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Show & mit HO m r$ 1 Open letter , Thursday March 21 Volumn 75 The Mormon Pioneers KSL-TChannel 5, has announced it will repeat a The special, Mormon Pioneers. The program will be shown Sunday March 24, at 10:35 p.m. The program was produced as part of a monthly series, Whats So Great About America? by KOOL Radio- - and Television, me., the CBS affiliate in provided Phoenix, Arizona. KOOL-T- V the film to KSL-TThe American southwest owes much to Mormon pioneers, whose expertise in irrigation, agriculture and city planning was instrumental in settling many commofficials said. unities, KOOL-T- V The Mormon pioneers traces the history of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y saints from its founding in 1830 in New York, through the exodus to Utah in 1847 and subsequent colonization in Arizona and other areas. Arizona towns founded by Mormon pioneers are visited and descendants of early settlers are interviewed. Music is salt Lake provided by the world-famMormon Tabernacle Choir. The program was first shown on the KLS-T- V on March 11. V, Emery County nigh School music department will participate in the region VI 1 Solo and Ensemble Festival to be held at south Sevier High school March 27th. Tryouts were held March 18. The festival consists of participation in five areas; Vocal solos. Vocal ensembles, Instrumental solos, Instrumental ensembles, and piano. Following is a list of the students and their area of participation Plano; Lori Ware, Janet Gardner, Pam Whittaker, Denise Grange, Julie Jorgensen V. It is springtime in Lawrence. The pastures are greening ; the larks in concert. The old timers say anytime a little green shows, the larks pour out the song. This spring is no exception. Planning conference conf. Cars The Emery County Commissioners have arranged to bring a giant crushing rig into the county. It will crush and haul away old car bodies. If there are any old junk cars on your property get in touch with your Mayor or mone of the city councilmen and ask them where the central location for the crusher will be and make arrangements to get your old junk cars taken ere of. committee Planning on the Castle m last weeks article Dale City Planning committee meeting, two names were left off by mistake. The names to be Included are Lee Jeffs and George Magnuson, Committee members of the Castle Dale City Planning Committee Zoning On March 25 a planning and zoning meeting embracing the entire county will be conducted. Despain will be present. Commissioner Kent stilson is arranging the meeeing. Before buying any property, consult Eric Easley, the building Inspector or Calvin Story, Price, of the state Board of Health. All the legalities must be done, a plat shown, approval by the state Board of Health and zoning authorities, and building inspector before a dwelling can be placed on land. Ferron Little League The Ferron Little League Basketball awards banquet , according to Mr. Tom Vorgeranic, will be held Thurs. evening March 21, at the san Rafael, cafeteria a 7:30 p. m. First place- - Badgers, coached by Jeff Zwahlen; second place- - Indians, coached by Rory Richardson, and all the other players will be recognized. Tom wishes to thank everyone that participated and especially his wife, Sharon, who sponsored bake sales to pay for the trophies. All boys in the league and their parents ar invited to the banquet. Emery and C.E.U. The Emery County High School Chamber Choir and the College of Eastern Utaii Chamber Choir had a joint music program at the Emery County High school today March 21. This program consisted of a 15 minute program by each of the organizations and then the two choirs combined and sang three contemporary This madrigals by Emma Delnlnur. program was not presented for thebenefit of the public but was presented for the benefit of the students who participated. We extend our appreciation of Mr. jay Andrus and the members of the CEU Chamber Choir for their effort in coming to our school and performing with us. Jf X Colleen Grange; Vocal solos; Lori Ware, Janet Gardner, Kelly Jones, Brent Barton, Keith Hughes, Stewart Behling, Natalie Johansen, Barry Snow. Vocal Ensemble; Lori Ware, Natalie Johansen, Janet Gardner, Kelly Jones, Bill Cox, Stewart Behling, Krlstell justensen, Brent Barton, Lance Wright, Doris Gilpin, Linda Wilson, Cynthia Grange, Loretta Parker, Penny Gale, Brenda Patterson, Gayle Black, Shellee Nielsen, Jolene Tucker, andKaren Larsen. The loveliness of Lawrence is enough to lure homebuilders, birds and humans alike, to build their nests and rear