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Show 9S4 March of Dirrres P osier Boy Kidnepped Deltan Returned Home Without Ransom t I 7 i iru" Meet 4-year-o!d Debby Dains of Gooding, Idaho, the 1954 March of Dimes Poster Boy. Stricken by polio when he was four months old, he has been making Slow but steady progress. His care, which cost more than $15,000, was paid for with funds from the March of Dimes. March Of Dimes For '54 Opens To Conquer Polio The annual March of Dimes, great national program to aid hum anity opened Jan. 2, and runs through the month of January, with a plea to everyone, to give and give more, in 1954, to help in the campaign to conquer in-lantile in-lantile paralysis. This may be the crucial year in the 16-year campaign of the National Nat-ional Foundation For Infantile Paralysis. Par-alysis. This year we may prove that polio epidemics can be definitely de-finitely "limited by the use of gamma gam-ma globulin, or that the dreaded scourge itself can be conquered by the use of the new polio vaccine. vac-cine. To continue the fight against polio on four vital fronts, research, patient aid, professional education, and Polio Prevention, your increas ed contribution to the March of Dimes will be an investment in freedom from the scourge of polio. Millard Will Help Millard county, ready and willing will-ing to give in the polio fight, has her land campaign underway, with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Starley as chairmen. chair-men. West Millard workers who will assist in gathering funds are: Delta, lone Dalley, Zola Wright, Verna Walch, Bee Wiliden; Oak City, Mae Shipley; Lynndyl, Mrs. C. E. Freer; Leamington, Wanda Nielson; Des-eret, Des-eret, Lucile Sampson; Hinckley, Mrs. Bob Robinson; Oasis, Inez Kelly, Sutherland, Mrs. Norman Erickson; Sugarville, Mrs. Eugene Losee; Abraham, Benny Schema; Snake Vvalley, Mollie Gonder, and South Tract, Frances Haumann and Betty Baker. GG Given Here Last Wednesday we had an il lustration of the aid that is given in the fight against polio when the Slate Board of Health sent a doctor and nurse to Delta with a supply of the blood fraction gamma gam-ma globlln for use on some children child-ren and adults who have 'been exposed ex-posed to polio before Christmas in the case of Vincent Cropper, young polio victim now in Salt Lake fur care. We may repay the polio prevent ion program in February, when the American lied Cross will again visit Delta for blood donations, in their great program of obtaining blood for gamma globuline, which gives protection against paralysis from polio tor a limited time. The Red Cross contributed 9 million CCs of GG last year in the polio prevention drive, and hopes to reach 12 million in 1054, with your help. March of Dimes Dance Jan. 33 A big event to climax the March of Dimes will be a dance in Desyrel Des-yrel stake house on Saturday night Jan. 30, with everyone invited to be there with apocketfull of dimes to give in the fight for victory-over victory-over polio. Births This Week . . . To Harold ar.d Audrey Wood-,tury Wood-,tury ysriU Delta P.FD. a boy. Jan. 1. To Samuel ar.d Eor.r.ie Cartoon r.r'.r..rd. D-lta, a -aru 3- j.n-.rr.le Nickle, 11, son of Mr. prd Mrs J.m Nickle. is recover."? from an z.77 endectorr.y Jan. 2. at the Delta hospital V- -,'- V Fugitive Trio From Minnesota Nabbed Sunday Sunday morning about 10 a. m. Deputy Sheriff Jack Bennett was notified by a public-spirited Hinckley Hin-ckley citizen of three suspicious looking characters in Hinckley at the time, that he thought should be investigated.. The trio was three lads in their 'teens, who had tried to make a sale of various items to the citizens. cit-izens. When Mr. Bennett took the boys in for investigation he found they were wanted in Minnesota, where they had escaped from a reform re-form school. It is reported that they had made their way across country in a car stolen in Minnesota, where they had also broken into several places and taken articles. They had also broken into some Utah places, and had a battery with them at the time of their arrest that was stolen recently in northern north-ern Utah. The 'boys were taken into custody Tuesday by a U. S. Marshall, and face prosecution of the Dyer Act, for transporting a stolen car a-cross a-cross a state line. Slrother Phones From Germany Herman Munster, North Tract farmer more than 40 years, had i the surprise of his life on the morning of Dec. 31 when he was called to the telephone and found he was talking to his brother, Rei-nhard Rei-nhard Munster, in Frankfurt, Germany. Ger-many. It had been 50 years since he had talked with his brother, when Herman, a