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Show t EMERY COUNTY PROGRESS LEADER PAGE 2 THURSDAY DEC. 6, 1973 Glenda Worthen hGinrIDvi Visiting at the Oscar Rasmussen home during the weekend were Mrs. Aleta Coleman and jack Caldwell from Boulder City, Colo. Thy are a nelce and nephew of Mrs. Rasmussen. Miss Tracy Louise Behllng, daughter of Emery County Progress-Leade-r A weekly newspaper established In 1899 published every Thursday and entered as second Class matter at the Post Office in Castle Dale, Utah 84513 under the act of Congress Ma- rch 3, 1879. Publishers; Pete Jones, Kimble Larsen. Editor; Elizabeth Hanson Associate Editors; Anne Larsen ' Kathryn Jones SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Emery County $4.00 year, 2 years $7.50. outside Emery Co. $4.50 per year. All subscriptions are payable In advance 687-29- 82 DEADLINES: Advertising, Monday, 5; 00 p.m.; school News, Friday, 5;00 p.m.j social News, Monday 9; 00 a.m. All other news & classified ads, Monday, 5:00 p.m. Pictures, Monday 5; 00 p.m.; All deadlines advanced one day when a holiday falls during the week. PLEASE BE ON TIME! INIe$pNper Association.- - Founded 885 334-23- s 3 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Behllng, and Mr. Tommy Behllng, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Behllng have been selected to attend the Citizenship short Course which will be a 16 day trip to all at home for the hoir liday. Mr. and Mrs. Steven ( Karen) Tanner of Salt Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Hank( Ellen) williams, of Boise, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Steve ( Jill) spencer of Los Angeles Calif, and their children; and they all enjoyed a wonderful reunion. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Funk are opening an import shop, with Imports from Old Mexico. Many beautiful gift Items are available. They will be located one mile south on the highway In Ferron. Good Luck Mr. and Mrs. Preston Thompson were in Salt Lake during the week to visit their daughter Merldith, they enjoyed the snow storm. Mr. and Mrs. Doan Burgess drove to Provo sat. to take Eleanores mother, Mrs. Duncan back home. Mrs. Duncan has been visiting since the Thanksgiving holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Kuykundall are building a new home between Gale Rasmussen and pearl Fullmer and from the looks of things it won't be very long till they are family who were Washington D.C. next summ- er. Congratulations. Former Ferron residents Don and Donna Money now living In Greenville, Texas, are the proud parents of a baby girl. They will name her Debra Lee. They are doing well and send best wishes to their many friends In the area. Don and Virginia Snow visited during the week with their son Paul and Lee snow In salt Lake city. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Rasmussen visited In provo with Mr. and Mrs. Elsy Wild, while there they enjoyed a session at the Provo Temple. The Ferron ward choir under the direction of Mrs. Anna Larsen are busyprep-arln- g a special production for Christmas. This is an annual affair presented by the choir and always an evening of outstanding entertainment. Visiting In Alpine with Lyda's brother before he leaves for Arizona were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wareham. -- The Duncans, Mervln, Jtuth and Laurie enjoyed two days In salt Lake to attend a funeral, visited relatives and also participated In a stars basketball game. Here from their Nevada home enjoying a visit at the home of Mrs. Ida Conklin, are Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Jensen and family. Mrs. Maurlne Wayman and Mrs. Earl -ene Black, drove to Salt Lake where they a Nurses workshop Friday. They are both employed at the Emery County Nursing Home. Mr. and Mrs. Arden Larsen and family from salt Lake visited with Joyce's parents Mr. and Mrs.seely Peterson, they also visited with Mrs. Anna Larsen. -Mr. and Mrs. Ellis WUd enjoyed visiting Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Brasher and the A mmessaape ft ffiflfficftGTO moving in and enjoying it. spending the Thanksgiving holidays at Lowry and Dorothy Olsens were their daughter and family Mr, and Mrs. Duane Marble of Corlnne. MR. AND Mrs. Clayton Berenesen were delighted to have their daughter Sandra, Mr. ahd Mrs. Rodger KlUpack and children of Moab visit with them. Mrs. Hazel Christensen was also a dinner guest at the Berensen home. Everyone Is reminded of the ward banquet to be held sat. the 8th. Dinner will be served from 6;30-7:- 30 after which a delightful program will be presented. For the rs movies will be shown In the basement till time for the program. The entertainment Is free and is a family affair. Please bring your own dishes. Mr. William Williams Is In the Holy early-come- Cross hospital receiving medical attention. Mr. and Mrs. Garden snow were In Salt Lake during the week. GardeU had business to attend to and Irma went Into see her Doctor. A family cjjpner was enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Petty, those in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. GardeU Snow, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen snow and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marshall, and sdDD pvD Prower & EUftalhi family of Beaver, and Mr. and Mrs. Scott Truman, and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford snow and children. Visitors for a month at the home of Mr and Mrs. Glendon Caldwell, were SP5 and Mrs. David A. shope ( Susan) and smaU daughter Diane. They drove down from awhile. CflQVQVBt3tH VERMCE WARD Howard and LaVon Long and three children were here from Antioch, calif, to spent Thanksgiving with Forest, Pearl, and Clyde Gilson. They were also happy to have Foresta and wilford Nielson and their three children from Dutch John. Zella and Floyd Anderson went to salt Lake Tuesday and came back Friday. They had Thanksgiving dinner with Dale and Helen. They had supper Wed. evening at Garths. They motored to North Ogden to see Gary's lovely new home. Gary is teaching In North Ogden now. Timothy had major surgery again Wednesday and is doing real weU considering the extent of the operation, jean had to return back to her job sat. sheflguered It would be better to spend the time with her father when he could enjoy it. The family had Thanksgiving dinner at Duane Wards. Sherrel De Ann, and Sherrie Ward came home from CoalsvlUe to spent the Thanksgiving weekend. John Wells, Mark McMuUln and scott Ward arrived Wed. night from Bountiful to spend Thanksgiving with their folks. They had to return to work Thursday nig. --Da- vid ht. Kathy, husband and bmlly were also home to spend Thanksgiving and the week end with Loren and Vemlce Ward. Kent and Christine Eden spent the weekend and Thanksgiving with Velma Eden. Wilford and Lillian Larsen spent Thanksgiving and the week end In Murray and Layton with their son's Jim and Go- r- (C0 More than ever before in our history, our energy supply has become a matter of national and very personal concern. The problem is receiving priority attention at all levels of government, in corporate executive offices, in the news media, and at the family dinner table. It is a complex matter, encompassing all of the major fuels in common use today petroleum, coal, natural gas, and nuclear. Much of the information reaching the public relates to national or regional shortages t of electric power. s. I As the supplier of electric energy to over a million people in the Intermountain Area, we are receiving an increasing number of inquiries concerning the status of the energy supply here, and we are taking this advertisement to answer the most frequently asked questions from our customers , on this subject QUESTION: Is there or will there be a shortage of electricity in UP&LCos area this winter? QUESTION: Is it desirable for UP&L customers to reduce their use of electricity? ANSWER: Barring some unforeseen catastrophy, no. We have an adequate supply of electricity for our customers for the present and foreseeable future. America's coal resources have been estimated to be large enough to last the nation for over 200 years and there are very large deposits of coal in our service area. UP&LCo. uses coal to generate more than 90 percent of the electricity supplied to its customers. Utahs coal is a high quality, fuel, highly prized by electric companies everywhere. ANSWER: We believe that all energy should be conserved and used prudently and not wasted. Even though we have ample electricity in our area, some utilities are experiencing shortages of electricity for a variety of reasons and are taking emergency measures to limit its use. At this time we are assisting neighboring utilities to meet their shortages which have occurred primarily because drought conditions have resulted in lack of adequate water to operate their hydroelectric generating stations. QUESTION: The President is asking electric utilities to discontinue burning oil and start burning coal wherever feasible as soon as possible. Has QUESTION: What happens to the electricity saved by conservation in UP&LCos service area? UP&LCo. complied? Yes. As a matter of fact, due to expiration last ANSWER: year of a contract supplying oil for two units of our Gadsby Plant in Salt Lake City, we changed from oil to coal in September of 1972. These units formerly used about IV million barrels of oil per year. Many electric generating plants in other parts of the nation now burning oil recently converted coal to from oil to meet the new environmental protection regulations relating to sulphur dioxide emissions. Now they are asked to convert back to coal, but many of them have lost their coal supply contracts. We are not faced with that problem. Over 90 percent of the electricity UP&LCo. supplies to customers is being generated coal; about five percent using a high quality, is from hydroelectric generation; the remainder from gas and oil. The only electric generating units using oil are: The oldest units at Gadsby Plant; the relatively small and older Jordan Plant (which is used only in emergency situations); and the small Little Mountain gas and oil turbine which supplies both steam and electricity to a chemical company on the Great Salt Lake. It is not feasible to convert these units to coal. ur high-sulph- QUESTION: Do you see any problem that could create