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Show L I altt I'.'rpont Avtnuo Lake cityy Utah Flood Control cua a -- Work To Aid Farms, City (This is the first or a series of articles dealing with water-sheproblems, flood damage, and with work that is now going Waton on the ershed to correct these problems and to reduce Hood damThese articles are reage. leased tli rough the local waterd Nephi, Juab County, Utah, Thursday, November 26, 1959 Volume 50, Number 48 Miller-Bigelo- shed committee, which is headed by It. Elgin Gardner, chairman of the Juab County Commissioners! By It. Elgin Gardner In hundieds of American communities today, resourceful urban and rural people are joining hands in a determined, all-obuttle to stop destructfloods by mending the ive leaks in local watersheds. The nationwide movement to stave otf small watershed threats is a grass roots one, by an aroused citienry which has watched floods come and go and the damage toll rocket higher and higher. And flood prevention is also a team job that is bringing together into a working force all of the speand services cialized know-hoof local people, state and federal agencies. ut and fertile. Meeting Set on Truck Route Afternoon Here Saturday Although the newly purchased decorations are not completely ready for Christmas opening, and although the lights will not be turned on uqti a later date, Santa Claus with a barrell of candy for the kiddies will be in Nephi Saturday at 4:30 p.m., according to an announcement made today by Raj Kelson, chairman of the Retail Trades committee of the Nephi Chamber of Commerce. The Nephi Junior Chamber of Commerce, sponsors of most Christmas-tim- e activties in Nephi, have made the arrange- An important meeting of representatives cf various organizations interested in the proposed truck route west of Utah Lake will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Snak ments for Santas w In Utah, our early settlers picked most of the town sites at the mouths of canyons where there was water for irrigation and where the soil was deep Santa Visit Set For Saturday visit. The old gentleman in his red and white suit will be usher ed into Nephi on the City and will have candy for distribution from the truck. Watch this newspaper for later visits by the geniel gentleman as Christmas nears. The Jaycees during the past week contacted most of the Business houses, and Nephi have combined the contributions received for the purchase of the beautiful new decora tions which are being placed this week. Nephi City workmen have been busy placing the new decorations, together with the beautiful star at the corner of Main and Center Streets during the past several days, and the worki s expected to be completed early next week. Contributors to the Decorations fund, according to the Jaycees list, includes: Pexton Wholesale Co., Rays Geans Spudnut Shop, Cafe, fire-truc- k, Mayor It. E. Winn, Commissioner It. Elgin Gardner and Itoy Nielsen show log flood control revetment which protected property. Work at source of floods on higher ground above will solve problems of land owners, Nephi City and East Juab County areas concerning floods. The founders and planners of our. towns and communities Instructor Lack Delays werent too concerned about floods. Nature laid a thick veg- Vocational Classes; etative cover on the ridge tops and the upper reaches of the Set mountain watersheds. The cov- Monday Meeting men registered last Fifty er held most of the moisture where it fell, and runoff from evening at the Juab High melting snows and flash sum- school in Nephi for coursesblue-in mer rains ran clear and steady. welding, electricity, and according to This good grass - browse print reading, blanket didnt last long. Hun- Clyde C. Child, superintendent. Sorensen gry sheep and cattle turned out of President Wilson Vocational the Central Utah in ever increasing numbers, towho had previously gether with over grazing by school, to supply instructors agreed and animals, years dry game told the group that no instructripped the cover from the land ors were now available, accordand the size and frequency of ing to Supt. Child. Mr. Storen-se- n the floods increased. stated that he felt that Here in Juab County we have flood damage every year from the Provo vocational school one of the many drainages that was adequate to serve all the catches water in the mountains needs of this area, and invited and dumps it, along with silt, them to drive to Provo for the rocks and debris, onto our val- classes. A search is in progress uable farms and into our