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Show - Volume 41 Number 28 Delta, Utah, Thursday, January 11, 1951 $3.50 a Year in Advance Deputy County Officers Named Deputies to Millard County of-ficials were sworn into office J:tn. 2 at the county court house as follows: Catherine Schafer, deputy coun-ty clerk; Horace E. Day, deputy county treasurer; Norma Day, dep-uty county recorder; O. J. Bennett, deputy ''sheriff ; Mary Ella Kobison, deputy assessor. Deputy Assessors were appoint-ed as follows: Morgan Edwards, Delta; George Abbott, Sutherland; Harold J. An-derson, Oak City, Lynndyl and Leamington; Aroet Taylor, Hinck-ley; J. A. Bennett, Deseret; D. E. Nichols, Oasis; James Dearden, for Garrison; C. W. Watts, Kanosh; J. Clifton Beckstrand, Meadow; Ralph E. Janes, Holden; Irvin G. Monrie, Seipio; A. R. Beauregard, Fillmore. Mrs. Reliance Wood was deputy county officer to manage the county office at Delta. "Work Shop" For Parents Study Set Jan. 12 -- 13 A "work shop" for training lead-ers for parent-educatio- n study groups will be held in Delta high school Friday and Saturday, Jan. 12 and 13. Parents-Teacher- s asso-ciation units and their delegates from Millard county in region 10 will attend. Miss Winifred Hazen, consultant of family life, state department of public education, will direct the sessions. Also taking part will be Mrs. Charles L. Walker, Salt La'e City, president of the Utah Con-gress of Parents and Teachers.Mrs. Howard L. Gee, exceptional child chairman for the state PTA, and Mrs. Melba Judge Lehner of Og-de- n, parent education chairman. Mrs. Don Peterson, Fillmore, re-gional director, and Mrs. Milton Melville, east Millard council president, and Mrs. Cora Harris, west Millard council president, will also assist with the work shop. The first meeting will be Friday afternoon, followed by a dinner and an evening session. Saturday there will be a morning and after-noon meet. Instruction will be given the small group which will be given later in the units in a course. BASKETBALL Delta - Hinckley In Hot Contest For Friday Night Basketball was off to a flying ' start Friday night, with league games in Region 6. Delta Rabbits won a victory of 42 to 28 over Beaver, at Beaver. Millard defeat-ed Parowan 40 to 23. Hinckley Mustangs lost by one point at Hinckley, when Milford racked up 22 to the Mustangs 21. Delta held the lead all the way in their contest with Beaver, with 12 points first quarter, filling in to 20 in the second, 35 in the third, and a total of 48. The game was closo until the half when Del-l- a gallonod ahead. Hinckley was ahead of . Tilford the whole game with a lead of 4 in the first quarter. They held at lead of 4 points in both the second and the v third quarters. Milford tightened p in the last period, and it looked ,ke a tie until in the last few ' seconds Bracken of Milford put in the final charity pitch. Bud Fullmer was high point man for Delta, racking up 11 counters. Right behind was Prestwich with 10, and Snow with 7. At Hinckley Hardy accounted for 10 points, Stewart 7, Nielson 3 and Bliss 1. Next Event Palomar will be jammed Friday night, Jan. 12, when Delta and Hinckley meet for their annual tussle. The teams are in first class condition, and so is the floor, newly sanded and refinished. Del-ta, with a first victory, and Hin-ckley, stinging from a loss, will make the game fast and fur-ious. Lane Shurtz Killed Saturday Afternoon When Tractor Overturns on Canal Bank Services Held Wednesday in Delta A tragic accident Saturday cost the life of a young Sugarville farmer. Lane Spencer Shurtz, 28, was killed instantly about 2:45 p. m. when the tractor with which hee was working overturned and pin-ned him underneath. Curt Shields, neighboring farmer, discovered him at 3:30 p. m., when he noticed the overturned tractor in the canal as he drove by. He went to the Sugarville ward church, where a group of men were working, and got help to right the tractor and extricate the victim. Lane had been harrowing weeds on the bank of the canal by his farm In Sugarville when the accident occurred. Tractor and har row had slid into the canal which is 5 to 6 feet deep, with banks that are steep and slick. O. J. Bennett, deputy sheriff, investigated the accident, and said Lane had driven along the bottom of the canal for .2 mile with the harrow attached. Then he had un-hooked the harrow and had gone on another .1 mile. Tracks showed where he had made several attempts to pull out as he drove along. He was nearing a bridge east of his hous,e when he made another attempt which proved fatal. The tractor had up-ended and turned over backward crushing him beneath. Lane had been working at the Sugarville church in the forenoon, and