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Show h I County ASC Committee Members Selected David L. Peterson, Mt. Pleasant, has been elected a chairman and Don H. Prest-wicMoroni, At least one committee member and two alternates are elected each year, Mr. Kimura explained. He said that the farmer receiving the largest number of votes is elected to a three-yea- r term, and second r and third largest serve terms as alternates. Don L. Christensen of Ephraim, who has served as h, member of the Sanpete County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation (ASC) committee for a three-yea- r term. Charles H. Peterson, Center-fielwas named first alternate, and Bruce Bown, Manti, second d, alternate. one-yea- Harry Kimura, Gunnison, an incumbent member of the ASC committee, has become its . MANTI chairman of the committee, concludes his term of office December 31 after having been on the committee for nine years. Mr. Kimura said that farmer committees are in charge of local administration of national farm programs. Last year about 60 percent of all farmers in the county participated in one or more of the programs administered by the ASC Committee. Volume 91 Number 26 N "ESSiNSiR 1 MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1976 5 a copy Public Meeting Explores HUD Community Grant Manti City will submit to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a for a community development block grant in the amount of $300,000. The is being prepared with the assistance of Coon, King and Knowlton, the engineering firm which has been involved with the city in a number of projects. At public meetings Tuesday morning in the Manti City was Library, the discussed by, Mayor Frank j Wanlass, Gary Albert of Coon, King and Knowlton and others. Forty or more citizens attended the meetings. Mr. Albert said if the grant is approved it will come in the form of an outright award, with no requirement for repayment involved. The City Council has decided to apply for $200,000 for culinary water system improvements and $100,000 for upgrading housing in the Mayor Wanlass explained. He said that the $200,000 for water system improvements, if granted, would be used to replace some pipe high in the canyon and extend the collector system to several springs to increase the supply. The $100,000 would be used to assist people of very limited means whose housing is in extreme need of improvement to undertake home improveinsulatments like ing and painting. Mr. Albert indicated that this kind of money is allocated only under strict guidelines. According to Mayor Wanlass, the Council has determined that the water project and the home improvement project should have top priority at this time in seeking an HUD grant. Filing a gives us no assurance that we will receive a grant, the mayor We do feel that the said. projects we have in mind are deserving and want consideration along with other 'b f If, Book Published on (Nlj Manti LDS Temple T-: Reduces Interest Rates J. Keller Christenson, dent of the Federal Land PresiBank Association of Richfield, announced today a reduction of the Federal Land Bank of Berinterest rate keleys new-loa- n from 8.75 percent to 8.5 percent effective January 1, 1977,. on farm and ranch loans and from 9.25 percent to 9.0 percent on rural residence and loans. The reduced rates will apply to Delinquent Tax List Published The Delinquent Tax List for Sanpete County for 1976 is being published this week in the Manti Messenger. Extra copies of the list are available at the Messenger Enterprise office in Manti, the Gunnison Valley News office in Gunnison, and the Mt. Pleasant Pyramid office in Mt. Pleasant. -- existing loans that are subject to adjustment under the terms of the Land Banks variable interest rate plan to all new loans. In making the announcement, Mr. Christenson said, This will be the second reduction in our interest rates during the past eight months and is the result of a recent decline in money costs and the favorable outlook for the Land Banks earnings in 1977. This interest rate reduction will benefit approximately 11,000 borrowers in the Land e area during Banks the coming year to the extent of about $2.5 million in reduced interest payments. The lower new loan interest rates and the voluntary reduction of interest rates on existing loans are in line with the established policy of the Land Bank to provide long-terfinancing to agricul five-stat- Channel morning each Saturday at 11:00 oclock 7 through May 28. for the course is necessary. All Utah residents under the age of 21 must have a hunter safety card before they can purchase a hunting license the hunter education classes is the only way to earn that safety and attending said Lee Robertcertificate, son, Division training officer. He continued, "We feel that the television programs provide an excellent opportunity for many people to earn their safety cards and become more thoroughly acquainted with and safetybeing safety-traine- d conscious. In order to receive credit for taking the class by means of the television series, students must m Thank You Ball Set In State state Capitol Rotunda, January 7th at 7:30 p.m. when the Utah State Republican Party will hold a Grand Old Party Thank You with the Division of Wildlife Resources. A $2.00 registration fee must be sent to Hunter Safety, Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources, 1596 West North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116. Deadline for receiving applications is Friday, January 14, 1977. At the conclusion of the series each student will be required to submit a roll sheet, with parents being responsible for the accuracy of the record. Each student must also take three tests to judge his or her performance in field knowledge, shooting skills and the written material. A local hunter safety instructor will be assigned to each student following the conclusion of the series. pre-regist- The series of half-hou- Rotunda The first major social event of 1977 is scheduled for the Utah V V practices. The Federal Land Bank Association of Richfield makes long-terfarm and ranch loans throughout the 17 counties in Southwestern Utah, Southeastern Nevada and Northern Arizona. It is one of the 35 land bank associations which makes loans through the Federal Land Bank of Berkeley. During the first ten months of 1976, this association made 60 loans to amounting $2,778,627.00. The association is located at Richfield, Utah. m