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Show Delta and Beaver Boxers Slug It Out r ; X I ?t ) "" ' .' I . - , 1 - ' I : Local fans watch admiringly as game contestants spar away, in the boxing bouts staged last Wednesday night in Palomar by Delta and Beaver high schools. Delta won the contest, with 18 points to 17 to Beaver. Two TKO's, delivered by Poulson and Grygla, added to the De-lta tally. In the round pictured here are Scott Skidmore, left. Delta high and Beaver's Pace, in the 127 pound class. Arven Rose is referee. - Next mat event is Monday, Jan. 23, in Palomar, Delta vs. Millard. Volume 40 Number 28 Delta, Utah, Thursday, January 19, 1950 $3.50 a Year in Advance Parents Bay Set At Helta High Parents Day, annual highlight at Delta high school, has been set tor Wednesday, Feb. 15, according to Mrs. Marie Moody, president of the parents' organization. Details of the day's program will be for-thcoming later. Primary Readies Dinner and Sale Sutherland ward Primary invites all to come to their ward hall on the evening of Feb. 1 for good food and fun. The Primary is sponsor-ing the event to raise funds for the ward building fund. Dinner, delicious ,will be served, opening at 7 p. m. An entertain-ing program is being prepared. And instead of a bazaar, as first planned, there will be a While Elephant sale. No home should be without a White Elephant, and here is an opportunity to obtain one, at bargain prices. Admission will be $1 each, all to apply on the new ward hall. Quarry Blast Injures Three At Leamington Monday at 9:45 a.m. a blast in the Chaffin quarry near Leaming-ton injured Grant Overson of Leamington, Homer Anderson, of Nephi, and Lindeau Christensen of Delta. Grant was the most seri-ously injured, suffering a mangled right hand and right leg. He is in the Payson hospital, reported in a serious condition Monday night. Lindeau and Homer received minor injuries and after treatment at the Payson hospital were able to go to their homes. Lindeau had both hands cut at the wrists and some small pieces of rock were dug out of the cuts. The victims told officers at Ne-phi that they were preparing for a blast at the quarry when the charge detonated prematurely. They said they had tamped one charge into the blasting hole and were tamping a second charge when the explosion occurred. The quarry is operated by Geo-rge Chaffin and Sons and produces a silaco type material for use in fireclay manufacturing. March of Dimes Will Raise Cash To Quell Polio Monday the March of Dimes op-ened clear across the nation to raise funds for the National Foun-dation for Infantile Paralysis in their fight against polio. The nat-ional goal is $52,000,000, to replen-ish the treasury, which was drain-ed dry in the past year's aid to polio victims. Last year was Utah's second worst polio year, with 283 cases. And the Utah chapter's treasury was emptied in helping care for the stricken. That is why a brief but intense fund campaign is now on, to raise funds to aid those who suffer from polio. The west Millard drive is again under the chairmanship of Mrs. Reva Bliss, who has successfully carried out campaigns for several years past in the March of Dimes. Mrs. Bliss is appointing community chairmen, who, with a crew of volunteer workers will call on ev-eryone asking for funds. No goal has been set, just the hope to raise as much money as possible. It is planned to ask for donations of $1 per family, though larger or smaller sums will be ac-cepted gratefully. Half of every dollar collected will go to the nat-ional foundation, and half remains in Utah. A house to house canvass will be made by the volunteer aides and coin collection boxes will also be placed in the schools. Let us all save dimes for the March of Dimes and help polio patients to-ward health. Rites Tuesday Vere Held For Clark McCullough Thomas Clark McCullough, 64, one of Delta's early settlers, died Saturday at 8:30 a. m. at his home in Delta of a heart ailment. He was among the first to farm here when the area was being develop- - ed, and retired several years ago on account of poor health. He was born in Antimony Dec. 15, 1886, a son of Henry J. and Helen Mar Callister McCullough. He lived there as a boy and moved with the family to Fillmore in Dec. 1906. A year later, Dec. 1907, the family moved to Delta, at which time the N. S. Bishop home was the only house. The McCullough home, built by the father and sons housed the first postoffice here. It is now property of the DUP. In his first years in the new coun try, Mr. McCullough broke many acres of new ground for farming, and worked on the irrigation sys-tem, helping build canals. Later he farmed on the South Tract. He was a lifelong member of the LDS church, and faithful in church duties. He had served two years as supervisor of the priests' quorum. He was married to Rose Day, June 28, 1911, in Fillmore. They were married in the Manti temple July 7, 1926. Surviving are his wife and four children; a son, Henry L. McCul-lough, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and three daughters, Mrs. Hildred Tol-ber- t, Abraham; Mrs. Tamsan Greener, Hinckley and Mrs. Donna Paulsen. Richmond. Cal.: 8 grand- - children, and three sisters, Mrs. Melissa Wilcox, Thorton, Idaho; Mrs. Clara Savage, Antimony, and Mrs. Nell Watson, Delta. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. by Bishop June W. Black. Mrs. Olive Barney played the prelude and also accompanied the choir at the organ. The openng song was "Sometime We'll Understand," by the choir, directed by Edmund Wiess. Opening prayer was by Sampson. The three speakers were John Steele, Warren Henderson, and Ren Brunson of Fillmore. All of them spoke on his sterling char-acter and especially his honesty.. Mr. Brunson, a life-lon- g friend of Mr. McCullough's spoke on the early days here when he came here wth Clark and Levi and did contract work on plowing and on canal work. Betty Turner and Layton Bishop sang a duet, "Going Home," ac-companied by Mrs. Violet Snow. The choir sang "In the Garden," after which Bishop Black gave a few remargs. Closing prayer was by George Sampson. Burial was in the Delta ceme-tery under the direction of L. N. Nickle and sons, with the grave dedicated hv E. T.. I.vman. Attending the services from out of town were Mrs. Clara Savage, and sons, Ward Don and Clark Savage from Antimony, and Lynn J. Savage, from Richfield, Oz Wil-cox, Melvin and Letha Wilcox, of Thornton, Ida., Mrs. Alta Jamison, and Sondra Jamison, from Salt Lake City, Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Brunson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Brunson, Mr. and Mrs. LaMarr Brun son, Henry and Porter Hatton, Mr. and Mrs. T. Clark Callister, Mr. and Mrs. Philander Day, Marion Day, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Wise and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Day, all of Fill-more, Alva McCullough, of Farm-ingto- Mr. and Mrs. Oda Max-fiel- Mrs. Rex Maxfield, from Provo, and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Day, and Mrs. and Mrs. Don Day, Oasis. B25 Bomber Is Guided to Landing At Delta Airport Last Friday night, January 13th, was "Black Friday" for the crew of an air force B25 and it's crew until Delta came to their rescue. The B25 left Rapid City, S. D., enroute to March Air Force base at Riverside, California, with an in-tended fuel stop at Hill AFB but weather conditions became so bad enroute and weather in the Ogden and Salt Lake area caused the aircraft's radio equipment and the compass to be practically useless. Except for their voice channel, and the pilot could not be sure of his position in the Ogden area. After making an un-successful attempt to land at Hill AFB Ogden the aircraft was ad-vised to attempt to make Delta. The pilot headed in the general direction of Delta using what al equipment was available to him. Soon after heading toward Delta the aircraft was bale to contact Delta and it was evident to the aircraft communicator at Delta that he aircraft was ap-proaching Delta as the aircraft's signals were getting stronger and stronger. After what seemed like and eon of time to the crwe of the B25 they broke out of the clouds (they had been on solid instruments for more than 4 hours) the aircraft advsed that" he would turn on his landing lights to see if Delta's aircraft communicator could see his lights and m this way estab-lish his position as somewhere north of Delta. Delta's personnel spotted the aircraft some 30 or 40 miles north of Delta and by using signals with the aircraft's landing lights the 25's position was definitely estab-lished. That wasn't the end though, as Delta's airport runway lights are not turned on all the time at night and the city has not made arrangements to have light con trols extended into the CAA's in-terstate communications station so it was necessary for the aircraft communicator to contact the air-port manager and have him turn the lights on and then go check to see if they could be seen as sev-eral of the lights were covered with snow. As you recall Friday night was a nasty windy night with blowing snow all over the place The pilot, crew and pas-sengers were still singing the praises of Delta and all those help ing them when they finally depart ed from Delta Saturday morning for Riverside. Major Ryan said they only had enough fuel for 35 minutes of flight left when