Show Dutson Millard Countv Chronicle Progress August named honored guest 31 1989 Page 3 for Leamarado Day Rulon Dutson is the honored guest for the 1989 Leamarado Day Celebration This picture was taken Sept at which time Ruion was the oldest person in town and his great grandson Kyle Neilsen was the youngest Rulon’s great grandfather came to Leamington in 1879 which makes one hundred and ten years since the Dutson family have lived here 25 1988 By Floyd Bradfield ii if I f 1 The honored guest for the 1989 Leamarado Day Celebration will be Rulon A Dutson a lifelong resident of Leamington Rulon’s grandfather Dutson homesteaded 160 acres of land and he and his family lived in a little log house about where Welby Lovell’s home now stands Rulon was bom January 29 1906 in the west room of the hou se that w as later owned by Spencer Nielson and is directly west of the old church At that time the house only had two His parent rooms were Mathias Caleb and Christana Anderson Dutson and Rulon was the fifth of eight children The oldest child Lorita was bom in Oak City and the rest in Leamington Two of Rulon’s father’s brothers Uncle Dick and Uncle Bill owned homes close by the house where Rulon was bom These houses were built by the Dutsons When Rulon was quite young his father traded their home in tow n to John Carson for a farm located east of town just south of the coke kilns Here the family lived for five years The children walked to school on the good days and later on they got a buggy which the children to school transported There were four families that lived in that vicinity with about eight or ten children attending school When the weather was real bad a man by the name of George Anderson brought the children to school in his sheep wagon It was a covered wagon and had a stove in that kept the children warm After the family had lived for five years on the farm above town father moved their house back which down to the old homestead was close to where Welby Lovell’s home is now Rulon’s brother Leonard also moved a house down from the farm and set it up close to his parent’s home When Rulon was about twelve years old his folks were the custodians of the church It was Rulon’s job to take care of the gas lights that hung down from the ceiling A ten gallon tank of gasol ine was stored in the closet and aline ran from there to the lights The lights had to be lit with a match before evening church services Kerosene heaters were used during the winter to heat the upstairs rooms When Rulon was sixteen years old he went to work on the Leamington Railroad section for six weeks and was then transferred toLynndyl At this time he bought a Model T Ford from Jeff Finlinson for $150 to and used it for his transportation work Going to Lynndyl in those days meant driving south up the Olson Lane to the top of the hill and then turning west for several miles The river was crossed about the same place it is now by the city dump Besides working on the RR Section Rulon was on the B and B gang and was also employed in the Storehouse as a time keeper and file clerk When he was about fourteen years old Rulon and Roy Clark rode their horses across the railroad bridge Pool aid between here and Lynndyl He said the lies were covered with metal so there were no holes in the bridge Rulon told about the first Labor Day celebration held in Lynndyl He said a rodeo was held west of the railroad tracks out in the open with no chutes They had a baseball game and a foot races boxing matches dance besides When he was eighteen years old he worked on the McIntyre Ranch with Eddie Anderson as foreman He was an all around farm and ranch hand In 1925 Eva Jorgensen of Emto ery Utah came to Leamington visit with some of her relatives She stayed all summer and she and Rulon got to know each other quite well He took her back to Emery in October and the next year on July 14 1926 they were married A little more than a year later their first child Merrill was bom In 1927 Rulon bought a house from Irvin Whatcott that was up by the coal kilns and moved it down close to where the original family homestead was They remodeled the house and made it their home for several years During the summers of 1930 and 1931 Rulon and Leonard took their families and farmed land at the Leamington Pass Each family lived in half of a red rock house that was on the farm They had to haul water three miles from the Sevier River for their animals and had to bring their drinking water from here in town During harvest time they hauled water every day While farming at the Pass they bought their first which was pulled by six combine head of horses They farmed at the Pass for two years during which time wheat was fifty cents a bushel They worked hard for everything that came from the farm Rulon said Elwood that their second child learned how to walk while they were living at the Pass Rulon bought his first farm ground inl939andalso leased more grou nd to go along with it He bought another combine which was meant to be pulled by a tractor Rulon didn’t have a tractor so he remodeled the combine to work with horses He put on two extra wheels and a seat and it worked fine Besides combining his own grain he did it for many of the farmers in town He could do about four or five acres a day and was paid $300 an acre Rulon also drilled grain for other farmers and worked on nearly every farm in town Rulon also bought part of the ground that was owned by his father This farm was homesteaded by his grandfather and has been in the Dutson name for over one hundred years In the 1930’s the Public Works Administration (PWA) was organized to help needy families find work Charley Williams and Rulon were bosses over about ten men when the PWA replaced the old wooden pipe line through town and up the canyon Rulon worked as a carpenter on many of the older homes in Learn- - concert pleased crowd An outdoor concert by Michael Martin Murphy to benefit construction of a