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Show 3 c -- IUSPS 446-74- V 20 cents 0 v NATIONAL NEWSPAPER Founded ASSOCIATION v Ay- - IMS FrMPrMifl NNA SUSTAINING a ky eJ member 1982 FOUNDED IN Ass 1894 MEMBER OF THE Volume 88 Number 2 AVERAGE FILLMORE (AN Ay Millard County Progress, Fillmore, Utah 84631, Friday January 15, 1982"" DAILY OCCUPANCY HOSPITAL-198- INCOME 1 EDWARDS NAMED CHIEF OF POLICE INDICATOR) Taft Watts SUSC Hall of Fame 1981-8- 2 Recipient Edwards was officially Clayton promoted to the rank of Chief of the Fillmore City Police Department last Wednesday by Mayor Doris Rasmussen. Edwards has been serving as Acting Chief of Police for the last few months after the resignation of former Chief Glen Quarnberg. Former Mayor Mark Paxton declined to make the appointment in his waning months of office preferring to let the new mayor make the decision. The announcement Wallace Osborne was made at the City Council meeting. SUSC Hall of Fame Chief Edwards has been an officer 1981-8- 2 Recipient with the Fillmore City Police since May 1980. Prior to that time he served a year with the Monticello Police Department and 7V) years with the Richfield Police Department. He attended the police academy in 1969. Edw ards retired from the Utah Army National Guard in May 1981 with 21 years of service. from Utah State University where he Clayton is married to the former Toni played football and basketball and was Jepsen of Richfield. They are the on the track team, taught school for of three children, two boys. 41 years, 37 years in Cedar City. He parents also managed the Cedar City Municipal Swimming Pool for 31 years and has been active in the Cedar City Lions ub and the Cedar City Fire Department. Watts taughi and coached at Millard High School in Fillmore for 21 years. During that time his football teams won 19 regional championships and six state championships, four of them in consecutive years. During his career at Millard, the Eagles lost only ten Watts also coached football games. Kfillard to 16 regional track and field championships. Both recipients are now retired. Osborne lives in Cedar City, and Watts resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. V . 0 Chief Clayton Edwards Taft Watts inducted into Hall of Fame WHAT IF YOU NEED MEDICAL CARE AND THE HIGHWAYS ARE BLOCKED WITH SNOW? Hospital officials are continuing their efforts to develop plans for a new hospital facility for East Millard County residents. However, the traveling habits of East Millard County residents to go elsewhere for goods and services now threatens the closure of Fillmore Hospital and any hope of a new facility. In 1980 there was a dedihe in usage of 18 and in 1981 a drop of The Governing Board Members were successful in obtaining the services of Dr. Brent Jackson this past summer, and along with Dr. David Limburg, they now provide good quality medical service to the communities. The well managed hospital provides 22. good medical care at a cost well below average for Utah and the surrounding six states. This, in part, is attributed to its affiliation with Intermountain Health Care, Inc., whose consolidated shared service purchasing power saves its 24 managed hospitals S4.7 million . annually. . This past winter weather should cause residents to ponder. With roads closed and no hospital or physicians available here, how would they cope with a medical emergency for themselves, their children, or grandchildren? Only an immediate change in hospital usage will ensure its continuance. MEADOW HONORS OUTGOING MAYOR Meadow's first council meeting for 1982 was held Wednesday, Jan. 6th. A number of local citizens attended the changing of the guard and to pay honor to outgoing mayor. Junior Bond. Commissioner Harold Stewart, a former Meadow mayor for 19 years, presented Mayor Bond with a token of appreciation from the citizens. Stewart spoke of the many improvements through the years that were directly attributed to Mayor Bond's dedicated efforts, namely the founding of Meadows Volunteer Fire Department and his years of service in acquiring and maintaining equipment. The commissioner cited the fact that a building in Meadow was needed to house the first fire engine, a meeting room was needed for the firemen, and Meadow Town office was needed, and storage area for all the the towns departments. Junior Bond was the motivating power from conception to completion of the Meadow Town Building and most active of volunteer workmen, who did the greatest part of the actual construction. With more criticism than