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Show Uiuhiifl lard y. ij 100 PAROWAN TIMES YEARS HISTORY OF PAROWAN YOU'MNK Centennial of the settlement of Parowan and Iron County near our thought go more and more to that noble bund - who braved the winter snows. hardships. danger and inconveniences to come here to establish homes and carve A hundred years have come new commonwealth. und gone tlrni memorial day when they pitched camp ou Center Creek A, the (tomw "tuny T U, a B IK I presto that all may huve more knowledge of them Pioneers, ho may keep alive their memory and more intellegontly Teh-brutour coming centennial the Times is printing In weekly ta the story of their coming and maoy activities as a linen list iinuineu lu the Hiatory of Pa rowan, as compiled by Andrew uscti, Church Historian. S,. ttjK e I INSTALLMENT NUMBER November Tuesday. 9. TWENTY-TW- Under this date William Adam wrote to in circulation about these who are destined for this take the liberty to adress a few lenefit of those who would wish settle. Report says, thaj it is impossible to m Iron County. This report is entirely false; for a r the wheat crop will average 40 bushels to the rt ion and Rrother Short had some that gave 05 bushels to the - corn crop is not as good as was expected; the frost join the middle of September and cut off the corn that ,ui!-- d lute. It will average about 15 bushels to the acre; i potatoes and squashes, pumpkins, turnips and beets are thousands of bushels lhat can be spared, besides supply-presepopulation. reports many I that three bundled families eau he supplied and the dimale. i never lived In a pleasanter and more whole lunate in my life. A large portion of the winter is lik Indian summer in the States; particularly the month of .Jan-- ; and if all the snow that fell last winter had fallen at one t it would only have been two feet eight inches deep; but the w;,est lhat we had was six inches and that only lay two days. There are a great many more reports about this county, but will not intrude by noticing them; suffice it to say that all In are consoled to come here, by the authorities of the Church, shine stop you; and it' any person speaks evil of this county, k to the days of Moses, when he sent twelve men to tv the land of Caiman; also remember the first settlement of i! Salt Lake, when many went hack to the states and reported the Saints could not live there, and would all starve to death, .oak hack to the days of Nauvoo, when a company of Saint ten traveling up the Mississippi; if they had believed all that ln heard, would they ever have reached Navoo? And hundreds stop, believing false reports and never saw the place of their est ina t ion, losing the glory that they might have enjoyed. would say t There is plenty of the choicest of land, and the firewood ibb the mountains covered front the base to the top, ami may say right at your doors. A man and teem can haul two mils at his leisure of dry pine; and for green, we, dont burn ; tiy. n I dont know how many loads a man and team could haul, four or five and not half try; and for saw logs, a man and inn can haul one to the mill in a little over half a day. will say this much the Indians only for their lab-r- . ty concerning I there would have been hundreds of bushels of produce lost, con-ii'l1' i" ihl not have been saved by the white population. myself a common hand at work, but I must give up to some f the Iiedes for quickness; and the (Indians) work nnishtet'a Me. but not so willingly as the Piedes or Pahutes. We tave had from twenty to forty lodges here through the summer tid fall averaging from one to two hundred natives. will conclude by saying that union, peace and love prevail in 1 . cr Pah-vant- I THIRTY lllllps Itl'OU SIX $3.00 per year To March Of Dimes Orivc Hit! Success In Iaragaiiali II Hoad Iron Touiiiv I air Hoard ThttU'H have seen since I joined the Church believe that each and every one are and. and all that they have, to help build up the kingdom i redeem Zion, and prepare themselves for the coming of an of Man. (News Dec. 11, 1852) colony, as much as alter Day Saints; and of I on I of the Ounrlrl Sink ,,,ottI1 agriculture in The March of Dime fain- tructor in the I'arowan Hlghlpatgn III ParagoiiHh has been a School, was appointed ehuirman very successful one aceordlng of the hoard of directors for the to the chairman, Mrs Melva iron County Fair at a public Barton. meeting held here