they landed at ueita. Aboard the B25 were Major John L. Ryan, pilot; Major D. L. Shaffer, Dt. Col. W. L. Dieterle, passenger; Staff Sgt. R. R. Davies and Staff Sgt. G. E. Ortmayer, all of March AFB, Riveside. Aircraft communicator Lewis C. Buffington and Chief aircraft com-municator Nathan E. Ward, hand-led the communications. Loe R. Burraston, airport manager, Fred Baker and "Boots" Done assisted the personnel of the aircraft by turning on and checking the run-way lights and furnishing the air force personnel transportation into town for food and lodging. Copt. Hugh R. Roper. Bury War Hero With Comrades In Military Rites Mr. and Mrs. Abel M. Roper of Oak City, have received the follow ing communication with a date line of April 26, 1949: "The Department of the Army desired that you be given the most recent information concerning your son, the late Captain Hugh R. Roper. "His remains were initially bur-ied with his comrades who met their death in the same incident. Since that time the American Graves Registration Service has without success, explored every clue that might lead to individual identification of any of the re-mains, and has at last been forced to conclude that only a group identification of the remains is possible. They are now casketed and, pending return to the United States, are being held at the United States Military cemetery, Belgrade, Yugoslavia. "All remains of this group will be brought back simultaneously for interment in Jefferson Barracks National cemetery, located at St. Louis, Mo." The communication further stat-ed that this particular national cemetery was selected because it is more central to the families of members of the group being bur-ied there. Mr. and Mrs. Roper have recent-ly been notified that funeral ser- - vices have been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Capt. Roper served with the 8th Air Force in England, as pilot of a Liberator bomber where he com-pleted 23 missions. He was then transferred to Africa where he ftew the first raid on Rome. Then oh August 1, 1943, he was lost over southwestern Bulgaria while re-turning to his base at Bengazi, Africa, from the first raid on the Ploesti, Roumania, oil field. This was to have been his last mis-sion. Utah Road Work Is Scheduled For Fiscal Year Nearly five million dollars will be spent on improvement or new construction of state primary and secondary highways in the fiscal year beginning next June 30. D. H. Whittenburg, state road com-mission chairman said Saturday, the program planned would cost $4,722,280. In Millard county a primary pro-ject will be surfacing of 22.2 miles of new U. S. 91 between Scipio and Levan, now under construct-ion. Surfacing will cast $450,00, the commission estimated. The 1951 fiscal year primary pro gram also continues the improve-ment program on U. S. 6 west of Delta. Construction of 18 miles of new road between King canyon and Skull Rock pass on the high-way is estimated to cost $250,000. The project does not include sur-facing. Among the secondary projects approved was surfacing four miles of road between Topaz junction and Sugarville, at a cost of $80,000. Hoy Scouts Raising Fund Annual fund campaigns to raise money for operation of the Utah National Parks Council, Boy Scouts of America, are in progress in most of the council's 39 districts. First to reach its quota - bas-ed on a minimum of 30 cents per capita - - was Lehi district, where the campaign was chair-mane- d by ' Pres. Frank W. Jones of Lehi stake. Also over the top are North Sev-ier, under the direction of Pres. A. C. Willardson, and Grand district at Moab, with Senator Mitchell Melich as chairman. In Provo and Orem, fund cam-paigns were postponed from last fall because of the steel strike, but will go forward beginning Feb. 1. All other districts of the coun-cil have their campaigns under way or in the final stages. - According to J. Crede Kindred, council chairman of finance, the council's goal is $41,352. The various districts are striv-ing to raise their quotas by March 1 in order to-- achieve the gold star rating, which is based on attain-ment of finance and membership goals prior to the annual spring fellowship meeting. Deseret district has raised $900 of its $1400, and expect to have the full quota before March 1. So support the Boy Scouts!!! Services Held On Sunday for Wlford Warnick Funeral services for Wilford W. Warnick were held in Delta First ward ' Sunday at 2 p. m. with Dr. M. E. Bird, bishop, presiding. Mr. Warnick died at his home in Delta on Wednesday. He was born May 1, 1881, in Deseret ,a son of Adolph Freder-ick and Christine Olsen Warnick. His parents were early settlers there, and had come from Swed-en, converts