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Show Royal Trio For Rodeo July 23-24 r Si Volume 45 Number 4, Delta, Utah, Thursday, July 22, 1954 f . v " ' " rV ; : ' " !" " 't. , - "T '"vTVj L i - h4 : . ",.: - i ; i ; ' ,V . , . 1 , f 1 kci . v V -'A " --- Lpv Al;.'.; Li uJ.-L T t-, J 7 if 1 UK U UyJKjKJ Sherleno Talbot, center, will reign as queen with attendants. attend-ants. Patsy Bromley Carling. at letif and Billie Rae Steele, right lor Hinckley's Pioneer Day Celebration Cele-bration and rodeos on the night cf July 23 and July 24. Hinckley Invites All July 23-24 Honoring Hinckley has everything all set for their gala celebration of Pioneer Pio-neer Day, beginning Friday, July 23, with girls' softball at 3 p.m. rodeo at 8 p.m. and continuing thru Saturday, July 24, with parade par-ade program, sports and rodeo Saturday night. Highlight of the celebration is the big amateur rodeo on both nights, stock furnished by Max White, of Richfield, and junior and senior sections of top rodeo events. Queen Shirlene Talbot, and attendants, at-tendants, Patsey Carling, and Billie Bill-ie Rae Steele, in western attire, will reign at the rodeos. A feature feat-ure of the rodeo program Saturday night will be the try-outs, open to Millard girls, for title of queen of Days of the Old West, two-day two-day celebration at Deseret August C and 7 A daylight salute opens the celebration July 24, and Marshall of the Day will be J. H. Western, 5-year old Millard Pioneer. 1954 Boy's State Ended Saturday With Reception 1954 Boy's State drew to a close Saturday, the 17th with a reception as the concluding event Preceding the affair there was a chicken dinner din-ner for the boys and visitors Following Fol-lowing the supper there was a graduating program where the boys received certificates of award and their diplomas. Then the boys who held offices stood in the reception re-ception line and became acquainted acquaint-ed with the visitors. Attending Boy's State this year were Max Black, Governor for '54, Max Jensen, Phillip Moody, Kent Schlappi, Joe Nielson, Joe Ivie, Tom Callister, Roger Overson Larry Lar-ry Shipley, Leon Lewis, Gary Webb Robert Blanch, Ray Maxfield Leo Prestwich, Duane Jeffery, Frank Baker, Robert Vest and Lyman Henrie. These boys made many achievements achieve-ments during their stay at Boy's State. Many held offices in their respective cities and counties. Others Oth-ers were named among top players play-ers on baseball teams, etc. Max Black, who served as governor gov-ernor of Eoys State until the new governor took office, and then spent the days after as counselor in one of the barracks, was presented pre-sented with a gold watch atv the closing session. Many parents, friends and relatives re-latives of the boys were visitors Saturday at Boys' State. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Schlappi and Larry, Mrs. Ella Elack and Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Nielson. Also attending were Mr. and Mrs Axel Jensen and Howard Jensen." Jen-sen." Mr. and Mrs M J. Moody, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eishop. Edith Petersen, Kla Re Taylor, Marlena Carling. Ann Kelly. Leal Hilton, Ronllla Hunsaker, Eosilar.d Edwards. Phillip Smith. Dorene Moody. Chloe Gardner, Dora Ann Soreniori and Sherrie Morris drove up to Camp V.IIi.ams. also to attend at-tend the festlvit.es Saturday night. lolly Stitchers To Moot Friday I11 rr-et Friday at 2:33 p m. at the home of Mrs. Lou Sa!berg in Delta. The royal trio were chosen in try-outs in Hinckley July 14-They 14-They will ride in the Grand Entry that opens the rodeo at 8 p.m. Friday night and Saturday Sat-urday night, and appear in the parade July 24, Saturday morning. To Celebration Utah Pioneers . The parade on Hinckley's shady streets will open at 9:30 a.m. Floats will meet at the north end of town by the state road barn. The Pioneer section will lead. Three prizes will be given in each section, Pioneer, civic and commercial, com-mercial, and church. The Pioneer Day Program will open at 10:30 and is given elsewhere else-where in the paper. Edith Rose Petersen will be Miss Utah, and Verdell R. Bishop is speaker of the day. Roller skating, regular admission, admis-sion, will go on at the school gym from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30, and a-gain a-gain from 3 to 5 p.m. Children's sports will be on the Seminary lawn , at 2:30 p.m. and the mens' softball game is scheduled sched-uled for 3 p m. Hinckley vs Deseret. Des-eret. And of "great interest to the younger set Is the news that there will be a carnival in back of the old elementary school building. Weather Stan llvports iirissle Delta residents thought they had a deluge Sunday evening, but no matter how the rain poured down, precipitation at Delta airport registered re-gistered .27 Inches. At the same time Deseret reported re-ported a total of . 