Show STAhLE By LARRY STABLE STAHLE Sophomore What did your parents say say when they saw aDF's all aD allF's allF's F's on your report Freshman They didn't say anything to me They were too busy arguing ng which side of the family I took after It has come to the attention of the mayor and city council that tha 1968 is Ephraim's centennial centennial centennial centen centen- nial year as an incorporated city The date of the incorporation tion was February 14 1868 Of course Ephraim was settled as asa asa asa a community in 1854 The mayor was George Taylor Taylor Taylor Tay Tay- lor and councilmen were Peter Greaves N. N Christian Christian Christian- sen Lewis Olsen and Edward Jones Alfred Bailey was the recorder and J. J T. T Ballo was the treasurer David Beal was the appointed city marshal These names no doubt bring back memories of Ephraim's resplendent resplendent resplendent re re- re- re past In reviewing the well-kept well minutes minutes minutes min min- utes it is remarkable how similar similar similar simi simi- lar the problems of those times were to issues facing the present city council Of special importance importance import import- ance was how to get money to maintain streets distribute water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter through ditches to homes and how to maintain law and order How to get money for civic improvements was then a problem as it is now Taxes on alcoholic beverages were of considerable considerable considerable con con- help It was a bit unusual to discover discover discover dis dis- dis- dis cover that poll taxes were resorted resorted resorted re re- sorted to to raise money to help carry out needed improvement programs However it is evident evident evident evi evi- evi- evi dent from their minutes that in those days people were highly resourceful in doing the necessary necessary necessary sary things for themselves Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps there are opportunities to emulate our pioneer fathers in getting together to accomplish important civic improvements Mayor Allred pointed out that there Is is real need for people to work more closely together to achieve needed and important improvements in this city A small child was explaining explaining explaining explain explain- ing to her younger brother that it was wrong to work on Sun Sun- day But what about policemen policemen police police- men said the boy They have to work on Sunday Dont Don't Continued on page six II STAhlE Continued from page one they go to h heaven Of O course cours not replied his sister not needed there ere According to an article published published pub pub- yesterday in the Gunnison Gunnison Gunnison Gunni- Gunni son Valley News we will soon have a new official in the South Sanpete School District offices A small item on the front page of the paper carried the story that School Supt Jack F F. F Burr had submitted his resignation to the school board last Monday evening at their regular meeting and that the resignation had been accepted by the board r Last week we made an appeal to all aU prospective politicians to cOme come out of hiding and register I their their- names with the county t clerk I A few Sanpete politicians made the trip to toss their derby inthe in inI inthe I the ring but not very many There will be only one race tobe to tobe be decided in the primary election election election elec elec- tion which is slated for Septem Septem- ber This will come in the battle t t for r the State House of Representatives Representatives Representatives on the Democratic side of the fence W. W W. W Steins SteinI Stein- Stein s I mann filed for this post as did Evart Jensen Both men are from Ephraim Waiting on the Republican Republican lican Hcan side of the fence to challenge challenge challenge chal chal- lenge the winner is incumbent Vance Aagard of Fountain Green The other races saw two Gunnison Gunnison Gunnison Gun- Gun nison men file for the post of year four-year county commissioner I for the southern district Seeking Seeking Seeking Seek Seek- ing re-election re i is Republican RepublicanA I A A. A Eugene Jensen while DemoI Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- I crai crat Woodrow Beck is also seeking seeking seek seek- seeking ing the position In the northern sector of the I county Keith Hansen incumbent incumbent incumbent bent Democrat filed for the year two-year commissioner job He will be opposed by Keith R. R Jorgensen Jorgensen Jor- Jor gensen Mt Pleasant can Its It's easy to spot the husband who wont won't admit hes he's henpeck henpeck- ed He smokes a cigar while washing the dishes |