Show Univra Micros 1 CofP Year Jew Gunnison Sanpete County Aye' 471 84101 p‘ep0 April 23 1970 Thursday No 50 Hospital Dedication Set May 2nd between the hours of 2 pm and 8 pm The dedicatory program is planned for 2 pm with tours of the new and modern facilities to be featured during the afternoon and evening hours Appearing on the program will of dedication House and Open be Dr G Stanford Rees origithe new 21 bed Gunnison Valley nator of the hospital that served Hospital will be held on May 2nd the valley and the surrounding Program To Be Held at 2 pm counties for more than 30 years and Dr Lamar H Stewart both members of the medical staff of the new hospital Governor Calvin HRamptonls expected to be in attendance for brief remarks as well as the architect Willard Nielson Associates of Provo the prime contractor representatives Val Builders of Gunnison and a from the Gunnison Valley Hospital Board as well as a member of the Four Corners Commission of the new allConstruction electric hospital got underway on October 15 1968 following a of the valley bonding election communities involved Gunnison Centerfleld Mayfield and FayAxtell not being an incorwas unable porated community to bond but each resident pledged their financial support ley ette representative An overwhelming majority approved the bond 608 votes favoring with only 23 against Construction went rapidly and the hospital was completed truction-wise on April 1 1970 some equipment reHowever mained tobe delivered and installed at that date and the occupancy was necessarily delayed It is now ready and will be opened for use shortly after the May 2nd rites The new hospital replaces a home that was remodeled for hospital use in 1940 by Dr Rees who operated it until 1949 when he sold It to the valley communities for one dollar The unit contained 11 beds and over the years until of the new hospital construction it served the valley well Some new construction was carried out to handle the needs of Dr Lamar H Stewart This area was turned into patient use when Dr Stewart constructed a new clinic adjacent to the hospital i in Sf" t $ New Gunnison Valley Hospital Dedication (Additional Set May 2nd Hospital Pictures Page 3) dollar new The hospital was financed with$237-- ’ 75000 through the Act $10300000 Gunnison City bonds $2400000 Centerfleld Town bonds $1600000 Mayfield Town Bonds $600000 Fayette Town Bonds $5575000 Four Corners Commission and$59 000 from donations from residents former residents and friends of the project Hospital Fund Hearing Goal i VALLEY ROYALTY — Miss Marianne Higham was crowned Miss Gunnison Valley during the second annual contest held April 18th First center left and attendant Is Miss Sandra Bartholomew Miss Jerri Peterson right is second attendant Marianne Higham Crowned Miss Gunnison Valley -- 1970 Vivacious and attractive Miss Marianne Higham captured the Queen title in the second annual Miss Gunnison Valley contest held April 18th at the high school The contest is sponsored by the Jaycettes Miss Higham the daughter of Mr and Mrs Delmar Higham of Gunnison was sponsored by the Gunnison American Legion Post and their auxiliary The talented young lady a senior at GV High School presented a vocal solo in the talent division and was her own accom- panist The new queen was presented the traditional crown by last year’s winner Miss Arlene Sb also received a Yardley dozen roses a gift from Gunnison City In the runner-u- p spot was Miss Sandra Bartholomew daughter of Mr and Mrs John Bartholomew of Fayette and Miss Jerri Peterson daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Peterson of Centerfleld was Both received second runner-u- p a beautiful trophy courtesy of the AssocGunnison Businessmen’s iation The queen also received a trophy from this group Miss Bartholomew a student at Southern Utah State College presented a dance routine as her talent while Miss Peterson a Gunnison Valley High School senior entertained with a vocal solo Miss Bartholomew was sponsored by Fayette Town while Miss Peterson was sponsored by the Continued on Page 4 ne (gar Accident The GunnisonHospital Building Fund has swelled to $5341594 with the addition of $131500 during the past two weeks Conthe additional amount tributing were: Mr and Mrs J L Bartholomew Mayfield $15 Mr and Mrs Roger Simon Monroe $10 Mrs Eva Christiansen $10 Mr and Mrs George Last $200 Mr and Mrs Milton Christiansen $50 Mr and Mrs Moyle Rasmussen in memory of Mr and Mrs Charles Rasmussen $100 Mr and Mrs Harold W Gore $20 Mr and Mrs Merrill Hone $25 Mr and Mrs Ralph Jensen $100 Mr and Mrs Royal Whitlock Jr $100 Mr and Mrs Will Jensen $50 all of Gunnison Also Mr and Mrs Elray Foote Aurora $25 MrandMrsLeland Mellor Worland Wyoming $10 Manti Apex Hatcheries $100 Moroni Feed Company $500 The goal is $59000 with a total of some $5000 plus to be raised tills fine Dnjures Six Other Occupants ‘ One young man was killed and six others injured in a accident at 2:15 am April 19th on the road to Clarion mile west of Gunnison Dead at the scene from a broken neck was Kendall D Beck 24 son of Mr and Mrs Duane Beck of Centerfleld at the Gunnison Hospitalized Valley Hospital was the driver Leslie L Roberts 22 son of Mrs sufDonna Roberts Centerfleld fering from a back Injury and lacerations of the face Russell 16 Jensen son of Mrs Jean Peterson of Gunnison lacerations when thrown from the car Ricky Kump 18 son of Arlo Kump Gunnison lacerations of the back arm and neck David 23 son of Mrs Stephenson LaRue Kumo Gunnison laceraKump and Okerlund Kevin Jentions and bruises sen Stephenson and the driver Treated and released were Roberts were in the front seat Kevin Jensen 19 son of Mr and Mrs Royal Jensen of Centerfleld and James Okerlund 23 son of West Gunnison Mrs Virginia Highway Trooper Roger Taylor investigated assisted by Gunnison Marshal Kennard Anderson and Deputy Sanpete County Sheriff James Allred Trooper Taylor reported the late model automobile was headed west on the highway and traveling at a high rate of speed It failed to negotiate a turn left the highway hit an approach road and traveled 90 KENDALL D BECK feet two