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Show i9 our readers to .v intprrtrt Huldah M. Ilulrt Is ncws long 6 !! appreciate word f;. Lm anyone who has any V,!Lj no or information Vfor publication u, phoning, ltK'lil f r - u-- Zn T. P A P O W AN TIMES PAROWAN bv F.pt. ' an said 9 letter , the Old up to the this morning Tlrii envelotv out of his pocket . 4i,lCi it at me. "Told the lad a T two he ought to know, Coo ,, smart for his britches away- to college, went j,, tie unsteady, gnat led finger .jTrJ pu!Kd lhe irrc6ular foldt.nvt lope, and handed th I See it 4: to me. "Read it, Eph. on the hard boy. too down Jux.k the letter and looked, old and lines long, t.e quavering Tried flourishes. His writing was as his late Autumn face whats Tim first, I your dander up so? like, Oh, down the road ece he tells em. So I wrote 'im t: there letter. Read it, Eph. H'hen I hal read the letter, I ask the Old Pioneer if I could tell folks about it next time I wrote j:he scrapbook. He said he thought I, was a good idea, so here is Id Tim says At lear Son Tim, J'aun of glad the 25th to hand to here frum and was you. Hapey you are doin so good keejrot up. j here bol , a , was one thing in your er that has been boitherin me fie. Its this business about the home town you was tellin me At. Course, aint none of my it they , j'&mess, son, Aa but seems to me you couple of things mixed up. In k first place, it aint such a good 4a to turn your back on the folks i Its a cinch home. they aint fcged none, so you must Anged yourself. It aint no Ange, but be mighty sure have sin to its fer better. Dont( be ashamed of Jtur home town, son. They aint ny places better, but even if they it still aint good idea to get tpnity about the place you was 'n an il a raised. If you beans you ought amount to to be willin ve a little ?! credit to the old lome town. If you dont amount o dont own up to it by tearin home town that proluced 3u. - its my home en that youre Photo by Alton Merrill Reception Held For Newlyweds Marie Topham and Mr. Ray Bertie who were married Monday evening February 10th at the home of the Brides parents Mr. & Mrs. Earnest Topham, were honored at a wedding reception in the Paragonah school house auditorium February 15th. A large group of friends and Centennial Programs To Be Presented Sunday Evening In Both Parowan Wards relatives At 6:30 P. M. March 2, Sunday Evening Services will be held in each of the Paroawn Wards under the direction of the local Relief Societies. The programs to be presented are the same as are being given in every Ward and branch in the L. D. S. Church and constitute the Relief Society General Boards contribution to the Centennial program. This program wrill take the form of an introduction to the great This is the Place Monument iculptored by Utahs famous Mah-onYoung, which is nearing completion anl will be unveiled on July 24th. Five large, beautiful posters picture the historic groups which will be part of the origional granite and bronze monument. These will be spotlighted and the stories of each will be dramaticall narrated by two readers, Barbara Adams and Mable Wilcox in the West and Hul-da- h Hulet and Rosalind Decker in the East Wards. Music appropriate for the occasion will be furnished by groups of singing mothers who will be suitably costumed and who have spent a great deal of time preparing the beautiful songs. The entire program will require but one hour for presentation and everyone is invited to attend. Especially are the children urged to be present and hear the beautiful stories which are to bd depicat ed on this historic monument. were present with the couple receiving numerous gifts along with good wishes for a happy married life. Marie is the only daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Earnest Topham. She is a graduate of the Parowan High School and up to the time of her marriage has been working for the AAA office in Cedar City. Mr. Berrie is from Cedar City and is work ing for a Construction Company. They will make their home in Cedar City for the present time. VICTORY CHORUS" & "YANKEE SINGERS SET PRACTICE FOR ? Paragonah OBy Correspondent) Miss Bonnie