towns. for instructors by Pres. SorAt Nephi, flood and high ensen, A meeting of those who reg' water in Salt Creek and in the Miller and Bigelow drainages istered for the electrical course not only damage culinary and has been called for Monday, 30 at 7:30 p.m. at irrigation water systems, but November run directly through the town the Library room. An instructwhere they have destroyed or for the course will be on livestock, filled basements and hand to discuss the phases of covered lawns, gardens, side- the course, according to an anwalks and city streets with nouncement from local school mud, rock and debris. So far, officials Wednesday. no lives have been lost, but the The office of County Treasdanger is ever present. In both Levan and Nephi urer Ada A. Sperry will be past flood damage has been open Saturday from 9 a.m. unOne year, in Levan, til 12 noon to accomodate all serious. high water from melting snow who wish to make payment of did more than $10,000 worth of their taxes on that day. damage by washing out and Mrs. Sperry urged taxpayers filling up their culinary water to bring their notices with them system. Damage to the irriga- as payment is made, in order tion system was even higher. It that the notice may become the official receipt when stamped. Continued on page 4 Greater Scout Skills' Is Honor Roil is Aim of Fund Drive Released Shak Cafe. Rosa Christensen Interests being represented at the meeting will include the livestock industry, the petroleum industry, the AAA, the Associated Civic Clubs, Salt Lake County, Utah County Juab County Commissioners, Grunt Williams Levan Ward to Honor Elders at Testimonial Sunday Evening Both will enter the mission Two Elders of the Levan Ward will be honored at a con- home on Monday and leave a joint testimonial on Sunday, week later for their places of November 29, at 7 p.m., ac- service. The two elders also will bo cording to an announcement by honored at a dance sponsored Bishop J: Clair Collard. They are Elder Grant D. by the Levan Elders quorum on Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Saturday evening. During an IJoyd Williams and Ross I,eon intermission in the dance a Christensen, son of Mr. and program will be given. In addition to the two elders, Mrs. James P. Christensen. Elder Williams will serve In and their parents, speakers will the Western States mission and be Bishop Collard and H. Ray Elder Christensen will serve Francom. Special musical sein the Southern States mission lections will complete the proof the LDS Church. gram. Beaver and Commissioners, Millard county groups, Nephi City and others. The basic reasoning in the west of the lake road is to relieve the congestion in the concentrated area from Salt Lake City through Payson at the south end of Utah county. The proposed truck route to the west of the lake would join with highway 91 in the vicinity of Mona, following the present road from near Goshen. According to County Commissioner R. Elgin Gardner, the overwhelming bulk of the bottleneck traffic which originates in Salt Lake City, terminates at points in Utah county, and to escape the congestion, the trucking interests and others are urging the new truck route. The heavy trucks are licensed by weight and their gasoline or diesel fuol consumption also Local scout activity will hum during the week of November 30 to December 5, when From the J. H. S. CLARION representatives of the Boy Scout Fund Drive will contact The Honor Roll for the first establishments in Juab County quarter of work at the Juab to raise funds to promote local Junior and Senior High School scout activities. Services Held For was released this week by PrinThis important project has is great, therefore their paycipal M. Clark Newell. This is been endorsed by the Juab Former Nephi Lady ments toward highway conthe first time in six years an Stake Presidency as well a lostruction and maintenance are honor roll has been published cal Scout leaders who are inFuneral services were held great. at these schools. The decision terested in developing a more in Salt Lake City Saturday at It is felt by many that the to publish an honor list was scout movement in 10 a.m. for Mrs. Lois Jean present U. S. 91 from the Juab progressive ef-ort made by the faculty in an our communities and to aid loBowers Thompson. County area on to the south Is to scholarship and cal troops In acquiring essenMrs. Thompson was born in sufficient in width and conWayne Ostler, Chapman Furnco stimulate a desire to achieve. needed in he iture So., Nephi Drug Co., Netial material Nephi