support, Mayor Bond has worked for years to 22-be- ef 743-688- 8 743-537- 2; lbert, 743-546- The county nurse will be at the Center to check blood pressures on Friday, Jan. 22. Would you like a college right here In Fillmore? Talk with Nancy MDonald, 743-531- ATTENTION: On Wednesday, Jan. 20, there will be an election of officer Hall of Fame award plaques will be presented to each of this year's selections. An additional plaque for Watts and Osborne will be displayed permanently in a hall of fame display case in the foyer of War Memorial Field-hous- e. We plan to accept nominations annually for membership in the hall of fame, Lunt explains. Anyone may nominate, but names must be in our hands by December 1 of each year. Formal requests for nominations will be made through the alumni newspaper and SUSC football game programs. The public is invited to an open house Monday, Jan. 18th, to honor Mr. Watts and Mr. Osborne. Adjustments reduce county property inequities counties of the state. This was pointed out by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, in this anal- - One hundred three Utah cities, towns, and school districts are deliquent in filing their required audit or financial reports, says State Auditor W. Val Oveson. These reports for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1981, were due in the State Auditors Office by Dec. 31, he continued. 1981, State law requires the withholding of State There will be a hunter safety class on Jan. 23. Contact Wildlife Conservation Officer Brent Olson at or further 8 for sign-u- p information. 743-666- and advisory board, Please plan to tend. at- - tub with legs in the White House, but later admitted the story was a hoax. "We choose to believe in the bathtub said Amdur and asked, myth, Whats the matter with stretching the truth a little? Fillmore would make a great presiHe dent these days, Amdur said. lowered the postal rates, his administration had no deficit and there was no income tax in the days of Millard. He made a few mistakes, sure, but I'm ready to overlook them. Millard Fillmore was born in Summer Hill, Cayuga County, New York on Jan. 7, 1800, the son of Nathaniel Fillmore and Phoebe Millard. He studied for the bar and practiced law. He was elected to Congress in 1832 as a Whig. In 1847 he was elected comptroller of New York State and a year later of the United States. Upon President Millard Fillmore the death of then president Zachary Taylor in 1850, Fillmore succeeded to the presidency. With Fillmores support the leaders of the North and South adopted a compromise which, it was hoped, would end the slavery dispute. Under the terms of this Compromise of 1850, as By Marge Barton it was called, (1) California entered the Union as a free state; (2) the slave Thursday, January 7, 1982, marked trade was forbidden in the District of President Millard Fillmores 182nd Columbia; (3) Congress passed a birthday, but here in Fillmore, Millard fugitive runaway slave law enabling County, Utah no one seemed to notice. to seize their runaway No ceremonies were held to mark the slaves in the North; (4) slavery was anniversary of his birth. He seems to be permitted in the newly organized terriforgotten in the town whose citizens tories of New Mexico and Utah. ancestors thought so highly of him as The Compromise of 1850 did not to commemorate his name by calling bring peace, however. The slavery disUtahs first capital Fillmore and the pute became more bitter than ever. county in which it stands Millard. Harriet Beecher Stowe helped to fan Not so in many other parts of the the flames with her famous book "Uncle United States, however. Millard FillToms Cabin, published in 1852. more, who is generally called an The Whigs refused to nominate Fillobscure president, is luckyunlucky more for a second term in 1852. He ran enough to be remembered by several for the presidency in 1856 on the Ameriorganizations, mostly in the East, and can or g party ticket, celebrations. mostly by tongue-in-chee- k but received the electoral votes of only Fillmores staunchest "advocate is one state, Maryland. Baltimores Jeff Amdur, head of the of Fillmore's accomplishments Many Student Committee for the Glorifigo unextolled and he is belittled becation of Millard Fillmore. Amdur, a cause all of his efforts didnt work high school teacher in Annapolis, said out the way he thought they would Fillmore buffs around the country whose does??) However, young (But join in the celebration of one of the Fillmore was zealous in his pursuit of nations most obscure presidents." knowledge