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Show Volume 89 Thursday, August 1 1 , 1 Number 32 977 10 pages By City Maple Dell Council well used Three zoning by Scouts changes Camp Maple Dell is a place where approved young men can learn outdoor skills, scout craft and leadership, and have an enjoyable time doing it. This week members of the Order of the Arrow, a special scout camping society, are using the camp for their annual Teepee Week. Scouts from all over the Utah National Parks Council, which includes' all of the state south of Lehi, are attending the meet. Teepee week is just one of the many activities that take place at the popular scout camp located in Payson Canyon. From June through the first week in' August, scout troops from throughout the state attend six day camps. According to camp director Mel Boothe, an average of 200 boys use the camp each The Payson City Council voted to approve the rezoning of three separate sites during a meeting on August 3. All three sites have been proposed as possible sites for new shopping centers, however, each site required a zone change from residential to commercial The three sites, two located at the intersection of 800 South and Highway 91 and the other at 600 South Highway 91, have been the center of controversy for several months. The council has been waiting to receive recommendations from the newly formed planning commission on the week. The scouts can enjoy swimming in Olympic sized pool, canoeing, rowing boats, and kayaking on the manmade lake, hiking, fishing, shooting rifles and shot guns, archery and hundreds of other outdoor activities. The activities are fun and wholesome, but while the scouts are participating in them they are also earning ment badges, learning to do the activities properly and safely. residential. 1 he rezoning w as approved four councilmen: Powell, Hansen, Councilman Money Hiatt, Carter by abstained. The planning commission had recom- mended the extension of the Canoes float quietly tied to the dock at Camp Maple Dale. The canoes and the in Payson Canyon. attractions at the scout camp, lot to learn work They together and to do things for themselves. scouts sleep in tents. This year five The camp was acquired by the council new camp sites were added to the in 1945 and has been improved every facilities. Weve year since that time. There are a few buildings, including the Clyde Lodge which is a center of activity at the camp, the directors home, storage sheds and a trading post. However, the for about reached our limit Mr. Boothe said. expansion, However, we are constantly working to improve the camp and the experiences scouts have here. lake are one of the most popular Next week the council will hold its annual Wood Badge training for adult scout leaders. After that the camp will be closed for the winter. Seminars and conferences are usually held at the camp during the fall and winter with scouts occasionally winter camps on weekends. attending commer- cial zone for the Davis property. The vote to rezone the Dickey property, located east of Highway 91 at 800 South, was split 2 to 2. Council-meCarter and Hansen were in favor of the rezoning, Councdmen Hiatt and Powell opposed it. Again councilman Money abstained. Mayor Richard Harmer broke the tie, casting an affirmative vote. The planning commission had advised keeping the Dickey property a residential zone for the time being with possible zone changes in the n matter. the While attending camp the scouts do all their own cooking and are responsible for the cleanliness of their campsite. The Davis property, already partially in a commercial zone, was zoned entirely commercial except for a 100 foot strip facing 300 West which was kept as The Howard Ellsworth property, west ol Highway 91 at 800 South, was approved for rezoning by a 3 to 1 vote, touncdmen Gary Hansen, Larry Carter, and Darrell Hiatt voted in favor of the rezoning while Councilman John Powell voted against it and Councilman Reed Money, Jr., abstained The planning commission had recommended that the Ellsworth property be shown in the master plan as a commercial zone but did not recommend a zone change at this time. future. The zoning changes will not become effective until after the council holds a public hearing on the proposals. Mayor Harmer set August 31 as the date for a public hearing on the matter. Student registration days set Elementary Registration for the elementary schools oi Payson will be held on Monday, August 15, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. All parents of elementary students are requested to report to the school which their children were assigned at the close of school this spring. Any students new to Payson are to report to the school nearest them for assignment. It is necessary that all elementary students be properly registered by a responsible adult as there are important information forms to be filled out and signed at the time of registration. Principals of the various schools ask your cooperation in having an adult represent each child to properly register them. Because of the registration procedure it will not be possible to accept registraIt is important that tion by telephone. each student be registered so that an accurate count will be available to enable principals to equalize the number of students in each classroom and avoid confusion when school begins. McKay Christensen presents a $1000 check to Elmer Jones (left) Payson Senior Citizens director. The check is from the Eldred S onset Manor Foundation which annually distributes some $20,000 to special worthy projects In Utah County . Mr. Christensen is on the Foundation's board of directors. The money will be used to convert the coal furnace In the Senior Citizens Center to a gas furnace. A meeting for all kindergarten parents will also be held on Monday, August 15, in each school according to the following schedule. Park V,ew 10.00 a.m. Peteetneet 1.00 p.m. Taylor 10.00 a.m. Wilson 10.00 a.m. Middle School Registration for new students who will attend the Middle School has been set tor August 15th from 8 00 to 12.00 noon. Only those students who are new to the Payson area or those who failed to register with the school last spring need register at this time. Registration fees for all students may be paid during the first week of school. Pees will remain the same as the last two years at $2.25. For further information or questions please feel free to call the school at 465-212- Junior High Registration for returning students will be at the New Junior High School Resident survey reveals shopping habits percent of the Payson residents in a recent survey favored the development of a shopping mall at 800 South Highway 91, Payson. The survey of Payson residents shopping habits was taken recently by Brigham Young University at the request of the Payson City Council. Eighty-on- e to determine The survey, residents attitudes about Payson shopping in Payson and to measure their shopping and buying habits, utilized an eight question multiple answer questionnaire. Two hundred Payson residents were selected randomly to participate in the survey. According to me survey, the biggest reason for not shopping in Payson was the poor selection offered by the merForty-sichants. percent of those surveyed said they went elsewhere to shop because of poor selection. x An overwhelming majority (98 percent) said they would do all their shopping in Payson if the selection were better and the prices were competitive. Ninety percent of those surveyed indicated that Paysons grocery merchants offered an adequate selection. 