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Show Utah An Stato Proa P.0. Box 1327 Lika City, Utah S-'l- From the ceremonies at sunrise to the fireworks of late evening, it will be Happy Birthday, America" in Nephi as the 200th anniversary of the Declaraflag-raisin- g tion of Independence is observed on Monday, July 5. Plan to spend the holiday in Nephi this bicentennial year" is the invitation of LDS church and community officials. The activities of the day will begin at the Nephi Fourth Ward chapel, where sunrise g ceremonies will be conducted at about 6:30 a.m. Following the breakfast ceremonies, a chuck-wago- n will be served at the Nephi City Park. The flag-raisin- breakfast is also being sponsored by the Nephi Fourth Ward and will be served from 7:45 a.m. until 9:30 a m. A charge of $1 SO for adults and 754 for children 12 years and under is being made. The Nephi Utah LDS Stake Primary is sponsoring a children's parade, beginning at 10 a.m. Children participating in the d parade will assemble at the Nephi LDS Ward parking lot. The line of march will be from there to Main Street and north to the Nephi City Park. First-Secon- flag-raisin- g The annual Third Ward Carnival's rides, games, and refreshment stands will open 11 a.m. The refreshment stands will sell hamburgers and hot dogs. A large assortment of games will be available. As with former years, the pony rides are expected to be among the most popular attractions. A special bicentennial program will be presented at 3 p m. by the Nephi Utah LDS Stake. According to June Wilson, the program will go as follows: Introduction of the theme; invocation by President Golden R. Mangelson; the posting of the colors; a vocal solo "Pledge of Allegiance" by Mrs. Nelson Carter; a musical selection by the Levan LDS Ward, It Happen at the part; at t ed on the Fourth of July" under the direction of Kimala Bosh and accompanied by Fern Wankier; "What America Means to Me," by Ned Higginson, a retired career serviceman; and a vocal solo, The House I Live In" by David Spencer, accompanied by Jean Wilkey. Also included in the program will be a short skit, given by Ann and Robyn Olsen; a violin duet of patriotic songs, I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy" by Robyn and Randy Olsen; a vocal duet, Indian Love Call" by LouAnn Thalman and Mike Cowan; a vocal duet Nobody Knows the Trouble Im In" and "Joshua at the euio Battle of Jericho by Dwain and John Bracken; an acrobatic number by Leslie Newell, a student of Donna McPherson; a dance number by students of Beverlee Pex-toa vocal duet, "Utah Trail" by Pat and Richard Fairbanks of Mona; a vocal trio, Here's to Utah by Betty Ellertson, Beth Yates, and Sarah Neilsen, all of Mona; and special selections by the combined LDS ward choirs of the stake, I Hear America Singing and This is My Country," directed by Robert L. Tolley and accompanied by Iris Ferre. The finale will be community singing I Love America. Following the program from 5 to 7 p.m., n; a dinner will be served under the direction of the Third Ward Sunday School. Those attending the dinner are asked to bring their own dishes. Following the dinner. Auctioneer Ted Elder will take to the stage and auction off great bargains" of new and used merchandise. The climax of the day will be the fireworks under the direction of the Nephi City Fire department, starting at 9:45 p.m. The bicentennial fireworks display is being made possible by contributions for the purchase of fireworks by Nephi City and by various civic organizations. 0 1 NaphI, Juab County, Utah 84648, Thursday, July I, 1976 Volume 67, Number 27 Educators, board reach salary agreement Mercury hits 101 at Nephi on Tuesday 1976-7- 7 hotter Just patient it could be be The mercury hit 101 at the Nephi weather reporting station on Tuesday, after a cool 94 on Monday, according to Evan Frampton, observer. This compares with low reading a couple of weeks a ago when the entire area was hit by frost. Levans high was 97, with a 96 on Monday, according to the report from Derle Hansen, observer there. Official readings at the Levan station 1 The new president of the Nephi Lions Club, A. Duane Sperry, accepts the symbolic gavel from C. Condie Cowan, the retiring president, at installation ceremonies held on Thursday, June 24. TNPhoto Duane Sperry is installed as Lions Club president for 7 76-7- A. Duane Sperry, Nephi City councilman of Mother Natures Nursery, and proprietor was installed as the new president of the Nephi Lions Club on Thursday. Sperry succeeds C. Condie Cowan in the position. The installation ceremonies were held in conjunction with a special ladies night meeting at Mickelsons Restaurant. Other officers installed were Earl Warner, first vice president; Ross Madsen, second vice president; Richard May, third vice president; R. Elgin Gardner, secretary; E. C. Sherwood, treasurer; Miles A. Anderson, Lion tamer; and Ted Jones, tail twister. Directors are Don Gadd, C. Condie Cowan, Jay C. Mickelson, and Cleston Part. Frank