June 2, 1932, to Stew- dition to handle all the traffic Jl regular students receiving scout advancement program. art aid Ruth Davis Bowers. of the area for many years to Parkin Motor, Cleaners, phi a grade point average of 3.5 W. Hanson is chapman Anderson Conoco, Premium Oil, She resided in Nephi and at- come. This is the reasoning in are included on the honor roll. of Roy the drive and he stated Nephi Lumber Co., tended the Nephi schools. She bringing the traffic back onto Whiting This grade point average placwas married to Neil Thompson 91 at Mona, and the distance Scouting could be more suc- Bros. Station (Bud Goode), es the student between a B cessful in our community X The Toggery, Paxmans T. V., In Las Vegas, Nevada on Oct involved via Goshen canyon to verage. plus, and an A-our local troops had sufficient Rainbow Tavern, Christensens ooer 3, 1952 and has nude her Mona as against the detour to 12th grade Mary Austin, equipment to help the advanceheme in Salt Lake City sir.ee. Santaquin justifies the route. SerA. Larry Broadhead, Patsy Bryan, ment program of each individ- Inc., F.Kens Heppler UtocoAllens She was a member of the Santaquin justifies the route vice, Hardware, Margo Brough, Phyllis Draper, ual scout." A survey of local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- in this area, and no grade prob& Cash Tire Western Store, Gwen Gardner, William Goble, troop has been Auto, Chapman Studio, Dicks -day Saints. Survivors are lems are involved. requirements Alice Ann Hanson, Duane Han- made which indicates a definher husband, Neil Thrmpsnn, Service, Don Eyre Mobil Serson, Georgia Haymond, Rich- ite need for additional a daughter Elizabeth Ann; two equip- vice, G. W. Williams Conoco, ard Jensen, Sally Lomax, Jean- ment and supplies essential to Painter Motor Co., Ute Stambrothers and three sisters: ette Mathews, Boyd Mayer, the scout movement. Plans are S. Bowers, and Mary John Snak Shak association, pede Nancy Nyman, Elon Painter, also being developed to have Bowers of Clovis, New Mexico; Cafe, Nephi Junior Chamber of Anderson Carolyn Parkin, Iris Phillips, fund raising Mrs. Olive organized Commerce, Deloy Bowers and Mrs. Ruth First Security Marlene Price, Robert Royce, Rheta B. Nance of Las Vegas. by each troop to help in this Bank, Bob Anderson (Venice Shirley Shepherd, Karen Smith, project. was at the Vine Bluff Buiial Texaco Orme Max Linda Sperry, Marlene Sorbe, IIEPIII LADY TO BE cemetery at Nephi Saturday afThe National Parks Council Theatre), Linda Wheelwright, Kaye Wil- has assessed the Juab District Station, Nephi City, and Robert ternoon. Hall Drug Store. key, Arta Worthington. $1800.00 for their share of the SUHDAY add to the to KOHORED is the It plan 11th grade Lucille Bailey, expense of maintaining scoutuntil Mary Bean, Stephen Furr, ing in the council. It is felt decorations year to isyear Lions Hear District extended OH AHHIVERSARY Gordon Greenhalgh, Myrel that this assessment can be the decorated area blocks. additional several Susan Julie Gowers, Howard, met and local troop activities The decorations project is beOfficial Recent Meet Renae Johnson, Malmgren, increased if the business estabRelatives and friends are inby the George McCune, Carolyn Oliv- lishments will help in putting ing sponsored jointly of The Nephi Lions Club held Com- vited to call at the home of Nephi Junior Chamber er, Karen Orgill, Blair Painter, over this important project. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Goates, 705 their Thanksgiving party last merce and Nephi City. Richard Park, Linda Sanders, Local committeemen helping South Main, Sunday from 3 to Thursday at the Blue room of Carolyn Sparks, Shirley in the fund raising project are 6 p.m., to join In honoring Mrs the City Equipment building. Joyce Tolley, Susan Miles Anderson, north end of President Rulon Broadhead Olive Anderson, who will obTeachers' Tolley, Vicki Wankier, Ralph Nephi and Mona district; For- Visiting serve her 90th birthday on that presided at the meeting and and Joan Wilkey, Worthington, rest Anderson, James Painter prayer was offered by Russell day. Blaine Yorgason. and LaMar Paxm3n, Nephi bus- Annual Convention in Jackson. The program was unwas bom Anderson Mrs. Ann Boston, iness district1 Bob 10th grade Anderson, Moroni November 29, 1869, a der the direction of the boys Shirley Brough, Mary Collard, south end of Nephi and Levn Set by Relief Society and girls committee with Rusdaughter of William and Ruth sell Marion Gowers, district. Judy Garrett, Jackson as chairman, ArShe Soc-'iet- y Newton Hannah