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Show progress today: VUmtn Not only U there IlixhlY regarded flood water and food good food of frred la thU Orangeville home, there are healthy plant aa well, e each grown In a to 2A. greenhouse. Turn page home-mad- Several local eommunltlei are boasting about award they received tor having tale drinking water. Find out how the award came about oo page The San Itafacl Junior High band preparing for a pair of concert which will take them to Salt take City and Fresno, California. Head about it on 5A. page 10A. 1 Emery County Wednesday, November No. 45 Volume 85 7, 1984 Utah wins local; sweeps Bangerter Thompson By LARRY W. DAVIS Progress editor Democrat Clyde Thompson survived Republican ballot domination in Emery County to win election as the county commissioner by outpolling Republican candidate Shirl 7 in the McArthur 6. Nov. election general However, it was pretty much a night for the Republican party on the state and national levels as both Norm Bangerter and Ronald Reagan gained easy 2G08-174- victories. In Emery County, Mr. Bangerter didnt do quite as well as he did through much of the rest of Utah. Although he 5 lead in Emery held a with County just Orangeville 1905-187- votes to be counted, the new lost by 23 votes to t governor-elec- the Democrat, Orangeville 2213-219- 0, after votes were reported. Perhaps of more interest to local residents, however, were the nonpartisan races for school board positions in three county school district precincts. In the first precinct, which includes Emery, Ferron, and Clawson, Royce J. Stilson received 518 votes while write-i- n candidate Wayne Horsecroft got 242 votes. Winning in the second district, Castle Dale and Orangeville, was incumbent Guy Conover with 418 votes compared to J. Lavar Sitteruds 301. In the third precinct, which includes parts of Huntington, Cleveland, and Elmo, the winner was Thomas L. Roush with 501 votes while his opponent, Ben E. Grimes, finished with 321 votes. In other local races, Democrat Bevan K. Wilson, who ran unopposed for the county commission post which he currently holds, received Also running 2779 votes. Democratic were unopposed incumbents Omar B. Bunnell Two-ye- ar Bevan Wilson Commissioner for state senator, who polled 2692 votes, and state representatives Ray Nielsen who received 412 votes, and Mike Dmitrich, who received 177 votes. Both are incumbents. Incumbent state representative Tom Christensen, a Republican, had little trouble defeating Neal Democratic P. Busk in challenger Emery County although his district extends into Sevier and Sanpete counties. Christensen received to Busks 1948 Mr. votes 1149. Emery County voters stayed pretty much with the Republican candidates on the and national level. President Reagan received 3049 .votes to Walter Mondales 1310 while the six other presidential candidates combined for less than 40 local votes. Third Congressional District state Representative Tom Christensen State Representative Clyde Thompson t Commissioner-elec- Howard Nielson, a Republican, had very little trouble defeating Democrat Bruce R. Baird in Emery County as the incumbent received 2797 votes to his challengers 1292. In local voting for other state offices, Republican candidates for attorney general, state auditor, and treasurer were all winners in Emery County. Republican incumbent attorney general, David L. Wilkinson, defeated challenger Joseph Tesch, 2752 to 1515. Tom L. Allen outpolled Democrat Sterrett Neale for the state auditor post, 2635 to 1547, and Edward T. Alter was successful in his bid for state treasurer by defeating Brian H. Moss 2328 to 1856. Emery County voters defeated proposition 1, 1414 to 2734, approved proposition 2, 2181 to 1820, defeated proposition 3, 1717 to 2086, approved proposition 4, 2063 to 1936, and approved proposition 5, 2443 to 1731. County voters rejected Initiative A, 1374 to 2861. In other results, Emery County voters supported judges Christine M. Durham, Boyd Bunnell, and Richard C. Davidson by overwhelming margins. Emery County Clerk Bruce Funk said that all of the countys 12 districts had reported results by 9:45 p.m. on election day except Orangeville which he said was deluged by numerous late voters which kept officials there counting past midnight. Other than that delay, the clerk was elated with the way the election went locally. The voting turnout was quite good in the county with nearly 66 percent of the registered voters going to the polls. Emery finished with the highest per centage with 88 percent voting. Other percentages included Ferron Ferron Clawson 71.8, Orangeville 64.6, Castle Dale Castle Dale HunHuntington Cleveland 66.3, tington Elmo 70.5, and Green River 56.2. Mr. Funk said that several interested citizens came to the courthouse election night to watch the results come in and that the phone service, which .8, featured recorded election results, was in constant demand. Everything has been going like is should, he said about 11 p.m.I feel very good about the way the election has been handled. Throughout the campaign, which began last spring prior to the county conventions, Emery County has had several visits from state candidates, (Continued on Page 11A) Strike ends as work resumes By MICHAEL DAME Staff writer After a HUNTINGTON month-lon- g strike by United Mine Workers of America union - members against Emery Mining Corp. here, union officials say most rank and file members seem pleased with the new contract, which brought the strike to an end Oct. 30, despite the fact that some miners feel the strike was a waste of time. Miners were scheduled for their usual shifts with the first shift reporting for work just after midnight early Monday morning, UMW spokeswoman Nadine Stewart said. She said three training sessions were held to explain the independent contract negotiated with Emery to miners and pensioners. The feeling was reflected that everyone was happy with Ms. Stewart this contract, said. But some miners disagreed. Gregg Powell, 35, Cleveland, said from his and others points of view, Emery Mining probably didn't gain that much financially from the strike and the resultant contract with the UMW. This was probably one of the most confusing strikes weve had, Powell said. I think it was a month of wasted time. EMC officials had refused to sign the national contract because it would have required them to continue making payments into the 1950 pension fund. The payments into the fund are based on tons of coal produced, not man hours worked. Because three mines Emery works are the most productive underground mines in the nation according to U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration reports, the company was placed at a financial disadvantage, requiring Emery to pay about twice as much into the fund as any other mine in the nation, corporate vice president Bob Henrie said. But was it really the 50s plan we were striking for? Powell said. Or did Emery just need to deplete their stockpiles? We were out for a month, but we (Continued on Page 11A) |