| OCR Text |
Show VOLUME FORTY FOUR PAROWAN TIMES, PAROWAN, UTAH, JANUARY, Two New Councilmen A Proclamation City Budget Anticipates WHERAS, anuary 13 marks the 109th anniversary of the settlement of Parowan by our illustrious pioneer forebearers in the year 1851; and Parowan Citys budget for The budget as passed is as 1960, passed after a public follows: hearing at the City office Revenue: Tuesday noon, contemplates Property tax, $14 750.00 the expenditure of $27,392.18 $1830.00 Licenses This is a decrease from the $400.00 Fines 1959 budget of $29,512.00. Revenue from use and about the same as the of money & prop, $1950.00 $27,440.00 n the 1953 budRev. from other Two new cty councilmen, counciland one man were sworn into office NOW THEREFORE, I, John H. Joseph, Mayor of die City of Parowan, do invite all people to attend the meetings and entertainments, which will be held to commemorate Parowans Pioneer Day. $2112.18 agencies current for Charges Only one minor change $1850.00 services was made in the budget as S $50.00 Revenue Other proposed by the council. An from Transfers increase was made in the $1402.01 other funds advertising account from TOTAL $27,392.18 $50.00 as proposed by the council, to $200.00 after a Expenditures: request for the increase was (Figures in parenthesis are made by Mrs. Jean Hendrick from the 1959 budget and son and Mrs. Hulda Hulet. are giver for comparison) The increas was asked for General govt. to help defray expenses of $10322.18 ($9,830.00) a county wide advertising Municipal court brochure to be printed as a $240.00 (none) The water picture for this venture between the and Hall joint Bldg. City has been considerlocality $1,350.00 county, and its incorporated ($1,800.00 ably improved during the Cities and towns. Public Safety: past couple of weeks though A large delegation from cold weather has accompani. Police Department the Parowan Exchange Club $4,590.00 ed the storms. ($6,157.00) sat in on the hearing also. Fire Department: According to Clayton Ras$1,175.00 ($1,000.00) local weather obmussen, Public Works: server, storms to date have Streets & Highways: .98 inches of moist $3,800.00 deposited ($5000.00) coldest night was The ure. Waste Coll. & Disposal: when the $350.00 registered Sunday ($400.00) thermometer dropped to 11 Irrigation zero. below Mohday night $1,450.00 ($1,300.00) followed closely with a 10 Public Health: below reading. Tuesday was $225.00 a minus 6 degrees and Wed. ($225.00) Filal rites for John W. Public Library: morning it was 4 below. Benson. 78 were held Wed. $1,310.00 ($1,400.00) Snow readings at three afternoon in the Parowan Public Park: Third Ward Chapel.. Sertaken by the Soil stations $650.00 ($500.00) vices were conducted by Service indiConservation Cemetery: Marvin Graff of the Ward City (1,900.00) $2 130.00 cate an improved picture so far as snow is concerned Bishopric. $27,392.18 TOTAL was home at the also. Prayer offered by Mario Topham. Many changes will be not. Readings taken at Midway Prelude and postlude mu- ed between the 1960 budget sic was by Mrs. Itha Morten-se- and those that have been on Jan. 1, shows 24.4 inches of snow with 5.5 inches of published during prior years. water. 1959 showed 12.3 in. to These changes were made At the church, Jess Guy-mo- n snow and 2.3 in. water; in comply with a new state 1858 offered the invocation law there were 14.0 in. of enacted by the 1959 and the benediction was pro- State snow. The average wafer Legislature. nounced by Harell Dalton. content( largely estimated) The opening and closing It will be noted that in is 9.7 inches. songs, Rock of Ages and this budget, funds from the Readings at Urie Flat Theres A Beautiful Land sale of power and water isj s0w 15.0 inches snow and respectively were by a dou- not included in the budget 3 3 in water for 1960. 1959 ble mixed quartet 'composed this year and that reduct- - was 2.7, snow and a trace of J. Harold Mitchell, Heber ions in some departments 0f water. 1958 water ll show, since part of tent was 35 inches. The Gurr, Wm. Marsden, Howard D. Knight. Berta Dalton some salaries are charged to average is listed at 1.8 in. Alice or water Bertrude the hydro-electrMitchell, At Webster Flat there was Mitchell an'd Shirley Evans. departments. 