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Show 50rh i Gty Council sets deadline eiinquent irrigation a accounts for 1961 delivery VOLUME 74, No. 10 PAYSON, UTAH, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1961 New High Councilmen named at Stake meeting A general priesthood meeting for all priesthood bearers of Nebo Stake was held in the tabernacle last Thursday night. President Reed J. Money presided while Counselor Harold Harmer conducted the meeting. 268 men and boys attended. Two members of the High Council were released and two sustained in their place. Those Dale Reynolds, president of Payson Bowling Association, WIN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP presents, team members of Jacks Heating and Sports Center trophies on winning the team released were George E. Astle championshop. Left to right, are Jack Spencer, captain and sponsor of the team, Phil Lun-dell- , who has purchased a ranch in Glen Ray Spencer, Nick Jensen and Dean Wignall. Wendel, Idaho, and Ross K. . . i l' , s Hendricksen who has been made Scoutmaster in the Spring Lake Ward. To fill these vacancies, .Halvan H. Farr and Clyde S. Jasperson were sustained. Mr. Farr is a local outstanding dairyman and lives in the West Ward. Mr. Jasperson is an employee of the Pacific Monday and was completed States Cast Iron Pipe Comp- Sunday night. The tournament was under new direction of the association officers,- with Dale Reynolds, ' president and' chairman, and Shoe ably assisted by Ray Bellows, association secretary. The team chamionship was Grand Opening won by Jacks Heating and Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Jewett Sports Center with a total pin score of 3034. Members of of this city have opened a new the team were Jack Spencer, shoe store in Payson. The Phil Lundell, Nick Jenkins, store, located in the B. F. Ott Dean Wignall and Glen Ray building, has been newly decSpencer. orated and presents 'an atDouble winners were Jim tractive addition to Paysons and Dale Reynolds shopping district. Quigley with a total score of 1315. Russ The new store will sell Jensen won the singles title shoes designed for the whole with 663 pins. family as well as stockings, Winners handbags, and the usual accesJim Quigley was top scor- sories. er in the section in Mr., and Mrs. Jewett have both handicap and .scratch an official " Grand planned scores. He had a handicap Opening to begin Wednesday, total pin score of 1924 and a March 15 scratch total pin score of 1791. March 18. through Saturday, He chose to take the handicap Chamber of The trophy and Dean Wignall was CommercePayson is extending conawarded the scratch trophy, he had a 1568 scratch score. gratulations to LeRoys Family Shoe Store and welcomes Other Winners the addition of another new In addition trobusiness house to Payson. The phies, the winners were Chronicle joins the Payson awarded prize money as were conother place winners in each Chamber of Commerce in Jewetts in the gratulating event. Other winners in the four events and their scores their new venture. were Dons Cafe, 2944; Turf Service, 2890; Best Deal GarPTA age. 2885; Kropfs Market. 2869; and .Nebo Lanes, 2860 in the team division. In the doubles other winners, were Jack'Openshaw and The Peteetneet School PTA Jack Olsen, 1226; Dean Wig- Annual Election of officers nall and Russ Jensen, 1216; will be held Wednesday, Lloyd Wilkinson and Glen March 15, at 7:30 in the school Taylor, 1209; Nick Jensen and auditorium. The elections are Glen Ray Spencer, 1189; Jack under the direction of PTA Shell and Jerry Carlisle, li88. President, Mrs. Zola Noon and In the singles, other win- will immediately follow a well ners were Nick Jensen, 648; organized program. Lloyd Wilkinson, 630; Arliss A Patriotic program is plan Hanks, 625; Ray Bellows, 623; ned with each class in the Dean Wighayy, 620; and Vance school participating. The class Carter, 619. es have been preparing their In the division, parts for the program for some other top sorers were Russ time. The PTA officers, the Jensen, 1883; Jerry Carlisle, teachers, and the students in1873; Mont Taylor; 1836; Dean vite the parents of all PeteetWignall, 1826; Lowell Elmer, neet school children to attend 1803; and Rex Mendenhall, 1790. the program and elections Payson bowlers run first local bowling tournament last week Over 175 men bowlers of the ing tournament to be held. Payson Bowling Association The tournament was held at participated in the first bowl- - the Nebo Lanes beginning last Jewetts open Store, - All-Even- ts ts SINGLES CHAMPION Russ Jensen receives beautiful trophy from Dale Reynolds as singles champion in the Payson bowling tourney conducted last week. ; any and resides in the Third Ward. Other changes in stake