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Show Open House VIll Mark Golden Wedding Day of ffee Voodbyrys i ' f. & .- -3 frv I J S mini ti,,... ;. t. Patriarch and Mrs. Charles R. Y Woodbury, who will observe their aaP qj tawT' 2' T golden wedding anniversary at Monday, May the open house at their home in Hin- - date. wedding Patriarch Charles R. Woodbury, and his wife, Mrs Bickley Woodbury, residents of Hinckley for more th fr?U celebrate the 50th anniversary of their S WlU v! Sunday afternoon from 2 until 6 p. m. Al!V ZVznyZ ends"? this esteemed couple are invited to call, and Mr. and Mr wk..:.. particularly request no presents", saying that the presence and best wishes of their guests will be am-ple. Mr. and Mrs. .Woodbury were. ' married in the St. George temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter.day Saints on May 3, 1898. Their homes were in Beaver at that 'time, and they travelled the dis-tance of one hundred miles to St. George for the ceremony and re-turn in a covered wagon drawn by a team of work horses. Charles R. Wodbury was born Jan. 31, 1876 at St. George, Utah, a son of Orin Nelson and Frances Goddard Woodbury. He was rais-ed on a farm on the Santa Clara Creek. When he was 14 years old his father died, and as the govern- - ment was buying up the land for ,i an Indian reservation, his mother sold their farm and moved her family to Beaver City to make their home. There Charles soon became acquainted with the young people, among whom was Agnes Isadore Bickley, who later became his wife. After their marriage the young couple made their home in Beaver, where their children were born. Mr. ' Woodbury never had good health, but by engaging in different occu-pations he made a good living for his family. 1 ' Move To Hinckley In the fall of 1917, he bought the Live Oak Cash Store at Hinckley, - and moved his family there, where the children were educated in the district school and Millard Acad-emy. In 1926 his store burned down. Since that time he has varied oc-cupations, for many years as an in- - surance agent, and has prospered. He labored in the Aaronic Priesth-ood, and when he was 21 years of age, he was ordained an Elder, and with the help of an elderly gentle-man who was like a ministering angel among the sick, Mr. Wood bury began his years of service the sick. For 51 years he has visited the sick and afflicted and witnessed many manifestations of the power of the Lord. Always active in church works, he served 13 years as counselor and president of the High Priests Quor-- j urn. Sept. 22, 1940, he was released as president and ordained a Patr-iarch of the church. He has given 546 blessings. Mrs. Woodbury was born Feb. 28, 1876, at Beaver City, a daughter of William Green and Jane Walton ( Bickley. At the age of 14 she joined the choir and taught in the Sunday School, and has always been ac- - tive in the auxiliarys of the L. D. S. church. At the present time she is a Relief Society teacher, and scribe and recorder for her Patriarch hus band. They are the parents of 9 child- - ren, seven of them living. They are Francis Woodbury, Broderick California; Jennie Lee, Emmett, Idaho; Zola Bunker, Sutherland; Erma Kolb, Oceanside, California; Franklin Woodbury, Port Chicago, California; Don Woodbury and Vil-d- a Perkins, Delta. They have 24 liv-ing grandchildren and 13 greatg-randchildren. Volume 38 Number 43 Delta, tah, Thursday, April 22, 1948 $3.50 a Year in Advance y Mm Jay Cees Ready Up Race Track at Deseref j O b p ' v? Q y'vi I ;J ! r W h' ( ' X - - ' I"" - --- i i. i. i J- - t i .i "' ' ' s v i ' h "'"uvf. mm, it ; 4 V 5 tw- - h - l ' l .'si, (r-:..