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Show What's inside iiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiimiiiiiiMmiiiMHU i i EiiiiiuiiiHHiimimitniiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiMiniiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiMiiiiiiiimii slides wipe out Mud canyon road Erosion has once again wiped out the Bench Road in Payson Canvon. National Forest ranger Keith reported Tuesday that onlyasmall unsafe portion of paved road remains. Maple Uiuta Zo-b- ell The road will be closed for some until repairs are completed, he time said. Zobell said engineers from the Federal Highway Administration will inspect the damage and recommend corrective action. The will also check engineers some minor slide damage along the Main canyon road, he added. The road is cracked clear across in two places, but this poses no immediate threat, the ranger commented. road during high water season to cooperate with the City, but now that high water is over the road can open, Zobell went on to say that the main road could be open to traffic this weekend. However, he explained, the National Forest will wait for a from Payson City. The Forest Service restricts travel along the mile section of road to Maple Bench for years. The road slipped away in 1973 and erosion last spring hampered reIt opened only briefly pair efforts. last autumn after road crews finished see, Arnold Kallbacka rine Hiatt, Fred Swain, state delegate John Powell District 4: Bob Gammon, Kay Furniss, ad he said. Payson Mayor Richard Har-mcould not be reached for comment on this matter Tuesday night. Mudslides have er plagued the 3.8 paving and shoring it. GOP, Demos choose delegates Paysons Democrats and Republicans elected a full slate of district chairmen and convention delegates at mass meetings Monday night, but offered no clear endorsement of any candidates. The Democrats reported light to moderate turnouts at the meetings, averaging 14 to 19 voters per district. Republicans enjoyed, a heavier turnout, cramming 40 to 50 participants into some meeting houses. Observers commented that Democratic this area traditionally shy away from the mass meetings but show up in force at the November polls. voters in Democratic Party officials, listed order of chairman, and state delegate are: The Reflections of summer Tuesday was a good day to be four years old and free to roam Payson Park. Billy Coleman took advantage of the pleasant, weather by watching his reflection in the park in The youngster was one of scores of children who scam- pered through the park after a long winter of staying inside. pond. ' Paul Dunn to address conference Elder Paul E Bunn, a member of the First Council ofSeventyoftheChurch of JesusChrist of Latter-da- y Saints, will speak and preside at the Payson Utah Stake Conference May 29 and 30. The general session for stake members and the public will be held May 30 at 10:00 a.m. in the stake center at 780 West 500 South in Payson. Stake President Philip E. Jones will conduct and extends a welcome to all to attend the Sunday morning session. Elder Dunn, a career church educator and author, was named a member of The First Council of the Seventy April 6, 1964, during the 134th Annual Conference of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City. He graduated from Chapman Colan A.B. degree in religion in with lege 1953, and received the M.S. degree in educational administration in 1954 at University of Southern California. He received his doctorate in the same field at U.S.C. in 1959. Dr. Dunn is the author of five books; "Ten Most "You Too Can Teach, Wanted Men, Meaningful living, Win If You Will, and I Challenge You. Elder Dunn served as coordinator of LDS Institutes of Religion in Southern California for two years prior to his call to The First Council of the Seventy. He began his association with the Churchs educational system in 1952 as a seminary teacher in Los Angeles. Special music for this session will by an Aaronic Priesthood Chorus under the direction of David Dahlquist. Junior Sunday School will not be held. Parents are urged to bring their children to the general session and sit together as families. Sacrament meeting will be held in all wards according to their usual schedules. be furnished A leadership meeting will be held Saturday evening at 7 p.m., emphasising the theme Making the Scriptures Important in Our Lives and in Our Church Assignments. Special music for this session will be furnished by the Sixth (continued on page 3) Chronicle photo n, James Durrant, Mary Lou Durrant, James Durrant District 2: Glade Schramm, Kathy Lo- District 1: District Charles Thompson, Ann Thompson, James R. Taylor District 4: Jack Jensen, Irma Oakley, Jack Jensen District 5: Albert Payne, Meda Ellsworth, J.D. Christensen District 6: Cleo Wignall, Mike Han3: sen, Elmon Hendrickson District 