organization were the addition f Rulon Hill and Heber Jones to the Senior Aaronic Priesthood Committee. Elaine Robbins was named Secretary to the Genealogical Committee replacing Veda Loveless who has been acting secretary since her official release last October. S. Roland Lindsay was released as chairman to the Building Finance Committee. Jack Powell was sustained in his place. Speaker for the evening was Bishop Melvin P. Mabey, associate professor of political science and history at Brigham Young University. He compared conditions in Com munist Russia with those of the LDS Church. He said the Devil has his own well organized plan by which we can fill. Communism is part of his plan. Though in Russia there is justice in most courts they have cvercome illiteracy and they are very humanitarian, there is no free agency Russia is rigid in all matters j They offer security foi everyone, but, Bishop Mabey reminded us that the more se Payson City Council discuss- Cafe and Nebo Lanes, discussed and took action on many ed the yearly license fee for problems at their regular pinball machines as used for meeting Monday night held amusement only. The exin the Fire Station with all plained licensing as operated members present and under in other cities on a graduated direction of Mayor G. Osmond scale as to types of machines Dunford. in use. On a motion by the Two new memoers were ap- council, the license fee for proved to be auxiliary police- pinball machines and other men. Named to the depart- gaming devises will be studied ment were Clifford J. Herbert further and a check made with and Raymond Curtis. Mem- other communities on then-fee- . bers of the Mt. Nebo Wild Life Federation, Howard EllsDr. M. L. Qldroyd and Don worth and Louis Hansen, ask- J. McCoy reported that Utah ed that Springlake be made County Medical Association fishing pond for local chil- was opposed to adult and predren under 12 years of age. school children immunization They requested that it be made clinics. Other communities a childrens fishing pond un- also object to this type of der a permanent arrangement. clinic. The medical associaAfter some discussion and tion has supported the school problems of changes in administration, it was decided to operate the lake this year as it was in 1960 for children. Fred Neil, local chairman of Civil Defense, advised the council of having received surplus equipment to be used in the local program. Mayor Dunford explained the need for emergency equipment and that it has been made available to the Payson Hospital. Other items available were outlined by Mr. Neil. Nathan Thomas and Dean Wignall, representing Dons cure we are, the more freedom n Raymond Johnson heads Red Cross drive Utah Valley Opera group will present Faust March 8 to 11 Marguerite; Noel Twitchell, Valentin; Evelyn Oaks, Martha; Kim Ludow, Siebel; and Vernon Anderson' as Wagner. On the other two nights, Thursday and Saturday, Richard Dastrup will sing the role of Faust; Ralph Woodward Mephistopheles; Margaret Marguerite; Roy Samuelson, Valentin; Ruth Martha; Nannette Melvillq, Lamb, Siebel; and Brupe ' Wagner. All valley people may be proud of the recognition gained by three members of the Faust cast. Richard Dastrup was: recently invited to ap'Club pear in a New York production. In April Roy Samuelson the Rocky will represent Mountain region in the annual head Dr. E. F. Reimschiissel, auditions of the Metropolitan of the .landscape department Opera Company in New York. speakthe be at the B.Y.U. will And Brandt Curtis will appear er at the Garden Club meet- in the 1961 summer produc10. ing on March tion of the University of Dr. Reimschiissel will have slides and discuss the best Faust will be the first joi-- . kind of trees and shrubs for nt presentation by the Utah this area. Everyone is invited Symphony Orchestra, County to attend. under the direction of Jacob The meeting "will be held and the Utah Valley Op in the Seminary building and Bos, (continued on back page) will begin at 7:30. All Utah Valley residents are invited to attend; Faust; will be presented by the Utah Valley Opera Association March 8,9,10, and 11 in the Provo High School auditorium. The opera by 'Sharles Gounod was based on the tragedy by Goethe and will be sung in English. A double cast has been selected. On Wednesday' and Friday nights, Brandt Curtis will appear as Faust: Norman Gulbrandsen as Mephistophel-e- s (the devil): Colleen Winger, Payson Canyon 56 W-hi-ch Lid-diar- JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PTA OFFICERS Mrs. Lee Dell Brown, front, was elected president of the Payson Junior High School PTA at their meeting last week. Stanley Wilson, principal, left, is second vice president, Mrs. Blair Davis, center is first vice