LaFever of Pan giutch and Robert Lamoreaux of Paragonah were married last week in Peoche, Nevad. Miss LaFever the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. LaFever of Pangiutch, Bob is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Lamoreaux. He was a graduate of ithe Parowan High School and spent a long time time overseas in the army. A wedding reception will be held Saturday night in the School House. Grant Jones and Lris of Pangiutch were married last week at Mr. & Mrs. Bob Lamoreaux were married. ! ; Mr. & Mrs. Amasa Stone andi Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Wise visited in Mil- ford Sunday relatives with and friends. Continued on Page Five C. OF C. MEETS MONDAY meetThe regular of Chamber Parowan of the ing Commerce is scheduled for Monday night at 7:30 p. m. semi-month- ly Funeral Services Held Utah Men Make Vegetable 4 it be known from now and J. Mitchell Benson A T0rward ttaat all persons of the l,Udgnder w'ho like to sing, who t0 sing or wko think Following a brief illness, J. MitAvm'v 1,0 sinS are chell Benson, passed away in the i.foH urgently Yankee Nn Steptoe Hospital at Ely, Nevada; Singers td att 311 practices of that hariy Monday evening February 17th, Acb have being the cause of his For r. yu Perato, you are Cme and make them vi- - Aed Ate Is a nsort 0 community pro-- f by the Parowan C. wm Probably see acton durng this tenniT or backward. Let !nvRation. Dont wait Aea-jU- r takes time end ener- f to be? me- Just Pck UP heTU l and rome and holler, Rood time. f Thc Ra rowan C. 4of C. te-- A bp1 - : ,j?a s of Tje Sjngers H to ll. LOCAL WORLD WAR 2 VET DIES IN Chamber To Elect SALT LAKE VETERAN'S HOSPITAL U'u!l ha, jurt been received by Keith lietl! lilge, Ills folks lleie t)lut soil of Mrs George Bitlndge and Nc.vt Thursday night at H K) I M bust .ind ul Alvin Halteiinaii Bet .he Pamwan Jinn., prvp.iM'd tridge, dust in the Veterans HosJhainbir uf Commerce will iinhi .. pital in Salt laike City, Wistnesdas Morning while undergoing an opet-- t meeting m the L, D. S Si itun.i: (,t. on on his Kick. Ur the purjuise of pa.vsing on ha I ter and to elect office, ,s .on. Although details are lacking, it is know n that Keith, a World War Joard members for the (Mining sea. II Veteran, was seriously hiiuhsI The organizing committee s.i will pleased w.th Uni results of tin ow.m Il.gh h.okelhall team over while in active scmcc in the Pa tie MX cific. lie spent considerable time in and an c.u first meeting field last We k ss in i. (.ilia a i group of about 30 young men to n! lead to di teat, our aid rivals? the hosp.tal before his release, but neard lead, rs from Cedar Citys from Cedar. Although the game was for the past year or so he seemed to Junior Chandler explain the adv an- not one of high scoring it was be quite recovered. However, his acxc.tmg as any weve back started to give him serious tages the J. C. organization has t . iHju.dly this Men year. Cedar took on early trouble lately causing a great deal jffer the younger men. 11 and held a 7 to The group selected a eomim'dct margin at the pain and he was in the hospital d of 5 to draw up a charter and main end of the first quarter. The half for an operation wien he died 10 to 'out stall with Cedar from ever leading the for recovering next this arrangements meeting Any young man between 21 am. a. The m or ng speeded up and tlie anaesthetic. close His wife, Aleen, and her mother, 35 (inclusive) please try to airangi thud quarter 17ended with the 20 In to Parowan. of for the Mrs. scoic Clifton Haltnrman were in Salt to be present next Thursday so that the election will be ropresentitivo last quarter Parowan t unit'd on their Like City with him. offensive powci and tightened their of the whole group. defense. As a result Parowan added Beautification Centennial 9 pomv on their third quarter score and held the redmen to only 5. Who High School Play Well the final gun sounded the score Convention In St. George stood 29 for Parowan and 22 for Received By Huge Crowd Cedar. Garth Whitney of Parowan A meiting of representatives of was high scoiemnn with 11 points the County Centennial Committees The Parowan High School