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Show Adopted Family Thrives V--, Fluff?, the mother cat shown here, is proud and loving with the three puppies she has ad-opted. And the plump little hrown pups are happy, too. and thriving under her care. The little pups were born on Aug. 11. n their mother died when they were two days old. Fluffy had two white kittens, 10 days old, at the time. When the puppies were put in to her, she looked them over and then carefully, purred her approval. The happy family belongs to Orvil Western, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Western at Des-eret. Volume 40 Number 14 Delta, Utah, Thursday, October 6, 1949 $3.50 a Year in Advance Delta Chapter, FFA, Wins Gold Award En National Chapter Contest of 7,000 Is Only Utah Winner In Top 20 In Nation Delta chapter, Future Farmers of America has won a gold award in the national chapter contest, sponsored by the FFA on their re-port of accomplishments of the past year. The award will be made at the 22nd FFA national conven-tion opening in Kansas City Oct. 10. The Delta chapter is the only one in Utah to achieve this dis-tinction, and will be one of only 36 chapters from 7,000 chapters in the nation to receive the gold Three types of awards are made bronze, silver and gold. The gold award it top honors for the Delta chapter. Honorary Degree Marven Ogden chapter advisor, has been asked to attend the na-tional convention to receive an honorary American Farmer degree. 70 Page Report This summer the Delta chapter wrote a report of ac-complishments of members. The material was prepared by mem-bers and the typing for the final draft was done by Emma Jean Pratt and Cherie Hannifin. The re-port followed up the chapter work already in the national FFA of-fice before Jan. 31, 1949. That pro-gram told of what the chapter planned to do and the report com-pleted this summer told of what had been done. It was sent to the national office before Sept. 1, 1949. The report lists a membership of 53. A calendar guide gave pro-jected activities from July of last year through to June of 1949. This was followed by separte summar-ies of each activity. The report also included their financial state-ment, chapter budget, their con-stitution some other articles, and concluded with the chapter story. The report was no small task in itself, and is a record of outstand-ing accomplishments. We quote some parts to give a picture of part of what the Delta chapter has done: "As of July 1,1949, 53 members completed 122 projects, making an average of 2.3 projects per mem-ber. However, some projects such as swine, were not broken down into feeders sow and litter, etc. The chapter averaged 12 im-provement projects and 23 improv-ed practices completed. The mem-bership averaged 21 new skills and abbilities through the school activities and on the home farm. 92 of the members have long time ownership projects. In fact 35 members have long time pro-jects in swine alone, not to men-tion sheep,- beef, dairy, poultry and crops. j The chapter purchased 1 regis-tered Chester White boar from j John S. Boyden Salt Lake City. j our registered Chester White gilts from Merril Halam, Spanish Fork, ; four registered Duroc Jersey gilts i from Quin Shepherd, Delta and j 5 registered Duroc gilts from Dew- - j ey Sanford, Delta. j The chapter organized a regist-ered Duroc Jersey chain the past year, purchasing 9 with chapter funds and 5 with individual funds. Theron Johnson was elected presi-dent and Gary Fowles secretary. The club was organized similar to the Chester White club. However, we did not purchase i boar for the club this year. Instead we rented one from Dewey Sanford., and one from Milo Mortensen. Maylon Erickson was selected i to be awarded a registered Hoi- - stein heifer by the chapter. The advisory committee made the se-lection of applications presented. I This heifer should prove to be a valuable animal. Thirty members exhibited 97 head of livestock in the Millard County Junior Livestock Show. We were also represented at Spanish j Fork and Nevada. It is our plan to operate a chap- - i ter crop and livestock farm." Recreation. Too Twelve recreational activities i were listed, too, such as the FFA banquet carnival dance, Harvest all canyon parties, swimming par-ties, Delta- - Fillmore fights and the summer outing. These coupled with their chapter pr'ojects in beef swine, dairy, poultry and crops and others, were reported in de-tail. : This year the Delta chapter pla- - ced 4th in the chapter records, 2nd j in electricity, 3rd in farm mechan- - ics and 3rd in public speaking at the state convention. Goes to National Meet . Gill Hilton, chapter reporter, will represent the Delta chapter at the national FFA convention Oct. 10 in Kansas City. He will play with ihe band, and is the only Utah