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Show Signup Dates Set 1566 Wheat, Feed Grain Program Farmers who plan to participate in the voluntary wheat and feed grain program for 1966 are urged to make plans and sign-up beginning begin-ning January 31 through April 15, 19G6. Mr. Gene A. Walker, Chairman Chair-man of the County ASC Committee, reported that these programs are not automatic, and those who participate par-ticipate must sign up giving their intentions before the end of the sign-up period. In 1966 Agricultural Program, there is a Cropland Adjustment Pro gram for diverting acreages normally nor-mally planted to wheat and feed grain to conserving use under a long term period. Sign up and information in-formation on this program will also al-so be available at the ASCS Offices in Fillmore and Delta. The Delta Office wi!l be open each Tuesday between 8:00 and 5:00. Mr. Walker said that special signup days would be established if needed to accommodate accom-modate farmers in the area. The CAP agreements will be accepted on a first-come basis, so an early application will be to your benefit if you wish to participate in this program. Sugar beet acreages are restricted restrict-ed for 1966. Producers who wish to raise sugar beets should file an application for proportionate shares immediately, as Jan. 29 is the final date for filing applications. applica-tions. On Thursday, Jan. 20, Community Committeemen, along with other interested persons, attended an orientation meeting in the Courtroom Court-room of the Millard County Court House in Fillmore. Your community communi-ty committeeman will be able to give you information concerning the programs available. Former Deltan Ends 32 Years of Federal Service Earl N. Dorius, 2549 Blaine Ave., (1729 South), Salt Lake City, has returned to Salt Lake after retiring Jan. 1 from the Veterans Administration Admin-istration regional office in Los Ang eles, Calif. A member of the legal staff of Secretary of War Robert P. Patter son during World War V. and dep Sewer Problems 'SERVING THE PEOPLE OF DELTA AND THE GREAT PAHVANT VALLEY' Volume 56 Number 31 Thursday, January 27, 1966 -Delta, Utah 84624 10c copy $4.00 a year in advance Millard County Participates in "Dimes" Telerama Ruth Steele, Chairman of Millard County March of Dimes, expresses thanks to all county residents who participated in the "M arch of Dimes Telerama". Fifty-five pledges were called in from this area for a total of $288.36 Mrs. Steele said. She was well pleased with this response as this was the first year that Millard County has participated in the Telerama Tel-erama in this manner. Mrs. Steele attributed much of the response to the "Kinfolk", Vet- la Jenson, Sharon Cark and Choral i Clark. The popular trio represented Millard County on the Telerama talent-wise. They specialize in folk singing with a delivery which is at once smooth and appealing to all age groups. Mrs. Steele reports that she has received a lot of favorable fav-orable comment on this talented trio from other areas, Mrs. T.'A. Dennison, Hinckley one of the first to call in a pledge to Mrs. Steele, offered a pair of handmade hand-made pillow cases to the first person per-son from this area who contributed $25.00 to the March of Dimes. Her offer was snapped up by Harold Done of Done Equipment Co. who pledged $50.00 and received re-ceived the pillowcases. He, in turn, will be donating the pillow cases to Mrs. Steele for sale with the money received to be donated to the March of Dimes. The March of Dimes campaign ends Jan. 31, 1966. ELDER JAMES (Jim) NIELSON, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Niel-son, Niel-son, left his mission field Tuesday, Tues-day, Jan. 18 and is expected home on the 25th or 26th of this month. He has been in Australia. He will give his report at Lynn-dyl Lynn-dyl LDS Ward Sunday. Jan. 30, 6:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to hear his report. to First Ward MIA uty general counsel for the Army,w I7oIvil chief of staff for logistics duringi l tstliis .. la the Korean conflict, Mr. Dorius completed 32 years of federal service. ser-vice. Prior to his last assignment at Los Angeles, he served with the Board of Veterans Appeals, Washington, Wash-ington, D.C., and was employed far several years at the Salt Lake VA regional office. He is the son of the late L. S. and Mrs. Eulalia Dorius of Salt Lake City., former residents of Delta. "Young Artists Music Festival" is the name of a program presented in Delta First Ward Tuesday night Gunlock, Utah. They moved to Del C. It. Lcavitts Olisorve 50 Hi Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Clifton R. Leavitt will be honored at an Open House and family dinner celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Sat' urday, Jan. 29. The family dinner will be held at 2:00 p.m. and following fol-lowing it from 5:00 to 7:00 will be Open House at the Delta First Ward church. Everyone is invited and the couple request no gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Leavitt were married mar-ried on Jan. 25, 1916 in the St. George Temple. Their early mar ried life was spent