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Show LETTERS . . . TO THE EDITOR Wwmi V? Z7 si Because of present open season on teachers who dared to disagree with the governor, the MCEA considers con-siders it necessary and proper to make a public statement to clarify their views on the s.Uool situation. First and foremost, this recess that was taken was not a protest against the Board of Education of our county or the parent and definitely de-finitely not a protest against the children. It was, in fact, a demonstration demon-stration against what we considered consider-ed an unfair action by our Governor. Govern-or. What actually occured when this situation began? The house of delegates met in Salt Lake on the 16th of May and passed a resolution resolu-tion requesting that the teachers of Utah take a two day recess ito be made up). (The first day was a protest against the Governor's action; ac-tion; the second day was taken for a meet.ng to decide further action.) I This action passed with a vote of 231 for 7 against. That evening the Board of Education met to decide I what action should be taken. The Superintendent was not present at this meeting for he was out of town. The Board made no attempt to contact the President of MCEA and request that he attend the meet ng to see if any compromise situation could be arrived at. The decision was made that school, would be,held with or without the teachers. The MCEA has always been and still is advocating improved education edu-cation and desres to work in co operation with the County Board,! but at times it appears that in our cause we are considered a public servant with the emphasis on the servant. On the 17th day of May! the MCEA held a meeting in Delta i where facts concerning the educa-j tional situation in Utah were presented pre-sented by the UEA President Mrs.' Bennett. The association voted to support the U. E. A. action by a vote of 81 to 1. On Sunday evening one hoard member met with some of the members of the MCEA and discussed the situation, but no com promise could be reached because the Board (as a whole) was not in session. Monday and Tuesday the majority major-ity of the teachers were not at their positions. On Tuesday we were represented re-presented by eighty members at the mass meeting, and all voted to return to school and hold contracts for the 1964-65 school year. Wednesday, Wed-nesday, May 20th, teachers were back at their positions, and school was again in smooth operation. Why did the teachers take this recess? To get more money for themselves? This is unlikely as each teacher lost from $50.00 to $90.00 in pay. If the legislature did meet and issue the s'x million dollars dol-lars the Governors Committee recommended, re-commended, the teachers, as a whole wouldn't get enough from the money to make up the loss. The answer is simple; the teachers took the recess to see if they could get better educational opportunities opportuni-ties for the children of the county and the state. For several years the teachers have been told to work with restraint, re-straint, do not do anything rash, do not show force, do not demand, do not direct, but take the situation situa-tion as you are given it and be glad with what we give you. Seldom Sel-dom if ever do we hear: "Governor please, restraint, no force, no demands, de-mands, no rash acts, give the educational edu-cational system the support it needs and deserves." We are hired as professional people peo-ple and then criticized and abused when a professional opinion is given. gi-ven. I'm sure if a doctor told you that an operation was needed, you wouldn't tell him to wait a year and see if the legislature would allow al-low money to pay for the opera-- opera-- tion. In like manner the educators have been telling you that the program pro-gram needs improving now, not in two years, or four years. Changes will be necessary at that time also. We felt our children couldn't wait any longer than you could if you ' needed that operation. What avenues were left open to the professional teacher who understands under-stands the educational process and the lag that exists in the present situation? We could wait and let more students receive a poor background back-ground with which to face the rapid-changing world of today. No, we have been waiting twenty years and this waiting has not produced the up-to-date educational system. Should we have met on Saturday? No! No one would have listened, as per usual. Should we have talked talk-ed to the Governor? We did, but to no avail. Should we appeal to the people