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Show Escalante Chit Chat We have had some record heat for this time of year and glots of dust along with It. I just got a report mailed last week that Mabel Pratt was better, auJ they rushed her back to the hospital, she is still over there and not a bit well. The Roland Porters brought their, daughter Max-Ine Horrlcks home and she is much better. Twila Mclnelly is also home and is better but weak. We are sorry to report that Bernard Schow's daughter, Maurine who has been un- t conscious since July 4th is no better; the doctors told them they just as well take her home and care for her as there vas nothing could be done for her. Usher and Eva Spencer are home from Provo and Usher is recovering fairly well from his major surgery but they are both having an awful time to recover from the shock of the death of their son Stf.n. Three children from here went ta Panguitch last week and had (continued inside) ESCALANTE (continued from Fage one) their tonsils removed, they tfere the young sons of the Hal Shurtz's and Bill Griffins and the daughter of the Vernon Spencers. A Primary convention was held here Monday, Sept. 30; two ladies from the general board were in attendance accompanied by the husband of one of them; other members of the Priesthood attending were: President J. Clyde Spencer, Usher Spencer and Ber-nell Baker of Boulder. Sunday night .both wards held their special MIA program, the young people had some really good talks prepared but there weren't too many out, in fact the actors almost outnumbered the audience. Mr. and Mrs. Verl Shurtz of Salt Lake City visited relatives and friends here, Verl is Calvin's oldest boy. Lane Reynolds of Salt Lake City and Glade Reynolds of Richfield were Deer hunting in the vicinity so dropped in to visit at the Cliff Reynolds home. Mrs. Jessie Giles and son Robert of Bicknell, also her daughter Gloria and her husband and baby came Sunday to visit Jessie's mother. Aunt Susan Heaps. The DeLane Griffins took their family and Aunt Erma Gates to St. George; the Griffins spent the day in the Tem-ple and Erma visited with her sister in Santa Clara, Mrs. Sylvan Graff. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Porter and family of Provo have been visiting at the Blake Robinson home, also Mrs. Kay Staples of Richfield, they are two of the Robinson's daughters. A local man came back from .the races in Salt Lake City with a bruised swollen look around the .mouth, of course it could have been cold sores, or anyone can, get tangled up with a revolving door, but there was a rumor that he was , struck with a guided muscle. You are all familiar with ' the touching Bible story of Ruth, the ideal daughter-in-law, we have its parallel now; Gordon Phyllips of Salt Lake City is here visiting with John Mclnelly, he used to be married to John's daughter Ber-neice, but they split up and she has another husband and family now, but he thought so much of his father-in-law he Is living with him. He claims he lost his wallet and can't travel without "Purse or Script" so is just staying here. We have had some rough old winds, one sneaked in the night and blowed a huge tree limb over on the roof of the house where Emerson and Alice Porter live; it didn't do much damage except to scare Aunt Al out of ten years growth; for a person who never had a family she has the largest family on record, one of her boys, Dale Schow, son of the Dick Schows of Salt Lake City, came to visit her, ho came with the Gail Alveys. Mrs. Zelma Wilson, assisted by her husband Lcnza, took her Primary grodp the Guide Patrol boys, five of them down to Calf Creek on an outing, they climbed the ledges, waded the creek, consumed food and had a wonderful time. The town seems rather deserted with so many young people gone away to school; most of them to Cedar City, the Jimmy Spencers, Blaine Willis, Sharon Dale Marsh, Holbcrt Smith, Karen Jeppson, Dean-na Lyman, Richard Christian-sen, and Mary Mclnelly; Cal Porter went to St. George, ana Chan Mclnelly and Marjorie Spencer to Logan; Marjorio left her three little boys for Thurman to take care of with the ample assistance of Grandma and Grandpa Zcnz. McKinley Morrell of Junction has sold his property in this country to a Rasmussen of Monroe; it will seem rather odd not to see McKinley around, maybe now he has the habit and will come anyway. The Jap Osbornes are also selling out to a Button from Kanab, Mrs. Button is Ihe former Leah Coleman , of Salt Gulch. Visitors at the Morris Shirts home were Miss Nina Conover from Hammond, Ind. and her sister Mrs Vera Holt of Bloom-field, Kentucky. This Miss' Conover was Radio Instructor in Scotfield, 111. in 1943 when Alpine Shirts was going to school there; he became ill and was taken to the hospital and this la'dy went to the hospital f and kept him up on his studies. Of course Alpine told his mother and Neta wrote her a letter of appreciation, ana they became "Pen Pals", so she brought her sister and came out for this visit. Morris and Ncta have taken them around to the places of scenic interest and they were very thrilled with the country. Alpine and his family have gone to Iran, sent by the Federal Government through the BYU, he is to be an instructor in the school of Administration, and will be gone two years. He will make good money and have his living quarters furnished complete with maid and gardener service. Wouldn't that be wonderful? Both wards had Fast day services here Sunday; the son "of the James Mclnellys was blessed in the South Ward by his Grandpa Vern Lyman, ana the daughter of the John Normans was blessed in the North ward. Sunday afternoon a Priesthood meeting and a Relief Society Union meeting was held at Boulder, there was a 'good representation from here, 'Mabel Ott of Tropic stuffed her Magazine behind a bench, but Nethella Griffin, being a retired school teacher and on to those tricks of hiding books to keep from getting lessons, Tetrived her magazine, so Mabel had no excuse for not being prepared. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Reed j of Colorado are here visiting her parents, the Theo Barkers, that's their daughter Betty Jean, she and her sister, Gayla Cordon went to Tropic to spend the day with their fcousin, Leda Mae Foster. Gwen Lyman made a mess of the Garfield Stake Relief Society by resigning as President, but they finally got it organized again. They just stepped the old officers up, Nelda 'Willis for President; Fay Al-vey, first Counselor; Thelma Marsh, second Counselor; La Rue Griffin, Secretary; Thelma Cottam, Chorister; then "there's two new board mem-bers, Zelma Wilson, visiting Teachers Topic, and LaVern Woolsey as Theology leader. You can tell that November i s just around the corner, there are political messes being stirred up, that's one bad habit I've tried not to acquire 'but was requested to write up some candidates for town Mayor and two City Council-men. For Mayor Claron Griffin, and the Councilmen Jim Haycock and Doyle Cottam; didn't find out the platform ot these fellows but they all seem to be solid citizens and I Imagine would be willing to follow the usual pattern of kissing babies, especially if the babies were the right age and sex. Thero has been one illegal deer hunter caught and fined, Fred H. Wedden of Los Angeles, California was fined $25.00 for hunting without a' red shirt; they call this a free country but you can't even get shot and have it legal, not even half shot. The Sophomore class went on an outdoor party last weekend but it wound J L 11,.. up in the old familiar "Battle of tho Sexes"; there were no casualties thanks to the teach-' crs: Edson Alvcy, Lewis Griffin and Ardene Bench. Sadc Osborne got her hair all curled up to go to Spring-ville to see her son Elmer and family;. Elmer is just completing a new home and plans on his mother spending the winter with them, but she wanted to look it over before locking up her home here. |