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Show Millard County Chornicle-Thursday, December 24, 1970 Vol. s , No. 29 DELTA, UTAH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1936. 00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE APOSTLE U HINCKLEY DIES AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS WAS LONG A LEADER IN CHURCH AND AFFAIRS OF MILLARD. Apostle Alonzo A. Hinckley died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Craven In Salt Lake City Wednesday morning, at the age of sixty-six. He had been in ill health for about two years. Be was chosen as an apostle in vice, but of many years in faithful and efficient service in church matters. mat-ters. He had been president of the Millard and Deseret Btakes for a combined period of twenty seven years; he had been three years on a mission in Holland; a six moths' - mission in the Southern States; also a school teacher; assessor and collector col-lector of taxes in Millard lounty; a postmaster in Hinckley, which town .was so named in honor of his father, Ira N. Hinckley; head of the Department De-partment of Africulture under Gov. Mahey; prominent in the affairs of the Utah Central Water Company; a stock raiser; and a sucecssful grower of alfalfa seed. He was born at Cove Fort, which his father built in 1867; the date of his birth was April 23, 1870; when four years old his family moved to Fillmore, where the young man in time went to school winters and fol lowed farming in the summer time He went to school at Provo, to the B Y U for two years, then back to Fillmore, and again at Provo for two years. In 1892 he married Rose May Robison, of Fillmore, to which union fourteen children were born, of whom twelve iare living. He for thirty years,. .running at one time the Hinckley Co-op, farmed, raised stock, and grew alfalfa seed. He owned a farm near Lynndyl, another anoth-er at Hinckley, and a third at Salt Lake City. He is survived by his widow, three sons and nine daugnters, sixteen grandchildren, five sisters and six brothers. Funeral services are being held in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, today to-day (Thursday). The pall bearers are the sons and sons-in-law. Apostle Hinckley was loved by all who knew him, respected for his great worth, arid conceded to have been one of the really great and commandinb men of Millard county. His passing is deeply mourned. The Chronicle joins with his hosts of friends in extending messages of sympathy to the sorrowing family. TRUCK RUNS OVER IN CAUSING LITTLE INJURY Sunday Kurt Rothe, of Heber, was hurried into the Delta hospital when it was thought he was seriously in jured after he had been run over by a truck. The accident happened near Soap Hollow when the truck driver was unable to stop as Rothe jumped in front of the machine. Rothe had been riding on the side of the truck so that he could determine deter-mine when the engine started to boil. He signalled to the driver that the engine was boiling and jumped off while the truck was still moving. He ran in front to take off the radiator cap, but the driver with his heavy load on the truck, and with a trailer, could not bring it to a halt soon e-nough. The truck and two wheels of the trailer passed over the man's body and it is a miracle that it did not kill him outright. As it was, he was only slightly injured after a thoro examination had been given at the hospital. His right shoulder W.as hjidly skinned and his right knee was wrenched, but other than that he was not badly hurt. He left for his home in Heber a few days after the accident to recuperate. D Christmas Night VA " Sickwixd, turn Uclurtxd, O ttrnt, in trout iliakt! '(: A(m iidtfttn, fuit faot to-tu'yAt" CLEAR LAKE WILDFOWL FASI APPROACHES U TO Local News SUTHERLAND BEGINS NEW YEAR WITH POWER WILL HOLD BIG CELBRATION NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT Mr. J. A. .Crum, from Twin Falls,' Miss Pearl Warnick has returned irom ueaar uuy 10 spend tne non- Idaho, a former resident here, vis ited Delta last week, renewing old friendships. Attorney J. A. Melville transacted transact-ed business in Oak City on Monday. days with her parents. Sudents home from school to spend the holidays are: . Ward Killpack, Howard Holman, Ivy Roberts, Avard Rigby, LeVerl Christsnsen, Ruby Al len, Elcee Law, Laura Black, Thayne Ward Killpack returned to Delta! KODeris, lea oraraner, jmwiii race to spend the Christmas vacation with1 ArshslI Watts, Lloyd Jackson, and his parents. He -will return January . llatr Porter. fourth. TAX COLLECTIONS RUN CHANGE OF ENGINEERS ON STATE HIGHWAY Mr. William Osborn, district road engineer, in company with Joseph E. Young field engineers for the bureau bu-reau of public roads, and Jerry Knowlton, location engineer for the State Road Commission visitea uie Delta Lynndyl district . thns week, making final inspection on the link of Roosevelt Highway No. 6 