OCR Text |
Show "SERVING Volume 52 Number 16 Rites Conducted Tuesday for Vivian C. Kelly Funeral services for Vivian C. Kelly, 54, who died October 14 at Elko, Nev., were conducted Tuesday Tues-day at 1 p.m. in the Oasis Ward Chapel, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Viv", as he was known in his lifetime to many friends, was born Dec. 29, 1006, at Deseret, a son of Virgil William and Belle Hunt Kelly. Kel-ly. He was a veteran of World War II. He had lived in Idaho between 1930 and 1960, and had been in Delta and Oasis for the past year. Survivors are brothers and sisters, sis-ters, P. H. Kelly and Mrs. Mandy Schneider, both 'of Fresno, Calif.; Mrs. Biah Sjostrom and Oscar Kel ly, both of Oasis; Ralph Kelly of Boise, Idaho, and Mrs. (Donna Belle) Hostetter, Yuba City, Calif. The services were conducted by Bishop Lawrence Cropper. Militarry honors were accorded by Post 135 American Legion. Prelude and postlude music was by Sue Willoughby. Opening prayer was by Ralph Skeem. Prayer with LUC lailllljr Jl 1U1 I J UIC i -V O o by George Kelly, Helper, an uncle. Speakers were Bishop Cropper, Homer Petersen and Dudley Crafts, lifelong friends of Mr. Kelly. They expressed the high regard held for Mr. Kelly, and spoke of his warm friendship and thoughtful service to friends and family. Music was a duet, "In the Garden", Gar-den", by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Western, West-ern, and a vocal trio, "Abide With Me", by Beth Day, Glenda Roun-dy Roun-dy and Shirley Skeem. The closing prayer was by J. Val Styler. Burial was in the Deseret cemetery, where the grave was dedicated by Jack Willoughby. Pallbearers were Lowell Petersen, Clayton Palmer, Reed Crafts, Ar-mond Ar-mond Hawley, Van Warnick, and James Kelly. Final Rites for Mrs. Myrtle Spor Held Saturday Mrs. Myrtle Mikesell Spor, 73, lifelong resident of Millard County, died Thursday, Oct. 12, of natural causes at her home in Delta. Mrs. Spor was born Dec. 10, 1889, at Deseret, a daughter of Alfred and Fannie Black Mikesell. Her early years were lived at Deseret. She was married to George P. Spor April 2, 1908, in Salt Lake City. Survivors include her husband, at Delta; sons and daughters, Chad Spor, George A. Spor, Ray Spor, Fay Spor, Mrs. Henning (Leah) Heg-man, Heg-man, all of Delta; Mrs. Dean (Madge) Olson, Mrs. Juanita Hur-rell, Hur-rell, Mrs. Billy (Mildred) Lucas, all of Sacremento, Calif; Mrs. Ray (Alice) (Al-ice) Crouse, Lawrence Spor, Salt Lake City; Dewey Spor, Ruth, Nev.; 38 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Powell, Mrs. Estelle Pack, both in California; Mrs. Herb (Gladys) Conklin, Salt Lake City; a brother, Ray Mikesell, Ogden, Utah. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in Delta Thiird Ward Chapel, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by Joe Moody, of the Third Ward Bishopric. Bishop-ric. The opening prayer was by E. Eugene Gardner. Prayer with the family prior to the services was by Joe Moody. Prelude and postlude music was by Mrs. Glena Moody. Virginia Done sang "I Walked in God's Garden", accompanied by Mrs. Lenore McCall. A vocal trio was by Mrs. Thelma Black, Mrs. Deona Black and Mrs. Betty Turner with Mrs. Elaine Robison as accompanist. ac-companist. Speakers were Joe Moody, E. D. Harris and Dudley Crafts. They paid tribute to Mrs. Spor as a devoted de-voted wife and mother, kind friend and neighbor, who was valued in her community for her many fine qualities. A special tribute was paid to the close family ties that knit the Spor family, with their mother as the guiding spirit. The closing prayer was by Bent Mork. Eurial was in the Delta Cemetery, Ceme-tery, where the grave was dedicated dedicat-ed by June W. Black. Ctfrtl Birthday . . . Mrs. Lulu Warnick, of Delta, celebrated cel-ebrated her 83rd birthday Friday. Oct. 13. Her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Pace, came from Las Vegas, Nev., for the occasion, and during the day Mrs. Warnick's sister and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. George Dobson. of Salt Lake City, called. Friday evening Mrs. Warnick was honored at a birthday dinner at her home given by her grandchildren,1 Mr. and Mrs. Keith Dalton and Mr. and Mrs. Mas Humphries. THE PEOPLE OF DELTA AND THE GREAT PAHVANT Thursday, October 19, 1961 5 ?SSsS v.. Candidates for Delta City offices , Eicports Mission Elder Richard N. Talbot will report re-port his mission Sunday night in Oak City Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at 7:30 p.m. His friends are cordially invited in-vited to attend. Elder Talbot recently returned from two years in the East Central States LDS Mission. