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Show District MIA Dance Festival Scheduled To be Held in Carbon College Stadium Nearly 200 dancers from Emery slake will participate in the annual District dance festival to he held in Price OFFICIAL EMERY COUNTY NEWSPAPER . . . HOME OF NATION'S GREATEST RESERVES OF NATURAL GAS Saturday, June 7, beginning at 8 p.m. The dancers will join with participants from Grand Emery County (Utah) Progress Thursday, May 29, 1938 Junction, Carbon, anti North Carbon stakes to present the Volume 39 3-- C dance review in the Carbon College stadium. Dancers have been working on numbers for this presentation throughout the winter MIA season. Many of the dances were presented at ward Gold and Green balls, and also at the stake Gold and Green ball. Rehearsals are now being conducted on a stake basis, and preparations are nearing completion for the spectacular show. According to district dance directors, Mr. and Mrs. Garn Goff of Price, the public invited to witness the dance festival. Many of the dancers who will participate in the June 7th district festival, will also exhibit their danfestival cing skills in the to be held in Salt Lake City during MIA conference, June 12 to 14. By Clirin D. Ashby It was a hot, sultry day at the army camp, and the tough sergeant had been drilling the basic trainees until the awkward troops were ready to drop. The passing officer stopped to watch the drill, and grew progressively more displeased. Just as it seemed things could get no worse, one lanky recruit Uropped his rifle. The officer ordered the offender out of formation. "How long have you been in the army?" demanded tile irate officer. The weary rookie looked up at the officer. All cares of the troubled world were written across his face as he stammered, All day, sir! New Industry . . . T & V J ! ' , ' wy-- v m I $, Society Things arent going so well around here either, what with the hot sticky weather, and the spring fever and all. Maybe its a good thing a holiday is coming up, w'hen we can relax a little and forget the cares of the world. One thing on relaxing, however. Dont relax too much while driving your car, or perhaps rigor mortise might set in. The heat isnt all bad though. The warm weather is really making use of the moisture which we have n ceived this spring. Lawns and gardens are fast turning into a biilliant green, instead of the drab brown winter shade. The growth of desert plants are turning the hills green, so it is an ideal time (if you like desert ratting) to enjoy the vast scenery of our surrounding areas. At the present time the desert roads are in good condition, having been graded by county crews, and the scenery at its peak. So take advantage of the countys million-dollar attractions. The police in one state sent out pictures of an escaped convict in six different poses. A constable sent the following wire: Have captured five of them and on the trail of the sixth. Mrs. Sydonia Kofford received a letter this week from Formosa. The Utter, from a Lillian R. Dickson, thanked Mrs. Kofford and others for greeting cards which had been sent to the Chinese people. We would like to quote part of the letter: Dear Friends. Thank you for your package of used greeting cards, received this week. These will bring great happiness to the children of Formosa, and to those who are ill. We will have a Bible verse printed in Chinese character on each one before they are given out, so that they carry Gods message too. "We thank you for having a share in this happy part of our work. Ihe letter went on to say that the cards would be given to Chinese children, as well as Aboriginese and also leper patients. The gay greeting cards help brighten the lives of these underprivileged people. Sponsors Showing Canning Workshop Planned in County "Better health through better u nutrition is possible and on a foods budget. Home canning is r that supplies the the fiuits and vegetables needed in the daily diet, says Miss Hattie Kilgore, who will lecture and demonstrate home canning at the Castle Dale LDS church June 5, at 2 p.m. The meeting is being arranged by the Extension Service and is open to all interested homemakers. Miss Kilgore is a graduate of Oklahoma College for Women at Okla. She holds a masters degree and a B. S. degree in home economics. For several years she has been a staff members of the educational department of the Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corporation, makers of Kerr Fruit Jars. She has further broadened her knowledge of food preservation by supervising canning centers where foods of all Rising 13 stories to dominate the is the big new coal cleaning plant surrounding area near Wellington, which recently went into full production for U. S. 1,-i- el was held in Castle Dale Tuesday to hear a complaint of voluntary manslaughter, signed by Sheriff Don Kofford against Jimmy Clifford Jeffs. Mr. Jeffs was bound over to the Seventh District Court, with a hearing to be held on June 9, before Judge Keller. At this time the defendant will enter his plea, and a date will be set for trial. The manslaughter charge was the outcome of a shooting involving Mr. Jeffs, which occured during April in Castle Dale. Chester V. Taylor In Navy Exercise Sheriff Kofford Warns on Dangers of Carelessness With Small Blasting Cap lena-base- fast-movi- Riles Held Tuesday For Wm. Henrie lf Course Scheduled Carter Oil Plans At Carbon College Wildcat Test Well 'Huntington High' Reunion Planned n, Petersen Is Honor Student during 1957, $300,504 (or 66.4) was charged to commercial and indus- Weather Report c Lists New OHicers av-eia- ge s, David Is Navy Sitferud Graduate course, stuDuring the dents' were trained in the operation and maintenance of all types of marine boilers, fireroom machinery, and the transferring and testing of fuels and water. Retiring Test Well Started unit of Physical Education unit of Health 8 units of Social Science including American History A Government, American Problems and World VI 9. Caroline Nelson In Ferron, May 26 Caroline Olsen Nelson, 85, of Ferat the home of a daughter, Mrs. Alex Beveridge, Price, May 23, after a short illness. She was born in Spring City Nov-emb14, 1872, to Ole and Elsa King Olsen. She married Christian Nelson May 1, 1891 at Ferron. Her husband died September 10, 1944. She was a member of the LDS chuich. Survivors include five sons and three daughters: Levi, Columbia; Clarence, Wellington; Leland, Edgar and Mrs. Glen (Naomi) Stevenson, Dragerton; Lyle, Hiawatha; Mrs. Alex (Clarice) Beveridge, Price; Mrs. Walter (LaVon) Ralphs,, ei Ferron; 49 grandchildren; 89 great grandchildren; three brothers and 3 Science and 2 units of Math. Funeral seerviees were held Monat 1 p.m. in the Ferron ward chapel. Burial was in the Feiron cemetery. day, May 26, Mr. and Mrs. McNeil v. Fqr An Academic Diploma with College Entrance Requirements: In Rock Canyon a 3 units of English which may include 1 unit of Foreign language or 1 unit of Speech, Northwest Production Company, oil and gas producers, are currentb 3 units of Social Science including American History ly drilling a test hole in the Rock American Problems and World Geography, Ann Snow Elected Canyon area southwest of Castle 1 unit of c ComDale. Cushman and Pilcher Physical Education and y unit of Health has been given the contract 1 unit of pany d II To School Office Algebra for drilling. 1 unit of e to Mr. the Physics or Chemistry, Cushman, According Ann Snow, graduate of South hole which is being drilled with a f 1 unit of Biology or Zoology, Emery high school, has been elect- cable tool rig, will be a shallow g 1 unit of Geometry. ed tc the office of Secretary of the test primarily for gas. However, All courses will carry 1 unit of credit except Physical Utah State University Spurs for information gained from this drillthe academic year 1958-5ing will be used to assess the areas Education which will be y unt. These units will he contact oil potential. The Spurs is a service organizawomen. To The drilling crew for the project units as prescribed by the State Hoard of Education. tion for sophomore qualify for membership, a 2.5 ave- moved into the area some two The above requirements will become effective for the rage academically Is required along weeks ago, and plan to be here students most of the summer. with other qualifications. entering the tenth grade in September of 1938. , Services Held for re n, died 1 units of English, one of which may lie a Foreign language or Speech, e 2 units of Science, and 1 unit of Math; or 1 unit of school. (11.2) to sisters. Gco-graph- d $50,639 Orangeville Legion years of High School, including the following: For a General Diploma: a h trial property, residential property, $73,524 (16.3) to agricultural property, $26,839 Castle Dale, Official Station (5.9) to