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Show Christmas Yard Decoration Wins Comment and Prize jfWWf"- ,.,?W!tl"t-,ST- WWW "wv ... t ,. t,.f ..... "r--- - V ' - .'': ... j;..'' ' .! :i. i ' " '' ,' . '"- - . l. Z --J ' . ! This is the Christmas decorat-ion in the yaid of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Seegmiller that won first place in the contest sponsored by the Delta Junior Chamber of ' Commerce. This picture is proof of the ingenuity, and total effect, that earned the award, and all the proof left. For the display was taken down last week. Mr. Seegmiller, principal of Delta high school, and his wife Thelma Seegmiller, first grade teacher at Delta Elementary school, somehow found time to make this scene. They started work on it the day after Thanks giving. Using spare time, eve-nings, cardboard cartons and boxes, and plenty of poster pa-int, the display was put up the week before Christmas. The whole scene was 20 feet long, and placed before their house front. Santa Claus was 4 feet tall, as was Mrs. Santa The house was 5 feet tall. The sections were put up on old bleachers, so that there were four elevations. Mrs. Seegmiller drew the scene and figures. Then the whole fam ily, Mr. Seegmiller and their two sons, helped cut them out, sawing away mainly with but-cher knives. Mr. Seegmiller did all the painting. This picture was taken by Frank S. Beckwith with a V2 second exposure and light from the floodlights that lit the scene each night through the holidays. Volume 39 Number 29 Delta, Utah, Thursday, January 13, 1949 $3.50 a Year in Advance EEa&SIsr fHcs Tuesday After Short Illness Robert Heyborne Corry died Tues-day at 10 p.m. in the Holy Cross hospital in. Salt Lake City of a heart ailment. He was born in 1S88 in Cedar City, a son of the late Hyrum and Mary Heyborne Corry. His home had been in Delta since the spring of 1921, when the family moved here and bought farms. He farmed near Sugarville and did farm work for others. He was in the service for a short period in World War I, and was released with a medical dis-charge. He had never married. He was taken in Nickle's ambu-lance to Salt Lake City ten days ago, to the veteran's hospital for treatment for his condition. After several days he was moved to the Holy Cross. He seemed much im-proved when visited there early this week. Funeral services will be held in Cedar City Saturday at 1 p.m., at Jensen, mortuary. Burial wil be in the cemetery at Cedar City. Surviving are Hyrum 'and George Corry, and Mrs. Mabel Davis, of Delta, and Mrs. Ed H. Perry and Mrs. Bert Nelson of Cedar City. Crowds Affcnd Conference In Spite of Cold On Saturday, Jan. 8, and Sunday, Jan. 9, the people of Deseret stake showed loyalty and devotion to their stake leaders by attending the several sessions of quarterly conference scheduled then, regard-less of the difficulties of coming because of bad weather conditions, and in spite of the fact that bad weather kept the expected visiting general authorities at ther homes in Salt Lake City. Elder Levi Edgar Young and his companion Brother Garf, hesitated to come because of Brothers Garf being ill and the weather condit-ions being bad. However Elder Young contacted President Morris at several occasions on the tele-phone and gave specific instruc-ion- s for the carrying out of the conference. President Morris con-ducted them according to these instructions sent, and the two gen-eral sessions, as well as the special meetings were enjoyed by all who attended. The theme of the conference was missionary work, and many parents of missionaries were called upon to express themselves concerning the values of the work to them-selves, their sons and daughters, and to the people as a whole. Evan Gardner, Deseret Stake Mission Pre sident, and his wife were both called upon to speak Most of these speakers stressed the importance of Latter Day Saints being a living example of the gospel if the missionaries are to succeed with their messages. Presi-dent Gardner quoted statistics to show how many of the church membership fail to do this. He stated that $53 dollars per capita in Utah has been spent on liquor, which is more than three times the amount spent on roads and is 5 of the