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Show fllillf III $est Wiskei 11 1Si ,Chri?mas' 1,! the hearts of Christians the come a hallowed throughout influence. Heads will bow as hearts are lifted up m prayer and gratitude to heaven, and be-lievers in the true God will experience a feeling of rich satisfac-tion with which no earthly pleasure can mmnmo On this Christmas day when we pause in our contemplation of material gifts let us give thanks in our hearts to the Giver of all things and let us resolve anew to enlist our services in the cause of universal brotherhood to the end, that strife between ,i nations, races, and classes might cease and war be no more a11 pf us at this time, there should be a revaluation of fundamental Christian beliefs, and a determination to incorpor- ate them into our lives, we are willing to talk about ideals but many of us fail to live by them. In a day when material things are so commonplace, let us keep in mmd that the most worthwhile gifts cost nothing. Perhaps today there are more people hungering for love, sympathy and understanding than there are for food. Peace for the world rests upon the practice of Christian fundamentals in daily life. Such ideals are positively the only defense for safety in this atomic age. War will come to us if we fail to heed Christ's message of love and peace To our men and women in the armed forces and on missions everywhere we send our greetings and love, and it is our prayer that you will fulfill with satisfaction your calling and be success-ful in upholding our cherished ideals of liberty, freedom and peace. Let us resolve at the beginning of the New Year that by our example before others we will help theMaster bring peace and joy to the hearts of others, and in that helping, become stronger men and women ourselves. May the spirit of Christmas abide in your hearts and homes this season and may the year to come bring prosperity and bles-sings, is our sincere wish. DESERET STAKE PRESIDENCY June W. Black L. Jay Nelson Verdell R. Bishop Lloyd Volume 41. Number 25 Delta, Utah, Thursday, December 21,. 1950 $3.50 a Year in Advance Children Welcome Santa Claus Saturday ' . .... y ' i , ' L' V. - Vi fe S M I M V r ' hi f - i r ' ' Jo, H ' " " - .' . j ; . J .- -' ;'J- - '... ; : i... Here is just a portion of the children and parents who wel-comed Santa Claus on his visit to Delta on Saturday afternoon. Despite the fog the jolly old fellow made the trip by air, and taxied his plane down Clark Street to the Christmas tree. Every child got to see Santa Claus, some got their hands sha ken, some got asked about be-haviour, and all got an orange and an all-da- y sucker. Some got to tell of their Christmas wishes and some were timid, and just scuttled by. Then the children went to the Crest theatre for a free show of shorts and comedies. This visit of old Santa Claus was sponsored by Delta City Council. He will come again Christmas eve twice, for the JayCees and later for him-self. Skidding Truck Kills 35 Sheep Sn Hwy. 6 Crash Thirty-'fiv- e sheep were killed out right, and many others crippled and mangled in an accident Wed-nesday morning when the heavy Salt Lake --Delta freight line truck skidded and plowed into the herd. The sheep belong to the Ballards of Fanutain Green, and were on Highway 6 at the river bridge north of Delta. Eldon Greenhaulgh, 32, was driving the truck south on the highway coming to Delta. At that point he was coming down hill and it was foggy. There was no semi-trail- er on the truck that trip, and when the driv-er braked the truck there wasn't nough traction to stop before the truck crashed into the herd. The truck skidded 150 feet, slewed and came to a stop facing north. O. J. Bennett, deputy sheriff, made the investigation. Holiday Calendar Dec. 20 - Double-head- basket-ball benefit game, spon-sored by stake MIA and DHS, in Palomar, 7 p. m. Dec. 21 - Hinckley high school play, "Headed for Eden", at Delta high school, 8 p. m. Dec. 22 - Delta high school senior hop, in DHS gym, - theme "Christmas Island". Dec. 23 - Food sale, by Auxiliary, Legion Post 89, in Tellur-id- e Power Co., at 11 a. m. Christmas dance at Lea-mington, by Leamington Vets. Dec. 24 - Hinckley ward choir Christmas cantata, in Hin-ckley ward chapel at 5:30 p. m. Santa Claus Christmas Eve visits. Dec. 25 - Christmas dance, sponsor-ed by stake MIA, in Palo-mar, 9 P. M. Dec. 26 - "Arizona Cowboy", drama in Oak City, 8 p. m. Dec. 27 - Delta high school alumni banquet, hot lunch room, ' at 7:30 p. m. Dec. 31 - Dance at Leamington, by Leamington Vets, be-ginning at midnight and continuing into the early hours of Jan. 1. Jan. 1 - Dance at Palomar, at 9 p. m., by stake MIA. Christmas Eve Cantata Comes At Hinckley The Hinckley LDS ward choir of sixty members presents their annual Christmas cantata Sunday evening, Dec. 24, in the ward cha-pel, at 5:30 p.m. The earlier hour was set so that the audience could be at home again before Santa Claus begins his house to house calls. "The Birth of Christ'", by Ira B. Wilson, is this year's cantata. Ladd R. Cropper is director, and ac compan'ists are Ruth W. Talbot and Roma H. Ekins. The chapel will be beautifully decorated for Christmas by Beth Anderson and. Myrtis Smith. Soloists for the presentation are Cluff Talbot, lone H. Christensen, Talmage Christensen, Erma E. Spendlove, Joy Hurst, and a duet Cropper, Clara W. Stewart, Blaine by Julia F. Bliss and Bertha W. Love. - Santa Claus Will Call Xmas Eve Santa Claus will make his usual visits to the homes in Delta on Christmas Eve, Sunday, Dec. 24. He will be carrying candy and nuts for the children. In the event he should happen to not make an appearance by 8 p. m. telephone 1601, which is where he will make a last stop before going on his merry way. Santa Claus, in making his an-nual Christmas eve appearance to the homes in Delta, is being as-sisted by the Delta Junior Cham-ber of Commerce. Sutherland Ward Sets Services In New Church Sutherland ward members will convene Sunday, Dec. 24, for their 'firs meeting in their new ward church house, Bishop Frank Lyman announced today. The new build-ing is not yet completed, but it is far enough advanced that the meeting may be held. There Will be a special Christ-mas program that day. Sunday school will begin at 10:15 a.m. Sacrament meeting will open at 12 noon. Schedule Set For Driving Tests Driver's license examinations for 1951 wil be held twice a month in Delta in January, February and March. The first will be Monday, January 8, from 2 to 5 p. m., and Tuesday, Jan. 9, from 9 a. m. to 12 noon. The schedule continues wlith Jan. 22 and 23, Feb 5 and 6, 19 and 20, March 5 and 6 and March 19 and 20. These are all Mon'day Tuesday dates, with the house Monday af-ternoons and Tuesday morning. All applicants must appear at least one hour before closing time if they intend to take the com-plete examination. All chauffeur applicants must bring one photo.' WHO'S WHO?? V 1 1 . - . ! ' ' . if.'' ' I , - ' ( - v t , was taken. He was a ball-play-until side-line- d with creaking J0And he has been a scribe, and for his writ-tag- s. one time won a prize Chronicle ot July 6 From a we read "Our correspondents Lve made a splendid record the There are 15 of past six months. send average of nine something every week. None of n week, sent in a letter every Here are two more of our home-grown products. This littleb rother and sister were born and raised in Millad county, and brother still V. lives here. His sister lived the most of her life in Millard .before moving to a town farther north. She died several years ago. This is a nice picture, and quite old, as the young man perched here holding hands is somewhat past sixty years old, and nas Deen a grandfather 'for some time. The picture has 'been hid away, too, as the subject feared it might get in this department. Fortunately, a house-cleanin- g brought it to light. When this picture was .taken the little fellow was wearing a dress borrowed from a cousin for the occasion. There could be clues to fill a book to identify this boy. He has had a busy time since this picture . , our nearest to it. correspondent, came two issues of he He mised only therefore wins the twenty-six- , and H?;" o'nfof the original sub Z Chronicle and is fone. LX a" those 40 years recall his picture hav-- no one can g.TSES County Junior Livestock Show. Abraham Rites Held Tuesday For Infant Son David Earl Peterson, old son of Clifford Earl and Afton Talbot Peterson, died Friday dur-ing the night at the family home. The irifant was born at the Delta hospital August 1, 1950. Surviving are his parents, and a sister, Diane, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Talbot, and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Peterson, all of Abraham. Funeral services were held in Abraham ward Tuesday at 2 p.m., by Gus Taylor, president of the Abraham branch. The opening prayer