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Show 1 V nsmssu. sicMnmtra cos?. AVE. 141 PIERPOl' SALT DAVIS 10, UTAH LAX'S CITY COUNTY KAYSVILLE, DAViS COUNTY, UTAH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21. 1958 VOLUME LIII More than 15,000 Davis students return To schoolroom classes September 2nd Farmington School bells are all set to ring September 2 beckoning Davis children back to the 27 newly decorated and cleaned school for a total of 179 days before the beginning of another summer vacation. "There were .only 172 days on the school calendar last year and the additional nine days were added as a result of a State Department of Public Instruction ruling that schools must be held a minimum of 177 days. NO. 21 Fair exhibits open Friday at 10 a. m. At county fair grounds in Kaysville Parade will begin at IQ a.m. Saturday on Kaysville Main Street At the Davis High School, it that approximately 1,850 students will have signed up for registration ths week on Tuesday, Wednesday and The expected enThursday. students rollment is almut above last years mark. Meanwhile, G. Haioid Holt, superintendent of Davis schools, has announced teacher assignments as follows: Kaysville is expected AUGUST 21-22-- jCounty Fair, which begins today (Thursday) and continues through Saturday, will be the queen contest this evening, and the talent 23 both beginthe Davis the High school auditorium; parade Saturday morning at 10 a.m. on Kay.-vill- e Main Street; the official Fair opening at 5 p.m tonight,- the junior live-stojudging contest and junior fitting and showmanship contest Thursday morning; halter horse show at 0 a.m. Friday; opening of the exhibits at in a.m. Friday; Style Dress Review contest at 10 a.m. Friday; junior rodeo at s p.m. Fiida.v, junior tractor rodeo at 10 a.m. Saturday; horse races at p.m. Saturday; and rodeo1 it s p.m. Saturday at the posse grounds. The Davis County Fair Hoard for 1958 includes the following: Clyde B. Adams, president; Henry W. Galbraith, fair manager; Lucille Rosengreen, vice president; ( linton Zollinger, vice president; L. Darrell Stokes, secretary; Thomas H. Morris, treasurer; Eugene Tolman, T. Amby Briggs, Mina Flint, Wilda Schwartz, Claude Draayer, Karma P. Swindle, Ben Thurgood, Glen Flint and Dean Egbert. aasuMtant her. Moeial studie: Ka M Marrett, speech and English , Dal' L. Ration, industrial art and mechanical drawing: Russell A. Harton. mathematics and )hsica. Virginia : N Haiti W.n, hi memaktng and health Dorothy Itingham, English : Marvin J Blank-eshorthand: Rolei t G. Bowen, niathe-maliCand social sclent e. Han1 Bin biological science: Hi attire J ('arroll. counselor: Dan E Cointa typewriting and art. Grant J Cullt-- 1 more, athletic and physical education; Gerald J. Dalton, chemistry and mathe-- i . malic , John R Dawson, athletic and physical education: GoUla K. Downs, Ed'I Donald , education physical gfcJfct ward, auto mechanic. DeWane C. Garrett, mathematics and iadio. Helen I Gibson, librarian; GaVai Godfrey, 0 A Hollis iNocationa agriculture; Grange, and commercial 4$v coordinat i Fai miugton- FAIRGROUNDS - A Leyton moth- were injured Wednesday afternoon when their car smashed into the metal, sidewalk guard rail atop the Bamberger railroad overpass on Utah Highway HNi in North Farmington. Mrs. Larene Mayfield Morgan, 28, Route 2, Laytou, suffered a broken nose, and deep laceration of the right knee. Her children, Stephen Lynn, !) months, and Jay. 8. were treated for head injuries. Mrs. Morgan was driving' north at 5:45 p.m. and lost con- trol of her vehicle when she (turned to steady one of the youngsters on the seat beside her. The right front fender struck first a wooden pole, and then the steel guard rail that 'runs the length of the narrow overpass between the road and sidewalk. r Damage to the I!i5t sedan was estimated at ap-- I (SOO proximately by Gary Schmidt, investigating officer from the Utah State Highway Patrol. He was assisted with the accident investigation by Officer H. C. Volmar, also of the Highway Patrol. two children Queen Contest Tingey, IS, Centerville; Kristine Halls, is, Clearfield; Frances Frost, 1 Kaysville; Nancy Smith, is, West Bountiful; Lee Ann Hess, 10, Farmington; Linda Frasier, IS, Clinton, and Sherol Burningham, 20, West Point. Winner of the contest will receive a trophy, $25 cash, and 825 toward a formal for the state contest. The attendants will each receive $25 cash, according to Henry and Darlene Galbraith, West Kaysville, of the queen contest. Layton An overflooded car- buretor was blamed for setting a South Ogden police car afire as it was passing through Layton Tuesday afternoon. Volunteer firemen, called out at KAYSVILLE, UTAH Parade Route FAIRS ARE FOR FAMILIES! Typical of the Davis County families who will enjoy and participate in the Davis County Fair this week are the Ken Hammons of West Point. Dad Ken shows his youngest son Jeff the beginning rules