inches in the air before rolling 1 12 times Kendall D Beck was born JanYoung Beck was riding in the rear seat with Russell Jensen uary 25 1946 in Salinathesonof The old Gunnison fc Gun Safety Class Starts FUNERAL SERVICES ' Funeral services were held April 22nd at 1 pm in the Centerfleld Ward Chapel directed by Bishop Roland Beck Interment was in the Centerfleld Cemetery under the supervision of the Warren R Jensen Funeral Home w t rlm-t- i’V’ f - DEATH CAR The smashed late model auto that took the life of Kendall Bock and injured six others in an early morning accident April 19th 'C The program honoring the life of the young father opened with J the family prayer by Allen Martin At the chapel the program was: prelude and postlude music Mardell Jensen Mrs opening song 'You’ll Never Walk Alone Eugene Boyd Goble Invocation Jensen speaker Woodrow Beck Love Vou solo saxaphone Truly Harold Christiansen C speaker Dewey Lund re- marks Bishop Beck vocal solo Walked Today Where Jesus Walked Boyd Goble benediction Robert Beck The Anal rusting place was dedicated by Brooks Curtis Served for 30 years GV Economic Committee Gun Safety training class before residents may required obtain a Utah Hunting license got underway April 22nd in the Gunnison Ward Chapel The class is directed by Lester Hill and will be held each Wednesday commenThere are cing at 7:30 pm presently 36 in the class but anyone desiring to register and start with the second class must do so with Mr Hill no later than April 27th The one missed class for late registrants will be made up at the end of the sessions The new operating room and room boast the most modThere are new equipment also consultation rooms nurses station with control panels a beautiful reception room laborroom nursery atory delivery doctors lounge pharmacy emergency treatment room as well as a library conference room Laundry facilities and vault storage as well as the Intricate electrical equipment are housed in the basement ern in Discuss Projects and Plans It’s that time of year again Daylight Savings Time and regardless of whether you like it or not the official time after April 26th at 2 am will be one hour later than your favorite timepiece now reads It Is much more simple if you just set your clock ahead one hour when you retire Saturday night but if you want to be completely official get up at 2 am and do it You are going to lose an hour’s sleep this Sunday but if you can hold out until October you can pick It up and Karma Lee Duane James He attended the Martin Beck schools in Centerfleld and graduated from Gunnison Valley High School later attending Show College He was a member of the high school band when in school January 13 1966 he married Susan Morandy in Salt Lake City where the couple was residing at the time of his death He was employed as a carpenter include his widow Survivors Natalie Sue again and one daughter Beck Salt Lake City parents Centerfleld one brother Michael Beck Centerfleld grandparents Mrs Stella Beck Centerfleld and Allen Martin and Mrs Mr Salina two Mrs Nora Sorensen and Mrs Minnie Viola Martin both Salina 1 Hospital privacy Your Watch Sunday Re-S- U h Valley located diThe new hospital rectly north and through the block from the old structure contains feet of 15000 square nearly space The outside is of attractive white brick and is designed for maximum fire protection with a special alarm system It features electric heating and air conditioning with special standby diesel power In case of emerlighting in gency rooms and halls adds to the comfort of hospital workers as well as patients and visitors All rooms have individual heating and air conditioning television outlets telephones and piped for oxygen There are three private rooms and nine rooms with two beds each The double- bed rooms have bed divider curtains for A Housing Authority The regular meeting of the meeting at Manti was held recently Gunnison Valley Economic Development Committee washeldat brought up and the report stated more housing is needed to care 7 am April 19th under the direcfor the employees at the Moroni tion of chairman Dr Lamar H Stewart Present were George Feed Processing Plant and also another 200 workers is needed at Last Paul Dyreng Morris Higthat Industry It was also pointed C E Dean Andersen gins out that housing in the Gunnison Andersen and Mardell Jensen The new Row Crop project was area is also short of demand A discussed and it was reported the progress report was made on In the seed hotbeds are doing well and the clean-u- p program and memwill be ready for planting when valley communities bers urged residents to make this weather permits A discussion and report of the project one that would run not just a few days in the Bull Testing program at the Allen randsen ranch was given It was spring meets once The committee stated the project is receiving wide attention and more facilities monthly to go over projects that are already needed to handle the can mean economic stability for the area demands of the livestock people Frank Peterson is the manager of the hospital and also a member of the Hospital Other Board members of the board Include CE Andersen Don Nielsen Sidney Peterson Hugh N Tuft Gayle Hansen and Wesley Johnson An invitation is extended to the public to attend the dedicatory program and tour the facilities on May 2nd Centerfleld Auxiliary Selects Girl Staters A ' (Uj w s j “ " Hospital Benefit April 24 Program The Hospital Benefit show sponsored by' SUSC will be held April 24th in the High School It is a Variety show and was to be held on the 18th but was postponed until the later date g m4t - Lj Selected to represent Uie Centerfleld American Legion Auxiliary at the annual Girls State from the left Marie Mellor daughter of Mr and Mrs Calvert Mellor Gunnison Norma llafen daughter of Mrs Marjorie Hafen Mayfield and Sherrie of Mr and Mrs Keith Malmgren daughter 1 SfflS'M £fS "'? Centerfleld Malmgren Girls State will be held June Cth through June 13th at Southern Utah State College in Cedar City The three young ladles will all be seniors next year at Gunnison Valley High school 1 |