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Show Red Cross Quota Is Fulfilled The fund lard campaign for west Mil- chapter of the American Red Cross has been completed succes- - 1949 campaign chairman With a quota of $1072.50 to efforts in every conimunfty combined in a total of $1122 47 in this area. Mr. Robison, in making his report, thanked all those wor- - Z?h aided in the canvass contributors for their gen- erous support. Volume 39 Number 44 Delta, Utah, Thursday, April 28, 1949. $3.50 a Year in Advance Ee Beady Early Ii'ssday, May 3, for CleanUp Day 7,,v May 3, will be the TUtffor Clean-U- p Day. There cliraa fire hazards and unsight. areanfs town yet, and the V sP'Ste urges that citizens get comm taken care of when the Delta Vol-or- e w.u be arQund Wte Jt the whole town. 10 ,nsp m,ps will be closed that finish up their clean up wo riean-u- p campaign is un-- n supervision of the fire S,. who -i- ll be assisted as fol- - business district from the V ward church to the overpass f'f hack o the alley on both Bl of Clark Street will be over a hv the Lions Club. SeDelta town north of Clark St. overseen by the JayCees ) be all south of Clark St. will charge of the firemen. The ' metery will be taken care of lOOF as usual. e'oommittee asks that all gar and rubbish be out in front base homes before noon, so it 0f nybe picked up by trucks fur-Sie- d by the county and state WThereePwill be one or two road on hand to smooth up Leh on the streets if you Notify your committee e, or Fire Chief Wind. Pet Parade Coming May 7 The Pet Parade, sponsored by the JayCees Wives, will be held Saturday, May 7, at 2 p. m. Every-one taking part is asked to rgeis-te- r at 1:30 at the Delta high school lawn. The Junior Band will lead the parade and any child is eligible to enter. Stores Closed Tuesday, May 3. Delta stores will be closed all day Tuesday, May 3, for Clean-U- p Day. That day marks the wind-u- p of the clean-u- p campaign, with everyone to lend a hand. Delta High Wins League Baseball Pennant; Play Dixie By Don Greathouse Delta defeated Beaver and Mil-,0- ,, t0 eain the league baseball and the right to represent the Millard division in the play-of- f against the Dixie Division winner. On Tuesday, April 19, Scott Sher- iff hurled a three-hi- t shut-ou- t to give Delta a 3 - 0 victory. The only runs were scored in the fourth inning as Merton Lovell lashed a hit past second base, followed by Ronald Anderson's run scoring single. Scott Sheriff clinched the rally with a two-ru- n homer to' deep right field. The infielders end ed any scoring threat by picking the runners off base. Johnny What-co- tt suceeded trapping a base-runn- er between second and third and threw to DeVon Roper for the out. DELTA 15. TIGERS 2 A single in the last inning ruin-ed the no-hi- t, no-ru- n pitching per- formance of Jim Porter and Bud Fullmer as Delta dealt a 15-- 2 loss to Milford. Jim Porter was the starting pitcher and he yielded no hits or runs. Bud Fullmer relieved Porter and Milford failed to hit until the last inning when they scored twice. DELTA "67 WASPS 3 Delta collected six runs in the first and second innings to score a win over the Juab Wasps in a non-leag- encounter April 25 at Delta. Scott Sheriff made a shaky start by allowing one Juab runner to cross home plate in the first in-ning. A precisely timed pickoff play from Sheriff to Merton Lov-ell ended the threat. Merton Lovell and Ronald An-derson each hammered out a sin-gle. With one out, Scott Sheriff slammed a two-ru- n triple to right field. John Whatcott lined a triple into right field to score Sheriff. He scored when Ronald Greathouse hit a single. In the second inning Scott Sheriff and John Whatcott each drove in a run. Bud Fulmer pitched the last two innings for Delta and allowed no runs. City Problems Are Discussed By City Fathers Delta city Council was host last Wednesday to municipal officials of Millard county for the regional conference sponsored by the Utah Municipal League. Thirty persons attended for the day's meetings, which opened at 10 a. m. and clos-ed at 4 p. m. During the noon re-cess those attending were guests of the Delta city fathers at lunch-eon. The meetings were informal, held as round table discussions. Mayor Golden H. Black, Delta Mayor Randall Swenson, Hinckley, and Mayor Howard R. Johns, Fillmore, led in presenting city problems