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Show Lir.vot lining lir.iTorit, A vc. U'uv. ill I-- - a;.- COip. - Pi V PAROWAN TIME PAROWAN TIMES. PAROWAN. ITTAH. IMXTNllUR NUMBER NINE 3A Q Overlapping And Duplicating Arc Parowan M Men, Christmas Tree Programs To Be By Strong Source Of Inefficiency Says Report Gleaners To Held Sat. Night Northern Teams Hold Banquet Utahs local governments The annual Christmas Eve M Men city-coun- ty consolidation to improve efficiency and reduce cost. In most instances some improveMrs. Lydia Little of Jerome ment of administration and Idaho and Mrs. Laura Pickett service has occured, but these of Tooele, spent last week end various plans have not resulthere with their sister, Mrs. ed in extensive savings. Fern Skougard. The Utah Foundation study reveals that improvements in The Marvin Graff family Utahs local government fin- has recently moved into their ancial problems are hampered new home on First East, beby the lack of adequate an- tween Second and Third No. nual financial reports, and uniform accounting practices. Mrs. Arthur Robinson spent The report states that, a couple of days in Salt Lake is following the national visiting with Dick and SanHrnnd oward Urbanization. dra Tattersall last week. The result is increasing pres9 sure for local government Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Perry services. Currently, more and of Cedar than 65 per cent of the States last family here with spent Mrs. Saturday population is urban. Between Perrys mother, Mrs. Edna 1940 and 1945 nearly 77 per Peterson. cent of the new growth took place within and around urban centers. More than 45 per cent of Utahs population' growth between 1940 and 1950 took place within the Salt Lake urbanized area. Overlapping and duplicating services among local governments, particularly in metropolitan areas, are a source of inefficiency. Foundation U-t- ah analysts report that, Thurs. Dec. 15 Stake Presidency Meeting. Fri. Basketball at Parowan, ParJordan - Ben Lomond owan - Cedar. Sat. Dec. 17, Basketball at Cedar. Sun. Dec. 18 High School Christmas Concert. Mon. Dec. 19 Lions Meet, Fire Drill Night, 1st Ward MIA, and Primary. Tues. Dec. 20 2nd & 3rd Ward Primary and MIA. Wed. Dec. 21 Chamber of Commerce, Literary Club. Thurs. Dec. 22 Ladies Club Night, Stake Presidency Meet Basketball, Cedar at Parowan Sun. Dec. 25, Third Ward w First-Secon- Ervin Stevens came from Salt Lake City Sunday to taxe his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stevens, to Ogden to the home of their son, Hillman, where they will stay for a while. The MIA party of the Parowan Wards was held Tues. night in the Third Ward. During the evening a program entitled Voices of the World at Christmas was presented, narrated by Mrs. Maxine Evans. ney, Dorothy Simkins, Yvonne Benson, and Clark and Melvin Mitchell are home from the BYU for the holidays. ency Meeting. Fri. Dec. 30 Basketball, at Parowan. Sat. Dec. 31 Legion Dance. Ka-na- b j 56-3- Mr. and Mrs. Mac Lyman and little daughter spent last week end here with the Rulon Lvmans. . son-in-la- J the ceremony. g. ! 5. ! son-in-la- 57-3- , 35-3- half-brothe- 2, r, 3. PARAGONAH News Notes dre-plaei- j J ment of $386. payroll requirements. Op. PAROWAN THIRD WARD CHOIR PRESENTS "THE MUSIC OF CHRISTMAS" A Carol Choir Cantata by Ira B. Wilson Sunday, December 25, 1955, at 6:30 p.m. . Ramona Stubbs Mary Lyman Jackie Ward Jean Hendrickson Director Pianist Organist Narrator Prologue Holy Night He Shall Feed His Flock Mezzo Soprano Solo Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus Base Solo O Little Town of Bethlehem Choir Choir Choir Mary Topham Choir Mitchell Harold J. Womens Two Part Chorus & Choir n j Mr. and Mrs. Frank Decker spent last week end in Salt Lake City. Aa-ber- 2 Monday, January2, the Primary will have a childrens Isa Mortensen home. