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Show IjE fans on 1980 Wednesday, July Number 30 Volume 91 Council sets moratorium ' Move in homes, curb, gutter, and sidewalks, and surfacing for Hillman Field were among items discussed at the Payson City Council meeting last Wednesday. City Administrator Norman presented a proposed agreement with Roy Broadbent for an development in northeast Payson. The Board of Adjustment has given a variance to all three lots to be established in the interior of a block. Councilman Brent Ashworth made a motion to add to the agreement the following wording, and allow move-ihomes. When the motion died for lack of a second Ashworth moved to approve the resolution as presented, allowing Fin-linso- n inner-bloc- k n the building of three single residences. The council approved the resolution with Councilman Steve Bona casting a disenting vote. After approving the resolution Councilman Don Christiansen moved to place a moretorium on all move-i- n homes until a move-i- n home ordinance can be adopted The moretorium by the council. was approved with Ashworth a casting dissenting vote. Despite a resolution in a previous council meeting stating that the July 16 council meeting would be the date on which the council would adopt a curb,' gutter and sidewalk the council policy, once decision that postponed for 26th Salmon Supper involvement, and service. Friday, August , he will be attending the 2bth annual Payson Park Ward Salmon Supper at Payson City Park -- 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. He invites everyone to come and enjoy this delightful occasion with him, a tradition he started. 1 Bishop Lindsays philosophy has always been, Raising money for worthy causes should be an enMany years joyable experience. ago, he watched ward members struggling to meet welfare assess- ments and thought, there must be a less burdensome way. Reflecting on some project with total ward involvement that could provide a delightful treat for the whole community, he conceived an idea for the first Salmon Supper. Much exhaustive thought, study, and investigation went into that first venture and it was a tremendous success. Served at Payson City Park under ancient trees by the pond, everyone had such a good time that the event was repeated year after year. the Pacific Northwest in time for the affair. The fish will be prepared and grilled to just the right state of perfection on special apple wood fires. It is a special treat remembered for its gourmet-flavo- r from year to year. Park Warders have become expert in cooking and serving to huge crowds so things run smoothly with no long waits. Monte Taylors Dixie Land Band will be on hand to entertain during the dinner which further adds to Monte and his the festivities. band are well known throughout the state and are a highly professional group with most members coming from Payson. An added attraction this year will be vocal numbers by Delos Jewkes of Provo. Mr. Jewkes was the voice of God in the movie, He is a Ten Commandments. professional singer with numerous movies to his credit. His appearance at the Salmon Supper has also been arranged by Bishop Lindsay. Several weeks ago Jean Hancock took her father to a concert being presented by Mr. Jewkes who is also 85 years of age. Bishop Lindsay was so impessed with his beautiful bass voice that after the concert he and Jean stayed to compliment the singer. Later in the week Bishop Lindsay had another idea. He called Mr. Jewkes, told him all about the Salmon Supper and asked if he would like to "Sing For His SupMr. Jewkes graciously per. consented to lend his talents in support of this great cause. Essentially the same procedure; is used each year but the crowds have grown with bus loads of people coming from Salt Lake City and surrounding communities. Word has spread far and wide attesting to the perfection of the salmon served with baked potatoes, salad, tomato wedges, homemade cakes, and all the trimmings. Over sixteen hundred pounds of salmon will be flown in fresh from b, Mary Lou and Roy Broadbent are chairmen of this years dinner. Their many years of leadership in various organizations, including the Salmon Supper; only further guarantees a repeat performance of a dream conceived by Bishop Lindsay so many years ago. Because Pioneer Day, July 24th falls on Thrusday this year the following offices will be closed and some services curtailed: Payson City ofices will be closed Thursday. The office will be open again on Friday. Payson City crews will not be picking up garbage on Thursday. However, two trucks will pick up garbage on Friday to make up for the lost day. The Payson Post Office will be open on Thursday according to in land-base- d one-thir- d one-thir- d one-thir- d on the As proposed, the MX system will consist of 200 missiles with 10 nuclear warheads each. Large transporters will carry the missiles on roads which will enable the missiles to be moved quickly from one shelter to another even if an attack is launched. The missiles can also be fired from the trans- porters. About 4,600 shelters have been projected by the U.S. to shield the 200 missiles. Each missile can be sheltered in any one of 23 silos. The 4600 possible shelters have been designed as a deception measure against a Soviet attack, The theory behind multiple shelters is that the U.S. wold have more targets than the Soviets have weapons to attack. Each missile is designed to Soviet "hardened destroy missile silos with greater accuracy and destructive capabilities than the present defense system. Harrison says an MX missile can be fired with such accuracy as to hit within a 300 ft. radius of an enemy silo. President Carter approved the development ot the MX program cement-hardene- d i "Russia will have an excuse to employ more missiles for their detense, as wel as have a justifiable diplomatic reason for continued missile development if we employ the MX system, he says. What is the MX system? Missile Experimental (MX) is a mobile missile system designed to counter a Soviet attack as part of a defense triad . The defense traiad is a strategy which employs of U.S. missiles ' on the land, the air, and sea. Dennis Dixon told We have won many crucial battles and we fully intend on winning the war. So state the members of the Citizens Coalition to Save Geneva in a unanimous declaration which the group adopted at a recent baord meeting. Praising the wise action of Utahs congressional delegation to Washington, the Coalition reaffirmed their united intent to see that the bills being sponsored in the Congress on behalf of Geneva soon become law. The bills in question are bills S.2452 and S2453 in the Senate and House. They would give govthe EPA ernors power to over-rul- e when the survival of an