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Show Vandals Yreck llational Forest Recreation Sites Your National Forest recreation sites were wrecked to the tune of $220,4-15 in the Intermountain Region Re-gion during fiscal year 1969. If this bit of information shocks you, consider that throughout the country, during fiscal year 1969, more than 2 million dollars worth of vandalism damage was inflicted on National Forest recreation sites. Regional Forester Floyd Iverson reported that the $220,445 repre-sens repre-sens nearly 8 percent of the total money allocated to maintain recreation rec-reation develpments during that time. "Several new public facilities could be developed each year with the money wasted by needless destruction of property," said Regional Re-gional Forester Iverson. The Intermountain Region includes in-cludes 18 National Forests in southern south-ern Idaho, western Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and part of California. Many recreation sites are near heavily populated areas, while others are in remote forest locations. loca-tions. Camping and picnicking facilities were hardest hit. Directional and interpretive signs were also extensively exten-sively damaged. Valdalism costs do not include those for cleaning up litter and garbage. The Uinta National Forest, headquartered head-quartered at Provo, Utah, was hardest hit by vandals, sustaining $32,040 worth of damage. Also severely damaged were recreation rec-reation sites in the Cache National Forest in Utah ($29,150), Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada ($27, 600), Boise National Forest in Idaho ($17,675), Caribou National Forest in Idaho ($14,015), Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho ($13,745), Wasatch Naational Forest in Utah ($13,170), Ashley National Forest in Utah ($11,340), and Humbolt National Forest in Nevada ($10, 935). Damage to other National Forests in the Intermountain Region Re-gion ranged downward, with the Targhee National Forest in Idaho sustaining the least damage- 03, 545. Forest Service Officials urge all National Forest users to help curb vandalism and reduce litter and pollution during the year ahead. April Is Cancer Control Month "This month is Concer Crusade month and all Americans are asked to join the fight against cancer with a checkup and a check," reminds re-minds Mrs. Amelia Cole, Crusade Chairman of the west Millard area. Goal this year is $900.00. Mrs. Cole and her fellow officers have put in a lot of hours during the past few weeks and months in educating the public of the area to dangers of cancer. They recently presented a film on breast self-examination self-examination and uterine cancer signals to the American Legion Auxiliary. Attending the meeting ' with Mrs. Cole was Dr. M. E. Bird who answered many quetsions that ; were not answered m the films. The auxiliary reacted much in the ame manner as other ladies' groups. Many made appointments with their family doctors for examinations. ex-aminations. "Bu checkups for cancer should not be limited to only the lady of i" the household," Mrs. Cole says and Dear Editor-adds Editor-adds that there is no 'generation) R wag a &nd & gap" in the need for early detec- Qgden Institute Malg tion of cancer. She explains that while only one CmiQ in (,wu IS unci tU v, cancer more school children die of cancer than from any other disease Only during recent years nas K ; been recognized as an important health problem in children .it useo. , to rank below pneumonia, dipther-! ia, measles, scanei lever anu i r wnoopmg " a "l death, Now, however, tnere nas been a decrease or disappearance of some of the infectious diseases. , "Cancer can join that list of dj.. seases mat nave aecreaseu or uis-appeared," uis-appeared," Mrs. Cole says. "When Pres. Nixon was Vice President, the cure rate for cancer victims was one out of four. Today it s. one out of three. It could be one out of two if people, including children, reported to their doctors regularly," she enphasizes. GIVE TODAY Tho dollars VOU give to tne dollars you give American Cancer Society during the 1970 Crusade wrok three ways supporting research, education and service to the cancer patient. Give today. TO SING AT GENERAL CONFERENCE The Utah State Institute Choir, Logan, wil sing in the afternoon session of General Conference in Salt Lake City April 6, 1970. The choir is composed of 56 young voices. Included in the choir are La W'reno Brpdfield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Eradfield of Lynndyl and Roger Shurtz, son of Mr. ?nd Mrs. Eugene Losee of Su.sarville. Eoth are Delta High graduates. 