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Show Mo 'i'fnurg C.oiVdt'on, "(W J W UtMJt CO. COMMISSION TS JESS GUVMON CHAIRMAN Iron Commissioner County Jess Guymon, reelected to the Board in November, was again named Commission chairman at its first regular meeting here Monday. The group also voted to have each Board member continue with the supervisory which he lias responsibilities held the past year. Deputies which had been rcc. ornmended by the several County departments were approved by the Commissioners as follows: SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT: Charles Wells of Cedar City and Meet Me . y Tuesday night is a special night for all residents of Parowan Stake. It is a night to Meet Me At Mutual. This friendly invitation to meet me at M I. A. has been extended to residents of all the Wards in the Stake by the officers of the Stake M I. A. According to Idella Robinson, Stake YWMIA president and Bernell Evans, superintendent of the Stake YMMIA, a sample MIA program will be demonstrated in each ward. They will feature an assembly prointeresting gram as well as the usual class work. Officers and class leaders of the Ward MIA organiaz-tion- s join with the Stake in inviting everyone of Mutual age to attend Mutual Tues. night and meet their friends. Mrs. Ramona Stubbs To Join PHS Faculty Mitchell Mrs. Ramona Stubbs will join the Parowan , High School faculty as girls physical education instruct- or, according to an announce-- J ment this week by the Board of Education. She will fill the vacancy created by the resig-- 1 nation of Mrs. Margene Dun- can who has held the posit-- 1 ion during the past semester of school. Mrs. Stubbs will teach in addition to the P.e. classes. the Seventh grade reading cassShe takes over the respons- ibilities Monday, school of- ficials said It has also been unofficially reported that Mrs. Duncan and her husband will move to Cedar City where he is attending College at CSU. - j e full-tim- full-tim- , e e Visiting in Parowan last week as guests of the J. Harold Mitchells were their and daughter, 1st. Lieutenant Bob R. Adams, Mrs. Adams and their little daughter, Debra Sue. The couple is visiting with the Lieutenants folks in Logan and completing preparations to leave for Germany between February 11 and 26. A jet pilot in the U.S. Air Force, Lieut. Adams, has been assigned to an air base in son-in-la- w Continued' on back page ELDER AND MRS. GDRR ARRIVE FROM HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Elder and Mrs. Peter H. Gurr arrived late last week from Los Angeles where they had landed after a five-daboat cross, ing from the Hawaiian Islands. The couple were met at the pier by their son and daughter-in.law- , Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Gurr, y March 25 Set For Junior Prom Parowan High School Junior Prom will be held on March 25, according to Roy chairman. Rtimmler, Prom This outstanding event of the school year will be held in the School gymnasium where the entire floor will be utilized for dancing, he said. The Rythmmakers orchestra will provide the music for the evening. Assisting Roy as is LaReta Decker. Other members of the general committee include Kent Whitney, Budd Orland Haltermant, Matheson, Delores Mortensen and Eleanor Adams. Elroy Laws and Miss Phyllis Hall are faculty advisors. Miss Lelores Thornton is class an pre-iden- t. The traditional affair will with the be theme for the evening to be announced later. semi-form- ai who brought them on home. The couple had served approximately 18 months in the Hawaiian Mission of the LDS Church where they report many interesting experiences. They landed at Honolulu on the Island of Oahu in August, 1953, where they remained for 61:; months. At the end of that time they were transferred to Laie, where for 3i months they served as guides at the Hawaiian Temple Bureau of Information as well as performing consider, able work in the ordinance Tern ole itself. They completed their mission on the Island of Hilo, the largest Island of the group. There they report they saw the completion of two fine, new churches built by members of the Island. The