total expendature for merc-handise and foods. Others to speak on missionary work included: Norman Gardner, who has two sons in the Hawiian Mission; Alice Anderson, of Oak City, Mrs. Jay Nielson of Leaming-ton; Lloyd Schlappi, Stake Aaronic Priesthood committe member and High Council Advisor to the Girls Committee. Stake clerk.Eugene Gar-dner. President Henderson, Presi- - dent Moody, President Morris, and Samuel Chandler. Don A. Bishop and Spencer Niel-son, who were released from their duties in the High Council each gave a speech, expressing grati-tude for the oportunites which had been giving them and urging all to serve to the best of their ability in all callings in the church. President Morris complimented various wards and their auxili-aries for the interest in the work for the past years and gave many details of the things accomplished by the various groups. He stated that any advice given by authorit-ies always is given for our own well-bein- "This is especially true in regards to the welfare plan, which is merely a law to prepare us for a greater commandment. He also quoted the modern adage, "It costs a lot of money to belong to the Mormon Church". At this conference the group par-ticipated in community singing, led by Ladd R. Cropper, accompanied by May G. Cropper. Two numbers were sung by a double mixed auartet from the Delta Firstward. It consisted of Lenore Gardner, Nickle, Romania Bird, Ora Gardner. Dr. Bird, Evan Christen-jse- Eldon Sorenson, and Evan Gardner. Evan Christensen render-ed a vocal solo, and the Seventys quartet from Hinckley render a number. They are Ladd Cropper, Blaine Spendlove, Orlando Hepwor-t- h and Cluff Talbot. The evenins meeting was sponor-e- d by the Stake MIA, conducted by Sebrina Ekins. The theme of the meeting was th Joy of Music, especially of LDS Hymns. Musical numbers were rendered by nine of the eleven wards in the stake.Ladd Cropper and May Cropper talked upon the joys obtained from music. Following the meeting, a Stake fireside chat was held for Senior Scouts and Junior Girls, under the direction of Waldo Wamick. Slites Friday Bbi Hinckley For Sarah Slaughter Mrs. Sarah Fames Slaughter, 78, a resident of Hinckley since 1893, died Monday afternoon of a heart ailment, at the home of a daughter Mrs. Georgia Rose Smith, in North Salt Lake. She bad been with the daughter since last Nov. Mrs. Slaughter was born in Rock-vill- e, Washington county, Nov. 25, 1870, a daughter of Thomas and Sarah Ann Harrison Fames. She was nnaried to Robert E. Slaughter June 17, 1888, in the St. George Temple of the LDS church. In 1893 the couple moved to Hinckley, where the family home has been since. They were among the early settlers there, experienc-ing the hardships and rewards of pioneering that country. Logs cart-ed for miles made cabins, and it was a walk of half a mile to the nearest well to get drinking water. Mrs. Slaughter was always an active church member, and assisted in Relief Society as teacher, and in Primary 'as counselor, and a temple worker. Of great pleasure to her was her membership in the DUP and she had helped collect and prepare a number of histories of the pioneers. Her kind and helpful nature was appreciated by a wide circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Slaughter were the parents of 11 children ten of whom survive. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Hinckley at a family party in 1938. Mr. Slaughter died in 1944. Surviving are six sons, Wallace Robert Slaughter, Canoga Park. Cal Harrison Slaughter, Hinckley; Lt. Col. Earl Slaughter, Germany; Frank Slaughter, Kelso, Wash.; Marion Slaughter, Los Angeles; Rul on Slaughter, Seattle, Wash.; and four daughters, Mrs. Nora Bishop, Hinckley; Mrs. Hazel Whitehead, San Pedro, Cal.; Mrs. Mildred Provo; and Mrs. Smith, N. Salt Lake. Also surviving are two brothers, Albert Fames, Lovell, Wyoming; Joseph Fames, Rockville a sister, Mrs. Retta Demille, Rock-ville; 22 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conduct-ed in Hinckley ward chapel Friday at 1 p. m., by Bishop Verdell Bishop. Burial will be in the Hinck-ley cemetery, under direction of L. N. Nickle and sons. Farrsaer Facilities Will He Gwests At Jan. 18 Fete All farmers and