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Show feiidffi if p-ilph-'""' lit m' : yj I J Senator Wallace F. Bennett and Congressman Laurence J. Buxton strollin-'round strollin-'round town DELTA, UTAH Population 1703 Elevation, 4,649 City Water and Sewer Electric Service Surfaced Streets Churches, Civic Clubs, Bank Veteran's Groups Hospital, Library Municipal Airport Municipal Swimming Pool FAA Station Volunteer Fire Department MILLARD COUNTY Population 7,877 Grazing and Industrial Lands Alfalfa Seed, Honey Poultry and Turkey Raising Stockraising, Dairy Farming Ducks, Geese, Pheasants Deer, Cottontail Rabbits Trout, Bass, and Catfish - Mountain Recreation Boating, Picnic Facilities A Great Place To Livel WEATHER Big weather news of the week was the snow storm Jan. 18 with .11 of precipitation. High for the week was 45 on the 21st and a low of 4 was recorded Jan. 15th. NOTICE All Little League Basketball games scheduled to be played in the Palomar will be played in the Hinckley gym at 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Sat-urdays. CONVENTION Attending the three-day convention conven-tion for county officials in Salt Lake City this weekend are Com-m'ssioners Com-m'ssioners Maxfield, Ekins and Christensen, Clerk Guy Robins, Recorder Re-corder Eva Whitaker, Treasurer Wm. Mitchell, Assessor Roy Tom-kinson, Tom-kinson, Sheriff Calvin P. Stewart and Road Supervisor Karl Workman. Work-man. Family Living Seminar at Delta High School Guest speakers for the "Family Living" Seminar scheduled at Delta High School, Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 7:30 to y:00 p.m. was Mr. James Paramour, Executive Secretary Secre-tary of the Governor's Committee on Children and Youth, and Dr. Gordon Beckstrand. The theme will be 'improving Communications," the second in a series of three scheduled to be held at the high school this year. After a message from the guest speakers, group discussions wlU be held to help identify and discuss problems. Group discussion leaders and reporters will be Prin. Ferrell Walker, Ladd Black, Merlin Christensen, Chris-tensen, Glenda Roundy, Delma Jean Galli, Norma Skeem, Sebrina Ekins, Norda Roper, LaVoy Tolbert, Rebecca Schena, Martha Mace, Delia Johnson, Donetta Hardy, Le-nore Le-nore Gardner, David Church, Lyman Ly-man Finlinson, Evan Gardner, and Ethyl Stanworth. Principal C. L. Bennett will summarize the meeting. meet-ing. The seminar will be held for all parents of West Millard County and wil be held instead of PTA meetings this month. The seminar is being sponsored by West Millard 4 PTA Council with Mrs. Lenore of the Board of Directors in NephL ; This weekend, Friday and Satur-Gardner, Satur-Gardner, President as chairman, in) Mr. Nelson has filled the position day, there is a Seminary Institute cooperation with all the school PTA! for the past year. . -, Convention in MantL This is to be organizations, USU Extension Ser-j Other officers of the association-attended by the Seminary teachers vices, MarGenne Rowley Home A- are Jerald Nielson, Lynndyl, Vice; and their wives, the Stake Presi-gent, Presi-gent, Marven Ogden, County A-1 President; Miss Hagerty, Sandy, ' dent and his wife, and anyone in gent, the Delta High School and Secretary and Jack Whitiehead, of , the wards interested in the church Adult Education. Salt Lake City, Treasurer. education program. Ask- foir ill i are looking over a piece of beryllium beryl-lium encased in plastic. 'SERVING Volume 54 Number 30 Peter J. Johnson Services Held in Sutherland Yard Funeral services for Peter J. Johnson, 81, were held in Sutherland Suther-land Ward LDS Chapel Monday, Jan. 20, at 11:00 a.m. Mr. Johnson died at West Millard Hospital' Friday, Fri-day, Jan. 17 of a heart condition. He was born March 26, 1882 in Leamington to John Peter and Ka-therine Ka-therine Bjorkman Johnson. He married mar-ried Hett.e Roper May 21, 1921 in Salt Lake City. Mr. Johnson had been active in LDS Church activities activi-ties and civic affairs. He was a retired railroad worker. Survivors are his widow, Sutherland; Suther-land; sons and daughters, Mrs. WiLiam (Mina) Overson, Mrs. Lyle (Mary) Johnson, Lynndyl; Mrs. William (Effie) Johnson, Mrs. Andrew And-rew (Hazel) Williams, Mrs. Owen (Alice) Benson, Mrs. Gordon (Helen) (Hel-en) McEuen, Los Angeles; Mrs. Francis (Muriel) Burnham, Idaho Fails; Lester, Bert, Max, all of Sutherland; 53 grandchildren; 66 great-grandch ldren; sister, Mrs. Jean Ashby, Springville. Burial was in the Leamington Cemetery. World War I Veterans Elect A meeting and program was held at Lynndyl on Jan. 13 of the West Millard Barracks No. 2952 for the purpose of re-organizing and electing elect-ing officers for the year, 1964. Following