motor vehicles, and $802 Alvin Jensen, Observer (.2) to property not otherwise classified. These calculations are based upon official data compiled by the Utah State Tax Commission. ihe Utah Foundation report notes that the total assessed valuation for property tax purposes was equal to 92d per capita m Emery County last year, compared with a stale-wid- e average of $1,482 per person. Per capita assessed valuations varied from a low of $800 in Wayne County to a high of $4,200 in Iron County. Foundation analysts point out that this wide variance in taxable wealth reflects principally differences in the amount of industrial and commercial property located within the several counties. For of all example, more than 80 proputy taxes levied in Iron County were paid by owners of indie-trial and commercial property. In Wayne County, on the other At a recent meeting of Orange-v- i hand, taxes paid on industrial and 11 Blaekburn-Axelso- n Post 39, commercial property amounted to American Legion, the following of15 of the total property taxficers were elected for the coming only es imposed. year. According to the report, the Tom Humphrey, new district 5 property tax levy throughvice commander, elected to remain out was Emery ancthei year as post commander; 49.38 mills County last year ($49.38 per $1,000 assessWard Cox, first ed valuation). This compares with Eaward Burnham, second vice- a state-wide average of 53.92 mills commander; Mark Humphrey, held in 1957. rates in Utah Property oer another year as adjutant; last year varied tax from 34.5 in one Kent Stilson, service officer; Guy unincorporated area of the Jordan Ware, chaplain; Jack Curtis, held School District (in Salt Lake CoRobover as sergeant-at-armand to a high of 87.3 mills in Ogunty) ert Hansen, historian. den City. Plans for the near future include obThe Memorial Day services at the Or- serves research organization that Utah has a higher perangeville cemetery, sending boys of commercial and industo the American Legion Boys State, centage on trial tax rolls than property the annual 4th of July celebration, most other states.itsOne reason for a.id continued fund raising projects this higher percentage is the large in connection with building a new amount of mining property located Legion Home. within the state and the net proceeds method used in assessing such property. Last year assessments on mining property constiE. tuted 28 of the total assessed valuation of Utah. The study also shows that Utah has a smaller proportion of residential and agricultural valuation David E. Sitterud, fireman, USN, most other states. In general, son of Mr and Mrs. Carl E. Sitterud than the populous states have a higher of Huntington, graduated May 9, of residential assessfrom the Boilerman School at the proportion ments than do states with a low Naval Training Center, Great density of population. Lakes, 111. graduation which must he roinpleted in the last three Don L. Petersen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Peterson, Ferron, is to be one of the honor students to speak at Carbon College Commencement tonight, Thursday, May 29. Don has finished the course in Inaustrial Arts at the College, and has carried a high scholastic average during his two years at the dollar-save- No. 22 Taxpayers of Emory County paid a total of $132,308 or propeity taxis last year, according to a study just completed 1)) Utah Eoundaion, the private, nonprofit tax research organizaion. Ot this total property' tax imposed in Emery' County High School Graduation Requirements for Emery County School District Don L. URANIUM $73 per capita in er lim-ile- kinds were canned. In addition to her scientific knowledge, Miss Kilgore has a very practical knowledge of the purposes, methods and procedures in home canning. All methods of canning will be demonstrated or discussed. Homemakers who plan to can or freeze the surplus from garden and orchard should not miss this opportunity to gain pointers that will be helpful the year around. Court and mineral show has been scheduled by the Castle Valley Gem Society, to be held SaturSteel's Columbia-Gcncv- a Steel Division. Believed the day and Sunday, May 31 and June the National Guard Armory in southeastern highest building Utah, Hie all-stein Price. can clean coal from the Geneva and Columbia plant Hours of the exhibit will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. both days. mines, near