in Veyo and ELDER BARRY LEE NIELSON, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Niel-son Niel-son has received a call to fill an LDS mission in the North Ireland area. Elder Nielsen is a graduate of Delta High School, graduate of Deseret Stake Seminary and has attended CSTJ for one year. A farewell testimonial will be held in his honor Sunday. Feb. 6, 6:00 p.m. at Lynndyl LDS Ward. He enters the mission home the following day. Everyone is invited to attend. Sen. Waddingham & P-TA Speaker Senator Thorpe Waddingham will be the featured speaker at the Del ta Elementary P-TA meeting Wed nesday evening Feb. 2, 1966 at 7:30 p.m. His talk will be concern ing the bills before the State Leg islature which are pertinent to the people of this area and will be in formative and interesting for all. The winning essays from the 6th grade students on "Americanism will be presented at this time and the music for the program will be provided by the 6th grade, also. Everyone is cordially invited to attend, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 7:30 p. m. in the Delta Elementary School Auditorium. Mr. Henry E. Peterson, Chief, look into the contractural terms Community Service of the Farmers entered into bv Delta City several Home Administration of Utah met, years ago with the federal govern-with govern-with Delta City Council Monday to ment. explain loans and grants of his A special meeting will probably agency which are available to be called in the very near future cities of population size up to 55u0 by Mayor Morrison upon recom-for recom-for construction and rehabilitation! mendation of Attorney Eliason. !f of sewer systems. la special meeting is called the only Accompanying Mr. Peterson to business will be curb and gutter the meeting was Mr. Lee Wankier, project bi.ls still due Delta City, Sorry9 Folks Our pictures have not reached our office in time for publication publica-tion this week. Included were the Teens of the Week, wedding wed-ding picture, Golden Anniversary Anniver-sary picture and an awards presentation. pre-sentation. They will be published pub-lished next week. The Golden Anniversary story is run this week because Open House is being planned. Other stories and cutlines will follow next week. Examinations for Post Office Help Competitive examinations will be held in 15 Utah communities in March for students and persons desiring de-siring temporary jobs with the Post Office Dept. Sen. Frank E. Moss (D-Utah) said "The examinations will be used to select the best qualified applicants as seasonal workers between be-tween May 1 and Sept. 30, 1966." Sen. Moss has been informed by Civil Service Commission Chairman John W. Macy, Jr. that applicants desiring to take the hour-long test should file their applications with civil service offices nearest their homes. A deadline for filing applications appli-cations has been set for Feb. 24, 5:00 p.m. The locations in Utah where applications ap-plications may be filed are: Beaver, Bea-ver, Cedar City, Delta, Dugway, Logan, Lo-gan, Moab, Ogden. Panguitch, Price Provo, Richfield, St. George, Salt Lake City, Tooele and Vernal. The temporary Post Office positions posi-tions will pay $2.37 hourly. Applicants Appli-cants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of employment. However, this minimum is waived for high school graduates who will be at least 16 years of age at the time they begin their temporary summer employment. Senator Moss urges "every Utah student who desires summer work in the Post Office Dept. to quickly file an application to take the examination." by the M.I.A. The program was de signed and directed by Donald Western. Appearing on the program were Linda Nickle, Deris Moody, Lorna Doolin, Carolyn Nickle, Sheldon Jackson, Judy Taylor, Stepheni Wright, Marilyn Merrell, Marcia Huff, Kathleen and Sandra Lyman, David Taylor and five young boys who sang a medley of patriotic songs, Kenneth Jeffery, Raymond Killpack, Stanton Lovell, Billy Merrell Mer-rell and Forrest Roper. Accompanists for the numbers were Gladys Fullmer, Doris Moody, Carolyn Nickle, Linda Nickle and Donald Western. License Plates License plates for passenger cars, trucks, house trailers, motorcycles mo-torcycles will be available at Delta on the following dates; February 4 in the afternoon. February 8. February 15 and February 22. Plates will be available in Lynndyl Feb. 1, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. They will be available avail-able in Leamington Feb. 1, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and in Oak City on Feb. 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Most transfers of title can be taken care of at the same place. All other dates through Jan. Feb., licenses are available in Fillmore. 