recently. Other Although a complete report members chosen to serve on the is not available at present Mrs. board were William II. 1, Jones. Barton says that approximately Cedar City; .1 Harold Mitchell, $75. has been colleted to date. A house to house eanvas has Edgar Henson and John Pendleton I'arowan; Ervin been made by Mrs Barton and and Schmidt. Beryl. helpers Mrs Erma Lamnreaux These men will serve for terms Evon Tophatn. Eleanor Slones nf from two to six years with and Javene Smith. two of them to be replaced by The school collected dimes new members each two years. and their contributions amountand Sept 1. ed to f 17.05. August An. ; were set as tentative dates for The response everywhere has the 1951 County Fair with these been very good and Mrs. Burton wishes to express her thanks Cont. On Back Page and appreciation to all those who have helped In anyway, Simm'IiI and to those who have contributed to this worthy cause. In Confercife IVbruan 10 - II Haler Problems Elder Alma Sonne, assistant to the Council of the Tw eB e, will represent the General Chur-ji- n eh authorities aud A Heed Hal versen. will represent the Church Welfare department at the I'arowan Stake Quarterly Conference in Iarowan on Feb 10 and II, it Is announced hy the Stake ('residency A welfare meeting at 8 30 and a Priesthood leadership meeting st 8: pm will he held Saturday in the 1st 2nd Ward General sessions are Chapel scheduled for 10 am and 2 pm in the Iarowan 3rd Ward Chapel with the M LA session Sunday evening to he held in the Summit Ward. Mobile Injured Korean ( ainiaii!ii To Be In Parowan I nil Ex-R- av telegram was received from .he War Department last week by Mrs. Lautell Lowdor Specht. former I'arowan resident who now lives in Long Beach, Calif, that her husband, Lieut. Bernie Specht was seriously ill in Korea from wounds received in action. Lieut Specht, a navigator of a fighter plane and member of the 452nd. airborn squadron has been in action over Korea since August when he with the first left California group of air reservists. Mrs Specht according to lat- i st reports, has no further word the lront department, hut through a ham" radio opera tot in the Coastal eity she was able to contact members of the ships crew and later got into dierct communication with her husband. Lieut. Specht said that he had been flown to a hospital in Japan where he was for temporary benig treated blindness brought about by the explosion of a bomb, while on one of his missions over Korea. At that time he expected to be flown to the States in the near future for further treatment. Mrs. Specie's mother, Mrs. Minnie Lowder, has been with her for the past two months at B-- PARAGON AH NEWS February The Utah State Page Four Local Sportsmen Tniiaiie In Old Time Ilalibil II mil !! ultl rout rot h for version uf flood waters located the Break Water at the ' Will hltney corner are no longer effective and that construction of new ones will be necessary was considered at a meeting of the I'arowan City Council and representative of the Yankee Meadow Reservoir Co on Tuesday evening Although jurisdiction of the Company over the waters within the City was questioned, a tentative plan was agreed upon at the meeting It was decided that Engineer Titos. C. Adams draw up plans and specifications for the proposed dam and spillIt way (or their consideration. was also tentatively agreed that Continued on Back Page V Parowan c George under the direction of Mr .Orval Iamoreaux. Mr. Latnoreaux and his out standing work in Dramas are well known to the people of this vicinity and a large crowd were present and enjoyed the play. Orval and his daughter Mar gene were both members of the cast as was Jerold Cox, son of a former resident of 1'aragonah Mrs. Grace Lund Cox. The 1'aragonah Boy Scouts sponsored the pla y and assisted with the arrangements and so they were able to share in the profits from the performance. Mr and Mrs. Myron Abbott enjoyed a wonderful week end trip which took them to Nevada to see Marys brother. Chester Benson and his family. They were accompanied by Mrs. Elaine Benson. Mes-ouit- On Saturday the group e, visit- Bolder Dam and saw' some of the sights there. ed According to word received by relatives here, the young men of our community who were members of the National Guard unit t hat have been training in Tort Lewis, Wash., have been sent over seas. Members of the 213th Armored Division, these men are