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Show 141 Picrpont, Ave. Salt. Lake City OWAN PAROWAN TIMES, PAROWAN, UTAH, DEC. NUMBER SIX Organization Names New Officers Five-Coun- ty Final Tribute Thanksgiving Program Swells Paid To Hugh Building Fund Leech Adams J. Frank Smith, chairman of the Beaver County Commission was named to head y the Organization next for the year, at the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night. Mr. Smith succeeds Jess Guymon, Parcwan, who has been president for the past two years. Victor Smith, Beaver Co. Clerk will replace W. Clair Rowley, Iron County Clerk as secretary of the group. The election meeting was held in the El Escalante Hotel at Cedar City. . Dr. El Roy Nelson, of Salt Lake City, an economist and vice president of First Security Corporation was featured speaker of the evening. Dr. Nelson discussed Utahs economic outlook, and laid stress on the effect new developments, statewide would have on the five Southern Utah Counties. He stated that at the present Utah was A program sponsored by Mr to retail sales in the area. Mrs. J. Low Barton on and He touched briefly on the Thanksgiving nighf swelled possible affects the new interthe Paragonah Ward building could state highway system fund considerably. that on the have area, saying The program was as folliws: areas linking metropolitan Prayer; Clark Lamoreaux; with rural areas by a fast vocal solos by Marilyn Two to truck highway could lead 5 year old daughter of Orton, in some of a dispersal industry Mrs. Ralph Orton of Mr. and to rural areas. I arowan; TWO Hawaiian danc Claude Brosterhouse & Mr. numbers by Mary and Jerry Beam of the Coleman Engin- Graff (twins) Cellar City; 2 eering Co. who operate pro- songs by a ladies trio composject SMART on the Hurricane ed of Elna & Ramona Stubbs Messa in Washington Co. pre- and Shirley Evans; wo numsented a moving picture of bers by Eugene Boardman; the operation, and attempted two accordion and mandolin to acquaint the group with duets by Doris Williams and the purpose of the project, Helen Barton; Hollywood which is to test escapement Girls square dance by John mechanisms for pilots of air- C. Barton, Bill Boardman, craft flying at supersonic Gilbert Robinson, Jim Stones speeds and high altitudes. Douglas Davenport, Arthur Mr. Brosterhouse stated Evans and Myron Abbott; the since the beginning of the Charlston by Penny Robb and project, some $3,000,000. had Tess Thornton; two harmonica been spent in the area. His and guitar solos by Duane guess was that during the next Lamoreaux; a reading by Kail and $1 mill- Mitchell; dance by "Hollyyear between He also wood Girls; pantomime, Yak would be ion spent. a mild economic reof the Yak, Telephone by Douglas procession but that employment stated that the life was still higher than it was ject would probobly extend Rowley and Joe Topham. The closing prayer was by next several years. s a year ago, despite in over the Bishop Victor Robinson. Reports of standing Five-Count- lay-off- com-mitti- es major mining and steel making industries. were heard before the Mr. and Mrs. Alton Merrill meeting adjourned. Dr. Nelson told those preThe next meeting was set of Springville were Thankssent that personal income in for Jan. 3. at Kanab. giving guests of the Clifton the State was 5 higher this Taylors. year than last. He st?td that the five Southern Utah Counties had a buyitg power or a potential buying income of some $40,000,000. and that some $34,000,000. should lead Emma Webb, Parowan, s Eva Oldest Resident Dies At 94 L. Gilger Emma Lowder Webb, 94, Buried At Cedar 195: VOLUME rORTY TV'O County Funeral services for Hugh Aams, prominent Parowan resident was held Saturday. Mr. Adams passed away at his home here last Thurs- L. Clubs Plan For day. Services were held in the Parowan Third Ward Chapel under the direction of Bishop R. Taylor Miller of the First Turkey Shoot Plans for a turkey shoot to be staged next Saturday Dec. 14 ai being formulated by Prayer at the home was a joint committee of the Parooffered by H. E. Bayles. In- wan un &ni Rod Club and vocation was by Albert Holt the P. fowan Post 20 of the of Enterprise, and Albert E. American Present Legion. Adams Jr. offered the beneplans call for both a small and diction. Prelude and postlude large Lore rifle shoot. music was played by Barbara Plans havnt been jelled Jane Bayles. as yet, but details completely Speakers were W. Leonard will be announced later. Evans, W. Clair Rowley and Working on the committee Harley W. Dalton, who also read sentiments of nieces and are Dalton, Fred Smith nephews composed by Geor- and Joe Benson from