industry in their.state is involved. Our governor is clearly aware of our states most urgent needs, the Coalition declared, and fully dedicated to defending them. They added that he is directly in 1979. The projected date of completion is 1989. Projected cost of the MX system is $33 to 60 million. Construction of the MX will be the largest construction project attempted in the United States, according to a study prepared by the Utah MX In formation Office. About 48,000 direct and indirect jobs will be created by the project in the construction phase. in 60 days. The council accepted the proposal. In other action the council denied a request made by Craig DeWitt to install a mobile home on his property to be lived in while he builds a home on the site. The motion, made by Councilman Larry Carter, was t deny the request until other city ordinances are compiled with on the property. The council passed a resolution requiring a deposit of $25 to be paid by those using the cit park for fund raising functions. The fee will be refunded tf the park is cleaned by noon of the day following the event. Payson man Postmaster Richard Bell. However, delivery of mail on that day will be reduced to Special Delivery and Express mail only. Mail will be delivered to the boxes in the boxes in the post office and window services will be provided. Mail will still be dispatched from Payson on the regular schedule. The Payson Chronicle Office will be closed Thursday and open again on Friday. Coalition re affirms support for Geneva Steel Mill dies of .22 gunshot wound A 37 year old Pavsoi, man was shot Saturday night and pronounced dead on arrival at Mountain View Hospital. Phillip Snell Black was shot with a .22 caliber pistol at his home, 640 East 200 South Payson. to Payson Police According Chief Jim Box. the police department and the Payson Ambulance were called at about 10 p.m. An acquaintance of the victim who was in the house called the police. Chief Box said there was no evidence of foul play. He reported that the only the medical examiner would be able to determine if the shooting was not accidental. Under the leadership of Wilson responsible to the people through and Richard Bradford Sorensen held election he and that regularly should have the last word when the Coalition is sponsoring a Geneva Jobs Rally to be held rulings by federally appointed officials jeopardize the well being Friday, August 15 at the Pioneer of vital industry in his state. Park, 5th West and Center Street The Coalition also petitioned in Provo. the President and any administration elected hereafter, to see to it that the fair trade laws are enforced. We dont want welfare. We dont want subsidies, the statement declares, We are not afraid of competition and we never have been. However, Coalition members reaffirmed their right to fair competition. Right now, in a time of sharp recession, thousands of tons of foreign steel are being dumped right here in the West in violation of the law, the petition states. L . We pledge that we will keep Geneva repetitive, it continwH&am V ues. We also petition our leaders to keep that competition fair. Opponents discuss MX missile system If the MX missile system is deployed by the U.S., the Soviets response may be attack, says Kent Harrison, a BYU physics professor. Harrison, along with BYU zoology professor James Farmer, and Russell Bell, former Atomic Commission official, Energy spoke to a sparse crowd of 32 concerned citizens at the Provo city chambers last week. According to Harrison, the MX missile system is capable of knocking out 90 percent or more of the Soviet missiles, which will make the Soviets very nervous. The chances of a Soviet attack will be greatly increased if we deploy he claims. the MX missile, Councilman the council the recreation committee would like to raise money to pay for asphalting at Hillman Field. The committee asked that the city back their proposal and pay for the asphalting. The committee asked that the city back their proposal and pay for asphalting at Hillman Field. The committee would then repay the city with- - Curtailed service on Pioneer Day Bishop Lindsay is ready Amazingly young at 85, Bishop Roland Lindsay is a living testimony to the value of hard work, again. The councilmen felt there' was a need to clarify the policy on conditions such as trees, ower poles water meters and existing curbs and sidewalks. After some discussion the Council called a special council meeting for Wednesday, July 23 at 7 a.m. to formally adopt the policy resolution. if ,3 SCt- II M f ' ' 1 . - S" .. is The Air Force estimates only 4.000 of these jobs will go to current residents of the state. After construction is completed, 2.000 of the 28,000 operations related jobs will go to current residents. Many people feel the project will lead to a great economic boom for Utah. (Cont. on pg. 2) County tax value increases $34 million Utah County's toiai valuation was $495,819,203 as of April 30 of this year according to a report recently released by Harrison ConAssessor. over, Utah County The valuation for the county has increased $34,312,176 from the 1979 figure of $461,587,027. The total includes $35,501,860 for real estate, $85,681,310 for improvements and412,669,880 for personal property. The, report disclosed that state assessed propeties, including mines, common carries and public utilities were valued at443,963,130 in Utah County. Mr. Conover estimated the value of unattached personal propety in the county for the remaining portion of the year at This estimate is $41,063,142. based on assessments similar to those used last year. With this figure added in the total estimated assessed valuation for the county in 1980 will be $580,182,430. The following are the figures for various political subdivisions in southern Utha County: (Cont. on pg. 2) Peteetneet Problems The hill and school grounds at Peteetneet School are used throughout the year as a park by area residents. Joe Lynn Spencer, principal of the school says people are welcome to use the Lawn and playgrounds. However, he reports there have been some problems brought on by public use. Young people are riding bikes on th elawn areas and there is a litter problem he said. He asks those who use the area to pleas cooperate in keeping win ded vehicles of the lawn and picking up litter. He also asks that any Iarj e groups planning to use the hill area to please check with the school before hand. Mr. Spencer also noted that some people are using the school grounds for bow and arrow target practice. Payson Police Chief Jim Box indicated that it is illegal to shoot bows and Bows and arrows arrows In Payson except In approved archry ranges. are just as dangerous as firearms and it is against the law to shoot them in town, Box said. |