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Show ' 1 m&&lj Volume 39 Number 23 Delta, Utah, Thursday, December 2, 1948 $3.50 a Year in Advano MOST ASS'NINE GAME WHS Faculty Vs. Delta Lions In Hoop Frolic Doomed to vie for starring honors with imported steeds in the great Donkey Basketball tussle Wednes-day night, Dec. 8, are these local stalwarts: Delta Lions, Bull Whirl Larson, Wind, Speed Eliason, Fat Stapley and Slim Nickle. DHS fac-ulty, Fatty Floyd, Man Mountain Chandler, Hot Shot Moody, Giant Memmott and Pee Wee Anderson. The donkeys bear such peaceful names as Zeb.Silver.Skeeter Shorty, Blue,, Tiny, Fuzzy, Crooky, Jack and Antelope. Not a "Dynamite" or a "Tail Twister" in the lot. The whirlwind contest will be staged in the Delta hall, opening at 8 p.m. Reserved seats are now on sale at Baker Pharmacy and Service Drug. Billed as the most hilarious en-tertainment ever staged locally, the contestants invite the public to attend, for a dramatic exhibi-tion of the power of mind over matter. Whose mind doesn't seem to matter. Keep that date in mind, Dec.8 at the Delta Big Hall. FIRST WARD INVITES - lluihliic" Funds Aim of Party On Bee. 9th Plans go forward to make the Building party in the Delta First word one of the big events of the holiday season. The three part en-tertainment, banquet, program and dance, will fill the evening with pleasure. The ward invites every-one to join in this gala affair, and remind former ward members to come home at that time. The hall is being beautifully de-corated for the occasion. First on the program will be the banquet, with Leigh Maxfield presiding as master of ceremonies. The MIA is preparing the programs, which in-cludes songs, a duet, by Verna An-derson and Ludine Searles, a trio by Arvetta Nickle, Louie Black and Grayce Pace, and Dr. Birds' quar-tet. Norma Wright and Margaret Gardner will play a piano and organ duet. The dance following will feature old-tim- e dances, mo-dern dancing, and a novelty dance number. Reservations are being made at $2.50 per person, which inculdes all three parts of the party program. Paul Adams ajid Leona Works, committee members will take calls for reservations. Funds netted from the party will go to the ward building fund. DHS Follies Is Highlight of Two Ns, Dec. 2 and 3 lorful A wealth of co- background and talent is ande?hLhe Perf0rmance built w"the "0ne World' and directed by Fred Adams, the Follies is presented in l.cefAsssisttarnavt eldliinregctorasroaurned the tnd Sharon Robison. nxfc" 3 hundrei students from utp J? casmt,usflocr dtheepacrhtmoreuns,t dmaankcee and song groups, and soloists. Laurel Anderson is accompanist, and Evan Christensen is faculty advisor. The Follies will be shown two nights, Dec. 2 and 3, in the high school auditorium. Reserved seats may be obtained now. A matinee performance was giv- en Tuesday afternoon for high school students. Costumes and the scenery were prepared by the stu-dents and two months of reheasals have polished the performance to the nth degree. Assisting with production have been Norma Kimber, publicity, La Mae Finlinson, programs; Joyce Terry, flowers; Maurine Callister, Cherie Hannifin and Jean Pratt, scenery. Season Closes December 7 on Ducks and Geese One minute after 4 p.m. Dec. 7 the season closes on ducks and geese. After that time they oan sail merrily by,, safe from the un-erring aim of local hunters. A great many of them were already doing that, or so it seems. Hunting has been good all thru this season. Ducks have been plen-tiful, and were fat and tasty. Goose hunters report good luck, too, and poured it on with details of how good roast goose can be. One lone goose reposes in our larder, full of holes and heavy with lead. Oh, well, we'll roast that later. Fndresen Rites Held .Saturday In Second Ward Funeral services for Knut Endre-se- 73, were held in Delta 2nd ward Saturday at 10 a. m., con-ducted by Bishop June Black. Mr. Endresen died the preceding Wed-nesday morning. He had lived in Delta the past year and a half, and before that farmed on the North Tract since 1916. He was born in Hardanger, Norway, Oct. 11, 1875, and came to the United States in 189T. Opening the services was prayer, by Bishop Rom Shields,, of Sugar-vill- e ward. Music was given by