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Show Help, Help! It has been brought to the attention at-tention of local law enforcement officers that parents who bring their children to Delta E emen-tary emen-tary in the morning and pick them up after school hours persist per-sist in pprking and driving thru the school yard. This practice creates hazardous conditions. Parents are once more reminded when they come to school at any time for any reason they should meet their children on Center St. or on First East St. , Only vehicles which are lawfully lawful-ly allowed on the school grounds are busses and delivery trucks. Delta City Council asks and solicits so-licits parents' cooperation in this matter so that a serious tragedy may be averted. Parents are reminded re-minded "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Leamington Man Killed in Truck-Semi Truck-Semi Accident Funeral services for Grant L. Overson, 44, were held Wednesday, Feb. 9 at the Leamington L.D.S. Ward Chapel. Mr. Overson was killed eany Sunday in an auto accident three miles south of Santaquin on U.S. 91 when the pickup truck he was driving collided headon with a semi-truck and trailer loaded with brass. Mr. Overson was alone in his northbound truck. Driver of the semi was George E. McLaughlin of Berwick, Pa. He was treated for shock at the Payson City Hospital. Mr. Overson was born June 19, 1921 in Leamington to Lyman and Alida Roberts Overson. He married Ida Johnson of Fountain Green Aug. 24, 1949 in Las Vegas, Nev. He was a member of the L.DJ5. Church, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; President of the Leamington Irrigation Co.; a member of the Leamington Town Board and active as a 4-H leader. surviving are his widow, sons, daughter, Allen Grant, Scott Lee Alida Ruth, father, all of Leaming ton; brothers, sisters, Warren, of Kearns; Robert J., Cedar City; Mrs. Joe C. (Gladys) Montoya, Ogden; Mrs. CleMont (Joey) Bennett, Delta Del-ta and Mrs. Gertide Law, San Bernardino, Calif. Funeral services will be published publish-ed next week. Services Held in Deseret Ward for Ralph W. Curtis Ralph W. Curtis, 43, Deseret, died in the West Millard Hospital Sunday, Sun-day, Jan. 30 at 5:30 a.m. after a short illness. Ralph was born Aug. 19, 1922 at Palmyra, Utah County to Lyman and Ines Western Curtis. He was a carpenter and had a great love for horses. He attended Hinckley High School. Survivors: mother, Mrs. Ines Damron; brothers and sisters, Glen, Ogden; Raymond, Dillon, Mont.; Mrs. Deloyd (Maxine) Peterson, Salt Lake; Mrs. Barth (Barbara) Beauegard, Tooele and Mrs. Clinton (Ina Rae) Roper, Kaysville; grand father, John Henry Western, Des eret. Funeral services were held Wed- nesday, Feb. 2 at Deseret Chapel under the direction of Phil Eliason, says on why jm proud to be an First Counselor in the Bishopric. American". He commended the pu-Friends pu-Friends called at the home of i pns for their estays and referred T 1 tt lir . e n.nn I . dunn nenry western irom ;.5U un til time of services Prelude and postlude music was by Jackie Black. Prayer with the family was given by Harold R. Morris. Mor-ris. Tony Western gave the opening prayer. A tribute to Ralph, written by Lincoln Eliason, was given by Phil Eliason. Talk by Sheldon Baker. Vocal duet, "in The Garden" by Grayce Pace and Cluff Talbot followed fol-lowed by a talk by Douglas Western. West-ern. Another duet, "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" by Orin and Jean Allred. A talk by Loren Rowley was followed fol-lowed by a vocal duet, "God Is Ever Beside Me" by Debra and Donna Western. An original reading and tribute to Ralph was given by Belva Morris. Mor-ris. Organ melodies were played by Ruth Talbot, followed with remarks re-marks by Phil Eliason. Benediction was by Clinton Roper. Rop-er. Pallbearers were Orin Allred, Sheldon Baker, LaVoy Erickson, Loren Rowley, Tony Western and Vern Curtis. Burial was at Salem, Utah where the grave was dedicated by a brother, bro-ther, Raymond Curtis. Aboard Carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) FHTNC) Jan. 25 Fireman Roger C. Giles, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Giles of Delta, has reported re-ported for duty aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Constellation, homeported in San Diego, Calif. Constellation has just completed an eight-month, $19 million overhaul over-haul at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash. This overhaul followed the Constellation's Con-stellation's deployment to the South China Sea. where she served in the Vietnam combat zone with the Seventh Fleet. 