an energy shortage here? ANSWER: certain We could have a shortage by 1977 if approval procedures are not accelerated. It has become increasingly difficult to get federal government approvals necessary to start construction of additional plants on time. The time required to plan, engineer, build, and bring a new electric generating plant from five into service has increased by some three years to eight years. There is a profusion of governmental reviews at every level which must be completed prior to start of construction. Unless we begin construction of a second unit at Huntington by March of 1974, it is possible that our area will be short of power in 1977. Such a shortage would be due to too much regulatory delay, not due to a shortage of fuel. Material shortages and labor problems might also delay the completion of new generating facilities. Yes. ANSWER: The energy saved by UP&L customers is sorely needed by nearby power-shoareas, and it is sold to them. rt QUESTION: Specifically what do you recommend as to electric Christmas decorations? ' ANSWER: If electric decorations are outside, they should be turned off. It should be noted that electric lighting produces heat; in fact, the heating requirements of some commercial and office buildings are largely met by their lighting. So it is not a waste of electricity to burn lights inside buildings insulated to electric heating standards. QUESTION: What about safety and security lighting this kind of lighting be turned off? decision. QUESTION: What is UP&LCo. doing to provide an adequate supply of electricity in the future? ANSWER: We are actively pursuing plans which will provide adequate electric energy for our growing economy and population. We have sites selected, fuel and water, and equipment on order for the next three generating units which should be adequate to meet our customers requirements through the early 1980s; and we are prepared to meet all present environmental requirements for these plants. We also have long range plans to provide electricity needed in the future. We are actively pursuing plans to make geothermal steam generation a reality for our area. Our research and development efforts are directed toward assuring our customers full benefit from any technological advances in the generation of power, including nuclear and solar energy. -- And this sum1 - cur .neer e to our customers. Sincerely, f should ANSWER: The President has requested eliminating outdoor decorative lighting. Electric post lights and area lights, automatically controlled to come on at dusk and go off at dawn, were designed and sold by UP&LCo. to provide safety and security. If a customer who has had one of these lights installed decides that he did it for decorative purposes rather than safety, he is the one best qualified to make this f our It has long been the po. company to discourage waste of materials, supplies, and energy re-and that policy ,s t; nui iized earlier this year. In recognition of the existing energy situation but need what you locally and uatu t... r we hve adopted the slogan: Use what you need t Be. continued page 1 Reservoir tor a tew days vacation, since our A ration book entitled us to plto a week, we had to save 0f scrounge a little. ura amrnciated every mile of the way Alaska and then went on to Maryland where David will go to school for raceDvoDug) ftrooim Ooplhitt Diking fromAbout E. A. Hunter, President don and their families. to spend Myrtle Mortens en left Sunday the winter with her children .We will miss her. Gladys Allred is visiting her sister Zenna and family in Minnosota. Von and Annette Johnson came to visit Pete Alger, jlm, johannah and and Pete had Thanksgi- Jim, johannah and Shirley ving dinner In price with jon Wood. The school had a lovely Thanksgiving program for the parents. The decorations were special. They sang a song written by Rinda Wilson. They honored her with a boyquet. Loretta, Delyle, Tim and Kent Larsen, Sherma Gardner, Mary Larsen, and many of the family went to the airport to see him off. Rick has completed his course at the BYU. They could spend a short time with him. De Ann came down from Coalville, Connie and Earl Sherman and their family spent the weekend with Connies mo- ther Dagmer Lltster. We are happy Elizabeth Bishophas re- turned home. She has been helping her daughter Effle with the chlldfd (Bveen Elver Hews A meeting has been set for Nov. 30 Friday 7;00 p.m. at the American Legion Hall to reinstate Lions Club, which has been Inactive for several months. Dist. Governor of Region 28a, Henry CampbeU, and several officers and representatives from other clubs will be Inattendance. These officers have canvassed the town and signed up some new members, m-- en who have not been members before, and there seems to be enough Interest to the club. Any prospective members they might have missed, are urged to come out and join. Members of the family of Eligah and May Gentry Bigelow met Thanksgiving on what would have been the 68th wedding anniversary of the Lige Bigelows in the first family reunion. present were Mr. and Mrs, Lavon Bie, gelow and children, MR. AND Mrs. John Mr. and Mrs. David Olney and children, Mr. and Mr. Alma