Play, while Cnpps led the Cedar scoring from all the Counties in Southern Almost Eighteen was presented with 9 points. Utah wdl be held in St George Satlast Friday night to a capacity The Ramette Club of the Parowan urday, March 1. There will be in crowd and was enthuseastically re- High School wi re down to the game ' attendance to discuss problems and ceived by the many parents and and chei'iid the team all through projects for Stale Beautification. Mr the etiie game. Carlos, the State beaut if ieatoan patrons who were in attendance. chairman, and Mr. Gordon Wigge-land- , Although it was the first stage Mr. Leon Ferhner and Mr. appearance for many of the cad each member is tp be congratulated George If. Smooth, State Commiss-- ! on his or her performance and sevion representatives. eral outstanding actors were notel After a luncheon at noon to which that night. all delegates are invited there will Mrs. Jean Hendrickson, who dibe a meeting at 2:00 P. M. rected the play is to be again complimented on her fine work and her Oldest Man success in handling the cast. Credit Mr, & Mrs. Donald Cartwright for assistance in staging and other announce the arrival of a 7 ,2 ib. details should be given to Addle baby boy Tuesday, February 25, at Observe Birthday Holyoak ajid Lucius Dean Richards-stag- the County Hospital. ... manager, and to La vo.nna " Mrs. Chester Stubbs, who was reGuymon, student director. : ft ported us being critically ill last week, was improved enough to be Cedar City brought home from the hospital a few days ago. 1 1 ,f with-ende- pneumonia death. Mr. Benson was born in Parowan, Utah, April 28, 1905, son of George H. & Gwendolyn Mitchell Benson, . (Gurr). His parents having their home in the Grand Ronde Valley, Oregon at that time, remained there until 1910 when thev returned to Parowan where the boys fvther died in 1911, also a victim of pneumonia. Mitchell attended school in Parowan, and was engaged in farming & stock raising. He married Florence Salisbury of Richfield in 1924, at Parowan, Continued on page five Parowans e Everyone invited to attend. Jt Sept. 88 th ri town. They know somebody. Its only SUNDAY NIGHT nobodys that are afeared to i at. Why? Following the Sunday Evening Becuz, son, the no Services at 7:30 both the Church Is think their reputations are a and the Yankee msey, and they need pad- - Victory Chorus to meet in the East are Singers Continued on back page Ward Church for a combined practice. All members are requested to fankee Singers' Invite be present. Members an,-- - , People respect you a awful lot ?re son if you tell em right, out Parow Parowan Junior I wide place said to Tim: he Iron County Fan .it j he answered sourly, hes gettin' too many high Ann' ideas in his head. Wlrote me Alter t'other day and he says the rs at school dont take much is in little towns like Parowan. t.eres Parowan? they ask him. pt j:st a 13. - p.red. Nothin, to . a-- tell me 8 Sept $2.5d A YEAR t - to get I kites - .1 j - 3j 28. CUT Iron Countv's lYnt m,, , gra.. H FEBRUARY Officers Thursday tottered the post office of UTAH PAROWAN, Evers the boy a i TIMES, Book Scrap REMEMBER Tour Through Southwestern Master Singers Plan State Tour Mr. & Mrs. Clifton Mortensen just returned from a short vacation trip The Master Singers of Cedar City, which included visitsl to Zions Cai J now boasting a strength of seventy-fiv- e yon Grand Canyon and Boulder voices, is working overtime pre- Dam. paratory to a tour of the state of Albert E. Adams is home again Utah under the auspices of the state after spending the past winter in and local Centennial committees. ,the Impcrkill Valley, California; On a booking trip made last week he was where employed. end through the state by a special committee arrangements were made Mr. & Mrs. Silas W. Ward of Unto sing in ten cities, including a ion, Oregon have spent the past few thirty minute broadcast over KSL days visiting with their people here in Salt Lake City. and with Mrs. Wards parents in The tentative schedule includes St. George. They took up part of the evening performances in Richfield time in the East Wjard Sacrament on April 9, Provo, April 10, Odgen, meeting