Relief Draper. Stake The Juab LomMyrna Grace, Katheryn M. Anderson thur Jensen and Clarence WilAndrew married for their announces plans Max ax, Margie Memmott, key assisting. Dean Winn actannual Visiting Teachers Con- March 20, 1887 in the Manti ed Mary Molyneux, Margaret as master of ceremonies. Anderson Mr. Richard Jensen LDS Temple. vention to be held Saturday Morgan, Lucy Ellen Parkin, Jaycees Offer Prizes Led by Merle White, the Carolee Pay, Nyra Stanley, evening, December 5, 1959, at died September 30, 1929. Mrs. Anderson reared six group sang America. Christine Winn, Max Winter, On Christmas Lighting 8 p.m., at the Fourth Ward The program was given by Richard Jensen Wins step children, and nine child' Judy Yorgason, Morris Young. The Nephi Junior Chamber chapel. teen additage contestants from the in and of ren her own, of TTie film Unto the Least Carl Bailey, of Commerce is sponsoring a 9th grade Wood-roFarm Bureau talent contest of Explorer Test Here ' a raised ion was grandchild, which These previewed Patricia Newton, Orme, residence Kathy Christmas lighting Sanpete County, and who were a select few at the recent Utley of Reno, Nevada. Mike Paxman, Gwen Russell, contest this for Christmas by winners in the state contest. year in October conference Richard G. Jensen, son of Vickie Wheelwright, Brenton and they extend to everyone general childsent Anderson Mrs. Numbers consisted of a vocal Mr. and Mrs. Udell be will shown. R. Jensen Yorgason. an invitation to participate. home a of Nephi and a member All visiting teachers of the ren to school from her season solo by Frank Crowther, of Ex8th grade Carol Chapman, school There will be $30.00 cash stake Crowsolo Steven by every trumpet during are requested to be presPost 2132 of Nephi Secplorer Kathy Christensen, Linda Mar- prize money to the winners. 51 a for vocal solo Earl years. by ther; ond Ward, has been honored by ent and any interested sisters ie Ingram, Monna Lee Jones, Everyone who registers and are invited. Refreshments will Clark, a dance by Janice Hock- being selected by a affairs LDS in Church Active sifting comCherry Orme, Carolyn Ostler, displays Christmas lighting be served and the recording ing and a piano solo by Gail mittee as a candidate to repLinda Bowell, ADene Tolley. she served as a visiting Relief Stout. will receive $1.00 credit to- of the resent the State of Utah in a Singing Mothers songs Society Teacher and as a social 7th grade Christine Bailey, wards their light bill, this bewere There three visiting report to President Eisenhowgiven at the Relief Society con- worker for years in the MorDale Bailey, Bradley Brough, ing given by Nephi City. in the famous Taber- oni East Ward. She moved to guests and the wives from the er on February 8, 1960. ference Sue Ingram, Judy Jackson, decWhy not register and Santaquin Lions club. Lion nacle will be played. The contest is underway in Kent Jarrett, Verna Marie orate Nephi in 1951. Club Zone Chairman Alfonso the four your home for Christmas, children Boy Scout Councils of Marnine of Kathleen her Butler, Carter, Eight and you will see what a who gave a report on Utah to select the outstanding Linda Lou difference it will mean togreat are residing: Marvin Anderson, Kester, ilyn Christensen, Santaclubs he you had visited, Scout in the state. To have enMrs. Verda Cloward, Mrs. Cecil Corbin, Craig Coulson, Maur- and your family and your Second Ward Youth Kal-ettquin Lions President Bill tered the contest boys must een Docherty, Clyde Gowers, Goates, and Mrs. Ruth Gowers, and Ion Armstrong. guests during the holiday seahave been between the ages of AnderAnn Chester Jo all of Star Hall, Awarded Nephi; Greenhalgh, Betty son Jaycee officials stated. Miles Anderson gave a report 14 and 17, hold the Rating son of Modesto, California Lew- on the Paula Hanson, Tommy JohnEagle rank To register, please contact the of son of is Anderson of Sight and their own church project Steven K. Nyman, award. Neveda, Conservation son, Barbara Madsen, Pamela LaMar Paxman or Norman Sparks, as having been They had to write a 200 word Bishop and Mrs. Kenneth Ny- Grant Anderson of Reno, Nev-a- d Carol McCune, McPherson, Greenhalgh. Dave Austin gave man, received his Star Scout d autobiography and a and Mrs. Olive Hesse of completed. Cheri Ostler, Rand Prestwich, Mr. and Mrs. John V. Wilkey . . to be honored a report on the progress of essay M.I.A. on Tuesday on the significance of award at numWilAlso Colleen Idaho. Idaho Falls, Cheryl Williams, for the annual the program Scouting. evening. bered in her posterity