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Show v' r ! i.i l rr it " '""'l "'1 'f i xn tf ttI t ' jr ij n mi -- . . u. ...w.,., rt ii twii r-- - -i .,,-UJ- nwwyuwuai. i rrfi'i''';-- - :"Y- - - Ja....w -- , , mi J "'t - if 'A At the annual Chamber of Co mmerce banquet held on Feb. J 14, Lew Kofoed, f . ache-Rich lease-purcha- A of The Leader Publishing Company presented the Andy Rytting Community Service Award to Mrs. Ruth Shumway of Garland Ruth was born in Salt Lake City, daughter of Samuel J. and Mary P. Lindsay. She attended Granite High School and Utah State University and later taught school in the Jordan School District While at the University she was sophomore class secretary and was active in the Spurs Service organization. She married James G. Sh 2i ,.-- committee raised an $35,670 in a concentrated weekend fund drive, whch was turn- ed over to Health Services Corporation for start-u- p costs and operating capital until the Hospital could begin to collect patient fees. President Stokes said more than 300 residents of the community were contacted with the majority of the not exceeding contributions Members of the comm'ttee were Rex E. Richards, Frank O. Nisiguchi, Boyd Manns, Jer-e- y Buchanan, Bill Goring, Douglas N. Holmgren, Frank Anderson, Clifford McMurdie. Also Dee Leak, Melvin W. Homer, Charles R. Taylor, Reese B. Mason, Russell B. Webb, Reid L. Oyler, Jay Dee Harris, President Stokes. "We believe this shows the community is solidly united behind the effort to reopen the Hospital and keep it open with the hope that a new facility can be built," President Stokes said. In addition to income from patients, there are four apartments and two professional offices in the building, which are now rented, with a thrid office available. said some Mr. Godfrey repairs and remodeling must be done to bring the building into conformity with the State fire He said code for hospitals. solid core doors will be installed on all stairways and hall openings, transoms over doors to patient rooms sealed, the elevator modernized and brought into conformity with safety regulations, the dumbwaiter eliminated and the shaft VOLUME sealed, the boiler roomsealed-o- ff from the rest of the Hospital, all exposed wiring put into conduit, and a fire alarm system installed. Various projects to build a new hospital for two have been years in the northern Box Elder County farming comm unity. In addition, Frank Nishiguchi, committee spoka esman, said there is a possibility a special taxing district may be created, if an enabling bill now in the State legislature is passed. He also mentioned sales tax is that a half-ce- nt being considered and applications to some philanthropic foundations may be made. He on said no application for funds is pending, since, it is understood "the current administration intends to phase out that program and money just isn't going to be available." Tentative plans call for construction of a modern facility at least as large as the present hospital, but HSC officials point out that utilization of the present facility will determine the numter and type of beds a new hospital should house. Valley Hospital was opened by Dr. Edgar H. White in 1928, and his name has remained with it since that time. He started it as a recent graduate of Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, and continued for 45 years, not only as its administrator, but sometimes as its entire medical staff. At the same time he carried on a practice, with patients from Plymouth and Portage on the fund-raisi- ents of six children. Jim, presently attending Utah State University, Steve, who recently completed an L.D.S. England Central Missionand is attending Brigham Young University, Jeff, attending Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Lori and Carol students at Bear River High School and Eric who is in the fifth grade at the Garland Elementary school. Ruth has lived in this community for 912 years. She cared for Jim's father who died in January at the age of 95. Her husband died in June of f C .x ?" ta1 oa 1967. He was Asst. Manager of First Security Bank. She is a member of the Civic and HomeArts Club of Garland. Through this organization she was a member of a committee for the local M ss America pageant held in conjunction with the Wheat and Beet Days. A member of the Ladies Self Culture Club was president for two years. While in this position she helped acquire draperies for Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home. She also helped with the Art and Flower Shoar during the Wheat and Beet Days. She is very active in local P.T.A. units, serving as sec n retary and president of the Cross and March of Dimes. P.T.A., high school Ruth, has served as Prima r Historian