is the election results: For the Veterans Carl G. Theobald, Commander; W. LeGrande Law, Ad jutant; Harold R. Morris, Quartermaster; Quarter-master; LaClead Nielson, Sr. Vice Commander; Marvin J. Moody, Jr. Vice Commander; Romulus Shields, Chaplain; Earl Greathouse, Legislative Legis-lative Officer; Roy P. Hilton, Service Ser-vice Officer; Ciive Black, 1-yr. Trus tee; W. LeGrande Law, 2-yr. Trustee; Trus-tee; George Roundy, 3-yr. Trustee. For the Auxiliary: LaVern Theo-bald, Theo-bald, President; Mary L. Black, Vice President; Mabel Warnick, Jr. Vice Pres.; Viola T. Law, Secretary and Treasurer; Eleanor Nielson, Chaplain; Oleta Swensen, Guard; Doris Abbott, Trustee; Ruth L. Anderson, An-derson, Trustee; Katie Peterson, Conductress. The Lynndyl Veterans and Ladies arranged a splendid program after which a lunch was served and our thanks to them for going all out to entertain the organization. Ivan A. Farnsworth, State Com' mander of Orem, was present and gave some timely instructions. He ! also installed the officers for the ' Barracks and Mrs. Myrtle Farns-' worth. Auxiliary Dept. President,' installed for the Auxiliary. JACK NELSON RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF UTAH ANGUS Jack M. Nelson of Lynndyl, was re-elected as President of the Utah Angus Ass'n at a Jan. 16 meeting 23 toy WASHINGTON Sen. Wallace F. Bennett (R-Utah) said today he would introduce an amendment to ihe l ax Cut Bill which would give a 23 per cent depletion tax allow-' ance to ah 'beryllium minerals. The Utahn, who is a member of he Finance Committee which is now considering the tax measure, had introduced his amendment as a b 11 earlier this year. The bill was referred to the Finance Committee. Com-mittee. However, no action had jfcca taken because of the time needed for the controversial tax cut legislation. "Thare has been considerable invest in-vest and enthusiasm throughout U.ah over prospects of a beryllium niiustry," Sen. Bennett said, "And i this -amendment is passed, the icw al.owance would be an impor- l factor in getting the industry started." dip. Laurence J. Burton (R-Utah) Juh's First Dis.rict Congressman, supported Sen, Bennett's amend-. amend-. and said "The amendment vviiuld make it more economical for ndust.ry to develop the new production pro-duction me. hods required for the utah ores." "the present depletion allowance in beryllium minerals is 15 per .ent which contrasts with a 23 per cent al.owance for beryl ores," Sen, Bennett said. "The amendment will give ihe same treatment to beryllium beryl-lium minerals as now applies to beryl." Rep. Burton reported that three THE PEOPLE OF DELTA AND THE GREAT PAHVANT Thursday, January 23, 1964 SILVA ANN LOVELL HARRIS Funeral Services Held in Oak City For Mrs. Harris, 72 Funeral services were held Tuesday, Tues-day, Jan. 14 in Oak City Ward Chapel for Siva Ann Lovell Harris, 72, who died Jan. 11, after an illness ill-ness of several weeks duration. Mrs. Harris was a daughter of John E. and Harriet Lyman Lovell and a life-long resident of O a k City. She was married to Earl T. Harris July 9, 1919. She was an ac-t've ac-t've member of the LDS Church. Mrs. Harris is survived 'by her husband, hus-band, six children, 22 grandchildren, grandchild-ren, one brother and four sisters. Program of the services is as follows: Family prayer, Malen Mecham; organ prelude and postlude music, Beth Nielson; opening prayer, E. Eugene Gardner; song "Take My Yoke Upon You," by the Oak City Ward Choir; life history, Margaret Roper; duet E 1 d o n n a Anderson and Bishop Lyman Finlinson sang "Jesus, Lover Of My Soul"; talk, Willis Dutson; organ medley, Edith Finlinson; talks, Don Anderson and Bishop .Lyman Finlinson; Oak City Ward Choir sang "Beautiful Zion For Me"; closing prayer, E. D. Harris; Har-ris; and dedication of the grave was by Jefferson Jones. UTAH REA ELECTS OFFICERS The first annual meeting of the Utah Rural Electric Association, which was held in Salt Lake City, Thursday, Jan. 16, was concluded with the election of new officers for 1964. Following is the list of officers of the state-wide associa tion of Electric Cooperatives: President, Ralph Taylor, Moon I Lake Elec ric Ass'n. Vice President, Ralph Robinson, Flowell Electric Ass'n. Lynn S. Ludlow, Sec.