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Show nrs Of The Old West Queen Try-Outs A 4 Mr W!l.if Night of July 24 Try-outs for queen and two nt. tendants for Days of the Old West -Miliards' celebration, Fair and Flower Show at Deseret. August 6 and 7, are set for the night of July 24, at the Hinckley celebration celebra-tion and rodeo. The committee wishes to emphasize em-phasize that entrants from all Millard County will be welcomed. Girls of 16 years of age and over are eligible to try out for title of queen or attendant, and their chances of winning the honor will depend on how well they ride, first and how well they look, second. The girls will ride by number, no names mentioned. They - will be judged on horsemanship, 50 appearance, 25 , and personality 25. The judges will be from out of town. .All Millard girls who would like to enter the event night of July 24 are also invited to ride in the parade In Hinckley on the morning morn-ing of July 24. The queen will be awarded $50 from the show committee, for costume cos-tume and so on, and each attendants at-tendants will receive $25.00 The annual Days of the Old West celebration is well under way with arrangements made for another an-other outstanding event. There will be a rodeo both night with stock and specialities furnished furn-ished by Swanee Kirby well known rodeo showman. Fess Reynolds will again be the clown. Both days will be filled with program and sports, County Fair exhibits, 4-H Club Fair, Fine Arts, and Flower Show On the second night of the celebration, cele-bration, Saturday August 7, a mammoth parade of floats and riders, coming from throughout the county, will open the festivities fest-ivities at 7 p.m. Is M ayor At Hoy's Stale Phil Moody, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Moody, Delta RFD, was one of six mayors elected this year at Boys' State. Phil is mayor of "Sutteer City", and will have firsthand first-hand experience in municipal government gov-ernment during his week in office Dates Set For Open-air Dances The Stake MIA board has set three dates for dances to 'be held on the open-air dance floor, and invite everyone to come out and dance in the cool air. The first date will be Saturday July 31, then August 14 and 28 One of these dances will have an imported orchestra, but as yet it has not been decided which one. Yheat Growers To On Quota Program July 23, 1954 is the date when Millard County wheat growers will join other wheat growers throughout through-out the Nation to determine whether whet-her or not the wheat marketing quota program will continue in operation for the 1955 wheat crop. This in effect is the decision which wheat growers will make in the coming wheat referendum. In compliance with the law Secretary Sec-retary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Eenson has proclaimed marketing quotas for the 1955 wheat crop. The marketing quota program will be in effect if it is approved by at least two-thirds of the wheat growers voting in the July 23 referendum. re-ferendum. If the quota program is approved, growers who plant with in their 1955 acreage allotment will be eligible to market their 1955 wheat free of a marketing penalty. ' . If the vote in the referendum is favorable wheat growers who exceed ex-ceed their allotment will be subject sub-ject to a 45 percer.t-of-parlty pen-ilty pen-ilty oa their excess wheat. If tie vote is unfavorable "there will be no penalty. To be eligible fr price support on any crop produced on the farm in 1955 the producer must comply with any acreage allotments established est-ablished for his farm f.-c that year On farm where the crop allotment call for a d. verted acreage of more than ten acres, a total acreage allotment will be established for the farm, ar.d in that case, the farmer must stay witiln that total as well as Lniiv.i-al crop allotments allot-ments to te eligible 1st price supports. sup-ports. In r.skir.5 tls tllotmert pro hi iiiiitiiicy Itanily Smith Is Ueeovorin Well Randy Smith, little 3-year old boy who was kicked in the head by a horse during the race meet at Fillmore July 5, is getting a-long a-long just fine. He has been released from the Salt Lake hospital where he had surgery mof concussion, and he visited Delta Tuesday night with his grandparents, Mr. and Mis. Dell Ross. He will wear bandages around his head for a short time. His parents, Mr. and Mrs La-mond La-mond Smith, of Tooele, drove to Delta Tuesday with the little boy, to take home their two little daughters, one 6 years, and the other S months, who had been here with their grandparents since sin-ce Julv 4th, Firemen Rush To Abraham, But Find Fire Out Delta Volunteer Fire Department truck and firemen, rushed to Abraham Abra-ham Wednesday night about 9:30 p.m. when the fire alarm reported fire at the Lloyd Tolbert home. They made extra good time but arrived there to find the fire out, and