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Show rptTmrprr-nmft1- 'iigr - mynj"Tiyr"n0i'iaWfW"aTI'4lwBy'ipr1 yWI,qK1 0t if i'$i wr'mm DESERET NEWS, WEEKEND Corral of rough-hew- n igrfl mfH iyiWql y" " giT UtrMj'Tgi T nip fNi'ir OF JANUARY 17, 1976 8W logs, above, can be found at Butch Cassidy homesite. At right is log cabin where Butch grew up; below, piece of old machinery is decorated with rust. This stove at old Parker ranch "retired" long ago. Parry Jackson of Fremont says Bill his Long, carried guns, below, when he rode with Wild Bunch. y. On the Butch Cassidy trail Butch Cassidy, one of the West's most famous and colorful outlaws lived in the little Southern Utah town ol Cirdeville. Its a peaceful, picturesque community encircled by snowcapped mountains: a place where time seems to have stood still. Out at the old homestead where Butch grew up, a few souvenirs of the past still remain. If they could talk, perhaps they could explain why he began to carry a gun. But they are silent. And the only sound for miles around is the too rugged and cry of a bird pioneering to fly South for the winter. Desere News ohotos bv Arlene B.dihwaite Outlaws sister sets the record straight By Rose Mary Pedersen Deseret News st aft writer CIRCLEYILLE. PIUTE COUN"My brother didn't e;u with a knite like the rest of the cowboys. He had manners' He never killed a man. either. Bob wasn't that sort." Lula Parker Betenson. last surviving member of Butch Cassidy's immediate family likes to set the record straight when she talks about her outlaw brother. Not that she condones all those wild and woolly bank robberies. She TY , knows he did wrong. But wrong or not. he had many good ways, she declares getting a And you just little misty-eyed- . couldn't help having a sol! spot m your heart lor him Mrs BvMisun spntely still lives in Uirelev die, the scenic little Southern I 'tali town where her big brother grew up Back then he was known as Hubert I.eKov Parker and via- - the eldo.-- t ot H children 'Mrs Betenson w as child number nine "C.issnly". Ills lamoiis .dins ii.c came ironi Mike Cussid a Idler who laud;! him how m Bub h". irom a ob In had in a gun Now a !U. ' butcher shop in Hock Springs. Wyo. "But the children always called him Bob," recalls his younger sister. Mrs. Betenson was just a baby when Butch leit home. But she remembers hearing how it broke her mothers heart when he took to the outlaw trad. hi those days, the Parker family lived out at the ranch, a tew miles Irom the middle ol downtown Circ-levill- e Very little is left ot the homesite just an empty cabin, a rusty barbed wire fence, an old corral, a now weather-beate- wagon. But Mrs. Betenson still goes out to the place once in a while to reminisce. And she thinks Butili would like the idea ot her keeping an ev e on things She also thinks he'd like it i! he knew she'd w ntten a book about him 'Butch Cassidy. My Brother " The stones they were telling about my brother were becoming wilder and wilder He was riven cicdit tor robberies which were i I'lnif.iitcd at almost the same time hut many hundreds nt miles apart lie would reit.amiv have needed and we know he was no wings angel. "So a tew years age decided to write his story Irom the tamily's point of view and clarity a lew things. It was something just'had to 1 do. In her book, written with the help Bountiful author Dora Flack. Mrs. Betenson points out that probably Butch never intended to go bad and torin the Wild Bunch. ol He just sort ot got caught up in all the excitement, and then couldn't find a way out. She also points out that he never became a hardened gunslinger, but was noted lor leaving big lips and paying mortgages for the poor with money he'd taken from the rich. "They called him the Robin Hood the West. People write to me all the time telling me heartwarming things he did." ol Journalists time, too write to her all the eager to set up inter- views she has talked hetorc dozens ot clubs and civic groups since writing her book: has been guest ol honor at many banquets, has traveled exten- - Lula Parker Betenson Cash register instead of a heart? a widow DEAR .vi.BY My imuhei She raised my In other and me aioiie, ami it wasn't easy She does jamtor work nights and is barely able to make ends meet My brother and his wile are gome away lor a vacation, and they Mom l! she w on Id s' ay at heir place to look alter their dog Mom said she would. ppSKi! DERR RBBY two-wee- to charge her Jj a Wheie rise tan she get tree room and board with a lice telephone and color TV for that little"" My brotner wants ifc, Mi 1 ABIGAIL VAN BUREN week. He says. He wouldn't hare to provide O' id lor Mom because shes on a special diet and she buys her own I told my bn .the: he ought to he ashamed ot hiuwli and he said was Hie Mom's Mu would one who was wrong come in handy on their neat inn Who's right " P i.NNIE v DEAR DONNIE: You are. Your mother should be paid (or staying there. Furthermore, your brother must have a (ash register where his heart belongs. DEAR ABBY My son being mamed soon. Ills lathe! ami have been diverted lor two year- - now Do we have to s.r together in the church and stand together in the receiving line just as though we were stm married to each other Neither one ol us has mamed again, but lie has a shack up gnl ineiid Where dots he lit in? She is the pushy type who would do anything ju. t to get into the limelight 1: she shows up. would