Show 2 I’atje Millard ( mini) ( Thurs June I SI'S 1J 1985 (Cnmnumte - lie sunhurn got liom spending aiie and Saturday ill the Renaissance Sunday at the boat races is finally subsiding Um hae been able to keep my mind oil the sunburn as the computer that we use to set most of the tvpe for the paper had a real sick spell W e thought it was a leer as the air conditioner has not been operational I he little comp is to be kept between 78° and and with this delightfully 72' hot weathei the Chronicle building has been like an overheated sauna W e have been able to set the type but we couldn’t see what we were doing because it is the monitor that is sick My thought was it is like the picture tube in a 1 V going out because we are getting lines distortion blurring light streaks and various ana other sundiy annoyances immediately put in calls to repair numbers who gave me dire predictions of cost and waiting for repairmen didn't settle for that and called the We did a little repair headquarters “tighten that screw and loosen that call a wire” and finally he suggested TV repairman called Glen Blake who dashed right over and did a temporal fix so we could get the paper out this eek will be back on the Tomorrow phone ordering parts and hope they rive quickly and are the correct part to solve our current problem Computers are great unless they have a sick spell I - H? u S it i' Excerpts from judge's personal history The Chronicle Progress has always been a bastion of personal history writing as witnessed by the current writing of West Millard County’s Mary are apHenrie whose contributions pearing weekly in this paper In that tradtion the following is one of three very brief excerpts from the history of Circuit Court Judge Christian Konnow Judge Ronnow has many friends in Millard County as well as through out the Mountain West He has allowed us to excerpt portions of his personal history which we found both entertaining and an example of fine prose We solicited the Judge’s cooperation in using the hook and he agreed to the scant editing we imposed due to space restrictions Our justification for such was the regional nature of the history and the fine writing of Judge Ronnow which can be a guide to anyone terested in personal history writing Fxcerpls from "Behind the Wind" by Derrill Christian Ronnow “The Family’s New Buick” It was a wondet ful new car he best had ever dreamed about A new Buick car a daik olive gieen built like a shoe box squat e with two great doot s I’apa was in the Stake Presidency and alwavs had the responsibility of meeting the tram to get the General Aut hot tty of the Church coming to the Deset et Stake two day conference The visitor always stayed at our home It was Papa's job to see that they were taken to all the meetings in plenty of lime Out old Model T without a top iust would not do Papa needed a good cat So did the family Most of the time we walked to wherever we needed to go Mama could not walk She needed a cat She learned to chive the Buick well enough that she could get to places she wanted to go learned to diive My sistet and Iheie was no law no diiver’s license no age limn no one to teach you All you had to do was get permission from you Dad ot Mother to take the family cat We eally enjoyed that nice car a year ot two nice he doois on the Buick became a ptoblcm I’apa got them fixed after someone backed out of the gaiage with we both doors open They always had to he slammed hard to get them shut after that Then there was a droopy crunched fender where Will Bassett hit it with made a bad his pickup truck when turn around the big cement monument that stood in the middle of Clark had Street the main street in Delta an infection in a wound in my leg and couldn't walk to Dr Smith’s office for still nitrate silver with treatment a had tears in my eyes and didn’t see the truck which had the right of way in 1926 when was fifteen The olive green turned to a drab gray from the mud and alkali of the country roads and the many trips Papa made to the farm and the trips around the Stake visiting the wards on the muddy roads that sometimes made the Buick into a plow It was a great car and we kept it a long time It taught our family many good lessons of life We learned about our responsibility of driving a car with some well chosen words from our Father We learned not to be lifted up in the pride of our hearts while driving a car with a mashed fender and doors that you had to slam bx Mary Henrie () Little Town! In my day horses were tied to a wooden fence across the si reel from the post office At a certain season when the large cottonwood trees walkalong the fence were moulting ed from mv tied horse to the post office through four inches of fairy carpet made of the gently undulating cotton Huff cast fiom the trees to the ground At the corner of the wooden fence there was a flagpole a metal pipe that lifted a hundred feet into the air atop which sat the tin dlhouotc of an eagle rusted by time and bcleagured by the who tested each prennial other's skill seeing if the valiant bird could be hit with thrown rocks from time to time The sidewalk aiea in front of the post office harbored in addition to the a dutch of whittlers rockthrowcrs These wete the graduate or senior philosophers who while waiting for the daily mail stage from Calicnte whittled at boards chewed tobacco and passed final judgments on all matter front politics to religion meanwhile keeping the town gossip robustly alive The journeymen or amateur philosophers were to be found at Rex Matthews’ blacksmith shop in the west part of town seated far enough from the forge and the anvil that the shower of sparks from the metal Rex would be pounding fell safely short of their somsometimes turned the nolent bodies crank which actuated the whirring fan of the bellows which in turn carried the air at varying volume as directed to the bed of glow by the blacksmith Rex ing coals in which the iron heated made horseshoes from scratch disdaining the ones that could be bought at the store as beneath his notice He was an artisan of skill and was proud of this he wrought and of the craftsmanship in the metal shaped for the needs of the town and the ranches When small boys got in Rex’s way he would on occasion drop small hot metal