24.7 inches and 5.1 in. of Mary Dawn Dalton and The annual City finincial water. 1959 figures were 8.6 Gatha Benson sang a duet statement which will be snow and 1.09 in. water. Whispering Hope.- - Mrs. in February, how-- , water content in 1958 was Mary Lyman accompanied published will show the expend- - 8.6 inches with the average ever the above groups. at 7.6. itures in all John H. Joseph Mayor, Parowan, City Benson Wed. Completes School Lt. Spencer D. Adams Army 2nd Lt. Spencer D. Adams 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ancil J. Adams, Parowan completed the field artillery officer basic course Dec. 16 at The Artillery and Missle School, Fort Sill. Oklahoma. step-daught- He was a son of Thomas Laura Alice Marsden He married Edna Sattley, they were later diand vorced. Until his retirement sever al years ag, he was actively engaged in the sawmill and lumber business. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Clark (Jean) Hansen & Mrs. Charles (Luana) DeLulo Salt Lake City: a William Sattley, stepson, stepdaugh-Parowan; ters, Mrs. Clair (Virginia) Lister Parowan and Mrs. Merl (Hazle) Smith, Cedar! City- six grandchildren, also, three brothers, Richard M. officer, re- M Sgt. and Mrs. Wilford E. Benson and their children of El Paso Texas visited here with the Roy Benson and in Orem with In response to many quest petency for uersons under family Mrs. Bensons family, the ions being asked about the 21 years of age. Waters, durng the holiHunter Safety Law passed The law becomes effect-b- y Roy days. the 1959 sesson of the ive effective April 1, 1960. Utah Legislature, the Utahj Mr. and Mrs. Lowell EvOfficers of the local Gun Fish and Game Department and Rod Club state that ans received word of the states that all persons be- - the club is now trying to birth of a new grandson on tween the ages af 14 and 21 arrange for a course of Dec. 27. A 2c and Mrs. Willpresent proof of safe struction for those who will iam Evans are the happy hunter certification.- or a be eligible to hunt this fall, parents. The little fellow They urge all those inter- was born at Syracuse New hunting or combination li- of York where Bill is stationed to watch for the or ested proof owning cede, a license the year pre- - nouncement of the date for with the Air Force. this course to begin. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Deck They also emphasize the fact that if this course is er of Kanab were here for not completed that it will be the wedding of Willards for first-tim- e ter, Helen, as an excuse for not having hunters in the specified age been certified as a safe hun. group, to buy a license. j I j in-mu- st j - an-su- Benson. Lieutenant Adams, a new. former student at Utah State University. Reminder Of New Law ch ; ter. Dept, spokesmen noted that only Safe Hunter certification, of from Sur-- , vival Training Instructors NRA Hunter Safety Cards and certification of complet- ed basic training programs f Vanda Mitchel who is em- ployed by Sperry-Ran- d Corp. in Salt Lake City spent part of the holdays here with her mother, Mrs. Olive Mitchell and other family members, j here with family members j Mrs. Maude B. Parcells, her daughter Georgia Stowe and son Homer spent part of the holidays visiting in Henderson Nevada, and in Mr. and Mrs. Owen Holy-- , Southern California. from Commanding Officers, or previously owned big oak of Salt Lake Cty are L. M. The Kay Boulter family and or combination licen-an- d spending the holidays here Benson, game Clarence, one Sister, Mrs. Nell ses will be considered as ad- - with the Glen Holyoak fam.j made a trip into Salt Lake j City during the week. Green all of Parowan. aquate proof of hunter com-- i ly. ! 