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Show A rjCY MILLARD COUNTY USPS 446-74- V FOUNDED IN 1894 25 CENTS 0 MILLARD COUNTY'S FIRST NEWSPAPER NATIONAL NEWSPAPER Founded ASSOCIATION rC' IMS NNA SUSTAINING In-Li- 16&5 MtMBfUOFTMt Friday, Oct. 1,1 982 Millard County Progress, Fillmore, Utah 84631, Volume 88 No. 40 ' ufiGtd F AlS0C'dt00 UtJft Of Taxes eu Payments Made County and local govenments in Utah will soon receive $7,929,891 from the Federal govenment as compensation for tax free land within those counties and local jurisdictions, according to Congressman Jim Hansen The Department of Interior mailed out the checks on September 27. of Millard Countys portion of the taxes money is $307,677. Congressman Hansen met recently with Department of Interior Secretary Jim Watt regarding the payment in lieu of taxes (PILT) checks for Utah governments. These payments are calculated under a formula based on acres of Federal land aifminstered by the Interior, Agriculture and Defense Departments and therefore, lost to local tax ). ere, left to right, Elva Richmsn, Ann Vicki JoAnn Utley, Val Clulf, end Kirk Dean Mitchell, Nielson, Terry Perkins, Bennett, Harding. All dressed up lor the ennuel Cub Scout Pow-Wo- ". m, V J r A y a rolls. It's a fight every year to get the PILT money, but we were able to come up w ith it this year, Hansen said at his meeting with Secretary Watt. Hansen is a cosponsor of legislation offered by Congressman Kogovsek of Colorado which, if passed, would mandate that 10 of our cub scout leaders and the 4 impression percent of Federal mineral royalties be set program we have going here in the Millard aside each year in a payment in lieu of taxes District, was extremely favorable and (hey fund. complemented all concerned. Under the Kogovsek legislation, local Special invitations were extended to several officials could count on a steady and sure source surrounding Districts to participate in the of income, Hansen said. Right now, with and leaders from the Delta and the present system, its very difficult for Sanpete Districts attended. officials to plan their budgets because they just Following the training sessions, awards cant depend on PILT funds coming in on were presented to the Meadow and Holden time, or in sufficient amounts," Hansen Pack leaders for their winning entries in the added. pirate ship building contest. Neckerchief slides Secretary Watt, during his meeting with were presented to the staff and instructors for Hansen, said that Interior agencies will be their work on the activity, and an outstanding good neighbors to your local governments. lunch was served to all who attended. These counties and towns often provide costly services on Federal lands, but we frequently don'tacknowledgethiscooperation." Millard District Cub Scout Leaders Hold Successful Pow-Wo- w On Saturday, September 25, Cub Scout Leaders from the Millard District gathered in the Fillmore Stake Center to participate in the Annual T raining Pow-WoThis year offered special training by instructors from the Mt. Nebo District. Those who attended received many program helps and ideas for the coming year's cub scout program. Special guests included Barney McGarry, Utah National Parks Council Cub Scout Chairman and Gladys Gilson, Council Cub Scout Training Chairman. They gave instruction on conducting cubbing programs book. Their and the use of the Pow-Wo- Pow-Wo- Outstanding Young Men named i Weather Report T. By The Board of Advisors for the Outstanding Young Men of America Awards Program announced today that the following Millard County men have been selected for inclusion in the 1982 edition of Outstanding Young Men of America. Michael R. Evans of Fillmore, James Earl Beckstrand of Meadow, James L. Hare, former Fillmore resident now living in Murray, and Steven Keith Hensley, past manager of Fillmores branch of Zions Bank . These men were selected from nominations received from Senators, Congressmen, Governors, Mayors, State Legislators, University and College Presidents and Deans as well as various civic groups, including the United States Jaycees which also endorses the Outstanding Young Men of America program. In every community there are young men working diligently to make their cities, as well as their country, better places in which to live. These men, having distinguished themselves in one or more fields of endeavor, are outstanding and deserve to be recognized for their achievements. The criterial for selection include a mans voluntary service to community, professional leadership, business academic achievement, advancement, cultural accomplishments and civic and political participation. These men, along with fellow Outstanding Young Men throughout North America will be featured in this prestigious annual awards publication. The