Iron County Record | 1964-03-26 | Page 6 | Parowan Boy's Honesty Commended

Parowan Boy's Honesty Commended Keith Stubbs, a student in Mrs. Jean Hendiickson's seventh gradt at the Parowan High School, anil I son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernari Stubbs, was commended Uglily for the honesty of himself ai d his parents following a recent experience. His mother, in a note ; to his teacher, gives the following follow-ing account of the event: "Keith went over on the hill south of our home to sleighride one Saturday morning and on his way home found a wallet lying on the side of the road, belonging belong-ing to Mr. Otto Retke of Inman, Neb. He brought the wallet home immediately and we notified the Utah State Highway Patrol dispatcher dis-patcher in Cedar City as well as our local police, thinking perhaps per-haps he might inquire if a wallet wal-let had been reported found. That night we also sent a letter to the man's address in Nebraska, telling tell-ing him that we had his wallet and that we would be happy to return it to him if he would notify no-tify us where to send it. "About ten days later we received re-ceived a letter from his daughter daugh-ter in California, telling us of his experience." This letter was sent to Keith's techer along with his picture, which we are using herewith. Mrs. Stubbs added that the wallet contained $100 in traveler's travel-er's checks and $54 in cash. The letter among other things thanked thank-ed the Stubbs family for taking the time to try to find the owner own-er of the wallet. The daughter also thanks Keith and stated that "one should be proud of a boy who was not tempted to keep the cash and throw the wallet wal-let away." She further stated that her father fa-ther was on his way to California from Nebraska and apparently the wallet slipped from his pocket as he stepped from his car. He did not miss it until he had his car filled with gas Just as ne entered California and recounted the story of his embarassmcnt and how he had to make the service station attendant believe his story. The lady concluded by telling the Stubbes to send the wallet to her father at Mira Loma, Calif, where he will stay for a time and told them to kep $10 of the cash for their son and their trouble. 1 yv I V 1 I KEITH STUBBS