1 - j j com-mit- te lines are ence customers have to buy power from investor owned companies. In Utah rates vary from 4 to 13 mills; in Wyoming they are 7 mills; Colorado is 8 mills and Arizona 5.8 mills. He warned that a years de lay in presenting the request for Federal lines to Congress would be too late. Group Slates Meeting To Air Pool Project the transmission A special meeting has more realistic and would recalled Saturday night been sult in a greater return to Parowan Exchange the by the government. Mr. Hutchings pointed out Club to discuss the proposfor Parothat under present Federal ed swimming pool wan. laws power generated by While the pool is a project federal projects must be sold of the Chamber of Comto preference customers such it is felt by the Exmerce, as REA and municipalities Club that other change fist and private companies the city including groups, get what power cannot be in the prointerested used by preference custom- are loas so far at least ject ers. con Both the Utah Power and cation and financing are cerned. Light Co. and the Arizona The Exchange Club are Public Service Company have proposed a 23 million especially invting representdollar transmission system atives from the Chamber. to connect the two states Parowan City, the Gun and The system would pass Rod Club, American Legion, close enough to the Glen and the recreation comCanyon Dam so that large mittee. Any interested perblocks of power could be sons or groups not mentdelivered to consumers in ioned are also invited. The meeting will be held both states. Room of the Mr. Hutchings also stated in the Court 7:30 D.m. at Courthouse that invester owned companClub president ies have expressed a willingExchange ness to transmit power to stated that this is not an atthe preference customers but tempt to take he project he doubted the merits of over, nor o discourage the Chamber committee which such a proposal. been working on it, but has He further stated that Ut. was one of the few' states simpley to find out the ins that have no Federal trans- and outs of the project from mission systems and that those who have been collect, this shows up when prefer ing information. Also it is hoped that all groups concerned can settle some of the differences of opinon In discussing appointment of city employees the mayor stated that some applications were being received now, but that an official call for applications would be made after the regular meet, ing next Monday night. . the ceived 12 weeks of training in communications, artillery transport, combat tactics and atrget acquisition. He is a 1953 graduate of On the basis of the above Parowan High School and a First Time Hunters Get power companies are followed. He stated that plans to have the government build red-circ- le the election meeting president said. - estor-owned Only one post is vacated the Thursday evening Jan. 14 by law at the first of is the and that positaccording to Barnarr Stubbs year, ion of city marshal. All otClub president. her employees remain until The meeting has been call- their successor is appointed ed for 7:30 and will be held and qualified. in the organizations ClubR. T. Wilkerson the prehouse. sent marshal has been temAll members are urged to porarily appointed to serve the date on their until appointments are made, calendar so they wont miss the mayor stated. ic j ed 80. The annual election of officers of the Parowan Gun and Rod Club will be held departments. The two new members elected in the November elections are Barnarr Stubbs and Bruce Matheson,. The member is D Robinson. While no committee assign ments have been made up to date, it is indicated by Mayor Howard Joseph that Matheson will head the vacated by Gurr, and Stubb will get the waterworks post. The mayor statfigures, the average water ed however, that these procontent of the present snow posed appointments were his own thinking and could pack is between 60 and 80 ' and the water outlook for not be consdered official unApril to September stream til after the council had apflow is between 70 and proved them. For John W. con-wi- Monday. Leaving the city adminis- Sportsmen Club Sets Election n. The Five County Organi- zation went on record as be-- . ing in favor of asking the Federal Government to build transmission lines power from the Glen Canyon and other upper basin project dams. This was done at the monthly meeting of the Or-- j ganizations monthly meeting at St. George, Monday night. Berry Hutchings, President of the Intermountain Consumers Power Assn, told the group that Utah stands to lose its power benefits from the Colorado River Project if the plans for inv- tration are F. C. Van Buren who has been chairman of the waterworks committee, and Arnold O. Gurr who has headed the Parks and Public Property committee.. Water Picture Improves; Darned Cold Weather Final Rites Held ty ed WHEREAS, we