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Show Page Four Telephone scums hh Utehns March 11. 1983 The Eureka Reporter Brevities yfliwiies Mildred Watkins (Mrs. Watkins is a former Eureka resident and attended Eureka Small businesses in Utah are being hit by boiler room fraud schemes. According to John Mallory, a U.S. Postal Service Inspector based in Salt Lake City, over a dozen complaints about such scams have been received within toe last two weeks, and many more are probably going Weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fennell were a daughter and husband, Terry and JoRae Kay; and grandsons, Brent Kay and Micheal Fennell, all of West Valley City. Two other grandsons, Danny and David Kay, arrived on Sunday to spend some time with Hie obituary is copied verbatim from an obituary sub- their grandparents. mitted by Mrs. Agnes Peterson). Services will be held at 11 a.m. Mrs. Leona Franks hosted a Home at Brusie for Funeral dinner on Sunday to honor her Friday Mildred Anna Watkins, 71, who died daughter, Eileen Schow, on toe occassion of her birthday. Dinner Tuesday at a local hospital. Schools. Mrs. Watkins was born May 27, 1911, to John and Anna Kolts in Salt Lake City. She had lived in Chico since 1935. She had been married to Noel Watkins for 51 years. Mrs. Watkins was a member and past matron of the Josephine Chapter, No. 104, Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include her husband, Noel Watkins of Chico; a son, Noel Jr., and his wife, Mary Jane, of Red Bluff; three brothers, Edward Kolts of Washington and Robert and John Kolts both of Utah; a sister, Ruth Booth of Utah; and grandchildren Laura Lyn Watkins of Fresno and Charles Watkins of Sacramento. Bishop John Warner of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Da- y Saints will preside at the service. Joyce Bae will be the organist. guests included Ray Schow; grandchildren, Melanie and Traci Schow; Mrs. Anna Franks; Lana Rae and Cody Laird; Dick and Donna Laird; Lauren Franks; and Joe and Grace Bernini. Mead, Ed Watkins, George Stebbins, Dan Derryberry, Frank August and Tony Carlos. Honorary bearers will be Ernie Bruce, Morell Reynolds, Sam Lewis, Dick Glenn and S.E. Huddleston. Burial will be at the Chico Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 p.m. today at the Brusie Funeral Home. Those wishing may make con- Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Randle Casketbearers will be Harry son-in-la- w, so-call- returned home Thursday after two and-a-ha- of lf toe winter months in San Diego. Melvin J. Riding Melvin J. Riding, age 65, died March 4, 1983 in Salt Lake City. He was born June 9, 1917, in Mammoth, Utah, to Melvin H. and Blanche Stewart Riding. Married Delight Millikin, December 14, 1946, in Benjamin, Utah. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Salt Lake City Lodge No. 259, since 1944. Holder of Legion of the Moose, Fellowship Degree. At the time of his death, he was the acting secretary of the Lodge. During his affiliation, he held several positions. Retired from $25,000 Pyramid start sales By Sherry Heelis - The vocational home economics class at Tintic High School is beginning a new project-- a lunch program called Noon Nibblers! The class runs 5th and 6th periods during which time students will be preparing foods which can be quickly served during the high school lunch period (12:30-1:00-). Students in toe class have been out selling stock to town members, students, and faculty to finance toe project. Profits will be divided among the stockholders at the end of the school year. We are excited about this project at the high school and hope to provide nutritious lunches to students who would otherwise have candy bars or soda pop for lunch. In addition, our students will be receiving valuable training in the area of quantity food production. Students involved are: Jackie Underwood, Jody Taylor, Jane Grill, Michelle Sheri Malmstrom, and Lorie Brackenbury, Shelly Riley Bigler. We will be open for business Monday, March 21st. Everyone is welcome. The average range of prices is tentatively 95 cents to $1.95. Some of toe food items featured will be: salad bar, burritos, ham & cheese sandwiches, soup, and hoagies. For Sale modern, SMALL, Although Les and Virginia had their own apartment there, they spent most of their time with their daughter and family, Jerry and Marjorie Boyns and their three children, David, Mark and Lesley. The group enjoyed many side trips tributions to the N.T. Enloe such as a weekend at big Bear Lake, Memorial Hospitals hospice where they visited with Brooks and program, in care of the funeral Lois Baker. Another weekend was home. spent in Los Angeles, where among other things they saw the Bob Newhart Show and Dick Clarks house Many historians believe that toe The New Year in old Japan was the $12,500 10 down, remainder on low Christmas celebration had its time for everyone to don new monthly payments at 10. Terms after 7 p.m., origins in ancient Greek and Roman clothes, take three days off from negotiable. Call festivities to mark the midwinter work and visit friends. Gateposts weekdays, anytime weekends. m25 seasons. of were with adorned change pines. . 