Board of Advisors and Editors for the organization salute all chosen as Outstanding Young Men of America. We take great pride in bringing their accomplishments to the attention of the American public, they said. Local Winners In Civic Beautification Program From hundreds of entries in the 1982 Civic Beautification Awards Program several Millard County residents were named winners. Entries from all over the entire slate were judged in the annual beautification contest sponsored by the Salt Lake Tribune with the cooperation of the Utah State and the Utah Associated Garden Clubs. It took 41 judges traveling hundreds of miles to elect the district winners. Of the district winners one entry from each city was selected as a state winner. Millard County District winners are: Howard Andrews, E. L. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Don Iverson, Fillmore Cemetery, Mr. and Mrs. Merrell Hone, Gloria Tomkinson.all first place; Dwight Huntsman, William Perkes, second place; Fillmore-UtaStake Center, Mr. and Mrs. Jack McBride, The County Courthouse, John and llene Cooper, Mrs. Golden Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Duane R. Baugh, Mr. and Mrs. Glen L. Quigley, Mr. and Mrs. Willord Jensen, Fillmore Park. continuous North improvement. Since Fillmore was the only town in Millard County to enter the contest, only one state winner was selected from Millard County. The state winner is Mr. and Mrs. Don Iverson. h Certificates of merit will be presented to the district winners and plaques to the stale winners at a special awards ceremony and tea on Saturday. Oct. 2, at the Garden Clubs Center, Sugar House Park, in Salt Lake City. The awards ceremony will be at I p.m. with a tea scheduled for 2 p.m. and a slide program of prize-- inning projects at 3 p.m. The judges also awarded special awards to those who have excelled in beautification. Among those receiving these special awards was Gloria Tomkinson of Fillmore. Mrs. Ervin R. (Stella) Day of Fillmore is a member of the general committee for the Utah Civic Beautification Awards. This year a special new and valuable award w as given to the community w hich w as judged the neatest town in the state. It is called the Tidy Town Award. The Utah Association of Nurserymen will present three block tree plantings, each worth approximately $400 to the community with the most entries with a population of under 3,000; to the community with the most entries with population of over 3,000, and to the community which has improved most in a years period. The towns winning these awards are Price, Panguitch, and Minersville. Volunteers for CFF campaign Mrs. Deanna Probst of Fillmore will be one of thousands of volunteers throughout the nation who will conduct a Kiss Your Baby campaign to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation this fall. These volunteers will call on their neighbors to encourage them to kiss their babies and ask their help in the fight for the millions of children across the country who disease. suffer from this There is one sign unique to the possible presence ot cystic fibrosis to which all parents can be alerted. The sweat of children who have the disease is often unusually salty. So, if you detect a taste of salt when kissing your childs skin, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundai ion advises seeing a doctor. To volunteer for the Kiss Your Baby campaign, or for more information about cystic fibrosis, please contact Mrs. Probst at Jay a O ,4f rc m this demonstration. Note car door (dark line in the center of the smoke at top) was blown several feet away. Scene investigators were hard put to determine the kind of explosive used in this test car bombing. white Bulck Is blown to bits at the Fillmore City Dump during an explosives seminar attended by local police and other officials. A four pound pouch of seismic explosives, commonly used by seismographlc crews working In the area, was used in A Explosives seminar Rogers .01 SaddlesTakenln Burglary Two saddles valued at $1,000 each, two breast collars, four saddle blankets, a bridle, and miscellaneous end wrenches were taken from a building in back of the Otto Hunter residence in Holden the night of Sept. 16th. the Deputy John Kimball investigated Investigation is burglary and theft. continuing. Pickup Stolen On Sept. 26th Sheldon Quarnberg of Scipio reported that his pickup parked in front of his home had been stolen during the night. Taken was a 1978 Dodge lA ton blue and white pickup. Deputy Garth White investigated. Neighbors reported that a female had asked them that night if there was anybody in town who could give her a ride over to the main highway. It was thought there could be a possible connection with this incident and the theft. Arrested On Sex Charge Raymond Dale Huntsman, 