Show Ephraim Girl Wins Tins Essay Contest The judges in the finals In the recent essay contest on the subject sub- sub why farmers in this valley should hould increase their acreage age In sugar ugar beets which v contest was by lly the tho bankers in Sanete Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete ete and Sevier counties and open to o all High School students in these hese counties met in Gunnison Frida Friday Friday- of last week These Judges were appointed by the superintendents superintendents superintendents dents of the school districts and were vere as follows Dr M. M Markus 1 of Richfield from Sevier school district Mrs Frank Anderson Manti Mantl South Sanpete E. E E. E L. L Irons Moroni North San San- pete Winners are announced as follows fol- fol lows 1st prize 2500 Ruby T Lewis Ephraim High School S hool 2nd prize 2000 2000 Virgil Jorgensen Jorgen- Jorgen sen sett Monroe High School 3rd prize 1500 Dorothy Jussen Jus- Jus sen Richfield High S School hooi prize 1000 Dorothy Thomson Thom Thom- son Ephraim High School prize Elise Eliso Stillman I Richfield High School The Tho following are aro awarded a cash of 1 1 each Keith Mallor ManU Mantl High Jacquelyn Jacquelyn Jacquelyn Jac- Jac Shand Manti ManU Ellis Russ Rass- High Alice Evans Koosharem High Edith Salina High Doris Madsen SaUna Salina High 1 Buelah Metcalf Gunnison High Olsen ManU Mantl High I. I Orland Mason Salina High Mad Mad- i elynn clynn Kotter Monroe High Geo II-I II I II H. Young Moroni High Robert RobertI I Funk Ephraim High Leo Christensen Chrls- Chrls Salina High Kenneth Lar- Lar Soren- Soren Ephraim t im Thigh Morris Sorensen Soren- Soren sen Ben Ephraim High Floyd Drien- Drien I holt bolt Ephraim High Leo Mickol- Mickol son Gunnison High Ernest Lee Monroe High Barbara Nielson Ephraim Hi High b Lyndon Jensen Mt I Pleasant High Blanche Koosharem rem High Marlin Sorensen Salina High Melva Nelson Salina i j High Moyle Gunnison Gunni Gunni- son High Roberta Malmgreen 1 Gunnison High This contest has proven of In Intense Intense intense In- In tense scholastic Interest and some very fine argument developed to show that this major industry of sugar beet raising should be expanded expanded expanded ex ex- In this district which would prove the tho best manner to overcome the present financial stringency In Inthis inthis inthis this valley The bankers are to tobe tobe tobe be cOmmended for sponsoring this contest which tends to prove that they are fully cognizant of the tho value of increasing production of this kind WHY THIS VALLEY SHOULD INCREASE IN IN- OREASE CREASE ITS SUGAR BEET ACREAGE In this time of financial depression depression depression depres depres- sion it Is of vital ital concern to all of ofus ofus ofus us to figure figuro o out t a way to raise ourselves and he be country about us above this period of of w want mt and uncertainty Our country today Is suffering under a financial panic not because because be be- cause causo there is insufficient food and other materials to go around nor because the United States has run out of oC funds On the contrary there is an ample supply o of flood stuffs and as much money as there ever evor was In this country but our pro problem problem lem Is how ow can we wo bring this money Into circulation and how can wo we bring It to our valle valley and hence Into our own hands j The answer o o our problem Is raise more sugar beets Our valley has hns all the conditions to make malte sugar beet raising able There are three factors which we alwa always s 's take into consideration I when we determine the tho type of crop best suited to a particular 1 I place The These e rI are re soil climate and the length of tho the seasons season I I r The soil In our valle valley is sandy clay loam For the raising of or sugar ar beets this Is the tho type of soil The he Continued on last page l I ir Ephraim Gir Wins 4 Issay Contest Continued from page pago one soil here as as a rule holds the moisture moisture moisture mois mois- ture very well This also is an Important factor in the raising of good beets Our climate also favors s sugar gar beet culture e. e We Ve have haye cool nigh nights ts and acid ud warm da days s 's which are most favorable favor le for lor the tIle storage of sugar n n beets Winds winds winds' arc are very harmful to the rats raising n of sugar lJ beets