- ! i? T --fcif'JfV. 3 Worn to a frazzle, and taking a short breather, are these mem-bers of the Delta Junior Cham-ber of Commerce, who are shin-ing up the race track and grounds at Deseret in readiness for the Big Race Meet on June 3, 4 and 5. Sponsored by the JayCees, the Meet, among the first of the season, promises to be a drawing card throughout the state. Already more than 50 horse owners have made reser-vations, and each day's mail brings more and more applica-tions. New stalls, to accommodate the comers, are being built the south wall at the track. Several thousand board feet of lumber are now on hand for building. Extensive repairs are 1 i being made on the stalls al- - 'y ready erected. And work on the track is putting it into A- -l con- - idition. Workers shown here are Wib j Franklin, Ray Church, Dell Ash- - j ' by, Dick Peterson, Max Robinson, If' Reed Turner, Leigh Maxfield, Carl Ashby, and Eldon Eliason, and perched below are Jan Wright, Eldon Jensen and Aldred Van. - i Fort Deseret To Be Parked li'S Moment DpuRhters of Utah Pioneers helc f1 snecinl meeting in Deseret ware h'pel on Wednesday afternoon 01 Inst week, sponsored by Fannie Powell Cropper Camp, Mrs. Ava Eennett, captain, to discuss and complete plans for building a park at the site of the old mud fort south of Deseret. Interested residents of Deseret, .and former residents, church and civic leaders, were invited for the session, with officers and members of west Millard D. U. P. Mrs. Kate IB. Carter, president of state Central company, and Mrs. Irma G. Clay-ton, first from Salt Lake City, attended the meeting, as did Mr. Frehner, state landscape architect. . The old fort is an historical land-mark, dating back to 1865, when it was erected for protection against threatened Indian attack, although it never became necessary to- use it. It is the only such fortification in the state, and the 4 walls are still standing, in a fair state of re-pair. Plaque Tells Story It was proposed before the war to mark the spot as a landmark. A bronze plaque and monument was erected at the Fort Sept. 18, 1937, by Fannie Powell Cropper Camp, D. U. P., of Deseret. The in-scription reads: FORT DESERET Erected as a, defense against Pahvant Indians in the Black Hawk war, completed in 18 days by 88 men. Wm. S. Hawley and Isaac W. Pierce, foremen, John W. Radford, supt. Opening cele-bration July 25, 1865. The Fort was 550 feet square with bas-tions at northeast and southwest corners and gates in the middle of each side. The walls were made of adobe mud and straw mixed by the feet of oxen. When completed they were 10 feet high, 3 feet wide at the base and 1 feet at the top, resting on a stone foundation. The story of the building of the Fort is told in "Millard and Near-by", by Frank A. Beckwith. Attracts Visitors The Deseret D. U. P. has a deed and water right for the ten acres around the fort. It is there that the park will be made, landscaped and planted with trees, lawns and shrubs. The first steps will be tak- - en m the tall, in time n is nopea to build a home there for a care-taker, a museum, and improve the roads. In the same area is the Gun-nison Massacre Monument and the Great Stone Face, which, combin-ed with the Fort, would make in-teresting expeditions for both local residents and tourists. The state Publicity and Indust-rial Development Commission will finance the program, and the D. U. P. will be custodians. Mr. Freh-ner is making 3 different sketches of plans for the landscaping to pre-sent for approval soon. The old Fort has always been of interest locally, and the project to restore and preserve the landmark met with full approval of all those at the meeting, which included many descendants of those pio-neers who helped build the Fort. Annual Clean-U- p Campaign Closes Tuesday, May 4 '. On Tuesday, May 4, the city" of Delta will hold their annual Clean Up day, and give the town a thor-ough spring cleaning. All business houses will be closed for the day, and all able-bodie- d and civic mind-ed citizens will engage in cleaning their own premises and the town's general appearance. The Delta Lions will be in charge of this year's clean-u- p campaign, with J. W. Swalberg as chairman. Glen Stewart, of the City Council, will work with them, in charge of streets and sidewalks. The Odd Fellows will continue their annual practice, and clean at the city cem-etery. Everyone is urged, to start now and get their places cleaned up. Then May 4 will mark the comple-tion of the clean-u- p, not the