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Show District G The following activities were recorded for 1969 by Utah Highway Patrol personnel in District G. District G is defined by Highway Patrol Organization as encompassing Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne Counties, with headquarters in Richfield. Personnel include Lt. Mark Birch of Richfield, who is in command of Division 3. Division 3 includes three other districts as well as District G. Sgt. Coy Jewkes, District Supervisor, also of Richfield and the following troopers: Charles Cowley, Venice; Steve Brown, Loa; Bud Larsen, Salina; Roger Tay- - Highway Patrol List 1969 Activity lor, Gunnison; Bert Wlllden, Ephraim and Gayle Rasmussen of Ft. Green. Also Melvin Beckstead and Melvin Poulson, both of Richfield who are assigned to Port12 unit of the Port of able Chief DisEntry Division. patcher at the station in Richfield Is Taryl Greenhalgh with dispatchers John Mecham, Richfield; Forrest Forbush, Monroe; David Fowler, Venice and Mer-vi- n Gustin of Salina. With these men the station is manned 24 hours a day, seven days a week. During 1969, 189 traffic accidents were investigated by Highway Patrol Troopers. Seven in volved fatal injuries in which eight people were killed. (There were two other fatal accidents in the district. One was investigated by Sevier County Sheriff and the other by Richfield City Police Department.) There were 48 accidents which Involved lesser and 134 which involved injuries property damage only. In addition to regular shifts, an average 150 overtime hours were logged by each trooper. One hundred fifty-thrhours were spent on 51 appearances in court. Thirty-seve- n hours were spent serving warrants, pick up orders for driver's license division and ee financial responsibility division and other papers. twenty-sev- n hours were spent on 50 special assignments. Thirty eight hours on 15 other criminal investigations. were spent In 36 Safety Education Meetings in which safety films were shown and remarks made and questions answered by troopers. These groups were P.T.A., M.I.A., High school, civic groups, etc. Each man also spent over 45 hours in In Service Training Schools. Three hundred fifty-eig- ht hours, were logged assisting other police agencies and 238 ed Fifty-sevenho- Universal Microfilming SANDRA SORENSON, SUSAN DASTRUP 'AND KOLA PETERSON, North Sevier students placing in the 11th annual College of Eastern Utah high school speech meet held Saturday in Price. Mrs. Bryce Johnson is the speech director. fi.S. Students Place In Oratory Contest The CEU meet is one of the The Modern ial Prejudice, largest high school forensic Theatre, Movies, Books, (all of meets in the nation. This year combination of sexual promisthere were 1,194 participants cuity and brutality) - Where do and 250 observers from 33 class We Go For Entertainment? A high schools and 21 class B. Where Is America Heading? The competition was divided Do We Have Too Much Freeinto debate, oratory, extempordom? aneous speaking, humorous readSubjects that we adults are ing, dramatic reading and legis- concerned about and the underlative forum. lying plea and urgency in every Mrs. Joe (Olgie) Segar accom- speech was, Why don't YOU panied the North Sevier students do something to help change what to Price and gave the following is happening - Dont just sit back report on the meet. but stand up and be counted. 1 was privileged in being in- And the voices I heard came not vited to participate as a judge from members of the in the oratory division at the Establishment but the youth of Speech Meet held in Price last today who, we are led to believe Saturday and have been asked to by listening to TV, radio, readgive my personal views on the ing the metropolitan newspapers, day's happenings. What a golden opportunity missed by some of our Sialina High School students who thought it would be more fun to stay at home rather than make the trip to Price. If they could only have witnessed and been a part of the action that day. Also, if the parents and actually everyone in Salina could have attended and measurements Precipitation listened to the inspiring speeches on the snow courses from Fair- delivered by these young people from all over the State of JJtih on subjects such as, The M.. A ed all but rejected society, are undisciplined, surly, lacking in faith, etc. These youngsters of ours are trying to tell us to awaken from our deep sleep and become involved and engaged in combating and helping to correct what Is happening to our Society. Yes, the very first step could very well be, for all of us, to wholeheartedly support programs- such as the Speech program being iniatiated at our very own High School. It was an enriching experience for me and one I shall treasure. You parents should be very proud of your youngsters - they are special and we all should take the time to listen to what they have to say.' have - Area Snow Courses Still Above Average Crisis in America, Salina Youth Drug "Have Faith - God Is Abuse, Not Dead, Where is the Respect for Our Policemen? Rac- - Receives Duty To God Top