Show Millard County Business of the Week Meet the I SPS Ihurs March 10 1988 - Page 3 Staff Sue Dutson THE Boss by Dawn Carder Actually Sue doesn’t act like one a boss I mean Oh all of us look to her for guidance help and advice for we are aware of her expertise It’s just that she manages to get us to produce without Personal attention given at Utah Title of Millard County by Dawn Carder Marcia and Gary Day owners of Utah Title of Millard County located on South Main Street in Fillmore immediately instill confidence in their clients Both have ready smiles and easy manners as they carefully explain what is required in a transaction It takes but a short time to realize that they are and professionals dedicated to providing personal attention to those they serve Maybe some married couples find working together to be a trying situation That is not the case with the Days They compliment each other and seem in truly to enjoy being together business Marcia was animated as she related their first meeting- -a blind date no less! Marcia a native of Hinckley had gone to Cedar City to help a friend move and set up her apartment on the SUSC campus When all was settled the two girls decided to drive to Provo to visit Marcia’s brother Enroute the friend said “We HAVE to stop in Fillmore I know a woman who makes THE best cinnamon rolls” Well stop they did and the woman just happened to be Mrs Day Gary’s mother While at Mrs Day’s Marcia met Gary and somewhat in jest asked him to ride along to Provo He accepted According to Marcia “After that we just couldn’t stay away from each other!” Jliat was nearly 18 years ago pary got his start in the title business in 1971 in Parowan He trained there under his brother’s tutelage learning the many faceted job and becoming quite proficient Sometime later a position of office manager for a title company in Panguitch opened up and Gary was hired There he remained for six years The title business is quite complex for it is based on many Utah laws Conthere is much to learn in sequently preparation for taking the licensure test to become licensed by the State of Utah Insurance Company Gary had done his homework however and passed the test with flying colors In fact his score received some recognition During this same period of time When a Marcia was also busy secretary was needed for Gary’s office she was asked if she in Panguitch would be interested in the position She was Thus began her training in the tle business “I more or less trained myself” she recalled Marcia’s education was soon to be broadened Along with her secretarial duties she worked part time for the Garfield County Recorder for six and a half years Her next employment was full time for the Garfield County Assessor a job she says taught her her and increased more much knowledge of title work When the Days returned to Millard County they established their home in Hinckley With the County Courthouse located in rillmore Gary found that he was spending quite a bit of time in the car Therefore a decision to relocate in Fillmore was made Utah Title Company of Millard County has been housed in its present location since 1979 At that time Marcia and Gary purchased the building which had be remodeled by the former owner (Originally the building had been an old service station) The title business was established in one office and the other office is rented to an optometrist The Day’s business is an entity on its own It is not affiliated or connected with any other title company Services title insurance include provided loan closings closings for escrow title searbanks andor individuals ches and surveys (the latter when As an necessary and authorized) escrow agent either Marcia or Gary serves as the disinterested third part preparing all documents and papers for the banks Utah Title currently has approximately 200 escrow accounts All records are safely stored in the vault at First Security Bank A title company must have an under-riter The Days in the name of Utah Title Company of Millard County applied to Safeco Title Company were approved and accepted (An underwriter only accepts one title company in each area) Safeco provides forms needed training sessions throughout the year and the company’s attorneys avail themselves for private consultation and help The attorneys also do a yearly audit Affiliation with an underwriter is for protection in case a client makes a claim against the title company (The Days have never had a claim) Marcia and Gary carry $500000 worth of Errors and Omissions insurance which protects the underwriters As one might expect risks are taken when dealing with large amounts of money “The main thing” said Gary “is to be totally honest with self and with the public We immediately deposit all money into a trust account and we don’t touch it until time for the closing” All fees are set and regulated by the state insurance office If a survey is needed authorization must be granted by the client and a