7,300 Bead It In The CHRONICLE Volume 56 Number 33 These lour youthful "Salts" have recently completed basic training at Great Lakes, 111. and are now at home on leave with family and friends prior to reporting re-porting back to duty to various bases. From left to right are Kent Kimber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Al-bert Kimber; Craig Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Walker: Rex Warnick, son of Mr. and Mrs. )XT y I Delta Office of USDA Farmers Home Administration Lists 1965 Activities A wide range of USDA Farmers Home Administration loan programs pro-grams are now serving the adjustment adjust-ment and credit needs of family farmers and rural communities throughout the United States. The credit supplements credit from private sources. During the 1965 calendar year, the Delta office of Farmers Home Administration made 51 loans to farmers to pay operating expenses, purchase machinery and livestock. These loans were made under the Operating loan program, with interest in-terest of 5. Fifteen Farm Ownership loans were made. These loans were made to develop and buy farms not larger larg-er than family size, and to refinance refin-ance debts. Four Soil and Water loans were made to purchase water stock. enator Waddingham Speaks at P-TA "A talk on education is a talk on money", Senator Thorpe Waddingham Wad-dingham told his Delta Elementary PTA audience Wednesday night. His snppch followed four sixth- eraders who read their winnine es- to several statements used by them during his speech. Senator Waddingham pointed out that the procedure of the State Legislature meeting only every two years necessitates the legislators trying to forecast expenditures and revenues for thirty months ahead. "Time was when Utah had a surplus sur-plus or cushion. We have no such cushion now. For at least the last five bienniums there has been a xjjspfleww" '1 Senator Thorpe Waddingham . "a talk on education is a talk on money." RESTRICTIVE ORDER ON STATE HIGHWAY 2S7 The Departments of Highways has announced that due to weather conditions, and to prevent a breakup break-up of Highway U-257, vehicles with gross weights in excess of eight (8) ton will not be permitted on U-257, between Deseret and Mil ford, until further notice. The or- . i Tk n) z7 zj Hinckley T -A7 ? roof) '? 'y Honors 'SERVING THE PEOPLE OF DELTA AND THE GREAT PAHVANT Thursday, February 10, 1966 Golden Warnick, former Deltans and Thayne Henrie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cut'er Henrie. Craig. Rex and Thayne leave Feb. 14. Craig reports to Jacksonville, Jackson-ville, Fla. where he will receive training as an Aviation Constructional Construc-tional Mechanic. Rex goes to Brunswick, Georgia where he will enter Aviation Control. Thayne Five Rural Housing Loans were made to remodel and build homes. Forty Emergency loans were made during 1965 for the purpose or paying operating and family living expenses. Our authority to make Emergency loans has been extended to June 30, 1966. Under the Economic Opportunity loan program, the Delta office made 16 loans to low-income families fam-ilies to refinance debts, purchase machinery, equipment and tools construct, repair and improve build ings and purchase livestock. A total of $348,820.00 was loaned during the 1965 calendar year thru the Delta office of Farmers Hhome Administration. Further information on our lend ing program may be obtained at the county office of the Farmers Home Administration located at 372 West Main, Delta, Utah. constant and increasing widening between revenue and spending". He said that $1,000,000 is spent each day in Utah on state government. govern-ment. Over 37 of personal income in Utah goes for taxation for national, na-tional, state and local governing units. 10 of personal income goes into education. "Utah has shown a concern for education by the a-mount a-mount of money being spent", he emphasized. Referring to free enterprise and basic freedoms used in the sixth-graders sixth-graders essays, Senator Waddingham Wadding-ham said " a surefire shortcut to loss of such freedoms is excessive taxation and in my opinion, Utah has gone far enough. It is time we ask ourselves 'What can we afford'?" af-ford'?" A case in point is the bonding program of Utah. Sen. Waddingham said the construction schedule for public buildings calls for completion comple-tion in 1969. "When those buildings are completed, it will require an additional 50 cents per year for each Utahn to operate, staff and maintain those buildings for each dollar used in construction". The bonding program is for $65,000,000. He then discussed the school bill Graveside Rites Held in Hinckley For O. W. Walker Graveside services were held in