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Show f Thursday, KsvEinicr SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS 3, i::3 - Pca Two Southern Utah Yjaui Tbe Southern Utah News to published every Thursday at 40 East Center Street in Kanab, Utah 14741. The News proudly serves Kane County, Utah, and the Arizona Strip. Address all communications to P.O. Box 90, AdverKanab, Utah 84741, or telephone (801) tising rates available upon request. Second class postage paid at Kanab, Utah 84741. Newsstand price 23 cents per copy. Yearly subscriptions available. Rates to Kane County address' ard Fredonia and Moccasin, Arizona, 18.00. The News reserves the right to edit $12.00; other or reject any advertisement or submitted items. Deadline for display ads and news copy to NOON MONDAY; Classified ads, 10 a.m. TUESDAY. Marlin B. Brown, publisher. Member Utah Press Association and National 9 ISSN No. Newspaper Association. 644-233- 9. Just Where Is Southern Utah Thanks For Election Coverage Southern Utah News: I would like to thank KTVK. Channel S of Phoenix, Arizona for the coverage of the Arizona election results that they brought to Fredonia for the election. There were many hours and lots of expense involved in this endeavor and I am sure that the people at KTVK, TV S appreciate a letter of thanks for those that appreciated their thoughtfulness in making us a part of Arizona. Following is the address: Steve Bodinet, d ProducerPhotographer KTVK TVS Arizona Television Company 3435 N. 16th Street P.O. Box 5068 Phoenix, Arizona 85010 Thank you sincerely, Barbara Kimball Fredonia Town Clerk Thanks For All the Help I would like to take a few minutes of your time to thank the people who helped in my time of need. First of all, Lyn Button who responded after I had fallen in my driveway after working all night October 21, 1986. He was able to have the EMTs at my side quickly. Thank you EMTS Leslie, Lee, Molly and Teresa for being so caring and capable. They responded quickly, assessed my physical status, supported my fractured hip and had me to the hospital before I knew it. I would like to give Dr. Roberts a special word of praise for diagnosing and making the arrangements for me to be taken care of so well. Laura, in the department, was so considerate of me and the situation I was in. Finally, I would like everyone to know how special our nurses are. They always seem to know what to say and do to make me feel at ease. They are truly X-ra- y my family. I appreciate the kindness shown to me by our current hospital administrator, Mark Toohey, and the office staff for all their help. Last of all, the man I dread having to face everyday, Darryl Ence, our very well qualified physical thera- Note of Thanks Editor, SUNews Kanab, Utah 84741 V Somehow, when I was taking geography in school, I must have missed what was meant by northern and southern. When I first moved to Utah, I was a bit puzzled when some newspapers referred to southern Utah, they probably meant Provo. n Governor Matheson redefined Utah when he spoke of the delay in mining and the slurrying of coal from the Alton fields, a shame, southern Utah needs the water," meaning, St. George. I guess that the Navajo Sandstone Aquifer, source of water for Kanab and the surrounding area is not "Southern Sou-there- Utah". In the November 13, 1986, SUNews, a front page headline reads, "Natural Gas System for Southern Utah. Unfortunately, what this article did not include, and what another newspaper did report, was this gas line was intended for St. George and would also serve some of the communities north of it. And to add to my confusion, if one is to look in the new telephone book, everybody in the Ranchos, Canyon-land- s and Johnson Canyon are now part of Kanab (City). There is an exception or two. a few are still listed as "east of Kanab". I didnt know either, that there is a Southern Johnson Canyon Road, is there also a North Johnson Canyon Road? I was aware that Kanab moved its city limits eastward, did they really extend it one mile east of "South" Johnson Canyon Road? If one were to take the telephone book seriously, one would believe that the city limits were also extended to the south and ch would be good news, at least to some in Ranchos, to have the water problem at last resolved. And if all of these new streets are listed, shouldnt there be map of this big Kanab? We just had an election in Kane County and in the accounts I have read, I didnt even know that west-whi- Mountain Bell was running for office here. Sincerely, Stan Lip p incot t Johnson Canyon Road, Kane County A few weeks ago our garage was struck by lightning during a very strong thunderstorm. I had just barely got home from work when Ron Glover banged on