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Show t i I thought of Iran, until recently it probably brought recollections of Persian rugs and other fine craftsware such as was observed by new County Agent Paul Daniels during his stay in Iran. When you D IV M CM ATI Ilf O pnil I OlllCIl M U 11 If OnHrCXQ By WANDA LUND FARMINGTON Daniels, - gave the Shah and because of our way of life. At the time I was there in Iran, there were between 30,000 and 40,000 Americans and their families living in Iran. Most had been sent by the government to assist Iran in developing their military power. health. The only one not yet written concerns shearing of sheep, Mr. Daniels said. Paul R. new Utah State University Extension agent in Davis County, follows the news about Iran with more than casual interest. He and his wife, Joyce, left that country in December 1978 with only one suitcase apiece after spending a year there. HE WAS supposed to stay in Iran for two years, but left because things were getting a little rough, and all Americans were being pulled out by USU. Many Americans were working for Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Lockheed and other American corporations in Iran, Mr. Daniels said. MR. DANIELS represented USUs International Sheep and Goat Institute as extension adviser. His job was to help increase meat production in Iran. He has completed eight of nine fact sheets in an Sheep Improved Management and animal management MR. AND Mrs. Daniels both said they had been greatly impressed by the THEY HAD one of the best radar installations in the world in the Caspian Sea But it area, he recalled. was destroyed before we left. All of this was different when the Shah was in power, but when he lost his position, things changed. People felt so strongly against the Shah that they felt they didnt want Americans there either. hate America They because of the support we Series published by the Institute at Utah State University. They contain information on docking lamps, aging sheep, culling and selection of sheep, breeding and selection, feeding sheep, trimming feet of sheep, sheep operation STOKERS NURSERY Christmas Trees Fresh Cut variety) weighed ten pounds more Poinsettias IK. . than one of its age mates in just six weeks time. MR. DANIELS also worked docking of the sheep by wrapping to implement fat-ta- il IParemits International Year of the Child and to promote the American Hospital Association theme: Teach Your Some of the topics to be covered during the workshop, which will be held in the Hospitals Green Auditorium, include: Mothering, fathering, purchasing and making toys, what every young child should learn. MRS. MENLOVE earned masters degree in education at Brigham Young University and has been a public school teacher for several years. The mother of her Well. ..Healthy Children Habits Give Them a Flying Start! THE WORKSHOP is open to the public; there is no admission charge, and advance registration is not necessary. - Senior KAYSVILLE ci- tizens from the Kaysville-Frui- t Heights area are looking forward to their traditional Christmas buffet dinner being sponsored by the Kaysville Jaycees and JCKs. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 8, at p.m. and will be held in the Davis High School Cafeteria. It is free to all senior citizens 65 years of age and over and 1 they encourage attend. experience-oriente- "HONESTY TO The Kaysville group of LaLeche League will meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, at the home Barbara of them all to IN ADDITION to the dinner with all the trimmings, there will be a special program of entertainment. The Jaycees and JCKs this Christmas project and are looking forsponsor ward to a big crowd and lots of fun. Steve Major, Jaycee, and Cindy Anderson, JCK, are cochairmen of the event. ganization. Its purpose is to help encourage good mothering through breast feeding. different phases sectarian, the meetings or help with problems about breast feeding, call Judy Loder, or Astrid Kramer, A SERIES of four meetings will discuss informally, of breast feeding. Topic of discussion for this month is Advantages of Breastfeeding. LaLeche League is a nonnon-prof- it or- - For more information about 0 . tension education in 1964. He later did extension dairy work in Utah County and also worked in Wasatch County. In 1971 he accepted an area agronomy position to serve Wasatch, Summit, Salt Lake and Tooele counties, and in 1975 he became the Utah agronomist, in addition to continuing his work in the area position. He took the Iran assignment in 1977. HE AND Mrs. Daniels are the parents of three sons and one daughter. They make their home in Centerville. MR. DANIELS is a former employee of the U.S. Bureau . . Dr. Brian Bums of the Chiropractic Care Center has for some time now warned of the severe consequences of the whiplash injury. Because of this concern, he has brought to our attention a column headed. "A Doctor's Views by Dr.- P. J. Stein-crohthat appeared in the Arizona Republic in Phoenix. "Articles on written whiplash, such as the one h dr. Steinerohn. aid greatly in making the public aware of this serious problem. stated Dr. Burns. So enthusiastic is Dr. Burns about the article that he is quoting as much of - permit here. "Whiplash! It deserves an Ban-gerte- r, Lay-to- turned it as space ALL WOMEN interested in breastfeeding are invited to attend, as are their babies. Expectant mothers are also encouraged to attend. 