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Show i L. -- sali ..I---- ;3 l.'. - , -- ii t 'J -- -- y T1 "N i S J The Magna Times is published weekly al Magna. Utah 84044 class postage paid al Magna, Utah Subscription per year, $3 00 local, $4 00 out of stale Phone 297 s5fi Write P O fins 248, Magna, Utah 84041 Street address. 9124 W 2700 S , Magna. Utah 84044 V Prut WATER MEETING 102 per copy WEDNESDAY - The MG regular monthly meeting for the Magna iter and Sewage Improvement District will be held on Wednesday Oct 24, 7.30 p m . at the Water Company building, 8910 W. 2700 South. The public is invited. -- ? S9 33 ? a: IT Xr TK S3 Magna, Utah Vol. 57 No. 19 Personality? Mystery Personality contest ernment is exploring ways to between visits for an aunt and offer shelter, food and employ niece may be considered a ment to the mountain people Since the land long time, but the i eason for in the area. the length is that the niece is very arid, the task is diffi-- - Twenty months -- MAGNA -- - A new Mster PersonaliU contest will begin in the MAGNA TIMES next week (Oct. 25 issue) offering our readers a chance to pla detec-ti- e finding hidden clues. Cash prizes are awarded to the winners - and theres nothing to buy to enter! -- In next weeks MAGNA TIMES watch for a small jroup of MAGNA TIMES advertisments under the Look through these heading Mystery Personality. In most-oads. all of them, the reader will find some words or lines that does not fit the text of the ads. Clues! Theyre like the first traces of gold the early settlers found in California. Dont stop looking for the clues; some will appear in the advertisements under Mvstery Personality, while more may be found in other advertisements sponsored by the merchants a king part in the contest. Mystery Personality When you have identified the person from the clues, write his or her name on a slip of paper, nclude the total number of Mystery Personality clues found in that issue of the MAGNA TIMES. It s not necessary to write down each clue, just the otal number of clues found in the MAGNA TIMES. Take the slip of paper to the merchants place of nisinesses (one to each advertiser of that week) whose advertisements on the Mystery Personality pages is surrounded by an extra heavy border (they nav be a different group of merchants each week). That's all there is to it - there will be a certain w inner each week. If your entry is drawn from those submitted and he Mvstery Personality has been identified by you, vou will be the winner of a S7.50 check from the r -- MAGNA TIMES. In addition to the S7.50, there is the possibility if your entry inJackpot winning cluded the correct total number of clues to identify he The Jackpot will build Mvstery Personality." S22.50 until it is won; then it will week at each ip start again with a new S30.00 Jackpot. That's all there is to it . . . a family fun conest with everyone getting into the act of looking No or clues to identify the Mystery Personality. entry fee, whatsoever -- - just drop your entry at the eatured stores of the week. The reader - woman, man or child -- - who makes he correct identity and whose slip is selected at he drawing will have hisher picture taken with he merchant in which the winning slip was put. The first winner will be announced in the Nov. issue of the MAGNA TIMES. ot the S22.50 -- Thursday, October Visits Magna after 2 years MAGNX was in Iran. Eve Robinson came t o Magna, late last week, to visit with Elma Bracy. her aunt, the two spent two days catching up on family news and Eves adventures. cult. The most prized animal in the land is the donkey can haul any materials, can be ridden, can be worked to till the soil, - a beast of burden that is essential to the country folks. Eve said women in the province work very hardandgrad-uall- y the primitive culture, in which the women have no legal rights, is changing for -- American families traveled to Iran to live in Khorramabad in the I.unstan area (province). The husbands were members of a consulting team to advise and work out a program to prevent silt their betterment. Five and sand from flowing into the Dez Dam. Eves husband, Max Robinson, was a member of the team. He is back in the I.S. but working in California to finish up reports for the prifirm he vate, represented while making the study for the Iranian government. The area around Khorramabad has sharp, barren mountains. It receives no rain from June to November of the year. The town itself is a country community with a population of 