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Show 9 I Immunization clinics REPORT back to old schedule decline in the a corresponding .incidence of disease. The national incidence of measles in 1978, for example, dropped nearly 54 percent below the previous year's level, the The clinics will be held at Roosevelt elementary school Wednesday mornings from 9 a.m. until noon, according to health educator Michael Harrison, the goal of immunizing 90 percent of the nations children against seven dangerous diseases by autumn of 1979 is a step closer to fulfillment The favorable trend that began in the last quarter of 1977 carried over into 1978, with substantial gains in the percentages of vaccinated children and Commenting on the details of the program, Harrison said that children should be immunized against seven diseases: polio, measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. All of the diseases can be easily prevented, and all carry with them the risk of complications that can lead to death or permanent disability. Prompt vaccinations assures that the child is not unnecessarily susceptible to disease during those first, vulnerable years of life. Harrison emphasized, however, that older children should not be overlooked, citing the finding in recent years disease outbreaks have in some cases hit hardest among junior high and high school youth. Parents are urged to check records to make sure all their children are fully vaccinated. Those who have questions or who have a child who has missed out on one or more of the vaccine tions should consult their doctor or health .department without further delay. Attendance at the Wednesday clinic is an easy way to take care of this important matter. CDC The- wheat harvest was about 50 percent complete and the irrigated about 10 percent complete. Spring reported. planted small Bunnie Stevenson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Stevenson, Altamont; recently participated in national Phi Beta Lambda competition in New Orleans in data processing. Miss Stevenson, a . 1 975 graduate of Altamont high school, is an accounting major at Utah Technical . fuel bill reported out Max Hartman is retiring after 10 years with Job Service. A native of the Uintah Basin, he served for 1 8 years E. the Duchesne on County Selective Service Board. He worked three years with Family Services, five with the Ute Indian Tribe, and five years in the vocational training programs of the University of Utah. grains were about 50 percent ripe which was slightly behind last year. About 10 percent of the planted small grains been harvested. Lodging' continued to be a problem, especially in Utah County. The second cutting of alfalfa was reported to be of good quality and quantity. Insect damage was slight, Rains slowed hay harvest slightly. Other hay harvest (clover, timothy and wild) and the second cutting of alfalfa were about 50 to 60 percent complete. Field corn was reported to be making good progress. Corn rootworm and mites were a problem in Utah County where spraying had be- n. Mites were becom-- j a problem in Box Elder County. Corn was reported tasseling. This may cut silage yields in the Uintah Basin because of the lack of growth. Sane sweet corn was ripening in the Cache Valley. ' . $1.5 billion synthetic Prompted by an energy initiative launced by Utah Congressman Gunn McKay, the House Appropriations Committee today grappled with the nation's energy crisis end the need for a synthetic fuels program, according to McKays Washington office. The Committee reported out a $10.5 billion Interior Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1980, including $1.5 billion to fund a synthetic fuels project by McKay and passed overwhelmingly by the House earlier this year. The Committee attached as a supplement to the bill McKay's views regarding a more comprehensive national synthetic fuels program, including a description of his proposed McKay-McDad- e Synthetic Fuels Production Act The McKay bill, unanlast week by the ' imously reportedCommittee SubcomAppropriations mittee on Interior and Related winter dryland - Agencies, more than doubles the production goals of the Moorhead Synthetic Fuels Bill and would authorize $25 billion in government contracts and other imrchase privately produced synthetic fuels. The funds would be deposited in a special revolving fund in the Treasury Department, to gain interest there until needed. The McKay bill would set production targets of 2 million barrels per day by 1985 and 5 million barrels per day by 1990. McKay told the panel that is the authorizing committees of the authorizing committees of the Congress fail to take the necessary "energy action,' the Appropriations Committee, due to its strategic position and borad authorities, may be compelled by circumstances to dear away the fog and make sense' of our national energy policy. Sugar beets, dry potatoes, tomatoes and onions were making good growth. Livestock was in gencondition erally good with no unusual problems reported. The rain reduced the damage of grass fires and improved some ranges. Supplies of fuel were generally adequate. Diesel was reported tight in Box Elder, Millard and Weber Counties. Gasoline was tight in Weber County. Utah's 1979 lamb crop was estimated at 865,000 head on July 1, 1979, according to the Utah Crop and Livestock Re- beans, STANDARD Auguit 2, 1979 ;lr, ft! I The immunization and blood pressure clinics of the Uintah Basin District Health Department will return to the old schedule, effective immediately, according to Edith Page, public health nurse. 11a FARM . BD porting Service, USDA. This was 8 percent less than in 1978. Breeding on Jan. 1, 1979 ewes FQW numbered 888,000 head, 8 percent below the number estimated a year earlier. Reports indicated that there were 94' lambs docked per 10Q ewes-t- he same number as a year earlier. Utah's wool production MG BUY TWO TREES AND GET A THIRD ONE OF THE SAME PRICE . for 1978-7- 9 wu estimated at 4,542,000 pounds, 5 percent below that esti- UBSGO mated for a year earlier. number of sheep shorn and to be shorn in Utah totaled 454,000-do11,000 from last year. The average fleece weight was 10 pounds-doThe CHOOSI FROM 89 DIFFIMNT KINDS Limited Amounts, So Hurry And Get Yoursl This Special Deal Effective . Through Aug. 8 While Supplies Last wn wn from last 7DHQ years 10.3. Commercial slaughter plants in Utah produced million pounds 11.5 of red meat (beef, veal, pork, mutton and Iamb) during June, according to the Utah Crop and Livestock Reporting Ser- vice, USDA. Output during June was 9 percent above a month earlier and 8 percent above AUTHORIZED DEALER June of 1978. A total of 15,000 head of cattle were slaughtered during June-- a decrease of 9 percent from a year earlier. Hog slaughter totaled 9,700 head-percent more than the 8,200 head slaughtered last year. Sheep alhd lambs totaled NEW SHIPMENT 1,800 head-t- he same 15 VARIETIES asa Now Is The Time To Plant They'll Bloom Next Springl NEW DANCE There's a new square dance coming up in Washington, D.C. The President is expected to do the calling. Name of the new 'dance? Its called ; MAOISM 18 year earlier :s IBOS ' VALIEV C30GC3 URSGC1Y WHERE the "Cabinet GOOD GARDENS BEGIN One Block East Of Roosevelt Medical Clinic and Around the Comer v mm & os mx iw PMA(5 (ARGL!(WQ i Prices Won't Be Lower! 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