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Show BEAVER CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1945 oiiCK POWDER DAYS iiLnvi By sp4M.SH TRAILS AND ixDLW SLAVE TRADE i C. Fremont, According to J. on which Trail, Fe M Santa f the the Spanish caravans, or pack Ilns traveled from San Pedro and October Santa Fe in May Mo-- e year, came across the to then Las to Vegas Desert and rivers Clara Santa and virgin Meadows the Mountain !Lre they camped a while to re- erate their stock, then on to 4e Little Salt Lake (Parowan across the hills, Lake) then Sevier River and south j t0 the ''; the Colorado River crossing Fe. nd on to Santa trains operated as These pack and were or later, IS U as late sneak-thisav-- ! the on by ,pved but Chief Wale6 of the desert, met them ter of the Utahs always Var Parowan Lake making them usually he selected pay tribute, wnie of the best horses, f chief Walker, in thewinter of used to come in my 3S50-5- !'f each . dents. Wanda White, West; Lois 85i!!l!tra Messinger, East; Alvaretta Robin m son, Minersville, and Mrs. Open-shaMilford. Group meetings were held following the general By Hyrum Steffen, County Agent STAKE PRIMARY CONVENTION session. li!Uilll!l!!U!!K The visitors from Salt III With Mrs. Adele Cannon How-ell- s, Lake left in the evening for Paro- HEEL ILV CONTROL HAS pastures are not treated. Reports wan to hold a convention there. from some dairymen who treated REDUCED A X N iO VANCE general president, and Mrs last spriag seem for cattle Mary Parrish of the general ooard Farmers in the county who par- to bear outgrub in attendance, the annual conven- New Auxiliary Officers this claim. With the reorganization of the ticipated in the cattle grub control tion of the stake Primary organiThe heel fly is the adult stage two wards many changes have program last spring report that ot the cattle grub which appears zation was held in the West Ward have noticed very little rest- in the backs of cattle during the Friday of last week. The stak been made in the auxiliaries. Al- they or stampeding in their lessness months. It is considered executives and general board mem though many of the organizations summer due to the ac- spring one of the most damaging Insects bers held a session at 9:00 a.m., are still not fully staffed, we give cattle this accurof heel flies. While stockmen have to deal with. followed by a two course luncheon the following officers for your in- tivities ate determination of results must Eighty-eigformation; cattle owners in the at noon. when the wait until next spring In the control At 1:30 a .general assembly with West Wait! county participated grubs again appear in the backs Relief Society representatives from all the wards Naomi Baker, of cattle, these preliminary obser- campaign conducted last spring. secured a total of 715 in Beaver Stake was held in tho Ina McQuarrie, Myrtle Ashworth, vations indicate that substantial They of rotenone dust for this Relief Society Hall. President Hes Phyllis Warr, secretary. YWMIA pounds control has been achieved. Entoter Harris conducted. The theme, nella White, Nola Pearce, La-R- mologists claim that heel flies do purpose. It is estimated that ap"Choose you this day whom ye will Smith, Aleen Williams, secre- not travel very far from the area proximately 1500 dairy and beef serve," was presented by Mrs. tary. Primary Wanda White, Es-t- a where they emerge from the co- cattle were treated throughout the county. Some herds were practicHowells. Roll call showed the folCox, Martha Paice, Catherine coon. Stockmen, therefore, can ally free of grubs at the time of lowing preesnt: Stake officers, 10; Muir, secretary. Sunday School materially reduce damage from teratment, others showed heavy East Ward, 11; West Ward, 18; Wallace D. Yardley, Jesse Baker. the insects in their own herds YMMIA Minersville, 19; Milford, 5. Evan Patterson, William even though cattle in neighboring West Ward Primary Opens "I have learned to be quiet' in Farnsworth, Gale Farnsworth, The West Ward Pirmary officers my Heavenly Father's house; I Foolish Questions," by Guardian entertained all the children of the will help take care of it and re East Wart! group under direction of Myrtle ward at an opening of Primary sospect his word," the project for the Relief Hazel Stapley, Steffen; duet, Lynn Farnsworth, cial Tuesday. All met In the asyear, was presented by Mrs. Par- Marion Society Alice Tolton, Heslington. Raynor Pearce; skit, Veloy