between the east end of Clark Street and the Cline' crossing. This indicates that Sutherland will begin theyear in a bright fashion. The Telluride Power Pow-er Company announces that they will have about fifty new subscribers in that vicinity, and will add to that number from time to time as more users demand power. The line is of the same type of :onstruction as other Telluride lines and up to the same high standard. The poles and line were strung by community work, whereby the users were able to work out part of their costs in larior on the pole line. This additional help from the Company aided many who were unable to raise the money to get the power with very little outlay excepting a small payment in cash. The people of Sutherland are planning plan-ning a celebration, to be held on next Wednesday night, to commemorate the event. W. R. Walker is in charge of the arrangements tor the affair. A program will be given, and after the program, a dance will be held, to which everyone is invited. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon George, from Oregon, are in Delta for two weeks visiing; they will also visit Mrs. Hazel Ha-zel Steinbach. in. Lynndyl. ' There "is about a third more cattle cat-tle on feed in California than in '35; some of this increase, of course, is due to drouth conditions in other sections, forcing cattle to California feed, but aside from that thire is a natural increase. Mel Roberts is home for the hoi' idays. He is working on construction construct-ion in Washington. Junior interest in the Great Western West-ern Livestock show was encouraging; encourag-ing; hundreds of future farmers and 4-H Boys and Girls visited the show, and a large number of them exhibited exhib-ited their own stock. About one- third of the entries came from Juniors, Jun-iors, and they gave some real competition compe-tition in all classes. Dean Stallings,, son of Mrs. J. Fred Rowe, is among the 1117 graduate students on the Champaign-Urbana campus of the University of Illinois. Every graduate is engaged in some form of research work. Miss Susie Sanford, and her moth er, Mrs. Jeanette Sanford, will leave in a few days to. spend a couple of weeks iu California, r Mss Ruby Reid has returned home for the holidays from Los Angeles, where she has been going to school. Mr. and Mrs. Golden Johnson left Wednesday night ' for Richfield where they spend the holidays. I Miss Melvola , Bennett is spending I the holidays in Nephi. Lafayette Morison returned this week from New York City wehere he had been on business witth the bondholders bond-holders of districts Nos. 2 and 3. CHURCH SECURITY PLAN OFFICE OPENED HERE Under the Church Security Plan, I the Delta first ward is sponsoring I two new projects a wood yard and I a free employment office. The wood project is for the unem- i ployed who desire to haul wood for the line change will be made, and which a work receipt will.be given. tjWork will 'Btart in the near fu- Those desiring to pay fast offerings ture invader to reap the benefits of or tithoing in this manner may do the netf 'overhead pass at Delta. so. Mr. Osborn will be transferred! The employment office will be lo-from lo-from this district, and Mr. Gillis will jen ted witli George P. Stephenson at take his place. Mr. Osborn has had j the Con Wagon & Mchny Co. All charge of this division of the State who have work to be done, and those road system for the past eleven vears ; desiring work, will please list their and during that time most of the names at the employment office.The grading and heavy construction, and cooperation of all is desired as the all the maintenance has been under committee is anxious to get these his supervision. His district embrac- projects started. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rollins, of Duchesne, are spending the holidays in Delta with Mrs, Rollins' parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Pace. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Law will leave fhristams flnv for Hnlip.ntp in anpnd m. ni.i tt 1 . ; mi i. ' J lie oiase union meeuiiB wm ue ., . ... ... , ,. . , , , , . , the day with theirdaughter, Mrs. held in the Delta high school buM-! Jameg Gottfre(sem; "Th wU, g0 nig next Sunday. from there to California to visit with 1 Mr. and Mrs.' Gail Bywater of Salt their other daughter, Mrs. Loyal FrnniDtnn Their trin will hp ahnnt .u iC ll& tiu.ee weeks in Delta with Mr. ana Mrs. Clyde Underbill. Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Warnick and their children, from Helena, Mont., are visiting in Delta over theholiday Treason with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Warnick and Mrs. Laura Johnson. . W. II. Bassett and his two sons, Ralph and N. S., spent the week end in Salt Lake City. Millard County has set a new high in the collection of taxes, for the year 193G. The collection so far this year ere the highest in ten years. The collections so far in are already al-ready 73.14 per cent, with additional small suras to come i:., which will push the collections up to 75 per cent. Last year at this time, the collections collect-ions were 65.69, with additional to bring it up to OS. 91; the final settlements settle-ments in 1935 were 72 per cent. It i3 expected that this year the finals for 1936 will put the totals up to 80 per cent. Up to date $175,750 has been collected. Redemption collections in 1936 ex ceed 1935; this year redemptions run $100,00 as against $93,000 last year. In all the payments have been very gratifying, and indicate a better con dition existing, with conseauent greater ability to pay. 12,000 ACRES TO BE USED FOR DUCK NESTING GROUND PRIMARIES WILL PLAY ROLE OF SANTA CLAUS The primaries of the first and second sec-ond wards will be the hosts to the children of both wards on Thursday Thurs-day night, Christmas eve, at their respective churches. Both societies have arranged programs for the evening, ev-ening, and in conjunction with the programs, they are presenting each child with a sack of candy and nuts. Women from both wards have; been busy ' this week sacking the goodies and they state that they will have plenty on hand for all the children. The programs are for parents as well as the children. CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY By Harry P. Bagley in Tribune "Duckville-on-the-Desert," a 12,-000-acre wildfowl refuge, surrounded surround-ed by sand dunes and lava rock at the base of Sugarloaf mountain in Millard County, returns to southern Utah nimrods a heritage in fish and gams resources that for several yef.rs seemed lost. "Duckvville-on-the-Desert" is better bet-ter known as Clear Lake. It is one of the most remarkable bodies of water in the west, altho Clear Lake proper covers an area of only 12 acres. Approximately 25 second feet of water, from 110 springs that emerge from underneath under-neath a lava dyke supply the lake. If the level of the lake is raised by artmciai means beyond a certain point the flow from the springs Is reduced, and further damning causes caus-es the water to flow through sub-teranean sub-teranean channel to springs far beyond be-yond the refuge. Region a Sunbaked Flat The Saturday Bridge Club held thai- Christmas party Saturday at the home of Mrs. Clyde Underbill. Luncheon was sir v. d to eleven club members and one guest. ChrisUnas decorations were used, and bridge was played in the afternoon. Mrs. Wirth and Mrs. Poulson held high scores. Christmas giflts were ex changed by the guests. YOUNG STUDENTS PRESENT XMAS PLAY Miss Orena Johnson is spending this week visiting in Richfield with her sister, Mrs. Harold Ogden. WISHING YOU- Mrs. Sterling Vance and her children, chil-dren, and Mrs. Bryce Allred, from Salt Lake City, arrived in Delta to our farmers was much larger than We wish all ouu subscribers, our friends, our neighbors A MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR. 1936 produced for us good returns on farms; the earnings of many of BRIDGADIERS MEET es Juab, Millard, Beaver, Iron and ; Washington counties. He has made many friends here. His work with the State road system has been of the Mrs. Owen Bunker entertained the highest standard, to make the pubile ( Bridgadiers and guests for their X-roads X-roads available for more and more mas party at her home Thursday ev-people. ev-people. jening. Wis frisnrlH linrft annreciatfi his ef-! Dinner was served tn twpntv 1a- - - - - j ' " forts and regret to see him leave, j dies. Cards were played later at and look forward to, meeting his sue-' which Mrs. Cecil Baker held high cessor, Mr. Gillis. f t score for the club nrembers, and Miss - ; Helen Sherwood for the gueests. DESERET ACCEPTS RABBIT, HUNT CHALLENGE OFOASIS; visit their mother, Mrs. Laura John son, over Christmas. ARM INJURED BY BELT foi- .oni e vears; with a few, a normal yield, and to all, better prices for gee(j tnan (.ney thought possible. So Mrs. Julia Arnot, and her sister, hi general, it is a good Christmas Mrs. Cora Schroeder, from Gordon, ' for us on the big flat, with distress Nebraska, arrived in Delta Wednes- a minimum. day for a visit here with Mrs. Ar- With proper farming, care of weed3 not's daughter, Mrs. O. A. Tangren. and much work put into our farms, 1937 will indeed ba a year of plen- Miss Rosalind Snow, of Salt Lakejty. Our condition is far and beyond City, visited in Delta during the past' better than the factory worker; we week with her sister, Mrs. Ward ' have but few who need outside as-Moody. as-Moody. sistanea, and that very limited. We j j can nd will take care of our local Mr. and Mrs. Emerald Moody left ! needs of charity. Thursday for Salt Lake City where j So to one and all, we wish you they will spend Christmas. 