had asked for the afternoon off so that he could harrow weeds while they were dry. He was born July 28, 1922, at Escalante, Garfield county, a son of Frelene and Stella Spencer Shurtz. The family moved to Delta in the fall of 1925. Lane was a graduate of Delta high school, and was three years in. the merchant marine during World War II. He was married to June Mem-mot- t, June 20, 1946, in the Manti temple. Their home was made at Sugarville, where Lane farmed. He was an active member of Sugar-ville ward and at the time of his death was counselor in the Sun-day School. He was a, member of the Third Quorum of Elders, and a past president of the YMMIA in the ward. Surviving are his wife, and two children, Roger Guy, 3 years, and Beverly June, 19 months; his par-ents, 'and the following brothers and sister, Cecil F. Shurtz, Eldon and Alden Shurtz, all of Sugarville; Homer J. Shurtz, with the armed services at Fort ORD, Cal.; Kent Shurtz, on an LDS mission in the east central states, and Mrs. Col- - leen Harris, of Salt Lake City. An older brother, Guy Shurtz, was kil-led in World War II. Funeral services were held Wed-nesday at 1 p. m. in Delta First ward chapel, conducted by Bishop Harold Jensen of Sugarville ward. M. Ward Moody Is Kecovering M. Ward Moody, who was in-jured in a head-o- n car crash Jan. 2, is still a patient at the Fill-more hospital, and is much improv ed this wek. Mr. Moody had sever-al ribs broken in the accident, but what made his condition serious was that one lung was punctured and collapsed. Oxygen has been used to ease his difficulty in brea-thing. Mrs. Moody visited him at the hospital Tuesday and said his condition is improving each day. He was driving his truck when the crash occurred and was thrown against the steering wheel which was broken off by the force of the impact. March of Dimes Opens For Funds To Fight Polio "Lend Me A Hand" is the plea of the poster boy in the 1951 cam-paign to fight polio, and every-one is invited to join the March of Dimes, which opens Jan. 15, and continues through Jan. 31. Wm. J. Starley is chairman of the campaign in west Millard, and is readying material and workers in each community. ' Every family will be asked to contribute to this worthwhile cause, and they may be assured that the funds will do a great work in the care of polio victims. Dr. Creed Haymond, state chair-man for the Foundation for Infant-ile Paralysis, and Mrs. Evans, were in Delta Saturday to confer with Mr. Starley. They spoke highly of west Millard's con-tributions in the 'past, and expres-sed the hope that a like generos-ity this year would be seen. The last three years have been the three blackest years in the nation's history. March of Dimes money, administered by 2822 Nat-ional Foundation Chapters serving the entire nation, has paid bills for patient care totalling $47 mil-lions during the last two years. $94 millions has been spent since the National Foundation was estab lished in 1938. Many dimes arc needed in a campaign of that size and many dimes are solicited from this area. Auxiliary Asks For Books For Delta Library The Auxiliary of Post 117, Am-erican Legion, will soon begin a house to house canvass in Delta to collect books to be given to the Delta city library. The project has been approved by the Delta City Council and the Auxiliary will co-operate with Rulon Callister, lib-rary chairman of the city council. Some books have already been turned into the Auxiliary, who asks any who have books to give, to call Mrs. Swalberg, at telephone 3671. Someone will then call for the books. They ask the public to look over their book shelves, and select a good book or more, to give to the library. Have them ready to give when the Auxiliary calls. The book should be good, both as to content and condition, so that the library may be proud of the new ad-ditions. Millard County Pioneer Dies Jan. 3 in Denver Mrs Helen Raht James, 86, resi-dent of Black Rock for many years died Wednesday, Jan. 3, in Den-ver, Colo., of causes incident to age. She was in a private hospital at the time. Mrs. James was born in Cincin-nati, Ohio, February 3, 1864, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Raht, Her father, an early mining engineer, brought his family to the Utah Territory when he came to develop various mining properties in this area.They came to Salt Lake City in the late 1870's and resided there un-til Mr.Raht could Ma. Jxm find housing that was suitable in Frisco, .Utah. Mrs. James came to Frisco in her early teens after travelling by' railroad to Nephi, and by stage-coach to Frisco, where her father was the general superintendent and in charge of the development of the Horn Silver mines. During her stay in Frisco she met Mr. Walter James, who ran a chain of butcher shops in the various mining camps in the Ter-ritory. They were married in Fris-co Jan. 14. 