separate fee is assessed Utah Title Company of Millard Beaver and County services Juab Millard counties Located in a separate room of the company’s office space is what is called a title plant This plant consists of several computer-likmachines on which records and documents can be viewed Everything is on microfilm “Basically” the Days explained “we have the same records as are in the County Recorder’s office” All records are updated yearly Knowledge in math and map skills is absolutely essential in the title business the details were Frankly somewhat to this overwhelming and looking over the maps was reporter like trying to read Greek! Patiently Marcia explained and some understanding began to sink in! Gary finds his work interesting because he can follow the history of each piece of property and see how it has changed over the years Frequently a search will take him back to the original patent from the United States Government in Some properties Sutherland have been traced back to LDS Church leaders such as Brigham Young and Joseph Smith The changes of titles though create many risks “Insurance is getting so high” commented Gary "that it becomes a hardship for a small business like ours” “I like the business” Marcia stated “because it is fascinating Every transaction is different-have to know the boundaries and who owns what And we get to view the old documents many of which have been written in calligraphy” Business has changed with IPP changes A year ago the Days were tremely busy but this past December they experienced one of their slowest times Now with so many foreclosures on properties a situation the Days find sad business is improving And spring and summer months are traditionally busier times of the year for a title company Marcia Day is a busy woman! She is a licensed real estate salesperson sells real estate on the side for Desert Sage AND she recently took another job Her new full time position is as and secretary for Adult Probation Parole in the Millard County Public Charlene Hall has Safety Building been hired to do the typing at Utah Title but Marcia continues to keep the books and pay the bills Marcia and Gary Day are the parents 16 Creta 14 of four ci Coty 12 Ginger 6 With them they enjoy camping fishing hunting water activities on Yuba and horseback riding They all are involved in the LDS Church Gary used to train horses Marcia has always been around the animals but just last year did they finally get their own Now they can enjoy riding together in the mountains near their home On her own Marcia likes to crochet sew and read Gary is an avid goose dusk and elk hunter (Over the past 17 years he has nabbed 15 elk!) As a couple they like to go to Mesquite The mentioned activities occur of course IF the Days have any free time The office is open five days a week from 8 am until 5 pm but much week end and telephone work is also done Marcia and Gary Day definitely provide personal and professional tention to each and everyone of their clients at Utah Title Company of Millard County becoming hysterical Sometimes I am amazed at her “cool”! Sue Dutson may be a small town newspaper editorowner but she is recognized and appreciated all over the United States A person with varied terests and commitment to her principles Sue has been and continues to be actively involved in local state and She national issues and organizations listens critically evaluates then takes a stand During the MX days Sue was a force with which to be reckoned! She opposed MX voiced her opposition and fought it with all her might As an Sue intelligent outspoken opponent received a great deal of national and ternational media coverage There are numerous other noteworAfter serving on thy accomplishments the Board of Directors and as both secretary and vice president Sue was elected the first woman President of the Utah Press Association At the recent UPA winter convention held in St George she was reelected to the Board and she was elected to be the Utah State Chairperson for the National Newspaper Association At this time Sue is in Washington DC for the NNA National Convention As Chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee she is in charge Sue Dutson of the entire convention this year She also serves on the NNA Governmental Relations Committee On the local level Sue was a charter member of the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce Board and she serves on the Women for Work Advisory Committee She is a past member of the state Land Law Review Commission having been appointed by former Utah Governor Mathison and she is current ly serving on the Utah Rural Health Advisory Committee One may think that things have run smoothly in Sue’s life free of conflict and full of advantages The truth of the matter is Sue has worked very hard to accomplish her goals She continues to do so Born and raised in Delta Sue is the oldest of Frank and Wanda Beckwith’s four children When a junior at Delta High