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Show IQaQG2DCSC!2QGnGQGaBnE2Q! 0ut5tandin9 Stars Are Coming The View From Here By Ruth Valley Music Hall in North Salt Lake Roth Glenn Yarbrough will appear at the Valley Music Hall one night only - Saturday April 27, at 8:30 p.m. at the Valley Music Hall in North Salt Lake. The far side of the hill has always intrigued Glenn Yarbrough. As a singer he has traveled this country from one end to the other and as a sailor he has investigated the waters of the Pacific. But Glenns horizons are not bound by the confines of land or sea. He is limited only by the imagination of composers and the skill of musicians, for Glenn is on a con- Almost from the time a child enters his first schoolroom and begins his education he is bound to come up against one question more than most others, Well what did you learn in school today? Some children may amuse, surprise or just plain shock you with the answers they give. The first thing many children will remember of the days happenings are some jokes or rid-- d 1 e s they especially enjoyed. Some Ive heard childremquote are ones such as: recently What is the difference between a hill and a pill? Answer. While one is hard to get up, the other is hard to get down. Another one is: What nut holds up the ceiling? Answer: The walnut. One of the current jokes goes as follows: Small girl - Whats the little machine on the floor in the bathroom? Small boy -All I know is my Mom stands on it and it makes her mad. Right about now some child- ren may answer your question by giving you a travelog on the Texas World Fair HemisFair 1968, which opened April 6 in San Antonio and run through October 6, 1968. Then they are likely to ask you a question, Can we go there on our vacaAbout this time you tion? probably wish youd never asked your own question in the first place. When you receive foolish (to your way of thinking) answers to your query do you wonder whatever is happening to the educational standards of our century? One parent whos son is a sports enthusiast, recently commented that he wondered if they were teaching anything else but current sports events and players, and it made me begin to do some thinking when he said very disgustedly, Let me tell you things were different when I went to school, we were there to learn something! As I say I d:'d some thinking and some soul searching and asked myself, What did I learn in school? After the usual alphabet, numbers, time tables and reading and writing what did I remember now for sure that I had learned then?Someof the things gave me a laugh, some of them were hard to believe, and some of them made me just plain flabber-gaste- d. But the more I think of it, even with all their modern methods and gadgets have things changed very much? Recently I heard a teenager comment on the discussion their math class had enjoyed on hippies and flower children and I remembered the particular day when in fourth grade music class our teacher taught us something Ive remembered down through all those years. He hadbeen teaching us to play the harmonica (supposedly), but somehow the subject of spelling came up and he decided to teach us how to spell some difficult word., Some of the students thought we should try to spell because one of the boys had that last name, but we finally decided to concen- el, stant evploration through the world of music. When Glenn chooses a song for himself, it is only after careful thought. It must have a beautiful melody and a meaningful lyric; and once he has found it, he treats it with care. As he explains it, I just try to do good songs. I dont care whether their pedigree is Broadway, folk or rock and roll. But the melody must be so good that it becomes a vehicle for the words; it must be good enough to stay in the background. The words much have the most importance. For Glenn, a performance begins long before he steps onto a stage. Many hours of preparation go into each appearance, starting with the selection of material and through countless hearsals. Glenn features The Fred Ramisez Trio. Fred joined Glenn in 1964 and has traveled with him ever since, occasionally deserting his piano for the vibraharp or bongos. Recently, his distinctive piano style convinced Warner Brothers Records that Fred has a future as a single performer and he was asked to sign a recording contract with them. Also appearing with Glenn will be Decca recording stars Maffitt and Davies. Their latest hit is Taste LikeStraw-berrie- s. Tickets are now on sale at the Valley Music Hall box office in North Salt Lake, and may be charged at all Sears, ZCMI, and Castleton stores. Valley Music Hall will present Bobbie Gentry in three concerts starting, Friday May 3rd at 8:30 p.m. with two performances, Saturday May 4th at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Show Business is rife with tales of success , but few can match the story of Bobbie Gentry, the dark-hariyoung miss whose very first record (Ode To Billy Joe) not only became the No. 1 best-sellin the ed er but did. it within four weeks after it was released by capitol records a country Czechoslovakia. Idont know just what I did learn besides that in the music class that year. But I do know that I have never had any trouble spelliig Czechoslovakia, and do you know to this day I cant play a harmonica. Its a strange world isnt it? trate on STATE INSPECTION TIME IS HERE There is more truth than poein the following (author un- - Complete Auto Service Pick Up and Delivery Dependable Guaranteed Service - BUTLER MOTOR 798-396- 9 - 1815 South Main, Spanish Fork, Ut. Serving South Utah County for sales pace equalled in the record industry by only two other acts The Beatles and The Monkees. Just as interesting as the sales statistic is the way in which Bobbie first came to capitol and signed a contract. Originally, she had aspirations of becoming a songwriter. Early in 1967, Bobbie took several of her compositions to a music publisher, Larry Shayne, in hopes of getting them recorded. Shayne took the tunes, including aDud of Bobbie singing Mississippi Delta, to capitol A&R producer, Kelly Godon. Gordon not only saw the potential in the song, but in Bobbie as a singer as well, and it wasnt long before Bobbie was under contract to capitol. Within a few Ode To Billie Joe months was written, recorded and released along with Mississippi Delta as her first single. The rest, of course, is history, Bobbies single became a hit on every station in the country from rockn roll outlets to country and western