Show Otlti Utah $1800 in out of months $1000 (In Advance) Copy 50 1 Senior Citizens (65 and older) $1500 Nineteen arrested for copper theft at IPP Following months of surveillance and investigation nineteen people have been arrested in connection with the theft of copper wiring at the Intermountain Power Project and other to Sgt places in Utah according Charles Stewart of the Millard County Sheriff’s office The total worth of the stolen goods reports Stewart is approximately $20000 Copper salvage is saved at IPP in a fenced perimeter and then put out for bid In February drag marks around the storage area were observed and Surveillance began at that Floyd and Stanley Bradfield reported time Sgt Stewart reported that Darin C Brailsford of Orem and Robert C Ott of Provo were arrested on February 18 1987 Further investigation netted seventeen more arrests Suspects operated in groups of four or five The investigation continues by Millard County Sheriff Ed Phillips and his department More arrests are exfor the historic bell since 1970 A new pected To date there have been twenty-siStanley Bradfield is quietly determinfelony charges Sgt Stewart said chapel was built in 1986 at another ed to do something for his home town that there has been some plea bargainlocation and Leamington City purchasFor fifteen years he has almost single ing and some guilty to lesser charges ed the old church building amusement handedly endeavored to make a home hall four acres of land and two shares pleas Some of those arrested have for a bell a bell with historic already been tried and others are As a result of Stan’s of water his dream is Finally significance awaiting trial One district court trial perserverance the town agreed to havreaching fruition and Leamington is the ing a monument containing the bell was held beneficiary Following the arrests of Brailsford placed in front of the municipal The town of Leamington was first and Ott the following suspects were building settled in 1871 Frank Young who imThe story does not end here Stan arrested: migrated to the area from Leamington Judy Andradg Springville Roger enlisted greatly appreciated help and named the town and a England Garth Bott Provo Eric D Burns support from other community mindmedallion (bell) from an English ship ed Leamington lovers Dinosaur Jim Provo Charles R Case Provo Dino Leamington was given to the town Cordova L address unknown Ronald a Jensen former Leamington On January 9 1883 the Leamington Cox Provo Michael J Ovaro Provo classmate worked with Stan drawing LDS ward was organized with Lars The Farrell Gus Roundy Provo Darin L Nielson as Bishop and William H up the plans for the monument Welch Provo Trent Darin Whiting forms were constructed by Floyd BradWalker and Benedict P Textorious as field and Burton Hansen and Stan Provo Jesse A Valdez Springville counselors A building which was usdonated the white rock and is construc- Tracy S Valdez Provo Kevin L Ivie ed for school and church was conProvo Jeffrey B Ivie Provo Kenzon ting the monument structed in 1886 by Nicholas Paul and Donald Bryan Spanish Fork Robert The Andersons old Leamington Millard County furnished the bell On Terry Fullerton Orem Steven A Alex residents and relatives of Stanley Bradthe third ringing the bell was cracked field decided to contribute to the Provo On February 27 1899 one and one monument At their annual gathering fifth acres were sold to the Leamington The Anderson Reunion Organization Ward and Relief Society for $3000 by pledged support by paying for and RP and Josephine Textorious A donating a plaque for the project A church building was started in 1903 and finished in 1910 The bell was then separate plaque commemorating Leamington’s veterans of all wars from placed in the church tower where it World War I to Vietnam has been paid served the community each Sunday for by the Veterans’ organization Also for many years morning named is Glen R Elder the first Utahn In 1952 the bell was taken down by killed in the Korean conflict the Leamington Boy Scouts Troop Now that the cement base has been Number 149 under the supervision of poured and set in the frames Stanley Dean Harder It was welded and Bradfield is artistically placing the repaired by William Stanley Bradfield beautiful white banded raginite on the and reinstalled For many years it servWhen his work is commonument ed the community pealing forth each pleted the bell will find its permanent Sunday morning at 9:30 When the home at the top church was remodeled in 1970 the bell years of promotion Following was taken down and put in storage Stanley is content that he and those With undying effort interest and enwho helped have made a lasting conhas Bradfield thusiasm Stanley tribution home town Leamto their endeavored to find a permanent home ington reaps the benefit Leamington benefits from volunteers in county $18 00 out of USPS County 0 77 No Vol 47 May 28 1987 California corporation outlines plans for Fillmore project On Friday May 22 1987 Fillmore Keith Gillins Mayor and City Economic Development Specialist Dr June Day along with Amenities Group