James Anderson, Gordon Farnsworth, Elmo Robinson and Ray Lamoreaux. Their outift sailed from Seattle last week and were supposed to be traveling down the coast to San Francisco. From there they were going directly over seas. Mrs. Dorothy Robinson, wife ot Elmo Robinson returned to her people in Parowan last week after spending a month with her husband. out the day, local residents may receive free cheat They wish to stress the fact that this services is Absolutely Free to Anyone over 15; that its expense is born hy the funds derived from the sale of the Chistmas seals in this County; und that everyone should avail themselves of this opimrtuuity B is not very often that this valuable service is offered to of the County the residents no with charges absolutely made. are Result of the with confidential absolutely their readings being sent only to the specified family physician. A technician and nurse will he in attendance at all times with the process taking but moment of a persons time and with no undressing being necessary, the committee members inform us. Remember the date! Get a on that chest free check-ucavity! ex-ra- Activity Calendar Feb. IM. 4 S. 111 After tfi- - Mobile Ex Ray Although the nuclear exploUnit will be in Iarowan Thurssion which took place in the NeWednesday evening of last week the people of I'urugouuh day, Feb. 15, is announced hy vada desert on Saturday mornmembers of the City and County witnessed a very fine three-aing was seen and heard hy a few Til committee. The mobile unit of the which drama "Forovr True, early risers of this comwas presented in the school uill be set up immediately south munity, the one on Sunday morof the high Bchool building ning awoke most of these resihouse, by a cast of people from from 10: am. throughwhere who were still St. p on Continued I Bomb Hlasts Shake 15 A Numltci I il (uiM'ilOaiir Itnin llron Thriller i oiimnnies Consider l Mil lord Tiger Hcrnio I In- PAROWAN TIMES. PAROWAN. UTAH FEBRUARY 2. 1851 U.P. dents slumbering. Even at this distance, the explosion shook houses aud rattled doors and windows. It sounded something like the old time, 4th of July daybreak salutes which rocked the houses and woke the Inhabitants In fact, some of the children thought that the noise was heralding a forgotten holiday. Those who looked for signs of the blast after the noise was heard, were unable to see n sign as the iiiasmueh remaining, sound reached here approximately 15 minuets after the blast took p.tlie. getting oil to a the first guarier game played at Milford Frtdav night, the Rain ha hall team found them end played some ot the basketball they have show r season, although they able to wind up on the oj ml 14 score of M 52 Chad Orton led the local team in the scoring department, with a total of It) pointers, besides floor playing a good game as did the rest of the squad. Tonight the Rants tangle with the front running Delta Hah bits on the home floor. This game should he a dose fought thriller right down to the fin til gun So far Delta has defeated every team so far tills sea son und are considered one of the strongest in the State Du the other hand the Rams play an inspired brum! of ball when they are iduylng on t he local floor. start In . all-rou- Colored Gliusl To PIjin llert' il 7 i. III. Saturday Basket hall fans from thia urea will Iihvu the opportunity of heldng the High School F F A. club and ulao seeing tint Colored famous Nationally Saturday. Ou a States, tour of the and Canada record of 402 wilts ou Ghosts games The every magic trick in ketball trade, including base '1, ' j.itbUL motion, fancy playing, slow a number of dribbling and other surprises. Opposing the colored downs Bv Cold U vo will be an all star quintet Parowan and vicinity received headed by Tuffy Robinson, its share of the cold wave which local sensation of a couple swept over the mountain west on seasons ago, Ivan Beam of last Continued on Back Page Tuesday night when the mercury suddenly dropped from mild spring temperatures to 8 degrees Tilm below zero. It went still further Wednesday night touching a mi- To He Hon. nus nine in town and nineteen of member Lee the State Kay below out in the valley. Accord& Game will Fish Department, ing to Clayton Rasmussen, local be in Iarowan evening Monday weather observer, this is hy far 8 oclock to show to the the coldest weather we have had at a group of his education,ublic this winter. on wild life. The