-Treas., ;Garkane Power Ass'n. Gordon Moyle, Director Escalante VaUey Electric Ass'n. SEMINARY INSTITUTE DdDOul itebfa AII1 years ago "extensive' deposits of new beryll um are were discovered in the Topaz Mountain area of Western Utah in Juab Coun.y." "But the ore does not qualify for the higher depletion allowance because be-cause at the time Congress designated desig-nated its list of strategic minerals, beryl was virtually the only source of 'bery.l uin. Ores other than beryl were not covered," Sen. Bennett explained. Beryllium is about as strong as steel, bui weighs only one-fifth as much. It retains its' strength at temperatures well over 1,000 degrees de-grees Fahrenheit, making it extremely ex-tremely valuable for missile nose cones and o.her defense uses. Sen. Bennett said. Beryli urn's nuclear properties in the oxide state as well as in metal have developed keen interest in its use in the atomic field. ) Meanwhi.e, the Brush Beryllium Co. has announced that it will launch a three mm on aoi.ar Deryi-; Hum- mine and processing facility deve.opment program in a year or two near Delta. Sen. Bennett said. "The next step is for -Congress .o do something to see that the development of this Industry would in fact be an eco-nom eco-nom cal venture." y Dr. Norman C Williams, Division Divi-sion Director of The Brush Beryllium Beryl-lium Co. in Salt Lake City said . the proposed ac ion by Senator Bennett was a slgnifcant step Delta, Utah Copy 10c UFU Board Initiates Action to Inform Of True Ag. Picture "It is high time the public was informed of the true conditiion of American agr.culture", resolved -the Utah Farmers Union Board of Directors at the meeting held in the New House Hotel in Salt Lake Ciiy, January 13. In an effort to acquaint the public pub-lic with the Farmers Union point of view the Board acted on proposals pro-posals for a series of strong publicity pub-licity releases giving in detail what they consider the true picture. The resolution went on to read," Whereas; with seven percent of our population producing all of our food fcr consumption and export, it is a real tragedy they do not receive re-ceive a fair income for doing such an outstanding job. The cost of sales of agriculture products is 64 per cent of the consumer's dollar and the farmers share is only 36 per cent. In today's economy the United States citizens can buy their food for 19 percent of their income while citizens in other nations pay from 25 per cent to ,0 per cent of their income for food. "Therefore; be it resolved that the State Board of the Utah Farmers Farm-ers Union invite all organizations to help preserve American agriculture agricul-ture by insisting that the farmer get a fair price for his products." Wallace Holman, Director of District 5, was in attendance at the meeting. Mr. Holman's district includes in-cludes the counties of Millard, Iron, Juab, Beaver and Washington. Lehman Caves Anniversary Lehman Caves National Monument Monu-ment marks its 42nd anniversary on Friday, Jan. 24. Proclaimed as a National Monument in 1922 by President Warren G. Harding, the area was administered by the VS. Forest Service until 1933 when it was placed under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service. Superintendent Robert R. Jacob-sen Jacob-sen noted that 1963 was an impressive impres-sive year for the Monument, A new visitor center, picnic area and related re-lated facilities were completed and dedicated, and the year ended with an all-time high annual visitation record. Nearly 33,000 visits were recorded record-ed during the year and 28,591 persons per-sons were escorted through the caverns on 2,283 tours. The Monument is open throughout through-out the year, and is currently scheduling four tours daily. Tours start at 10, 12, 2, and 3:30. Guide fees are 50 cents fcr each person over 11 or a family rate of $150 for families with more than three members over 11. Fees are waived for properly supervised educational groups. Visitors may wish to bring their own beverages and lunches because be-cause the concession is closed until un-til spring. Singing Mother will practice Sunday, Jan. 22, 2:00 p.m. at the Deseret Stake House. forward in development of the baryll um Industry in Utah. "Such legis'ation will be extremely ex-tremely helpful and important in in it a ting an economic beryllium mining and mi'ling operation. The cooperation of Utah's Congressional Con-gressional delegation has been outstanding", he sa'd. "I express my sincere thanks to each of ..hem", he concluded. Brush Beryllium Officials Meet in Delta 7ednesday Company offxials of The Brush Beryllium Co. were in the Delta area Wednesday gathering data which w 11 ptu-mit the selection of a beryllium plant site, rne group was looking at 8 or 9 different io tinns Dr. W. A. Krivsky, General Manager Man-ager of Beryllium Metal and Oxide Division of the company told the Chronica that the s.te would not be selected for several months yet. He said that the Topaz area con fined extensive deposits and that the plant would be a long-term op eration. When in operation the plant would employ approximately ICO persons, he