Millard County Chronicle Progress from Delta, Utah • 1

I (J VjJ Millard County Chroniclt L'SPS 3, 3 Vdume37 NumboTl DELTa7uTAH7THURSDAY JULY 4, 1946 $2.50 a year in advance" Memorial Services For Pfc. Floyd Crosby Memorial services wore held in Spanisd Fink on Sunday at two p. in. for l'fc. Floyd W.

Crosby, son of Stephen A. Crosby unci Minn Wright Crosby, l'fc. Crosby was killed on June 9 in nn army air force crash as hp was being transferred to Panama. The services were held in Hie Spanish Fork third D. S.

ward chapel, conducted by Bishop J. A. Cope, and two of lie speakers were Bishop George It. Jackson, from Salt Lake City, and John Salem, friends and neigh- borsof Mr. and Mrs.

Croshy, from the years they lived in Sutherland. A number of friends and relatives from here attended the services. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Snencer Wright, Mrs.

Gene vieve Christensen and daughter, Roma. Mr. and Mrs. John Baker, Mr. ind Mrs.

Leslie Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Amnion Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Bunker, JVir.

and Mrs. Jay Bunker and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bunker. Wednesday Set For Half Day Holiday in Delta The following business houses have agreed toclose each and every Wednesdayafternoon during the summer, commencing July 111, Uirough the last Wednesday In 1916- Wright's Variety 'store, Quality Market, Sterling ii.

Swarket. Uelmart, Thornton Drug, Quinn Shepherd, Heed Turner, Ash-b- Implement, Ralph Morrison, Delta Drug Mabel's Dress Shop, D. Stevens and Gambles Store, Golden H. Black and Son, Service Drug Liquor Store, Farmer's Supply Telluride Power Co. Emil's Barber Shop, Keith A.

Ross, Lumber Delta Sporting Goods, Killpack Barber Shop and Service Cleaners. They will close at twelve o'clock noonon Wednesday, and remain closed until the next morning at eight a. m. Cafes. Garages and service stations will not close, but remain open as usual, on account of travelers.

M. C. Chronicle Begins 37th Year Of Publication on July 4, 1946 1314 i 1 ta JU 'V j- 4 f' i jt i fcft i A 4 aw- 1 i a. 3 Upper picture is a view of I Delta in 1914 taken from about the southwest corneT of the present school block. No pictures of Delta in 1910 are available, but the difference between the four years in the looks of Delta would b6 very little.

Lower picture is Delta in 1946 taken from an airplane in May. Lower portion of the picturs shows the railroadand the over pass, and thenfarther up the picture is the business section, schools, andthen on toward Oak cy. Norman B. DresserEditor Of First Issue in 1910. The Millard County Chronicle will begin its 37th year of publication on July 4 of this year.

The paper was established in 1910 by Norman B. Dresser, who went about the community in a small cart to gather up the news and sendit in to Salt Lake City, where the paper was printed at that time. A few years later the venturewas incorporated with many of the local peoplebuying stock to put a plant in Deltaand print the paper at home. The corporation chose Homer G. Busenbark as editor, who op- eratedituntil 1916 when Charles Davis bought the paper.

Ill health forced Mr. Davis to sell in January of 1919, at which timethe Beckwiths bought it and have owned it since that time. They leased it to Henry T. Howes in 1925, who operated itfor two years, with the Beckwiths taking over again on October 15, 1927, and since that time they have operated the paper. In the late 1920's the Beckwiths bought up the outstanding stock andclosedthe corporation.

The first issue was printed when Delta was called Burtner, and in the issuethereaders are asked to pick a new name. Thechoice listed gives "Commerce; Delta, a fertile piece of land at themouth of a river; Ceres, grain; Verdos, green, verdant; Bonair, pure or good air; Legardo, the garden; Minestro, plenty of water; Dorus, land of gold; and Cadenzo, peaceful, harmonious." Also the paper relates of the building of a large amusement nail, frame, 40 70. This later became the Marsoni andthenlater burned down. There is a long article on Millard County resources; and a new association was formed to protect the rights of the farmer. One item states; "Mrs.

N. S. Bishop is visiting her daughters at American Fork, Mrs. Will Bassett and Mrs. M.H.

Ingersoll." Mrs. Bishop is still a resident of Delta. Advertisers were: State Bankof Oasis; S. W. Eccles; S.

