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Show Clean-u- p Kickoff Drive Planned Jd'rMh Saturday April 25 Payson is organized as it has never been organized before for the spring clean-up drive. Volume 77 Number 16 PAYSON, UTAH THURSDAY, APRIL 16, Eighty enthusiastic chairmen and block captains of the Mayors Improvement and Beautification Committee met April 9 at the Payson High School to complete details for the clean- 1964 up. Saturday, April 25, was the date set for the kickoff drive in the spring clean up. Block captains were given check sheets to be given to each honv to check the clean up needed. The object is not to just rake the yards and the streets but to remove many objectionable vacant and unused buildings. Already the committee has been contacted by Payson citizens asking help in removing Free Glaucoma Clinic is Planned by Lions Club Payson Lions Club will sponsor a free Glaucoma and Diabetes Clinic. ulljata limit tl) aizp nf it HUISH THEATRE REOPENS Huish Theatre reopened its doors Tuesday night after being closed since October 19. We are happy to have them open their doors again and hope that citizens of this area will support them and they will be able to operate the show profitably. James Ellet' will be house manager of the theatre. He has had over 20 years experience in the theatre business having owned and operated three theatres in the Sevier County area. Gene Braith-wait- e will be manager of all the Gilhool owned theatres. We are also hoping that the children will also appreciate the reopening of the Huish Theatre and when they attend the shows they will go there to watch the show and not to play. Many adults have- - complained about the noise children make when they have attended the show, but the children just ignored a request by the management to be quiet. If we want the Huish Theatre to remain open, we should sup-oit and see to it that our children act so adults will enjoy attending the shows. It isnt good for the growth of general welfare of any city to have closed or vacant business houses and Payson has more than its share of empty business buildings. We congratulate Mr Gilhool in having faith enough in our city to reopen. Likewise, businessmen who preach this doctrine, should also observe the rule if they want support of its citizens. rt The clinic will bo held in the Payson Senior High School on Wednesday, April 29, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Eye specialists and medical doctors from different areas of the state will be present to conduct the tests for both Glaucoma and Diabetes. The Payson Clinic will be the first that tests have been made for diabetes. It has been found that this disease has a relation to blindness. A Glaucoma Clinic was held :n April last year and 1624 were tested that night. It was the biggest held in the state last year. Residents fromSantaquin, Goshen, Genola, Eureka, Nephi, and Spanish Fork are invited to the clinic as well as Payson area residents. Glaucoma is a strange sounding word that might be confused with the name of a town or a race horse, but it really is the name of a much too common eye condition that is slowly stealing the vision of over one million American adults who are over 35 years of age. During the past 51 months EG free Glaucoma surveys have been conducted by the Utah Ophthamological Society. These dedicated eye physicians have tested 30,332 person for Glaucoma throughout the state. Resulting from this extensive investigation for Glaucoma 300 persons, who were unaware of thsir condition, are under treatment for Glaucoma. Applications Open For Boys State such buildings. Some of Ihest will be burned and others torn down. If any of you have such building, contact Ben A. Lea tham chairman cf the clean up Reece, Slewpot; Lou Ann Hendrickson, Bloody Mary; Boyd Worthington, Capt. Brakett; Darrell Ashby, Com. Harbison; and David Rindlisbacher, Lt. Cable. School WoDIPVesenti oiytih Pacific TEws. Piri IrUSglh) South Pacific, a musical olay, will be staged this week at Payson High School auditorium by students of the music, drama and dance departments. Dates are Thursday and Friday, with students urged to attend the Thursday presentation and adults on Friday. Curtain time will be 8 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at City Drug. South Pacific, by Rogers and Hammerstein, is a well Strawberry to Water 64 known musical, having been produced on Broadway in New York City, on film in Hollywood and by numerous ambitious groups in Utah. The play has been polished to perfection for local showing under direction of Carl Hoffman, Glen Olsen and Clara ohnson of the faculty. The part of Nellie Forbush is being played by DeAnn Bott and Alan Wilde plays the character, Emile De, Beque. David Rindlisbacher is Cable; Lane Elmer, Billis, and Tom Reece is Stewpot. Lee Ann Hendrickson is Bloody Mary; Pat Burdick, Liot; Boyd Worthington, Capt. Brakett and Darrell Ashby, Comm. Harbison. In addition a chorus of male and female voices add to the presentation. Students and faculty have helped with scenery, props and tickets. GOP Calls County Meeting Friday A meeting of the Utah County Republican Central Committee will be held Friday, April 17. The meeting will be held in the south court room of the City and County building at 7:30 p.m. Purpose of the meeting are: 1. Setting the date and time for the mass meetings to be held in the voting districts of (continued on back page) . Security To Give Report Ward Sunday evening. Elder