Homemaker Announced By North Sevier Clair Madsen Receives Duty to God Award During regular Sacrament meeting February 1st in the Salina Second Ward the Duty to God Award was presented to son Clair Madsen, of Bishop and Mrs. Arlor. Madsen. Presentation of the award was made by Bishop Madsen to his son. Clair is a sophomore at North Sevier High School and is an Eagle Scout. He is the immediate past president of the Teachers Quorum in his ward, having held the office over a year. inches for 125 percent. January water totaled 4.55 inches. Gooseberry Reservoir in the same area had 44.1 inches of snow and 12.8 of water, which is also 25 percent of the 10.2 average. January water here was 3.96 inches. Ephraim Canyon Stations measured: G.B.R.C. Meadows, 56.8 of snow and 17 of water for 129 percent of thel3.2 average with January water totaling 4.23 inches. G.B.R.C. Headquarters, 37.5 of snow containing 10.7 of water for 129 percent of the average of 8.3. January water was 2.75 inches. Salina Canyon Stations: Farnsworth Lake, 51.3 of snow containing 15.7 of water. This is 167 percent of the 9.4 average and January precipitation was 3.48 inches. Gooseberry Ranger Station had 31.6 of snow with 8.9 of water which is 144 percent of the 6.2 average. January water measured 2.66 inches. Newcomers To Salina Our newcomers for this week and Mrs. William Mueller and daughter Toni. They moved to Salina from Dodge City, Kansas and Mr. Mueller is a driver for Hatch Co. The family reside in the Dora Christensen home at 449 North State Street. is in the Toni, eighth grade at North Sevier High School. are Mr. Fifty-Fir- st Elementary Associated Utah Artists Traveling Show, sponsored by Utah State Institute of Fine Arts will be on display at the Salina Elementary School February 10 to 19th. The exhibition is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on school days and may be seen during the weekend by contacting Principal M.D. Robinson or one of the school teachers. The collection of 35 paintings with 20 is valued at $6,000 artists displaying their pictures. Mrs. Alvilda Scorup Anderson One landscape painting by Florence Ware is valued at $400. a AnnpyCAII Another, Midsummer Mystique A ftllUGI OUI1 by Lenora Ferro is valued at The .... wf HmlUd $300. Mr. Robinson stated the ait is free to the public and the paintings may be purchased. The pictures are being shown in most of the schools of the state. They will be shown in Emery before coming to Salina and will be moved onto Gunnison. Boy Scout Week Gets Underway On February 7 Demonstrations of the various Scouting skills in the downtown al area of communities in South-Centr- Week A revision in the Sevier School Pupil Transportation, replacewas ment of vehicles, had no money budget for 1969-7- 0 adopted during a meeting January in the original budget, but was 22nd. The new budget additions set at $10,000 under the new total $70,500.00. Operation of the School Plant, Broken down into departments supplies, went from $8,500 to a total of $14,500.00 was noted $13,500, an increase of $5,000. Maintenance of the plant: rein instruction. The originalbud-g- et was $17,000 for textbooks pair of equipment, original budand the new addition adds $4,500 get, $5,500, up $1,000 to $6,500 to make it $21,500.00. Instruc- Replacement of equipment, origitional supplies went up from nal budget, $30,000 up $20,000 to $35,000 to $43,000, an increase $50,000. Other educational programs, of $8,000 and instructional travel went from $6,000 to $8,000, an B.I.A. special project, no original increase of $2,000. budget, now set at $20,000. District Picrponl Thursday, February No. 26 5, 1970 start Scout according to activities, Paul Turner, Richfield, field director for the Utah National Parks Council, Boy Scouts of America. The demonstrations by Packs, Troops and Posts will be conducted from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 7th, the first day of Scout Week. Window displays by all Scouting units will be featured from February 7 through 13th. Banquets will also be part of Sc outings 60th anniversary, along with good turns, special awards nights and courts of honor. Uniforms will be worn by all members during Scout Week. Mr. Turner said that the demonstrations by Scout units will be quite a contrast to those demonstrations conducted by militant groups across the country. He said that Scouting helpsa boy grow into manhood with the proper training in citizenship and responsibility. Parents everywhere owe volunteer leaders in Scouting a vote of thanks for the great job they are doing in molding the youth of America and helping them develop the proper attitude and direction in life, Mr. Turner said. New directors are Earlin Jensen, James Dickert two-ye- ar and Nick Shaheen. Dan Burns and J.B. Crane are holdover Briggs, Tommy Tucker and Valdo Heath. Mrs. Farrel Crane, secretary-treasurgave a financial report. It showed the organization with a bank balance of $654.45 on December 31, 1968. Dues received during 1969 was$l, 030.00 and $250.00 was received from the sale of toys for a total income $1,934.45. Expenditures totaled $1,309.58 