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Show I v.ukiy nrnuoAvts j journal juu ji. iso Cat (Frightened: Injuries Result LAYTON - ened by the extreme afternuun beat and the sound of auto, Pkd tle engine. ' Jtrf Cal gu spWcd uA the ground." re lard Mrs, Hugos, who Was Nl when She attempt ted (0 place h Cal ba k the (4 A fiifhtraed art Denver, CUo, Ul k ( llk ted 10 IfljUV 14 worn treated for uJcUk at Don North Medical tenter, THE WOMAN, Roth Hagita. Colorado car, Spring. THE WOMAN wa NWfly Uoto , w as admitted to the m' June J J1ff lb Ct Ml her three time a the left injury caused Md. The fiek and ifdeiUoa whwh delinked the Jutftt ta her tmle finger. Mr, Hogan underwent formal fcurgeor and three ur gnaJ tit ailvagC pn.eduic ott being released lad week week m an Walafter ( 10 Wya. Once in Lavioo she viuted the hospital at Hdl At B where doslorsdmos cred the spread was acting sightly pysho-pathi- g afterwards so he Was pot on tranquilizers, Now he' gelling bath lo normal, too," Mr. and Mr. Robert Templeton and family were met by fyendi from California, Dave and Pam Martin and family of Concord. Calif,, at Wade like near West Vellow stone foe a campout for a few day last week, also to include fishing. time." Cat bite can he dangerous, according to her physician, who say the general public i frequently not aware of the problem associated wuh severe cal hue. Croup Wins Again ; Ml LAI B "We special- ize in the wholly impossible, doing things nobody ever could do" is the motto of the 384',ih Air Base Group Transportation Division, and that attitude has brought them the title of the best motor vehicle operations unit of the year in Comthe Air Force mand. . T11E HILL unit now com- petes with other transportation divisions from other major commands fro the Air Force Icvd award. This is the third consecutive year the vehicle operations branch has won the command award. bus and taxi service, and hauled more than 316.750 tons of cargo during the year. In an efTort to reduce fuel consumption, a pool was established at the opposite end of the base from the vehicle operations office. Complete dispatch and super- THE ADDITIONAL facility itself was remodeled by branch k hours, employees in and completed at minimal cost to the government. off-pea- THE 12 months between June 1, 1979 and May 30, 1980, - were busy ones for the trans-portati- branch. They traveled 840,314 miles and logged 10,308 hours on heavy Through a closely tored fuel conservation program, the vehicle operations branch averaged 2 percent, or moni- 1 equipment and special purpose vehicles, transported 175,302 passengers by base 12,672 gallons, below the given fuel allocation by combining cargo movements and taxi re According to the calendar and to the numbers of tourists and campers flocking around Temple Square, it must be vacation season. Each summer the question is con- - return from the hills. NOTHING IS so enjoyable as sports for those who like are sports. But the at such a disadvantage because non-athlet- fronted: what shall we do with .our vacation this year? you just jumpshot. When the crowd cides to spend jthe summer weekend on the ball courts, what else is there to do but don shorts and join the crowd? There is comfort in maturity when we have stopped worrying about what other people think of us. This year I intend to spend my vacation time doing what I enjoy doing for no other reason. A QUIET evening with a good book is one of lifes treats and no one needs to come and get me to do something. When I have a good book, I am doing something. The symphony, some lectures, a stage show or two. I go in for spectator sports, but without a ball as focus. de- WHICH BRINGS me to the subject of enjoyment. In my youth, I was prone to do the popular thing just because it was popular. 1 hate the sun and have never yet acquired a suntan. : My blond skin neither bums easily nor acquires the fashionable brown hue; I turn beet red and after Ive gone indoors and cooled off, I return to the original shade with only a splitting headache added to what I started with before the bake. But since everyone sun- bathed, I dutifully sunbathed. YOUTH IS such a able time. So many who are vulner- afraid of heights pend their yacation climbing crags because someone they want to be with and whose opinion matters likes to climb '. Wading in icy waters flicking flies in hopes of luring non existent fish is not my idea of a happy day, but trout fishermen dream about a day with a fishing pole. Many a young girl wades in streams because her young man likes fishing, there- by endangering both the befishing and the romance cause there is nothing like a noisy amateur to scare away the fish. She would be much cant fake a good THE NEED to get in a car and hurtle across the continent in a three day weekend is no longer in my itinerary. Neither is spending a months salary on airplane tickets to see another city which looks just like all the other American cities. . Family vacations are decided upon for a number of reasons, frequently the last of which is what they really want. First consideration is money, the next is time, the third is the age of the family members. Rarely do all these constraints me0 Uvr, Robert Dunford. Mr. and Mrs. Rand Fisher and children was apparently fright of Hillsboro,. came lo attend the Merntt family reunion held in Layton on July 20. Mr. and Mr. Stan Wcbstcr, their daughter PcMhc and son and David Nathan Niederhauser spent a week vacationing at Moon Lake in the Uinta. Mis Llaine Spendtove of Logan was a weekend guest of her mother, Mrs. Harriet Spendlose. Mr. and Air. Sam Raymond. Vaughn Raymond and hi fiancee Miss Laurie Olsen and I ernamlo Barmnco spent Wednesday at Raymond, Ida. on a business tnp. Mis Rick Susan Raymond of College spent the weekend with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Raymond. Mr. and Mrs. Gyde Kemp Mrs. Dorothy Bitters son-in-la- Calif, was a houseguest of hi siter and Mother in taw. