Show Della Utah $12 00 m county S15 00 out ol county 6 months $7 00 and S8 00 (In Advance) Copy 25c USPS 0 Vol 75 !So 29 January 24 1985 Millard High and Hinckley buildings get historical designation approval Millard High Gymnasium is now on the M He Historical Register Historic Register designation is being sought Detail of Hinckley Academy Gymnasium Land exchange in works for Clear Creek Museum The Utah Transportation Commission has agieed to turn over more than 700 acres of land along new 70 in Clear portions of Interstate Creek for a proposed Canyon museum to display a large discovery of ancient Indian artifacts If the plan is approved by the Utah State Legislature construction of the new museum could begin as soon as this summer Interstate 70 courses across the nation from Philadelphia through St Louis Kansas City Denver and into Utah Progress on the western end of was temporarily delayed in 1983 when construction crews discovered the artifacts in Clear Creek Canyon Clear Creek Canyon runs east and west near the southern portions of Millard and Sevier Counties It is the only passable eastwest route for about 50 miles because the Pahvant Mountains lie to the north and the Tushar Mountain are to the south The canyon has been an important transportation route for thousands of years Jet black obsidian found in the canyon has been traced to the area around Delta More than 200 sites throughout Clear Creek Canyon have and petroglyphs from pictographs centuries ago As construction crews began to dig in the canyon at a place known a Five Finger Ridge they uncovered few primitive dwellings and pot Further highway construction was halted by engineers from the Utah ComDepartment of Transportation missioner Samuel J Taylor of Moab “Had it not been for the construction of Fremont this important would not have been discovery made The whole concept is very exciting to me" Taylor said “I certainly support this project 100 percent" added Transportation Commissioner of Church Clem Panguitch built in National 1935 Holden burglars are Colorado suspects Two wanted Coloudo transients were arrested and charged with a Holden burglary and other crimes Tuesday Jan 15 alter an alert resident reported a suspicious vehicle in the area Millard Countv deputies were responding to a burglary report Tuesday evening m Holden when they were contacted by resident Kaila Dastrup who reported a suspicious vehicle in her neighborhood Ol fleers found the suspicious vehicle and upon investigation discovered two suspects in possession of guns man and a The pair a 22 man from Grand Junction were arrested for possesion Colorado of stolen firearms possessing a concealed weapon (the and contributing to the delinquency ol a minor (the old) Sometime later the two were linked bv foot and finger prints to a burglary at the Clee Johnson residence Kiev later confessed to the crime according to the Sheriff’s Department Tuesdav it was learned the pair ate wanted in Grand Junction for suspected burglaries there The Sheriff’s Department reported suspcM confessions will likely clear up the Col orado burglary cases The juvenile has been transferred to authorities at the juvenile facility in Rich icld while adult suspect Robert David Barker is being held in the Millard Jail at Fillmore County awaiting a February 6 arraighnmem date in District Court and extradition to Colorado to face charges there The Sheriff's Department reported the suspects were carrying seven 44 magnum pistols a 357 magnum pistol (on the juvenile) two 22 caliber pistols and one Crosstrun pellet gun The Johnson home was apparenth entered through an open door and a room was ransacked around noon on January 15 The arrest was made at 6 p m that evening Based on statements made bv tlu the Sheriff’s Department suspects in reported the pair wete apparenth need of cash so that thev could con tunic on a tup to ahloi ntn Millard High The and Hincklev Academy Gymnasium have been added to the state Historical Register and are now being a considered for inclusion on the tional Historic Register The depiession era buildings are two ot onlv a handful of such structures left which were built by the federal government at a time when local residents could not afford capital improvement projects “ I he buildings are unremarkable in themselves except in a historical context” said Roger Roper Utah State Historical Society Historian The designation has worried school board officials who lodged a letter of protest when the state notified them ol “The Millard High the designation Gymnasium is not in great shape and we wanted to be sure that we would have control over its destiny” said Millard School District Superintendent Kenneth Topham Mr Roper explained that Historical Register designation does not mean that owners are restricted from either remodeling the buildings or tearing He said the recently them down demolished Eagle Gate Condominiums and Bank ot Utah are examples of which Historic Register buildings owners decided to tear down “All historical designation requires is that prior to altering or destroying the buildings a review process must take place so that owners and the com munity are made aware of their Mr Roper historical significance" said The buildings were constructed durrural areas when a ing unique period of Utah were some of the hardest hit of 1929 the Great Depression by through the 1930s “Utah had the lourth largest unemployment rate in the entire coun try during much ot the depression” Mr Roper said "the buildings not on gave the residents much needed but jobs and a chance to structures stav with their farms It was a time ol almost complete dependence on the federal government for capital ” improvements The Millard and Hinckley gvm nasiums are typical ot the style common in the depression period Some 230 buildings were constructed by the About Public Works