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Show t ; Bui 9 akeaid WW. Last Monday it was "Puerto Rico, here we come," with great Anticipation of a pleasant, worry-fre- e week observing Operation Pine, and this Big week we're wishin' we wuz back there, instead of in the middle of the perennial rat race. It was a most pleasant trip, and we'll be thanking the National Guard from now on for inviting us to attend. And we'll also be singing the praises of MATS (Military Air Transport Service) for the precision with which they carried out the thousands of flights transporting the 21,000 troops and 11,000 tons of cargo to and from the tropical isle. Everyone we met asks us "How was the trip," and we've been answering "Fine" and saving the details for our Dunno column next week, after we have sorta got used to the grind again. Slam-Puert- - MARCH 25, 1960 What Can You Do to Make ' Beaver A More Attractive Plade In Which to Live? -- We did bring a bit of Puerto Rico weather back, though . . . followed us right along the line to Tinker AFB, Hill AFB, and on down to Milf ord. General Rich, Utah National Guard skipper, didn't miss an opportunity to tell all reporters, all high army brass, and anyone else who would listen about Ken Yardey's loyalty to both the Guard unit and his school. Ken stayed home from tne trip to play the final game of the playoff (against the school of which his comanding officer, Col. Dal-leis principal) then with the financial help of Beaver Civic Clubs, and individuals, rushed to Washington by commercial plane and hitched a ride with General HcGowan from there to Puerto Rico. bM . The story auAe with newsmen and with the Puer. ... to Rico Guardsmen. - And of course "rumor" ssyt Board of Education paid . the Ken's transportation to Washington, but we have it on undisput-abl- e authority that civic1 minded and appreciative Beaver groups coughed up the cash, and not one cent of tax money was used. ',"'' Postmaster Norm Baxter asks d us to please remind all the boxholders that the census form stuffed in their boxes this week is NOT "junk nail" and should be taken home, filled out, and kept In a handy place ready to hand the census taker when he or she knocks at your door. It's an important part of the 1960 census, mailed to you as a time saver. Mil-for- Guess Wes Soulier, popular UP agricultural agent and promoter, was in town Tuesday. Returning from a coffee break we found two "boxcars" of matches stuck mallslot in our front-doo- r Thanks, Wes. .Sorry we missed you. Beaver Junior Band To Present Concert The Beaver Junior Band will a varied concert for the public the evening of Friday, April 1, at 8 o'clock, in the BHS auditorium, and everyone is invited to come out and see what these youngsters are doing. Solo and ensemble numbers, as played at the recent festival at Delta will be featured. The Beaver Junior Band consists of 49 members from the Fourth to Eighth grades. Their instrumentation consists of 17 clarinets, one alto clarinet, one bass clarinet, one oboe, one bassoon, one flute, two French horns, four saxophones, eight trumpets, five trombones, one sousaphone, and three drummers. These young people are working hard to prepare for participation in both concert and marching in the Band Festival to be held in Parowan May 7. Let's give them our very best support! present Would YOU like to make Beaver lilac bushes, or evergreen shrubs? expense to it unless you want to one of the beauty spots of T h e And why don't we use more ever make it such. Several years ago West? green shrubs? They are so much the Agricultural College put out a Well, get up out of that easy more attractive in the winter time formula for a cheap outside paint look" that was very good in wearing chair, stretch, take a deep breath, than the "old, and just wilfully walk away from that Beaver hasl V qualities. It consisted of skim We are here near the mountains milk or whey and cement. A pig that TV set, out into the street by your property. Walk slowly from where, with a permit from the for ment additive was optional. For one boundary line to the other of est ranger, we could really make the white, they recommended lime; your property, right along the our places attractive, both in win for the other colors, just plain pig street and stare back at your own ter and. summer, ment that can be purchased from Have you ever stopped to think any paint dealer. And then some property. First at the sky line: and a little muscle How about those trees? Can they what a moving picture of Beaver's elbow-bendibe topped? Pruned? Removed? back streets would reveal? In the to push the brush, roller, or spray Maybe it will be a bit of a sur- barber shop recently a man said gun! LET'S DO IT! SHALL WE? prise to someone to know there is a friend in California took just These planning boards that have a home in that thicket! Do