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Show i L'niver?dl W-H- Pierpont, 1C SERVING ALL OF rVco i J PHONE YOUR fA NEWS EMERY TO COUNTY 2431 OFFICIAL EMERY COUNTY NEWSPAPER . . . HOME OF NATIONS GREATEST RESERVES OF NATURAL GAS Volume 5S Emery County (Utah) Progress, Thursday, February- - 21, Progiress Offers Special Premium; Mails 11 0 Gift Pap ers this Week FFA Lists (Slar-i-tie- Activities At South Emery d The 71 Future Farmers of America at South Emery High School, join FFA members throughout the nation in scheduling special acTaxation should be like trimming tivities to focus public attention on a hedge. You should trim it back the work of their organization durNational FFA Week, February just far enough to remove any ex- ing cess, but it should not be clipped Members of the South Emery to the point of discouraging new FFA Chapter plan a student body growth. assembly, window display, news articles, and members wearing the Never say the Progress is below official FFA jacket, in observing the distinction of being played up the week. in the news. We hope all of you Membership in the FFA is made noticed the big write up about the local paper (and of course a few up of farm boys who are students other weekly papers in the state) of vocational agriculture in high in two of the Salt Lake papers. school. The organizations activities Yes sir, the Progress was listed in are designed primarily to help devbig 8 pt. type on the front page as elop rural leadership and good cita winner of one of the community izenship, and to stimulate the boys service awards during the recent to better achievement in their study Utah State Press Association con- and work toward successful estabvention held in Salt Lake City last lishment in farming. weekend. The South Emery FFA Chapter Of course, in the same article, has 71 members. Officers of the there were other papers named as local are: chapter Benny Rex winners of various awards, but President: David Peaimmust not too been have they Dickson Hunt cock, portant, as I cant recall just which papers they were, and what the ington. Secretary; Burton Olsen, Treasurer; Ralph Edwards, Sentiawards were for. nel; Bruce Olsen, Reporter. J. Keith we were thrilled Seriously, deeply to receive one of five honorable Albrecht is the vocational agriculmentions among approximately 61 ture instructor at the school and weekly papers in the state, for out- serves as advisor of the FFA chapstanding work in community ser- ter. Thorvald Rasmussen, 76, died at vice. The national Future Farmer orAlthough we did not participate ganization has more than 382,000 the home of a daughter, Mrs. Cleo Powell, in Orem Tuesday morning, in any of the other awards given members, with 8 990 local chapters illness. a this year (we will be in those colFuture Farmers choose the week February 12, after long umns next year, we hope), we feel of was Rasmussen in Man-t- i born Mr. Washingtons birthday that the community service award eachGeorge 17, 3880 to Hans Peter and July for observance the of year is the most coveted of all, since FFA Week. Although'gen-erall- y Annie Marie Anderson Rasmussen. that is one of the prime purposes National He married Lucy Barton, January as a Revolutionrecognized of a newspaper, to serve a com30tiJ907 in the Manti LDS Temple. First War General our and ary ' munity in what ever way they can. President, love He had been a retired farmer. first, Washingtons or small one Any any big project Survivors include his widow, one can be greatly aided if supported was the farm he called Mount Vernon. There, he was one of the first son, LeRay, of Spanish Fork; two by the newspapers. We are planning to continue in the nation to practice contour daughters, Mrs. Crystal Maugham along these lines, and maybe next planting, crop rotations, fertiliza- and Mrs. Cleo Powell, both of Oryear we can win the bronze tion, and other soil conservation em; 11 grandchildren and two sisand improvement methods. It was ters. plaque. more than a century after WashFuneral services were held Frideath before general use day, February 15, in the Ferron ingtons We also gained a few ideas that was made of many of the sound ward chapel with Bishop Richard we had not thought of before, while that he ad- Behling in charge. Burial was in agricultural practices three-day we attended the meet. vocated. the Ferron cemetery. A speaker at the annual Saturday told the evening banquet, publishers that in most cases editors are Attend Farmers Union Meeting prone to blow up everyones balloon but their own. He pointed out that newspapers should not be ashamed to let the readers know just exactly what they are doing, and even brag on themselves a little. Well, that shows how modern we are here. We have been bragging on ourselves for about six months now. Another point he brought out was the fact that newspapers have a definite responsibility to their subscribers, since the media of the paper is possibly the greatest force for shaping the opinions of the public. If the opinions and ideals of the paper are good, the community and the people within the community will benefit greatly. If extreme care is not taken on the part of the papers, wrong ideas and conceptions of problems can add to the confusion and can form a s, chain reaction of or even untruths. On the other hand, a newspapeer is a reflection of the community it Southern Utah delegates who planned the program for serves. It can be no better than Utah Farmers Union fourth annual convention February the aggregate of the people it ser21 and 22 in Salt Lake City include (seated) W. Wallace ves. If these people want a mediocre paper, tney will have one. If Holman, Della; Mrs. Harry Conover, Ferron; (standing) they want a good paper, it is withRue Ogden, Richfield; Jess Tuttle, Castle Dale; Reed La in their power to have one. 16-2- 3. Former Resident of Ferron Dies At Daughters Home This premium will also be given to every present subscriber who renews his subscription for a period of at least two years. The