Administration half of these were school buildings and about half of those school buildings are still standing for the period Utah was ninth highest in per capita federal spending another tor capital improvements evidence of Utah’s crucial dependence on the government at the tune Even uh the aid Utah’s out migration was never before or since as high was it was in the 1930s Annexation could double Delta’s size Delta City may double in size if an ambitious plan for annexation ot land between the citv and the airport is successful City officials listened last week to at torney Keith Tavlor who explained that Derral Christensen Eamily Trust and a few other parties who own property along Highway 6 between Delta and the Delta City Airport have plans to develop the area which will also border the new county golf course The roughlv 2000 acre annexation would be just about equal to Delta’s current sie of about 2000 acres “They told us thev have a 20 year development scheme with immediate plans for developing lots around the new goll course” said Delta Mavor Grant Nielson “Thev just wanted to know if we would be interested in anthe area of planned nexing development The mavor said the he and the coun cil were generally in favor of the idea but made it clear the land owners would have to "do the leg work” in getting the annexation petition signed So far no annexation application has been submitted to the citv “We think the idea has merit" the mavor said “I like the idea for two think the town is First reasons naturally going to develop northeast along Highway 6 and second the plan could allow us to conned with the air port and allowing us to put it on the ” property tax rolls Delta City ow ns 9(X) acres around the airport which was built in the 1940s The mavor also noted the area around the airport has a good potential for dustrial development because the facility has some of the longest runwavs m the state Sewer contractors fail to get cost overruns from Delta Fillmore water systems operator commended by Hurricane Sand and Gravel and subcontractor Walt Limb’s Construction Company have failed in their efforts to gain over a quarter million dollars from Delta City for 1982 sewer construction cost qverruns The companies claimed in a District Court suit that Delta City did not adequately warn them of adverse soil conditions which reportedly led to about 5280000 in cost overruns on a nearly million dollar construction quarter contract But Judge Cullen Y Christensen ruled last week that Delta Citv did disclose information about adverse soil conditions to potential bidders and that Hurricane Sand and Gravel in fact failed to make a reasonable pre bid inspection of the soil which might have revealed subsurface sand and silt Attorneys for Delta City showed that other bidders dug test holes in the construction area and upon discovering the adverse soil condition submitted higher bids “We made it clear in the bid proposal that we knew of these crazy soil which are common in conditions Millard Countv But we simplv stated bidder to it was up to the individual make his own evaluation of the soil conditions and adjust his bid accor said Delta City Attornev Wat ren Peterson Hurricane S & G won the low bid for installation of what is known as Pha-of the Delta City sewer project fund ed by IPP and one thud bv the state The firm subsequent sub contracted the job to W alt I imb's t on st ruction Company who actually ran into the problem soil The sewer job consisted of collector at White Sage Apartments lines and a lift station Tin work was done between April and October 1982 Delta Mavor Grant Nielson said th it is very difficult to tell where tlu soil will occur "In this can there was about a mile of rcallv bad stuff and it made a big difference he company just did not do adequa’c testing at the 14 foot subsurface kul said the required by plans” the mavor “We argued that other contractors told us they can take compensate for then kinds of soil problems if thev know what to expect ” Extra bedding or gravel needed to compensate for the unstable soil con ditions caused the eventual cost over runs the mavor said dmgly” Health Dept Fillmore Water Systems Operator Ross Cummings has been commend State Health ed by the Utah Department in recogmtion for "a job well done” for the role he plaved in ater sv stem upgrading the Fillmore and for his operation and maintenance of the system A certificate was a awarded to Cummings during recent Fillmore City Council meetDav Administrator Dwight City ing announced Fillmore City was recently commended by the Governor and the Utah Safe Drinking Water Committee for excellence and the Citv has received special signs to be installed at the City’s entrances showing that the water is approved by the State Dav said Mr Cummings has been doing an excellent job and has been instrumental in the City’s obtaining its high rating of In a letter from the Department Water Safe Health's Drinking Executive Committee Secretary "The Safe Gavle J Smith said would Drinking Water Committee like to present a certificate of commendation to your system Mr Ross Cummings operator in recognition of a job well done The Committee that the recognizes operator plays a major role and also deserves credit for your system’s excellent record Please present this certificate in our behalf In doing so please let him know of our sincere thanks and appreciation for his diligent effort" Fillmore awarded CIB loan On Jan 10 1985 the Permanent Fund Board Community Impact which is staffed bv the Division of awarded Community Development Fillmore Citv a $240 000 loan at 4 repayable over 12 percent interest for wastewater system imyears provements The Impact Board allocates funds which are generated by mineral lease royalties in che state for the of financial purpose providing to assistance impacted energy communities |