O families. Years Band uniform Honor Boll The new band uniforms are here and will be worn for the first time tonight on March 21 in a concert at the Emery County High school Auditorium at 8;00p,M. The program will begin with a processional in the concert uniforms and end with a Recessional in the Marching uniforms. The band will play Stars and stripes Forever, selections from Camelot, and Variation Overture, Shimmering Flutes, Capriccio Italian and the Minstrals ago there were 170 men, and women and children in Lawrence. The first school was held in the home of teacher Orilla Burgess; the next two years in a room of the Jonathan Hunts with Don C. Woodward as teacher. A two room brick schoolhouse was built to care for the encreasing school enrollment. The rooms could be opened up for a social haU. A church was built on the same block as the school. Each had a bell to ring. The bells were rung to signal a fire. Someone turned the water into the ditch while the rest grabbed bickets and raced to the scene. Lawrence had a band, a baseball team a postoffice and a store of sorts. The store in a home, supplied a few commodities. Ira Days wife said shehadtohavetabacco to keep him happy and salt to keep him fresh. Birthdays here were big in those days. (march). The intermission to the concert will be spent holding a cake auction and a raffle drawing. Band students will make ten cakes to be auctioned to help finance the bands tripto Canada next July. Tickets are now on sale by band members for a ton of hay that has been donated to the band by Willis and Utahna Wilson. Raffle tickets will also be sold at the door. We invite you to come out for the evenings enter- tanks. tainment. Mr. and Mrs. Lee McMullin, and Mr. and Mrs. Garden snow each donated $50. to the band and their names are now added to the long list of donors whom we so greatly appreciate. GOLD CLUB Emery County High school PTA, First Security Bank, seeley and Ruby Peterson, Frank and Ada Rassmussen, Ruben and Zola Brasher,Miller and Curtis, Ray Blackham, Huntington Glee Club, Zions First National Bank, & j. Club, Norman and opal Anderson, Bill and LaVon Just-ese- n, Garden and Irma snow, Walter & Lucille Mortensen, Dr. Larry Lofthouse, Glen and LaVarda Jones, Emery County JC's, Emery County Jaycettes, Emery County Farmers Union Telephone Assoc, Lee & Hazel McMullin, Dorr and Elizabeth Hanson. j The whole town went to the home of the honoree for potluck dinner and celebrating. People melted snow and ice for culinary water. The snow water was soft and good for washing clothes. Cisterns and hauling water from Huntington was necessary until the recent advent of the North Emery Water system. Unincorporated Lawrence has no sewage system. The electricity was installed in 1929. Maybe the lack of water discouraged the later growth of Lawrence. Many of the pioneer names are missing today. The Robert Hill, Philander Burch, Hyrum Loveless, and Martin Loveless families were among the first to dig dugouts and later build the Lawrence townsite and enlarge the Averj Ditch for irrigation. Abraham Day, son Ira, and son-i- n law James H. Wilcox, lived in Lawrence and operated a sawmill in Huntington are Canyon. Other prominent names Simon Drolinger, Rufus Johnson, Peter Miller, Joseph Moore, Calvin Moore, Elias Thomas, Samuel Bunnell, Jonathan Hunt, Adelbert Winters, Silas McArthur, and Williasm MCArthur, Thomas Scofield, Bert Reynolds, James McNlven, Thomas Fuller, John Wilson, Mathew Evens, Bertrand Tanner, Norace Burgess, and Lewelyn Lewis, Robert Wilstead, Charley Hales, jonny , Alvin and Lourtz Johnson and James Brinkerhoff. Gradually the population dwindled. The consolidation of Emery schools cost the town school. The schoolhouse was torn down to remodel the church. Lawrence lost its identity as a ward when they were made members of Huntington second, a decision requiring an 8 mile round trip for church services. A few years ago the brick church was tom down. Nothing remains of the schoolhouse or church but the empty sites and a few bricks. Lawrence now has good culinary water; the only sewage disposal is through septic Charlie gets miff ed at people always asking if all that bending hurts his back. Nope, but sure as hell hurts straightening up. son of the Ed Harvey Brinkerhoff, Brinkerhoffs, shows one reason for the influx of population in Lawrence. Water. The fire hydrant is one of two installed in town as part of the North Emery water System, Now we want a store and a post office, says Harvey. A long while ago we had a post office. Maybe that was when the Pony Express came through. of the