Holdaway. son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Holdaway, returned home last Saturday evening after fulfilling a mission in Australia. The services will be held in Ward chapel the First-Fift- h and will begin at 5;30 p.m 0-fax were elected at the years last meeting held April 8. Elected were Mrs. Vernile Gasser, president, Mrs. Clyde Haskell, 1st vice president, Principal John W. Powell, 2nd vice president, and Mrs. Frank Beckslrom, secretary-treasure- r. The program was presented Montague, Raymond t chairman, was in charge by the students under direction and the ie carnival along with of Principal Powell :. officers. Mrs. Jerry president, Mrs. Neil Ste-w- vice as president, ipal John W. Powell, 2nd T. H. president, and Mrs. r, , 1st secretary-treasure- v officers r. teachers. The program was a physical fitness program in keeping with the theme, Strengthening our America Mentally, Physically and Spiritually, which has been the PTA for next year theme the past year. Monthly Events 20-2- 1. The oldest and largest High School Model United Nations New executive officers Assembly in the country will L. D. S. Sociables under hold its tenth annual meeting the direction of Owen Rich, at the University of Utah April Representative of the M.I.A. 17 and 18. General Board, have recently Over 1500 students from 70 revised the entire program. Utah high schools will be on Seven committees are in the the campus to learn about process of organizing new and discuss world affairs at activities which will encompass the Utah Model UN. The two-da- y eligible members from all 22 is sponsored stakes in Utah County, with assembly jointly by the University Di- approximately 200 wards. Each vision of Continuing Education, stake has a high council repreand the Utah Chapter of the sentative who works directly Association for the United with the Executive Committee and a ward representative. Nations. In addition to the existing School students Payson High dance and fireside programs, will represent two nations, The Phillipines and Equador. the new program will include bowling, pot luck dinners, picRepresenting The Phillipines nics, and other activities. will be Cynthia Phelps, Lou In order to develop these Ann Hendrickson and Kay-lee- new activities, a committee of Drissell. Representing eight people under the leaderEquador will be Lynne Cowan ship of Willadeen Hamson, are LuJean Hiatt, Mark Oldroyc now gathering the names of all and Ned Dunford. members in the eligible In addition to the representaAs soon as this bcundry. tives of the two countries data is an exaccumulated, Bruce Winegar will be repor- tensive will be questionnaire ter; Connie Hall and David sent out to determine the inRindlisbacher will act as collo- terest and of Boy Scouts Plan Scout-0-Re- e For Saturday Utah National Parks Council of Boy Scouts of America will conduct the The Scout-O-Re- 1984 e Scout-O-Re- e will be held Saturday in the BYU West Annex from Field-hous- e, 5 to Scout p.m. Seventy-fiv- e Troops from Lehi to St. George will have displays on Scouting, skills, crafts, talent and 8 training. Three troops from Nebo Dis-- . trict will have displays at the The West Ward Explorers, Fourth Ward Boy Scouts and the Sixth Ward Cub Pack will each have a presentation. Tickets are available from the local Scout leaders or at the Scout office in Provo. Adfeelings eligible mission is adults $1.00 and all under 18 will be charged 59c. (continued on back page) Scout-O-Re- e. Jolene Clark and after the traditional parade of lags, will give the young Utahns an opportunity to debate the major issues of our civilization, basing their debate not upon their own prejudices but upon a conscientious attempt to adopt the views and attitudes of their assigned country. The students have been collecting material on the cultural economic, historical and political aspect of their adopted countries since last September in order to play their roles as Noel Dixon, commander of the Payson TJN delegates as realistically BURN OLD FLAGS American Legion left, Ross Dowdle, center, and Gerald Hansen, as possible. The Model UN helps students right, watch the burning of old and obsolete American Flags. Old flags should be destroyed in this way. o develop political awareness. The young delegates run he entire assembly. They outline the program and write their own resolutions. After studying their adopted counPayson American Legion lete after new stars have tries, these resolutions event- officials recently burned an been added, is standard procedure according to officers. ually become the agenda for obsolete American flag in ob- The American the Model UN sessions. displays servation of American Week, the American Legion flag on a staff and the act also marked the their building whenLocal Students Cast first usage of the new rock outside ever aspecial occasion occurs fireplace the organization has Most recently the flag was seen In College Play built in their large assembly at in hoor of Genroom. eral MacArthur whose death Three Payson students at Burning of a flag, made obso occured during the week. Snow College are presently in rehearsal for the sage presen taticn of The Taming Of The chrew by William Legion Burns Obsolete Flag will half-ma- ce k View PTA purchased a for the school with raised during the year, ids were raised by the at a school carnival held arch. The school board ,ed funds of the PTA for jrchase of the new equip- at U April Lewis Huff is chairman of the event, assisted by G. Osmond