Hinckley Tuesday afternoon for Orson Or-son W. Walker, 55, of Salt Lake City. Conducting the services were Bishop Karl Workman. Mr. Walker died at his home Sunday morning of natural causes. He was born in Hinckley March 24, 1910 to George Henry and Alice Louisa Stout Walker. He was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors are: brothers, Leslie Salt Lake City; Reed, Hosea, Ned, Karl, all of California. Leslie Walker, brother gave the opening prayer at the services. Axvilla Workman spoke after which Alma Western dedicated the grave. Attending from out-of-town were Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Walker of Salt Lake City and Dr. Ned Walker and ' r . i . . ,-. . Delta, Utah 84624 10c copy will be heading for Memphis, Tenn. where he wi'l be trained as an Aviation Mechanic. Kent leaves Feb. 17 for Port Hueneme, Calif, and will enter Naval Construction. Con-struction. The four enlisted together and seem to have enjoyed navy life thus far. Best wishes go with them from west Millard residents. BULLETIN! THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE M'.LLARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, WEDNES-DAY, FEBRUARY 16, WILL BE HELD MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21. Three Join U.S. Ularine Corps Brent Waddingham, son of Sen. and Mrs. Thorpe Waddingham and Paul Robison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Robison enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps Tuesday, Feb. 1. They leave Salt Lake City March 11 for San Diego, Calif., where they will receive their basic training. MacKay Church, son of Mr. and Mis. Ned Church left Delta Wednesday, Wed-nesday, Feb. 2 for Salt Lake where he joined other Marine Corp enlistees en-listees for San Diego, Calif. MacKay will receive his basic training at San Diego. introduced at the recent special ses sion of the Utah State Legislature. The bill would have provided additional addi-tional funds to provide for differential differ-ential pay for teachers having a Masters Degree, three year tenure and a "Professional Teacher's Certificate". Cer-tificate". Senator Waddingham voted "no" on the bill and outlined his reasons as (1) criteria defining the requirements require-ments of a Professional Teacher's Certificate were not available and (2) the strong difference of opinion opin-ion existing between Supt T. H. Bell and UEA representatives as t what the criteria should be. He said he had received no Information Infor-mation contradicting the overwhelming over-whelming evidence that it will be necessary to raise taxes in the next (Continued on back page) Republicans to Convene for Lincoln Dinner Millard County Republicans will meet Feb. 14 at the American Legion Le-gion Hall in Fillmore for the An nual Lincoln Day Dinner. According to County Chairman Richard Brough the guest speaker will be former Congressman Sherman Sher-man Lloyd. Mr. Lloyd is a graduate of the University of Utah and George Washington Law School. He has served eight years in the Utah State Senate and was elected to Congress in 1962. He ran for the United States Senate in 1964 and was defeated in the Primary Election Elec-tion by Dr. Ernest Wilkinson. Presently, Pre-sently, Mr. Lloyd is vice-president of the Prudential Federal Savings and Loan Ass'n. Rumor has it in Republican circles cir-cles that Mr. Lloyd will announce his candidacy in the near future lor U. S. Congress. NOTICE! Delta businesses will b closed Saturday, Feb. 12 in observance of Lincoln's Birthday and again. Tuesday. Feb. 22 in observance of Washington's Birthday. VAhLEY" $4.00 a year in advance Memorial Services Morris, Hinckley Pilot, Set for Feb. 12 Memorial services for Lt. H. Mario Mar-io Morris, 30, will be held Saturday, Feb. 12, 11:00 a.m. at Hinckley LDS Chapel. Friends may call at the Relief Society room at 10:00 am. Lt. Morris, son- of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Morris, was pilot of a US Navy DC3 which crashed Tuesday and killed six American servicemen while attempting to land on Roosevelt Roose-velt Island, an is. and of ice in the Ross Shelf of the Antarctic. Lt. Morris was born October 26, 1935 in Hinckley. He graduated from Hinckley High School in 1953 and from Utah State University in 1957. While at USU he received his pilot's license. Upon graduation from USU he accepted a position in the U. S. Patent Office in Wash ington. D.C. He loined the U.S. Navy Air Cadets in September, 1957. He. was commissioned an Ensign Jan., 1958 and was later commissioned commis-sioned a Lt. In the U.S. Navy. He left Rhode Island in Sept., 1965 on an assignment to Antarctic. He married Patricia