Mrs. Lucille Stapley, at the organ, and a vocal trio, by Mrs. Thelma Black, Mrs. Deonna Black, and Miss Bonnie Black. Speakers were George Abbott, & George Jensen, friends and neigh-bors of Mr. Endresen for many years. They both spoke of being enriched spiritually by association with this man, whose sincerity and kind helpfplness had helped many friends many times. Closing re-marks were by Bishop Black, and the closing prayer was offered by Anthony E. Stephenson. Burial was in Denver, under ar-rangements through L. N. Nickle and sons. The body left Delta Saturday afternoon, escorted by Mr. Endresen's sister, Mrs. Anna Cochran, and Sherman Tolbert. i ALL CHILDREN INVITED Greet Santa Claus On Delta Visit Saturday, Dec. 4 Hundreds of children from We! Millard eagerly await Saturda; Dec. 4, when Santa Claus arrive direot from the North Pole by ail plane, to visit Delta. A rousin welcome is prepared for his arivis at 1:30 p. m. Christmas carols will be sun from 1 to 1:30, by a group of se venth and eigth graders, directe by Evan Christensen. The jolly ol i saint will be met at the Delta aii port by Leo Burraston, and will b escorted into Delta by the Delt Volunteer fire department, corr plete with red truck and siren. H i will stop at the corner marked b the Christmas tree, erected thi week by Delta Lions. And there h will personally greet his many fri ends and have candy and orange for every one of them. After Santa leaves, for his nex stop, the Cres Theatre management invites a! children to attend the free matime Santa's visit will officially ope: the Christmas season and tha night and on through the holidays the Christmas lights will be oi throughout Delta. The city father, Mayor Golde: H. Black, and council members C W. Underhill, R. L. Heyborne, G. E Stewart and V. S. Barney, are as sisting in making memorable thi visit from Santa Calus. Albert L Simons, Pioneer Deltan, Dies Saturday Albert Lee Simons, one of Delta's early farmers, and a resident here from 1911 to 1938, died Saturday of causes incident to his age, 85 years. He died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. D. Brinton, 433 Vine Street in Murray, Utah. Mr. Simons was born August 12, 1863, in Payson, a son of Orawell and Martha Dixon Simons, His early life was spent in Payson, and he was one of the early stu-dents at Brigham Young University. He married Clara Elizabeth Knight in Payson on July 4, 1884. They made their home in Payson and later in Salt Lake City, and moved from there to Delta in Feb. 1911, where others of their family, the Knights and the Stewarts had moved earlier. Mr. Simons was a stockman and rancher and his farm here was lo-cated on the North Tract, east tow-ard the sandhills. His near neigh-bors were the Munsters, De Lapps and Heises. On this farm he early introduced the Chinese pheasant, a game bird he greatly admired. He was the first man to bring the birds in, which he did at his own expense, and ran them on his farm. He retired in 1938 and moved in June of that year to Salt Lake City, where his home has been since. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, he was active in ward projects, both in Delta and Salt Lake City. He had done ordinance work in the Salt Lake temple and was a member of the high priests quorum in Cottonwood ward. He is survived by his widow and a daughter, Mrs. Ethel Brinton, Murray, and two sons, Marr D. Simons, Delta; and Douglas K. Simons, Salt Lake City; 13 grand-children and 16 Funeral services were conducted Monday morning in Murray First ward chapel, and burial was in the Payson cemetery. Attending from Delta were Mr. and Mrs. Eb Stap-ley, Mrs. Mabel King, Mrs. Patricia Shields and Mrs. E. Eugene Gard-ner. New Shop Opens In Delta Friday For the Ladies i Newest addition to the Delta business district is Blythe's, with the opening date set for Friday, Dec. 3. The shop specializes in women's apparel and the proprietor te Mrs. Blythe Taggart, daughter of Mrs. W. H. Pace, of Delta. Mrs. Taggart has lived in Calif-ornia since leaving Delta some years ago, and returned early this year, planning to make Delta her home. Her husband, R. V. Taggart, is in business locally, with ware-house and storage facilities, work-ing with the Salt Lake- - Delta freight lines. The new shop