1 zzzy i' i "N I' if ta in 1927 and Mr. Leavitt has been on the local police force for the past 25 years. They are parents of seven children, child-ren, six of whom are still living, Rowell, Mrs. Marion (Viola) Kes-ler, Kes-ler, Arnold, Mrs. Stewart (Ann) Taylor, Carl, and Mrs. Clayton (Betty) Jeffery. They are grandparents grand-parents to 22 grandchildren. t -By INEZ RIDING J' "We can't believe it. According recently is FRUIT OF THE POPPY NOTICE! COUNCILMAN Evan Gardner is now accepting applications for a life guard and a concession attendant at Delta Swimming Pool. Life Guard applicants should possess Red Cross and Life Guard Certificate certifying that heshe meets requirements require-ments set up by state officials. Concession attendant applicants appli-cants should be qualified to handle large amounts of small cash, keep accurate records and be able to keep order. MARY LOUISE LYMAN Mary L Lyman Vins Betty Crocker Homemaker Test Mary Louise Lyman is this year's Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow To-morrow for Delta High School. Mary scored highest here in a written writ-ten knowledge and attitude examination exam-ination taken Dec. 7, 1965. She is now eligible for state and national scholarship awards ranging from $500 to $5,000. More than 470,000 senior girls in 14,714 of the nation's high schools were enrolled for the examination. Test papers of all school winners in the state are being judged competitively. com-petitively. From them, the State Homemaker of Tomorrow will be named. She will receive a $1500 scholarship from General Mills, Inc. sponsor of the annual Betty Crocker Crock-er Search. In addition, her school will be awarded a set of Encyclopedia Encyclo-pedia Britannica. The second-ranking girl will receive a $500 educational educa-tional grant. Mary is a senior at Delta High School where she is a Cheer Leader for her second year. She was a 1965 Girl Stater of the American Legion Auxiliary. Local Artists Recognized Two local artists, Beth M. Ander son of Hinckley and Myrtis Peter son, Delta will enter their art for approval to the Vincent Price Art Gallery in Los Angeles, Calif, Mr. Price, well-known movie actor, has spent many years all over the world collecting art and as an art critic. He has promoted art programs for himself and art museums. His enthusiasm and in terest has been given to many striving artists throughout the world. Upon his acceptance, art pictures will be placed in galleries under his supervision. Both local artists, sisters, have been instrumental in promoting an art program in Millard County. They started the first art show at the County Fair when thev dis played seven pictures on coat han- to our records your subscription to THE CROSS AND THE FLAG has expired and you have failed to renew re-new it." So states a notice which I received re-ceived in the mail Tuesday. Well, since I never did subscribe to the magazine I won't be renew ing. I read through the first issue that I received just to see what it was all about. The subjects discussed in the first issue were interesting and, I feel, some of them definitely need airing, but I didn't particularly care for the manner in which they were being discussed. So, I never did even open the other eleven issues. They found their way to the waste-box waste-box in their original envelopes. Along with the subscription notice no-tice is a list of "Crusading Literature." Litera-ture." Almost half of the books and pamphlets listed concern racism, Jews and other so-called controversial contro-versial subjects. Guess I'll have to let the editor, J. K. Smith, know that I'm not interested in-terested in receiving his magazine nor his lists of such topics. Reading through that list of "Cru sading Literature" made me think of all the beautiful literature that is available for a person's pleasure. So, why sperrd time on reading something else. Monday night at City Council meeting my eyes strayed over the library shelves at one poiit of the evening. I spied a book with an interestsing ..title "Christ Uncon-quered." Uncon-quered." Following the meeting, I took a closer look at it and found that it to be a long narrative poem. Tuesday, 1 returned and checked it out for my reading pleasure The poem is by Arthur Little and is on the Passion and Death of Christ. I read seven pages before retiring Tuesday night and I'm sure that it is going to be a beautiful book for me to read. Like alomst everyone else, 1 grew up in a home of Christian teachings. I'm familiar with the by Robert Wilder. Like hair-rais ing stories of secret agents, dope addiction, crime syndicates, etc? Then this book is for you. It's from the Delta City Library, also. I've been looking into the history of the LDS Church through passages pass-ages or exerpts from JOURNALS OF DISCOURSES. ,111 learn something some-thing yet. I like to discuss LDS Church Literature with Evan Gardner. Gard-ner. I find him one of the easiest persons in the world to talk with. I sometimes think that I ask too many questions, but as a rule he doesn't seem to mind! In fact, rather ra-ther the opposite is true of Evan. He seems to welcome questions. Bill and Lynn Wilson and children, child-ren, Vance and Cathy were over from Fi'lmore Sunday. They took a look-see at the new Delta High School and drove around Sherwood Shores before coming on out to our house. We had an interesting talk-iest, talk-iest, as usual. They are interesting people. I do wish Bill would get with it, though, and write some more of his "Frankly