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Show A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF SOUTHERN UTAH COUNTY RODICGLDF PAYSON, UTAH, PHILO C. WIGHTMAN HYs; CTlc fAHED FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1947 Main Street Will Be That I Better Moral Standards Much Wider BY DEATH of Philo C. Wi"htimn, 69, one of the bo't known residents of South orth Utah Countv, died Thursd iv altm porn at his home, 197 Fast. 1st Vo-tPavf'n. He had been ill for Spaniji 'or'etime. osi Vt- 10. 1877. Joseph m-- opened all through Mar. t June inesday, Wednes-Ihrsug- lose h Auc. kept l?es stic 'ver-alj- mtc sop if it March When-- j on the heau-- e no 2 'hi n it j ic as kilil"V Turk. ,.r is a erage ''ticni like that. to any-th- e balmy ietrimenti id ('n'1 safety mttoan dieting the woist of lust and oat'jji t ip issue of The 9a!f) and it le: "What will It made u ' ;d !ov is doing ,v UP suspect wo: in d about n y recew a- and char toe. mshing he Cor lumtj 1 itaacu i here all H few weeks of articles CQ we by the State Tax laws Itne tax lent session of hd their eftect that MTj and ie calk d upon whit in? sluhl ar. le articles will the persistent le new Jaws m- le. which will Ik will discuss Series 90 Bills valuation ssed state at "Forty reasonable fair n. feels children. I :en sometimes :d long enough opreciation for mough foi him 8 ousel 11 ralui b id. arctnJh immtdit le IMP 0 41 m k bo' a hns 'd Emil was educat'd ,1 n Au" son n H'i H r b m t son sch ols and when a voung man star t'd in boMnc-wit- h his lie cont nued in business in Payson s a tm hant for 42 years before lu He also engaged in st ,ck rasing and fox fai mine Mr. Wiehtman had dr.nnatii talent and for many years played the leads in home dramatic and was very popi.h.i in that time. He was a chaitu member of Payton Lions club and 'staved as president and in otm-petitions including deputy dis tiiet governor. He was also an active member of the old Com-mercial club. He was one of thi first old folks committee mcm- hers in Payson and served as Nebo Stake Old Folks chan man for many years. He started his first teim as mayor of Payson City in 1936 and served four yeuis. His leadership was largely responsible for the and populanty of the city sponsored Home Coming and Onion Day colebiation. Payson City hospital was built and dedicated and the sewer system and cemetery projects were completed He servin his administration. ed for several yeais as a member of the Utah County Welfare boaid. Mr. Wightman married Bitha Wright, May 3, 1897, in Payson and they have always made a home here. He is survived by his widow of Payson; two sons, Ned L. Spanish Fork; R. Wightman. Dean Wightman, Fresno, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs Erma Shuler, Payson; Mrs. Florence Badham, Payson; 10 grandchildien, four one brother, Wayland R. Wightman, Payson. Funeral services were conducted Monday at 2:00 p. m. in the Third ward chapel, under direction of Roy Broadbent, Bishop of the Fourth ward. All business houses of Payson were closed during the period of the services in honor of Mr. Wightman. , UTAHS FIRST INTEREST IN SKIING CENTERED IN PAYSON Utahs interest in skiing dates back to the time Dr. Phouts and Albert Dlsep gathered about them a number of local bays and started exploring the expanses of a number Payson Canyon. For keen anu was of years interest some of our local boys became use of the very proficient in the boards.. waxed c Since that time however, whilitsome few people have done a rather tle skiing here, we havelocalities sat back and let other spmt. take the lead in this great waste not should we We feel that , any more time in getting ana back on the map as a skn . , scenic center. There is a move on in cenU a ski county to establish . somewhere within the is ax.ui some public money for this purpose. M" A meeting was held lhm Many Provo night last at wt.c Witt ;n cock and Kenneth horn attendance time American rrK. tlu'1 Sp.ingv.llc put forth s as P for their commumtit mUuty. this for posed center Our representatix es not f formed of the purpo.not PhP meeting xyere give anything but geni , mation. T., ., 1., Tues. afternoon Yet "' S. R;bnI Harry Hancock. ! Elnui Clark and sey i ,,f .up went C's mg