Show Millard County s Thun USPS Mar 5 19S7 - Page 3 Business of the Week Chronicle Progress keeps finger on the pulse of Millard County by Dawn Carder the word According to Webster chronicle conies from the Greek word chronos time and is “a historical account of facts or events recorded in the order in which they happened also a How appropriate that this history” word was chosen as the name for a newspaperl Over the years the Chronicle Progress has kept its finger on Millard County’s pulse reporting and recording facts and events as they hapthus preserving the colorful pen history of this area The paper itself has an interesting history The first newspaper in Millard County was the Millard County Blade published in Deseret for several years in the 1890s and edited by Josiah F Gibbs Gibbs sold the Blade to Fillmore interest and it became the Progress around February 1894 J P Jacobson was the printerpublishereditor and the principal owners were J S Giles James A Melville Alma Greenwood T C Callister Christian Anderson D R Stevenson George W Dixon and George C Viele Between 1896 and 1898 Lorenzo W and A F Gaesford were the editors and publishers and in 1900 Lorenzo assumed all the responsibilities Late 1900 or early in 1901 the Progress merged with the Clear Lake Review and in July 1901 the name became the Progress Review The paper was published at Fillmore and Clear Lake under the direction of manager C W Aldrach and the editor S In 1905 the A Greenwood publishers were Knapp and Frampton and C W Frampton was the editor At some point the paper became known simply as the Progress and was published only in Fillmore Christian Anderson was the editor and publisher in 1908 and 1912 and Joseph Smith succeeded him in 1913 On January 24 1919 James H Mountford bought the paper He sold it to an attorney and his wife Mr and Mrs E Vance Wilson on November 20 1925 The Progress it seems has for many years been a family affair E Vance and Jane Wilson involved their son Bill in the business and when the latter he and his returned from college became the mother Later Bill and his wife Madeline Vance and volved their children Cathy The Wilsons believed in and worked hard to promote their weekly paper Bill was elected President of the Utah Press Association in 1964 He was also the recipient of the Johnny Jones Award which recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of journalism Jane Wilson was a remarkable woman-o- ne who was obviously dedicated to newspaper work She remained active in the production of the paper until her death in 1981 She was a dean of the living weekly newspaper editors in the state and in 1965 she was the recipient of the Utah Press Association’s and Editor Master Publisher Award The Millard Chronicle County originated on July 4 1910 It was the creative genius of Norman B Dresser a man who saw great opportunity in the Delta area He in fact was actively volved in naming and promoting the town As editor and proprietor of the Chronicle Dresser went around to the communities in a dog cart taking news bundles to each town The information he collected for the paper was recorded sent to Salt Lake City for printing and then returned for delivery Like Jane Wilson Norman Dresser believIn ed in the small town newspaper 1913 he was elected President of the Utah Press Association The Chronicle was first housed in a tent From the tent it moved into a tiny shack which stood out in the open between “the present location of Rudy Patrick’s and the Delta theater” (Frank A Beckwith) The site is in the vicinity of where Valley Bank is today On January 1914 Dresser sold the paper to Homer G Busenbank of Oklahoma (Norman Dresser was later killed by a streetcar in Salt Lake City) The paper again changed hands on March 11 1915 when Busenbank sold it to Charles O Davis of Cokeville Wyoming For four years Davis owned and operated the Chronicle At the end of that time the paper was turned over to the Delta State Bank where Frank A was the First Cashier Beckwith (manager) It thus became Beckwith’s responsibility to manage edit publish and print the newspaper for the bank’s interests That was February 20 1919 It was not long before Frank A Beckwith became the owner and launched another family tradition For seventeen years Frank A remained at the Chronicle’s helm His wife kept the books Daughter Athena learned to operate the linotype and son Frank S (fondly called Boyd) worked on the presses and apprenticed under printer Otto Rydman a man who had learned his trade in Sweden Following high school graduation Frank S earned a scholarship and went to the University of California He remained there two and a half years earning money to meet expenses by playing bridge! The nation was headed for depression In 1927 Frank A Beckwith called his son home to help with the paper Young Frank assumed responsibility in October of that year The first bank failed in December ?x::xxx::2xv£x£x xx'Sxxx'xx Oddly enough the Chronicle not onsurvived during the depression-- it actually prospered The success was in large part due to the number of legals that were published weekly The latter were paid for at the legal rate thus providing the needed revenue for operating the paper Father and son had formed a partnership in the business When Frank A died his share was turned over to his who did Athena Cook daughter front end and book work writing Frank S was the man in charge In 1939 “Boyd” married Wanda Petersen and in the ensuing years the Jane two had four Deborah and Collins It is not surprising that the youngsters as they grew became familiar with and were assigned tasks at the newspaper office Frank S Beckwith was the Chronicle’s publisher until his death in 1956 Over the years his paper grew and he became both respected and appreciated for his business ability his wit and his dedication to newspaper work In 1942 he was elected President of the Utah Both he and