only a small charred area of several inches to show where fire had threatened. No Damages were reported, except from fright, to the Tolbert children at home, and their parents in Delta at the ball game, where Mr. Tolbert was managing the Abraham team. Cause of fire was easily explained. explain-ed. Ray, the 11-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Tolbert, had been setting off firecrackers, and had been wedging them between sliding slid-ing on the house and a window. One had failed to explode, but had smouldered there until the young people at home discovered smoke issuing from the house and feared the worst. Dixie Lynn, 13, Ray's sister, dash ed to the neighbors, to put in the alarm over the telephone at Alva Young's. The boys had the fire beat out "before the fire department de-partment arrived. Lloyd Tolbert also made good time to Abraham when he was told at the ball park that the fire was at his home. After he made sure that all was well he returned for the end of the game. Mr. Tolbert said the boys had been especially instructed not to set fireworks off around the hay stacks, home or anywhere except a large bare area. He said to prevent fire danger he had taken the fireworks to Salt Lake with him twice in the car before he had let the children have them when he wouldn't be absent. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Blake, and Mrs Eva Chell, former residents now living at Baldwin Park, Cal., are visiting in Delta with Mr. and Mrs. Don Moody. Yote July 23rd Continuation clamation. Secretary Benson staler stal-er that: "The long range interest of -agriculture and the national economy will best be served when we can have less and not more-government more-government regulation and control." con-trol." he added, however, that under un-der present conditions "we have no immediate choice. With approximately approx-imately a two-year's supply of wheat expected to be on hand when this year's crop is harvested, there is no question at all about the , requirement for marketing quota and the establishment of a national wheat acreage allotment at the level prescribed by law." Referring to the "cross-compliance" 'requirement, making it necessary for the farmer to stay within all acreage allotments established est-ablished for his farm to be eligible eligi-ble for price support, the Secretary Secre-tary said: "Neither Is there any question about the need to require re-quire cross-compliance with established est-ablished acreage allotments. It does not make sense to encourage the building of new problems thru the unwise shifting of acres from one surplus crop to another." Conveniently located referendum ' polling places will be announced in advance to the referendum. All j wheat producers in Millard County ; are urged to vote and express their desires regarding the l''S5 mar-j mar-j keting ;uota program, j The harvesting of the 1554 crop j is well unier-way in Millard j County. Farmers who expect their i wheat w ho are in compliance with ( the 1554 wheat r.arektir.g regula-. regula-. tiers, may call at the Millard uour.ty Aic c:ce or rr.a. a request re-quest and receive their 1034-1X5 r.arketlr.z carl .... Is Seriously Burned In Dugway Accident Paul Ekins, 35, was seriously burned Sunday about noon in an accident at Dugway Proving Ground, where he has been employed em-ployed for more than the past two years. He came in contact with the power line carrying 44,000 volts which went through his arms, upper up-per part of his body, and about the face. The exact nature of the accident has not been learned here. Mem bers of the family were told that the time, but how he made contact con-tact with the power line was not ascertained. He was on a ladder, and the fact that his leg twisted through a rung saved him from a fall that doubtless would have broken brok-en his neck, the family was told. He was badly burned on the hands, especially the right hand. Burns were less severe on his face and arms. He is at the base hospital at Dugway where his condition Monday Mon-day was reported "fair" He did not lose consciousness completely from the accident, but was unable to remember it clearly. Visitors are extremely limited, as his condition is still serious. j His wife, Vivian Dewsnup Ekins, and their four children are at Dugway Dug-way where they have made their home while he was employed there His brother-in-law, and wife, Newell and Bonnie Dewsnup were in Dugway Monday to see Paul & help Mrs. Ekins. It is just ten years ago that Newell was badly burned in a power line accident while he was employed with Tell-uride Tell-uride Power Co. at Delta. And at that time Paul was with him and helped bring him in. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ekins, and brother, Walter Ekins, of Hinckley, visited him at the hospital Tuesday, and are hopeful hope-ful of his good recovery. He was able to be up and around a little. They said his face .was burned black as burned bacon, but his eyes were not affected. His right arm and hand were the most seriously ser-iously burned, but unless infection set in, the arm will be saved. The palm of his left hand was burned, and there were holes in the flesh of his arm where electricity had come out. Delta 1. 0. 0. F. Install Hew Lodge Officers Delta Lodge No. 59, I. O. O. F. met for installation of officers Thursday night, July 8, in the Lodge Hall in Delta. District Deputy Grand Master Dick Hunsaker installed the following: fol-lowing: Owen Holt, Noble Grand; Earl Sagers, Vice Grand; Dick Hunsaker Secretary; Frank Rawlinson, financial fin-ancial secretary and Chester Cor-bett, Cor-bett, treasurer. " Noble Grand appointments were Alden Erunson, right supporter; Lionel II Riding, left supporter; Richard Baker, warden; Bernard Munster, conductor; Lester Welton outside guardian; Glen Stewart, inside guardian; Clyde W. Underbill, Under-bill, chaplain. Vice Grand appointments were Frank Van De Vanter, right supporter; sup-porter; Fred Baker, left supporter. Trustees are Les Welton, 18 mo., L H. Riding, 12 months, and Cecil Eaker, 6 months. Millard I'ienic Fvent Saturday Don't forget, folks, the Millard County reunion and picnic is Saturday Sat-urday July 17. from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Liberty Park, in Salt Lake City. Meeting place is east of the band stand, and a special program pro-gram will be given at the band stand at 8 p.m. All Millard residents, past and present, are invited to be there, bring lunch, and spend the whole day. Wllford Pratt, 2458 Kensington Ave., Salt Lake City, is 1954 chair man. MIA Leadership Meeting July 19 MIA Leadership meeting will be held in Deseret Stake House Monday Mon-day July 13, at 8:0 p.m. and it is requeste-d that all persons connected con-nected with the MIA be in attendance. x w Volume 45 Number 3 Two Taken By FBI On Armed Robbery Count An apparently pleasant interlude inter-lude in the Delta area for two transients came to an abrupt ending end-ing Wednesday of last w eek, when they were taken into custody by FBI officers for investigation of armed robbery of a postoffice in Montana. The young men were identified as Johnnie Groswald, IS, and Jack Duncan, 28. They had spent the first part of July in an around Delta, and apparently their call was purely social. They drove a yellow cur, convertible conver-tible type, and were pleasant ami genial. It came us a surprise to the local citizenry to learn later that they also had guns and ammunition, am-munition, a record a mile long, and it was reported that when they robbed the Montana post-office post-office they left the man and woman wo-man employees bound with ropes while they made off with cash and postal money orders. Duncan, older of the two, made a trip to Salt Lake last week, and while there was nabbed by Salt Lake police. Questioned, he told that his conpanion was in Delta.. Deputy Sheriff Jack Bennett had a call here to pick up the youth, and had seen him around town so frequently that he expected to have him within ten minutes. However, when he went to look, youth and car h;d both disapenr-ed. disapenr-ed. Rumors and roadblocks kept Millard law officers busy most of last Wednesday, as they patrolled the highways and byways. Various Var-ious clues proved to tie false a- larms, or the quarry had sped be fore their arrival. Finally a report came that the car had been seen on the road south of Deseret, headed Milford way. Milford law was alerted, and they set up a road block Shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday here came the wanted car and occupant. occup-ant. The driver slowed for the road block, saw the jig was up, and surrendered. Already on the road to Milford were Bennett and P. II. Besselieure of the Salt Lake FBI office. Other law enforcement officers were on other exits from the county, and all were in communication through out the day by radio. Groswald was returned here Wednesday and taken on to Salt Lake, to Join his companion. And so ended a trail that FBI officers had followed for several months. 4-H Encampment Opens July 14 In Canyon Camp The annual 4-H Club encampment encamp-ment opens Wednesday, July 14, in Oak City Canyon, and will continue con-tinue through July 15 and 1G. Around 300 4-H club members and CO leaders will make camp in the cool mar. yon for three days and two nights, with activite for ail waking hours. The camp sites are set up a-round a-round the resort area, where there will be programs Wednesday and Thursday nights. Parents and the public are cordially invited to attend at-tend the programs. List Six For V Scholarships Six students from Delta High School have received tuition scholarships schol-arships to Brlgham Young University, Un-iversity, Provo, in recognition of their outstanding records in high school. The scholarships are issued