you such a group-- of pictures one fall have too many shrubs I'm sure the and then called him to come to come into our community to help editor will make a note of it in his home and "see Beaver!" ,He us see why industry doesn't come his column if you have some-extrsaid it was terrible how Beaver into our community say that, when shrubs, bulbs, hedge plants-- , flower looked on the screen when he had the big bosses come in to scope us, starts, or even trees you could thought it to be such a lovely they bring their wives. And jtthe share with someone who could well place because, of the people in it! wife says, "I'm not going to raise use tnem. (isaitor s note: jtie my children, in such an unkempt Now, before you leave the street: L she means.lt and our would be happy to cooperate.) place, just scope the rabbit brush, sage chance of landing an industry is Now, how about that fence? Can brush, weeds, and junk in the out! Lack of water, electricity, etc., you straighten it, repair it, paint street! Couldn't a. bulldozer do a it, remove it? (Or even find it?) lot to clear that lot of yours so you all have been blamed for our not How is the one between you and can make it a having had industry before; but we beatify spot, say with your neighbor? Can you do any of a garden, lawn, flowers, and some have been told it is our own selves that have been the drawback. Most these things with that? paint? What's the matter with us? Now, how about the buildings Are we lazy, or have we just given of the time we are wasting our time talking about problems when we on your lot? Can you straighten, up? Let's all think of the nicest could be helping by cleaning up repair, paint, remove one or more? beauty spot you ever have seen own premises and thus enour (Or even find them?) and try, witn all that is in us,' to What about those old car bodies? duplicate that beauty! Well find couraging others to do likewise. Put your shoulder to the wheel to the be taken Can't they dumps? it doesn't cost much, and WE TOO You aren't going to use them and CAN LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL and let's move forward and forget about this going backward! We they ARE eyesores! COMMUNITY! can! But it's up to us individually, Then, look at those old cans, Our City Dads rtally are "on the not alone to the city administra tubs, boards, wire, buckets, broken-down benches, rabbit pens, ball!" Thev alreaA have beeun to tion. Their hopes are high, their and chicken runs, that are not used clear all rabbit t tttdfcl plans are big; but what good will it do to dream if we dont all do furniture, any more; old cast-iro- n broken-dow- n ye4iSp our share toward making this the bicycles and toys? leading into BeaJ Beauty Spot we would like it to be! And those unsightly trash barrels! parrv fhn hall jme " '" " r.n'f then Kp hidden from kill Wold - YOU like to 4ieljv AlTaTd'TJefor, there isn't much The Beauty Spots of The West? from the street; say, with a hedge, grey-willo- w a i 1 BERT SMITHSON LATE SNOWS ADD wr DIES FRIDAY; MILITARY SERVICES MOISTURE IN SCHEDULED MONDAY BEAVER MOUNTAINS Milford American Legion Post will conduct Legion funeral services at 1:30 p. m. Monday for John Bert Smithson, 4, who died Friday morning in a Milford hosa cerebral vascular accipital dent. Mr. Smithson, a veteran of World War I, was a prominent Beaver County rancher, raising purebred livestock on the famous old Smithson Ranch six miles north of Milford. In his earlier, life he had been associated with a sheep ranch in Colorado, and had been active in the mining industry in Beaver In 1938 he assumed County. management of the 7500-acr- e all privately Smithson Ranch, owned ranchland. He was born July 26, 1895, in the old mining town of Frisco, west of Milford, to Dan W. and Julia Agnes Moody Smithson. He married Frances Jefferson, Oct 2, 1952, at the ranch. During World War I he served with the field artillery as a sere geant, throughout the He and other campaigns. was a member of Milford Post No. 16, American Legion. Surviving are six brothers and Marion C. Smithson, sisters: Olex, Oregon; Mrs. Ursula Kesler, San Mateo, Calif.; Lee Smith-soSan Francisco; Mrs. CatherMrs. ine Forgie, Los Angeles; Geraldine . Mathews, Bellevue, Wash., and Jim Smithson, Milford. Friends may call at the South ern Utah Mortuary in Milford from 7 to 9 p. m. Sunday and from 11 a. m. Monday until time for services. Burial will be in the Milford City Cemetery. 16 Meuse-Ar-gonn- Following is a recap of, snow measurements and comparisons re sulting from a snow survey made to Beaver mountain snow courses Wednesday of this week. The fig ures are those compiled by the local Soil Conservation office. The survey was made by the SCS with other agencies cooperating. inches Big Flat (10,000 ft.)