Hunter Safety Classes Beamed on KUED-TUtah State Division of Wildlife Resources hunter education classes will be shown on KUED-Tagain in 1977, beginning on January 15. The safety classes will be shown on ture at the lowest possible cost consistent with sound business r programs is a coordinated effort between the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; KUED-TV- ; and three other western states: Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The 1977 series marks the thirteenth consecutive year the program has been aired. Ball. People from all walks of life and all political persuasions are expected to attend the event which will feature live entertainment from top musical groups from around the state, dancing, a light buffet and n visiting with such dignitaries as Senator New Manti Adult Center Will Hold Open House The Manti Adult Center will have open house at its new home in the building formerly occupied by Smiths Food Store Friday afternoon from 2:00 to 5:00. Light refreshments will be served. Consider this a special invitation to visit our new enjoy refreshments some of your friends, Cal Mickelson, Adult Center Director, said. The new home will provide much more commodius quarters for the Center, Mr. Mickelson said. Well have about double the space, more adequate facilities, better parking, he pointed out. Involved in the acquisition of the new home was the sale of the building previously occupied to the South Sanpete School District. The district will use that building for office and quarters, and meet . 8111 feu helped us with the remodelling and the move from the old quarters to the new. We have a facility now that will much better meet our needs. It has largely been a project and I think we can all be proud of our accomplishment. storage space. Major remodelling has occurred in the new quarters. This has included the installation of a kitchen and rest rooms. Most of the difference in the sale price of the old quarters and the purchase price of the new building will come through a grant, Mr. Mickelson said. He added that money must be raised to cover the purchase of new equipment that has been placed in the new home. Several hundreds of dollars have been received, he said, but we need additional contributions to cover these purchases. In addition to the donations of money, thousands of hours of labor have been contributed, according to Mr. Mickelson. We couldnt have open house this week," he said, except for the many people who have v-- ' self-hel- p EAHJERREPORy The Manti weather data is reported each week by Leslie J. Anderson, Local cooperative observer for the U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau. Prec. Dec. 21.... 41 Dec. 22.... 39 42 Dec. 23 35 Dec. 24 Dec. 25.... 37 Dec. 26.... 48 Dec. 27 ' tWSr REXBURG-D- r. Glen R. Stubbs of the Ricks College Religion Department wrote a dissertation on the Manti Temple for his masters degree. Now, it has been published as a Stubbs tells of some religious experiences listed by some of those present for the services. Dr. Stubbs points out in the book that the religious significance is exemplified in the type of ordinances and ceremonies book. Called Temple on a Hill, performed in the temple, the book was published by the including marriage for time and Ricks College Press and tells eternity, baptism for the dead the history of the Manti and the religious ceremonies Temple. Chapters range from called the endowment, which is a course of moral and the settling of Manti and planning a temple to the religious covenants. Dr. Stubbs, president of the construction period, 1877-188Ricks the the College 8th Branch, was financing temple, workers and their skilled crafts, born in Gunnison, Utah, the son dedication of the temple and of Mr. and Mrs. Glendon K. additional improvements. The Stubbs, who now reside in religious significance of the Ephraim, seven miles from the Manti Temple. Dr. Stubbs temple is also discussed. graduated from Snow College President Wilford Woodruff and received his advanced of the Church gave the degrees from BYU. He and Kay dedicatory prayer May 17, Broadbent were married in the 1888. The book written by Dr. Manti Temple. 8, Immunization Clinics for Babies, Children Will Continue Pre-Scho- ol The Central Utah District of Health will continue to sponsor immunization clinics for babies and children in pre-scho- 5 . Religion person-to-perso- Class Jake Gam, Senator Orrin Hatch, Congressman Dan Marriott and the general chairman for the event, the Honorable David Kennedy, former United States Secretary of the Treasury. An additional feature will be special non-politic- al Planned awards given to Utah Citizens who have contributed to the betterment of the community in the past year in the fields of family life, medicine, culture and sports. Tickets are $25.00 per person and are available by writing Grand Old Party, Suite G-350 South 400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121. Funds raised will be used to defray campaign expenses. COZY PLEASANT surroundings typify lounge area of new Manti Adult Center, opening this week in their new location. 4 The Book of Mormon an Mosiah to Helaman will have adult religion class its opening session Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. in the Ephraim West Ward chapel. Instructor of the course will be Lemar O. Hanson, a member of the Ephraim Institute of Religion faculty and West Ward bishop. The class will focus on teachings of Book of Mormon prophets. The class will meet for eight weeks. A $7.50 registration fee is charged. Registration can be completed at the first session. Manti and Ephraim, according to Mrs. LaRue Johnson, public health nurse. She said clinics will be held in the Ephraim City Building on Jan. 5, March 2 and May 4 from 10 to 12 a.m. They will be held in the basement of the Manti Public Library Jan. 12, March 16 and May 1 1 from 10 to 12 a.m. According to Mrs. Johnson, the recommended age schedule for active immunization is as follows: two months, DPT, polio; four months, EPT, polio; six months, DPY, polio; one year, measles, rubella and mumps; 18 months, DPT, polio, four to six years DPT, polio. All kindergarten children should be fully immunized before entering school for optimum protection, Mrs. Johnson said. Children who will enter school next fall should plan to attend the March or May clinic. After age six, tetanus and diptheria boosters should be given every 10 years. |