FFA member chosen. He left Salt Lake City Wednesday for Kansas City for practices pre-ceding the convention. The state association, Delta chapter, Delta high school and Millard county school board share the expenses of his trip. Gill was winner of the public speaking contest in the area for the third time this eyar, and placed third in the state con-test. Reed Bunker, chapter president plans to leave Salt Lake City Sat-urday for the national convention. He will receive the gold award for the chapter. The chapter officers who are res ponsible for the past year's ac-complishments were Sheldon Can-ister, president; Reed Bunker, vice president; Edward Skidmore, sec-retary; John Gardner, treasurer; Don Greathouse, assistant treasur-er; Gill Hilton reporter; Maylon Erickson, assistant reporter; and Donald May, sentinel. Administra-tive officers are Angus M. Maugh-a- n, superintendent, Millard county school district, and Glen W. Seeg-mille- r, DHS principal. Relief Society Of Three Wards Combine at Social The Relief Societies of Delta First, Second and Third wards combined for their opening social on Tuesday of the past week. Meeting at the First ward, Relief Society members were brought to-gether for an afternoon of socia-bility. Each ward brought flowers, and the hall was bright and fragrant with a variety of blooms. Guests were greeted at the door and re-ceived a ribbon to wear with their name on it. A program was presented, with numbers from each ward and an-nounced by Mrs. Pearl Snow. those taking part were the Delta Harmonettes, with songs, Mrs. Leona Prestwich a vocal solo, and a quartet singing "Utah Pio-neers," an original composition by Mrs. Bessie B. Law. Members of the quartet were Cecil Beckstead, Bernice Sanderson Mary Wood-bury and Anna Billings. Mrs. Louise Adams gave a read-ing, followed by an original num-ber composed by Emily Bunker, sung by Mrs. Bunker, Ruth Searle Lynn Warnick, Blanche Works, & Lula Pearson. Violet Snow and Thelma Black played an organ and piano duet. Lilac Holman gave a musical reading. Refreshments were served later, buffet style, from a long table beautifully decorated with flowers and a tempting array of food. The winter program in Relief Society was told of, and the out-line was enthusiastically received by members, who plan to carry it out, and also to repeat the com-bined social. (The picture to use with this article has not' yet returned from Provo, so we will have to use it next week.) Etes!FE2S Increase I si Fund E&rive T Fight ,1011 Three more west Millard com-munities have turned in funds on their emergency fund drive to aid in the care of Polio vitcims. Mrs. Reva- - Bliss reports this week the sum of 35.50 from Oasis, Mrs. Bishop, chairman; Sugarville $32.50, Mrs. Rodney Shields and Mrs. Iva Boyle, chairmen; Deseret, 56.10, with Myrl Bennett Bernice Western, Alice Webb Eunice Black and Barbara Conk, chairmen. Leamington was the first to make their return, under the chair-manship of Mrs. Ruth Finlinson. They sent in $46.50 last week. Other communities have not yet completed their collections but will soon. Bp. Richards Urges Yoyfh To Attend Conference Sunday Deseret stake is fortunate to have at its coming quarterly con-ference to be held on Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9, as the visitor Bishop LeGrand Richards, presiding bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. Bishop Richards has keyed this conference around the problems of youth) states President Harold R. Morris and any who have heard Bishop Richards speak have heard his zest and enthusiasm for the ac-tivities of the younger people in their church and community pro-jects, with the realization that all the membership should be inter-ested in the welfare and develop-ment of the young, and that their problems are those of the member ship as a whole. There will be a section of the hall reserved for the youth (all under 21 years of age) in the general sessions. The first meeting of the confer-ence will be Saturday, October 8 at 4 p.m., when Bishop Richards will meet with the stake presiden-cy, with the second meeting being held at 7:30 p.m. in the Delta Second ward on Saturday evening. This is the Priesthood leadership meeting. Attending this meeting will all group leaders, the High Council, bishoprics and their clerks the presidencies of quorums and their secretaries, as "well as the stake presidency and their clerk and assistant clerk. On Sunday will be, two general sessions, called at 10 a.m. and at 2 p.m. Benches and chairs are being placed in the Palomar hall where the meetings are to be held, so that there will be plenty of seats for all. To be installed .Saturday is a new public address system which will be used during the conference. This is a permanent improvement to the hall and will be beneficial not