Show I i i Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Della 1I Utah $15 00 in county $18 00 out of months $800 and $900 (In Advance) I SI’S Copy 25C Vol 76 So 31 1985 CJfAr - Oct 17 Gift from federal government County acquires airplane for police and sundry duties Millard oumy has obtained a an plane (torn ledeial smphis o(inpmcm m a unique mal pi opium aimed at beeline up mini law enlouemenl Slier Id Phillips said ihe essnn Skniasier valued at $42500 cost he mimtv only SSH) in handling lees and will be used in a varietv ol polke and souiiiy work In addition ii will be available lo (owns cities and otliei soumies when needed “ need loi light nneiult in Millaid Countv has been lecogmed loi he pus! 10 eais liul the counts has never been able to pistils siieh an expense as purchasing at lull value an anualt like the one we have been given In the lederal government'' he Sheri said “Now we aie in a postion to see it an aueralt sail be justified loi no moie than luel and maintenance costs which will be ol set m savings sit tune and moncs now spent oil load navel by county police and olticials" Rep Inn Hansen who helped secuie the airciatt lor Millard County said he justified the piogram based on the need to combat a growing drug smuggling problem in Utah's deceits The congressman explained that airplanes lly liom as tar away as South America to remote Utah an st rips land at night and “We are fly out without detection terested m making suie that unal counties get the pioper equipment to combat the problem" Rep Hansen said Sherilt Phillips said that the plane be used (or a variety of needs m addition to catching ding smugglers “In just a lew houts ol tontine patrol in an airplane we can cover the entire county cheeking the roads looking toi stolen merchandise catching poachers and cattle rustlers monitoring suspicious activity both in the day and at night" lie said In addition the plane is slated foi use ill extraditing prisonets transporting county olticials to meetings and in developing a unique with coopeiattxe police airangement other counties Sliet it f Phillips explained that begin mug next veai Juab Counts and W lute Pine Countv Nevada will woik with a Millard in Countv suppoitmg patrolman in the West Dexett aiea The an plane is intended to make contact with the patiolman more speedilx when help is needed "Right now it could take up to two hours to get out tliete With the plane it will only take 20 to 30 minutes" the Sheriff said The Sherd f claims that transporting prisoners by aueralt is a safer and moie secure way of handling those problems “Because most of the serious crimes committed in Millard County are commuch of the mitted by investigative time such as interviews background checks and other followup work is sometimes conducted many miles from here resulting in much travel time that could otherwise be used moie will r andidates Hx an plane ei nal las pioductively and Junction Colorado egas oi ate just an horn awav" the Shenll said Ilieie aie 21000 miles ol road in Millaid ( ountv and the Sherilt said that building inspectors and county for plnnncis who have esponsibht development and mamtainaiice of these aieas will also be able to cut time and expenses bv using the plane Ihe possibility ol converting the an plane lot ambulance service is also being exploted I he count will be spued the cost of cmplovmg a pilot since both Sheriff's Deputy Sgt Ross lohnson and County Commissioner Wairen Jensen need onlv "check ride" liouis to be qualified essna to tly the county's The an plane was pieviously owned ish and W ildhle Service by the L S flying out ol Minnesota according to William Aiseneau state Division of Suiplus Property direetoi The county has previously been unsuccessful in obtaining suiplus aircraft But in August of this yeai the state told the county about the 1977 Cessna After getting a favorable leport on the aitcraft’s condition a letter of request and justification was prepared and sent along uh letters to state Senators and for Hansen asking Congiessman assistance in obtaining the plane c ¥: f't r 1 V r T v T N is Cessna will be used by countv for police work and county services The plane was a gift from the federal government surplus Officials estimate the airplane's fuel and maintenance costs will be offset in time and money now spent in road travel for Nov election lime mp ? A fcff lack Nelson Delta Mayor Candidate Craig Greathouse Delta Mayor Candidate Ruth Hansen Delta Mayor Candidate Linyvood Tracy Keith Jr Fillmore Mayor Candidate Fillmore Gillins Candidate Mayor ( itv Me bride (ouniil ( andidate Reed ( itv ( lack Fillmore tn Delta f Edgar Mills ity Council ( andidate Delta Gayle Bunker Council Candidate Fillmore City ‘7 Delta Citv Council Candidate Baell Candidate Fillmore Fillmore Bill itv Dafoe Council Candidate Don City Hint andidate Masner ouni il andidate illmore led Oak Oak Delta Mary ( ity Council ( Robison mini il ( andidate ‘A Ken Talbot Hinckley Town Council Candidate Larry Stuckey City Council itv Mavor Gern klev Tavlor Tow n andidate itv Finlmson Candidate Mavor andidate write - ins ouni flections throughout the countv teature a great number candidates Voters need to be prepared to pencil their ot write-ivote and correctlv spell the candidates name If vou know who vou want to vote tor vou should have no problem This vear s |