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Show JAN L , u ' C E. I I III. . i 84 10 1 1 tt by V ilui e 86 1 It di Vson, the a awing lx ard. That s the city c' unctl decision reg irding a new name for that pictuiesque flat in Pav son Cam on just above the gravel catch which ha-- . teen used bv the public for vears even though it is privately It now has a common name owned familiar to most readeis, but that is o a Some time in this newsjaper us to conduct a ago the owner contest to fmd a more suitable name for the flat just below Wakers Flat At that time, he sjid he would be happv with anv decision reached bv the cit, council Minor prizes were oftered for the tinning suggestion and entiles weie submitted at the last council meeting But the council passed the buck back to the propertv owner on grounds he should decide the name he v nts attached to the land. In We'll trv to cont ict the ownei the event he declines the responsibilitv, allot in this well suggest a strav nevspaper In the meantime, we recommend readeis watch this column fot continuing developments in the saga of Pav son Camons nameless flat Back cf A Division Midge and C2B DB&B Pubi sh nq Co 3 84o51 in s Inc beptt ml iy ti 4 rl i P7 2i llioni 4)3-12..- Niniilx r 33 1 $ no-n- 'K j t " ectors lent k v M, front of Waldo on 200 North 4 4 Bud t lire entire house if Wilsons home itens to camoullape a frost soon doesn t fj f R1' h uanana squasn in the votumeei A ; i 4 growth It has stop ns produced 16 squash, some of them weighing an estimated 50 pounds and Mr Wilson four of them on the toof poin's to a tinv squash beginning to develop on ttie end ot the vine which sketched almost completely actossthe He lawn said he obtained some soil for a flower gaiden nul the squish omcle Photo just grew out of it We wonder if our readers ever wonder about our private lives We wonder if some of them take into consideration the installation of new offtcets of a civic club or the planting of a cereof the monial tiee To the individuals involved, each photo is the most important thing of the year But how important is that photo to the hundreds of other .Vere ne'er certain how readers' many enemies we make when we decline an invitation to come to the dinner and "bv he wav, vou might bring your Before each issue goes on camera the press we are required to make judgment decisions We have to decide, for instance, between a photo of the school PTA and a civic club building which appeals to the a teeter-totte- r, We now know our most readers judgment decisions often are faulty But someone has to decide We do the best we know how to interest the most readers We can do no more Thats how it is Thats the way weve explained it pnvatelv to many persons and to many groups It will always be thus So, if any individual or organization believes it has the subject for a photograph, please let us know. The photo mav not be made because of that judgment decision But one thing certain, no photograph will be made if we are not aw ate of the activity That relieves us of a judgment decision Unit may relieve readers of fortunately something theyd like to see vill Payson jmtiupate in a feasibility study ol a purposed 1 ah County-wid- e sewage disposal system but Maui Harms r and members ot the Richar city council make m arret their f reluctance The federal government w uld fin me e 75 per cent of the erst wth the countv and cities jay mg the remainder on a basis of population Under the jiiojiusd, re felted to as sew ige would be c llected "plan 208 from Santaquin north to Lein series of primary treatment umtswouldrem ive raw sewage befoie ninaimng water was pumped to one or mote s phisti-cate- d plants for refinement to the jaunt it w ould be drink ible Payson s reluctance is based on the fact the city has an existing pi mt which dischaiges what is lielieved to lie the best quality sew tge water m the county W'atei from the plant then is used for irrigation in the north vest rural area As the projms'l mv st inds, sew ige from Santaquin, SjirtnT Lake and Salem would be fee into the existing plant along with that contnbuted by Pav son for primary tieitment The water then would leive (lie aiea where all of it geneiateel bv Payson historically lias been used in the Pav son aiea The elecision to participate in the study was made Mondtv night folowmg a meeting in Sprineulle attended bv Mayor Harmer and Pav sins council memliet s Earlier, the council ehs- A 4-Mo- It s ed 63 sealed tattles -- A m- former resident and present reader of The Chronicle isnt too