1892. Mr. and Mrs.. James then spent some time in the various mining camps in (this area, and later bought property around what is now Black Rock in order to have a source of cattle for their butcher shops. Mrs. James lived most of her married life at Black Rock.For the last few years she had beei living with one of her daughters at Denver, Colo. She was a member of the Ruth Chapter No. 6 of the Order of the Eastern Star, located in Milford and was affiliated with the Con-gressional Church. Surviving are. three daughters Mrs. Merrill Miller and Ms. Hamp-ton Buke of Black Rock, and Mrs W. N. McMillen of Denver, Colo.; three grandchildren, Walter J. Mil-ler, Black Rock, Sophi Ann and Helen McMillen of Denver; a sister Mrs. Clara R. Shindler of Bremer-ton, Wash.; a nephew, Jack Trav-er- s, Craig, Colo.; and a niece, Mrs. Margaret Burbank Scott of Seattle, Wash. Funeral services for Mrs. James were conducted at noon Monday, Jan. 8, at the Evans and Early mortuary in Salt Lake City. Inter-ment was in the Mt. Olivet ceme-tery in Salt Lake City. E. F. Huddleston Dies Monday In Salt Lake City Edward Fayle Huddleston, 52, a Lynndyl resident for 25 years, died Monday afternoon in a Salt Lake hosiptal of a heart ailment. The family had moved from Lynndyl to Salt Lake City last July, and reside at 768 Third Ave. Mr. Huddleston was born April 6, 1898, at Anthony, Kansas, a son of Sameul E. and Elizabeth Wilcox Huddleston. He married Emma Jane Edwards March 26, 1922, at Beaver. He had been an employe of the Union Pacific Railroad since March 1, 1914. For the past thirty years he had been a water service fore-man in the Utah Division. He was a member of Odd Fel-low, lodge No. 42, Milford, and was a member of the Union Pacific rs Club. Surviving are his widow, a step-mother, Mrs. Minnie Holladay Hud dleston, Salt Lake City; a daugh--1 ter, Mrs. Virginia Lou MaMahon, Salt Lake City; a son, Cpl. Robert Fayle Huddleston, with the U. S. Air Force stationed at Guam; one granddaughter, and a brother, R. , W. Huddleston, New Port Richey, Fla. Funeral services will be announ-ced in the Salt Lake daily papers. "Waves of Green" Is Farm Salute Featured Soon Farmers, agricultural and civic leaders, and school children are in-vited to participate in an inspirat-ional program - - ',We Salute Am-erican Agriculture" - - which is being presented during the week of January 25 under the sponsor-ship of Curtis Motor Co. The pro-gram will be highlighted by a ser-ies of meetings at which the Tech-nicolor motion picture, "Waves of Green" will be exhibited for the first time in this community. "Waves of Green" tells the story of how American farmers and Am-erican farm industries have work-ed hand-in-han- d with scientists and educators of the Nation's land grant colleges to make this the greatest agricultural nation in the history of mankind. It was produc-ed by Dearborn Motors Corporat-ion as a docu-mentary film to pay a tribute to the men and women who have contributed so much to American agricultural progress since the Morrill Act, establishing land-gra- colleges, was enacted in 1862. "We Salute American Agricult-ure" programs are planned for three groups: Farm people and ag ricultural leaders, members of com munity service and civic organiz-ations, and school children. The dates and places of these meetings will be announced within the next week. Showing for school students will be pesented in the schools. 1 Showing for adults will each be limited to 400 persons. Complimen-tary tickets may be secured by phoning, writing or calling Upon Mr. Heber Curtis at Curtis Motor Co., Delta, Telephone 491. Delta Wallops Beaver, 42-2- 8 The Delta high school quintet won their initial league game Fri-day by downing Beaver in a rough and tumble game at Beaver. Both teams were playing sloppily and lagging from form. Horton of Beaver took high scor-ing honors with 15 points . Full-mer of Delta, was next with 11 points. Prestwich was right be-hind, him with 10. Friday marked the first time in many years either team has won a game on the other's floor. BOX SCORE: Delta Player- - G T F P Fullmer ' 4 3 3 11 Seegmiller 0 2 1 1 ' Whatcott 12 2 4 Snow '243 7 Rawlinson 10 0 2 Johnson 13 1 3 Davis , 2 0 0 4 Prestwich 3 4 4 10 Total 14.18.14.42 Beaver Ashworth 10 0 2 Davis 3 117 Horton 6 6 3 15 Farnsworth 0 4 2 2 Paice 17 0 2 Total 11 18 6 28 Fine Weather But Want Snow Ten days of 1951 have gone by and .01 precipitation is the total so far, gleaned from the snow flurry of Jan. 2. However, overcast skies are promising more storm. Temperatures Jan. 1 were 22 for high and 0 low, followed by 32 and 13 on Jan. 2. It was even warmer Jan. 3 at 43 and low 21, and on Jan. 4 the minimum tem-perature soared to 28. The mercury since then has slid down, and hovers around 2 and 3 above at night, and climbs to the middle 30's by day. A good soppy snow would be most welcome, for not many want a dusty January. Southern Utah reports less rain and snow than usual for the' last year, while northern Utah was well above normal. Deseret was among the stations recording the lowest rainfall on record, and per- - centage of normal of 41. WHO'S WHO? ? rr. .J" .' 