School she lacked only one credit At that time required for graduation Sue were offered no alternatives became bored and dropped out of school Some years later married and a mother she took adult education courses and was awarded her high school diploma “I walked down the aisle at graduation” she said with a smile “They used me as an example for other adults!” The first job Sue had was working in the snack bar at the old Gardner Dairy for Clair Gardner She later did keypunch work in Salt Lake City worked for her mother in the Delmart and next was employed for six years at the old hospital Along the way Sue met and subsequently married Ray Dutson of Hinckley They had one son Lewis and lost two others in infancy After suffering the losses Sue bounced back and determined to open her heart and home to other children Thus began her role All together as foster mother cluding her natural children Sue has mothered children! People also trap in the east by Dawn Carder Note: My Side of the Mountainis a marvelous award winning children's book about a boy approximately twelve years of age who leaves his Manhatten New York home and goes to live in the wild on his grandfather’s property in the Catskill Mountains Each year I read this book to my classes in Connecticut and each year students were enthralled by the story As I sat and talked with Ken Lebbon mental pictures of My Side of the Mountain kept going through my head Somehow I am convinced that the book’s main character and Ken have a great deal in common what many westerners Despite believe there is a great deal of uninhabited wooded land in the eastern United States Houses are few and far between animals run freely streams meander through the trees and trappers tend their traps and lines Such was the setting in upstate New York wheje Ken Lebbon lived and received his first trapping lessons from his father Born in Troy New York Ken grew acres of land in a up on rural area near the town of Cameron The nearest neighbor was a mile and a half away There in the woods his father first took Ken age 7 and his 10 along with him to learn brother how to trap “Dad was a good instructor” Ken recalls “He would only show us once what we were to do And he didn’t worry about us for we learned how to live outdoors” Ken reminsc-e“We would fall through the ice a couple of times a year but we knew how to get out” The senior Lebbon grew up in Pann Yan New York which is in the finger lakes region While still very young he began trapping animals an activity he was to continue for many years Actually he later used money earned from the animal skins to supplement his come as a pattern maker Whatever the reason he enjoyed trapping and shared his knowledge with his sons Ken Lebbon considers himself to be a naturalist and he is a “real animal lover” Hunting and trapping were not sports for him they were integral parts of his spending money which he earned his “I have a hard time hunting here” he commented “because here hunting is a real party always hunted alone-- it was sacred” Hunting and trapping were very important because Ken his father and his brother depended on both for their livelihoods Initially Ken and his brother concentrated on trapping muskrats occasionally snaring a mink As they got older they began running two trap lines getting up at 4:30 every morning to check the traps before heading off to school “Dad was death on us if we didn’t check the traps” Ken remembers The father’s tutelage was wise for New York state law requires trappers to check their traps every twelve hours All winter long the two boys trapped and trapped “real hard” They were serious about their work for it provided their yearly spending money Care was taken to avoid damaging the pelts for buyers wanted the best As the trap lines grew so did the variety of animals hunted Ken and his brother added possum skunk and fox with muskrat and mink trapped along their lines Least pursued were beaver and otter for as Ken stated “they were fun to watch” Most of what the two boys did they did on snowshoes traveling through the snow covered woods The summer months were spent boilthe traps making ing and them black and coating them with paraffin Then they would be hung up in the woods to weather Ken and his brother also built cubbies (small houselike structures that are secured by driving stakes into the ground) and allowed them to weather so that they “looked natural” when trapping time rolled around Scouting for good trapsummer ping areas was another that preceded setting up activity-othe lines in the fall Way out in the woods on acres of land the two boys encountered little interference or competition from New York State other trappers Department of Conservation officials Gene Walker and Peterson Russell Styler have been elected supervisors of the Delta Soil Conservation District Board They have been elected r terms by local land users to of office which begin March 15 1988 The Utah Soil Conservation Commission