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Show An Enviable Record of Service Accounted by Cedar City Physician Christmas time is a time of giving. A season when service to others seems to play a more prominent pro-minent part In the lives of us all. But for some persons, service and giving go hand in hand the year 'round. Such a person is Dr. J. S. Prestwich Prest-wich of Cedar City who this past week was recognized for his unstinting un-stinting service to the athletic programs at Cedar High School and College of Southern Utah. This is Just one of many professional pro-fessional and community services that have been rendered by Dr. Prestwich who has maintained a practice in Cedar City since 1921. It is the second time that a presentation has been made to Dr. Prestwich for his service to the athletic programs. In making the presentation at the recent banquet held In honor of the College of Southern Utah football team, it was pointed out that in addition to providing medical service, free of charge, at games when it is needed, that he has also provided necessary physical examinations to the athletes as a means of assisting the programs. His service, as stated, however, goes far beyond athletics. In his professional capacity it would be difficult to even estimate esti-mate the number of physical examinations that he has provided, provid-ed, free of charge, to the various programs particular to youths of this area. A list of these includes all of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint Mutual events such as the M-Men basketball, soft-ball soft-ball and volleyball programs. This alone amounts to hundreds of examinations each year. In addition, free examinations have been provided for the various vari-ous Boy Scout Troops when needed need-ed for excursions and hikes. Since the inauguration of the LDS MIA Girls Camp program in this area he has also provided free physical examinations. They Involve In-volve upwards of 150 examinations examina-tions each year. In addition he has provided hundreds of necessary neces-sary physical examinations to LDS Missionaries going into the field all free of charge. He has received a certificate for the Utah Parks Council of the Boy Scouts of America as a sustaining member while serving that organization. Beyond his professional status he has contributed to the state and community through his service. ser-vice. Among the most noteworthy was his serving on the Iron Cou l-ty l-ty School Board over a period o.' 22 years from 1940 to 1962. During Dur-ing that time In 1947 he was accorded ac-corded the Distinguished Service Award at the convention of the Utah School Boards for his service ser-vice rendered to the public schools of the state of Utah. At the time of his retirement administrators and educators from the district presented him with a special certificate of ap- i preciation. He has also served faithfully as a member of the Cedar City Lions Club. He has been president presi-dent of that organization and received re-ceived the "Old Monarch" award I for 30 years of membership and service. I He has been president of the Cedar City Wildlife Federation, served as president of the Bronco Bron-co Broosters organization back in the days of Branch Agriculture College and on the board of directors direc-tors since of the CSU Quarterback ! Club. He served on the Utah State University Board of Trustees for eight years, from 1910 to 19 IS las further evidence of his interest inter-est on educational lines. I He was the first chief of staff ! of the Iron County Hospital and j has served on the hospital board for many years in addition to serving as both Iron County and Cedar City Physician. He currently cur-rently holds the position of Cedar City Physician. For him it has been a life of service and the beneficiaries have been the residents of the community. What more fitting time to pay tribute to a man of service than this Yuletide season a season dedicated to the promise of it is "better to give than to receive." |