their families are invited to come early Tuesday, Jan. 18, when Farmers' Supply hold their annual John Deere Day. The day's program will begin at 10:30 a. m., a picture show at the Crest Theatre. The morning show will feature a film comedy, " The Sugar Plum Tree", and other reels on John Deere equipment for modern farm-ing. Lunch for everyone will be ser-ved at Farmers' Supply at 12 noon, and after eating there will be an-other show in the afternoon. G. E. Day, manager, says the company has arranged a bigger and better program than was held last February, and urges all farm-ers to come in that day, for infor-mation and refreshments. WEATHER TOO UNUSUAL Road Crew Plows Highway 6 Clear After 24 Hours Tuesday at 6:30 a. m., four mem-- i bers of the state road crew crept into Delta, half-froze- weary, and anxious for repairs on both them-selves and their equipment. Lon Wood, state road foreman, and Arch Barben, Floyd Greener and Pete Stewart, headed west on High way 6 Monday morning at 6 p. m., with two state snow plows, to open the road from west of Hinck-ley to the Utah-Neva- line. They worked hard 85 miles each way. Twenty-fou- r and a half hours later they returned, and had been bucking snow both ways. They got to the state line at 9 p. m. Monday night. When they turned around to come back they couldn't see where they had been. Snow had blown the trail they cleared level full again, so back they came plowing snow again. However, they did make better time comingfback, by an hour and a half, than going out. And coming back they had to make several detours as the snow plows were unable to break through drifts formed since their trip over a few hours earlier. SNOW AND WIND DRIFT ROAD The hard work started west o Hinckley about ten miles or so, where 3 inches of new snow and the old snow had blown in on the highway, with especially deep dr-ifts in the many dips. From the chalk mine clear to the top of Marjum Pass it was work, work, to plow road 11 feet wide. And then the drifts on each side of the road were piled up higher than the truck beds. The plows would shove into drifts, make about ten feet then have to back up and take a big run at the next drift. This . went on hour after hour. NO FEED FOR SHEEP Thirteen or fourteen outfits fol-lowed the plows with provision for snow-boun- d sheep camps out west. About half turned back, after waiting for hours for the road to be cleared. The others went on, following the plows, and turned off at various points, loaded with food for men and sheep. How they fared after leaving the high way was not known yet Tuesday. Thous ands of head of sheep are out there unable to eat unless feed is brought in to them. Mr. Wood said that this side of Marjum clear to the line, one foot of new snow had fallen. All this in the three nights since the road crew had opened the road before. There was no wind Mon-day, but the preceding days heavy winds had drifted the road jout of sight. When the crew reached the Nevada line Monday night at 9, Nevada had not yet got thru to the line. MORE SNOW. MORE EQUIPMENT They broke both outfits close to the line, and chained them un to get back Tuesday for repairs. With 217 miles of road to keep open, and the worst weather in years, Mr. Wood finds the 2 trucks in-adequate. He plans on getting a rotary plow from the state, so that when roads are opened the snow will be thrown farther back from the sides of the road. He drove out again Tuesday afternoon to make another check on the road. Since 26 below last Wednesday, Jan.5, the Weather Bureau at Des-eret reports a climb upward. On the 6th , 22 below, 7th, 17 below. 8th, 15 below, and on Jan. 9. 