carried out the election through the mail The newly elected supervisors join Howard Johnson and Harold Taylor who are incumbent supervisors on this Board The Board of Supervisors represent private land managers in carrying out localized soil and water protection and development programs This includes directing the technical assistance for project planning offered by the USD A Service and coorSoil Conservation dinating the State of Utah Agriculture Resource Development Loan (ARDL) program which provides low interest loans to private land managers for conservation projects The District Board’s business is conducted in regular meetings which are For time and open to the public meeting place contact one of the knew where traps were but they generally did not bother anyone unless complaints were made They required a yearly license they watched quietly and they had the authority to pull sets Every trap set had to be identified with the trapper’s name and address Ken recalls having about 200 traps or U and single spring Number Number 2 jump traps tor fox and raccoon Lots of time was spent preparing scents and bait for the traps “You have to learn to think like an animal” says Ken Bait used depended on the animal hunted Rabbit was commonly used to trap mink “I once caught a mink by propping a rabbit between hay bails” recalled Ken Urine and musk scents usually commercially prepared were put on the traps and scent posts were often used for foxes Once trapped the animals had to be killed Muskrats generally were dead having drowned while caught in the naps Quite often Ken and his brother carried 22 rifles with them but for the most part they avoided shooting holes were more without (Pelts TIP Ol THE W lIK: One pound of butler or margarine equals two cups One stick of butter or margarine equals G cup or tablespoons trapping Along with lessons trom Dad from e' pci leiices hui learning remembers readme lots ol bools on trapping 1 he most mipoiiaiit one was Beams ur North merican Trapping by Stanlcv Haw baker and old literate Pennsylvania nappe It’s a long wav from York to Delta Utah and ten mi However lui is definitely different ish o dd gi says “I like it lice e uncmc in a my kids (there aie from three to louitecn) some ol what had growing up Alter attending the iioum’v But lalo in Hu a followed his brother to Sun met ho There he eventual m wife Willie a native ot el horn Todav the Arizona e o lo westerners- Ken's parentCity his brother - in ah to mi d lee Ken is ill I tall “Now mi d 'K in by the trees back eas' Delta resident ork mg as supu i1 n of operations lor the Intel Power ke oi noi at ion Ken m hours o each da St in and I' to be involved m a:sitv Scouting where In lie nd and fishes ol'ui skimiwith his laimiv Yes ehhon’s childien mu Ken as then lather r learn about ele and gt andlathu Mapped but 'h have no' heel) able to applv then ning Mavhe somedav howevet will have the MivK I'oppoi tuiii’v too will become part ol Mv Suit nl Itu Mountain at least m mv nmd ANNOUNCING Opening of NEW Studio 240 W 100 W’es supervisors valuable Mink wlmli Ken tepoiis aie mean animals had to be it'' Skunks as one might well mid mu were the liaidest to handle o u ro A season might bring muskrats 2 beavei 2i or ’iiiium' la or 6 mink and a fox or two nr then became Hiding a Kivu buyer "We sold to whomever could” Ken stated " e sold a le Iklatn' Bian Warren id I'c sylvama " The two Kothers n of S300 a year which of V mon a lair amount all there wasn’t much in Elections held for Soil Conservation board Around 1966 Sue went to work for Inez and Bob Riding at the Chronicle Oh she had worked in the newspaper office as a child when her father was the editor but her job setting type on the old linotype for the Ridings was her return and 'or beginning The Ridings decided to sell the in 1970 Sue with Bill Chronicle Wilson owner of the Progress in Fillmore purchased the paper and formed DuWiI Publishing Company for the next few- years Bill managed the Tillmore office and Sue was in charge of the one in Delta Bill left the area around 1976 leaving Sue to run both olfices Approximately five years ago the two papers were merged and the Chronicle Progress emerged Running a newspaper is not the easiest of jobs but Sue says she likes her work “1 like it because there is he woik something new all the time is the same but the stoi ics and the people always change” she said “ nd am alw jvs involved in the in this job hate liar s and hypocrites community but like people 1 here are good ones out there If you keep looking vou can find them" ensure act ttics pi ov idmg pleas m e lor Sue include plavine with her grandnel children fishing and traveling there is always “tea time"-- a tunc ol talking with friends and "being there" for them Till Boss is a compassionate We all think she's preuv special N in Delta Classes Begin in March For more information call Susan Henke $64-300- Children's 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