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Talbot, of Oak City. He is now in Logan where he resumed re-sumed studies at Utah State University. Uni-versity. He was graduated from Snow College and LDS Institute before be-fore he left for his mission field. ""V U Ll LJ ELDER TALBOT Adult Education Classes to Start The Adult Education program at Delta High School will commence this week with two classes scheduled schedul-ed to start Thursday night Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Principal C. L. Bennett will instruct in-struct a Family Life Education class similar to the class taught at Sutherland last fall as a National FrA experiment for a group in a rural neighborhood which was known as the Rocky Mt. Project. Many have requested this class at Delta. This will be a PTA study group class. The other class will be a sewing class to be taught by Mrs. Mar-Genne Mar-Genne Rowley in the Home Ec. department. Basic pattern fitting and construction of a dress will be the project of this class. Mrs. Rowley Row-ley is teaching a similar class at Hinckley on Monday nights. Additional classes will be organized orga-nized during the year, for more information in-formation contact Mrs. Sebrina C. Ekins, Adult Education director, at Hinckley. The classes are being sponsored by the State of Utah Department of Public Instruction and the Millard Mil-lard School District. LIVESTOCK QUOTES October 17. 1361 By Win Walker Cattle salable, 16o0. Most of today's run was feeders, ranging from 200 to 800 lbs. They were sold in car load lots, graded as to size and quality. 100 head choice heifers which sold half-cent below; 50 head choice steers, bal. of run was feeders and a few cows. The top for today was a 900 lb. steer fed by Garland Johnson and (Continued on page 8) Copy 10c (l.to r.) Jay Bohn, for Councilman; Lovell, for Councilman. R!e Candidacy For City Offices Glen W. Swalberg, Leoyd Lovell and Alvin J. Bohn, have filed for the city offices of Mayor and two Council seats respectively. The energetic en-ergetic threesome are representing the Peoples Independent Party. All are residents of Delta. Glen W. Swalberg, candidate for Mayor has a long list of civic and church accomplishments having been a class instructor in both the Priesthood and Sunday School in the LDS Church, and has served in the Presidency of .the MIA and the Fifth Quorum of Elders. His long civic career has included active Jaycee membership, serving on all levels and he has received recognition and acclaim on local, county, state and congressional levels. He has also been active in Millard County and State Industrial work. He is the co-manager of the Delta Del-ta Auto Supply. His wife is the former for-mer Helen Pratt of Delta and they have three sons. Originally from Oak City, Leoyd Lovell is- now a partner in Lovell and Roper Service, auto repair firm in Delta. Leoyd has served as Sunday School Superintendent, Presidency of MIA, Delta First Ward, 111th Quorum of Seventies and 21st Quorum Quo-rum of Seventies of the LDS Church. He has served with the Delta First Ward Bishopric for the past three years, and he has been on the Display Committee for the Millard County Fair for two years. Active in youth affairs, Leoyd is a great advocate of the scouting program. Serving on various com-(Continued com-(Continued on page 8) What Do You Know Are we the people) to donate labor besides the pledge we have signed? Answer. Yes. We are now building build-ing the hospital without any outside out-side help. Seven hours of labor per capita is needed. All work is based on two dollars per hour. Therefore, There-fore, instead of twenty-five dollars per capita the following will be needed: $25. original assessment $14. 7 hours at S2.00 per hour $39.00 total contribution this is a minimum). May the pledges be worked out? Answer. Yes, but we do need more money, therefore, we would prefer cash. When may the work be donated? Answer. Any time you are free to do so Saturdays, part days, etc.; ' however, in order to make sure we I have a crew of men, we have as-1 as-1 signed the Bishops of each ward Delta, Utah to see to it that we have a crew of men according to the work scheduled. sched-uled. Let's show our civic pride and get behind this project. Work is progressing nicely. We certainly appreciate the attitude and efforts of such men as Ken Dements, Rex Bunker. Grant Church. Lanny