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Show -.7 p - A . I - f " ' t -, - ' ' y ; Milford Mayor Ray Kizer presents engraved watch to Vernon M. Burns, as token of City's appreciation for Mr. Burns' 27 years of service as Milford City Recorder. VERNON BURNS RETIRES AS CITY RECORDER Vernon M. Burns, Milford City Recorder since 1934, will retire Oct. I after 27 years in office. This is believed to be a record rec-ord for length of service as recorder re-corder in Utah. Mr. Burns was feted at a testimonial dinner last Saturday Satur-day at Milt's Stage Stop in Cedar Ce-dar Canyon, attended by all members of the Milford City Council, and Mayor Kizer presented pre-sented him with an engraved watch in appreciation for his many years of service to the city. He was born Sept. 22, 1896, in Whitehouse, Texas, and after aft-er graduating from high school at Mart, Texas, attended the Rice Institute at Houston. He interrupted his schooling to enlist en-list in the Marine Corps during dur-ing World War I, and after discharge completed a business course at Galveston, Texas. He came to Milford in 1924, and was employed by the U P as general clerk in the master mechanic's office, and also held positions as trainmaster clerk roadmaster clerk, and other clerical jobs for the Union Un-ion Pacific. When the army was flying the mail in the '20s, Mr. Burns was airplane dispatcher at the Milford Airport. Later he worked as clerk in the local Post office, and on Oct. 15, 1934, was appointed town board clerk by O. F. Hubbell, town board president. Town trustees at that time were George Litchfield, H. V. Carlson, Carl-son, W. S. Schow, and Wil-lard Wil-lard Nichols. He was reappointed by each succeeding town board president, presi-dent, including Harry Hearn, George Litchfield, L. A. Wy-naught, Wy-naught, Walt E. Martin, L. B. waddingham (father of Senate President Thorpe Wadding-. Wadding-. M. H. Pool, and Carlyle wonning; and by each city Mayor after Gov. Herbert B. Maw declared Milford a city: L. Smith, J. D. Kirk and Ray Kizer. At the time Mr. Burns was ""t appointed, Milford had a m'U levy of 10 mills, and with Water revenues raised $23,500 ,a,s the operating revenue for ne year; and total assets of he Milford State Bank were 322,000. Fr I960, the 23.5 mill levy ,,.other revenues furnished .0M for the city dads to "se in running the city, and !ffts ot the local bank are mJ than $3 minion. , Mr. Burns has noted many Joradnges since coming to Mil- , Major changes," he said, Progressi0vlltin"ing' gradUal and iiiri : e lmProvement in com Ut every face f the ommunity. When x was first iZt t0Wn clerk' Main lihti Was gravel and tne C2rnasf,the id-time buib orossin! " the middle of each street wasn't a paved I th. ,m 4wn, and few trees. brick k there was only one 0CCUB- rf' the 0ld h0tel n0W 'tments Ja Bardsley out0!?' Mr' Burns Pointed very street in Milford is Coinued on Back Page they retire," he said. "Ths( won't happen to me. I iove m' electric organ, and Want . keep on studying music I ijw to paint and like my garden ing. I'll keep busy . . . anj happy." HERE'S MORE ABOUT Vernon Burns Contiued from Page One paved, with curbs and gutters, the downtown area is brightly illumni'ated with "white way" ' lighting, and Milford has probably prob-ably seen more new homes built in the last decade than any other community of its size in Utah. Every street is lined with shade trees, and well-kept lawns have replaced sandy tumbleweed beds. Mr. Burns has been active in the Milford Post of The American Legion, holding every ev-ery office except commander. For many years he was adjutant adju-tant and finance officer. He is a past master of Al-. Al-. bert Pike Lodge No. 14, Free and Accepted Masons of Utah. An accomplished musician, also an excellent artist, he plans to "continue" his interrupted inter-rupted studies in music, paint a great deal, enjoy his home on North Main Street, and enlarge en-large his flower garden. "I've heard of so many folks becoming bored with life after |