couple is happy to be home and to be reunited with their family and friends whom they have missed greatly. They do mention that the change from the warm, lush beauty of the tropical climate to the bitter cold of the north, is rather sudden and a little difficult for them to become acustomed to. Elder and Mrs. Gurr will give a report of their mission during the Third Ward Sacrament meeting Sunday, it w as announced by the Bishopric. The meeting commences at 2:p m. , 1 cy 1 Published W'eehlu For The interest Of Parowan lttd Vicinilu e e At-Mutu- Next-Tuesda- Arch Benson, Parowan were as approved deputies at a salary of $3600 per year. Stanley Davis, Jack Miller, Tony Lambert, Mayo Bybec, Kent Hoyt and Paul Woodard of Cedar City; Henry Bauer of Kanarra. ville; Otto Fife of Beryl; Bill Haigh of Modena; Max Hendrickson of Parowan; Burrus Barton, Paragonah; and Ernest Hefner of New Castle were ap. part-timas special pointed to be and paid for deputies services actually rendered the Bill Woody, County. A. W. Nichols, Bill Crowley and J, V Hillary were approved as spec, ial agents for the Union Pacific Railroad Company. DEPARTTREASURER'S MENT: Mrs. Vera Matheson as a full.time was approved deputy at a salary of $175 per month. ATTORNEYS DEPARTMENT Durham Morris was approved as part-timdeputy at $30 per month. ASSESSORS DEPARTMENT: Artie Bringhurst was approved as a full time deputy at a monthly salary of $180; Donna Mitchell as part.time deputy at $1.00 per hour; and Glen Hal-- , terman, as part.time deputy at $8.00 per day for the time he works. CLERKS AND AUDITORS DEPARTMENT: Alberta Evans, a deputy at a salary of $190 per month. DEPARTRECORDERS. MENT: Joan W. Wheatley as a deputy at a salary of $190 per month. Reappointment of Haldow E. Christensen as chairman of the Iron County civil defense com. mittee was made at Mondays meeting after it was reported that he would accept same. The clerk was instructed to notify T. Mr. Christensen of his appoint- full-tim- 0 OWAN RE-ELEC- PAROWAN VOLUMNE THIRTY NINE Succumbs To Final Plans For Stake Social Heart Attack Announced Don T. Orton Funeral services for Don Tay- lor Orton, 67, lifelong resident of Parowan, were to be held Friday at 2:p.m. in the Parowan First.Second Ward Chapel under the direction of the First Ward Bishopric. Mr. Orton died suddenly about 9:a.m. Tuesday at his home here of a heart attack. Although his general health had been rather poor for several years, he had suffered no immediate illness and had just enjoyed a hearty breakfast before he succumbed. He was bom in Parowan Dec. 13, 1887, a son of Samuel Taylor Orton and Esther E. Orton. He grew up here where he attended the local schools and where he married Mary M. Ecntley on Dec. 24, 1908. The union was solemnized Nov. 21, 1938 in the St. George LDS Temple. She died June 14, 1951. In 1953 he married Mrs. Kate Adams of Hurricane. Mr. Orton had engaged in building and sheep shearing until ill health forced his retire, ment. He is survived by his widow of Parowan and by three sons and four daughters. They are Don B. Orton, Parowan; Alton and Arthur Orton, Salt Lake City; Mrs. LaRue White, Summit; Mrs. Elta Jones and Mrs. Joyce Grcenhalgh, Nephi; and Mrs. Esther Campbell, Calif, ornia. He has 26 grandchildren, three great grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters: Silas T., Ernest, Twenty and A. Hills Orton, Mrs. Rebecca Smith and Mrs. Maggie Page, all of Parowan; Ellis Orton, Buhl, Idaho! and Joel H. Orton. Union, Oregon. Friends may call at the family home in Panwan Friday morning and until time for the services. Burial will take place in the Parowan ecmeterv under the direction of the Southern IJtah Mortuary. Tickets which will admit the holder to a basketball game, a full length movie, a program and a luncheon are being sold in every Ward in Parowan all for $1 00 Stake this week.