happy with the suggestion in a Spanish Fork newspaper that Pay sons WorldChampionship Leaning Contest be replaced with a spelling bee In fact, after reading last weeks column she felt compelled to Of 10-Ye- ar Its been uncommonly dry in the Payson area for the past four months if M tlier Nature diesnt begin shedding some te irs with some condry sistency soon, the spell could turn ,ntr a full flelged drought Records maintained bv volunteerw gather observer Bob Phelps show total precipitation measured at his redmee Drive since May is a off Goosenest dismal 1 83 inclii s That is only 41 average of 4 45 per cent of the inches of an inch The tiny measured in May was the lowest since and neai-reco- ar matter m considei able detail its last regular meeting cussc a d the We ve gone to the expense of about half a million dothrs on our own as I understand it councilman Donald W Muhlestein told his collogues at the Why should the rest regular meeting of the communities hive it so easy0 The councilman said he was told the comity -- wide proposal is more economical and while the water disclnrged bv Pav son is ot good quality, "things have changed The Pav son plant might not alw ay s be as good as it is now Councilman Muhlestein warned the state issues discharge permits which must tie renew ed periodically "The statp rd Speedy Thursday a major C anv on An apparently burning cattlemen Max Dejiew and Monroe Tanner aliout three quit (era cf a mile southwest of the Sweat Shantv region a mile below the Pav son Lakes recreition area They notified citv employe Ed Balzlv who drove down the cun on to Maple Dell to telephone the alarm to Pav sons man-cius- trpe was discovered by the 1965first full year Mr Phelps took over as Paysons volunteer observer The 35 of an inch measuied in June and 57 of an inch recorded last month were the second driest June and August in the span And only four times m July since 1965 was precipitation less than the 88 of an inch measured during that month of this year While September norm ally is the driest month of the yen some substantial must occur in the next precipitation four tUys if moisture during the month is to exceed the 88 of an inch Through Monday, September average precipitation measured absolute zero. ar telephone from her present home in Oklahoma City to coinplain personally to us "How in hell do these kids ever expect to spell anything in a speeling bee if they haven't been taught in school' questioned Mrs Dorothy We dont intend to get into a Wilson running dispute with educators, tat after living to figure out some of the spelling we see from day to dav we think perhaps she has a point over the weekire of the end, especiallv Saturd iy night Motorists wtip traveling up and down the canyon wdh teuilaritv wMl into the wee hours of 'he tnorninrr aw -- o- -- t MU III t fire crew frou the Linta National Forests Spanish Fork district A some later was on the scene volunteers for four hours liefore the fire was with the Pav son doused Meanwhile, district ranger Keith Zobell announced the numtar of patrolmen will be increised slnrplv during the coming hunting seison He andJeriy L Smith, who recently transferredfrom Mt Home, Idaho, urged both sportsmen and sight-see- rs to cooperate I y i, Pi o ( ov l NStlll 17 n C n i i limn Ci m 1 , IS i nsi tin n i 111 bn tun tun f li- 0 10, 1"7 Contest Pot Up to $ 70 Mis Nt i m i A s 10 i lit Midi i it Pav sun cal'- it itifu ite out of The hi tin b llu i this w eck a It tlv Spent r Men lenhall as the Mv stt iy Pi i s n ditv in last wet k's lssm Mrs W i n ill s nt i v w is draw n fi mu Dennis Dtvm of P t son tin in kit Col Sin i and hie kei Co slit missed two of the I lilt itimaielv 18 clues liulilt n m ulvt itisi mi nts of paitu t j iat m im ii hints While tint was bul mws lor Mis Wign ill, its good in a s for the hundnils of leaders who h e e I i n t ntoi mg the competition every d i K a 1 C t t I w i t oi k The ink pot this week jumps to $70 if he nt r v di un it iandmn contains the coiieit identification of the my-s- tf rv pi i son ilitv in this issue and lists eacli ot Hu thus in this newspaper Lntnis till lie ill awn until one con-tut tie count identification If all clues aie not listed, another $20 will go inti the j it increasing it to $30 Temp.