Dragerton, and mines near Paonia, Colo., The mineral show will be divided at a rate of (00 tons per hour. The fully mechanized Chester V. Taylor, seaman, USN, into two divisions. A collection of sen oi Mrs. Della Taylor of Orangefaciitly uses water to reduce sulphur aiu ash from rare and polished stones, imported ville, aboard the destroyer l)SS and collected from round the world, coal destined for steelniaking at Geneva Works, resultCogswell, took part in "Strikux", a will be on display for the enjoyU. S. First Meet ing in beter coke for Genevas blast furnaces. ment of the public. These stones striking lorce exercise held off the coast of southwill not be for sale. ern California, May 5 to 9. The second division will include Nineteen ships, plus currier and tables of commercial and trading d aircraft front 15 squadstones, where rock hounds can buy rons, took 12,000 personnel into the cr trade for the stones of their operation. choice, as well as just look over the Ships and aircraft at sea formed array of brilliant colors and dethe "blue signs. The only safe way to handle a The other type is the electric forces which launched raidsattacking against Admission to the show will be blasting cap is leave it alone, blasting cap. It has two covered simulated targets on the West free, and door prizes will be offered Sheriff Don Kofford cautioned to- wires coming out of one end and Coast. defensive forces "Orange each day. day. They are deadly dangerous is fired by electrical current. consisted of Navy attack, fighter ana can maim and blind children." Purpose of the blasting cap is to and patrol aircraft and submarines He describes the caps as shiny, detonate high explosive charges based on the west coast. pencil-shape- d tubes made of either which, themselves, are less easily Striking force exercises are decopper or aluminum and from one set off than the caps. In practice, signed to give advanced training to and one-ha- lf to five and one-hathe caps are activated by fuses or personnel preparing to deploy to inches long. There are two basic electric charges, bet they can also the Seventh Fleet in the Western kinds. One is exploded by sparks be set off a hammer blow Pacific. sharp by from a fuse which is inserted in or by a fire of ordinary William Herbert Henrie, 70, died one end of the cap and then lit. And that is how many intensity. accidents at the Ferron Rest Home May 24 occur. For they are just the kind after a long illness. He was born of intriguing little objects that atDecember 20, 1887 in Ferron to tract children of every age. Daniel and Elzina Stringham Hen-ri- e. Where and how do children get caps? Sheriff Kofford exblasting Survivors include one brother and plained that sometimes they are four sisters: LeGrand, Sheridan, left lying around by thoughtless According to John C. Forrester, Wyo. Ada Somerville, Moab; Fran-cill- e woikmen. Sometimes are of the Price office of the they Manager and The Oil Carter Van Houven, Orem; Lila Boh-lee- n, Company stolen by mischievous boys. More Department of Employment SecComTennessee Gas Transmission Ina Lynwood, Calif.; Kelly, are lost, misplaced or urity, a new Sperry training course ofter pany have staked location and are hidden they La Honda, Calif. away. Children find them, will start at Carbon College in Price wildcat to drill third a Funeral services were held Tues- preparing play with them and as a result about September 1, 1958. test on the Nequoia arch unit in scores of boys and girls are injured day, May 27, at 1 p.m. in the Fer- the northwestern The course of instruction will part of the pararon ward chapel. Burial was in the dox basin, northeastern Wayne every year. Some lose fingers, toes, contain machining, inspecting and Ferron cemetery. or hands; others are blinded for testing, drafting and related traincounty, Utah, according to RaySome have been killed. ing. mond D. Sloan, division manager life. The Sperry Utah Engineering "Teach your children to know a for Carters western division in cap at sight, Sheriff Kofford said will have available 19 positions Denver. Scheduled as a 6700 foot Missis-sjppia- as he discussed the hazards of the each month in which graduate stuharmless-lookin- g little tubes. "Tell dents can utilize the specific traintest, the No. 3 ,Nequoia unit will be located in the SE SE, them of the danger. Insist that they ing received in the course at CarLocation is about shun