Laursen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Laursen of Logan, June 29, 1958. He was a member of the LDS Church. He was an Eagle Scout and had received the Silver Explorer Award. Surviving are his widow, three children, Jeffery Lynn, David Mario Mar-io and Kelly Ann, all of Logan; parents, par-ents, Hinckley; three brothers and one sister, Don, Eugene W., Ronald, all of Hinckley and Mrs. Waldo (Karolyn) Warnick, Jr., Cedar City; grandfather, Henry Western, Hinckley. Hinck-ley. Lt. Morris' body has not been recovered as yet. However, rescue operations are being continued. Memorial services have been conducted for the servicemen at Christ Church, New Zealand and the McMerdo Base, Antarctic. A feature article in a northern paper had this to say about Miss Darla Terry recently. "There are a good many new teachers beginning their careers in Granite School District this year. But parents need have no fears about their children not being be-ing in experienced hands if they are all as well-qualified as Miss Darla Terry who is beginning her teaching career as a fifth grade instructor at the Whittier School. "Miss Terry comes from Delta She is a graduate of the College of Southern Utah, a branch of Utah State University. Her major was Engnish and she also had considerable training in music. "Her favorite hobbies are reading read-ing all kinds of literature and writing. Humorous writing is her specialty. "While attending CSU. Miss Terry was a member of the a cappella choir. She also served as vice president of the student-body. student-body. "Miss Terry was dairy princess in Millard County in 1961. With this, she won a scholarship. She won two additional scholarships for her work in music and for her work as a studentbody officer. She was an honor student all through her college career, and also a member of Chi Sigma Up-silon Up-silon Sorority. "Miss Terry says she is really enjoying her work, but that it is very exciting, requiring more hours per day than most people realize. "The students are delighted with their new teacher and their wish is that she may have a long and continually successful career." car-eer." Darla is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mont Cook of Delta. DIAPER DOINGS Congratulations to Thayne and Erma Bates Maxfield on the birth of a 6 lb. 1 oz. girl Feb. Sth. ., - II -v ' vvVSv Yf I : At i him m mi in. I. M j i 1,n-"irii ii irl I Hinckley residents and special In vited guests gathered at the school gymnasium Friday, Feb. 3 to pay tribute to Mayor R. P. Swensen, Clerk Dana Pratt and Marshall Fay Theobald. Acting as emcee was the present Mayor, Ray Brown. The Hinckley Ward Choir, under for Lt. H. Mario The family suggests contributions to the West Millard Hospital in lieu of flowers, please. LT. H. MAHLO MORRIS 14 The late Frank A. Beckwith Former Publisher Named to USPA Hall of Fame Frank A. Beckwith, the late pub lisheir of the Millard County Chron icle, was honored by the Utah State Press Ass'n by being named Sunday, Feb. 6th to t h e Hall of Fame of the ass'n. Mr. Beckwith published the Chron icle from 1919 until his death in 1951. Family members present for the Hall of Fame presentation were Mrs. Florence Reeve of Preston, Id' aho, a daughter and three granddaughters: grand-daughters: Miss Jane Beckwith of Provo, Miss Debra Beckwith, Delta and Mrs. Susan Dutson, Hinckley. Another daughter, Mrs. Athena B. Cook and granddaughter, Mrs. Jessie Gillette, Ely, Nev. were un able to attend. Mrs. Cook was associated as-sociated with her father for many years in the publishing field. Grand son Collins and mother, Wanda Beckwith were on an outing to Yellowstone Yel-lowstone National Park at the time and also unable to attend. Mrs. Reeve's husband, C.C. was present for the presentation. Mr. Beckwith was the first editor of a Millard County weekly to be named to the coveted Hall of Fame. Three Local Men Attend National U.S. Highway 50 Federation Meeting Members of the National Highway High-way 50 Federation representing many communities in Utah met Wednesday, Feb. 2 with Henry Hel-land, Hel-land, Director, Utah State Dept. of Highways to ask help from the Department De-partment regarding the improvement improve-ment of U.S. Highway 50 across the State of Utah. The group asked that immediate improvement be made to U.S. 50 between Wood-side Wood-side and Green River. The traveling travel-ing public has made many complaints com-plaints about the condition of the road in this area and the Highway 50 members feel that immediate improvement is needed in order to prevent a loss of traffic. Mr. Helland told the group that 6 miles of this section is presently out to contract and it is hoped that the remaining