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Show i 4-H'- ers Tour County. . (t(h2 2mrD2ry coimroty u i v ; y EMERY COUNTY . . . HOME OF NATIONS GREATEST RESERVES OF NATURAL GAS, COAL, URANIUM Volume Water and Power . w Board Meets Here The Water and Power Board their regular monthly meeting In Castle Dale at the courthouse on Saturday, Septem- Activities Next Week A tour of the Joes Valley damsite and areas will be conducted on Friday, September 18. To Serve Mission . . . Its Peach Day time in Ferron once more, as committee members report that the big two-da- y affair has been set for Friday and Saturday, September 11 and 12. Adult anti youngster fans alike will enjoy the rodeo horse racing and related events, with rodeo stock being furnished by Allred More information of the exact place and time Will be printed at a later date. 4-- H Elmo Wood Collectors 4-- H Club Attends County Observation Tour With Leaders By CUrln D, Ashby On Friday, August 21, the Elmo Weed Collectors Club was taken on a tour of the county by Ray Humphrey, County Weed Supervisor Those attending were leaders, Mrs Laverne Day ahd Mrs. Georgena Hansen; members, Arvel B. Hansen, Gary Tucker, .(orman and Kent Alger, Elwin and Stanley Atwood Brent Jensen, Ron-n- e Day and Gayleen Hansen. The tour got off with a bang at H If you agree that some chil- dren are watching too much television, youll like this one about the young lad who rushed home from kindergarten and insisted his mother buy him a set of pistols, complete with holsters and gun belt. Why, whatever for, dear? mother asked. Youre not going to tell me that you need them for school Yes, I do, he asserted. The teacher said that tomorrow shes going to teach us to draw. Why, whatever for, dear? ( County Men 'Draw' Elk Permits A handful of men from Emery those school bells began county were lucky in having their ringing again, things sure seem lames drawn from the many different. And evidently school is housands who applied for their elk just a little different than was an- permits. Drawings were held Tuesday, ticipated by some of the anxious September 1, at Utah State Capitol pupils. Take our second grader, for in- through the State Fish and Game stance. He went .tojschool the first Department. day fithafirm conviction that he The following were successful: would really learn a lot, now that - Fish Eddie AnderLake, Bull he is in the second grade. Well, at noon he came home for son, Emery. lunch and said to his mother, You Fish Lake, either sex Francis know, we havent done a thing in L. Beach, Ferron; Maedell Ekker, Green River, and Jay Vetere, Green school yet. Oh, for the ambition and drive River. Hill Creek, Bull of a scond grader. Francis M. Wilson, Green River. We receive some letters occaManti, Bull Rex Fillmore, Huntsionally that are quite unique. The ington, and Blake LaNae Jones, one we received this week takes Huntington. the cake, however. Although we Manti, either sex Calvin K. Cox, we could Orangeville; Allan Pete Grange, have some comments LeRay Huntington, make, perhaps they would be bet- Huntington; ter unsaid, and suffice with just Orangeville; Dick K. Jones, Orangeville; C. R. Majors, Huntington, reading the bit of prose: Chicago, 111. and Clyde Sherman, Orangeville. Dear Sir, Nebo, Bull D. D. Hanni, Green I have the test for Normalcy. It River. consists of a Master (Psychology) Key (Major Minor). Chicago is proof. It takes in hospitals, world D. U. affairs, schools, business and religion. Ive had a general science high school education. I did not read or copy this from any book. I had all the tools, words. If you are interested in this test for normalcy, inform me no The annual district convention of later than one month from this Carbon and Emery counies Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, will be date. ( held September 12, at 10 a.m. at the Sincerely yours, Elmo ward church. Mrs. Ada WilFrank P. Cygn 1019 Dearborn Street son, Emery County President, will be in charge assisted by Mrs. CrysChicago HI tal Guymon, Price, Carbon County Do we hear any takers? President. Members of the Central Company Daughters of the Pioneers will be present from Salt Lake City. In the forenoon session, reports will be Official Station Castle Dale, heard from the camps and at the afternoon meeting the Central Company officers will speak. Dinner will be served at noon by the Emery County Daughters. Following the afternoon session, the Elmo Camp will hold a dedication of an official DUP marker in honor of the first church building in Elmo. The public is invited to the marker program. Since District P. Convention; Dedicate Marker Weather Report Savings Bond Program Set To Begin in Co. Schools it were not for the convenient, easy methods of purchasing savings bonds at banks or through the payroll savings plan where they work, the chairman said. The county chairman, together with Orson W. Peterson county he reported. have met and set Emery county residents today the opening of, the savings