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Show t ) i CLEARFIELD COURIER. Guest sdi,orial Doctor looks at Why better phone service for area hay fever WHAT ABOUT HAY FEVER? by Dr. Robert Alston M.D., FACP The fresh look of Spring is (intermittently) now with us and represents a nice change especially for the among us. However, as with all good things, some cloud is always associated with the silver lining. The cloud in this case is Hay Fever. Hay Fever, correctly termed perrenial allergic rhinitis, is raising its head along with the crocuses, daffodils and tulips. Though most of us love and look forward to the beautiful , colors and new growth, a large number suffer horribly from the workings of Mother Nature. As part of the new growth process, each plant, tree, grass, and week develops pollen in an attempt to reproduce and multiply. Pollen is in fact very tiny microscopic seed made primarily from protein. This protein material is gently lifted from the plant by the spring breeze and wafts along eddies and currents until settling on a new surface. If that surface happens to be the tender lining of a susceptible persons eye, nose or throat, a complex set of events begins to unfold. Allergy, such as to ragweed, dust or other pollens, is a situation in which the normal defense mechanisms of the e ' body become and, like an uncontrolled clockspring, begin to unwind a rapid succession of events leading to the inevitable sneezy and itchy eyes. This reaction is caused by the release of chemicals from the affected membranes which trigger a chain reaction of un- paralleled speed in which white blood cells quickly move to the area and try to protect it from further damage. Like overzealous firemen at a small kitchen fire, the resultant damage caused by the invasion of white cells may be worse than the mino irritation initially set up by the innocent surface contact of the pollen previously mentioned. Water is pulled into the membranes along with other retardants causing the swelling and itching in those unfortunate persons with the over-eagfiremen. Luckily, science and medicine have developed many excellent methods of controlling this allergic reaction. Antihistamines by the score are available to reduce the excess response which leads to hay fever symptoms. By trial and error, the best one for your symptoms can be found after sampling the over the counter medications easily available in all drugstores. Try to use those with only one ingredient, such as chlorpheniramine, and recognize that high price may not buy a better drug. Ask your pharmacist for help. Then vary the up to the recommended limit, starting low to avoid the ex-- ; cessive dryness or sleepiness inherent in all antihistamines. When one realizes that most peoples hay fever will clear after 6 weeks (the Pollen season) this problem can be put in perspective. When, then, should you sek a physicians attention? The answer is once. Once tdy establish the diagnosis as simple allergic rhinitis and to get a recommendation for an inexpensive antihistamine. You can then feel fairly comfortable about finding the best over the counter preparation to meet your needs without need for frequent follow-uVery, very few persons may require the services of an allergist upon referral by their physician. Are there any serious problems with hay fever? Basically only one. Some doctors have used cortisone derivatives to treat seasonal allergies by providing 'shots once or twice a year which stop the allergic reaction. Cortisone steroid, often is a hormone with many very given as Kenalong", significant actions. It is one of the oodys most important defense mechanisms for responding .o injury or insult of any kind. Pharmaceutical companies have developed many artificial cortisone-lik- e steroid hormone drugs which have been absolutely winderful when used for severe and specific diseases. However, when indiscriminately applied to the treatment of self limited minor illnesses like hay fever, the potential risk of the cure being worse than the disease is quite real. Its like using an elephant gun to kill a fly. elephant gun to kill a fly. Inappropriate use of steroid hormones can prevent the bodys normal defense mechanisms for up to 6 months, and when a serious injury or illness occurs, the result may be major especially if the prior use of steroids isnt recognized. Again, the risk of serious side effects doesnt justify such radical treatment of a benign disorder such as hay fever. So enjoy the lovely spring westher and natures colors, but be prepared to handle the minor consequences of simple allergy with easily available safe medication when used as by the Honorable James V. Hansen, Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives Many people have asked the question, Why is Davis County so vigorously requesting better phone service? For many years, Davis County was known as an agricultural area, somewhat sparsely populated. In the past twenty years the county has turned into a bedroom community of both Ogden and Salt Lake and has evolved into a strong business area, with the Freeport Center, Hill Air Force Base and other important business entities. It is interesting to note that Davis County geographically is the smallest county in the state of Utah yet, by the best figures we are able to obtain, it will be the third largest county with regard to population in the 1980 Census. The state legislature is required to pass laws for the betterment of the citizens of the State of Utah. The law should be Utah Code Annotated, it equal, fair and just. In section deals with public utilities and, more specifically, refers to preferences forbidden. The statute reads as follows: or maintain any No public utility shall establish unreasonable difference as to rates, charges, service or facilities, or in any other respect, either as between localities or as between classes of service. I would like to