Dunford, Neldon Stevens and Dale Elmer, members of of the Boys and Girls committee. Richard Holdaway Opened in S. F. Employment County Plan Stephen Rich will be a specialized agency. Dr. Harold W. Bently, dean of the Division of Continuing Education and Chairman of the Model UN said this years colloquium discussion will be the role cf the United Nations and Richard Holdaway . . . returns the role of the United States from Australia Mission. n the UN. He said the topic for the specialized agencies section will be Education. The sessions, which begin x in Spanish open their sub-offiFork Monday, April 13. The office will be in the Utah National Guard Armory. This is the same service that has been offered the last several seasons. It is hopeful that this might be a good place where both agricultural employers, and nonagricultural, might get together with employees. Manager for this season will be Mr. Clem C.Allen The clerk will be Mrs. Gloria Nelson. The Telephone number is Marshall Glenn, Supervisor of the agricultural program in Utah County, is hopeful that this will be a successful season. The success will hinge on two things: the willingness of employers to use this service Model UN quium; High School PTA Sets Richard Holdaway will give a report of his mission in the Meeting April 22 Sacrament Services of the First The final PTA meeting of the High School will be held on Wednesday, April 22, at 8 p.m. Topics that will be discussed at the meeting include student cars at the school, student disrespect and student dress. Election of officers for next year will also be conducted. To Attend ke av-rag- e, Machine 23--- 4, Payson Students 1943-5- 7 Thermo-fa- x Some 200 applications are wanis Talent Snow, scheduled expected to be submitted by for Thursday and Friday, April local youngsters who wish to in the High School audparticipate in the annual Ki- - itorium. Judges will be from Brigham Young University. LD5 Sociables in Preliminary contests will be held Monday and Tuesday, paper for complete details of the spring clean up. Applications for Boys State Deliver 85 are now being accepted by the Payson American Legion. From these applications 11 boys will Of in be selected to attend Boys State The Strawberry Water Users from June 29 to July 4 Boys interested may contact Gerald, Association Board of Directors Hanson or Noel Dixon for more met on April 8, and through information. much careful thought and consideration of the forecasts and the present storage in the Strawberry reservoir, the board decided that the farmers would receive 85 of their contracted water rights this summer.. The active storage . in the Strawberry Reservoir as of April 1, was 57,000 acre feet as compared with 54,530 acre feet as of April 1 last year. The three snow courses in Strawberry. Valley show there should be about a 66 of average inflow into the reservoir this year, if the precipitation is about normal this spring. This 66 of normal is about an inflow of 37,000 acre ft. while the average is 56,000 acre feet. It will take about 59,000 of the acre feet to fill the 85 contracted rights. With the snow cover in Hobble Creek Canyon, Spanish Fork Canyon, and Payson Canyon the forecast runoff for Spanish Fork River should be of the 1943-5- 7 about 70 or about 30,000 acre feet as compared with 19000 acre e'last year. Hobble Creek acre feet is forecast for 22,000 runoff, 937c of average. Pay-se- n Canyon is forcast for 817c PROJECT of average or 6,500 acre feet Park COMPLETES PTA SCHOOL VIEW PARK machine for the runoff. View School PTA purchased a Thermo-faschool with funds raised from a school carnival and matching funds from the school district. Mrs. Jerry Stewart, left, is PTA president, Mrs. Raymond Montague, cener, yas project Employment Office chairman, John W. Powell, right, is principal. Park View School PTA Buys Annual Kiwanis Talent Nite Thurs. Fri. April 23 - 24 program. Watch next weeks PAYSON HIGH STAGES SOUTH PACIFIC members of the cast of South Pacific which will be produced Thursday and Friday nights are, left to right, Lane Elmer, Billis; Tom TROPHIEa FOR TALENT SHOW G Osmond Dunford, left, and Lewis Huff, right, Kiwanis Club chairmen for their annual talent show are pictured with four of the many trophies that will be awarded at their show next Thursday and Friday. Shake-Spear- e. The youths are Dennis Tay-leson of Mr. and Mrs. Don Taylor, playing part of Arthur Noon, son of Mr. and Mrs. LaVar Noon, playing and Mrs. LaVar Noon, plaing the part of Tranio; and Randy Staheli, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Staheli, who portrays the character, Curtis. The play, chosen in commen-oratio- n of the 400th anniversary of the birth date of Shakespeare, will be stage April at Snow Auditorium in st Events cf the Week r. Gre-min- o; 798-614- 2. Students in the elementary schools of Payson will assure everyone that Reading Is The Key that opens the door to a wonderful and exciting new world. These children, Melissa Angus, Craig Johnson, Grey Jackson and Christine Powell, are enjoying new library books at the Wilson School where National Library Week, April 12 to 18, is being appropriately observed. 23-2- 5 THURSDAY, APRIL 16 South Pacific, High School, 8 p.m. Stake Meeting Jr. Cultus Club FRIDAY, APRIL 17 South Pacific, High School, 8 p.m. Payson American Legion Meeting SUNDAY, APRIL 19 Welcome Home Elder Richard Holdaway, First Ward Con-elatio- 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 High School PTA, 8 p.m. Cultus Club Meeting |