bond own and hold more than $1,500,000 program n the schools beginning worth of Series E and H savings September 11 He also announced that Utah bonds, according to U. S. Treasury estimates, he continued, and point- savings bonds sales for the month ed out that "each months pur- totaled $1,623,406, an increase of chases are an important part of a 15.9 above the June figure, and steady building up of personal sav- noted that the savings bonds prohistory has ings reserves throughout the coun- gram during its built up a savings reserve of more ty. Many of these Individuals who than $42 6 billion in E and H bonds own savings bonds would probably held by more than 40 million have little or no savings at all if July purchases of U. S. savings bonds in Emery county amounted to $1,704., County Bond Chairman Jesse M. Conover said here today. Aggregate sales for the seven months of 1959 totaled $12,066., or 48.3 percent of the countys sales goal, n, ar Huntington, where Mr. Humphrey showed some white top that had been sprayed, then up Huntington Canyon to see puncture vine and hounds tongue. Then they traveled south to Castle Dale stock corrals where halogeton and arrow grass were observed. Between Castle Dale and Ferron, whorled milkweed and loco weeds were identified. About this time everyone became hungry so we routed our cars to the Ferron park for lunch. After lunch the results of spraying wild roses and a patch of corn sprayed for millet grass or green fox tail was seen. On our return trip to Castle Dale Mr. Humphrey pointed out rabbit brush and copper weed along the route. The group was given the privilege of visiting the Emery County Progress, where Mr. Ashby demonstrated how the paper is printed each week, as the boys toured the plant. club The Weed Collectors H expressed gratitude to Mr. Humphrey for taking the group on this tour of poisonous weeds and to Mr. Ashby for taking our picture and showing us through the Progress plant. 4-- State Fair Opens Gates Sept. 11 For Annual Exhibit Utahs Bounty From Every County" will be on display September 11 when gates are opened on State Fair. Utahs Since the states first Fair was held back in 1856 with a view of promoting the arts of domestic industry and to encourage the production of articles from the native elements in this territory. Fair officials have been dedicated to making each years Fair a monument to Utahs industrious people. C. J. Smcut, Ogden, president, Utah State Fair Board, and Don Utah Wyatt, Secretary-Manage- r, State Fair Assn., promise "outstanding exhibits and diversified entertainment for young and old at the Fair. They hope to rival even last years exposition which set a new record for attendance and exhibits. In the Home Arts Department, exhibits will be received from Sept 1 through Sept 5 at the Home Arts Building, between 8:00 a.m. and 10-d- 5:00 p.m. The Ceramics department will be open to receive exhibits Sept 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sept. 6 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. September 7 is deadline for entries in contests sponsored by the Utah State Farm Bureau Federation on Farm Bureau Day Sept 17 at the Fairgrounds. Contestants in the Amateur Talent Find, Rural Youth Talent Find and Rural youth Talk Meet are required to register family membership in the Farm Bureau on or before Sept 7 in the Bureau office, 65 E. 4th South. All entries in the Stamp Collecting department must be in the hands of an officer of the Utah Philatelic Society by Sept 8. Exhibitors in horticulture and agriculture departments have until 2:00 p.m. Sept 11 to register. Seymours German Circus, featuring talking animals will be another new Fair feature, along with The Silver Condors and Les Rhodins, who will do aerial acts daily. Po Po, favorite clown of Fair-goin- g youngsters, will be on hand as usual. Other events wllll Include stock car races, auto daredevil acts, fireworks, childrens horse show, horse pulling contest a safety show, horse shows, horse racing, Monte Young's midway rdes and shows, band concerts, and the annual extravaganza, "Holiday on Ice, every evening in the Coliseum. Services Held for A. Seel Conover Gas Tax Refund Information Given Funeral services for Abram Seel Conover, 76, who died August 26 in the Price hospital after a lingering illness, were held Saturday, August 29 In the Ferron ward chapel. He was born August 6, 1882 in Ferron to Abram G. and Elizabeth Loveless Conover. He married Emma Ethel Jensen, May 13, 1901 in Ferron. She died June 2, 1939, Services were as follows: Bishop J. Keith Albrecht, presiding and Sam Singleton, conductng; opening song, Singing Mothers; prayer, L. W. Peterson; trio, Anna Larsen, Freida Behling and Eva Klllpack; remarks, Richard Behling and Dr. Annual claims for refund of Federal excise tax paid on gasoline used for farming must be filed by September 30. ' Roland V. Wise, District Director of Internal Revenue said these claims should be made on Form for gasoline used between July 2240 1, 1958 and June 30, 1959. Mr. Wise said copies of Form and a helpful booklet, Farmers Gas Tax Refund, Publication No. 308 cSn be obtained from- - Internal Revenue offices at Room 366, Post Office and Courthouse Building.. 