Ash- sembly room where the opening rish of the general board. Short exercises were enjoyed and after talks were given by Bishop Hyruni YWMIA Laura Smith, Kate Jo- worth and Elsie Howd; duet, Fay en- singing the "Fun Song" all went were and Games Barton. Lois Jane seph. Primary Messinger, Steffen and Harold Baker. Reports Vera Ashworth, Ingra Van Orden, joyed led by Dorell Schofleld and into the amusement hall and enof projects carried on by the difjoyed playing games and dancing. ferent wards were given by presi- - Mary Willden, secretary. Sunday Barbara West after which social School Richard Thomas, Joseph darning was enjoyed. Light re- Ice cream cones were served. freshments were served. Briggs, Elmo Gillies. YMMIA taught him to drive oxen and farm Not organized at present. Ward Klders Party but Charley Howd married an InUnder the direction of the offiThe opening social for the East Party for Retiring lUshopric dian girl that was reared with the Ward MIA will be held next TuesThe bishopric of East Ward an- cers of the 3rd Quorum of Elders whites and they went back to the day. nounce a ward outing will be held of East Ward an evening of fun Indian village to live fhariov was ennext Wednesday at "The Grove" and a good Howd was mixed up with Captain West Ward MIA Opening; Social for all ward members and to es- joyed in the Reed Smith pasture Jack (another Indian that was The opening social of the West pecially honor the retiring bishop- Friday evening. Fifteen couples reared with the whites in th Ward was held Tuesday night in ric of the ward. Each family is to enjoyed the hot supper, games and raiding and killing of the Berry the ward amusement hall at 8 p.m. bring their own lunch and the singing. Reed Ssiith Is president family at Pipe Spring, near Kan-a- with Delia White in charge. After bishopric will provide the dessert. of the quorum with Carl Murdock Utah. the opening exercises the follow- It is expected a large crowd will and W. C. Thompson, counstrs, (To be continued) and Marsena Dalton, secretary. ing program was given: Skit, be in attendance. County Agent's Corner BeaveiJyews GEORGE W. WOODHOUSE ! ll i ef her Kershaw's house at and enjoy a good meal, while he was drinking his tea he ould tell her of his stealing exof ploits in Southern California, tnen stole how le slole nor!:es an the pursuers horses, leaving them on foot to get back home the best Then he would way they could. laugh heartily, deeming It a rare was acquainted joke. My mother with the Utah chiefs: Walker, Peteetneet, Sanpitch, and Tabby who wanted the Indians to jiiit stealing and farm like the white man and raise stocK. According to the "Old Timers," Including my father and Dr. J. W Christian a Spanish trail came down Fremont Pass and across the tench to the Lee Ranch on South Creek, then down "Pot Gut" to the mouth of Birch Creek Canyon, the south bench then crossing .(Jackson County Hill) then combe down the Spanish Trail Hol low (the Big Hollow) the only my way of getting off the bench Into Beaver Valley proper. The trail crossed North Creek at the John Willden homestead entry, then across Last Chance Bench and turned west to go down the lollow where the old pioneer road tent to Indian Creek, now called thence north. Handerfleld, The Mexicans came on this trail to trade for young squaws and Into children, or pappooses. The would raid the, pes and Pah-ute- s eamps of the Piedes and Nevada Di&gers to steal their children and trade them to the Mexicans, or Spaniards, for guns, ammunition, lorses, blankets, etc. The Indian thildren were taken to Mexico and lold into slavery. To use my father's words: "The Piedes were scared to death of a Tteora Spaniard (Spanolee). The Piedes lived in the r, valleys of Parowan, Beaver and Milford The Nevada Diggers were still a lower type or class of Indians than the Piede. My father, while in Nevada with an exploring party In the early 60's, saw an Indian of White River Valley roast a cake, which he took from his belt nd eat it while the fat was run-oof the corners of his iianti n, i i infestations with the younger cattle generally having the most. While heel flies have given less trouble this year, the small black horn flies seem to be lust as num erous as ever. In a recent letter to the county agent, Dr. George F. Knowlton, extension entomologist, reported that Dr. W. E. Shull from Idaho had obtained good control of this pest and other flies and mosquitos with a 2 per cent DDT water