7 above! And 6 inches of snow. Mon-day was 4 below, with 3 inches of snow. Tuesday, when the road crew were working home, it was .7 below. Miss B. Western's records show 39 inches of snow since Dec. jl, and an average of 18 inches on the ground yet. WATER MAINS FREEZE During this extreme cold spell the city mains under the street froze. This is the second time in history of Delta that such pipes have frozen. Geoology teaches that r there was a Glacial Period. Note i the WAS. . ; Services Honor Deseret Leoder At Final Rites Funeral services in Deseret ward chapel last Friday afternoon paid final tribute to B. P. Crafts, a com-munity leader for many years. He died the preceding Tuesday, aged 79 years, and had lived in Deseret 70 years. Bishop O. L. Dutson conducted the services, which opened with a vocal solo by Ray Western. J. A. Bennett offered the opening prayer, which was followed by a song by Miss Melba Western. Speakers were Nels L. Petersen, from Salt Lake City, lifelong fri-end of the deceased, Bryant Larson, and Bishop Dutson. Their tribute was to the fine qualities inherent :n the character of Mr. Crafts, that made him a trusted friend and citi-zen. Other musical numbers were an instrumental solo by Miss Norma Moody, and a vocal duet by Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Bennett, The bene-diction was offered by John Henry Western. Burial was in the ceme-tery at Deseret, where the grave was dedicated by Bert Hales. mirths This Week To Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hopkins, a girl, Jan. 6. To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Taylor, a boy, Jan. 6. Beaver Bumps Delta 51 - 40 in Opening League Game Friday Beaver high successfully opened their basketball season with a vital 51-4- 0 triumph over Delta, Friday, January 7, at Beaver. The Beavers pulled away to a 10 point lead early in the first quar-ter to make a 12 - 2 score. The number of points separating the two quintets remained near 8 throughout the first half. Bob Hortin entered the game for the first time at the start of the second half. He sparked a rally that closed the gap to four points. Beaver again pulled off to a com-fortable lead which they maintain-ed. In the fourth canto Ted Dalton and Scott Sheriff left the game on personal fouls. Gordon Manzione and Don Marshall left the game for Beaver. Don Marshal led the victors with 14 markers. Gordon Manzione and Wayne Christensen collected 13 and 9 counters respectively. Leading Detla was Kenneth Full-mer who bagged 11 points, Ted Dalton made 9 points. Bob Hortin dialed 8 counters in one half of the contest as Elwood Dutson foll-owed with 6. On Friday, January 14, the Mil-for- d Tigers invade Delta in an at-tempt to wrest their second con-secutive win in the league compe-tition from the Delta five. In another contest Beaver tangles with Millard; and Hinckley plays Parowan. Of interest in the coming Delta-Milfor- d games is a trophy that is being sponsored by the Milford News and the Delta Chronicle. This handsome basketball trophy stands 20 inches high, on a black plastic pedestal, surmouting a basketball player reaching for the ball. The trophy will be presented this seas-on to the winner of the games be-tween Milford and Delta. Scores of each league game will be engraved on the base and the winner of the last league game holds the trophy until the coming year, when it is brought to the game and played for at each en-counter. There will be a meeting of the two newspaper men with the two coaches of the school to determine when it should be retired to any of the two schools for their perman ent possession. The trophy has not arrived at this writing and so may not be on hand Friday night. By Don Greathouse I. i jf ' i . i . ..... ' - - ' i f i, ' t ' ' ; I :: ', r;x ' ' - V ' v ' y : VV , y"""4 : . J'' fc U' - v : y i ; '. ..;( . " ' ' I. " " , " ;y '; - :: y , .1 , ? ! " x ' .:. '.', T. . ; - : i Well now, here's the one that will keep you puzzling until you find the answer, which is some-where in this paper. This little tot, a pretty one, too, when smiling, was 3 years old when this picture was taken in 1883. Where we are not going to say, for fear you will imediately guess the subject. It was not in Utah. Before coming to Delia, this party, then grown, lived at Milford for a time. The picture was taken from a tintype, too, which accounts for the saying "Not on your tintype." The outfit the child is wearing has its points, particularly in the subzero weather gripping the coun-ty now. For the dress is a good warm wool plaid, and from the way it is filled out, it must be buttoned over at least three petti-coa- s. Then the shoes are little fat d buttoned boots, over at least one woolen stocking. Dress and boots meet, so little of this little sober-side- s person was ex-posed