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Show Utah State Press Assn. PO Box 1327 Salt Dr. D. Cummings to join Dr. Speakman in Salt Spring City dedication set Dedication of the Spring City LDS Hall addition is scheduled for Sunday, August 6 according to information from Bishop Gordon Sorensen. The public is invited to attend at 3 p m. in the Spring City Chapel. Ward Cultural Dr. Daniel Cummings Flea market Downtown posts country bargains If inflation is getting you down and you have almost given up on finding good bargains, then take another look. Look to Mt. p Pleasant next week for bargains galore. Downtown merchants have planned sales and bargains along with a flea market. Country Bargain Days will open side-wal- k the booth sales will go to those renting the space. Proceeds from booth rentals will go towards helping needy citizens fees and other with sewer hook-uChamber-sponsoreprojects. The Saturday event will get underway at 8 p.m. and will also include a pancake breakfast. The flea market will be held again on Saturday, August 12 with an auction, supper-1- 5 nd square dancing planned. back-to-scho- Thursday August 3 with downtown sales specials. On Saturday, August 5, a flea market will be held on Main Street between State Street and First East. According to Chamber of Commerce President, Amoir Deuel, a number of booth spaces have already been rented but there is still time to rent a booth for the flea market. The market is open to businesses, professionals, individuals and clubs. Rental fees will be charged for the booths, but the proceeds from d The Chamber is accepting old furniture and other donated items which can be sold at the flea market. Proceeds will also go to help the needy. Mutual girls will be canvasing the city this week asking for items with salable value. Anyone having items can let the or girls know or can also call 4 or leave them at Deuel Builders garage. 462-301- 4 462-213- State urges district cut education costs Supt. Lloyd Smith, reporting on a 14 meeting with the Utah Society of School Superintendents, said the district would attempt to reduce the costs of public education by $19 per student or about $28,000 for the North Sanpete School District. Supt. Smith said the recommendation was made by State Supt. of Public Instruction, Dr. Walter Talbot, evidently as a reaction to the Jarvis Amendment which passed recently in California. According to Supt. Smith, Dr. Talbot suggested that educational costs be reduced by a reduction of district employees where possible. One method suggested for the districts was to decrease the number of teachers at the upper grade levels and July to increase the teacher ratio. suggested refrain replace pupil-per-stude- Another method was for each district to from hiring personnel to deceased and-o- r retired educators and employees and assigning their duties to existing staff members. With the recent passing of Grant Johansen, the counselor at Morth of Sanpete High School, the board education intends to follow the suggestion of Dr. Talbot and assign existing staff members counseling responsibilities where possible rather Supt. than hiring a new counselor, Smith reported. Evidently the suggested reduction of state funds available to the school districts in Utah came from the office of Governor Scott Matheson Supt. Smith said. No injuries Fireworks explode A tragedy which could easily have wiped out four members of a Fairview family and another child was narrowly averted on Monday night at the conclusion of the Pioneer and Homecoming day celebration in that city. Mrs. Branch (Dinah) Cox and their three children, Jeffrey, Kenny and Chris Anne, and Mrs. Coxs nephew, Jason, were seated in the Cox family pickup truck which was carrying the box of fireworks scheduled for display at the end of the celebration. The ex- plosives were ignited from what firemen believe may have been a stray spark from a previously exploded rocket, and the collection went up in smoke all at once engulfing the pickup in flames. Tony Bringhurst, Cox, Mike Bringhurst, Don Kinsman and others went into the flames from both sides of the truck and dragged Mrs. Cox and the children from the burning vehicle. All occupants of the vehicle escaped with charred clothing, were badly shaken up but otherwise unharmed. Damage to the pickup was extensive and those who viewed it later found it difficult to understand how the gas tank had kept from exploding. Cox said that a piece of plywood in the truck bed was complete obliterated and there were several large holes in the truck bed including one where the gas tank opening connects with the tank itself. The first wagon train arrived in California in 1841. Some say floating tea leaves in a cup is coming. mean a visitor City, Utch ard announces new rafive dia u"8 Dr. Daniel Cummings will open his office for the practice of family medicine on August 1, 1978 in association with Dr. Gene Speakman at 97 West Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. Dr. Cummings was born and grew up Lake City, graduated from schools in that city, and served a mission to the Phillipine Islands for the LDS Church. He graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in mathmatics. He is a graduate of University of Utah College of Medicine and served his residency in Washington, D.C. where he studied for three years at the Washington Adventist Hospital in family practice. Lake Assistant Superintendent, Ned Kohler, was named principal of North Sanpete High School in action taken by the North Sanpete School District Board Thursday night. Kohler will also continue in his duties as Assistant Superintendent and will be directly in charge of all secondary and adult programs in the district. According to Supt. Lloyd Smith, the recommendation was made to comply with Dr. Walter Talbot's, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, recommendation that the district not fill job vacancies when they occur, but that the district try to absorb these responsibilities and duties with existing personnel. Supt. Smith recommended to the board that the district not hire a new counselor to fill the vacancy created at the death of Counselor