said. While in Utah the group have VAZLEY" $4.00 a year in advance Schools 'Thank Kiwanis Club Nearby elementary schools of Millard School District were recent ly presented a sizable contribution by the Delta-West Millard Kiwanis Club. Schools receiving the contribu tions were Lynndyl-Leamington Oak C ty. Delta, Hinckley and Suth erland. - Faculty menYbers and students alike wish to express their appre ciation to each and every Kiwanis member for this contribution which will be used towards the purchase of needed educational equipment. Kiwanis members also receive thanks from the schools for their interest in improvement of quality education for all school children. Ray Johnson, Prin., Leamington Thomas Pratt, Prin., Oak City Gertrude Western, Prin., Delta David Church, Prin., Hinckley Eleanor Roberts, Prin., Sutherl'd Commissioners Hold Jan. 8 Meet Commissioners meeting of Jan. 8 held many items of importance. Commissioner Archie P. Christensen Christen-sen motioned that Walter Ekins would retain the position of Chairman. Chair-man. Motion carried. A delegation from Abraham met with the commissioners renupstinfr road work done in that area. The commissioners placed the matter under advisement but did state that the road in question would be considered in the 1964 road planning plan-ning program. Stan Farnsworth of the Salt Lake Tribune met with the commissioners commission-ers regarding county advertising in the promotional issue of the Tribune. Tri-bune. No decision was reached on this and the matter is under advisement. ad-visement. Guy Robins, County Clerk was instructed by the commissioners to advertise for several new trucks for county use. Thorpe Waddingham presented the annual reports of Drainage Districts 3 and 4. Bert Johnson was re-appointed y the commissioners as Supervisor of Dist No. 3. Quin T. Shepherd was re-appointed Supervisor Sup-ervisor of Dist. No. 4. County television equipment received re-ceived much discussion. Two more 100 watt translators for the west Millard area will be purchased from EIsco of Salt Lake City. East Millard area is under study to determine de-termine the best equipment for that area. Civil Defense program was reorganized re-organized for Millard County at the meeting. Leland Roper was appointed ap-pointed by the commissioners as West Millard Civil Defense Director. Direct-or. Tuesday. Jan. 14 Attornev KHnn j Eliason of Delta was appointed by j the eommiss'oners as Deputy Coun-j Coun-j ty Attorney. Mr. Eliason wiU assist Milton Melville in fulfilling county ! attorney duties. CORRECTION Jolly Stitchers will meet Friday, Jan. 24, 2:30 p.m. at the home of Josie Walker in Sutherland. Assisting Assist-ing Mrs. Walker with hostess duties du-ties will be Mrs. Viola Walker of Oak City. 7.500 Read It la The CHRONICLE checked with state officials and Millard and Juab County officials on land, utilities, and facilities, in-CiUding in-CiUding roads. A tentative schedule set up by The Brush Beryllium Co. calls for the design of the plant in 1964. Construction whl follow in 1965 MOSS DISPLAYS "UTAH" 45-STAR FLAG V Senator Frank E. Moss attaches the identification plat to a 45-star American flag on his office wall. The 45th star represents repre-sents Utah's admission to the Union. This flag was presented to Senator Moss by the late Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Senator (r-m Wyoming. Millard County Sponsors Alfalfa Seed Conference To stay in business we must continue con-tinue to produce alfalfa seed, but to do so, we must produce it more efficiently. Perhaps little can be done to improve the price of alfalfa alfal-fa seed, but the improvement of production is in the realm of possibility. pos-sibility. Reserve the dates of Thursday, February 6th and Friday, February 7th, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to attend a State Alfalfa Seed Product' on Conference. This is a two-day conference. The first day to be held in Delta, in the Delta Elementary School Auditorium. Luncheon will be served serv-ed in the Deseret Stake House by Hatch's Cty Cafe for a nominal fee. The second day to be held in Fillmore, in theMil!ard High School Auditorium. Keep in mind the two-day conference con-ference will treat different information infor-mation at each of the two locations, loca-tions, so plan to attend both days. The conference was planned by representatives of Millard County in cooperation with the Utah State mm ii KAREN ROBERTS At School In Detroit, Michigan Karen Roberts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brose Roberts of Delta, is studying at The Merrill-Palmer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, during the second quarter of the 1963-64 academic