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Show First Cement Ditch Installed at Church Farm n : i Volume 46 Number 44 Delta, Utah, Thursday, May 10, 1956 $3.50 a Year in Advance I $ - It ' i Nearly half a mile of cement - The cement lining is 'expected First to install a cement ditch ditch was laid on the farm, ac- to benefit by saving water, saving In the Delta Soil Conservation Dis- cording to recommendations of the labor, preventing weeds and elim-trict elim-trict was the church farm, 34 mile SCS engineer. The public was in-J inating ditch cleaning, and making south of Delta, and shown here are vited to watch the progress of the it easier to control water.' All ' this crews from Delta First and Third j job, and several hundred persons . combines In improved irrigation wards who worked on the project Tuesday and Wednesday. Unidentified Unident-ified is that especially vigorous worker who seems to be taking a header into the slip form. Relief Society Feeds Men on Church Project i Kenei society memDers oi jjenai irst ana rnira waras servea picnic tare to tne men irom .me wards at work on the cement ditch at the church farm last week. Millard Co. Jr. Livestock Show Marks Silver Anniversery at Annual Show First All School Art Show Opens On May 11 and 12 West Millard Parents - Teachers Association announces the opening of the first All School Art Show, at Delta Elementary School on Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12. The boys and girls of this area .have accomplished much in art this year, and will have many examples ex-amples of their work on display. The show is open to the public and everyone is urged to visit the show and . view the talent In art that is being developed. ' -1 Willis Savage, chairman W. R. Walker, Duane Jensen, Committeemen 1930 - 33 - 34 L. N. NICKLE 19.-5 - 193S WALLACE W. HOLMAN 1933 4 i, F . ir . J. LAYTON DEWSNUP 1947 V. S. 1943 visited the site during the two days of work. The drag line at left pulled the slip form along the ditch spreading cement, later i smoothed by hand. iney visuea me crews ai noon, Dotn iuesaay ana weanesaay ana servea mem mncn ana returned again at 4 p. m. both days with malted milks. The Millard County Junior Livestock Live-stock Show in Delta May 24 and 25 also marks the 25th anniversary of the organization, and is being celebrated as their silver anniversary. anniver-sary. The new premium books are now out, bound in silver, and the story of the show told therein. The first show was held in 1930, and there was no show in 1932. There was a show in 1933, and has been every year since, and promise of more to come. The first show officers wera Willis Savage, chairman, with W. R. Walker and Duane Jensen, committeemen. com-mitteemen. Officers this year are Cluff Talbot, Tal-bot, Hinckley, president; Derral Christensen, Delta, vice president; Don Evans, Delta, manager; Garr Ashby, Holden, secretary and trea surer; Mrs. Reliance Wood, Delta, assistant secretary. The Millard County Stock Show was incorporated in 1935, and has been known since as Millard County Cou-nty Junior Livestock Show, Inc. Sponsors since their Incorporation are the State of Utah, lillard County Commissioners, Millard County Co-unty Board of Education, and Millard Mill-ard County Junior Livestock Show. The first exhibition began as a small F.F.A. project, sponsored Millard Co. Jr. Livestock Show, Assoc. PAST PRESIDENTS i tf f . J M. J. MOODY 1940 - 1942 r v Vv EAEN'EY - 49 - 52 BUD BASSETT 1950 - 1351 Q V 1 A and higher crop yields. A "good cement ditch should last from 30 to 50 years with little mainten ance needed: iney served tnirty nungry men ' ootn aays, a not casserole meat aisn, sanawicnes, relishes, cake i and punch, and refills if they could hold them. tate Raises Age Limit on Polio Yaccine Another 70,000 Utah children between be-tween the ages of 10 and 14 years, inclusive, Tuesday became eligible to receive Salk anti- polio vaccine. The age limit of eligible chilren was upped from 9 years to 14 years by members of the Utah Polio Vaccine Vac-cine Advisory Committee in a special spe-cial Monday night meeting at the State Capitol. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Starley, Delta Millard March of Dimes chairmen, attended the special meet. The advisory committee Monday niht also approved a recommend ation that physicians use all the current allotment of vaccine to give the frst shots to those eligible persons who request it. The State Health Department stated that the U. S. public health service assures them that supplies jointly by the Delta High School and the Delta Lions. Today the Millard event is recognized re-cognized as one of the outstanding shows in the state, and draws exhibitors, ex-hibitors, buyers and stockmen from near and far. Pictured herewith are the show officers between 1930 and 1956, whose generous giving of time, thought, money and energy has contributed greatly to the growth and continued success of Millard County Junior Livestock Show. 1? , V1 - i i ill HERMAN MUNSTER 1943 EDGAR 1944 TED KNIGHT 1953 EVAN D.U.P. Convention May 16 Features Escalante Story Father Escalante, Spanish priest whose diary tells of his travels in Millard County in 1776, will be a. featured part of the program of the West Millard County Daughters of Utah Pioneers convention Wednesday, Wed-nesday, May 16, in, Delta. Dedication and unveiling of the newly built jnonument to: Escal ante, first white manfto visit this country, will highlight the program that begins at JO, a. -m- The monument is erected on the grounds at the south of the Delta High Schools. R. P. Swensen, of Hinckley, built the monument Those who contributed , native rocks to the monument are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reid, Mr. and Mrs. War ren Ireland, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Bunker, Mr and Mrs. Henry Hansen. George Roundy, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Draper, Goldwin Cluff. Barclay John and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Killpack. The program for the occasion will be under the direction of Mrs. Ella Blacks chairman, and opens with music by the D.H.S. Senior Band, the flag raising ceremony. and prayer by Mrs. Adaline Jeffery The speech of welcome will be by Mrs. Jos'e Walker, president of the West Millard D.U.P. The DHS Junior High band will play, and an essay on Escalante, by Jimmie McCardell. will be read Musical numbers will be played by Doris Justesen, Dianellannifin and Steve Searle. Mrs Kate B rartpr visitinc 5tnti DTTP official w speak. s jne dedicatory prayer will - be given by June W. Black, president oi ueseret btake. ine program closes with music by the Senior Band. After the program the D.U.P. members will meet in regular con vention at Hatch's City Cafe, for luncheon and convention affairs. Keservations snouid be made as soon as possible by members who plan to attend. 1 $ake Gen. Meet Sunday, May 20 On account of Mother's Day pro grams and activities Sunday, May 13, the Deseret Stake genealogical meeting will be held the following Sunday, May 20, at 4 p. m., follow ing Sunday School union meeting, of vaccine will be plentiful in the next few weeks so that there will be enough vaccines for second shots. t Parents who would like their children in the age groups men tioned to have the anti-polio vac cine should see their family phys ician soon so that the vaccine may be ordered. t Dr. M. E. Bird, chairman W. R. Walker, Duane Jensen . Committeemen 1931 V 1 NIELSON - 1945 W. R. WALKER 1946 SKIDMOES 1954 . CLUFF TALBOT 1SS5 - 1955 : r ' I . 1 t f v r 1 i . 1 1 v - - y - Itacealaurcate Sunday at IMS Baccalaureate exercises for Delta High School graduating class will ' be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in the high school auditorium. Dr. Harvey L. Taylor, assistant to the president of Brigham Young University, will be the speaker. Delta Seminary raduation and Dance Friday Ninety graduates of Delta LDS Seminary will receive diplomas in graduation exercises Friday night in Deseret Stake House, at 8 p. m. The spring dance will be after the program in the recreation hall at the stake house. The affair Is semi-formal, and the public is in vited to attend. Admission will be one dollar a couple. The program of the exercises will open with prelude music by Janeen