swimming pool in east Millard County was well received “It was really a nice concert and I think quite a few people enjoyed it’’ County Commissioner Mike Slyler said “It was excellent” Commissioner Frank Baker said “It was wonderful” Commissioner Jer’E Brinkerhoff said “I haven’t heard one bad thing thought it was just Everybody great” Brinkerhoff said Murphy told him he was treated so well he’d like to come back KNAK general manager Mike Halloran said it “went extremely well” is acquainted with Halloran When he Murphy’s road manager learned that the was going to be singersong-write- r in the area he arranged for an at the Millard High appearance School football field The Tuesday August 22 concert was sponsored by the East Millard Recreation District Profits were of a for construction earmarked swimming pool in Fillmore to serve east county residents Cost of the pool is estimated at about $640000 Fillmore city and Millard County have set aside $250000 each for the project The event drew about 500 people Brinkerby Halloran’s estimate hoff said there were “around 800’ people present “Wedidnotmake a lot of money” Brinkerhoff said “We probably made a little” Baker guessed the effort “about broke even” While little or no profit resulted from the effort promoters said they “We didn’t make a were pleased lot of money for the pool” Halloand ran said “but commissioners people say they think this is a good more thing to get the community involved with themselves and feelEveing good about themselves rybody who attended loved The show was “It went like clockwork" Halloran said “We put on a it" show” “Common senseis not so common” Voitaire RULON A DUTSON ington In 1942 during the winter he and Alton Bigelow worked in Lynndyl building an additional rooming house for the train crews They worked ten hours a day seven days a week from November until April so that the job could be finished Rooms were needed for between train crews twenty and The first ground Rulon purchased was known as the Emil Anderson farm and it was located in the east end of town Rulon and Eva lived in the west end of town In order to live close to their work they bought 34 of an acre from Jeff Finlinson bought a house from Shelby and Violet Nielson and moved it onto the lot Then they built two more rooms onto the house Later on they bought a piece of ground and a house directly across the street Here they again remodeled the house and this is where Rulon lives today The house that he bought from Shelby and Violet Nielson was later bought by Grant Nielson Grant was bom in that house before Rulon bought it and moved it into town Rulon has served in many positions in the church He has been in the Ward Sunday School Presidency and served as YWMIA Presidency Bishop of the Leamington Ward for seven years Rulon has During his lifetime had many different occupations Besides being a farmer and rancher he has built many houses and buildings in towns in Millard County and done lots of machinery repair and welding He served on the Leamington Irrigation Board for about forty years In 1956 he was Soil Conservation Farmer of the year In 1983 he was one of four men named by the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce as area giants Rulon and Eva were the parents ot three children Merrill Elwood and Luella They now have fourteen and grandchildren great Eva passed away July grandchildren 21 1979 and was greatly missed by her family and friends The Leamarado Day celebration at which Rulon Dutson will be the honored guest will be held Labor 4 1989 starting Day September with a program at 10 o’clock dinner at 12:30 children’s sports at 2:00 and the big amateur rodeo at 3:00 is invited to come and Everyone enujoy the days events Russian Wheat Aphid Workshop A workshop on the Russian Wheat which is a new and serious Small Grains will be held August 31 for all small Thursday In Delta it will be grain growers held from 10 am to 12 noon at the Extension office in the While Sage Recreational Park (new fairgrounds) at 81 S Manzanita Ave It will be repeated in Fillmore at the courtchamhouse in the commissioner’s ber from i to 3 pm Dr Jay Karren Extension Entomology Specialist at USU will discuss history life cycle damagic levels He and population control will demonstrate how to identify the Wheat Aphid from live Russian specimens and what damage to look for There is a potential for severe damage to fall small grains this year so plan on attending to find out w hat you can do to protect your crop The Russian Wheat Aphid was found in the Desert area on the 9th of June and has since been found throughout the county Jody A Gale Extension Agent has estimated that a yield loss of may have occurred and 1000 acres were sprayed in an attempt to limit damage The infestation apparently occurred late enough that there was only moderThe Russian ate yield decreases Wheat Aphid has moved to green volunteer grain or grasses on ditch banks dikes and fence lines as the current seasons crop matured The stage is now set for severe damage to occur if the aphid attacks newlv emerged small grains Some of the artists who participated in this year’s county fair left to right: Nora Cropper Josephine Cahoon Vonda Moody Ava Starley Erma Skeem Front: Albert Jensen Care Center artists did well at Fair West Millard Care Center resident artists did well at the 1989 Millard County Fair taking home 85 blue ribbons 29 red ribbons the second place sweepstakes ribbon for special exhibit group and a check for $150 for second place The ribbons and photographs of some of the entries arc on display in the lobby of the Care Center at 275 West 00 South in Deka Recreational Jennie therapist entries right after the Fair last year Sty ler said “We entered about 10 or 12 quilts” she said “We’ve sold a lot and given aw ay a lot for baby gifts so we probably made about 25 quilts through the year” The Care Center was once a hospital The old surgery room has been transformed