of horsemanship. Ken is in charge, along with Larry Larkin, of the Junior Rodeo; Mother Shirley bakes a loaf of bread to be exhibited in the Homemaking Department. who will have an exhibit; Daughter Terri is one of the Countys many and son, Mark, will proudly show his quarter horse colt. (Reflex-JournPhotos.) Catches fire 8:80 p.m., found the blaze under control on the vehicle at the intersection of Hill Field Road (Easy Street) and Main Street when they arrived. The official in the car had received assistance from employees at Preece Motor Company and a fire extinguisher in bringing the fire under control. Damage was estimated at approximately $100 by Fire Chief John Adams. The Junior Rodeo, sponsored officers of the ( entral .Junlor Pst,e' oT'l be held Friday at 8 p.m. at the fairgrounds, and is open for ages 1 to 1, The sched- ule of events includes the grand exhibition entry, introduction, The I)avi.s drill by junior posse, bareback Farmington County Board of Education riding, first section; calf ropMonday approved the purchase ing first section, bareback ridof a Hi Vi acre site for an ele- ing, lalf roping, second sesmentary school in Kaysville. sions, bull riding, first section. The site, located near Sixth East and Second South, will cording to G. Harold Holt. cost approximately $20, 5(H), ac school superintendent. by the DAVIS HISTORICAL SKETCH Are there still buffalo on Antelope Mapd? Ever tasted buffalo meat? Had you lived in Davis County in the "early days (those include up to 1940, of course) it would not have been too rare a delicacy. In the 1020s, there was still buffalo running on Antelope Island, west of Davis County. The island had been leased by John W. Thornley, H. J. Barnes, M. F. Adams, Isaac Adams, Ernest Bamberger and Bert Harris for the purpose of running sheep and cattle there. The group called themselves the Buffalo Island Live Stock Company. Buffalo hunts were a part of the "business conducted by. the company. Nationally, it would be advertised that there would be a buffalo hunt the cost, $200 a head of buffalo which included the hunters board and lodging while he was there. i - ' O JA ,y if A t- - , vW .iftwhti. s. . UTAH. Janet Secor, participate in Davis Count) Fair Parade Satnr-d- a morning at 10 a.m. in MISS will Ka)sville. New barns, Road set For Fair Kaysville New livestock bams, and a new access road and parking area will make fair Candidates for Miss Davis going better in Kaysville this County include Janice Adams. Friday and Satur1M, Layton; Betty McDaniels, Thursday, day, reports Clyde B. Adafhs, HarKatherine is. Kaysville; fair president. vey, lit, Fruit Heights; Merlyn The one livestock barn used two-doo- Police auto V in 1 Three Injured, Car hits rail er and her p.m. ik on Pagre s.) (Continued find contest, ning at s principal: A R. Anderson. mathematics: Janie Vatin Bar ih, the There will be something1 Dm- - Whiteaid, principal: Going to there for all the family. Highlights of the Davis M. Kmil HIGH. SCHOOL: Thoma M DAVIS Fair? . Prominent men from all over the nation used to come to the hunts. Governors of Utah Mabey, Dern and Blood all enjoyed a hunt and so did Jack Dempsey and many other men from far across the land. The movie The Covered Wagon a stupendous production of the silent film days was filmed in part on the island. super- -colossal, Each year, men from around here would go on hunts and bring a buffalo over to the late summer carnivals held in Kaysville. The men would dig a huge pit and barbecue the animal. All hut 25 head of buffalo on the island were eventually killed. Although no one knows for certain now, it is presumed there are still these 25 or their descendants roaming on the island. calf roping, third section, bull tiding, second section and wild cow milking. There will be a Brahma calf riding hpecial evenj for y0Ung cowboys under pi years of age. In charge of the junjor rodeo are Lar ki Kaysville, and Kenneth nammon West Point u k k Y3iy S Davis Chickaree The Davis Stake and Gleaner chickaree will be held at P'armington Park Tuesday, August 2t, at s p.m. Officials of the event promise lots of food and games The Fair parade, which begins Saturday at 10 a.m., will move from Second North down Main street in Kaysville to Center street, east to Second East, and then along Second East to the fairgrounds. One of the top attractions in the parade, according to the Chairman, Ray S. Odd, Kaysville, will be the appearance of Miss Utah, Janet Secor, and her attendants, Joan Mathews and Doralee Durham. There will be some fifteen floats, three bands, including Central (Continued on Page 8.) in the past nas been moved to a new location, just east of the baseball field, and northeast of the high school gymnasium, divided and made into two larger bams. In addition, two new bams have been constructed. The new road, beginning at the southeast comer of the gymnasium parking lot, runs east to the new