Show Young Growers Win Honors At Turkey Show SALT LAKE CITY Junior turkey growers from across the state home last week weekend weekend weekend end hauling 1400 worth of trophies trophies trophies tro tro- ribbons prizes and a re re- re cord-breaking cord in cash had been bid for champion champion champ champ- ion turkeys during the Tenth Annual Turkey Show Another record was shattered when year old Diane Hardy daughter of Mr and Mrs l Don Don Hardy of Moroni saw an all- all time-high time bid of buy her pound 34 grand champion gob gob- bler The buyer was Sterling H. H Nelson of Nelson and Sons Inc Salt Lake City The next highest bid was made for a champion hen owned by John Ramsey of Mor Mor- oni The buyer was the Carlos Johnson Hatchery Oregon City Oregon Gary Holman year old grower grow grow- er from Moroni made a double sweep when his tom torn and hen turkeys were awarded heaviest in the show He garnered a total of in auction money Over 30 Utah and western businessmen businessmen businessmen bus bus- bid on the 32 champion champion champ champ- ion turkeys most of which were later donated to charitable or organizations organizations organizations or- or throughout the state The prize birds were auctioned Frid Friday y evening in the hotel by Stan Farnsworth While top money seemed to togo togo togo go to Sanpete County boys and girls an excellent showing was also made by the north end of the state where the Tremonton area alone counted for 15 of the top prizes The following is a list of first- first place winners inners in the 12 divisions divisions divisions divi divi- Toms Class 1 1 1st place won by Hal Anderson of Tremonton Tremonton Tremonton Tre Tre- monton class 2 1st place by Bill Mercer 1 of Lehi class 3 1st place by Dennis Peck of Le Lehi Lehi Lehi Le hi class 4 1st place by Terry Hardy Moroni class 5 1st place by Diane Hardy Moroni champion tom torn by Diane Hardy Moroni heaviest tom torn Gary Holman Holman Holman Hol Hol- man Moroni 1 Elden M 1 Moroni o 0 r o 0 n i grower and educator was reelected reelected reelected re- re elected president of the Utah Uta U t a h Turkey Federation during a Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- morning breakfast meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing of the Federation directors The election came on the closing closIng closing clos clos- ing day of the Annual Ut Utah Utah Utah Ut- Ut ah Turkey Show and Convention Convention Convention Conven Conven- tion which was held at the Ho Hotel Hotel Hotel Ho- Ho tel Utah John S. S Morgan Layton Layton Lay- Lay ton and J. J David Carson Logan were re elected vice-president vice and md executive secretary Saturdays Saturday's convention speakers featured Trevor Jones president of the National Turkey Federation Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion from Springfield Ill III and Rep H. H Aldous Dixon Utah R-Utah Manti ManU youths winning prizes inthe Inthe in inthe the included Douglas Cox and Ardith Shand with 2nd place birds Fred Lowry and Carl Johnson with 3rd pla place e winners Merrill Jensen place Others attending included Jack Jensen Paul Cox Francis Shand and Advisor Earl Gillies |