7.500 read it in The CHRONICLE "SERVING Vol. 60 No. 40 10 Delta Students Gain National Recognition Ten Delta High students received word this week that they would be included in MERIT'S Who's Who Among American High Students. They are Beniti Hardy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hardy; Rho Anne Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Johnson. Marian Jacob-son, Jacob-son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fay Jacobson; Myrna Riding, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Riding; Matt Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Clark; Vincent Memmott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Berdell Memmott; Glen Nielson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nielson; Kerry Nidson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Nielson; Kris Skeem, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Skeem; Roger Stephenson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilard Stephenson. Students are recommended by their faculty for the recognition. These recommendations are based on their achievements in school and community. Final selections remain with MERIT. This recognition recogni-tion enables those students accepted accept-ed by MERIT to compete for one of ten $500.00 scholarships sponsored spon-sored by The Merit Publishing Company Scholarship Foundation. MERIT'S Who's Who Among American High School Students is an annual publication and is the largest in the field of student recognition rec-ognition books. The current edition represents the fourth annual compilation com-pilation and will feature the biographies biog-raphies of students from over 18, 000 public, private and parochial high schools throughout the country. coun-try. The purpose of MERIT'S is to publicize the positive achievements achieve-ments of the nation's youth and to provide recognition. The program has received wide acclaim from educators, government govern-ment officials, religious leaders, industrial figures and others. The book is widely circulated among leading colleges, universities, high schools, libraries and corporations. Only students who have demonstrated demon-strated leadership in the fields of academics, athletics andor community com-munity affairs are chosen. Less than 3 of the senior and junior students in the country are selected for recognition by MERIT'S. j Other DHS students who have been named for the national recog- itinon arePatrice Bishop, Teresa Buchanan, Louise Churrh, Dixie Merrell, Dean Moody and Judy Nielson.' LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Chorus and smaller groups to per form in the new DHS auditorium . hpnpfit nr,r,rt snmicnroH Degeret gtake &nd wardg Thg facmt.es in school fabu ,oua The audience was most re- e and The students gaid to be sure and te pres M and Stake that the standing ovation was deeply appreciated! I had told groupg Qf hospita lity of the gaints an(J thejr friends in West Mmard and thejr love and for music The students alsQ enjoyed the delicious chicken dinner! din-ner! ; , Personal warmest regards, Ladd and May Cropper and W.S.C. Institute Students P.S. Deseret Sentinels, you men put a "memory-lump" in our throats. ""n moniuir. MALE CHORUS by SEBRINA EKINS The Weber LDS Institute Male chorus presented an outstanding program in Delta High auditorium ' on Thursday, March 26. The chorus which was directed by Ladd R. Cropper, former resident of Hinck- ley sanj their hearts out to a very responsive audienec of about 400 people. People from all the wards of the stake supported this stake sponsored program, i EXTENDED CARE Melissa Jacobson, Clara Killpack, Susie Sampson, Trena Gronning, Geneverie Blanchard, Josie Walker, Delbert Searle, Ruth Searle, Millie Lovell, Elizabeth Rowley, Wilford jMcClellan, George Simpson, Angus ' Myers, John Clark, Josephine Ab- bott. I THE PEOPLE OF DELTA AND THE GREAT PAHVANT Thursday, April 2, 1970, Delta, Servicemen Sp4 Lowell J. Huntington has been a wo rded the Army Commendation Com-mendation Medal with "V" devise at the U. S. Army 12th Evacuation Evacua-tion Hospital, Vietnam for heroism hero-ism in connection with military operations against a hostile force. Specialist Huntington distinguished distin-guished himself by valorous actions ac-tions during a surgical procedure to remove a 40mm high explosive gr node from the body of a severely wounded member of the U.S. Army. He labored under the apprehension of great danger for nearly two hours making every effort to stem massive bleeding in the patient's abdominal cavity. Specialist Huntington and his associates had not been able to obtain x-rays in order to identify the location of the missile and worked under intense mental pressure in the life saving attempt. at-tempt. His award stated that his actions ac-tions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflected great credit upon himself, the Army Medical Department and the U. S. Army. His wife, the fo rmer Phyllis Jenson, is making her home with her parents, Mr .and Mrs. Bob Jenson while he is in