old timers are Descendants moving into Lawrence. The Wilsteads are a classic exampleoftheyoungones coming home to roost in the family tree. There is strength in unity and security in the land. The rise of industry and resulting jobs certainly contributes to the pictures. Most everyone bom in Emery County wanted to stay here, but had to go elsewhere for training and jobs. Young couples like the Bob Wilsons, Eddie Foxes, Clark and Ned Christensens, Randy Bells, the Chuck Olsens, Wilsteads, Simmons, Averys are contributing to the boom and the expansion population of Lawrence. The Wesley Reese, Jim spradley, Harold Simmons, Dick Larsens , Donald Avery and Wendell Kochis families are community builders, spradley installed the first sprinkling system in Emery. snow Gardell snow, chairman Emery County commission Southeastern Utah Association of Governments Member Governors Blue Ribbon committee on Land Use Planning. Spradleys green plateau is one reason the meadowlarks are singing in Lawrence. The town once falling apart at the seams is on the upgrade. No one wants it to grow too large, though, orthe reason for moving to Lawrence in the first place would be gone. The old timers, the Wilsons, Cullums, Fillmores, Johnsons, Jensens, Olivers, Hansens and Brinkerhoffs families join the newcomers in building upthefalllngdowns Staker oldest resident of L awrenc e Aldsn Alden O. Staker, nearly 82, is the oldest oldtimer living in Lawrence. The reason he has his front gate barred is to keep horses in, not people out. No one is better versed on early days in the area than Alden staker. At one time Lawrence was known as Stakerville in deference to early settler, William Alma staker, who was one of the seven men including Orange Seely sent by Brigham Young to colonize. Alma Staker left a comfortable home in Mt. Pleasant in 1877 to settle along Castle Dale creek, in a dug out. He traveled back over mountains for belongings before returning to the dugout then claimed by a squatter with two pigs. Alma gave up the dugout to the squatter and moved on to good farming land east of Huntington. He ran a lathe Sylvan and Helen Leslie, Bill and Adeline Starr, Fenton and Maudie Moffitt, Hecto Peterson, Richard and Nita Hampshire, Jack and Vonda Corgiat. CONTRIBUTORS Walter and LaVon Ralphs, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard jewkes, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lemon, Bell Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Nielsen, Lucille Herron, and Maude The historic farmhouse was built by Rueben and ivy Brasher. The older Simmons plan to have a modular home built on a wide plot to the right. Their son Tim and his bride Diana want the fun of redoing the old home to their taste and as their home. They are another young couple in Lawrence, now becoming more fruitful Gunderson. Th band will continue to work hard to prepare for next summers trip. Most of the applications are finally in and auditions have begun. Each student is working to earn his share of expenses. W e still have about $4,000 to raise. B esides a continual selling campaign, the band will territory. sponsor three major activities. LaRaes Dance studio Reveiw, a movie at the Vali Drive In, and the Little Buckeroo Rodeo. Dates for the rodeo and the movie have not been finalized yet so they will be announced later. The Dance Reveiw will be held May 4 in the High school Aud. Go fly a kite, but do it safely! That warning came today from Jim shill, southern Division superintendent for Utah Power fc Light Co., who said that the combination of springs winds and children with kites can be dangerous unless proper precautions are taken. Mr. Shill urged parents to be sure their youngsters observed these safety rules before they send their kites skyward; Fly kites in plenty of open space, and never fly kites near electric wires and poles! -Never use tinsel string, wire or any twine with metal in it! ...Never fly a kite with metal in the frame or tail! Never fly kites In rainy weather! Never run across streets or highways while 1 ying kites Never fly kites over television or radio aerials! Never fly a kite with wet string. Water is one of the best conductors of electricity! Use only dry cotton string and dry cloth in kite tails! Should a kite become entangled in electric power lines, leave it there! Do not touch the string, or in any other manner attempt to get it down. Report kites caught in wires and poles to your nearest power company office. i0Mk Garden SILVER CLUB Charlie Force lives just across the road from Lawrence. He is shoeing a horse for Bob Wilson, whose wife