-Preci- Table p. The daily temjieratuie range and precipitation during the week ended Monday as measured by A Z Robbins and Bob Phelps, respectively, includes: i Selected IarkV tree along about Sumsion told riieChimm.lt w uk limitid to this fill pmbahlv will rtlativclv nuniii dims such as clianm t learinr, eh mne ch in res and l ip t upping ol the banks of leteitmet Cieek m sections win re it has been sernmsh eroded The fust pinuitv he added, will be njiaii of the iet lining w ills in the nariows aie i makes He said weather uncirtaintv it unlike ly the firm will move heavy equipment into the canyon this yen immediately after found avatd of a contract, expected within the next 10 days A sud ien change from fall to winter conditu ns in the canyon would require remov il of the equipment at an excessive cost to the contractor But the film is anxious to complete as much work as jmssible in the crei k bed and along its banks to take advantage of low water conditions at this time of veir and to prevent possible further erosion in the pioject area next spring I think we've got to kind of take caie of the things that lnve to lie done, like the creek and take advant ige of the low water and from there just play it by e r, ' he s ud Once the contract is awarded, Sumsion will hue 200 working davs to complete Even with the winter shutthe job down, Mr Sumsion feels certain the firm can complete the project by earlv fall of next year The low bid w is well under the engineers estimate of $713,565 and Mr fe ( inches 88 inches September a' erage 13 25 inches. Water year to dite 15 94 Entne water year average inches 'Kids Day in Government' Set volunteer fire department Nvle Dean McCoy, Jim Mortensen, Thatcher, Joe Bona and Theron Hill answered the alarm and hiked into the fire scene to control the lilize in a fir tree and about 50 feet around the in pre- venting fires during this extremely dry period of the year The Payson Canvon ranger station will lie manned during the season at peak hunting periods and anything of an unusual nature can be reported there Mr Smith added patrol vehicles will tie clearlv marked If none are in lie the aiea, potential fires should reported from the nearest telephone. tew School third, fourth fifth grade students next month are going to get a first hand look at what makes the wheels of Payson City turn The city council has accepted a proposal by teacher Gaitli Bud to stage a "Kids Day in Government Oct 26 Before that time, students will be asked to write themes on w liv tiiey think specific jobs m city government are important and why the student would like to serve for a couple of hours in th it part iculai position "I think it would tie a good public relations and learning activity for the Mr Bird told the council students and Hill Happening A brief look at events scheduled at Pavson High School through next weekend includes Today - Sophomoie football, Spring-- v l lie at Pay son, 4pm Tomorrov--Varsity football, Pavson 5 at Spring' Hie, p m Oct Uintah at foothill, Pav son Victory Dance follow ing the game -- said he first thought since the 124th aniuversaty He of Oct 19 of Paysons But then occurs Oct 20 remembered a conflict with the opening of the general deerhunt and promptly dismissed that date founding lie Bus Accident Injures Girl Tertko Teivort daughter and Mrs Franklin Tervort of FriSpunp lake esc ijied serious injtiiy a struck was she by when day school Uis at Pay sons Middle School Lee Bate of Spungy tile, Nebo School Dis'rict ill i ector of transportation, said at 4 pm as the accident occurred students weie lined up to board the 1ms driven by Grant Haws of Spring "The kids were horsing around lake and appai ently a boy who had come divn from the junioi high pushed her in front of the txis which was virtually Mr Bate snd. stopped at the time, Miss Tervort suffered fractures of three toes in the mish ip of Mr slow-movi- litMiims SnsfsaiS Anderson Harold "Andv" Anderson has taken the leigns of Pav sons Kiw mis Club from retiring piesident Haro'd Harmer at an installation dinner meeting at Bob s Cafe in ceren onies presided over by Milton Jameson of Orem, Kiwams district lieutenant governor Gaith Olson was named presidentelect, and secretin Arch Williams and treasurer Lyndon Crook, respectively, to new terms. were Albeit Bowen was cited as he moved to within ,ust six montl s of a perfect attendance recoid Mr Crook and J D Christensen e tch were honored for not having missed a meeting for 18 years Mr Williams also presented one year perfect attendance awards to Mr Harmer and Gem Worthington. Mr Crook delivered the annual financial report and past president Harmer outlined major activities luring the last 12 months The latter included sponsorship of the annual Faster Egg Hun', collection of old rye ghsses for dis'ntmtion