Show Pahvant Valley Serving Utah’s Great Delta Utah $1800 out of county-- In montht $1000 (In Advance) Stanley and Rhea Bradfield Bradfield to be honored mest for Leamarado Day Plans for the 43rd Labor Day celebration which is to be held in Leamington September 7 1987 are under way This celebration was first held when peace was declared after World War II and the townspeople gathered to express their happiness that the war was over and their boys would soon be returning home A total of men and one woman were drafted or recruited from this little town Several of these were wounded but not one life was lost out of the group After the servicemen came home the Leamington Veterans were organized and they took over the Labor Day celebrations for many years In those days it was all home town stuff All the food for the dinners was cooked in the kitchens of the residents the participants on the programs were all townspeople and the livestock for the rodeos was furnished by the local farmers and ranchers A few years ago the Leamington Ward took over the responsibility of the Labor Day celebration and now the Town of Leamington is directing the Senior Citizens (65 and older) $1500 Copy S0 days activities The first item of the day is the program which starts at 10:30 followed by the dinner at 12 with children’s sports t 2 and the big amateur rodeo at 3 pm The honored guest for this years Leamarado Day celebration is Wm Stanley Bradfield who was born in 1916 a son of Leamington April William and Bertha Bradfield He grew up on the family farm and participated in all the responsibilities and fun that accompany such upbringing He milked cows dug ditches watered crops and best of all chased wild horses in the Gilson Mountains He attended grade school in Leamington and then rode the bus to Delta to get his high school education Stan was active in church and town affairs He worked in the Sunday School MIA and was assistant scout master for ten years He was Leamington City marshall for eleven years Stan worked as shovel operator and mechanic at the Chaffin Quarry which was located east of town where Southwestern Cement now has its plant He was also shovel operator for O C MCAffee manager of Phillips Service Station in Delta and later on was foreman at the Delta ore mill for United Technical Industries The family moved to Murray in 1962 and Stan still worked for United Technical until they went out of business He then went to work as heavy duty mechanic for Salt Lake County and later for Utah Dept of Transportation where he stayed until he retired Stanley married Eva E Elder from Oak City on December 16 1936 and they raised four children: JoAnn The and Lynn Edward LaVell children all married and lived in the Salt Lake area On February 2 1982 Ed their second son died which was a great shock to the family Then on January 25 1986 Eva passed away from a heart attack which was another great loss to family members Later on Stanley and Rhea Elder McCormick were married Rhea is a daughter of Parley and Maggie Elder and a sister to Eva She was born in Oak City November 16 1916 and graduated from Delta High School She married T A McCormick and the couple had four children: Dale Jim Kathy and John Rhea worked in the Delta Hospital for a number of years and anyone who bought or sold cattle will remember Tom working at the Later on the family Delta Auction moved to Arlington Texas where Tom was in ill health for several years before he passed away Both Stan and Rhea spent a great deal of time in Leamington this past of the summer in the construction historic monument that stands in front of the Leamington Hall This monument displays among other things the old bell that called Leamington Ward members to church for so many years Stan and Rhea now live in Midvale Utah enjoying life as it comes day by day and we are happy to have them as our honored guests for the 1987 Leamarado Day celebration Leamarado Day Dance are sponsorThe Delta High ing a dance at Leamington Monday at 8 pm Everyone is invited Come have a fun time and get your exercise too donated a lovely time Each to fill the beautiful cedar chest which can be viewed at Christensens Tickets for this raffle are $2 each or 3 for $5 and can be purchased from any member or at Christensens Lucky winner will be chosen at Homecoming in county $1800 out of County USPS Vol 0 78 No 9 Sept 3 Review of Sant trial costs given in Commissioners’ forum As part of the County Commissioners’ regular meeting Millard County Attorney Warren Peterson requested to be placed on the agenda in order to review the Sharon Sant case The open forum took place in the County Courthouse in Fillmore on Tuesday 1987 at approximately 3 September pm Mr Peterson first commended the County Commissioners for continually making resources available for costs involved in solving the crime Peterson further acknowledged the extremely heavy financial load placed on the "The case” he county’s shoulders stated “is not over” A motion for new trial is anticipated as is an appeal “We hope the Supreme Court doesn’t overturn the verdict” said Peterson “but it is a possibility It’s a long road We’re not to the end of it yet” Attorney Peterson reminded everyone especially the media the handling and solving of the case has been a team effort in which everybody has helped He commended one professional however saying “If I can point to one person who made a difference in this case it is Robert (Sgt Dekker of the Millard County Sheriffs Department was in charge of all investigating) Millard County Sheriff Ed Phillips then recognized and commended the expertise of his trained employees as he recalled the extensive search collecting and preserving of evidence “I couldn’t be prouder of my employees They have been highly professional conducting an almost perfect investigation” the Sheriff praised He also expressed his appreciation for the support received from the County Commission Sgt Dekker briefly recounted the quence of events following the crime Included in his presentation were all items of evidence used in the courtroom at the time of the trial Deputy James Masner was called upon to explain the use of fingerprints in helping to solve the murder Attorney Peterson several times emphasized the magnitude of the search and the investigations explaining that "no stone could remain unturned” as the saying goes Both Deputy Masner and Sheriff Phillips commended Deputy County Attorney Dexter Anderson saying that he worked hand in hand with all the law enforcement at all times night and day Millard Auditor John County Hansen had prepared “a quick look” at the cost of the trial to date It is important to note that the