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Show ADDRESSES ADDRESS CHANGES ELDER JAMES CASILLA 414 2 QUITOS PERU L. STEVENS SP4 TERRY L. CRAFTS 529-66-6867 MACV CQM CENTER CO. US ASTRATCOM SIG SPT AGENCY, SAIGON APO San Francisco, Calif. 93607 elder'steven l. jeffery 172 54 12 117 S. E. RENTON, WASH. 98055 ELDER MARION ANDERSON L1STA DE CORROES TICU'L, YUCAT'AN MEXICO REWARD The City of Delta Is offering a Reward to anyone who gives Information leading to the arrest of the personor persons responsible for the destruction and theft of outdoor Christmas decorations. Many families, especially in the North Delta area, have had lights stolen The outdoor Christmas decorations dec-orations are numerous and spectatular this year. Many people have gone to much expense ex-pense and time to make their yards decorative for the enjoyment en-joyment of all at this festive season, Mayor Hatch Farnsworth, along with the City Council, say that this type of maliciousness malicious-ness will not be tolerated and there will e extra patrolingto put a stop to it. Local Property Tax Assessed At '1186 Locally-assessed property in Millard County is being assessed on the average at 13.86 of its selling price. For the state as a whole, the average aver-age assessment ratio for all locally-assessed property is 15.67. These facts were presented in an analysis by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, organ-ization, of a recent assessment-sales ratio study published pub-lished by se Utah Sate Tax Commission. Foundation analysts report that there is considerable variation vari-ation in the average assessment, assess-ment, levels. for the different classes of property in Utah. For example, residential property prop-erty in Millard County currently cur-rently is being assessed at 15.63 of selling price. This compares with average assessment as-sessment levels of 14.46 for commercial property, 15.04 for unimproved lots, and 12.65 for parcels over five acres 9mainly farm properties or large unimproved tracts). The Foundation notes that the Tax Commission study did not include assessment ratios for personal property (machinery, (machin-ery, motor vehicles, etc.) and properties assessed directly by the State. These property classes currently are being assessed at 26 to 28 of market mar-ket or fair cash value. Inventory Inven-tory assessments, however, tory assessments, however, are in the process of being phased out. Under the 1969 inventory in-ventory tax repeal law, assessments assess-ments on inventories are reduced re-duced to 20 in 1970, 14 in 1971, and 8 in 1972. After Jan. 1, 1973, inventories will be completely exempt in Utah. Household furnishings of owner occupied dwellings have been exempt from the property tax in Utah since 1959. In addition to variations among property classes, the Foundation Indicates that there are also considerable differences differ-ences in assessment levels among counties. The overall average assessment ratios for locallVassessed real property in Utah ranee from a low of 7.98 in Wasatch County to a high of 17.30 in Sevier County. The Foundation attributes this variation in assessment levels to rapidly changing land and property values in someof the counties coupled with oui-of-date assessments on many of the locally-assessed properties. prop-erties. Recent Tax Commission Com-mission reappraisal efforts have been concentrated in counties that appear to be particularly par-ticularly out of line with state averages. For example, the first two counties reassessed under the 1969 reappraisal program pro-gram (Summit and Wasatch) have the lowest assessment levels in the state. One of the stated aims of the State Tax Commission, according ac-cording to the Foundation, has been to raise the general level of local assessments in Utah to Funeraf Services Held for Oral Black Funeral Services were held Saturday at thu Deorot Ward Chapel for Oral Black who passed away at a Salt Lake rest home. He was 66 years of age. Oral lived at Deseret years ago with an Uncle, Marion Black. Services were conducted by Bishop Or in Allred. Family prayer was by Dee Black. Prelude and postlude music, Jackie Black, Invocation offered by Ladd Holt. Or In and Jean Allred Elmer Petty was the first speaker, after which Ruth Talbot and Roma Ekins played a piano and organ selection. Second speaker was Dean Black. Waldo Black offered the closing clos-ing prayer. June Black dedicated the grave and the American Legion Le-gion Cahoon-Jensen Post 135 conducted military rites at the Deseret Cemetery. . Clifford Rasmussen, Bert Ras-mussen, Ras-mussen, Ray Rasmussen, Roy Rasmussen, Ladd Holt, and DeVon Parson were pall bearers RED CROSS DONATES TO AUXILIARY The