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Show Figures show higher death rate among elderly burn victims Burns are a terrible injury for people at any age. But 'especially the elderly. In a similar burn situation, their death rate may be 12 times higher than that of a younger person, the Utah Safety Council said. According to National Safety Council information, a person under 60 with burns covering 20 to 29 percent of the body surface has a 90 percent chance of survival. But a person over 60 generally has less than a 50 percent chance of recovery. A person between the ages of 5 and 40 has a 5050 chance of surviving such a burn wound. Those over 70 have little or no chance of surviving. "An unfortunate fact is the elderly also suffer far more burns proportionally than any other segment of the population," Leo H. Barlow, president of the Utah Safety Council, said. "The elderly should make this May's Older American's Month the beginning, of a concentrated, preventative outlook to guard against fires and flammable fabric burns," Barlow said. Clothing fires are responsible for a very high number of the burns among older adults, most often caused by careless smoking or stove and cooking accidents. offenders are Worst housecoats, negligees, trouser pajamas, cuffs, sleeves and other garments, especially loose-fittin- made of loosely g those woven fabric. Women's clothing generally ignites more easily than men's. "Older persons must keep in mind their vulnerability to clothing burns due to reduced levels of physical and possibly mental vigor. Older people must remember their cannot body simply physically tolerate burns," warned Barlow. Since their own homes are the principal locations for burn accidents, there are many preventative measures the elderly can take to dampen the dangers of fire and clothing burn accidents. Practice good fire safety ftr- I 1 habits. If you smoke, never light up when you are tired or and NEVER drowsy SMOKE IN BED. Avoid 4 - flammable liquids or use them sparingly. Reread the label directions on flammable liquids each time you use them. Keep the stove and cooking area clean. Never leave foods or liquids unattended on the stove. Take advantage of the new flame retardant clothing and furniture lines. All fabrics will burn but flame retardant fabrics are better able to resist flames than ordinary fabrics. Wool is the least flammable of the natural fibers. Cotton, linen, silk, and rayon are often more flammable than some of the synthetic fibers. Pick tightly woven, heavy fabrics they burn more slowly than sheer, lightweight, loosely woven fabrics. Avoid high pile, fluffy, nappy fabrics. Flash fires can occur on napped fabric often without igniting the base fabric. Gose fitting or tailored garments are less likely to be ignited than loose fitting ones. Ruffles, frills, flowing robes, flaring skirts, blousey sleeves and outside shirttails may be flattering and combut are invitations fortable for accidents. DallinlUkks to speak at Draper state ccnferer.ee Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Spring Clean Your Carpet I Save 20 regional representative of the LDS Church, will be the speaker at the Draper Stake Conference this weekend. The leadership meeting will be held Saturday, May 7 at 7 p.m. in the stake center, 13366 S. 1300 E., Draper. The general session will be held Sunday, May 8, at 10 a.m. The Mention This Ad "I a ngn ,!,! .. It,. 2 m . 0 j ( m O priesthood leadership meeting is scheduled for Sunday at 8 a.m. Elder Oaks took office as president at Brigham Young University in August 1971. He has practiced law in Chicago and was a professor at the University of Chicago. He has published four books dealing with church and state, trust law, the legal profession, and criminal procedure. He has served as a stake mission president, counselor in a stake presidency, and is ft o a currently regional representative. fen, and REE Cerpt Inspection ft Test Expert Flood A Fir Restoration Serving Salt toko Since If 51 VIEAMNC MIDVALE day, Saturday, May 14, been set for the youth groups and .TKHUKUtt m kOIMM J DISTINCTIVE evening. advisors A 56 North Ms:n Street Lovely Cool Colors In . Gauchos the Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood will be presented at the banquet. A program entitled "Morning's Child", was presented May 3 at the stake center. Remember Mother with a Gift From Jackets at special play commemorating a r their HiUcrest High School. Midvale Stake members will participate in a track meet and fun day, concluding with a banquet in the Slacks Shorts Slack Set Tops Blouses Jewelry Lingerie Skirts JU Dbzcr in Red cr Navy Vest & Sbcks fci White1 Courteous personal service Bank Cards Welcomed in ponds may be wading a of found guilty to fined