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Show Universal iSicroi'ilaing Corp. B r -- 1 M' . ox 2603 fit, ;lt Lkf Utah 110 07 t; Neph?, Juab County, Utah 84648, Thursday, December Volume 66, Number 4. 1975 49 Auto accident claims two; year's toll reaches eleven A California couple- - Niles Adolph Miren, 57, and Viola Miren, lit) - became the NEW BISHOPRIC of the Nephi Fifth LDS ward sustained Sunday evening is Bishop Dick Ingram, center; James L. Painter, left; and Phil V. Sperry. Bishop Ingram tenth and eleventh highway accident victims in the Juab County area during 1975. when their car was hit broadside by a diesel truck on Saturday afternoon Five of and Brother Painter had previously served as counselors to Bishop By ron Wilkey. the accident fatalities have been within day s Mr. and Mrs Miren of Canyon County, California, were southbound about six miles south of Nephi on Saturday at noon, when their car crossed over the center Dick Ingram sustained Sun. as 5th ward bishop Dick Ingram was sustained as bishop of the Nephi Fifth Ward at sacrament meeting held on Sunday, November 30. Ingram succeeds Bishop Byron Wilkey, who has served as bishop of the ward since it was organized nearly two years ago. Bishop Wilkey had also served as Bishop of the Nephi First Ward for a year prior to the change of boundaries. Bishop Wilkey is moving to a home in another ward, necessitating the change. Sustained as counselors to Bishop Ingram were James L. Painter and Phil Sperry. Bishop Ingram is currently the local representative for United Parcel Service. He was formerly in the sheep business with his father and brother. He served as a counselor to Bishop Wilkey in the Nephi Fifth ward for the past two years. Prior to that time, he was a counselor to Bishop Elwood Hall in the Nephi Fourth Ward. Painter is the proprietor of Painter Motor Company. He had served for the past several months as a counselor to Bishop Wilkey. Prior to that time he had been an executive secretary in the Nephi Fifth and Nephi Fourth wards. Sperry is a laboratory technician at the Juab County Hospital. He has been active in the Aaronic Priesthood program in the Nephi Third and Sixth wards. He has also served as a counselor in the Fifth ward Sunday School Presidency. President Golden R. Mangelson of the stake presidency directed the reorganization. Harold Parkin, ward executive secretary; Frank Parkin, ward clerk; and Edward G. (Ted) Sperry, finance clerk, were retained in their positions. j. y V h - Addresses to be published in TN M) As has been the custom for the past sevof servicemen, servicewomen, and LDS mis- eral years, the names and addresses " 1 , ' y . 1 Vjfe, .y 1 COMPLETLY DEMOLISHED car is shown by Trooper Gary Taylor of Nephi. The car, with the speedometer showing only 1400 miles, carried Mr. and Mrs. Niles A This is the time of year when we all take a lot of capital punishment Christmas gift buying time! reg Someone asked me how many years it has been that Santa has made his early season entrance into Nephi on top of the fire engine. We wish we had time to go back through the files and come up with the answer, but we believe that this goes back at least 30 years or maybe more. From our best recollection, Alma Burton, Rondo Brough, Albert Starr, and Claude Lomax were among the first members of the then Junior Chamber of Commerce (now Jaycees) as the first visits of Santa Claus were conducted. Many will recall with us that a huge cut-odisplay of Santa and his reindeer sat on top of the Juab High School building, and another display was near the post office. Santa made an apperance on top of the high school before giving the candy and nuts to the kiddies. Anyone have exact dates? Wed like to know. reg You perhaps have noted that two more have met death on the highways in East Juab County that's five traffic fatalities in some 20 days. One of the very peculiar things, completely unexplainable as far as we can determine, is that traffic deaths appear to go in cycles. Last January, four deaths occured on the highways in this area within a few days . . . and then we had a letup until May. Now, weve had five during November. One could easily think if they let their imagination go that the Grim Reapers scythe just takes so long to make a pass over a given area. As far as were concerned, we hope he moves out fora long, long, time. reg A speaker in one of the wards on Sunday evening cautioned all not to become a mugwump. . . thats a bird that sits on the he has his mug on one side and fence his wump on the other. ... reg ever stop to think that some milhonaries are actually misers . . . they just let the rest of the world go buy. And that