to be talked over. Curtis L. Miner, Mayor of Logan and president of the Utah Municip al League discussed new laws pas-sed recently, and told of their ap- - , plication locally. George H. Smeath Salt Lake City, and I. Dale Des-pai- n, Utah county, planning and zoning experts, spoke on long ran-ge planning, and the advisability of building up cities within their city limits. That tends to eleimi-nat- e unsightly vacant lots and aids in economical administration. Other visitors and speakers were G. A. Dugan, State highway plan-ning department, on C roads, Har-old Ellison, League vice presid-ent, on employment retirement, & H. M. Hurst, state sanitary engin-eer, on utility connections. Alumni Banquet For M. A. , H.H.S. WMBe Held May 7 Following the tradition of hold-ing the Millard Academy- - Hinckley high school Alumni Banquet on the night preceding Mother's Day the banquet this year will be held on Saturday evening, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school audi-torium. , President Cluff Talbot announ-ces that this year master of cere-monies is the clever LaVerl Christ-ense- n of Provo. Last year LaVerl was master of ceremonies for the Snow college alumni banquet. He is a journalism instructor at the Brigham Young University and the Provo editor for the Deseret News. He formerly was the editor of the Provo Herald. He is well qualified to keep the program moving in a lively fashion. The Alumni Banquet committe has arranged a good program, that will be announced later. The com-mittee consists of Cluff Talbot, president; Ruth Talbot, Blaine Rob inson, Orlando Hepworth, and Peg-gy Franklin as vice presidents; and Beth Brown is secretary. Invitations have been sent to a thousand guests. In case you were a graduate of this school or a former teacher of the school and have not received an invita-tion, the committee regrets the mistake, and hopes to have you come, regardelss" of not having received an invitation. Just send in your reservation in the near future announcing your intention to come. Followig the serving of the ban-quet a dance will be held in the high school gymnasium to the mu-sic of Bud's Band. The hall will be decorated as the Juniors dec-orated it for their Junior Prom to the theme of "Moonlight and Roses." Local Firm Sets Grand Opening For Sat., May 7 D. Stevens and Company are preparing for a gala occasion Sat-urday, May 7, when the public is invited to the grand opening of their newly modernized meat and grocery department. Wider aisles and new commodi-ous basket carts have been in-stalled to make shopping easier. Attractive displays of fruits and vegetables are arranged in the new modernized racks. Shelves are all new and shining for the grocer ies and staples. Additional floor space was ad-ded by removing the former meat department, and building the new unit at the back of the grocery department. New refrigeration was installed for meats, and a new self-servi- refrigerated dairy box added. The remodelling and moderniz-ing program was started late in Feb. Business has been carried on as usual meanwhile. The for-mal opening May 7 will feature many novel entertainments for all and the public is invited to come for all days. 411 Leader Will Talk In Delta 2nd Ward 3Iay 6 Everyone is invited to hear Fern Shipley, Assistant club leader, Extension Service, USAC Friday, May 6 at the Delta Second ward church, at 2 p. m. Miss Shipley is nationally known for her work with boys and girls in the largest vouth organization in the world, the 4H clubs. She will also show movies of this great organization. Friday, May 6 is 4H day in Mill-ard, Leaders of 4H clubs will have a departmental training meeting from 10:30 to 12:30. Followed by the public meeting at 2 p. m. Don't miss it. Tri-Sta- te Party And Open House Draws Many In More than 600 guests called at the Tri-Sta- lumber company on Saturday, for their open house par-ty. The newly remodeled building was inspected, all adults entered the guessing contest, and were served refreshments. 