call attention to the words, unreasonable difference as to rates, charges, service or facilities." Keeping in mind that Davis County is geographically small and the third largest in population, citizens of Davis County only want what the law states. The statute refers to preference forbidden." We, then, look at Weber County, which is larger in geographic area but smaller in population. We find that they can call countywide, with one minor exception. We find that Cache County, which is larger in goegraphic area but smaller in population can call countywide, with one minor exception. We find that Salt Lake County can call countywide, with one minor exception. However, in Davis County there are four corridors wherein people do not enjoy toll-fre- e calling (or very limited distances). For example, a person living in north Centerville can call all the way to the state prison to the south but cannot call Kaysville to the north. A person living in Kaysville can only call to Clearfield to the north or Farmington to the south. We then ask the question does not this constitute unreasonable difference as to service between localities? I cannot believe d that any person could possibly see it any other way. Davis County has been discriminated against for phone service for a long time, the case against the phone company is justified. I have noticed some of our neighbors to the south and the north think that Davis County should not have better calling service and do not want to pay their fair share. Where were these same persons when Davis County was paying its fair share for Weber County Salt Lake County, and Cache County to receive their extended calling areas? More important, where was Mountain Bell when these counties received better calling area? We cannot remember non-skie- rs 54-3--8, over-activ- er long-distan- fair-minde- 3-- p. Jlsitex to ti . Dr. Alston, a Utah native and former Chief of Internal Medicine at the U.S. Naval Regional Medical Center in Japan, is currently Medical Director of Family Health Program of Utah. School dtt ox Dear Editor, To the Citizens and Property Owners of Clearfield City : Hundreds of thousands of dollars of your property value are at stake. WILL YOU SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING? Clearfield City has paid for the formultion of a Master Plan - to plan for future development. The bulk of this expense has gone for the salary of the staff hired to initiate this plan. Whether or not the plan is implemented the direcdirector tor gets his money. Why is the making such an effort to push this plan and while the citizens have no voice? Is he working for our best interests? Many of you people now living in R-- 2 (two family) zoning will find yourselves in R-- l (one family) zoning. . No more families in your basement apartment whether you like it or not. Others in R-- l or R-- 2 zoning will find yourselves living in a commercial zone, or even an industrial zone. A lot of you people in R-- l will be changed to R-- 4 (four or more families) zoning. The Master Plan upsets the fruit basket of current zoning ordinances and is being supported by a moratorium on new building in disputed cases. Citizens, ask your elected officials if they know what their constituency desires, or what they stand to lose in dollars and cents. Dont allow them or a city planner from Salt Lake to decide your fate! Under the guise of a Master Plan we have been deceived to believe only new development was concerned. Everyone will be affected. It is not too late for citizen input. Become active to preserve your property rights or we may not be happy with the final outcome of the completed rezoning. Citizens for a second look at the Master Plan Lawrence Mills al Home by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association When the revolution in Iran broke out some months ago, not one of the American news correspondents there could speak Farsi, the national language. When an American auto manufacturing firm began a marketing campaign for one of its models in South America, the executives learned to their dismay that the name of the car means it doesnt go in Spanish. Those, according to Renee Moniot, are only a couple of reasons why we Americans should gain more knowledge of than the reverse. foreign languages-rat- her Bountiful is a High School Spanish and Miss Moniot French teacher, and she headed the recent observance of Utah Foreign Language Week. She reports that back in 1969, 24,780, Utah high school and junior high school students were enrolled in foreign language classes. That was 19.5 per cent of the students. to 20,502 But ten years later, the number had nose-dive- d enrollment. 14 the total of percent students, only The Bountiful teacher laments the trend of students gravitating to what they call "cake classes those that arent highly academic in nature. Students in a pep club, for instance, may receive as much credit as is offered for a foreign language course. Most other nations require students to take foreign languages, and some demand two. Teachers state that study of a foreign language directs close attention to many aspects of that language-thi- ngs such as vocabularly, parts of speech, pronunciation and grammar. Paying close attention to another language usually causes the student to gain a greater understanding of English. Renee Moniot urged parents to encourage their students to study a foreign language. It may not be easy, but it will be worthwhile, she said. Jeanette Dubach, a student, summed up the need for foreign language study this way; "Language is not a barrier. ignorance is. SALT II By Gary Toyn Because President Carter thinks it is important to have the SALT II Treaty ratified by the Senate immediately, I thought it was important to speak out immediately. The President is in such a hurry to have the treaty ratified, he has that the forgotten negotiating isnt finished. I do, however, see