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Show V m ! Htitria. . . by Max Call ay Mii I With the campaign heating up, people become increasingly sensitive to any kind of political comment with which they don't agree. People are beginning to get fire in their eye whenever you mention an issue or a candidate. But I just cant resist the opportunity to do a little teasing about politics. I hope that when I make my subtle at the digs Demos that they will be taken in the manner in which they were intended. True, 1 love to kid and castigate the Democrats, but I must admit that I actually like Democrats as much as Republicans (all except Jimmy, ha, ha!) I just hope I can make somebody mad enough to vote (who otherwise wouldnt). Our political system may have its faults, but its the best in the world. So, I reiterate to you, enjoy. Im going to. As if you didnt already know it theres one subject which I can get much more worked up about than politics . . , and thats violence and sex on TV. I note that ABC is planning to bring into the homes of Americans a new sexually-oriente- d The program entitled Looking Glass." The writer and Three animals of the forest were arguing among themselves as to which of them was the most feared. The first, a hawk, claimed that because of his ability to fly he could attack anything repeatedly from above, and his prey had nary a chance. The second, a lion, based his claim on his strength none in the forest dared challenge him. The third, a skunk, insisted he needed neither flight nor strength to frighten off any creature. As the trio debated the issue, a grizzly bear came along and swallowed them all hawk, lion and stinker. Any fool can make a rule: Rule of the Week: The other line moves faster. This applies to all lines bank, supermarket, ticket line. If you change lines, then the other line the one you were in originally moves faster. Not so trivial: Friends are made by and lost by only one. many acts Supports New gone on record as supporting the proposed city complex building. The action was taken at a recent board of directors meeting of the Chamber. The proposed project involves the construction of a city building, to be built on the site where the present city building, the old north ward church building, and two privately owned buildings now stand. Preliminary investigation is being made by the city council, according to councilman Jay Cluff. We are in the process of investigating site acquisition, financing, and possible renters for the office space which would be included," Cluff said. Lloyd Smith, president of the Manti Chamber of Commerce pointed out that the proposal was made in an effort to prevent losing additional government offices in Manti and to replace the outdated and expensive-to-maintaipresent city building. We have already lost some of our government offices, Smith said, and some of the others are now seeking new or additional space. If were to keep them here in Manti, we need to provide space for them. In addition the building would likely house all the city offices, the fire and ambulance departments, and possibly the city library. An auditorium or public meeting room would also be incorporated into the design. The Chamber of Commerce is continually seeking ways to increase multi-purpo- n SI Volume 95 Number SI MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1980 12 business and industry in Manti and our board of directors feel that this proposed city complex would be a move in that The Smith explained. direction," project is just in the investigative stages, but we feel that the concept is a viable one and we urge the city to continue to work to bring the project to fruition, he added. LDS Women Plan Conference A general meeting for all adult women will be held Saturday, September 27, 1980 at 6 p.m. The meeting has been planned by the Presidency and General Board of the Relief Society of the Church Saints. It of Jesus Christ of Latter-dawill originate in the Salt Lake Tabernacle and be broadcast by closed circuit to many church buildings throughout the world. Sisters of the Manti Utah Stake will be able to hear this broadcast at the d Ward chapel. Manti President Spencer W. Kimball will preside and address the gathering. Elder Boyd K. Packer of the Council of the Twelve will speak along with President Barbara Smith, her counselors, and two members of the General Board. A Relief Society chorus from the Ephraim Second Ward, under the direction of Connie Schnakenburg. will provide music for the meeting in the Manti Stake. y First-Secon- COMSAN Gets $9,000 Commission chairman Newt Donaldson accepts $9,000 check from Brian Moss, Four Corners Regional Commission, to aid in purchase of equipment for COMSAN. Sheriff Kennard Anderson, commissioner Willis Candland, COMSAN chairman Gene Williams and commissioner Keith Sorensen look on. In accepting the equipment grant, Donaldson noted the efforts of Gene Williams and Kennard Anderson who first brought the need for a communications system to the attention of the county, and through whose efforts, Donaldson said, the system has become a reality. 