only at conferences but at other functions to be held in the Palomar hall. The music for the general ses-sions will be furnished by the Des-eret Stake Singing Mothers, direc-ted by Ladd R. Cropper, with two special numbers rendered by some of the younger church members. On Sunday evening the program, which will be at 7:30 p.m. will be held in the Palomar hall and is under the direction of Deseret Stake MIA. A brief program has been arranged. It will consist of community singing, 2 special mu-sical numbers, theme of the MIA led by Martha Mace and two talks to be given by Darrel Lott and by Darrel Lott and Bishop Verdell Bishop. There will be no welfare meet-ing held Saturday night as was previously announced. Hold Services For Infant Girl Funeral services were held Mon-day at 2 p. m. for Trina Fae Spor, two-mont- old daughter of Ber-nard Fay and Lillian E. Robbinson Spor, at the Nickle mortuary. The baby died Saturday night, of pneu monia. She was born August 1. The service was conducted by E. L. Moody, bishop of Delta 3rd ward, and opened with prayer by Clinton Tolbert. Thelma Black and Wanda Beckwith sang a duet , "Your Sweet Little Rosebud Has Left You", with Norma Wright, pianist. Speakers were T. C. Gronning, and Bishop Moody., They were fol lowed by a song by Mrs. Black and Mrs. Beckwith, Brahmn's "Lul-laby". Merlin Christensen gave the closing prayer. Burial was in the Delta ceme-tery, where the grave was dedic-ated by the child's grandfather, Joshua Robinson of Fillmore. Tractor Pins Boy In ot Ditch Without Injury Hearing distress cries for help Verl Jacobson rode his horse over a quarter of a mile where he found Richard Talbot, age 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Talbot, pin-ned by the leg under a tractor which had fallen upside down in a six-fo- deep ditch , one mile north of Oak City. Upon arriving on the scene the boy was frantically trying to re-lease himself which would have been impossible. Mr. Jacobson lost no time in quieting the boy down and lifting the tractor enough to release his leg. Mr. Jacobson says the boy was so pinned that is was a miracle of inches over a tragedy. The boy's leg was pinned under the cushion of the seat and he re-ceived no injury, except a slight bruise on the hip. He was some-what shocked. The tractor was slightly damaged. He lost control of the tractor when the wheels struck a bank of loose dirt left by the road grad er on the edge of the ditch. Golden Wedding Is Marked By Delta Couple "rhiTweek the T. C. Gronning home in Delta is filled with fami-ly and friends here to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of this Delta couple. Mr. and Mrs. Gronning .were wed in the Salt Lake Temple Oct. 4, 1889. Their home has been in Delta since 1911 and they have a host of friends here happy to help them mark the festive occasion. Tuesday afternoon was open house honoring the couple, and during the afternoon they received best wishes and many gifts from their friends. Assisting them in rec-eiving were their six children all home for the occasion, Erma Dave-nport Kansas City; Esther Lauber San Francisco; Victoria Peterson, Lima Mont., Louise Marsh, Twin Falls, and Carlisle and Vernon Gronning, from Milford. Coming also for the party were Kenneth Davenport and Raymond Peterson, sons-in-la- and Mrs. Carlisle Gronning and Mrs. Vernon Gronning and children. Members of Mrs. Gronning's family who are here include four sisters, a broth-er a brother-in-la- and a niece. They are Mrs. Rose Allen and Peter Fuller, Stewart Dolby all of Baker, Ore., Mrs. Louise Kallas, Oroville, Cal., Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rose, Sacramento, Cal., Mr. and Mrs. Otto Steinbach, Bountiful, and Mr. and Mrs. David Nelson Phoen-ix, Ariz. Mr. Gronning has two sisters here, Mrs. Mary Sheller and Mrs. R. V. Wise and sons, Harold and Rollin of Salt Lake City. Old friends and neighbors here are Mr. and Mrs. Marion Grundy from Salt Lake City. Fall flowers decorated the home and serving table. Refreshments were served from a lace-cover-table where the centerpiece was a wedding cake decorated in white and gold. A large bowl of golden chrysanthemums was on the table, which was lit with white tapers. For her golden wedding day Mrs. Gronning wore a floor-lengt- h gown of aqua blue, trim-med with brilliants. A program is being held n the Delta high school aduitorium at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Gronning to which every one is invited. This will be follow-ed by dancing in the gymnasium. Two Home Games Are Coming Up For DHS Rabbits Two home games, first on Oct. 6 and next on Oct. 12, are coming up for the DHS football men. On Thursday night the Rabbits will play Moab at p.m. under the lights at the DHS field. The game with Moab is not a regular league game for Delta, but is