up misdemeanor and $299, Swensen said. Recreation officials recenn tly became aware of the law when they sought methods of keeping persons out of a pond at the Mick Riley Golf Course in Murray. has long The holding-pon- d been a favorite haunt of little-know- re-sal- e. Family Night TELL US How many times have you thought That should be in the paper." It can be. Phone 255-355- 6. to Remember Joseph Johnson, left, superintendent of buildings and grounds at Utah Tech presents the Outstanding Superintendent Award to Kent Rowley, superintendent for Cannon Construction Company. Parks department lists summer watering cutbacks Lush green lawns that have traditionally carpeted the county's park system will not be in evidence this year, say county officials. Speaking for his recreation and parks department, recreation superintendent, Gary C. Swensen said that water conservation measures now being taken by that department will certainly affect the appearance of the heavily used parks. "We're in a drought situation, and we're cutting back our watering in almost all of our parks by 50 percent," Swensen said. Heavily used portions of parks, such as ball diamonds, outfields or areas adjacent to picnic pavilions will probably receive a near normal watering, but the remaining areas of the parks will be drastically reduced. areas that appear unusually dry they will realize that water conservation is the cause rather than neglect," he said. Most parks will be watered at to night water-rationin- imj a..- reduce evaporation loss, and to comply with water district requests, he added. The three county-ownegolf courses do not use culinary water for watering their greens and fairways, but instead use irrigation or well water. Two parks, Taylorsville Park and Magna Park use irrigation water and their appearance should remain near normal, he said. II. I i :. , U .... i --tot d May 7 Special Events Center 4 & 7:30 p.m. Secure Your Tickets From Any of 52 Participating LDS Stake Houses or Call 531-929- Day Specials g. Eusinsss students 2 C33t Mother's Restrooms will be open, but park users will be encouraged to use as little water as possible. "We're impressing upon our park maintenance personnel the dire need of We hope that when citizens drive past one of our parks and observes lawn 7ft n.Si , x lead discussion Marigolds & facing America today were discussed by - Stake action has l A problems banket J --- ,,- Murray youngsters who were drawn to its shallow surface in search of lost balls. In recent months, however, the pond has been deepened to increase its water storage capacity, and golf course officials are concerned for the safety of youngsters who could drown in its deeper depths. found Persons practice. M May 5, 1977 in violation of a county ordinance which prohibits the Persons wading in county golf course ponds in search of golf balls may suffer serious consequences, warned country recreation superintendent, Gary C. Swensen. Often-time- s unauthorized persons wander onto the county courses in search of golf balls which they then ofThese persons fer for are not only placing themselves in the position of getn ting "beaned" by a also golf ball, but are hard-drive- Some of the vital business provides track, id k 1 "Vi V'F' at Krcranis meeting State actfc.! day ll THE SENTINEL Officials place county golf course ponds off limits three students in the University of Utah School of Business at Midvale Kiwanis Club last Tuesday. Carl Taft noted that dishonesty cost business $40 billion last year, a loss of $118 per year per family which is reflected in higher insurance rates. Another $60 billion a year is on spent government regulation of business through ridiculous rules which stunt economic growth. Dan Bryant said that public services should not exceed the private output of the nation. Jack Alizonto pointed out that when management adds an employe it must figure on costing the business $1,000 a year for the business share of Social Security, which makes it questionable whether expansion is worth what it costs. He said that Social Security is an unfair tax on business and is destroying business through excessive taxation. Willow Canyon students place in regional contest Three Willow Canyon elementary students have been selected as regional winners in the PTA "Reflections" contest. Shari Bishop and Andrea Bianco were named finalists Bowers Suzanne and received a special honorable mention. These projects will go to the state competition. Other students from Willow Canyon competing in the regional contest were Vickie Lee Olsen, Tyler B. Cooper, Tim Wood, and Ronnie Kae Roads. (Petunias 49 Per Flat (Geraniums fy5V5C (2 5 $rO)99 Tomatoes Dozen Each 4" GROWINGS uW 6 Pach IGal. 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