and included: savings bond, $500.00; flowers, $28.89; donations, $110.00; stamps, etc., $19.00; postal fees, $30.00; sign and rental, $35.00; dinners for guests, $20.47; radio advertising, $51.00; policing road, $30.00; Christmas lights, $200.00; ad- er Mrs. Alvilda Scorup Anderson, lifelong resident of Salina, was guest of honor on Sunday at a family dinner party celebrating her 90th birthday anniversary. Her daughter Vivian was hostess at the family home. Other members of the family attending were Mrs. Olevia S. Thornell, Lyle and Dick Thornell, Brice Anderson, Phyllis, Kelvin, Becky and John Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Harker of Clearfield and Mrs. Helen Stewart of Salt Lake City. Mrs. Anderson was born in Salina on February 3rd, 1880, the second daughter of Christian C. and Karen Hansen Scorup, Utah pioneers of 1865. She married her childhood sweetheart, John Oscar Anderson on September 7, 1904 in the Manti Temple. They became the parents of four children, Helen, Vivian, Brice and Phil, and the grandparents of eight grandchildren. Mrs. Anderson began her schooling in the Salina Elementary school building, at first north and first west, in the first year it was occupied, 1887 and graduated from the high school in the same building when she was seventeen with high honors. She began teaching school when she was eighteen and taught three years in Salina, two in Monroe and one in Richfield, with one year out to attend the University of Utah. She also made many friends clerking in the old Salina p during the summers. Since her marriage she has contributed much to Safinas community fife through various church and civic organizations and projects. She celebrated Tuesday quietly with informal greetings from friends and relatives. Sevier Cattlemen And Cowbelles Annual Banquet The Sevier Redmond Student To Take Lead In SUSC Drama County Cattlemen and Cowbelles will hold their annual banquet February 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rainbow Cafe in Richfield. A special program has been planned. Reservations can be made by contacting Jay Christensen, Redmond; Elliot Crane, Safina or Mrs. Floyd Johnson, Aurora. ENTERTAINS L'PROGRESSO CLUB Co-o- a Greek tragedy Medea, written by Euripides, will be produced at Southern Utah State College February 3 through 7, it was announced by Fred C. APPFOVE BUS BID Adams, SUSC drama director. Bids on a new school bus were Performances will begin at 8:15 also opened on January 22nd and p.m. in the SUSC auditorium. Hellie Hughes, Farmington, the low bid of Whiting Motors of Richfield was accepted. Their will play the title role. Miss bid was $12,994.67 f.o.b. factory Hughes has received recognition or $13,319.67 f.o.b. Richfield. at the college for her 1969 performance in The Childrens Other bidders, all from RichHour. field and their bids were: Pear. Other leading roles are played sons, $13,381.13, factory, Richfield. Bryson Sales by Clark A. Chamberlain, Hurri& Service, $13,909.80, factory; cane, as Creon; Dale Thomas Richfield. G.M. C. Jensen, Redmond, as Jason and $14,321.80, Farrel Zeeman, Spanish Fork, as Truck Center, $13,971.80, facAegeus, King of Athens. tory, $13,996.80, Richfield. $13,-731.1- 3, Annual meeting of the Safina vertising place mats, $224.68; Chamber of Commerce was held Christmas candy for children, January 29th with the election of $63.54. This left a total of$624.-8- 7 in the checking account plus officers and reports of 1969 activities highlighting the session. the $500.00 bond for a total of Elected president for 1970was $1124.87. President Thorsen reported on Wilford Davies, owner and operator of Davies Chevron Service the proposed building for Pacific and former Salina City councilTrail Sportswear, stating bids for man. He succeeds the retiring the complete building would to $48,150.00. It would be president Harry Thorsen. Mr. Davies served as vice president financed with 40 percent coming under Mr. Thorsen. Named the new vice president was Mel Briggs, succeeding Mr. Davies. directors with one year remaining on their term in office. Retiring directors include Mr. show will 4-- Salina Businessman To Head Chamber of Commerce in 1970 Art Exhibit Set For Salina Utah 5 Continued on Page 4 (.84101) Salina, Sevier County, Utah 84654 Year Sevier School Districts Adopts $70,500 Increase In Budget . Jackie Chidester view on the north to Salina on the south continued to show over 100 percent averages according to the snow survey on February 1st by the Soil Conservation Service and the forest service personnel. The percentages were from 125 to 167 percent. Mammoth Ranger Station Cottonwood in Fairview Cany on had a snow depth of 48.5 inches with 13.7 inches of water compared to the 1953-19average of 11 67 Miss Jackie Chide ster, senior at North Sevier High School, is North Sevier's 1970 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow. Jackie receives this honor on the basis of her score in the homemaking knowledge and attitude test taken by senior girls December 2nd. In addition to receiving a specially designed silver charm from General Mills, sponsor