West Millard Chapter of the American Red Cross donated $60.00 this week to the American Legion Auxiliary of the Cahoon-Jensen Post 135. The donationpresentedto Mrs. Peggy Overson, was to assist with the auxiliary's postage cost of mailing Christmas Christ-mas packages to servicemen. Any money not used for the mailing costs will go into the Auxiliary's Children's fund. The Auxiliary expresses many thanks to the Red Croos many thanks to the Red Cross and all who contributed and assisted with the Servicemen Christmas project. By thetre- mendous response from Servicemen of appreciation for the packages of homemade goodies, this is one of the most popular projects of the auxiliary. auxil-iary. DIIS Music Depts. Concerts BY ELAINE ELIASON D. H. S. Music Departments to perform concerts. The Delta High School Chorus and Band depart ments will hold their annual Christmas concert on December 22 at 8:00 p.m. First on the program will be the D. H. S. Mixed Chorus, performing the following numbers:' num-bers:' What Child is This while By My Sheep Angles We Have Heard on High The Acapella Choir will then perform the following numbers with the solos being sung by Karen Pace and Janet Jeffery: Glory Shown Around Away In a Manger Keeping Holy Vigil Glory to God Christmas Eve Come Follow the Star Sleigh Ride Following the Acapella Chorus, both the Acapella Chorus and the Mixed Chorus will sing: A La Nanita Nana Halelujah Chorus The program will then turn to the instrumental aspect of muslo-where the D. H. S. band will perform: Christmas Sachet -SplrV; of Christmas Jingle Bells Rapsody Do You Hear What I Hear Then the complete group will perform two numbers: J A Christmas Faniasy 10 Holy Nigh'; These two departments have spent a lot of work and many hours in preparation for this concert. They would like to cordially invite iveryone to attend, it is free of charge. 20 of reasonable fair cash value. Although the average assessment as-sessment level for all improved im-proved property in the State was gradually raised from 15.89 of selling price in 1961 to 17.98 in 1967, the average assessment ratio slipped back to 16.98 in 1970. Foundation analysts attribute this latest decline mainly to the fact that real estate values have been rising faster than assessments during the past few years. Mi: . : MYRTIS BENNION Artist of the Month BY SEBRINA C. EKINS "Anyone who can write can paint, if they have the desire," expressed Mrs. Myrtis Ben-nion, Ben-nion, who has been selected as the Artist of the Month at the M. E. Bird Recreation Center. Fifteen of Mrs. Bennion's paintings are on exhibit for a month at the District School Office Board Room which is open each weekday from 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Of special interest in the exhibit ex-hibit is a painting done in tones of browns, oranges and yellows of an old mission setting. set-ting. Mrs. Bennlon has been two months painting this picture and just finished it last week. In order to do so, she made enough stew to last her husband three days, dldn t answer ans-wer the phone or the doorbell, shut herself in her studio and painted, In fact one day she painted 10 hours on it, but it Is a masterpiece! You should see this painting, it has a mood you keep remembering. re-membering. When I saw it the other afternoon, I just sat down and enjoyed It, and later, as I moved to see her other pictures I kept going back to ' the one with the fresh paint. I feel it's the best work she has ever done. She put a "for sale" sign on it and I plead with her not to sell it now, to wait a year so more people can see and enjoy it in art exhibits. Finally, she took the "for sale" sign off. Another outstanding picture, you should see is a portrait of her mother which she painted from a small tintype ' photo. "' - . i ... Mrs. Bennion is a professional profes-sional artist and has been painting all her life and giving lessons in adult classes and private lessons for the past 25 years. For the past 3 12 years, she has been and is teaching two art classes a week at the Center. She has painted about 350 pictures she said, and has sold and given many away. Her pictures have been exhibited .in not only Utah shows but in Washington, D. C. and New York in not only Utah shows York as she is associated with the professional League of Arts. She received training at the University of Utah and was an art student of Evan Jensen. Her pictures have a certain detail few artists are able to acquire. She recently won an honorable honor-able mention ribbon at the State Fair, any ribbon at the State Fair is well earned! She has helped to encourage art activities in Millard County. She helped with the first art show at the "Days of the Old