you know how much appreciated the support of the paper in the Cancer Crusade Fund Raiser “Love Lights A Tree” The crusade was a successful venture People are so good in our area to give Contributions were more than generous at this Christmas time event We in the East Millard Unit of the American Cancer Society want people to know that we are here There are so many programs sponsored by ACS that help in our communities and so much help available it is of prime concern to get the word out so the unit can be of service I feel that the paper is an excellent vehicle for doing this Our next Crusade will be in March and I enlist your help again Thanks in advance Gloria Probert I Sports Med Nutrition Nutrition is an area of Sports Medicine that is easier to ignore than to get to know the facts Many feel as long as you don’t eat a lot of sweets you eat from the basic four food groups (dairy vegetables & fruit Meats breads & cereals) and you don’t over or under eat there is little that “nutrition” has to offer you This is as far from the truth as possible Not only does what you eat maintain your but how what and body functions when you eat effects how well you perform in all phases of life especially athletics This column will be devoted to some food myths in athletics In future columns we will discuss more nutrition Now test your knowledge of nutrition True or False: You must burn 3500 kilocalories to lose one pound of body weight 2 When exercising in hot weather taking stilt tablets will help replenish the lost sodium 3 Athletes need extra protein to improve endurance and strength 4 Commercial “sport drinks” get into the blood stream faster and replenish fluids faster than water 5 Drinking beer after competition is a good way to replace lost fluids If you answered false to all these statements you have an accurate knowledge of sports nutrition You can read on to know why if you thought any of these were true Myth 1 3500 kilocalories is the number commonly used by nutritionists to equal gain or loss of one pound of fat While this is the rule of thumb when used in the real world it does not hold true for many people Each person has a complex system of enzymes and hormones which control their metabolic processes These systems control how much we store of the food as fat What you need to know is that excessive amounts of protein fat car- and alcohol provide the bohydrates body with energy that can be turned to fat The only clean burning fuel is carbohydrates which is turned into carbon dioxide and water Fat and protein yield toxic byproducts as your body burns them A diet that is heavy with fats and proteins can make you sluggish and decrease your physical performance Kilocalories do count however some people because of their unique metabolic systems burn kilocalories more or less efficiently as others which make the experience of “counting calories” a frustrating experience Myth 2 Sodium is the most plentiful mineral in the blood and every active person needs it Approximately Vi gram is needed each day and most get far more than this from the foods we eat without for the saltshaker The reaching average American consumes about 10 times more than the minimum requirements People who exercise regularly lose very little sodium and even less potassium during exercise Their bodies are “trained” to retain the healthful salts They do however lose water When a sweating person takes salt tablets water is pulled away from working muscles where it is needed in order to dilute the high concentrations in the blood which can lead to kidney problems Myth 3 Athletes need extra s been around since the beginning of history Protein is an important building block for our bodies but is a poor source of immediate energy for exercising active people Many people consume four to eight times more protein than they need each day! You only need grams of protein each day When you eat too much protein it is broken down into fat and sugar which is stored Thus excess protein builds fatter bodies not Excessive protein bigger muscles metabolism releases toxic waste products of which urea is the final product To dispose of this urea the body must form more urine which can dehydrate the body and cause a lost of valuable minerals such as calcium and magnesium This potassium and mineral loss can dehydration hamper your endurance and performance Myth 4 Sports drinks get into the blood faster than water is clearly just the opposite Because the body must equalize the salts and sugars in the sport drink with water from its blood to absorb the nutrients in the drink it actually can cause a slight dehydration Plain cool water at a rate of liter per lost pound of water weight should be consumed during vigorous exercise Sports drinks can be used after competion to replenish body ingredients Myth 5 Drinking beer after competition is a good way to replenish lost fluid Beer not only does not replace lost fluids but it actually blocks the release of ADH hormone) which helps to regulate the amount of water lost in urine The less ADH is released the more water is lost and with the water goes valuable minerals necessary for Thus beer actually peak performance dehydrates the body further The best drink after competition is cool plain water These food myths have persisted for a long time What you know about good nutrition can affect your performance We’ll talk about the right nutrition soon If you have a question pertinent to sports medicine please forward it to: 1313 St Anthony Regina Durbin Place Sports Medicine Center Louisville KY 40204 We will be happy to include your question in a future article You and Your Child: Success hi by JIM CAMPBELL Utah Education Association President reinforcement” Wait now Don’t go away There’s a lot of magic in those stilted words Teachers were asked in an informal poll how they motivate students and “positive reinforcement" was the most technique It means to provide students with and encouragement praise A high school teacher said she shows her students she cares for them b writing personal notes to each one about their achievements She calls parents to share her excitement when they do well on tests If she must send an unfavorable report home she follows it with a positive report at the first opportunity Nri I I I J 4 Lm Another teacher waits until a student leaves the room then tells the rest of the class something good about him or her That way the complimented student usually hears about it from several other students expanding the effect of the praise Teachers also dish out positive reinforcement by showing interest in students’ activities assuring them that things will get better when they’re depressed or simply expressing approval Popular books on business management stress that successful companies on rewards place emphasis for if the rewards employee are a note of appreciation or certificate of merit It works for parents too Showering praise on a son or daughter for a truly praiseworthy deed invites more of the same Most national flags use one or more of only seven blue green yellow black and orange white I 1 in Scliool Get ready to