W. Western; Oasis Cash Cash Store; Lumber company; William Huff; Millard County Lumber company; Hub Mercan- tile Produce company; Pratt Burtner Cement Block company; Damron Hawley; Huff Hotel; Hinckley Co-O- Pioneer Lumber yard; H. F. Stout; N. S.

Bishop; Mrs. D. J. Black; Bunker Simpson; Mrs. John Hutchinson; Dr.

Dryden; Mrs. Avery Bishop; Jenkins Moody Hotel; Mrs. L. R. Cropper; David Day; Dr.

J. B. Hamilton; R. J. Law; P.

T. Black; and the Pioneer Store. "Taking in the County," a column by the editor, says that Hinckley has just completed a new grade school and that the high school is under construction, and will be ready for school in September. The building was to cost $30, OOOand L. F.

Mounch was to be the principal; William N. Gardner had leased the brick yard and was putting out 35,000 bricks a week; the (Continued on Page 5) Primary Election Will Be Held Tuesday, July 9 The first prima ry t'lcclion foi 1916 will be held this pinning Tuesday, July 9, with the voters of precinct IK1-- votipR in the basement of horianee ball and the voters ol precinct IK voting in be pare building. Democrats have four contested offices, representative in congress; justice of the supreme court; county commissioner, term; and sheriff. The Hepublieans have five offices to be filled at (be primary: senator; represent it ive ir congress; county commissioner term; justice of the supreme court; and sheriff. Local candidates foroffice win will oppose each othern respective party tickets are: Democratic; Lorenzo Christensen and H.

Bassett for term count commissioner; and Arvin Ilo: anc Matt Cropper for county sheriff The Republicans will have J.Va Styler and A. (). (lardner runnim for term commissioner; anc Culbert Robisonand Newell Warier, running for sheriff. D. Stevens Co.

Celebrates 29th Anniversary D. Stevens company will on Julv 3 of this year have been in business in Delta since July 3, 1917. At that time Dan Stevens of Fillmore ooened a branch of the Stevens Mercantile company here and placed William Starley as mana-p- r. The firm opened in the old Cooper block, which has since been torn down and moved away. At the time the firm was there the block contained the post, office, Thornton Drug company, D.

Stevens company and the Consolidated Wagon Machine company, in fact it was the center of town. In 1922 the firm moved to Clark street and builtthe west half of their present store. The store was enlarged in 1924 with theaddition of the east half for a furniture department. In 1937 the interior of the complete store was remodeled and made as up to date and modern as was possible making the store one of the most modern department stores in Utah. Loses Finger In Rabbit Hunt Accident Robert Jones, 17, son or Mr.

nnr Mrs. Calvin Jones, had his Ihirr finger of hisleft hand shot of Thursday night while rabbit hunt ing. The boy was using a shot gui nd the shell exploded when h( shot the gun. The charge took of: part of the middle finger, wind was later amputated at the seconi joint, and the rest ofhis hand wa: 'dlv cut andburned from tin blast. rie was hunting rabbits at tin time with Sherman and Ruloi Tones and his brother, Blaine.

The; hadshot 27 rabbits before the ac cident, while hunting about 1 miles north of the Jones farm. He was brought to Delta by hi father and Dr. Freeman was caliei from Filmore to do the ampula tion. Delta- North Tract Tied In Baseball League By both winning their respcctivi baseball games on this past Sun day, Deltaand Tract an tied for first, place in Millan baseball league. Delta won fron Deseret, 10 to North Tract wol from Fillmore, 15 to 10; and Scipii won from Hinckley, 23 to 22.

The leaguestanding is; Delta 1.00 North Tract 1.00 Scipio .50 Deseret .50 Hinckley .00 Fillmore .00 Memorial Services Held For Brother on Sunday Memorial services were held for I.t. Clair J. Bardsley in Gun-liso- on Sunday at two, in the D. S. Chanel, ny Bishop Elmer Nielson.

I.t. Bardsley was a son of I.eo D. and Romania Bardsley, who uirvive him, and a brother, Kent ind a sister, Mrs. Meth B. Workman, wife of Grant Workman, of 'lelta.