433-664- 2 5-- . or Connecticut. One is that the seller mails two COD packages. The first lodes like what toe buyer is expecting but actually is something else and has the name of another company on the return address. If questioned, the seller says he knows nothing of toe first package and that the buyer is obligated to pay for the second one. Be wary of buying unsolicited items over the telephone and when you are accepting COD packages, said Mr. Mallory. We cannot make refunds on COD packages, he said, adding that the Postal Service is only a transmitter of packages and in bound by law to send COD payments to ton seller. unreported. Boiler room is toe name given to offices used by telephone solicitors. In these cases, supplies and advertising specialty items are being sold deceptively. A typical scam, said Mr. Mallory, would operate like this: a solicitor calls a business and tells them they may have won a prize such as a color TV, video recorder or a vacation trip. To be eligible for toe prize, says the caller, the company must buy The Postal Service can inseveral hundred key chains or pens vestigate frauds after they occur, imprinted with the companys but we have no way of knowing name. whats in that package until you pay The items are sent COD (collect for it, open it and then make a on delivery) and when opened, are complaint. not what was ordered, are of such Mr. Mallory says anyone inferior quality that the company receiving would be too embarrassed to give sounding offers should check with them to customers, or maybe toe toe Better Business Bureau before package is even empty, said Mr. ordering. And anyone who feels they prize is have been a victim of a scam should Mallory. And the never received. report it to the Postal Inspection Because the items are sent Service or their local Postmaster. Some people are too emthrough the mail, this is mail fraud and is punishable by five years in barrassed to admit theyve been prison and a $1,000 fine, said Mr. ptaken in by a scam, said Mr. Mallory. Mallory. But the only way we can There are many variations on the put fraudulent boiler rooms out of fraud scheme, said Mr. Mallory, business is if people let us know adding that most of the scams theyve been victimized. On Friday, Harold and Alice Fox were in Spanish Fork attending toe wedding and reception of a granddaughter, Carrie Stoneman, and Kevin Brown. Carrie is the daughter of Fred and Arlene Stoneman of Spanish Fork. Kevin is the son of Charlene H. Brown, Spanish Fork, and the late Valen C. Brown. The mother of the groom hosted a dinner at noon fra toe wedding party and both families. The wedding was at 5:30 p.m. A reception honored the couple that evening at the Spanish Fork Memorial Building. spending reported in Utah have been based out of state in California, New York 'Moon Kibblers' show. They enjoyed many excursions to the beaches and took in many of the grandchildrens activities. We just had a lot of fun, says Virginia. She added that except for the part about leaving the family, it is good to be home. It is good to have toe Randles bade in our midst. Third-number-billi- Tett your car detiler you want ng policy to nmmjpllo take effect Grayhound Lines after 30 years. He received a safe driving award for 20 In an effort to curb a sharp inyears of service. He was an avid crease in telephone sportsman. misbilled fraud from calls,' resulting He is survived by: his wife; sons; Mountain Bell is instituting a new John D. Riding, Salt Lake City; policy from Thomas Albert Duffield, Boise, public phones. Idaho; James Lee Duffield, Salt Beginning March 1, Lake City; daughter, Mrs. Mike calls from public (Jaylene) Boyer, Salt Lake City; 14 phones will not be completed until grandchildren; brother. La Cohn S. Mountain Bell operators secure Riding, Taylorsville, Utah; sisters: of charges from Mrs. Ed (Mary) McClain; Mrs. G. acceptance someone the third number, says at H. (Helen) Anderson, both of Salt Ken Hill, public relations manager Lake City; many nieces and for toe telephone company in Utah. nephews and many loving neighbors The policy change is being made to and friends. customers and reduce Funeral services were held protect fraud. Tuesday, March 8th, 1983, at If the line is busy, Eastmans Evans and Early Mor- doesnt or no one at home is answer, tuary in Salt Lake City. to accept the billing, the Interment was in Mt. Olivet authorized will suggest an alternative operator Cemetery. method of billing to toe caller. 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