Show Lions Hear Vet On Turkey Diseases Dr Ross Smart gave a very interesting talk to members of the Ephraim Lions Club Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day night on experiments being made in connection with sino- sino vitis w weak ak leg disease and other diseases in turkeys Because the turkey industry is s so important in Sanpete's economy Dr Smart l has as been sent here by the Utah State University University University Un Un- to do research work aimed at minimizing or preventing preventing prevent prevent- ing losses from from disease among turkeys He and md wife and three children live in the Ivan Dyreng Dyreng Dy- Dy Dyreng reng place on South Sout Main He Heis Heis Heis is a graduate of the University of Idaho and Colorado State University He lie told how different groups including the Utah Turkey Growers Grow Grow- ers Association contribute to the experiment and research fund His study is chiefly concerned concerned con con- with how is transmItted from bird to bird So far there have been several promising lea leads s but most have turned out to be blind alleys he ht said He and helpers are working with some birds in 5 commercial flocks and the Snow College flock of about birds Post mortem e examinations are made of all birds that die and blood samples are taken from live birds and studied for bacteria bacteria bacteria bac bac- teria viruses etc In the Col Col- Co College lege flock d different pens are ir for different di diseases diseases dl- dl and some are not inno- inno at all Four blood sam- sam les Iles have been or will be taken rom each bird in the College lock ock After this year it is ex expected ex- ex there will be enough cads so more can be accomplished in preventing the disease n the th years head ahead The only known way at present pre pre- sent ent to induce is to Inject blood from a diseased gird bird directly into the b blood bloodStream l 1 o 0 o 0 d Stream tream of another bird He said Incidence of the disease is lighter this year and there has not been enough among the College flocks to make for fora a satisfactory study He said on the average a flock will lose two to three percent of the birds bird from the disease but sometimes it R runs as high as 20 to 30 per cent He pointed out that re research research research re- re search is a n slow painstaking process Working on Signs No member of the swimming pool sign committee was present present present pres pres- ent but it was was' reported that they are arc working on the signs and should have some up soon to try and stop some some of the tourist dollars tl that at go rolling through Ephraim as they have been doing for two years now without knowing knowing- there is a modern modern modern mo mo- dern outstanding swimming poo pool here Fireplace It was reported that the fire- fire Continued on last page pOage r ru u Lions Hear Vet On Turkey Diseases Continued from page 1 place for picnicking use will be built about 20 feet east of the swimming pool entrance and will face south Funds for the project project project pro pro- will be furnish furnished dby by the City with the Lions doing or supervising the work It will have two electric grills and one charcoal grill it was reported About Barns Lyman reported on the taking down of the Reuel Anderson barn and said there seems to be considerable misunderstanding mis mis- understanding or misrepresentation tion about the Lions and barn removal He felt it should be publicized that the Club is not trying to rid the community o of barns that are being used All the Lions are doing is offering to help anyo anyone e who wants a barn removed that is no longer being used or has no utility value An invitation had been re received received re- re from Ephraim's oldest c citizen i t l i z e ri n Andrew Hansen for club members to help tear down his barn At 92 he is finding it difficult to accomplish the task himself Iver Iverson Lyman Lyman Lyman Ly Ly- man Milton 1 Armstrong Armstrong Arm Arm- Armtrong s strong trong Glen E. E Nielson and Hal Ha Jensen were named a committee to arrange for tearing down this barn Tournament Receipts Down R. R McKay Andersen gave a report on the thc Snow College Scholarship Baseball Tournament Tournament Tournament ment and said gate receipts this y year ear totaled only or about about a- a yb b bout out half as much as last year This left a net take of 1622 f for or scholarships The refreshment refreshment refresh refresh- r ment meat stand took in 0 of v which was net No de decision decision de- de was reached as to l ho how ow much of this will be added to the Scholarship fund lo 10 Meet l In Canyon On invitation of A. A Perry Plummer r the next meeting of the club will be held at the Great Basin Research Center j Headquarters in Ephraim Canyon Canyon Can- Can y yon on on Sept 1 The program committee e will arrange for the program as usual but Spencer Olsen Leon Lean Stevens and Mr j f Plummer lummer will be in charge of other ether arrangements for t the h c meeting including a supper And speaking of programs Miss Janice Thompson daughter of or Mr and Mrs bars Lee R. R Thompson Thomp Thomp- son played two piano solos at atthe atthe the Monday night meeting Letters betters Read I II I Lion President Clifford Ciifford Sondrup Son- Son read letters from Director floyd S. S Holm of Snow College and President Daryl Chase of pf thanking the club for sponsoring the scholarship baseball baseball base base- ball bull tournament Director Holm had hod also written a thank you letter to each of the participating ing teams The Lions gave a roar of thanks to to all who helped with the tournament in any way Baseballs left ove over from the play were donated to the time Ephraim Little League Selling Fair Tickets Edgar R R. R Anderson explained the Hospitality Tickets being sold for the Sanpete C County Count a u n t y Fair These tickets can be purchased purchased pur pur- chased for 5 5 per ner family re re- re of size and and a ticket will then be issued to e each a c h member of the family over five years scars cars of age It will admit said member to each day of the fair A family of three would definitely definitely definitely s save ve money by buying such sucha a ticket it was pointed out A club member was as assigned to canvass each b block ock in Ephraim and each is to report back to Edgar before August 28 The Lions agre agreed d to take over th the j ticket sales as a help to the Fairri Fair i p 0 |