ets Here again agIn our Y lle valley proves favorable tor the th wind blows very little here 3 Duly riY in in m. m April i it t becomes warm nough noush to to pl plant nt the beets This ives 1 tt Lcm nl timeto tine time to to and be b before ore the tho the fall frosts set tn In n. n From From this we see that W we would oe able abie to raise sugar beets very easily and aud to t good a advantage antage here We might that these condit condi- condi conditions t ions are also favorable rable for other i crops but what other crop 1 i sea ses us a guaranteed e cash return I lor nor for our product and imd an open market mar- mar J ket It is true that t there ar are other crops I which might yield I more t tOo the acre and are less work to oaro for but you will not not find j j any of these crops whose market I I has kept from being I flooded o or r whose prices have stayed up during I this financial depression quite sowell so sowell well as ls that of sugar I II I beets The I market is still sUll open open for sugar beets and the e price price- has not gone 4 down d wn i 1 S I Why Be Because cause the sugar S r beet companies stand read ready to Lo give j II you a guaranteed price for your our beets and also promises you a share In the profit they receive I Furthermore the United states states' States produces only twenty percent of the sugar it consumes which as assures assures assures as- as a stable market for the v pro pro- duct The Gunnison I Sugar Co Company tells us that in this valley four I hundred thousand dollars donars are pa pai val 1 out each year eor fur for sugar beets This 1 i 1 money comes to us when f 1 money Is 18 badly nee needed ed t to o pay our taxes and send us to school Besides the main product the theof products by of the sugar beet bee t l industry in- in ln are also very valuable The molasses an and beet tops make a very good food for livestock especially cows They will utilize I i it to the best possible advantage I It It is la well known wn that the leaves I and crowns crOWDS of the b beets ets the parts I f removed when the beets are ar top- top topI topped I ped contains a large percent percentage ge of ot ott t I the mineral matter taken up in inthe inthe the process of growth If It this Is 6 I. I properly r y fed to the cows rows the f flow I ow r of ot milk will be increased and It t wIll put the cows in good physical cond condition 1 1 i But the money gained from the I 1 beets and their products by-products is only a small portion of ot the income this I Industry brings us This Industry j S provides employment for a n. large number of our people In th the summer ummer employment Is offered i In Inthe inthe l the thinning blocking and cultivating cultivating cultivating of ot the beets Later IOU ion in the season they must be harvested arY and nd then taken to the factory or beet dump This again offers employment employ employ- i ment ment Besides this there Is emI employment employment em em- I offered it In the factory This valley receives each year one onehundred onehundred onehundred I hundred thousand nd dollars In pay par payI I T roll This mon money y is distribute number of l r among a large p who spend svend It here in our o 0 com communities thus contributing w Q Qt t the e prosperity of all On the wio wh n e this this' raises our standard of 11 an and makes for a higher type ar 13 p people During this tl financial n l l its th we have heard beard and t r much about t tt the he R unemployed t j to t this his not a aWay Way mray t to heck check he k- k ka a good goodof d 4 fig of the unemployment ot of l our 0 t th country countr lY that the tbs sUr I We can read readily see in our valley are fe or fa h for the profitable raising of I 1 beets There is a a. ready market t r COt ros rosas our product which will bring c c. c wi y b binto by bay as into our hands handS' and enable us us' us tan I F g give ive employment to our oar P ul tat do 4 a awant Our Our future is at stake we want to suffer another year 1 J Jas S SNow t tas the theto Is h I Ito Now is as the past one of this finane 0 to rid ourselves beet heet Ia lod lodA d by bi bitry sugar A The depression b bydo to buy the tb Iti do dom try offers effers us cash fo for tor torill torm eD grid arid employment m e desire t will ill 1 lift us from people veople It w wl u and nd uncertainty L ten t 3 tea |