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Show Writing Project Bridges Generation Gap (Continued from Page 1) though the times are different," Fern Morten- sen says, "the people w?: .nM t ' o 1 ti U1 ,3 i H' ' i ty;. i U 1 never change. They will humor, tragedies in their always have a sense of lives, problems, and good times. I hope that when I am in my twilight years, the young people will take an interest in me. It is important." And Marianne Moore now enjoy talking adds: with my grandmother and asking her x j ' Fern Mortensen and Marianne Moore are Intrigued by interview with Ali Olsen. ' 1 i $ J r t Mattie Mickelson shows Lisa Betsey tome of the material concerning her school teaching days. questions about her father, who was an immigrant. 1 like finding out what it was like growing up when she did. 1 guess I want to know about earlier times because they are a part of me, my heritage, my roots, and I want to gather what can of those great times for 1 know they won't come again. We need to know now before the source goes away." The best way to savor the quality of "Generations Sanpete" is to obtain a copy. But here are some samplings that not only provide insights into times past but also into some very human personalities: World War I Alma Peterson: "1 fought in the war in Germany. I got into three battles. I never figured once that would get hit. A fellow from Idaho said that he figured he'd be killed. His girl wanted to get married before he left, but he said no, because he knew he'd never come home alive. And he was killed on that third night, was talking to another fellow one night, and we were talking about what we were going to do when we got home. He said, "Do you think you're going to get home?' I said, 'Sure.' He aked, Don't you figure on getting wounded?' I said. Nope. I'm going to go home just as good as 1 came over. I said, What about you? Do you expect to get killed?' No. but I expect to be wounded ' He was, "Well, we were glad when it was over, but you do get a glimpse of heaven along with it. Life is like that. I guess. Yes.' a glimpse of heaven." World War II Stanley Vorhees: "I heard the captain yell to abandon ship . . . We just swam awSy from everything . . . About seven of us swam over and got on the overturned boat. We rode on the bottom side of that for about three hours. The waves would hit us up around the neck. The destroyers couldn't move in to pick up the survivors for fear of hitting people floating in the i Joyous New Yes mrnfanh Air WTH Western Family SHREDDED HASH BROWNS Western Family 10 oz. pkg. PEAS rS TIME fon 39c ...239c n: refrigerator," Alonzo Farming Hanson: "Harvest was probably the best or the worst time of year. I say best or worst because if the season went well, and lots of everything was brought in, we celebrated and felt good. If the harvest was small it was a bad time am) everyone was in a bad mood, especially Dad. I guess he felt responsible. And he was for the family. He wasn't for the weather. That's the way it is nowadays with farmers, but they cant feel like my father did. You see. it was a life or death thing. You couldn't go to the grocery store when there was no food." Ali Olsen: Farming "I was born in a log cabin on what is now known as the Kesko farm. One room house homesteading I was a beautiful baby, look at me now. "When I was a boy, we used to hand plow with two head of horses on the old Kesko farm there, 'bout 200 acres. Do you know how many miles you'd have to walk behind that hand plow to plow an acre? Eight miles. Sixty-si- x times we had to go up and down that field to get an acre. There used to be, oh I would say, about 100 farmers here in Ephraim. We've got about 15 farmers here in Ephraim now. The small farms, they've been bought up by the bigger outfits. Look at the outfit that Leon's running. He's got mine, he's got Odell Peterson's, hes got Clayton Peterson's, he's got what he bought of Ralph Poulson. U'know where there used to be 40 acre farms, now they're up to 3,400 acres. we "I told you hooked up 30 head of horses every day. Now one tractor will almost do the work of those 15 teams . , , Then if ya had a good team of horses and 40 acres of ground with irrigation, you could live. You'd live on about 40 acres. But that day has passed." Gphjdni tw3 ykaow. ... Holiday Dance Dated at Snow Ihcic will be a "Break tin Holul.iv Blues" dance lu Id ai the Snow College old gvm a 1 pm. Fudav I lie nielii. event is su.iisoied In Suou Col-I- . e . Planned The Ephraim Police Dept, is sponsoring a rabies clinis on Dec. 29 from to 4 p.m. behind the fire house. Dogs and cats will be given the vaccinations. Police Officer Bill Strode said. Non residents may also bring their animals. 