stations. Her first album, Ode To Billy Joe, which was released the day her single hit No.l, is now heading in the same direction. The variety of airplay is, perhaps, a reflection of Bobbies diversified background. She was born on a farm in Chickasaw County, Mississippi and attented Palm Valley High School. Bobbie then studied at UCLA and theL.A. Conservatory of Music. Aside from an accomplished guitarist, she also plays piano, vibes, banjo and bass. Prior to her career as a singer, Bobbie worked in little theatre groups and as a dancer and singer. In addition to the recording career and appearBillie Joe has ances that opened up for her, Bobbie is also beginning to carve herself quite a niche on television with guestings on The Smothers Brothers and Johnny Carson shows and in November, shes slated for the NBC-T- V Perry Como special. The success, however, has done little to change Bobbie She still lives in an apartment in the Silverlake Area of Los Angeles and most of her spare time - if there is any goes into songwriting. Appearing with Bobbie will be the hilarious comedy team of Skiles and Henderson. The key to Skiles and Hendersons unique humor is keenly timed improvisation coupled with over 140 vocal sound effects. Pete Henderson is an accomplished piano, bass, violin, saxophone and guitar player. Bill Skills; wails on drums, vibes, piano and tire pump. Both show virtuosity with a multitude of home made instruments. Their incredible vocal flexibility enables them to recreate the sounds of any environment from treetops to sewers;. It was the voices of Skiles and Henderson speaking the words for many of the apes and monkeys in Walt Disneys Jungle Book. Tickets are now on sale at Valley Music Hall Box Office in North Salt Lake, and may be charged at all Sears, Castleton, and ZCMI stores. This Weeks We Stock a Complete Line of Glass Windshilds and all Relative Parts Phone Are you a young horsewoman (16 years or over) living in Utah County or the Dis- try mnrmGanrmwrsnnnrmnnnrM Reim-schiiss- 68 Strawberry Rodeo Queen Contest May 30 Laments of An Editor - How True To SPECIAL 65 CHRYSLER 4 Door Sedan 1995 LANE BARRON PAINTER MOTOR Phone CO. 465-241- 6 103 North Main, Payson 24 Years NEWSPAPER cet mm mr known.) trict Consider the editor! A child is born to the wife of a merchant in the town. The physician getteth the ten plunks. The editor writteth a stick and a half and telleth the multitude that the child tippeth the beam at nine ponds. Yea he lieth even as a centurion. And the proud father giveth him a Cremo. Behold the young onegroweth And the up and graduateth. editor put-teinto his paper a swell notice. He telleth of the wisdom of the young woman and other exceeding completeness. Like unto the roses of Sharon is she and her gown is played up to beat the band. 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The editor printeth a death notice, two columns of obituary, three lodge notices, a cubit of poetry and a card of thanks. And he forgetteth to read proof on the head and the darned thing cometh out, Gone to her last roasting place. And all that are akin to the de- - If you are, then get yourself and your horse in shape to compete in the 1968 Strawberry 4 riding club area? State has Need For More Dairy Farmers the states full-tidairymen numbering fewer than 1,000 and that number getting smaller every year, its time we did something to examine our position, says Don Allen, chairman of the Utah Farm Bureau Dairy Committee and president of the Utah County Farm Bureau. Well discuss some of the most pressing problems facing dairymen at the coming Dairy Conference in Salt Lake City, Mr. Allen said. The Dairy Conference will be held Aril 23rd at 10:00 a.m. in the Prudential Federal auditorium. Well have the meeting over and everyone on their way home by three in the afternoon, the dairy leader stressed. The meeting will feature Hollis Hatfield, Director of the Dairy Department of the American Farm Bureau Federation and Troy Kearn, president of the American Dairy Association. Also in the program will be Dr. Carl A. Ernstrom, Pro- -' fessor of Dairy Science, Utah State University. We not only invite everybody in the dairy business to attend but we strongly urge everyone connected in any way with the production and distribution of milk to make sure theyre in attendance, Mr. Allen added. The only charge for the meeting will be the $2.50 per plate luncheon to be served in with the meeting. Tickets will be available at the With th The signing program of the County Highway Depart- ment needs public support and help if it is to be effective, according toStanleyD. Roberts, Utah County Commission Chairman. We are trying to divert as much money as we can to the highway signing program within the road system of Utah County but the public will have to help us if we are going to accomplish what we intended. Part of the problem is pure vandalism and part is thoughtlessness of the general public. All of the acts create dangerous condi- -' tions and some instances are almost certain to cause serious accidents and possible deaths on our roads. One example the commissioner gave is that of removing the top support of a curve sign causing it to swing under and indicate exactly the opposite direction of the curve to that intended. If someone not familiar with the road were to anticipate a left curve and then drop on to a right curve the results would be disastrous. 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Mr. Ahman heartily encourages all rodeo fans, especially prospective rodeo queen contestants, to plan ahead for the Memorial Day rodeo activities in Pleasant Grove. They- are Phone cover 475 square CFGIEb OGFQDi phone door. ceased jumpeth on the editor with exceeding great jumps. And they pulleth out their ads and cancelleth their subs and they wing the hammer even unto the third and fourth generation. - gible to enter the contest, but girls who have been attendants may compete again, explains Mr. Vernon J. Ahman, rodeo chairman. Contestants will be judged on riding ability, personality, and beauty. Application blanks may be obtained from Mr. Ahman at 309 East 200 South, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062 or con-nect- on of Liquid Velvet latex falls to Oz0Dj Rodeo Queen Contest. It will be held on May 30 (Memorial Day), 8:00 p.m., at the Pleasant Grove Rodeo Grounds. The rodeo grounds are located north of the Pleasant Grove un-- d e r p a s s on the west side of Highway 89. 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