the Gun and Rod Club with Bid Clark, gia Moyle. Bryce Adams and Earl Bunn Musical numbers included from, the Legion. the opening and closong numbers, "Oh My Father, and I Know That My Redeemer Lives," by a double mixed quartet. The quartet was comJohn S. Brown of Pasadena posed of E. Ray Lyman, J. Harold Mitchell, Verl Taylor, Calif, has been visiting relWard. Fil PAROWAN ed j Pan-guit- ch life-lon- : - ! Paragonah Personals at j Lamo-reaux- ed 0f?o tt I $ - big levy in the county, 76.41 r'r of the tax goes to the county schools. On a 100' ; collection basis, this would mean that county schools would. get$l, 318.598.25. Another 2.59') or $44,698 25 goes to the state school fund. This means the education bill in Iron County takes 79L' of the tax dollar. Percentage figures for other count funds are: General fund 5.18; Roads 3 62; Hospital 1.29 Library 1.03; airports .25 Recreation .25; Schools 79.00; specials including state bounty, T.B. bangs control, etc. .40 and cities and towns 8.93. For Parowan City the percentage breakdown shows thg County schools get 47.56; state schools 2.14a and the county 7.250, Parowan City admistration gets 53.53 a' of the taxes collected or a total of $16,369.37 In Cedar City, schools of the County get 48.12a; state schools get 1.63a'; city administration 42.9a' and special levies ,04a The five largest taxpayers include Columbia Iron Mining, Colorado Fule and Iron who payed $$279,368.35; Utah Construction Co. $192,202.71: Union Pacific Railroad and Utah Parks Co., $114,940.89; Company, $46,068.51. and Southern Utah Power FFA Lists Recent w late Wednesday night at the for others. Iron County hospital of causShe married Abraham Webb es incident to age. She was in the St. George LDS TemFuneral services were to the hospital a couple taken March 24, 1882. They reWednesday in Cedar of weeks ago with pneumonia ple in sided Cedar City, Delta, Eva J. Leibert and failed to City for Mrs. respond to treat- Eureka, Provo, Salt Lake City who the at passed away Gilger ment. and Southern Calif, as well as home of her daughter Mrs. Mr. Webb died May Parowan. Elizabeth Heap here on MonShe was born June 30, 1863 1920. a family of five Of 26, day of causes incident to old in Salt Lake Citj the eldest one sons and "and daughter, two the at time age. Sbf wjs 91, Emily! daughter of John sons surviive; Edwin Webb, of her death. to came She Lowder. Hodgetts Parowan with her family who of Cedar City, & Alma Webb 1866 She was born Oct. 10, of Eugene Oregon. She has 11 had helped pioneer in Germany to Jahann Joand Paragonah. She grandchildren and 10, greatseph and Eliazabeth J. Chris g member grandchildren. Also surviv- a W. Gilger Apr. 21, 1887 has been of the LDS Church, and work ing are two brothers. Wm. J. The marrige was later solemn- ed for 17 years in the Pri- and Edgar M. Lowder both Phillips while she was em-- I ized in the Manti LDS Temple organiztion. She has also of Parowan. ployed in Ogden. He died in 1914. Survivors in- mary an active member of the been Funeral services will be SUMMIT NEWS clude two sons, Archie and Relief Society for over 70 i n the Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mick-- j conducted Saturday Las Nev.; Vegas Hugh Gilger, years. Aunt Emmy as she four daughters, Mrs. Heap, of has been affectionately known Parowan Third Ward. Friends elson spent Thanksgiving with Eddie Brown the Navajo call at the Jess Guymon members of their family in Parowan; Mrs. R. A. (Ruth) was the grandmother of Har- may 10 a.m. until time Flagstaff Arizona. They were boy who is living with Mr. home from Cook, Idaho Falls Idaho; Mrs. lan W. Bement, Utah State of services. accompanied by Mr. anji Mrs. and Mrs. Lyle 'Farrow was R. W. (Nono) Brown, San Aeronautics Director, having i Neff babtised Saturday and conSwap of Kanab. Gabriel Calif.; Mrs. Earl (Lu- raised him since his mother firmed a member of the LDS cille) Mackelprang, Cedar City died while he was small. 26 grandchildren; 62 great Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Talbot She has maintained her grandchildren; and 2 great-grethe last until own home and up family spent Thanksgrandchildren. six months,. She has done her giving here with Mr. and Mrs Chester Robinson was re- Clark Robb and family over Renford Talbot and Mr. and turned to his home Sunday the weekend. They brought a Mrs. T. A. Robinson. from the Iron County hospital truck load of furniture for Mr Mrs. Catherine Dunton spent where he had undergone an and Mrs. Bud Orton. Bud has last week in Provo and Salt been employed at Titanium in Lake City with her sister Mrs appendectomy. RobK. Henderson and is being laid Lillie