to view, or cold, wind and snow. The lace collar adds a touch of style. The ribbon and locket was added by an adoring' aunt, just before the small fry refused to smile at the birdie. Since 1917 this person has made Delta home, and thrived here in the business world. What business ' we had better not say, for if we let out one peep about it, you would guess this plump puzzler at once. But you can see this party daily in that place of business, or else around the streets of Delta. Is known so well is .always greeted by first name. Are you guessing right or wrong by now? Here are the last clues. On the family tree are two child- - 'ren. a daughter and son, both born in Delta, and four grandsons. Is a staunch member on one of the major political parties, and has held public office. That's all folks, dare not say more or you will say "Why that's : " Last week's Who's who was E. Leo Lyman, readily guessed by a number of persons. They tell me it was on accout of that clue that said he always had liked Levis. FIRST TIME ' LeRoy B. Smith Represents Us In Legislature Representative LeRoy B. Smith, Republican, Delta, spent his first day in political office Monday, when the 28th Utah State legis-lature convened, He had spent the previous week in Salt Like, where he and Mrs. Smith attended the inaugural ceremonies of Governor J. Bracken Lee. Rep. Smith brought Mrs. .Smith home Thursday, and returned to Salt Lake Friday. Sunday night, GOP legislators met in Salt Lake City to make appointments for the coming session, in which they are the minority group. Rep. Smith was appointed a member of the house steering committee, with two others. For more than a. week following general election last Nov., Mr. Smith didn't think he was going to the legislature as state represent-ative from this county. The first returns gave the victory to C. E. Freer, D., Lynndyl. A mistake was revealed the county offical canvass and Mr. Smith was counted victor by 11 points. , Mr. Smith will make Salt Lake his headquarters for next 60 days, while the legislature is in session. Mrs. Smith plans to SDend at least half of that time with him in the city, travelling back and forth. 'Their children, Phillip, Leon, Doug-'la- s and Diana, twins, and the baby, Ellen, will remain in Delta. When Mr. Smith was featured in 'the Salt Lake Tribune "Know Your Legislators" column, an error was made in listing him as a Demo crat. As for as we know, the Chron-icle is the first and only paper to correct that statement, which we do now. Mr. Smith is among the few successful Republican candi-dates. "Blow Me Down" Chosen as Hinckley Xm 1949 Opera "Blow Me Down" is an oft-hea-phrase at the Hinckley High sch-ool these days. Since "Blow Me Down" has been chosen by Direct or Ladd R. Cropper as this years' school opera, the students have begun to use the phrase as an ejaculation as well as to refer to it almost constantly in bits of conversation and interest in the opera is at a high pitch among the school members. "Blow Me Down" is a piratical absurdity in two acts, with the music being written by Allen Beni-dic- t, and the lvric by Donn P. Crane who also call it "The Capain's Kid". The scene for this absurdity is on the deck of a pirate ship, Black Death. Included in the' script are ten solos, four duets, two trios and two quartets, as well as numerous choral numbers to be sung in sep-era- te choruses, consisting of pirates pirate apprentices, school girls, and dancing wil be included in the production. In order to give opportunity to more pupils. Mr. Cropner has double-c-ast the' four girls' parts and four of the seven boys parts. He has chosen, after much deliberat-ion the following cast: Jake Smither, June Heyworth & LeMarr Terry; Ben Barnacle, Ron-ald Nielson and Melvin Memmott; Portugee Pete, Craig Tanner and Bruce Barnes; Slim Bailey, Duane Stewart and Richard Davis; Capt. Jeremiah Kidd, Jeff Carter; Robert Trent, and Duane Moody; Dutch Schneider, Willmer Woodbury; Pat-ricia Pettigrew, Mary Moody and Evelyn Bliss; Nancy Todd, Lola Wright and Mona Allred; Judy Jennings, Joyce Theobald and Pat Pratt, and Mehitable Tood, Elma 'Kave Workman and Carol Crafts. The date scheduled for the pro-duction is March. Snows Block Road To Mm