CHONITA-A GYPSY ROMANCE-6TH GRADE OPERETTA-1959

 

A HAPPY MOTHER IS A GOOD MOTHER

This is a Mothers Day Card sent from California from Virgil Scott, not to his mother, but to his Aunt-Elizabeth Tolley Jones, who he loved very much. When love is true and unconditional, it is one of those bonding issues that can't be broken, regardless of the time or issues. Years ago when going through cards and photo's, I recall this is one of those cards and photo of whom I knew not, but my father(Alma Jones) did and we pieced it together years ago, but unsure of where I placed his photo or the envelope. We were not able to scan the beautiful writing on the card, but one could sense their bonding and it was dated a hundred years ago, for Mothers Day. And today, the Nephi Jones kids of LaVon Harris Jones expresses their love and devotion to our mother, From Weston, Hal, Kent, Gary and Jaynette.

FFA WAS WHERE BOYS LEARNED TO BE MEN AND GOOD FARMERS

Over the years things have changed, and CHANGE is the biggest challenge we all have to accept and deal with in life on earth. The FFA club was an important part of learning important skills of life and agriculture. Some of the best teachers of the past who took medals of honor seldom were broadcasted in the news, but we all knew it was a great Club. Big J(Jim Anderson) and Little J (with great respect) Jay Dalley were great leaders and spent extra time teaching young boys how to grow up and in doing so, brought home Trophies(but sad to say), they had no room at the new Juab High School, and were taken to the Junkyard, even though the rooms at the old gym remain empty with plenty of room. Never mind, but look what we found the other day. I now look at the names and sad to say many of our great teachers have now passed to the other side, and in attending the funeral of Jay Dalley, I have to pay special respect, as he not only taught my aged kids about life, he taught his own kid the same greatest who just passed. They now permit girls to join, as they lost interest in the FHA club, but in our days of the early 1960's, I am not sure the girls or the School Board would want to permit us to castrate lambs by the same method of yesteryear, using a knife and our teeth to do the necessary "Doctoring". In 1969 girls were allowed to join the club, but few or seen as farmers that farm. 

HISTORY THAT MARGARET GAVE AT THE JENKINS FAMILY REUNION

 As far as I can tell, at least today- this may be the last of the blog history of the Jenkins Family that I have came across in the thousands of papers and photos that my family and their Ancestors collected and buried since 1852. Two Zero boxes of journals, photos and papers belonging to the LDS Church was returned to the LDS Church in Salt Lake, but it was difficult to do, as the tithing receipts and Church attendance was often turned over and used as a family record, but a copy was made. I told the audience that had gathered I would tell how I obtained the Church records just one last time, as I had retold it three times to get the attention of the more people that came. When one of the 12 Apostles showed up, it was my last sermon! As some of the artifacts were the property of Brigham the Young, they were given to that Apostle. I also had Nortonville School Records as the Church and the School served as the same building as LDS pioneers often did in Ruralville, Utah. We also had Juab County Records, but the County Recorder at the time didn't want them, nor did the Juab School District, as before it was organized as such, it was done by Citizens and it was they who demanded it be made into a High School, so they were donated to the DUP Museum, and Nadine Blackett was tickled to have them. I have also sent photos back to Cornwall, England and North Wales as I had knowledge my grandfather went on a Mission there and he would send photos of his ancestors that "missed the boat" from Liverpool. Now as Paul Harvey would say(known only by your parents); Now The Rest Of the Story. And No, after ten years of writing these, I still can't figure out how to enlarge these DAM things, and When folks say "It's easy" they are liars! Give me back my old Remington.

HISTORY OF WM. AND JENERVA JONES JENKINS-BY DONNA JENKINS BARTON

The other day we wrote about the history of Jenerva Jones Jenkins. Today, we write the same, but different, as it was written by Donna Jenkins Barton, and gives a little more perspective of the whole family. To this writer, it should not only be of interest to the Jones and Jenkins Family, but to all folks that may become interested in our ancestors, as it is difficult to understand some of our life's today, but hopefully a guiding map for our future, something that to this writer; history buff and former teacher, is just not spoke of in our Public Schools today. As a student at all grades at Juab Schools, I loved the teachers but even as a teenager, I thought how worthless Algebra; Trig. and Geometry were, and still do and verbalized that thought to the Utah PTA President, who also banned men and other men from being in the PTA! From here on, Livingston Photo Scanned and provided me with an E-Mail copy, so it will be presented as written by the real author-Donna Jenkins Barton. Wish I knew how to make scans better, but guess that is why I was kicked out of Kidagardening!

HISTORY OF JENERVA JONES JENKINS BY DAUGHTER EMMA JENKINS McCLELLAN

 

TODAY IS SUNDAY, BUT NO CHURCH. MAYBE THEY HAVE CHANGED THE LOCATION

I don't listen to the TV News, and no paper, but I thought I would at least go to the Chapel to make sure we paid my grandfathers full tithing to the LDS Church. He died in 1947, a few weeks before I was born, but since I have his middle name, I thought I would do as he was said to be a very religious man, and would never speak unkindly of people, saying "If you couldn't speak good words of somebody, it is better to to say nothing". Well, working in various governments where Politician's are supposed to be Servants of the People instead of Servants of Themselves, I have had 46 Years of called many of them loafer's from Hell. Sorry Grandpa, but I like to be honest and that just may be the reason 3 out of 4 Governor's didn't like me writing Constitute letters for them. My Grandpa-Wm. Jones never believed in working on the Sabbath either. The only exception was to get the horses out of the Mire or to feed them. I got thinking about that, and decided to go feed the neighbors horses as their tender was in Church and they were stuck in the mud. On my return, the Horse Gal told me that Church was canceled as a Bad Guy was on the loose. I then went back to check the sheds with a Pitchfork. No bad folks, but it was a good day as I punched a Raccoon out of the Oats. I wonder if the bad guy was the same man wandering around the now vacant house by Burraston? Tens of Thousands Illegals are already in America, and many have been told by our Federal folks, who have our hard earned dollars-that they should go to Utah, and to rural towns where "good" Christians live! They should have reminded those free loafers that many of us carry concealed weapons and more than what Barney Fife carried. Back to Church now. In going through the papers of William Jones, I found that the LDS Church may actually owe my Grandpa .35 cents, as he paid $1.00 for tithing, but his Old Age Assistance(before Social Security) had been reduced to $7.50 a month. I can't call Bishop A.E. Smith anymore, but knowing or feeling Will's kindness, I think we will  chalk it up as gift to the new Nephi, Utah Temple but don't celebrate yet. It is just my own revelation, not the official vision from the Prophet.