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Show "r j; i 57 r Serving East Juab County A ... ?.iWO , SOUT0 :jy, tM1 ;ui Nice Place to Live! Oct. 1,1981 library City offers fine-fre- e book return thru next week . - . The Nephi Public Library has a free gift for library patrons begin- The reprieve is being granted in connection with the city ning today. Overdue books can be returned to the library free of fines until Oct. 7, says Melda Fackrell, . librarian. buildings open house, scheduled for today from 3 to 8 p.m. Short film strips will be shown to children who attend the GOP will meet at 7:30 tonight your library marks will be handed out. Mrs. Fackrell reminds library users that all over-dubooks must be returned to the library before new library cards can be The Republican dty convention will be held today at 7:30 p.m. in the courtroom of the Juab County Courthouse. Story in last weeks edition of TkE Times-Negave details of the convention, but neglected to list the meeting time. Candidates for three seats on .the Nephi City Council will be ;A .selected at the meeting, says Dwain Bracken, city Republican chairman. To buy new ambulance librarys open house, and love balloons and book e issued. The East Juab County Ambulance Association is trying to raise money to buy a new ambulance, officers say. 'The group has already raised $28,600 toward the $46,000 needed to help us to provide dependable and more efficient service the comto " the citizens munity." Contributions may be sent to rf the. East Juab Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 117, Nephi, Utah 84648. Statistics which are used to measure the overall economic activity in Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne counties reflected a mixed economy in the second quarter of 1981, says a report from the Utah Department of Employment Security. During the fourth quarter of 1980 and the first quarter of 1981, improvements appeared in some Take it out of your left pocket, put it in your right! Juab County will receive $273,158 'in lieu of taxes' from BLM Juab County will receive $273,168 in fiscal year 1981 from the Bureau of Land Management under the In Lieu of Taxes act. State-widthe BLM will distribute $8.6 million under the program. According to Donald L. Pendleton, Richfield District manager, the payment program is designed to provide funds to local governments to help offset the absence of BLM lands from the countys tax rolls. Payments are based on the countys tax base and the value of the lands if they were included on the tax rolls. The payments supplement ether federal 'land' payments received by the local units of government. Payments in lieu of taxes should not be confused with other payments made annually by the BLM and other agencies to e, Association peeds money Economic conditions are 'mixed' in Central Utah, Job Service says local governments as their share of revenues derived from leasing ,of public lands for timber cutting, mineral extraction, and grazing, Pendleton said. Judy Ellertson, residential crusade; Shirley Lester, service and rehabilitation; Inez Fowkes, reach to recovery; Annette Kendall and Helen Morgan, oncology nursing; Ranae Truscott, public information; and Darla Hall, walk with a friend. .The new leaders goal is to retch as many. people through. schools, clubs, and community and educate them in the variety of programs we have that can fill their needs, a spokesman said. The leaders attended American Cancer Societys the an- nual Utah Education and Crusade Conference held in Park City Sept. 18 and 19. They attended workshops to learn more about the service, education, and fund raising programs of the society. A variety of subjects were discussed at the conference, including the cancer rate among Utah Mormons, unproven patients perspectives, and resources available to cancer patients. Among the speakers at the conference were Allan K. Jonas, chairman of the board of the American Cancer Society, and Dr. LaSalle D. Leffal, past national president of the cancer society and chairman of the department of surgery at the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Teresa Malmgren, Penny Phereson, and Jelen Wilkey, seniors; Lori Steele, Angela Davidson, Judy Smith, and Danine Bird, juniors; Ann Tidwell, Heidi Larson, Joni Anderson, and Cindy Ludlow, sophomores; and Holly Hansen, Vicki Salisbury, Diane Worwood, and Janice Greenhalgh, freshmen. Beginning Tuesday at 1 p.m., a team from the school Lynn R. Hall, 23, of Lehi, was awakened from his sleep Sept. 25 and was shot by an unknown by carriage. " man. members are Kim Hoyt, Rochelle .yman, Sheralyn Jones, Darren Hall was driving his car 40 to At Elementary school i Wednesdays homecoming ball game. The traditional foot- homecoming yell out will be held at the JHS gym at 7 pjn. Tuesday. Following ithe yell out, the homecoming e will be started and the J on the hill northeast of Nephi will be bon-Jfir- 'lit The homecoming parade will at 10:30 am. on Wednee-- begin offices throughout the district increased 7.8 percent, while job openings in Unemployment insurance activities also improved over last year. Initial claims decreased by 32.6 percent, total weeks claimed decreased by 15.5 percent, and the total benefits paid increased by 28.4 percent, Tlie increase in total benefits paid is due to in- creased average weekly unemployment insurance benefits in 1981 over 1980. Please turn to page 3 Nephi police will patrol Fourth East Seventh North those roads in the morning, chief--. ly high school students, are -speeding.