of the county? Hardly, for we are having trouble even settling a bond election for school buildings. I suppose we could forget the children and let them shift for themselves; but, as professional people, we couldn't do this! MILLARD COUNTY EDUCATION ASS'N HOSPITAL NOTES Thomas Spackman, accidental gunshot gun-shot wound victim, admitted June 2. Heyborne Corry, medical admitted June 1st. Ida Christensen still hospitalized. Wallace Holman transferred to Salt Lake LDS Hospital, June 1, for further tests. Josephine Abbott, medical, admitted admit-ted June 1st Hyram Cahoon, medical, admitted May 28th. Marion Harris, medical, admitted May 30th. Merlin Christensen, surgery, admitted admit-ted June 2nd. Nathan Taylor, medical admitted May 29. Released June 1st. 'SERVING Volume 54 Number 49 Sho-D-O Dates Set One of the finest horse shows in the' intermountain area is the upcoming up-coming Twentieth Annual Sho-De-O, staged by the Ute Rangers. Dates for the famed event are June 18, 19, and 20th in Salt Lake C ty. There will be cash prizes and trophies tro-phies for the winners of the varlou events. Area residents interested in participating par-ticipating should contact one of the following: Mr. Al Heaps, in charge of 'he quarter horse show; Mr. Howard Ho-ward Franklin, in charge of the regular performance; Mr. Alfred H. White, Shc-De-O Chairman, at 405 Eas. 4th So., Salt Lake City. Utah. USU Graduates Approximately 1300 students will receive diplomas at Utah State U-niversity's U-niversity's 71st Annual Commencement Commence-ment June 6, 9:30 a.m. in Nelson Fieldhouse. Among the candidates for diplomas will be Thomas Dale McCorm ck, Karen Roberts, Ben H. 'Robison, Spencer Reed Wood and Merritt C. Floyd, Jr., Delta; Ronald Grant Petersen, Oasis; Mel Hart Johnson, Holden; Bennett Warren Black, Brent Leon Mace, Linda King Newell, Lee Robison, Ethey Cooper Stevens and Joan Wadsworth Taylor, Tay-lor, Fillmcre; Var C. Stott, Meadow. Baccalaureate services are scheduled sched-uled June 5, 7:30 p.m. in the field-house. field-house. Sewing Sergeant Makes Clothes For Family A master sergeant in. the 456th Bombardment Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. has a very good reason fcr being proud of the appearance ap-pearance of his family and his furniture. The sergeant, Robert K. Stuart, son of the late Otto Stuart and Ruby Esklund of Scipio, sews as a hobby. He has outfitted his wife and two daughters, upholstered much of the furniture in their home and made most of the draperies. Sgt. Stuart buoght his first sewing sew-ing machine 21 years, ago when he married and it still works perfectly. He has a portable machine to take with him when he is on alert duty. Most of the dresses he makes for his wife, Marian, are cocktail or party dresses, because they are the most expensive to buy and also the easiest to make. His two daugh ters, Sandra, 15 and Judith, 8, wear dresses made by dad and slack sets, aiso. He limits his work on men and boys clothing to alterations. This includes his own clothes and those for his 13 year old son, Michael. Last year Sgt. Stuart made 15 dresses for his wife, 5 for his oldest daughter and two dresses and two skirts for his youngest daughter. His daughters' wardrobes were, also, al-so, increased by four sets of slacks. His hobby has benefitted his squadron, also. He made 150 red scarves worn toy crews on alert duty and while flying. DIAPER DOINGS Congratulations to Richard and Marilyn Zabriskie Nielson on the birth of an 8 lb. 3 oz. boy, June 1. -By INEZ RIDING . It seems to me that some time ago I mentioned that I had a twisted twist-ed sense of humor, ff mus have to begin laughing at some of the things that come to my mind. (Sounds, conceited, doesn't it? I-nez I-nez is a great wit, Yah! Yah!) Well honestly, I was reading proof on the history of the Delta High School Building story Tuesday Tues-day and I began to laugh right out Well, now, my husband Bob hasn't heard anything but growls from, me for such a long time, he left his work at the back shop and came tearing up to the front to see what in the world had changed my not-so-sunny deposition. So, I explain to him thusly: "Bob, do you realize what a golden opportunity op-portunity that we Delta High School Patrons missed during the last two times that the building has been tied together with rods?" Blank look meets my enthusiasm. He doesn't get it "Well, my dear if we'd been on the ball we would have had those rods placed about two feet from the floor not from the ceiling and our track team could have been greatly benefited." ANOTHER