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Show Open house will honor Hortense Hair Services will be held today for G. Lloyd Hobbs Funeral services will be held in Provo today (Thursday, Feb. 14, 1980) at noon for George Lloyd Hobbs, 91, of Provo. He died Feb. 11, 1980 at the Utah Valley Hos- Window On i Main Street by Mariann Gibson ( the day of the smalltown-wee- Im hold-out- s, kly-newspaper grateful for the the roll-up- is changing, not ending, but definitely going through some very notic-abl- e growing pains. It is getting more and more difficult to compete with television the precious advertising, for which is the life blood of any newspaper. Technology has changed the atmosphere of the "print shop dramatically. But news still remains as the life and breath of the weekly newspaper, the oxygen, the inhaling of information and the exhaling of that information in the form of the printed word. This concept is timeless and unchanging. But what every happened to the An publishers. dangered en- specie? Not yet, theres still a number of them out there, he knocks on your door for advertising, answers the phone and opens the mail for news items, writes, sets type (be it a Intertype or computer), takes pictures, lays it all out, and addresses the newspapers each week. Then rolls up his sleeves and starts all over again. The family print shop is alive and well. -- meg-One of the primary functions of small town weekly newspapers is not necessarily to inform its readers (in most small towns everyone publisher? Has he be- already knows what hapcome an endangered pened), but serves as a specie? To compete on a source for the readers to competitive scale, many check and see if you got old fashioned publishers the facts straight and have (not given up) but spelled their names corhave been bent with the rectly. times. meg The old AFTER THOUGHTS Today is Valentines now sits Day. Dont forget The press corLove in In Your Heart, the dust collecting ner. The print shops, Wasnt Put There To which havent already Stay. Love Isnt Love, sold theses presses for Till Its Given Away. scrap, make good use of meg them for such important tasks as holding stacks Ash- - f of paper, piles of empty Becky boxes, or they make very wed, good coat racks. Today, Kevin Brooks the Offset press has Becky Ashworth and taken over. It hummm-mm- s Brooks will be Kevin with very loudly married this Friday, Feb. the rhythmic of 15. the automatic folder. They will be honored The computer age has at a reception that day make typesetting as sim- from 8 to 10 p.m. at 290 . ple as sitting down to a West Cherry in Grants-villeinThe public is typewriter. The publisher now sits down at a vited to attend. No formsilent keyboard and al invitations are being feeds information to a sent. Miss Ashworth is the machine that flashes the words on a screen, beeps daughter of Roger and occassionally, and sends Carol Ashworth. Brooks the typeset copy out the is the son of Mr. and other side. But, no mat- Mrs. Marvin Brooks of ter how obsolete, or can- Nephi. Brooks attended Juab tankerous, the old InterSchool. Miss machine is of High type part the print shop which still Ashworth attended serves a purpose, like an Grantsville High School. The couple will make old friend. Now here is an engineering marval, it their home in Grantsdefies explanation, chalville, where Brooks lenges any attempt at employed. analysis, does what you ask of it, burns a earless The Times-New- s with hot lead, operator Nephi, Utah and apparently comes February 14, 1980 with its own rubber mallet (or hammer) for instantaneous repairs. Each year at the UPA (Utah Press Association) convention a special award is given to someone who is an associate of the UPA and is thereby named "Honorary Publisher of The Year. The inscription says it all. It describes will be attended school in Oakley. in Mona. The public is invited to pital. Interment will be at Vine Bluff Cemetery in are 16 grandchildren and attend. Nephi. Hobbs was born Jan. 2, 1889 in Nephi to George Brigham and Jul- Ron 24 Mrs. Hair was 80 years orgason ia Meranda Broadhead The English laws of liHobbs. He married Jennie V. Malmgren Sept. bel in colonial times 27, 1911 in the Salt Lake sought to punish newsLDS Temple. She died papers for publishing any type of injurious April 16. 1978. Hobbs attended school story about someone. Penalties were heavy in Nephi. He was a carpenter, a well driller, and fines or imprisonment. a contractor. He built Sometimes newspapers houses, bridges, schools, were shut down. Alexander Hamilton and plaster mills. In 1942 he moved to Provo changed the entire meaning of libel in an historic to become a superintento a jury in 1804. address dent of the construction His arguement establishof Geneva Steel. In 1945 basic principle of a ed he went to work for of the press, and freedom UniverBrigham Young the way for newsopened unHe worked there sity. til he retired at 72 years papers to print stories of the unlawful conduct of of age. While in Nephi, he was government or other figa member of the Nephi ures without fear of prosCity Council. He was ecution. He said: The