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Mor- dance at 2 p.m. in the school tensen report the birth of a house. There will be plenty new grandaughter, born to of home made candy for all. Mr. and Mrs. Milton MortenWilliam T. Davenport went sen on December 20 at HenMrs. to Mr. and Nevada. Salt Lake City Monday to derson, are of Beaver Wilsen the funeral of Clem attend Henry maternal grandparents. Tebbs, former resident of and life long Panguitch Word has been received friend of Mr. Davenport. here of the engagement of Miss 'Phyliss Crawford, the William H. Barton is in the Mrs. Mr. and of daughter Iron County Hospital sufferCarl Crawford of Magna, to ing from heart trouble. Mr. Herbert L. Langtori. The ceremony will take place on Monday night, December January 6 in the Salt Lake 26 there will be a dance for LDS Temple. A reception will At two in the afterhonor the young couple in everyone. wlil be a childrens there noon the Spencer Ward at Magna. matinee dance sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mor- the Paragcnah PTA. tensen and family of Spokane The Primary will give their Washington are visiting here Tree program Sat. Christmas and Bart Mortensens the with other relatives and friends. evening at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is invited. Mrs. Lilian Heap and Mil-toL. Dailey were united in There will be a dance sponmarriage on December 12. at sored by the MIA, Wednesday Panaca. Nevada bv Bishop night. December 28. Proceeds of the Panaca will TTollingsbead go to the Ward Building Ward. Mr. Dailevs daughter Fund. Mr. and Mrs. and Jim Hollingchead and the Saturday night. New Years three nmv Mrs. Dailev's the Ward Building ComFv. daueters. Maurine Parrv. Mrs. Dromiscs a good time mittee MarTrene Rrvant and Thora nt New Years Eve their arcomnanied the couple shall. to Panaca to be present at dance in the school house. Mr. and Mrs. Ellie Carter Richard Whitney and Chad have gone to California where bastwo the Orton attended ketball games between BYU Ellis is looking for employand Colorado A&M in Provo ment. last week. Mrs. Jennie Jensen spent Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bentley several days last week in the report the birth of their elev- - Iron County Hospital. She is enth grandchild, a boy, born now staying with her daughto Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith ter, Jean Leigh in Cedar.. of Milford. The Tri II Club held their On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Bentley went over to Milford Christmas party last Saturto see the new grandson. day evening in the Old Rock Christmas Cantata. Church. The ladies entertainBall. 26 Snow Dec. Mon. Mr. A and Mrs. & Jed 3rd 2nd Riding ed their husbands at a dinner Tues. Dec. 27, Alof Lake called at Salt the MIA. party and later in the evening & Ward Primary fred Wilcock home last Sat. gifts were exchanged. Thurs. Dec. 29 Stake Presid- First-Secon- Building Fund. Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Topham have recently moved into the Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Burt and daughter of Hawthorn, California, are here to spend the holidays with the Gates Burt family and other relatives and friends. Jackie Ward, Garth' Whit- neice, Helen Olsen Ackley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Olsen of Springdale, to Hillman Gifford of Rockville, on December 22. A reception was held in the evening for the young couple in Springdale. Maxine Rasmussen, who has been attending school at Laramie, Wyoming, is home to spend the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Artell Rasmussen. On Friday, December 16, the family of Warren Pendleton called at his home in honor of his birthday. At the close of the evening of visiting, a luncheon was served. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Crawford attended the wedding ceremony in St. George, of their Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 d p m. in the Parowan Ward Chapel for Mrs. Nellie Atkin Rowley, who died Saturday of a heart ailment. Services were under the direction of LeRoy H. Adams of the Ward bishopric. Prelude music, Mary Ly- Continued increases in the white-washe- Accompanist en Taylor, Fillmore: Wilma Manning, Cedar; and Karen Lees, Pioche Nevada. Nellie A. Rowley cost of doing business emphasized by recent labor contract adjustments will result in the Mountain States Telephone Company asking the Public Service Commission to review the Companys earnings situation in Utah, Eric C. General Manager stated man; Opening song, The