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Show The Deseret Sampler, Fri., October 25, 1974 COL Bilderback Named TECOM PT &F Director ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. Colonel Gerald W. Bilderback has been assigned here as Director of Personnel, Training and Force Development for the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (TECOM). Col. Bilderback succeeds James P. Jordan who held the position from 1962 until he vacated the post for health reasons recently. COL. BILDERBACK comes to the proving ground assignment in - where his mother, Mrs. Gertrude White, resides at 44515 Date Ave. After receiving his associate in arts at Antelope Valley Junior College in Lancaster, Col. Bilderback entered the Army in 1953. He was commissioned in the artillery a year later at Ft. Sill, Okla. and earned his bachelors degree in sociology at the University of Missouri in Kansas City in 1964. Did You Know? Focus On Ophir Trails Through History A Get Out To Vote Campaign is now underway in the state of Utah. Even though this is not a presidential election year, the importance of getting Utahns out to vote is as critical as ever. DID YOU KNOW? That by a one vote margin- we speak English instead of German? That by one vote Elizabeth was made Queen of By Ouida Blanthorn At a junction with State pens seldom grown from seeds Highway 73 in Rush Valley by with new trees usually sprouting Tooele Army Depots South from underground roots of older Area (Deseret Chemical Depot) trees and growing in dease is a road leading to the mining groves. Although their value is 'town of Ophir. Frame structures largely scenic, they shelter of a yesteryear dot the laud- - young pines and fir, paving the scape and though mines lay wav for more valuable forests, dormant, the town still affords a wealth of riches for those CHOKECIIERRY trees, seeking a sneak into the past and a view of a splashing an- - not as dazzingly aglow as the tuinn scenery. neighlxiring poplars, have been THE POPULAR- - and wil- - stripped of their delicious wild low-line- d entrance to Ophir fruit by anxious housewives as by Canyon the old Hates Ranch, they form the nucleolus for where the creek breaks loose homemade jelly, and along with from its iron prison and flows a sign Ophir" mark the to nourish the green trance to the town, where lielow, is a magnifi- - ged layers of rock expose the cent mantle of color now. 1 lere, southern face of the mountain, too. along Ophirs creek hang Dwellings of yesteryear blend familiar cottonwoods, their with small frame structures silky-tufte- d seeds having blown which 50 families call home, away in the autumn winds. This and which 6,000 people once cotton tree, a memlier of the called home, until rich strikes poplar family, was always in of silver, copper and lead gave times past a welcome sight to out. Some silver poplars and weary travelers at the end of locust trees still line the main a days journey, for usually its street which was once choked feet were implanted on the with sahxms, rooming houses, and a lxmk of a cool mountain stream, stores and honkey-tonk- s, The road following up the Virginia Creeper aflame with creek passes lxx elders in.their color is caught in the act of last warm glow of life Ix'fore clainliering up an alxmdoned the cold and death of the year miner's cabin. A show of purple asters and and they are ablaze with au- tumnal glory. (An entire county brilliant marigolds in front of an in Utah Ixirdering on Tooele ancient, grey, unpainted struc-wa- s named for this variety of ture with a bell steeple is native to the canyons.) warding, and up the road The road then bends where a higher, alxive the last house in once fine orchard grew, a few the canyon, a small footbridge eot-npears liearing record that life is crosses the creek to a little nestled native trees, the same since the waters tage among of the creek were confined. You You can hear the tinkle of sheep get to the old Linelrack house bells high aliove and see animals with its crumbling rock walls grazing contentedly on the sur-no-w surrounded by a forest of face of rustic mines like the tea plant and to the orchard by Gold Button, Dollie Faunce, crossing the creek wash on foot. Four O'Clock and Black Shale. IF YOU are now ready to Looking up on the hillsides, the scattered red maples flare like leave the canyon bound for candles in sharp contrast to the Dugway, do not overlook the ever-gree- n cedar and pines, and inspiring view of Rush Valley Peak rises in the ,dis- - with fields of wheat stubble Rocky distinguished liy groves vering the slopes like a gigantic of Quaking Asp, now that the patch-wor- k quilt, and with leaves have turned, seret Chemical Depot sprawled flat like These trees, A Guide to the out on the Stale, Utah, poiiits out, require a giant octopus bordered by the plenty of light, for they cannot Sheeprock and Onaqui moun-liv- e even in their own shade, tains. . . .Then shalt thou lay Male and female flowers are up gold as dust, and the gold borne on separate trees, and of Ophir as the stones of the since female trees are rare, as- - brooks. Job 22:24. England? COL. BILDERBACK is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College as well as basic and advanced artillery of-ficer courses. He also Oiief of Staff for Personnel. In the basic airborne completed paratrooper his present assignment, he is course, and has qualified as a responsible for formulating and senior parachutist maintaining programsto meet COL. Bilderback has served TECX)M needs for military ami in Vietnam, Korea and E civilian personnel at the head- He has an assistant profes- quarters and at the command s sor of military science, a miclear 14 subordinate installations and plans officer and has had nu. activities the merous throughout assignments with COL BILDERBACK units at home and overseas. . lery . 0in The colonel's decorations' Soldiers Medal, the Bronze 1931, Col. Bilderback grew up incjude the Legion of Merit, the in California. His permanent the Air Medal, and the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Star, address is in Lancaster, Cal., . Army Commendation Medal. COL. Bilderback is married to the former Patricia Steller of Lake Hughes, Ca. They have r received" after 12 years ot service, three children: Cathay, 17; Utah. Foundation Addedkrnountsare paid to teach- - T 12. 