-The complainants are worried about the speeding because elementary school students to are also using those roads Funeral services honor Vera Hansen, 89 Vera Sorenson Hansen, 89, died Sept. 26, 1981 in Orem. Mrs. Hansen was born March 30, 1892 in Fountain Green to Ole and Marie Catherine Anderson Sorenson. She married Andrew Franklin Hansen July 22, 1908. He died Jan. 8, 1957. She was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors are a daughter, Vee Bailey, Nephi; grandsons, Perry Bailey and Gordon Garrett; granddaughters, Fawn Lofgran and Gayle Steele; 11 and three walk to school. I would request the cooperation of the people using those roads to obey the speed limit, which is 25 miles per hour on both streets, says the police chief. He does not hesitate to add, however, that those who are uncooperative will receive speed- ing citations. Cash, guns taken from Nephi motel Approximately $800 in cash and $400 worth of firearms were stolen from a room at the El Tonya Motel Saturday, Sept. 26. The theft was reported by Sandy Stier. Two guns were stolen, a 357 Ruger Blackhawk with a pearl snubhandle, and a nosed nickle-plate- d revolver. Nephi Chief of Police William O. Young says he has a suspect in the case. The investigation is continuing. great-grandchildre- n; Services were held Wednesday at the Nephi Fourth Ward Chapel. Interment was at Vine Bluff Cemetery in Nephi. Sleepy driver wakes up to nightmare; drives to Nephi hospital try to get into the Guinness until just before local Job Service and job 57.1 increased perplacements cent. The increase in job market activities are mostly due to employment generated in Juab. County by the Martin Marietta cement plant. 67.6 percent creased From 50 miles south of Nephi look of Records by pushing three rabbits (Delta Rabbits, by the for 24 hours in a way) non-sto-p to:-las- t Job market activities showed significant improvements during the second quarter of 1981. Compared to the second quarter of 1980, new aplications taken at troling Seventh North and Fourth East streets beginning today, says Chief of Police William O methods of cancer control, cancer Competing for the honor are rough, Lynnette Christensen, jny Neilsen, Ann Ealey, Melanie Vauntvein, Craig Bowles, Karl ireenhalgh, Robert Connor, and iena McKenzie. Theyll be up and ( own Nephis streets, around the HS track, and through JHS wildings all day and all night ' tasday and Wednesday, hoping percent). Young. Young says he has received nu merous complaints from rest dents of the area that those using assembly. Rabbit-pushing-team- non-durab- New officers of the Juab County chapter of the American Cancer Society have been named. They are Willadeen Hall, president; Betty Ellertson, vice president; Joyce Pay, secretary; Helen Wilkey, public education; Terry" Menlove, crusade special events; Next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday is homecoming time at Juab High School The festivities will begin on Monday when the homecoming queen' and her attendants will be announced at the homecoming will terest rates, however, have reversed any gains which occured in the previous two quarters and it is doubtful that much improvement will be experienced during 1981 s third quarter, the department says. The districts labor market conditions continued to decline during the second quarter of 1981. While the number of employed persons declined slightly (only 0.8 percent) from last year, the number of unemployed increased 21.8 percent, resulting in an increase in the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate from 6.1 percent a year ago to 7.4 percent this year. The total number of nonagricul-tura- l jobs decreased by 0.7 f --r- cent. Most industrial sectors showed decreases, led by contract construction (a 7.2 percent decrease) and goods manufacturing (a 3.7 percent decrease). The only sectors which experienced significant increases in jobs were mining (6.6 percent); wholesale trade (3.8 percent); finance, insurance, and real estate (1.6 percent); and services (2.6 Officers of the Nephi City Pol ice Department will be heavily pa' Juab High School's homecoming festivities begin Monday morning Olpin, of the data, giving some hope that a general upswing in the economy might be starting. Soaring in- Local cancer society chapter has new officers Push a bunny, light the T, come trip down Main with us today! Marianne . Girl Scouts to present awards Some of the members of the JHS bonny poshing" team are, from the left, Ann Ealey, Melanie Traontvein, Darren Brough, Lynnette Christensen, Kim Hoyt, Sheralyn Jones, Rochelle Lyman, and Amy Neilsen. The question is, how many bonnies will there be at the end of the 24 boors? TNPhoto day. The parade will start at Juab High and go south along Fourth East to Second North, west to Main Street, and south to Second South. The annual homecoming foot-bagame will begin on Wednesday at 2 pjn. against the Delta Rabbits. fi The girls varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams will also play Delta Wednesday. The varsity game begins at 5 p.m., and the junior varsity game will start at 7 p.m. A homecoming dance will be held at the JHS gymnasium at 9 p.m. Wednesday. The Nephi Girl Scout organization will hold their first award ceremony today at the Nephi Elementary School. The event will begin at 7 p.m., and will feature Cindy Vargo, the Girl Scouts of Americas field advisor from Provo. The public is invited to attend. The event marks the first anniversary of Girl Scouting in the area, spokesmen say. During the year, the group has added a new troop, a new Junior leader, and a Cadet te group. 50 miles south of Nephi on when he stopped on the side of the 5, road to rest. At about 1:30 a.m., he was awakened by someone touching his leg. The man told Hall he had a gun. Hall started to struggle, and he was shot in the upper left chest. Hall started his car and drove to the Juab County Hospital where he received treatment. He was later transferred to the Utah Valley Hospital in Provo for surgery. A report on his condition was not available at press time Wednesday. Hall told Officer Ken Epperson of the Nephi City Police Department that his assailant weighed about 190 pounds and was about 6 feet 9 inches tall. He appeared desto be of Mexican-America- n cent. The case has been referred to the Juab County Sheriffs department for investigation. Ken Whiting Ken Whiting receives Eagle Scout award Ken Whiting, son of Norman and Veda Whiting of Mona, received his Eagle Scout award at a court of honor held last Wednesday in Mona. The is the holder of 28 merit badges. His Scoutmaster is Kimo Coray. Whiting has held many leadership positions in his Scout troop, and is a member of the Order of the Arrow. As his Eagle public service project, Whiting revamped the ball diamond at the Mona GUy Park. ld |