spray. No detrimental effects on the treated animals were observed. ht Kt Lifting the 35 mile speed limit will make available more seats, more frequent daily schedules, new transcontinental schedules, and great savings of time for bus travelers. Peacetime schedules will be resumed October first. Watch for ads announcing new departure times or ask your Overland Greyhound Agent. BEAVER DRUG CO. Telephone No. 1 BEAVER CITY, UTAH "get-togethe- r" OVERLAND GREYHOU HO b, linmiii "ml-FIV- ll ! iiiiiiiiiiii" ITW aerated by 5B0S1 Inttritita Truiit Lints i BILLION E O 'FAMILY DOLLARgpll'iSli ' - Ipjj ! Ce-ia- ut mouth. In a slave had 20 Mexicans or Spaniards with him Jliowed Willard Richards a license to buy Indian slaves, signed by mes c. Calhoon, superintendent of Indian Affairs. Gov. Brigham foung told Pedro Leon, the slave ,fader, that his license was not 'wr Manti. Utah, in 1851, from Santa Fe, who talid. Territorial Legislature0of tD. in the year 1852 passed a Ml that put an end to slave trad-H In ' middle Utah. late as the middle rto my father's store in Beaver, Spanolee" and tongue, for wee to hide. My father, C. C. oodhouse. stepped to the door meeting to see an old time paek ' am from Santa Fe. He was disin seeing only one jointed or M xican on a horse talk-- ;' Jo a Rroup of men In front of "e mk Exchange Saloon" which oa hpre the Johnson Furni. ,3 now located. C. C. W i're Rt'PPed the in back or i nd ,0,d the n her 'tail "qua. j." ' t0I?'". that 'Spanolee was anis and tnat she need that he waa empioy- ak and tra,n horses for Mat Se- Um lived in the Lower Valley 10 f4r Jng: "Spanolee, ng, in hep native w! iittuw' i ,m ,rm me fh!M. Milford. Whiter nf 1i7.i . It CI "'WURIH a" TnHton iw vuo from oth- - run ar"' offere1 for Ba,ekeep the In- - hZ irn - ere bought to . J ..V11 had 8"veral Indian chil- w"e bought. Samuel wlfe rearel the Indian f ru--i and gne was t one time "or the E. W. Thompson Ho- , r" There wa" an In-tt.lmi Anmon that was rear-I thehl, and built a two lo house on the lot i! Kuti0wclthe home ot R&,ph slmeon Howd reared a Inrii a,aQ hoy named Charley and M t home-churne- "pin-mone- y" has become BIG Today, Grandma's money. Last year it added more than five billion dollars to the income of U. S. farmers. That's more than hogs brought in or cattle or sheep. Just look: "pin-mone- y" 1944 Gross Farm Income Dairy Products Poultry Products Hogs Cattle and Calves ......... $2,969,000,000 ) 2,295,000,000 j 264,000,000 2,796,000,000 2,607,000,000 450,000,000 Sheep, Lambs and Wool And believe it or not, dairy products alone returned more money to farm families than the entire corn and wheat crops combined! Any way you look at it, cows and chickens is a too. California great industry. It is nation-widand Texas are crowding close on the leaders Wisconsin, New York, Minnesota, Iowa, and Pennsylvania. From millions of small dairy herds and chicken flocks in every state, as well as from large-scaoperations, comes the enormous volume of dairy and poultry products that are such a vital source of our nation's food. r Here We Are Again! A(aluc This series of advertisements is renewed in this issue and will appear monthly. We again invite you to send in good ideas which will help others in the business of farming and ranching. We will pay you $5 for each good idea accepted by the judges, whose decisions are final. And don't forget to come in and see us whenever you are in Chicago or if you haven't time to visit, phone us at Yards 4200, Extension 710, or write us at any time about any matter which pertains to agriculture. Remember our address: F. M. Simpson, Agricultural Research Department 123, Swift & Company, Chicago 9, Illinois. My LET'S KEEP THE MACHINE IN GEAR In these davs of mechanized farm is famil- everyone ingo nracticallv " a F. M. Simpion ,ar With the gears that make the wheels of tractors, combines, and other equipment go 'round. We know that should one gear lie removed or get out of line or even if a sinis broken the machine won't gle if run smoothly, at all. It is much the same with the livestock and meat industry. The three main gears are the When producer, the processor and the retailer. any one of these "driving gears" gets out of order, then the entire industry suffers. Coordination of their interests can contribute greatly to the smooth functioning of the industry as a whole. None of us gains by insisting too vigoris only ously that our part of the industry the We gain matter. that one which