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Show i leiryllium Fta-Iis Eiffel eh Our Area CmnyiiiiDies "SERVING THE PEOPLE OF DELTA AND THE GREAT PAHVANT Vol. 58 No. 35 Thursday, February 29, 1968 Delta, Utah $4.25 a year in advance iilsSp'lii CHARLES EANDLE JENSEN Services Held in ufherland for "Randy" Jensen Funeral services for Charles Randle (Randy) Jensen were held Saturday,, Feb. 24, 11 a.m. at the Sutherland Ward Chapel. Randy died Feb. 21 at his home of accidental acci-dental asphyxiation. He was born May 3, 1954 to John Rex and Geniel Bennett Jensen, Jen-sen, at Delta. Randy was an active member of the L.D.S. Church and was a member of Scout Troop 153. He was a member of the Bronco Little League football team and was on the All-Star team the past two years. He was in the 7th grade at the Delta Jr. High School. Survivors: father and mother; four sisters,, Judy, Cedar City, Ut.; Susan, Vickie and Margaret; two brothers, Stephan and Johnie; grandfather, Charles M. Jensen, all of Delta. Conducting the services was Bishop Farrell Walker. Family prayer was offered by an uncle, Auer Jensen. Hazel Walker played prelude and postlude music. Invocation was given by a cousin, cou-sin, Dennis Brasher. Bishop Walker gave the obituary. Duet by Leon and Nadine Smith, "The Lord Is My Shepherd." acc. by Jane Stanworth. First speaker, Merrill Johnson, a teacher. Second speaker, Wayne Edwards, a friend and neighbor. Vocal solo, Dean Moody, "Hold Thou My Hand Dear Lord" acc. fay his mother, Eva Dean Moody. Talk by Richard Henrie, Randy's Scoutmaster. Talk by Bishop Farrell Far-rell Walker. Vocal duet, Dora Rose and her daughter, Margo Wilde, "I Wonder Won-der When He Comes Again," acc. by Eva Dean Moody. Benediction, Jack Turner. Scout Troop 153 stood as Honor Guard at the chapel. Pallbearers were Phil Jensen, Eddie Jensen, Allen Al-len Jensen, Gary Jensen, cousins, John Adams, Mark Talbot, Rockie Dalton nnd Gary Mienhardt. Burial was at the Delta Ceme-(Continusd Ceme-(Continusd on back page) . WEATKERLY SPEAKING A high of 61 was recorded on Feb. 2.r and 26. A low of 27 was recorded on Feb. 28. Precipitation measurments for the week ending Feb. 28 were .24 of nn inch on FeD. 21, .21 of an inch on Feb. 23 and .40 ol1 an inch on Feb. 27. NOTICE OR MEETING A meeting of all members and individuals interested in the golf course will be held Friday, March 8, 1968. at 8:00 p.m. in the DHS auditorium. The purpose of the meeting wiU D3 to determine it there is enough public interest to justify continuing the golf course. Alternative plans for the continuation continua-tion of the golf course will be considered con-sidered but if it is decided that there is a definate lack of interest the golf course will be discontinued as of March 8. 19G8. . Directors Hidden Meadow Golf Course, Inc. NOTICE, DHS PARENTS Dr. Norma Rhodes and Dr. Paul Cook, school psychologists from BYU, will being a series of discussion discus-sion groups for parents Monday, March 4, 7:00 p.m. in rooms 203 and 204 at Delta High School. YOU are invited to attend. HOSPITAL NOTES Sarah Church, Angus Myers still hospitalized. Joe Pikayvit, surgical, admitted Feb. 22. Marion Dillenbeck, surgical, admitted ad-mitted Feb. 25. April Potts, medical, admitted Feb. 26. Released Feb. 28. Good Luck to DHS Promote Highway 59 Says National Vice President Working for a good connecting road between Interstate 70 and US 50 is one of the key projects that the National Highway 50 Federation Federa-tion is working on at the present time according to the Federation's Executive Vice President, Doyle L. Davidson. Davidson was in Delta this past week on his way to meet with the California State Highway Commission and visited with Highway High-way 50 boosters Ward Killpack and Frank Law. Davidson pointed out that in the; near future Interstate 70 will be opened across S?n Rafael Swell between Green River and Fremont Junction. When this happens in all probability many west bound travelers trav-elers on US 50 will be diverted thru Fremont Junction to Salina and probably south thru Cove Fort onto Interstate Highway 15. "We must find a way to keep these travelers coming west on to US 50, ' Davidson said, "if we are to keep traffic increasing on this route." Davidson pointed out that State Highway 63 from Salina to Scipio and State Highway 26 from Holden to Delta should be improved and pushed as a connecting link for westbound traffic to get back to US 50 from Salina. The Inetrstate Highway system is not due for completion until the mid 1970's and if I 70 is to be continued con-tinued on west across western Utah Nevada, and California it would be late in the 1970's before such a route could be started. Davidson pointed out that the proposed connecting con-necting road is needed prior to the time I 70 could be extended if it does receive favorable action in Congress's next major highway legislation. The National Highway 50 Federation has plans to advertise adver-tise and promote westbound traffic back to US 50 not only at Salina but also at Beaver thru Milford over route 21. "We must use every chance we have to keep traffic flowing on US 50" Davidson said The Federation has sent a request re-quest to Henry Helland, Director of Highways for the State of Utah asking that the Utah State Highway High-way Commission start making (Continued on back page) Patriotic Program At Hinckley P-TA The PTA Program in Hinckley Wednesday night, Feb. 21 was centered cen-tered around patriotism. There had been an essay contest among the 4th, 5th and 6th grade students and the six chosen as best were read at the program. Winners were Ellis Peterson, Jody Morris, James Dutson, Jeff Peterson, Bruce Bishop and Kevin Morris. