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Show 0 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF EMERY COUNTY EMERY COUNTY A vast inland empire where the Desert Meets the Mountains; where water, timber, coal, range and farm lands are abundant. VOLUME XLIII, NO. SERVING 33 CASTLE DALE, UTAH,; FRIDAY APRIL 21, 1914 Our Soldier Just a Few Lines , From a Fox Hole Somewhere in Italy Anzio, Feb. Italy. 22, 1944 Pear Mother: Just received a letter from you tonight. So while I am sitting in my fox hole, Ill try and answer it. There is nothing like good news from home. How are you all by now? I am alright. I guess you have read in the o papers about the Anzio and beachheads. I had the pleasure of being in on them. Or is it a pleasure? Anyway I am Net-tun- here. Theres never a dull moment. You should see the fox hole I Its dug yesterday. long enough to sleep in. In fact I slept in it last night. I have some plank over the top and about three Following are excerpts from a letter dated April 2, New Cale- and Ive been wondering yards away. It isnt so good for one to do any running around. if you have run out of ink, or But I do know he is alright. has the War Loan got the paWhen we come in a new place per. the people over here cant do Well, how are things going at enough for you. We have spa- home by new? Theyre alright here and Im feeling very good. ghetti too. I have been talking Italian so Got a letter from Bruce (Mangu-so- n) the other day, and his toes much I have almost forgotten how to speak English. Mostly are alright now. . . . Well, Arlene, I guess you all motioning. Well I would like to drop in for a little chat with you would like to know what the looks and. the rest of the folks. Tell country . and everything them all hello for me. Good like, but one cant say too much. are The natives go bare-foote- d, night and write soon wont you. . . very black and some have red hair, which is very bushy and fluffy, like cotton. I go swimming to the ocean once in a while and its really fun. All kinds of sea shells, and the water is very salty. There are lots of palm and cocoanut trees, and the milk in the ooanuts is very delicious. The mountains are green and pretty, and to top it all off there are United States bombers going over us every day. . . . (Two lines censored here) sorts of juices and lemonade. Theyre alright, in their way, but I prefer United States juices as you know we have the best by far. So Ill close for now, As ever a brother MORRIS. PVT. DONALD E. RASMUSSEN r son of Mrs Mary Rasmussen of Castle Dale. Don was at the Eighth Headquarters Automotive School, from where he graduated March 4. He was inducted June 23, 1943 and is now receiving training in the state of Washington. o vr MAIL . . . March 15, Emery County Progress, Wilberg Brothers Meet on April Fools Day in New Guinea Kenneth and LaMar Wilberg, brothers, and sons of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Wilberg, celebrated April fools day in real style-- on that day in far away New Guinea the brothers met for the first time In two and a half years. Kenneth was transfered last September from New Guinea to Australia and just recently back again to New Guinea. He made a special effort to locate his brother, LaMar, and on April 1 they met in their army tent and while together wrote the good news to hear' sir: As I write this I am some place in New Guinea. Im doing OK. their parents. Working seven days a week. I have been through a lot of fighting, but we can take all that those little so and sos have got to give, and more. Boys It gives a person a funny feeling when boys are dropping all Mr. and Mrs. John Bohleen of around you. We havent had a received the following Ferron fight for some time now. I dont from their two letters recently think we will get any more of Rex. and sons, Bobby them while in this place. U. S. trainis stiH in the Bob ; I have only run Into five boys ing and Rex Is In the Seebees, from Utah. stationed at Hiawaii. I have only had 4 papers since Dear Mom, Dad and All: I ve been here, but I think Ill I am fine and hope you are all n get the rest of them as Im the same. We arrived at Pittsjust starting to get some of my burgh, Calif., OK and it is a February mail now. place. It sure seems good pretty Well, about all there is over to get In a warmer climate. It here is natives and cocoanuts rains here nearly every day and and some bananas. The natives at night It Is quite chilly as are Just like you read about. I there is a breeze blowing in. from the first white woman on I am sure glad to get the 17th of this month since I the bay. out of those ants and all that yt the States. I have run out snow at Camp Abbott, Ore., and 01 paper so will close. also glad by basic training Is Letters From the Bolileen , THOMAS WHITE. t S. Wednes- 55, 12. He ex-ra- ys Cale-dani- a) Anything Graveside Services Held Utah Names Sixth Annual Shoiving is For Samuel S. Hunt Head for Farm HUNTINGTON Graveside Expected to Be the Biggest. services were held for Samuel of Park City, Hunt, Labor Job day, April Affair in Many Years was the father t. Havent seen my buddy for a havent heard from you since although he is only a few Ive been here (in New He Drives a cow with a young calf attacked her. She suffered a broken arm, severe bruises of the face and probable internal injuries. Mrs. Cash had