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Show The TBeawr IPves County Seat Newspaper Publication No. 047400 THE WEATHER Lo Hi 87 45 June 6 69 44 June 7 SJune Need Ambulance? Call 438-241- 6 BEAVER, UTAH 84713. VOLUME 76, NUMBER 24 r V';'' n Are you ready for a great summer filled with lots of swimming activities at the Beaver City Municipal Pool? If you're not, you had better hurry because the Convention will be held Friday, June 15th at 8:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Beaver County Court Room. . I V: The pool may be reserved after hours from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. A one day notice will be required in order to make proper arrangements.' The price for reserving the pool is $10 for one hour or $15 for two hours. Each Monday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. will be family night. Each member of a family will be charged 50 cents for a swim if they are accompanied by their family. Escalating prices of fuel oil and other items used in operating a swimming pool have made it necessary to increase the prices for admission. Prices will be: 50 cents Ages 75 cents Ages $1.00 Ages 18 and over Beaver County Democratic Fair Queen, Dairy Princess Contest Set Again this year the Beaver County Fair Queen and Dairy Princess Contests will be combined, and will be held during the Beaver County Fair. To enter, a contestant must be a high school graduate and under twenty five years old. A talent is also required for the contest. Those wishing more information may contact Bonnie Hardy, County Chairman, or Connie Barnes, Milford; Jetta Davie, Minersville; Janet Bradshaw, Beaver. Linda Sullivam, of Milford, won and went on the contest to win the State Dairy Princess crown. The pageant will be held the first night of the Beaver County Fair, August 9th. last-yea- r, DORIS HUTCHISON is Beaver County's new, official jail matron. She resides in Greenville with her husband, Clarence. Doris Hutchison of Greenville has completed training at the Utah State Jail Corrections Academy in Salt Lake City. Training was under the direction of Lynn Lund, head of Peace Officers' Standards Training Agency. Mrs, Hutchinson is certified by the Utah Police Officers Association. She received instruction in criminal law, jail history, narcotics, search proceedures, crime health and food investigation, services for jails and juvenile detention. Doris was one of three women in a class of seventeen. - She is the first trained matron in Beaver County. She has been filling the position as an untrained deputy in thex County Beaver has New Telephone Man When Mountain Bell customers in Beaver County speak of "the telephone man," they are most likely referring to Lowell "Butch" Mercier. Officially, Mercier's title is "Combination Technician." He has the responsibility of doing whatever needs to be done to provide telephone service in his assigned location. The term "combination" is derived from the varied tasks involved in installation and repair work. It's a challenging job, according to Mercier, because of the various duties. "I may be the only telephone person people see," he comments, "and pleasing the customer is very impo- Sheriffs Department. Clarence, Doris' husband, took the class at the same time. He is jailor at the County Jail. His job is booking, breath testing, dispatching, and finger printing. as Having Mrs. Hutchison official matron at the Beaver County Jail makes it possible to incarcerate women at the jail when necessary. Previously, women prisoners had to be transported to Cedar City. rtant." Mercier was recently assigned to Beaver to replace Rodney "Skip" Thompson who was transferred to a telephone facilities construction job in Cedar City. The territory for the technician based in Beaver includes Milford, Minersville, and Cove Fort. In spite of the demanding requirements of the job, Mercier says he enjoys the satisfaction he derives from his work. But, he points out that it's important for customers to realize the assignment isn't always an Law Officers Join for Blood Shuttle around-the-cloc- job. "Some people don't call repair services, they just wait until they see me in my truck," he observes. "Both new service and repair orders are important, but sometimes there are other people ' Utah Highway Patrol and Beaver County Sheriffs Department made an emergency blood shuttle run Tuesday, June 12, 1979. The run was from Richfield to Milford. Three officers were involved in the shuttle. Utah Highway Patrol brought the needed blood to Clear Creek where County Deputy Hutchison picked it up. He transported it to the Adamsyille turn off where Deputy Cartwright took it and transported it to Milford Hospital. When an emergency, blood shuttle is needed a 1039 is called which means "urgent, use lights and siren." When you see or hear a police vehicle approaching from either direction using lights and siren, pull over and get out of its way. It's errand is an emergency and is urgent. involved LET US KNOW If you know of something which yon think should