Wiley, Wil-ey, E. D. Harris. A. E. Stephenson, T. E. Eest. Dudley Crafts, James Nickle and many others. There has been a total of 391 'i hours donated do-nated labor so far. NEW WORK SCHEDULE Week of October 30 November 4 Delta 2nd. 5 men. Delta 3rd. 5 men. Please bring shovels, and hammers. Week of November 6-11 Delta 1st, 4 men. Oak City, 1 beggar sr jar , VALLEY" $4.00 a year in advance Glen Swalberg, for Mayor; Leoyd Attend Services Funeral services for James H. Gottfredson, 60, Caliente, Nev., businessman and civic leader, were conducted Monday at the Caliente Ward Chapel, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mr. Gottfredson lived at Delta in the 1920's, and married Orena Law, on June 22, 1922, in Salt Lake City. Attending the rites from Delta were Mr. and Mrs. LeGrand Law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Law, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Cropper, Deseret, brothers and sisters of Mrs. Gottfredson. Gott-fredson. Mr. Gottfredson had owned a general merchandising store in Caliente for 38 years and had branch stores in Ely and Pioche, Nevada. Return to Delta Mr. and Mrs. William Lisonbee, Deltans some years ago, have returned re-turned to Delta to make their home. With them are four of their six children, Bruce, Sandra, Terry and Susan. Two older sons, Roger and Billy, returned servicemen, remained re-mained in California where they are in business. At Delta they are visiting their mother, Mrs. Delia Lisonbee, while they get settled on a South Tract farm home. Since they left Delta some years ago the Lisonbee family has lived in Salt Lake City and in California for the past five years. Mr. Lisonbee will be in business in Delta in television work. Mr. and Mrs. David Jacobs, of Torrance, Calif., are Delta visitors for their annual share in the deer hunt and a visit with their mother, Mrs. Delia Lisonbee. They have just returned from three weeks in Oregon Ore-gon hunting and fishing, including a bear hunt. 7,500 Read It In The CHRONICLE About the Hospital? men. Lynndyl, 2 men. Leamington, 2 men. Week of November 13-18 Hinckley, 5 men. Sutherland, 5 men. No work on opening of the pheasant season. Week of November 20-25 Sugarvilie, 4 men. Oasis, 3 men. Deseret, 3 men. No work on Thanksgiving. Week of November 27-Dec 2 Delta 2nd, 5 men. Delta 3rd, 5 men. Let's have everyone get their contribution in as soon as possible. This is OUR HOSPITAL. s MR. AND MRS. GEORGE t y'.i i-fi iff-' M':'1. ;V'f "V ... m. : West Millarc tale Pheasant Hu Over 50,000 acres have now been signed up in Delta and vicinity. Petitions are now being circulated among landowners for additional acres in the area. The West Millard Hospital Association As-sociation is sponsoring a "Posted Hunting Area" tn conjunction with the Utah Department of Fish and Game. As provided by law, Posted Hunting Areas may be created by the owners in contiguous tracts of land aggregating 1,000 acres or more. Participation in the Hunting link li-nk is not compulsory. Any landowner land-owner controling property lying within the general boundary of a posted hunting area may post the same against hunting. Signs for such purpose shall be furnished by the landowner and shall contain the words, "Hunting Prohibited" and shall be posted by the landowner land-owner at least five days prior to open hunting season. If the landowner not participating participat-ing may wish to hunt his property, Farm Bureau Sets More Effective Program for Year Thursday at Delta the Millard County Farm Bureau executive group .and local presidents met with LeGrand Jarman, of the State Farm Bureau office, and 0 1 a f George, State Vice President, and discussed in detail an expanded and more effective Farm Bureau program. For the past year a study has been made throughout the state to try and determine the needs and the desires of local organizations in making a . more effective and stronger Farm Bureau. Part of the new program will include in-clude a research director, an addition ad-dition to the field staff, together with a newspaper, radio and television tele-vision coordinator. Pres. James Nickle urged eacn county president to call local meetings meet-ings and discuss national and state problems relative to policy development. develop-ment. "Only through local meetings and participation can we offer sound resolutions for our legislative legisla-tive directors to follow," Mr. Nickle stated. NOTE: Farmers, "No Trespassing" Trespass-ing" and "No Hunting" signs are available free of charge from the local president and