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades sang patriotic and fun songs. They were "Battle Hymn of the Republic," Repub-lic," " America the Beautiful," "In the Plaza," "Supercalifragilisticex-pialidocious," "Supercalifragilisticex-pialidocious," and "Cassion Song." Old and new business was taken care of. A nominating committee was installed for new officers. Utah Symphony Vell Received The world renowned Utah Symphony Sym-phony Orchestra, under the masterful master-ful direction of Maestro Maurice Abravanel, made its first appear- ance in Delta Monday night, Feb. '26, 1968. Approximately a thousand persons per-sons thrilled to true symphony music. The Orchestra, performing in the gymnasium, was exceptionally brilliant bril-liant in the third movement of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. Four. The more familiar music from Bizet's "Carmen Suite" was haunt-ingly haunt-ingly beautiful under the maestro's baton. The rapt audience thoroughly enjoyed the encore number "Londonderry "Lon-donderry Air" more familiarly known as "Danny Boy." Maestro Abravanel was generous in his praise of the audience for its size and its attentiveness. Its appearance in the county was under the sponsorship of the Millard Mill-ard School District using funds from Title One of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Elder Lenord Owens, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Owens of Sutherland Suther-land ,has just been appointed as Assistant to the Mission President of the South New Zealand Mission field. Prior to his newest appointment, appoint-ment, Elder Owens served as Zone Leader for five weeks. Rabbits in Region I SA jsf smg ls mmw w BERNICE ROFER ALLDREDGE Services for Mrs. Bernice ABIdredge Held Feb. 22nd Funeral services were held Saturday Sat-urday afternoon at three o'clock for Bernice Roper Alldredge, who died February 22 at the West Millard Mil-lard Hospital. Prayer with the family was given giv-en by a brother-in-law, Adrian All-dredge. All-dredge. Bishop Dean Anderson conducted. con-ducted. Prelude and postlude music was played by Edith A. Finlinson. The opening prayer was given by a nephew, Russel Taylor. Mrs. Edith Finlinson and Mrs. Afton Dutson played an organ-piano organ-piano duet, "The Lord's Prayer." First speaker was Willis Dutson who spoke of the many fine qualities qual-ities of Mrs. Alldredge. A vocal duet by Bishop Lyman Finlinson and Eldonna Anderson, "Beyond the Sunset." Burnis Finlinson was the second speaker. He had known Mrs. Alldredge All-dredge all of her life and was a relative and neighbor. An organ medley of favorite music was played by Afton Dutson.. Dut-son.. Remarks were given by Bishop Bish-op Dean Anderson. Cardell Finlinson Finlin-son gave the closing prayer. Grandsons, Phil Finlinson and Shane Alldredge and nephews, Lewis Taylor, Dennis Alldredge, Correy Dalton and Charles W. Roper Ro-per were the pall bearers. Ushers were Fred Nielson and Gayle Nielson. A nephew, Cloy Alldredge, dedicated ded-icated the grave. Interment was in the Oak City Cemetery under the direction of Nickle Mortuary. The large crowd of people and the number of beautiful floral arrangements ar-rangements spoke of the love and esteem felt for Mrs. Alldredge. All of her brothers and sisters and Droiners-in-iaw ana sisters-in-iaw were in attendance along with her immediate family and parents. GUNNELL TO SPEAK Farm Eureaeu members of Millard Mil-lard County will meet Wednesday, March 6, 8:00 p.m. at the Sutherland Suther-land LDS Ward recreation hall for the bureau's annual banquet. Everyone is invited to attend along with the members. Guest, speaker of the evening will bo Frank Gunncll, Slate Representative Rep-resentative and speaker of the house. Mr. Gunnell will speak primarily on the amendments that will be on the billot for the November General Gen-eral Elections. GOLD MEDAL TOURNAMENT The First Quorum of Elders will sponsor the Gold Medal Tournament Tourna-ment March 6, 7 and 8, 1968 at Pnlomar Hall. Eight teams will be participating. The first game each evening will begin at 5:00 p.m. Admittance fees will be fifty cents for adults and twenty-five cents for children. REMINDER NOTICE Farmers are reminded that the final date for signup to participate in the wheat and feed program is March 15th. These programs are available to all eligible producers who have a feed grain base (corn or grain sorghums) or a wheat allotment. This program is designed to help you realize a profit for your efforts, according to Gene A. Walker, Chair man, Millard ASC County Committee, Commit-tee, who urges everyone to participate. partici-pate. The Delta office will be open on Tueseday, March 5, 12 and Friday March 15th. DIAPER DOINGS Congratulation to: James Richard and Betty Lindner Niles on the birth of an 8 lb. boy Feb. 28. 