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Show p?o!cyeoorrmalr Salt MHS News by Tess Robison MILLARD HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLLS. THIRD TERM r of''- 411Q - Frankly Speaking HIGH HONOR ROLL Cynthia Beckstrand Janeen Bushnell Jayne Dearden Verona Hunter Michelle Iverson Annette Mathews Clara Quigley Lake City CorP In southeast Utah much evidence the A nasazi civilization o) a thousand years ayo. Grand (lukti : I remains o Janiel Reeve Tess Robison Debra Wade HONOR ROLL KANOSH MEADOW First Utoh'a Published every Friday at MILLARD COUNTY PROGRESS NUMBER 15 SCIPIO HOLDEM Copitol Flllm ore, Utah Pat Allen Hal Beckstrand Dale Brough Ladd Bushnell Alan Christensen Paula Christensen Dan Davies Linda Dutson Mara lee George Rae Lynn Greenhalgh David Hare 84631 Friday, April 14, 1972 Continued to another page THIS WEEK Much of the column Is taken by the feature story on Grand 1 had reams of paper Gulch. note however I have always been a firm believer that pictures tell the story so both elsewhere on the front and on the Inside Is the pictorial review of the Ancient Ones. Vance II who went along did a tremendous Job In helping to take pictures and to record the story. Some of the pictures are those of Don Burt. and Vance's style Is rd unusual shots, such as a horse making a tight turn, a boy climbing onto a cliff three hundred feet up. Hope you enjoy the story. . OUR TOWN As I write, the same old the me Is being played Clouds and Wind, but Never any Rain. In any ordinary year, we do not take our Irrigation turns before the last of April, however this Is a drough year, our lawn showed burned spots by the first of April. We took our first Irrigation turn last week and the ground was as dry as It Is In mid summer. After a good soaking the shrubs, trees, grass and flowers suddenly came alive and Interested In living. What a difference It makes In a place to give It a good deep watering rather than trying to keep trees and shrubs alive with the hose. Even If we do get some moisture we had better give our rooted plants a good soaking each week, as long as our water turns last, since later in the summer we may not have that opportunity. The Wasatch Front seems to amount have an above-averaof moisture, however we are In the drought area which extends from central Utah through Southern California. We have had real cold weather but no moisture since January. The warm days of March brought the orchards Into full bloom, followed by several nights of , " HEARING HELD 7m Elsewhere Is a story about the Public Service hearing -Utah Telephone and the Citizens of Millard County. The latter STELLA DAY requested Extended Area Service without additional cost. It is doubtful It will be granted, but I am still puzzled how Hinckley, Deseret, Sutherland, Abraham, Sugarvllle, Lyman Row, Oasis, Liberty Row and North Track all use the Delta exchange and pay no additional toll, it looks to me like Lynndyl is closer to Delta, and that Kanosh, Meadow and so are are closer to Fillmore than some of the others. Councilman Don Iverson, In charge of Parks, Mayor Wright and Ron Brunson are busy planFillmore ning the new sign, City Park, to be Installed on the side of the hill on the East side of our new park. The letters will be made of cement, with contrasting material between the letters. After the sign Is put Into place, the Fillmore Garden Club will plant blue pfltzers above and below The Garden Club the sign. also plans some for the park in the near future. Twelve Norway Maple trees will be planted along the west side of the park between the trees already there, In order that these old locusts may furnish shade until the new tree t tree-planti- grow larger. . . . Millard's Iwo Sheriffs Posses were called out Friday night to watch the friendly skies" of United Airlines, for the latest highjacker. He balled out over Provo. This attempt, one of several In the past few months, was near Law enforce m ent did perfect an admirable job In the early arrest of the suspect. More and more the Posse, originally organized for search and rescue Is called to aid in law enforcement. Who, over ten years ago would think a bunch of would be Involved high jack. The suspect, McCoy, was known to many people locally who