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Show Miciit'f il m 5.4.53 i Vnivi C" rs-i- l t nl V.MW AM-m- Valley Roams And Rambles - By LLOYD O. IVIE -- THIRTY-NINT- YEAR H SAUNA, SEVIER COUNTY, UTAH, APRIL 11, 1958 Editors Note: This Is the first of a series of articles by Lloyd O. Ivie of Salina, dealing with the historical background of the area. Should anyone have additional information and items of interest regarding the pioneers, Mr. Ivie would appreciate hearing from them.) NO. 37 Francis J. Gurney To Compete For Father Of Year Title Many of this generation have t j been in places war. There was a time when war came here. As Salina ap1934 proaches its centennial we should refresh ou- me ories about places and lu ; c ings in the das before the desert blos:on ed as a rose; whe i sunflowers and stink - weeds lurked here and there near a lazy river. Roll jour steering wheel toward Redmond Highway 89 and stop as soon as you cro-- s the railroad track. Look West to the other side of the river. You might get closer to the place by crossing the river West of town and turning North in far-awa- Francis J. Gurney, prominent Sevier County rancher, linstock man, ciic and church Honor Life Of Christian Jensen Zoell Whitbeck High School P.T.A. Sets Election The annual business meeting of the Salina High School PTA. will be held on April 14th, at set-up- Parent-Teache- rs Elementary P.T.A. Accident Claims Former Resident Pres. Re-Elec- ts Arlon Nielson Nielson was president of the Salina EleAs- mentary" at the election annual sociation, meeting held April 7th at the Also school. were Ellis Hatch, 1st vice president, and M. D. Robinson, 2nd vice president. Robert Nielson was named the new secretary. She succeeds Mrs. Jack Robins. Mrs. Bob Nelson was elected treasurer, replacing Mrs. Har- old Peterson. Parent-Teache- rs ed and Mrs. Ernel Jensen returned last week from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jackson and daughters, Linda and Joyce. M of Ft. Collins, Colorado. Jackson is a graduate of the Ag- ricultural College, and is study- ing for a Masters Degree in .in nM Mr. A RaI wvvUlv Qprtllfc DUy Relatives and friends of M. O. Poulson, former Utah resident, were shocked to learn of the death of his son, Teddy K. son jed had 22 years naval service, and was on special duty with the Atomic Weapons De- partment at Great Lakes Naval Trainmg station when an acci- dent in the Chicago railroad station claimed his life. The mishap Ocured April 1st while he was on official leave, and he Was in the act of crossing the tracks. Ted, as he was best known, was born in St. Johns, Arizona, July 4, 1918. His boyhood was spent in Panguitch and Red- mond. Later the family moved to San Diego, California. The body was shipped to San Diego, and military rites held April 8th, with the body in- terred in the Rosecran Military Cemetery. Mr. Poulson is survived by his widow, Helen; four dau- ghters and one son. Attending the services from the Galina area were: Mr. and Mrs. Albert Poulson, Bill Poul- son, Mr. and Mrs. Blain Poul- son, Mr. and Mrs. Jewel Poul- r- and Irs- Wallace Poul- son son, all of Redmond; Mrs. Rulon Mansfield, Orem; Francis Poul- son and Mrs. Bryce Johnson, Salina. - Sunday . A Boy Scout Court of Honor by members of the Troop in the Salina First Ward will be held Sunday, April 13th, according lo Scoutmaster Ray Blackham. Jorgensen will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the following program: opening song: invocation, Chad Beach; Sacrament song; talk, What Be- ing A Scout Means To Me, Bill Crane; talk, Paul Turner, field executive Utah National Parks Council; talk on the Scout slogan, Do A Good Turn Daily, Michael Jorgensen; pre- sentation of awards, Leo Mow- er; closing song; benediction, Michael Mower. Presenting the Colors will be Ronnie Black- ham, Ronald Martines and Jack Woods. Awards to be presented are: Star Scout, Bruce Jorgensen; First Class Scout, Ronnie Black- - ham; Second Class Scouts, Brent Martin, Michael Mower, Jack Woods, Michael Jorgensen, Ron- aid Martines, David Hatch, Beach, Ked Nielsen; Ten- derfoot Scouts, Don Marwood, Terry