Robison, processional music by Deanna Jeffery, and prayer by Paul Dewsnup. The trio of R'Lene Jensen, Darlene Fullmer and Lor- ene Black will sing, accompanied by Bonnie Johnson. Kenneth M. Graham will give the welcome address. The theme for the 1956 graduates, from Doctrine Doct-rine and Covenants, 59:23, will be given by Claudia Jacobson. Talks by the students with high est scholastic standing will be given by Joyceen Spencer, repre senting the girls, and Larry Wright, representing the boys. Janice West ern will sing. President, William E. Berrett vice president of religious educa tion for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will give the address to the graduates. He will be introduced by Prin. Evan G. Gardner. J. Grant Stevenson will intro duce stake president June W. Black who will award the diplomas. The program will close with the chorus of graduates, singing 'I Know That My Redeemer Lives", with Kenneth M. Graham as di rector, and Jineen Robison as ac companist. Mary Warnick will give the closing prayer, and Dorothy Morrison will play postlude music. Graduating students are Bill All- dredge, Gordon Barben, Mae Jean Barber. Phil Bennett, Donald Ben son, Bryce Billings, Jim Bishop, Lorene Black, Roger Bliss, Julia Mae Bogh, Larry Bradfield, Rayma Pradfield, Joe Brumley, Burton Cahoon, LuJean Cahoon, Ed Cole, Sally Clements. Robert Dalton, Paul Dewsnup, Elaine Done. Dixie Dutson, Gary Dutson, Allan Edwards, LaVoy Erickson, Garth Finlinson, Janet Finlinson, Jerald Finlinson, Darlene Fullmer, Judy Gehrke, Royal Gardner, Cheryl Greathouse. Linda Greathouse, Lon Jackson, Kaye Hardy. Robert Hol-man, Hol-man, Claudia Jacobson, Albert Jeffery, Alfred Jeffery, Deanna Jeffery, Glen Jeffery, R'Lene Jen sen, Mette Jensen, Bonnie Johnson, Gordon Johnson, Amanda Judd, Doris Justesen,, Ann Kelly. Julia Lambright, Jeanette Lazen-by, Lazen-by, LaPhiel Lovell, Jay May, Lester Moody, Elayne Moody, Ronald Morris, Dorothy Morrison, Linda Mortensen. Pauline Munster, Joe Nielson. Gay Ogden, Wayne Over-son, Over-son, Stephan Pearson, Kenneth Peterson, Nels Petersen, Dale Riding, Rid-ing, Barry Roberts, Janeen Robison. Clvde Roper,, Dorothy Roper. Mario Sagers, Kay Sampson, Mar garet Stanworth, Kenneth Searle, Glennda Snow, Joyceen Spencer, Carl Talbot, Richard Talbot, Bruce Taylor. Phvllis Taylor. Charles Theobald, Clark Tolbert. Howard Warner, Mary Warnick, Janic Western, Jim Whicker, Darrell Will den, Harry Wind. Jean Winfield, Larry Wright. Meldon Jay Wright, Elwyn Wright. Mumni Banquet M Hinckley lMavNiqht Alumni of Hinckley High School and Millard Academy will meet ft the annual banquet Saturday night May 12, at 7:30 p. m, in the Hinckley gymnasium. The banquet will be catered by the Oasis Ward Relief Society, for the building fund, and they an nounced that they would take res ervations until serving time. A large group of alumni li antl cipated for the banquet and pro gram, according: to Leslie Bennett, president f the alumni this year, and Mrs. Benny Serena. School history, in the theme of "This Is Your Life", will form the program, with Mrs. Eleanor Murray as chairman. David Gourley. one of the first coaches at the school will be present DHS Winners at Vocational Day .if 3L Y'I- Y4 ., '.At'- I' Thelma Black Delta High School students from the commercial department placed high at Vocational Day at Cedar City April 21, and won the honors listed 'below: FIRST PLACE Region VI and State, in Shorthand 11. Team, Thelma Black, Orpha Anderson, Pauline Lovell. (We had pictures on hand of Thelma and Pauline, but not of the other winners, sorry to say.) Individual honors: Thelma Delta JayCees Attend State Meet in Logan Attending the State JayCee con- -vention in Logan last weekend ' were Delta President, Glen Swal-berg, Swal-berg, Secretary Gene Walker, Trea surer Paul Cahoon and Vice Pres. J Willis Morrison. j ' JayCee Wives attending were Helen Swalherg, Gloria Walker and Betty Cahoon. Also attending wasjf Miss Charlotte Kay, fiance of Mr. 1 1 Morrison. i The convention was the largest in Utah JayCee history with over 900 attending. The purpose of the state meet is for local clubs to compete with clubs their