has problems more by trying to look at our particular problems as they affect all of us. In other words, whatever hurts or helps the producer hurts or also. helps the processor and the retailer The livestock and meat industry is an imstrucportant part of the national economic ture. We at Swift & Company believe that we can contribute most to the welfare of America promoting harmonious and ourselvea-- by between producers, relations working practical processors ana retaucra. rr gear-toot- h Pan fry I lb. bulk sausage meat with 2 tablespoons onions until brown. Pour off the drippings. Add 2 cups cooked rice, 1 Vi cups canned tomatoes and Vi cup chili sauce. Blend well. Cover and cook over very low heat for 30 minutes. Do not raise (he cover. Serve with lettuce salad and crusty bread. Serves 6 to 8. i CULL THE :. $;mji fon. Agricultural HntanH Drpartment v-s Ranchers who have need of extra grass can often bring abandoned croplands back into production with crested wheatgrass. In tests conducted by the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, in cooperation with ranchers, and reported by Clinton II. Wasser, good stands of crested wheat-gras- s established on abandoned croplands in northeastern Colorado have supported as much stock per acre as two to four acres of good native sod will in the spring and early summer. And it makes pasture two or three weeks earlier in the spring, and later in the fall when the moisture is good. KNOWS SHEEP When Roy F. Guy, head lamb buyer for Swift & Company nt Chicago since 1931, was a lad of 17, he answered an ad in a Kansas City newspaper. That led to his first with Swift as a job . . . T tuiwMenger Doy. jseiore ma 1 "Cows and Chickens... U.S.A.," and two brand new animated and "Meat Uuying Habits." All for sound projectors. You pay trannpor- lauon one wuy only. Write Swift & Company, Department 128, "By-Product- 16-m- Swift Right Eating & inthownng Company UNION STOCK Chicago, Illinois. -- j. first year ended, 'he had We will lend you films for nchool, church, or other farm meetings: "Livestock and Meat," "A Nation's Meat," OUR 1 doubled his salary and was getting a start in calf buying. At the ripe age of 22, Iloy Cuy was head calf buyer at Chicago. lie held this post for 10 years end then went back to the starting line to learn lamb buying. In his 46 years with Swift, Roy Guy has bought many million Limbs and judged in many a show ring. But his greatest pride is in the boys he hired and trained who liavo made good with the Company. "I always told a new boy to be careful in choosing his Company . . . and to stay with it," ho says. LIVESTOCK MOVIES FOR YOU IS y ROY GUY REALLY s. BUS INESS Add Lit to Your -- ready-to-la- Time to Reseed: September is a good time to resced lands to either crested or western wheat-grasThe job may also be done in the late fall or early spring. For best results, try six to eight pounds of seed per acre drilled into grain, Sudan, sorghum, millet or weed stubble. Land badly grown up to perennial weeds may first require heavy discing or even plowing before seeding. NUTRITION out! RS Si with Wheatgrass wmm NON-LAYE- Hens in your flocks that are still producing eggs, regularly in the early fall montlia are superior layers. They aro the ones to A nave for breeding stock. Writes II. I.. Kpmnalnr. . --, chairman of tho depart- . V ment ot poultry husband- ry at the University of Missouri. Mr. Kempster says it's easy to select the good layers. They are the liens with wliite bleached shanks and with old, frayed and brittle plumage. The slick hens with yellow legs and Bmooth feathers are tho ones that should bo used for poultry meat. They should be culled out of your flock to make room for mature, pullets now on the range. As it doesn't pay to sell laying hens, try to examine all individuals in your flock carefully. A red comb and moiat, expanded vent aro sure signs of a layer. If the vent is dry, puckered and yellow, you may be certain that ben has stopped laying for some time. Reclaim Croplands movies SCogan'ib 02c$tie fob SKILLET DINNER e, 70's, a aged squaw, Piede, with " "mail papooses came running li d (72 percent of the nation's butter was then; less than 20 percent today). When she produced more eggs and butter than the family could eat, she would trade the rest for or frills. le The 't was a farm girl, she tended the WHEN Grandma milked the cows, churned the butter Ym YARDS CHICAGO 9, ILLINOIS AND YOURS art, and Yars to Your Lit |