president and Mrs. Rex Mendenhall, right, is sec retary-treasure- r. of average Water supply outlook poorest in snow survey history v The water supply outlook for Utah County is the poorest in the history of snow surveys as a method of forecasting summer stream flows. According to Stan Peterson, Soil Conservation Service snow surveyor, many of the courses checked this month show a d, - Garden corner ; J lower water content than in any previous year. Some of the courses have a history dating back to 1931. This coupled with the fact that reservoir storage is at a ciritically low point. Particulmeans arly in Strawberry, everyones efforts in the field of water conservation and managment will need to be increased. While water. shortage is considered a menace to agriclture, in the irrigated west, it should be remembeered that farm people arent the only users of water. It takes just as. much, an( jn some cases more, to water an acre of people in a city, as it does an acre of crop Anti-Communi- sm Raymond program in Utah County. Organization of the various wards in Payson has been effected, according to Mr. Johnson, and the drive will 'be directed as follows: Park Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Elmer; First Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Arlyn Spencer; Second Ward. Leland Montague; Third Ward, Mrs. Leo .Hancock; Fourth Ward, Mrs. Gene Vest; Fifth Ward, Mrs. Ned Daley; West Ward, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Wilson; Spring Lake, Mrs. Ralph Egan. Marlynn Tanner will be captain of the business section of Payson. certainly everyone must have the ability to recognize it and understand its purposes. The third objective will be to alarm. This, of course, in no way implies that we should fear Communism, or become hysterical in any sense of the word. Rather, this might be hought of as an alarm to action an alarm sounded in an effort to arouse every American from a state of deadly apathy. The seminar will be held at the Payson High School, Wed., March 22, at 8:00 p.m. Admission will be 50c for adults and 25c for students. Estella Wilson Peterson, wife ts . at Seminar on of Postmaster Reuben P. Peterson, was honored Saturday night as Santaquins Citizen of the Year, at a banquet attended by 150 townspeople sets meeting all-even- heads Payson Red Cross drive Estella W. Peterson named Santaquin Citizen of Year Peteetneet was presented the handicap trophy 'and Dean Wilnall, second was given the other trophy. in scratch Woolery to speak At the meeting of communC. Johnson, supSeminar ity erintendent of Keigley Quarry, Charles E. Woolhas accepted the chairmanship committees, noted American authority for the annual Red Cross Fund ery, on Communist activities, said drive, which is scheduled to that he would have three obbegin Monday, March 13, and jectives in mind when he will continue through the monspeaks to the citizens of Pay-so- n th of March. on March 22nd. Heber Curtis, branch chairsuch meetings he Through man of the Red Cross in Pay-sofirst, to awaken peo-ol- e said that last year, Utah hopes,, and make them aware of County contributed less than the immediate danger with the amount actually spent here, which are confronted. and that the deficit came from Second, they Mr. Woolery stressed the national organization. Ha the importance of our nation said that 35 cents per capita an informed citizenhaving is necessary to make up the If this atheistic philosory. $36,000 necessary to carrv on phy is successfully combatted, the full - WIN DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Ray Bellows, secretary of to Dale Reynolds and Association, trophies presents Bowling Jim Quigley, doubles champions of the tournament following conclusion of tourney Sunday evening. Jim Quigley was allevents chaiiipion in both handicap and .scratch events. . He Raymond Johnson n, we have to give up and th more free agency we lose. Ir order to fight Communism ve must know what it is and understand it: we must herp have strong family ties; and we must not give in to Com munism, the Devils way. A male quartet composed of Vernon and Robert Finch, Rul-aHill and Heber Jones, sang My Own America and Flag Without a Stain and were accompanied by Albert Payne. A trophy was presented by James Durrant, Jr., to Sterling Beddoes who represented the Third Ward softball team. The Third Ward took first place in the stake softball tourney held last season and placed third in the district. program Councilman Glen Cowan reported that there were 187 delinquent irrigation water accounts 90 were 1 year delinquent, 30 were 2 years delinquent and the balance were over 2 years delinquent. The total delinquent amount was $2201.44. Water users were given until April 1st to pay delinquent