is located on the south side of Clark Street, between 2nd and 3rd West. During the past month the site has been remodelled and decorated for the new busin-ess. The show cases and cabinets were built by LaMont Works. Delta Takes Double Header By Don Greathouse Overcoming deficiencies in both games the Delta high school bask-etball team throttled both North Sanpete and Moroni high on Friday and Saturday at Delta. Friday Delta walloped the North Sanpete Rams 47-3- Twelve mem-bers of the squad played in the contest and only Elwood Dutson played throughout the entire game. The end of the first quarter found North Sanpete out in front but in the second quarter Delta grasped the lead and never relinquished it. Elwood Dutson collected 15 coun-ters to lead the scoring, Woolsey, center for the Sanpete team" rack-ed up 13 points, while Beck of North Sanpete made 11. Junior Dal-to- n hit the hoop for 10 points. On Saturday Delta overcame a nine point lead to topple Moroni 32-2- The score at the end of the first half was 20 11 with Mo-roni on the long end of the score. The third quarter score was 24-2- Moroni leading. The scoring was evenly divided with Junior Dalton making 8 points, Bob Hortin made 7, and Elwood Dutson and Ken-neth Fullmer collected 6 points. On Wednesday, December 1, Del-ta travels to Salina to play. On Saturday, December 4 the Tintic Miners travel to Delta to battle the Rabbits. West Millard Helps Fill Ranks Of School Teachers An interesting fact came to our notice this week, and that is how many former graduates of Delta and Hinckley high schools, after college work, have entered the teaching profession. Here is a par-tial list of names and where they teach: Jeneal Moody Petersen, Roose-velt; Evelyn Killpack Howarth, at Granite; Dawn Hilton, Kanab; El-m- a Terry Mack, Central Utah Vo-cational school, Provo; Helen Full-mer Grange, Price: Thiele Anderson Pleasant Grove; Orvin Barney, Mo-roni. Melba Western, Hinckley; Faye Jacobsen, Hinckley; Betty Jane Ro-per Morris, Hinckley; Mavis Dews-nu- p Hardy, Cedar City; Georgia Adams, Spanish Fork; and Gene-vieve Eliason, Spanish Fork. Roland Robins teaches two clas-ses in chemistry at the BYU, while working on his master's degree. Maurine Robins and Carol Hansen both students at the BYU, are ma-joring in elementary education. Games Schedule For Hinckley Is Announced The Hinckley high school basket-ball team will meet with the team from Richfield high school on Wed-nesday night in the high school gym at Hinckley, with a prelimin-ary game being played by the Hin-ckley M Men vs. the Sutherland M Men. The first game begins at 7, with the main one scheduled at 8 p.m. Last week the Hinckley ball club was initiated into the season by two hard-foug- wins. On Friday night they edged out a victory over Moroni, the score being 31-3- 0 in the home team's favor. Playing the North San Pete team on Saturday night, they won with a small mar-gin of 33 28. Each night the opposing team was slightly in the lead for the first three quarters, and then drop-ped in the last quarter, while the Hinckley boys were steady and even throughout the game in their playing and were able to keep up in the last minutes of the play, while the opponents were unable to keep pace with them. The Richfield team has won each of their games this season, having played four, to match against the Hinckley team, which has won both the games played so far in this season. The practice games for the pre-season following the Richfield game include the following: Hinckley at Moroni,, Dec. 10. Gunnison at Hinckley,, Dec. 23. Manti at Hinckley, Dec. 31. The league game schedule for the Hinckley games is: January 7, Hinckley at Milford. January 14, Hinckley at Parowan. January 21, Delta at Hinckley. January 28, Hinckley at Millard. February 4, Hinckley at Beaver. February 11, Milford at Hinckley. February 18, Hinckley at Delta. February 25, Millard at Hinckley. March 4, Beaver at Hinckley. Delta PTA Meets Dec. 1 Delta PTA is meeting tonight, Dec. 1, in the Detia high school auditorium at 7:30. There will be special music on the program and a showing of the film, "Human Growth," from the state depart-ment of health. Public Invited To Xmas Dazaar In Deseret Ward Saturday night, Dec. 4, the Re-lief Society