1- - '. vatu1 , . " i t , - , f . r V.L'-- i ' W ' ;; "" '; .. '. ti--. - :f.:-- ; ' KCrHzrd There are two s, but not natives. But they joined west Millard forces about 1910 and were in time to help with ditches, can-als and dam construction". These smiling, beskirted child-ren are little brothers. They are now bbth grandfathers, with most of their children and grandchild-ren still in and around Delta. They certainly dressed children warm in those days. A sun suit would have sent this pair burrow-ing under that fur rug in the picture. Warm wool was their id-eal. And particularly are the boots on each little fellow a good solid piece of work. The older boy's are not only buttoned down one side, but down sides and scalloped . These little boys were - born in Wayne county, if that helps any. Of course it may not, as many of the early settlers around Delta came from Wayne county. Well, these are two of them. The picture was taken by Sweet, of Escalante. No getting around it, the photographers of those days did some fine work. When you find out who these are, you, too, will be glad these little lads were dressed up and sat down before the camera. There is much more could be told of these boys. But then you might guess them. If you are an old-tim- er you have already gues-sed them. If you are new, nothing said would help you. Turn to the answer and see if you were right all along. arm Bureau Meet Set Wednesday Jan. 17 at Scipio The Annual Millard County Farm Bureau Convention will be heia Wednesday January 17th at Scipio There will be special features that should interest every farmer in the Millard County rea. Special spea-kers that are planning to atteno are as follows.: Mr. John Shank of Logan, Utah, President of the Utah State Farm Bureau and a director of the Am-erican Farm Bureau Federation. He is also a specialist on Dairy Co-operatives, y Mr. Harvey Dastrup of Richfield, former Utah State Commissioner of Agriculture. He is a forceful spea-ker, well qualifed to speak on the problems of farming. Mrs. M. L. Reader, an oustand-in- g women's leader, who has been l director for several years in the Auxiliary of the Farm Bureau , known as the Rural Women of America. Mrs. Louise East, President of the Utah Rural Women of America organization. The first meeting will be held it 10 a. m. in the Scipio Ward Chapel, a free lunch from 12 un-til 1 p. m. and the afternoon meet-ing from 1 until 3 p. m. The Farm Bureau is working to have the Utah Legislators pass a law that will free all farmers from paying the State gasoline highway tax, on gasoline used in farm trac-tors. A report of the National Conven-tion of the American Farm Bureau Federation which was held recent-ly in Dallas, Texas, will be given. Also a discussion of farm legislat-ive issues will be given that con-fronts our government at Wash-ington. A special request is made to all Farm Bureau members and far-mers in Millard County, to come and bring their wife and friends. Millard School Board Meets . Millard county board of educat-ion met in Fillmore Jan. 3, for the first meeting of 1951. Present were E. J. Eliason, who was re-elected president, Joseph L. Robin-son, chosen as vice president, El-bert Stevens, new board member, W. C. Cole and Gardner Kimball. Mrs. Helen Rogers was as clerk for a two year term. Adult Education Classes Thrive Millard county has one of the largest Adult Education programs in the state, and it has proven successful throughout the county. The program has grown each year since its inception four years ago. Mrs. Beth Anderson, instructor of Interior Decoration and Landscap- - ing, taught 7 classes the first year then increased to nine classes the second year, and now has 14 clas-ses in her field of work. Some of the most successful clas ses given in Adult Education so far this year have been the Lynn-dyl and Leamington classes. This is the fourth year the ladies have taken the classes, and they are more enthusiastic each year. The enrollment in Leamington has al-most doubled over last year. Fillmore and Holden classes have had a good attendance. In-terior Decoration and Landscaping has been their interest. This Is