1980 dog licenses will be on sale during the clinic. Officer Strode said. Owners of animals that have had a current rabies vaccination will need to bring the receipt with them in order to obtain a license. fftaf, Sand ccaing and Jeff and Paula Edmunds and baby from Miss Cherril Madsen left Monday morning for Yuma, Ariz to return to her work in cooperative education with Arizona Western College after spending five days in Ephraim with her folks and attending wedding festivities for a niece, Rae Ana Rasmusoa. The Marion Rosquist is a busy Mt. Pleasant. place this Y uletide with all the family home to spend Krsrefiert the holiday together. Dennis and Mary Ann Kirkland and four children tecsst fcptitcst MANTI MESSENGER USPS32MM gathered at the Leslie Madsen home Sunday evening for an early Christmas Eve and dinner prior to Cherrils departfamily er ure. Michael and Janet Kjar and four children were in Ephraim Friday evening to attend the wedding of Rae Ann Rasmusoa and Robert Tibbs. They returned to their home in Centerville that evening. Elizabeth, a daughter, served as flower girl in the reception line at the wedding. Among those who came from out of town to attend wedthe Rasmuson-Tibb- s ding reception Friday evening were Roger and Elayne Rasmuson, Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth (Mitzi) Osborne, Mrs. Phyllis Armstrong and daughter, Ruth, all of Salt Lake City, All are relatives of Robert Rasmuson. Published every Thursday at Manti, Utah. Entered in the Post Office at Manti, Utah 84642, as second-clas- s matter under the act of Congress of March 3. 1879. MAILING ADDRESS Manti, Utah 84642 Phane: to attend the 1 4 In Sanpete County S8.S8year Outside Sanpete County S7.S0year came from Fillmore Friday night 835-42- SUBSCRIPTION RATES Mr. and Mrs. Ray (Gwen) Rowley, son. Dan and daughter, Mary Lyn wedding reception of their cousin, Rae Ann Rasmuson. Rabies Clinic Iff, fe Csfcfe are here from Boy, Dennis and Louise Bergner and two girls from Granger, Ruth from Salt Lake City, Cherril from Duchesne, POSTMASTER! Send address changes lot Mend Messenger, 35 S. Main, Manti, Utah 14842. Mr. and Mrs. Verlin Hawks and family are visiting in Ephraim this week at the home of their son and his wife, coming from their.homg.jn Moab. Editor and Publisher Max E.CaR Associate Editor Bruce Jennings Advertising Manager UeydE.Cal The home of Coy and a M V Mp GROCERY Cffictivi: Doc. 27,28 20 G 31 r Sd CfeisMftff KTifft ...2 P!mL Jwrti Cpsa fit) a.a. t J TuTE Kir5 Delicious APPLES water. They had to wait for daybreak. On my ship there were seven men missing and on the other ship that went down there were 35 sailors who lost their lives . . . We held memorial services for our friends back at the New Hebrides Islands." School Mattie Mick-elseThere were only 22 students in the school. It was a two room school and was heated with a large pot bellied stove. 1 had seven grades. 1 taught all the reading and writing and arithmetic. We had singing too. The children loved to do these things. Id like to go back someday and see if the school house is still standing. I was the principal. I ran the whole school. That is what is so funny about it. To think that I was there all alone." She was paid "five dollars a month anc five dollars extra if I did the janitor work. That was big money in those days. Eva Perspective Anderson: "Yes, life has sure changed. I think that this business of men going to the moon is a lot of bosh! Why, , . , walking around on the moon gathering up rocks and bringing them down here. Gosh, what a foolish thing for grown men to be doing . . . We have a lot of conveniences. The one that I couldn't do without is my refrigerator. Many years ago they didn't have anything like that. We used our cellar to keep milk and cream down there. It was a good, cool cellar and things kept really well. But now, I don't know what in the world I would do without a P ,ltT9 lb. . A Clip Top lb. 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