my door to say the garage was on fire. He then assisted in trying to put the fire out when several other neighbors came to help. Many people had notified the fire department and even though they had had trouble with their pagers, they were very efficient in putting the fire out. I am pleased to know that the community is trying to let these men have a tangible thank you by giving them $250 a year for their efforts. It will never be enough thanks for all the gratitude we have for them. We are truly grateful to live in an area where people are concerned about their neighbors and arent afraid to show it. Thank you all. The Marshalls, Fred, Kathy, Emy and Becky. Fire Department Has Been Busy This Year The Kanab Fire Department has responded to 43 calls so far this year. This compares to 44 to this time last year. The department had no runs in October. Grass and weeds are dry once again, so everyone is advised to clean this material away from fences and outbuildings. Have you checked your smoke detectors and chimneys lately? Four members from the Kanab Fire Department. Efic Judd, Ma$c Downward. Gagjc Hall and Enoch Garrett, attended at Colorado City, Arizona, g school on November 14 through 16. The course covered Fire Tactics and Procedures taught by instructors Mike Durran and John Hinton from the Arizona State Fire Training Academy. Here's Where I Stand . . . This has been a very humbling experience for me. I truly appreciate all the kindness shown to me by so many caring citizens of Kanab. Thank you all. Jeanne Rodriguez by Richard A. Viguerie A friend of mine used to be a reporter in Fort Payne, Alabama. Once he was interviewing the local spokesman for the state troopers about the troopers plan to crack down on speeders. It seems that the federal government had been threatening to deny highway funds to Alabama unless the state starting enforcing the speed limit. From now on, when we say 55 we mean 55, the trooper declared. Of course, that doesnt mean well give somebody a ticket if theyre just going 56 or 57 or 58... And so it goes. Try driving between Birmingham, Alabama, and Atlanta, Georgia at 3 a.m. as and my friend does once a week youll see how seriously the 55 mph speed limit is taken. Indeed, if you try doing that stretch of roadway at that time of daygoing-45- r youve likely to get run over by an doing 75. "Double nickel is a remnant of a bygone era, the Days of Shame (a.k.a. the Carter Administration), when the government contrived through price controls to create an artificial energy shortage, then imposed draconian controls on Americans' behavior in order to - New Regulations Coming conserve fuel. Remember the thermostat police, who went making sure that your office was stuffy in the summertime and chilly in winter? Remember the For that were printed up and then had to be destroyed because they worked in change machines just like Thanks From Hospital Kane County Hospital Nurses would like to thank the people who have helped support our efforts to raise money for updating the equipment at our hospital. In October we began with plans to purchase a therapeutic whirlpool for bathing our patients. It was delivered last week! We are so excited to have such strong support from our community and fellow Thank you, hospital staff, for enjoying the goodies we make and sell on Fat Fridays. Thank you to our patients and their families. A special thank you to LaVerne Wierman $100.00, Chick Evans $25.00, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pulliam $25.00, Mr. and Mrs. Bonnard for Nancy Bonnard $50.00, Jim Carroll, Alaska $100.00, and A.D. Findlay $6,000.00. Kathy Mognett has crocheted and donated a beautiful afghan that will be raffled at Dukes. Tbe tickets are $1.00 each. Susie Reese and Bertha Lewis have been busy embroidering pillow cases and crocheting doilies for our table at the L.L.L. Country Fair this Saturday. We will soon have donation boxes placed at local businesses for donations of any amount to the Kane County Hospital Nurses. The nurses are currently raising funds for a new dining table for the Extended Care unit hat will make it feel more like home. We also have decided to update our Cardiac Monitoring system for critical care patients. The nurses feel that our hospital and physicians have a great service to offer people in our community and the many visitors who travel to our borne. Please help us to become the best we can be. We cant do it without everyone's support. The Kane County Hospital Nurses Wood, Coal Burners To help maintain Utah's clean air, the Utah Air Conservation Committee, Utah Department of Health, has established new regulations limiting smoke emissions from wood and coal burning stoves, inserts and fireplaces. As of September 