-- 52 of snow with ' 16.8 inches water content, against 39 inches snow and 11.7 inches water a year ago; for a water content this year that of average. is 75 Otter Lake (9300 ft) 35 inches snow and 11.1 inches water, against 34 inches snow and 9.5 inches water a year ago; for a water content this year that is 67 of average.Merchant Valley (8200 ft) 21 inches snow and 7.4 inches water content, against 19 inches snow and 6.Z inches water a year ago; for a water content this year that of average. is 67 Beaver High FFA Boys Eye State Contest The Utah State convention of Future Farmers of America, to be held March 25 and 26 in Salt Lake City, is looked forward to with unusual interest by members of the l Beaver chapter, according to Hofheins, chapter reporter. Taking part in the parliamentary procedure contest, to be conducted in connection with the convention, will be the BHS team, Ber-nel- composed of Lynn Smith, chairman; Bill Baker, secretary; and Noal Robinson, Bill Twitchell, and Bernell Hofheins, members. The Beaver team rates the trip to Salt Lake by winning first place in parliamentary' procedure in the area runoff conducted at Fillmore on March 8. Beaver Boy Gets Lynn Smith of Beaver High school took first in public speakU Scholarship ing in the same runoff, and RoSmith, popular and hard land Yardley was picked as Star Lynn BEAVER WEATHER working Beaver High school senior, Dairy Farmer. He also took secFollowing are temperature and who his been especially active in ond in farm mechanics. Randy precipitation readings for the past and FFA work throughout his Bradshaw took second In soil and week, ai reported by D. E. Stapiey school career, has been awarded a water conservation. cooperative observer at Beaver: $200 college scholarship by the Date High Low Prec. Union Pacific Railroad. Merlin Show Given 45 11 March 17 The scholarship is one of several basketball Because of the run-o56 21 March 18 made each year in counties tra game at Parowan Monday night, 65 25 March 10 versed by the Union Pacific and is March 14, the Merlin show was SO 69 March 20 highly prired among Utah's youth. seen as an afternoon performance. 71 25 March 21 Several students were hypnotized 73 27 March 22 Subscribe for your home-towand an enjoyable show 71 29 March was. tUgd by the skilled magician. tfnrsjajparl LEGION URGES SUPPORT IN DRIVE DEMOS ELECT; FOR SCHOLARSHIPS P 4-- ff ........ - n all-rou- NAME DELEGATES Henry Willesen of Beaver is the new chairman of Beaver County Democratic Central committee, succeeding Dr. Eugene Davie of Milford. The change was effected Wednesday night of last week at (D.-Fla.- .) 'Certificate of Excellence' A Certificate of "Excellence in Management has been awarded the Mountain States Telephone Co., by the American Institute of Management, Gerald Vickers, lo cal manager, said today. The certificate was granted aft er the institute completed a examination of the firm's management operations and accomplishments for the last year. ten-poi- nt The American Institute of Man-- . research agement Is a and educational organization with headquarters in New York City. ' In selecting firms to receive their highest award consideration non-prof- it . M im hard-workin- ing. Well Baby Clinic Set There will be a Well Baby Clinic held In Beaver Thursday, April 7, from 9 to 11 a.m., at the Second Ward chapel, it is announced by Dr. W. D. Bishop, director, Beaver Coat? Board U. HaaUk (American Legion News Service) Members of The American Legion and "Auxiliary are being rallied to a campaign to fire a barrage of letters supporting S. 105, the Veterans' Children Scholarship Act, to the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Trading with the Enemy where the .measure is in the county Democratic convention, at which other central committee officers were elected as follows: The American Legion, by Na Mary Raines, Milford, vice chairman; Alvaretta Robinson, Miners- - tional convention resolution, supviHe, secretary; and Beverly Far ports S. 105, : which was intro duced toward the close of the rerr Beaver, treasurer. first session of the 86th Congress . Seven delegates to thejrtate con by Sen. George A. Smathers ). vention were elected as follows The bill was referred to R. Fill Lee Willesen and Henry the Senate Judiciary Committee more, Beaver; Wilford Robinson, under the chairmanship of Sen. Minersville; and Rudolph Nielsen, James O. Eastland Dr. Eugene Davie, Jack Mahoney, who assigned it to the Subcom and D. A. Smith, Milford. mittee 6n Trading with the Enemy, whose chairman is Sen. OUn D. Johnson (D.