his Press Association were elected to the Utah father Newspaper Hall of Fame and their pictures hang in the Capitol building in Salt Lake City Following Frank’s death his wife Wanda kept the paper going for a year At the end of that time she sold it to Inez and Bob Riding who owned and operated the Chronicle until 1970 it seems The Beckwith tradition was destined to continue Daughter who had Susan Beckwith Dutson begun her newspaper career as a child sweeping the office floor and emptywent to work for the ing folders Ridings For four years she set type on the linotype When the Ridings decidSue and Bill ed to sell the paper Wilson of Fillmore’s Progress joined forces bought the Chronicle and formed DuWil Publishing Company Bill Wilson A few years ago “retired” from newspaper work and moved to California At that time Sue assumed full responsibility for getting the Progress and the Chronicle out each week Approximately two years ago the the papers merged becoming Millard County Chronicle Progress as her Susan Beckwith Dutson and as the father and grandfather Wilsons is totally committed to her work She too has been recognized and appreciated locally in the state and nationally In the July 1974 issue of the Utah Publisher and Printer the Official Publication of the Utah Press Association the following appeared: “Susan Dutson First Lady on UPA ly Boar- dIn February 1974 Sue Dutson of the Millard County Chronicle established was the first a historical woman elected to the board of the Utah Sue’s or USPA Press Association charm and wit her built-iof community knowledge acdesire to her and newspapering complish common good for the Utah xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx vx xx newspaper industry combine to make Sue Dutson an invaluable board member” In 1982 the same association elected Sue as its President the first woman to hold the office For the past ten years Sue has attended the National News Association’s conventions This week she is in DC for the associaWashington tion’s Governmental Affairs Conference which is an annual event On the national level Sue is a member of the Governmental Affairs Committee and the Governmental Relations Committee All of this sounds like enough volvement for the busy publisher But Sue appears to have boundless energy She continues to serve as a board member for the Utah Press Association She was a charter member of the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce she serves on the advisory board for Delta’s Women for Work program and Utah’s Rural Health Advisory Board In the past Sue was a member of the Central Utah Private Industry Council and the Land Law Review Commission Under Sue’s tutelage the Chronicle Progress staff works diligently each week preparing the paper for publication (Her ability to motivate us while remaining cool calm and collected is truly remarkable!) Riley Wood arrives early each morning to supervise the office solicit ads prepare bills and generally keep us all in line Julie In her is invaluable quiet unassuming way she takes care of subscriptions and ordering sets type does paste up on Tuesday nights and is in charge of on Wednesdays Mark Amott reporter at large is ever busy keeping up with all the news stories police blotter local events and photography The front page and more are his responsibilities and he is forever being called out to cover one event or another The Chronicle Progress continues to be a family operation Sue’s daughter Rita Bullcreek is the “dark room” whiz taking care of negatives and PMTs that all of us need On Wednesday Rita runs the address machine efa smooth ficiently making sailing operation While still a teenager son Lewis did much of the camera and plate work for the printing end of the business Today his wife Shellie who is in charge in Sue’s absence does all the printing and job work plus anything else that needs to be done Sue’s sisters are also part of the action Deb Greathouse does the billing and Jane Beckwith who did printing in the past comes in to do the high school newspaper for which she is the advisor Then there are the granddaughters-Gent- ry Brittney Sara and Kimberlee help with deliver papers and clean the office The youngest staff members are Chelsie 3'i and Mallori Dutson one THE BECKWITHDUTSON tradition continues at the Chronicle Mallori Dutson 5 weeks old and her sister Chelsie age 3 Vi assist their grandmother Sue Dutson publisher at the office month daughters of Shellie and Lewis As the PublisherOwner Sue has the final word She is responsible for the finished product so as she says the pression “the buck stops here” applies It is her belief that the Chronicle ProIt is its gress is for the community responsibity to inform the public An objective form of reporting is essential and opinions are expressed on the editorial page Sue believes strongly in the people’s right to know News should not be suppressed Liability threats suppress a paper’s ability to disseminate information It is essential to continue to keep the paper a viable entity so that it can get the information out to the public begins The Millard County Chronicle Progress continues to record the history of the area It continues to keep its finger on the pulse of the community it serves And the BeckwithDutson tradition goes on Mothers March raises $84000 donated to More than $84000 was the March of Dimes by southern Utah residents in the recent Mothers March “We’re pleased with the results of the campaign” said Jean Hatch director of the March of Dimes in Provo “We didn’t meet our goal but we still raised a substantial amount of money to help fight birth defects” More than 4000 volunteers canvass “For A x So the little old newspaper building located 40 North 300 West is always a bee hive of activity Funeral programs booklets flyers and other printing jobs are being prepared People 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