25 per copy Explosion Rocks Chester Chapel A-- - Manti Chamber Mantis Chamber of Commerce has me m producer of the project, says that the program will be about areas of the sexual frontier that are extremely sensitive." According to Panorama magazine, it is hoped that artificial barriers against nudity on the screen can be reduced for the program. ABC is the network that brought homoyou the very biased sexual report last spring, plus Threes Company, The Ropers, Charlies Angels, The Unmarried Woman, and other programs. 1 urge you to let them hear from you. The address is: Chairman Leonard H. Goldenson, 803 Parkway Shore Acres, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. You could also call your local ABC station about the program. j . i , j i v S- z water heater A malfunctioning triggered an explosion last Wednesday which rocked the small community of Chester and blew the rear wall and the roof out of the boiler room annexed to the Chester LDS Ward Chapel. That thing came up out of there like a rocket, a highway patrolman said. Pressure which built up in the standard-sizewater heater caused the heater to burst and practically fire itself through the back wall of the building, which is constructed of brick, with brick veneer over it. Moroni Marshal Kurt Lund, one of the first to the scene, stated that a similar occurrence in another w ard chapel in the same stake shortly before had aroused the suspicions of the stake president, who requested that the state fire marshals office look into the incident. However, the conclusion reached after investigation by the sheriffs office and the fire marshal is that the blast seems to have stemmed from a malfunction in the water heater itself. valve Officers said the standard pop-of- f had initially malfunctioned and had been replaced by a stainless steel plug which was supposed to melt down if pressure in the heater became too great. But the plug held firm and the entire heater blew instead. Damage to the building and its at contents has been estimated between S30.000 and somewhere $60,000 custodian Don Larsen said. Church officials were expected from Salt Lake this week to examine the damage. d Community members gathered Saturday in Chester tatively been set between $30,000 and $60,000. remove debris caused by water heater which ex- - tire boiler room area was destroyed, ploded in the LDS Ward Chapel. Damage has ten- - En-t- o Planning Commission Selects Citizen Advisory Committees of advisory committees in seven major areas of planning was the main agenda at a special Sanpete County Planning Commission meeting held Tuesday night. Advisory committees will be named in the areas of: (1) Economic Development-industrial, commercial and mining; (2) Agricultural, Forestry, and Water Resources; (3) Intergovernmental Policy and Decision Making; (4) Physical Constraints geological hazards, soil types, slope, water table depths, etc.; (5) Resources Development housing, history, transportation, land use, community design, etc.; (6) Recreation and Tourism; (7) Capital Investments, according to Vic Rasmusof the Planning sen, chairman Commission. The committees will be composed of representatives from each section or area of the county, without respect to politics, profession, or any other criteria. Allen Fawcett, professional community planner for the Commissioners Organization, said that the function of the advisory committees would be to develop a statement of goals and objectives in each particular area. These goals and objectives will reflect the feelings of the people, rather than he said. professional planners, Selection . r Committees will hold public meetings and investigate similar action by their counterparts in other counties of the state, Mr. Fawcett said. The committees will meet several times during the next few months and will hopefully submit iheir reports and recommendations to the Planning Commission sometime in December. Those decisions, goals and objectives will furnish the main thrust which will be incorporated into a Master Plan for the County to be submitted to the County Commissioners for implementation. Prospective committee members Mr. Rasmussen have been selected, said, and letters asking them to serve will be mailed this week. We sincerely hope that the response to this task will be favorable. Those who serve on these committees will be performing a very valuable contribution to the orderly growth of the entire community," he added. Each member of the Planning Commission will act as chairman of one A of the advisory committees. kick-of- f which will explain meeting the duties of each committee and outline suggested procedures, will be scheduled as soon as the persons who have been selected on the committees have