premium, picked to fill a need in the county, is valued at or near the price of a new subscription, so by placing your subscription now, you are getting a $6.00 value. This weeks Progress, containing ten pages, is being sent to approximately 1750 Homes in order to acquaint the people of the county with the paper, and to allow them to take advantage of the special offer now being made for a limited time by the Progress. If you are a subscriber to the local paper, encourage your neighbor to avail himself of this means of keeping up on the local happenings. Even if he is not interested in the things that are printed in the paper, his participation will benefit the county, since the paper can only progress when it is supported by a majority of the people in the area it serves. If you are not now a subscriber tto our paper, and are unaware of its features, we invite you to turn through the pages and analyze its worth. We feel that it is.well worth the 6c per week that you will spend for a subscription. The front page is devoted to news of people and happenings that affect the county. It is news of people you know, anad of events that should be of interest to residents. We have endeavored to provide a larger' coverage of pictures to better portray the news story. Our editori page is outlined to be used for , expressing various thoughts, either by the editor, other columnists whose work is available to us, or by any other interested person, in the form pf a letter to the editor, or by arrangement in a column. The editorila page can be made to be just about what the subscribers wish it to be. The society page covers all the society happenings throughout the county, and with our present syS' tern of furnishing free pictures of brides' to those couples purchasing their wedding announcements through the Progress, it is hoped that more and more pictures will be found on this page. A new feature recently added to the papeer, which should appeal to the sports-minde- d readers of the paper, is the spbrts page. The sports page endeavors to cover the sports news as it happns, giving a little of the insight into the games that is not seen from the sidelines. No where can you get such a coverage of local news for such a nominal fee as in this particular case. Subscribe now, and enjoy a full year of news in the Progress. South Eastern Utah Civic Clubs half-truth- Burr, Richfield. We received a post card the other day, addressed to the newspaper that was evidently intended to put someone to thinking; and it did. The same card was apparently sent to a number of papers in order to put the thought across to the public, so we will quote the We want to keep the family same here, in the hopes that perhaps it might stimulate a little farmer on the land. He is necessary to our society and to the countrys thought: Fines do not seem to be the economy. answer to our traffic violations. This statement by Utah Farmers Better results might be obtained by Union Secretary Carl A. Larson to car. we If had impounding the keynoted the Fourth Annual Condo without it for a while we might vention of UFU as it opened in begin to understand about rights Salt Lake Citys Newhouse Hotel of the road. Signed, William R. Sullivan, 720 West Tenth PI, Los Thursday. Hundreds of members and their Angeles 15, Calif. wives registered for two days of meetings and banquets, which were Enough of the minor things. Lets to include outstanding speakers get to the more serious things of from National Farmers Union in life Taxes. According to an article Denver and from various parts of in U. S. News and World Report, Utah. NFU President Visiting about $14 billion will pour into James G. Patton arrived Wedneswelfare activities under the new day accompanied by Gus Geissler, budget, compared to $3.2 billion 10 NFU vice in charge of years ago. And that doesnt count insurance. president the programs for aiding veterans Mr. Patton, dean of American and farmers which, together, will farm leaders, said he intended to come to $10.5 billion more. URANIUM 1957 Number Eight Press Association Officers 2-W : ' f In ;m rll'orl to place lire extinguishers in every home in the county, as well as increase the number of papers hi ing illidrihuUd, the Progress is at the present time conducting a special that will present free, a( regular si.e fire extinguisher, allied up to $2.98, with every new subscription to the paper. By Clarin D. Ashby Vice-Preside- COAL Farmers Union Convention Speaker Decries Loss of Family Farms discuss the annual loss of family farms in his spot as top speaker at the UFU banquet Friday at 6 p. m. in the Florentine Room. Mr. Geissler was schduled to speak Thursday evening to a group of Farmers Union Insurance agents. Convening UFU members were to discuss their 1957 legislative program and draw up policies for the organization during the meet. UFU President Douglas T. Simpson, Kamas, presided at meetings where policies were to be approved section by section. Wives of UFU members were feted at a Ladies Luncheon Thurs day at noon in the Crystal Room.' Meanwhile, delegates were electing members to th Board of Directors during Thursday sessions. Mr. Simpson said he would announce the new board at the banquet Issue Resolutions At the February Board of Directors Meeting of the Associated Civic Clubs of Southern ' and Eastern Utah held in Salt Lake City on February 16, 1957, many important matters were discussed regarding current legislation now before the 1957 Legislature. The Board went on record as opposing any general tax increase at this time. If there is a tax increase needed the Board favored an increase of one cent on the State Sales Tax but definitely no increasing of property tax. The Board further supported a gas tax increase of one cent providing that the additional money is spent on the construction of roads. The Board passed a resolution in support of completing the engineering report of the Emery Co. unty Reservoir as soon as possible. The drouth situation has caused much unemployment in