a practical subject for the men and women, and Mrs. Anderson stated that she appreciates their fine co-operation. One of the highlights among the classes is the class of farm women on the South Tract. There the ladies have entered their studies under a practical set-u- p. The class each week is held at one of the homes. The lesson is given, then time given for help in each home. This practical method of learning has been most successful. They have become so interested that a room in one home has been pre-pared for future classes. A class of this type will be started forewomen of the South Tract and Oasis Feb. 1. The same type of classes will be held at Sugarvile, Sutherland and Abra-ham. The schedule for classes is now set up as follows: Monday, Jan. 8, Deseret, 1 p. m.; Monday, Jan. 15, Oak City, at 7 p. m.; Tuesday, at Garrison; Wednesday, Jan. 31, Sutherland, at 7 p. m.; Thursday, Feb. 1, Abraham, at 1 p. m.; Thurs day, Feb. 1, South Tract and Oasis, at 3:30 p. m.; Friday, Jan. 12, at Sugarville, at 1 p. m.; Friday, Jan. 12, Hinckley, at 3:45 p. m. Births This Week To Boyd and Orena Johnson Nel-son, Delta, a girl, Jan. 7, at the Holy jCross hospital in Salt Lake City. To Dee and Eunice Maxfield Black, Deseret, a girl, Jan. 5. To Don and Norma Erickson Evans, Delta, a girl, Jan. 6. To Richard and Estelle Sparks Gardner, Delta, a boy, Jan. 8. Melvin Rawlinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rawlinson, had an appendtcomy at the Delta hos-pital Jan. 9. Fred I. Bushton Dies In Montana Fred J. Rushton, 77, former bis-hop of Sugarville ward, died Dec. 31, 1950, in a Glasgow, Montana, hospital of a heart ailment, it was learned here recently. Funeral ser-vices weer held in Glasgow, and burial was at Gerat Falls. Mr. Rushton was born in Salt Lake City, and had spent his life in Nevada and Utah. He was a contractor and builder in Salt Lake City and later took up farming. He lived at Abraham for a time, where he was first counselor in the ward bishopric. Later he mov-ed to Sugarville, where he was bishop of Sugarville ward. He was a contractor and builder in this vicinity, including the brickwork on the Hinckley church. In 1938 he moved to Great Falls and in 1937 he moved to Glasgow, where he retired in 1942. He was married in the Salt Lake temple, June 21, 18'98, to Annie Madison, who died Feb. 8, 1912. Oct. 3, 1913, he married Mabel Leavitt in the Salt Lake temple. Surviving are his widow, and 12 sons: Merritt and Harold Rushton, Las Vegas, Nev.; Clay Rushton, Rigby, Idaho; Gene Rushton, Og-de- Jack Rushton, Ruth, Nev.; Ferrill Rushton, Butte Mont.; Clyde and Bill Rushton, Tacoma, Wash.; Fred and Ned Rushton, ,Vaugh, Mont.; Dudley and Howard of Glas gow;, four daughters, Mrs. Donna Leavitt, Las Vegas; Mrs. R. E. Alexander, Sun.nys'ide, Wash.; Mrs. R. E. Fryberger, and Mary Rushton of Glasgow. One son, Don L. Rush-to- n was killed in Colorado in 1944 while serving in the army. Also surviving are 4 sisters, 50 grand-children, and 16 great grandchild-ren. Keith L Corry Is Serving On USS Princeton Keith L. Corry, ship's serviceman third class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Corry, of Delta, is serving aboard the 27,000 ton aircraft carrie USS Princeton, now operating in Korean waters. The Princeton is the fifth Naval vessel to bear that name and. was built to replace her namesake car-rier, lost in the Battle for Leyte Gulf during World War II. She carries fighting and attack squad-rons which have been lending close support to United Nations ground forces in Korea. This is accom-plished by low-lev- strafing, the dropping of napalm "fire-bomb-and knocking out enemy tanks with rocket fire. Dental Care For 7-Y- ear Olds Set The mobile dental unit, with Dr. Oberon, from the state depart-ment of health, is now ready to start on the old children for dental work. Parents sign cards for the service and pay a uniform fee. Dental work on the olds is nearly completed. Any old whose dental work has not been completed is asked to come to the dental unit to be finished. The dental unit has been at the Delta elementary school since be-fore the Christmas vacation, and work was carried on during the holidays. Dr. Oberon has also been at the neighboring schools. Legion Meets i Monday Night Arthur L. Cahoon Post 89, Amec-ica- n Legion and Auxiliary, will hold their monthly meeting in the Legion hall on Sugar Row Monday evening, Jan. 15, at 8 p.m. It is very important that all Auxiliary members and Legionnaires be there. Mrs. Doneta Hardy, Mrs. Leona Works and Mrs. Alisha Jackson attended the funeral services in Salt Lake City Monday for Mrs. Walter James. Greatest Rail Mileage The Pennsylvania railroad has the greatest mileage In the U.S. |