serve In the National Guard. His best friend who aided officers In the arrest flew to Fillmore Sunday to bring Command oflcers to Inspect the In an air local unit. WAYNE OWENS . . . New political approach Is Wayne Owens. His walk through the district Is refeshlngly new, have talked on several occasions to hts PR men and they all seem lo enjoy meeting people and walking through the off way places of Utah. Tuesday, they found some nice arrrowheads on the way from the Blackrock Ranch to US 91 end H ng Evergreen trees planted In the picnic area ready for the Arbor Day ceremonies. We are hoping many of you are planning to plant trees for Arbor day, but be sure to call me and report the number of trees you plant and we need It for our records. Each week as we tour OUR TOWN to note we never the Improvements, tall to drive by the Alma and Lenore Anderson home Just to admire their beautiful planting of hundreds of evergreen trees. Our own thirty feet high Blue severe freetlng which even took Spruce Is our pride and Joy," the apple crop. If we had had even though we have at least plenty of moisture before the a doten other evergreen trees some we saved have frosts might on our home grounds. growing of the fruit. The two blue spruce trees and Most of us are optimistically the mugho pine shrubs have going ahead planting our usual grown beautifully In the Mini-Pahoping for enough gardens, on Center and First East, spring and summer rains to adding beauty and dignity to the our to maturity. bring plants street. Very few people have Irrigated their lawns as yet and they Rick Melville Taking sow it. Trees and shrubs are such good protection for out Army Training at Ft. Sill homes, we shouldn't let them Rick Melville, son of Mr. nd suffer from lack of moisture, Mrs. Boyd Melville, hvx comwe should all use our Irrigation turns to good advantage plete! two months of military and give everything a deep training at Fort Folk, Louisiana and is now at Ft. Sill, Oksoaking. We need the green lahoma to complete his tour lawns and trees to keep us cneerrul while OUR TOWN Is of active duty in connec.hn with his enlistment in the Installing the new sewer, since rock piles arent to Inspiring. Utah National Guard. ge rk GUARD HOLDS COMMAND INSPECTION Det. I, Brty C, 2 Bn, 222nd Artillery, Fillmore underwent a com mand Inspection Sunday April 9th. Alter it was over the Inspecting Officers were well pleased with the units per- formance. Making the Inspection was of XI Corps. Commander Colonel Greer Is the new commander of Corps, having taken the place of General Frank Dailey. This Is almost a first for Corps to make an Inspection on the Battery level. Col. Greer Inspected the men In ranks, viewed performances at a mock riot control situation and watched as the units moved artillery guns Into posittn for a simulated fire mission. After watching the unit perform, he then talked Individually to sec's ef tlon leaders and other members of the guard. Newly appointed Bn Commander LTC Demont H. Howell was also In Fillmore as well as other Battalion and Corp Officers Including Colonel David Melville. The Fillmore unit Is a Det. under the Mantl unit and Is under the command of Capt. Don E. Reed, Mantl. Capt. Reed was here for Sunday drill. The Fillmore Citizens Advisor group was in attendance Sunday as special guests. These men Include Mayor Golden Wright, Mark Paxton, Sheriff Calvin Stewart, w. A. Munday, Jr. and William Wilson. ay Mrs. Beth Luke, Chairman of the East Millard Chapter of the American Cancer Society, Utah Division, has been advised that a Cancer Clinic has been set up for Fillmore on Saturday, April 29, 1972, under the Virginia Whitney Memorial grant. will be held at Millard R Jr. High School, and all women 18 years and older are encouraged to come and have this test if they have not had Paps smear In the past two t years. Further details will be ln the Progress next pub-lslh- ed week. Former Resident to Appear with the "Lamanite Generation" When the BYU lnldan group, the The first Miss Indian Mil- lard County Pageant will be held Thursday; April 13, at 7:33 p.m. at Delta HlghSchool Auditorium. This Is open to all Indian gtrla between the ages of 14 to 18 years old living In Millard County. They will be Judged on talent, poise, 