19, the Committee established an opacity standard to limit visible emissions. A plume from home wood and coal burners may not obscure more than 40 percent of the light passing through it. As of July 1, 1987, coal sold for home heating will be limited to one pound of sulfur per million BTU (approximately one percent sulfur), and no more than 12 percent volatile ash content. Coal distributors will provide written documentation to consumers that their products meet the standards. Properly operated coal and wood burners emit a distinctly visible plume that is well within the opacity standard," says Robert P. Dailey, environmental health manager. Bureau of Air Quality, "but a dark plume is not The allowed. regulations do allow less opacity during an initial 15 minute start up period and for up to 15 minutes during refueling. Complaints about emissions from wood and coal burners have escalated with their use since the energy crisis in the 1970s. In response, a study in 1984 found total suspended particulate levels from wood burning at 2 percent in Salt Lake City and 25-3- 4 percent in Moab. The Air Conservation Committee proposed the new regulations last April at public hearings in Vernal, Brigham City, Richfield, Salt Lake City, St. George, Moab and Heber City. The Bureau of Air Quality offers a free wood burning guide, "Keep the Home Fires Burning...Brighter and Cleaner. To receive up to five copies or to ask questions about the new regulations, write the Bureau at P.O. Box 16690, Salt Lake City, UT 84116-069or call 0; 538-610- 8. te 964-6000- ). The Utah Road Information Report, a joint venture between the Utah Department of Transportation and the Utah Department of Public Safety, has provided reliable road condition information since the early 1970s. Information gathered from UDOT maintenance workers and Utah Highway Patrol troopers is compiled and updated several times a day. When winter storms are billions of gasoline ration coupons real dollar bills? The same geniuses gave us the 55 mph limit. According to a recent article in Reason magazine by Alan Pisarski, who was special assistant in the Department of Transportation during the Carter Era, 55" was pretty much pulled out of a hat. In ah effort to mitigate the effects of the energy crisis, DOT did studies of various speed limits and their effects on fuel consumption. Hypothetical speed limits ranged as low as 40 mph on interstate highways, but even the DOT bureaucrats knew that the Is Anyone Building Mothers Self-Esteem- ? Author Marfiynne Todd Linford is not a "supermother. By her own account, she is far from perfect in raising her eight children. And thats all right with her. Linford has written a humorous, h honest and book. Is anyone Out There Building Moththat advises ers homemakers to protect, defend and ' polish their feelings about themselves. Combatting "mother abuse ' and finding personal and private time are two of the topics Linford tackles head-on- . "We mothers have spent years learning about bow to build the of our children. Now it is our turn, she says. It is a unique approach in a market saturated with books, magazines and articles on women who attempt to have it afl. The book is available in hardcover edition at SUN Bookstore in Kanab or any of the eighteen Deseret Book people would never accept a limit low. So they came up with 50 for cars and 55 for trucks. Then columnist Jack Anderson wrote an article giving the impression that the higher limit for trucks - a reflection of trucks different transwas supposedly a missions political payoff to the trucking industry. As a consequence, DOTS final proposal was: 55 for everybody. Nevertheless, the federal government controls very few miles of roadway in this country; how could it set a nationwide speed limit? The solution, worked out by associates of Ralph Nader, was for Congress to require that each state impose the new limit or lose ten percent of its federal highway th.t -- - funds. Intimidated, each ,ptate .... complied. . Today, in the absence of price controls on oil, petroleum is plentiful. Yet the 55 mph limit remains, because it saves lives. Or does it? The number of highway deaths dropped in the year after 55 was enacted. And the number has continued to drop even though the average speed on interstates has continually crept upward. Today the average speed is almost identical to the average a decade ago, yet the fatality rate is down dramatically. Proponents of the law claim that it saves one life for every 25 years of added driving time. But that figure includes congested urban freeways where the speed limit would be lower even if there were no federal law. On rural interstates, the claim is that one life is saved for every hundred additional years of