Bridges and her grandMr. and Mrs. Doyle inson spent Thanksgiving in off. They will move back here daughter Mrs. Alene Smith. Mrs. Dunton reports that Will Cedar City with Mr. and Mrs. about Thursday. Lund will have an operard Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Dalton Victor Matheson. on his foot and ankle ation to have Parowan moved Hunt Mrs. back Bcrnell Mr. and and children spent Thanks- as Mr. and Mrs. Bud Orton in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jones giving with Mrs. Lasca Hunt are moving back from Nevada spent the weekend in Henderand giris. They returned to and need their home. son Nevada. They had dinhis Talbot Kent visited with their home in Salt Lake City s Ren-for- d ner with the Clarence Mr. Mrs. and Mr. Mrs. Junior and parents, Sunday. and other relatives. Talbot over the weekend. Benson of Parowan were also Mrs. Iras Jones and her sons Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Davenguests at the Hunt home. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Board-ma- n port and Mr. and Mrs. Cyril spent Thnksgiving in Panentertained Mr. 'and Mrs. J. Davenport of St George guitch with Mrs. Eva Bell. Mrs. Bertha Topham and William Boardman and their spent Thanksgiving with Mr. La Nell visited' friends and three sons, and Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Cyril Partner. in Salt Lake over relatives Mrs. had Barton and Arthur Fretwell Dorothy daughter of Cedar City at Thanksgiving the following relatives here the weekend. Mrs. Rodney Bently and for Thanksgiving: Mr. & Mrs. dinner. Mrs. Janene Manzione A. R. Humphrey and son and Lyle Topham returned here Howard Jones to from school in Salt Lake City Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Sorenson for Thanksgiving He also vis- & son of Kanab; Mr. and Mrs. Salt Lake Sunday. They will ited his brother Eugene Top- Bennie Sorenson and Mr. end visit and do their Christmas is Mrs. Burke Sorenson and 7 shopping. ham and family in Cedar. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lister Mr. & Mrs. Norman Harris children of Orderville and Mr. and familv of Salt Lake City Mrs. Monte Sorenson and and son Sammy visited Murray with Mr. & Mrs. Thos. spent the Thanksgiving week- family of New Castle. Mrs. end with the T. A. Robinsons fyrtle Abbott and Abbott and family for the her father Thomas Robinson i Thanksgiving weekend. of their and other members and Mr. and Mrs. Myron Ab- - j Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Rob-bofamilies. had Thanksgiving din- - inson and Max spent Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Ben Guerin f V'C in ncr Parowan- with the giving with Mr. and Mrs. Ross and familv of Henderson Nev. ; Howard Rasmussen visited with Mr. and Mrs. , family, j Taylor of Parowan. con-ducit- paid the largest single tax bill in the county with a check for $620,896.71. This includes only the taxes on property lying within the county and not on their holdings in Cedar City. Since most of Columbia's property is in the county, state and county schools get the bulk or 87.14 percent of the taxes paid This broken down shows 2.85a, or $17,739 91 going to the state school fund, and 84 28a or $523,327 23 going to County schools. Since 78a' of taxes levied are outside the corporate limits of cities and towns, and since the school levy is the Collections of general taxes in Iron County amounted to 96.22 a' up to the deadline of Novemebr 30. according to Clair Hulet, Iron Co. Treas. This percentage is about the same as collections for last year. However, by Jan 10, last year about one percent PERSONALS more in collections had been added. It is expected that the same thing will hapHoward D. Knight, Sherrie atives here during the past pen on this years collections Day, Frankie Lou Bentley, week. by that date. Berta Burton and Ramona To break this down to a Stubbs. They were accompaniMr. and Mrs. Blake Hyatt ed by Mary Lyman, on the are happy over the arrival of cash figure shows that total a new baby boy on Dec. 3. He taxes levied for all purposes piano. President Howard D. Knight was born at the Iron County in the county would amount $1,725,561.07, and on the basis sang The Lords Prayer and hospital. of the 96.22 collection figure Howard Holt Sang, Ill Go Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hulet of $1,660,341.96 was collected. Where You Want Me To Go. .Columbia Iron Mining Co Mr. Knight was accompanied Vellah Washington, and Carby Barbara Jane Bayles, and lyle and Norma Hulet of KaMr. Holt by his wife, Verna. nab were here for Thanks- Church in Testimony meetPall bearers were two giving dinner at the home