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Show 7 "7 "SERVING Volume 50 Number 35 strollin9 round town DELTA, UTAH Population 1703 City Water and Sewer Electric Service Surfaced Streets Churches, Civic Clubs, Bank Veteran's Groups Hospital, Library Municipal Swimming Pool Municipal Airport CAA Station Volunteer Fire Department MILLARD COUNTY Population, 9,365 Grazing and Industrial Lands Alfalfa Seed, Honey, Poultry and Turkey Raising Stockraising, Dairy Farming Ducks, Geese, Pheasants Deer, Cottontail Rabbits Trout, Bass, and Catfish Mountain Recreation Boating, Picnic Facilities A Great Place To Live! GAS TAX REFUND Millard County Farm Bureau is holding a meeting in Hinckley Ward chapel Wednesday, March. 2, 1960, 7:30 p.m. The meeting is to help farmers file gas tax refunds and other farm problems which a-rise a-rise will be discussed. All area farmers are cordially invited to attend. at-tend. P-TA The Sutherland PTA announces that their meeting scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 25 has been postponed post-poned until a later date. The change has been made to avoid conflict with the Health Forum. Officers of the Sutherland PTA asks that all members attend the Forum which will -be held at Delta High aiuuux auuuuiiutii. DANCE Janet Gurr will open a school of dancing Saturday, Feb. 27, 10:00 a.m. Anyone interested is asked to meet at 2nd Ward. Miss Gurr will offer instructions in tap, ballet, calypso, ca-lypso, cha-cha, modern jazz and others. Her ad appears on the woman's page. ROCK AND MINERALS . A new class in Adult Education is being started in Lynndyl. The new class, Rocks and Minerals, will be instructed by Morris Trover, graduate geologist of U. of U. Mr. Trover is associated with the Delta Mining Co. Mr. Trover will begin a class in the Delta High School Monday, Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m. HINCKLEY Clara Stewart, Hinckley correspondent, corres-pondent, is on an extended visit to points in California. Until she returns, Gladys Carter will be Hinckley correspondent. Hinckley residents are asked to report their news to Gladys. r Julie Chesley . . . F.FJL SweatheaM Julie Chesley, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Scott Chesley. Is the Sweatheart of the Delta F.F.A. Chapter. Miss Chesley and her two attendants. Carla Deem and Linda Lou Talbot, were presented at the annual Father-Son Banquet, held Wednesday night, Feb. 24. Miss Kathy Petersen, last year's Sweat-heart, Sweat-heart, presented Miss Chesley with a beautiful bouquet of gladioli. She will receive a Sweatheart sweater later. Her attendants. Misses Deem . ., . , 1 - r 1 ana laiooi. receiveu ou.xes ui vnw.-- olates. All contestants received ot ficial F.F.A. compacts. Other ron-' testants were Paige Eassett, Jean Hopkins and Selma Ash by. t i I THE PEOPLE OF DELTA AND THE GREAT PAHVANT Thursday, February 25, 1960 THE DELTA HIGH SCHOOL organ-1 ization. Band Boosters, have been i working diligently for quite some time to secure new uniforms for the Delta High School Band. The goal is in sight but they need assistance as-sistance from all who care to contribute. con-tribute. The deadline for ordering the uniforms is March 1 in order that the uniforms will arrive in Delta in time for the Siting Mus- LIVESTOCK BOOKS PLANNED FOR EARLIER PUBLISHING The Delta Jaycees are again handling the advertising and publicity pub-licity for the Delta Junior Livestock Show, scheduled for May 19, 20, and 21. Gene Walker, Advertising Chairman, Chair-man, will be assisted by Darrel rViri ct n con in cori rr rr o H Trar icintr for the Livestock Sho book b lished each year Jt Jg hoped that all copy can be obtained by March 12 in order that the books can be published by the middle of April. Chairman Walker feels that more publicity can be gained by sending send-ing out the books a month prior to the show dates. Also that it will be of more benefit to the advertisers. adver-tisers. Li Elder Johnson Mission Ilenort Elder Merril Johnson will give his mission report Sunday, Feb. 28 in the Sutherland chapel. Elder Johnson recently returned from a two-year mission In the Eastern States Mission field. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Johnson, of Sutherland. KIWANIS GOVERNOR AND WIFE OFF TO VISIT IDAHO CLUBS Eill Bishop, Governor of the Utah-Idaho Utah-Idaho District of Kiwanis, and his wife, Merilyn, left Wednesday for a visit to Weiser and Boise, Idaho, where Mr. Bishop is to address the Division 6 Washington's Birthday Banquet at Weiser. They intend also visiting other Idaho clubs. DESERET SINGING MOTHERS TO REHEARSE SUNDAY. FEB. 28 'Deseret Singing Mothers will rehearse re-hearse Sunday, Feb. 28, 2:00 p.m. at the Stake House. Members of the singing group are asked to bring music, "In Thy Form", "When Mothers Sing" and "One Hundred Thousand Strong". HOSPITAL NOTES Dorcus Ann Brunson, 3-year, old daughter to Mr. and Mrs. LaVoy Erunson was admitted to the Delta hospital Sunday with pneumonia. She was released Wednesday, Feb. .24. ! ''". i I - ) I 'I f " v; C ".''''' I ) V. -I K I if' I '.1 i I. v J Delta, Utah Copy 10c icul FestivaL The accompanying picture shows Mr. Eighard Long. Music Instructor at DHS, Mrs. Norma Pearson, past president of the Band Boosters, Prin. C L. Bennett, Claifc Gardner, president of Delta Lions Club and Jan Wright, Sec. of Lions Club. Mr. Gardner is presenting a check for $100.00 to Mrs. Pearson to be applied ap-plied on the new uniforms. ealth Forum, onight. at Delta Hi A Health Forum will be held at Delta High School auditorium on Thursday, February 25, (tonight) at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is urged to be in attendance to find answers to pressing health problems and to learn how to detect and avoid many personal health problems before be-fore they become serious. The Forum will be made up of all the doctors in Millard County. Coun-ty. The moderator will be Dr. Clark B. Cox, dentist, Dr. Dean C Evans will talk on the Problems and Care of the Eyes; Dr. Robert V. Despain, Diabeties; Dr. M. E. Bird, Obesity; Dr. Ronald Summer, Sum-mer, Hepatitus; Dr. M. A. Lyman, Cdronary Diseases, and Dr. Evan A. Beckstrand, Teeth. The Forum is being sponsored by the County Agent, Marven Ogden, in cooperation with County Medical Medi-cal Association, Delta High School, civic and church organizations, Adult Ad-ult Education and local P-TA organizations. or-ganizations. A planning meeting was held at the county office recently and 16 ' representatives pledged support of the program and help to get a large crowd out to it. Marven Ogden was named chairmen, chair-men, Betty Kelly Vice-chairman, Edith W. Anderson, secretary, Inez Riding and Sebrina Ekins, co-chair- John DeLapp, Sutherland, was the winner of the Who's Who contest con-test last week. Pictured are Inex Riding, associate editor of Millard County Chronicle, presenting a check for S22.S0 to State Patrolman Patrol-man Ken Clements who drew Mr. DeLapp's name from the box of entries. Mr. DeLapp correctly identified ident-ified Winn Walker and found the two clues to his identity. The jackpot jack-pot drops down to $15.00 again this week and boxes will be placed in Service Drug Co, G.-ant Church & Son Lumber Yard and Kelly's Ser- F s i ; VALLEY' $4.00 a year in advance Delta Lions raised this money last yetsr during the Junior Livestock Live-stock Show by staging a chuck wagon breakfast. The members of the club served delicious breakfasts on the lawn of Delta Junior High SchooL Plans call for another such breakfast again this year during the days of the Livestock Show. Photo by Ed Harris men of publicity, with a central committee consisting of Mr, and Mrs. Clair Gardner, Loa Black, Mrs. Ogden, Ora Gardner, Patty Dalton, Louise Bogh, Elaine Turner, Dr. M. E. Bird, Mrs. Thorpe Waddingham, Robert Hprlacher, Dr. M. A. Lyman Ly-man and Max Bennett. Others will be added to the committee before tne next neaitn iorum wnicn wm be held in March. Mr. Will Killpack is