reminds me of the wife's instructions . . . Buy, buy, dont forget a thing! reg Did you When one gets to the point that he never makes mistakes, then hie will be resting m peace at the family's burial plot in the cemetery here or there We apologize for a couple we've made recently. On the programs being furnished by Yard's Drive Inn and Allen's Food Fair for the basketball games, we completely missed the FYo- - t Vita Club on the list of those who make basketball games more enjoyable, and the 3000 programs were completely printed before it was brought to our attention. Sorry girls, we appreciate your services greatly, and the sparkel you add to the engames and particularly to the half-tim- e tertainment. Another goof was in last weeks paper, when the w'hite trousers advertised in Ralphs Toggery advertisement were priced at $1.00, rather than the we just drop$15.00 which he intended ped a 5 somewhere in the typesetting process. We apologize, too, to a nice Nephi lady who called us about a Thanksgiving picture at the Kindergarten ... at the moment we were tied up with a couple of gentlemen in the office, and made a note for a later time, but the pressures of the day overshadowed the note and the appointment time passed without us giving the proper thought and action. Could we blame it on old age instead of the pressures of the day. Perhaps, but forgetting an appointment is inexcusable, and were sorry. reg Mrs. REG says: Sometimes a man is stubborn just because hes weak, and brave just because hes scared. ... Ina Hawkins services held in Salt Lake City Funeral services were held sister J. V. (Bernice) Alexander both of Nephi. Miss. Hawkins died on November 30 following a long illness. She was born at Nephi on March 26, 1892, a daughter of James Edward and Margaret Ann Skillicorn Hawkins. She was a member of the LDS church, and had worked for the government during World War II. Survivors, in addition to the two listed above, include John S. (Jay) Hawkins, Mrs. E. F. (Cleo) Smith and Mrs. C. J. (Flo) Olson, all of Salt Lake City; and Douglas M. Hawkins of Ely, Nevada. list patient at Juab Patients the County Hospital as of Tuesday morning included the following: Iaura Bradfield, Lynndyl Judy Garbett, Eureka Veldon Goble, Nephi Carrie Ivie, Scipio Corey Jackman, Moroni Charles T. Jackson, Moroni Kate Livingston, Nephi George Morgan Junior, Nephi Laura Sharp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold J Sharp, Nephi Carl Snow, Nephi My Adolph Miren to their death on Saturday when it carreened into the path of a huge diesel truck. The accident caused an estimated $20,000 damage to the diesel. The license plate atop the car is apparently from the front end of the diesel and was sitting on the car when the photo was T-taken. Photo Area shoppers make haul at Santa Claus visit Shoppers from four communities shared first go round of prizes being awarded by Nephis participating businesses in cooperation with the Nephi Chamber of Commerce. Cleo Molyneaux of Mona was the winner of the grand prize, a $25 merchandise certificate usable at any of the participating businesses. Mrs. Molyneaux was on hand at the drawing at the high school, held in connection with Santa Claus visit sponsored by the Nephi Jaycees. Winners of other prizes were John Parkin, Nephi, $15 00; Bud Best. Lynndyl and Denise Raits, Levan, each $10; and Mary Madsen and Keith Belliston, both of Nephi, each $5. in the The second drawing will be conducted Saturday at 3 p.m. in front of the Juab County Courthouse. Ralph Chase, chairman of the Retail in Salt Lake City Wednesday for Ina Hawkins, 83, of Earl E. Hawkins and Mrs. lane and was struck on the right side by a north bound diesel truck owned by Miller Livestock Truck Co. of Bakersfield, California The truck was driven by Joseph William Hansen, 30, of Bakersfield. Hansen and his relief driver, Earl Pierce, also of Bakersfield, were not injured, but the diesel was damaged about $20,000 00 according to a figure giver, by Trooper Gary Taylor, investigating off.cer of the Utah Highway Patrol. Officer Taylor said that the traffic lanes were wet from melting snow and that a narrow area in the center of the lane was snow packed. The road condition could have been a contributing factor in the accident, although that question has not been resolved. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Miren were taken to the Anderson Funeral Home and transferred to California by plane on Toys, games, clothing requested for hospital Residents of East Juab County are invited to contribute games, toys, and childrens clothing that are in good condition to children at the Utah State Hospital at Irovo. The invitation for residents of the area to contribute comes from Zion's Sportswear of Nephi. the sponsoring organization. Twenty-on- e boys, aged 8 through 13; and two girls, ages 7 and It. are patients in the children's w ard at the hospital, according to officers at Zion's. Games and toys should he in good condition. Used toys and games are acceptable, but they should not lie broken or worn beyond usage. Those contributing clothing are asked to attach a tag indicating the dothing's size. Boys and girls' clothing in the sizes to fit the ages mentioned would be appreciated. All items must be ready to go by December 19. Donors should bring items to Zion's Spoitswear at 9a North First West or call S234no3 for pit kup. sionaries from the East Juab County area will be published in our next edition, dated December 11. The parents of those mentioned above are invited to bring in addresses on or before Monday, December 8 at 5 p.m. Please do not ask us to take the addresses by telephone, because of the possibility of errors. It is our desire to publish all addresses in the December 11 issue, so that there will be enough time for cards, letters, and other greetings to be mailed in time for receipt before Christmas. As a public service, we will also publish postal rates for areas outside the United States, so that those sending cards will be able to affix proper postage without calling the post office. Weather report November 29 November 30 December 1 December 2 39 33 43 46 14 9 16 17 .10 .05 .00 .00 Precipitation water year to date Trades committee of the Chamber of Commerce said that the $25.00 merchandise certificate will go to someone present at .2.54 the drawing. Lesser prizes will be mailed to the winners if they are not present at the drawing. Children from the entire area have a general invitation to attend a free matinee on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Venice Theatre, courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce and the participating businesses. Merchandise certificates three at $10 each await children of the area who are winners in the Santa Claus letter writing contest. In addition to the prizes, the photographs of each of the three winners, along with their letters, will be published in the Times-New- s issue just prior to Christmas. Children are invited to pick up the special entry envelopes at First Security Bank, Valley Bank and Trust Co., or The Times-New- s Deadline for the Christmas letters is December 12, and they will be judged in three age groups, 6 and 7 years, 8 and 9 years, and 10 and 11 years. The letters will be judged on sincerity by a committee from the Nephi ladies clubs. The letters must be written by the children themselves, not by adults. Mona soldier serves with Army in Germany GERMANY-Ar- my Staff and Mr. of L. son Newell, Day Sergeant Mrs. Harry K. Newell of Mona, recently participated in Exercise REFORGER in Germany. Sgt. Newell is regularly assigned as a squad leader in Company B, First Battalion, 26th Infantry of the First Infantry Divison in Goppingen. Germany The purpose of the annual exercise is to sharpen techniques for receiving, equipping, assembling, and deploying units This year the exercised was incorporated in a broader, coordinated series of NATO and national exercises known as the "Autumn Forge 75 Exercise Senes " The broad objective of the series was to improve the capability of N ATO forces The U. S. Air Force Military Airlift Command flew approximately 10,'XD U. S tas-esoldiers and their equipment to to participate in the evri ise Sgt. Newell entered the Army in May of 191,0 and was last stationed at Ft Bliss, Texas. He is a graduate of Juab High School US ARMY, d tier-man- y DAVID WILKEY, left and Layne Christ- ensen both of the Nephi First Ward proudly wear Eagle scout badges received at the District Court of Honor Sunday evening. Photo T-- Two gain Eagle Scout rank Two young men from the Nephi First Ward received Eagle Scout certificates and badges at the District Court of Honor held on Sunday evening at the Stake House. Receiving the honors were David Wilkey, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Wilkey, and I,ayne Christensen, son of Bishop and Mrs Joseph G Chnstensen I,ayne has a total of more than the specific 35 24 merit badges, II needed to qualify for the Eagle rank. David has 40 merit badges, 16 more than the 24 specific badges required. The young men will be eligible to receive bronze palm awards in three months, and subsuquent palm awards at intervals following that, each palm award representing an additional five merit badges above the Eagle requirement. J Barres Jenkins is Scoutmastrr in the Nephi First Ward. |