proMr. Rasmussen also reports al films will take place in the gram moist.67 inch of with that only ure falling here in January, that school auditorium tinder the e low sponsorship of the local sportshe thinks that an mens Club, All are invited to His been set for month. that has records show that 1.87 inches this excellent movie which will fell in January, 1950, which was be, shown entirely fee of charge. then considered to be extremely low, hut it has been beaten now. Parowan Struck a Educational Shown Ward Primary Meetings Young Farmers Sixteen members of the local Ceramics Classes On Thursday N'ovemoer 11 General Agents Erastus Snow and Cun & Rod Club chose up sides 6 Ceramics class e ranklin 1) Richards left G. S. L. City for Iron County. At Cedar and participated in a real 7 .... Veterans meeting 'by they surveyed a tract of land one mile square for the Deseret rabbit hunt last Sunday Adult Education ton Company. A furnace to make iron was built, and but little with the 8 1TA Founders Day shooting taking place i accomplished because of lack of hands suited to such labor, cut north in the Wheat Grass Adult Education nth afterwards, however, some iron workers, also some far-- I area. They report that 329 of FEB. 9 . Fillmore at Parowan iters from s. L City arrived and strengthened the hands of the rodents were Veterans meeting FEB. 21 Previous settlers. Parowan at Hinckley bagged in the short time in Sunday, November 21. George A. Smith again left Parowan on which the contest took place. FEB. 24 . Milford at Parowan Blather visit to li. S. L. City. (News of December 11. 1852) FEB. 26 .. Dist. Scout meeting S.M. (Bid) Clark was high-joiTo MIA Leadershij) meeting Friday. November 20. Calvin Crane Pendleton was ordained a man with 46 to his credin ligh Priest and set apart as first counselor to Bishop Tarleton it. Elmer Mitchell came MARCH 1 .. Paulina DUP p.m. Two youths from this area, 'Vis und Samuel Lewis was ardained a Elizabeth DUP eve meeting High Priest and set apart second with 39. Floyd ThompMiss Mary MacMillan, County Gilbert A. Mitchell of Iarowan was Lewis ond counselor to Bishop Lewis. Bishop Tarleton Legion meeting son. district game warden who Primary Supervisor, will discuss and Gilbert B. Robinson of Iaru-gona:!p first . MARCH 2 Delta Parowan at regularly appointed Bishop of Parowan, he being matters of child discipline every joined in the sport, shot 36 and of Mr. and Mrs. John Owens have been notified to re MARCH 4 in that position when the Parowan Stake of Zion was fiist Lloyd Stubbs came fourth with Sons of Utah Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in the visited Park. Baldwin Calif, induction into the I S. for port as Lewis Pioneers meeting rganized in 1852. Prior to the appointment of Tarleton 34 bunnies. with his aunts. elementary school office, it is Army on February 19 and Colin 1aragonah MARCH 5 Ward Primary meet. announced by Principal ishop of the settlement, four temporary Bishops (Anson Call, Alma lins B. Mitchell and Vai Mrs. Sarah R. Stones and Mrs. Hyatt had arleton Lewis, Daniel A. Miller and John R. Robinson) Young Farmers meeting Lawrence Anyone interested in LOCAL RESERVIST TO LEAVE Lula Bastian on their way to been ordered have by Bentley which ,pp,i appointed to take this most important and perplex- the local draft board to report charge in the four districts into and from Panguitch where they FOR DUTY SUNDAY nv:ii was divided almost in the beginning. ing problem is invited to attend for their physical exam on Feb. Wallace Millers. son of visited with the Donald Kirkpatrick, these meetings and especially are 13. son is the of a In th John youngest fall ol' 1852 the poojile of Parowan were finishing Mrs. Martha Kirkpatrick and the late Mr. and Mrs. William RELIEF SOCIETY UNION of organizations representatives ex an had they also built a number of good houses, and MEETING SUNDAY Mr. and Mrs. Henry of childrens handle which groups grandson n if'iit T. Owens, and is convalescing school under t lie management of Mr. Hoyt. of this City, will leave Sun he to there. asked Heap reParoin for All the 8. an Elder operation singing mothers he from George A. Smith wrote to the Deseret News' of Dec. day for the west coast where moval of a growth on his chest. wan Stake are esjiecially invited U'd, as follows: In U. will report fur duty with the to attend Relief Society Union Bit the first A. To water south of the rint of the basin