accepted and the committee member ships are finalized. Address Moratorium Discussing the present moratorium which has been imposed on new subdivisions by the county Commissioners. the Planning Commission agreed that the moratorium should be ended as soon as feasible. However, until more work is done by the advisory committees and the Planning Commission, the moratorium will remain in effect. We hope it (the moratorium) can be lifted soon," Mr. Rasmussen said, but it won't be lifted until the necessary work and planning has been done to insure that the growth of the county will be orderly and in the best interests of the entire county. We will make every effort to accelerate this process, but insist that it be done thoroughly," he said. We will hold public meetings and private meetings with potential developers in the near future to consider their problems and desires before a Master Plan is recommended," he continued. It is to be noted that the Planning Commission has authority only to recommend action to the County Commissioners, who will then implePlan ment the Master through (Continued on Page 4) Schools Date Dedications Dedicatory exercises for both the new Manti LDS Seminary and Manti High School will be held on Oct. 16, with church and school district officials participating. The Seminary exercises will precede the high school excercises, so that those interested can attend both. The Seminary building will be available for tours beginning on Oct. 16 at 4 p.m. The brief dedicatory exercises will follow at 6 p.m., according to Manti Utah Stake President Lee Barton. The high school exercises, beginning at 7 p.m., w ill include remarks by South Sanpete School District officers, several musical numbers and the dedicatory prayer. Guided tours of the new building will follow. prominent LDS Church official will probably be invited to offer both dedicatory prayers. President Barton said. A New Horizons Homecoming Week Theme by Bruce Jennings In keeping with its move to a new campus, Manti High School has adopted New Horizons as the theme for Homecoming Week. The week will open Monday morning at 10 in the auditorium with the queen contest. Competing for the royal crown will be eight contestants two from each class. The week will open Monday morning at 10 in the auditorium with the queen contest. Competing for the royal crown will be eight contestants two from each class. The candidates are Jeri Jones, a daughter of Mrs. Lynn and the late Roger Jones, Manti; Melanie Rogers, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Rodgers, Louisiana; Tracie Shand, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Shand, Manti; Lisa Zabriskie, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zabriskie, Ephraim; Joni Boyack, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hallman, Ephraim; Jan Nelson, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Nelson, Ephraim; Ranae Chadwick, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vem Chadwick, Manti, and Angie Dean, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Dean, Ephraim. A slave auction will also be held during the assembly. The schools four classes will compete in the traditional letter lighting contest in Manti Canyon Tuesday evening at 7:30 just as dusk is descending. On Wednesday hall decorations will be judged and the classes will compete in a variety of games. Thursdays events will include a performance of Ballet West at 10:30 a.m. in the gymnasium, a powderpuff game at 2 p.m., a junior varsity football game with Delta and a pep rally that night at 7:30. an alumni assembly which will bring several graduates back to the campus for a variety program. Homecoming Week will reach a climax on Sept. 26 with several activities. Among them will be a parade down Mantis Main Street Friday morning at 1 1 with class and club floats, marching bands and cars bearing dignitaries in the procession. Mindy Haymond is parade chairman. The Delta Rabbits, one 6f the top football teams in Region 8, will be the visiting squad for the traditional homecoming game in Snow Stadium that will have the Templars primed for an upset. A computer dance will close out the homecoming events. Manti High School alumni association president Jim Braithwaite is arranging The schools four classes will b? competing all week for points on the basis of participation in the various activities. Class presidents who will be heading up the competition are Fern Mortensen, seniors; Leslie Cox, juniors; Gary and Blake Bradley, sophomores, Howell, freshmen. The studentbody officers are in charge of the homecoming celebration: Walter Graham, president; Verla McArthur, vice president; Angela Keller, secretary, and Ethan Everett, activity agent. Clair Erickson, Student Council advisor, is assisting. Candidates for MHS Homecoming Queen: Jeri Jones, Melanie Rogers, Tracie Shand, Lisa Zabriskie, Joni Boyack, Jan Nelson, Ranae Chadwick, Angie Dean. |