murder occurred in August of 1985 Not anticipating such a crime no money had been budgeted for costs that year $500 burial cost was paid by the county in 1985 According to Mr Hansen most of the 1985 costs were taken from the Sheriff’s budget The itemized list to date totals The total is in Mr $7334981 Hansen’s words “kind of a measuring stick It is a best guess feeling” Both Hansen and Peterson agreed that the final cost to Millard County will be at least double Not included in the figure given are the following fees: total from the Attorney General’s Office which includes monies for Assistant Attorney General John Soltis and Ron Miller private investigator for the prosecution approximately 90 percent of the trial costs including airfare for for hotel accomodations witnesses witnesses and trial personnel $5000 additional approximately for defense private investigator Krista Pickens final bill from Defense Attorney Marcus Taylor witness fees owed to Robert William Bott Warren Peterson is keenly aware of the financial burden on the county acknowledging that employees have had no cost of living increase and that there has been a freeze on hiring Although the costs may be overwhelming additional burden was placed on Mr Peterson and Mr Anderson both only employees of the county both of whom have given full time attention to the case to the exclusion of their own clients Marcus Taylor attorney for the defense has also lost personally Members of the Millard County Sheriff’s Department do receive overtime pay However Sgt Dekker Sheriff Phillips and the other deputies donated hours of their own time without pay in the pursuit of justice Commissioners Warren County Jensen Mike Styler and Abe Johnson listened intently asking questions as the presentations were made They also expressed appreciation to the excellent work done by the Millard County Attorney Deputy County Attorney Sheriff Department and deputies clerks b Red beryl included in Smithsonian display A traveling exhibition using North American gemstones made its last stop in Park City before becoming a permanent display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC Included in the exhibit is a faceted red beryl stone originally owned and prepared by Rex and Ted Harris of Delta The exhibit was first displayed at Sutton’s Jewelry Store and later at the Kimball Art Center in Park City According to Tina Harris Nielson the Smithsonian supplied gold to be used with the gems by top designers for fashioning jewelry The red beryl was used in a bracelot and as such will be part of the permanent display in Washington The red beryl newest of gems is mined in only one place in the world-tViolet Claims in Beaver County Utah The mine is owned and operated by Ted and Rex Harris Homemakers School is coming New technology has produced a highly active more vigorous yeast which accelerates the dough rising process Now using the quick mix method which allows this yeast to be added directly to the dry ingredients favorite bread recipes can be made in half the time The convenience of this rapid rising will be demonstrated Friday September 18 at Delta South School by Mishelle Tobeck Homemakers School Home Economist This exciting food and appliance demonstration is free and open to the public It will be begin at 7 pm Be sure to get there early as free a copies of the 1987 HOMEMAKING yeast night Elementary Homemakers School la CARTE Cookbook along with coupons brochures and samples will be handed out at the door and We’re serving up cooking homemaking tips a dish at a time and you're invited to join us Verl Jacobson has created a Garden of Eden in Oak City by Dawn Carder In the middle of a desert region Verl has created a Garden of Jacobson Eden To this spot in Oak City people from all over the state come to enjoy the lush growth and the beautiful plants flowers and trees They also come to buy delicious produce The magnificence is hard to believe yet appreciated by all who stop Born and raised in Oak City Verl was away from the area from 1955 until 1981 working for Hatch Farnsworth He was a cook at oil and seismograph camps traveling all through Arizona Nevada New Mexico Louisiana and Oregon “You’d never believe some of the places I’ve seen!” he related with a smile When it was time to retire though “I had to come home to the desert” Verl Jacobson is proud of his Cannes Retire is hardly a suitable word for Mr Jacobson Oh he will be seventy in February but he has more enthusiasm and energy than many people who are half his age From sunup until after sunset he is busy planting tending and now harvesting his crops that cover nearly every inch of his pro78 acres) Irperty (approximately rigating occurs once every eight days As he says “There is always something to do” The love of planting and watching things grow apparently is just part of Verl Jacobson’s nature While he was working as a cook he had gardens in Tuba City Arizona to which people from the University of Arizona and BYU went to observe “Even birds in migration stopped” he stated Touring his garden spot in Oak Civisitors see Cannes dahlias ty hibiscus Hopi plants from the cox 1987 comb family peach plum and apple trees grapes (there are 300 grape vines all started from seeds) tomatoes (1600 plants) cucumbers and eggplants all in full bloom and all loaded with fruit Towering overhead are evergreens that Verl planted when he was a child Along a path are beautiful rocks saved from many different camp areas in Arizona The fruit trees were started from pits that Verl collected in Hoyt Villa Arizona part of the Hopi village Three of the trees were actually nurtured and bore fruit in Tuba City then to Oak City The three transplanted continue to thrive and bear fruit in the new location! This year Verl Jacobson had an underground storage pit dug and prepared by Norman Henke of Deseret It has a dirt floor and as the name indicates will be used for plant storage during the winter Containers of plants will be protected in the cellar then the cold months throughout taken outdoors again in the spring Another object of interest shared with the lucky visitor and prided by Mr Jacobson is a large meteorite that fell to earth sometime in the 1940s He actually saw it fall but hunted unsuccessfully for many years After the big fire which was nearly forty years later Verl finally located the meteorite on a farm at the mouth of the canyon Persistence was rewarded Why does Verl Jacobson devote endless time and energy to planting nurturing and growing flowers fruits and vegetables? He says “It’s the satisfaction I get from doing it I seem to understand nature” Indeed he does! Verl displays his tomato plants |