2240 (6-5- 8) Cleveland YMMIA 3G Ferron Peach Days Offer ber 19. will hold Members of the Weed Club of Elmo are shown here in front of the Progress office as they complete their tour of vai'ious parts of the county, he group found samples of different types of weeds prevalent in the county, to he used in their record books. The tur was completed with a trip to the newspaper plant. ' Number Emery County (Utah) Progress Thursday, September 3, 1939 GO Burton K. Olsen J. Durton l(. Olsen To Serve Mission Leaders Named C. Hubbard; song, Errol Litster; speaker, J. Keith Albrecht; song, Joel Jensen; benediction Perry EL Snow; dedicaton of the grave, Tom Conover of Denver, Colo. Survivors included one daughter and three sons: Mrs. Alta Nielsen, Clyde E., Ferron; Eldon Harry K.- , Price; 16 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren; five brothere and sisters, Mrs. Reta Weber, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Annie Funk, Mrs. Clyda Easley, Jesse and Reed Conover, Ferron. Burial was in the Ferron cemetery. and Nelson of Cleveland. A queen contest is to be held Monday, September 7, at 7 p.m. at the rodeo grounds in Ferron. All the women are invited to enter, with no age limit set Each evenings entertainment will begin with horse racing at 5:30. Anyone may enter for the races, with no entry fee and no purse, all good clean competition. Emery county is loaded with good horses, and everyone is invited. Following the horse racing, the grand entry will be at 7:30, with the big rodeo dominating the evening. To top Saturday evenings rodeo, an apron and overall or come as you are dance will be held In the South Emery auditorium. A big jitter-bu- g contest is scheduled with prizes for the best performance. The committee in charge of the annual affair extends an invitaUon to everyone to enjoy all the free peaches they can eat, celebrate event, as throughout the two-da- y well as support the concession stand which will sell hamburgers, hot dogs, pop and other items. Proceeds from the concession stand, and from the other functions will be used for Improvements at the city park. Burton K. Olsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Olsen of Emery, has The YMMIA was reorganized In been called to the Centred States meeting Sunday evening. Those re- Mission.in He enters the Mission Salt Lake City September leased were Loren Wells, superin- Home tendent; Andrew Eaaterbrook and 14.A testimonial will honor him SunMerrill Tucker, assistants and evening, September 6, at 7:30 their officers and teachers. Those day e Emery ward chapel. Everysustained to take their place were William F. Eden, superintendent; one is Invited to attend. Burton is a graduate of South Merrill Larsen and Gomer Arnold, The Talent Find held in Emery on Tuesday of last week was a assistants ; Loren Wells, Explorer Emery high school. He has comtwo where years at BYU pleted fine success. It was sponsored by Leader; Samuel Sanderson, Arts. the Farm Bureau and asstted by Leader, and Roger Larsen, Scout be is majoringwasin aIndustrial dance instrucLast year he the MIA. Leader, r tor at the Y. He has been a ward Mrs. Lydia Sorensen conducted and School teacher teacher, Sunday with three judges from Castle Dale reIntermountain national forest Do your duty on time all the an instructor for the deacons viewing the entries. Judges were class this summer. time. Manfred Pakas ceipts for fiscal year 1959 topped Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Johansen and the 1958 total by nearly $700,000 Elmer Nielson. bringing more than three million Fourteen numbers were, entered dollars into the National Treasury, in the program, with five particiRegional Fiscal Agent E. C. Crary pating in the art display. said today. Winners were: musical skit, RobThe region's 18 national forests bie, Tommie, Kathy, Douglas and are located in Utah, Nevada, west- Billy Swenson; vocal solo, Vern ern Wyoming and in southern Olsen; organ solo, Clay Chrstlan-seIdaho, south of the Salmon River. accordion solo, Nancy SorenReceipts to the public treasury were sen; Clarinet solo, Kay Mortensen. payments for livestock grazing, Art winners were Kathleen Crook, A total of 49 county men participated on the annual timber sales, powersite rentals, and youth division r Colleen Olsen, Junland uses. ior division. intcr-agenconservation tour, this year sponsored by the other By law, 25 percent of the money Prizes of $1.00 were given. Trail of the states across to The will taken be returned the forest senice. top group was Other contestants were DeLynn it originated, to be used by Anderson, tap dance; Glenys, Rene Mountain, where they inspected the area which was reseeded where the counties for public roads and and Nancy Christiansen, Barbara, next several years