Mrs. Workman and her children have been visiting in Gun-- nison for several weeks, and on Sunday Mr. Workman and his brother. Merlin Workman, drove over for the services. I.t.

Bitrdsley ioined the armv air 'corps, in June, 1942, and went April, 1944. He was report-le- missing in action October 24, 1944, and presumably reported killed in action in the Dutch East' Indies on that date. PROMOTED TO SERGEANT Cpl. Betty Ann Riding, U. S.

Marines, was promoted to sergeant 2 eeks ago. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H.

Riding. She is 3tationed in Arlington, Virginia, and has been there for quite some time. Before that she was station-- ed at Camp LeJuene, North Carolina. Betty pitched a no hit no run baseball game lasf week, which resulted in there winning the game 3 to 0. She said a representative of the Salt Lake Tribune was there and took her picture and made a write up about her.

27 June 1946 Cpl. Joseph E. i Fullmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joi seph S.

Fullmer, Delta, Utah, was discharged from the army today at the Fort Douglas separation center. Cpl. Fullmer, who served 7 months overseas asa clerical work; er with the air corps supply, is au; thorized to wear the European the- ater of operations ribbon, American theater ribbon, Good Conduct me-- 5 dal, Meritorious service unit insignia and Victory ribbon. He entered the army July 1, 1944. Honorably discharged from naval 5 service June 23, 1946 at the U.

S. Naval separation center at Shoe-- i maker, California, was Wallace 3 Woodbury, MOMM 3c of Hinckley, 5 Utah. He entered the service on Nov. 25, 1944, and served overseas at Okinawa from April 25, 1945 to June 7, 1946. He is authorized to wear the Ry- ukyu Islands occupation ribbon, A-- siatic Pacific ribbon, and the Vic-- 3 tory ribbon.

i He is the son of Wallace A. Woodbury, Hinckley, and attended the Hinckley high school before he enteredthe service. i 22 June 194G Capt Harold M. Hegyessy, son of Mr. H.M.

Heg-- ysessy, Alliance, Ohio, has been processed for separation at the Ft. i Douglas separation center, His wife, the former Phyllis Schaffer, has been making her home at Oak City, Utah. Capt. Hegyessy, who served 4 months overseas with the air corps, is authorized to wear the European theaterribbon with two battle stars Purple Heart, Air Medal, two oak leaf clusters, American theat-- er ribbon, and the Victory ribbon, 'f He received his commission June 6, 1942. Prior to entering the army June 18,1942, Hegyessy was a student at college in Salt Lake City.

He plans to attend law school. 'S Miss Ramona Johnson hasbeen in Delta for the past two weeks, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Johnson. Miss Johnson was released from the Waves on April 2, after 25 months in service, as storekeeper first class.

After her release she made a trip to New York City, where she visited her aunt. She plans on making a trip ie to Los Angeles soon, after which ir she will return to Delta. st Captain Dean Allredis on ter-l- minal leave after having served thirty-nin- months with the Army Air corps, twenty-fou- months of which has been spent in the South ir West Pacific. tt Captain and Mrs. Allred will va-b- cation in Montana during the sum-n- mer, after which Dean plans tc continue his studies at the U.

of Honorable Mention Due OnCorner Clean-U- Honorablemention is due this week to J. Avery Bishop and his neighbors aroundthe corner, for the clean-u- job' they did. The neighborhood girls, Ora Mae Bishop, Jessie Lynn Cook, Opal Jean and Helen Watson hoed and chopped out allthefoxtailand weeds that had sprung up aroundthe corner. And they and Mr. Bishop pruned the trees that overhung the sidewalk, so that now they clear the heads of passersby by several feet.

Then Mr. Bishop took his truck and hauled away all the litter, with the help of the girls. It was a eood iob. well-don- e. Pace Buys B-2- 4 Bomber As Memorial 0 0 Long Beach, Calif.

0 July 1st 1946 Mavor Golden H. Black Delta, Utah Dear Friend Golden; Enclosedfind checkfor $617.00 the amount necessary to purchase the 4 Bomber for the city. I hope this donation, to the city, meets with your approval, and 1 assure you it is a pleasure for me to make this contribution. With best wishes W. H.

