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Show Emery County f ( 0, LEADER Volume 76 Number J o y 10, 1975 Thursday, Busy already n begins practice assisted by Clinic Manager College, Winston-SaleN and medical technologist, C. He interned and was CASTLE DALE After Elvin Ehler, nurse practitioner Carolyn Ehler, and resident at Savannah Ga. 15 years Emery County has He practiced in Florida for a permanent doctor, one Tempe Childs, RN. who likes rural life and Having specialized in thirteen years. He practiced wants to practice family obstetrics and gynecology, at Estes Park, Colo, for a Herbert has agreed to take year. However the city had medicine. Dr. Charles W. Herbert obstetric cases and will a tourist based population, and his wife Janice, RN who drive 31 miles from Castle and the Herberts desired a arrived last week to begin Dale to the Carbon Hospital place to put down roots. Herbert will maintain practicing in the Emery in Price to deliver babies. Luckily, I am not a direct referring relationCounty Clinic in Castle Dale to the ship with Utah Valley and the Emery County newcomer I Hospital in Provo and backhe said. in Home profession, Nursing Ferron, share an enthusiasm for a have learned to train my up when needed by Dr. Clair life of service in a compatients to realize I too, am Judd and Dr. Keith Hooker, munity that needs them a human being and to call who have been visiting the for important reasons, not clinic weekly in contract both for nitty things. I was looking for a place with Rural Health Services. Herbert optimistically I The county is conwhere was needed. In the to envision a hospital dares a new home for I where was structing big city associated with five other in Emery if the growth the doctor and his wife in doctors I got to feeling like continues. There will be a Ferron near the nursing another cog in a wheel and need, too, for another home, a strategic position missed personal contact. physician in a year or two, for the care of the elderly by The hustle and bustle he said. Whatever the Dr. Herbert and his wife. and waiting in line and no future holds for Emery Mrs. Herbert will supervise one to say hello to are hard County, the Herberts have at the home three days a week. She says she enjoys to take. I prefer to be a come to share its destiny and promote its working with children and pracfamily respected The doctor is a pilot who senior citizens. titioner and a respected member of the community. wishes for a plane to speed Herbert, who has visited Of course, I know I will him to and from the Carbon the nursing home, said it have to earn it, the doctor hospital. One drawback to was one of the cleanest well-kehis job is the time spent homes he had ever said Dr. Herbert will indeed commuting to hospitalized seen and commended Ray earn it. He will be prac- patients. Killpack, manager. undid Herbert On days off and during ticing in a clinic that has seen more than 14,000 dergraduate studies at The vacation, the Herberts plan Citadel in Charleston, S. C. boating, fishing, and patients, where visiting He from camping expeditions. Ingraduated doctors have seen as many Bowman Gray School of door activity may center as 80 patients in one day. Medicine of Wake Forest about their be Dr. Herbert will piano. Twelve V 1 - well-bein- V. A, . ,r monthly meeting nesday, July - 4 $ ' . has been paying the salaries of the museum caretakers for r '.h Wed- 2 The county - w. ? The may receive $3,700 from the county for operating expenses as of July 1 The decision was made by the county commission in their fc,s, vv I - DALE Emery County Museum kf5- L L several months at $200 per museum The month however, is not county property nor a county project. It is housed in a Castle Dale city building but is not a city project It has no source of official 1 funding The decision is in response to requests for county funding, because the was denied museum bicentennial Dr. Charles W. Herbert and his wife Janice look forward with enthusiasm o serving a rural community. The couple began work in the county June 30. Progress Photo by Elizabeth Hanson g. pt CASTLE , e Elizabeth Hanson by County decides to help with museum expense v' New physician 28 of piano study qualifies the doctor to accompany his wife for vocal solos. Janice has studied voice and piano, also. years Until the new home is completed the Herberts have unpacked a few of the Indian Kachina dolls and artifacts, but other curios and collections of Indian paintings will remain boxed for awhile. first sites they in touring the Emery County Museum. Antiques and museums are four forte. they said. A little rock hunting with knowledgeable guides would please them One of the plan to visit county is the too. funding. However, county officials felt the museum should use the funding for operating costs and not rely on the county to subsidize the museum, besides funding for special projects. The money has not been allocated yet. The county must also allocate its share of bicentennial funding to Huntington City Parks and the Ferron Presbyterian Church. Huntington City is planning an expansion of their park. The Ferron American Legion is planning to restore the old Presbyterian Church Both projects have state ap- proval The commission has entered into an agreement with Burrows and Smith to be financial advisors in setting up and planning a sewer and water improvement district for the west part of the county. Gardell Commissioner Snow indicated that a mill levy for the district may go as high as eight or eleven mills A special election for the state funds allocated by the State Water Resources Board will be necessary in cities receiving the loan An election approving the bonding for the district might be included with them Snow indicated a fear that the election