IT IS CHRISTMAS TIME IN NEPH, UTAH DURING 1958; FOUR FEET OF SNOW; NO OIL OR GAS FOR FURNACE, WHO DO YOU CALL FOR HELP.

In the 1950's through the 1970's, many of the Juab County homes relied on coal fire furnaces to keep us warm. But with time, we were converted over to oil, and as such, we have variety of oil and gas distributors who assisted us in that area. In fact they knew we were getting near empty in the tanks and they would come around to top us off. It wasn't a business thing, it was just taking care of us. Some of the distributors had their own gas stations and some did not. I had to call my brother to help the brain think a little better. He was able to come up with the name of Elgin Gardner, then his son Bryce later took over the business. It seems there was a man in Levan that was the oil distributor out there, but the name just wouldn't come.We remember Glade Sanders as he worked in Nephi for over ninty years, doing oil distribution; Honda sales at "Serve" west of the Nephi Park.. Prior to his passing, he was one of the oldest Eagle Scouts in Utah, an organization he was fond of. Then there was Don Eyre, Sr., He owned and operated retail and wholesales petroleum business in Juab, Sanpete and Southern Utah Counties for 40 years. One couldn't forget Theo Westring, who was hard working, but friendly guy who enjoyed his work, and willing to drive that oil to the Ranch when it was needed. I then listed Forrest Anderson who may have been the hero of them all. His photo was for just 80th birthday, and not sure he took much of a break from climbing in that big green truck and bringing the oil that you needed to keep your home or business going for the 48 years and he did it with a genuine smile and interest in you. When I was a teenager, I worked as the Assistant Projectionist for Bob Anderson at the Venice Theater, and always appreciated it when the daughters of Forrest would come by as although they were too young for me, I thought he had the cutest daughter's around. And last but not least is Rulon Brodhead. The liquid emergency he delivered was not the same caliber as regular gas or oil, but we figure that the Propane man was of the same caliber of the other good guys If you knew any of these men, they were not just the regular business guy we all deal with. Rulon was a great family man(he married a Haycock); loved the Lions club and doing farm work. In addition to make his oil runs, Don Eyre also kept a gas station operating on about fourth south in the block that had about or four gas stations in a row there. There was more to Don than gas! He had such a good disposition, it was hard to see him as the freedom fighter he was. He served in the Army during World War Two, then in the National Guard after where he was assented in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. He was a First Lieutenant, and after the War, graduated from University of Utah and returned to Nephi. Don seemed quite, but had the uncanny ability to voice his concern when it came to his work in his garden; his golf game; when he was the Mayor of Nephi, and like all good businessmen

, he was active in Lions.