and his talents and aptitude Amdur himself spends a silent mowas noticed by Judge Wood, an eminment of meditation each year to celeent lawyer, who invited Millard into his brate the 13th presidents birth. This office and offered to defray his expenyear he spent it in a bathtub. He was ses while he prepared for the bar. joined in the tub by a bar of commemorFillmore accepted the offer, but conative soap and a copy of 101 Useless tinued teaching in a school to help pay Facts of American History," the only his way. publication of his committee. During his tenure in office as presiA Natural History of the Bathtub, dent, California was admitted to the written by early day journalist H. L. Union as a free state, Fillmore opposed Mencken, gave Fillmore credit for the entrance of Texas as a slave state, being the first president to install a and voted for a protective, but not prohibitive, tarrif. He supported the appropriation of $30,000 for Morses telegraphy. But Utahns remember President Millard Fillmore best because he befriended the Mormon cause and the freedom to worship contained in the Bill of Rights when others were condemning them. Fillmore was married twice, to Abigail Powers in 1826, and to Caroline Carmichael McIntosh in 1858, his first wife having died. Fillmore died in nt Fillmores birthday passes unnoticed in namesake town slave-owne- rs Know-Nothin- Deliquent local governments named NOTICE RuthZmilruh strogan-off- ; Monday, Jan. chicken; Wednesday, Jan. stew. Friday, Jan. The bus will go to SIC for appointments on Thursday, Jan. 28. Be lure to You may call sign up if you want to go. or ADorothy, Alta, 1 water system. improve Meadows When the state finally condemned Meadows water supply and gave an ultimatum, the Town Council started investigative action. During this time Bond was elected mayor. Meadow residents all know the dedicated service he gave to this project, with his only compensation the satisfaction of a job well done. A majority of Meadows residents made contributions to a fund to let the former mayor know that they recognized his desires to make Meadow a better place to live, for the present and future, and appreciate his contributions to this Assessment adjustments ordered by fusion of interests. the State Tax Commission last year The reins of the town were handed have greatly reduced the assessment over to newly elected Mayor Delyle variations that exist among the several Carling and Councilmen Gilbert Stott and Vem Stewart, for the next two years. PAHVANT VALLEY SENIOR CITIZENS SCHEDULE B Two athletes who participated in the late 1920s and the early 1930s will be inducted into the Southern Utah State College Athletic Hall of Fame. Taft "Cherry Watts, Las Vegas, of Holden and resident a formerly coach at Millard High School, and Wallace Red Osborne, Cedar City will be honored at ceremonies January 18th during halftime of the SUSC-- j Mesa basketball game. Watts, who grew up in Holden and participated athleticaLy for Millard High School, played basketball during the 1930 and 1931 seasons. He played forward and was named the outstanding tournaplayer in the 1931 Utah-Idah- o ment, what was then an annual affair. Osborne, a native of Minersville, lettered two years in both football and basketbll while he attended SUSC for He participated as a three years. halfback in football and as a guard on the basketball team which won two conference championships. He was an football player and team captain during the 1930 season. These two athletes are certainly well known throughout southern Utah; both of them have distinguished themselves while at SUSC and also after Steve Lunt, SUSC their graduation, athletic director and instigator of the Athletic Hall of Fame last year. "These are two former Southern Utah State athletes who truly deserve this recognition. The first two inductees were H.B. Tuff Linford and Clarence Ty Gillins. Both of this years selections have been active for many years as educators. Osborne, after he graduated David. 16, and Jason. 11, and a girl. LaRae, 9. Toni and Clayton recently leased the Rich Cafe in Fillmore where they are doing a thriving business. is less than $150,000, the entity may be exempted from the audit requirement, but still must file a financial report with the State Auditors Office. Weather Report By Jay T. Rogers THE MILLARD COUNTY PROGRESS Millard Countys First Newspaper CELEBRATES 88 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COUNTY Buffalo, New York on March 8, 1874 and is buried in Buffalo's Forest Lawn Cemetery. i |