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Show 7 m -- T- 2A winr"lTT1ni Emery County Progress Wednesday, November nf hi 11, 1981 f I P' 6 Legion We champion cause of elderly plans dance 1903 to Elam L. as a warning against inactivity in are out to champion the years to get the first bus in the was born May 28, later years. Jones. Ada Sherman to and cause of the senior citizen. We do county. It took us less than that You have to keep the muscles 10 children, he was born of One a one. second Taking trips quite a lot of hollering against the manage of Hunactive. You should never retire. is one the best things in the and raised on a farm near utility companies about raising when Just He remembers keep going. You can rock world for the people who have the tington. prices, or the like, and we do .25 cents an around ran is yourself to death in front of the health and the money. The cost wages everything we can to ease not too on the worked He television, he said. hour. Huntington prohibitive, he said. problems facing the older a for Canal $2 own car his day. drives Les usually American, admits 78 year old Since his wife died in 1974, Les He married Mabel Powell and when traveling to meetings. ExLeslie E. Jones, Huntington. for himself and keeps the of cooks three the became In parents FERRON Jones now serves on the board of cept for mileage and an occasional they house and worked Les in the He cant honor of this years he room volunteers orderly. motel yard daughters. expense, of Senior Coalition State the Utah mines for about 16 years. After he stand clutter. Every evening the Veterans Day, the Citizens. He is one of three his time and talents. lost his right leg in a mine ac- telephone rings and daughter American from horse life era the His spans Legion representatives for District Seven. at Consumers, (Gordon Velma Gardner invites him to invites all veterans The other two members are Val and buggy to the flight to the moon. cident, He remembers the first car driven Creek), he found other means of dinner. to a old and new Jennings, Price and Doug Bonn, 7 at along the streets of Huntington. He making a living. The family moved dance p.m. East Carbon. Les has served as city justice of to Salt Lake City for 20 years while The group meets often and was six years old as he stood with Saturday at the the a officer at peace. He is the oldest member Farron American serves as members of the his grandfather watching a Les worked as security Glee Club. He of the We for all Veterans - Association of Local Governments, comprising Carbon, Emery and Grand counties. Les also functions on the board of the local Emery County Senior Center in implementing related programs serving other centers as well. It took us two and Auxiliary elects officers one-ha- lf the Utah State Prison. While at the prison, six men were executed. Les believes in capital punishment being carried out promptly rather than keeping the whole country upset while dragging it out with postponments. le noted how prisoners deteriorate both in body and mind and takes it stripped down Model T cruising down Main Street. "Oh boy, Grandpa, wouldnt you like a car like that, he remembers asking his grandfather. I wouldnt be found dead in that damn contraption, grandpa snorted back. A native of Huntington, Jones I Huntington joined at age 16. He adds a firm second tenor to the old and new melodies. Every Tuesday night he joins the croup for a song session. Singing w ith the group gives him a chance to Min the type of music he enjoys. Orangeville Ameri- A special thanks was Humphrey, second vice - president, given to the out - going Unit 38 held a meeting LaVon Reid, secretary officers. at the home of Maree and treasurer and Kenna Cox was voted wanting to Anyone and donate chaplain for the historian. Christmas Gift Shop President Francy Other officers will be for the disabled Handley from Hun- installed at a later date. Guest speaker veterans in the tington. Maree Ware was Lue Wareham, hospital should give elected president, Ferron, gave some items to any of the Merene Humphrey good advice on officers, or call so that was named first vice strengthening the items could be picked -- president, Grace Unit. up. Cuts discussed in hearing A public meeting has been scheduled for Nov. 17 in Castle Dale to discuss the effects of recent budget cuts in welfare services and other recent welfare regulations. The hearing, planned by the Utah State Department of Social Services, will discuss the effects of recent cuts in the Aid to Family Dependants and food stamp programs. This meeting will be of interest both those that are now receiving aid, or those who might be eligible as well as the general said William Wrigley, public, local director. He said 265 cases, or about 700 to 800 people are now receiving assistance. The meeting will be held at the Castle Dale Senior Citizen Center at 10 a.m. to The Red Cross bloodmobile will return to Carbon and Emery County next week. It will be in Price from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at