Pace lr Mayor Black in behalf of the city, sincerely thanks Mr. and Mrs. a Pace for this fine contribution. The checkand necessary papers will be mailed to Washington at once. When the bomber is flown to Delta, it will probably be placed on the city park.

A history of the airplane and its flights will be sent with the bomber. A bronze plaque will be placed on thebomber show-- ing Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Pace as s- the donors. Makes Sale Of Business Property Mrs. C. Cropper, who hasbee in Delta the past two weeks, ha sold some Delta property, to Cla ton Giles, of McGill, Nevada. Th property is the building west the telephone office, which Mr: Cropper has owned andrented fc some years.

Mr. Giles is alread established in the building, with welding shop, which he bough from Thomas Reilly, and is cor tinuing in business there. Rozella Keller Wins State I Poster Contest Rozella Keller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keler, of Hinckley, has beendeclaredthe winner from Utah in the Eleventh National MeatPoster Contest, which is sponsored by the National Live Stock and Meat Board.

Miss Keller received a letter from Reba Staggs, director of the department of Home Economics in Chicago, Illinois, to this effect that her entry was thebest among all thosesubmittedfrom the state of Utah. The poster consisted of the different varieties of meats which one should eat to conserve in the scarce cuts, arranged so that they were the players in a baseball game. The platform was he steakandtheothers were all playing on it, showing that they should be used more often. Such cuts as heart, liver, etc. from the meats were usedandother types of meats, such as chickenand fish, were used as players.

Theidea was original and clever. Miss Keller received $5.00 in U. S. Savings Stamps and a hand- somelyengraved certificate for her outstanding poster. J.

Hold Outing In Oak Creek Canyon Tuesday night the Junior Chamber of Commerce held their meeting in OakCreek Canyon, and served a steakdinner for the members and their wives. Forty-thre- guests were there. A short business meeting was held, and plans made for the next meeting, which will be the Carter Banquet. Delta Young Farmers Ass'n The ass'n. is calling their ne regular meeting for Monday, Jul 8th, in the Delta High School A room at 8:30 p.

m. Your officer Hinckley Spurs Beautification Of Their Town At a meetingheld by the Hinckley Beautification committee or Tuesday July 2, definate plans were made for the commencing ol the work prior to the planting ol lawn on the elementary schoo grounds. This work will begin th( coming week, announced Laf Nielson, chirman of the committee chosen to oversee this task. Helping Mr. Nielson the committee are Wayne Petersen and RalphCrafti awqp; and" the P.

T. A. officers, Adele Petersen and LaVeda Bishop. Superintenden Maughan has stated that the school board will paj one half the expenses toward th( planting of the lawn and the land scaping of the grounds around the building, if the people desire thii project.The townspeople will be asked to furnish the other half. Plans for painting the buildinj have been announced, also.

Other items were discussed dur ing the evening for the continua tion of the beautification plans the town. Chirman Sebrina Ekini read to the group a letter fron Horace J. Gunn, Manager of tin Beautification Division of the Cen tennial Commission of the Stab of Utah in which he highly praisei Hinckley for the work done by th town toward beautification. stated: "From reports individual who have visited your communit; as well as from news items, I cai say that Hinckley is doing one our most outstanding jobs in im provingand beautifying the stat of Utah for its 100th Birthday-nex- year." This month Hinckley was men tioned in the "Around the state section in the Beautification Bui litin published by the Beautifica tion Division. In this section eac month mention is given to some the cities in the state taking a active part in the beautificatio program of the state.

A new memberhas been adde to the committee: Eugene Morri has consented to be a member an his work will be to take picture of the town, both before and afte beautification work has been dom The committee feels that prais Yls due to many in the town wh ('kJ have improved their places cor siderably this year. There ar 'i plaques reading, "Member ofBeai tification Project" to be delivere this week. Others will be delivere as soon as the plaques can made. Those whowill receive the plaques this week are- Hon Croj per, R. Swensen, Vernon Love, Po: Office, Elden Jensen, Giles McDoi aid, Blaine Robinson, Clara Stev art, Sam Stanworth, and Lad Cropper.