and Committee ChPresident, Relief Society Class airman in high school, Jr. high Leader and has served on the and elementary school P.T.A's. Stake Board of the Relief SoFor many years she was a ciety for 612 years. She is member of the Box Elder Woalso director of the choir in men's Legislative Council whthe Garland Second Ward. ere has served as an officer. She was a member of a coShe has been a long time mmittee which studied the condance instructor, has helped dition of the old Garland school with the dance program in the and recommended a new school M7A and Primary and has tabe built. Member of volunteer ught dancing on the summer relibrary committee which put creation program in Garland. Garland School Library on the She received this award on Dewey Decimal System. the basis of leadership in her Participated in and headed drives for Cancer, Heart, Red community. Garland 52 NUMBER 22 north, to Corinne on the south, Park Valley on the west, and fund-raisi- east. he is now UTAH, 84337 85 and government require- ments for changes to conform to FEBRUARY Medicare and Medicaid stand- - ards, necessitating a sizeable 22, 1973 outlay of funds, forced Dr. White to close the Hospital in June, 1972. ng "".. , - i if V M0 Hill-Burt- . wide-rangi- iiMiMmiiimMMmmmiflm SOON TO OPEN - Bear River Valley Hospital will be opened under the control Beoc River It VclCNlNtf Soh ng ho i Honeyville on the Advancing age tremonton, f2 ng 70-ye- " 3 IE! IS ng $200. V':" umway June 25, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple. They were par- i Banquet Honors Sugar Beet Industry The Garland sugar factory likely will produce more sugar this season than any previous history, a year in its ar sugar company executive said here tonight. Rowland M. Cannon, president of Utah-IdaSugar Company, addressed an Appreciation Night banquet of the Bear River Valley Chanber of Commerce. Mr. Cannon thanked the Bear River Valley, and all other Utahns, for their support of the industry. Governor Calvin Rampton had signed a proclamation designating today "Beet Sugar Day" in Utah in honor of the occasion. "We have been operating at Garland for 70 years, Mr. Cannon said, "and we sincerely hope to be here at least 70 more years." Elmo Christensen, president of the Chamber of Commerce, presided at the banquet, which was attended by about 250 persons. Melvin Foxley was master of ceremonies. Tracing the history of the beet sugar industry, which first came to the IntermountalnWest with the Lehl sugar factory in 1891, Mr. Cannon said the Gar-la- nd factory was the second In Utah, suiting operation in 1903. The plant has beenenlargedand modernized many times during the years, Mr. Cannon said, noting that the sugar produced "'ity, ' - RECEIVES AWARD - Lew Kofoed, of The Leader Publishing Co. is shown presenting the Andy Rytting Community Service Award to Ruth Shumvay of Garland. She was given this award for her years of service in the community. 45-ye- '' 1 Mini StoMUIalV . t--; oration of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. ar The old Hospital has been closed since June, 1972. Theron J. Godfrey, Administrator of the Logan LD3 Hospital, will also direct operations at the Tremonton facility, which will be known as the Bear River Valley Hospital. Under the regional operating concept proposed by Health Services Corporation, he will have full resources of the Logan Hospital and the McKay-De- e Hospital Center in Ogfen to draw on for needed services. Mr. Godfrey said target dates are now being established for relicensure, staffing and opening. The Church will operate the Hospital for $1 a year on an interim basis of one to three years, while a study is made by the Bear River Health Planning Council of the need for health care facilities in the Box County region. Subject to confirmation of that need, a new facility will be built. that would Arrangements permit the HSC operation were negotiated with Dr. Edgar H. iVhite, the Hospital's founder, by a group of Tremonton citizens, headed by LD3 Stake Presidents Deloris Stokes and Dr. George Ficklin, and known as the Bear River Valley Leasing Corporation. The agreement with Dr. White se provides for an $85,000 arrangement for the building and property and $5000 for supplies on the premises. ?a' Micr JJ .1 The Valley Hospital in Tremonton will be reopened in the near future under the management of Health Services Corp- -- I Elder Marvin J. Ashton Bear River South Stake Conference will be held Feb. 24 and 25th, at the Stake Center. A reorganization of Stake Presidency will take place under the direction of Elder Marvin J. Ashton, an Apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of PAST PRESIDENT - Donald Stenquist presents the past Presidents assisted by Carl