of ing Sunday. and two grandsons, For their parents Mr. and Mrs Wally Brown, Eddies big est and Fernlee Bryant, Hun- Wallace Hulet. Mrs. Hulet brother who lives with the ter and Worth Grimshaw, and tells us that 37 of the 48 mem- Ray Grimshaws graduated two nephews, W. C. Burt and bers of their family was here from Primary and was set for the occasion. as a Deacon in t he Priest Stanley Adams. hood. Flowers were in charge of Mrs. Ross Taylor of Parograndchildren of the deceased. Stapley son of Mr. Interment was in the Paro-Cit- y wan, and Mrs. Gilbert Robin- andBryce Mrs. Earl Stanley was adson of called were Paragonah Cemetery where vanced to a Priesf in the Aar-oni- c he 8 was dedicated by to Panguitch during the week Priesthood Sunday. by the death of their father Kenneth R. Matheson. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Farrow, Niels Ipson. Jensen Mortuary were the Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Walker & funeral directors Mr. and Jdrs. Grant Ben- Mr. and Mrs. Ordell Walker of Las Vegas spent a day Mr. and Mrs. Dee Phillips son and Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Benson of Kingman Arizona working in the St. George and Mr. and Mrs. P. Taylor of and their families spent the Temple over the holliday Ogden visited Wed. with Mrs. weekend. Wheetley, Wednesday. They Thanksgiving holliday here An organizing Meeting was to with Mrs. Lena Benson. cre. returning from held Sunday evening for the a.lfp Mexico- Joan lived with the sons-in-la- Parowans oldest resident died own sewing and handwork 5- - .' new ward Genealogical Jay By David Matheson The annual Greenhand of the Parowan FFA Chapter was held on Nov. 22. followed by a banquet and on program. Last week the chapter was in charge of the student body assembly program which consisted of reports on the PIC convention at Ft. Collins Colo, and a report on the national FFA mvention at Kansas City Mo. During the assembly a turkey raffle was also held. On Thanksgiving night the com their Har- mittee. Lyle Farrow is the new chairman with John Farrow & Carlyle Hulet as his assistants, and Donna Davenport as secretary, Lois Farrow and Marie Grimshaw are also committee members. Mr. and Mrs. Activities Daven- port and family and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dailey spent Thank giving day Hn Richfield with the Carol & Vod Davis family. Visiting over the Holidays with the Bertland Daileys were Mrs. Daileys folks Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hulet of New Castle. Mrs. Norman Mr. and Hulet and family of New Castle spent Friday with the Bertland Daileys. Dinner guests at the Ray Farrow home on Thanksgiving were Claude Mac Far lane and daughter of Cedar City and the Jack Farrows. Mr. and Mrs. Alma Lawrence and family spent the in Logan Holiday week-en- d with Mrs. Lawrences folks the W.F. Kings. Almas mother Mrs. Ella Lawrence accom-paine- d them as far as Magna where she stayed with a daugh ter and family Eula Norton James and Bennie. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith entertained family members on Thanksgiviing. Among the crowd were Mrs. Smiths folks Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Goodwin & family of Cedar City and the Hunter Gibson family. Week-en- d guests at the Rudgar Fifie home were his folk. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fife of Cedar City. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Fife had their daughter Mrs. Beverly Urie and family of Richfield home for Thanksgiving. Chapter sponsored vest Ball, where a turkey was also given away. Town Events DECEMBER Mon. Dec. 9 Co. Commission meet; 1st Ward Relief Society Bazaar: 1st Ward MIA City Council meeting. Tues. Dec. 10 2nd and 3rL Wards MIA Wed. Dec. 11 Temple Day Thurs. Dec. 12 Stake Faculty meetings. Tourn Fri. Dec. 13 Pre-seas- ament at Parowan; Student Body dance. Sat. Dec. 14 Third Ward Relief Society Bazaar; Basketball tournament at Cedar. Sun. Dec. 15 Stake Priesthood meeting Mon. Dec. 16 First Ward MIA Christmas program. Second and Third Ward MIA Christmas programs. Wed. Dec. 18 Literary Club; Legion Auxilliary meeting; Geneological meetings Thurs. Dec. 19 Faculty SocTues. Dec. 17 ial. Fri. Dec. 20 wan; Jr. School out Sat. Dec. 21 Cedar at ParoSweater dance; for hollidays. PHS Christmas Concert. Sun. Dec. 22 Third Ward Chior Cantata, 6:30 p.m.; Seventy Quorum meeting Tues. Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Programs. Wed. Dec. 25 MIA Snow Ball Fri. Dec. 27 Basketball, Panguitch at Parowan; Gun & Rod Holliday Dance Mon. Dec. 30 City Council meeting Tues. Dec. 31 Ain. Legion New Years Eve Dance |