a California corporaIncorporated tion announced to the press the purchase of 12 acres of Fillmore City commercial land along with an option to purchase 48 additional acres Also announced was the intent of Amenities Group to use the land to develop an dustrial business park The site of the development is south and west of the current mushroom plant Ray Jones spokesman for Amenities Group Incorporated reports that the purchase of subject land has been completed The goals for sequence of events are as follows: AGI will contact various corporations including but not limited to hotel corporations such as Marriott to discuss a joint venture in a soap and shampoo manufacturing company 2 AGI will advertise in Los Angeles for any interested principle who currently has a business which would relocate to Fillmore City Utah in a building which AGI would build to suit 3 AGI will obtain the services of an industrial engineering company to prepare a detailed feasibility study on ‘”'fuiilding a soap and shampoo factory in rillmore City Utah The intent and intent is the key word is not only to build a soap and shampoo factory which would ultimately employ over 250 employees but to also build a plastic ejection moulding factory and a printing factory which initially would employ an additional 50 employees AGI also intends to erect a large building which will be subdivided and leased to small support businesses such as tool and die makers local businesses etc The time table for completing contacts with corporations advertising in Mayor Keith Gillins Los Angeles for any interested principle willing to relocate a business in Fillmore and obtaining services of an industrial engineering company is two years or less The time for actual construction to begin is estimated to be a minimum of three years Neither Mayor Gillins nor Dr Day sat around waiting for manna to fall from heaven Rather they were agressive saying “Let’s go out there and get something for our tow n and its people” They prepared a package and conducted a ten month advertising campaign in an attempt to attract new businesses to Fillmore four companies responded met personally with the City officials The $1000 advertising campaign was for Dr Day and Mayor Gillins had done their homework News releases were made in which land was offered at $500 per acre and the Fillmore area was promoted A folder compiled by the East MillardTillmore and Dr June Day Chamber ot Commerce containing formation and pictures of businesses medical strvices public safety city and county services education tourist tractions history statistics entertainment churches and civic organizations was included in the package The el Torts of Gillins and Day in Fillmore’s behalt have been rewarded The California corporation made an offer rillmore City according to Mayor Gillins courted the corporation ’hen made a counter proposal which was accepted Dr Day the control person for Fillmore continued to work with Ray Jones of Amenities Group finalizing details corporated Dr June Day has received no monetary compensation for her efforts All have been completely volunteer Mayor Gillins praised her work saying “June has really applied dedicated eflort on this project ” Of Mayor Cnllins Dr Day said “It’s a good thing we in rillmore have the mavor we do1” 1987 Grand Champions MIlfARPftoT "V fiui O W c zil a GRAND CHAMPION HEIFER exhibited by Trent Lovell brought $152Vi lb from Southwest Portland Cement Valley Bank Chef's Palace Sahara Motors and D J's Mirage GRAND CHAMPION STEER exhibited by Neil Clayton was purchased by Valley Bank Delta Livestock Auction Tops Cafe Rick's Family Restaurant Chef's Palace Zions Bank First Security Bank Nelson Angus and Manis Leavitt Insurance and brought $183 lb Cleo Christensen donated a calf to Neil to be shown at next year's livestock show i w rLi a ra 0UNTY fr- - IMif 9 ft r’ COUNTY President of the Utah Tourism Board presented an award to Glen Swalberg as Lt Governor Val Oveson looked on JAY WOOLEY Glen Swalberg receives achievement award The Utah Travel Council held its cond annual Utah Tourism Awards May 20 Luncheon on Wednesday from 11:30 a m to pm in the Salt Palace II Glen Swalberg of Delta was the winner of the Allied Award over many Glen was chosen nominees submitted from all over the state He is the Director of Tourism for Millard County and President of the Panorama and Travel Region Board of Directors Among other things he has been responsible for publishing a handbook on rockhounding and is presently organizing a Utah celebration of the new Great Basin National Park m Nevada Jay Wooley President of the Utah Tourism Board presented the award Lt Governor Val Oveson was the speaker Attending the awards presentation with Glen were his wife Helen and Ruth and Phill Rawhnson CHAMPION SHEEP exhibited by Debbie Childs Fillmore was purchased by First Security Bank Fillmore Zions Bank Delta and Fillmore MEA Credit Union a id Southwest Portland Cement for $300 lb GRAND CHAMPION SWINE exhibited by Shawn Webb Deseret sold for $220 lb to IFA Valley Bank Rancher Cafe and Southwest Portland Cement GRAND |