and family are housed in a mobile home to the right. Bob of Lawrence is another descendant pioneers. Harold and Helen Holt Simmons and son Tim named their ranch the FallingDowns. The bam explains why. They bought their acreage from LaVon Wilson now living in Permanent mobile home a couple of blocks up the street. o fly a Kite r At a recent meeting of the southeastern Utah Association of Governments in Moab, it was brought to the attention of the Executive Board that a political faction was holding meetings throughout the four county area of Emery, carbon Grand and san Juan. The purpose of these meetings, according to the report, was to discredit the state Land Use Bill, the framers of this Bill, local county commissioners and other elected officials who supported the Bill. I was chosen by Governor Rampton to be a member of a Blue Ribbon Committee to frame a Land use Bill that would satisfy the desires of land owners and land users of Utah. I am one of the framers of this Bill. I am also a land owner and stock owner. I am interested in what happens to my land, as well as yours. The fires ent Land use Bill says land use planning is left to the desires of local people. In other words, local people have the responsibility and right to plan the use of their land. I feel this Bill gives you that right and is what local people want. I will defend a persons rights to state what he believes. However, I get concerned when false statements, accusations and innuendos are made. Since our Board meeting, I have learned that this malicious activity lias been experienced in other districts of the state. The Executive Boardof the southeastern Utah Association of Governments urges you, as responsible citizens, to study the Land Use Bill. This is your land and you have the right and privilege to plan its use. Springtime in Lawrence ed Old 12 Emery to participate in music festival Announcements Explorer presidents Planning will be held March 22 and 23 at the BYU. will be at the Richards Registration Building Room 271, from 8;00 to 8;25p.m. on the 22nd. The cost will be $2.00 per person. This will not cover meals. This however, will cover materials, building rental and related conference expenses. All Districts and stake Explorer Youth and Adult leaders should attend. For those desiring to sleep overnight, you should bring sleeping bags. The agenda will consist of a glamour panel on the 22nd and at 8;30. On Saturday, beginning at 8;00 a.m. there will be discussions on the energy crisis, Explorer Olympics, speech contest, Road Rally, and a new program called, operation Reach. Number , 1974 to the public Elizabeth Ann Olsen, son Chris and family pets pose outside their attractive modular home on family acreage in Lawrence. Ann, only daughter of the Fred wilsteads, and her two brothers, David and Errol, are now located in Lawrence. The third brother Dean, plans to join the family as soon as he retires from the airforce. We want our church back expresses Elizabeth. Deanna Winter Wilstead is scrubbing ou the last batch of mud from the families shoes as daughter Valerie, 6 looks on. The Errol Wilsteads have moved their double wide mobile home on family acreage with plans to remain in Lawrence and share in a family farming and cattle raising venture. mUl for making furniture. From his skilled hands were shaped spinning wheels for wife and daughters, At the staker home there stayed a personable young man called joe Walker, Joe had dug postholes and cut timber out of Huntington Canyon for the new barn he was building for stakers. joe, 22, came to the house for meals, but he slept rolled up in a tarpaulin on the hay until the bam was finished and he graduated to a wagon box, Joe was so fond of his two horses he stuffed them with oats, somewhat to the consternation of the stakers, in the days of slim pickings. Once when Aldens mother was desperately ill, his father asked joe to go to Castle Dale for Doctor Moore. Hilmer is so sick, he pleaded. He had to travel on to Orangeville to find the doctor. Exactly fifty five minutes later, a phenomenal speed for those days, young Joe whipped a team of horses drawing the doctor's buggy into the staker yard. B was spring and muddy. You could scarcely see the doctor he was covered with mud over his face and bear skin overcoat. I heard him say later that the baby was dead.Drowned in blood, but mother got well. When an older brother went on a mission, he bribed Alden, 12 years old to look after his cattle for five dollars a month and a heifer. The lad bought a saddle, tent, a little stove and road east to Cedar Mountain to