today. Lord is My Shepard" by a Such a request is now be- male quartet including J. ing prepared. The Telephone Harold Mitchell, Verl Taylor, Company is subject to the William Carlston and Ray same economic laws of any Lyman, with Mary Lyman other business. Aaberg said, at the piano.; Opening prayer and earnings must be suf- by Harley W. Dalton; First ficient to keep the business speaker, John W. Bentley; A financially sound. Utahs tele- duet In the Garden by Rula phone requirements continue Orton and Mary Dawn Dalto grow and it is important to ton; Concluding speaker, W. the state that service can ' Clair Rowley; Closing song, expanded to meet demands. . ...ale quartet, Jesus Lover of To finance the increasingly My Soul. The closing praylarge construction programs, er was by Thomas Rowley. earnings must be at a level At the cemetary the grave the state. that will induce investors to was dedicated by George S. of second The play place their savings in the bus- Rowley. night iness," he added. Parowan to Cedaf. Pall bearers were Sheldon, (turned current The first in the Lomand expenditure Ben met Harold, and William Rowley, to the for Ceadditions and sons of the deceased; Ed companys of the evening game Ray Mildar met Jordan in the second. plant throughout the state is Swain, a and Robrunning about $30,000 a day, ler, a Cedar lost by a score of and the Rams fought it at a total of eleven million ert Rowley. Burial took place this year with the at the Parowan Cemetary. out with the Scotts to a very dollars for .1956 requirements already in Mrs. Rowley was born Jan. close excess of this years total. 24, 1906 in St. George, the Costs of doing business daughter of Heber C. and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Decker been pushed upward by Mary Atkin. She married have have just returned from a increased prices for copper, Richard Lee Rowley at Las visit to California. uteel, automobiles, building Vegas October 5, 1925. She construction and materials is survived by her husband, used in daily operation for three sons, Sheldon, Harold, and William, Parowan; and adding new facilities an worn out plant. The two daughters, Beverly Row-le- y The Paragonah Ward Re- earnings also are adversely of Panaca and Mrs. Shirlief Society held a very nice afected by the new labor con- ley Swain and her mother, Christmas party Tuesday af- tracts just signed after two Mrs. Mary Thomas, both of ternoon. A good program was monhs of collective barganing. West Los Angeles; four grandout that the children, and the following given and Santa Claus was Aaberg pointed continue brothers and sisters: Mrs. will increases there. The theme was An wage with Francis X Bushman, and Mrs. line in to keep wages Old Fashioned Christmas. in industries of other those May Adams of Los Angeles; Gifts were exchanged and recomthis where communities Mrs. Kate Atkins of Modena; freshments were served. pany operates. Yearly wage Owen Atkin, Las Vegas; Wm. contract negotiations in 1954 Miller of Washington, WashFriday night. Dcember 23, and 1955 both since the last County; and Ray Milthe Parowan Third Ward, un-- 1 rate adjustment was made in ington ler of Cedar City. der the direction of Mrs. Utah two years ago have addRamona Stubbs will present ed about $900,000 to the wage ""These items are increasing a Christmas Cantatta, in the bill in the state. About half the companys investment in added Paragonah Ward Chapel. All of each dollar of telephone Utah. Each telephone investan meet today represents proceeds will go to the Ward revenue is needed to 41-3- Marie Adams Chosen As CSU n, mun- - Events First-Secon- d Held For Commission By The Parowan Rams met Christmas Tree programs will two very strong teams last )e held Saturday evening. week, Jordan at Parowan and December 24. Ben Lomond at Cedar. The The Third Ward program in Parowan being playgame will start at 6:30 in the Ward ed on the 16th and the Cedar Chapel. The First Ward proon tournthe 17th This "ame gram will begin at 7 p m. in ament is held with year every Ward Chapthe two B schools, Par-- j class the el. and the Second Ward proowan and Cedar, fighting it gram will commence at 7:30 out with two northern schools, Red Ward in the two class A schools. usually Hall. creation Cedar met the Ben Lomand The Sunday School and Priin the first game and each of boys mary organizations ward will give the programs. Parowan saw action with the Beet Diggers from Jordan Santa Clause will call at each place and candy and nuts in the last game of the, first will be distributed to all the night of play. Cedar was dechildren 12 years old and unand the Rams feated d der. were by a Jordan's coach. score of Art Hughes, has probably turned out more state champions than any other coach in an Master of Ceremonies. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Grim-shaof Enoch will, be in charge of games and jam session after the banquet. All members of the Stake M Men and Gleaner Girls groups are urged to attend and bring partners if they wish. Admission will be 50c each or $1.00 per couple. Make reservations with Stake or Ward leaders by Tuesday, December 27. Golda Guymon and Mario Topham, Stake MIA Supervisors, Margie Farrow and Kent Whitney of the Parowan Stake MIA Leaders and all MIA Ward Leaders are Marie Adams, daughter of doing all they can to make and Mrs. H. Ray Adams, Mr. the evening a success. has been chosen by members of the College of Southern Utah Ladies chorus, to serve as accompaniest for the group. Marie is a sophomore stuGolda Guymon is spending a few days in Las Vegas with dent, majoring in business. the Lloyd Guymon family, She is very active in music while Jess went on to Calif- circles at CSU and is serving ornia with a load of cattle. as Student Body Vice Pres, j at the present time. Jasamine Gurr was hostThe chorus, through the ess to her sewing club last help of officers, has arranged Thursday evening. The even- for a number of programs, a ing was spent in sewing and concert, and ensembles to be exchanging Christmas gifts, throughout the after which a dainty lunch presented year. was served by Mrs. Gurr. officers include KarMr. and Mrs. Arvell Halter-maof Ely spent a day in town last w'eek visiting with friends and relatives. Salt Calender of Stake MIA banquet in the Hall at 7 p.m. Thursday evening, December 29. There will be a program during the banquet with Kent Whitney ' Other Lake City taxpayers paid at least $719,37- 0- in 1954 to- ward county provided The Parowan Stake and Gleaners will hold their Funeral Services Telephone Co. Asks Review Rams Toppled are faced with critical admin- icipal-typ- c services offering istrative and financial prob- little or no benefit to city reslems, according to a report idents. released this week by Utah The Foundation reports Foundation. that while unnecessary exIn response to these probpenditures arc being made lems the 1955 Legislature crebecause of duplication and ated a local Government Suroverlapping, other local govvey Commission. Objectives ernment services are inadeof the Commission are to dein some areas. For exfine the problems of local quate the report points out ample, government and to recom- that Salt Lake City has remend methods of meeting cently been advanced in fire pressing issues. The final re- insurance rating, but is still port will be submitted on or one grade lower than most before September 15, 1956. U.S. cities of comparable size. Total annual local governAn additional advance in ment expenditures in the na- grade would save Salt Lake tion have spiraled upward City taxpayers approximately from $9 billion in 1946 to $21 $200,000 per year in fire inbillion in 1953 according to surance premiums, according the Utah Foundations report. to the report. Key factors in rising local Among other major probgovernment costs are war- lems facing local governments time neglect of needed main- and discussed in the Foundatenance and new construction tion report are issues concerninflation and icreasing pop- ing police and fire protection, ulation. public health, sewage and Foundation analysts point sanitation. out that several large cities have tried forms of VOLUME PORTA' 1955 Gocxl Tidings Soprano Solo Clorv Be To God The Mam Tenor Solo Little Lord Tesus nrano Solo - Onr t- TL-ar- Tiip iVIn" AniT TV ncd'Vt 'on Rrsnnnse x Choir LaReta Decker Choir ' Choir & Mens Chorus Verl Choir a P uric Uric Rav Lvman Tenor Solo Choir Choir r , |