Vietnam. He expects to be stateside in August, 1970 and receive his dis-' THE HAPPY GIRL shown fishing fish-ing on the bank of a mountain stream in Colorado is but one of the many Utah handicaapped youngsters who are given the opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities at the Easter Seal summer sum-mer camp-thanks to the generosity gener-osity of people like you. Any handicapped boy or girl, age seven years or older, is eligible to attend the Easter Seal Society's So-ciety's Grand Mesa Camp lo cated in the beautiful Grand ' RIesa National Forest on Colorado's Colo-rado's Western Slope . . . where the air is clean and clear, and the sunshine bright. Youngsters who will benefit j from camping experience, and who may find it difficult to attend at-tend other camps, are accepted-Activities accepted-Activities are directed specifically specifical-ly to the abilities of the handicapped, handi-capped, and include horseback r.ding, swimming, fishing, arts and craft, archery, riflery, hiking, nature stud, outcamping, evening eve-ning campfires, ends inging, hayrack hay-rack riding, athletics, special field trips and ethers. The emphasis is on ability, rather than dis-ability-and it is an experience the youngsters will remember Utah 84624 $4.25 year in advance 6 mos. $2.50 Copy 10c charge immediately. He would enjoy receiving mail from the Delta area. His address is: Sp4 Lowell J. Huntington S28-S8-8185 44th Med. Bdge. 12th Evac. Hospital APO San Francisco, Calif. 96353 Hutch 8 U.S. ARMY, VIETNAM (AHTNC) Feb. 27-Specialist Five Sidney K. Olsen, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin P. Olsen, Oak City, received the Army Commendation Medal while serving with the 17th Air Cavalry near Di An, Vietnam. He earned the award for meritorious meri-torious service as a radio repairman repair-man in Troop C, 3d Squadron .if the cavalry. Spec. 5 Olsen entered the Army in November 1967 and received basic training at Ft. Lewis, Wash. He is a 1966 graduate of Minidoka Mini-doka County High School, Rupert, Idaho. The Army Commendation Medal was awarded Feb. 14. Gov. Proclaims Ballet West Week In recognition of the United States April 1-4 premiere by Ballet West of the complete three act "Cinderella" ballet. Governor, Calvin Cal-vin L. Rampton has declared the week of March 30-April 4 as "Ballet West Week in Utah'. The chief executive took, the! action in recognition of the ''great value which artistic achievements suh as Ballet West hold for the citizens, business and industry in the State of Utah." The Governor also designated the Premiere day as "Mr. and Mrs. John M. Wallace Day in Utah" in recognition of their long andi m-portant m-portant service to the arts of the State. Mr. Rampton noted in the declaration declar-ation that Mr. and Mrs. Wallace had made the production of "Cinderella" "Cin-derella" possible through their financial support and contributions. the rest of their lives 11 It costs $150 to send a child to Easter Seal Camp for a 2-week stay. If you would like to help send a handicapped child to camp this year, please send your contributions con-tributions to the Utah Easter Seal Society, 4669 South State Street, Salt Lake City. Utah. DHS STUDENTS AT BYU DO WELL ACADEMICALLY Delta High Prin. Jack Fowles received re-ceived information this week from Brighaf Young University on the academic standing of the sixteen DHS graduates who are freshmen at the university this year. During the first semester the sixteen six-teen DHS students had an average grade of 3.25. The average for the whole freshman class stood at 2.6. NAMED TO HIGH HONOR ROLL Russell B. Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley H. Peterson of Hinckley, has been named to the High Honor Roll at Snow College, Ephriam for the Winter Quarter just completed. High Honor Roll rsquires a grade-point average of 3.75 to 4 00 with a registration of at least fifteen quarter-hours credit. 7 VALLEY" Millard County Allocated $215,429. For B & C Roads The Utah State Department of Highways has announced the allocation allo-cation of $4,556,703.45 in B & C Road funds as of March 1, 1970. Millard counties share was $215, 429.20. There are 10 cities within Millard county participating in the amount of $21,378.04, making a total for the county and all cities of $235,807.24. Class B & C road funds are derived de-rived from vehicle registration funds. The first $2 million plus 75 of the balance is allocated annually annual-ly to the Class B & C fund for distribution to all counties and all cities based upon the following formula. Forty-five percent on population, forty-five percent on road mileage, ten percent on land area. This money is spent for main- leiicun;; aim cuiibuuuuuu puipuaea on 4,jyt.i mnes oi local ruaus aiiu streets. Successful Easter Seal Drive Over Mrs. Homer Petersen, West Millard Mil-lard