-anfor adults and 50c for those 12 years of age and under. These are tickets to the annual benefit social of the Stake which will be held in Parowan Monday evening. All events will take place m the school buildings. Relief societies of both Stake and Wards will commence serv. ing a luncheon at 6:30 p m. in the Home Economics room of the yellow school building. At 7:p.m. the first showing movie will com. of a in auditorium. the mence a basketball Simultaneously, the between teams M.Mcn game of Enoch and Parowan Wards will get under way in the gymnasium. While the show is being run a second time, a tilt between the M.Men of. Paragonah and hoopsters Parowan Third Wards will be played. Programs with participants from each of the Wards, will be presented during half times of both the games. All proceeds of the affair will be used for necessary Stake expenses including indebtedness on the Stake Farm and anticipated improvements at the welfare canning center. If individuals fail to obtain Continued on back page d full-lengt- First-Secon- Notice by faculty members of the Parowan schools, a new policy on student absenteeism may be announced in the near future, to Max S. Dailey, according PRIMARY PREPARATION of the High School. Principal MEETING SLATED FOR The absentee rating has been JANUARY 20 of considerable concern to the Monthly preparation meet- school. Records show that the ing for all Primary workers of absences for stud, in Parowan Stake will be percentage held Thursday, January 20 ents to work is rather high. at 8:p.m in the Parowan They also indicate that First-Secoshopping has contributed Ward Cfhapel, it is announced by Mrs- - Jean materially to the problem. It was Hendrickson, Stake Primary noted that some students had been absent from school as President. as eight days to go deer high THIRD WARD PRIMARY hunting. ANNOUNCES NEW Questionaires were sent out MEETING TIME Officers of the Third last week to parents of the Ward organi students in an attempt to estab. Primary zation announce that Prim- lish the parents attitudes on ary meetings will begin at the problem. 3:45 p m. commencing with Most of them are being renext Tuesday. This is being turned, Mr. Dailey reported, tried in an effort to minimize and contain valuable helps to the playground the faculty in their survey. He problems which seem to in- also indicated that another crease as the time passes. questionable will be sent out in Parents of children, especially the near future announcing some those of age, are of their conclusions and asking reminded to keep this change some for additional, specific in mind. The meeting will be 15 minutes earlier information. Church Doings n adjourned than usual, also. INCREASED SACRAMENT MEETING ATTENDANCE URGED of the Ward A goal of 50 population in attendance at meetings during the. of month February, has bem set by the Third Ward Bishopric. Every effort is being made by Bishop Howard M. Adams to attain and his counselors this goal. The cooperation of every auxiliary organization is Continued on back page Srr-rame- Funeral services 13, NUMBER 1933 CONTRACT TO CEDAR BUILDER on Heap, 70, will be held day at 2 pm. in the Farowtn Third Ward Chapel under the direction of Bishop Howard M. Adams. Mr- Heap succumbed FriIron in the day morning of a chronic County Hospital heart ailment. - M. A. Cowley To Head County Red Cross Cowley, Cedar City Druggest, was named chairof the Iron man County Chapter of the American Red Cress at an election meeting held in Hotel El Escalante Monday night. He will succeed Amos C. Hatch of Parowan who has held the position for the past year. Mr. Hatch will assume the first to fill the vacreated by the resignacancy tion of Whitney Jensen. E. S. (Jack) Todd, Cedar second City .was Mario Topham, Parowan, and Grant Seaman and Cleo Petty. Cedar City were retained as board memJ bers. The new president name the Chapter secretary in the near future. Miss Karla Hulet of Parowan has served in that capacity during Mr. M. A vice-presiden- vice-preside- w-il-l ' Prcstwich, Cedar City, was elected new president of the Board to succeed Herman F. Bayles of Parowan, Dr. Prcst-wich- s t post was filled by Leo Larson. The Board voted to attend the National School Board Con. vention to be held in St.. Louis on Feb. 24 to 26. tor They also voted to a'-the of Kellogg continuance studies in the County Schools; and to ask for the permission to continue