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Baldwin, He accompanied her son and family, Mr. and Mr. Gary Bitters and children of Denver. Colo, on a trip over the weekend to the cabin near Salmon, Ida. Len Memtt of San Diego, . spent a week in a summer cabin at Island Park. IJa. They visited with their son Michael who is employed for the summer months at Ponds laxlge. r.n route home they visited the Idaho Falls. Temple. Group Very Busy Membership Meeting Set The Busy Cookers Gub has been busy the past weeks making dishes for their club 4-- General membership meeting of the Kaysville Chamber of Commerce will be August 6 projects. DURING THE past six at the conference room at Barnes Banking Co. Guest speaker will be John Thacker, new Kaysville city administrator. meetings they have made baking powder biscuits, cheese roll-uppeach cobbler and s, cherry tarts, cheese apple vidual dish for the dinner and hosted their mothers to the vacation, they must enjoy themselves. This is a national mandate. Vacations are for fun. In the west, if you plan to vacation, youd better enjoy scenery the way nature built it. I once took some back-eafriends to the Grand Canyon. The wind was blowing that day and they were so disgusted with the weather I dont think they looked out the window of the lodge. No. I remember. One of them looked and said, big, isnt it? Pearls before you know who. st IT REQUIRES maturity to learn to pluck the flowers of pleasure out of the nettle of inconveniences encountered in the usual family vacation. The have fun or it is all a failure is a necessity of the young. If I can acquire some new mental images of beauty encountered, if I can find some interesting people to talk to, if I can spend some hours with my family knitting up the frazzled ends of ties, if I can have a good meal and take time to watch an entire sunset, it will have been a successful vacation. THE WHERE doesnt matter. I am no longer constrained to do the popular thing or to please people who dont really matter. The zest of youth is for the young; Ill settle for quiet enjoyment which I just might Anyone at all familiar with Utahs history can recall the story behind the anabrus simplex, or Mormon Cricket. But pioneers overcame the scourge and Utahns have been tilling the soil ever since, although the number of farms continues to decline in the state and especially in Davis County, once the fruit basket of northern Utah. meal. Kaysville Civic SINCE THIS is the family MORMON CRICKET meeting where each of the members prepared an indi- IT IS their year cooking course and they will enter their goodies in the upcoming Davis County Fair in August. Mrs. Carolyn Andersen is club leader and Suzanne Murdock is club reporter. add up to the ideal vacation, so the family packs gear and settles for the possible. t crisp. On Thursday they held a mothers and daughters dinner ALL CHAMBER members are urged to take this opportunity to hear Mr. Thacker and become acquainted with him. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday August 6. np find staying home. been IT woi I D M more difficult if my daughter hadn't been around and d IW Staff had IM Heated ntiely," she said, Bui her ppmumoriCats did not ihaflge. J he w hole ihiftgwasjusj fie ah accident, I Can't get loo But people made at should reahre the danger w esrn a smatl animal hte." 4-- H General Where Doesnt latter, Just Enjoy Yourselves better advised to wait for him on the bank of the stream, or better yet, greet him upon his newspaper. 49 Minuteman third stage missiles in silos during the year in support of the Ogden Air Logistics Centers responsibility to repair and test the missile facilities. THE CRANE section of this High Time By FLORENCE BITTNER rM4 loukutf Inite reading M the lo, d unit placed quest. Compact sedans are assigned as taxis, and compact pickup trucks are used as light cargo vehicles. sub-mot- vision capabilities were transferred to the additional operating station w hich has increased driver morale, reduced miles traveled by motor pool vehicles. provided quicker response time to customers and reduced the total gallons of fuel used. ......... Wash. 1 hey all came to attend their parent 5Uh wedding anniversary held at Deer Creek Ranch near Bryce Canyon. Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Turley. Also attending were Mr. and Mrs. James Dugger and five children of North Salt Lake. There were 53 descendants in all of Mr. Hess family. guests of their daughter and Bishop and Mrs. STOPPING AT n service n family station, the cat feline named Oscar who had been "in the family" for four, years Code. Mas.: a Mother. Maik and Carol Turley and three children of Vancouver, British Columbia; another sister, Evelyn and Stan Hanks and four children from Kenton, Mr, and Mr. Mark Mn.hu and family relumed home July 16 from n vacation for one week in Hawaii. They vacationed on the island of Kauai. While there they attended a session at the LDS Temple. Also at church service they met Miss Linda Okabe who is living in Hawaii. She is a former Kaysville resident and w ill be remembered by many in this area. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Clark of Sandy were holiday dinner Hogans treatment began in Denver, Colo. The victim and-he- r daughter, Mrs. Stephen Durevky, were driving from Colorado Springs to HiU AEB where Capt. Durcsky was recently stationed. of Mr. and Mv Donald and sons from Cape day. events that led to Mrs. .V.V.V.V.VA.V Hgan. "(Mar Houseguest vacation with his parent. Mr. and Mr. I arlrn Mum. for five can tulfcr," he ayi. "Dog bites are usually easier to treat." 1 he most diUkull bite to treat, he tayt. are hue made by another human. ' The bizarre sequence of VV terrible bad happened. Mr. W endell Hess and family were a sister, Mr. Jean Arriving from Richland. Wash., is Mr. and Mr. Jim Murrl and two children to BECAUSE OF the organ-Hm- v that can grow and become infectious, a cat bite U one of the wofsiimmal bite a person vS5wWWS55w5wWvXJ.VV.V.VVaAVW.WV,WV.VaVAVaVAVV,SVhVdVeVAWVWe THE CAT ine something Oieg. who base been visiting wuh hn parent U. Cob (ret) and Mrs, Jay 1 ishtr. base now returned to then home after a two week iit. Mr. Wilma Buhlcr of Bountiful w a a dinner guest Sunday of Mr. and Mr. Joe E. Precce. hPRI ICE J7M75I By NORM doc get on my nervek that Im out of action for mh a long CHEERLEADERS iga4 reeeised regular tew' her g hone fall, and a S iso from LnbaAd She oisO spent movlt KaswIIDD THE HOSPITAL laffwa absolutely marvelous and my daughter has made regular ktwik," she ard. "If ymi have lo N in the hospital, then Cm glad I was Nought here. Bui tt CENTRAL DAVIS always enjoyed fats Mf, Hogm has two m her pw a and her daughter own four, laughed hHv. kpread of infection. 11)80-B- THE CAT did not have a.iodmj U physb Ciafl, the Jlgifis and Puesky Mr the ti To pas fabics, treated at a Denser hospital and the next day reertsed further treatment at an Atr force hospital in theyenne. ton room" lo combat the The new Central Davi Jr. High Cheerleader for the athmd year recently returned from the USA Cheer Camp at Utah State where they won auperior ribbon and a aujwrior trophy. They are bottom: Debbie IpakU liian, Iam Alien, kneeling: Elayne Amell, Anita Wilcox. Standing: Linda Kiilpack, Barhy Poufecn, and Trarie MacWn in bat k. ing infection and referred her to I Sans North. By DONETA GATHERUM pers. One of the most popular pieces of Utah folklore is the story of the seagulls and the crickets. This tale with variations and emphasis added to suit the tellers personality, has been to every Utah generation since 1848. child can recount the crickets Gives Thanks destroying the crops when beautiful white birds came to Espe-ciall- do they thank the emcees Tom Packer and Don Megill. THE KAYSVILLE Chamber of Commerce passed out 684 minature American flags at the July 4th Parade in Kaysville and many positive comments were made by those receiving the flags, np HAFD Wives Host Coffee The Officers HILL AFB Wives Club hosted a coffee last week to honor the arrival of Ruth Battaglia, wife of new base commander Col. Joseph H. Battaglia. Mrs. Battaglia will serve as honorary advisor to the Officers Wives Club. SPECIAL GUEST at the coffee was Lady Austin-Smitwho had accompanied her husband the Air Marshall Sir Roy. Austin-Smitchief of the British Defense Staff at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.i on his business trip to Hill' ,AFB. Other club newcomers welcomed at the coffee were Kay . Ellis, Judy Varley, Jennie Staud and Lydia Dougherty. has an devour the pests and save the settlers from starvation. Few people have knowledge of this phenomenon beyond what is stated above. THE 1848 cricket attack was only one of many insect raids on Utah crops. Some invasions were made by the ed crickets, others were grasshopper infestations. The Mormon cricket is really a shield-bac- k grasshopper. The main difference between grasshoppers and crickets are the type of wings and the mouth parts. It breed in seven-yea- r eagle-eye- starring d, appearance, and suggests the idea, that it may be the habitation of a vindictive little demon. THE SMALLEST Utah Association The Kaysville Civic Association with John Brown, Sandy Butterfield and Sherie Goodlifee wish to thank all those participants in the variety show held during the Herit-- . age Harvest Festival. It was a y pleasant evening for all. Mr. Call says. The Rocky Mountain cricket, as now remembered, when full grown is about one inch and a half in length, heavy and clumsy in its movements, with no better power of locomotion than hopping a foot or two at a time. It . . PREVIOUS TD.