in the Salt Lake L.D.S. Hospital. He has been hospitilized since Tuesday, Feb. 16. Mrs. Killpack is staying in Salt Lake to be near Mr. Killpack. P-TA Meeting To Be Held Wednesday, rflrimi Z! IIIILIUI I dll I Delta High and Junior High Par-, ents-Teachers Association will hold ; its next meeting Wednesday, March 2. President Louise Bogh will not be present and in her absence tne meeting will be conducted by Elaine Turner, Vice-President. Along with a special program by the music department, a discussion will be held on "Class Room Needs of Delta High School." Since the beginning of the popular pop-ular Adult Education Class "You, i ; (Editor's Note: actually that's a blank piece of paper Mrs. Riding is handing to Mr. Clements. The check was not made out until Mr. DeLapp called for it the next day. In fact Mr. DeLapp did not know he had won the Who's Who. His wife Just told him something a-bout a-bout going into the Chronicle to see the State Pa'Volman. He said he was quite worried and wondered what he had done to become volved with the state patrol) Chronicle Photo The West Millard Hospital can be built in I960 if nil the pieces signed during the fund-raising cam- , " paign are paid during the year. Actual construction is expected to, start within 90 days and special contacts will he made so that all pledges can be paid while building is being erected. the Peter M A. Moyes, architect, ex- . . noted that some West Millard -nurcn loan wa aiscussea ana pects to have the plans ready by residents have never donated or approved were M. Cutler Henrie, March 15, 1960 for the 15-bed unit pledged to the hospital yet. Dur- j President, Mrs. Loa Black, Vice-that Vice-that will cost $250,000.00 including ing the next few weeks these peo- President, Ferrin A. Lovell, Secre-equipment. Secre-equipment. .le will be contacted and asked to tary-Treasurer and the following Because of the deadline for us- rarticipate now that the building I directors: Clead Nielson, Jack W. ing Federal Funds that were ap- tan finally be started. Anyone who Fowl.es- Rutn. Dewsnup, Harold R. oronriatpd for the hosnital and the has already paid cash or a nledee Morris, Se'brina C. Ekins, Shirley- lack of sufficient cash and pledg -s to meet west Millard's share of vs cost; President June W. Black and Verdell R. Bishop of the Deseret Stake Presidency and M. Cutler Henrie, President; Harold R. Morris, Mor-ris, Director; and Ferrin A. Lovell, Secretary-Treasurer of the Wes! Millard Hospital Association recently recent-ly met with the Presiding Bishopric of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to ask for financial help in building the hospital. They were granted an interest-free interest-free loan of $35,000.00 to be paid back at the rate of $1,000.00 per year. The Board of Directors of the Hospital Association are pleased to know they can use these funds and thereby be able to use the Federal Fed-eral Funds that would otherwise be lost after June 30, 1960. Federal Funds were applied for last summer by the Hospital Association As-sociation and Secretary Arthur S. Flemming of the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare announced through Representative Henry Al-dous Al-dous Dixon that the application KIWANIS Guest speaker at the Kiwanis regular meeting, Thursday, Feb. 19, . -- . , ......,4 was Senator Thorpe Waddingham. j SURVIVAL TRAINING The first plete course is through. Upon corn-Senator corn-Senator Waddingham discussed class of a series of classes in Sur- pletion each boy will be given a the proposed natural gas line by ival Training sponsored by Amer-: Certificate of Competency, if he El Paso Natural Gas Co., through cari Legion Post 135 began Mon-, has finished the course satisfact- Millard County. Members of Ki - wanis found the discussion interesting inter-esting and enlightening. Dr. P. Blair Ellsworth, immediate past president of Utah-Idaho Dist. and Wes Funk, Idaho Falls, Idaho were present, also. Kiwanis Club meets