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Show 'T 4A Emery County Progress Wednesday, December 9, TVs 1 1 :S 1981 Opinion v Opinion Copley News Service Off the cuff by jim ohen How about this for dedication Montell Seely will be driving to Covina, California to bring home the new county history book. That is what I call going the extra mile. He told me that the publisher had sent the book to a binding company in Covina. However, since this is the Christmas holiday season and all, the company didn't want to trust the transportation of the books by truck. I guess they were afraid they would be lost or delayed. Anyway, Montell will haul them all back himself. to remind He wanted everybody that they only ordered the number of books paid for in advance. However, a few extra have been made. This was done to make sure there were enough copies without any flaws. Since there may be a few extra, they will be sold for $75 each as long as the supply lasts. Congratulations to Clawson. Now that you are a town, be sure to plan for the future. to see I Clawson hate become the final resting grounds for old dumpy trailers and shabby looking neighborhoods. I think that anyone in Clawson who is interested in its future should jump at the chance at being on the town council for at least the first would term. Now is the time to prepare for the future of the good of the community. I also want to give a prayer to the county commission as it attempts to produce a budget that will keep all of the department heads friends and the county running all year Even with the increase long. in taxes, the county will only get a small portion to work with, a fact that the county can't seem to get the rest of the state realize. It will be no easy task to whittle away at each request for money and save it for any sacred cows. with Direct Deposit ys go ES HYPOTHERMIA problem. Often elderly are forced temperatures to tolerate being in cooler than and snowfall are reminders that normal environments because of more severe winter weather will trying to save on heat and this The recent cold be upon us. Exposure to severe cold temperatures can lead to medical problems. When the bodys temperature drops below 35 degrees centigrade soon or s Coal is more competitive without severance tax Utah coal would be more competitive internationally if it did not have a severance tax placed upon it by the state, according to two steel and utility Japanese representatives. Akira Gohnome, assistant manager for raw materials in the New York Office of Nippon Steel, said Utahs coal industry could significantly improve its chances of long-terforeign contracts by the price of coal as low as keeping possible. We purchased a very limited amount of Utah and Colorado coal this year, approximately half a million tons, but we are looking at the possibility of much larger longterm contracts. But if the prices are not competitive, whether its because of labor costs or taxes, we just wont buy, Gohnome said. Gohnome said because of quality differentials between coals mined in various parts of the country the firm intensively studies its purchases with a sharp eye toward price differentials. Wed like to have as few taxes as possible to pick up when we buy, he said. Kazuo Shibukawa, head of the New York office of the Kansai Electric Power Co., said the Japanese cement and electric e to considerably utilities m will-hav- during the increase imports coming decade and he emphasized I Utah coal has a chance to capture part of that market if it is competitively priced. He expressed concerns about the possibility of a severance tax pushing up the price and making it less attractive to foreign buyers. At this point in time, I would be very concerned about anything that would increase the cost of coal, Shibukawa said. He said last week Japanese electric utilities are ready to positively participate in coal development plans by making and emequity investment phasized Utah may be an area for such investments. Such investment would help ensure a stable coal supply, he said. Utah coal, according to mining industry sources, is already very expensive to mine, costing approximately $30 a ton to produce as compared to $9 per ton for coal from such states as Wyoming and Montana. Utah coal is of higher quality, however. Gov. Scott M. Matheson is expected to again endorse a severance tax on coal in the upcoming legislative session in January. Coal men, however, have expressed concern about possible detrimental effects the levying of such a tax would create on the market for Utah coal. long-ter- m The Emery County Progress will not take responsibility for the damage of any materials given to it for use in its publications. This includes photographs, maps, books and other materials. All materials are given Progress at the risk of the to the owner. Photographs and other articles used for publication can be picked up each Wednesday preceding the Thursday the newspaper is delivered. 