bams, where a parking area has been provided. The parking will be available for the fair goers, rodeo, and other events at the fairgrounds. Tractor Rodeo The Junior Tractor Rodeo will at the Davis high school baseball field at 10 a.m. Saturday and is under the direction of Mas Yamada, Ben Thurgood, Deon Stuart, and John Kapos, The contest, which is conducted through the efforts of the Davis County Young Farmers, is designed to promote safe operation of farm tractors as well as skill in operation. This consists of 4 divisions of operational skill and safety events. Age limit is not older than high school age. be held Y6anQ6ringS Hot all imagination for sale brella for a parachute jump young daughter is the off the highest steps of a proud possessor of a pair of porch (or even an old chicken liigh heeled shoes just like coop, provided you were really mothers, having saved her foolhardy!) when in the neighmoney for many weeks and borhood theie are at least six Ini full of pity for her. Pity store-bougSuperman outfits. for her and all the others of The delightful, cool smell of her generation whom we are cucumbers reminds those of lobbing of one of the most en- my generation, not so much of trancing mysteries of child- pickles to be made, as it does of dolls with match end eyes, hood, imagination. a spot of a cariot nose and Not only did she buy thea smidging of tomato for a hoes but she informed me that nioUth ! there is for sale small sized fur stoles, fancy hats and that Occasionally some one in our on entire outfit can be pur- - modern neighborhood discovers hased for $2.!S. the magic of a boat made from Two ninety eight! What a a huge giant of an overgrown chd- price to pay for a package that cucumber. Then all the come and around then gather takes away the delight of ruminto the maging through an old trunk running excitedly with tall tales about the house r closet and finding some of Moms or Grandmas finery. genius who has discovered that For two ninety eight she will a cucumber will float down a never know the delight of pin- ditch if its insides have been ning and folding and hiking a scooped out first! No highly embossed plastic HI2 satin dress; she will never have the fun of clomping down image of a Western 'six shoota street in shoes that keep er is as real as a stick gun in the exciting days of falling off. She can buy a brides dress, cops and robbers. Yet a stick too, for the unbelievable price won't do in 105.x we needs of $8.l8, complete with veil. must have the gun. What fun is it to fashion a And what has become of all e slide with a table 'the old lace curtains that used to make a bridal veil that WAS! leaf down a few steps when No point in using an ura- - there is a bona fide $22.1)5 slip- By Mary Bowring My by-go- meke-believ- pery slide, if not out in ones own back yard, at least no further away than the house next door. And how can it be exciting to take a lunch, comd eggs, and plete with go exploring up a creek bed if you have been on canyon trips far away often during the summer? Its silly to think the old stump you see may he a bear or a coyote when you have just seen some real bears and coy otes at the zoo! at $2.98 for fine porcelain and silver when there are plastic replicas in the bottom of the toy chest. And who would even think of eating nasturtium leaves when there's a package of 5!c cookies on the shelf? F'or the really creative there are packaged kits for. making ships, cars, boats, doll or you can buy the clothe finished product in the dime store if you just want to have it on a shelf. Once in awhile, though, the across a went ever Nothing children are one up on us and prairie with such alacrity as childhood prevails! In spite of an old fashioned stick horse all we do, certain little gangs with leaf tail upon which some will all of a sudden stop lookmagic potion had been sprink ing at TV for a day and preled to give the horse and rider sent their own, special vaudethe speed of air. Yet, for only ville for the admission of !se you can now buy a gaily one onion; you will see aprice heterobarbershop striped stick horse, geneous group huddled around complete with oil cloth head, an old bicycle wheel and you hells around the neck. will know that they are, for the Children are fascinated with moment, breaking the bank at big boxes to use for trains, Monte Carlo or at least Las huts, mysterious caves but we Vegas. practical adults quickly put the Suddenly you will hear a boxes on the trash heap and giggle as you substitute an electric train be- come across the oldest sister of her yond the child's years, a real telling scary stories little tent, perhaps even a true own making to deliciously playhouse, shingled, with sepa frighten the little ones. rated rooms and sinks that AND YOU ARE RELIEVED TO NOTE THAT NOT ALL really work. Its not worth the effort to IMAGINATION IS FOR SALE find leaves and twigs to use FOR $2.98! hard-boile- |