scovill and family, Mr. and Mrs. Don Winters and girls, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle scovill and children, MR. AND Mrs. Gary jo scoville and children, lloyd scovill, Mr. and Mrs. Van Ray Scovill from Fort Hood, Texas, Mr. and Mrs. John Bigelow and children, Mr. and Mrs. Brent Growcock, Ogden, Mr and Mrs. Clifford Bigelow and son from salt Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie Bigelow and son from Salt Lake and Mr. add Mrs. Clay Jensen and family from Dugway. Mr, and Mrs, Gene Hunt, Moab and Mr. and Mrs. stan Hunt, Green River, drove to Antioch, Calif, to spend the holiday with MR. AND Mrs. Roy Gibbs and Mr.andMrs. Mike Searson. Mr. and Mrs, Bob Crawford picked their daughter Kelly up at Ephraim and then drove to Pueblo to spend the holidays with their other daughter and family, the Charles Bucclarelll and baby Shawn. They returned as far as Green River on sat. then took Kelly back to Ephraim on Sunday. Mr, and Mrs, Laddie King hosted the Kings for Thanksgiving. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Alfred King, MR. AND Mrs. Kay King and family of American Fork, ame Mr. and Mrs. Brian Pead and family of Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Dean King had Hildas sister and husband Mr. and Mrs. carl Toll ecker of Bayfield, Colo, as house guests. Ve-ter- too much because we had little cash to spend. I remember standing in line for a can of shortening or lb. of lard. Thinking thr-i- ce before using four cups of sugar in a ba- tch of Christmas fudge with sugar ration- ed too. Also shoes. 2, lost a shoe on one Once Dorr of his runaway sprees to see the choo-c00 train. We hunted days to find the little shoe. He had to go to church with toes peeking out of his old ones. Next summer a neighbor found the shriveled hard little shoe, unfit for wearing by any child. One of life small tragedies, then. A laugh now. While fabrics were not rationed, they were shoddy and in short supply. Once i wrangled a whole yard of rush gabardine from Viola Jewkes to make my first baby daughter a jumper. There I had a new baby and couldnt buy any dainty fabric to put on her. Felt lucky to have a piece of white parachute silk for a blouse from a reject parachute. Both the blouse and were hand sewn In a type of back stitch ( sewing machines were off the market, too). Tenderly and with considerable effort 1 finished the jumper, pressed an orange felt duck on the bib for decoration and left on a table for a few minutes. When I picked it up again, someone had gashed the front of the skirt with the scissors. The same fellow who lost a rat- -; loned shoe had ruined his sisters new outfit before she ever wore it. I used to try holding my hand over that patched spot whenever I dressed the baby in that outfit but it outstaged the duck. When the war years were over and sew- -. ing machines and refrigerators were back on the market, when sugar and gas were plentiful, and you could buy another pair of shoes and clothes and shortening, we rejoiced. We still couldnt buy much more than we did before because we didnt have the money. Today there is money, but not enough goods. Therein lies the chaUenge and test of faith. At funeral services for Ruby Brasher Pierson, well loved personality, she was eulogized for her selfless service and sharing of talents, her example as a perfectionist homemaker, her teaching of culinary and sewing expertise, church positions, devotion to her family and husband, love of music , art and nature, in general, she mothered all who entered herhome and jr h- , live. Rubys bulletins on sourdough uses are widely circulated by the extension service. Before the Piersons moved to San Jacinto, California three years ago, Ruby gave cooking demonstrations to Relief society and other organizations throughout Carbon and Emery as well as helping in an Interior decorating establishment. Elaine Hatch, Rose Ungerman and Bishop Lund Leonard were the speakers, Lund remarked on the numerous lives she had touched for good, I had visions of the lovely satin and lace, pearl encrusted wedding gown and train she had sewn for our oldest daughter. The hours she sent helping another daughter tailor a wool dress for the 4- -h dress revue. Ruby had 7 or 8 girls Inheradvanced clothing project that year, she taught H for many years. When she taught sewing, she went into the hme and worked for hours teachng the finer points of sewing so the child could walk off with a blue ribbon and, considerable self esteem. As a molhr I learned more from her instruction than be4-- fore or since. Several of her recipes spark our everyday and party menus. As a member of her club, I had samples of hostessing inimitable and menus innovative and delicious. In the church are more works of thei Piersons, The drapes in the nursery room,1 the cupboard johnny made for the tots, 11 sturdy and being used. Member of the Los Omegos Club prepared and served the fneral luncheon. Johnny returned to San Jacinto Sunday. He accompanied Mama's body on the plane trip back home to Utah. Ellis and Lucinda Wild are planning to drive to San Jacinto for Christmas. st-1- Jacinto for Christmas to cheer Johnny and bring back some of the family |