start. The committee asks that rubbish be put in containers and piled up in front of your place by the. morn-ing of May 4, so the trucks can pick it up and haul, it away. The trucks will not come back the 2nd time, so if you fail to have your rubbish out on time, you will have to haul it away at your own ex-pense. Dont try to burn a'nything that will smolder and smoke. This cre-ates smudge and odor and dis-turbs ,the whole neighborhood. In burning weeds and rubbish, please take extra caution to avoid any serious trouble. The city will be divided in dist-ricts, with captains and time sched-ules, to be announced next week. The City Council has had graders out during the week, grading the streets. When you lug out your rubbish and stack it up, consider the men and trucks and help them by mak- - ing it easier for them to gather the load. Put the rubbish into tubs or cartons, 5 or 6 should take care of it all. Remember, this is Clean Up Day, not the daily .dozen of a demolition crew. And please do NOT put out ash-es, unless' they are packaged so that they fairly leap into the. trucks. The men who are volun-teering their time and labor that day can not be expected to stop and shovel and cart off ashes that the man of the house has spent all winter collecting, garnished with clinkers. With these few Dont's in mind, and the whole-hearte- d coopera-tion of the citizens, the sun will set that Tuesday night upon a town all cleaned up. J- nwuuui NEW & DIFFERENT Opera Eleady For Production dates for the Delta high- school opera, "Shreds and Patches", are now set for Delta Thursday, April 29, a matinee and evening performance, and Hinck-ley, Friday, April 30. Tickets will so on sale at Baker Pharmacy and Service Drug. The opera promises entertain- ment both unique and highly for the audience, as the story is told of the tribulations of an opera company, both financial and temperamental. The whole auditorium will be part of the stage, and at any time characters are apt to be coming in the back doors, and through the aisles, as though a rehearsal really were in practice. The music is taken from the famous Gilbert and Sullivan light opera, using well-know- n and ever-popul- ar melodies from the Pirates of Penzance, Pinafore, or the Mik- - ado. The setting is that of the Gay Nineties, and costumes are being ordered from Salt Lake City. And there are lots of comedy situa-tions. Evan Christensen is directing the opera, assisted by S. D. Anderson. There will be an orchestra of 15 pieces, and a chorus of 90 voices. Student directors are Joyce Terry and Carmen Rose, accompanist is Laurel Anderson. Production staff includes Zoe Porter, Mary Lou Raw-linso- n and Kathleen Eckstrom. Cast in principal roles are Neil Heyborne, LeeRay McAllister, Dick Moody, Kenneth Fullmer, Fred Ad-ams, Lief Alldredge, Eugene' Hol-ma- n, Donna Sheriff, Shirlene Steele and Jeannette Overson. To Vets And Legionnaires Veterans and Legionnaires who will participate in Military Graveside Honors for Cpl. Phil R. Finlinson, USMCR, are re-quested to meet at the Delta station at 12:45 p. m., Wednes-day, April 28, wearing your service uniforms or Legion caps - and uriiforms.. They will pro-ceed from there to Oak City cemetery, where short grave-side services will be held. MARY B. ROBINSON 1 Military Honors j Set for Veteran A ' j Killed at Iwo Jima The remains of Cpl. Phil R. Fin- - linson, recently returned from ov- - erseas under the Repatriation of L World War II Dead Program, will J arrive in Delta Wednesday, April 1 28, 1948. The body will be accomp- - . i anied by MSgt. Paul G Beauareau, n J. Sixth Army Escort Detachment, .4 I from the Utah General Distribution y Depot, Ogden, Utah. I Cpl. Finlinson, USMCR, was kil- - j led in action on Iwo Jima, Feb. 19, r 1945. He was born in Fool Creek, 'j Millard county, Jan. 14, 1925, a ' i ' son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Finlinson. j He attended Oak City schools, and (1 Delta high school, where he was j prominent in athletics and school j activities. ' 1 He enlisted with the marines in ; i October, 