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Show was particularly active in the women's service organizations. organiza-tions. The family's influence was deep in the life of Mil -ford's people. Rev. Root transferred to Durango, Colorado, in 1929 and for 24 years remained as their minister in that city. His interests in archeology became manifest and his activity ac-tivity in this field made him one of the foremost authorities author-ities in the Durango area. He did considerable writing and has various publications in this field. His home and various museums give evidence evi-dence of his profound knowledge know-ledge concerning Indian artifacts. ar-tifacts. His genius as an artist can be seen in the results re-sults of his diggings. The Rev. Homer E. Root, who died May 1, 1977, in Durango, retired from the ministry in 1953 and had spent much of his time persuing per-suing his interests in the out-of-doors. He and his wife operated a small crafts shop in Durango and his creativity was made available avail-able to all. He served as an assistant at First Methodist Church in Salt Lake City and as pastor pas-tor at Park City, Utah, be-s be-s fore he came to Milford to assume the position there. His widow, Mrs. WilmaC' Root, resides in Durango, Colorado, at P.O. Box 901. Her daughter Eunice and several sev-eral grandchildren are there, also. The Rev. Homer E. Root is a legend with those who knew and loved him and it is with a great deal of sadness that I have recently learned of his passing. He's made an indelible imprint on my own life as well as on the lives of innumerable others with whom he met. Milford and its long-time community members will remember re-member with fondness the life of their former Minister and friend. Sincerely, Bill Tribole Bountiful, Utah Dear Red; Re: Destruction of household house-hold pets (dogs and cats) by poison or trap. During the past one and one -half months, four incidents inci-dents of dog poisonings and one incident of a house cat being caught in a coyote trap have been reported to the Milford Police Dept. Three of the four poisonings have been directed at dogs belonging belong-ing to Mrs. Marylyn Baldwin, Bald-win, all three dogs were poisoned while on her property prop-erty and confined inside her yard. Another dog was discovered dis-covered by Jake Schow and reported to me. The owner of this pet is still unknown. Mrs. Baldwin also report- ' ed to me that she had lost two house cats by poisoning. AU of the animals lost by Mrs. Baldwin have, to my knowledge, been of no problem or nuisance to anyone any-one in the areaof whichMrs. Baldwin lives. It is the intention of the Milford Police Dept. to insure in-sure prosecution of anyone caught poisoning animals. The prosecutions would be for destroying private property. prop-erty. The person, if caught, could also be sued civilly for damages by the victim. In this case of Mrs. Baldwin, Bald-win, two registered Dober-man Dober-man Pincers and a registered register-ed German Sheperd could amount to quite a large sum. I feel that the person or persons responsible for these poisonings should be stopped before someone is injured by a crazed dog or ; Feedback He taught sportsmanship as he set the example in so doing. do-ing. Old time residents will re -member particularly his ability as an artist with brush and paints as well as with words. His sermons were masterpieces and stimulated the m inds of those who were in his congregation and in his study classes. The festive seasons of Christmas and Easter were made more meaningful by the physical changes that he made inside the church with colorful paper, pa-per, fresh plants, and live trees. This was at the time when the youth program of the. Methodist Church was called the Epworth League. He took several of the young people to a State -wide gathering In the Wasatch Range area and let them share and compete with others with sim ilar abil -ities and interests. He gave the youths in the desert a chance to exchange ideas and ideals with the youth of other areas something new for Milford's boys and girls heretofore. His mother, Ida J. Root, lived with him and his wife, Wllma, and daughter, Eunice. Ida J. Root was a fine musician musi-cian and supplied music for the congregation. Mrs. Root also participated in one of the best choirs ever known to the community. Mrs. Root Dear Editor: There will be a few of the long-time residents ofMil- ford and BEAVERCOUNTY NEWS readers out of state who will be sorry to hear of the recent death of one of Milford's former outstanding outstand-ing citizens and community leaders who passed away in Durango, . Colorado, and whose funeral services were held May 3rd The Rev. Homer E. Root. Rev. Root served the Milford Mil-ford Methodist Church for a period of perhaps three years and transferred to Durango, Colorado, in 1929 at a time when the church was at its peak numerically and financially. finan-cially. The UPRR's employ -m ent reached its zenith at this time when the steam shops were in full operation and all allied departments were at heavily employed. Shortly thereafter the UPRR shops were virtually closed and moved to C a liente and the decline de-cline of membership followed with the departure of the Rev. Root and his family. This young minister had a genius for youth leadership, for art, for originality. Innovations In-novations unheard of before in Mllfordwere begun byhlm. Building programs and yard beautification altered the phslcal appearance of the little lit-tle Methodist Church. Trees and shrubbery were planted In the desert community and the youth of the curch vied with one another to see who could make outside growth the more beautiful. The UPRR built one of the finest tennis courts in the en -tire State of Utah duringthls period and Rev, Root was a very active participant in competition. He was one of the finest tennis players In Utah and helped many of Milford's boys and girls to learn the game of tennis ten-nis and to enter in to com -petition with other communities commun-ities In UPRR -oriented tournaments. He was one of the first trout fishermen to use and direct others in the Beaver C ounty area with the fly as lure. Beaver Canyon was a favorite fishing stream and he taught many of us how to use artificial flies as lures. perhaps poison getting into the hands of an unsuspecting child. Your assistance in this matter, as well as any information infor-mation from the public which may assist this department in stoppingthese poisonings, would be greatly appreciated. Dennis B. Cox Marshal |