walked to Alvin Jensens in the north part of town and was returning home when the accident occur- ck week, o Mrs. Mollie Cash, 79, was seriously injured Friday afternoon when, according to her report, 28 of 16 chilred. dren, 14 of whom survive; seven Responsibilttf for Ehe sys she saw recruiting sons and seven daughters. nothing of and supplying farm laborers Regardless of all the delays, Emery Countys biggest and busiest has Members of the cow until it attacked her beeini the family that livestock show will be staged, Friday, April 28, at Ferron. to Servthe Extension given from the back, apparently over accompanied the body were his It is officially billed as The Sixth Annual Emery County Junior anxious to protect its young calf. ice of the State Agricultural widow, Mrs. Rose Hunt, Raymond counthe Colleges Livestock throughout Show, 1944. This is the big day of the year for the live-soHyrum Rasmussen v.ho was and wife of Salt Lake, Mrs. Bertry. men their families In this territory. and hauling gravel in the vicinity Utah has appointed G. Alvin tha Stonebreaker and husband, found her in the tall weeds and Extensive arrangements have been made, and a great deal of LeRoy, Butte, Mont.; Mr. and grass by the wayside. He thought Carpenter, extehsion economist, Mrs. George Hunt of Heber; Mr. effort expended by the committees in charge of different phases she may have been there about supervisor of this program, with and Mrs. Wallace North, Mid- of this great show, two hours. Mr. Rasmussen took O. O. Jorgensen, ;veteran of World way, Sam and Zelda, The committees have complet- connected with such a gigantic Donna, her his home and then to Dr Wars I and H, as his assistant. Earl. ed the drawing up of the rules undertaking. Turman. Ivan and Earl are In the arm- and regulations, and the town The show will have over $1,000 In the Price hospital ed forces. Ivan Is in New Guinea, of Ferron Is spending all the to pay out in premium money were taken Saturday. Her three but Earl of the Navy, was located time possible to prepare a place this year. Contributions have sons, from up state, Howard, somewhere on the Pacific ocean for the show. Posts are being been fully up to expectations in Bennett and Bill and wife, are by the Red Cross, and joined his hauled from Last Chance for cor- the county and our neighbors In at her bedside. rals and buildings erected In Carbon county, on the other family in Salt Lake. The casket was opened here great haste at the Ferron Park side of the mountain, and in the MORRIS JEFFS, S 1c In the chapel for other relatives to accommodate the large num- more densely populated areas up Range Loss of Deer to viw the 'body. Anderson An- ber of entries. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jeffs state, have all given freely, stated Tablated derson conducted the graveside Posters are being printed, pro- Merrill Cook, County Agent, toby of Castle Dale. services. grams arranged for, transpor- day. Forest .Service cliff-dwell- J i Show April Suffers Injuries oys feet of dirt over the planks. Then donia, and adderssed to Morris about one foot of straw in the sister, Arlene) : er bottom. Dear Arlene: I think Ill be a when I get home. Just a line to let you know I MONT. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR Mrs. Mollie Cash Of Castle Dale Says Mail Service is Poor in New Caladonia The following letter was received by Mrs. iLouisa Cox, now living at Draper, from her son, Mont, who is in Italy: Your loving son, THE COMMUNITIES OF CASTLE DALE, ORANGEVILLE, HUNTINGTON, FERRON, EMERY, MOORE, CLEVELAND CLAWSON, MOLEN, ELMO AND GREEj RIVER (Continued on Page Eight) Lunch was served for them at tation arrangements made and With all the support the show a thousand and one other details is getting this should be the best EPHRAIM Information on the year it has ever seen. extent of deer losses from gunMore an 200 head of herefore shot wounds during the hunting cattle will be shown. Most of season is frequently a matter of these animals will be FFA and conjecture by sportsmen and Club livestock. game managers. Forest Service In addition to the Herefords studies on the Fishlake Nationthere will of course be dairy al Forest during the past three cattle, sheep and swine on disyears have served to give a fairPlans have been made by this fall. play, and competing for prizes. ly good conception of the numiV C4HPEUTfL Construction of the dipping the Ferron Stockmens AssociaThe show is concentrating on ber of deer left dead on the tion to construct a cattle dip- vat Is being undertaken by the the youth angle In the livestock range for that particular area, Much of the spade work for the ping vat at the Ferron Corral Ferron Stockmens Association business, but there will be very says W. Leslie Robintte, District 1944 farm labor demands has during this summer. with the cooperation of the lively competition in the open Forest Ranger. already been done by these labor Due to the serious menace of Grazing Service and the Manti classes. Especially in the pureThe Forest Service employes on experts. Negotiations have been the cattle lice, the Ferron Stock-me- National Forest. bred hereford classes. Emery the Fishlake National Forest entered into with the Mexican Twelve other stock corrals County men have been purchasAssociation plans to conrecorded all paunches frou leg- government