8 Round Robin ! ! VALLEY" Six mos. $2.50 Copy 10c Moss Moves on Lack of Guns Senator Frank E. Moss, contacted contact-ed bv Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Nielson of Oak City on their son, Eric, be-ins be-ins in Vietnam without a weapon since Aug., 1967, has corresponded twice since publication of the complete com-plete story in the Feb. 22, 1968 Chronicle. In his letters to Mr. nnd Mrs. Nielson, Senator Moss has included copies of replies to his inquiries to the Department of the Air Force and to the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The reply from the Secretary of Defense, dated Feb. 12. states that "Secretary McNamara has asked me to acknowledge receipt of your letter of Feb. 8 requesting information informa-tion concerning the supply of weapons for servicemen at Tan Son Nhut. "This information is receiving attention at-tention and you will be advised further as soon as possible." The letter is signed J. F. Lawrence, Brigadier General, USMC, Deputy Assistant to the Secretary (Legislative (Legis-lative Affairs). L. Canques, Colonel, USAF, Chief, Congression Inquiry Division, Office of Legislative Liason replied to Senator Moss on Feb. 16. His letter states "This is an interim in-terim reply to your recent inquiry to the Secretary of Defense concerning con-cerning the Issuing of weapons to Air Force personnel stationed at Tan Son Nhut, AB Vietnam. The appropriate oversea commander com-mander has been asked to furnish the pertinent information by the earliest practicable date. However, because the communication net in the Pacific area is overbound with high priority operational and direct support traffic, the correspondence had to be sent via airmail instead of electrical means, thus increasing the normal transmission time. In the circumstances it is anticipated that a fully responsive reply will be possible by February 23, 1968." Monday at the Chronicle Eric's mother and wife expressed thanks and appreciation to Senator Moss for his quick actions in this matter. They had just received another letter from Eric in vehich he says the base has been hard hit. He urged his wife to teach their two-year-old son to be proud of being an American, regardless regard-less of what happens to him. Eric's mother hopes that readers of the Chronicle will begin a letter-writing campaign to the congressional delegation on Vietnam. "We should support these boys 100 or bring them all home," she said. NIEL CALLISTER. CSU freshman, fresh-man, is one of three wrestlers from the college to compete in the national wrestling championships champ-ionships of the National Association Associ-ation of Intercollegiate Athletics March 7, 8 and 9 at Alamosa. Colorado. Win Letters Two former Delta High School students are among eight College of Southern Utah wrestlers who won letters for their participation and competitive success this season. sea-son. Bruce Petersen posted five wins and three losses to earn his letter let-ter in the 115-pound class. Niel Callister, wrestling in the 145-lb. class, won 17 and lost only two matches. Bruce is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Petersen of Deseret. Mr. and Mrs. J. Lathel Callister, Delta, are Niel's parents. Both letter winners win-ners are freshmen at CSU. Petersen Peter-sen is majoring in math, while Callister is an English major. Callister, because of his outstanding out-standing record is one of three Thunderbird wrestlers selected to compete in the NAIA National Finals Fin-als March 7-9 at Alamosa, Colo. Both wrestlers were members of Delta High School's state championship champ-ionship wrestling team last year. Each of the three CSU wrestlers traveling to Alamosa will compete in about eight matches in the 3-day 3-day finals. '"'' 1 L -if I The mayor o! Delta, Richard S. Morrison, was interviewed for this week's articlo on The Brush Beryllium Company. In Mr. Morrison's Morri-son's article, he discusses the plant and its effects on Delta City. His interview concludes the series of planned articles on The Brush Beryllium Company. The Chronicle will strive to keep abreast of the developments. ..... PICTURED is Marine PFC Robert H. (Bob) Riding, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Riding ot Delta receiving an award from Bob Riding Receives Highest Marine Corps Recruit Achievement Awards Sunday, Feb. 25, Mr. and Mrs. Riding received the following letter from Col. Quinn. HEADQUARTERS First Recruit Training Battalion Recruit Training Regiment j Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California 92140 ! FXQ:frg 1654 . 