14 inches of rainfall in two separate storms of .07 each. The storm seemed to follow a zigzag course, and some areas had much more rain than others. We have had a scattered shower or two since Sunday. Installation Of Rebekah Lodge Officers Installation of officers of Eetah Rebekah Lodge No. 47 was held in the I. O. O. F. Hall July 7. The following officers were ejected eje-cted for this term: Noble Grand, Eva Holt; Vice-rand Ethiyeen Brunson; Past noble grand, Idona Gavin; Warden, Faye Steele; Conductor, Jerry Van; recording re-cording secretary, Ann Erodeiick; Financial Secretary Lena Peterson Treasurer, lone Holiingshead; Chaplain, Fern Baker; Guardians Faye Howell and Phyllis Munster. supporters to noble grand, Mabel Welton and Eilathine Corbett; supporters to vice noble grand, Maida Parker and Olive Allred; musician Louise Bogh. Refreshments were served after lodge Square Daiieo Friday Mght Eots and Eows will square dance Friday night instead of their usual Saturday night date this week, to clear the calendar for ' Hinckley's celebration and rodeo ; Saturday night. July 24. i Newell Day will be here Fndav I night to call. Births This Week... - i To Stewart ar.i Ar.n Leavltt Taylor. Tay-lor. Delia. P.FD, a girl. S lbs. Sz. Jaly 15. To J3e"ani Elt,.ra Orv.jes P.on2, Iita. a gi;l. lbs, J-Iy IT. Miss Talbot, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clulf Talbot, Hinckley, was queen of the Ute Stampede last year. Mrs, CaTling and husband, hus-band, Dale Carling, live at Deseret. Des-eret. and Miss Steele is a daugh ter of Mr. .and Mrs. Roy Steele, Delta Heads Parade J. .H. Western J. H. Western. 85 years old. of Deseret. son of pioneers, and pioneer in his own right will be Marshall of the Day Saturday, Sat-urday, July 24 at the Hinckley celebration of Pioneer Day. Coach Stan Vatts From BYU Visits Deseret Stake A Stake Aaronic Priesthood outing out-ing will be held Wednesday July 28th. at 8 p.m. on the Delta high school football field. Coach Stan Watts from the BYU will be the guest speaker and he will also show films on basketball. basket-ball. Every boy and their leaders are invited to enjoy a pleasant time with plenty to eat. Office ISiiildin 3 3 inns Oii Wall There was a horrible din and smashing and bashing round and about Morrison Implement Co., & Morrison Elevator last Friday, and when the dust cleared away It was found that all that was left of the east wall of the office building build-ing was a hole large enough to swing a good sized truck through. In fact, a good-sized truck loaded load-ed with grain had swung right through leaving a generous pile of kindling and plenty of ventilation for the office, which must have been quite warmish during our recent re-cent days of 100, 1(13 and the like. Dismayed at the scene were Ralph Morrison, elevator, and son j Willis implements, and Fera Little, Lit-tle, company. Sleuthing revealed that the culprit cul-prit was none other than Willis, who had parked the loaded truck at the top of the nearby ramp, and then washed his hands of the whole affair Everything' is being patched up, accord. ng to reports, both walls and strained relations. And one outcome is that V.'.'.lls is responding respond-ing to the title cf "Ela'-k Zuster" Morrison. Jolly Stitchers Hake Sale Friday take 53".e Fridav at the Q uai.ty Market, opening at 13 a.m. There will fce cakes, j.-les. breais rolls, cookies and to Ceies- cf root beer that w ..i be ready fir th 24 :h. Iiutkr geiH'y Polio Drivo in August Win. J. Starley, Millard County Chairman of National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, announced today that he had been requested by State and National Headquarters Headquar-ters to prepare for a special polio fund collection drive to be held in August. 