Chairman of Easter Seal, would like to thank all of the women who worked as community chairmen and as neighborhood visitors in the recently completed Easter Seal campaign for their help in making the drive a success Special thanks go to all those who contributed to the fund which is used to help crippled children and adults of Utah. With an approximate total of $650.00 collected during the campaign cam-paign this year, response to the program showed a continued increase in-crease as it has each year a campaign cam-paign has been conducted in the area. "I think this is partially due to an increased awareness of the programs offered by the Easter Seal Society, such as the Rehabilitation Rehabili-tation Workshop in Murray, the provision of special equipment including in-cluding wheelchairs, braces, etc. where needed and the summer camp for handicapped children that several local youngsters have had an opportunity to attend," Mrs. Petersen says. TRAP SHOOT Another trap shoot will be held Sunday, April 5, 2:00 p.m. two miles west of Delta on highway 50-6. DIAPER DOINGS Congratulations to: I Richard and Marsha Westwood Henrie on the birth of a 7 lb. 14 oz. boy April 1. Mr. Warren Henderson has just returned home from a business: trip and visit in Honolula, Hawaii, with his son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Henderson and three sons. I He spent three weeks there and : had a fabulous time. He was met I at the Salt Lake Airport by his daughters, Jonel Nielson and Dorothy Doro-thy Theobald. I Happy f irsttime parents are Steve and Joyce Johnson Teeples with the birth of a 7 lb. 13 oz. baby biy born March 30, 1970 in the Fillmore hospital. The young man is the fifth grandchild for Mr. and Mrs. Ward Johnson of Delta. Other grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.' Dan-ell Teeples of Holden. I MR. JACK VALIQUETTE WEATHERLY SPEAKING Winter is still here as the highest recording for the week ending April 1 was 54 on March 28. A low of 14 was recorded on March 31. A trace of precipitation was noted on March 29 and 31 and 18-hundredths of an inch was measured on March 30. RUB OUT RUBELLA CLINIC APRIL 11 AT DISTRICT OFFICES "Save a child in '70', Rub Out Rubella Clinic," for the West Millard Mil-lard area will be held, April 11, 1970, at the Millard County School District Office from 1 to 4 p.m. Recommendation for vaccine usage is as follows: Boys and girls between the ages of one year and puberty. (One year through 11 years of age.) A dollar donation will be asked, but no child will be turned away. SBA REPRESENTATIVE TO BE IN DELTA APRIL 10 A representative of the Small Business Administration will be in Millard County during the coming week. Persons wishing to contact him may do so in Delta on Friday, April 10, 1970, from 9:00 until 9:30 a.m. at the First Security Bank. Appointments may be scheduled through Mr. Ferrin Lovell, Manager. JAYCEES TO ELECT Nominations for officers will be accepted at the Thursday, April 2 meeting of the Delta Jaycees. Elections Elec-tions will be held at the April 16 meeting. Any young man between the ages of 21 and 35 years who are interested inter-ested in community service and becoming be-coming a member of the club is welcome to attend. Meetings are held at Swalberg Hall. HIGH PRIESTS PARTY The High Priests of Deseret Stake enjoyed their annual banquet ban-quet and program at the stake house Monday evening. President E. L. Moody introduced the emcee for the evening, Glen W. Seeg-miller. Seeg-miller. Nearly 400 people were in attendance. The meal was prepared pre-pared and served by the Seventies Quorum in the stake for a missionary mission-ary benefit. BOX SUPPER The American Legion Auxiliary is planning a box supper and dance at the post home Saturday, April 18, 9:00 p.m. Auctioneer will be Boyd Schena. Prizes will be given for the most beautifully decorated box, the prettiest woman and the ugliest man. Activities of the M, E. Bird Center Thursday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. a film, rook, bingo and prizes Monday. April 6 Lyric Lore Club Aniversary party (evening). Wednesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Eugene Thome of BYU will talk on helpful ways to reduce and have better health. Men are invited to this too. Thursday. April 9 at 7:30 p.m. Program to be given by the Jolly Stitchers Club. Wednesday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. Nutrition class, talk on the Basic Four and Nutrition by Mrs. Mar Genne Rowley, USU Extension Services. Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. Lunch at Delta High school for 35c and a talk on "Buying Meat and Poultry" by Mrs. Rowley. Monday, April 20 10:00 a.m. at the Fair Building in Deseret, Upholstery Up-holstery Class to re-do the Center furniture. Bring your lunch and stay all day and help. The class will be held all week so we will have no other activity on Thursday, Thurs-day, April 23 or Thursday April 30. Friday, May 1 leave by bus at 9.00 a.m. from the Delta Center to go to Valley Music Hall in North Salt Lake to see and hear the famous Utah singer Rouvaun. We have all the tickets sold (44 are going) but in case someone can't go the last day we are keeping a waiting list. Art Classes are held at the center cen-ter each week, Mondays at 1:00 p.m. and Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. An Art Exhibit will be held during the month of May, any adult wishing wish-ing to enter a picture will be encouraged en-couraged to do so. Pick up a schedule for April at the Center. Brush Beryllium Plant Manager Mr. Jack Vallquette has been named Plant Manager of The Brush Beryllium mill located eleven miles north from Delta. He has been serving as Acting Plant Manager since July 28, 1969 following the untimely death of Robert Maddox who was killed in a car-train accident ac-cident near the plant. Mr. Vallquette has been with Brush Beryllium Co. for eighteen years. A native of Toledo, Ohio, he received his education in Toledo schools. He reee'ved his B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering from Toledo University in 1950. He acquired ac-quired credits toward a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Toledo U. last year. Prior to his arrival at Delta last year he was senior engineer at the Brush Beryllium plant at Elmore, El-more, Ohio. He came to Delta to assist wih the construction of the local plant and worked with Steams-Roger Co. of Denver, Colo, in the designing of the local plant. He and his wife, the former Betty Suprise of Toledo are the parents of two daughters, Sharon, 16, and Debra, 14. Both daughters attend Delta High. "Our family likes the Delta area real well," Mr. Vali-quette Vali-quette says. Hinckley Ward To Sponsor Homecoming by SEBRINA EKINS Hinckley Ward is sponsoring a Homecoming celebration for all members and former ward members on Saturday, April 11. Bishop Leonard Palmer extends an invitation invita-tion to everyone to come if possible. pos-sible. The following events have been planned by the committee members, mem-bers, groundbreaking ceremony 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. This will be the actual start on the remodeling project on the chapel. From 5:30 to 7:30 will be a dinner din-ner at the Elementary school lunch room. At 7:30 will be a program given by former ward members. At the same hour will be a movie for the children in the school auditorium. audi-torium. Of special interest will be an art exhibit and an art sale. Local artists are donating pictures which will be sold that evening and the proceeds will go to the ward building fund. Anyone wishing to donate a picture pic-ture or an antique frame contact Clara Stewart at Hinckley. Committee members of the celebration cele-bration include, Mr. and Mrs. Ver-dell Ver-dell Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Spencer co-chairmen, Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Wright co-chairmen of the program and Mrs. George A. Ekins chairman of the art exhibit and sale. April 1st Was Census Day Wednesday, April 1, 1970 was Census Day for the United States of America. From Aroostook County, Coun-ty, Maine to Niihau, the westernmost western-most island of Hawaii; from Point Barrow, Alaska on the Arctic Ocean to Key West, Florida it was the day for all Americans to be counted. C. R. Lomas, Manager of the temporary census office in Orem, Utah reports that 340 census takers were sworn in Wednesday and started visiting various households throughout Beaver, Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington and Wayne Counties. Census questionaires were distributed dis-tributed to households in those counties by the Post Office a few days ago. They are to be filled out and held for the census taker to pick up. The District Manager says it will probably take three to five weeks for the census takers to get to all households. HOSPITAL NOTES Robin Lyman, medical. Delores Johnson, medical. Inga Peterson and Vilate Max-field Max-field still hospitalized. Mrs. John (Cathy) Pace and small daughter, Laurie, of Phoenix, Arizona are spending this week with her mother, Mrs. Nelle Callis-ter. Callis-ter. Easter weekend visitors at Mrs. Callister's home were Scott and Barbara Callister of Miami, Arizona. Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivo Ogden included Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Woodall and family of Kearns, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Suchey and daughter, Salt Lake, Mrs. Ivone Miller and children chil-dren of Beaver, Mr. and Mrs.Welby Aagard and Marcia of Salt Lake.. Also, their son, Roger, was home a few days last week from flight school in Greeley, Colo. T |