the J looked over .i for a Canyon and le near future. which to them gave piom-el. p it very fine location foi si ,everyi-nwould tureMi Txxcde. ?ld and Wednesday morning wen I tar this .mtici- Hancock and Lindsey go canyon Ameican Fork tlia proposed sights insome f m ,,f Mrd have while they fw of Payson, our men came t th? Lnixcrsity enthused than ever w.th the n u am tout won ; sibilitics of an aiea tionnl Basket- PorbaP5 ,u!r cominum-tha- t at Madisen canyon, some of the which Yoik. ties have in mind bu u,10. Unes. but for our own use and other sig to be chosen some excell would far ravchng squad considered. ac- school. It is felt that some cunci. should be taken numd.ately iof the Cultus tion to develop a location IuSStS1 ApH1 canyon and put our wnffl at back on the map in this S door sport. '..Matrimonial , J Pio-pi-!:- .m-u- e P'-ther- e . liill-to- The necessity of a a, tterment shadow of earthly pleasures or is i, w fesS-r lift l ... . V f .. , eigaiettes i running rampant thrughout the world. Conditions are appalling. Seventeen peicent of the soldiers ...ru 'y'y of tiie country during the last 4 war wei e hospitolized for vener-a- l disease, and as it is a safe asUiCX-- . Flovd Hairnet May shin, sumption that not half of those sing stieet widening pn ject with Coiincilmcn Reid Money', Leon Wnde and Heed Junt indulging in sex immorality conPhoto by Bill Pons tracted disease, we arrive at the A pioject of e.tt n.sne conclusion that fully half of our imp: or soldie-rmint of tile slieets ill ,u buswere immoral. The sin iness Ji.v.itit of Peys.n v .e t, of unchastity with its resultant Jaycees Sponsor City Many Projects ed last vuik and is no a venereal disease is spreading The- pi. n ti undeiway Jaycees Sponsor people of our city can enjoy the rapidly among our own people. Main Stieet foi a detain Reed Improvements baseball, softball and football proDirecting his remarks to the of three nloiks fiotn Sound Ni A committee composed of T. H. grams at the race track. The order larger number of young people to Fn.--t South and als two blinks has been placed for the trees in the congregation. Dr. Hunter Ross Hendrickson, Stew-a' : a 1 01 n is y- - t (Iw-i- t s til- 11 v. - e tesut-fac- i Reu-e- on Utah Axcnue fiom Fust East to First West. As a pichminary ti tins xxoik and one of the most mipoilant lmpioxement is the udimm' of Main Stieet foi txxo blocks, 1mm Two F 1st North to 1st South. accomplish this, tluee feet ate being taken from the sidewalk on the East side, making it the same width as tr.e sidewalk on the West side City officials aie in chaige ni the xvmk being done by local labor with Kenneth Witt, , . it and Robert Baird, icpic'cnting The Payson Junior (.'number of Commerce, are woik-in- g in conjunction with the State Ro, d Depui tment and the counScharier ty mad department in an effoit to have the road west fiom the Union Pacific Railroad Depot to McBcth's ranch corner and north to the Lake There are oiled. funds set aside for the purpose of haxing roads of this type oiled, which is classified as a farm-tor- nket road. The county have indicated that they will oil the west mountain road south from The woik of teaiing out the UcBcth lanch corner to the Keeg- cement is well underway and forms for a new gutter arc in itv quany. The Lions club, the chamber of place. With Main Street receiving tins commerce and Payson city will the city is also plan- name committees to assist with a cleaning and this project. thorough ning There are other roads in the beautification proram for the area that are proposed Centennial. The city council hdS near-bdesignated the we k of April to be oiled and the Jaycees sug7 to 12 as clean up week and all gest that the people living in the citizens aie to make plans accoid. West mountain area make your viiws known to anv of the above ingly. General plans will be committee of any Jaycee in Pay-soproclamation. supei-viso- face-liftin- y and will be plarjtcd as soorf as delivery is made. Payson in New Soil Conservation Area There is being formed in the southern part of Utah county a soil conservation district. The e Payson Junior Chamber of has undertaken the responsof informing our people ibility fact in an effort to have of this their offices