trimmings from the iron he was working into their denim overalls pockets This was harsh but effective reaction to the bother When wasn’t cranking the blower sat at the edge of some of the weightier conversations emanating Some from the resting philosophers were held as very arcane propositions ct tact by this originating in some otnniscent edict from vvho-now here and reinforced daily by the erudite ruminations of these sages for example a child born to a w oman who had been frightened by a snake during pregnancy was almost certain to have a mark resembling a snake on its skin at birth All birthmarks carried by the populace were thus catalouged as and moral to source severity significance It was likewise known that potatoes must be planted in the “datk of the moon” to enjoy any productive chance and that small boys who played ith their genitals were doomed to progressive softening of their brains or it was clear that worse Moreover Warren G Harding was leading the country to certain ruin and the best cure for the whole mess in Washington was for a posse formed of vigorous utral gentry not unlike those philosophers themselves to go back to Washington armed with righteous dignation and sufficient Winchestei to clean the place up or at least “on course" a course get it back thought to have been firmly charted by that group euphemistically called "the founding Fathers" To he continued II ©OSEEQiSGGB Trucker miffed with Fillmore law On May 10 1985 found out that I was in violation of (Fillmore) City 10 Section Ordinance Chapter referring to Truck and Trailer on 100 West May of 1984 when this ordinance was first applied to our city report and went to the City Officials contested its working in relation to was instructed that its its intent only intent was to remove vehicles or any vehicle that was a disgrace or junked off our City streets with a to move that stipulation motorized or towed was not This ordinance vehicles or belittle being used to harass create indignity toward our residents and citizens Upon receiving the notice I and my wife both met with City Officials and written intent their about In this meeting our City statement Officials did not indicate that they or had performed any injustice in regard to our made a mistake situation or circumstance of Utah's State Under the Highway Regulation and am perCommerce Commission sonally in violation of their law or if operate or drive that regulation I nor unit or vehicle in question cannot operate any other person authorized unit unless that by DOT (Department of TransportaICC and the tion) regulations Regulatory Commission In behalf of myself and family there is not any intent to violate the but a physical City Ordinance be n impairment-omy overlooked by DOT ICC or the City of Fillmore Yet our City Officials to cannot allow that impairment override their ordinance-tway it is written Because of this dilemma decided business to contact my neighbors owners friends and others and find there is contention in our City about this ordinance-an- d other In conjunction with the hotxe races this weekend a dance will be held evening at the Amciican legion is Hall in Fillmore Music by “Crossfire” and dancing starts at 9:00 piii Set ups will be available can’t resist drawing attention to the beautiful Old Capitol Grounds (in Fillmore) and especially the rosesl They’ve never been more magnificent although they are always very The workers need to be impressive complimented on the improvement in the whole grounds during the last two or three years The new trees and new flower plantings add so much Some may not know that the roses are test gardens for new hybrids VALLEY BANK & TRUST Delta Office 348 West Main St Delta Utah Lciual Housing Lender Phone ordinances that do not have justification written in them The ordinance does not say that it but complies to City beautification stipulates the removal of all vehicles from our City streets every seven of the circumregardless days need or use of the City stance streets This ordinance does not have an amendment that grants the use of City streets by vehicles that comply to the State of ICC or other public but states that regulatory agencies of worth all vehicles regardless condition or use must be removed every seven days to meet the of the demand City ordinance Chapter 10 Section This ordinance takes away the use and right of every citizen every seven days regardless of the event circumstance or condition We don't need this kind of law or ordinance but we do need justice in if there is a any law or ordinance continuous need for an ordinance or because of lack of regulation over a certain citizens’ character event continuous in our community I am prepared to oppose these in our kinds of laws or ordinances City that create contempt toward its citizens Please contact me at or write PO Box 601 Fillmore Utah 84631 Let's get organized and bring to the attention of our City leaders the the feelings of the riajority-n- ot minority that create such laws that take away our basic right of use of our City and streets adjoining to our homes and property Beautification is a great project to accomplish in our City but when it takes away the character of our City its citizens and its officials then we have defeated its objective by a country mile Yours truly Llnwood Tracy Jr which are carefully tended and reported The labels help a lot to let us know about those w e would like to plant in our own gardens They are really well cared for and most enjoyable to w alk among Take the time to drive through or walk through before the blooming season is won’t be disappointed! Thanks for a job well done! Gwen Hunter Thank You Youth or Understanding wishes to ou" to the many publicly say "Thank host families who so vaimly opened their hearts and home' this past year to international exchange students These host families made it possible for students from 23 count ties to learn about our American culture Stop in and sign up for your Simple Interest Home Improvement Loan! EDITOR Old Capilol grounds are gorgeous Horse Race dance set I letters TO THE and lilextyle If any ot your readers would like to join the growing number of host families m this area they can receive more information by calling Youth lor Chris Curtis Understanding |