president of the South liberty of the press conWard YMMIA and serv- sists of the right to pubed a mission to the Manti lish with impunity truth LDS Temple. In Provo with good motives for he was a member and a justifiable ends through former group leader of reflecting on governthe Fourth Ward High ment, magistracy, or inBecause of dividuals. Priests quorum. this principle, you can He was a member of the true story of know Citithe Provo Senior zens Club and the Sons your government, whether its actions are positive of the Pioneers. Survivors are one son or negative. Green-halg- h Greenhalgh was born Feb. 14, 1900 at Santa-quia son of James Henry and Mary Ellen Kay Greenhalgh. He has lived in Nephi for 42 years. He retired from the Union Pacific Railroad in 1965, after 35 years of service. He is a member of the LDS Church and enjoys n, gardening. Greenhalgh and his wife have four sons, Glade, Midvale; Jack, Cedar City; and Paul, Granger. He has 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildre- n. The Volume 71, No. 7 February 14, 1980 Gibson, Publishers s ) (USPS is published Publisheach Thursday by the Times-New- s Co 96 South Utah Main , Street. Nephi, ing 64640 Second-clas- s postage is paid at NePOSTMASTER Utah address Send phi, P O. Box 77, changes to The Nephi, Utah 84646 Happy Lube Station Not that xxxxxxxxlube but better dont have to drive to Provo to get your car serviced. This weekend since you Oil Change Special Deadlines' News and advertising, close of business, Tuesday prior to publication Deadlines advance one day when a postal holiday falls on Thursday. Subscription prices: Six months, 65, one year, $7 50, two years, $14; payable in vance No subscriptions accepted for less than six months Single copy price, 204. Advertising rates available on request. articles and photographs submitted for publication are subiect to editing and will only be used if the editor deems them newss is not responsible worthy The tor the return of articles or photographs unless they are accompanied by a stamped return envelope of the proper size. All Now Playing Hortense Hair NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that on Febuary 21 and Febuary 28, 1980 at 7:00 p.m. in the Nephi City Offices, locatea at 54 North Main, Public Hearings will be held before the City Council concerning the HUD Small Cities Grant. The purposed activities will be: rebuilt Times-New- s The Nephis Relief Society. PC 1980. P. & Allan R. grandchildren. Mrs. Hair is a member of the LDS Church and has served as president of the Mona LDS Ward More American Graffiti Ronald L. Greenhalgh of Nephi will observe his 80th birthday anniversary today, Feb. 14, Vance died March 31, 1945. She married Gerald J. Hair in 1952 and they lived in Provo until his death. She has two surviving sons: Mont S. and Don G. Yates, both of Mona. She also has 11 grandchildren and 17 great- "Nephi's Family Theatre" brates 80th Taryl, Richfield; She married John Bryan Yates July 11, 1917 in the Manti LDS Temple. They lived in Park City for a year and then established a home in Mona. The Yates had six children: five boys and one girl. The daughter and two sons died as infants. Their son Dean lost his life when his plan was shot down over Germany in World War IT Her husband Venice Theatre cele- pDOsm -- worth to Hortense Yates Hair honored at an house this Saturopen day, Feb. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mont S. Yates and two daughters: L. Gordon Hobbs, Norwalk, California; Mrs. Morris H. (Beth) Taylor, Hyde Park; and Mrs. J. Duane (Joana) Major, Pleasant Grove. Also surviving old Feb. 12, 1980. She was born in 1900 to Joseph Alfred and Ellen Elizabeth Gibbons of Oakley. She was the second of four children. She h electrical distribution system and increased water pressure in the south end of Nephi; rehabilitation of homes and elimination of blight on a city wide basis. All persons interested and present at the hearings will be given an oppor- tunity to express their views. If unable to attend, please submit written views td the above mentioned address. v jonTwov 195 South Main Nephi, Utah 623-009- 7 5 quarts Trop Artie Oil, Filter And Lube Come and let us wash that Winter Dirt of your car. Please Call For Appointment Hap's "66" Service 805 North Main 623-990- Our new Spring merchandise has arrived and we must make room for it!! 9 MEAT iUGMITO the life of the "once typical publisher, over worked, under paid, long hours, plagued by verbal confrontations, deadlines, and uncooperative machinery. However, the publisher of today is more likely to own more than just one weekly newspaper, some own chains of several, each with a paid staff, writer, editors, etc. Still doing a good job at what they are supposed to do, but without the flavor and atmosphere of the "family print shop. February 18th thru February 25th 7ACO each Nephi Taco Time 206 North Main Nephi, Utah Our already low prices!! On Ladies Fall Merchandise And Red Tag Items. Thurs., Fri., Sat., and Monday The Outlet stores provide name brand apparrel at wholesale prices and less in a convenient and pleasant shopping atmosphere 6 |