BLANK LOOK. "Bob, don't you know what I t Qfi THE PEOPLE OF DELTA AND THE GREAT PAHVANT Thursday, June 4, 1964 w f i- THE HISTORY of Delta First Ward was vividly retold by the former bishops of the First Ward in Sacrament meeting Sunday, May 17. All seven living bishops were present and participated on the program. Each told the high Queen Tryouts Thursday, June 11, 6:30 p.m., Deseret Rodeo Grounds is the time and place set for queen tryouts of Days of the Old West Rodeo. All unmarried girls from 16 years of age and up are eligible to compete com-pete in the contest. Prior to the tryouts horse racing will be held. Tryouts of Queen of The Old Capitol Ca-pitol Days Rodeo is set for Sunday, June 21, 4:00 p.m. at the Fillmore Fairgrounds. All ladies, married or unmarried, who are 16 years or older old-er and are residents of Millard County may compete. HEYBORNE CORRY BURNED IN PLANT EXPLOSION - Heyborne Coxry is hospitalized with third degree burns on portions of his arms and lesser burns about the face which he sustained from an explosion Monday afternoon at the mill owned by Intermountain Frrmers Association. The explosion, of unknown origin, ori-gin, caused very minor damage to the mill and occurred as approximately approxi-mately 4:00 p.m. The mill was formerly for-merly the Delta Alfalfa Seed Mill. RIDING CLUB WORKOUTS SET FOR DESERET RODEO GROUNDS Workout evenings for members of West Millard Riding Club are Mondays and Thursdays at the rodeo ro-deo grounds in Deseret. All riders are encouraged to join in the fun that goes with these workouts. The fall of night will not deter the more determined riders as the lights at the rodeo grounds will be turned on. mean? As they go from class to class, they could have been practicing prac-ticing hurdle jumping. Goodness, my boy, you know what practice does." I continue, "The way the rods are placed now they only serve one purpose, HOLD THE BUILDING TOGETHER. Well, if the rods had been staggered at different differ-ent heights, they would have held the building together, yet they could have been used for high and low hurdlers!" And, anyway, we've had the chemical residue problem working in favor of our wrestling team two years in a row. We could have done just as well by our track team. Speaking of the chemical residue problem, Bob, do you think that this had any great advantage to the junior and high school choruses? chor-uses? I've never heard them sing better than they have this year." Husband Bob shakes his head in disbelief and turns his back and goes back to his own work leaving leav-ing me with a determination to sit -'n on the next repair job of Delta High School. I want those rods placed differently! (A little bit of humor) By the way, the new Tribune correspondent cor-respondent for this area is Inez Riding! 4' ...""Vy, If Delta, Utah 84624 lights of Delta First Ward during his term of office. From left to right on the bottom bot-tom row are Bishop E. Eugene Gardner, Bishop Arch'e O. Gardner, Gard-ner, Bishop Wallace T. Jeffery, (1. to r. top row) Bishop M. E. Fourth of July Celebration Plans Gain Shape; Hew Chairman Is Named A few changes will be noted in this year's Fourth of July Celebration, Celebra-tion, announces David Moody, new ly elected chairman. Mr. William Starley will continue in the capacity capa-city of Co-chairman for the big and wonderful event. Mr. Moody is replacing re-placing Mr. Don Webb as Chairman. Chair-man. The biggest change will he in the queen contest. Heretofore the queen contest has been limited to girls residing within the city limits of Delta and worked through the three ward Mutuals. Beginning this year, the committee decided to make the contest open to all unmarried un-married girls, 16 and over, residing in the west Millard area and each girl is to be sponsored by a church NOTICE! July 2 is the start of the 55th year of continuous publication of the Mil'.ard County Chronicle. To observe this milestone, we are offering a reduction in subscription subscrip-tion rales. Present subscription rates are $4.00 a year. From now until birthday time, July 2, 1964, the rates will be THREE years for TEN dollars a savings to you of TWO dollars. Completes Course DENVER, Colo. Airman Second Class Jack A. Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Arnold of 5391 76th Ave. N, Pinellas Park, Fla., has graduated from the technical training course for U.S. Air Force air armament mechanics at Lowry AFB, Colo. Airman Arnold, now a specialist in F-101 and F-102 jet fighter armament arm-ament systems, is being assigned to an Air Defense Command (ADC) unit at Glasgow AFB, Mont. His squadron supports the ADC mission of defending the continental U.S. against air attack. The airman's wife, 'Lea, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Bunker of Delta, Utah. He is a graduate of Dixie Hollins High School, St. Petersburg, Fla. Sh'ela Winsor, 6-year-old daughter daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Winsor sustained painful scratches and bruises Sunday from a fall in Oak City Canyon. Sheila and other youngsters were trying their hand at mountain climbing on the rocky ledge that juts over the cement stage of the openair theater. Sheila lost her footing and fell seven or eight feet landing on her back on the cement floor of the stage. With a great feeling of relief, Mr. and Mrs. Winsor report that Sheila is all right although still rather shaky. Sp4 Robert S. Perkins arrived in Delta Monday night to visit for three weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Perkins, after serving four and a half years in the U.S. Army at Frankfort Germany. Ger-many. Sp4 Perkins visited with his brother. Elder Dean Perkins in Cumberland, Maryland for two days on his way to Delta. He will report for duty at Ft Bennlng, Ga. at the end of his furlough. VAkLEY" 10c copy $4.00 a year in advance fT" w. ' Bird, Bishop Ned M. Church, Bishop Bish-op Arthur Jensen and newly sustained sus-tained Bishop Ward W. Killpack. Delia First Ward has had eight bishops. First bishop Edgar T. Jeffery, died in 1946. He was the father of Bishop Wallace T. Jeffery. Jef-fery. or a civic organization. In the past the royalty have worn the titles of Miss Fourth, Miss Liberty and Miss Delta. This year the search will be for a Miss Fourth, Miss West Millard Mil-lard and Miss Delta. The committee, meeting Monday night In Delta City Offices, elected Lem Lovell, City Councilman, Audrey Aud-rey Clements and Inez Riding as Board of Directors. The full committee is comprised of the following: Daylight Salute, Earl and Al Wiliden; Sunrise Flag Ceremony and Retirement of Colors, Col-ors, Delta Second Ward Scouts; Bands, Carson Sharp; Parade Chairmen, Chair-men, Motor Posse; Concessions, Dave Moody or Dick Nielson; Program, Pro-gram, Frank and Maxine Bishop; Fireworks, American Legion; Talent Contest, Cecil and Ava Losee; Boys Sports, Bob Horlacher and Letter-men's Letter-men's Club; Girls Sports, Janice Tolbert and Pep Club; Queen Con test, Patty Dalton; P. A. System, Bill Lisonbee; Afternoon Hooten-anny, Hooten-anny, Glen Rawlinson. Details of the various activities of the Celebration will be announc ed from week to week. In the mean time, the Chronicle .urges all resi dents of the area to invite family members living away from the area to visit the old home towns and celebrate the Fourth in Delta. Deseret Federal Offers Home Improvement Loans Did you know that some 22 BIL LION dollars will be spent for home improvements in this country during dur-ing 1964, and most of that money will be spent this spring. This startling start-ling fact was emphasized by Pre-ben Pre-ben H. Nielsen, Manager of Deseret Federal Savings and Loan Associa tion's Home Improvement Depart ment in Salt Lake City. Mr. Nielsen said that several mil lions of this grand total will be spent in the Utah area this spring by home owners who want to improve im-prove their property by either expanding ex-panding their living accomodations or by remodeling. Many people do not realize that home improvement loans can be had for many changes or additions to a home, Mr. Nielsen said, "For instance," he said "you can get a home improvement loan if you want to add a room, redecorate, fence your yard, landscape, or even put in a swimming pool." The new home improvement loan department located on the second floor of the Deseret Federal Building Build-ing is specifically designed to give the customer "instant money," that is the borrower can get one-day service, without red tape, without delay, without any inconveniences. BULLETIN! TAX EQUALIZATION FOR WEST MILLARD AREA IS SET FOR FRIDAY, FRI-DAY, JUNE 5. 