in Washiug- S Navy. Mr Kirkpatrick retainMiss Jenna Dean Clark, It was a real surprise for meeting Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in County attached to Iron County, John D. Lee and Elisha H. ed his status in the Navy as a of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar daughter n Mrs. Lula Bastian Tuesday of the Parowan 1st. 2nd. ward Reuoiks and company are M. Clark of this City, became building a fort on Ash Creek called Iumb-- reservist after serving a three last week when Mr. and Mrs. lief Society Quarters where they men are callable of hearing arms; 51 loads of the bride of Asbel Shepherd of enlistment following World Waldo Yardley, Mr. and Mrs. will get their special musical have been taken from Parowan and 6 teams are constantly ent-- 1 year Cedar home of City at a lovely Cedar II. Since his release he has Ellis O. City Anderson War Dr. Mr. and Mrs. numbers for the March celebraYardley, yfd building the fort, one of the first rooms erected is intended resided in Parowan with his of wedding teeth Wednesday evening. every the examine will and Mr. and Mrs. tion and for the May Quarter!)r a school house. The point is well located for military purposes mother and other members of Jack Yardley a to be con- - The ceremony took place at Hie Bill Yardley of Beaver and Mr. ly conference. President Edna S school child at clinic on the land farm of acres comands the sjirings and about 160 I Lie home of the brides uncle and been has a rowan and employin the both he family and Mrs. Mike Kelsey of Miner-vill- e Hateh also announces that work ducted lrwk' It is about 20 miles north of the Rio Virgen, which is on aunt. Bishop and Mrs. Karl O. Schools and ed at the iron Mines. High mentary called to spend the eve- will be given in all other departt anteams until a road is worked at considerable expense. is Mitchell, w'here the Bishop and Tuesday, it south-- l ning Together with Mr. and ments and urges all ward and Monday This winter ( 1852-53at the rites in the pres) Golda Mrs. proves to be a severe one for this To Guymon, Mrs Jack Dalton and family and Stake officers and class leaders nounced by n region, the snow, several times, falling to a depth of two feet. Dr. Anderson ence of members of the family A. T. P. president. Sadie and Helen Stones a very to he present. will be assisted by Mrs. Alice and a few close friends. enjoyable time was had by all. For her wedding the bride Barton, County Health Nurse, At a Jate hour refreshments HIGH COUNCIL HIGH NOTICE of the Parent-Stak- e wore a pink gown fashioned members lard SUNDAY hy MEET TO PRIESTS The annual Primary Child which were furnished by the short sleeves "as a baby girl the stork with fitted T. P. Approximately 400 new tele The basque, President W. Clair Row- J'reachers Organization. Penny j visitors, were served to all. on lat'. flared skirt. floor and a as length clinic the 5, weighing 7 lbs. A. phone directories were deliver rrns Hospital Birthday is sponsoring ley announces that the Parowan will be conducted next UZson Her corsage was of white carMr. and Mrs. Ray ed in Parowan during the past Drive," annual its of a project will hold (phase Council During the wpek Mr. and Stake High week by the Primary officers dRers at a The gardenias. week of the school child and nations and Logan hospital. Thomas A. Robinson and meeting Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in health 3 Parowan Mrs. of the irPP brothers teachers and Totonhonp was unattended. Dr d Mr. Benson o of couple and sisters the assistance room of Relief Society thejsecured Wards it has been announced by Mr and Mrs. Samuel Abbott left the luneh- the new one on its Company would like to have 3rd. Ward Church. The High Anderson who is giving his time Following the ceremony to annual attend the dl the to old was served eon their guests of free services Mary Louise 7 years. everyone destroy entirely PHeaU Quorum will convene a, of town will be 'id. JU and ' on oack page Continued Carolyn, 15 Back on Continued Page on four Continued pa changes have been made. Continued on Back Page I on Barg ?.ape i old-t.m- ! long-eare- d -- . all-tim- . . .... . Dicu Child I)iciplinc . Four Recievo Order From Armv Draft Hoard .... Church Doings Tab-niufi- i P.T. Sponsor Dental Clinic In Schools -- Har-Fiftee- 1 Primaries Conduct Ponnv Hrivc Arrival - llonilal fr j ( j j wel-np- j arri-hom- tinned e. I Jenna Dean ( lark Home Riles Bed k |