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Show Escalante Chit Chat PAY ALVKY As the song says, Summertime is nearly over," and we wonder where it went, the atmosphere is much cooler. Ver-da Griffin had surgery in the Panguitch hospital and Is holding her own. LaVem Griffin is improving so much that he takes the long way around to go down town in his wheel chair. Relatives got word that Wanda Hansen and Nan Mor-rell were out of the hospital and felt like they were over the worst of their ordeals. Wllmlrth Wooley has been added to the injured, got her finger in the meat saw at the Munson's grocery, they rushed her to Panguitch where it took seven stitches to mend the rip, it is her trigger finger and she hopes to get it healed by deer season. That meat processing equipment is tricky , way back when LaVar Mun-son was here running it, he sat down on the meat grinder and got behind in his work. Had another accident that was bad but could have been worse; Karl and Ann Spencer were leaving here just night to go back to Callente where they live, when they got in the Upper Valley they found one of the Spencer bulls out side the fence. They stopped and Karl was trying to get it back where it belonged when a car came along on the same side of the road Karl could see he could not get the animal out of the way so jumped to safety and the cur and bull met head on, running the bull's horn through the windshield. Beth Robinson was driving the car with Lana listen beside her. the glass was broken on Lana's side causing minor cuts and bruises Zelma Wilson gave her rela tlves and friends a scare with out meanig to; her son Dale, along with Arnold Alvey and Mack LeFevre, were camped in the Fifty Mile Mountain urea gathering cattle. Zelma had a message for Dale and tried to go by herself but could not cross the flood area In her pickup so came to town and asked Eph Coombs to take her in his Scout. Eph and Dicey picked Zelma up around 4 a.m. Saturday morning and took her to the wire correll near the foot of Fifty Mile Mountain. Eph got the understanding she was only going a short distance and that they were to wait for her which they did all day and night. Sunday morning it felt something drastic had happened, so they came to town for food and lp. Leo Wilson took his truck and horse and Slim Alvey and his horse and went in search of her Meanwhile Thurman and Marjle Spencer became so concerned they asked Don Kelly to fly the area in his plane. Marjle accompanied him with nourishment, and equipment to write notes They circled the area over and over but could find hide nor hair of Zelma. They flew over Dale's camp and by dropping Instruc tlon notes found he knew nothing of the whereabouts of his mother. They told him two men were coming from this end and for him to start from that one. Arnold and Mack knew nothing of the notes but could tell from the plane's ac tions something was wrong, so they split up to cover the area. Slim and Leo tracked Zel ma until real close and she hollered at them She was thirsty and red faced from the sun and embarrassment but otherwise in good condi tion They found her about 4 p m and she had been out of watf - for about 24 hours She said the night l.ad been cold as she was dressed rather scantily and had no matches (continued Inside) ESCALANTF (continued She had become just plain lost (call me up and I'll tell you how Slim expressed it). Betty Alvey met the bus in Panguitch and brought her father, Wallace Roundy home after his visit in the Salt Lake area and in Idaho. He met and visited an old missionary companion who lived near his daughter Wavie and family, in Idaho Hilo and LettieBoyce are home from a visit in Og-den where they had a reunion with all of their daugh ters and their families, there were 76 present. Their son A-cel did not make it, he lives in California. Rol and Mina Porter went to Provo to visit fa- mil) members and got toma lot s RUSl peaches, they report Bd the Irult quite plentiful and HDt too expensive. Art and Carol Joy Cooper and kids came from Texas to isit Morris and Neta Shirts lioss and Nadene Anderson and kids came from Provo, Al pine Shirts and family from Cedar CHy and they had re-i nions here and at Bryce Can yon where the Mama and Pa pa work Reeves and Laura I laker had a visit from her oldest brother. PeVere George, las wife and their grandson Mike of California, they stay d overnight and had an en joyable time. The Georges planned to stay in this State . nd attend general conference. Adelll Parker had son Aubrey, his wile and three kids here from Salt l ake, they had just left when Ella Mae Lee and daughter Maizie came Nell, John and Gary Don Me cham of Tropic spent one day hero with relatives. Malen and Angela Med am were here also Wayne Barey took lone back to Panguitch for a checkup, she was doing fine. Others having business in Panguitch were Kate Porter, Dixie Mitchell. Kathryn and Sharee Coleman, Bessie Griffin, Lu-cile Cowles. Thais Griffin, Mary Steed. Grace Barney, Martha and Lovell Twitchell, Starns and Fon Mecham, Ger-aldine Liston, Clarice Griffin, and John Droubay. The I ii- ti.Wui Clllb held their opening partv up Main Canyon's Green Spot ClOTOen Vadiwa and Bva Detn i Man as hostesss. IbflJ should have made more noise up then1 and (Otter, it all out of their ai tema before returning to town. Jane Round was not feeling well so her son RVM CUUM from Salt Like and got btt The Wilford Lifltoni had son Donald and family heir and the Grant Spencer's eon Wayne and wile all Horn fm guith The Lovell TwHchelli had Beth Coleman and IVann Gillies here again Kate and Iris Porter had husiness m Sail Lake City W'ally Woolsr, ,,,1 more Phillips men came here lor the great da of taking o et the former Conoco station Bvnn Excell had bin mother llilma. I sister and bet kids here from Pinguitch Krom Tropic came I.eda Mae Foster and boys and Ruth Paugh and kids to visit their parents The Harvey Ltltons bad a Ms it from the Frank Cahha'U' nl Page We told you llul) Griffin had beetl sustained at Stake YLMIA President she choee as counselors Donna Bailey and Retha Shurlz In Sacrament meeting Bundl) the North ward had as speakers LoreiUO Griffin and Leltwl Maws, Sa rah Shurtz played a piano solo The South ward had their conference with stake officers in attendance. Dewey Willis represented the Sunday School and Earl Jolley the YMM1A Some of the Riding club mem ben went to Richfield for the State Riding Club meet. Dm rol I Alvey took 3rd in calf ro City visited relatives here ping Terrill Bailey of Cedar John Norman would have liked a leaf from the book of Mary who had the little lamb, his lamb was big and it would not follow him. but broke a-way and ran like mad with all the dogs of the neighborhood iti pursuit The frightened creature found an open door which happened to be to one of the Moqui cabins ad ran in with the dogs still behind Finding no protection there it came out and ran straight to John who drove away the per suers and took it home When the works all done this Fall we'll all rejoice and grin, but by that time we're fearful the Winter work will begin f |