Booth was the installing officer. In accepting the presidency of the club, Sperry pledged to give it his very best effort and invited the cooperation of every club member in helping to continue the Nephi Lions Club as an outstanding organization. Ludlow opens engineering firm j An announcement has been made this week that Stephen L. Ludlow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ludlow of Nephi, is opening a civil engineering and land surveyors office in Nephi. Ludlow graduated from Brigham Young University in 1971 with a bachelors degree in engineering science. Upon graduation, he moved to Arizona where he worked for the Arizona Highway Department for two and a half years. He then worked for Shreeve and Associates of St. Johns, Arizona and as Apache County engineer. Ludlow became a registered professional engineer in Arizona in February of 1976, and received a license to practice in Utah and Idaho in May of 1976. A representative of the Provo office of the Social Security Administration will be at the Juab County Courthouse on Monday, July 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p m. S U VV V of 1.3 percent. A beginning teacher in the district with a bachelors degree will earn 8,375 next year. The top salary for a teacher with a masters degree and 13 years of experience V employees. Die school board has announced that they will hire one additional teacher to wort in the first grade. Contract talks with In the district are continuing, school officials say. es non-teachi- Ned Johnson, left, president of the First Quorum of Elders, is in charge of arrangements for the annual Nephi Utah LDS Stake Trail Ride, which will be held on Saturday, Discussing the proposed route with Johnson is Bob Day, who will be trail boss for the annual affair. TNPhoto July 10. Stake trail ride set July 10 Its going to be an easy ride, so come and join us is the invitation of Bob Day, trail boss for the annual Nephi Utah LDS ride which will be held on Saturday, July 10. Stake-sponsor- probably be wise to be sure their horses are well shod. A couple of three evenings of riding practice would probably be beneficial for both horse and rider. he said. Sperry files for reelection to Juab School Board K. J. Sperry, president of the Juab School District Board of Education and the boards representative from School District Precinct No. 2, has filed for reelection to the term. board for a four-yeThe district includes the area of Nephi from third north to seventh north. ar We fully expect that this will be one of E. Ray Gadd Services today for E. Ray Gadd, former resident Funeral services will be conducted today (Thursday) at 1 p.m. at the Nephi Third Ward Chapel for Ernest Ray Gadd, 72, a former resident of Nephi who died on June 27 at a Provo hospital. Friends may call at Anderson Funeral Home one hour prior to the services. Gadd was the superintendent of the Nephi plant of the U. S. Gypsum company for 26 years. He was then transferred by the company to Seattle, Washington where he lived for 20 years. At the time of his death, he was a librarian in the Seattle ence G. Howell, Provo. Burial will be at the Vine Bluff cemetery in Nephi. Former Nephi man 4 t The Board of Education has agreed to pay the increased cost of the teachers beatlh insurance and provide a major medical insurance program for district Washington North LDS Stake genealogical library. He also served in the Seattle Third LDS Ward high priest group presidency. In Nephi, Gadd served on the Nephi City Council and was a president of the Nephi Kiwanis Club for one year. He was bom at Nephi on February 21, 1904, a son of Walter P. and Mary May Sutton Gadd. He married Nida Simpson on May 11, 1925 in Salt Lake City. The marriage was later solemnized at the Manti LDS Temple. Survivors include his wife; three sons and a daughter: Robert Ray Gadd, Oakland, California; Dr. Wendell F. Gadd, Spnng-ville- ; and Richard S. Gadd and Mrs. Ray (Connie) Mikkelson, both of Orem. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren; one great- Ramon Memmott was president of the organization. It was completed while Andy Anderson was president. In the photo above, Ramon Memmott, Blair Painter, and Loren Callaway, three of the several Jaycees who have worked on building and painting the tables, show one of them. The tables will be in place for the July 4 celebration. TNPhoto fj. will be $13,655. Computer age hits Ute Stampede ; other national rodeos 1 7 r.? Two Juab County residents are among the nine individuals recently named to serve as members of the Richfield District Multiple Use Advisory Board, BLM. They are E. Steele McIntyre, chairman of the Juab County Commission, representing local government; and J. Eugene Worthington, a Nephi livestockman, for livestock and range resources. The purpose of the advisory board is to advise and assist the District BLM manager in formulating management policies for the six million acres of land of the Richfield BLM district. The age of computers has at least reached