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Show Standard Rate U S. Postage Paid Milford. UT. 64751 Purr No. IS Utah Press Association 307 West 300 South, Suite 5005 Salt Lake City UT 84101-121- 2 P.O. Box 224 Milford, UT 84751 ill iii in 4 V? MARCH 20,1997 VOL. VII NO. 12 in a Historical Tidbits ' I ill .1 '1 By Norman Baxter: In August of 1944 the Navy landed at the Ulithi i I. Atoll. The enemy had abandoned it so there wasrft one shot fired, the atoll was circular and the lagoon was large enough that it could anchor almost the entire Pacific fleet. There were several islands around the perimeter, covered with Palm trees and there were beautiful beaches. We spent five months there in that Tropical 1 wMf ipWp rw r L HI AT-- - v - - , - r The Milford Public Library before structural improvements in the mid 1980s. Mrs. Kathleen Jones lived up to her 1987 goal of improving the library. When she died suddenly last month, not only did she leave "her house" in order, new books were on the way. A widowed homemaker, Mrs. Jones began her library career as a "Green Thumb " worker under former librarian Margaret Grimshaw. When Mrs. Grimshaw retired, Kathleen went on to obtain state certification for herself and the library. In 990 she was named "Utah Librarian of the Year". By that time the library had become a modern-fictioestablishment with 10 of the collection dedicated as reference works. And....Kathleen didn't lean on her laurels. She continued to aggressively seek out grants and The library building was funding to keep the library on a constant upward spiral. mid-8it was showing signs of serious structural damage. constructed in 1939, and by the The building is owned by the city, with library acquisitions and librarian's salary funded by Beaver County. In 1983, the city considered combining with the school library. Community support, however, was strong for preserving the old library. Grants, solicitations, hundreds of letters to "friends of the library", saved the building and brought it to the current condition. The front of the building was reconstructed, and the inside was refurbished. Computers, a great sdectiontxwks, art works donated or on loan from local artists make the library truly a treasure. Selma Kirk, Kathleen's friend and assistant, and Carla Fowles, library board member, are keeping things intact until a new librarian comes on board. County Commissioners have discussed turning the library funding and management to the city. As soon as this decision has been reached, whichever entity that is in charge will advertise for a librarian. City library board members are Sherri Yardley, Chairman; Selma Kirk, Wayne Wiseman, Jr., commission Carla Joan Holland; Fowles; Gary Sullivan, county representative; Mary secretary; Wiseman, city council representative. There is also a vacancy on the board. The ESA Sorority took the library as a project about 17 years ago. In 1980 they donated the first of the paper back racks, allowing book stock to increase further. Toni Rollins, Betty Baxter, Karen Thomas and Kathy Lyon served on the board at that time. ESA earned money from bake sales, doll and hope chest drawings, and a fashion show to help the library. When the furnace blew up and decorated the library with unwanted smoke, the Sorority ladies washed down the walls as an emergency measure... then organized a paint crew to complete the clean-uMrs. Grimshaw's thanks for the clean-u- p effort also included mention of a new clock donated to the library by Trudy Smith. (Continued on page 2) 1 n, pre-scho- ol, 0s vice-chairm- door-to-Iearni- ng paradise. Battleships, Cruisers, Carriers and all types of ships came in from The men came their battles. unwind. One and rest ashore to island was for the enlisted men. They were each given a ration of 3 cans of Beer. On our island, the larger one, was an Officers recreation area. Officers had a' monthly allowance of whiskey. Those that didn't drink sold their $3 bottle for as much as $40 to enlisted men, but most of them drank it and unwound. Our group of Chief Petty Officers had a Quonset Hut with dining room, kitchen and walk-i- n freezer. We elected an old Chief to be our Procurement Officer and he was unbelievable! He would go out to the supply ships and would come back with the best of food. One day he returned with a large steaks. case of frozen We were eating much better than the officers. The Commander of the base always managed to be there for dinner. We stayed away from the Officers Country. Some of those They were parties were wild! fresh from Naval battles and came ashore to rest and unwind. But one day, everything came to a head., A Hospital ship anchored in Filet-Mign- on the bay and the nurses came ashore. That must have been a wild night. There were brawls and fights, one Lieutenant with a nurse, his Jeep off the end of a pier drove yum and they would have drowned if Y A' some sailors hadnt dove in after them. When the Base Commander came to dinner, he was still angry. 1 He said that it had to be stopped, that he could always depend on "his' Chiefs in an emergency. We were to chaperone the next f scheduled party. He told us what he wanted and how to do it. On '?"'"'?-Q.