have been left a wonderful heritage of faith and courage, virtue, dependibility and all the other fine characteristics of he Mormon Pioneers. get. Wlayne, Lloyd, Lewis and Kent Benson, nephews of Mr. Benson, and Billie Salt-le- y a stepson. Floral offerings were in charge of Mrs. Virginia Lister, a Interment was in the Paro wan City Cemetery where f the grave was dedicated by William Marsden. John W. Benson was born at Parowan, April 15, 1881. He died Monday, Dec. 28 in the Iron County hospital after a long illness. Group Wants Govt. Transmission Lines Five-Coun- Take Oath Of Office Monday $27,392 Expenditure Speakers were Ancil J. Adams and F. C. Van Buren. Pall bearers were Elwood NUMBER EIGHT 8, I960 Jim Harris who is serving with the Navy and stationed at San Diego Calif, has been visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Claude Harris here for the past week. Plans Announced For that exist. Town Calendar Pioneer Day Celebration Plans for Parowans obMiss Virginia Topham, servance of her 109th b.rth- day on January 13 have H. Peterson Robert j been announced by the two camps of the DUP here, The days program is beExchange Vows handled by three groups, ing A double ring ceremony Sons of Utah Pioneers The performed by Pres. Harold will be in charge of the morn S. Snow at the St. George which will beLDS Temple Wed. evening ing program, 11:00 a. m. There will at gin Dec. 23, united Miss Virginia be a Incheon break from 12: Topham and Robert H. Peter oclock till 2 p.m. at which son as man and wife. time the Parowan Literary The bride is a daughter of Club will present a program, Silas M. Topham, and the which will be followed by late Reva Dalton Topham.. old time dancing sponsored She is a graduate of the Paro by the DUP Camps. wan High School and the The evenings entertainCollege of Southern Utah ment. will be a play directwhere she majored in ele- ed by Mrs. Jean Hendrickson mentary education. Snce her The program for the day graduation she has taught as outlined will be as follows at Beaver and Las Vegas Opening prayer by Harold She is currently employed Mitchell: a ladies chorus by the Iron County School number by the Literary Club District and is teaching at Talk by Mrs. Edna Hatch: the East Elementary School A reading by Ruth Board-maat Cedar City. She is an acta ladies vocal duet by ive member of the LDS Edna Brown and Ethel Bay-leChurch and its organizations. Song by the congregatThe bridegroom is a son ion; and the closing prayer of Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. by Hills Orton. Peterson of Heber City, Utah Opening remarks will be and is now attending school made by Mrs. Georgia B. at the College of Southern Mitchell, President of the Utah. Mr. Peterson recently Literary Club, who will also returned from a 2'i year preside. he program, LDS Church misson in Swe. Following e dancden. He served with the U,S. there will be Army, having served 15 ing under the direction of months in Japan. the two camps of the DUP. After a short honeymoon the couple will make their REMEMBER our deadlines! home in Cedar City. Advertising no later than A reeption in their honor noon Tuesday. has been planned for Jan. News: not later than Wed. noon. 9, at Parowan. ! j n; s; old-tim- nowr JANUARY Geneological meeting. Thurs. Jan. 7 DUP meeting; Gun & Rod meeting. Stake High Council meeting. Fri. Jan 8, BB Parowan at M'lford. Sun. Jan 10, Stake MIA Fireside. Mon. Jan 11, Co. Commiss- ion meeting; City Council; Exchange Club meet. d Tues. Jan. 12 ward MIA. Wed. Jan. 13 Stake Temple Day; Parowan Coordinating Council meeting; Pio. Neer Day Celebration. Thurs. Jan. 14, Stake Boards Faculty meeting. Fri. Jan. 15, BB Beaver at Parowan; Sophomore Sox Spree. Sat Jan 16, Stake. MIA Jr. Gold & Green Ball. Sun. Jan. 17, Stake Relief Soc cty Union meeting; Stake Priesthood meeting; Fireside. Mon. Jan 18, Exchange Club meet; 2nd ward MIA, d Tues. Jan 19 ward MIA. Wed. Jan. 20, Literary Club; Legion Aux. meeting; Welfare meeting. Thurs. Jan. 21, Stake Primary Prep, meeting; Stake High Council meet. Fri. Jan 22, BB, Parowan at Delta. Sat. an 23. Stake MIA Gold and Green Ball. lst-3r- lst-3r- Sun. Jan. 24, Stake 70 quor- um meeting; Stake MIA Fireside. Mon. Jan. 25, Exchange Club Citv Council meeting; 2nd Ward MIA. |