of Deseret ward pre-sents their annual bazaar, and in-vites the public to attend. The bazaar will open at 7:30 in the ward hall, with many attractive articles on display, suitable for Christmas gifts. A program will be given, and refreshments sold dur-ing the evening. "Seventeen" To He Presented 3 Times Next Week The Hinckley high school has in readiness its annual school play, which this year is Booth Tarking-ton'- s "Seventeen," adapted for the stage by Hugh S. Stange and Stan- -' nard Mears. This is a peppy four act play, full of amusing situations which will delight the hearts of everyone. Jay Warner, as young William Sylvanus Baxter, who is seventeen, has interpreted very well the "Willie" of the book, so dear to all who have read it. Mona Allred, as the "baby-tal- k lady" gives an interpretation that will amuse all. The other characters have also put forth a great deal of work to interpret the parts which they play. Marie Stevens plays the part of Mrs. Baxter; while Br. Bax-ter is done by Bill Davis. Bashful and confused Johnnie is played by LeMar Terry; and sarcastic Joe is taken by Robert Carting. Genesis, the negro servant is capably done by June Hepworth. Dale Love acts the conceited part of George Croop er, and Duane Moody the ever-prese- Wallie Banks. Lawrence Wright is the impatient Mr. Parch-e- r, and Bonnie Whicker plays the ever-- teasing, mischievous small sister of Willie's. Carol Crafts plays the part of the lovely May Parcher with Marilyn Palmer doing the Miss Boke, unpopular fat girl, with Helen Christensen taking Mary Brooks. Birdie Lou Hilton is working with Mrs. Harriet Spendlove in the di-recting of the play, while Dale Mc- Donald is helping Elden Hurst in the preparing of the stage scenery there being two separate scenes for the play. Elma Kay Workman is making the posters, and the pro-grams will be made by Mrs. Re-becca Schena. The first performance of the play will be a matinee at the Hinckley high school on Friday, December 3, with the first night performance being in Delta on Monday, Decem-ber 6. Two performances will be held in Hinckley, being on Dec. 8 and 9. Curtain time for all perform 'ances is 8:00 p.m. Master Singers Present Pleasing Songs to People The Master Singers presentet another fine musical program oi their second performance in Delt;'J This widely acclaimed male choru was heard last Wednesday night ii the Delta high school, sponsored b; the Delta Lions club. The program opened with thei theme song, Salutation, followe' by Romberg's "Stout Hearted Men. This was followed by eleven othe numbers from the chorus, superbl; done, and ranging from Pilgrim' Chorus, All Trough the Night, Bat tie Hymn of the Republic, Silen ' Strings and others. It would be im possible to name a favorite. Al were warmly applauded. One favored number was Hos podi Pomilui, a Russian larange ment. Another was Dear Land o Home, by Sebilius. And the clos ing number was espically populai It was "Dry Bones," well remem bered from their first concert ii Delta. Edward Sandgren, conductor, wa also soloist, as was Herschell Neel ey. They also sang a duet. And as! anyone who was there about th original composition by Mr. Walke chorus member, his version of "Soi of the Lost Sheep.' Virginia Larso: was accompanist, and also playe two piano solos. ' The full membership of the Mas er Singers was not able to com at this time, as some had othe commitments. The many who di come ably gave the excellent pro gram. With the group was Eldo: Stapley, former Deltan and no f at Cedar City. Legion Post 89 To Meet Dec. 6 The regular monthly meeting of the Arthur L. Cahoon Post 89, of American Legion, will be held in the Delta seminary at 8 p.m. on Monday evening, Dec. 6. All mem-bers are urged to be present. All who wish to join are invited to attend. 