10:00 cum. to 4:00 p.m. at Delta County Offices. i Vote T CUm H-C Spews A group of farmers and ranchers in Delta voted unanimously Monday Mon-day night to instruct the Utah Com missioners of Agriculture to draw up an order for Millard County which will outlaw the use of chlorinated chlor-inated hydro-carbon sprays (CH-C) as pesticides on crops, including food and feed crops, and forests and rangelands. Included in the order or-der will be that persons selling CH-C Sprays be treated the same as the user. The meeting was conducted by the Utah Commissioners of Agriculture, Agricul-ture, George Spencer, Chairman, Ariel Jorgensen, in charge of Plant Industry and Alton K. Barton, in charge of Livestock Industry at the request of Millard County Commissioners Commis-sioners Ekins, Maxfield and Christensen. Chris-tensen. The chemical residue problem was thoroughly aired at the meet ing. The problem in Millard County was highlighted several months a-go a-go with the seizure of a shipment of Brooklawn Creamery cheese in California, which when tested prov ed to be contaminated. The result ant action was the curtailing of the operation of the Delta Branch of the Brooklawn Creamery. Don Webb, Manager, states that the Creamery is now doing 25 of its regular spring business. Approxl mately 50 of the dairy herds have been sold from the area. The chemical residue problem has adversely affected the hay, al falfa seed and the cattle industry of the county. Acting County Attorney Eldon E-liason, E-liason, in answer to a question raised by Mr. Dale Pearson, said that any person violating such an Order could he cited before District Court. He pointed out that any Order Or-der of the State Dept. of Agriculture Agricul-ture has the same effect as a law. Carl Ashby, cattleman, stressed that he is one of those persons who did not like to have his rights taken away from him hut he continued con-tinued that without such an Order from the Dept. of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration could easily tie up the cattle, sheep hogs and poultry industry of the county. He said that his cattle right now did not comply with the zero tolerance set up by the Food and Drug Administration. M. J. Moody, Sutherland farmer and rancher, said that almost to a man his neighbors in the Sutherland Suther-land area, that he had polled for opinions, had said that they were willing to forego the use of the CH-C sprays. Mr. Moody said that the hay industry had been hurt since the Brooklawn Creamery had been forced to curtail its operations. opera-tions. He said that it was up to Millard Mil-lard County residents to "make our History of Delta High Delta High School was originally constructed in 1919-1920. The building build-ing consisted of just the classrooms on the east side and the corridor. In 1925-26 the west classrooms were added and the building dedicated. dedi-cated. The building was valued at $110,000.00. Delta High School was completely complete-ly gutted by fire on New Year's Eve in 1928 and on the morning of Jan. 1, 1929, all that was remaining remain-ing of the pride of Delta were the smoldering walls and a pile of ashes. January 31, 1929 a call for bids to rebuild the school was let. On Feb. 21, 1929 plans for rebuilding rebuild-ing were submitted. It was the decision de-cision to use the remaining walls and foundations as far as possible. The bid was let to Christensen and Cox of Provo for $75,000.00. The building was increased in size by adding 27' by 73' on the west side. A stage was added in the auditorium auditor-ium and the gymnasium was lengthened. leng-thened. Prior to the fire, the gym had been on the first floor. When the school was rebuilt the gym and auditorium were reversed. In 1948 first major repair was done on the building. This consisted consist-ed of tieing and anchoring the steel roof trusses to the brick walls. Steel tie-rods were run from the east to the west wall of the auditorium audi-torium to stabilize the high west brick wall and tie the building together. to-gether. In addition to the main building the industrial shop, the music department de-partment and the boiler plant were housed in a seperate building, built in 1936. In 1954, the southwest and northwest north-west wings were extended to the west and the building brought to a square. The home economics room was enlarged and locker and shower facilities were added for both boys and girls. The library on the second floor was enlarged to make room for book stacks. The lunch room center, which had been an old shop building and a mobilization-type building from the Topaz To-paz Relocation Camp, had a new floor added in the kitchen because large portions of the floor had rotted rot-ted away. It was also painted. The cost of the 1954 repairing and renovating ren-ovating ran $100,000.00. A new boiler room and boiler were added in 1955 for $20,000. In 1957, the two rooms which compose the science department were remodeled and the band room was remodeled along with other selves clean" to prospective buyers of Millard County agriculture products. pro-ducts. Bert