as a unit sponsor since the University of Utah is discontinuing its sponsorship of the project. Board members held a hearing on the transfer of the building reserve funds to the operat. ing fund for the building proto meet costs of the new The love and esteem in which gram North Elementary school which the late Robert Matheson Miller been completed in fias just was held by those who had ever contacted him was visibly Cedar City. It was revealed at the meetexpressed both in his adopted the offer to give the home in Honolulu and in his ing that home in Parowan Ward Jess home town of Parowan. to anyone who would move During his brief but critical it away and clean up the prem-- . illness in the Islands and followises is still in effect. The home of his death, is situated on school properly people tragic ing every nationality and creed weie adjorning the athletic field. instructed members constant attendance upon in Board him and his family. The Elders Superintendent Wright to inform of his own L.DS. Church and the Utah legislators from this persons to whom he had but district that they were in favor spoken when they visited the of continuance of the school store of which he was assistant lunch program; and that they manager, were equally solicitous favored restoring the election of and equally sorrowed by his school board members to the old Contract for construction of the Iron County School District Bus Garage in Cedar City was awarded to John S. Hamilton. Cedar City, for his figure of $21,975 as the lowest of the bidders on the job, it was rc. ealed following the regular meet ng Board of Education Wednesday. Other bidders were Moroni lerry, Cedar City, with a bid of $23,740; Witte Construction Co of Provo for $24,780; and of Co. Hales Construction Spanish Fork for $26,600. At Wednesdays meeting J. officers. S. j j k Scores Pay Tribute To Robert M. Miller administration. Other appointive officers will also be announced by the new passing. Hatchs been increased from the $10,000 when the Bank opened in 1947 to $30,000 at the present time. This amount will now' equal the capital stock of the Bank, he said. It was also reported at the bank meeting that the total from increased had resources SIXTEEN SCHOOL AWARDS BUS GARAGE Vern-- i Mon-- 1 Bank Of Iron Co. a culmination of the Kellogg survey being conducted ol Vernon Heap Dies At County Hospital for Declared As pre-scho- JANUARY Dividend To Be Formulated By Local School pre-Prima- ry d UTAH, Cache Valley Breeders Association will hold their anBy nual meeting Wednesday, Jan. 19. at 2:p.m. in the County Court House. dividend will be That a 6 Max Bowles, Field RepreBank paid stockhplders of the sentative from Logan, will of Iron County following a sucbe the principal speaker and was reported by will show some interesting cessful year Robert L. FenBank president, and informative slides. ton, at the annual meeting of All members and all interested persons are invited and stockholders held here Tuesday night. Mr. Fenton also reported urged to attend. that the Banks surplus had New Policy On Student Absenteeism nd TIMES, TAROWAN, basis. The young man, son of Mr. Architect L. Robert Gardner & Mrs. R. Taylok Miller of Par. met with the Board and report, ed some changes in the dressing owan, died January 1 in a Honolulu hospital of acute glomef-ulu-s and shower rooms of his proposnephritis brought on by a ed plans for the remodeling of Streptococci infection. Ilis illness the Cedar Junior High school is still baffling the many Island buildings. Changes had been specialists who were in attend, proposed by the State Departance. ment of Public instruction. He His sterling character, his kind reported that they would be in. personality and will power were corporated in his final draft with paid tribute to by Elder Arthur w ork on the ground breaking and president of the foundation footings for the new Haycock, Mission who addition to commence in the Hawaiian LDS later part of February. services funeral the at spoke The meeting Wednesday was conducted there. The services in the School Board office held were conducted in the Chapel in Cedar Jan. Chimes