into a permanent quilting room Watch for the West Millard Care Center entries in the Millard County Fair 1990 The artists are already at work Swallow brothers honored as Conservation Farmers of the Year Garth and Kent were raised on the farm in Flowcll They now lease an that farm and have purchased additional 600 acres After graduation from Utah State University both Garth and Kent continued their farming activities in Flowcll forming a partnership known as Swallow Sons in 1970 Garth and Carrna are parents of four boys Ken t and Peggy are parents of 6 girls and 2 boys All of the family have been a great asset to the operation t Their operation consists of a with the capacity of about 900 head bought as yearlings and finished out for slaughter at a meat an 80 packing plant Additionally is managed cow range operation The operation consists of approximately 1000 acres irrigated farm land Alalong with 340 acres pasture falfa is the m ain crop w th abou 5 00 acres and about 150 acres each of barley wheat and com for silage t Crops which arc not fed at the are sold With most of the hay going to the California market They have been involved in several conservation practices over the years The laser leveling system has been a major factor in upgrading the case of irrigating along with greater water efficiency Six wells arc used to supply water to the farm in addition to surface Aphid pest of Styler said about 18 Care Center in the Fair residents participated Paintings quilts embroidered pillowcases needlepoint and cercmics were entered Average number of patients at the Center is about 30 This is the third year the Center participated in the Fair as a group “The first year we took second” Stylcr said “last year we took first and this year we took second” Artists started work on this year’s AF: Garth and Kent Swallow were recently Millard County SCD as “Conservation honored by the Farmers of the Year" at the board’s annual steak fry Pictured is board member Cal Stewart presenting plaques to Garth and Kent and their wives water from Chalk Creek and Central Utah Canal All of the wells pump directly into pipe lines for great of the water Two years ago one well which previously was used with an overnight storage pond irrigation system was diverted into a 15" pipeline making better use of the water and allowing the well to water more acres Three of the wells arc interconnected and arc used for sprinkling purposes The partnership has worked with the soil conservation service to better schedule irrigation by use of the neutron probe Although moving twice a dav is a lot of sprinklers work it is necessary to produce high yielding crops Swallow Sons is currently with Utah State University in com trials and in the past alfalfa trials thus learning which varieties produce higher yields in the area no ‘threat sites’ built yet Air Force officials deny published reports that they have already built three “threat sites” for a proposed electronic battlefield in the West Desert The allegation appeared in the August 23 edition of Wednesday the Deseret News “They have already built three threat sites and they are operational” Juab County Engineer Randy Frcston was quoted as saying Juab County Commissioners said they had been “hoodwinked” by the Air Force and that the A ir Force has “shut us out” of the decision making process “Whygothrough the farce of public hearings when been the decision has already Richard made?” Commissioner Brough asked Dick Hector manager for the called the Electronic project later said Combat Test Capability no sites are being built “We cannot do that” he said “It would be a violation of law to build any threat sites prior to the Record of Decision on the environmental process" A Draft Environmental Impact Statement on hc project is now It should be ready being prepared for public review in November or December Hector said The Rec- - - ord of Decision whether to proceed with construction or not -will follow after public hearings and release of a Final EIS That is not expected until early next year The ECTC is designed to test electronic weapons systems for combat pilots It would use simulated enemy targets on the Utah Test and Training Range and south of the UTTR probably in Tulc Valley About 100 “threat sites” will be built during the next 10 years if the project is approved Hector said the range has had “threat equipment” on it for the past 10 years but they have been devices temporary often mounted on jeeps Hector said the report apparently resulted from an observation made by Frcston on a recent visit Frcston made to the gapfiller radar Trout Creek site overlooking Frcston saw what he thought W'as another facility south of the site (probably a HAMOTS radar installation) and m isinterpreted what he saw as a “threat site” became further The matter when Juab County complicated Richard Commissioner Brough misunderstood what apparently Frcston said about his observations Hector said After talking with Hector about the story Commissioner Jospeh Bernini said “I would think that the explanation that the Air Force has some temporaries at limes” may have prompted the article The story also said the Air Force has received funding “not only for the environmental impact statement but for construction of 13 threat sites” Hector explained the Air Force our level" prepares budgets “for well in advance “In ’88 we put in w hat we thought we needed in ’90 ’91 ’92 ’93 ’94 - five years” he said The figures were based on on the of a anticipation At the time construction project of threat sites was projected for 1990 ‘There is really no budget until the legislature actually passes a budget” Hector said “but what we have as a budget is numbers for ’90 through ’94 That is fora total of $75 million In FY 90 we have $25 million for construction of 10 to 13 sites" Hector emphasized w hile money no money may be appropriated can be spent on construction before the Record of Decision allows it |