mileage can be reconstructed re-constructed in three additional contracts with one being let each year until the entire project is completed. com-pleted. The Highway 50 group also asked that an alternate 50 designation desig-nation be made from Santaquin own th edirection of Cluff Talbot, sang God Bless America" after which Karl Workman offered the invoca tion. The choir then sang "Love's Old Sweet Song" with special solo part by Erma Cropper. Chris Petersen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Petersen, sang "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" followed by the choir's rendition of "One World" featuring Blaine Spendlove as solo ist. Mr. and Mrs. Spendlove had come from their Kaysville home for the event. Accompanist was Ruth Talbot. Dorothy Damron read an original toast in the form of an undelivered letter to the honorees. Mayor Swensen gave the re sponse during which time he reminisced remi-nisced on life in Hinckley from 1919 to the present day. Mayor Swensen assumed his duties as mayor twenty twen-ty years ago. During ensuing years Hon Cropper, Elden Jensen, Jim Petersen, Byron Carter, Cluff Talbot, Tal-bot, Grant Hardy, Elden Hurst, Ken Mecham, Ken Damron, Ray Brown, Wesley Peterson, Sheldon Western and Douglas Spencer have served Hinckley as Town Board Members. Dana Pratt acted as Town Clerk until he moved to St. George to accept a teaching position at Dixie College. Since that time Jeanne E. Taylor has served as Town Clerk. Marshalls during Mayor Swensen's tenure have been Duane Galli and Fay Theobald. Eldon Eliason has been Attorney and Leonard Palmer has been Judge. Renowned for his fishing stories, Mayor Swensen closed with a fish story. Dana Pratt thanked everyone for their support during his years as Town Clerk. Fay Theobald received a tribute from Mayor Ray Brown. During his response, Mr. Theobald Theo-bald thanked Hinckley residents and special thanks went to Deputy Sheriff Edgar Mills and Attorney Eliason. Erief remarks were made by present pre-sent Town Board Members, Douglas Doug-las Spencer, Don Morris, Sheldon Western and Wesley Peterson. Their remarks were followed by remarks re-marks from Jeanne Taylor and Attorney At-torney Eliason. An accomplished speaker, Attorney Attor-ney Eliason paid high tribute to the honored persons. He said that he had never seen more devoted service to duty than that displayed by Mayor Swensen, Clerk Pratt and Marshall Theobald. He expressed the sentiments of everyone present when he said Dana will be missed from almost all west Millard Cele brations for his fine performance before a mike making announcements". announce-ments". Special guests were recognized by Mayor Brown. The benediction was offered by Leonard Palmer. Sponsoring the event were the Hinckley Lions Club and Hinckley Town. Catering was done by Beryl Hardy. Patriotic colors were used in the decorations. Small American flags marked each place on the tables and larger flags anchored in foot-long foot-long pieces of three or four inch smooth tree limbs were placed on the piano. A beautiful centerpiece of red, white and blue carnations graced the head table. In charge of decorations were Jeanne Taylor and Lonnie Morris. Prior to the benediction the following fol-lowing song was sung: Tune: Solomon Levi We've met in good old Hinckley town This night to celebrate, And let our Town Board Members know We do appreciate The things they did the jobs well done In all the years gone by. Let's give a cheer for friends so dear And here's the reason why. Oh Curley Swensen Glad that you could come. Oh Curley Swensen Just look what you have done. You stood the test you need a rest. So take it while you can. We're proud to honor you tonight Our Hinckley-Mayor-Man. south to Nephi and thence back west to present U.S. 50 at Lynndyl. The group said that this route offered of-fered the traveler a shorter, safer, and a better all-weather road as compared with the present U.S. 50 routing between Santaquin and Lynndyl. A written request will be made for this designation to the Utah State Highway Commission from the National Highway 50 Federation Federa-tion and interested communities. Upon approval of the Commission the request will be forwarded to the Numbering Committee of the American Association of State High way Officials who has jurisdiction over U.S. routings. The Highway 50 representatives also asked the Highway Dept. for consideration in constructing a good connecting road between Interstate 70 at Sa-lina Sa-lina and U.S. 50 at Delta. Such a route would go through Scipio and would offer the west bound traveler travel-er on I 70 a more direct route west (Continued on back page) |