'each The students of the Delta first 1 second ;;rades and some stu dents from the third grade, present ed a one-act playlet on Monday ev ening at the D. II. S. auditorium, en titled Christmas Is Coming to Town. They were directed by their teach' ers, Miss Steele, Miss Hansen, Miss Bennett, and Miss Jeffery. The young actors and singers did eX' tremtly well and were heartily ap plauded by a large audience. A. C. NELSON NEWS The students of the A. C. Nelso" had the third and last immunization December lGth against colds. Donnie Conk and Virginia Max-field Max-field have returned to school after having Lad an attack of pneumonia. A P T A dance was given at the A. C. Nelson December 10th. Unfortunately Un-fortunately the dance was so illly supported there was hardly enough to pay the orchestra. Morgan IIowpII and Lo.vell Moody lare giving prizes for playing basket- bal a pound box of chocolates for the team getting the most points There are also prizes for handicraft and art. The Christmas program was held on December 21. THE WEATHER REPORT Date Highest Lowest Remarks Mrs. Margaret .Callister has gone The sportsmen of Deseret have ac- Carl Bennett got his right arm 'to Heber City to spend the Christ-' cepted the challenge of Oasis tc hold badly hurt while working with a 1 mas holidays. i a rabbit hunt. Nine rules are laid wood sawing outfit. The belt slip-! down, and the losing sioe must pro- ra on. nna one end caught his arm. : "Red" Van Las come to Dalta from md Mrs A MERRY CHRISTMAS and a BOUNTIFUL NEW YEAR The Chronicle. Mr. and Mrs. June Black and Mr, Verne Holman went to vide a dance and supper at the A. C. It was badly bruised and' torn, altho California to spend Christmas with Salt Lake City Thursday, where thev Nlion. ! no bones were broken. his parentB, Mr. and Mrs. fillly Van. i will spend Christmas with their re-Now re-Now watch for ths slaughter. i Bpctive relatives. 14 24 13 Cloudy 15 44 28 .15 rain 16 48 40 .28 rain . 17 41 28 part cloudy 18 35 23 19 40 18 cloudy 20 55 23 clear R. Swenson has come over from Ely to sepnd the holidays witth relatives. Years ago, before irrgation development de-velopment utilized the entire flow of the Sevier river, Sevier Lake, lo-iv.tcd lo-iv.tcd a few miles from Clear Lake, was a duck hunter's paradise. Hun dreds of thousands of mallards, pin tails and wifigeons nested and grew fat on the abundant salt grass' the er ion produces. Diminution of the water supply at Sevier Lake, and ravages of overgrazing, reduced the former luxuriant Sevier lake to. a arren, sun-baked mud flat. The duck"" population moved to the Clear Lake area as Sevier lake receded, andfor many years the Clear Lake areaeven with its com-oaratively com-oaratively small acreage of water afforded some of the best wildfowl shooting in the west. Promotion of a land and livestock development scheme impaired the shooting resources at Clear Lake. With the lake waters as a basis for an elaborate development, bonds valued at approximately $340,000 v.eie floated to finance a huge agricultural ag-ricultural enterprise. Lands served by waters from the lake proved practicall worthless for developing crops. A colony of Quakers Qua-kers had been attracted to the area through prospects of rich, well-irrigated crops. As the years spelled doom to the enterprise, practically all of the settlers moved away. The bondholders were left "holding "hold-ing the sack." A group of individuals then leased leas-ed the shooting rights at Clear Lake. The state fish and game department, depart-ment, under supervision of Commissioner Commis-sioner Newell B. Cook, visualized at Clear Lake a duck breeding area that would equal the palmiest days of old Lake Sevier. Sportsmans associations as-sociations in cities located within an hour's drive of the "lake, entered into in-to the spirit of the occasion and threw the combined wieght of their support behind the project. Hunters and fishermen from Nephi, Ne-phi, Meadow, Fillmore, Kanosh, Oak City, Lynndyl. Hinckley, Deseret. Oa- js, Leamington, Hiolden. Scipio and Alilford raised a vigorous clamor for a state-owned public srama rpfn it the lake. At present the initial W P A project proj-ect is 70 per cent complete. Five of eight dykes have been finished, and practically ail of the fence is in place. Millard Countv has irraH,H a 21-mile road between Clear Lake ind Fillmore, and this road will robab!y be graveled under a WPA '.roject next spring. Additional gray-' elod road from the Clear Lake sta-lge sta-lge to Clear Lake station, approx imately four miles away, also has been provided, together with a 20- miie road from Clear Lake station to Deseret. 1200 Acres Submerged With the completion of the dykes, which were carefully designed to take utmost advantage of the general gen-eral terrain, more than 1200 acres within the new fence will be under water. More than half of this acreage acre-age was under water during tha recent re-cent hunting season. Several lakee3, due to dyking arrangements, ar-rangements, will range in derth from 20 feet to nothing, with an am- |