a league game for Moab. This seems rather confusing, but is explained by the fact that Moab is all alone in their area, so that when they play Delta, it is a league game for them. But as Moab is not in Delta's league, it is not a league game for the Rab-bits. Oh well, you take it from there it will still be a good game. The final home game for the Rabbits will be next Wednesday night, Oct. 12, opening at 8 p.m. on the local field. As there is no school on Thursday and Friday of next week, for teachers' institute in Salt Lake City, game time was advanced to Wednesday night. This will be the usual hard-foug-tussle between Delta and Hinck-ley. Final Rites Were Held Thursday For Young Mother Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Day Shurtz were held Thursday Sept. 29, at 2 p. m. in Delta First ward chapel. Bishop Harold Jensen of Sugarville, conducted. Mrs. Shurtz died the preceding Monday at the Fillmore hospital, following an operation. She was born April 27, 1930, in Oasis, a daughter of Marion and Charlotte Day, and had lived in Fillmore. For the past 18 months she had lived in Sugarville, since her mar-riage to Cecil Shurtz Feb. 12, 1948. A son Keith, old sur-vives, besides her husband parents and brothers and sisters. The services opened with a song "In the Garden'", by Mina Over-so- n and Mary Abbott. The open-ing prayer was given by Merlin Workman. Frank Rasmussen, of Fillmore, gave a reading, followed by a talk by Bishop D. L. Melville, of Fillmore. A duet, "In the Gar-den of Tomorrow", was "sung by Tom Whatcott and Cuthbert Rob-inson of Fillmore. Another speaker was George Jensen, of Sugarville and remarks by Bishop Jensen. The closing mus ic was a song, "My Testimony", by Marilyn Badger and Karen Ivie. The benediction was pronounced by Romulus Shields. Burial was in the Delta ceme-tery, where the grave was dedicat ed by Elwood Lambert, of Fill-more. Red Cross Names New Chapter Aids The Delta chapter of the Amer-ican Red Cross has appointed 3 new aids to assist in chapter ser-vice. Mrs. Nona Chesley will act as Home Service chairman, replac-ing Mrs. Adrian Hansen, who ser-ved the past four years. Mrs. Mina Steele is the new Disaster chair-man, succeeding Wallace Church. Mrs. Jo Pratt is now sec. and treas.., succeeding Mrs. Violet ros who?? Snow. V---" V . ' ' - i v ..w ) .;V - k : This smiling youngster is an old-e- r and early Deltan either way " look at it. For this picture is "mewhat past 40 years old, and ',y Pictured here was Johnnie Delta 0t ln the eSrly dayS f n?ejame here first t0 visit his cam parents. and the visit into a permanent iaence. Goings on in the new , n were too interesting to leave two StUt:k around- Aside from years in the northwest on an anrt.?'Ssion' and some triPs here Delta he has stayed "ght witn vevn hSS geg'ed at the first sur-ca- n , ' 6nned at the first settlers schnni ,about the first house, 1st who e' first Postoffice and Dpi.. ted the trees around the school lots. Dict!!. ls his baby sister in the Wlt him. That is his dress she is wearing too. He still nas that baby dress and also.that dressy model he wears himse f. When he was this little fellow folks always patted him on the commented to his dot-ing head and parents that he was quite an on the old stock. He beamed, but has been boomerang-e- d for as his progeny of three along folks did the same came would pat the thing to hcimro.wTnsheyand say "sure an improvement on the old stock eh is still there and he still hasShis hair and teeth, which is more than some of his school can say. He isn't always guf Sw?ng but he laughs frequently, for he finds many things amusing "HeaTacrive fellow in a num-.- , : doings You know him well. But " you a-- not quite sure who this is, turn to page . Fair and Auction Is Friday Night Don't forget the Delta First ward fair Friday October 7, starting at 8 p.m. Come early and view the livestock and other articles you will wan to buy at the auction. Don't stay at home on account of the kids, there's fun planned for all. There will be candy, root beer, hot dogs, pies cakes and all other good things to eat. So help your part with your money. Come early and stay late to the best old-tim- e auction and fair of the year. Delta Falls Before Millard Eagles By 25-- 0 Score Millard compiled 4 touchdowns in the first half of the game, but during the second half the Millard offensive was repeatedly repulsed by an inspired Delta team The two halves were like separ-ate games. Millard won the first, 25-- 0 in a relentless aerial attack. Then Delta knifed through the Millard defenses and pushed them all over the field throughout the second, half. After the intermission, Delta pushed deep into Millard territory. Three passes from Monan Lovell to Mark Harris and Lyn Prestwich were good for a 25 yard gain. Bud Fullmer and John