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Show SEWING SISTERS Sisters Ella Weaver, left, Emma Harris and Melva Olsen all have more than blood in common as theyve each sewn a myriad of clothing articles over the years. By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON My girl, youll live to see the time when this sandridge will look like a city. I wont see it but you will. THESE PROPHETIC words were spoken by Daniel Harris to his young daughter-in-laEmma 65 Harris Stimpson nearly years ago. Emma Harris has seen the sandridge become citylike. In fact, the Harris family sold the U.S. government the ground where the first large hanger for Hill AFB was built. MRS. HARRIS was born in Riverdale to Robert Page and Adeline Stimpson. Her early home was a log cabin. Later the family moved into a more spacious home in Riverdale. Her father was an LDS bishop for many years. A grandfather, William Stimpson was s survivor of n the handcart company tragedy. He lost his wife and daughter while traveling to Utah with the handcart group. Willy-Marti- of 21 people lived under its roof. Emma wonders now how they managed. Ezra and Emma became the parents of eight children. While she was raising her family Emma worked at many different jobs outside the home. She was a cook at Clearfield Elem. School for many years. Work has always been part of her life. She first remembers standing on a tomato can to reach to top of a table so she could peel tomatoes for her mother. She was ten at the time. MRS. HARRIS hasnt kept track of the number of quilts she has made. All of her children have one. Each of her 32 grandchildren received a quilt from their grandmother when they graduated from high school. She has made numerous baby quilts and e quilts for friends and church funcmany tions. . I like a quilt that is large enough to tuck around you, says Mrs. Harris. Her quilts are sometimes d pieced and sometimes plain tops with intricate designs. Mrs. Harris doesnt like tied quilts. She has no favorite quilting pattern. Many of her quilts are used like bedspreads. The Kaysville Community Theaters production of The Curious Savage will star Judy Searle, left, and Jerry Joncas, back, and Suzanne Griffiths and Bob McAllister, front. AY PI I Lull The Curious Savage ' full-siz- solid-colore- sponsored by the Community Theatre Guild in Kaysville will be presented Nov. 6, 7 and 9 at the Davis High School auditorium, 7 p.m., adimission is $1 per seat. CAST MEMBERS are: Trisha Butcher as Florence; Suzanne Griffiths as Mrs. Paddy Jerry Joncas, Hannibal; Judy Searle, Fairy Mae; and Bob McAllister as Jeffery. The family includes: Karl Hutchinson as Titus; Sam McAllister as Samuel; Lana Philphott as Lilly Belle and and find out who gets the money. Plan to bring the fami Robyn Lewis as Mrs. Savage. Sandy Waggoner is the director. The staff in the play is Tammy Meacham as Miss Willey and Leslie Bailey as Dr. Emmett. The play tells the story of Mrs. Savage, a widow, left with 10 million dollars. Her three step children are very greedy and trying to get the money. She has hidden the money and no one knows where. They put her in a mental institution where the play takes place. It is known as "Cloisters and here you will meet the guest and the family ly for a delightful evenings en- tertainment. np Ogden Haunted Mansion Opens COST IS $2.50 for adults and $ .50 for children. Parking in front of the mansion and at Union Station. The Haunted OGDEN h Mansion located at St., Ogden, (across from Union Station) is open for the general public from 71 p.m. 112-25t- 1 1 . AFTER HER marriage to Ezra Harris the newlyweds moved into the Harris family home at 2227 North Hill Field Road, Layton. Layton was a desolate looking place to Mrs. Harris. The road that ran by her new home was a dirt trail. Her front yard was a cherry orchard. The home she was to occupy for the next 65 plus years had small windows and too many doors. Through the years some changes were made. Today the house has fewer doors. The cherry trees have been replaced by a spacious lawn and flower gardens. Large windows let in the sunlight. HER CALLINGS in the LDS Church are very important to Mrs. Harris, she has held various positions in her ward and has been a visiting teacher for 0 years. For 20 years she worked closely in church positions with two of her best friends, Mattie Firth and. Merita Whitesides. Mrs. Harris jokingly says they had to divide the wards to separate the three women. Each went on to become a Relief Society president. IF THE Harris home could talk, one story it would surely tell is about the time three families consisting looking forward to spending many more years and many birthdays in the Harris home. 50-6- MRS. HARRIS recently celebrated her 85th birthday. Her health is good. She works hard in her home and yard and family members live nearby. She is ' '5 I ,"i Jaycees Ready Spook Alley tb , fK 1 c r.t fJ : i I i .1 K' 20 ; ? , fH jj tf. v, ' ;rj - f I- - - ! - : 'I v- . " yE2-&v-j- - t. ' w - swwn r k UJ , 4 N 1" pr kv&K. E"" r f' T t & - if 4 4 f, "Want to scare the Halloween out of someone?" well, the place to come is the Kaysville Jaycees Spook Alley. Guaranteed to frighten the wits out of you. THE SPOOK alley is located behind the Kaysville city park at the pavillion and will be open both Friday and Saturday night from 7:30-- p.m. Admission is $1 and all ages are invited. It is recommended that small children be accompanied by someone older. Contributions wilt be re1 CRESTVIEW CREATURE 1 turned to the community through projects sponsored by the local Jaycees. Dwight Krebs is chairman assisted by Richard Diehl, np Crestview Elementary principal Ken Bullock explains the reason behind the schools new creature mascot. The tail, which reaches several hundred feet around the hallway, is covered with the names of Crestview students nominated by their peer as good citizens. According to Mr. Bullock, the competition started when school opened this year. He said he hopes by the end of the school year everyones name w ill be on the crea- tures One of the most unusual campaigns for good citizenship in schools and in individual students is being conducted this year by the Crestview Elementary School PTA. The school is located in Layton. self-estee- nil tail. USING the schools mascot, a creature, the PTA has created a genuine Good Citizen Creature that hangs on the wall in the main entrance of the school. Each week one boy and one girl frorry each classroom in the school is selected to be citizens of the week. Their names are added to the monster's tail. Hie students vote for the citizen of the week using a criteria consisting of hall manners, recess behavior, respect for teachers, good conduct in the cafeteria and other qualities of and citizen ship. each cirizi week is given a go badge. , Thechaitperson ject is Vivien Can Everets drew thi dmg |