caps as they would a rattle- bon Jr. College. The starting rate section Alumni members of the old 40 miles west of Moab, near the snake. And be sure they know for the positions offered will be $1.80 per hour. Huntington high school were re- Emery and Wayne county line. It why. The Price office is now taking Thousands of blasting caps are minded this week that a reunion is approximately 4 miles northeast will be held on Memorial Day, in of Carters No. 1 Nequoia arch unit used every day in scores of essen- applications for the Sperry trainthe Huntington elementary school. which was abandoned in early 1956 tial jobs for industry and agricul- ing course to start on September The days activities are aimed at at e total depth of 5940 feet. It is ture. They are needed to explode 1st. For additional information, to help build roads and applicants for the training reuniting classmates of the old also about 9 miles northwest of dynamite contact should the Price office at coal mine and metals, skyscrapers, aban2 was which No. unit was Carters a Huntington school, which in person. 80 North 2nd East build dams oil, locate pipeand lay 5534 of feet at doned total a of North Emery high depth Contacts must be made between lines. Farmers use them frequently school. Entertainment will be pro- in the latter part of 1956. Carter and Tennessee Gas will in clearing fields of stumps and the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., vided, beginning at 3 p.m., and costs on this well. It is es- boulders. Put in young hands they r.na from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday share 8 running until p.m. through Friday. timated that this wildcat test will can be a killer. A program and meeting is inThis in of cost excess $200,000. well as cluded in the schedule, as cost of sufficient time for visiting with compares with the over-a- ll $360,000 involved in drilling the first former classmates. well, a well which had an unusual amount of lost circulation difficulWins Office . . . ties. W. D. Chawner is district geoloIt heroines a requirement of any student who contemgist, and B. M. Bradley is district production superintendent for Car- plates graduation from any High School within the Emery ter in Durango, Colo. (minty School District that they complete the following: 1. 'That eighteen units of approx ed work are required for A gem fore-runn- Two Hollywood children were talking as they were walking home from school one day. Ive got two little brothers and one little sister, boasted one. How many do you have? I dont have any brothers or answered the second sisters, one, but I have three papas by m first mama and four mamas by my last papa! To District A preliminary hearing, before Justice of the Peace Russell Snow, Castle Valley Gem COAL Co. Taxpayers Paid $452,308 In Property Tax During 1957 Defendant Referred ' - Principal of Elmo, Wife, Retire From Teaching The following tribute was given by Jane Willson at a party held in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McNeil of Elmo. It expresses the appreciation felt by the citizens of Elmo for the labor of, and association with Mr. and Mrs. McNeil, prior to their retirement from teaching. For the past eleven years Mr. and Mrs Andrew McNeil have been a part of our community and we are going to miss them very much. Our school children spend just as many hours with them (that is vaking hours) as with us and arent we fortunate to have had such splendid teachers to guide and direct our young people and help them to live well adjusted lives. Wi feel that a small town such (Continued on Page Six) Mrs. Hulda Nielson Succumbs in Moab Mrs. Hulda Deseret Allred Nielformer resident of Emery county, died at her home in Moab Friday of natural causes. Mrs Nielson was born in Deseret, Millard County, March 10, 1S66, to Wiley Paine and Johanner Olsen Allred. Married Joe Nielson February 14, 1884, in the Salt Lake I JOS Temple. He died April 26, 1929. She moved to Grand County in 1935. She was a member of the Relief Society and DUP. Survivors include two sons and three daughters: Rubin Floyd, Pendleton, Ore.; Joseph Wiley, Mrs. Betsy Johanner Hector, Mrs. Helena D. alton, Mrs. Elva Codner, Moab; 26 grandchildren; 73 great son, 92 grandchildren; 23 great great giandchildren; two brothers, Isaac, Salt Lake City; John, Provo. Funeral rites were held Monday in the Moab LDS ward chapel. Burial ws in the Grand Valley |