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Show SOCIAL NEW! Plan for county government to be discussed at women's meet A plan to restructure the form of Utah County government will be the topic of discussion at the next meeting of the Women's Legislative Council of Utah County. This meeting will be held on Thursday, February 6 at 9:30 a.m. and is open to all interested citizens. It will be held at the Women's Clubhouse, 310 West 500 North, Provo. A proposal has been made to alter the form of Utah County government. govern-ment. This proposal would replace the present 3-persson commission with a 7-member council and would eliminate some county offices, such as County Auditor and Treasurer. : The part-time council would act as the policy-making body in county government. It would be responsible for the appointment of a Chief Administrative Officer to oversee the daily operations of county government. In order for this proposal to be put on the November ballot, it must have the signatures of enough citizens to make it a petition. A similar, though less efficient Black is beautiful at black doll exhibit The McCurdy Doll Museum will devote February to an Exhibit of black dolls American, Carribean, and African from the museum's own as well as private collections. February 8th the McCurdy Story Princess will tell some stories of black dolls and children as well as black folk tales. Call 377-9935 for reservations at 1 or 2:30 p.m. Seating is limited. Admission is $1 for children and 2 for adults. There have been an amazing variety of black dolls made. Small Negro china penny dolls can be dated to 1850. The great European dollmakers Jumeau and Bru produced some brown bisque dolls, and some brown china dolls were made in Germany to represent people of the South Pacific, some for religious purposes and some for playthings. The Negroes who were brought to America as slaves improvised dolls for their own children of wood and cloth. In the early 1800's Leo Moss is known to have produced black dolls of paper mache. He is the first black person on record to make black dolls for market. He was prompted to design and make the dolls because only white dolls were commercially available to his own children. Much later, 1873, Joe Ellis, a well-known Vermont craftsman made wooden carved black dolls to Sandy Rae Thompson turned one year old on Thursday, January 23, 1986. Her parents are Rick and - Dena Thompson of Provo. She ' has one sister, Tiffany. Her ' grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. ,; Don Orme of Springville and Mr. . and Mrs. Lawrence Thompson of Payson. Great-grandparents are ; Ann deHaan of Provo, Myrtle . Anderson, Or.em; Bernlce Thompson, Payson and Mr. and Mrs. Perry Webb of Culver City, California. N. Fellow I flBHHMlMH 8 I;'9HHIBHhH DIABETIC EYE CARE Indepth Ocular Exam with emphasis on degenerative changes caused by Diabetes Mellitus and Juvenile Diabetes. Ongoing treatment of Diabetic Eye Disease including Laser Surgery. Medicare Assignment Accepted Springville 489-5658 Evening Hours Available proposal, was defeated on the November 1976 ballot. Two prominent Utah County leaders will be addressing this proposal at the Women's Legislative Council meeting. Mr. Ronald M. Smith, present Utah County Assessor, will be speaking about the proposal's deficiencies. Mrs. Smith has been county assessor since 1982. His office was awarded the Distinguished Assessment Jurisdiction Award in 1985 by the International Association of Assessing Officers. Mr. Smith is a member of the governor's property tax recodification committee also. Mrs. Smith was reared in Provo and graduated from BYU in 1975 and is presently a masters candidate in public administration at BYU. Mr. Smith is also a Captain in the Air Force Reserve and past president of the Utah Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. The other prominent leader speaking on the strengths of the proposal will be Mr. LeRoy F. Harlow. Mr. Harlow, having served with Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc. order. German and French dollmakeers around 1900 manufactured some black dolls with Negroid features, and Japan produced some for export in the 20's and 30's. In America the EffenBee company produced both a brown and a white "Grumpy" doll of composition in 1912. The Horseman company followed in 1913 with a black composition doll of their own. In general thorough the 20's, 30's and 40's black dolls were simply white dolls colored brown or black. It wasn't until the 1950's that a doll was mass produced that truly reflected the world of the black child. One of the earliest and most popular black dolls was the Golliwog. Florence Upton, a British girl on a visit to New York evidently