Marwood, Chad Beach,Stephen Prows, Bary Don Hansen, Lloyd Ewles. In addition, 12 merit badges will be awarded. Undergoes Surgery Funeral services were conducted for Christian Jensen iu Zoell Whitbeck is convalcsc' in8 nicely from surgery per war nn in March at the L.D S Tav ormed with Rishnn in Salt Lake City, a" Hospital presiding. to information received cording , Mr'. JpnS.en Monday from the Whitbeck iiThomerom cancer He home by MlV and Mrs- Dave Evans close friends in the fam- 7 was 1886 ip January lly. The family were former pjJL: V" business residents of Salina. Mr. , T T. , Se,n Whitbeck owned and operated CpSe He attended the schools in . . .. the Main Cafe aild Mrs whit- member of the beck a beauty shop pf Jesus Chrigt JS! - T - . chch ter.day saints In Richfield Mrs. Myrtle Deane Jensen, mother of Mi's. Donald (Karma Jean) Anderson of Salina, died Saturday at 8 p m. in a Rich field hospital. Death came to the young wife and mother after a ears illness. She was born April 17, 1922, a daughter of John and Florence Higgins Con- der of Austin July 18, 1939, she married Orel Eugene Jensen in Junction. She was a member of the LDS. Church, active in . y' Survivors are her husband and son, Kenneth Hal, of Rich- fjeld; Mrs Anderson of Salina; parent3 of Austin; seven br0. thorfc and sisters. Funeral services were con- ducted Wednesday in the Rich field Third Ward Chapel. Understanding The Humber System 1918, ,he and Phoebe Snow were Thue J;ou?le e' 9 Honor Roll Student At Snow Gerry Poulson, son of the Blaine Poulsons of Redmond, is listed on the Deans Honor Roll for the Winter Quarter at Snow College, according to information released by registrar Ross Findlay. To achieve this distinction, a student must maintain a grade-poiaverage of 3 5 in all his subjects. Gerry is majoring in automotive technology. nt ct - 1 Fred C. Jensen of Bountiful, Kay S. Jensen cf Aurora; Mrs. Marvin (La Vora) Anderson of Richfield, Mrs. ee o E. ( e le) ivermore, 11 Calif.; grandchildren and o brothers and sisters. Neals Jen- sen, Warren Anderson and Mrs "and daughters: . JIor ,Lrsen Attend f, Rdl"0"d divide. For instance, in adding the concept. Many of the 19? plus 46 equals 243 we do noj put down three and carry for jt is n tbe pne; we carry tens column; we do not put down fQur and carry one; we put down four tens and carry one one hundred. So our answer be- CQmes tw0 hundreds, four tens, and three oneg or unjts ThuS( we See that our number system is based on multiples of ten. Our students gain an understanding of the number system, which wiH aid them to know why when they add, subtract, multi- ply or divide. Another phase of our num- ber system which we must un- - Republican w-e- iong-tim- long-tim- and unsightly, and their removal was necessary in order to install the new and attractive fence. Other improvements are b? ing planned at the burial site, as soon as funds are available. Among the plans are fences on the West and North, and additional landscaping. Each year, some additional project will be undertaken, to help restore and beautify the area. the high school auditorium, beginning at 8 p m., according to Albert Ziselburger, president An educational film will bo shown on Cancer, by Mrs. Anderson of Central, Sevier County chairman for the April Cancer drive. Mrs. Frank Selack is chairman for the drive in Salma. Election of officers to serve for 1958-5will be chosen, said Mr. Ziselburger. Students in Sevier School Number concepts are develop-Distrihave a planned program, ed slowly. They are developed where they resided since. aimed at building understand- in a natural sequence of diffi- "laborer" and had retired in of our number system. Weculty. We can never assume pnda all familiar with the terms that children really understand from an active llfe for the Past Jjt Hundreds etc but a concept, so teachers plan a fntlF ears ipulative defaces, such as beans, disks, abacus, help youngsters see and feei what numbers mean. As with reading, readiness must b(? developed for the next step in understanding number concept. We must go forth from what children understand to the unknown. Teachers