was by Sher man Tolbert. Eugene and Nayon Young sang "Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam". John Fullmer was the first speaker, and Lola Wright of Hinckley sang "Your Sweet Lit-tle Rosebud Has Left You". Gus Taylor was the next speaker, after which LaVoy Tolbert sang "Some-where". The closing prayer was by Harold R. Morris, of Hinckley. Burial was in the Sutherland ce-metery, where the grave was ded-icated by Reed Talbot, of Oak City. Ilrother Killed In Piute Crash nuee bevier county autoists lost their lives when their car went out of control and overturned near Junction, Piute county, at 1 a.m. Monday. Clayton Anderson, 40, of Elsinore, was one of the three. He died of skull fractures at the Rich-field hospital at 9:30 a.m. He was a brother of Martin Anderson of Deseret, and of Aaron Anderson of Delta RFD. He was a veteran of World War II, and had served in the European Theatre more than three years. Funeral services were held in the Elsinore ward chapel Wednesday at 11 a.m. Burial was in the Elsi-nore cemetery. Feature Food Sale Dec. 23 By Auxiliary The Food Sale Saturday,. Dec. 23, will be a boon to housewives busy with the last minute Christ-mas rush. The sale is sponsored by the Auxiliary of Legion Post 89, and home-bake- d foods will include bread, rolls, cakes, pies, cookies, and other foods. The sale will be held in the show room of the Tellurdie Power com-pany, and opens at 11 a.m. and continues as long as there is any-thing to sell. Now on display in the power company window is the lovely hand-quilte- d silk quilt made by the Auxiliary members that will also be sold in connection with the sale. Come early and often, the Au-xiliary invites, and buy for the weekend at the Food Sale Mumps Abound For Young, Old Nearly every home in west Mil-lard has a case or two of mumps to add to the Christmas excite-ment. Even the Salt Lake papers have taken note of the epidemic in Millard is of major proportions. It was rumored Tuesday night that there were 125 cases in Delta alone, and that must be under-statement, as population is 1693 officially, and the mumps are after every one. Miss Wilma Wixom, who has been taking special training in Portland for public health nursing service, Is home for the Christmas holidays in Oak City. After Jan. 1 she goes to Boise, Idaho, for addi-tional training in field work until March 16, when she will return to Millard county and resume her position as public health nurse. Ruth McClellan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lavar McClellan, is a patient at the Delta hospital, fol-lowing surgery on Friday. Players in Stake MIA Drama, "The Vigil," Take Curtain Call ....... , - ( I j - '! ' ' : ' i ' . ; : . i i fad I ' ji i l ! ' L-- A" 1 r'i U A ! A - The play was given with The decidedly strength and sincerity, and the entire cast was more than com-petent. The heaviest roles were played by Wallace Jeffery, as prosecutor, and Frank Bishop as counsel for defense. Albert Nic-kl- e was the gardner charged with the theft of the body of Jesus. The cast included witnes-ses for and against. story was dif-ferent, and varied comments were heard. The majority were of the opinion that the play was one of the best ever produc ed here. "The Vigil" is being presented in other parts of the state by MIA's with the same reactions. No doubt a second performance in Delta would ag-ain play to a full house. Pictured here are Fannie Lee Hilton, director, LaMont Works, Chlora Twitchell, Marion Jepson Verdein Blake, Dorothy Stephen-son, seated, Ralph Crafts, Ver-len- e Stevens, seated, Clair Bis-hop, Ben Robison, Frank Bishop, Fera Little at back, Albert Nic-kl- e, lone Christensen, seated, Wallace Jeffery, LaVon Barney, Cecil Warner, Shirley Theobald, Boninie Black, Howard Houndy, Kennard Riding, Pete Stewart, cast, and Frank Law. director. The action of the play takes place in a modern court room, and the meaning of the mission of Jesus Christ and the reality of his resurrection is debated. Witnesses of modern and bible days give their testimony and the audience acts as the jury. As the final curtain falls, they are left to come to a decision. Delta high school auditorium was packed to overflowing on Thursday night for the perfor-mance of "The Vigil", 3 - act religious drama by Ladislas Fodor, presented by Deseret stake MIA. There is a growing demand that the play be given again, as many were unable to see it, and many wish to see it again. |