are 27 Christmas son, Grace Ann Wilson, Mar- Former party. Arthur Jensen In the court of honor Floyd Loveridge, council exHephi Man 55 great ilyn Worwood. living grandchildren, the Star badge v.as pin- grand children, one great great led the group in the pledge of ecutive announced that council selection will now be conductDies Coalville Home ned on him by his mother, and grand child. One sister: Mrs. allegiance. ed a received in minia she turn involving the seven candidGreen All Invited to Annual Myrum Lund, Fountain Mrs. Gerald Cazier and her ates from the seven service Funeral services were con- lure Star scout badge from and Aury Draper of Salt Lake Coalville Steven. ducted at will probably Join with son Marsden of Salt Lake City areas of the National Parks also Saturday City Ute Stampede Meeting for a former Nephi man, Adlast week in Nephi visit- Council, to compete against the her family in observing her spentwith friends and relatives. winners from each of the othing rian Warner. Mr. Warner died Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wilkey key was bom December 17, Told birthday anniversary. Mrs. Cazier recently returned er three Utah councils. Residents or Nephi are in- at his home in Coalville after a Engagement will be honored at a reception 1889, a daughter of Edward to Utah after having spent From this extensive screenMr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. in observance of their 50th wed- and Sarah E. Pitchforth Ken- vited to attend the annual meet- lingering Illness. en-The Juab County Clerk is- some time in New York with ing one scout will be chosen Decannounce Ute of the the were Zabriskie dall. married to a on son He was born ing at Stampede They Scipio Friday, ding anniversary, and d ember 8, 1909 in Nephi, the be held on Monday evening at approaching sued marriage licenses Monday her son in law and daughter, to represent the state of Utah Alfred and Caroline Johnson j gagement December 4th at the Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Cazier. with 49 other top scouts from 8 at solemnizthe of their Juab :30 7 later p.m. life being and his Warner from daughter, to Robert LaVar Steele, son of She marriage ward hall, County p.m. marriage spent early Dellwin st H. Mrs. Mr. enjoyed visiting points of j the other 49 states. An and Allan LDS to officto Terri in Manti ed Courthouse, the time in Nephi. He Is survived Lee, Spencer Temple. according to 11:00 p.m. In the New York area nate also will be selected to and Christ A program and dance will They are parents of six sons ers of the organization. by his widow, Mrs. Mare Mad-- 1 Kay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Spen-se- n Steele of Nephi, Kendall, daughter of Mr. and was privileged to attend! make a similar report to the The meeting is for the ex- Warner, four sons and one cer Kay of Mona, be held. All friends and rela- and daughters: John K EuDee C. Kendall, also the Hill Cumorah pageant. She Governor of Utah and to act as Mre. and R. for and of is j Kenneth four The to E., also press purpose Wilkey invited planned gene three brothers marriage electing daughter; thes are cordially Also to Leon Taul also spent some time visiting In stand-i- n for the report to the of M. finan-janof Merle directors November to and 27, Nephi; d hear of the two Wilkey, sisters: Elbert Warner 'Friday evening, Nephi; The couple requests attend. son of Mr. and Mrs. ' the Washington D. C. area. (President. S. Broadhead, 1959 of rial the Mrs. Wilbur (May) report Magna; organization, of KaysviIIe, Roy Warner of no gifts, please. She reports that Stanford Blair Painter, son of Mr. and The young couple will be Paul E. Broadhead of Nephi Harold Mr. Wilkey was bom at Ne- Baxter of Provo, and Mrs. Dar--! ' Terms are expiring for John Evanston, Wyoming, E. Robertson, Maurice Tolley, Warner and Mrs. Joseph Doch-Fali- s. honored at an open house at the and Pauline Morgan, daughter has regained his health and Mrs. Reese Pa nter of Nephi Idaho roll son Leavitt, (Susanna) a 1883, 21, phi February in runner-u- p econ six Idaho. of Nephi, and Mrs. J, O. home of the brides parents on of Mr. and Mrs. Cl inn Morgan, is on the teaching staff of the was They have 28 ' EJ1 Cooper and Loren Chris-lert- y of Samuel and Susannah CoNew York 'competition. of Levan. December University. tensen. 5th. WilSaturday, grandchildren. Taylor of Levan. oper Wilkey, Mrs. Bessie up-gra- -a at Step-hense- n, w a, 500-wor- Nephi Couple to be Honored On 50fh Wedding Anniversary at of First-Secon- j alfer-intere- ie-a- . j i tV-- e , i |