con- stantly test concepts with ren, in order that they can suc- cessfully direct them to the IIaIi, Anderfon of Salt Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Ivie, Linda and Mrs. Annie Jensen of Rich- Ivie, Mrs. Rhetta Felt and Mrs. fela. Burial was in the Redmond Rosella Ivie were in Salt Lake to attend General Conference cemetery, under the direction Members in the Daughters of of the Peterson Mortuary of the Pioneers attended the Utah Salina. next step. D.U.P. session, held at Hotel The skills acquired must be Utah on Saturday, used to be remembered. They Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Ander- son of lyianti; Mrs. DeVon An- are used in life situations as much as possible in school to aerson and daughters, Shela and WOtfienS DeAnn, of Salt Lake, visited derstand is the use of ordinal help children apply the skill to IVSeet Saturday and Sunday of last and cardinal numbers. Suppose actual life probems. The real week with Mrs. Aden Bjerre- - we have four children in a line, test of any skill is the ability to Mrs. Merrill Nielson and Mrs. gaard. The family group were When we say that Johnny is use the skill when the situation Stanley Burgess were Salt Lake bere to assist the hostess cele- - number four, we are using a demands it. Arithmetic instruc- City, Friday to attend a fashion brate the anniversary of her cardinal number. When we say tion is aimed at teaching stu- show luncheon given in the natai day. A pretty birthday he is fourth in line, we are using dents to apply the skill to Lafayette Ballroom at Hotel centered the table, and din- - an ordinal number. Both con- - actual life problems, Utah. The event was sponsored riCr was served Saturday even- - cepts are important, and both by Delbert Higgins. by the Utah Republican Wo- - jng by hostess. Elementary Supervisor. understandings must be taught. mens Division of the central committee, Utah Federation of Womens Clubs and the Young League, Womens Republican Division. A feature in the fashion show were replicas of gowns worn Republican first ladies at in- Following is the report as of April 1st for the surveys of snow tourses in the Sanpete- augural balls. Also seen in the gevjer arcaSi as completed by Delmar Beck, Soil Conservation Service snow surveyor. The repoit show were gowns by Utah first e as the percent of average for each averages of the various courses, as gjveg ladies, wives of cabinet, con- - individual course. gressional members and jn some instances, the 1957 water content was near or even greater than the 1958 measure- Utah women who have attended merd bu(- bjs a average. Also the fact the late Fall storms satu- year is well above the inaugural balls. will 1958 be one of the brightest in many years. water rated the ground indicates the picture New Improvements Help Appearance Of Pioneer Cemetery In Salina Numerous improvements have been made at the Pioneer Cemetery, located just North of Salma, according to the sexton, Alma Larsen. Funds and arrangements for the needed work was made by the Salina City Council, stated the sexton. Included in the work was new fences on the East and South sides, and removal of the old trees that bordered the road to the East. The trees were old Thursday Services i 1 leader, has been nominated b Cow belle organization as a candidate to represent this area as Father Of The Year. Mr. Gurney will compete with other nominees from Utah for the coveted title. The North Sevier Chapter F.F A. are cooperating with the Cowbelles in sponsoring Mr Gurney's name as a nominee Mr. Gurney is a member of the Sevier School Board, holding the position as President of the Board. lie is also Superintendent of the North Sevier Stake Sunday School, and prominent in community affairs He owns and operates one of the largest ranching and livein the area, located stock s at Lost Creek, South of Salina Prior to Mr. Gurney coming to Sevier County, he was an in structor at Snow College in Ephraim for many years. He is married to the former LaVerde Scorup of Salina, and the couple have five children and one granddaughter. 