size foi- activity recognition. The Delta JayCees were praised very high for their work in public service and youth projects. Another purpose of the meet is to elect officers to run the state program. Delta participated in these elections elect-ions by delegate voting. This phase is very educational A3 it is run off in the same manner as the national natio-nal Presidential elections, with clubs running men for office carrying on competitive campaign ing and caucusing all during the convention. The program for the ladies In cluded a Princess Fairwater fashion show and luncheon and various other auxiliary meetings. Kiwanis Hold Int crcl u!i Meet On Thursday evening, May 3, an interclub meeting was held at the Delta Cafe for the Delta and West Millard Kiwanis, Fillmore and Cedar City Kiwanis clubs. A fine program during dinner was furnished by the mimore club. An enjoyable evening was spent, and Kiwanis plan to have another Interclub meeting soon. Speaks Sunday At Comm. Church Dr. Jacob Geerlings, of Salt Lake City, will be the speaker at ser vices Sunday In the Community Church in Delta for Mother's Day. The public is cordially invited to attend. Sunday School will be conducted conduct-ed at 10 a.m. and services at 11. Ilehekahs Hake To Sell Saturday Betah Rebekah Lodge No. 47, I.O.O.F., is sponsoring a Bake Sale Saturday, especially for Mother's Day, opening at yuaiity MarKei at 11 a. m.. and continuing until their stock of homemade pies, cakes, cookies, breads and other good things to eat are sold. Sentinels Take Summer Recess The Desert Sentinels and director, direc-tor, Kenneth Graham, are taking a summer recess from their chorus work, and weekly rehearsals are postponed until the chorus geii( step towards Delta's progression, together again in the fail. .1 a Pauline Lovell Black, First Place, Region VI and State; Orpha Anderson, third place, Region VI. FIRST PLACE Region VI; Second place State, in Bookkeeping. Team: Clyde Roper, Sandra Finlinson, Orpha Or-pha Anderson. Individual honors: Clyde Roper, First Region VI; second place, State. THIRD PLACE, Region VI, in 1st Year Typing. Team: Coralie Ogden, Ronnie Van De Vanter, Louis Ivie. To Seminary f 5 as- Talmage Christensen Talmage Christensen, teacher in the West Millard Schools for the past 12 years, has resigned, and today announced that he has accepted ac-cepted a contract with the L.D.S. Board of Education and has been appointed the Principal of the Pan-guitch Pan-guitch Seminary. Shirley W. Christensen, Mr. Chris tensen's wife, who has taught 5 years in the commercial department depart-ment of the Millard County Schools stated that she will, also, terminate termin-ate her employment at the DHS at the close of the school year. Mr. Christensen plans to attend Summer School in June, at the B.Y.U., where he will do graduate work. Mrs. Christensen, his wife, will also spend some time, during the summer, at the B.Y.U., where she has been granted a fellowship to the Utah Workshop on Economic Education. Mr. Christensen said that he, and his family have the deepest regard for Delta, and its people, and though he will move, with his wife and three young sons, to Panguitch before fall, he will retain his property pro-perty here. JayCees Begin Survey of Curb To Curb Oiling Last Monday evening the Delta JayCees began a local survey of all home owners along Main Street from second West to the Lynndyl-Oak Lynndyl-Oak City T at fourth East, to determine the opinion of curbing, guttering and curb to curb oiling, which would complete Delta's Main street from the 'Y' to the overpass. A part of the cost of this project must be paid by the home owner. which is why the JayCees are . making lhis survey. j According to Mr. Tex Shelton jjayCee, chairman of this project, ! about 50 of the survf,y jS now r-inistiedi RTifi about gor, of the home owners of th:s group have approved the project. If the project is approved by a majority of the home oimers. plans will begin for the corr.j-'.etion of this project; reported Mr. Shelton. It is, however, a long range program, pro-gram, and it will take many months to complete all details and . ctmpiieatioriS. but it is another |