Whatcott found holes in the Millard defense and compiled a total of 61 yards.. Marshall , Jackson and Johnson, played most of the game in the Millard backfield. Bud Fullfer led Delta offensively, compiling a total of 58 yards. Marshall of Millard garnered 84 yards to top all ground-gainer- s. John Whatcott amassed 34 yards while Kent Prestwich drove 25 yards through the line. Leo Lake and Kent Prestwich played very good defensively and John Whatcott was in on many of the tackles. In the second half the Delta backfield smashed the Millard line for nine first downs, while the Delta line held Millard to only 3. Citizens To Meet Monday Night To Nominate A mass meeting of citizens in the Delta precincts will be held Monday, Oct. 10 at 8 p. m. in the IOOF hall, for the purpose of nom inating candidates for mayor, 4 city council men city recorder and city treasurer, and such other bus-iness as may come before the meeting. i Feel Blast Of Texas Storm Mrs. Adrian Hansen received a long distance call Monday night from her Leon McCall, from Houston, Texas. He told her not to worry, but that he and Lenore and their two children were being evacuated from their home to a school house as the hurricane was beating down upon them. He said the streets were sheets of rain and high winds. As com-munications lines were going out, he telephoned Monday night to say they were all right but home-less for the time being. Mrs. Han-sen has receied no further word to date. Wednesday morning the paper reports were that the hurricane had flailed Houston, and moved on to the northeast Tuesday. It said that damage in Houston was surprisingly light, though farm los-es run into millions. Trees were bent level, store windows buckled in Houston and in the country the storm beat out fertile rice, cotton and vegetable crops. IKebekahs Ready Bazaar Plans Betah Rebekah Lodge No. 47, IOOF., are now making plans for their annual bazaar, to be held Nov. 30 in the the IOOF hall. They will serve a supper that night and present a program. Many useful and attractive articles are being prepared for the bazaar. Further announcements will be made later The evening of the 2th of Sep-tember the following scouters the annual Utah National Parks opening meeting and Scout training leadership: Cecil Baker, Dan Hansen, Dr. J. E. Stains, Ben H. Robison, Lyle Bunker, Grant B. Snow, Art Reeves Milton V. Theo-bald, Truman Jeffery, Albert Lake and Rex Allen. These representatives from the Deseret District met in specialized groups to help plan the activities of their respective council. Scouter Art Reeves was voted on to the Utah Parks council, and Milton V. Theobald as field representative. Tenderfoot and second class Scouts of Deseret stake will hold an advancement meeting at the Delta diversion dam October 11, immediately after school. Bring your own eats, drinks and equip-ment so as to pass your examina-tion. Scout executive John Cross and Lionel Taylor will be there to help Scouts with their tests. All the Scouts of Deseret stake are invited and urged to attend. ATTENTION Would you like to see a moth er and daughter talent show? Would you like a delicious turkey dinner?. If you would, come to the Delta Third ward annual bazaar on Friday, Oct. 14. We promise a delightful evening for every-one. So remember Oct. 14 and come with your families. Are Hostesses At Floral Show Mrs. Iva Mitchell, president of the Delta Garden Club, and Mrs. lone Dalley, member, were in Salt Lake City Saturday and Sunday, and were hostesses at the Utah Flower festival at the state capitol Conference visitors and sight-seers in large numbers attended the show, and it was the duty of the hostesses, which included the Delta ladies and others, to greet them and show them the exhibits. A large basket of roses from the Delta Rose Garden was taken to the show by Mrs. Mitchell. She reports that the roses won much high praise, was the subject of some colored films and when the judging was done, the roses had won a blue ribbon. Mrs. Lawrence Bunker, from Baker, Nevada, was in Delta Wed-nesday on her way to Salt Lake City to visit her mother, Mrs. Nel-lie Workman. She was accompan-ied by Mrs. Leona Oryall of Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Bernon Christensen and son, Douglas, of Roosevelt, and Rondo from the BAC in Cedar City, visited with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alma J. Christensen over the weekend. Births this Week.., To Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Faris, a girl Sept. 29. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Bassett and family were in Logan Friday to attend the funeral services of Mrs. Bassett's brother-in-la- Fred Mau rer. They returned to Delta Mon-day. Paul Ashworth, Richfield, gener-al manager of the Telluride Pow-er Co., was in Delta Wednesday. |