County Donates $2100
As March of Dimes Ends
Crook county was short $300 of
reaching its 1954 March of Dimes
goal of $2400 when the fund drive
closed Jan. 31. Mrs. Gordon Byrd,
county chairman for the polio
drive, reported that $2,118.35 had
been donated. However, still more
donations are expected to be re-
ceived.
Appreciation was expressed this
week by the county polio com-
mittee to everyone in the county
who donated time and money to
make the polio drive a success in
the county.
Biggest boost for the drive in
Sundance came from the polio ball
held last Saturday night. Pro-~
ceeds from the dance and other
activities totaled $346.69.
A Sundance Harvester basket-
ba]~ game that same evening pro-
duced $27.10 for the drive while
the Mothers March here raised
$115.18.
At Moorcroft, donations includ-
N. Ellis Mat'~x,
M.D.
Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat
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Deadwood, S. D.
Dr. Wallace P.
Wildermuth
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Glasses Fitted
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9 to /~, Tuesday and
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Hours
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ing last Saturday night's dance to-
taled $455.35.
One correction wps made among
the list of polio contributors. The
.WSCS donated $5 instead of $2
as first reported.
Other new contributions to the
March of Dimes made the last week
include: Mrs. Lillian Jensen, $5;
Mrs. Minnie Eal¥, $15; Mrs. C. I.
Shaul, $3; James A. Nilson, $5;
Loretta Durfee, $5; Mrs. Anna
Hauber and the Little Missouri
school, $3; Baroid school, $6.90;
Colony Homemakers club, $53.50;
Effie M. Storm, $5; Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Holmes, $2; Mr. and Mrs.
Bert L. Rathbun, $2.50; Mr. and
Mrs. Maurice Moore and family,
$10; Ivan M. Moore, $5; John
Guidinger, $2; Give and Gain club,
$35; Alva Farm Bureau and Beav-
er Creek Homemakers club, $77.-
36; Hulett Rebekahs, $10; Sun-
dance Mothers March of Dimes,
$115.18; Sunny Divide Farm Bu-
reau, $50; Beulah (ranch to
ranch), $96,47; Beulah coin col-
lectors, $8.31; Beulah schools,
$19.40; Harvesters basketball ben-
efit, $27.10; Clara Harvey's coffee
hour, $7.25; Damon Cole, $5; Mrs.
Harvey Davis, $2; F. A. Bush, $5;
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scoggin, $2.60;
Guy Huckins, $10; Phyllis Mc-
Laughlin $5; Ruth and Bertha
Frolander, $3; Sundance Rebekah
lodge, $25; Ethel Yeoman, $2; An-
onymous, $6; Moorcroft, $455.35;
Donald Steiger, $25; A. J. Barnes,
$5; B. F. Lincoln, $5; Mrs. Carl
Johnson, $1; Glen Cameron, $1;
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Brunson, $2.50;
Nefsy school, $2.70; Weaver school,
$7.60; Aladdin coin collector, 98c;
J. B. Ettinger, $2; Ed J. Bailey,
$5; Upper Oak Creek school, $6.90;
Joy school, 40c; outer Aladdin
community schools, $15.03; Sun.
dance grade school, $51.76; Pep
Club game collections, $50.35; Mar-
ion Thompson, $5; Mrs. Alfred
Howes, $5; Sundance Polio dance,
$346.69, and Mrs. Mamie McAnally,
$2.
Local Ag Students
Earn $2781 From
19 1953 Projects
Projects in 1953 earned $2,781.-
86 for vo-ag students at Sundance
high school according to figures re-
leased this week by vo-ag instruct-
or Clark Allen.
Nineteen projects out of 27
started were completed by the
students with the average return
for each boy $146.41.
In 1952, income for the students
was $1,514.40 for 16 projects com-
pleted.
Allen's figures showed that the
students had total receipts of
$6,157.79 and expenses of $3,662.18.
A total of 426 hours was spent on
all projects with a return per
hour of work of $6.55.