every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. DANCE Alma Heaton, BYU dance instructor, instruc-tor, will return to Delta again on Monday to give lessons in popular dance steps. More members will have to sign up in order for Mr. Heaton to return to Delta after Monday. The youth of west Millard are urged to enroll in the early class. Contact Sebrina Ekins for, more information. Diaper DOINGS Congratulations to Lawrence and Lyla Rae Talbot Morris, Hinckley, on the birth of an 8lb. girl, keti. 2i. Richard and Karene Bingham Di-vis, Di-vis, Deseret, on the birth of a 7 lb. 8 oz. girl, Feb. 23. I UUIL3 U AUC Ua . - . , Your Child and His School many questions have arisen in the minds of many school patrons concerning the existing problems of D.H.S. in regards 10 more classrooms. School are aware of the needs ot,,-f lunch room facilities, gymnasium, additional classrooms, girls' lounge, a larger administrative setup, etc. Residents of west Millard County Coun-ty are faced with a number of problems prob-lems in regards to the High School. It is hoped that from this meeting steps will be taken to help solve them. All are asked to attend and voice their opinions regarding this important issue. LIGHTNING STRIKES T.V. TOWER West Millard residents were i wondering Sunday if something . I, was wrong with their T.V. sets or i i j if something was wrong at the station; because T.V. was delayed ' j in coming on the air. Lightning had caused all the ' fuses to be blown on the main pow I lino lato afKrHnv nicrht Thic ' the first time that the main fuses have been blown. ! Eill Bishop, Max Bennett, Leo Sperry and Calvin Dutson spent two hours Sunday remedying the situation. situ-ation. Suffers Hums Larry Moody, son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Moody, is hospitalized in St. Benedict Hospital, Ogden as a re-suit re-suit of severe burns received during an oil explosion, Sunday, Feb. 21 &bout 2:00 p.m. Larry is a railroad employee and was warming the oil on the job, when the explosion occurred. He suffered burns from his hip to his ankle. Mr. and Mrs. Moody and Miss Susie Thompson left for Ogden upon up-on receiving word of the accident and returned to Delta late Tues- in-(day night. Larrv is in room oOO. St, Benedict's and would appreciate cards and visits from his mends. cards and had been approved and the West Millard Hospital Association would 'fceiw, 'eral funds for 45 of the cost of the hospital and equip- ment- Since that tim6) the Association has carried on an extensive fund- raising .program. The response dur- ing the campaign for funds was fine and payments on pledges have s encouraged to pay more if they are iinanciany aoie to ao so. C. M. Pace, President of the As sociation until September, 1958, and a director since that time, has been V -f. f. i ;.t f w : ... , ! X ,aay rngnt at the Fost home witn Si young gun entnusiasts ercouea. Legionnaires Golden Warnick, Leo Burraston and Boyd Schena were the instructors. The three, plus other certified Legionnaires will instruct the youth in the proper pro-per handling of guns, give them written tests, etc. before the com- town Teen Ken Christensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Christensen of Delta, Utah, is one of the busiest persons in the high school. Ken's responsibility as Student-body Student-body President plus his activities in various clubs, athletics, and music , occupy all of his spare time. Ken was born with a basketball in his hand," and as a result of his hard work fiiul ability to play, he is one of thi- :.. 