amount in full or no water would be scheduled to them this year, if they were two or more years delinquent. A study will be made of the working hours of the police department. The police committee will meet with all members of the department to discuss the matter with them. head of Spanish Fork River, of old Tucker.Following is alist of snow courses checked for March 1, Clear Creek Ridge 1 with an along with a comparison to elevation of 9200 feet had 33 of snow with 6.8 inches last year, and the 1943-5- 7 averof water at the present time. age. Payson Ranger Station at March 1, 1960 there were 12.7 3050 feet elevation has 31 in- inches. of water and the 1943-5- 7 ches of snow with 7.7 inches average showed 15.2 inches of of water at the present. Last water. Clear Creek Ridge No. 2 year there, were 15 inches of water and the 1943-5average with an elevation of 8000 feet showed 15.5 inches of water had 27 inches of snow with 6.3 Rock. Bridge, Payson with inches of water on March 1, an elevation of 6750 feet has 1961. One year ago there were 24 inches of snow with 6.8 in- 10.2 inches of water with the ches of water at present. On average standing at March 1, 1960 there were 11.8 12.0 inches of water. inches of water. The 1943-5- 7 Clear Creek Ridge No. 3 with of 10.7 inches was an elevation of 6600 feet had average on March 1 ,1961 14 inches of water. snow and 3.5 inches of water. . Over all the Payson Canyon area would have seem to have One year ago there were 6.6 about 56 persent of the 15 year inchees of water and the 15- average. However, this is pro- - year averagee is 6.7 inches of bably better than the true water. This portion of the Spanish picture due to the fact that many of the south and west Fork River watershed is about av- slopes are bare adding to ev- - 49 percent of the erage. aporation loss. Hobble Creek watershed, Clear Creek Ridge is at the on the farm. - 7 ar j . ar supplying water for Spring-sout- h ville and Mapleton, has a snow pack water content equal to 38 percent of the 15 year aver-inche- age. : American Fork Canyon, low er percentage wise than any of the watersheds in Utah County, shows snow pack water content to be far less than in any year since 1935. About 20 to 25 peercent of the 15 year average. y Summit at an elevation of 8000 feet at the present time has 18 inches of snow containing 3.9 inches of water. One year ago there were 10.8 inches of water with a 1943-5- 7 average water content of 13.9 inches. This is the lowest March first recording in the history of the snow course, which dat- es back to 1931. The Clear Creek snow cour- ses were measured after the last storm. The upper Provo River snow courses measure- ments are about 45 percent of average. and visiting guests. Combining the annual Legion birthday banquet with the honor citizen award night, the affair was held at the Legion Hall under joint sponsorshio of Santaquins Legion Post and the Lions Club. Mrs. Peterson was chosen from a number of nominations and was presented with an engraved wrist watch and a corsage by Lions Club President Verl Wall and 1st vice president, Don Armstrong. Mrs. Peterson, the honor citizen of the year, is a daugh ter of the late George and Lillie Cloward Wilson of Payson She has a long record of civic and church service in Santaquin which has included 46 years as a Sunday School teacher; 20 years in the MIA as a teacher and president, both in ward and stake; organizer of the Santaquin Civic Club which functioned effectively for 15 years; seven years as Relief Society literary teacher; prominent member of the Ladies Literary Club; charted member of the American Legion; director for 11 years of the March of Dimes; school and PTA leader; and a leader in Estella W. Peterson Santaquin Honor Citizen establishing the first public library in Santaquin. Myron Olson was master of ceremonies to the program. Glen Milner gave the invocation; remarks from American Legion Post commander, Fred Holladay; song and guitar numbers, Deann Bott and Jake Kester; guest speaker, N. LaVerl Christensen, editor of the Provo Herald; whistling midget act from American Fork, Glen Gordon and Joseph B. Hanson; tribute to honored citizen, Della Hudson; remarks, Alfonzo Kester; and benediction, Lynn Crook. Events of the 'Week Daniels-Strawberr- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 Region 8 M Men Basketball Tournament Fork, Wednesday to Saturday. . Springville-Spanis- THURSDAY, MARCH 9 Cattlemens Banquet-Epan7:30 p.m. ish Fork Stake House, FRIDAY, MARCH 10 Garden Club Meeting Seminary Building, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 Peteetneet School P. T. A. 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 17 High School Opera, Oklahoma, 8:00 p.m. THURSDAY, 7:30 p.m. h |