be In the paper tell us. We will research it. If possible we will print it. and we must follow certain procedures." Long hours, the need to be resourceful, work in all kinds of weather, and occasional loneliness are part of the job. "Here, I'm responsible for both the job and the paperwork," Butch comments. "The better I do a job, the fewer problems I'll have." He has to be familiar with all types of telephone installations, 10-4- 5 14-1- 5 age-lim- it good swimmers who would like to become certified lifeguards under the American Red Cross program. This course would run for approximately eight days. The time of this course will be arranged after sign up at the pool in order to work around work schedules. We are also looking for some super, enthusiastic swimmers who would like to compete on a swimming team. Anyone age 8 is eligible to compete on our team as long as they can swim one length of our pool. We will be working very closely with the swimming team from Cedar City, Utah, in order to prepare for a beginning swimming meet in Provo, Utah later in June. For any information concerning the classes and swimming team, please contact Julie Gillies at the pool or call her at WELLS FARRER Wells Farrer Honored Wells S. Farrer from Beaver High School was honored at the Utah State University in Logan, last week. At a banquet of almost 1,000 people. Wells was presented a plaque, conferring on him "The Outstanding Teacher Award." Each year the Utah Vocational Association honor individuals who, in the opinion of their peers, show "unsurpassed leadership and performance in promoting education in the World of Work." Wells will retire this August after teaching for forty years at Beaver High School in Vocational Agriculture and Shop. Wells was also presented a plaque and a monogrammed, wool blanket from the State years-thirty-f- McCoy Williams and Robert Puffer were released as counselors to Bishop Jay Hiatt at Sa'T.ament Meeting Service on Sunday June 10. Called to serve as the new counselors were Samuel Florence and Ronald Gale. President Paul K. Nielson presided at the meeting and conducted the business. He expressed the appreciation of the stake to those being released for the service that they had rendered and challenged the new bishopric in the great stewardship that was theirs, to assist the ward in achieving new goals and the membership our Vocational Agriculture Association. He was accompanied to Logan by his wife, Louise. WANTED: FOR Impersonating a member of the Butch Cassldy Gang. Handle with care. May need sympathy. 1979 Dance Festival Beaver Stake will hold a Dance Festival on Tuesday, June 19th. Everyone is urged and invited to see and enjoy this spectacular event performed by youth and adults of Beaver, Minersville and Miford. The Dance Festival will be held at the Beaver High football field. Remember, the date is Tuesday, June 19th at 8:00 p.m. 438-552- BHS Summer Music Program After a long delay in getting started, the summer music program is ready to go. Registration . ' will be held Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the music room at the high school. Depending on enrollment, class offerings could include beginning and advanced choir, junior and senior band, and individual instruction. The summer program will be held from June 18 to July 27, and will be open to students in grades 7 through 12. It's sure to be a fun and rewarding experience, and best of all, it's freel For additional information, call Gordon Johnson at 438-522- The rules will be strictly enforced this year for the protecof your tion and enjoyment children. It may be a good idea for the parents to sit down with your children and discuss these rules so that everyone will understand exactly what is expected of them. C ) 5r v) .V" ' A. X V - ft keep him from falling. They had depressed his tongue with a toothbrush to keep him from swallowing it and perhaps choking. Hutchison notifued the hospit-ta- l. The ambulance was dispatched and the afflicted prisoner was transported to Beaver Valley Hospital and admitted. Deputy Hutchison states, Martin, Hedrick, and Newbury were probably instrumental in helping save their fellow prisoner's life. They had done all they could for him considering the circumstances. It was fortunate Hutchison came to make a jail check at the time he did. 15c Beaver Homes in Historical File 4 THIS' IS A view of the sleeper compartment from which a two year old child fell. The height of the door from which he fell is shoulder height on a six foot three inch man. On June 6, 1979, Linda L. Bonar met with the Utah Historic and Cultural Sites Review Committee in Salt Lake City to present five homes in Beaver. The Committee accepted all five sites Early Sunday morning June 10, and they have now been nomina1979, the Beaver County Sheriffs ted to the National Register of Jeep Patrol members were called Historic Places. Pending final out to search for a missing parson in the Pine Valley area of Western approval in Washington, D.C., these five sites should actually be Beaver County. Members