of the LDS church. His early schooling was obtained in Deseret, and he had attended the BYU in Provo. After his marriage to Molinda Cropper Dec. 28, 1903, he built the first house on the east side of the Sevier river, before the Delta area was settled.Three times their home was threatened with floods. He retired from his farm and moved to Delta to make a home in 1932. It was in July, 1935, when he re-ceived the injury that left him un-able to walk. He had been an active member in his church, serving as Sunday school superintendent in Deseret ward and ward teacher. He was a genealogical worker and a high priest at the time of his death. The services opened with the choir singing "Abide Wth Me", followed by prayer by Merlin Work man. The first speaker was Nels Petersen, a lifelong friend of Mr. Warnick. He spoke of his worth as a citizen and fellow man, his devotion to his family, and paid tri bute to his wife for the loving care she had given her husband through the years he had been an invalid. Wallace Jeffery was the second speaker ,who stressed the spiritual value of Mr. Warnick's life, and his adherence to high principles and aims. Preceding his talk Ray and Ethel Western sang "That Sil-ver Haired Daddy of Mine", and following his talk Kent Prestwich sang "Going Home" with Darlene McCullough as pianist. Mrs. Emily Bunker gave a tri-bute to Mr. Warnick, with a sketch of his life with background organ music, "Lay My Head Beneath A Rnco" Viv Mr5 T.nnisp Adams. Dr. Bird concluded the services with remarks voicing the general esteem held for Mr. Warnick. .The closing song was "I Know My Re-deemer Lives', by the choir, and Arthur Jensen offered the closing prayer. Burial was in the Delta ceme-tery, directed by L. N. Nickle and sons. The grave was dedicated by Mr. Warnick's John Pratt. Coming from out of town for the services were his children, Mrs. Ruth Lloyd, Redondo Beach, Cal., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Warnick, from American Fork, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warnick, from Yuma, Ariz. His brother, Fred L. Warnick, came from Provo. Also attending were Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bliss, Salt Lake City, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Oakland, Cal., Mrs. Law-rence Nelson, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nelson, Midvale. Glen Crop-per, Spring Lake, Mrs. Dora Draper, Heber, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Currie, Bellflower, Cal. Deseret Ward Holds Reunion Ward members in Deseret are holding their annual Ward Reun-ion on Saturday, Jan. 21, and in-vite all former ward members to attend. There will also be a dance in the evening. Hunters Rag Rig Mountain Lion Last week a large mountain lion was killed just east of Oak City by Clifton and Mervyn e. It weighed 130 pounds and measured seven feet. The brothers are continuing the hunt, as they have seen other tracks, plainly visible now in the crusted snow. WHO'S YIIO?? f I ' v , f ' .' h 4- - ' , " ' I , w 'i I v - - . , s i I - ". . -- j I - ,,.-- This picture is an old-tim- er and so are those three children. They were born and raised in west Mil-lard, part of the family of a very old - timer and pioneer of these parts. These children are all grand-parents now and have lived here all their lives except for some ab-sences like California sojourns or off to World War I. They were talented tots, in great demand for singing and play-actin- g. They still would be, if they had a minute to spare. But farm-ing and endless chores keep their noses to the grindstone, so they bashfully keep in the background and their children are the family song-bird- s nowadays. J They seem to have stage-frig- ht as they face the camera. And no reason for it, either, for being so stylishly dressed should have had them beaming with Baby was possibly too young to appreciate that dainty dress, with shirred bodice and full flowing sleeves. But the older two seem aghast with their ruffled frills and plaid bow ties. This is another of the John Mat-so- n pictures. He captured likeness-es of most the young hopefuls on the flat in the early days, when he came travelling through with his horse-draw- n outfit. This photo got cracked straight across. Those things will happen when folks jam drawers too full and slam them shut. Happy to relate, there child-ren did not crack the camera. West Millard Young Farmers Apply for Charter West Millard Young Farmers Association will send in their pres-ent list of members this week to the state Young Farmers associa-tion, and apply for "their charter. Recently formed and elections held, the Young Farmers Assn. set meetings times for