ago, and which will be open for grazing schools. The counties receive their Eris and Susie Sorensen, piano soyear; and also an area on the south- share according to the acreage of los; 6th grade squares, square dan. end of the mountain, that is curnational forest land they contain. ce; Val Joe Hess, reading. Entering received in the art division other than winOf the $3,150,008.42 opera- reseeding (ntJer8oin8 rently LCCdl forest timber ners were Stella Jacobsen in the sales of national tions. brought $2,001,265.16, while grazing division; Kent Brinkerhoff During the tour, the men were returns were $1,042,081.27. The bal- youth divaddressed by Lawrence Thorder-so- n ance came from powersite rentals and Andrea Olsen in the junior of Cleveland, and by Scott and land uses such as returns from ision. Winners of this contest will enter Alonzo E. Wall, 71, former mayor Passey, conservation supervisor of summer home lot rentals. in competition with winners of of Santaquin and prominent Pay-so- n Price area. other county contestants. Watch resident, died Tuesday at 9:30 for date announcements. Mr. Thorderson told the group a.m. in a Payson hospital after a water has been and will conthat short illness. tinue to be a limiting factor in the At the time of, his death, Mr. of Emery county. development Wall was Nebo Stake Clerk, Chur- With In mind, improvements this ch of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y in watersheds are aimed at providOscar Don Wayman, son of Mr. Saints. He was a former clerk of ing better water condtions, and Mrs. Oscar W. Wayman o Payson Park LDS ward. A school teacher, Mr. Wall reMr. Thorderson also pointed out Castle Dale, has been awarded a tired five years ago after teaching that in order to utilize the water $150 scholarship to attend the1959-6-UniCounty Agent Gerald Olson re0 for 45 years in schools in Emery which is now available for use in versity of Utah during the ports that Major Henderson will the county, a complete revamping school year. again be available for the stock-me- n County and Utah County. A junior there, he is majoring to have their bulls graded this At one time he served as mayor of existing facilities should be acin mathematics. fall. All bull grading In the state of Santaquin. complished. At Carbon College, he was a therefore must be done during the The cavalcade of cars, jeeps and He was born July 19, 1888, Santafraquin, a son of Alonzo Edward and pickups stopped at "Mud Springs1 member of Phi Theta Kappaschool last two weeks in September and the first two weeks in October. ternity and was also high Sophia Duffin' WalL He married for a lunch during the day-lon-g valedictorian. Dates for Emery county will be Laura Gunderson ' June 14, 1911. outing. announced later. She died June 13, 1925. He married It is important that all breeders Alene Simmons who have bulls to be graded conStrom April 4, 1929, Salt Lake LDS . tact County Agent before SeptemTemple. ber 8. After the work has started Survivors include his widow, two the time schedule will not permit sons: Jason, Salt Lake City; Matt, looking up others not on the list Marysvale, Calif.; stepsons and . i.t or hunting bulls not previously lostep daughters, Mrs. Jack (Dorene) cated. MarMrs. Kious, Livermore, Calif.; vin (Faye) Burreston, Kaysville; Verl O. Strom, Alamo, Calif.; Robert C Strom, Payson; 14 grandchildren; a brother, Ivin Wall, Salt Lake City; two sisters, Mrs. RaU mona Smth, Payson; Mrs. Ida Snow, CasUe Dale. Funeral services will be held Three Huntington students reSaturday In Payson. ceived degrees in graduation ceremonies Friday night, August 28, at the University of Utah. Mrs. Mae Arnold received her diploma with a degree of Bachelor of Science in elementary education. S. James Mack Potter, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Potter, won his Kimball J. Cox, construction, US N, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn R. degree of Bachelor of Science in the college of business manageCox of Oranyeville, returned to Shawn here, as they inspect the reseeded area above ment. Davlsville, R. I, August 18, with John Piccolo received his diploma Naval Mobile Construction Battalinwhich the is on Trail the group participated canyon, for the degree of Master of Science ion Four after an eight-monin electrical engineering. Mr. Picteragency conservation tour held last weekend. The tour tour of duty at the Naval Station, colo graduated in 1958 with a B. S. Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, was under the supervision of the forest service, who degree. He is the son of Mrs. Rose working on various construction 49 men on forest project areas. hosted a total of Piccolo. projects. I, in-th- Emery Talent Find Winners (lamed Forest Receipts M-M- Fiscal Year, '59 Nearly 50 Participate In Conservation Tour n; cy Fomcr fldd Dies in Payscn Local Boy Receives Scholarship Sept. 8 Deadline For Bull Grading Conservation Tour r r- U. of U. Graduates 3 County Students Kimball J. Cox Returns to U. th |