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Show Tuesday, December Utah Valley Bible Preacher Visiting Provo By MYRNA TRAUNTVEIN Nephi Correspondent that year. Through his athletic notoriety, he was introduced to people in the ti if - Mrs. Matheson visited ' Governor Matheson mayor representatives and commissioner representatives from each of the six counties to sit on one committee; and offered his office staff to do research and paperwork for the commissioners. The majority of commissioners supported the motion made by Juab County Commissioner Ross Garrett, to form a committee to investigate allowing mayors to become a permanent part of he board. "I'm a big partnership man," Matheson told the organization. Commissioners agreed to appoint several commissioners from their organization. However, most reflected the attitude of one Commissioner ele- also met with a task force committee seeking the reopening of the Marysvale line of Denver and Rio Grande Jerry Owen movie industry. He landed several bit parts in such movies as "Diamond Lil," "My Little Chickadee," "The Prize Fighter and the Lady, and others. He counts as one of his fine posessions a diamond watch presented to him by Mae West. Through it all, Owen has never lost sight of God. He preaches to thousands all over the country regardless of their beliefs. "I just speak the bible to lift up the word of God," he said. Wednesday, Owen will speak at the Women's Cultural Center, 310 W. 500 N., Provo, at 7:30 p.m. He show a film about Dempsey and relate personal experiences he had with the great fighters. He will also preach the bible and expound on what he says are the gifts God has given to man. "Doesn't matter if they're Mormon or Catholic. I love the Mormons and everbody. Today in the world we should quit tearing each, other down," he said. Of Dempsey, Owen has nothing but fine words. Western which was covered by tons of water when the Thistle slide interrupted service to Sanpete County. it Orem per- suaded the commissioners to vote in favor of putting together a model in which the cities of the region would have representation and a vote in an organization which would allow mentary schools while the governor met with area mayors, Juab County Commissioners, residents of the West Desert area of the county and representatives of the county's two school districts. Matheson D&RGW line into Sanpete County once the water behind Thistle mudslide has receeded. A delegation from the West Desert area of Juab County asked for help from the state in fighting the Air Force's plan to allow super-soni- c testing over the area. "I am getting tired of the military thinking we are not only a vacant land but also have vacant minds," said Cecil Garfield, local rancher. Area mayors and school districts discussed problems with the governor that reflected the difficulty of providing basic services for a county hard-h- it by unemployment. Unemployment is, said Matheson, 13.8 percent. "Your county is pitb-abl- y the hardest hit in the whole state," he said. When Matheson spoke to middle school, high school and West Desert students, he told them legislators ned feedback from citizens this year. He says the decision to add to the school budget must be made and will have far reaching effects on Utah. He was arbitrator at a meeting with 16 of 18 representatives of the Six County County Commissioners Organization. NEPHI Utah Governor Scott M. Matheson offered his support to Juab County Monday when he said "I think it's way past the time when the state can turn its back on any local problem." Matheson and his wife Norma, a former Nephi resident, were in Nephi to attend meetings and be guests at a dinner sponsored by the Democratic Party. ar 'jack-Mormon- ." ? News about your friends, neighbors and leaders in Central Utah Matheson Gives Juab Support By DOUG WILKS Herald Staff Writer It was 1926 when a hungry old runnaway got off a freight train in Ely, Nevada with nowhere to go. He had gone for three days without food and spent his nights in train cars before finally pleading for food and help from a stranger. Little did he know he was speaking with Jack Dempsey, Heaveyweight boxing champion of the world. Dempsey bought him a steak, offered him a job cleaning his gym, and began him on a journey that would allow Jerry "Curley" Owen to rub shoulders with champions, movie stars, and eventu- ally, God. That journey has finally brought Owen, now a Southern Baptist Evangelist, to' Provo, Utah to fulfill a promise he made to Dempsey years ago. "His father was a Mormon missionary and he wasjind of a He tola me if I ever came to Provo, even if it was just for one night, to stop and preach to the people. So I'm going to do it Wednesday," said Owen. Known as "The Walking Bible Man," Owen says he can quote the bible verbatim, a gift he received from God in 1937. He used that gift to give Dempsey a better appreciation for God and is now officially recognized as the chaplain for all professional boxers, of professional basketball teams and chaplain of Warner Brothers Studios. During his tenure with Dempsey, he learned to box and take punches. He sparred with the greats including Dempsey, Champion Max Baer and others. He found his way to Southern California and played tailback on the Trojans freshman team; a team that beat the varsity squad Gov. Scott Matheson Harrington who said, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." The task force meeting dealt $150,-000,0- with the issue of reopening the Man Comes Home (Continued from Page 1.) Orem to spend the holiday toeven hear her. Then she began to gether with his family. Last year's feel him squeezing her hand. It Christmas present remains under was all the encouragement she the tree waiting for Hansen to needed. open it. While in Denver, Hansen was For the next two weeks she able to fulfill a life's dream of worked at ways of communicating with him; talking, feeling, prayseeing professional football ing, anything to help him come games. Each game he attended around. Then came the good news resulted in a victory for the Bronfrom the doctors. They believed cos. Head Coach Dan Reeves he was going to make it. caught wind of Hansen's attendHe came out of the coma and ance and brought him into the locker room to give his thanks. was transfer ed to Holy Cross HosThe Broncos seem to always be in Lake Salt He later pital City. flew to Denver and underwent involved in great comebacks. Hansen is at the Central Utah intense physical therapy for sevRehabilitation Center in Orem eral months. Finally last week, he returned to waiting to be carried up the steps to his home to spend Christmas with his wife. She is looking for a new home equiped with ramps and wide doors to accomodate the wheelchair Hansen uses. Although he has made tremendous progress, he is still paralyzed on one side of his body, unable to use one arm and leg. But Christmas is a strange time. Football teams are fighting for playoff spots. Great comebacks are seen every week. Christmas is even known for a miracle or two. Hansen has already made a great comeback. His victory will be exemplified by the smile on his mm Who B Li face Christmas morning. He's coming home. Reception Worth Higher County Taxes TV By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN Herald Staff Writer Residents of the West Mountain area of South Utah County want better television transmission, and they are willing to pay more taxes to get it. A delegation of residents from that area asked Utah County Commissioners Monday to set up a special service district to finance installation of a television translator that will allow them to receive six stations. Cost of the installation is estimated at $180,000. Headed by Verlyn Ekins, the residents told commissioners that West Mountain blocks good television transmission to West Mountain, Spring Lake, Santaquin, and the southwest part of Paysoa They conceded that there is no way to exclude anyone in the area from benefiting from the im- proved transmission, even though only certain property owners would be paying for it. They said they had met with - Pge THE HERALD, Provo, Utah. 13, 1983 - Payson and Santaquin City officials who declined to participate in the installation. Residents said a special service district could charge up to .25 of a mill to pay for the project. Another way of financing it would be through a bond and assessments for service. They pointed out, however, that some property owners have large blocks of land and don't want to be taxed on their land. They also reported that no one could be required to pay a service fee. 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