watch the cattle. joe Walker came and showed me some waterholes, about 6 or seven. He took me to Green River, to Robbers Roost and to Hanksville. One day I saw settin under a ledge Butch Cassidy, silver Tip, Blue John, Billy McCory and son Fred, Flat Nose George, Elza Lay and Indian Ed who was the horse wrangler. There were sixteen men in that camp and they would go out two by two and rob banks and Alden's faded blue eyes flamed thngs. into explosions of boyish glee, recalling infamous historic deeds. One day back at the staker home in Lawrence, Joe finished eating supper and slipped a five dollar gold piece under the place to buy clothes for the Staker children. Pm going away for awhile, Hilmer, he remarked to the lady of the house. When will be you back, Joe she queried. I don't know. Maybe in 4 or 5 days. Next day, said, Alden, the Castle Gate payroll was robbed. Dick and Joe Jones witnessed the stickup. joe Walker held the horses while Cassidy and the other one did the job. Now they didn't have no saddles on those horses and they took right off in Huntington direction. A fellow by the name of Bob Whitehead told me that Joe Walker stopped and wanted to trade horses because his own horse was too fat and winded. Mr. Whitehead said no, he needed his horse. Joe took the harness off Whitehead's horse and took it anyway. Later when the Posse wiped out Walker and johnny Herring and the bodies were taken to Price for burial, the news traveled to Alden with the cattle at Sunnysidearea. Tobe Whitmore came and asked me if I 'didnt want to ride with him to Price to see the burial. If I remember they were still in a blanket and they wouldnt let us see them, some say they was buried in a box, but I remember they wrapped those boys in a tarpaulin and laid them in the grave. Might have been a box they laid them in. Afterwards Tobe went into the cemetery shed and found three short pieces of pipe to make a marker for the grave. Often since then Alden remembers going with Joe along the Walker Trail that led around cedar Mountain about 4 continued on page 7 Corner Well, here you are. Anew mama, home with a brand new baby. Naturally the self same night you get home, too pooped to pop, all of the relatives and friends just have to drop in to see that new little one. You smile weakly as folks who should know better, bring their colds, coughs, and runny noses over and to add insult to Injury, desire to awaken the babe ( if by some small chance hes sleeping). Some even just cant resist the impulse to give him a kiss. After youve been through the process a few times you might lem that you have the perogatlve to say NO to someone waking up your Infant. If you are exhausted( and you usually are) or if youre nursing and dont wish to be dlstrbed go into the bedroom and close the door, papa can entertain the visitors. You've got problems enough the first night without further exhausting your spent resources. Theyll forgive you. They should have enough courtesy to wait a couple of days and let you get your bearings anyway. If they really desire to help out let them Baby yourself a bit it will help a great deal later, especially if you are trying to get a milk supply established he will take a lot As to your baby of getting used to. Perhaps the first most Important item is his position while sleeping. Never, let a newborn, infant sleep flat on his back, prop him on his side or if he prefers his tummy. Thats fine. An infant can easily spit -- up a bit of formula and aspirate it into his lungs if he lays on his back. Next dont be afraid of him. Hes a pretty sturdy little fellow. He survived didn't he? Get i n the habit being bom of holding your baby to feed him. Its a good opportunity to cuddle him and in addition makes him much less prone to ear infections. Children that have been fed by bottle propping are much more likely to be troubled by chronic ear Infections, Love, cuddle, talk to, and sing, to your Child, Bs a very important time for both of you. However dont forget your husband. He needs to be just as much a part of your life as before. He needs to become adept in child care too. His help can be a God send, and also bring him closer to this little being he helped create. prenatal classes are of great Import -ance for parents to be. They will help to teach self care, and child care to both of you and often teach you Important aspects of labor and delivery. If none are available in your area maybe you can be the guiding influence in starting one. Knowing and understanding what you are facing takes much of the worry and uncertainty from a stressful situation. |