33 percent of Paysons However, residents are shopping out of town for groceries and other small personal care items. The bulk of these (27 percent) go to the ProvoOrem area. Another 4 percent said they did as much grocery shopping outside of Payson as inside, depending on sales. Sixty four percent shop for all their groceries within Payson. The majority of residents (72 percent) do all their clothing shopping outside of Payson. Again the greater part of the group (68 percent) went to Provo Orem. Fourteen percent said they shop for all their clothes in Payson, and the remaining 14 percent said it depended on sales and that they did no more than half of their clothing shop The biggest advantage of a mall was seen as closeness and convenience it would afford Payson shoppers. The mall is seen as a means to bring greater selection to Payson. Twenty-on- e per Percent said Payson merchants did not offer an adequate selection of clothing. ping in Payson. Seventy-on- e Fifty-eigpercent of those surveyed shopped for all major purchases (auto- cent even identified selection specifically as the biggest advantage. Some people (15 percent) were concerned about keeping Payson money in Payson. day, August 17, from 8 30 a.m. to 4 p m. Registration fees will be the same as last year, $7.25. This includes activity, towel, book and P.E. locker lees. The obtaining of a class schedule and of these fees constitutes paying according to the following schedule. 9th grade - Monday, August 15, 8 a m. to 12 noon. 8th grade - Tuesday, August 16, 8 a.m to 12 noon. Students new to the Payson area cr students who did not complete registration last spring may register Wednes- - registration. Local youth struck by lightning Cal D. Armstrong, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs Howard Armstrong, Santa-quin- , was still listed in very critical condition in James Memorial Hospital in New Castle, Pa., Tuesday after being struck by lightning. Cal was one of many scouts from Utah County attending the 1977 National Scout Jamboree at Moraine State Park, Pa. He was struck by a lightning bolt Saturday as he ran across an open area between two troop campsites The storms during heavy rains dropped more than three inches on the Jamboree site. Cal's mother, Sandra Armstrong and her sister, Karen Carter flew to furniture and appliances) mobiles, outside of Payson. Thirty-sevepercent shopped in Payson for these major items and five percent went wherever the sales were. Fifty-si- x percent said local merchants offered a good selection of major appliances and 64 percent felt there was adequate selection in furniture. n Cal Armstrong Pennsylvania Saturday night to be with him in the hospital. Thousands of scouts prayed for Cals various religious recovery during services Sunday. The services were held on muddy ground and in soaked His tents wet by the heavy rains. life is hanging precariously in the balance. Our prayers are with him, said Marion D. Hanks of the IDS Churchs First Quorum of Seventy. Elder Hanks was at the Jamboree to preside over Sunday Services for all Latter-daSaint youths attending the y event. Scouts attending the Jamboree with the Utah National Parks Council will return home August 11. One problem facing Payson merchants is parking. Fifty-si- x percent said Payson does not have adequate parking. Thirty percent said there was enough parking, another 14 percent said there was enough but qualified their statement by saying something like, If you dont mind walking a little bit or If you want to park behind stores. Santaquin Stake plans conference Regarding feelings about the attitudes of store personnel in Payson, 84 percent felt positively, 10 percent Santaquin Utah had no opinion and only 6 percent had negative feelings about people helping them in Payson stores. The shopping atmosphere in Payson was also highly regarded: 85 percent positive versue 15 percent negative. Stake 13-1- In terms of a proposed mall, 81 percent said they would like to see a mall come to Payson. Only three percent were opposed, while 16 percent said it would depend on how it was handled and what stores were included. One question asked what the respondents felt was the biggest potential problem connected with having a mall e in Payson. percent could foresee no problems; twelve percent thought traffic would be the biggest problem; and ten percent feared it might hurt downtown merchants.'" . Josef and Michelle Emmerson, the children of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Emmerson, pick up bricks from their living room floor, cleaning up the mess after a car crashed through toe double brick wall of their home. The driver of toe car which was stolen Sunday evening, lost control while speeding along 500 West. The car Sixty-thre- -- n - wn Hi rti n.,r atmr- jWiat... .. crashed into the house about 1:30 a.m., narrowly missing Mr. Emmerson and his wife, who were sleeping near the wall where the car came to a standstill. The driver of the car was apparantly unhurt and fled into the night. Police are still investigating the incident. - - Quarter- Conference will be held this and Sunday, Saturday coming at the Santaquin August Utah Stake Center, in Santaquin, according to Stake President Max E. Nelson. A Saturday evening meeting is scheduled, which Stake and and their Ward Presidencies spouses are to attend This meeting is by invitation only. Sunday at 10 a m. the general session of conference will be held All stake members are invited to Visitors and others who attend w ish to attend are welcome. President Nelson will preside at the conference with his councilors assisting in conducting the various meetings of the conference. ly -- ni ,1 t "I.1 r"- -i r s |