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Show riCyfV V Ay-- 1 Association NATIONAL NEWSPAPER Founded 1886 - AltKIMIM ...! oyi NNA SUSTAINING MEMBER OF THE MEMBER-1- 977 Volume 86, Number 2, Fillmore, Utah, Friday, January 18, 1980 USPS 446740 CJ9C-ifle- 20 CENTS Editorial Our Throat is Big, Uncle Sam, But the M X Wont Fit Never before has a more crucial situation faced the residents of Millard County than the proposed M X Missile. And now more than ever is the time for citizens to stand up and be counted. The controversy have argued that land and water the removing from agricultural purposes for IPP could have serious M X will consequences. require water and much more land and already they are trying to remove all barriers to make such acquisitions. People have argued that the influx of people will seriously our way of life. disturb Multiply that by the number of people necessary for the M X and realize that any semblance to our way of life will be more extinct than the trilobite. In fact not even fossils will remain. IPP can mark progress if prepared for, planned for and educated attitudes are developed. M X is a system that will rape and plunder our water, land, mineral development, grazing, recreation, wildlife, and then be obsolete by 1990. Obsolete before it is built to say nothing of the BILLIONS of tax dollars spent and the money lost because our rich desert was not able to be developed. The attitude of lay down and roll over but create an artificial inflation has got to get back to reality. The attitude that nothing !i ??? V nothing more than cutting off ones nose to spite ones face. Millard Countys needs are great and now more than ever People over the Intermountain Power Project is small and insignificant in comparison to the missile project. Large Crowd Attends MX Meeting An overflowing crowd gathered at the M. E. Bird Recreation Center in Delta Tuesday night for a meeting on the MX Missile. General Forrest McCartney, in charge of the MX Missile Program, Norton Air Force Base, addressed the group with a slide presentation, explaining the MX SYSTEM. He stated that the purpose of the meeting was to gain imput from the local residents as to what would be pertinent issues for their upcoming environmental draft statement. ' Listed as significant environmental issues were: energy and nonrenewable resources, water resources, air quality, archaeological and historic sites. Native Americans, land use and land rfghts, public health and safety, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and rapid e growth. Gen. McCartney requested that anyone having written comments to please send them Mu.iiv of.iiC, Ci .1 to Ballistic EngineeringMNNBD, Building 324, Norton AFB, Calif. 92409 by the end of Jan. 980. The meeting was then opened to questions from the audience. larg-scal- 1 before it is necessary for residents to ban together and make the type of housing WE WANT, the type of schools WE WANT, the type of services WE WANT, the type of businesses WE WANT. Already our streets are lined with carpetbaggers in their slick suits and shiny cars. Their bejeweled fingers and thick wallets have caused greed to replace reason. If we are to have a say in our future we must be the developers. We must make long range plans instead of short term gains. The attitude that if there is money to be made on the IPP then more can be made on the M X must be replaced with reason. We can retain our heritage with an influx of 5000 people but where will our heritage be with an influx of 25,000, 50,000 or 75,000 more? Problems during the construction phase of IPP are to be expected but can be minimized and by proper planning But no amount of preparation. planning and preparation can prepare us for an M X force of 25,000. People coming in to work for IPP will be our neighbors. Their r9y wjh our will be relatives moving back to way of life. They will join civic clubs and attend children, many our our our our churches. We will all have similar wants and desires and be moving in the same general direction. M X, being military will (provided it is completed before it is abandoned) bring in short term people with no civic interest. They may live next door, their children will play with our children, they may attend our churches, but their heart will not be in Millard County. and Proper planning preparation will make all the difference as to whether the IPP improves or deteriorates our wav of life. It is up to us. By the same token now is not the time for apathy toward the M X. Lets not have it shoved down our throats without standing up and being counted. Kansas said no and won. The Air Force attitude that we are insignificant is very evident by the mere fact that they do not even contact officials local about media or scheduled meetings. Lets show them we are not Lets be vocal. insignificant. Lets send our views to our congressmen, senators and the governor. Its our land, water, grazing, recreation, and wav of life they are messing with. Hopefully we are still a government Of the people, by the people and for the people. Roy Olpin Seriously Injured in Headon Collision Roy Olpin of Fillmore, owner of Olpin Mortuary, was seriously injured collision with a semi in a head-olast Thursday. January 10. 1980. Roy was on his way to Salt Lake City n to return the body of Fred Johnson to Fillmore (or burial when he lost control of his vehicle on the icy highway, crossed over into the southbound lane with a semi and collided head-od driven by Sam Tolbert. 