The students, Allen said, also
completed 41 improvement pro-
jects and 42 supplementary farm
practices.
A breakdown of the profits from
the various projects shows: breed-
ing beef, six head - $211.70; grow-
ing beef, 2 head - a $68 loss; pure-
bred beef, three head - $107.38;
30 chickens losing $15.45; 21½
acres oats - $852.80; 12 sheep -
$23.37; two swine - $31.26 and 45
acres of wheat - $1,632.80.
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W411iam Roark
Obituary
Funeral services for William
Roark, longtime Crook and Weston
counties rancher, were held Jan.
27 at Christ Episcopal Church in
Newcastle with the Rev. J. W.
Hunter conducting the services,
Roark, who died Jan. 24, was
buried at Newcastle.
Roark, born March 2, 1879 in
Des Moines, Iowa, came west to
Hay Springs, Nebr. in 1889 with
his parents.
In 1899, Roark came to Crook
county where for nine years he
was foreman of the HA Bar ranch.
Ill health forced his retirement
from stock raising in 1948 when
he moved to Sundance. He had
resided in Newcastle since 1953.
He was married to Minnie C.
Peterson on April 3, 1918.
Survivors include his wife; ,two
sons - William A, Newcastle and
Charles, Little Rock, Ark.; one
daughter, Mrs. Robert Fowler
Newcastle; two brothers - Charles
Livingston, Mont, and Thomas
Portland, Ore.; five sisters . Mr:
Lawrence, Shell, Sheridan; Mrs.
Katie Riis, Helena, Mont; Mrs. V.
M. Libby, Mabton, Wash.; Mrs.
John Vest Springfield, Ore., and
Mrs. W. GI Haag, Dallas Tex., and
four grandchildren.
Local FHA Chapters
Hear County HDA
Speak at Meetings
At separate meetings, Jan. 27
and 28, Bonnie Everling, county
home demonstration agent, spoke
to members of the junior and sen-
ior FHA chapters at Sundance
i high school.
The senior chapter held family
night Jan. 27 to which the families
and neighbors of the FHA girls
were invited. Miss Everling gave
a talk on her trip to Germany as
an exchange student and also
showed slides of her trip.
Refreshments were served in
the Home Economics room.
On the following day at a meet-
ing of the junior FHA chapter,
Miss Everling gave a career talk
on being a home demo~tration
agent and other home economics
careers. She also discussed sub-
jects taken by girls at the Univer-
sity of Wyoming to prepare for
home economics careers and an-
swered questions concerning her
work.
Chapter members also reported
on home safety projects which
they did at home.
Following the meeting, refresh-
ments were served.
Two seven-year olds had just
seen a romantic movie. "Wasn't
it awful?" said one.
"I didn't think it was so bad,"
said the other. During the kissing
scenes I just closed my eyes and
made believe he was choking her."
tell 'era, you saw It i,, The Times'
75 Attend Devils Tower THE SUNDANCE TIMES~t
Polio Benefit Amateur Show Sundance, Wyo. Feb. 4,~r
An amatetLr program sponsored " ~SI
by the Devils Tower Homemakers
Club Jan. 28 at the Campstool Episcopal Women's AuxiliarY|eli
To Meet Next Thursday ii
schoolhouse was attended by 75 Members of the Women's /~ oi
persons. Proceeds from the pro-
gram were donated to the MarchI iliary of the Episcopal churc ljbe
Sundance will meet for a s~
of Dimes. ]business session Feb. 11 at~an
A program of music and read-[ p.m. The meeting will end~ b
ings was presented by members of] time for members to attend ~rk
the Tower community. Lunch wasI high school basketball game ~P~'
served by members ~ the club. |that evening.
Farm Bureau Dance
Sunny Divide Hall
Saturday, Feb. 6
Good Music - Cressman Orchestra
Announcing- -
The Appointment of
BILL HOWARD
of Sundance
as
representative of
Stockmen's Motor Co.
Gillette, Wyo.
Ford- Mercury- Lincoln
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OF USED CARS
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