that area, and by getting the Joes Valley Project underway it would help give work to many of our farm people in the actual construction of the dam, the canals and the highway. The resolution further request ed that letters be sent to our Congressmen, Bureau of Reclamation, Water & Power Board and Governor Clyde. The Board members voted that closer should be given to our service clubs, counties and cities in our area, and that board members should appraise all inter ested parties of the activities of our Association. .XA, Zht ?K,i Mi Y s?' t l ' Pictured above are the newly elected officers of the Utah State Press Association installed at the final meeting of the Associations annual convention. At left is E. and Jack WarRussel Innes. Lehi, president; William R. Wallis. Vernal, ner, Spanish Fork, secretary-treasurevice-preside- nt, r. Progress Wins Certificate For Community Service in 1956 The Emery County Progress was presented in aiward Sunday hy the Utah Slate Press Association for outstanding' work in community service. Hie award was presented at the annual award dinner held in connection with the winter Election Planned For San Rafael x Grazing District Emeline S. Potts The San Rafael Grazing District, Utah No. 7, will conduct an election Died Tuesday of advisory board members TuesEmeline Lovina Potts, 80, died at day, February 26, in order to fill the home of her sister, Mrs. Morris of terms or the vacancy expiring Ferron, February 19 afthe following advisory board mem- Singleton, a long illness. She was born ter bers: in Hebrom, Washington County, Lester Jorgenson, sheepman, pre- September 22, 1876, to Hyrum R. cinct 1, representing units 3, 4, and and Emeline Huntsman. She is survived by a sister, May 5; Ray Jensen, sheepman, precinct 2, units 7, 8, 9, and 10; John R. Singleton; a Brother, George HuntsEden, Cattleman, precinct 3, units man, both of Ferron; three step1, 2, and 11; Thorald C. Rich, cattlechildren, Irene Iorge, Percy and man, precinct 4. units 12, 13, 14 Leland Potts of Upalco. and H; and Orson Marsing, sheepFuneral services will be held Satman, precinct 4, units 12, 13, 14 and urday, February 23, at 2:00 p. m. H. in the Ferron Ward Chapel. Burial Nominations and polling will take will be in the Ferron cemetery. place at the Emery county court house in Castle Dale, and the Price Completes Training . Municipal building, room 7. Nominations will be made from 1 p. m. to 1:30 p. m., and the polling will be from 2 p. m. until 5 p. m. at each designated place. All qualified electors of the San-Rafa- el Grazing District, are urged to participate in this election. Price Kiwanians Plan Talent Show Price Kiwanis Club is again this year planning to sponsor their annual Talent Night program April 17 in the city auditorium, according to Joe Hammond, chairman of the event. Contestants in the quest for talent will be competing for three awards. The winner of the show will also be given an audition with Eugene Jelesnik, of the Utah Talent Quest TV show. Applications should be made before March 31. School Board Lists Officers; Activities Planned The Board of Education, Emery County School District, recently effected a reorganization and renaming of board officers, with the following members being chosen to act as listed: Seeley Peterson, president; Ray Mrs. McCandless, Morell Nelson, treasurer; and Superintendent C. L. Frye, clerk. At their regular session, the board scheduled dates for activity days for the remainder of the school year for Emery County high schools. March 27, regional forensics will meet at Greenriver; April 10, county Junior High School forensics will meet at Orangeville; April 26, county and regional music festival at Huntington;. April 27, county track meet at Ferron; May 3, regional track and field meet at Price. A date has not been set for a business meet at Carbon College. Plans have been made to conduct summer kindergarten a school. The board plans to do away with a spring vacation this year and make the closing of Spring term of school a week earlier. convention of the press group. The Community Service contest is sponsored each year and judged by the Utah State Agricultural College, and the awards were presented by Dean Carlton Culmsee. Awards in this category included a bronze plaque to the one outstanding paper in the state in community service, and five framed of merit for other certificates papers doing outstanding work in serving the people. Although the Progress is one of the smaller, and certainly less than most of the other 50 papers of the state, it emerged with one of the five coveted awards of the day. Th Progress also receivd honorable mention in three catgories of the contest, and it is felt that with continued support from the people of Emery County, our paper will take its place among the award win ners in almost every category in years to come. Lavar II. Winder Legion Officials to vice-presid- six-we- ek Lavor H. Winder Completes Basic Training Visit in County County American Legion and Auxiliary officers were this week informed that state officers of the association will be in the county on Friday of this week to meet with members. A meeting will be held Friday at 1 p. m. in Orangeville, at which time Department Commander Parley Jensen, and state Auxiliary Pres ident Madeline Swanner will be on hand to give words of instruction and advice. The same evening, the Legion officers will journey to a similar Green River, where , meeting will be held. Lavor H. Winder, son of Arnold of Huntington, completed recruit training February 21 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif. course included inThe struction in all basic military subjects and the firing of all basic infantry weapons. Upon completion of training, the new Marines are assigned to Camp All members of the American Pendleton, Calif., for further in Legion and Auxiliary are urged to fantry training, or to one of the be in attendance at these meetings to hear the department officials. many Marine Corps schools. W. Winder |