Speaking" columns for the Progress. I miss them. I have a prediction that I'll close with. I predict a lot of accomplishments accomplish-ments from this particular Delta City Administration, from the Mayor May-or on down through the Council and all departments. I predict very few scars on any one person in accomplishing ac-complishing these feats, also. The Council and Mayor Morrison will be working all right together. I PREDICT IT. gers in the hallway at the Church ! subiect and have been for as long in Deseret. They were active in the' as 1 can remember. But, I'm sure They were active in the art and flower departments of the county fair for sixteen years. They have traveled all over the county giving lectures on arts, lessons, les-sons, decorating banquet tables, community celebration floats. In 1S55 they received a special citation for their work in developing develop-ing art and art appreciation in Millard County. The sisters have received four awards for their art accomplishments accomplish-ments from the American Artists Professional League of New York. They supervise National Art Week, a year round program. Piano Ilecital Jolly Stitchers will meet at the home of Mrs. Fern Foote Friday, Jan. 28, 2:30 p.m. Mrs. Alice Jensen Jen-sen will be assisting with hostess duties. that this poem will prove to be a rare treat for me. Several years ago, Athena gave me a copy of the great epic poem JOHN BROWN'S BODY by Stephen Vincent Benet. I read in it quite often. The story of the Civil War is new all over again for me in that the characters portrayed in the poem suddenly come alive as they never did from a history book; jan American history. The poem has two love stories tenderly woven through it. The students of Eva Dean Moody Moo-dy will present a piano recital Jan. 30 at 3:00 p.m. at the Sutherland Ward church. Those participating are: John Owens, Joyce and Susan Christen-sen, Christen-sen, Shauna Johnson, Carolyn Turner, Tur-ner, Colleen and Karen Pace, Lisa Atkinson, Shauna Porter, Becky Henrie, Joan and Mary Lou Nickle, Janice and Susan Mork, Nancy and Jane Lovell, Gayle Eliason, Carolyn Jones, Annette Losee, Linda Shurtz, Evelyn Marie and Kim Moody. Family and friends are invited. County FHA Supervisor. They were present at the invitation of Councilman Coun-cilman Floyd Hardy in charge of the sewer system. Mr. Peterson pointed out to council coun-cil that grants and loans were a-vailable a-vailable through three other federal fed-eral agencies, the Economic Opportunity Oppor-tunity Development, Dept. of Housing Hous-ing and Urban Renewal Development Develop-ment and the U.S. Bureau of Pub lic Health. These agencies, however, how-ever, have yet to fully establish guidelines for granting loans and grants. Discussing the FHA more fully, Mr. Peterson explained the difference differ-ence between a direct FHA loan and an insured FHA loan. An FHA direct loan at 3-i interest can be extended up to 40 years. An insured loan can also be made for a 40-yr. period at an interest rate of 5-To 5-To receive either type of loan, how ever, would require a bonding pro gram by Delta to repay. Council spent some time discussing a possible pos-sible sewer service charge. Mr. Peterson Pet-erson said that the average monthly month-ly charge from Provo to the southern south-ern part of the state is $3.00 with a low of 90 cents and a high of $6.00. He pointed out that rates for buesinesses are usually slightly higher than rates for residences. He explained that FHA grants in Utah are difficult to receive. He attributed this to the fact that the whole state of Utah only receives up to 1 of the total appropriation appropria-tion set up for FHA grants. Another Anoth-er factor entering into the grant picture is the number of Utah towns and cities applying for grants, a total of 27 to date. All are requesting grants rather than loans, he said. FHA can lend up to 100c of construction costs. Following the discussion, Mayor Morrison authorized Recorder Madge Johnson to file an application applica-tion with the local FHA office re questing a grant and assistance. Applications will be filed with the other three agencies, also Mike Bennett appeared before council to apply for a business license for himself and his brother, Jerry, to open a Family and Youth Center. The center would provide entertainment games such as pool, ping-pong, shuffleboard, jukebox for dancing and a snack shop. Live music will be provided one night a month Mike said. Smoking and alcohol beverages will be prohibited. prohib-ited. City Ordinances regulating hours and prohibiting pool playing and dancing on Sundays were read. Probable location of the new center cent-er will be above Mercer Drug, providing pro-viding enough entrances are available avail-able to meet the Fire Dept. Code. The license was granted by council. Lionel Taylor, Manager of Utah Power and Light Co. was present to request a permanent easement for some of the recently installed light poles from First West to the north end of Delta City. Councilman Council-man Hardy motioned to grant the easement. Councilman Gardner seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Councilman