why he is in such a hurry; he warts to have it all signed before old Brezhnqy keels over and they have to do the whole thing over again! Approach Talks Carefully I do agere with President Carter on the Fact that the talks should be approached very carefully. It shouldnt be handled in a haphazard manner as we have done in the past. We plemented.He told the senate that we already have enough monitoring stations to keep tabs on the Russians. To this, President Carter, I say bunk! If we have enough spy stations already, why do we constantly hear of growing Soviet Arsensal? Was this in growth steady Russia in the SALT I treaty? WE have lost one spy station in Iran due to the revolution. should learn from past experiences and realize that the soviets are the Bullies on the Block. They arent about to be kind and peaceful to their brothers. For example the soviets, as of January 1978, have broken all but two of their fifty-twtreaties. We invite from other citizens and ficials of Clearfield City the master plan. of- with like localities. It was amazing to me that some officials of the phone company and employees of the Public Service Commission were not aware of the statute that we have been referring to; it is further amazing to me that the law is so completely ignored when it comes to equality in phone rates. That one surely to isnt enough adaquately monitor the soviets missile factories, but with what little we have, every one counts. Dealing With Russians At this point , dealing with the Russians is like putting money in an empty candy You lose your machine. money and the company keeps it and laughs, knowing there was nothing in it to begin with. The SALT II treaty should not be ratified until this major problem is cleared, TOTALLY. If total monitoring requires a U.S. station in the Soviet Union, we should go for it. If total monitoring requires an American in each Soviet We factory, lets do it. Americans are sick and tired of having our money ripped off in the candy machine. HATCH BILL TO RESTORE COYOTE CONTROL In four With out hesitation, I can say they broke the SALT I treaty the day it was signed! The only way a treaty with the soviets can be successfull for us, is to have constant monitoring to verify their If compliance. Russians wont agree with that provision, they will be for world-wid- e known short years, he ate more than $100 million worth of lamb dinners and the raw material for 5 million new suits. He cost consumers at least $30 million last year and will cost us even more this year. Yet some Washington officials think he o the l talks for reasons of their own privacy stalling (not a very good position to be in if youre trying to take over the world). This idea of monitoring the Soviets isnt new; it is written in the treaty. The arises when problem President Carter asks for immediate ratification so the treaty can be quickly im- - needs protection! "He" is the wily coyote, howling away on our Western grazing lands and slaughtering millions of our sheep and cattle in Utah and neighboring states. Little larger than a small dog, the coyote can bring down a huge sheep ahd have the carcass dressed out quicker; than your old corner butcher. While he prefers defenseless prey like sheep and rodents, more and more Utah cattlemen report attacks on birthing cows by the coyote. With losses literally in the dollars and millions, in both destroyed livestock, something clearly must be done soon to control the am introducing a bill, The coyote. Coyote Control Act of 1979, which will bring back the safest and most effective method of control of the coyote, Compound 1080, which was banned by Washington bureaucrats in 1972. A classic example of overreaction to the questionable claims of environmental extremists, the 1972 ban of Compound 1080 has left our farmers and ranchers with no effective means of protecting their livestock short of traps and rifles. COYOTE COUNTING I Th Sun Chronicle and Clearfield Courier are published weekly at Roy, Utah, 5388 S. 1900 W. Mailing address, P.O. Bex 207, Roy, Utah 84067. Telephone Salt Lake 359-2- 825-1666 6 or 12. and news photographs for Wednesday papers must be In All the news office before 5 p.m. Monday or by 2 p.m. Thursday for the Saturday paper in Roy. Pictures may do included without charge either taken in our office or submitted by our readers. ' In J. NmrA StflM 61m Mmt Mn. iMate Stdilt Itenia GJIbart Pat Satttr Katth Pmm M. TraSd AAani Editors Note: 1 do not feel that the citizens of Davis County are asking for a free lunch", but merely, as the statute states, equality ne tttsi Mhar Pappy ia AAsaia Dear Editor: The following is a summary of the way Clearfield City has adopted the Comprehensive Master Plan. It was determined by the City and our Planning Consultant that there was seven (7) areas that we needed to look toward a projected growth, these included: Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Transportation, Government and Community Facilities, Public Utilities and Parks and Open Spaces. We announced in the newspaper about the formation of seven (7) committees with a member of the Planning Commission to chair these committees. Anyone that lived in the City ot Clearfield was invited to participate and serve on these committees. After formation of these committees each was charged with the responsibility to establish goals and policies in regards to their assigned topics. The committee-person- s were encouraged to talk to their friends and neighbors to collect their input. Our Planning Consultant took the goals and policies that were established by the people of Clearfield City and developed the Master Plan. The adoption of the Master Plan had gone through several review procedures of the Clearfield Planning Commission and the City Council . In the final adoption of the Clearfield City's Comprehensive Master Plan a Public Hearing was held end in the procedure of setting a