read a term that may be tough to understand at first glance but should be used often by every single parent That term is “positive - &r—- basic colors— red by Jane Beckwith Foreign Correspondent With the dramatic rise in the yen and the lopsided trade balance trade with Japan and America is an important issue on both sides of the Pacific I can’t hope to explain or justify or even the complexities of the understand issues but perhaps I can illuminate a little at least since few Americans find themselves shopping on the streets of Tokyo or Hiroshimas as I am everyday Before I left Utah plenty of people warned me of the high prices in Japan All the warnings were true but in my typical naive fashion had no idea that Japanese products in Japan would be more expensive than Japanese products in America In San Francisco I contemplated in buying a camera a Pentax made Japan I found a good one for about maybe it $20500 but I thought-wwill be cheaper in Tokyo I had heard that there were streets dedicated to just camera equipment But once in Japan I quickly changed my mind as the same camera here costs about $40000 Sony Walkmans are two and three hundred dollars I am still surprised that the Japanese consumer will tolerate these kinds of prices A Japanese woman told me that Sony and the other companies tell them that the Japanese product is superior to the product they sell to Americans that they have more features better quality They certainly look the same to me In the newspaper an American economist explained by saying that America is a consumer’s market and Japan is a producer’s market The same thing happens in buying clothes (Of course none of the clothes fit me few Japanese women have arms as long as mine are although many are as tall) Sweaters a favorite with the modern Japanese woman all begin at about the 20000 yen mark Depending on what day you figure that’s about $160 00 Near the Hiroshima station people say I can find "bargains” but that’s mostly ‘Made in Taiwan’ type goods with somewhat inferior quality I’ve been taking a survey of cars since arriving The third day I was here I saw three American cars a Lincoln Continental a Cadillac and a Corvette They were all white and parked within one block of each other Japanese people tell me that only gangsters drive American cars Since that time I have only seen six or eight more American cars except for Fords made in Japan Mazda and Ford have a joint agreement In fact Ford owns 24 percent of Mazda Mazda is the biggest employer in Hiroshima and they have just openbelieve I read ed a plant in Detroit in the paper that the American plant will even expand and begin making the engines there making some people here at Mazda nervous One man who works for Mazda said that his company exports 350000 cars sells 300000 to America to its Thos Rji You you- kad PriCbJ d X domestic market and 20000 to China I’m sure they have other markets but those were the only figures he gave me He is the marketing representative for China so naturally he is hoping that market will improve I’ve only seen nine or ten trucks AH of them have been Toyota or Nissan 4 WD with the double cab Mazda and other makers build a realfor haully “foreign” looking ing various products That seems to fiU the need Few people know what I’m talking about when I say "pick-u- truck” Japanese people say that American companies refuse to change the steering wheel to the right side of the car so that’s why they don’t buy American that and the “gangster” argument But I’ve seen plenty of German cars in fact for every American car I’ve seen there have been about 20 German cars Some have the steering wheel on the Japan side some the American side I’m As for every day products what I find in always surprised markets Cheer laundry detergent was my last “find” There are a lot of food juice Campbell soup products Hershey chocolate Kraft marother things too like shmallows Kleenex and Scotch tape These were at my local Spark market the chain store name Hiroshima is a fairly international city so at a store named Andersen’s I can buy Havarti cheese the same brand as at the Delta Valley Cheese plant But I can also buy more exotic brands from France and Germany Cheese is a recent import to Japan Japanese cooks don’t know quite what to do with it Their taste for it isn’t too well developed At the same store I can buy S and W beets stuffed green olives oatmeal a British brand and a wild assortment of delicatessen type foods sausage ham In the back of the store is a bakery that keeps me well supplied in calories Japanese bakery goods aren’t quite as sweet as their western counterparts but they are beautiful and are better than no sweets at all On the other side of the store is a meat market that about broke me I was hungry for beef so I ordered a slice of meat about 38 inch thick by 3 inches by 6 inches It cost 2000 yen or $1600 The worst thing was it didn’t I prefer really satiate my appetite American beef hoofs down Near that store is a McDonald’s and around the corner is a Kentucky Fried Chicken which is always packed The most famous foreigner in Japan Kent Gilbert who by the way attended BYU has just opened two Taco Times in Tokyo That’s a lot of “t’s” The prices of all these American products is almost twice what the Japanese counterpart is but that’s not always a deterrent to buying Many Japanese tend to value high prices Maybe Japan is a producer market diop j upj amd 91‘1e eprec The County Agent by Larry Campbell USU EXTENSION Agent for Millard County “To Capitalize or Not That is the Question for Replacement Heifers” The Tax Reform Act of 1986 quires farmers to capitalize rather than expense the cost of producing replacement heifers The only alternative is to elect not to capitalize by checking the appropriate “yes” box on the top of schedule F or E but if you do you will be locked into straight line depreciation on all your depreciable capital items placed in service this year and in future years as well Also large corporations and certain tax large partnerships shelters cannot elect out of capitalization So check with your tax consultant for your personal options For most of you the question becomes how to capitalize heifers In typical IRS fashion the how portion is not clearly defined They have offered Delta Area two methods under new temporary guidelines that a producer may chose from The first is the “farm price method” using current market prices Thus a fresh heifer could be worth $1200 or a yearling at $700 Farm expenses must be reduced in a like amount The second method is the method” Like the name implies you will have to develop an average budget for your cost of raising replacement heifers While this method involves a little more work it will give you a lower dollar value and thus reduce your expenses less than the current market values The IRS will not publish specific cost estimates for producing heifers that you can use Cost of 400 to 800 would seem reasonable Just remember if audited you will have to defend the budget you develop so make sure you include all costs and not just out of pocket expenses Fillmore Area |