6 peaking ability, personality, love of own people, dress, and beauty. Application forma are available at the Dellj. High School office and should be sent tc Mrs. Gloria War-nic- k, Hinckley, Utah, by the 4th of April. Judges for this event Include Mayor Farnsworth, Bruce Lovell, Soott Speakman, Tom Lovell, Mrs. Lorna McIntyre, Mrs. Mar Gene Rowley, Mrs. Margaret Gillen and Mrs. Venice Lovell. Everyone Is Invited to come and watch. This pageant Is being held ln oonjucntlon with the BYU Lamanlle Generation Var Lamanite Generation, In Delta Friday night, one of the featured prform-er- s will be a former M lllard student. Miss Margie Upshaw attended Fillmore schools for five years while living with Mr. and Mrs. Oleen Hatch and family under the LDS Church Indian Student Placement Program. The daughter of Mr. and M rs. lloskle Upshaw, Ft Defiance, Arizona, Miss Upshaw has had the opportunity to perform ln; many parts of the US and Canada as a cast member. (Margie Is show fifth from left ln the picture in last appears Pageant iety Group" who will be peiw. formlng at the Delta High School auditorium Friday, Apr. 14, at 7:30 p.m. The winner of the Miss Indian Millard County title will be announced and presented to the public by Miss Indian Amor lea during the variety show on the 14th Tickets are $2 per person family. or. 3 per SESSION the use of Guard troops to assist local officers lo major dlstrubances. IN THIS CASE, A GROUP HAD attempted to free some prisoners from the Jail. Local officers called Guard troops to in preventing their assist escape. SFC Delon Averett directed the Guard troops and Sp. Phil Robison was leader of the rioters. weeks PROGRESS). FIRE MISSION IS THE CALL (lower left) and the Fillmore Unit places two of Its new howltlzers ln position to fire three rounds.ThU weapon is a low profile type, extremely mobile. Rather than remaining In a fixed position, it can fire ln any direction for a complete circle without have to lower spades or anchors. A NEW TYPE OF AIMING device developed by the French Is also used ln lieu of the old timing circle. COL. GREER TALKS WITH the troops, discussing the recent fire mission. The small boy on the bike had a field day He was ln the middle Sunday. of the riot, followed the guns as they were placed Into position and somehow managed to speed by at Just the right time for his photograph. EAS HEARING HELD SATURDAY APRIL 29 Miss Indian Millard County MOCK C BTRY. PERFORMED SUN-dPhil was captured and placed In a mock riot drill, (upper ln CltyOfflcer KwHare. pho) The good guvs are pushing COMING To FILLMORE j THE RIOT IS SOON QUELLED, (upper right) the leaders captured and the Millard Jail once again was secure and under armed guard. THE CANCER CLimo LAMANITE GENERATION. the bad guys away from the Millard JalL The Utah Public Service Comm Ission of Utah held a formal hearing In Fillmore, Tuesday April 11 for the purpose of determining whether Extended Area Service could be provided by Utah Telephone Company to local customers under the present rates. pnone company) Implied that EAS would be given under the present rate structure. LeRay Jackson presented evidence and testimony ln the afternoon showing that many of the people, cities and towns felt that EAS would be given them under the present rate. Mr. Jackson also presented Frank Warner, chairman of minutes to be entered Into the the Commission conducted the matter as evidence from these and towns showing that hearings. Attorney John Horse-l- y, cities Salt Lake City represented EAS was discussed and that the Telephone Company. Le In the meaning of the minutes he certainly appeared to Imply Ray Jackson represented the that EAS was Included ln the citizens of Millard County. some several months, last rate structure. Some of For these minutes were prepared on many citizens of the County stahave felt that under the new Utah Telephone Company tionary. rate adopted sometime ago by The Attorney General was Utah Telephone Company should That officer staentitle them to Extended Area represented. would Investigate ted that they Service (EAS). The Telephone the matter fully to determine Company has maintained that If If the Company could operate such a service be put Into on It would effect that require vide(he