the rodeo! For the first time, cowboys entering the Ute Stampede (July 15, 16, and 17) will not be calling into the rodeo office at the Fairgrounds to enter the various events, but will call a central entry office at Fort Collins, Colorado. From this central office, all entries are taken, position and stock are, drawn, and information is forwarded to the rodeo secretary by means of a facsimile machine. According to J. M. (Ike) Lunt, president of the Ute Stampede Association, the new registration methods has been in use only a short time, and the computer draws the livestock and the contestant, and removes entirely any suggestion of favorites. Each member and permit holder of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association has been issued an identification number to be used when entering any rodeo approved by the organization. Local cowboys desiring to enter the local events should be on the lookout for the Flying U Rodeo office and inquire for entry information. Teachers in the Juab School District will get an effective pay increase of 8.3 percent next year, according to the Juab School District Board of Education. The 8.3 percent increase includes a 7 per cent salary increase and benefit increases 1 r grandchild; and a brother and a sister: W. Earl Gadd, Salt Lake City; and Mrs. Flor- As a bicentennial project, the Nephi Jay-cee- s have bniit and painted five new picnic tablet for use in the new, small bowery at the Nephi City Park. The tables are painted in red. white, and bine. They have a strip of red stars in Me white center panel on top. The Jaycees have invested more than 9300 in materials for the tables. The construction was completed by Jaycee members. The project was started while v Two Juab County men are on board 'v f-- V . heads trust division Marsden Cazier, a former resident of Nephi, has been elected president of the Utah Bankers Association trust division. Cazier, son of Mrs. Edna J. Cazier and the late Gerald Cazier, is presently a trust officer with Continental Bank and Trust Company in Salt Lake City. He is a graduate of the University of Utah and the G. American Institute of Banking. the largest groups ever to assemble for the annual ride, said Ned Johnson, president of the First Quorum of Elders, who has been selected by the Stake Presidency to be general chairman for the days events. The plans for the day call for breakfast to be served between 6 and 8 a.m., just off the highway and just above the site where the old Nephi City lower power plant stood. This is across the highway from the Reese Canyon road said Johnson. The Nephi First Ward High Priest group will serve the breakfast. At about 8 a.m., the riders will leave the breakfast area, travel south and east to the Gravel Springs area, and reach the Old Pinery recreational area in time for a lunch break. Riders should bring their own lunch, Johnson said. It is anticipated that during the lunch break an inspirational talk will be given, although at press tune on Wednesday, no announcement had been made as to who would be the speaker. The return trip to Salt Creek canyon will be via Prices ranch. Its going to be an easy trip Day said, "but riders would uab County Hospital list patient Juab Patients at J the County Hospital as of Tuesday morning included the follow- ing: Earl Anderson, Nephi Bonnie Butler, Levan Marilyn Garrett, Nephi Stellman Greenhalgh, Nephi Angus Haynes, Nephi Ma urine Herbert, Salma Karen Lovell, Nephi J. M. Ludlow, Nephi Kenneth Marx, Price Kelly Painter, Nephi Arthur Scott, Nephi There'll be no garbage pickup on Monday! With Monday, July 5 being observed as Independence Day, there will be no pickup of garbage. The area normally covered on Monday, west of Main Street, will be covered on Wednesday, July 7, starting at 8 a m. 9 Mr. and Mrs. La Var Anderson Couple awaits open house Mr. and Mrs. LaVar Anderson will be honored at an open house on Sunday, July 4 from 6 to 9 p m. on their golden wedding anniversary. The open house will be held at their home at 366 North Second East in Nephi. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were married on July 1, 1926. Die marriage was later solemnized at the Manti LDS Temple. They lived in Scipio until 1955 when they moved to Orem. The moved to Nephi in 1972. Anderson was employed by the W. W. Clyde Construction Co. for many years. He later worked for Geneva Rock Products. He retired in 1971. Mrs. Anderson was active in Primary and Sunday School work for 24 years in Scipio. She also served as Relief Society wort director in several wards. She is a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and of the Ladies Literary Club. Hosting the open bouse are the couples three sons and their wives: Mr. and Mrs. Tom Anderson, LaMirada, California; Mr. and Mrs. Con Anderson, Granger; and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Anderson, Nephi. The majority of the couples 14 grandchildren are also exand three pected for the affair. A no gifts, please" request has been made. f |