purchased a black cloth doll as a sourvenier at a fair or a carnival and took it back with her to England where the doll later became the hero of the stories she wrote about the dolls and toys of her childhood. The English took this brave black doll to heart and began manufacturing dolls similar to Florence Upton's illustrations. It soon became and is to this day the trademark on the labels of Robertson's Jams and Jellies. There have been several popular and charming black advertising Jessica Lee Perkins, daughter of Jeff and Wendy Miller Perkins of Springville, will celebrate her first birthday on February 11, 1986. Her grandparents are Kent and Peggy Wright of Provo, Rod and Beth Madsen of Sandy and Bonnie Perkins and the late Ted Perkins of Salem. Her great-grandparents great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kapp, Mr. Reo Periins and Mrs. Mary Bredesen, all of Springville. KENT LINTON, M.D. - American Academy of Ophthalmology Mountain View Professional Plan Public Administration Service, is renowned as an independent management and finance consultant. con-sultant. He has served on assignments assign-ments for private businesses, schools and colleges, hospitals, churches and all levels of gov-vernment. gov-vernment. He haas also served as city manager of five cities in his career, on the staff of the U.S. Bureau of the Budget and on various commissions dealing with efficiency in govemnment. Mr. Harlow who helped draft this proposed change in Utah County government holds a B.S. degree in industrial engineering and an M.A. degree in public administration and is an award-winning faculty member of the BYU Graduate School of Management. He is also author of numerous management study reports, books and articles dealing with the topic of professional city and county management. With these two fine speakers to address both sides of the issue, the public is cordially invited to attend and hear this issue well-discussed. dolls in the United States. Aunt Jemima appeared in the 1920's to promote pancake mix and syrup. There have also been black Campbell Camp-bell Kids as well as a black Gerber Baby Doll. Joel Channdler Harris' Brear Rabbit stories prompted a Tar Baby Doll, and of course, there were dolls made to represent Little Black Sambo, the character created by the English lady Helen Bannerman for her children. In the last twenty years most of the major toy companies have added black dolls to thier lines. The well-known well-known Madame Alexander company is one, and Vogue and Ideal can be noted as well. Interestingly, few black paper dolls have been printed. The oldest balck doll in the McCurdy Mc-Curdy Museum collection is one representing Brooker T. Washington made in the 1920's in a limited edition by DeeWeese Cochran who designed for EffanBee at one time and is one of the foremost doll artists in the country. Incidentaly, February is National Black Awareness Month, so a visit to The McCurdy Doll Museum may introduce you to an unusual aspect of another culture through black as well as white eyes. You may learn something new about history, literature arts and crafts, and about people. Chad Darin Dixon celebrated his first birthday on December 30, 1985. Chad is the son of Dr. Philip Dixon and Carolyn Stewart Dixon and brother of Nathan, Stewart and Matthew of New Philadelphia, Ohio. Chad is the grandson of Floyd and LaRae Stewart of Springville and Paul and Victora Dixon of Spanish Fork, Utah. It is often considered lucky to see a white horse. 1 172 E. Highway Six Payson, Utah 465-2575 Saturday Hours r w- ' . vol H j f J Ik SJ ;v.S:vv i: ' 4 " ' A M Reed Smith Kari Lynn Little Dustin Terry Childs turned one year old on January 8, 1986. He is the son of Richard and Trudy Childs of Mapleton. His grandparents are Bernell and Lola Jensen of Mapleton and Maurine Childs of Springville. He has three brothers, Yancy, Rory and Cody. iWflsijwwsifflw mijiiiii.i.ii" Jiinnii" ww . laiMipima " ' 'M Maintenance: True test of weight Of the 60 million overweight Americans today, how many ride the perpetual weight loss-weight gain roller coaster? Probably most. It is one of the great frustrations of modern man. We have come to anticipate the glory of weight loss and then the subsequent fall from glory that follows. "Millions of dollars are spent on diets, liquids, potions, shots, pills, gadgets, and gimmicks and none offer much more that a quick fix approach to weight loss", says Doreen Nelson of Mountain View Hospital. The Mountain View Hospital conducts the highly effective ef-fective weight management program for people in the community. com-munity. "These trendy weight loss approaches ap-proaches can present a real danger both physically and mentally and often provide