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Show 2 Vernal Express Friday, November 29, 1985 Matching employment seekers with the best jobs available Matching job applicants with the right job opening is a challenging experience for er lployment counselors at the Vernal Job Service Office. In order to make the selection easier, a number of different skills tests have been developed by the Job Service Office. The tests are used to measure a host of different skills to help counselors identify what positions job seekers will be able to IVMHATTHIS VAU.E.Y needs is SNOW STORM There are tests for everything from typing to dictation to aptitude tests. The typing tests are five minute timed writings, similar to the tests in high school typing classes. The tests measure how many words an appli- SOMETHING- - YOU COULD AT LEAST cant can type per minute and the accuracy of their work. Job openings that require good typ-- . to ing skills are not limited secretarial positions. Many times employers require that employees take a typing test for other clerical positions or where only light typing is required. Typing tests are given during the hours of 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Appointments must be made in advance to take one of the tests. General Aptitude Test Battery is offered at 1:30 p.m. on Thursdays. The test is a complex measure of an applicants aptitudes and job skills. The purpose of the test is to determine what type or jobs or career fields would best meet the needs of applicants. The GATB is an extensive test which provides beneficial not only to the job applicant but to employers has well. The test takes approximately two and a half hours to complete. All the tests that are offered by Job Service are intended as a service to .GET STUCK IN J USS Utah to be honored GAYLE YOUNGS typing speed and accuracy through timed tests offered by Job Service. are measured A (GATB) REVA MARSH (left) demonstrates the dexterity portion of the General Aptitude Test Battery to Merlynn Kellogg. The test is offered each Thursday. the community. Gale said she hopes the public will become more aware of the service and will take advantage of the free tests. For more informa tion on registering for the test contact the Job Service Office at The city of Vernal will be represented in a special ceremony commemorating the sinking of the USS Utah in Hawaii, Dec. 7. David Pappas, member of the National Guard Officers Candidate School (OCS) Class and the Vernal Elks Lodge will be participating in the ceremony commemorating the USS Utah as a memorial. This year will be the first time that an OCS class has ever participated in the program at the World War II memorial. Pappas is a member of OCS Class no. 30. Candidates in the class will be performing a musical number. In addition to the song by OCS candidates, there will be a brief history given of the USS Utah as a battleship. The USS Utah capsized during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941 ending a career of more than 30 years of service to the nation. On Dec. 7 the Utah was berthed where the aircraft carrier Enterprise was suppose to be. The Enterprise was delayed at sea and was not in of our ancestors. United States Department of Agricultaure (USDA) statistics show that our consumption of beef, animal fat, eggs and sugar had declined, while our consumption of fresh fruit, chicken and turkey, fish and vegetable fat has increased. 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Vera Snow, Jensen Clara Robinson, Manila Ada Openshaw, Naples Tridell Lapoint Maeser Ballard Whiterocks Glines 789-062- 784-346- 3 789-314- 5 Lorna McKee, 247-235- ,Arda Mansfield, Enid Hatch, 247-237- .Tracy Phillips, .Virginia Ferguson, Norma Damon, Ouray, Leota, Randlett ..Sheila Bloxham, 789-315722-492- 5 353-458- 4 789-130- 2 545-232- Deadlines Wednesday Edition Monday 5:00 p m. 1 1 :00 O.m. News Tuesday Advertising Friday Edition News Thursday 10:00 o.m. Advertising . Thursday 1 :00 p.m. The changes in eating habits have in all probability played a role in the 30.7 percent decline in total heart disease mortality rates from 1972 to 1983, according to Clayton. Many things have helped decrease deaths from heart disease. Diagnosing and treating heart disease has come a long way in the past two decades. People are smoking less and getting their blood pressure checked. Overall, they are more informed about their health. That includes learning how cholesterol and other fats from the food we eat can increase one of the major risk factors of heart disease, he said. But despite the decrease in mortality rates, cardiovascular disease still account for almost half of the deaths, said Clayton, and all Americans should modify their eating habits, as well as avoid smoking and control high blood pressure. The American Heart Association recommends reducing the intake of high-fa- t meats, whole dairy products, port. Some historians speculate that the Japanese attack force mistook the USS Utah for the Enterprise while others say the Japanese knew full well what they were attacking. The Utah took two direct torpedo hits within five minutes and the crew was ordered to abandon ship. Most of the crew escaped unharmed, but six officers and 52 men died as a result of strafing attacks while swimming ashore or were trapped in the ship. Only four bodies of the 58 men that perished in the attack were ever recovered. Among those