22Feb68 Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Riding Box 248 Delta, Utah 84624 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Riding: I am writing to inform you of the achievement awards that have ben presented to your son upon his graduation from recruit training. Private Riding was promoted to the rank, of Private First Class. This is a significant achievement because a Marine must normally have served for four months before he is considered eligible for this promotion. However, I am authorized author-ized to promote approximately 10 of the outstanding recruit graduates gradu-ates regardless of length of service. We select the outstanding man in each platoon to receive the Honor Man Award. Each recruit in the platoon is judged on such qualities as rifle marksmanship, leadership ability, progress in training, attitude and conduct to determine who shall receive this award. I am sure you will be pleased to learn that your son was designated as the Honor Man in his platoon and he was presented a Marine Corps dress blue uniform by the publishers of the "Leatherneck" "Leather-neck" Magazine. In addition to the foregoing, we select the outstanding man in each graduating series of platoons to receive a certificate from the Commanding Com-manding officer, Recruit Training Regiment. The four Platoon Honor men compete against each other for this award and the best of the four is then to be the Series Honor Man. Private Riding has been awarded this certificate designating designat-ing the Series Honor Man. The officers and noncommissioned noncommission-ed officers in the battalion are well aware of the importance of recruit training and endeavor to bring out the best qualities in each young man we receive from civilian life. I am sure you will be pleased to learn that your son has progressed so well in his training. He has exhibited ex-hibited qualities which are indicative indica-tive to his prior training and background. back-ground. I know he will continue Reminder! Motor vehicle licenses will be sold at the County Offices in Delta on March 5 and 12 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Roy Tompkinson says. Mr. Tompkinson will continue to bel at the Delta offices every other Tuesday thruout the year. He will be at the Fillmore office on Tuesday afternoons beginning March 5, between the hours of 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. however and will continue to publish factual information. Elsewhere Else-where in this issue, readers will find a list of the types of employees em-ployees needed in the mill operation. opera-tion. This information was left by Dr. Ray Foos on his recent visit to Delta. Beryllium is a rre metal whose space-age potentials, while obvious m ion v 3 ri the "Leatherneck" Magazine. The award is being presented by Lt. Col. F. X. Quinn, Bob's Battalion Commander. to be a source of pride and satisfaction satis-faction to you, his country and his corps. Sincerely, F. X. QUINN Lieutenant Colonel,' U. S. Marine Corps Commanding (PFC Riding, an LDS Church Elder El-der and a returned missionary from the New England States baptized a fellow Marine, Pvt. J. K. Etchey of Seattle, Washington recently in the Pacitic Ocean. Bob's home bishop. Bishop Ward Killpack, Delta First Ward and the Deseret Stake Presidency have Pvt. Etchey's address ad-dress and are planning to write to him.) Statement Concerning Investigation of The Millard County School District The December 23 and 24, 1967 issues of the two major Salt Lake newspapers carried a lead story that Dr. T. H. Bell, Sate Superintendent Superin-tendent of Public Instruction, would conduct an inquiry into the affairs of the Millard County School District. This action was precipitated pre-cipitated by repeated reports of controversy and severe criticism of the school district. A great deal of attention had centered upon action by the Millard County Board of Education Ed-ucation to terminate the services of a teacher at Millard County High School at Fillmorethat action subsequently sub-sequently having been challenged by the Court in that county. Further, allegations had been made of fiscal mismanagement and general unrest and turmoil within the district. On December 29, 1967, within the week in which the decision had been made to inquire into the affairs af-fairs of the district Superintendent Bell and members of his staff conducted con-ducted an administrative hearing at the Millard County School District Dis-trict Board office. Sixteen prominent persons in the County were given the opportunity to discuss with the same education officers and legal officers of the urea and state (District Attorney Harlan J. Burns and Chief Depuy Attorney General Cornelius Van Drunen) the matters of importance in the controversy and criticsim of the school district. Following this initial action by Dr. Bell, several teams of personnel from his office have made further inquiry into matters pertaining to the state of affairs within the dis-rict: dis-rict: Studies concerned with budgeting, bud-geting, purchasing, accounting, and general fiscal management have been made; school board minutes of meetings and statements of general policy have been perused; transportation, building construction, construc-tion, and maintenance programs have been evaluated. One additional addi-tional administrative