Show Ab rr GREEN RIVER NEWS i Annual Melon Meton tiny day held on ani Labor Day was a gala affair this year A record crowd attended attended at at- tended all the events throughout through through- out the day beginning with a small parade at am a.m. where the primary won first prize with Mistress Mary float The rhe boat races began ber-an at 1000 am a.m. and lasted till pm p.m. with the following results Class A Runabout Runabout Joe Joe Eaton Grand Jet 1st Herb Herh Deweese Provo 2nd Bob Baldwin Moab Moah 3rd Class B D Standard Standard Charles Charles I Inglehart Fruita 1st Clarence Smith FruIta 2nd Joe Eaton Grand Jet 3rd Class C Runabout George Runabout George Walton Salt Lake City 1st Herb Deweese Provo 2nd Bill Howl Howland and Green River 3rd Class B Quicksilver Charles Quicksilver Charles Inglehart Fruita 1st Harry Marry Moore Fruita 2nd Clarence Smith Fruita 3rd Class B Hydro Jack JacI Jack Green River 1st Ivan Hudspeth Hudspeth Hud Hud- Ogden 2nd Mike Edling Appleton Colo 3rd I Class Clas C Hydro Hydro Herb Deweese Provo 1st Bill Howland Green River 2nd George Walton Salt Lake City 3rd Ann Hudspeth Hud Hud- Ladles Ladles' Race Race Mary Mary Ogden 1st Barbara Ed Ed- ling Ung Appleton Colo 2nd Thelma Thelma Thel Thel- ma Deweese Provo 3rd George Free Free for George Walton Salt Lake City 1st Ivan Hudspeth Hudspeth Hud Hud- Ogden 2nd Clarence Smith 3rd Most of ot these races were very close and exciting though there wasn't a spill In the muddy waters of ot the river Winners of ot the races received especially nice trophies Riding clubs competing at atthe atthe the rodeo were Wellington and Green River The results Calf Roping RopIng RopIng-LorIn Milton Green River sec 1st Chad u. u OJ- OJ Moore Green Gnon River sec see 2nd Gene Blackburn Welling Wellington ton 25 sec 3rd Barrel Darrel Race Green Race Green River 2 min 15 sec Spud Race nace Wellington Race Wellington 2 min 10 90 sec Clover Leaf Race Welling Race-Welling Welling Wellington ton 2 mIn 75 sec Broom Droom Polo WellIn Wellington ton 2 Green River 1 Colt Race LorIn Milton Green River niver 1st Jack JacJ Ross nosS Green River nI 2nd Free Free for for All Race Walter Seager Wellington 1st John Kent Ross noss Green River 2nd Ladles' Ladles Race Race Race-Ina Ina Faye Fayo Smith Green River niver 1st Ila ha Mae Tidwell Tid- Tid well Green River 2nd They also had several calf and bronc brone rides to conclude the rodeo The Grand Junction cUes ettes an all girl all girl softball soft team gave the Green River nIver team a rough go for the first three InnIngs Innings In In- but GR finally won 9 to 2 2 The Burr Durr Desert Buckaroos put out some real dance music to end the Melon day tion I 1 Visiting at the Ellas Elias Hunt home over the weekend week were Mr and Mrs Len Vm Hunt Mr and Mrs Leonard Hunt and children of ot Parma Idaho Mr and Mrs Dee Hatch and daughters daughters daugh daugh- of at Loa Utah Mr and Mrs John Hatch of at Koosharem Utah Mr and Mrs Louis Johnson and Mrs Electra Stevens of at Aurora Utah and Jim Nellson Neilson of ot Castle Gate Mr and Mrs Jack Drake of Grand Junction and Albert Drake and Mr and Mrs John Sheppard and family of at Wendover Wen Wen- clover dover visited at the John Folsom Folsom Fol Fol- som home Mr and Mrs Garrett Burnett and Dale of ot Salt Lake are visiting visiting vis at the Bill Moore home Mr and Mrs Frank Howlett Hewlett from Helper and Mr and Mrs Orville Swanson and children of at Price visited with Mr and Mrs John Jones Mr and Mrs Verno Verna Hunt and family of Roy and Mr and Mrs Loran Hunt and md family of at Price spent the week weekend week end with Mrs Hua Hunt and family Mr and Mrs John Folsom spent a few days at Grand Junction and Fruita where John received medical attention Mr and Mrs Eugene Hunt and family are arc vacationing In California this week Bonnie Baldwin Is home on vacation from college for tor a few days she Miller IUler reunion held atthe atthe at athe the he home of Mr and Mrs DorIan Dor Dor- I Ian fan n was wa very sue suc with 38 members attending at at- tending Lee Howland Rowland Is s home on furlough He lie will report to Camp Stoneman Calif Call f. f when he to service Mr and Mrs Wilmer Thompson Thomp son and daughter and Mr and Mrs Rowland Thompson of Ogden Ogden Og den visited with relatives over the week weekend week end Mr and Mrs Carl Peterson and Mr and Mrs James Ramsay Ramsay Ram say and families school teachers teach teach- ers new here this year arrived In our fair city to find the housing situation a very knotty knot ty problem We sincerely hope they get the problem solved soon Most of ot the town of Hanks Hanks- ville was here to celebrate Melon day with the Burr Durr Desert Des ert crt Buckaroos doing some mighty fine music making at atthe atthe atthe the dance Everyone hopes they will come back soon with some more of ot the same There were so many former natives here for tor Melon day It Itis itIs itis is Impossible to mention them all but we hope they will allbe all allbe allbe be back next year to visit and eat melons with their friends Ward Conference will be held Sunday evening Sept 9 In the chapel All members of the Carbon stake presidency will be In attendance The Wilson Produce have started to ship their cants In carload lots They expect a are record re cord year |