7: Stuart Francon, Mildred Rey, Stuart Francon District 8: Clara Jean Durrant, R.G. Beckstrom, Clara Durrant District 9: Jack Provstgaard, Joyce Provstgaard, Jack Provstgaard Spring Lake: Vera Jacobson, Jacobson, Blain Turley C.W. partial list of Republican officials available at Chronicle press time Tuesday. They are, in order of district chairman, vice chairman, county delegate and state delegate: A Ws District 2: Fred Swain, Maurine Hiatt, county delegates Margaret Bruitt, Mau county delegates Ed Stahley, John Moh-le- r, state delegate Janice Wouters District 5: Don Dixon, June Dixon, county delegates Don Dixon, Alan RiRoy Broadbent, Ben Leatham, , ley state delegate Roy Broadbent District 7: Melvin Jex, county delegates Daryl Acor, Bob Phelps, state delegate Rey Allred District 8: Allan Wilde, Joyce Som-eri- x, county delegates Jane Johnson, Allan Wilde, Bonnie Baird, state delegate, Alma Willey District 9: Joanne Mattinson, Harold Hawker, county delegates Faye Mattinson, Joanne Mattinson, Douglas Holt, Roy Vellinga, state delegate The uncommitte slate of delegates in Payson and in most of the rest of the state leaves the nomination races for both parties wide open. Faded crossings to get paint job Funny thing about Paysons pedestrian crosswalks - there arent any. Traffic and wet winter weather have erased the broad white lines which mark the pedestrian causing what one irate citizen called a "no mans land for walkers. right-of-wa- Street Department Superintendent Norman Broadhead blames a pretty light shot of paint for the fast fading. He says street painters put a single coat of paint on the crossings last summer. This summer, he says, things will be different. Theyll put on two coats of paint. Broadhead claims that the repainting project is on the schedule, but that the' department is now committed to road cleaning work. There is no definite date set for the repainting. However, the superintendent says, when school lets out and traffic eases, crews will restore the crossing lines with a heavier layer of paint. Wilson School construction philosophical Architect Roy Silver used a significant phrase - "the philosophy of the building - to describe the nearly completed expansion and remodeling of the Wilson School Tuesday. The principal and the teachers decided what they wanted and the philosophy of the building shows this, he said. Silver talked about this philosophy the mud he got on his shoes dursite inspection was drying. while ing a The faculty decided classrooms rather than they wanted an open floor but they also wanted flexibility the design, he said. The 18,400 square foot addition has eleven classrooms separated by movable walls for this reason, he explained. plan, in on These partitions, mounted on runners the ceiling, can be moved if the need arises, Silver Each new classroom will open into a central instructional media center, Silver continued. The doors are a new formica clad type, which are more durable than the old wooden ones. The glass doors at the main entrance feature rubber strips at the hinges and midsection to prevent childrens fingers from accidentally being crushed. Theres more to this remodeling than meets the eye, though, Silvercommen-te- d. He said a new fire alarm, smoke detector and sprinkler system will reWorkers duce fire hazards greatly, are also installing closed circuit television jacks in each classroom, as intercom syswell as a school-wid- e tem. said. Principal Howard Creer noted that the new classrooms can accomodate 330 Roy Silver shows Howard Creer where acoustical tiles will fit. will jump from 280 to 430 students next year, Creer said. more students, more than enough capacity for the 150 new pupils expected in The schools population September. The schools classrooms will have individual thermostat controls to keep comfortable the temperature year round, he added. Each room will also have an acoustical ceiling to deaden noise. Ttie new addition has no windows in Silver said this rethe classrooms. duces maintenance costs and also makes lighting more even. The new lights are special, energy saving type which use about half the electricity of convential The heat emitted by the lights lights. is also used to heat the building. There are changes outside the buildTeachers will have a parking lot when work in done. There will also be a bus turn around lane leading to the front door. ing, too. 38-c- ar The large playground area will contain four blacktopped basketball courts. These courts will handle overflow parking during crowded school functions. Creer said Wilson School is the logical choice for the construction and The city is growing raremodeling. pidly in. the west section of town and the school must accomdate this growth, he explained. Wilson Schdol also is the only school in town with enough land are to fit the new playground, which is a state requirement. |