at the County Offices. FFA Boys Report on Kansas City Meet Three members of the Delta Chapter, Future Farmers of America, Ameri-ca, left Delta Monday morning, Oct. 9, to attend sessions of the 34th annual FFA convention In Kansas City, Mo. West Millard IB." Association Busy For HoYember Drive The West Millard Tuberculosis and Health Association are busy stuffing Christmas Seals in envelopes envel-opes in preparation for the 55th Annual Christmas Seals sale. All residents of the area will receive their seals by mid-November. During the past year, the association asso-ciation donated $200.00 to West Millard Hospital Association, $25. to a Delta High School graduate and helped purchase syringes for use by the County Health nurse. The state association has a film on tuberculosis, "Merry-Go-Round" which is available to the West Millard Association for public or private showings. The film, which runs 24 Vi min. stars Mildred Dun-nock, Dun-nock, distinguished actress of the stage, screen and television. Miss Dunnock was starred in "Butter-field "Butter-field 8" as Elizabeth Taylor's mother. mo-ther. The film, which is being distributed dis-tributed nation-wide, is highly educational ed-ucational and enjoyable. More information in-formation on the film by any member mem-ber of any organization can be obtained ob-tained from Mrs. Merilyn Bishop, West Millard Association Sec'y. W. TRIPP. OF CAIXAO 1 Form of Unit he may post "No Hunting Without Permission" giving pertinent information infor-mation as to where such permission permis-sion may be procured. The Posted Hunting Area will be known as the West Millard County Posted Pheasant Phea-sant Hunting Unit. The Eastern boundary will extend ex-tend on a line North and South from Fred Hauman's to the Delta Airport; thence Northwesterly to the Southeast corner of the Wayne Davis property at Sugarville; thence West to the Albert Reid property North-of Abraham; thence South to the Deseret "Bogs"; thence Easterly to beginning. Collector Stations will be main- tained on the main roads entering he area. These stations will remain , open during the shooting hours of each day during the hunting sea-j sea-j son. Personnel at the stations will , be appointed Deputy Game War dens and will have full power to enforce the game laws. The State Fish and Game Com mission are sending additional wardens war-dens into the area during the hunting hunt-ing season. Additional deputy game wardens will be appointed so that a strict enforcement will be made in the hunting unit. During the hunting season and prior thereto, permits for hunting within the posted area will be sold. The permits will be in the form as is prescribed by the Commission and shall NOT be transferable. The fee paid by the hunter for such permits will be $1.00 each. It will be unlawful for any person to hunt within the boundaries of (Continued on page 8) AT NATIONAL FFA MEET Jay Webb, president of Delta Chapter Future Farmers of America, Gill Dutson, vice president, and Steve They were Jay Webb, president, Delta FFA, Gill Dutson, vice president, presi-dent, and Steve Allred, reporter of chapter activities. "Eesides attending sessions of the convention, we were taken on a guided tour through the Armour Meat Packing Plant in Kansas City, Kansas. There we were able to watch them slaughter a number of beef and pork. We also watched them package all kinds of meat for customers' use. "From the packing plant we went to the Kansas City stockyards. It was raining so hard that we were not able to take a tour of the yards but they showed us color slides of the yards, which were very interesting in-teresting to watch. "From there we went by bus to the American Hereford Association Building. There we were showed through the new building. We were SEASON BASKETBALL TICKETS Basketball season tickets will be on sale Monday, Oct. 23, at $3.00 each, for the four league games Delta High School plays on the home floor. Call Delta High School to make your reservations. re-servations. 