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Show Cattle Ranch Given To Stake by LEO PERRY Deseret News Staff Write' XKPI1I, UTAH 'Members of t,e entue stake are thiilled with the goodn0" of their hearts. Juab Stake President R. Roscoe Garrett of Xephi, Utah, thus desenbes Joseph and George Orgill, of Xephi. who gave their cattle ranch and all the animals to the stake of the Chur t h of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. Estimates on the more than 6,000 acres and about 300 Black Angus breeding cattle have ranged as high as 5250,000. I have never been sorry that we give our ranch and herd to the Church. George, who is 83, and the only survivor of the two brothers, said. Deeded to the stake was the land, the herd of cattle and the equipment. Profits from sale of the cattle are used to expand the land holdings ai d the ranch with additional far m machinery. p The property eventually will be turned into a stake welfaie farm, President Garrett said. He said the property is currently being operated by a private operator hired by the stake. ' The Otudl in 1937 and !i updated raising and spiling 0f t h property in the beef cattle until 1965. it slu tes'fully We bee a me unable to operate the property ourselves and so we decided that the Church s' mild have it. Mr. Orgill said. President Ganett, who also operates ranching poperty in Juab County, said the Orgills are some of die finest people you can find anvwhpie. George spend' pait of his time out at the oid homestead walking over the land he and his brother developed from its earlv beginnings. He always pays a visit to one of his pet stioking the animal's head and switching flies away with a branch. bulls, The Oi gills were born in Millard County, Utah, and spent most of their life in the cattle and ranching business. Ive spent most of my life in the saddle, George says of his early life in Millard and Juab County. Juab Stake President R. Roscoe Garrett and George Orgill, of Nephi examine cattle on ranch given by Orgill brothers. Genealogy Club Proving Successful I.OGAX, UTAH ney of Sutter County, Calif. ; author of eral books on genealogy and on law. A recently organized tub to promote and woik in genealogy is proving successful John J Slew ait. club president. Logan. Utah. says. The Genealogy tl U 1 AmetiLU George Olin Z.diriskie of Honolulu. author and lectuier in genealogy. Dt. Ethel W. Williams, ot Kalamazoo, Mich., editor and publisher of Michigan Heritage and author of several books on genealogy and history. Hawaii, was basis to iecently organized on a mo cy in todays popugive help and lar hobby of anceslot banting. non-prof- s,-i- Club members iccc.n- je, onal attention with research problems, fiom professional genealogists with years of expeii-encin teaching and research. - -- Col. Ralph E. Pearson of Austin, Tex., dean of southern states genealogists, author and radio-t- v personality. Dr. Brian M Leese de Bieffny of London, England, author and lecturer, and of The Irish Ancestor. e The Chih pnblishps a magazine and makes available genealogy sheets, books, and other supplies at cost, saving members as much as 35 per cent on the materials and in printing of needed in genealogy family histories. . All Church mcmbeis interested in genealogy are invited to become members of the Club. Headquarters are in Salt Lake City and in Mendon. Cache Valley, Utah, 84325. A request for free literature should be directed to the club at its Ancestory House in Mendon. Club editors include outstanding genealogists from throughout the United States, England, Scotland and other European countries, including several in Utah. The Club has been erganized by genealogists for genealogists," says Mr. Stewart, an amateur genealogist and author of The Readers Digest article, Try Climbing Your Family Tree, an article which resulted in additional thousands of people becoming interested in this popular hobby. Sole purpose of the club is to provide personal guidance, siqierior sendees and supplies at a substantial savings to genealogists everywhere; to promote genealogy as a pleasant pastime," Mr. Stewart said. sev- John J Stewart Phyllis The club is in nature, with men and women of all faiths invited to be members. Thousands ot memberships are presently being accepted from throughout the United States plus several from other countries. its booth at the recent Woiid Confeience on Records in Salt Lake City, the first person to join was a professional genealogist from Scotland, Donald Whyte, who has since become a club coiii 'billing editor. When the club opened other piofession.il genealogists, recognizing the Club as filling an important need in genealogy, have also made their editorial sei vices available free Many General editors of the club are a husband and wife team. Floren and Fhyllis Preece of Utah, professional genealogists, who have leen outstanding researchers and teachers. Mrs. Preece is head librarian at the Preece Floren Preece Cache Genealogy Library, a branch of the Salt Lake Genealogical Library, and Mr. Preece is consultant there. They are presently teaching classes there and at the Logan LDS Institute of Religion. The Preeres have just written a book. The Sure Guide to Genealogy Research, especially for club members but available to other genealogists as well. It can be ordered from club headquarters in Mendon. Another publication by the Preeces just off the press is LDS Preliminary Survey Woi kbook. Contributing editors in ttie Club include the following piofessional genealogists; Frank Smith, Salt Lake City, program chairman of the recent World Conference on Records and supervisor of the research department of the worlds largest genealoof nine gical society; author or books on genealogy. atk-mey-- Noel C. Stevenson, Santa Rosa, Calif., law and Rumer district attor WEEK The Honorable Guy Strutt of London, member of the editorial committee of the British Record Society; author and lecturer in genealogy. Bill R. Linder of Washington, D.C.. member of the national archives sfaff and a genealogy editor. These and other genealogists serving on the editorial staff assuie Club members of expert guidance in their ancestor searching. world-renowne- Club associate editors genealogists and journalists devoting efforts free gratis include: Janice W. Dennis, Millard E. Wilde and Inez Bruce of Mendon; Hugh J. Barnes and Janice Keller, Salt Lake City ; Alice K. Stewart Logan; Marie T. Jepp son, Brigham City. Don B. Young of Salt I.ake City is art director. Board of directors include two Salt Lake City men, Lynn E. Jenkins and Clay M. Robinson; Helen Toolson of Ogden, and four Cache Valley men, Wendell B. Anderson, legal counsel; Jesse L. Thompson, Raymond J. Somers and Richard B. Watkins, business executives. ENDING NOVEMBER 1, 1969 CHURCH- -7 |