hearing was conducted at Delta in which many prominent citizens from both sides of the County were invited to discuss dis-cuss school district affairs with members of Dr. Bell's staff. Further many letters from interested and concerned citizens of Millard ly great, have not yet been fully explored; and :t is a metal, some of whose forms, compaunds and alloys have been treasured since primitive man gathered pretty rocks for purposes of ornamentation. ornamenta-tion. In the formula, Be3A12SI6018, (beryllium, alumininum, silicon and oxygen), you have Beryl, among whose forms are emeralds and aequmarines. Beryllium Is lighter than aluminum, and when alloyed alloy-ed with copper or aluminum It Imparts Im-parts strength; It is transparent to X-rays; and gives unique qualities to ceramics, useful in electronic devices. In the forefront of Beryllium research re-search and manufacture Is The Brush Beryllium Company, whose operations hero will tie the local economy in with that of the space age, for belter or worse. The demand de-mand for Beryllium products comes largely from their uses in spacecraft, space-craft, the Poseidon missile, and brakes for the C5A transport. Future civilian uses will enhance demand nnd improve market stability. sta-bility. Brush is a relatively small but progressive company, for whom the Millard plant is a high grade gamble-based on calculated risk. Its success could be rewarding to Brush, its failure disastrous. And, like the history of Beryllium useir, the nature of Brush s activities activi-ties here will range from the ancient an-cient to the ultra-modern. Open-pit ' mining is the oldest and simplest type of mining. Yet the plant will provide the last word in sophisticated sophisti-cated scientific processes. It may resemble a big commercial chemical chem-ical laboratory more than what people usually think of as an ore-reduction ore-reduction plant. Paradoxically, .both the simplicity simpli-city of the mining operation and the complexity of the automated processing plant will result in less employment here than some of us have been anticipating. Eight men may handle the mining work, (Continued on back page) Servicemen . . . Sp4 Kenneth P. Taylor, ,son of Mrs. Gladyse Taylor, is home with his family after a year in Vietnam. Kenneth will report back to Ft. Hood, Texas March 25. Home from Vietnam and visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Heber Mecham, Is Sp4 Dennis Cook. Dennis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Cook of Provo, frmer Deltans. ?i Sp4 Paul Y. Moody, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Moody, is home on leave from Letterman Hospital in San Francisco. He reports back to the hospital March 5. Jack Finlinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Finlinson of Oak City, returned home Sunday from Germany Ger-many where he has been for the past two years. Jack has received his discharge from active duty and is now on the reserve list. County have been received in the office of State Superintendent Bell. The inquiry to date has failed to uncover evidence of mismanagement mismanage-ment or improper accounting of public funds of a nature that would warrant legal proceedings. Further, nothing at this point in our investigation has been found which would justify lack of confidence con-fidence in the board of education, its members, or members of the administrative ad-ministrative staff. What has been found is lodged in unrest, controversy, contro-versy, a general difference of opinion opin-ion on the part of many citizens and school personnel. Many knowledgeable know-ledgeable and substantial citizens have shown loyalty, support, and confidence in the school board and the superintendent and his staff; conversely, testimony has been received re-ceived from many other competent and informed citizens which would belie support and confidence in the school officers. There have been divulged some deep-seated conflicts which have their roots in controversies of past eras. Most of these are centered in the schools; though many reflect political and social unrest related to community rivalry. These existing problems can lead to only one conclusion: a thorough investigation of all facets of school affairs and those in the communities communi-ties which relate directly to school affairs must be made. Such an investigation is currently underway and will continue until all the facts are in. When all avenues and means have been exhausted ex-hausted on the study, a complete report will be made to the citizenry of the county. It is hoped that individuals in-dividuals and groups within the county will lend every effort to cooperate and to find new ways of effective and productive citizen involvement in-volvement in public school affairs which will result in overwhelming support for the educational program pro-gram desired. To avoid a superficial investigation investiga-tion and to insure all against hastily hast-ily conceived judgements, it is expected ex-pected that the inquiry will continue con-tinue for several months. At the end of tha ime, he findings will be made public. |