Hales spoke on the same lines as Mr. Moody and cited an example of one of his own hay fields to make his point. This particular par-ticular field had never been sprayed spray-ed with CH-C sprays, yet the milk produced by cows fed from this f.eld was contaminated. Dave Moody asked Commissioner Spencer if the Order would be binding bind-ing only upon Millard County. Commissioner Com-missioner Spencer answered that this Order was a specific request by Millard County. Therefore, it was binding only upon Millard County. County Commissioner Archie P. Christensen expressed the sentiments senti-ments of many when he pointed out that the Order would make Millard County agriculture products more appealing to the buying public. pub-lic. The question of how far does Millard County want to abandon the use of C H-C sprays was asked by a resident of Fillmore. Another question asked of great significance signifi-cance to households was how detrimental de-trimental to the whole of Millard County will the continued use of these sprays around gardens and houses, etc. be. Glen Rawlinson asked the neces sity of adopting another rule and regulation. He asked if such an Order Or-der was not in fact fighting the hysteria of buyers of Millard County Coun-ty products. He said that residents of the county seemingly have no fear of home-grown products and said that "we are a healthy people". peo-ple". Bill Bishop, Director of Millard County Industrial Ass'n said that results of a recent poll of area businesses showed a 17 decrease since the Brooklawn Creamery incident. inci-dent. Mr. Bishop closed his remarks with saying that he for one felt that it was time that the Dept. of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Adminisration got together. Attorney Eliason asked that the new spray program be gone into in full seriousness. He said that it is uncumhent upon all residents of Millard County to obey the Order. Or-der. In seconding Mr. Carl Ashby's motion to adopt the Order, Verdell Bishop said that he had in the past used C H-C sprays to kill bugs and they did a good job. But with the evidence piling up against CH-C sprays, he did not want to run the risk of ill health for himself and his family nor of his neighbors. Mr. Farnum White, Office Manager Mana-ger of the Utah Dept. of 'Agriculture, 'Agricul-ture, made the trip to Delta in company with the Commissioners. repairs. This was accomplished at a cost of $89,000.00., including the furniture. iln late 1959 and early 1960, big cracks began to appear in the building causing alarm to many school patrons. As a result, the building has undergone three surveys sur-veys by various architects and structural engineers. The gym is considered unsafe for large numbers num-bers and is used primarily for a girls' gymnasium. The boys have their physical education facilities two blocks from the high school in a rented hall which belongs to Deseret Stake. Basketball games are also played in this rented halL The district has rented the hall for 17 years from Deseret Stake. The LDS Seminary is used for 3 classes. During the summer of 1963, the building was once again tied together, to-gether, this time to stabilize the east front wall which was rotating ouwardly. New foundation, was poured beneath the wall and the front entrance was closed. This work cost approximately $8500.00. Late in the 1963-64 school year, the building began to leak in. new places, cracks reopened or new ones appeared in the west wall of the gym, and the whole school year has been one of repair on the mechanical system. CSU Graduates The following is a list of students from West Millard that will receive diplomas at Commencement services ser-vices at College of Southern Utah. Commencement will be held June 4, at 7:00 p.m. Lower Division: Val Lawrence, Bunker, son of Mr. and Mrs. 1 V. Bunker, Delta; David Paul Henrie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cutler Henrie, Delta; Dwane Seth Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Jackson, Delta; William Don Dutson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis E. Dutson, Oak City; Jay Allen May, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan May, Delta. Upper Division: Phil R, Bennett son of Mr. and Mrs. Vaun Bennett Delta; Sterling Ray Church, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ned M. Church, Delta, and Beth Hepworth, daughter of Mrs. Fern R. Hepworth, Hinckley. WEATHER .04 of an inch of precipitation fell Friday, May 29. High for the week was 86. recorded on June 2 A low of 40 was recorded May 28, 29 and 31. |