The following will receive the plaques in the near future: Tullis, Samuel Knight, Will Web Blaine Theobald, Hugh Hilto: Walter Ekins, Wayne Petersen, Li well Petersen, William Stapley, Rc Hilton, John Ed Wright, Oren Blis Ren Taylor, T. George Theobal Randle Swensen, Parley Warnic W. B. Pratt, Bob Robinson, Ami Maxfield, Dean Black, Mrs. Creel er, Mrs.

Wilkins, George Talbc Lafe Nielson, Mary Lee, Marie Dillenbeck, Alma Western and ford Reeve. There are others in town wl have very near met the requir ments of three out offour itei: accomplished in the cleanup, fi up and paintup campaign. It is tl hope of the committee that at tl next meeting a list this long ci be added to those who will ceive plaques. Mr. and Mrs.

Lloyd Schlappi ai Mrs. Verna Gardner visited in ber during the week, and attend the Remund family reunion. Lions Install 1946-194- 7 Officers at Steak Supper In Oak Creek Canyon for Members and Wives mil mm in hjiiiiii imih i mi 'Hip, vJI ah. ujith I i )- I I- iX i 1 i i 1 iT" 1 Lions installed as the officers of the clubfor 194G-4- 7 at a party in OakCreek canyon last Tues-- I daynight, June 25, are, front row, left to right: Leigh Max-- l' field, secretary and treasurer: i The Delta Lions club held a party for the membersand their wives on June 25 in Oak Creek canyon, at which time the newly elected officers were installed in their respective offices, i The group gathered at the park there andhad a steak supper cooked by Leland Sanderson. Virt S.

Barney, president; Otis Walch, second vice president; Clayton Stapley, lion tamer; Max Hannifin, tail twister; A. O. Gardner, director. Back row, left to right: Eldon The Lady Lions installed the wives of the respective office holders in the Lion club as their officers for the coming year term. After the supper and installation the party gathered about a bonfirefor a program and entertainment, which included two numbers by Mr.

and Mrs. William Cor- Sorensen, first vice president; Tharol Larsen, former secretary-treasure- Fenton Gardner, former president; Paul Adams, former tail twister; W. C. Cole and M. Ward Moody, old directors.

noil.The largest number ofLions andtheir wives attended that has ever been present at one of these outdoor suppers. Besides the regular members and wives, Mr. and Mrs. Quin Shepherd, Mr. and Mrs Ward Killpack and Mrs.

William Cornell, were guests. COUPLE MARRIED IN COLORADO Leona Poulson andRobert Waters were married, June 16th, at Rangley Colorado. They are now living in Salt Lake City. TEEN AGE GIRLS GIVE PROGRAM FOR SERVICEMEN The teen-ag- girls gave the program, Sunday evening, in honor of the returned service men. A large crowd attended andallthe boys, but.

three, have been released. They are; Jack Thomas David Poulson and Lewis Ashby. All who were in the Navy. WRITES OF VISITING FORMER DELTANS Mrs. Rilla Keeler wrote us this week from Glendale, California, and told us of some former Del-tan- now in California.

She says: "Mrs. Hess just left for a trip into Oregon. Her daughter will be discharged from the service in August. Before she left we made a trip down state visiting Delta friends. We drove to La Verne, where Mrs.

Cady lives; Pomona, to see the Woods family; Garden Grove to see the Ashbys, then Long Beach, to visit Mrs. Erickson." Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pierce, of Hinckley, a girl, June 28. To Mr.

and Mrs. Maiben O. Jacobson, of Oak City a girl, June 30. To Mr. and Mrs.

A. N. Davis, of Hinckley, a boy, June 30. To Mr. and Mrs.

Golden Erickson, a boy, July 1. iy ds; Garden Club To Meet On Tuesday Night 3S n- The Garden Clubwill meet or it, Tuesdaynight, July 9, at 8 p. m. ii the Delta Seminary. Mrs.

Rutl Bishop and Mrs. Zola Bunker wil give the program. 10 e- Ray and Daisy Skinner, ant ns Ray's brother, Don havi x- been gone since June 20, tor thei ie customary summer's travel witl 'if rodeos. Ray took his horses witl in them, for the show work, and the; e- attended Lehi first. They will in Idaho next, and again in Utal and will return to Delta in Sepl nd e- Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Faust an ed baby, drove down to spend the 4t with Ann's folks..