the LDS Chapel at 545 E. 400 North. From 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, it will be at the Senior Citizens Center in Huntington, 150 W. 200 North. It will be in Helper from 2 to 7 p.m. Wed- nesday at the Helper Civic Auditorium. The times are alternated so people working different shifts will still have an opportunity to donate. Potential donors can make appointments to avoid waiting in the event of a rush period. In the Price and Helper areas, call Vicki or Rose Perrero Frame at to make appointments. at Those interested in volunteering 637-058- 472-527- 6 6 their services can contact co chairwomen 637-181- Williams Perrero 472-555- 9; in 5 6 in Sac-coma- in Helper, Rose or Karen Nielsen 637-378- 5; 472-527- Price, Ann or Jaselene La Varda Emery, Jones or Frances Handley 687-261- 4. Jaselene Williams said individuals as young as 17 can donate with permission from their parents. Forms are available at the Carbon High School office. She said those between the ages of 18 and 65 are encouraged to donate as long as they weigh at least 110 pounds and are in good Applicants are carefully screened before they are accepted both for their good health and for the person who will be receiving the blood. All donors should eat an ample meal within three or four hours of ECAS eight-wee-k interval. Carbon High School students who wish to donate will be excused from classes long enough to make the donation, she added. gear for project dinated with the Emery Division of Family County Aging Services Services and area in conjunction with the churches to reach the Utah needy families. If you Southeastern Action are aware of families Community Christmas, Dale, Emery, Ferron, and Green River. We ask that only good usable be toys we health. After 65, they may donate encourage groups and with permission from their Agency is gearing up or elderly that will individuals interested for the Operation need assistance with in helping with our physician, she added. No one with a bad cold or Santa Claus Program. Christmas, Please call drives to call. Donation cans will running a temperature can be OSC is designed to the Senior Citizens Merry Center in Castle Dale be appearing in the Mrs. Williams said. provide a accepted, for the at Christmas If there are stores around the first needy families and the clubs or individuals of December. elderly throughout the interested in adopting Remember to drop in county. The success of a family for Christmas your change. the program depends we would love to talk Payment in Lieu of Taxes, $170,000 on the to you about the from Fines and Forfitures and largely of in- program. generosity as $350,000 from interest earnings, businesses of The week well as many other revenue dividuals, and 0 has November organizations. sources. Last year Christmas been designated for The next step of the budget was happier for 203 the annual food drive to give process is for the auditor County in the area schools. her recommendations to the Emery because of Your children will be Residents Fri. & Sat. 7& 9p.m. A commissioners. public county 7 p.m. only Santa the home a flyer Operation bringing scheduled will be during hearing This Claus for of can a Program. asking BUnT REYNOLDS the first part of December, and number is food to be taken to then the Board of Commissioners year the to increase, their school. The food PATERNITY will whittle the budget requests to expected coor- - will be used for Efforts are match the expected revenue. donated. Again Tentative budget presented The Emery County Commissioners have received a tentative budget of $6,007,977.44 for the 1982 budget year. to the budget, According prepared by the County Auditor, some of the larger requests are from the Sheriffs Department, $1,045,006.13, Highway, $999,243, and Class B roads, $361,201. Revenue to pay for the budget will come from, $3,730,687 in taxes, Shared $224,592 in Federal Revenue, $184,287 from Federal 16-2- 637-274- 0 Sun.-Thur- IN and Christmas baskets. Be generous with your donations. December will Passbook STARTS FRIDAY An action adventure romantic comedy spy story. 7-- feature the clothing and toy drive. These will be conducted in each town with drop areas at the Senior Citizen Centers in Huntington, Castle LOWEST PRICE . . 687-228- 5. the donation, she said, and a person may donate again after an With the approach of SINCE ONLY CROWN TOYOTA ON A TOYOTA CAR OR TRUCK or 4 748-242- 2. 10 THE 687-261- Ked Lross bloodmobile coming to county Thanksgiving GUARANTEES contact formation, Frances Handley at . can Legion Auxiliary, Ware, Friday, Oct. 30. New officers were installed by District Legion Hall. The hall is in the old Presbyterian Church. Refreshments will be served. For additional in- YOUR SAVINGS EARN MORE INTEREST AT U.S . AND FROM WALT DISNEY uifcm 1 THAN BANKS AND SAVINGS AND LOANS CAN PAY!!! SINCE ONLY CROWN TOYOTA GIVES YOU A 3 YEAR 50,000 MILE WARRANTY ON NEW TOYOTAS. . . PRODUCTIONS Fri. 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