85,000 The Iranian governpeople. ment is making efforts to bring practical, irrigation methods into use for new land development to grow necessary foods. Eve said that it was similar to the early, homesteading days in the U.S. during the nineteen hundreds. The gov The city of Tehran is a modern city that compares with any where the women dress in modern styles and are privileged t o attend schools and work as nurses, secretaries, and the like. It is a complete contrast to the village women who are with out the usual necessities that the ordinary woman in the I.S. has and takes for granted. The Peace Corps is an organization that is most welcome to participate in remedial programs in the countryside. The Iranian government is trying t o expand its medical services. They are initiating immunization and preventative health care programs. Trained doctors and nurses are scarce; the Peace Corps personnel supplement the Iranian medical teams working in the province Eve remai ked that when she was packed getting the trip to Iran (known as Persia on the old maps) she took only clothing, linens, bedding, cooking utensils and dishes They found a furnished house in which to live that had a wringer washer, a propane gas stove, and a refrig- for VALLEY CALIF. Three members of a Granger, Utah, family were killed and three others were injured when their auto collided with another car at an unmarked intersecion, authorities said Sunday. Edward Kehl, Husband and father of the victims, was at (Granger) at the time home The family resides at 4202 S. 3760 West. Tara Kehl, 2, and her sister, Tiisha, 7, were dead on arrival at a hospital, and their mother, Gloria Jean, 31, died later, a hospital spokesman - An angel has graciously lent the Magna Branch Library her collection of 19th century books and mag-- azines. One charming magazine is St. Nicholas. It was considered one of the most famous of all magazines for children. Publication began in 1873 by the gifted Mary Mapes Dodge, who also wrote Hans Brinker. The copy on display is dated 1893. Louisa Alcotts Jos first appeared in serial form as did Joel Chandler Uncle Harris Remus, Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox. Another magazines is an Boys 1898 edition of TheMunsey which had an annual subscription rate of $1.00. The children coming into the library today find the old, rare publications interesting. Two religious story books for children are included in this collection. One is The Pillar of Fire by the Rev. J. H. Ingraham. The other is called The Young Captives by Erasmus Jones and is the story of Judah and Babylon. small leather-boun- d entitled Lucile has a Mother-o- f L Pearl inlay on the front cover. There is another leather bound volume A bqok -- ANTIQUE BOOKS and magazines are on loan to the Magna Library. Bobbie holds St. Nicholas magazine, rare Hep-wor- th In and old, that has 1893 illustrations. the right, front foreground is a very old Finnish dictionary. where one can see the binding strings that hold it together. A Modern Book of Spelldated 1883, gives lesing, sons in penmanship, a table of W y W 1 1 , t : r X She had to learn the mea- a kilo, not a pound - for shopping. Since she is a woman, she was not allowed t o sign any checks while in Iran; she had to have cash to make purchases; she quickly learned the money exchange. sure of weight -- -- As they would only be stayi n the country for 20 ing months, Eve learned just the words which rudimentary allowed her to communicate with the shopkeepers, etc. This was not the first, journey Eve has made with her husband. They i n have lived Pakistan (1955-57) Argentina (1969-70- ). Their home is RichAt the present field, Utah. time their house, which they rented while they were out of the country, is occupied. One question asked of Eve, Did you bring home a Persian rug? and with her face lighting up in appreciation of the fine work the country of Iran (Persia) is most famous, her reply was Yes!" and said. Three brothers, Todd, 12; Trent, 9; and Troy, 13, were hospitalized in serious condition the California Highway Patrol reported. The only occupant of the other car, John Lee Wilkins, 16, of Apple Valley, was hospitalized in serious condition. Library receives boolt collection MAGNA irm 1973 18, erator. Coast crash takes three APPLE 23S diacritical marks and suggests that the teacher awaken interest in the pupil by varying the requirements and methods of recitation. Book The of Golden Deeds by Charlotte Yonge, dated 1864, is a fascinating little book