3IirItS 91st Year! George Washington Tripp, vete ran rancher and livestock producer at Callao, Juab County, celebrated his 91st birthday Oct. 12, 1961. Mr. Tripp was born October 12, 1870, in Salt Lake City, a son of Utah pioneers and early colonizers. He has lived all of his life in Callao except for the years he spent in Salt Lake City as a young man in school at the University of Deseret. At Callao his playmates were Indian In-dian children that lived in Tom's Creek. Later Mr. Tripp was the first school teacher in Callao, where he taught two years. On Feb. 20, 1918, he married Inez Wilkins of Hinckley. They reared a family of thirteen children, seven girls and six boys, of whom twelve are now living. One daughter died at the age of eighteen. Mr. Tripp has been a prominent cattle and sheepman, and active in church and civic affairs. He has served as a counselor in the branch presidency a' Callao, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, under Cyrene N'. Bagley. He enjoys good health, and of late years has been active in gardening gard-ening around the ranch at their home in Callao. He is cheerful, and kind in word and deed. His many friends through the years join in congratulations and best wishes to Mr. Tripp on his 91st year. I ''if i'W ? ', jf . : v . I (3?r bi-mim .in ' miH m, tin r ikimii nw.nn itu.nn. .m innr.i .111.1 ... 1 n iW Candidates for City Office Filed Ity Two Tickets Two tickets of candidates for office in Delta City eiections Nov. 7 are in the field, and certificates certifi-cates of nominations were filed early Monday with Delta City Recorder, Caroline Bennett. On the Progressive ticket, chosen cho-sen in convention, are Ned M. Church, for Mayor, and Richard C. Long and Floyd Hardy, candidates candi-dates for Delta City Council. On the Peoples Independent ticket, by petition, are Glen W. Swalberg, for Mayor, and Leoyd Lovell and Alvin J. Bohn, for the two council positions. This week the Peoples Independent Inde-pendent ticket has a comprehensive comprehen-sive statement for contemplation by the voters. Next week will appear ap-pear an article on the candidates on the Progressive ticket. MINE ACCIDENT Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Keller, Hinckley Hinck-ley received the sad news Tuesday of the death of their son-in-law, Willie Rusby, husband of their daughter RoSella. Mr. Rusby was killed in a mine accident Monday at Moab, Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Keller Kel-ler and daughter, Mrs. Ray (Wan-etta) (Wan-etta) Spor, of Delta, left for Moab Tuesday to be with Mrs. Rusby. Among members of the family in Delta for the funeral Saturday of Mrs. Myrtle M. Spor were Mr. and Mrs. Pete Spor, of Norwood, Calif., N. C. Spor, of Ogden, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mikesell, of Ogden, Mrs. Estelle Es-telle Pack, California, and Mrs. Gladys Conklin, Salt Lake City. Allred, reporter, were among the 96 Utahns at the national FFA meet in Kansas City, attended by ten thousand from the nation. told about the association, how they were there to help the cattlemen cattle-men with their problems of registering regis-tering their cattle. "Thursday afternoon we went to Independence, Missouri, to the Central Cen-tral States Mission Office, where President Smith's wife spoke to us about the mission. Then she introduced intro-duced Elder Hastings, who is from Utah, serving in the Central States Mission. "He told us about the points of interest in Independence, Mo. then he took us to the site where the temple is to be built in the last days. "On Friday we went to the world famous American Royal Horse. Show. This show was probably the highlight of the afternoon. "We left Kansas City, Mo., Friday Fri-day night to come home. We arrived arriv-ed in Delta Sunday morning, Oct. 15. Each of the boys really enjoyed the trip and would like to attend another time in the near future. "There were 96 Future Farmers from Utah, and ten thousand in all in attendance at the National Future Farmers of America Convention." Conven-tion." Steve Allred, Reporter POLIO CLINIC Sutherland P-TA sponsors the land School, Wednesday, October 25. The public is invited to attend, for booster or the series of shots. A polio clinic will be scheduled in Delta in December. DIAPER DOINGS Congratulations to Sheldon and Sharon Shumway Western, Hinckley, on the birth of a son, 8'ii lbs., Oct. 13. Robert and Iris Holman Harris, Delta, on the birth of a daughter, 7 lbs., Oct. 15. The MJons Are After Your Elide They are putting in new sod at the Delta Elementary School playgrounds. They are impror-ing impror-ing facilities at the Palomar Recreation Rec-reation Center. They are assisting assist-ing with welfare projects for the benefit of the under privileged. If you will leave your deer hide at any service station or call any local service station to report the whereabouts of your hide, they will be picked up and used for the furthering of these worthwhile worth-while purposes. PLEASE SUPPCHT THESE LOCAL LO-CAL PROJECTS!! PLEASE DONATE DO-NATE YOUH HIDE!! |