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Show iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiii J By SECOND-GUESSER This week we filed a complaint com-plaint against a passenger conductor, con-ductor, and the Union Pacific Railroad Company, for blocking the highway crossing with an over-length train, for more than five minutes, in violation of both city ordinance and ICC regulations. Dr. Herbert B. Fowler informs in-forms us that very recently he waited quite some time for a long freight train to pull into the yards, then, without waiting for rail traffic to clear, another freight started tootin' its whistle and pulled out. There was about time for one car to pass, so Doc turned on his siren and a car coming across the tracks from the opposite direction - pulled aside to let Doc pass on the hurry call. No other car got by until the long freight had pulled out of the yards. The assistant superintendent! of this division was on the passenger pas-senger train which blocked the crossing Monday morning. We called it to his attention and he asked us to "Give us a chance to correct these things." We feel they've had ample opportunity, in the more than two years since Milford folks started really complaining com-plaining about blocking our only outlet with long freights and over-length passenger trains. It seems to us they're immune to adverse public reaction. They know the law as well as we do, but they still block our crossing, and. the conductor, a Mr. Riley from Salt Lake, informed Judge Koch that "I'm getting used to complaints - go ahead and file it." That would bear out our suspicion that the U P is going to continue to run its railroad as it chooses, without regard for the inconveniece of others or the statute books And they'll keep on cutting off crews and adding cars to their trains, blocking crossings with no regard for the law, as long as they can get by with it. "Bill" Miller, Clerk of Beaver Beav-er County for the past lfrodd years, resigned his office last week, effective July 1. Mr! Miller was a modern-day "holdover" from the public officials offi-cials of other days. When running run-ning for office he seldom did any, campaigning, and didn't rieed to. He campaigned all year, 'every year, by the efficient manner in which he ran his office. Modern "public servants" serv-ants" would do well to take a page from Bill Miller's book, and treat their constituents with the same courtesy and consideration consider-ation shown by Mr. Miller. Beaver County Commissioners will look a long time before finding someone who can really fill his shoes. Mr.. Miller is a native of Greenville, but spent many years in Milford, as a merchant J and as postmaster for four years. He served a term as bishop of the Milford L D S ward, and has held many church offices in Beaver. Mr. Miller will make his home with a daughter, Mrs. Juainta Nelson, in California. We publish (without comment but with a slightly red face) the following note from Paul P. Ashworth of Richfied, who for many years was Mrs. Vena Wilson's Wil-son's "boss": Dear Steve: If Mrs. Wilson were only 63, as you report in your excellent article in the May 26 News, I dare say she would take you over her knee! Anyway, whether she is 63 or 74, we Telluriders as well as you Milfordites have every reason to be proud of her, and thankful for the inspiration she is to all of us. Dr. and Mrs. L. F. Kohler and son Ned joined Dr. Kohler's brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Kohler 'Snd Ross and Linda, of Salt Lake, at Richfield, and the families enjoyed the Memorial holidays touring Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon. Can-yon. The W. J. Dawson family was in Salt Lake last week, visiting relatives. |