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Show ST. GEORGE 16 — For the week of November 21, 2008 HOLIDAY e Continued from pg. 4 State College has a personal history of his grandfather, James Maurice Hinton of Hurricane. “Grandpa gave a copy of the unpublished history entitled “The Life Story of James Maurice Hinton“ to Olympic Taping Method Now Here in St. George Who: doesn’t remember watching Kerri Walsh play volleyball in the recent Olympics wondering what that black stuff.was on her shoulder? You may have learned it is called Kinesio tape. Kinesio taping method is now available locally here in St. George! Applied on injured tissue by a professional, Kinesio tape is able to alleviate pain, re-educate the neuromuscular system and speed up the healing process. Kinesio tape is waterproof and latex free. Unlike other traditional tapes, it may be worn up to 7 days. 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My family relied about when I was a child. on venison for most of the For instance, as a boy, my meat we ate “ mother, Sarah Leora Tolman In reading his grandfaHinton, stressed to me the ther’s history, Hinton also need to sing in church and realized how resourceful his I noticed that my grandfagrandfather was in making ther did not sing much. As a living while the rest of the a result, I mistakenly connation was suffering from cluded that he was not a the Depression. religious man. That was one “Grandpa peddled what of the immediate benefits of he could find and made reading his history because enough, money to begin I could see that his religious lending it to those who were beliefs were very important not doing as well. While he in motivating his decisions. never got rich, he provided Then, in reflecting back to well for his family. The hismy own interactions with tory also did an excellent him J could see how foolish job providing insights into my childish conclusion was his life with my grandmothabout him’ er, Cleesa Cox Hinton, and Hinton knew his grandthe love and devotion they father personally and had had for each other’ interaction with him often. James Hinton made trips ‘As a young child I spent to the Indian reservation many hours in his home around Winslow, Ariz. He and he was in my home a would haul deer hides out lot during my growing up. to the Reservation and sell I was around him a lot and them to the traders there. remember him well. He was He had taken hundreds of not overly demonstrative deer hides out there and and he did not play with us bought thousands of pelts kids a lot. However, there and cow hides which he 7? A Plumbing, JeHNS— Heating brought back to Cedar City where he sold them to Sam Holland. He made 100 trips across Lees Ferry before the Navajo Bridge was built. Hinton’s grandfather related stories of his trips to his grandchildren. “Grandpa told us lots of stories of his peddling trips as did my father, A. Lavar Hinton, grandpa's oldest son. Both used to tell about eating with the Indians and participating in their ceremonies. Grandpa also told me stories about trading posts and his interactions and trades ere.” One such story taken from James Hinton’s history relates an experience that he had on Thanksgiving The Spectrum — www.thespectrum.com at Thanksgiving time. The trading post was owned by Lorenzo Hubble. We asked him if we could stay with him that night and he said we could. They were having a big Thanksgiving dinner there at the post for all of his employees. "Mr. Hubble took us right in and set us down to the table with all the rest of the people. After the festivities he took us in the store where he got some new quilts and blankets off the shelves and made us a bed. He then wanted to know what time we planned to leave in the morning. We and he said up and have ready. "He called when we got Day. It was not unusual for people who had to travel for a living to be away from home for the holidays. He was grateful for the blessing of a kind man who took care of his physical needs at a time when he was away from his family. From his grandfather's journal: “On one trip I made to the reservation with Grant Woodbury with. a load of deer hides, we came to the Pinion Trading Post told him 7:00 he would get our breakfast us at 7:00 and ready to leave, I asked him what we owed him and he wouldn't take a penny saying that his place is open to travelers any time and never charged them anything for staying with him. He was one of my best friends and competitors on the reservation where I have worked for 40 years.’ Later his grandfather moved from Hurricane to St. Geone to be a temple Pr Tea Te Fe Pharmac 4; Mirela & Air Conditioning dT (elas I soundine ig) Service Heating ystem and Carbon Monoxide Check 3 + REMODEL WORK: NEW CONSTRUCTION. * FURNACE REPAIRS & INSTALLATION * WATER HEATER * DRAIN CLEANING * WATER SOFTENER & REVERSE OSMOSIS Licensed & Insured Thank You Southern Utah 435-674-7000 — Ee : FE et MAUL hike worker. He lived there until Hinton’s grandma died. Later he remarried and moved back to Hurricane. During Hinton’s LDS Church mission (1966-1968) his grandfather had a heart attack and died. : Hinton is grateful for the history that his grandfather left for his posterity which has helped him to _better understand his life and has enriched his love and respect for an important person in his ancestry. Don lives in Washington with his wife Ada Lu Fuller Hinton. They have 6 children and 10 grandchildren, with two on the way. He has been a professor of Ccommunication and has been at Dixie State College for 3l years. Closer to the St. George area, there are residents who remember hard times between the Depression years (1922 to 1946) and through World War II while they were growing up, yet they have fond memories that overshadow — those times throughout the holiays. ° Beulah Gifford Pectol, 85 ... Of Washington, remem. bers Thanksgiving as a child with lots of people sharing their meal. “My mother had a soft spot in her heart for‘ people who needed help and she opened her home to everyone, especially on Thanksgiving Day. We never knew how many would end . up at our table’ The meal consisted of turkey, homemade dressing (using homemade bread, giblets, fresh dill, onions, celery and broth from the turkey), mashed potatoes, gravy, candied yams, tossed green salad, vegetables, rolls and-pies of all — “But no “Eh: Vi Chia ner was complete Syimoit our favorite, Dixie Salad” Beulah was the oldest girl of 10 children with two older eSee MEMORY on pg. 17 |