W. Award to Elmo Christensen, President of the Chamber of ComBuehner, Regional Representmerce. He was the past president as well as the new president ative of the Twelve. He received this award at the annual banquet held on Feb. 14. On Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m., there will be a meeting for the Stake Presidency, High in the plant's first year would factory operation. It is necesCouncil, Stake Clerks, Bishoponly amount to about one week's sary to innovate and make imnormal operation at the present provements almost continually, rics, Branch Presidency, and time. He said it appeared the he added, to meet the economic the seven Presidents of Sevefactory would produce more pressures mat are a part of nths. 'There will be a Leadership the modern business scene in sugar this year than ever beUtah as well as in the rest of meeting at 7 p.m. for all husfore, something In excess of bands and wives and single perthe nation. Among new tech90,000,000 pounds. sons who are heads of houseDiscussing the present status niques, he said, is the deholds in the stake. of the industry, Mr. Cannon of velopment plastic covering The session on Sunday will commented sugar beet growers and forced air circulation to to maintain proper conditions in be held at 10:00 a.m. The Stake had consistently have Male Chorus will furnish the modernize and attain greater sugar beet storage piles, curmusic under the direction of efficiencies, and these same used experimentrently being Brother Fred Kenlcy. needs have been mirrored in ally in Utah. Latter-Day-Sain- ts, Stake President George C. Ficklin, says visitors are welcome. The visiting Generai Authority will carry to the conference a special visual message from Harold B. Lee, world president of the Church. President Lee's message will especially emphasize the strengthening of the home, answering many questions which face families in these challenging times referring also to influences found around the world which strike at the home and the sacred relationship of husband and wife, of parents and their children. President Lee discusses especially those factors in the Church program that build for family solidarity. The visiting General Authority is expected also to enlarge on this message during the conference sessions. Marvin J. Ashton, long prominent in youth leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was named a member of the Council of the Twelve on December 2, 1971. An Assistant to the Council of Twelve since October. 1969. he Is advisor of the Church Social Services Program, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Church Health Services Corp., a member of the Board of Education of the Church, an advisor to Church Internal Communications, chairman of Physical Facilities Advisory Committee, advisor as a member of the Twelve to Physical Facilities Department and member of Expenditures Committee. Elder Ashton served 11 years as an assistant general superintendent of the Young Men's Stake To Mutual Asso- Improvement ciationyouth activity program of the Churchand 21 years as a general board member. He has directed much of his time and attention to youth leadership and problems. He has served as a national committeeman of the Boy Scouts of America and on the regional executive council and the executive committee of the Great Salt Lake He holds the Silver Council. Bear and Silver Antelope Scouting awards for outstanding service to boys, and is an Eagle wftf fit Rtfr" T mi Kl aswv?? of L. D. S. Church Inlold CoGiffere&KG As an MIA executive he 1939 and was captain of the. basketball team, youth missionary supervised Church-wid- e activites in music, dance, which won the British National drama, speech and athletics. championship. He has traveled world-wias a youth conferFor 25 years he supervised athletic programs. ence, fireside and youth leadElder Ashton, as a Utah senership director and speaker..' ator, spearheaded legislation In 1969, he was awarded the for improved juvenile detention Homer "Pug" Warner medal for outstanding service and exfacilities. In 1960, he was chairman of the leisure time divisample to youth. ion of the White House Youth Professionally, he serves as Conference for the state of vice president of the Alta Lumber Company, a firm which he Utah. He served a Church mission cont. page in Great Britain from 1937 to Scout. de all-Chu- "elf V i"'? f W 'V NEW BISHOPRIC - Deweyville Ward was reorganized Sunday evening in Sacrament service. The following brethren were sustained in their new positions. Pictured Cright to left) are Paul Spack-ma- n. Second Counselor; Zane Wheatley, Bishop and Gary R. Wangsgard, First Counselor. Back row (right to left) Ferron M. Thayne, Secretary and David Z. Thompson, Clerk. |