2nd Ward MIA Presents Play Tuesday, Dec. 7 The Delta Second ward MIA will present a ct play, "The Haunted House," on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 7 p. m. The play will be given in the Delta high school auditorium. Director is Mrs. Bryce Memmott, and the cast of characters includes Merrift Floyd, Donna Sheriff, Ciess Hilton, Lyle Bunker,, La Von Mor-rison, Lila Mae Sampson, Neil Bishop, John Adams, Dick Hun-sak-and Roy Twitchell. "Cappy Ricks" To De Revived A special treat to look forward to in the line of entertainment for the holiday season is the presenta-tion by the West Millard Dramatic company of "Cappy Ricks,'" under the direction of Bryant "Dutch" Moody on December 27 and 28 in the Delta high school auditorium. This three act comedy, written by Edward E. Rose, is a favorite among aU drama lovers. If you have never seen it, it means you have a great treat in store. If you have seen it before you will enjoy it the more. This play was presented by a Hinckley group in 1938, being well remembered by those who saw it. The cast is a picked group from West' Millard, one that will give an unusually fine production. It includes: John Skinner, Marven Greener; Cecil Bernard, Vaughn Al-len; Capt. Matt Peasley, Neil Bish-- ; op; Alden P. Ricks, Dutch Moody; Edward Singleton, Ferrell Walker; Florence Ricks, Cheryl Hilton; El-len Murray, Melba Western; and Ivy Ricks, Leila Maxfield. Work Opens To Improve Airport Tuesday morning work commen-ced on improvements at the Delta municipal airport. The contract was let to Whiting Haymond construc-tion company of Springville. Im-provements include hard surfacing in front of the hangar, adequate seweage disposal, steel cattle guard, air marker, and other work. State and federal funds totalling $18,307.85 will be spent. Utah 4-H'- ers Win State Recognition records in 1948 National Dairy Production, SUPERIOR Rural Arts, Frozen Foods and Soil ConserTaUon programa won four Utah club members state recognition. The state winners and brief outlines o their records follow: i ry I Patricia Hatt Vern Ashcroft Mary Gardner Vern Ashcroft, 17, of Hyde Park, was the top State winner whose record was considered for i sectional honors in the National i Dairy Production awards pro-gra- During five years In club work, Vern completed five dairy Projects, developed a herd of four dairy cattle, and won 20 ribbons including three blues for show-manship at the community, Black and White, and Coche Valley Dairy Shows. He has served his local club as sec-retary, treasurer and reporter. As a recognition of his achievements in dairy production, Vern was awarded a $25.00 U. S. Savings Bond, provided by Kraft Foods Company. Promoting recreational and handicraft work has brought State recognition to Mary Gardner, 16, ofySt. George. Her record will he judged to determine the eight national winners in the 1948 Na-tional Recreation and Rural Arts program. Objectives of the program are to assist members in devel-oping cultural and recreational op-portunities in their homes and communities; help members develop a higher appreciation of rural arts; make urograms more attractive and and teach members to lead recrea- - "onal activities. Each of the counties having an outstanding recreational program received a All of these activities are conduct slon Service o the State Agriculti $25.00 cash award, provided by United States Rubber Company. Learning to freeze foods that make for a tastier, healthier diet, has won State .Honors lor Patricia Hatt, 18, of Patricia learned much about sel-ecting and processing foods for storing in her home or community taking part m the 1948 iSttonal Frozen Foods pro-gram. She-- prepared and packaged 45 pounds of for the freezer chicken, 150 pounds of deer meat of fruit and veg-etables. and 82 packages During her eight years club work Patricia has d 14 projects. For these achievements, International Har-vester has provided Patricia with 3 S;0 00 U. S. Savings Bond. Charles Hall, 17, of Kamas, re-ceived the State winner's award tor outstanding achiveinent in National Soil Con the 1948 SET help in the planning and ex-ecution an irrigation ) wh, h diversion boxes. He of a jSe Plans for insta hng a S!rvendhts loc2 Sub as president, RAC Student To Sing Over Radio Lee Ray McAllister, first year student at the BAC was home from Cedar City for the Thanks-giving holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee McAllister. For the next two months Lee Flay will be increasingly busy with activities in the music department at the college. He was recently selected by Prof. W. H. Manning as a mem-ber of the quartet known as the Chapel Singers. They will broad-cast from the Cedar City station, KSUB, each Sunday commencing