Public Hearing a legal noticwai given to be published in the newspaper along with posting the notice at the Clearrfield State Bank, Clearfield Post Office and Clearfield City Hall to be examined by any interested person. The Planning Commission and the City Council of Clearfield City feel that the City belongs to the citizens that reside in Clearfield and this is why we have taken the pains to involve the citizens implementation to this plan. Clearfield Citys Planning Commission state. Treaty shouldn't be rushed . and , them coming into Davis County reading and circulating petitions asking us to oppose extended calling area for Salt Lake, Weber or Cache counties but yet we see them doing that when Davis County asks for extended calling area. The answer is obvious and was stated by Dr. George Campton in sworn testimony before the Public Service Commission. He said, the toll areas for Davis County were were the most profitable in the ridiculously high, Mountain Bell system, and were subsidizing the rest of the tlie directed. . April 25, 1979, Page 2 Owwr Asst. Advrtiain Mr. Chraakk (Attar Caaritr Httar Sparti (Attar Sparta (Altar Staff Staff CarraspaaAaati, Rap IDS Ckardi aaA Ray Haws, VtrfMa Warataa. IU4M, Saaiat IDS Chart a nA Saaaat Nava. Daataa the seven years that estimated that just to keep the present coyote population stable, it of would be necessary to take 75 the coyote pups at birth while leav STTSTrare a ENERGY A GAME OR SERIOUS BUSINESS? By Edwin Feulner Congress and the Carter Administration seem to be playing political games with one of our most serious, pressing problem, The energy ball is being tossed back and forth g lots of talk and and nqjhing much is being done. Speaking recently at the National Conference on Energy Advocacy, hosted by the Heritage Foundation, Margaret Bush Wilson, Chairwoman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, spoke out against the tendency to use our energy dilemma as a political forum. As Mrs. Wilson put it, if the Congress and the Administration continue to engage in a tennis match with energy policy, it will be a love game and the American public will be out. g to be a spectator at such proIts pretty ceedings. That lumbering giant, the federal bureaucracy, also at score-keepin- nerve-wrackin- Com- - pound 1080 has been illegal, the coyote population on Western grazing lands has increased astronomically. Coyotes are amazingly tough, and few of their pups fail to live to adulthood. As a result, it has been ing the remaining 25 subject to isting trapping techniques. ex- Because they are so tough, coyotes kill our sheep and cattle in numbers almost directly proportional to their quantity on the range. Without Compound 1080, sheepmen hard-hihqve been particularly Reports from Utah sheepmen of losses of up to 20 of a single herd are not uncommon. One of our Western ranchers, a three generation sheepman, recently sold 7,000 head and cited his inability to keep the coyotes out of his herds as a major reason for selling his entire operation. t. STUDIES SHOW SAFETY Washington's bureaucrats fear the environmental impact of Compound 1080. Fortunately, Compound 1080 is an extremely selective agent. in When administered proper dosages, it kills coyotes almost exclusively, while leaving other animals in the same ecological niche untouched. Studies have shown that the effect of Compound 1080 is lethal to coyotes but is not passed on to other segments of the food chain in nature. One such study indicated that, for an eagle to die from meat, it would have to eat almost 20 lbs, which is physically impossible. Humans who have ingested such baited meat have experienced nothing more serious than diarrhea. My bill will bring back for our sheepmen and cattlemen the most effective safe means known for controlling coyotes. There is no conflict in this situation between the needs of the environment and the human needs of our people. Fewer coyotes roaming our ranges will do much to insure that our sheepmen and cattlemen will be able to continue providing all us with food and other vital goods. Com-pou- d 1080-baite- d in its own way. Describing it as a nions tempts to play ter protecting itself rather than the public it serves, Mrs Wilson said that far from helping, it does actual harm. Th must be made to lead in ensuring that th government country develop abundant, affordable energy supplies tha will promote vigorous economic growth, she said. We are well aware as well that free market forces hardl apply anymore to energy prices. At work, instead, is ai archaic system of regulations that are rapidly crumbling b; their own weight and the unpredictable nature of forces ant developments abroad. "Furthermore, the U.S. has for so long been complacen about developing new energy sources that it is now almost a the mercy of fate. While it is a major thrust of the NAACPs policy that th national government lead in ensuring abundant, affordablt energy supplies to promote vigorous economic growth, help ing relieve the burden laid on minorities, the old and the poor Mrs, Wilson pointed out the danger to all American citizens "Let us guard against the misconception, she said, that i is only the disadvantaged who will be hurt by sharply risinj oil prices. For example, unstable world oil prices an among the major factors contributing to inflation. "We live in a rapidly changing world, said Mrs. Wil son, which, in these times of profound social and economii upheavals, test our will to survive in ways unknown to earlie generations. The American economic system is increasing! showing signs of the strain. Its inadequacies are glaring. The n cy cles are recurring with troubling frequency. At the sam time, hardcore social problems intensify. 'She makes her point. It hardly sounds like a game however. (Feulner is president of The Heritage Foundation, Washington-base- d public policy research institute.) boom-recessio- i |