1943, and trained at San Diego, and left for the Pacific ;, ;: theatre' of operations on Jan. 11, 1944. He was assigned to the 23rd j. Marines 4th Division. Cpl. Finlin- - !.' son saw action in the campaigns ' for the Marshall Islands, Saipan t and Tinian, and was a holder of '1 a Presidential Unit Citation. Surviving are his parents, of Oak ' City, and these brothers and sis- - ters, Mrs. Norine Shipley, Lynndyl, and Burnis R., Raymond R., Geo- - ' rgia, Bryce R., Paul R., Julian R., and Garth, all of Oak City. "t Cpl. Finlinson is the first of the ;i Repatriated World War II .dead to be returned to Millard county. His ; J - memorial services were held in the i Oak City ward chapel April 22, 1945, under direction of the Amer- - j ican Legion and Bishop Melvin J. ' Roper. ' ' The body will arrive on train 37, ,' 1244 p. m., April 28, at the station in Delta, where' it will be met by i' members of the family, relatives ji and friends, and members of Arth- - L'j f ur L. Cahoon Post 89, Commander Oz Johnson, and Theo Q. Jensen Post 117, Commander L. F. Gor- - '; don, American Legion. , The cortege will proceed to the f Oak City cemetery where grave- - j. side services will be held with mil- - j itary honors. I Pioneer Story Told In 3-A- ct Drama Bryant Moody had a triple role in the Deseret Stake M. I. A. pro-duction of "The Call of the Desert", for he is author of the drama, serv-ed as director, and played the lead-ing part of William Blackner, pio-neer in the early history of Deseret. Mr. ' Moody's three-ac- t drama was the Centennial prize winner for west Millard, and was shown popular demand the play was pre-on-during 1947. In response to sented again this year, and played to full houses Thursday and Fri-day nights in the Delta high school auditorium. The story is based on early his-tory in settling of Deseret, when those pioneers struggled valiantly to build homes and farms, .depend-ent upon the Sevier river, whose waters supplied fish for their tables and irrigated the farms. Floods and drouth were ever present fears. this background two young couples worked out their problems. The story was filled with interest, both plot and dialogue, and clever comedy lines and situations. Every member of the cast was more than competent, and the whole performance merited the many rounds of applause. Taking part were Roberta Theobald, Bry-ant Moody, Phyllis Peterson, Sam-uel Chandler, Dana Pratt, Gordon Edwards, Bill Bishop, Golden Cluff, Norma Jean Law, Betty Rae Brod-erick, Marvin Greener and Ray Western. Bryant Moody's portrayal of William Blackner was a tribute to all those early pioneers whose faith and hard work answered the call ' of the desert, and laid the tion for a better life for following generations. Mrs. Theobald, Mrs. Peterson, Dana Pratt and Gordon Edwards played the young people whose happiness and futures were agreed upon by act three. Bill Bish-op was a dark-dye- d villain, and everyone was glad to see Sheriff Ray Western take him into custody. Uncle Rufe, biggest liar west of the Missouri river was excellently played by Samuel Chandler, who reaily told some whoppers, to the great glee of the audience. His part supplied most of the comedy situa-tions, and also was an important cog in the plot. Assisting behind the scenes were John Gardner and Walter Forster, stage managers, Loa Black, cos-tumes, and Phyllis Bennett and Harriet Spendlove, make-u- p. I5eseret Hodeo Set August 20-2- 1 The spirit of the Old West will! return to Millard County again this year. On August 20-2- the 2nd an-nual Rodeo & Fair will be held at the Deseret Fair Grounds. The Western Rodeo Co. is again furnish-ing the stock for the show, with some high class specialty acts in-cluded for the two .day program. The committee is planning to do everything possible to present the same kind of high class show as last years. So mark the dates of August 20-2- 1 on your calendar and make plans to celebrate those two days at Deseret. Daughter Injured Miss Bonita Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Johnson, was 'painfully injured Wednesday