West" celebration, in 1947 and has helped encourage en-courage art since then. Mrs. Bennlon has health problems, as she has had Polio and now arthritis, but keeping active, motivated and by helping help-ing others, her health has improved im-proved if she had given up one doctor told her she would undoubtly be In a hospital by now. Her classes at the center delight de-light her and a close friendship friend-ship with her struggling would be painters has developed. Recently, she has had three new students join the group, Paul Cutler, LaZell Borg and . Manon Robison. Monday at 1 p.m. at the Center Mrs. Bennlon will be honored - at a party, anyone interested in art is invited to come, have refreshments, then go with the group over to see her exhibit. T.O.P.S. Meetings TOPS Club members: please observe the following meeting night (and time) for the holidays: holi-days: Wednesday, Dec. 16 - Meeting regular time Wednesday, Dec. 23, Weigh-in Weigh-in only until 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, Christmas Party (and Meeting) Each member bring an exchange gift. Limit $2.00. ( Regular time) . Thursday, Jan. 7 - RegflJ meeting (and each ThtsrlC day thereafter) Regintr time. ' Vol.60 COih Birthday.. Mrs. Dalny Sheriff Nlelson will commemorate her 80th birthday Friday, the 18th of December. She was born in Easley, South Carolina in the year of 1890. She married Clarence Nlelson Nlel-son in 1911. They are the parents par-ents of nine living children: Mrs. Blanche Crafts, Hinckley; Wayne, Verne, Fred, Monte and Mrs. Enid Jacobson, Oak City; Phyllis Anderson, Baton Rouge Louisiana; Thelma, Roy, Utah; and Dorthy, Tracy, Calif. Mrs. Nielson will celebrate her birthday quietly at her home with members of her family. Reid Tippetfs Receives Award FARMER OF TUF YEAR Reid Tippets, Sutherland, received re-ceived a Goodyear Award for the Farmer of the Year in the Delta Soil Conservation District. The presentation was made at the Annual meeting of ' the Utah . Association of Soil Conservation Districts held at the Ramada Inn in Salt Lake City on Dec. 9 and 10th. Also In attendance at the two day meeting from Delta were Ken Porter, Phil Eliason and Dr. Clark Cox. At the opening session Wednesday, Wed-nesday, Frank Bohman, President, Presi-dent, told 200 Soli and Water Conservation District Supervisors Super-visors that "total resource planning and application" is the answer to land and water pollution pol-lution problems. Bohman urged the State's 41 Soil conservation districts to sign memorandums of understanding with county commissions to assist them in' their planning. Bohman urged his fellow supervisors to take7: a lead in environmental activities. activi-ties. Soil conservation districts dist-ricts have a history of working toward improving the environment environ-ment over the past 30 years. Dalt Bateman, Chairman of the Salt Lake Soil Conservation District, in his keynote address told the group they should eagerly accept the role of watchmen over natural resources. re-sources. Although environmental environ-mental improvements means different things to different people, everyone wants pure air to breath, clean water and productive land, Bateman said. A panel of seven state and federal agency representatives told the soil officials how their agencies could help get the job done. Several suggestions for cooperative efforts won approval ap-proval from the district supervisors. super-visors. During the closing sessionon Thursday, the Soli Conservation Conserva-tion District Association passed a strong resolution urging planning commissions throughout the state to make more use of available soil survey information which is , needed to do a better planning plann-ing job. In the same breath the resolution urged SCD boards of supervisors to "for goodness sakes" cantact their local planners and make certain cer-tain the planners know the information in-formation is readily available. To further environmental education, ed-ucation, the assembly resolved to urge schools to establish advisory committees of technical tech-nical people who can give practical ideas to the educators wishing to get environmental education programs underway. , Joseph Francis, Utah Commissioner Com-missioner of Agriculture told the group Thursday morning that Utah's best agricultural land is slowly being covered with urban developments. Francis observed that Utah's most thriving towns have developed de-veloped around good agricultural agricul-tural land areas and the econ omy of these cities is basedon strong agriculture. Thus folks in these places have as big a stake in conserving prime land as farmers. Frank Bohman of Morgan was elected President for the coming com-ing