Sunday. Apriilll, and Brigham City, Apriil 12, with daytime matinees in Mr. & Mrs. Elwood Mortensen Ephrain, Mt. Pleasant, Ameri- and their daughter of Delta were can Fork, Murry, and Davis county. here last Saturday, coming to attend Before making the djrip north, the funeral of Mitchell Benson. concerts will be given in St. GeoMr. & Mrs. S. J. Whitney, Joy rge, March 6, Parowan, March 13, Cedar City, March 19, with arrange- Whitney, Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Halter-maand the latters two daughters ments yet to be, made at Hurricane, have spent the past week in Lomita, Beaver, Milford and Fillmore. California visiting with Mr. & Mrs. The Mahter Singers were June, 1946, under the spon- Phil Smith and family. sorship of the Cedar City Chamber Mr. and Mrs. Don Orton spent the of Commerce, andj have steadily week end in Nephi visiting their grown from a membership of. 30 folks, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Jones and Continued On Page Four Family. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Chase and Family and Mr. and Mrs. Taryl Greenhalgh. Selective Service Reports Mrs. Chase and kidies coming back with them to spend a few daysSal-in- a, organ-izedni- n Agricultural Districts Delinquency In Registration Commissioner Hugh L. Adams of Parowan and Jack Sherratt of Cedar City were members of a Utah men group of twenty-sevewho recently made a trip through many of the irrigated agriculture listricts of the Southwestern part of the Country. This tour was sponsored by the U. S. A. C. Extension Service under the supervision of Dr. E. Milton Anderson, Extension Horticulturist, and was for the purpose of obtaining information for improvement of methods of irrigation and farming. The group left on a chartered bus. great many complaints are bereceived ing by Utah Ssate Selective Service Headquarters about the number of men turning 18 years of age who fail to register immediately upon reaching that age or delay unnecessarily in doing so. Thus is also true of some Veterans who feel that they can despense with this provision of the law. The result has been most embarrassing to them and in some instances very regrettable. The law requires all men of draft age to register unless they are exempt. It also requires them to have in their possession a regristration Continued on page five Continued on Page Five n A V5 Photo by Alton Merrill Mr. Wm. H. Lyman celebrated his 88th birthday this week at his n He was born home in Parowan. a son 1859 in 19, Parowan, February of Amasa M. Lyman and Paulina Phelps. He was one of thirty-seve- n children and is the only one living His last remaining sister, today. Harriet Lovell, died in Oak City about a year ago. When just a boy he liked to sit at the gate of the old fort and watch the freight teams pass just to see the horses. W!hen only fourteen he was catching wild horses and breaking them. He still likes to ride a Mr. Charles Burton who has been good horse. He has lived in Parowan all of his quite ill the past week, has recover- life and has always been, prominent ed enough to go out to his herd. His civic affairs. He filled and in church wife Norma accompanied her parfor the Churin mission a England ents Mr. and Mrs. Dell Smith on a in 1892 and Saints of ch Latter Day trip to Salt Lake. of the Mission for a was President Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burton drove down to Hurricane last Sun- tinm Soon after his return from the day to inspect some sheep grazing field he was elected Mayor Mission land, Mr. Burtons Mother accomof the City of Parowan for three panied them. terms. His first city council consistHalter-maMonday evening, Feb. 24th, Mary ed of Sidney Burton, George Richard S. New Whitney, de Winter was suprised at her home by a group of her lady friends who Rowley, Neils Mortensen, and city At the called to wish her a happy birth- clerk, Frank Woodbury. no were there of their election, day. A very pleasant evening was time Parowan in culverts or City spent but they admit, however, that bridges to they haven't found out yet which and their first project was on page four birthdav it was. n, |