Crewf Do Short Rations A crew at the Ward Leasing Companing mining claim at Topaz mountain, about 53 miles out of Delta, are snowbound. In camp are Mr. and Mrs. Les Price, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dalton, and two little daughters,, under 3 years old, Ray Dalton and Wesley Morris. Mr. Price was in Delta last Fri-day for parts and supplies, and went out again. Since then there has been no access to the camp. They have had no water for the last 2 weeks, but melt snow. They had a load of fuel oil two weeks ago. But it is feared locally that they will be short of provisions by this weekend. Millard County Steiwe Son Dies, jAcied 92 Years Hyrum Bevan Johnson, one oJ Millard county's oldest residents, died Tuesday afternoon at his home in Holden of causes incident to age. He was believed to be the second boy born at old Cedar Fort, now known as Holden, June 5, 1856. He lived all his life in Holden a farmer and stockman. He had been county road supervisor and a member of Holden irrigation board. He had operated his farm, and been able to ride horseback until May of last year. He was an elder in the LDS church at the time of his death. Mr. Johnson was the father of the late Abner Johnson, of Delta, and has visited in Delta many times with the' family here, up un-til the past summer. Although ad-vanced in years, he was still able to read newspapers. Surviving are three sons, Bryant J., at Tooele, Austen and Owen at Holden, and a daughter, Mrs. Mayme Peterson at Scinio. Also surviving are 28 grandchildren, 43 and two children,. They are Marilyn Wamick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Van Wamick, and Craig Walker son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wilker of Delta. Funeral services will be held Fridav at 1 n. m., in Holden ward chapel, by Harold A. Wood. Bish-op. Burial will be in the Holden cemetery. MAY FLY FOOD IN Lafe Morley, company represent-ative in Delta, was advised that Juab county would try to get thru Wednesday. Millard county was to meet them on the Jericho hoad, and try to plow in from there. If they .could not get through, Mr. Morley planned to have food flown in dropped to them by Saturday. Wards Combine Gold and Green At Annual ISall Delta Second and Third wards are combining for the annual Gold and Green ball, to be held Thurs-day night, Jan. 20, in Palomar. This is a budget dance. Bud's band will furnish the music and the pub-lic is invited. Two queens will be crowned that night, and a floor show will be presented. IJrother Killed In California Harrry Meinhardt received word last Thursday of the death of his youngest brother, Leland (Pete) Meinhardt, who had been killed in an auto accident in Cal. Harry went to Cal. for the funeral services at 'Santa Ana on Saturday. Pete lived here as a boy, when his father, George Meinhardt, far-med on the North Tract. He last visited Dela during pheasant sea-son, making the trip by airplane. He is survived by his wife and his 18 year old son; his father, at Santa Ana, and sister and two brothers. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Meinhardt had just returned from visiting their father and the family over' the holidays when word came of the death. All the Meinhardt fam-ily had been together New Year's eve at the father's home. Hinckley Loses To Milford A close game was played on the Milford floor on Saturday, Jan. 8. with the Milford team topping the Hinckley five by a score of 41-3- 5. T. Myer was high point man for Milford garnering 17 points, with K. Myer counting up 9 for Milford. Coon made 7, Turner 3, Moore and Garfield 2 each, and Crane 1. For Hinckley Tanner was high point man with 12 points. Love sunk 6, Cahoon made 9, Peterson 4, and MacDonald and Davis each sank 2. ' The score by quarters: j Milford 16 22 33 41 Hinckley 7 10 21 35 j. i At IBeUa Hospital Mrs. Paul Blackburn is conval-escing at the Delta hospital, follow ing a major operation on Friday. Mrs. Dean Talbot was a patient several days for medical treatment. Miss Cheryl Bishop, who spent the holidays visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray S. Bishop, in Delta, is now in San Francisco. She is one of the nursing staff at General hospital at the Presidio. |