would be difficult to sell to the public. The county mill levy will be discussed in a special meeting August 1, the actual setting of the mill levy will probably take place in the regular commission meeting August 6. Utah Power and Light hasnt made arrangements with the county to build a road to farms blocked by the Emery County Power Plant. The company maintains that the road they destroyed in excavating for the plant is not a dedicated county road. the county However, County sets fees for ambulance use Emery County - A fee CASTLE DALE schedule has been adopted for the Emery County Ambulance and a form designating responsibility for payment of services created for the signature of patients or someone responsible for them The form originated out of the concern that patients were unaware there was a charge for the service and failure to pay the bills Carol Miller, who does bookkeeping for the ambulance service, said $1,800 in bills had been mailed in the past two months and $200 in payment received Charges for the ambulance include $25 for the ambulance and a $1.50 charge per mile from the point of pickup to the point of delivery of the patient or victim The form placing responsibility for payment reads: I (We) assume all financial responsibility for Thursday, July 10 Orangeville City Council, pm. Orangeville City Hall. Piano Recital, 7 pm Castle Dale Relief Society Room, presented by Eilene Lofthouses students. Southeastern Utah Junior Livestock Show at Ferron Stockbarns to continue Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Manti Miracle Pageant, opening night. The and performance will be held July beginning at 9:15 p m. Temple Hill, Manti. 7.30 10-1- Monday, July 14 School District Office, 2 15-1- 9 School Board Meeting 5pm Little Buckaroo Rodeo, Tuesday, July 15 Huntington Arena 8 p m., also Wednesday, July 16 Junior Livestock Show Friday, July 11 Dance, 9pm Ferron Ward Cultural Hall, music by Strife. Aspiration takes child aspirated before Cross reached. A HUNTINGTON Woods boy died here Sunday afternoon of causes to be determined by the State Medical be ambulance help could The Emery County Ambulance was called at 3 02 p m Attendants Bryan Clements and Reuben Examiner. Brasher said relatives were said Austin giving the boy Officers Smith, son of Jeanette resuscitation when Smith, 1440 S 11th West, they arrived and Gifford Smith, Bounad The attendants tiful, was visiting relatives ministered oxygen and at Mine in Huntington heart massage and took the Canyon with his mother. boy to Carbon Hospital, but efforts to revive him were The boy apparently unsuccessful and the boy choked and was pronounced dead on food mouth-to-mout- Co-o- remembered negotiating for the roadway several years ago with the owner of the property The county has requested that the power company build a new road giving access to the farmland. will Emery County in receive $200,000 emergency federal funding for employment purposes. Commissioner Snow indicated that Mayors must be advised of guidelines for necessary hiring and determine practices construction and maintenance needs in their communities. The county road is exa with perimenting chemical to be mixed with gravel that will hold down dust on highly traveled county roads. They are planning to use the chemical on a road in Cleveland and another in Huntington, if it is successful. A medical student approached the commission for sponsorship in exchange for service upon completion of schooling. Bruce C. Stone, Ogden, a graduate of BYU, has been accepted at the Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine. He asked for a loan of $5,000 and annual loans for the same amount until he completes school commissioners h p SOUTH- Late summer brings ... Beautiful mountain scenery Beautiful rushing streams, lush foilage and a scene snapped near Ferron Reservoir, and others multitude of colorful wild flowers cover moun like it delighted thousands who Oined a general tainsides in western Emery County. This beautiful exodus to the high country during the weekend O EASTERN UTAH Ferron, Showgrounds IT Thursday, Friday & Saturday, July service provided for (name) of (address), and agree to either provide Insurance Claim Forms as soon as possible, or to pay the charges within 15 days after billing It is understood that charges include $25 for the Ambluance, and $1 50 per mile from the point of pickup to the point of delivery of the patient or victim The lorm is then signed and dated Protests have been entered that the form duplicates another form required by the state which inquires hilling information 10-11-- 12 and the signature of a responsible person, that the form is too much inconvenience in the time of emergency, and that the billing requirements are too rigid. However, proponents of the form, which has been approved by the County Commission, feel it is necessary to make patients and families aware there is a charge for the ambulance, that the service is not free. Members of the county commission indicated that the ambulance service was a responsibility they were forced to take, one that would constantly cost more than it made. attendants Ambluance are paid $15 per hour This amounted to $300 dollars in wages last month beside upkeep expenses There are five qualified ambulance attendants, Eric Easley, Ferron; Clifford Bruce Snow, Ferron, Behling, Ferron; Reuben Brasher, Castle Dale, and Bryan Clements, Castle Dale The ambulance The number is Sheriff's Office is now dispatproviding After hours ching dispatchers are David Fillmore, Jim Owens and Fred Ordine Several coal mines in the 748-211- 1 area have trained emergency personnel. The county requests that these men make themselves available during their time off. if they wish, by leaving their names dispatcher with the |