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Show Manti Editorials, Opinions Letters . Page 2 Thursday, July 2, 1981 Menp . . UTTERS TO THE EDITOR RULES: 1 We encourage our readers lo express their opinions in our Letters to the Editor forum. Published letters must meet the following criteria: . Letters submitted to this paper exclusively. 2. Not libelous or slanderous. 3. Limited to 500 words (we will edit letters to meet this requirement if necessary). 4. Must be in good taste. 5. Limit of one letter per month per person. PfM imrft--t V vr r i Jmy 1 by lorry itormti sum ws otice, fasracnne m,... I -- Mewmmt L rfflinirsoHORD... Trivia U by Max E. . . . Call Deer not so bad . . . . ' To the Editor: Not since the big Buffalo Kill' in Wyoming years ago, has anyone heard of a deer and elk slaughter such as the DWR carried out recently to accommodate land owners. We live between two small towns in Pennsylvania in an area where the farms are about SO acres in size, and all have electric fences. Deer break them coninfact, we tinually repaired our fence and the neighbors across the road four days in a row. enjoy seeing them and consider the damage they do and the grain they eat as negligible. We dont have a lot of deer hunting here because houses are so close, but if a farmer puts up a No sign on his Hunting he cannot property hunt on it himself. Maybe you should try that. We also receive no reimbur-smefrom the state for wild animal damage. In fact the state man comes around and encourages you to let people hunt on your property. Maybe the DWR in We nt Utah should stop paying damages to land owners as a solution to the problem. Deer and elk are valuable resources to any community. We enjoy your paper and are always interested in the events going on in Utah. Sara Black 1014 Shaffer Rd. New Castle, PA 16101 An added thought: Maybe the trouble is not the deer (who are merely struggling for sur- vival) it may be the people they have to live with. Concerns over proposed complex To the Editor: Over the past few months, I have become increasingly concerned over the proposed City Complex. I have written several letters to you, asking that you and the people of Manti start questioning where the money for this complex will come from and even how much money is going to be spent. In a recent newspaper article by Charleene Nance she states that it has been suggested that the city form a non profit corporation building authority with the City Council as the corporation board. The corporation would secure the bond and build the building then lease it to the city. The reason for the suggestion of the corporation is because Manti City is now bonded as high as the state codes allow. If the City of Manti is already bonded to the legal limit, it seems that we cannot go further into debt and unless we can get full details of costs and income, this City Complex should be delayed until it can be proved that the City of Manti can afford it. We have been informed that the City expects to rent space to federal government and state offices. (It is my opinion that the City of Manti should not be in competition with private enterprise.) We have also been informed that these proposed leases would be for a term of five years. With the changes being made in the government, who can say .how many of these agencies will be in existence and how much they will be Manti needs to consider growth, but we simply cannot rely on a perhaps or maybe. We must keep in mind the fact that the citizens of Manti will be the ones to ultimately pay, through taxes, for any City im- -' cut back. The City of provements. Recently, a few zealous and conscientious citizens have wanted to improve our City. Of course, we all want to have improvements, but not at the expense of possible bankruptcy. There are less than 824 separate parcels of land in the City of Manti. These properties are the only basis for taxes and assessment for maintenance of the and further functions, City development. Taking this into consideration, when the City goes into debt for $1 million, each property would be in debt an average of over $1,200.00 plus interest. The citizens of Manti have never been informed about the proposed cost of the City Complex, and when we consider additional improvements of a new irrigation system, a new sewer system and other minor projects, we simply cannot affort ail these new things. There are many people right now, who cant afford the existing taxes. We cannot burden these people further. Lets take a look at what we have, now, what improvements we can affort then everyone can volunteer to help make Manti, not only the best City in Utah, but the most solvent and prudent. Very truly yours, Edward R. Gilman From the desk of your County Agent by Thomas Reeve Sanpete County Agent The runoff stream flow from the mountains is predicted to be very low this year because of no snow pack. There are methods or practices that homeowners can use to conserve moisture. Vegetables differ in their needs for water and frequency of their application. Each watering should wet the soil to the depth within which roots are found. The amount of water it will take to do this job in a given time will depend on many factors such as soil type plants, root zone, stage of growth and climatic conditions. Plants differ in their rooting