on Dec. 5 with a program of quartet numbers, and solos by each mem-ber. Also in rehearsal are the college operas, "The Old Maid and the Thief," light opera, in which Lee Ray sings the male lead, and "La Traviata," grand opera, in which he has one of the leading parts. Both Productions are scheduled for January performances. Lee Ray was was graduated from Delta high school last May, where he was a popular baritone in a number of school productions. Headed for Harmony ' ' i ' vH . . I r',lrr ' It :j t ffi i '1 y "'-"- ' ? f - ' . i Song inspiring frock for an evening at home is pictured, as it appears in the current issue of Good Housekeeping magazine. Fea-tured is a d wool-jerse- y blouse that gives 'way to a wide ,r) cotton-taffet- a plaid skirt with snug waistband. Hinckley RS To Hold Razaar The Hinckley ward Relief Society will hold its annual bazaar at the high school gym on Friday, Dec. 3. Dancing will be a major enter-tainment for the evening, with a program and other entertainment being provided. Refreshments will be sold during the evening. A lovely display of quilts and many other varied articles which will make lovely Christmas gifts has been prpared for the sale. Baked goods and home made candies will also be among those things to be sold at the bazaar. The public is cordially invited to this affair. Clubs Invited To Help Fill Christmas Rox The Auxiliary of Post 89, Ameri-can Legion, is packing boxes of Xmas gifts to send to hospitalized war veterans. They Will fill the boxes within the next two weeks. They extend an invitation to all clubs and individuals to join them in filling the boxes to bring holU day cheer to these service men. Any suitable gifts will be great-ly appreciated, and may be left in Delta with Mrs. Edna Workman, at the Sterling Market. Suggestions include books, cards, writing ma-terials, cigarettes, candy gum or any gift that will bring pleasure to the recipient. Newell Moulton Leaves Soon For Canadian Field Newell Moulton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Moulton, of Delta, was honored Sunday night, Nov. 28, at a farewell testimonial in Delta 3rd ward. Elder Moulton will enter the mission home in Salt Lake Dec. 6, and after preparation there, de-part for the Canadian mission of LDS church. Sunday night's program opened with singing by the congregation, and prayer by Mrs. Norma Hansen. First speager was Elmo Mayers, recently returned from the Austriali an mission field. Other speakers were Samuel Chandler and Hamilton Mc h. Music was given by Sheldon and Marilyn Callister, a vocal duet; Virgil Losee, accordion solo, and Eugene Holman, piano solo. Elder Moulton made a short 1alk. as did his parents, and sister, Miss Garda Moulton, here from Salt Lake. Merlin Christensen, of the 3rd ward bishopric, had charge of the program, and made concluding remlarks. The congregation sang a closing song, and prayer was offer-ed by Mrs. Nora Mortensen. Classes Opened On Mechanics For the Farmers Next meeting of the Young Farmers will be Thursday, Dec. 2, from 3 to 6 p. m. At their meeting uast week, the group voted to start short instruction courses in welding and will put this Thursday time on class work. This is the first part of the program of cooperative activities being made available for the Young Farmer, in the age groups between high school age and veterans. The Adult Farmers will start their program for general farm mechanics and welding instruction Saturday, Dec. 4, at an all day session. Marven Ogden and Merritt Floyd, instructors, will be at the Delta high school shop from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Farmers interested in this class work are asked to get in touch with Mr. Ogden or Mr. Floyd right away. Later class membership will be limited but at present there are still openings. First Ward Readies Play Delta First ward MIA is present-ing a play, "The Haunted House,' in' the ward hail Tuesday night, Dec. 7. Directors are Arvetta Nickle and John Dewsnup. Rirths This Week To Mr. and Mrs. Cutler Henrie, a boy, Nov. 24. To Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Stan-wort-a boy, Nov. 28. To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peterson a girl, Nov. 29. To Mr. and Mrs. Walker Finlin-son, a boy, Nov. 30. |