Show S1 STAhLE By LAR LARRY Y STAHLE STABLE A little boy let slip with a areal areal areal real cuss word when he missed missed missed miss miss- ed an easy shot in a marble tournament George called the preacher dont you know what happens to little boys who swear when they play marbles Sure said sald the lad they become golfers goIters The clean cleanest st air In the country coun coun- country try may soon smell more like the large cities Th This s was one of the Ideas appearing In a full full- page ad which l In the Los Angeles Times concerning concerning concerning con con- six gigantic coal burn ing power plants proposed for forthe forthe forthe the Four Corners area A copy of the page ad was sent to me by Mrs Don Sue Larsen of Ephraim The ad points out that when the complex Is in operation that It will spread more deadly deadly deadly dead dead- ly smog and soot than is currently currently currently cur cur- put out In New York and Los Angeles combined The ad also points out the area that will wUl be affected by this heavy influx of smog takes In six national parks 28 national na national national na- na monuments the Lake Mead and Lake Powell recreation recreation recreation tion areas and Grand Canyon not to mention that some of it may drift as far north as Manti and Ephraim The opponents of the plants who sponsored the ad note that this area is the last place where really pure air can be found The ad noted that one of the power plants In New Mexico emits so much smoke that It was detected and photographed from the Gemini satellite not long ago the only man-made man phenomenon on earth to be visIble visible visible vis vis- ible out there It is also pointed out that the plants will pump 2166 tons of sulphur oxides into the at atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere at- at each day as compared compared compared com com- pared with tons emitted Into the air In Los Angeles grand total cars and all The Indians were also featured featured featured fea fea- In th the advertisement It was shown how the Hopis Hopi's are being invaded and how their surroundings will wUl be changed There is a lot of material contained In the advertisement In connection with this a number number number num num- ber of persons are also quite concerned over the fact that thata a number of nuclear power plants are on the drawing board or are fast becoming a reality We must have power generating ing facilities but it looks like problems are in the making pollution problems that is These are big problems but there is another type of pollution pollution pollution tion that is almost as deadly but few page ads are composed decrying these problems that of Manti Mantl High School students students students stu stu- dents dropping their candy and gum paper wrappers all over Main Maln Street and In the gutters A smart man never tells his wife a secret he just thinks he does Just five short days from now the annual presentation of the Mormon Miracle will be unfolded unfold unfold- ed for the fifth time It is quite surprising too how the of the news media is changing Last year we had to pull teeth to get any interest from the large newspapers This year the story Is different Already the Salt Lake Tribune Tribune Tribune Trib Trib- une has sent Its religion editor Pat McCoy to Sanpete to take some pictures and garner a story Our good friend Lincoln Thomson a member of the Los Angeles Times editorial staff has been drumming up support among the religion editors of southern California a to feature a story on the pageant Line Linc a former Ephraim native Is also endeavoring to interest all former Ephraim residents Incoming In Incoming incoming coming to Sanpete that week to see the pageant and take part partIn In three days of the Ephraim Reunion which is being held in inthe inthe inthe the old home town Sunday I received a report that the religion editor of the Times is so interested in the pageant that he is considering coming to Manti Mantl to review the Mormon Miracle for his paper Tuesday morning I received a note in the mall mail from NephI publisher Roy Gibson who asked asked asked ask ask- ed for particulars on the pageant so that he can shower his Juab readers with this information Most of the weekly papers in the state lend their support in the same manner All of this publicity Is starting starting starting start start- ing to produce results President President President dent R. R Clair Anderson who still manages a s smile mile through all of the problems of the pageant pageant pageant reported that groups are coming from a number of far- far off places Hawaii Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkan Arkan- sas and Clarion If you haven't invited your friends as yet you still have five days To make a long story short theres there's nothing like having the boss walk in Our lost and found department department department depart depart- ment is In superb working or or- or der A couple of weeks back we had two persons come in and andreport andreport andreport report they had found some items namely shoes and some clothing So we got busy and made some som notes and placed this Information In the classified ad section of this paper last week As luck would have it we had a young man call from Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim and lay claim to the Hush Puppy shoes That was great but the problem now is that I have lost the note containing the name of the the person person who found the shoes and has them in his possession If the finder will notify the loser we can return them to the weeper Also in the lost and found department is a set of keys found Sunday in Manti Mantl in the vicinity of the Bright Spot The keys and case are currently in our possession The owner had better hurry or we will lose them also Hangover Something to occupy oc occupy occupy oc- oc cupy a head that wasn't used the night before I knew that we have had a along along along long dry spell but little did I realize how dry the state Is becoming until Tuesday returning from a As I was hasty trip to the Great Smog Lake it appeared that the city of Orem Crem was rapidly being re reduced reduced reduced re- re to ashes Smoke was billowing skyward and the red fire wagons were screaming their way to the scene of the crime As I got to a better observation observation observation point I noticed that it was just a good grass fire tire When I was ambling through Springville proper I was again besieged by the wailing walling of the fire tire sirens This time the at attack attack attack at- at tack came from the white fire wagons as they headed south to quell a blaze on the outskirts outskirts outskirts out out- skirts of Springville Well at least things were quiet at the Thistle fire de de- de Did you hear about the woman who was locked in a room with a thousand hats but no mirror We would like to extend a welcome from Sanpete County to toa a couple of our good friends Kent and Carla Crandall The who formerly former former- ly called Bountiful home were the persons who almost purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased our two papers last year As of July 1 I Kent and Carla are working as the editors and publishers of the Gunnison Valley Valley Valley Val Val- ley News and Salina Sun which they purchased from Wes Cherry Wes has las been a goodfriend good goodfriend goodfriend friend and neighbor during the past ten years We are looking forward to working with Kent and Carla in the near future and know that they will be a valuable asset to the folks in the Gunnison Gunnison Gun Gun- nison and Salina areas UN Now ow that Ive I've told you about my past do you want to marry me Sure thing And I suppose you'll ex expect expect expect ex- ex me to live it d down wn No No dear Ill I'll expect you to live up to it |