to supply this state struct a dipping vat complete have been, or are in the course of ing and raising some very fine nationals with crowding pens, a chute and construction by the Forest Serv-lo- e cattle during the past few years ally killed deer which they en- with 1,300 Mexlcam countered during the. hunt, as during he next six months; with draining pen at the Ferron Corin the' communities adjacent and they are game 'enough to well as all dead deer which they the War Relocation Authority ral, Forest Supervisor Folster to the Manti Forest. The For- bring them out for judgment saw which had been left by the for several hundred Japanese reports. es Service has cooperated with and competition against each hunters either through wilful evacuees, with schools for 'teenIt Is contemplated that work the Grazing Service and stock-me- n other In this fine show. intent or because they were un- age volunteers; and they have will begin this summer during of in the construction There Is sufficient material to able to find the deer after hav- sent out appeals for help from the time between putting up the four other corrals in Emery justfy a y program, but groups. due to the emergency and war ing wounded them. The ratio non-farfirst and second crops of hay. County. These First of the Mexican contin- The vat will probably be In opbetween the paunches and dead corrals and chutes greatly restrictions, the lack of time and deer should give the ratio be- gent will arrive here about May eration in time to dip all the facilitate the handling of live the necessity for production, the tween the legal kill as represent- 1 and the second group between cattle in the Ferron community stock. entire program has been scheded by the paunches and the May 10 and May 15. They will uled into one day. be assigned to the counties Chairman The show will commence at range loss. Reports on 10 a.m. and continue The number of paunches tabu where the meed Is greatest. through the day until the conclusion of lated, 718, is 6.7 times greater Foreign workmen will be housed County Red Cross Drive than the 107 dead deer recorded in labor camps which are being the big dance and celebration for the same area. Therefore, operated by the Office of Laat night. Mrs. Naomi Jensen, (Reporter Warren A. Moffitt, chairman the above study indicates that bor with Lyman Roberts of Salt of the recently completed Red The whole program is free to Williams is home on a Bert there is one dead deer left on Lake City in charge. At the end Cross Dlrve in Emery County the public, and the committee Is furlough which he spending the range for every 6.7 deer tak- of the season, the Mexicans will announces that the County Drive with Mr. and Mrs believes the people of the county his parents, be returned to their native coun- is owe It to the youth participating en out by the hunters. Neldon Williams. successfully concluded. to come out and see what they Similar information recorded try and the Japanese will go He wishes to thank the county Mont Merchant the of Cox, on the Manti National Forest back to the relocation centers. workers and chairmen of each is his parents, are doing In the way of livestock visiting Farmers who need laborers town for their splendid co- Marines, breeding and improvement of during and Immediately followMr. and Mrs. Mont Cox. herds, ing the 1943 hunting season in during the planting, growing or operation and untiring work. Aldairy stock, sheep and Daa Dahl Jewkes, student at cheated a range loss of one deer harvesting seasons should make so to thank Bracken Lee for his vis High School, is visiting his swine. their applications early to the cooperation in helping to colfor every 4.6 taken out. in charge of parents, Mr .and Mrs. A. G. theThe committee The large amount of foliage cunty Extension agents office lect Red Cross funds from Emery Jewkes, Jr. program is as follows: C. o on the oak during last falls The Pot Luck club met Wed- H. Snow, chairman; Kenneth H. county men working In camps, s. Chipman, Oran hunt has perhaps resulted In deductions. Cleveland Red Cross by pay roll nesday night at the home of Peterson, R. greater number of wounded deer The County quota was set by Mrs. Sydonia Kofford. Games E. Wilson, Iver Truman, Merk escaping the hunter than norm- Chapter Gets the state committee at $3,000 and were played and a lunch rill E Cook, Frank Hall, I. K. al. Wheeler, Robert Dahle, WarMr. said Moffitt that today New Chairman enjoyed. o and $3,930.41 has been received, Mrs. A. C. Saunders returned ren Wilberg, Byron Johansen, Emil reto more two are home camps yet Monday from a months Snow. Luke, Brad Jensen, Perry Sydonia Kofford, county chairClosing Mutual Social a is so chance there visit In Southern California and good man of the American Red Cross, port Planned for April 25 that Emery County will raise Arizona. She reports that Mr Major George H. Henderson, reports that Mrs. Myrtle Extension Animal Husbandry-ma- n has resigned as chairman $4,000, or 33 per cent more than and Msr. A. C. Moore now at At Castle Dale will do the judging of the asked. amount the both are Ariz., improvGlobe, of the Cleveland chapter, after Hereford and fat cattle and of The people Emery county ing In health and plan a trip two years or more of faithful Mr. Elvin Downs, FFA District Russell Snow, president of the service. of can be their