youth in his 'teens, was leaving Germany for the new world. Eeinhard is a few years younger young-er than Herman, and in years gone by the brothers have kept in touch with letters once or twice a year. This year Herman had had a Chrismas letter, and a picture of Rienhard's place of business, a jewelry store in Frankfurt. The telephone call was most unexpected. Two days before, at 8 a.m., an operator called the Wilford Munster home, and asked for Herman Munster. When told they would send for him the operator oper-ator said instead to have Herman Her-man at the telephone at 6 a.m. on Dec. 31. Herman kept the date, but had no idea who was calling him. At i 10 minutes past T his call came through, and he and his brother visited 20 minutes or so. They j talked in English and German, in ; which Herman found himself a bit rusty, and thoroughly enjoyed the visit and exchange of family news. Piano Recital Is Presented A Piano Recital by pupils of Nrrr.a Moody was given recently ! in the Deseret ward chapeL ! The pre. gram was composed of sAos and duets centered around a Christmas theme, i The fallowing students partlcl-. partlcl-. pa ted, Varlo Cahocn. Darrel Scow. Kathryn Webb, Steven Rowley. Janet Star. worth. David Hales, Gloria All red. Marilyn Wamick, PaUy Ar.n Pratt. Rjchelle Crojper, B"yce Knight, Mym Western, Dear. Eaker ar.d Lir.i Cropper. The peace ami quiet in Delia and vicinity was well nigh shattered shatter-ed l.st Wednesday forenoon whea ward ran like wildfire throug'i own t'.at lieber A. Curtis. Contractor Con-tractor and big time operator, had een kidnapped. The only thing that prevented A replete disorder was that closely following news of Heber's disappearance dis-appearance was the reassuring fact that Heber was also home sale and sound, and hadn't cost a dime of ransom money. With a big sigh of lelief his fellow Deltans put their folding money back into in-to their wallets and out of circulation cir-culation for the time being. The chain of events that led up to Heber's hair-raising experience exper-ience is long and complicated and your Chronicle reporter will attempt att-empt to silt fact from fancy and give readers a glimmering of the event. There is no need to be completely complet-ely accurate, as it wont be believed, be-lieved, as lieber found out when he returned home at 5 a.m., a week ago, and his wife Lois said " Well, and where have you been? He told her "You wont believe this, but I hve been kidnapped." And then he spun his yarn and was told by his spouse that it was one of his feeblest attempts up to date and could have been bettered by any 3-year old. It took the Salt Lake newspapers and their accounts of the incident to convivnee Lois that Heber had actually been "snatched". City Slicker There was a transient in Delta last week, later identified as Nathan Nat-han Arthur Pollard. 33, alias Frank Louis Deery (the name he used in Delta), from Texas. With him was a young women supposed to be his wife, later identified as Karen Mae Allen, 17, fugitive from Ogden juvenile authorities. Pollard was doing a certain a-mount a-mount of shopping in town, and his persuader was a deposit slip showing he had money in the local loc-al bank. However, he failed to make it clear to anyone that the deposit had been made with a sight draft drawn on a non-existent bank on the eastern coast. When apprised of that little oversight over-sight by Otis Walch, local bank manager, Pollard impulsively tore the check into tatters, and was ready to call the slate clean. In dealings in local stores he had obligingly told, as he mode purchases, that they might have to wait a few days for their money until his money arrivved to make the checks good. As rubber checks have long since ceased to be a cause of concern locally, business was brisk. Meets Local Law In the meantime, the eye of the law became focused on the pair, and Deputy Sherriff Jack Bennett took them under his wing. Pollard asked the law if he was under arrest, ar-rest, and was told no, but to stick around for a little investigation. Pollard was agreeable, much so; infact, he volunteered to set out ahead for a local emporium, and make arrangements to return goods he had bought and keep everyone happy. Dicker Tor Bide With two or three minutes start on Deputy Sheriff Bennett, Pollard and his companion crossed the street, found Mr. Curtis, and engaged en-gaged him to drive them to Nephi, with the promise of $20, as yet unpaid.) When the law found the birds had llown, and a bad check charge char-ge had been made aginst the man, neighboring towns on the highways high-ways were alerted. On the outskirts of Nephi Mr. Curtis and his passengers