it in' proper lor ;.e q, haul her into tiie alley and give her a :ew wallops belore the ceremony I'd sure k e o Thank you. (IRnoM'S MOM DEAR MOM: If the shack-ugirl friend shows up, resist the urge to haul her into the alley and give her a few wallops. .Vno could haul you into court for assault and battery. You and the groom's father should sit ' pie and went on over to Dad's Bob I didn't stood up recognize him at lirst, but by his features I knew he had to be iamily. ... "Then Dad said, Lula, this is LeRoyl (that was Bob's middle name i. "I cooked dinner we visited until the wee hours ot the morning. I could tell he was happy to be with us, grateful his wandering days were over. But there was a certain sadness in his eyes, too. He kept he knew talking about mother how much he had hurt the iamily, . ... lew days later, Butch went up the mountains to a cabin, according to his sister. Then, eventually, he went away and never A into returned never robbing another bank, never holding up another train. When he tinaily died, he was in his ills. oi And to this day, the burial place tiie West's must iainous and colorful outlaw remains secret. and DEAR ABBY, My niece, who is years oid. rail oli with her boytnend last. week, intending to elope. The boy is 15. My brother the girl's lather is: very upset about it lie called the police and had Ins daughter and her "lian.ee brought 1 1 back Now the question: These kids are very much m love and want to marry. My brother is opposed to the idea because they are so young. I say. as long as the kids have spent a week together, why not let them marry and see how it works out? What do vou say ? CONCERNED UNCLE think the kids assuming the responsibilities of marriage. Having spent a week together is not sufficient reason to permit two children to marry. Everyone has a problem. What's yours? Kor a personal reply, write to ABBY: Deseret News P O Rov !.".? Salt Eake City, Etah Ml HI. Enclose stamped, envelope, please. Iamily Mrs. Betenson. John N. Thiros have serious effects 90th BIRTHDAY By George Thosteson, M.D. DEAR DR. THOSTESON: My grandson had a test and they iound he had lead in his blood. What is that sickness? What effects can it have? C.S. Nick J Thiros family will honor their father on his 90th birthday with an open house on Jan. 18, W76 from ? p m. to 7 p m., at The N. 2476 ANSWER: Lead poisoning, especially in youngsters, can be serious, leading to neurological damage. Many cases can be traced to ingestion of War II paint, particularly that found in homes. New laws require paints. lead-base- pre-Worl- non-toxi- c Symptoms of lead poisoning are loss ol appetite, irritability, drowsiness, apathy and abdominal pain. Some lead is found in all persons, although it serves no demonstrable biological purpose. I Lead intoxication can lead to behavioral problems in children, and theie have been cases where improvement has followed treatment with drugs to remove lead irom their bodies. tircnii) raising youngsters in older homes should determine whether there is any ot this going on, and they should check the content ol the particular paint to see it it contains lead. Mr. & Mrs. Ray Hill GOLDEN WEDDING January marks the 50th Wedding Anniversary tor Rav and Frances (Brough) Hill. They are presently living m Tremonton, retired from a successful dairy and farming vocation The Anniversary couoie have five children, all living Glenn, a cattle rancher in Weiser. Idaho, Leon. Federal Fish and Game Refuge Manager in Alano. Nevada. Giavde. School Administrator living in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Betva Gae (Pratt) housewife, also living in Pleasant Grove, Utah; and Reed, working in insurance, living in Ogden. Utah The Hills have thirteen grandchildren. The couple will be honored with a party and dinner in commemoration of their g Hillfieid Road. Layton, Utah. All friends and relatives are cordially invited No gifts, ptease. 80th BIRTHDAY MarcellaLassonGraham The family of Marcella L a s s o n Graham invites her friends and relatives to an open house in honor of her birthdav 80th at South Ward Church. a r v e F I pamt-eatin- a "As Dad used to say. Bob was hunted all his hie, and now he deserves to rest m peace," declares Lead poisoning can with the family" in the church stand together in the receiving line. DEAR CONCERNED: should grow up before sively; has attended glittering premieres. And she gets a twinkle in her eye talking about the time she appeared on the Mike Douglas Show and was serenaded with the theme song from the movie, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Speaking of that movie, Butch Cassidys sister has seen it. seven times! Paul Newman could very easily be on the Parker family tree, she notes he looks so much like her brother. As for Robert Redford, who plays the part of Butchs buddy the Sundance Kid, she has become great Iriends with him and made a quilt and booties for one of his children. What about that memorable scene in the film where Butch and Sundance are cut down by bullets in South America? Mrs. Betenson confides that she never could have watched the movie it it had been true. Actually, though. Butch didn't die in Bolivia at all, but returned to Cirdeville. And she vividly remembers the poignant homecoming. I baked bread and a bullberry UJflflT ADS Dial 521-35- 35 w Utah, Sat Jan 24. 1976. from 3 to 6 o m No format invitations sent out Reauesf no gifts, pie |