250 gardenias were given to the ladies, coutless whistles were giv-en the younger folks, and 250 key chains went to the men. Six hun-dred Spudnuts and 35 gallons of punch were served during the day. Company officials attended, in-cluding Mr. Syeldon, vice president and Mr. Eggersten, head of retail sales for Boise-Payet- lumber Co. They visited the Delta high school Friday afternoon, and gave each Junior girl a gardenia, for the Jr. Prom. The guessing contest, which was to estimate cost of materials in a $9200 house, was won by Mrs. Lucille Stephenson, of Delta. The correct answer was $5340.07, and her estimate came within 7 cents. The local office is thinking of ad-ding her to their staff, if she can figure that close. Her prize is enough outside paint for a house. W. L. Law was the next closest contender, and won $15 worth of garden tool.s. Doyle Steele was third, winning $10 in garden tools. The winners were announced at 8 p. m., and at that time the drawing for door prizes was made. Mrs. Ruth DeLapp Coates, on a visit from Kingston, Utah, was drawn first, receiving a large mir-ror. Another visitor, Mrs. Janet Judd Wellington, from Orem, re-ceived the shelf kit. Mrs. Hilda Losee Oliver brought up the score for the home folks, by drawing the ironing board unit. Fim Rites Held m Delta Sunday h? Ysiiig Mother Funeral services for Mrs. Donna Warnick Sorensen were conducted Sunday afternon by Bishop June W. Black, of Delta Second ward, in the First ward chapel. Mrs. Sorensen died early Thursday, April 21, of causes following child-birth. She was born Dec. 28, 1916, in Hinckley, the youngest daughter of Wilford and Melinda Cropper Warnick. She had lived in Delta since she was a child, attending elementary and Delta high school. She was married Nov. 12, 1942, to Wayne D. Sorensen, and their home was made in Delta. Surviving are her husband and three children, Christine, 5, John Henry, 3, and an infant daughter, Suzanne, born April 20; her par-ents of Delta, and two brothers and two sisters, Mrs. Josephine Pratt, Delta and Mrs. Ruth Christ-ine Lloyd, Redondo Beach, Calif.; Fred Warnick, American Fork, and Charles Warnick, Yuma, Arizona. The young mother was a belov-ed figure in the community, and is sincerely mourned by a wide circle of friends. She was a loving daughter, and a devoted wife and mother. Her sudden death brought sorrow to all who knew her, and deep sympathy is extended to the bereaved family. She had always been an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, serving as secretary of the Sunday School for several years, and in the presi-dency of the M. I. A. and the Pri-mary. In addition to caring for her home and family, she had aid-ed in various civic 'and community projects. She was a cheerful and wiling helper, and always depend-able. The' services Sunday opened with a vocal solo, "In the Garden of Tomorrow," by Mrs. Louie Black, with Mrs. Louise Adams as accompanist. Merlin Workman of-fered the opening prayer. Cleo Whicker played a trumpet solo, "Ave Maria," w7ith piano accom-paniment by Richard Morrison. Speakers were Bishop Wallace Jeffery, Mrs. Emily Bunker, with "Farewell Tribute to Donna," Van Bishop and Bishop Black. Their tribute was paid to the memory of one whose life, although short, had brought happiness and love to family and friends. Mrs. life served a high pur-pose and enriched the lives of those who knew her sincere strength and high ideal. Ladd Cropper sang "That Won-derful Mother of Mine'" with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Cropper. Miss Margaret Gardner played an organ selection. The closing music was "End of a Perfect Day," sung by Mr. Cropper. The closing prayer was offered by Earl Kelly. Burial was in the Delta city cemetery, under the direction of L. N. Nickle and sons. The grave was dedicated by John I. Pratt. District Meet Of Garden Clubs At Fillmore Sat'rd'y I AU members of the Delta Gar--' den club are invited to attend a District Convention of Garden club to be held at Fillmore Saturday, April 30. There wil be a dedicati-on and band parade at 4 p. m. and meeting at 8 p. m. Fillmore Garden club will be hosts (or the meet. State officers of Utah Associated Garden Clubs will be there. BIHTHS THIS WEEK ... To Mr. and Mrs. Junior Anderson a girl on April 23. Mr. and Mrs. M. Ward Moody attended a seminary conference of central Utah groups in Eph-rai- m Monday night. They were accompanied by the girls' trio, Lila Mae Sampson, Bonnie Black and Cherie Hannifin, to sing on the program. Fire At Abraham Burns Thru Roof A fire at John Fullmer's home in Abraham Saturday morning bur-ned most of the roof away. An alarm was telephoned in when the fire was first discovered, and within 12 