were stopped by Nephi City Marshall Roy Nielson. Pulls A Fast One The officer said later he took all three to the Nephi police station stat-ion and was phoning the Delta sheriff when Pollard thrust his hand in his coat pocket and told the officer he had the drop on him. He disarmed the Nephi officer and using the gun force! Niels'r. and Curtis into the Nephi police car and maie them drive h"-m ar.d the women into Salt Lake C'y. There the man and women left Orflcer Mielson and Mr. C-rtis in the police car near Z'f S. Main. The two victims called the Salt lake police at 10.22 p. rr... and 1"8 rr.lr.utes later the officers arrested ar-rested Fcllard in a dcnvr.towrj tav-crn tav-crn in the coxrar.y of Karen Mae Volume 44 Number Trailer House Burns Sunday At Leamington Delta Volunteer Fire Department was alerted Sunday near noon of fire at Leamington on the Mc-Intyre Mc-Intyre ranch, where a trailer house was on fire alongside the big ranch house. They made the trip of 22 miles or thereabouts in 20 minutes, in the brisk January air and soon doused the flames which threatened threat-ened the ranch house. The trailer, valued at around $-l,0iW. was completely demolished demolish-ed before their arrival, and all that was left of the aluminum body were blobs of melted metal. The fire had started about two hours earlier, when William Mc-Intyre, Mc-Intyre, owner of the trailer had crawled underneath with a blowtorch blow-torch to thaw frozen water pipes. The trailer had been banked with bales of straw to keep cold air from underneath the floor. Mr. Mclntyre was there alone at the time ,as his wife had driven the car into town. He removed two of the bales of straw to make an entry for his thawing project, and flames removed the others later. He fought the fire alone for over an hour until a neighbor came to inquire the reason back of the smoke signals. He then went In to Leamington to summon the fire men. Mr. Mclntyre, when he saw the trailer house was doomed, and might spread fire farther, backed up the tractor and pulled the trailer out Into the open. By that Ime the fire was buring In two tall trees near the house and, the Delta fire fighters soon put a stop to that when they pulled In. According to our Leamington news correspondent, Mrs. Mabel Harder, Mr. and Mrs. Mclntyre lost Christmas and wedding gifts in the blaze among other contents in the trailer house. "Stork Derby" Fan Pens Plea For Baby Bonus This week the Chronicle received a letter which we hasten to share with our readers. Clipped to the letter was a newspaper new-spaper clipping, "Stork Derby" Prizes Pri-zes Wait First '54 Babe, which told of the gifts from Salt Lake businessmen that awaited the first baby born in Hi54. With that as a starting point, the writer said: "What's a matter with the businessmen of Delta and vicinity Dont they get enough off the peojile's money that they could make this a sporting event to. "They help the rodeo "Why dont they make it fun for the parents After all it's parents par-ents that makes their business. So see what you can do to fan this aloung Interisted Old Stick" Announce Engagement Mr. and Mrs. Nels Erumley, of Sutherland announce the engagement engage-ment of their daughter. Patsy Jean, to Mr. Dale C Cariing, son of Mrs. Stella Ha ley, of Oasis. The young couple will make wedding plans later. All this transpirea Tuesday, Dec 20, and Wednesday Dec. 5-0 about 3 p. m. Juab Cour.'.y officers brouht Pollard back Xj Nephi, where he waited preliminary hearing and wa? bound over to Fifth Judicial District Cr-rt on a chars' of second-degree kidnapping. The girl involved with him was turr,'-d oer to the juven.le authorities. More details may become a ail-2 ail-2 tie later. At any rate. Mr. Curtis was unharmed, aside from chilis tnd fever when he viewed the open "Di of a gun. He had a gooiiy wad f currency in his wallet at the time, but Pollard didn't charge him a cer.t f:r the trip to Salt La ks. m cr? ft 27 Delia, Utah, Thursday, Ru!on Callister Takes Office As Mayor of Delta ItuUm A. Callister was sworn in as mayor of the City of Delta at Delta City Council meeting Monday Mon-day night. .Now city council members who took the oath of oi'i'ice with Mayor Ma-yor Callister are Leonard Vodak and Max Kohison. Present for the fir.st Council meeting of 1954 and installation ol the new members were Carl Ashhy, Eiin L. Allied and Alvin Bohn, council members, Mrs. Carolyn Car-olyn Bennett, city recorder, and Wayne Sorensen, city treasurer, and C. M. Pace, outgoing mayor, and V. S. Barney, outgoing councilman. coun-cilman. ADOPT BUDGET The proposed Delta City Budget, Bud-get, discussed in open meeting on