24, of Fillmore was arrested Sept. 25th on a charge of Unlawful Sexual Intercourse involving a 14 year old female juvenile runaway. Hewas also charged with supplying alcohol to minors. Deputies John Kimball and Robert Dekker arc the investigating officers. Huntsman was arraigned Saturday and bail was set at $10,000 cash or $20,000 property bond. He was released after posting the property bond. Graduates From POST J. Steve Cherry of Fillmore was among the 21 graduates of the Utah State Peace Officer and Standards (POST) Training commencement exercise held at the new Utah Police Academy in Salt Lake City on Friday, Sept. 17, 1982. Colonel Dennis Nordfelt, Utah Highway Patrol, was the keynote speaker. POST Director D. Clive Winn said Friday's Commencement was the 15th for the academy. Cherry is an officer for the Department of Wildlife Resources and is scheduled to be assigned to the West Millard area upon his return from the academy. Steve is also an Emergency Medical Technician and had been a member of the Fillmore Ambulance Team for over a year until his recent reassignment held for local police Millard County residents are getting used to hearing explosions, either by seismograph crews working in the area or sonic booms from jet aircraft, but Thursdays explosions coming from the Fillmore City Dump were a little bit different. Police officers from Fillmore and Delta Cities, Millard County Sheriffs Department, Utah Highway Patrol, and officials from the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management attended a two-da- y seminar in Fillmore Wednesday and Thursday presented by agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The seminar included all aspects of any dealings they might have with explosives. They concluded with a practical demonstration at the dump. Seismic Pouch explosive was placed under the seat in this car and detonated during Nicholas Derete, the Resident Agent in explosives seminar. Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Bureau's Special Agents Warren Wheeler and John Minichino, all of the Salt Lake City bureau, instructed the group. Derete said classes were held Wednesday to teach them to identify the various kinds of explosives and to teach ihcm to handle and transport explosives xalcly. were also taught bomb scene They investigation and safe methods for destroying explosives, rZpf. he said. Testing day was Thursday, and a practical application in bomb scene search techniques was carried out at the Fillmore City Dump. Special Agents Wheeler and Minichino placed different kinds of common to this area explosives in two old cars donated for this purpose. A white Buick was rigged with four pounds of seismographic explosives under the front seat of the car and a black white Ford had four f pound sucks of dynamite wired under the dashboard. The explosives were detonated blowing the automobiles to bus. O Sc - rs-- "5 vinyl-toppe- one-hal- The Fillmore Fire Department and an ambulance stood by in case ol lire or an accident, but luckily were not needed The officers and other officials were divided into two groups and each group was assigned a car and told to identify the kind of explosive used to bomb their car and where ihe bomb was located in the vehicle using the evidence they found in searching the scene and Irom watching the explosions. Our Millard t ounty personnel did very well in making the identifications required. Agent Dereta said, The public can be a He said that help to law enforcement and that it explosives leave a "signature, someone witnesses a bombing they should pav strick attention to three things: sight, sound, and smell. If they saw a fireball, what color was it? What color was the smoke1 It they heard a sound, was it a sharp crack or was it ) This was the result of detonation of the four pound shown in accompanying photo. md such and vuch a gun power or Mi, li and did ' v .. a of seismic explosive 'tin II lift it me pouch II Derela explained 'hat bo'l ol ilu explosives and Jvim id need in the (seivniographic ue Ihurcdav bombm, cal ;'.ic'cc He va J commercial" explovic c on a while ''Commercial exph'd.ex vmnkc ax opposed 'n r ililai c'p 'i.e which give oil a gray to black note Milibov explosives also have a mot Ji'tui.t ci.ui Iv ihan commercial " I i.e ex. 'e seismographlc crews. whoh,..c w.wke.l i e the past 'cw sea area intcnsivelv e commercial explosives and g ., ol a smoke, but cMc k" like mil rv Dcreia said the xci-igraphic ex; .osi.e n U't have this sharp .rack as the resounding Iron l he depths ba,k up o wha! thev tocoid Just a tew weeks age' some ot :t is aJ been le'r explosive that seismographlc a He ,pl IteVM b - also said ex cvere the hai i p Ik thought c.u anJ coming thing and it, a' we probable would be hearing uu'ic and more abom them in 'he 'ulure |