even-ing while riding her bicycle down the steep incline north of the big hall. Another youngster playing there thoughtlessly threw a five-gallo- n tin can in front of her bi-cycle causing a fall which resulted in a call for Dr. Bird. Bonita had to remain in bed a few days, and it is hoped no inter-nal injuries will result from the ac-cident. Livestock Auction Sets Record In Spring Sale The Delta Livestock Auction held its regular annual spring sale last Friday setting a record for the of stock and money turned over. Sales for the day amounted to $161,000, with the total amount being paid to stockmen of Millard county, as no stock outside the county were entered for sale. Sales have been held every Fri-day by the company with amounts between $12,000 and $20,000 chang-ing hands, so this spring sale can be compared with those to get an idea of its magnitude. Prices Fri-day ran from 24c to 27c which were higher than those paid in Ogden in their sale just preceding this one. Buying was very fast with about 50 bidders present for the cattle. A uenver Duyer Dougnt, tne largest amount, spending over $30,000, with Safeway taking most of the fat stock and buying the second largest amount of stock in the ring. For its size the sale moved very smoothly and everything at the end of the sale checked, out to the pen-ny. During the night three pens of stock broke the fences down and got mixed, but these were soon separated into their right pens the following morning. The auction sale is growing rap-idly and is being patronized freely by both sellers and buyers. Mi Rites For Hinckley Mother Funeral services were held in the Hinckley Ward chapel on Sunday, April 18, at p. m., with Bishop Verdell Bishop conducting, for Mrs. Mary B. Robinson, 44, who died Thursday, April 15, after a linger-ing illness brought on by heart ail-ment. Surviving Mrs. Robinson is her husband, Blaine Robinson and the following children: Mrs. Rayola Peterson, LeGrande, Oregon; Ar-ge-and Buron Robinson, Hinckley, her mother, Mrs. Mary P. Bishop, Salt Lake City, as well as the fol-lowing brothers and sisters: Ben Bishop and Olive Harding, Salt Lake City; Elizabeth Stevens, ,Hol-de-and Grace Simpkins, Cedar City. The following half brothers and sisters also survive: William Bish-op, Ray Bishop, and Mrs. Nellie Pace, all of Delta; Marion Bishop and Clarence Bishop, of Salt Lake City; Earl Bishop of Tooele, and Don A. Bishop of Hinckley. The funeral services included the following numbers: Prayer, Pres. Harold R.' Morris; The choir, led by Ladd Cropper, with Ruth Tal-bot and May Cropper accompany-ing, sang "Sometime We'll Under-stand"; A talk given by Sebrina Ekins; a vocal .duet sung by Tal-mag- e Christensen and Ladd Crop-per, "The End of a Perfect Day"; Margaret Jensen then gave "The Chambered Nautilus", by Oliver Wendell Holmes, accompanied on the organ by May Cropper, as this was a favorite poem of the de-ceased; Ben Robinson then gave a talk, which was followed by a vio-lin solo "Going Home", given by Norma Hannifin. Bishop Verdell Bishop gave consolation remarks, after which the choir sang, "Oh, My Father". Rulon T. Hinckley of-fered the benediction. Dedication of the grave at the Hinckley cemetery was offered byj Ray S. Bishop. The speakers all lauded highly Mrs. Robinson's family, and chal-lenged the husband and children to live worthy of the memory of their mother, to live as she, in her life, had guided them to live. (Continued on page 10) IMMUNIZATION AT SUTHERLAND Immunization clinic for typhoid fever and smallpox will be held in Sutherland at the Elementary School for these successive weeks commencing Friday, Ajril 30, be-tween the hours of 9:00 and 10:00 a. m. BIRTHS... To Mr. and Mr. LaVerl Dewsnup, a girl, April 8. To Mr. and Mrs. LaVar Owens, a girl, April 20. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert And-erson, Oak City, a girl, April 21. Vee Turkeys Arrive by Plane in Wee Small Hours ' - "Sk " Cr ' - ' . A. t ".,. ' tr ' .". ' 'V-- - ' - - : . - j v. . ... . ; j t . i . ; ' ' J Fresh as daisies, these baby turkeys arrived at the Delta air-Po- rt at 5 a. m. one morning last week, after an overnight flight orn Portalnd, Oregon, where Joey were hatched two days be-fore. Pleased to meet them were Morley. holding the carton turks, and Marvin J. Moody, showing one on his hand, local turkey raisers on a large scale. - S ' . wo pilots were with the load, and the owner of the Portland hatchery and two members of the feed company in Salt Lake City through whom the birds were ordered. The young birds were 72 hours old upon arrival. They were flown from Portland, part of a load of 22,000 destined for Utah, arriving in Salt Lake City short ly after midnight. Orders were filled along the line, and 6,000 birds arrived here for Mr. Morley and Mr. Moody. Another large shipment arrived by plane a few days later. Lively as crickets, the young turkeys are all now busily stuffing themselves with an amount of feed, paying no iheed 'o the approach of Nov. 25, and Dec. 25. Parade Of Pets 10 A. M. May 1 Pets, parade and 'prizes are all in store for boys and girls for May 1. That morning, at 10 a. m., the big pet parade and show will be held in Delta. Every child, of any age, is invited to join the parade, with a pet, of any kind. Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes and decorated entries, and best of all, there will also be prizes for everyone who is in the parade. The entertainment is being spon-sored by the Jay Cee Wives, who urge all children to make plans now to join the parade and show. fid's Dance .Sat., April 21 All young people are invited to attend the Kid's Dance, to be given Saturday afternoon, April 24, in the Legion Hall, above the Delta drug company. Dancing will begin at 4:30 p. m., after the matinee. An admission of --10 cents a child Will 'be made, and refreshments will be sold during the dance. Music will be furnished by the juke box. The dance is sponsored by the Auxiliary unit of Theo Q. Jensen Post 117, .American Legion. Formals may be worn by the young ladies if sired. Conferences Held j On Child DTealth Child Health Conference are now being conducted in West Millard by the local physicians, Dr. Bird and Dr. Adams and Wilna Wix- - om, the Public Health Nurse. These conferences are sponsored by the Relief Society and members of that organization also assist at the conferences. These Conferences are conducted for all children up to six years of age. Periodic physical examinations are given to insure proper growth and development and any devia- - . tions from normal are discussed with the parents. Immunization a- - j; gainst diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus are available, as well jl as smallpox vaccinations. This service is offered to the j: public without charge and admis- - i sions to the conferences are by ap- - I J pointment only. Miss Wixom is sup- - ( plied with a list of the children in j the different communities and ap- - ' ' pointments are mailed by her a few days before each conference. i Any mother with children under six years of age who has not been contacted by a member of the Re- - . lief Society regarding these con- - " ferences should get in touch with ( , j the President of the Ward in which t she lives. i li ' ., r jt ; ftcsei'et Stake Sivarna E5ay " Deseret Stake Bee Hive Girls will hold their annual Swarm Day Sat-urday, May 8, 1948, at Delta First Ward. The program, which will in-clude all Mee Hive girls in the stake, will begin at 2 p. m.. Hand-work, canning and baking, done by the girls, will be exhibited at the First Ward house. All Bee Hive girls, their mothers, Stake M. I. A. officers, Ward M. I. A. officers and all Bee Keepers are invited to attend. Mrs. George G. Chambers, from Cedar City, is making a visit of several weeks in Delta with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. LeGrande Law, while Mr. Chambers is in San Francisco for a short term at school. Dr. and Mrs. W. Dean Taylor, and two daughters, left Delta Wednes-- 1 day, to drive to Winnemucca, Nev- - f ada. Dr. Taylor is opening an of-fice there for dental work, and had j secured a house for the family. |