present rate and pro(his service. another rate Increase. PresJack Nielson, Lynndyl has towns ss such ently Lynndyl, worked countless hoAs on this Meadow, Kanosh and others have to use long distance whenever project and did much for the hiring attorneys and they call oul of their towns. preparing, for the hearings work other On the other hand, Hinckley as well as collecting much of residents already have EAS the evidence presented In beas they are on the Delta exhalf of the citizens. change. The hearings were concluded met both sides for Attorneys before the hearing and decided After going over all evidence and studying the many aspects that the only Issue to be decided Tuesday would be the of It, the Commlston will Can EAS be given render a decision. question: to the citizens under the present rate. Grant Canister, of Utah Telephone ComMrs. Brenda B. Jensen and pany, testified during most of baby brought her mother, Mis. the morning, explaining rate Brunson homo from Salt structures, expenditures that Ruby Lake anl stayed a few days would be necessary and costs then Ruby rode In Fillmore, involved ln Implementing EAS for the week her lmrk with M r. Canister also stated that end. at no time had they' (the tele nt SCOTT BAYLES , BILL AND VANCE WILSON ARE SHOWN AFTER COMPLETING GRAND CULCH HIKE. MR. BAYLES GUIDED THE CROUP THROl'CH THE CANYON. THE LAND OF THE ANCIENT ONES Boy Scouts and Venturers Hams, Terry Turner, Cary from Fillmore roops 201 and Turner, Mike Melville, Rodney 202 spent the Easter weekend, Evans, Hon Taylor, Jim Framp-Mar- ch 31- April 2 hiking through ton. Bob Russ, Dan Tomkins on. Grand Gulch which Is located BUI Emmett, Shane Reese, Jon south and west of Bbndlng. Day, Mark Mundy, Jim Brlnk-erhoScolt McBride, Gayle The canyon Is s gold mine of Indians cliff dwelling ruins, Cluff, Bruce Burt, Tab Nielson, Bob Robison, Eddie Burt, and writings and artifacts of pottery, Implements a nd other Bruce Robison, and Vance Wilthings used by Indians some son. ff, 1200 years ago. Scott Bayles, Blandlng guided the group and furnished horses for pack food, ills son, Dwayne, Fillmore also went along to assists with horses and setting up camp each night. Within the canyon walls, the group walked among ruins of the Ancient Ones. They poked among the dwellings and ancient leavings of the Anasazl and othet Indian civilizations. Mr. Bayles knows every step of the canyon. During the evenings he told stories, es pectally how he built the first horse trail into the Canyon. The group walked about 15 miles a day to cover the 50. Camps were made at the Lone Arch, Bullet, Polleys Point and Kane Gulch. They traveled Into the canyon via Kane Gulch and came out at Clays Spring. To take such a trip Is an opportunity of a life time; the education alone was worth It. Oie really gainsadmlrallonand appreciation for the first Americans, the Indians of Grand Gulch. Special thanks go toMr. Scott Bayles for without him, the trip would nol have been so meaningful. Leaders and Venturers who went Include: Kirk Heaton, Donald Burt, Lyle Evans, Dwayne Bayles, William Wilson. Hal Edwards, Tracy Whalcott, r,r Sylvester, Larry W li N SCOUTS EYE VIEW by Vance W llson ONE Its a long ways down there said Bob Robison while he was walking across a cliff (303 feet down, with only Isn't It, handholds). The exciting natural beauty of this place could not help but lure us Into climbing around the cliffs and peaks. The sand makes an excellent place to have a king of the hill Shane supervised the fight. building of some stairs up, but after a few quick trips they Yours truly took caved ln. movies of the king of the hill Climb, and then joined In. Bruce Burt was the only one to get skinned up and had a great big red mark laterally across his nose. We found mummyfled hands and a grave, and all sorU of Arrowheads weren't pottery. too neat. scarce and really looked The first night and the first day we had fun gripping our feet to the gavtty defying slick The stuff really hat rock. traction with good treads on, and we could really get gotng on them. I don't think we raised enough Cain on this trip to b up to normal, so we'll have lo mak up for It next time. Fortunately no one got hurt badly, but we used 300 bend-8ld- s. Continued on Page 8 i |