for one quarter, renewable for a total of one school year if the recipient recip-ient maintains a grade point aver age of 2-5 'A r.nus or B plus). The students are: Marion Wayne Western, Karen Kae Petersen, E;ch ard Bowman Snow, Lula Mane Hilton,. Margene Hilton, ar.rd Dor-ene Dor-ene Nell Moody. The Haden Wells Church reunion reun-ion will be held this Saturday, July 17th in Duck Creek n Cedar Mountain. -n, Delta, Utah, Thursday, Services For Serviceman , I i f 1 . Li Ward DaU Davis Funeral services fur Ward Dale Davis, 25, aviation mechanic second sec-ond class, U. S. Navy, who died June 2S, were conducted Friday July 2, at Osceola, Arkansas, by the Baptist minister of Osceola, in the chapel at the Osceola mortuary, mort-uary, Ward lost his life In a jump from a burning Navy dive bomber, near Albuquerque, N.M., whore he was stationed with Naval Air Special Weapons Facilities, at Klrtlajpd, AFB. He had served in the Navy since April, 1918 His widow, Mrs. Mary L Davis, and their K-months old sun, John Paul, took his body to Osceola, Mrs. Davis' home town, for services ser-vices and burial. His father, Lee Davis, and bisters, bis-ters, Phjllis Munster, and Betty Carter, were unable to attend the services at Osceola. A letter told them that the service was simple sim-ple and impressive, and t he floral flor-al tribute was beautiful. Military honors were accorded by a delegation of twenty-five men from Millington Naval Air Base, of Memphis, Tennessee, and pallbearers were men from that base. Trie flag that draped the casket was presented to the widow, wid-ow, "Abide With Me" and "In The Sweet Bye" were sung, by soprano soloists from Osceola, and there was organ music through the service. ser-vice. Ward had a host of friends here, where he was born and grew up, and sympathy from all is with the bereaved family. He had an excellent service record and was held in high regard by his associates. associ-ates. Delta JayCees Attend Provo Boat Club Meet A meeting of the Provo and Salt Lake Boat Clubs was attended attend-ed by N. S. Bassett, Niel Bishop, Lenn Vodak, Dwight Moody, Keith Dalton, and Willis Morrison. The meeting was held" at the boat house' on Utah Lake. Plans were discussed fur the West M.llard Boat Regatta to be held Sept. 5 and the Provo Boat Bates to be held Sept. C. Application Applica-tion was made to the American Power Boat Association to obtain official sanction for these two big events. Members of both of the boat clubs expressed great enthusiasm for the forth coming races and pledged their full support to help make these events a complete success. Plans were Inliated to schedule races for each class of boats. An Intensive program was established to obtain the maximum participation participa-tion by out-of-state drivers and boats. Last year there were number num-ber of boa's from California. Wash ington. Oregon, Nevada, and Colorado Colo-rado The D'-ita JCs feel certain that with the enthusiasm and cooperation cooper-ation extended at this meeting that the 1X1 West Millard B-.at P.egatta w.'.i be the r:. t entertaining enter-taining and thrilling meet t" be held at D- lta. Mr. ar.d Mrs. Ray O.urh ar.d Mrs. George Church of Eeseda. Cal are spending a week here vl-.lt-ing relatives. They plan to attend the Church reunion. J7) jCiiZvr:-f; ' 7 July 15, 1954 i Hinckley Invites All To Bigger And Better Celebration July 23 and 24 Big Amcteur Rodeo Both Nights Plan to be at the celebration in Hinckley July 23 and 21 is sound advice this week, along with a cordial invitation from Hinckley Town to join them for entertainment. entertain-ment. Kveryone will be welcome, and there will be fun for all. John E. Wright Dies Monday At Hinckley Home John Eddie Wright, 8-1, one of the leading figures in church and community affairs In Hinckley for the past 16 years, died Monday at 3 p.m. at his home in Hinckley of causes incident to age. He was bom Nov. 11, 18G9, at Virginia City, Washington County, Utah, a son of Alexander and Hannah Han-nah Walters Wright, pioneers of the Dixie country. His early life was lived in Virgin City. He married Mary Jane Spendlove Nov. 2(", 18U5 In the St. George Temple, and In lS'JS they moved to Hinckley, where Mr. Wright engaged en-gaged in farming, and the family fam-ily home was made. Mrs. Wright died there July 15, 1D3S. Later Mr. Wright married l.ydia Hastings, at Boulder City, Nov., on April 8, 1912. Mr. Wright had served his community com-munity well during his long life, lie was a member of Hinckley town board for a number of years. lli was an actUe L D S member, and had served In Deseret Stake High Priest quorum, choir leader in Hinckley ward, president of YMMIA, counselor in the genealogical genea-logical committee for 10 years, active in priesthood, and president of the elder's quorum. He w as a fine carpenter and had helped build homes throughout west Millard. He was one of the builders on the