-- . that evening we all dressed in our' I ' I' crispest field uniforms, with ,3 v ' ' j 4' 4 t helmet, leggings, pistol belt with Either we were very i impressive or the officers had been 8 t v it warned that the Commander was jaw?"" A backing 'his' Chiefs, for that was the most decent party ever held on the island. If an officer was drinking and getting rowdy, a finger waggled at him took care of the problem. If it didn't then a Chief would talk to him. If an officer and a nurse started walking toward the beach, there was a rz:CWe one step behind. If they got in a Jeep, a Chief jumped in the back seat. Oh! That was a perfect evening. The Commander was jubilant and commended us on a "job well done". I am not certain but surely that Interior of the library before restoration. Some of the light fixtures were donated to the state library at the time the ceiling was lowered and the lighting system modernized. The table was the only time in Naval history in the foreground remains today. Actual date of acquisition is unknown, but Wayne Wiseman, when enlisted men were given Jr. remembers it being in place when he first visited the library in 95 authority over so many gold bars! p. 7 i, 1 f Z "'" A billy-clu- b. ,t 1 COPY 1 Sower's sour on Sulfa Or.....a message for Marshall? Larry Sower laid out the intricate details on a transaction between Beaver County Commissioner Gary Sullivan and Circle 4 Farms in which he said Sullivan benefitted to the tune of $700,000.. Sower said that both he, as a councilman and a Circle 4 employee, and Sullivan, as a commissioner, were directly involved in the procurement of the Milford Industrial Park property The company overlooked a 33' strip of land by the company. owned by Sullivan which provided the only practical access; Sullivan did not volunteer the information. Sower said that when the company discovered their error, they called Sullivan and offered to pick up the property. He alleged mat Sullivan proposed setting up a $1 million farm trust, to make low interest or no interest farm loans, that he would operate as a trustee. The first loan from the trust would then be $690,000. to pay off Sullivan's farm debt. Sower described it as an interest savings of the above mentioned figure. .. At that point, Rob Adams came on board. Sower said that Adams asked County Attorney Leo Kanell about the propriety of Sullivan's action It was a private deal, and Kanell says mat it was not improper so long as Sullivan did not use his office as commissioner as a negotiating tool. Did the Sower company.. ..or ..mink personally.. they were buying more man a 33' strip of land? Sower told the city council Tuesday evening that Sullivan had been 100 for the Circle 4 project before the mill problem, but his commitment has Sullivan entered a protest vote, in a special commission meeting Monday, against a resolution declaring intent to develop CID 97--1 (see legal on page 5) for the purpose of road improvements; $3.6 million cost to be assessed against Circle 4 $500 per property (7.100 acres acre) and $130,000 paid by county. ebbed somewhat since, Ross Commissioner and he thinks Sullivan member of the Marshall is a voting should resign from his County Planning Commission. office as commissioner. He abstained when the first vote Appointing Jofyn Leko and on the Circle 4 boar stud facility Alice Smith to the county was cast on March 5. The issue is board are planning before the planning board again examples of the opposition Wednesday evening. Sower cited. (Leko was appointed before the mill incident, and Smith was the only applicant to fill the term vacated by Sower.) Sower said he no longer has a connection with Circle 4, but minks the company has not been treated fairly. He further told the council that there are seven projects which could locate in Beaver County, adding 300 good paying jobs. "Nobody is watching the store," he said before adding that if all of these projects come on line, the county will be out of power. (Pearl Queen Perlite, Twin Mountain (Kiewit), Centurion, and Kennecott mining projects are all in various stages of construction and operation. Doug Carriger, county planner who was in attendance Tuesday evening, said he is unaware of other industries.) Sower said the reason that there are no high dollar homes here is because developers are afraid to spend money because of the squabbling. Developers, on the other hand, indicate mat lending entities are hesitant to invest because odor may devalue property. Milford Valley Healthcare News ByJohnGledhill Dr. Bradely Spaulding has asked the hospital for a 30 day leave of absence for medical reasons. During this time Dr. Saroor Alam and Mary Wiseman PAC have agreed to see his patients. More information will be made available to our patients as the information becomes available. Minersville clinic will be staffed from 2 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Pregnant patients who arc within 30 days of delivery should make arrangements with another hospital for delivery. Beaver physicians have offered to furnish emergency backup coverage to our facility and to provide services to any of our OB patients who are within 30 days of their due, with the delivery being performed at the Beaver hospital. There is also very fine obstetric care offered in Cedar City and St. George. (Continued on page 2) MHS Events by Kristen Bailey Junior Prom Saturday March 22, 1997. Promenade Program starts at 10.00 p.m. Everyone come out and support the Juniors. Cheerleading try-ou- ts Tuesday, March 25. Tigerette try-ou- ts Thursday, April 17. Track meet this Friday & Saturday at Pineview High School. Baseball game here in Milford March 19, against Cedar City 3pm & 5pm. Baseball game at Snow Canyon, March 25, 3pm & 5pm Softball game Milford against 3pm & 5pm here at Enterprise Softball game at South Sevier March 26, 3pm & 5pm |