minutes the Delta city volunteer fire dept. was at the scene. j Mrs. Fullmer said she heard fire crackling, and when she investig-- ated, four the flames were in the ! attic, where a hole was burned ; in the roof. It was thought the ' blaze was caused from overheated s electric light cords from an over- - loaded outlet. ! The firemen sprayed the burn- - ) ing roof and soon had the fire under control. Damage was estim- - i ated at near $1000. ' With no roof on the home, and the house somewhat damp, the Fullmer family were in a quand-ary for a while. But the neighbors rallied together, and within a short time had a home prepared for them. A house belonging to Alva Young was prepared for their oc-cupancy, and what of their house-hold furnishings was undamaged was moved in. They wil live there while their home is being repaired. Mrs. Full-mer expressed the thanks of the family for the help and kindness given them, and also praised the fire dept. whose quick action pre-vented more extensive damage from the fire. raw who? ? i ' "' ; ' - , Here is a picture just about 46 years old, for it was taken when wis young couple was planning marage, and they have been mar ned 46 years now. And the pic- - is unique, in that this is the t time it has been published any paper, and the bridegroom thVu6My of blond curls. a crP ?ega" disaPPearing 30 years ago f IJiese people were newcomers to lfi in 1913, in fact they were eomers to America. They had - me from overseas in 1912, and a a year in Wisconsin before in Utah. They were con-ie- d to the LDS church in the 'jwitry, and in the new count-ch0S- e Delta for their home, has been here since, me young husband was a war TV w an' but not of American wars. conflict he was engaged in ' W3ged by two foreign pow--s. and after 11 months warfare, was war prisoner for 3 weeks in worked on the railroad us home country, as he did th Wnile in Delta. He says in and0la country he worked 15 years salailt t be a conQUCtor. at a twpp I was equivalent to be- - n 51.75 and $1.85 per day. a soldier this young fellow ,aj a crack rifle man, and interest in firearms to lfn ay- And he got a number of wuni entnusiasts all lined up a "at ona! ea,rS ag0 and aPP"ed t0 Ne nead1uarte''S for 60 rifles 0r l J. "PS he knew an invesigat-ho- d ? "own 'n, to find out what he Panned to overthrow pen,B?v"nment. Incensed, this pep Inflonn aUal telephoned Wash-- t C, at his own expense, a sum of $17.80. But he felt the money was well spent, for he had the pleasure of burning the ears off the unfortunate offical he had on the line and telling him a thing or two. For one things he said, any upheaval called for better rifles than the old Krags they were issuing. And to get busy on more investigating, for the more they did the better he liked it. Properly squelched, that man hastened to speed out a letter of apology and rifles galore. One bad beature was that about a bushel of cards also came, that took 3 months to get signed and settled But peace was maintained, to the tune of rifles on the range. The wife was far less war-lik- e Harmony was her strong point. She created harmony at home and She sang, in the choir, as a Singing Mother, on programs, or just for the fun of singing. And she played the guitar, too, no program need go without some harmonzing if she were present. And she was as generous with her worldly goods as with her talents, also. She has shared food and clothing, many parcels, with those less fortunate than she. Fri-ends became interested in what she was doing, and wanted to help. So she included their gifts of warm clothing and foods in boxes she mailed overseas, thus becoming a good will ambassador in her own right from a small, friendly start. ' Now are you still puzzled over who these two people could be No need to be, for they are well-know- n Deltans, with an easy name and his doubly so. But just to make sure, the answer is on page.. Drama Festival , Will Be May 3 Music and- pagaentry will com-bine in the MIA drama festival to depict the inspiring stories that led to the writing of several favor-ite hymns. The festival will start at 8 p. m. Tuesday, May 3rd. it will be in the High schol auditor-ium. This pagaent consists of seven scenes, each relating an interest-ing story connected with the vari-ous songs which will be sung by the Delta Third Ward choir. To assist the choir, and further