the City with the foreof mortuary information of Abner going reported by Sterling, Bishop 5, by the Waikiki Ward of which Bob local Board member, Herman E. Bayles. Continued on Back Page WINNERS OF PAROWAN STAKE $803,599.00 in 1953 to $874,791.05 at the present time. of stock, holders were present at the the same meeting and Board of Directors as had acted during 1954. These include Robert L. Fenton, E. J. King, E. Ray Lyman, W. Scott Mitchell, John Bayles and Ivan Decker. Parowan; Leland B. Flint and Salt Joseph A. Ottenheimer, Lake City; and Thomas A. Top-haA good representation Paragonah. The Directors met later and Mr. Fenton presiMr. dent; King, vice.president; Miss Eva Adams, cashier; and Ivan Decker secretary. Reception Honors Newlyweds Newlyweds Mr. & Mrs. Honsvick of Salt Lake City were honored at a wedding reception in the Paragonah school auditorium on Saturday evening last week. Mr. & Mrs. Harvey E. Dunton, and Mr. & Mrs. Elaborate charts have been Thorvald B. Honsvick, parents the number of of made showing the bride and groom assisted times absent and the reasons the young couple at receiving for fhe absences of every student guests. in the school, Mr. Dailey said. Anna May was lovely in her The attitudes of both students wedding gown, an origional and their parents in respect to model of white slipper satin absences from school have been fashioned with princess lines. reflected in the records and in The bodice featured a scalloped the reply's to the brochures sent neckline and long sleeves. Her out. These will be influential in finger tip veil fell from a pearl formulating the future policies in trimmed crown and she wor regard to the problem the princ- a corsage of roses and garden. Continued on back page ipal said. Wil-for- d MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED Winners of the Parowan Stake Music festival were an. nounced at the conclusion of the entertainment given in Parowan with the Wednesday evening Male Quartette from the Parowan Third Ward rating first place. Participating in the win. ning group were Karl Mitchell, Gordon Whitney, Verl Taylor, and Eugene Orton who sang Dont Go Away and Leave Me, in true barbershop quartette style. Second place was accorded the Male Quartette Stake Double who sang, Kentucky Babe. Members of this group were W. Clair Rowley, Carlyle Rollins, Scott Haycock, Ronald Mortensen and J. Harold Mitchell of the Parowan 3rd. Ward; Amasa Stones, Alan Stones and William Davenport of Paragonah. They were accompanied by Mrs. Itha Mortensen. Third place winner was the double mixed quartette also from the Third Ward with their ren. dition of Land of Hope and Ruth Members were Glory. Jenson, Ramona Stubbs, Shirley R. Evans, Joy Orton, Verl Taylor, Karl Mitchell. Eugene Orton and Reed Orton. Alternate group was a male quartette from Enoch which in. eluded Loren Jones, Bud Gar- field, Max Maxwell and Carrie Gibson, accompanied by Janice Jones. Their number was In the i MIA j j Evening By the Moonlight. Winning groups will partici. pate in the Regional Music festival tot be held in St. George Sunday. A large audience enjoyed the Wed. evenings entertainment nesday which was presented by with D. the Stake Amasa Stones and Itha Mortensen in charge of arrangements. Other participants on the do. mixlightful program included a ed quartette from Enoch which included George D. Grimshaw, D. Wilkin, Elaine Nelson and Clcone Wilkin with Renee Van. denberghe at the piano; a trio . from the Parowan Second Ward-Maxine Joseph Talbot, Shirley and Kathy Smith; a ladies First trio from the Parowan Carol Ward which included Wright, Helen Hatch and Barbara Jane Bayles; a saxaphone solo by Hazel Jean Robinson of the Paragnah Ward; a trio from Ward, the Parowan Third.-Jacki- e Eleanor Adams and Pat Uric. Also a ladies trio from Doris Robb, McBride and Joan Lamoreaux; and a double quartette from the Decker, Parowan Third-.SylviVal Rae Evans, LaReta Decker, Uric, Eleanor Adams, Pat DeAnn Boardman, Sandra Dec. kpp and Jackie Ward. Other accomnaniests who participated were Mrs. Ramona Stubbs. Mrs. and Var.da Robinson Sara Mitchell. MIA-officer- s a |