1st valuable members of our team. He is, of course, a member mem-ber of the Letterman's Club and also the Science Club. He has had former experience in the field of leadership by filling the office of Jr. High School Vice Presidency in his freshman year 1 Ken has a long list of achieve- ments -m his cnUrch work. He has heen secre(ary 0f tne prjest Quorum in his ward jje has earned his duty t0 God award six individual a- ; wards, and lacks only two merit Ken Christensen badges before he gains his eagle badge in scouting. Last summer he attended Boys State University in Lorin. He also attended the leadership program held in Cedar City. Ken is very talented in the musical musi-cal line. He plays the guitar and sings, is a member of the Delta High School Band and plays the saxaphone in the high school orchestra. or-chestra. Ken feels that the influence of his parents has helped him to meet the standards he wishes to achieve, j :30 p.m.. at Delta First Ward. El-Ilis El-Ilis future plans are college and j der Taylor will enter the mission an LDS mission. Potential fields in, home March 7. which he could major are athletics,! music and student leadership. Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Delta High School salutes its Ray Bishop were Mr. and Mrs. Vir-friendly. Vir-friendly. ambitious President. pil Hilton, Clearfield and Mr. released and N. S. Bassett appointed appoint-ed as the new director. Mr. Pace has been one of the promoters for a new hospital in Delta for the past 10 years and one of the first to donate $1,000.00 to the fund. His services in the Association have been much appreciated. Officers of the Association pres- ient at the meeting in which the DeLapp, June Reid, Leo D. Day, N. IS. Bassett and lone Hollingshead. Directors unable to attend because of other committments were Verdell Ver-dell R. Bishop, Melvin J. Roper and Thorpe Waddingham. f ' . i ; orally. Tentative plans for next year call for a program in archeiry, camp, boat and mountain safety. The Leggionnaires are to be congratulated congratu-lated to be among the first in taking tak-ing steps to help promote this program. pro-gram. Chronicle Photo Heart Sunday Is February 2IUIi Heart Sunday is Feb. 28, according accord-ing to Gloria Walker, Heart Fund Chairman of west Millard. The drive will 'be conducted by Delta Jaycee Wives with Mrs. Emily Em-ily Justesen, president. Arrangements Arrange-ments have been made to contact all residents of west Millard and all are asked to give generously. Delta Jaycee Wives in cooperation coopera-tion with the Utah Heart Association Associa-tion presented a program on the Heart Monday night at Delta Elementary El-ementary School. Dr. Ronald Summer, Sum-mer, Fillmore, was the presiding doctor and he showed films on the heart and gave an interesting and enlightening talk to those present on the heart and its functions and care. Afterwards questions from the floor were answered by Dr. Sum mer. Council 3Icefiug The regular meeting of Delta City Council was opened with in- vocation by Dell Ashbv. Citv Re- corder Caroline Bennett read the minutes of the previous meeting and they were approved. The buying of a piece of street-cleaning street-cleaning equipment from Frank Law was discussed. Effective March 1, any resident of Delta desiring a connection or a disconnection for culinary water wa-ter must apply in person and in writing at the city office. Rentals Rent-als are to pay 10.00 for deposit and S3.00 for a connecting fee. The feasibility of a skating rink and basketball court on Delta City Park was discussed. It was felt that such a project should be handled by a civic club and one will be contacted in the near future. fut-ure. A discussion was held on city employees regarding health and accident ac-cident benefits regulations. Next meeting will be held March 7. Mission Call Elder Bruce W. Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Taylor has received re-ceived a call to fulfill a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden. Eider Taylor is a 1C53 graduate of Delta H.gh School. Upon graduation, gradu-ation, he received the Danforth Award. Since graduating, he has attended school at USU, Loan and CSU, Cedar City. At present he is employed at the P.oper and Lovell Service Station, Delta. A farewell testimonial in Ms honor will be hell Sunday. Feb. 2S, Wayne Hindon, Hurricane. -.11 h r i rr i t E3E3E3 E3 Attend Foram, I mm ' ijifQ illeotsngs |