-the- ' time spoken of in the summer of 1849, the small grain in the county had been nearly destroyed, including Mr. Calls. The five acres of corn was the one hope left of keeping gaunt famine from the household, hence, if watching and toil would preserve it, it must be saved. A water ditch was made entirely around the piece. This caught many bushels of them as they attempted to cross, and floated them down in heaps at the end of the ditches where they could be easily destroyed. cycles. UTE INDIAN legends de- scribe the white birds that lived on the islands of the Great Salt Lake. Their white-- , ness was of the clouds. They ' came from the snow and cloud lands beyond and were re- garded as birds from the mystic world of the Great Spirit. The Indians also knew of the crickets and grasshoppers for these insects were a source of food for the Indians living on the western Utah desert. ONE OF THE earliest written accounts of the cricket and grasshopper legend appears in Tullidges history of Davis County, written in 1889. The same story appears in other books including the Utah Writers WPA project of the 1930s. Mr. Tullidge quotes Anson Call, a pioneer of Bountiful who witnessed the crop devistation caused by Mormon crickets and grasshop-- . BUT MANY would succeed in getting out of the water on the inside, and with voracious appetites make for the young succulent com, when a constant vigilant effort had to be kept up, with bat in hand, to destroy them before they could do damage. In spite of these efforts, the com received considerable injury around the outside of the piece. The habits of the insect afforded some respite to great exertions. As evening approached they bunched together, much like the honey bee, on the sagebrush, where many could be destroyed by firing them with any material that burned readily. THEY WOULD not scatter out to feed until warmed up by the sun, about 8 a.m., when from that time until 4 or 5 p.m., the most unremitting exertions were kept up for eight weeks by Mr. Call and a son and daughter, the eldest 14 years of age. At the end of this time, when it seemd as though the crick- thing. Man could only await the result of such an over- whelming calamity. They came over the mountain from the east, and, as the force of their lighting was in one direction, the wheat was bent over to the west. The following morning between 9 and 10, they arose in a ets, with their undimished numbers, would gain the day, that kindly providence, the white gull,- appeared in im- mense flocks not only for the salvation of Mr,. Call, but for the struggling rolonists of Utah who were compelled to battle for existence with these insect pests. r t AS CULTIVATED areas increased, and as a result irrigat- ing canals and ditches extended, they served to inter- cept and destroy the crickets and they have long ceased to attract much attention from the agriculturist as a means of destroying crops. They were soon succeeded by the gras! . shopper. He, unlike the cricket, had two stages of existance, one when hatched out in or near the fields of the farmer from myriads of eggs laid the previous year by the matured or flying insect, in which its ravages were curtailed by the same means as those of the cricket, and the second stage when their vast swarms in the air shadowed the sunlight. IN THIS latter stage man only showed his helplessness in attempts to check their progress. The following from Mr. Call is an excellent illustration of this fact. The time, the summer of 855, the place, his farm in Bountiful, on which were 40 acres of excellent wheat, so 1 nearly approaching maturity in the milk. i that the grain was About 4 p.m., the air seemed filled with grasshoppers. They lighted on his premises, and to use his laconic expression The covered him up. They were dark, moving mass on buildings, garden and . (fields. THE MASS was so thick that nc wheat could be seen, Human effort could avail no- V., ... cloud and continued their v flight westward over the Salt Lake. For some reason not apparent at the time, they were precipitated into the briny waters of the lake, the touch of which was death to them. THEY WERE first gathered into islands of from one to several acres in extent, and sufficiently compact to bear up dogs which went on those close in shore. Soon after this a wind arose which broke up the islands and the insects were washed ashore in a winnow, varying from two to six feet wide, and from one to three feet in thickness. This winnow extended from the south end of Davis County, a distance of 50 miles into Box Elder County on the north . For sometime afterwards the intolerable stench prevented the people from approaching the waters of the lake, f WHEN RELIEVED from the weight of the insects the heads of the wheat raised partially from the ground. With wonderful uniformity the grain was not destroyed on the underside of the head, and Mr. Call was able to gather about d of a crop. Throughout the county the crops were mostly destroyed. A dew, like Mr. Call, owing to one-thir- some favoring conditions, saved a little grain. TULLIDGES narrative concludes with these words, Both events, whether recorded on the pages of history or not, will be handed down by tradition through the coming centuries, as a special interventions of Providence for the preservation of the founders of empire in the Rocky . |