summer. record, here this proud Cleveland has been one Castle Dale Mutual Improve- of our most which is so far unstained in Mr. and Mrs. Neldon- Williams Supervisor, will Judge the sheep, cooperative chap ment Association announces that ters, a meet for demands to Salt Lake Friday dairy cattle and swine. the motored way they very extensive production 25 the will be war bond drives funds for to meet their son, Bert, who has Additional features of the show Tuesday, April reliefs, has been carried on will the showmanship conlast Mutual meeting of this program The y and been emergencies. special furlough test be granted a there and they have always very of the FFA and the season. live here have who Cal. again from Camp Roberts, They Club filled their financial people members; the best pen of The windup will take the form successfully state to the and an set home Bert returned example Saturday. five contest; the exhibit of of a gala party which will pro- quotas. has been filled by the Pacific Red Cross Division, spent Easter Sunday with his The vacancy of Advanced Domino HI; vide fun for everyone of Mutual Mrs. Caroline Hansen and we by coming through more than brother, Neldon, who is stationed besides the crowning of the over. lots 100 and anof cent with 65 him from and miles at age per just wish her equal success. We are champion best fat calf; the best Pres. Snow says the Social also informed California. in other speed. camp by Mrs. Kofford o will start at 8:30 p.m. and the that Mrs. Geneva Smith, who has Hereford female and the best although Emery County Hereford bull. idea Js for everyone to have a Is over the been Here making her home in Salt From Northwest top in the Red Cross Many representatives from all two real has Lake get. together. drive that the Pacific area as years, City the past over the state are expected to be The ladies will bring a lunch a whole, of which we are a part, her and is returned occupying W. S. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson present to see what Emery box for two and the men will is 91 per cent subscribed. of Bremerton, Wash., were In home in Castle Dale. Her daughonly has to offer to deserve County bring a dime each to defray Lets not get tired in our Red Castle Dale for a few days this ter, Beth Tuttle, whose husband the name they are getting for the expense of the punch be- Cross endeavors, our boys are week, and they extend, through Is serving overseas, and their fine cattle throughout the state. ing seryed to wash down the probably getting tired of fight- the columns of The Progress, an baby are also here, and will o delicious lunches the ladies will too, but they must go on. open Invitation to the Emery make their home with Mrs. EMERY RED CROSS REPORT ing, undoubtedly fix up. o County boys who occasionally Smith. The Emery Red Cross ComPlans are being made for a Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Larsen are In the Bermerton shipyards, mittee wishes to thank the peo. . Honor Student were visiting very good program and games to drop In and see them at 127 of Bluebell, Utah, ple of Emery for their week-en- d loyal with over will be arranged to suit everyone. the here CASTLE DALE Principal C. Schley Ave., Bremerton, Wash. supoprt in the Red Corss War Russell wants everyone in the L. Bennett of North Sanpete Mr. Peterson is employed in the Mir. Larsons parents, Bilshop Fund drive. finish high school at Mt. Pleasant, re- shipyards and returned after a and Mrs. Samuel H. Larson, alward to be there and Our quota was $370.51 and we so with Mr. and Mrs. June DaMutual this successful year cently announced that Nad short stay, to his work. up received $459.15, which was sent Price. Mrs. of children vis and that Roser.lberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. o with a grand In. Davis is the daughter of Bishop will be of benefit to all those Angus Rosenberg of this city has SON BORN TO Emery Red Cross Committee. Larson. who put forth the effort to been chosen as an honor student KAY WILBERGS ROSETTHA BRODERICK, By of Mrs. Lois Snyder, daughter attend. on the basis of scholarship, leado Robert Mrs. Mr. anand Wayman Mr. and Mrs. Kay Wilberg O K ladles, all you need Is a ership and participation, in NEW ARRIVAL Moss nounce the arrival of a baby boy is now employed at the box lunch for two, and a man activities. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Killpack of with a thin dime and the time Nad will participate in. com- Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Frock Shop in Helper. Her huswas recently Ogden Utah announce the birth is 8:30 pm. on Tuesday April mencement exercises on May 19, Wilbergs mother, Mrs. Easter-broo- k band, Pvt. Snyder Mr. of a baby boy, bom April 8, at oversea duties. to fsslgned of Cleveland. 25, 1944, in Castle Dale Ward. and will be home shortly after. Glen the Dee Hospital. Mrs. Killpack at mother Spring for o last Snyders left o Just Friday Kay for their baby during was formerly Cleon Olsen of The best way to kill time is to When you stop to think, dont Farragut, Idaho. Mother and is caringhours. Emery. working babe are reported doing fine. work it to death. forget to start again. Mrs. Libby Gordons. Ferron Stockmen Plan Construction of Dipping Vat 4-- H ns two-da- m ed pot-luc- Mor-tens- en ( ten-da- 4-- H pro-tege- ed get-toget- extra-c- urricular ny |