-C). Mountain States Earns eration. Among other things, companies were rated on the amount of information and servBEAVER CIVIC ice they provided to their share owners, the economic operation LEADERS BOOST : of their organization, research and development projects instiBEAUTIFICATION tuted to provide better services Appearing elsewhere in this is- to the general public, production sue of The Press is a very fine ar- efficiency, sales, .vigor, and generticle which has been prepared and al executive efficiency in mansubmitted for publication with a aging the business, Mr. Vickers view to sparking a spirited cleanup said. and beautification campaign for Beaver. The move for such a campaign Cancer Crusaders Have came to official notice at the March 7 meeting of the Beaver Organization Meeting; City Council, when a delegation The' Beaver County Cancer citizens presentof public-spirite- d Crusade campaigners held theii ed the matter' to the council. kickoff meeting Monday evening Those appearing at the meeting, on the Milford elementary school to City Recorder George according B. Low, included Raymond Hutch-ing- s auditorium, with 30 volunteer and Martin Green, represent- workers attending, representing Beaver IOOF lodge; Rich- all sections of Beaver County. the ing Mrs. lone Baxter, Crusade ard Crane and Robert Lee, the Beaver Jaycees; Mrs. Wallace Dean and chairman, addressed 'the group, Mrs. Pearl Thompson, the Beaver giving them information and inBusiness and Professional Wom-en- s structions, and announced that the. drive in Milford will be conclub; Mack Patterson and A. Carlos Murdbok, the Beaver Boost- ducted from April 14 to 25;' The Beaver chairman, Mrs. ers club; and Hal. Lund and S. G. Karl Hutchinson, announced that Hickman, the Beaver Lions club. Mr. Hickman, as spokesman for she had presented several Canthe group, explained the purpose cer Campaign films in the Beaver of the delegation and the need Belknap school. for a program of beautification. He added that the various civic groups were anxious to get such a campaign going and pledged their cooperation in carrying it through. Council members assured the delegation they were fully cogni zant of the need for such a pro gram and that the city adminis tration would help in every way that it was a good idea possible and the sooner a campaign got underway the better. Other speakers brought out the obvious need for a continuing pro gram of beautif iication in addition to a cleanup campaign. Toward this end, City directed to get Recorder Low-wafrom other communities their ideas for a planning board and for correlating the efforts of various agen& cies interested in city improve ments."' g S. G. Hickman, a former member of the council, was asked tQ head up the present ef forts to get going and it is understood another meeting wtih the council and a possible massmeet-in- g of Beaver people Is in the offs VoL 55. No. IS BEAVER COUNTY o -- . BRAVER, UTAH. FRIDAY, single Copy 10c - $3 a year Br STEVE WILLIAMS MM u The twe past noble frudt Ndt emd a tall n, set-tin- The scholarships would ' be granted on the basis of talent and ability with priority going . to children of veterans of World War I, World War II, and the - it.:- educational funds would not rep- resent any cost to tne taxpayer smce tne United States now holds these enemy r.ssets in lieu of war reparations. All Legionnaires and members . of the Auxiliary are urged to write the Senators on the subcommittee urging a prompt and .' favorable report on the measure to the full Committee on the Judiciary. . All school patrons and teach ers, and individual .citizens who recognize the need for increased advanced training in the science fields, are invited to join the Legion's campaign to secure use of these funds funds seized from an enemy who sought to destroy us for training of the children of the men and women who suc cessfully repelled the enemy ag gression. e ti Ify V THE BEST! Doug Bollon, left, and Ted Rlmpau, right, proudly wear special tie clasps awarded them at the recent annual Grand Lodge sessions of lh Grand Lodge of Utah. Independent Order of Odd Fellows, as "Outstanding Noble Grands of 15." tuts puircummiivee fxcriiiucjxa in addition to its chairman, are John L. McLellan. Arkansas: Jo-- seph. C. O'Mahonev.. WyomiM: Thomas J. Dodd, Connecticut; all Democrats; Everett McKinley Dirksen, Illinois; Norris-CottoNew Hampshire; and Kenneth B. Keating, New York, Republicans. Their address is the Senate Of- iice ciog., vvasnington sr DJC. : S. 105 provides tot the g aside of ; $100 million of th. CifiA mil1!i nniuMul a enemy war assets seized from Germany and Japan duxioc ' worm war II. The income earueu xrom u-- investment OX this $100 million would be used to provide some .2JJOO-dwlr- -, ships each year to students in terested in the important fields 0J science, .technology, and ett gineering careers, as1 well as for teaching in these fields. iU- - I (( ) I month term as leaders of the Milford lodge and were selected as outstanding in their field for the year. Norman Lamb, center, present noble grand of the Milford lodge, displays the .plaque awarded Milford Lodge No. 42 as the "On standing Odd Fellow Lodge of 1959." (FhotO ' by SUY WUlUmaJ, ' |