N. S. Bishop home, first house in Delta. He had worked work-ed as a carpenter on the sugar factory In Delta, and on beet dumps in the area. He is survived by his wife, at Hinckley, and three sons, Leslie Wright, Provo; Walter Wright and Janus Evan Wright, at Delta; three daughters, Mrs. Evan (E-stelle) Theobald, Trovo; Mrs. Leslie (Lea-tha) (Lea-tha) Bennett and Mrs. LeRoy B. (UVelle) Smith, Delta; 31 grandchildren grand-children and 26 greatgrand children. child-ren. Services for Mr. Wright will be cor. ducted Thursday at 11) a.m. in Hinckley ward chapel, by Bishop Walter Eklns Friends may call at the family home Thursday morning before time of services. Burial will be In the Hinckley cemetery under direction of L, N. Nickle and sons mortuary. Second Ward Supper Friday Delta Second Ward will welcome the public at the supper they will serve Friday night, July 16, between bet-ween C:30 and 9 p.m. Proceeds from the dinner, prepared pre-pared in the ward, are for the building fund. A grod program will be presented pre-sented during the evening, and everyone is invited to come. Prices v.111 be 52 a plate, fur adults, 73 cents for children tip to 12 years, or J7 for a family ticket, which is a bargain for those with large families. Warm Weather Slavs Willi I s Warm weather is still with us, such 33 103 Sunday at Deseret, and 102, at Delta airport. That is the high for this week, and we lived through and crops are flcur- The temperature drips between Zt ar.i 40 degrees every night As we go to press Wednesday CAA rports S7 at Delta airport around 1 pjru SI $3.50 a Year in Advance The festivities will get under way at 3 p.m. on Friday, July 23, with a ball game between two of leading girls' teams. That night, at 8 o'clock, the first of the big amateur rodeos will commence. Parade July 24 Another large and beautiful par-ude par-ude will head the activities on Saturday, July 21th. Prizes are being be-ing ottered in each oi tiuee sections, sec-tions, Pioneer, $10, chic and com luercial, $7;50, and church $3, After the parade will be a special Pioneer Day Program Loud speakers will be placed on the lawn around the church In case the seating capacity inside is not sufficient for all the audience. Fun for the youngsters will begin be-gin at 2:30 p.m., with all kinds of children sports. The oldsters can rally behind their team at 3 p.m. when two of the best men's Softball teams battle it out to the finish. Cool skating There will be roller skating In the gymnasium from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 and again from 3 to 5 p. m. Don't worry about the heat, for an air cooler is being installed. Rodeo Tim " To climax the day another good amateur rodeo will begin, with the riding of colors, at 8 o'clock. Some of the various events will be calf roping, Brahma bull riding, rid-ing, saddle bronc and bare back riding, gir ls' barrel race, wild horse race, and wild cow milking contest. con-test. Also a big event for the night of the 21th will be the contest for title of queen of Days of the Old West. Girls from all over the county will be entered In the event There will be a Junior section, so all you kids start parcticing riding. There will be some fine prizes given again this year by Mr. and Mrs. George Talbot Although the rodeo has been out standing in the past, It should prove to be even better this year, because of stock being shipped In by rodeo producer Max White. Contestants wishing to sign up for the rodeo may do so at the home of Guff Talbot, Hinckley, between now and July 20. D. Stevens & Co. Celebrate 37th Anniversary D. Stevens L Co., Delta department depart-ment store, will celebrate their 37th anniversary in business in Delta during the week of July 15 to July 23. and invite their many friends and patrons through the years to join them for the occasion. occas-ion. They first opened for business in Delta in 1017 as a branch of the parent firm in Fillmore. W. J. Star-ley Star-ley was manager then, and has continued at the helm through the years. Stjre personeU ha3 changed many times in 37 years, and increased, in-creased, and the list would be long of those who have worked in the store In past years The force now number sixteen, in the eight departments, of dry goods, shoes, furniture, hardware, meats, grocries, ar.d ladles and gentlemen's furnishings. The anniversary an-niversary Includes big sales in each department D. Stevens' first store in Delta was in the Cooper Elcek. that housed the postofflce. Thorton Drug ar.d Con. Wagon ar.d Machine Mach-ine Co., also. That building, a block south of the depot is now-gone now-gone without trace, and the site is residential. The firm moved to their r.ew locaiion on Main Street in the winter cf 1921. Their newest add ition there is a rarklr.g lot the rear of the store, ha: sr faced ta the alley, ta arcc-modat? patrcr.s while they shop. The lot has Just been completed. i i. i |