1958 child-Bruc- e either point, you must imagine how it looked before fences and farming came. Now turn the calendar back to April 13, 1866. Two boys, only 11 and 13 Emil and Chris Nielsen were herding the town cows. Under duress of savage warfare, men had to buld a fort. The time is ,en :n the morning. As boys n i ural.'y would, the two talked about what they would do if Ind.ans came. A few minutes hi (i-I.id.ans did to e, and i r .vis s .ot ju : t d r.d feh mlo the rncr. He was r.etr ncen again, but late in the Summer, and far down the river, a shoe, with a foot in it, was found. Emil ran. An arrow struck his right arm; another entered his left side. He fell. An Ind an who pursued him, took off the bojs hat, and shot an arrow into his head three times Gripped with fear and pain, he laid there till near sundown No Red Cross combed the battlefield; no ambulance rumbled near Fnu'ly, the terrified ehi'd rose and went to look for his bt other, whom he could no find Then, stuck as he was with arrows, he toitured his way home, wading the cold river i.i water up to his waist First to meet him, at the edge of town, vc as a Brother llansen. Then his father came. Later, an old doctor lady, Maria Snow, of Manti, put poultices on, and drew out a spike; but not the one above his left eye and under the skull, which he carried to his grave. Emil Nielsen lived until 1917, a highly respected and beloved citizen here. Our kind and Tom, who has served us so long and dependably in the drug store, is one of Emil's sons. Since approach to the exact spot is impractical, lets dream of a monument at the junction across from Pahvant Cabins. It should read: A Mile Northwest of this spot, on the West banks of Sevier River , - the Seier Valley Association officers in Salma, left to P.T.A. OFFICERS Elementary Mrs. Mrs. Robert Nielson, Mrs. Bob Robins. Mrs. Harold seated: Jack Robins, Peterson, right, Standing, M. D. Robinson, Arlon Nielson and Ellis Hatch. y the lane. From Announcement of the birth of twins in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Weldon D. Bagley of Logan, were received by Mrs. Ned Casto in Salina, Monday, a sister to the father. The twin boys arrived at 8:40 and 8:47 p.m. in the Logan LDS Hospital. The Bagley home is in Logan, and Mr. Bagley is a student at Utah State University. The family had been out on an Easter picnic, and returned early and the ambulance was summoned The new twins have brothers Jur.mie, 6, and Van, 2 years Twins are not a rariety in the family: Mrs. Bagley has twin brothers; an aunt has had twins, and a second aunt is mother cf triplets. Grandparents in the family are: Mr. and Mrs. Voyle Fagley of Aurora, and Mr. and Mrs. Larue Brown, Koosharem. gentle-mannere- d W. Burke Johnson Wins American Farmer Degree Willard Burke Johnson of Aurora, attended the 30th annual convention of the Utah State Association of Future Farmers of America, held at Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City. During the award session banquet, he was informed he was one of three young Utah farmers winning the degree of American Farmer. This is the highest honor that can come to an F.F.A. member, and only one out of every thousand attain the goal. The degree will be presented to Burke at the National F.F.A. Convention in Kansas City this October. This will be the third national convention attended by Burke, lie was a member of the Nation- - Mrs. Dewey Ivie left last week enroute to Los Angeles, where she is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Draper at Van Nuys. Mrs. Ivie is assisting the family and making the acquaintance of a new granddaughter, born in the Draper family. The baby has twin sisters, Debra Diana and Treasa, the eldest in the family. The mother was the former Hazel Ivie. . al chorus when he was in high school, and represented Utah at the national meet. The second Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Croft an- nounce the birth of a grandson, convention was at the time he born April 3rd at the Holy as state F.F.A. secretary, at CroBS Hospital in Salt Lake, which time he was a voting Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Wells delegate. At this time, Burke |