established in our community. In the very near future, there xvill be an election to determine just how many members we will have on the committee to determine where this office will be located. The only qualification that you must have, is to be a land owner, city property or otherwise. Watch for The Payson the date to vote. Junior Chamber of Commerce urge you to give them your support when this time comes. This will mean one more activity in our city that will make employment for our people. The Jaycees will contact you in the future pertaining to this matter. Jaycees Hold Regular Meeting The Payson Junior Chamber of Commerce held their regular membership meeting at Don s Cafe last Thursday. March 20, 1947. A very large crowd attended. and Mr. Neely af The Bureau of Reclamation gave a very interesting talk on The Central Utah Propect, which is the proposed in plan to install power plants enSpanish Folk Canyon and to He large Strawberry reservoir. told of the benefits that would be gained by our own community, and just what gains we would lealie from it. New membeis into the club xxeie Arnold Thomas, O. Rondo Cuitis and Lee Dell Broxvn. Many matters of business were taken Vice up under the direction of was Piesident Jack Loveless, who in charge of the meeting. Com-meic- Places Order For CULTUS CLUB DeLuxe Oxycen Tent The Payson Junior Chamber of cancelled their order Commerce OFFICERS ELECT for the oxygen tent that they originally ordered for the hospital The annual spring luncheon of and placed their order for a of election the Cultus Club and model which is to be delofficers who will take over next ivered within the next thirty fall, was held Thai day in the days. This new tent is costing Theme foi Second ward enurrh 5800 00, but they foil that it will the luncheon was "The Pioneu be a much better piece of equipWoman" and the favors were tmy ment for our hospital. Recently dolls dressed as pioneers and the was a case in our hospital there sunbonnet programs correspond- that had to be taken to Salt Lake ed. Larger dolls lepresenting the due to the lack of an oxy gen ananged a new plastic pioneer pound weie bmsh tent The It nt is needed in groups. Spiigs of sage m aid. and has even thing and tall yellow audios C'.nipleted fill a of this of equipment piece the deeoiations. type. The piayer w,. gixen hv Ethel Reduced Fire Rates .nidiessbx tm Ata1:'.! and Page t The fin piextnion committee Emma Wilson. Culms duo n Hui.-w,. Id.. of The Payson Junun Chamber Mis - to me pineel ,.f Commerce at tnc piesent time ss ,.mi ' I 'h11'''-Pacific Rating n ' u, working with tr.e wi man w m to obtain Ihi iii'is n, effoit F, in Buieau in OLD AGE BENEFITS Her ision. h, the family EXPLAINED .1 H.um n. fire rates f uchiexemi nt'. sur' M I. Lm Dixon. dwellings in Puy:un a Her Jr, do 'S' As a ie.su It of rcci nt CongressM id i Ciu as. Out neighboring aie, minding Hot atl! !' action, wives of retired ional t r mi w.e , mmunities, who do not have In-n si n woikers fnay now be eligible for nor the fignt-e- g K' kt sit ) Fiie Water supply old age insurance beneFederal gixin by we have in iit'P Y.'Pt o'"-v married iquipinint Cat x'! eal on fits if they have been tl to d b oar city have loxvet fuc rates little as three De-Lu- 1 piesi-den- toast-liust- .1 : u vV'1 ' I1 panic d n ballet VlV, Won q.q m Hiil s Etl'.el years for as than xxe have here in workeis who are leeeiving benetaxson. Our may fits, 1L J. Christensen, manager Fednutid , Board of Fire Underwriter of the Provo office of the Social tUl t. bn h'lt1! ' d - kc biiia,'. and Ki'.and'on of Pavson, piesident. Span,-:- , . ; M uinne m Ell, m, B: o.ul "- Hugm's - vice of rlalll- - of lint, in.mn.aii Rings ,!,. dneitoi. Foik. state Page, peace Ml Vile made a plea for them to live virtuous lives and pointed out the blessing that come to home life through a proper understanding and appreciation of he laws of chastity in courthship and Sunday Morning At Sunday morning meeting was furnished by a the music chorus of school children from Benjamin under the direction of Clarence Wendell, with Mrs. Vernecia M. Beck at the organ and Jackie Peay at the piano. The opening prayer was offered by Stanley Wilson, George Q. Spencer and Henry G. Presi- Lundell of the Stake