of the placed in the National Register by Patrol met in Milford, then Christmas time. The five sites in proceeded on to the Pine Valley Beaver are the Harriet S. Shep-hararea, to conduct the search. On House (190 N. 200 E.), the arriving in Pine Valley, CommanCharles D. White House (100 der Muncy was organizing the East), the David Mutr House (295 search, when Omni Cartwright .flew over in his airplane to join N. 300 West), the Duckworth Grimshaw House (95 N. 400 the search. He was advised, via radio, of the general area the West) and the Fennemore House "lost" man was supposed to be (95 S. 100 West). These five homes will join two in. Omni flew over the area, other sites in Beaver already ahead of the main search group listed on the National Register of and soon spotted the Beaver Historic Places, the Old Beaver County Sheriff, Dale Nelson, and drive squad car, County Courthouse (95 E. Center his new St.) and the Thomas Frazer the supposed "lost" man. Of course, that let the cat out of House (590 N. 300 West). These sites are always listed by the bag, that this was a training their historic names the name exercise. of the original owner because Everyone then converged on unlike the name of the current Dale, knowing he would have owner, the original owner's name hanburgcrs, cool liquids and a big smile waiting for them. However, never changes. The nomination and listing of another test was yet to come, as these seven historic sites to the Merrill Holmes, who was several National Register is a big honor to hours late in arriving, became the Beaver. Only sites that are object of a search himself. On for their national arriving in the Pine Valley area, recognized contributions to our country's he contacted the "eye in the historic and architectural heritage Sky", Omni Cartwright and got are recognized. Thus, these directions to the rendezvous buildings are in the same league place. However, he took a wrong turn and ended up 25 miles from as, say the Governor's Mansion (Kearns Mansion) in Salt Lake the proper place. Several hours City, or historic buildings in our later, after lots of conversation via nation's capitol. In fact, Beaver C.B. radio, Marcinc David and has so many excellent historic Bill Wood of Minersville, who buildings that documentation is know the area, rescued Merrill now being completed by Ms. and his wife, Leone, and escorted Bonar that will create a proposed them to where the Sheriff and the National Historic District here in rest of the Jeep Patrol and some Beaver. In this way, buildings in needed refreshments awaited. town that have not been indiviCommander Myr.cy and Sheriff Nelson declared the exercise a dually recognized for their historic and architectural contributions success and want to thank all will not be neglected. Honoring those who responded to the call out. Those members are: these historic sites through National Register distinction is sure Roger Cox Omni Cartwright Dick Rollans to increased their deserved Harold Shotwell Dennis Cox esteem in both the eyes of Beaver Mark Gale Val Smith Bill Wood residents and visiting tourists. Vcrn Wood George Patrick Merrill Holmes Marcine Davis Ed Dicks Bryant Davis Vcrn Moss Thank You Merrill Holmes Kids get in shape now for the Beaver County Sheriffs and obstacle Jeep Patrol. Beaver course at the County Fair Saturday, August 11. Get your pets ready for a pet show, and how about a movie after an afternoon I would like to thank the Beaver of sports events and games. Prizes, fun, competition, and Fire Department for their quick response and help when I had a gift certificates will be waiting. Remember the Beaver County fire at the old shop last WednesFair August 11th, the day for day. A special thanks goes to kids. Be sure to stay for the rodeo Arncll Gale. Karl D. Miller that night. Truck Sleeper is No Place For Child Saturday, June 9, 1979 at approximately 8:30 a.m. a two year old child fell from inside the sleeper ol The accident occurred between Cedar City and Parowan. Three children age 2 through 6 were riding in the sleeper. In the course of their play the two year old evidently fell against the door handle causing the door to open. The child's momentum carried him out the door. He fell to the pavement from the moving truck. The child and his father were transported to Beaver Valley Hospital by a passerby from St. George, where the child was admitted to Beaver Valley Hospital. Jeep Patrol Search d Preliminary treatment and diagnosis was a craeked collar bone and cuts, scrapes and bruises. The child was retained , for observation. Parents of the child would like to caution other parents of the unexpected and unforsecn accidents which can occur. A truck driver who is a father often takes his family with him in order to be able to spend more time with them. They also now feel a truck cab and sleeper is no place for children. We cheeked the lock on the interior of the sleeper door ana found it very easy to release. Cheek all door locks carefully whenever ou transport small children in any kind of vehicle. A sonii