lost was Chief Watertender Peter Tomish, USN, who forsook safety topside to be sure that the men in the engineering compartments would escape the doomed ship. He was awarded the medal for his extraordinary courage and unselfish service posthumously. The . survivors of the Utah took responsible action to protect the industrial complex of Pearl Harbor from a return attack. The crew removed weapons from the ship and stationed and manned at strategic points in the days that followed the Day of Infamy. j In 1972, after years of hard work by , a number of Utahns the USS Utah was dedicated. The congressional bill asking that the USS Utah be dedicated was sponsored by Sen. Frank Moss. The memorial was dedicated on May 27. An American flag now flies over, the remains of the Utah. When the memorial was dedicated 13 years ago hundreds of Utah school age children donated almost $4,000 in nickels and dimes to help maintain the site. The white concrete memorial cost an estimated $115,000 and is reached by a parkway from Ford Island. It is located one mile east of the USS Arizona memorial which cost several million dollars and has j long been one of Hawaiis most i popular attractions. The Arizona and the Utah were the only two ships that were not raised and their dead removed after the Japanese attack. anti-aircra- ft 789-121- Give a Gift That Lasts All Year: History shows changes in eating habits What Americans eat has changed substantially over the years, but the more some things change, the more they reflect the past. According to Dr. Paul D. Clayton, president of the Utah Affiliate of the American Heart Association, the past two decades have shown a return to some of the more healthy eating habits A PECfcNT fulfill. Tests are given to test dictation skills. Tests are given at 60, 80 or 100 words per minute. A spelling test is also available at Job Service. The spelling test requires job seekers to review a list of 90 words. Job seekers must be able to determine whether or not the words are spelled correctly. Jo Gale with the Vernal Job Service said that the a number of employers have required job applicants to successfully pass the spelling test before they are hired for a position. The dictation and spelling tests are given at random, and job applicants need to call in advance to schedule a test. mrvv egg yolks and food prepared with animal fats. The diet should include more skinless poultry, fish, lean meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, grains and cereals, and low-fdairy products. In the early 1900s Americans consumed an average of 72 pounds of beef per person a year. That amount increased 63 percent by 1970, when meat consumption was up to 114 pounds per person. However, that figure has dropped in the past 13 years to 107 pounds per person. y While eating habits have improved during the past two decades, we are still behind the times compared to our counterparts in the 1920s. They ate 60 pounds more fruit than present Americans do, even though we have greater access to frozen and canned products. heart-health- Partially due to the refinement of artificial sweeteners, each Americans yearly consumption of sugar has fallen to 71 pounds in 1983, only a little above the 1900 amount. Farm Bureau votes on flow, credit in-stre- am The voting delegates of the 68th annual convention of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation have voted not to oppose limited free market purchases of appropriated water rights by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, to preserve critical fisheries within the state. However, the delegates voted to oppose any efforts to grant the DWR condemnation powers to obtain flows. minimum concluded their UFBF delegates in final their delegate making policy session Nov. 22. It concluded a years worth of research and policy development throughout Utahs counties, said UFBF President Frank O. Nishiguchi, Riverside. flow policy strikes a Our very delicate balance between the needs of people and agriculture, and the needs of recreational fisheries, Nishiguchi said. This policy can now be used by our representatives to develop sound legislation which will effectively meet the needs of all groups concerned," he added. flow In addition to the issue, delegates also took action on a number of other issues considered vitally important to Utahs farmers and ranchers. Nishiguchi said delegates voted to oppose the establishment of a wilderness area or national park in the San Rafael Swell of eastern Utah. Nishiguchi said the delegates took this action to preserve the development of natural resources and future grazing, critical economic factors in the area, and the livelihood of more than 60 permittees in the area. Voting delegates also determined the U.S. government should offer tax-fre- e bonds to provide financial support for the farm credit system. Nishiguchi explained that voting delegates also urged the U.S. Treasury to grant the loans to be repaid system long-terwith interest. These funds should then be used to assist farmers through reduced interest rates and reduce farm-stres- s by offering them extended payment periods. Nishiguchi said that while Farm Bureau delegates are concerned with some of the safety hazards being Vehicles, they presented by determined that their use in limited applications incidental to farming and ranching should be maintained. 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