'This is to be a drive to assist with the National Emergency." Mr. Starley said. "Millard County has run out of funds and has been calling on the National Foundation for funds for a long time." ' It is understood that the local state, and national drive will be a one-day Marching Mother collection. collec-tion. The public is ureJ to be generous gen-erous in their response to the emergency em-ergency drive, for funds to give and continue care for polio patients pat-ients wherever that care is needed. need-ed. Polio is a disease that no one can afford, and when it strikes and cripples we can all give a helping hand to the victims thru our contributions to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Garden Club On South Tract Wins Prize In Contest Mrs. Lucretia Teeple, president of South Track Garden Club, was notified July 12 that the club had won third prize In the l'J54 Country women's league Contest for the best community cancer education and control programs in support of local units of the American Cancer Society. A check for $1X) is being sent to Mrs, Pat Teeples, secretary and treasurer of the club. Results of the contest will be announced in the September, l!)f1 issue of Country Coun-try Gentleman. The South Tract Garden Club entered the contest in January of this year, and submitted their entry en-try by June 1. They carried out a full program in West Millard county, using visual vis-ual aids, lectures, and a program that featured Mark Seamon, 6-year old boy blind from cancer. Their programs were taken to communities of West Millard to give education and Information on cancer control. Many hours of hard work were given by those who helped put the programs over and a big vote of appreciation is given giv-en by the club to all who participated part-icipated In this drive. A scrapbook with a record of their various activities was compiled com-piled for the contest. Mrs. Effle Nielson, was program chairman for the drive, cooperating cooperat-ing with Mrs. Eiah SJ ostrom west Millard chairman for the American Amer-ican Cancer Society. The Coantry Gentleman Is featuring feat-uring another cancer contest program pro-gram making civic organizations elegible, and any local civic group interested could receive information informa-tion about the contest from Mrs. Teeples. SCS Convention July 30-31 For Meet And Tour Final plans are being made for the Semi-annual Soil Conservation District Convent! n that is being held here in Del' a on July 30-31. The following schedule has been outlined for this program. July 30 at 2.00 p.m. Annual district meeting. 8 00 Annual banquet for the public to be held at the stake house. July 31 at 9:00 a.m. tour of West M.ilard agricultural hlgh-llght$. hlgh-llght$. 12.00 noon, luncheon will be served in Delta. The banquet ar.d tour is mainly for the. farmers an1 their wives. Set aside these to dates so that you can take a part in this pro-Fram. pro-Fram. Special meeting! are being held f;,r the women. They are also invited in-vited and encouraged at attend the tour. Days Of The Old West Flower Show And Fine Arts Plan Fair Exhibits Preparations and plans for a bigger and better Flower Show ami Fine Arts dapartment at Days of the Old West' August G and 7, at Deseret, are being made. West Millard Garden Clubs will sponsor the Flower Show Mrs. Maxlne Bishop, Delta, will' act as the new flower show chairman, with Mrs. Verda Little, Delta, as first assistant. They were elected to the Board of Directors of West Millard Garden Clubs at the county convention at Hinckley, July 12. Each county officer und garden club president will be in direct charge of their part In the flower show. The show will consist of the same departments that have been featured through the past yars, both in Senior and Junior Shows, on Artistic Arrangements, Horticulture, Horti-culture, Species, and Specimen. Registration of flowers will start at 6 a.m. August G. and judging will be at 10:30 a.m. The Art department of the Fair has grown during the past three years, and people are urged to enter the show again this year. All art work must be registered and hung by 5 p.m. of August 5, day before the opening of the County Fair. The Ait nnd Flower Shows are under the supervision of lieth Anderson And-erson and the county board, who extend a special invitation for all to participate In the shows this year. Delta Miss Will Appear In LDS Annual Pageant F.illie Rae Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Klton Miller of Delta, now serving as n missionary in the Ilastern States Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Latter-Day Saints, has been selected to appear in the 13th annual performance per-formance of America's foremost religious pageant, "Americas' Witness