year. Thaine Taylor of Loa was named Vice President and Earl Staker of Ogden, Secretary. SERVING THE PEOPLE OF DELTA AND THE GREAT PAHVANT VALLEY" No. 51 Thursday, December 17, 1970 , Delta, Utah 84624 $5.00 year in advance 6 mos. 3.00 Copy 10c SANTA'S COMING to the Arctic Circle Saturday, Dec. 19 2:00 p.m. Santa invites all his little t'uends 8 years old and under to come and talk with him then. There will be treats for the children. Servicemen Tom Chrlstensen, son of Mr, and Mrs. Derral Chrlstensen, will be home for the Christmas Christ-mas holidays. Tom became seriously ill in Australia, while on R and R from Vietnam. He spent some time in an Australian hospital, and was later transferred to Hawaii where he has been since. , Tom will report to Ft. Rucker Ala. after his leave at home with his family. Jacobson Sculpture In Current Display Raymond I. Jacobson of the Carleton College art department depart-ment has more than 30 of his sculptures in an exhibit at the Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul. The exhibit Ion, in connection con-nection with a series, "Encounter "En-counter with Artists-4, will be continued through Jan. 3, 197L In. recent years, Mr. Jacob-son Jacob-son has been commissioned to do a variety of works, many of the pieces owned by North-fielders. North-fielders. Several of the locally-owned locally-owned pieces are in the current exhibition. One of his most recent projects pro-jects is the impressive Apache Mall sculpture fountain at Rochester. ManyNorthfielders know Mr. Jacobson primarily as the creator of the unusual fountain in front of Bollou Art building on the Darlelon College Col-lege campus. Mr. Jacobson said of his purposes, "I would like to create a work that would be equal to the marvel and mystery that lie in the shadows of nature. I would like to handle my materials as the sea handles Its stone, fashioning its form with all the fluidity of the playful and raging water, yet permitting the stone to retain re-tain its stoneness." . A candlelight buffet supper preceded the preview exhibition exhibi-tion in St. Paul on Wednesday evening, Nov. 18. Mr. Jacobson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving E. Jacob-son Jacob-son of Oak City, Utah. He is now the Chairman of the Carleton College art department de-partment In Northfield, Minn. Hinckley Ward HINCKLEY WARD CHOIR The Hinckley Ward Choir will present at Christmas time, as in years past, their annual cantata. This year's Cantata is The Gospel Song of Christmas, Christ-mas, by Ellen Jane Lorenz. The Choir numbers fifty-five members. It will be presented to all who are Interested at the Hinckley Ward Chapel Sunday Sun-day evening, Dec. 20, at 6:30 p.m. In addition to the Choir's musical renditions, Mrs. Na-Rae Na-Rae Petersen will narrate throughout the program. Solo numbers will be: Kenneth Talbot, Tal-bot, "Come up Blessed"; O Holy Night, Trio of Anna Lee Hepworth, Lyla Rae Morris, and lone Chrlstensen and a solo by Karen Redd. ' The Choir will give this same program to the Lynndyl Ward on Sunday, Dec. 27, at 5:00 p.m. All ward members, former members, friends, all who would like to hear these programs pro-grams are invited to attend. HINCKLY CHRISTMAS PARTY The Hinckley Ward will be host again this year to a gigan-. gigan-. tic, fun Christmas partyasthey have done for the past two years. Observe Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Rufus B. Clark of Sugarvllle will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary Anniver-sary on Dec. 20, 1970. Mrs. . Clark was born in Rodengen, Germany and came to the Unoted States at the age of seventeen. She is greatly admired by all who know her for her culinary artistry and her German hospitality. Her kitchen always has the fragrant smell of delicious, freshly baked delicacies, which she enjoys en-joys handing out to her numerous numer-ous children or grandchlldreh when ever they drop in. CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR DELTA CITY SEVER PROJECT Tuesday, Dec. 15, a Pre-Constructlon Pre-Constructlon Conference was held in the Delta City Building Build-ing for official awarding of City of Delta Sewer project contracts. Present for the conference were: Mayor Hatch Farnsworth Councilman Bill Bishop, City Attorney, Dudley Crafts, City Superintendent, Wells Wood, Recorder, Lois N. Steele and Treasurer JoAnn Baker; also Jim Kaiserman, Consulting Delta City Receives Tree MANY THANKS from Delta Mayor, Councilmen and resi-dents resi-dents to the Delta Jaycees for the lovely Christmas tree in the City Park. Delta Jaycees, Don Bunker, Leo Randolph, Ken Lake, Don Gavin and Fran DeMuth obtained the tree and placed It in the center of the park. The new location