Show xo x f o i A t t y v w wA A A. C. A.-C. C. C Ekker Green was River MO to represent rap sent Eastern Utah Cattlemen Shown wife Hazel HuI and andson andson nd son Arthur he h. gift at t Saturday evening waning gathering I Green River Cattleman Named Cowboy Father Of The Tibe Year A C C. Ether Ekker Green Ivey cattleman was chosen chasm Cowboy Father of the year and will Mill represent the Eastern Utah Cattlemen's Cat iCat- Association as their nominee for tor the state Cowboy title The selection of Mr Ekl Ekker r fur for this honor was announced at the lie annual meeting of the Je Eastern Utah 1 group ro P held last Saturday evening at atthe the 4 M ranch Mrs JUrs Lester Taylor in r the fhe announcement stated that Mr l Ekker Irad been selected n nit let t renly because of his success Un asa at U ata a n cattleman tor or An active mem mem- member ber her of the association but aI alas because of Ills hits devotion to bi his family tanu A f family man men his wife children and grandchildren grand grand- children being Slat first In hi his life tHis cf children reaches even even beyond his own family and through his iris kindness and con om- he has endeared him him- atuf in too tin hearts of all aU youngsters youngsters youngsters young young- who know him hie Mrs Mra Taylor Tay Tay- lor Dr said sald e adding ding These children had their ay in selecting him film himas as Cowboy Father A C C. and Hazel Ekker have been married since 1930 and have a family of four children Eldest Is far Ed do who with his wife wire and three children Jive at I Tacoma Washington A da daugh daughter h. h ter Evelyn Is Mrs Charles Mays Mayu Jr who has bas a doctors Actors degree in physics and works work in the cancer cancer cancer can can- laboratory at Salt Jt Lake qty City They have two dau daughters Theother Theother The other two children Gaye and ODd Arthur live Jive at home Mr Mr- Ekker started In the cattie cat cat- tie tle business in 1 1931 1 by purchasing porch asing cattle and range rights Inthe in inthe inthe the Do Po Binkey Seven Mile Bart BoUt lett and Brink ava aea front from Otho Patterson and Onie Riordan lie He moved his cattle into the famous Robbers Robber Roost country in I 1939 and has o operated rated from there ever since At the Saturday night meeting meet meet- ing lag he was presented an engrand engraved en en- engraved graved grand desk pen set iet from the Eastern Utah Cattlemen 1 |