Wit-ness for Christ". "America's Witness for Christ," is under the direction of Dr. Harold I. Hansen, of the Brigham Voung University, Provo. The cast of over 200 persons Includes missionaries from the Eastern States Mission, students from Brigham Young Univ ersity, and members of the Church living in the Eastern States, all of whom serve w ithout pay. The Pageant Pag-eant will be stuged August 12th, 13tli, and 14th. on the western slopes of Hill Cumorah, 4 miles South of Palmyra, New York. This is the place where the plates of the Book of Mormon were buried. "America's Witness for Christ," long recognized as America's outstanding out-standing religious pageant, was viewed last year by an audience estimated by the Associated Press to exceed 100,0jO personsj With Improved staging and lighting tech ni'jues, an even greater audience is anticipated this year. All parking and seating are free and reservatoni for overnight ac comodations may be obtained by writing Sister Colleen Wiser, Mar tin Harris Farm, RD Maple Avenue Palmvra, New York. Top Jockey At Itichfield .Meet Vernon Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Mitchell, of Delta, was t up jockey at the three-day race meet at Richfield Thursday, Friday Fri-day and Saturday. First piace winners with Mitchell Mit-chell up included Tea Pride, owned by George Marshall Silver Time, owned by R. E Wiraerrose, Idaho Red Head. Roy Jar.sson owner. High Low, C Parker, owner, June Spec, E Morrison Owner and Lick Apoo, ls M jIIIhs, owner. Mr. and Mrs. Will Bunker saw their daughter Betty Bunker on a TV program Sunday, at 1:30 p.m. over KSL. M..s Bunker, registered r.urse, played the part of a nurse In the sketch on the "How's Your , Health" program, designed to show the public not to fear a trip to th hospital. 3 lark Holiday Saturday tlulv 21 Pioneer Day in I'tah will be cel-elualed cel-elualed Saturday, July 2i, and west Millard will join in the celebration. cele-bration. Business houses will be Closed fur the day, housewives are advised ad-vised to finish their shopping Friday Fri-day for the long weekend, and families are all Invited to Hinckley, Hinck-ley, for the parade program and rodeo. C. F. Gronning Files For State Senator Carlyle F. Gronning, native of Delta and resident of Milford has filed for State Senator from the Eighth District, Millard and Beaver counties, four-year term. Mr. Gronning is the Democratic nominee, and Allen C. Reynolds, Beaver is the Republican nominee. The seat is now held by Mark Pax-ton, Pax-ton, (R. Fillmore) president of the Senate. Under n "gentlemen's a-greement", a-greement", the seat alternates between be-tween the two counties. . Carlyle Is well-known here and In Beaver county where he has held political office. He was mayor may-or of Milford for one term, 19-1G-4S and is now completing his sixth year as county commissioner In Beaver county, and was chairman of the commission for four years. He was born in Delta, Nov. 2G 1913, a son of the late T. C. Gronning Gron-ning and Mrs. Trena F. Gronning. He attended Delta elementary school, and was graduated from Delta high school, in 1932. He was student body president at D11S that year. He attended BAC at Cedar City 1932 and 1.)33, and was then called call-ed on nn L I) S mission In the Central States, from 1935 through 193G. When he returned he went to Milford April 4, 1937, where he worked for the Union Pacific railroad rail-road company ns car clerk. Since that time he has been steadily employed by the Union Pacific and Is now chief clerk at Milford. Mr. Gronning has held many church and civic responsibilities. He was bishop of Milford LDS ward two terms, six years in all. He served in that capacity both before and after Milford ward was divided. He is presently on the stake high council end Is stake chairman of the Aaronic Priesthood Priest-hood under twenty-one. He married Blanche Vest, daughter daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. Cornell Vest of Lynndyl, May 7, 1937, and they have five children, Patricia, 17, Carlene, 15, Joyce, 11, Carlyle Eugene, Eu-gene, 9, and Katie Gaye 6. He and his family are frequent visitors visit-ors in Delta and Lynndyl. Barbecue And Square Dance At Lehman's July 31 Snake Valley Community Club is giving a barbecue and square dance at Lehman Caves on Saturday, Sat-urday, July 31. and everybody is cordially invited to the gala event. Top beef from Snake Valley ranches is being barbecued for the big feed, with serving