for the tree makes it extra lovely with the festive decorations of the Millard County School District Dis-trict Offices In the background. Thanks again to the Jaycees. Everyone who has attended these knows what outstanding parties have been given by the Ward. This year's party will be on Saturday evening, Dec. 19, 1970 and will be held In our new church building addition. The Theme Is "Christmas Around the World, featuring a program at which dances and songs of different countries will be presented. These will be based on the origin and customs cus-toms of the particular countries. coun-tries. A delicious turkey supper will be served and articles will be auctioned. Everyone Is invited to come and enjoy what promises to be a wonderful evening. The northeast section of Hinckley is In charge of this party, with Mrs. Lawann2 Peterson as chairman, Mrs. Sarah Jo Lowder as program chairman. This event is a Ward-Building fund project and donations will be accepted. REMINDER The names of persons contributing con-tributing to the Christmas Card list will e published next week. Names must be in by Monday, Dec. 21st. Someone will be at the First Security Bank Friday, Dec. 18 and Monday, Mon-day, Dec. 21, to collect names. Rufe was born in Golden Mo. and traveled west with his father and brothers and sisters as one of the first to settle the north tract area. Mr. Clark is widely recognized for his ability to raise alfalfa seed. Mr. and Mrs. Clark were . married In Fillmore, Utah, Dec. 20, 1920, and have spent their entire married life on their farm in Sugarville. They are the parents of six children, chil-dren, four sons, and . two daughters: Theodore, Bill and Bob, all of Sugarvllle, Ray of McGill, Nev., Shirley Bohannon Engineer, Dennis Winters, State FHA Office and Lee A. Wankler, County FHA and contractors. con-tractors. Contracts were awarded to Kahley andSons,Inc Salt Lake City, John T. McNeill; Foss Lewis and Sons, Bountiful, Dave Lewis and Dan Lewis; J. Tuft and Co., Mldvale. Surveying and staking will begin the last of Dec. and construction con-struction will get underway the first week of Jan., 1971. NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION Please make a New Year's . resolution on to get news, pictures, and advertising to us early each week, Monday or early Tueaday, and put it on . the top of your list. We have made a resolution to get the papers out to you earlier and we can't keep ours without your help. Thanks. SUE, BILL, JEAN AND RAY DELTA AT PANGUITCH ' On Dec. 12, the Delta High basketball team traveled to Panguitch to overwhelm them 72 - 35. The Delta coaches managed to get things rolling and played the entire team all the way after the first quarter. ROGER STANWORTH WINS Mrs. Donna Oppenheimer drew Roger Stanworth's name from the box held by Mrs. Leo (Carolyn) Randolph to be the lucky winner of the Barbie doll and Wardrobe. The Jaycee wives sponsored the yaffle to aaaaaaaakaaaaaaaa-aaav , Date . . . of San Jose, Calif., and Phyllis Holt of Saugus, Calif. They have 16 grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Clark will be honored at a family dinner Saturday night Dec. 19. An Open House for family and friends will be held Dec. 20, from 3:00 to' 5:00 p.m. at the home of Bill Clark in Sugarvllle. Sugar-vllle. Accident.... Officer O' Neil Lake of the Delta City Police Department investigated an accident near the State Road Barn last week which Involved a little pre-Christmas pre-Christmas flying. A 1962 Cadallac (not sled) driven by Mrs. Fred Ander-, son took out a bridge and "flew" over two ditches coming com-ing to rest in the canal. Officer Lake said that the distance that . the car was in the air was almost unbelievable. Damage to the vehicle was minor but $50 damage was done to the bridge, according to Arch Bar-ben. Bar-ben. Fortunately, neither Mrs. Anderson nor her daughter who was accompanying her suffered any injuries, but they were quite shaken up. No citations were issued. The score by quarters was: LST Quarter - 16 - 6 Halftime - 25-20 3rd Quarter - 53-27 Final - 72- 35 Delta's Coaches finally managed to break the third quarter jinx on Delta as they pulled the right combination to. pour in 28 points in that period. The statistics were strongly In favor of Delta's sophomore stand out, Brad Jensen. Jensen put in 16 points, while pulling down 14 rebounds. Balanced scoring and rebounding re-bounding by the Delta cagers helped Delta on the easy victory. The league play begins with Millard at Delta on Friday, Dec. 18. RAFFLE raise money for their Christmas Christ-mas Project. They say many thanks to all who participated and made the raffle a success. Proceeds will go to the wives Sub for Santa project. |