habits. Crops that are shallow rooted (2 feet or less) are onions, lettuce, peas, radishes, potatoes and spinach. Medium rooted vegetables (2 to 3 feet) are sweet corn, beets, cucumbers, melons, carrots, chard and melon. Only a few plants roots are found below three feet and they are raspberries, tomatoes and asparagus. Large quantities of water can be conserved through the use of mulching materials. Proper mulches not only reduce the frequency of irrigation by as much as one half, it would also eliminate weeds and generally improve the crop growth. VKIE The cheapest and most easily obtained materials obtained for the home garden is grass clippings. However, grass clippings should be free of quack grass or weed seeds. These types of related illnees by Pat Mellor With the unexpected warm weather and high temperatures of the past few weeks, laymen should be more aware of the d symptoms of illness, warned Dr. Thomas Callahan, St. George, while addressing the Color Country EMT Convention this past weekend. Dr. Callahan characterized four types of d illness and noted that the symptoms do not necessarily follow through one type of illness and on to the next. In order of severity, they are: faintHeat Syncope ing or near fainting, skin cool and moist, weak rapid pulse. Patient should rest in recumbent position, cool off, take liquids by mouth. Patients suffering from heat syncope respond promptly to treatment. caused Heat cramps mainly by salt depletion. Painful muscular spasms, twitching, skin moist and cool, temperature may be slightly elevated. Treatment: rest, liquids, and salt. Salted fruit juice is good for helping symp heat-relate- heat-relate- toms. Rest should continue for one to three days. Heat exhaustion caused by prolonged exposure to heat. Patient may be thirsty, weak, and may exhibit central nervous system disorders: psychosis, incoherency, seizures. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea may be present. Treatment: cool place, cool water, salt tablets, salted fruit juice. If patient refuses or is unable to take liquids, an IV should be administered. This patient should probably be treated in a hospital, certainly if he cannot take liquids by mouth. Heat stroke Heat stroke is a true medical emergency. 100 of heat stroke victims who remain untreated, will die. The heat stroke patients symptoms may come on suddenly: loss of consciousness, high fever, cessation of sweating, dry skin, flushed, pulse strong and rapid. The treatment is prompt reduction of temperature. Immerse the patient in cold water if possible. Bring the patient's temperature down to 102 rapidly, then reduce temperature more slowly after that. Should the patient remain unconscious or lapse into unconsciousness, make certain he is able to breathe adequately. transport to a and treatment en essential for this With proper care, 0 of the people suffering heat stroke will survive. . Prompt hospital route is patient. 80-9- Dr. Callahan warned that certain persons suffer more risk of complications due to heat: persons doing fatiguing work; persons who are taking drugs or E. Lunnen, Larry Commissioner of Public Safety released a report any other age category. of the Less than 1 drivers killed in 1980 were this week which examines wearing the available the fatal crash situation in safety belts. Utah. During 1980, for the 335 people died in 1980 first time, registered as a result of 292 highway vehicles exceeded one crashes. This is seven million. By 1985 there more than 1979, but is and motorcycles, both of more which are dangerous. If current trends continue there will be over 390 deaths by 1985. rUGOOGNQGQ Fatalities involving large trucks (over 10,000 pounds) let up from 1979 when 46 accidents 1980 saw 41 such accidents down In the bad news area, d. 10. crashes continued an upward trend. Fatalities jumped from 31 increase to 44 a 42 from 79 to 80. Motorcycle fatals now represent one out of every seven highway deaths in Utah. Most of those killed were young with little total driving experience, less motorcycle driving experience and the majority had less than one year experience on the particular motorcycle involved in the crash. Of motocycle the 44 killed only five were wearing helmets. The accident reports which infor- from 328-40- 0 mation Published every Thursday at Manti, Utah. Entered in the Post Office at matter under the act of Congress of Mj ch Manti, Utah 84642, as second-clas- s 3, 1879. MAILING ADDRESS: 35 S. Main, Manti, Utah 84642 Postmaster: Send address changes to Manti Messenger, 35 Utah 84642. S. Main, Manti, Editor & Publisher Max E. Call Associate Editor Bruce lennings Advertising Manager Lloyd E. Call joel Pratt Advertising Salesman.. Circulation Manager Beth H. Call Pat Mellor, Marion Lee, Eleanor Madsen, Nedra Allred, Staff Writers Wynn Young, Cathy Buchanan Phone Number: 835-424- 1 was this compiled showed excessive speed as a contributing circum- stance more than any other. Drinking was involved in 42 of the fatal accident situations during 1980. Reckless driving was cited by investigators for one fifth of the drivers involved in the crashes where someones life was lost. Drivers under 25 years were involved more than Assn, chooses officers Foster Parent for Sanpete County met Tuesday, June 30 in Manti to elect officers and hold an educational seminar