from 7 p.m. until 9 p m., at one dollar per person. Square dancing will begin at 9 p.m., and those who do not join the dancing are invited to Join the audience. The square dancers of Snake Valley have chosen the name of "Mt. Wheeler Whirlers" for their urbanization, and will be on hand to help with the fesiivisties. Keith Ross, Delta president of Boots and Bows, local square dance dan-ce dub. has been asked by the Snake Valley club to try and find out approximately how many from this area will be going to Lehman Caves, for the barbecue and square riance. If you plan to go. Km-cuy If vou plan to go. kindly let Mr. Ross know, and he w ill pass the word on to the Snake Wiley group. This will help them plan on how many fat beef to barbecue for the supper. $3.50 a Year in Advance C. E. Freer Dies Saturday - Final Rites At Lynndyl Cleon E. Freer, 71, Lynndyl resident re-sident and prominent for years in west Millard development, died Saturday at 10:26 a.m. in a Salt Lake Hospital of natural causes. Mr. Freer first came to Lynndyl in 1911 and was supervisory agent for the" Union Pacific Railroad Co. there until he retired almost four years ago. He had been active in civic and community affairs and is well remembered re-membered as a public benefactor, for his support was always forthcoming forth-coming for the benefit of his fellow fel-low citizens. He was a friend of young and old alike, and held in high esteem. He had served as Millard County commissioner for two terms, 1932-1940, 1932-1940, and was state Representative for Beaver-Millard, in 1945-46. He had served as justice of peace in Lynndyl for a period of twenty-five twenty-five years. Mr. Freer was born at Albany, Ore., Dec. 18( 1879. a son of Leon D. and Clara' Helm Freer. He first came to Utah in 1906. He married mar-ried Mary L. McCardell Oct. 19, 1908, in Salt Lake City. He was a member of Tintic Lodge No. 9, F and AM Royal Arch Masons, Utah Commondry No. 1 El Kalah Shrine, Delta Lodge No. r9, I. O. O. F.. and the Union Pacific Old Timers Club 12. He is survived by his wife, at Lynndyl, foster son, Harry McCardell, McCar-dell, Lynndyl, and two grandchildren. grand-children. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m In Lynndyl ward recreation hall, with Mark Johnson, Holden, Millard county commissioner, and Dr. M. E. Bird as principal speakers. Burial was in the city cemetery in Salt Lake at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Wednes-day, with Masonic rites. John E. Wright Buried Thursday At Hinckley Funeral services for John E. Wright were conducted Thursday at 10 a m. in Hinckley ward chapel under direction of Bishop Walter Ekins. Mr. Wright, 84, active In church and community affairs for many years, died Monday, July 12, at his home in Hinckley of natural causes. Prelude and postlude music was played by Mrs. Roma Ekins. Opening Open-ing song was "Sweet Hour of Pray er," sung by the Hinckley ward choir, with Mrs. Ivy Allred as conductor. con-ductor. Invocation was by Patriarch Pat-riarch C. R. Woodbury- Bishop Ekins and Arthur H. Reeve were speakers, with a tribute tri-bute to Mr. Wright as an esteemed esteem-ed and valued friend and citizen. Miss Margaret Gardner and Mrs. Norma Wright played a piano and organ duet, '.Abide With Me". Mrs. Annie Bishop gave the early life history of Mr Wright, and Tal-mage Tal-mage Christe'nsen sang "Going Home," with accompniment by Mrs. Erma Roper. The quartet of Cluff Talbot Orlando Or-lando Hepworth, Blaine Spandlove and Melvin Hepworth, sang "I Need Thee Every Hour." The closing clos-ing song by the choir was " I Know That My Redeemer Lives." The benediction was pronounced by Leslie Eennett Burial was in the Hinckley ceme tery where the grave was dedicated dedicat-ed by Evan Theobald. The pail bearers were grandsons of Mr. Wright, ElDean Eennett, Darrell Wright. Larry Wright, Phillip Smith Jay Theobald and Dwight Moody. Those from cut of town whs attended the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. Evan Theobald and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wright Provo. Bryant Moody and daughter daugh-ter Mary. Mr. and Mrs. RuSon Hinckley Hin-ckley Salt Lake City; Mrs. Zelli uvenstcn. Sacramento, en-, -.. Gladys Orender, S: arks Nevada; Mr. and Mrs. Whitney "Srer.ilove and Mr. ar.d Mrs. Floyd H astir. gi. Hurricane, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Sypbus, Prove, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lliss. Orem. |