dency each made brief remarks, urging the members of thebe stake dililearn their duties and gent in doing them. to Sterling II. Nelson of the wel- fare board said that spiritual riches and more to be desired than the wealth of the world, that it is the duty of members of the church to have fellowship and love forhis neighbors and esteem them as himself. To be fully in the harmony with theis toGospel, one-shold speaker declared, always in readiness to give all that we have for the furtherance el the work of the Lord. Milton R. Hunter of the First Council of Seventy announced that J214 members ol of Dr. the stake were in attendance at the morning meeting. He congratulated the stake on that attendance, representing 25.6 per cent of the stake membership. He told the story of the dog drop- ping his meat in the stream of water and thus losing what he had. He said the relinquishing of e our hold on any af the of the Gospel to grab at the prin-ipl- TRAINING COURSE TO BE HELD The Utah National Parks Council cf Boy Scouts of America is planning to hold a training course for all scout masters and scouters at Maple Dell, March 29 and 30th. A very fine program has been arranged, and all scout masters and scouters in this area'are urged to attend. This will be very worth- while, and will help you in putting over a better program to your beys. In case of rain, this meeting will be held at the Girls Home toSecurity Administration said in Provo, canyon. The very best tu nefit to the day. t us will Re a big All claims for old age and sur-v- i leaders in various scout skills will Any people of our community. voi s benefits must be applied be on hand to give that the citizens of this of the A mne. aipport will go a (immunity can give these rein obtaining long way duced rates. for. representative Social Security Administration will be in Payson on April 2, D. U. P. COUNTY CONVENTION 1947. He will take applications The D. U. P. County convention for claims and for social security will Of-fibe held on Saturday, March account numbers at the City 29th in Provo at the D. U. P. committee Payson to Have offut-itu !( lam andare, F..nn Skeet Range Chamber of seleete! fur next year at 2:00 p m. Uud. The Pavson Junior under the J ne-- . Commerce i installing nv.a ; pic'ident: Jones FORMER PAYSON RESIDENT Natui ti dii potion of Diiectur Biyce sec: 1. ary, g here KILLED IN NEVADA a skeet range Javcees. s of the G:m sbeck, roinsponding The equipment for m Pax son. tieasunr. Chciles Gates, 39 a former resiDella Wilson, bis i.mge Will he delivered about of Payson xvas killed Wed-i- n dent dub voted to endorsea installed 1947. and will be as pi il to automobile accident near seixe an Eilaiidson 1, All the nominating s es eco-din- Hed ii ThC the p. m., in uer. - - of the will meet Diicctois BBai"ll Club PaysX:A,-q,- , C.tV sportsmen thereafter. invited to who like to shoot are the old up and out sharpen aimc to Bryce, According shooting eye. theie are plenty of shells and turrets, so watch for the opening of this range. Tree Planting Project The tree planting project of The Jaycees is moving ahead. As vnu know, the Jaycees are proposing to plant a low of trees(at the race track to make a wind break so that the athletic minded n .It the election distt i t piesident cununt0' he held at tne spring t:on.. sncidl commit,,r p J $96,635. are living in a day when the morals of the people of the people of the world are very low the speaker said. Immorality is We n. mg as he I Stake Conference Speaker mural conditions and living closer to the commandments of God, was the theme of the ses-sns cf Nebo Stake quaiterly confer ence held Sunday. Dr. Milton R. Hunter of the First Council of Seventy and Sterling M. Nelson of the general Church Welfare board, represented the genr ral authorities of the church at the conference. Hi evident Hunter Sunday afternoon called attention to the fact that in Payson the receipts for liquor were 43 perent more in 1946 than they were in 1945, and that the people here spent during the year 1946 for liquor, beer and in cl.ui.i- - memorial building in Sowiette Park. Meetings, will convene at 10:00 a. m. Lunch will be prepared by the D. U. P. county officers at 30c plate. The Brigham Young university