95 degrees New for the Consumer Your mobile home can benefit from a good winterizing just as much as a conventional house can. But according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, there are some differences in the techniques. Find out the right way to do the job in Weatherizing from the Your Mobile Home-fr- ee Consumer Information Center, Dept. 583K, Pueblo, CO 81009. Weatherstripping around your windows and outside doors is almost always a good bet. You may also need some caulking-whi- ch comes in a variety of colors, so you can match your exterior surfaces. Scan those exterior surfaces with a detectives eye. Look for leaks and cracks around Farenheit, hypothermia is said to be present. This major loss of body heat occurs most often in hikers and climbers exposed to cold weather but it can also occur in elderly people who live alone in poorly heated homes, in people who have been drinking heavily and fall asleep out of doors, in accident victims and in people accidentally immersed in cold water. In profound hypothermia people are often assumed to be dead because their pulse is so low and blood pressure is so low that they often do not register unless very carefully taken. If only a home thermometer is available, it will fail to register low enough to make this diagnosis. Particularly among the elderly, hypothermia can be a major 6-- t I If a person is severly from prolonged in cold water, the preferred approach is to immerse in a warm tub bath where the water is kept at a temperature of 105 degrees Farenheit. There are reports of children who have fallen through the ice on frozen ponds and immersed in ice water up to thirty minutes who have been successfully resuscitated using this approach. The must be done and with close slowly monitoring of a persons blood pressure and heart. Abnormalities of the heart rhythm can develop as a result of the cold temperatures and rapid and also because of the changes in body chemistry that occur as a result of the cold tem- peratures. Other problems that the patient might also have need to be treated, such as injuries or infection. Support of respiration may be needed. I.V. therapy might be necessary to correct imbalances of the electrolytes, sugar and other problems with the blood. Next Week: FROSTBITE Dr. Katrody Mobile home weatherizing mouldings, joints, sidings, nails, and screws. Top seams are especially important. Anywhere you find a place where air can leak, caulk it up. (Naturally, dont block up areas where air is supposed to be exchanged, like vents.) You can add an extra layer of protection to your windows just by taping on a layer of builders transparent plastic, or - to polyethylene. Secure the plastic on all four edges of the window with duct tape. This pressure-sensitiv- e added layer is useful even if you have storm windows, because it produces the effect of triple glazing. On top of your mobile home, seal up seams in the roofing and joints 4- leads to chronic exposure. In addition, hunger, fatigue or other medical problems may increase the bodies loss of heat rendering the elderly at high risk for this problem. Clinically a person in profound hypothermia is in a coma and feels very cold to the touch. The skin is usually pale, grayish in color, and the neck and extremities may resist bending due to tightness of the muscles. Often no pulse can be felt in the arm or wrist, breathing appears to be absent and there may not be any reflexes about the eyes. Treatment of this condition is the body. directed at The person who is still somewhat conscious and who has a reasonable heart rate and whos rectal temperature is between 88 and 95 degrees Farenheit is probably best handled by rewarming in a warm room or bed with blankets. hypothermic immersion around vent stacks with roofing cement. And beneath the floor, wrap heat tape around exposed water pipes, especially the ones that carry hot water. Inside, seal cracks and cavities around your light switches. Most hardware stores carry polyfoam seals that will do the job. And take a look at your carpeting: if its worn, you may want to install new carpeting right on top of the old. The double layer can improve your floor insulation. Adding to the insulation inside the walls can give a big boost to your mobile homes energy but the job is beyond the abilities of most people-ev- en many contractors. So if you con tract the job out, make sure its to somebody whos had experience insulating mobile homes. Your utility company may be able to give you a list of contractors with this type of experience. The booklet also describes how the job ought to be performed. And, when you order Weatherize Your Mobile Home (free), youll also receive a free copy of the Consumer Information Catalog. Published quarterly by the Consumer Information Center of the U.S. General Services Administration, the Catalog lists more-tha200 free and publications of general consumer interest. n low-co- st |