year. Miss Roberts is a member of the class of 1964 at U-tah U-tah State University. The Merrill-Palmer Institute is a unique collegiate institution which, through comprehensive programs of teaching, research, and community commu-nity service, is a center for the study of human growth and development, de-velopment, family Hfe, and community com-munity organization. Selected undergraduate students in sociology, home economics, psychology, psy-chology, education and related I elds, from sixty-five colleges and universities throughout the country spend a quarter or semester studying study-ing at The Merrill-Palmer Institute during their junior or senior college yerrs, receiving full credit for their ! work at their home institutions. ! FORMER LEAMINGTON MATRON TO BE HONORED JANUARY 26 Mrs. Jean Ashby, for many years a resident of Leamington, is to be honored at an open house Jan. 26, from two to s'x p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Watts, 715 S. 2nd E., Springville, Utah. The occasion oc-casion being Mrs. Ashby's 80th birthday. Ah friends and relatives are invitied to attend. No gifts, piease. ; NjrVxy: . .... y and the plant will be in operation in 1966. Other Brush Beryllium officials from the main piant in Ohio making mak-ing the trip were Dr. R. A. Foos, Manager, Beryllium Extraction and Oxide Dept., Mr. R. M. Cline, Chief Enginiecr and Mr. Robert Maddox, Supervisor, Process Development. Salt Lake officials were Dr. Norman Nor-man C. Williams, Director of Exploration Ex-ploration and Mining Division, Kenneth Ken-neth Poulson, Regional Manager, Richard Pasco, Chief Geologist and Warren Anderson, Geologist. University. Members of the local planning committee were County Commissioners, Walter Ekins, Leigh Maxfield, Archie Christensen and other alfalfa seed producers consisting con-sisting of Carl Ashby, Frank Lyman, Ly-man, Dale Pearson, Ralph Skeem, Eugene Stephenson, Boyd Watts, Val Barnes and Clee Johnson. Your County USU Extension Agents, Crop Improvement Representative, and a local beekeeper were also involved in the planning. The conference will feature the valuable experience of local producers, pro-ducers, technical knowledge of experts, ex-perts, plus the knowledge of farming farm-ing practices for the successful seed production in Idaho and Oregon. Ore-gon. A successful seed grower and a County Extension Agent wiU represent re-present these two states at the conference. The presentations and discus-s'ons discus-s'ons will be centered around three general areas of emphasis: 1. The Alfalfa Plant Cts nature and needs for seed production 2. Alfalfa Insects Control and Pollination for Seed Production Produc-tion 3. Weed Control for Seed ProductionWith Pro-ductionWith emphasis on Control of Dodder If you are a seed grower or have interest in the individual pocket-book, pocket-book, you won't want to miss this Alfalfa Seed Production Conference scheduled for February 6th and 7th. Snow College to Host 3rd Annual U. of Scouting The Third Annual University of Scouting will be held at Snow College Col-lege on February 15 for 11 districts in the central Utah area. Co-sponsoring the university are Snow College and the South Sanpete San-pete District. The day's program will offer courses in all phases of Cubbing, Scouting and Exploring, according to Ross P. Findlay, Eph-raim, Eph-raim, program chairman. He said that registration wiU be conducted Fe'bruary 15th at 11:30 a.m. in the foyer of Snow Auditorium. Auditor-ium. A general assembly will follow fol-low at noon after which course work will begin. Following a dinner break at 6:00 p.m. a program will be held in Snow Auditorium following which additional courses in aspects of Scouting will be offered. The instructors for the University courses will be principally Scout Executives from the Utah National Parks Council, Mr. Findlay said. They will be headed by Floyd Loveridge, Provo, district executive. Assisting Mr. Findlay with arrangements ar-rangements for the University are Floyd S. Holm, director, Snow College; Col-lege; and Boyd Ivie, Nephi, district scout executive. In attendance will te about 200 aduits who have responsibilities in Cubbing. Scouting and Exploring in the 11 district area. The districts which are involved include: Moroni. Juab. Millard Dpk. eret, Gunnison, North Sevier, South Sevier, Sevier, Wayne, North San-Pete San-Pete and South Sanpete. In addition to these districts invitations in-vitations have been extended to Scout people from other areas to attend the school, Mr. Findlay said. FORMER RESIDENT DIES Mrs. George Miles, old-time resident resi-dent and sister of Mr. Otis J. Cor-bett, Cor-bett, died Monday, Jan. 20 in Preston, Pres-ton, Idaho. |