no instruction after the weight is lost", adds Mrs. Nelson. "People are left unprepared to maintain their weight loss and return to familiar but often self abusive eating patterns." The cycle or roller coaster ride resumes. H.C.A. (Hospital Corporation of America) and Mountain View Hospital recommends these weight control measures: B IVIVIVIVIVlVIVIVIVlVIVIVIVlVIVlVIVIVIYIVlYIYIYIYIVIVlTIYlYIWIITrriYIYriM Potted Plants Fresh Floral Arrangements Wedding Arrangements Dish Garden Funeral Arrangements V ( VALUABLE COUPON ) Bring this coupon in with you and receive on any purchase Expires February 15, 1986 " " ' " I I I I I January 29, 1986 - The Hansen Loren Ray Poulson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kent J. Poulson, celebrated his first birthday on Sunday, January 26, 1986. Loren's grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Verl O. Behrmann, Mapleton, and Mrs. Kermit Poulson of St. Geroge. Happy Birthday to Loren. 1. The best approaches to weight control include a total life style perspective. Social, behavioral, physical and psychological factors should all be part in parcel of the program. 2. Offering specific skills and techniques to handle urges for food rather than a reliance on willpower is mandatory. 3. Learning how to recognize "triggers" or "cues" to overeat such as watching TV, driving in a car, being alone. 4. Dining out procedures and learning to distinguish between what is appetite and actual hunger ought to be included. 5. Learning to recognize those self defeating thoughts that cause people to overeat and replace them with logical beliefs is an important part of the weight loss process. 6. A well balanced eating plan for food intake is important to help insure that the weight is lost in a nutritionally sound manner. 7. An activity plan that is flexible enough to meet the needs of both active and sedentary people is an important weight control component as well. 8. Plan to lose only 1-2 lbs. per week. Rapid weight loss means Under New Ownership SplinjoilL Jlcial Co. 207 East 400 South - 489-5647 SJ fill I I I I H I I-1 J. 1. 1. 1 .1.1. 1. 1.1.1.1.1.1. U.I.LI. Springville Herald - Page Five Kari Lynn Hansen to marry Reed J. Smith Announcement is made this week by Mr. and Mrs. Leslie 0. Hansen of Brigham City, formerly of Springville, of the engagement of their daughter Kari Lynn. Kari Lynn will marry Mr. Reed J. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon F. Smith of Springville, on February 1, 1986. An open house will be held for the newlyweds from 3 to 5 p.m. on that day in the Springville Stake House Relief Society Room, 245 South 600 East. All friends and relatives are invited to attend. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Springville High School and LDS Seminary. She participated in crosscountry cross-country and track events. She was a participant in the Miss Springville Pageant. Since graduation she has been employed in retail management in Washington and currently in Ogden. The prospective groom is a 1984 graduate of Springville High School and LDS Seminary. He lettered in football and track and field. He has attended Weber State College and is currently employed in Oregon in lumbering. Special guests at the wedding will be grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Muir of Brigham City, Mr. and Mrs. George Rogerson of Roy, Mr. and Mrs. Lee H. Bate and Mrs. Pearle Smith, all of Springville. The newlyweds will make their first home in Remond, ' Oregon. 1 : in Dwight Alan Messick, little son of Loren and Debbie Messick of Springville, turned one year old on January 10, 1986. His proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Graham of Provo, Grace Graham of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Messick of Provo. contro rapid weight gain. The next ten week weight management course will be held in the Mountain View Hospital classroom and begins Thursday, February 6, 1986,with lectures at 7 p.m. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. More information on the program is available by calling Doreen Nelson, dietitian, at 465-9201, ext. 153. Rell Francis talks to Mother's Study The Mother's Study Club met at the Crystal Manor for their January meeting. A group of twenty-five members and guests enjoyed a delicious luncheon and then listened to Rell Francis who was the speaker. Mr. Francis showed pictures and told about the books he had written and why he wrote them. It was a very enlightening lecture and inspired the club members to learn more about the history and early people of Springville and Mapleton. New Owner Susan Bowns Designers Judy Guilbert Mary Stewart Come let us be a service to you. I.I. 1.1. 1. 1.1. I.I.I. I.I. 1. 1 .1.1 .1.1 .1.1, |