1680 W. 1375 N Wasatch County, then reto Colorado State University to obtain his master's degree in adult ex them Another Doctors Views LaLeche To Meet d Utah, Wyoming and Nevada. He served as assistant county agent in Box Elder County and as county agent in means not getting caught, he said. "It is not a crime to steal, but the crime is to get caught. If you get caught, you it is that lose a hand severe. I think that when my stuff was moved out of my house there, it was divided among the people I worked with, because they didnt think I was ever coming back. If things settled down in Iran, he said he would like to go back and continue to work to assist them with their problems of developing a better meat supply. d activities in the workshop and in her book, Ready, Set, Go! The workshop includes many displays and examples. It was planned under the direction of Dr. Eva Jean Law, director of nursing at to recognize the McKay-De- Reclamation, where he spent five years on water development in Colorado, of state." The Iranian people are raised in a different kind of culture than Americans are, he said, and there is no such thing as honesty. Whiplash! six children, she includes first-han- the Health News. Christmas Buffet For Sr. Citizens e. w ill exclamation point. Of all injuries. it is near the head of the list in its lightning-likstrike at the innocent. hen you are driving vour car. vou are at least e DR. and mentallv BRIAN BURNS alert. But when you sit quietly waiting for a light to change, completely relaxed physically and mentallv. vou are at the mercy of the sudden, sickening jolt from behind which lashes your head backward (or backward and forward) on the top of your spine. "The result is an acceleration injury. Although it is true that some complications are a convenient and imaginary damage which serves as a basis for litigation, you can be sure that in most instances, the s innocent sufferer has sustained painful which may last for months or years. (Even though and other examinations litigation is over and mav not uncover evidence of damage.) "Injurv may be caused even in low velocity accidents because the head and neck accelerate with much greater speed and force than the car itself. Studies continue to be made on the causes and management of whiplash (extension-flexioinjurv of the neck). Rabbits and monkevs are being used in which indicate that microscopic experiments evidence of nervous system hemorrhage in the cervical (neck) spine mav occur even when fail to disclose any major injury. "In rabbits, investigators found that there was also which mav be one damage to the middle ear reason why. in humans, there are complaints of dizziness, headaches and loss of equilibrium. Other symptoms are blurring of vision, nausea, and of course, neck pain, muscular spasm and limitation of neck motion. . . "One wav to prevent severe injuries is to have extensions to lessen sudden specially built car-seextension-flexioof the neck. But until we do. we can only hope and prav that some careless driver doesn't give us a sudden shove from behind inducing the consequent pain in the neck. States Dr. Burns on this informative article. "I commend .Another Doctor's Views. e semi-tens- after-effect- Microwaves As Low As Super Values a workshop for parents of preschool children will be offered to the community by McKay-De- e Hospital Center on Dec. 8, between p.m. It Special Go!, Set, McKay-De- WE STARTED to work with the Kurds, Turkman and Ghashghi Tribes. They immediately implemented our recommendations. We took the crossbred rams and bred them with Suffolk sheep. The ram we found the best was the Ghazel. He said that one of the of the born lambs crossbreeding in October 1978 2050 South 1000 West, Syracuse Ready, much anyway.' Mr. Daniels was friendship, explained. "They can tell if you are going to be friendly. If you are their friend, you can do anything. I am sure that many of the friends I made while I was there have been killed, because the Ayatollah Khomeini ha's had more than 600 of the people killed who were close to the Shah. When that happens, all of their possessions then go to Pre-school- ers THE WORKSHOP will be led by Coleen Kent Menlove of Salt Lake City and her sister, JoAnn Kent Carnahan, RN, a pediatric clinical specialist at money he said. leave, They thought it was all right if my wife went home, but they wanted to keep me there. He said the Nomads roam more than 600 miles in their yearly operations, living in tents. They raise sheep, and although they are forbidden to have goats many of the tribes still have them. THE THING the people in these tribes wanted the most eet For FOR THE first six months I worked with the Ministry of Agriculture there and eight research stations, the agent said. 1 found that the Iranians who worked for the research stations were paid a salary regardless of how much they did, so nothing was done. One man, said, 'Why should I do it? I only get so Finally, I asked the Attorney General with the Ministry if he would give me the right to work with the Nomads. He said, They will kill you, but he gave me permission. at (a great upper end of the tail within 36 hours of a lambs birth. This helped in the reproductive process when the ewes reached maturity, he noted. Mr. Daniels said that although he had been warned that the Nomad tribes would kill him, he found they were extremely receptive to the practices he advocated. THEY DIDNT want me to days. Mr. Daniels said that his challenge was to take the findings of the USU research station near Karadj to the people of Iran. Its Christmas Time COUNTING SHEEP elastic bands around the friendship and hospitality of the Iranian people. They met many of the people and were even invited to an Iranian wedding, in which the celebration lasted for three County Agent Paul Daniels did more than count sheep to get to sleep at night. During his two-yea- r stay in Iran he worked with the USU experimental sheep station on projects to improve sheep production. Whirlpool n We accept Group, Auto, and Industrial Insurance NO CHARGE FOR CONSULTATION Service Center 520 Stale Clearfield 773-48- 36 'Service Is Our Middle Nsme Now Open All Day Saturday cnonnc case cunts 220 North 95 East, Kaysville 376-349- 5 |