of the annual homemaking education program, Jackie is eligible for one of 102 college scholarships totaling $110,000. Jackie will now compete with other school winners in the state for the title of State Homemaker The of Tomorrow and runner-u- p. state winner will be awarded a $1,500 scholarship and the runner-up a $500 educational grant. In addition, the State Homemaker of Tomorrows school will receive a complete set of Encyclopaedia Britannica from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. This spring, 51 Homemakers of Tomorrow, representing every state and the District of Columbia, accompanied by an adviso from their school, will join for an expense-pai- d educational tour of Washington, D.C., and Colonial Williamsburg, Va. The tour's climax will be the announcement of the 1970 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow. Corp141 hours were spent in 283 occasions of assisting motorists who were having difficulty of one type or another along the highways. There are in excess of 550 miles of State and Federal highways in District G in addition to many more miles of other roads which are patrolled by State Troopers. In 1969, 1076 arrests were made, including one for automobile homicide and 51 for Driving While Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor. These arrests resulted in fines and bail forfeitures in excess of $16,000, all of which goes to the county Wilford Davies Heads C ofC from Small Business Administration over a period at 5 12 percent interest; 40 from the First State Bank over a period at about nine percent and 20 percent from the C of C. The building would contain 6,000 square feet and would be completely modern with heat- - . ing, air conditioning, etc. To pay off the investment would require $450.00 a month in rent from the manufacturing company, Mr. Thorsen reported, and this has not been agreed on at this time. Until such a lease agreement is reached and necessary papers signed construction will not get underway. President Thorsen also urged members and the general public make preparations to entertain and keep the tourists in the area. With the opening of into Greenriver this year it is anticipated that the tourist travel will increase 500 percent. In order to realize any benefits the area must be ready he pointed out. It was also stated, that the opening of the Interstate Highway would require some planning for the festivities and the" incoming officers should start early to have everything in readiar 10-ye- ar ness. Healthiest Baby In All Utah grams of education and service in the prevention of birth defects with emphasis on prenatal care and working with young people. Six babies, all winners in local contests, competed. Judging the contestants were Maurice War-shaprominent Salt Lake City businessman; Dr. Garth Myers, head of Birth Defects Center in Salt Lake City and Athalene God- Utah State Health Dept, . frey, is there than to present, for a nurse consultant on birth deall of our citizens to see, happy, fects. First attendant to the winning healthy babies, instead of always showing the birth defective child. baby was Michelle Lee Arbon, -daughter of Mr. Certainly this will give us all 11 month-old and Mrs. Norman Arbon, Midvale a greater desire to have perfect babies, stated Mrs. Howard F. and second attendant was Daryl son Milne, Utah Director of Junior Clair Duncan, of Mr. and Mrs. Clair J. DunClubs. can, Roosevelt. The affair was held in conJason Is the grandson of Mr. junction with the Operation Healthy Babies project, which and Mrs. J.W. Bumgardner of has as its goals featuring pro- - Salina. Jason William Bumgardner, 10 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross L. Bumgardner, Richfield won the title of Mr. Happy, Healthy Baby for 1970. The contest, sponsored by the Utah Federation of Womens Clubs, Junior Club Womenandthe National Foundation March of Dimes, was held Sunday at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City What better positive approach I Mrs. E. Smith Peterson was hostess on Saturday to members of the L'Progresso club at her home. She served an elaborate luncheon to twelve guests. The program for the afternoon was presented by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gowers enthusiastic rockhounds. They showed a variety of interesting specimens as well as finished works of art featuring the rocks and fossils they had collected from various parts of Utah and the neighboring states. ATTEND WEDDING IN COLORADO Mr. and Mrs. Morrill Robins, Mr. and Mrs. Evan Mickelson, Mr. and Mrs. Robin Mickelson and David Mickelson traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado to attend the wedding of Jean Marie Herstad and Captain Henry Webb Jr. The ceremony was performed January 31 at St. Marys Catholic Church. Captain Webb is attending the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. Jean Marie, daughter of retired Colonel and Mrs. John Herstad, is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morrill Robins. MR. HAPPY, HEALTHY BABY FOR 1970 Jason Bumgardner brother, Kelly. proudly held by his seven-year-o- ( ld w, |