traitor truek behind the one tlie child fell from had to take to the ditch to avoid running over the child. Taking everything into consideration, it is very unusual that the child is still alive and not loo seriously injured. The child's parents hope other parents will take their advice so they won't ever have to go through the trauma of thinking a child is dead. American Legion Installation Banquet Anieriean Legion and Auxiliary will hold an installation banquet Friday. June 15th at 7:30 p.m. at the swimming pool park. All members and partners are ted. Please outdoor dishes. bring barbecue invi- for meat and your Mini-Maratho- n Thank You If! 45 41 Tuesday evening at approxi10:00 p.m., Clarence Hutchison,, County Sheriff's Deputy, went to the County Jail for a routine check and lock up. Tuesday was Hutchisen's day off, however, he always makes a jail check at 10:00 p.m. When Hutchison walked into the Sheriffs Station he heard some of the prisoners yell for help. As he entered the cell area, he found one of the prisoners on the floor and apparently unconscious. He had apparently suffered a siezure. Three fellow prisoners, Martin Hedrick and Newbury had stretched him out on the floor to Extravaganza 1. NO RUNNLNG 90 i Kid's The rules are as follows; 2. No children under six yean of age allowed without a parent or older adult. 3. Only one person allowed on the diving board at a time. 4. No tire tubes allowed. 5. No candy, gunror pop. 6. No glass objects 7. No alcoholic beverages or smoking. 8. No squirt guns or bottles. 9. NO CUTOFFS 10. No playing on the buoy. individually and collectively in improving their own lives and the lives of others. Each of those released and sustained spoke. They expressed their love and appreciation to the ward members and accepted their new responsibilities with the desire to serve. Bishop Hiatt and President Nielson also spoke giving admonition to ward members to support and sustain the new counselors in their callings. (Continued on Page 8) Notice The Beaver County Sheriffs Jeep Patrol will meet at the Minersville Fair grounds on June 1979 af 8:00 p.m. All 21, members please plan to attend. Thank you, Merrill Holmes Beaver County Sheriffs Jeep Patrol. Beaver, Utah k Ward Bishopric Reorganized 2-- 3 schedule: of four Beginners, years old, will be taught from a.m., 12 students, three sessions. Advanced beginners from 9:45 to 10:30, 12 to 15 students, three sessions. Intermediate, 10:30 to 11:15, 15 to 20 students, two sessions. Advanced, 11:15 to 12:00, 15 and over students, two sessions. Ladies hour, 12:00 to 12:45, no limit, three sessions. Mom and Me, 12:45 to 1:30, no limit, three sessions. Ladies can either pay $1.00 per day or $5.00 for two weeks. Also lessons will be taught to women who request them. Only ladies are allowed during this time. No children pleasel A sixteen hour life saving course will also be taught to those Annual stockholders meeting of Utah Independent Bank was held June 6, 1979. Howard Bradshaw was elected to the Board of Directors of Utah Independent Bank of Salina, Utah. Other directors elected are Gwen Jacob-son- , Curtis Armstrong, Ruel Christensen, Ted Sorensen, Ro-eWhite, Mike Shaw, Milo Bosshardt. At a board meeting the same date Robert White was elected President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mike Shaw was elected Cashier, Craig White was elected Assistant Cashier and Curtis Armstrong was elected Vice President. White is a Beaver native with over 25 years of experience in banking. He has assisted many individuals and businesses in the Beaver area with all kinds of banking services. Utah Bank Independent applied for a charter to establish a branch bank in Beaver approximately one year ago. This application is still pending and is being pursued. Many Beaver people are among the shareholders and customers of Utah Independent Bank. Milford Second Lessons Lessons will be taught this year session plan. Classes over a will be limited to increase student participation and understanding. Each session will include minute lessons which will last two .weeks. We encourage parents to sign up their children earlv. Thursday at the and Friday, June pool. A $5.00 fee will be charged for each session. The following is the lesson 30 35 mately rt 13-1- 7 Beaver Jail has Trained Matron Prisoners Aid Jail Partner Bradshaw Named to Bank Board 31 60 73 81 87 SINGLE COPY THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1979 Democrats To Meet Saturday. 0 . . Swimming Pool May Open Soon opening day is arriving soon. If all goes well, we are shooting for Saturday, June 16 to open our doors and let all of you partake of the sun and fun at the pool. The hours this year will be: 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday thru jf f 8 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 12 MEDICAL EMERGENCY? Prec. Beaver Library The Beaver Library Committee would like donations of any used books you no longer want. Bring bxks to the Beaver Press. Let us know your special interests. We specialize In pleasing you. |