driving time a ratio that is unacceptable by almost all ethical standards. Even those claims are suspect, however. A study by Charles Lave, chairman of the economics department at the University of California at Irvine, finds absolutely no correlation between driving speed and traffic fatalities. It is the variance of speed on a given the number of vehicles highway - - travelling at different speeds - that increases the likelihood of a fatal wreck. ....which makes sense, when you think about it. Theoretically, if all vehicles on a certain half of a divided interstate were going the same direction at exactly the same speed, how many collisions would there be? The answer: none. On average, states where motorists drive faster dont have higher fatality rates. Sometimes the rates are lower in states with higher average speeds, possibly because the variance of speeds is lower. The National Research Council concluded that double-nicke- l costs us at least $120 million a year, plus an additional billion hours behind the wheel. ,Even the National Ajcademy pf Sconces, commissioned to. write.a report supporting 55, staled 'only that' It' be retained on most of the highways now posted at 55. The evidence indicates that the limit causes law enforcement officials to spend an inordinate amount of time giving tickets to motorists going 65 on highways designed for 70 mph, while other folks are driving at 45 or 55 on rural roads. In Delaware, for example, 60 percent poorly-patrolle- d of th. enforcement manpower is expended on 3.6 percent of the highways. In Nebraska last year, there were 207 fatal highway accidents; only seven were on the interstates, and speed was not listed as a contributing factor in a single one. Nationally, nearly of all fatalities take y roads. place on Recently, the U.S. Senate aptest raising the proved a five-yea- r limit to 65 on rural interstates, but the measure was killed by a 218-19- 8 margin in the House. The President, fulfilling a campaign promise made in 1980, supported the measure, and it may pass in the next Congress. Lets hope so. 55 mp: Its not just a stupid idea. Its a stupid law. one-quart- back-countr- - Due to next weeks Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, the Southern Utah News will publish one day early, with the paper coming out on Wednesday. Therefore, all deadlines will be moved . back one day in order to publish early. Display advertising will be due Friday and Saturday and Classified advertising will be due Monday at 10 a.m. All news and pictures will be due Friday and Saturday. Please assist us in this matter so we, too, can take the Thanksgiving holiday off. Thank you. 3(3 For the Record down-to-eart- Road Conditions Just A Phone Call Away From anywhere in Utah, highway conditions and weather information are a phone call (in the away. Just dial Salt Lake area Wooden Nickle Double Nickle door-to-do- pist. i 0049-163- extremely severe or road conditions change rapidly, the report can be updated in a matter of minutes to provide motorists with the latest information. This winter specific information geared for truckers will be included. The Utah Highway Patrol wfll supply information and advisories for longer combination vehicle" operators. During winter months the road report is quite active. Last week, with the onslaught of winter weather, nearly 6,000 calls were received. ?, self-estee- locations. Books can also be purchased through mail order by calling a miserable state of mind to to desire and many Francis Bacon things to fear." "It to have few things The Saadiafctas make Ferdinand aa4 Imdda Marcos look Bite George and Martha Washington. e commenting on Nicaragua. Success ia business to that old ABC ability, breaks aad couage. Congress eaaI legislate ability or roofage, hat it caa help entrepreneurs get a break. Needed is relief from the mountain of needless paperwork that has been piled on them. lamenting federal red tape. Without copyright protection, artists lose incentive to develop their talents in s manner that serves both tbe entertainment and education interests of tbe public. defending the proposed Audio Recording Act. Its just a feeling, but I think Lee lacocca caa be talked into running for President in 'SS- -if both parties nominate him. when asked at a press luncheon if he thought the Chrysler Chairman had political aspirations. "Id be proud to have him serve I dont want Urn to have to fight in Central our country, but America. 1 don't want any of Americas tons fighting there. commenting on the fact that he has a son of draft age. If Lincoln were alive today, hed be 177 years three years younger than Tip ONeills economic philosophy. lamenting the House Majority leaders penchant for spending. old-th- al's |