height en the effect of the music, Mrs. Max Hannifin will render several violin melodies, and Harold Snow will play on his trumpet the hymn "Carry On." Soloists will be Mary Lou Rawlin son, Lathael Callister, Joyce Terry, and Ray Wilkins. These people will also have speaking parts, and so will Cecil Ross, Stanley Erick-so- Ted Largent, Robert Myers, Norene Clothier, Hamilton McCul-loug- Verdene Finlinson, Jack Pratt, Owen Gardner, Mont Works, Eldro Jeffery, Mrs. Lenore Gardner Sheldon Callister and Neil Rawlin-so- n. A narration connecting the various scenes and songs will be read by Jean Pratt and Luanna McCullough. This large cast has been work-ing under the direction of Mr. S. C. Chandler, who wrote the dia-logue and placed the music and scenes in pageant sequence. "I speak for the cast and for "When I promise an entertaining evening to those people who will come to the Delta high school auditorium and see this pageant." Bee Hive Awards Given at Program In Sutherland Sunday night was Bee Hive night at Sacrament meeting in Sutherland ward. A special pro-gram was given by the Bee Hive girls, with every girl taking part. There are 17 girls in Bee Hive Work at Sutherland and every girl received one honor badge or more, and their other awards. Enrolled are Elaine Sorenson, El-inor Deem, Leu Wanna Bunker and Julene Bunker, Guardian Girls; Kay Henrie, Kay Moody, Darlene May, Dorothy Abbott, Dorothy Brumley, Sandra Rawlinson , Virginia Rose, Arlene Ogden, Earlene Steele and La Rue Anderson, Gatherer Girls; Arva Johnson, Ivone Ogden, and Marlene Erickson, Builder Girls. The program was opened with a song by the group , Bee Hive Joys. Elaine Sorenson gave the history of Bee Hive, followed by a piano solo by Elinor Deem. The Builder Girls gave the Builder's Purpose, and Julene Bunker told of the meaning of the band. The Spirit of the Hive candlelighting ceremony was given by the Gather er Girls, who sany the Song of Womanhood. Zelda Ogden made the awards. The program closed with Taps sung by the entire group and prayer by Leu Wanna Bunker. BeeKeepers in charge of the pro-gram were Helen Fowles, Donna Faye Oppenheimer and Zola Bun-ker. May 27 Is Bate For Swarm Bay Swarm Day for Bee Hive Girls of Deseret Stake has been post-poned from the first week of May until the last week. The new date will be May 27, at 3 p. m., at the Delta high school. All three ranks of Bee Hive girls will attend for the program and awards. Their mothers are specially invited guests, and all primary graduates and others interested are invited to be present. The program will be under the direction of Ellen Morrell, Arprilla Scow and Zola Bunker, stake bee keepers. RECOHDER'S FEES ARE RAISED The last legislature passed a new law in which all county re-corder's fees are to be raised. The effective date is May 10,1949. County Retail Grocers Convene in Delta For Dinner and Shop Talk; Films Shown r f O fS tr --O s A . rS HI p ?,'.: r.) , f i . ' , t- ' I v ' ,t - j v : Millard county Reltail Groc-ers' Association met in Delta Wednesday of last week where they were dinner guests of the Fisher Baking Company. The meeting was held in the hall of Post No. 117, American Leg-ion, where dinner was sorved. In the meeting which follow ed there were talks on various aspects of the grocery business. Technicolor films were shown of canning and dehydrating of fruits and vegetables. Grocers, butchers and store owners were represented in the group, from Delta, Deseret, Oas-is, Hinckley, Sutherland, and Fillmore. From west Millard: W. J. Starley, Harold Morris, Mrs. Lee Willson, Clair Gardner, Mer-lin Workman, Mel Scow, Orvil Jerfery, Clayton Stapley, Leo Day, Farrell Walker, Van Bish-op, and personnell from their stores. From east Millard were LaVoy Kimball and Francis Kul-)- y and representatives from their F'llmore stores. Meeting with the group weie officials of the Utah Retail Groc er.; Association: Max Juco'oson, president, at left, front row; Hairy Randall, vice preside-i- t & executive committee man for Sotrijein Utah; second nom on second row; Shevnfn L'.c yd, secretary, riiht end Sec-in-icw; P. W. Jaio'ii-jn- :nt- - sure, fourth, third row. The dinner meet was on of a sines of similar ui?etimjs be- - in it hell in southeri and c.n.ial Utah. The Fisher Baking Coir - r.any v,as represented by H eir sales manager, third figure on right front row. |