16; Vhitey, ers with additional ar That one vote saved the President of the United States? (Andrew Johason.) That by one vote Thomas Jefferson was elected President of the United States? That by one vote 'John Quincey Adains was elected President of the United States? That one vote set the world on fire? Adolph Hitler was elected by one vote as head of his party. Jhat the Alaska Purchase was ratified by one vote. And that in 1941 Congress extended the draft ly one vote? . . . And that was done liefore the start of World War Two. This campaign is being strongly endorsed by the Utah Press Association, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Utah Advertising Federation, Salt Lake Chamlier of Commerce, and businesses throughout the state. Make a date on November 5 to go to the polls. It may be the most important date you could have. . en-do- artil-cou"ti- y- - - . Teachers Receive Salary Boost ClasHoom teachers with a bachelor' degree in die Tooele School District received a salary schedule increase averaging $915 or 10.00 this year. In addition to this general raise, most teachers not at the top bracket of the salary scale also received an experience increment averaging $421. Thus, the total average salary boost for such teachers amounted to $1,336 this year. THESE FACTS were brought out in an analysis of teachers salaries prepared by Utah Foundation, the private research organization, and is based on 1974-7- 5 teacher salary schedules collected by die State Board of Education Gram the local school districts. Certificated teachers with a bachelors degree in the Tooele School District will receive a beginning salary of $7,662 this year with a maximum salary of $12,718 academic, training. The 1974-7- 5 salary for a teacher with a masters degree, for To example, is $8,468 at the beginning level and $13,791 at the maximum step of the salary scale. The report .notes that these amounts are for Does you child rub his eyes approximately nine months of ser- excessively, or blink or squint more vice during the school year. than usual? These and many other Foundation analysts observe are common signs of eye that a teacher with a bachelors points trouble that parents should be alert degree who began a teaching cato, says the National Society for reer in die Tooele School District the Prevention of Blindness. Parduring 1989 would have received ticularly since young children a starting salary pf $5,950. This usually will not complain about year, this same teacher with five their eyes, the best defense is for years experience would be receiv- your child to have a complete eye ing a salary of $9,577. Approximaexamination liefore he begins tely $261 of this increase came school. Grom boosts in the overall salary schedule with the remaining $1,366 coming from annual increments for adding teaching expert-enc- Signs Point Eye Trouble e, IN ADDITION to these salary increases, Utah now provides the employees share of teacher retirement costs. Formerly, this expense was borne by the teacher, this adds another $455 to the e pay of a teacher with five yean experience in the Tooele School District. Thus, the total effective salary increase over the five-yeperitft is equal to $4,062 take-hom- ar mo a mm AND re-ma- ot War culinary fare wasn't a gastric delight Civil The dried (dessicated) vegetables were, to him, desecrated vegetables." Biscuits were likely to be stale from age or moldy from storage and infested with weevils. During the Civil War, either 12 ounces of pork or bacon or 20 ounces of fresh or salt beef were issued It appeared in a book published by the troops. Fresh beef was Office in daily to the Government Printing to the supplied on-t- h generally 1862 entitled Camp Fires and Camp armies in the field; the cattle being Cooking, or Culinary Hints for the driven with the armies in the number Soldier." The writer added: Cleanlirequired. ness is next to godliness, both in perBeans or rice formed the vegetable sons and kettles." of the ration. Dried potatoes and part CookThe advice was dried mixed vegetables were substiing during the Civil War was done by tute items. untrained personnel. Messes normally In addition to coffee (or tea) and consisted of four to eight men, each sugar, the ration included salt and of whom took his turn serving as vinegar to ward off the danger of cook. On the march or in contact with scurvy. Small quantities of soap and the enemy, men often found it more candles were included also. convenient to prepare their own food Flour was provided either as flour individually. or as soft or hard bread. Hardtack, The main problem usually was the a baked mixture of flour and water lack of something to cook. Supply sometimes was soaked in cold water lines broke down and every regiment overnight and fried in grease for suffered occasional periods of hunger. breakfast. Men often took corn from horses and Many Civil War veterans would emmules feedboxes. phatically affirm the words of the Even when the Civil War soldier eminent historian Charles Francis had sufficient quantities of food, he Adams: I was poisoned by incessant had little good to say about it. He feeding of hardtack, meat freshly and the called his pickled beef salt horse. It killed and fried in pork-fa- t, inordinate drinking of black coffee was invariably tough and frequently tainted. quarts of it each day. "Better FORT LEE, Va. (ANF) wear out your pans with scouring than your stomachs with purging." This quaint bit of advice cautioned the Civil War trooper to guard his health when preparing and eating his meals. co-tan- sage-cover- d. Yup, and judging by A TREE GROWING IN THE ROAD??? its size we'd say it just didnt appear there overnight. Sp4 Linda L. Reynolds takes a look at the sign warning of ita location. The tree (and sign) is located at Fort Jackson, S.C. Specialist Reynolds of Cleveland, Ohio, is a member of Headquartera Company, HeadE. quarters Command, at the post. (U.S. Army Photo by Stc Hudson) So Long Summer kX Here Coni es Wi n ter BRING IN YOUR PRINTING AND GET A FREE ESTIMATE ! ! The Tooele Transcript-an- d Bulletin! I Dont Ladies Be Caught Cold Suburban CoatsF Anns Shop 7 No. Main jl3 ! I OFF 1 1 |