Grant Johansen This would result in a sav ings of about $17,000 in salaries for the forthcoming school year " he said Supt Smith's recommendation to the board is as follows. and each has the opportunity lor input piemiums lor board members if they and response desired to Dorlicmafe and voted to The further move ahead with educating the public Superintendent recommended. toward a need for a new building 1 To assign Boyd Blam as program and bond election in the disl net counselor at the high school 2 To a sign Jim Thornton to the The superintendent's salary increase Strict confidence was in line with a 7 76 percent to 14 high school as vice principal to junior 1 recommend further that we try to work with Elliot Arnoldson with adpercent increases given secondary and fill tins assignment by using existing ministrative and counseling assignelementary school principals on June ments to be worked out between Elliot 15 personnel and that new job assignments be made if possible Due to the Arnoldson and Jim Thornton with the The vote to move ahead on the bond sensitive and votlable nature of this assistance of Ned Kohler and Lloyd with David Peterson election passed proposal, 1 recommend that this Smith voting no 3 To assign Assistant Supt Ned proposal be handled as strictly conOther items discussed included a fidential in nature and that no inKohler to administer the high school request from Betty Mikkelsen that the formation be made public until each of and be directly in charge of all district change the school starting time the employees involved in these secondary and adult school programs from 8 30 am to 9 a m No action was taken in the district assignment changes has been contacted personally by the superintendent to save $17,000 The bid on the house constructed by This would result in a savings of the vocational department was about $17,000 in salaries for the forawarded to Morris Crisp for $8,025. A thcoming school year No one would report on the science camp was said to lie successful with 77 students atreplace Grant Johansen There would be no salary reduction tending for any employee Salaries would The board approved spending $461.60 remain unchanged for fire proof drapes for Moroni This proposal is contingent upon the e room and Elementary's superinlendent being able to work out carpeting a classroom and hall at the all certification and acceptance details Fountain Green Elementary at a cost of with all employees involved $1,601. They also approved purchasing the playground equipment through the The motion to approve recommendation was made by Mark Hope program for Fountain Green. Cook and seconded by Kenneth Strate. A letter from the Mt. Pleasant LDS Board President, David Peterson and Stake Presidency concerning materials What started out to be a trip to see After a year of traveling all around Vice President, Calvin Allred, both used in parenting classes was read. The what was up another highway has the United States two adventuresome abstained from voting on the issue It board favored holding a hearing and women from California recently made brought these two to our peaceful passed when Bryant Madsen added his making the information available to the decision to live in the Sanpete valley. The hustle and bustle of vote in the affirmative anyone wanting to review the Southern California is behind them, and Valley. Salary increase approved materials. W'e like the valley and the fishing, In other action, the board they hope now to have a good business The board approved roof repairs in to the said Pat Lowther, "and the mountains and one that will be an asset unanimously approved a 13 percent all schools at a cost of $7,020. The bid on are beautiful, said her partner Gertie communityas it has been in the past. increase in the superintendents the project was awarded to Pride Ewing salary; approved paying insurance Co Roofing The two quit their jobs at the University of California in Los Angeles a year ago and started their trek to see the country. They bought a pickup and 19 foot trailer and left for Orange, Tex. where Gertie has family, and for Philadelphia, Pa. to see Pats relatives. In between and on the way back home they saw a lot of country and said they liked Utah the first time they came through. On a jaunt to Colorado this May they decided to come up Highway 89 to see what it looked like, saw the North Sanpete Valley and A&J Camper Park, looked up a real estate man, and made the purchase. It is a long way from Los Angeles and their jobs as an Administrative Analyst and a Budget Analyst to operating a camper park, but both women think they are going to like it. They have been here most of the time since May and will be moving into the home located at the park in a short time. Former owners Mr. and Mrs. Jack Prichard are moving to warmer climits soon. The new owners have no family ties to Utah but do have friends in Holladay and Helper. Pat likes to fish, read and bowl, and Gertie will fish but is not as enthusiastic about it. She does macrame, grows house plants and is a rock hound. They intend to leave the facilities at the park as they are for a while operating the park and store for the convenience of the traveling public and local residents as well. Only the future can tell whether they will expand or what direction the operation of the facility will take, they said. full-tim- e 1 Look at a different highway brings pair to North Sanpete area multi-purpos- Fairview Celebrates Development plans to be explained City Manager John Thacker will Mt. Pleasant Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday at noon. All members are invited to attend the address the at Rodgers Cafe. Thacker is expected to announce on new industrial information development planned for Mt. .Pleasant luncheon City. Annexation tops planning meet The public is invited to attend a meeting of the Moroni Planning Commission to be held Monday, July 31 at 4 p.m. in the City Hall. Discussion of subdivisions and annexation in Moroni City will be the topic on the agenda. Also on the agenda will be a review and discussion of the Master plan and selection of a new chairman for the Planning Commission. & it. V' t |