Dec. 28, was adopted in council session. Disbursements for the year 1054 are estimated as follows: General $15,120.00; Water, $ll,f50.00; Sew-er Sew-er $2,400.lX); Parks and Public Property, Pro-perty, $2,050.00; Streets and Sidewalks, Side-walks, $8,700.00; Library, $1,400.00; Fuhlie Safety. $10,080.00; Class "C" Roads, $5,000.00; Fire, $11,200.00. Total disbursements total $68,800. Delta City revenues will be from the tax levy of IS1;; mills, apportioned. appor-tioned. General Fund, 4.5; Sewer Fund. 2.0; Parks, 1.0; Streets and Sidewalks, 5.0; Library, 1.5; Public Safety, 4.5. Cattlemen Will Convene Jan. 12 In Colorado Many Utah Stockman will have prominent roles at the 57th annual convention of the American National Nat-ional Cattlemen's Association In Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan 12-14. Considered to be the most Important Im-portant conference in many years, the convention program will include in-clude discussions on the basic economics ec-onomics and potentials of the beef business, research, marketing. Iran; spoliation and beef promotion. Taking part in the three-day program in the famed Pike's J't'ak resort city will be representatives of the Utah Cattle and jiorse Growers Association which is one of 110 local, regional and state Cattlemen's organizations affiliated in the American National. Utah President, J. Wells Robins Scipio, will be particularly busy with positions on the national's General Council and Public Relations Relat-ions Committee. Other Utah stockmen active as members of the national's Executive Execut-ive Committee and other standing committees include T. Ray Theurer Providence; Clair Wintrton, Kamas It. J. Brinkerhoff, Bieknell; George Magnuson, Castle Dale. Dan Gull, Spanish Fork; C. S. Thompson, Moab; J. M. Conover, Ferron; Walter Dansie, Salt Lake City; Joseph T. Finlinson, Leamington; Leam-ington; F.rastus S. Gardner, Pine Valley; P.. B. Money, Spanish Fork; and Hane Williams, Provy. Advance reservations at Colorado Color-ado Springs hotels Indicate that a large delegation of Utah residents resi-dents will join cattlemen and their families from 30 states at the convention sessions and social events ev-ents which w ill include a banquet, ball, baibeque, ice-skating, exhibition exhib-ition and hockey game. Also scheduled for the three-day period, which just precedes the Nat". ..n Western Stocksbow in Dner. are the conventions of the American National CowEelles and of the American National Junior Jun-ior Cattlemen's Association. Many Utah residents are active in the,e important groups. Mr. arid Mrs. Scott Chesley and daughter Julie Anne returned to Delta Tuesday night, after a visit f; Christmas with hir children A 1C Shirley ar.d LaRae Petersen, and their new daughter, D'Ar.n. at Rapid Cty, S. D . where Shirley is stationed at Weaver AFB. They made the trip there by train, ar.d returned tv airl.ne, with a stop over M -to day in Casper, Wyo where they visited F. L. Eyrcr former Ixltir.. January 7, fyVl Quarterly Conference Heseret StaUe CaEEs Sessions Deseret Stake Quarterly Conference Confer-ence is Saturday and Sunday, with meetings in the stake house pres ided over by stake presidency, June W. Black, Jay Nelson and Veideil Bishop. Saturday, at 6:30 p. m. is Priesthood Priest-hood Leadership meeting, and the following should be in attendance; stake , presidency high council, pat- riaichs. stake clerk, stake Melch-Izedok Melch-Izedok committee, stake and ward commit lees for Senior Aaronlc Priesthood, stake superintendency of Sunday School and YMMIA, stake mission presidency, presi dents, secretaries and group lead ers of Melehizedek quorums, bis hops counselors and ward clerks. At 8 p. m. Saturday a special meeting, of all Elders Quorum presidencies, bishoprics, and men and wives who have received their special Invitations. Sunday the general sessions are at 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. Music for the meetings will be by the Singing Mothers, directed by Ladd Cropper. The evening meeting is at 7:30 p. m., under the direction of the stake MIA, with a special pro gram. Population Survey Opens Here Jan. 11 The current Population Survey will be conducted In this area during the week of Jan. 11, according accord-ing to Supervisor Milton E. Allred of the U. S. Census Bureau district office at 222 South West Temple Salt Lake City, Utah. The Current Population Survey, taken monthly here and in 2'.)0 other ot-her areas throughout the county, provides up-to-date national figures on employment and unemployment. unemploy-ment. This Information Is used by business and government for analysis anal-ysis of current labor force