49, of to Page 5 n Minne-Continue- Accident Sends Mike Tomkinson to Hospital serious accident, while brothers were unloading a truck, broke Mike Tomkinsons right leg about six inches above the knee, in much the same manner tha) Montee Brunsons leg w as broken about a year ago. A It was dark, about 8:30 p.m., when Dan Tomkinson arrived from Salt Lake with a load of dairy products. In backing the large truck back to back a smaller one to transfer the Continued to Page 5 with Accident Destroys Trailer The first big storm of the season hit Millard County last Thursday and left streets and highways slick causing many vehicles to slide off the roads. The high winds accompanying the storm also caught an empty semi trailer causing the tractor's driver to lose control of his vehicle. Terrance D. Olson, 37, of Canoga Park. California, was southbound on at 11:50 a.m., January 10. 1980, Continued to Page S Mothers to March in Birth Defects Fight The Mothers March is now on in Millard County. Their March of Dimes goal is to fight Birth Defects. Every home will be contacted by a volunteer worker during the next few days. You are encouraged to give freely. Much of the money is used on a local In addition to helping a child with a problem, grants are made for research and equipment. This year our hospital will receive a piece Continued to Page 5 local Confessed Killer Denied Parole James Earl Blair. 22. of Cypress, Illinois, was denied a parole by the Utah State Board of Pardons at a recent hearing. Blair, along with William Lloyd confessed to the shotgun slaying of Robyn Halsey of Scipio. The men had hitchhiked a ride with Halsey and later shot him with his own gun and left in East-woo- which was later found Blair and Eastwood were Halseys pickup abandoned. arrested in Colorado and extradited to Utah. d The board said Blair's next parole hearing will be in January 1985. Blair has currently served 18 months for his part in the March 20, 1978 slaying. PAHVANT VALLEY SENIOR CITIZENS SCHEDULE By Rath Zmltravlch Monday. January 21. Dinner at the Center. Wednesday. January 23: Dinner at the Center. Thursday, January 24: Appointments in Salt Lake City. (Sorry, I goofed last For your ride on the bus, week). Maxine call Mae 743-542- 743-577- Artist's sketch ot new Millard High School building. basis. Albert On Tuesday, January 29. the Director of Human Services will come from Richfield to give us a talk on help with our heating problems. He will be at the in the 9:30 from Center morning to 3:30 in the afternoon. 743-546- Plans for New High School Completed Plans for the new Millard High School have been completed with the acceptance by the Millard County Board of Education of the low bid from Munk Construction Company of Richfield. The new academic building will replace the old main building at Millard High School which was built in 1916. The Benefit Dance Scheduled Dance to help Millard County Deputy Ross Johnson and his family recover from the total loss of their home and belongings because of a fire, will be held at the Deseret Country Club on January 19. 1980. The dance will start at 9 p.m. w ith the music furnished by Neil and Rosemary Forester's Band. Door prizes will be awarded. Tickets are $6 per couple or S3 stag. All donations will go to Ross and Alison Johnson and their family. For tickets, contact the West Millard Posse or Millard County Peace Officer's A Benefit cost of the awarded bid approximate is SI. 7 million. Considerable effort and time have been spent by the faculty and staff in builddeveloping a flexible, for the architect John Rowley, ing. project, has also designed the facility so that a passive solar system can be used in the heating ol the building. This will provide a significant energy The Utah savings to the taxpayer. Stale Board of Education made a special effort to compliment the faculty and architect for the design of the building. "It is anticipated that construction time will take from 14 to 18 months." Basketball Shoot out on Sunday Boys and girls! Have you got all your pledges signed up for the Easter Seals Basketball Shoot Out? If not. you'd better hurry. The shoot out will take 12 place next Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the National Guard armory. Lots of great prizes arc being offered for the winners. Top statewide prize is: I)r. Kenneth Tophant. superintendent of the Millard School District, said in He announcing the bid acceptance. added. "The students, faculty and patrons of the area arc anxious to see construction commence, and are to be thanked for the time and effort they have spent in working toward the development ot the project." Weather report By Jay T. Rogers The winner, his or her parents and coach will be guests of the Utah Jazz for their February 23 game with the Seattle Super Sonics. This top prize includes four tickets to the game, dinner for four, autographed basket- ball, and "Coaches Club" before the game. Benefits front the Basketball Shoot Out w ill go to Easter Seals. Association members. The benefit dance is sponsored by Complete details of the basketball the West Millard Sheriffs Posse shoot out and the many, many other and the Millard County Peace Officers prizes were published on the front page Continued to Page 5 Association. Police News James Johnson of Kanab, was picked up on a bench warrant by the Division of Wildlife Resourscs violation. |