the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month dur-ing the winter months, held in the vocational building at Delta hgh school. Any young farmer interested in joining the association may get in touch with Crester Corbett, presi-dent, or Robert Jones, treasurer, for further information. By apply-ing now they would go in as chart ter members. Fees are $2 a year, half of which goes to the state and half retained by the local unit. Among plans for the near future the association will take a delega-tion to the state convention to be held Feb. 10 and 11. At their meeting on Jan. 12, Boyd Murray of the soil conserva-tion service informed them of the benefits they can receve through SCS and how to apply for its help. Mr. Corbett, president, has been to Salt Lake City and bought for building transports and trailers. They were purchased from war surplus at a savings of $30 a ton. Other miscellaneous pur-chases were made such as ropes, wrenches, meat saws and oil. The materials are available to associa-tion members at cost. Leo Calioon Gets Cellar JC Award Leo Cahoon, former Deltan, re-ceived the distinguished service award from the Cedar City Junior Chamber of Commerce as out-standing citizen of the year. The award was made at the annaul award banquet held Tuesday night in El Escalante hotel. Leo was cited for his leadership in recreational activities in stimu-lating business as a member of the retail merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce. He is presi-dent of Cedar City Softball assn. and an active civic worker. He is manager of D. Stevens and Co. in Cedar City. He is a native of west Millard, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Maloy Ca-hoon. He and his wife, formerly Ruth Starley, have lived in Cedar City for nearly five years. Before their departure he had been em-ployed in D. Stevens and Co. in Delta. Mrs. Rulon Dutson of Leaming-ton, is at the Delta hospital re-covering from a major operation done Monday night. Open Letter Suggestions Under existing conditions and the urge of most everyone to celebrate a little during Christmas holidays I felt I was un-duly prosecuted and publicized after having been rustled into a little two bit poker game. At first I felt very badly hurt. Possibly partly because of my guilt, I had brought this con-demnation upon myself. But the more I heard and the more I saw going on, of this very same thing I was punished for, the madder I got. Finally I decided it was only fitting that I should write an answer to the open letter. After having made a little research I began to wonder why these signers of the open letter had been so hard on minor offenders and exposed themselves to possible slander and crit-icism in retaliation. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones! I believe in law and order and appreciate the signers of the open letter were only trying to clean up the town and make it a better place to live. Maybe a reply to the open letter would have the same cleansing effect. If any of the signers are without guilt and have a clear conscience I will owe them a sincere apology. It is my convic-tion that most of them are human after all, and are subject to errors, too. If not may I publish my open letter? Before my open letter appears maybe there are some that didn't authorize their names to be used that would like to have them removed. Sam Hales Wildlife Elects New Officials At a recent meeting of West Millard Wildlife Federation the fol-lowing new officers were elected: Les Welton, president; Roy P. Steele, vice president; Carol Stew-art, secretary and treasurer. Direc-tors are John Day, Glen Stewart and G. B. Huff. D. Ray Fullmer Now Improving Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fullmer return-ed Monday night from Salt Lake City where they had been with their son DRay, who was operated on Saturday for a shoulder separa-tion. DRay, BYU hoop star, was injured in a game in Chicago on the Cougars eastern tour. It is DRay's left shoulder that was injured, and the bone was mended with an operation. He will be at the LDS hospital during this week and then come to Delta for a short time before returning to his studies at the BYU. The opera-tion was successful and he will carry his arm in a sling for six weeks, and have full use of it after three months. Raskct Dance Set At Sugarille There will be a Basket Dance in the Sugarvlle hall on Feb. 3, and everyone invited to come. The dance is sponsored by the ward MIA. Each lady is asked to bring a basket lunch for herself and partner. Mayor and Mrs. C. M. Pace drove to Salt Lake City Monday, return-ing Tuesday. They were in the bliz bard on the trip in, and found the icy highways hazardous. |