conditions. con-ditions. Supervisor Allied pointed out that Information furnished to the Census Bureau concerning Individual Individ-ual persons is accorded confidential confident-ial treatment under the law and only statistical totals are published. pub-lished. Interviews for the Current Population Survey in this area are handled by Hazel Cuhoon of Delta. Utah, and Daisy W. Rogers of Fillmore, Utah. f olin Deere Day Friilav, Ian. IE Farmer's Supply invites everyone every-one to visit them Friday, January 11, f r John Deere Day, Lunch will be served at 11:30 a. m., and there will be a show at 1 p. m., for fine entertainment and interest for farmers. Engagement Is A nn ou n red Mr. and Mrs. George Jensen of Sugarville are announcing the engagement en-gagement and approaching marriage marri-age of their daughter, Thelma, to Mr. Donald J. Floyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merrit C. Floyd, of Delta. Wedding plans and date will be made later. Muscle Men List Full Week's Schedule The wrestlers of the Delta high schfx.l are really going to put in lull lime this week with three matches scheduled, one at home and two away. Monday, Jan. 11, Beaver will come to Delta; Wednesday. Jan. 13, Delta g-es to M.iiari, and Saturday, Sat-urday, Jan. 16, Delta again leases town to go to Cedar City. Prices f , r Mondays wrestles are 23 cents for students ar.d 75 cents f-r adults. Matches will begin' at S P.M. $3.50 a Year in Advance Vincent Cropper Slowly Gains After Polio Bout Latest word we have on Vincent Vin-cent Cropper, young victim of polio under care in Salt Lake County Coun-ty hospital since Christmas day, is that he is improving slightly each day. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Lin-coln Cropper," of Deseret, have been in touch with members of the family here each day, and Mrs. Cropper's report Tuesday night was the boy was a little better. He Is still in the Iron lung. He is taken out each day for rest periods, and then put back in as he has trouble breathing. He still is unable to swallow, but has tried to' talk, and his parents can understand a few words he tries to say. He has had milk and cream pumped Into his stomach to heal a peptic ulcer that had hemorrhaged hemorr-haged during his fight with polio. This is probably the reason it was believed here that the boy had had an operation. There has been no operation performed on him, just the Iron lung and tubes in his throat for feeding. His parents feel hopeful now of Vincent's recovery, although he faces a long, uphill climb. They have been told that he will not be affected by paralysis, which Is clearing up In his throat. Delta - Milford Play Leaque OPener Friday The Delta high school Rabbits and the Milford Tigers will meet at Milford Friday, January 8, at 8 P.M. to play the first league game of this year's schedule. Milford has been on the bottom bot-tom of this league for years. Now this year thing are looking different differ-ent for them. They have most of their main team back this year, and also they have got a new coach. All this and Milford fighting fight-ing spirit, are going Into the game Friday, and it looks as if It might be a 'bad night for the Rabbits. Delta, on the other hand, with their short, but fighting team will still be the favored team, In my books. Delta has lost most of their practice games this season, but they have really learned a lot about Just what kind of ball they are going to have to play, if they w ant to w in. Dale Langston, a senior from from Hinckley's team, will hold the height this year, at 6 ft. 4 in. but he w on't be able to play too much, If any, because he has got a bad knee, and it is not yet better enough so he can play his best ballgames. So he probably won't be playing until the latter part of the season. Millard Stake To Present Play In Delta Thursday Millard Stake MIA will present their play, "Them Also I Must Bring in Deseret stake house Thursday night, at 8 p. m. Everyone is invited in-vited to attend. The play is a 3-act drama by Rutn and Nathan Kale, concerning concern-ing people living on the American continent at the time of Christ, developed from a Book of Mormon theme. The performance here is sponsored spon-sored by Deseret stake MIA. The play has been presented in Fillmore, Fill-more, end repeated ty popular request. re-quest. A special cast fr.-m Millard stake was chosen for the production. product-ion. Mr. and Mrs. J M Sv returned to Dvlta Tuesday after a visit in California over New-Year's New-Year's They sa-v the Rwe parade at Pasadena New Year's Diy, a- r;r.g the rr.ore mart -t...:rr. ; t , .-estimated .-estimated present for the event. |