in foreign cnuntiies, the Kiwams t dent sh iw and the breakfist during the Golden Onion Dav s and Home corning cr If br aUon LeRiv Hill served as ina trr if ceremonies amt Doris Gasser and Nita Rosenbaum entertained the hiwamans with musical numbers following the dinner one-ye- ar ar -- -- c- The word got out, we learned rather graphically Having spent most of the time we weren't in the office at Pearl Bigler's XX Acres in Payson Canyon this summer, we learned to appreciate the reduction in vehicle traffic on the cam on mad tacause of its closure a auk higher at Maple Dell. That closure We became arutel, Saturdav ended has the right to renew oi not renew, implying that powei might lie used as a club to whip Pay son into line Mayor Harmer said he understood whatever authority might be created would lie required to purchase any existing plants utilized in the promised county-wid- e system But neither he nor city attorney Dave McMullin was able to say whether any such pui chase would bt based on the cost of the original plant or its value increased by the inflationary spiral No cos' of the proposed countv wide system nor who would pav the lull will tie available until the study is completed Potential Forest Blaze Doused in Joint Effort Moisture 41 Average nth -- c- doynrmht amazing the things we haie to keep under lock and kev while living in a world of shortages Lorna Green isnt too happv Mrs wi'h the prison or pet sons who 63 off bottle lids she had stored ripped Apparently, she in her wash house w ts holding onto them to finish with last minute canning Along wtth the lids 'he stickv fingered thief also took a tu lielonging to Mrs Green, and she's not pleased about that either Lnhippy with the whole matter she the theft to the police and said if those iesponstble would return the lids "no questions would be asked.' We offer her hope, but probably bv now the culprit has sealed lips along with tin d w a tlu i oniuk lit j i odu Sum si n j it suit nt in gt m i il man ige l of tqniywlli s TM Sum sun a h t 4. StUis attoi his him submitted l m ct bid of $6 10 3)1 n tin 3 h milt Hi tiwav il financ i d tv tlu A Inn m strata it e hopt they t m g tit t i limiting u on a nt w road in t The emit i at hu is no sir mu i I ' 1iv-so- n Canyon JM Sum sum k Sons le-- ct ill mm nt i f t v t n ntlv c mj It tut miles limit tin P n son 1 iki s nt nation ana of the Nit Imp ionl ovii the top ol die cun mi unlit t hutM soivice c mill it t T h if jot, unhutun-atel- v, did not me In it siirfai mg it tin reconst i m tod si ot ion That Du k m- fact the photography staff of this wonderful old weekly newspaper consists of one That one is also the publisher, the editor, one of two reporters, the bookkeeper, the comptroller, the auditor and yes, the j untor Weve established a policy of making our own photographs whenever possible We know better than anyone else how we like them It is to attend sedifficult for that "one parate dinnets on a Saturd.y night, to be present when the school has a fair at the same time another school is doing the same thing, to make photos i' ui the -- i Ol1 -- c- rtn t Miu 1 Bert McGnff cant reasonablv be condemned as an advocate of the do as I siv, not as I do philosophv When he assumed the presidency of the chamber of commerce earlv this year, he said directors who dont help carry the load and attend meetings ol the lioard would be replaced. Now hes found his personal business is taking so much of his time he doesn't feel he can do justice to the chambtr So, even though hes nearly finished his term he has We are disresigned the presidency appointed he saw fit to resign because we believe lies done a smashing job But we ccrtainlv admire his insistance on treating himself just as he treats am other mendei of the board of 00,1 - Jeff Christensen, right fourth grade son of Mr and Mrs. Francis Christensen, was the luckiest winner in the annual Wilson School school day s show last week. He was Heated ti u i kies made bv kind) rgn ten stu 1) nt Cindy Thompson, daughter Another sweepstakes winner, Arlene Brown, of Mr and Mrs James Ttnmpson right daughter of Mr ami Mrs Are 11 Brown, looks .ike she'd like a bite too. Young Christensen w a top winner m eg et able, Miss Thomj son for Hobby and Miss Brown Photo fer Flowers All stud' nts w ho exhit ited were aw irded a ribbon. 3 Anderson is about to receive an affectionate buss from his wife, Harold "Andy lone, after he was installed president of the Pavson Kiwams Club. Watching is the Photo tns'alling officer Milton Jameson of Orem |