Gardner reported that he had received five applica tions for the position of Life Guard at the Municipal Swimming Pool for this coming season. Mr. Card ner was requested by other council members and Mayor Morrison to place an ad in this issue of the Chronicle advertising for applicants and listing qualifications required The ad is elsewhere. Councilman Price was notified by Mayor Morrison that complaints had been made to him of illegal parking at church houses and the Delta Post Office. Councilman Price will instruct the Delta Police Dept. to begin issuing warning tickets to persons illegally parked. Councilman Barben reported on the status of the Delta Airport and comments were made to the effect that Delta is maintaining an airport which is too large for this area. Attorney Eliason was instructed to Attorney tnason recommended a special meeting following a short discussion on one of the more recent re-cent curb and gutter projects on Second West. Two Delta girls, employed thru the Neighborhood Youth Corps, began be-gan work at the City Offices Tuesday Tues-day afternoon, reported Councilman Council-man Ashby. it )S f: ' HOSPITAL NOTES- Dean Harris, Orlin Roberts, Robert Rob-ert Torrens still hospitalized. Imogene McGill, medical, admitted admit-ted Jan. 24. Lori Jarvis, medical, admitted Jan. 21. Released Jan. 26. Lorin Dutson, surgical, admitted Incidentally, both books "Christ Unconquered" and "John Brown's Body" are illustrated by Fritz Kr-deL Kr-deL I thought that was an interesting inter-esting coincidence. Another book which I have read Eathel Skeem, admitted Jan. 25 for treatment of fractured ankle. Gail Jensen admitted Jan. 26 for treatment of fractured ankle. : ( " j? MILTON A. MELVILLE Attorney Milton A. Melville Retires Due to III Health Attorney Milton A. Melville announced an-nounced his retirement from public pub-lic office and private law practice effective January, 1966. Mr. Melville's Mel-ville's retirement from active public pub-lic work was because of health reasons which have prompted a limited activity for several months. Before his retirement, he was Millard County Attorney, Fillmore City Attorney and attorney far the Fiowell Electric Association and several other political and business organizations. He served as counsel for Millard County Soil Conservation Conserva-tion District. Mr. Melville was a graduate of the University of Utah in 1927, and a member of Phi Kappa Phi and the Order of the Coif. He taught school for 13 years at Millard High. His debate teams and public speak ing contestants won many honors. He served a total of twenty-three years as Millard County Attorney and twenty-five years as Fillmore City Attorney. As Bishop of the Fillmore Second Ward, he served ten years. Mr. Melville, a native of Fillmore, Fill-more, is married to the former Per-necy Per-necy Lenkersdorfer, a native of Logan, Utah. They have four children, child-ren, Mrs. Robert (Joyce M.) Des-pain Des-pain who resides with her family at Millbrae, Calif, while her husband hus-band Dr. Despain completes training train-ing in medical specialization at the San Francisco Medical School. Mrs. Despain has her Master's Degree in Home Management from Purdue University; Milton Andrew Melville, Mel-ville, who is a captain in the Air Force and is now attending Staff and Command School at Fort Leavenworth, Lea-venworth, Kansas; Mrs. Johannes (Jane M.) Vazulik who is attending attend-ing Western Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio, and who will receive re-ceive her Master's Degree in Lang uages, August, 1966; and Thomas G. Melville, who is now in the W. German Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mr. Melville has been active in civic and political affairs and has served as Millard County Democratic Demo-cratic Party Chairman. Because he was stricken with sclerosis a few years ago, Mr. Melville Mel-ville has been forced to limit his activities. Let your college student read about friends and neighbors in the pages of the Chronicle. Order today. 7,500 Read It la The CHRONICLE SUZANE LAW. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Law, was selected select-ed as Orchid Ball Queen Jan. 21 at Weber State College in Ogden. She was one of six candidates. Suzanne observed her 20th birth, day on the same date. 5 Students From Delia Area on U. Of U. Honor Doll Five persons from the Delta area are among the 973 students named to the fall quarter honor roll at the University of Utah. To be named to the honor list a student must maintain an average of 3.5 or better bet-ter in all academic subjects where 4.0 is the equivalent of an "A . The students from the Delta Hi School are: Milo Ellis Bishop, Jr., College of Education; Judith Jane B. Collett, Sr., College of Nursing; Judith Shepherd, Jr., College of Education; Ed-ucation; Marcus Ray Skeem, Soph., College of Engineering; Joyce Hill West. Sr., College of Education. DIAPER DOINGS- Congratulations to: Daniel and Zada Robison McDonald McDon-ald on the birth of an 8 lb. 12 oz. boy, Jan. 20. Douglas and Frances Black Mea-cham Mea-cham on the birth of a 6 lb. 14 oz. girl, Jan. 20. |