Ely, Nevada. He had been in Utah recently and worked for a band will present a special centime at Geneva and left several tennial concert in 10Payson on per a.m. The Nevada. Monday, April 7, at Suivivors include his father, 70 piece band will be conducted Thomas Gates of Park City, his by Ur. John R. Holladay and Pay mother, Jane Stewart Gates, of son is one of twelve cities in Utah Provo, a wife and five children where this concert will be prein Orem, three brothers, Clifford sented. Gates, Park City; Ivan Gates, of Payson high school band diCalifornia; Stewart Gates, Provo; rected by J. D. Christensen is two sisters, Belle and Gladys, al- sponsoring this fine event and so a grandmother,' Mrs. Charles the public is cordially invited to attend. Stewart, Benjamin. weeks ago for Subject like that. He urged the gain young not to poison their bodies with alcohol, cigarettes or other things which the Lord has advised us not to use. The eBnjamin choir sang The Lord's Prayer, a special ararnge-meby Mr. Wendell, after which the benediction was pronounced by Golden Menlove. Sunday Afternoon Sunday afternoon the music was furnished by the Payson Junior high school charus, under the direction of Reese Olsen, with Crista Olsen at the piano. Bishop Roy Broadbent of the Fourth ward, directed his ks to the effect of a proposed liquor by the drink law in this state. He said that as the result of his observation during a recent trip to California, taking his parents to the Southern California mission field, he had determinnt re-m- ai ed in his own mind that the sale of liquor by the drink in Utah would make our condition here much worse than it is at the present time. This conclusion was later verified by Dr. Hunter in his remarks, wherein he produced statistics to prove that states having a liquor by the drink law consumed a great deal more liquor per capita than we do in Utah. For instance, Utah per capita consumption is .96 of 1 percent, while Nevada consumes 3.76 gallons per capita. Piesident Chistensen called attention to the many fine things that had been accomplished by the stake during the past year in the way of entertainments. He spoke of the increase in crime in the state during the same period, and suggested that church activity is an excellent antidote for delinquency. Jack Barnett offered the open-i- n prayer at this meeting and Halvor Madsen pronounced the benediction. Mothers and Doughiers Meeting A mothers and daughters meeting was held at 9 a.m. in the with the Stake Primary in charge and President Wilma Wride presiding. Preliminary music was rendered by Elsie Eckersley and congregational singing Shine On was directed by Alta Anderson with Rhea Menlove oranist. Theme of the proigrtam was Stars to Guide Us, and was presented as a pageant with a tableau from each ward of the stake as follows: Pray daily, Park ward; Love home, First ward; Desire church membership. Fourth ward; Grow spiritually, Benjamin ward; Spring Lakeohorus, The light divine; Play creatively. Seagull girls with tableau, Third ward; Pioneers, our ideal, Second ward. Congregational singing, Come, Come, Ye Saints. There were 378 mothers and daughters present. Sunday Evening The conference Sunday evening was in charge of the M. I. A. and a beautiful pageant was presented by students of the Stake Seminary under the supervision of Principal Osmond Dunford and Miss Laura Shepherd. The pageant depicted the restoration of the Gospel in tableau, reading and tab-ernoc- le music. STATEWIDE CENTENNIAL EVENTS Utah Art Mar. 30 to Apr. 3 Exhibit, Weber County High School, Ogden. Mar. 30 to Apr. 2 C.W.M.E. Conference Salt Lake City. Mar. 30 L.D.S. Tabernacle Choir Radio Concert. Blossom Time, at Mar. 3, Richfield. Blossom Time, at Apr. 1 Kanab. Apr. 2 Blossom Time, St. George. Apr. 2 Childrens concert, Utah Symphony with Werner Jensen conducting, Mimi Blenzell, Opera star, as soloist. Apr. 2 Grand Concert, Southern California Youth SymChoir and phony, Mimi Benzell, Metropolitan Opera Star. Apr. 3 Blossom Time, at Cedar City. Apr. 4 Blossom Time, at Beaver. Apr, 4 Cheyenne Mountam All-sta- te School of Dance, Weber High Ogden. Apr. 5 Blossom Time more. Apr. 5 Blossom Time, FerApr.D 1 to 30 Springville Art . Exhibit. ! 1 r |