for those present. New officers elected are: presiAssociation dent, Janet Rowlett, Spring City; vice president, Cathi Call, Manti and secretary-treasure- r, Cecile Watson, Spring city. Louise Sorenson in the Division of Social Services will serve as licensing specialist and facilitator between the association and her office. The association is primarily a support group for foster parents. It will sponsor training seminars and work closely with the office of Social Services and foster families in homes where children are placed. It will also act as a vehicle to educate the public about foster care. Last year 5,800 children in Utah needed foster care. In Sanpete County 29 children were placed In foster care homes. Guest speakers at the meeting were Steve Lund, new Sanpete County Foster Care worker and Utah Sally Patterson, Foster Care Specialist. discussed the They problem of not having enough homes to place children in. For example, in Sanpete County, there by Mark Buchanan is Salt Lake last week and relatively inexpensive, learned that burning coal does cause a potential hazard to the chimney itself. The class literature states, Coal also does not burn 100 efficiently, and it gives off a sulfuric acid soot. This soot clings to any chimney wall and is not a major problem during the burning son, ' but if the chimney system is not thoroughly cleaned at the end of the burning season, moisture will mix with soot creating an acid which will harm any chimney, even stainless steel, and which can quickly destroy any chimney or stovepipe. Burn coal at high enough nice. is Coal gives a warm, long-lastin- It g and is readily available in this area. Coal does not create creosote, and in my personal experience in cleaning chimneys it seems that creosote does not become glazed onto a chimney when wood and coal are burned in a system. Coal is so available and easy to use that we can forget basic safety precautions to use while burning it. fire, stove A must be to be suitable for burning coal. The high brick-line- d temperatures Foster-Pare- nt The Wood Heat Safety reached will be 1 .4 million when coal burns, can warp vehicles in Utah. More of the metal of your stove. these will be small cars all-ti- organic Therefore, it may be necessary to correct this by applying additional nitrogen fertilizer. For transplants like tomatoes, cucumbers or melons a black plastic mulch is excellent. The plastic is laid out in rows held down by the soil along the edge and the plants are placed through slits or holes cut at the proper spacing. The plastic retains moisture, prevents weed growth and hastens the growth and maturity by increasing the soil temperature under it. Frequent and light sprinkling of the, surface of garden soil is inadequate in the summer. It is necessary to apply sufficient irrigation water to bring the soil moisture to the depth of the rooting of the plants. editor-in-chie- medications, especially belladonna (common in hay fever and antihistamine medicines); persons suffering from infections which have lowered body tolerance; the aged; the very young; persons with chronic illness; and the obese. The standard treatment in all four types of heat illness varies, but essentially it boils down to four things: cool, rest, Dr. fluid, and salt, Callahan advised. Crash fatalities listed for 1980 total 335 high of mulches work very well with seeded below the rows such as carrots, beets, radishes, 382 recorded in 1972. fewer pedestrians 30 etc. Straw and hay mulch can be used were killed in 1980 than but they should be free of weed seeds. in 1979. Last year we lost Other materials that can also be used 49 pedestrians as opposed are sawdust, leaves or newspapers. A to 70 in 1979. The young nitrogen deficiency could occur when and the elderly tend to be mulches such as these. the most frequent victims. using iVnAMTTO USPS Be aware of heat Summertime, among other things, is tions, evening gown modeling, parade " time. across the stage in shorts, or whatever. Miss We have Miss Ephraim, Miss Manti, Then select the winner by drawing Miss Spring City, Miss Snow College, names from a hat. Think how much Miss Sanpete, Miss July Fourth, etc., easier that would be on the judges. They could sit back and enjoy the show. No etc. It seems like a great opportunity for irate parent would beat them over the our young lovelies to display their head with a cane or umbrella (or if I were a judge, theyd cancel their subscripcharms and talents. Although I thoroughly enjoy ogling tion). None of that. All the judges would the beauties Im glad Im not a judge. have to do is conduct the drawing. And I Some of the contests are based on talent suspect the final result would be just as and that wouldnt be too hard to judge. valid. But can you imagine trying to judge the I already know who "Miss wholesomeness of a contestant by e Is. Its Beth in Messenger-Enterpriswalk across the stage watching her short shorts?? As to beauty, thats and Im not about to tell yon the criteria what is one by which she was Judged. pretty hard to judge mans fantasy may be anothers A bird called the rook was in danger of nightmare. What is beauty after all? (I think theyre all beautiful, but then Im extinction so the government established a sanctuary to help the endangered just one old man). In some of the contests, horsemanship