giving a glimpse of Victorian life. An 1885 Chatterbox was intended to inculcate ideals of piety and virtue as a result of the blood and thunder literature that was being produced at that time. There are stories and many pictures, but the whole effect is not one of gaietyand charm. Probably one of the most interesting of the collection is another religious book written in Welsh, published in Wales, and dated 1848. With the help of Evan Evans, of the LDS ChurchHistoricalSo-ciety- , the title was loosely translated to mean Commentary on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints. y The Magna Library staff members appreciate the loan of this collection and invite other townspeople to offer items of interest for display at the library. At the new building, which is expected to be ready by the first of December, will have not only an inside display case, but also a storefront window where large articles will be exhibited. are exchanged between Elma Bracy (I.) and her niece, Eve Robinson who has just returned from Iran after a cookies WARM GREETINGS stay. Over warm cups and they catch up with family news, Eve's past experiences and future plans. th Council sets board MAGNA -- - An executive committee has been set up to act as a sifting committee for the newly formed Magna Community Council, according to E. F. Blanchard, president of the group. Serving on the board will be James Smith Jr., Wayne Nicolo, John Gust, LaRee Pehrson, and E. F. Blanch- ard. nominating committee also has been formed with D. S. Walker as chairman, assistant is Wayne Nicolo, for the purpose of submitting a roster of candidates for the town election in December. Mr. Blanchard noted that nominations will be presented at the November meeting with a open period will be observed. Other nominations will be accepted from the floor. In January, 1974, the new officers will assume theirelec-te- d A 30-d- positions. unanimous vote of confidence from the membership resulted in John Gust remaining as executive secretary of the organization. A list of operating committees was outlined with A James Smith Jr. being named head of the pool and rink committee assisted by Wayne Nicolo, Joe Ribotto, Tom Barker, and Dr. Bernaldo (Bern-ie- ) Garso, practicing clinical psychologist, who will take the place of Lee Maestas as representative of the PirateSwim Club. George Cromar asked to be released from his position on the pool and rink tions. A unamimous decision by the membership resulted in the cemetery development project being promoted and a discussion relating to a financial obligation between the Pirate Swim Club and the Council ended on a positive note. In a financial com- report made revealed by John Gust it was mittee. Other committee heads include Orlean Richardson, chairman of the Senior Citizens Committee assisted by Beth Archibald; Roy Smith, Welfare Committee, aided by Francis Baker; Carl E. and Leon Reese, LegLaRee islative Committee; Pehrson, Parks and Beautification, working with Dean Coon and John Gust; James Smith Jr., Youth and Education, assisted by Helen Jones and Chris Newell; Brent Huish, Clean I'p committee working with Joe Ribotto, John Gust and Roy Smith; Blaine Barnes, Safety Committee, aided by D. S. Walker; and LaRee Pehrson, Public Rela- Pet-terss- that the general fund amounted to $1,994; the pool and rink the $1,312.44; $1,611.78 transferred over from the Magna Elected Council, and the $2,000. donated by Kenne-co- tt Copper Corporation resulted in a grand total of $6,819.22. Park planning is one of the goals that will continue within the council and improvement of general conditions including better lighting at the intersection of 8400 W. 2400 S, widening of the street on 8800 W. from 3000 S., and promoting construction of a wider bridge at (approximately) 8660 W. 3500 S. Speaker at Lake Ridge VETERANS DAY MAGNA -- - A resident of Odyssey House (Salt Lake City) will be the featured speaker at the Lake Ricfee Elementary PTA meeting on Oct. 18) Thursday evening at 7;30. Odyssey House is a drug rehabilitation center. Parents of Sixth Grade students are asked to bring their son or daughter to the meeting that should be informative to both. Noyoungster will be allowed to attend the meeting without the parent accompanying the Sixth Grade student. 1973 PEACE WITH HONOR 'kitirtek PTA i The program is under the direction of Juvenile Protection chairman Mrs. Ed (Lona) Banks; Mrs.Farron(Maurine) Hill is the PTA program The Third Grade chairman. students will entertain with |