species increase its numbers. The is a criterion. It seems like a great deal director of the sanctuary soon found that depends on the horse in that one. Also, he was often asked, Have you bred any the hat and other apparel must have good rooks lately? quite an effect on the judges. Heres one that frightens me. Then, how about those impromptu What is your profession? asked the which are loaded generally questions so the participant will be knowlegeable cannibal chief. "Im the editor of the city about the subject? I think if it were me, word to a Id give them tough spell newspaper, replied the captive. said the cannibal chief. Good, instead of a question to answer. Anyone f. Tomorrow you be who could spell "sarcophasus has be to wholesome. correctly just Not so trivial) The honeymoon Is over Maybe we should select the winners by lot. We could still have them perform when bushels of kisses are reduced to little pecks. their talent numbers, riding demonstra are currently 14 placements and only 12 licensed foster homes. There is a great need for more foster homes and a wide range of families are needed, according to the speakers and the association. "These kids arent objects, they are children, said Cathi Call, who has been a foster parent of four children. Many of them have special problems and need the love that only a family can give . . . they need a listening ear and a helping hand." The stove should also have a grate if you are going to burn coal. Although wood can sit right on the bottom of your stove, coal needs to get air up underneath it in order to burn cleanly and efficiently. Make certain your dampers are working properly and never damper your stove clear down and then leave the house or go to bed. Coal fumes are extremely toxic. As far as chimney fires go, coal is safer because it does not create creosote. I attended a College of Chimney Knowledge in Having the Skills to save Lives May be more Important to you Someday than life Itself. Learn EMT Training Join the volunteer Menti-Ephrei- m appeal to the families in Sanpete County to look into this program and volunteer to open their hearts and homes to these foster said Louise children, Stevenson. The program does pay a minimum amount for the childrens needs. But the rewards are not found in monetary rewards but in increased love and satisfaction in service to unfortunate children in need. If anyone is interested in being a foster family call 1 Steve Lund, or the association officers, 0 Janet Rowlett Spring City or Cathi Call Manti. Please said Janet help us, Rowlett, "somewhere there is a child who needs you." We Ambulance Call Darlene Anderson 283-458- 5 'll 83S-672- 462-261- 835-664- CAR SEATS CAN PREVENT INJURIES! ...SAVE LIVES! , temperatures to minimize the condensation of soot particles, and always have a coal chimney system cleaned when it will not be used for more than a month. The College of Chimney Knowledge also told me that 82 of all home fir?s are a. result of improper install- ation. Im studying up oft it and next month will give you tips for safe installation. In an Economic Pinch, lot's pull together. CbapetGesal PUBLIC NOTICES KNOW. BECAUSE THE PEOPLE MUST BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF UTAH In the Matter of the Application of MANTI TELEPHONE COMPANY for approval of an Attachment Agreement. . Case No. Order Canceling Hearing and Approving Contract. the Commission: The Manti Telephone Company ("Manti) submitted a proposed pole attachment agreement with Utah Cablevision, Inc., (UCI) on April 15, 1981. The Division of Public Utilities reviewed said agreement and asked the Commission to require certain modifications before approval. Thereafter, the Commission ordered the matter set for hearing on Monday, June 29, 1981. Subsequently, the Division of Public Utilities has recommended approval of the proposed agreement between Manti and UCI. Such change in position is based on the fact that UCI has caused said agreement to be modified to the satisfaction of the Division. Based upon the foregoing, the Commission makes By the following: ORDER The hearing previously scheduled for Monday, June 29, 1981, at 10:00 a.m., is hereby canceled. The proposed agreement between Manti and UCI as modified to satisfy the objections of the Division of Public Utilities and filed with the Commission is hereby approved. The portion of this Order approving the agreement shall be tentative for a period of twenty days from the date of this Order. Manti shall publish the contents of this Order Canceling Hearing and Approving Contract in a newspaper of general circulation within the State of Utah and the area involved, as soon as such can be reasonably accomplished, for at least two issues with proof of publication to be filed with this Commission fifteen days from the date of first publication. Should meritorious written protest be filed within such period of time, the Commission may in its discretion set the matter for hearing. If no such protest is filed, this Order shall upon the expiration of said twenty days be the Final Order of the Commission. DATED at Salt Lake City, Utah, this 16th day of June, 1981. sMilly O. Bernard, Chairman (seal) sDavid R. Irvine, Commissioner sBrent H. Cameron, Commissioner Attest: sDavid L. Stott, Secretary Publish Manti Messenger June 25, July 2, 1981. |