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Show 1 2 II 'Jhe Sail Ldke Tribune, Sunday , December IS, 1977 I" ' fZ Lark Residents Prepare Last Christinas for ' Doomed Mining Town r X V'$ it 1 V V. t i Y JFU A V L A f 9 V f l 4k &? r v ' ,. 5. ' ' f - Jt 4 JgSSi f? - ' h2 1 f ' i t v V Y , ' , & t.-'nty?v&- not for herself and her family but foi the elderly residents of Lark people like Hilda Grabner, 82 living alone nd the towns senior senior citizen Beit Thomas, 8b It Will be reallv hard on the oldei she folks," said Tiva Mrs Grabner ha a daughter she could live with, I suppose But she's so independent I wonder what And Bert Thomas will happen to him Continued From Page B 1 truck, are now assembled in tins Aftei the mine former U shop closed about su years ago so did a lot of the town Lai k School, for example boa i dc d up Laik AG grocery 'toic txiarded up And many houses most of them barracks like, run down struc tuics little more than shacks boarded up The town is a mixture of these tumbledown barracks and some reallv fine frame homes manv of them individually owned on land leased now from Kennecott for from $2 50 to $7 50 a month Those leases too, will expire Not Out of Nonual If you had not heard the news if you did not talk with the residents there would be nothing to indicate anjth'Pg out of the normal There were no anti Kennecott posters any whole In fact, the only posters were large brightly colored picluies of Santa Claus in many front cloois and t Elks Sponsor Kids Event Miiiv magic filled the air as Salt ake .uea child) en met with mem bet , of Elks 1 dge No 85 Saturday to celebiate Christmas coming Children from St Anns Schixd Boys Club, Primary Ch ldren s Med ic.d Centei and the Elks Boys and Gu's Club ate a holiday meal of hotdogs log'dhei , then enjoyed two magic show s and a mov ie at the Salt Palace Finally they got a visit from Santa Claus, a bag of treats and a couple of bucks (dollars) Elks member Jake Westbrook directed the celebration I window s Christmas lights had been strung cm pore hes and around doors and w indo" s few holly wreaths greeted visitors lv k - y rfkjb , ?tr ? 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J.Jfc ' ,.,...2 picture of outward serenity, the town of Lark, 22 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, A before the birth of the Christ child, the prophets Isaiah and Nephi proclaimed that Jesus would be born of a virgin Micah and Alma predicted the place of His birth Other prophets such as Darnel and Samuel the Lamamte described furthei details of His earthly ministry Hosea foretold His sojourn into Egypt "Yes, there were centuries of prepara lion for the coming of the Lord In the spmt of those ancient prophets and of the Saviors own words may we prepare foi this year's observame of His birth Some of the guidelines He has given y Pie-side- I Be of good cheer "Love your enemies Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these m v brethren j e hav e don it unto me President Kimball said there are other important preparations to contemplate at this season of the year, His second coming " Perhaps there is no better counsel for this preparation than that which Jesus described to His apostles, the leader said As ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, even as I have kept my Fathers commandments, and abide in His Love thy neighbor as thyself When thou doest alms, do not sound a tiuinpet before thee is more blessed do good to them which hate you to give than to Goods Slolen Buiglars removed a desk and 4(1 square yards of carpeting total value $750, aftei breaking into a warehouse belonging to the Nick Julian Co , 215 Her immediate primary concern is W 3rd South love LIKE Sansabelt Slacks ' ; by Jaymar v j N. t Take a stand for comfort in these handsome slacks by jaymar Ruby The exclusive waistSansabelt band is elasticized to comfortably foi'ow 4. jf x.x'Jj i , y every move you make This self belt model is wrinkle resistant polyes ter and comes solid shades in ; W A? assorted i j UP i $37.50 fi j 4 t SEE US BEFORE BUY y h l toi ot the Department Norman ngus m lusim s ie nine! bv of Social Services Utah Issues are mac unite 'he on in el mu o He said the oigamatum pioponents foi elimmiting the let il.et i. n simply compared the two six month pe i mils nul endued the reductions with the new proi mi He said the AFDC I grants h ive bun on iVe..lv decline for the past tin c c oi font ve.us and it us not ole I. tin appropriate to attribute the doc hi v e MARCH A CH 4 Sansabelt slue, FREE TIMER ks t e curate 4i X S0NY- - 'll VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER For your convenience ail Arthur Frank stores are open evenings till Don't Be Misled The Sony ueiama Proven to be Very Best Su rtT Christmas. Our Cottonwood and Fashion Place stores are open Sunday noon to 5 TERMS! ST PAYMENT IN JAYMAR e deputy d ic saul the 1 YOU two-pare- RUY -- N SAVE rowAT has ( the i TIF ) ANYWHERE d Xj UTAH'S 1 BETAMAX DEALER WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD, p rn. dend 100-ho- SOM SALE CHRISTMAS 77 100-ho- Vc $1,000 UNTllJCHRISTMAS GIANT Tribune Staff Writer When became the only state to wane certain Utah . winking requirements for welfare lecipicnts last April, fears were voiced that rolls would swell with unnecessary clientele But in a six month analysis of data received since the limitation was lemoved Utah Issues a nonprofit organization that works with lowci income nunoiitv gioups maintains that taxpaveis will save about $1 million this fiscal yeai bee ause the limit was lifted The Department of Social Sen ices analvzmg the s same data, maintains however that the I tali conclusion is superficial and misleading 100 Hours Monthly The hXVhoui limitation essentially allowed a person on welfare to work 1(H) hours each month while still maintaining public subsidy Howevei, if that person went over the houily limit regaielless of the , income level, he or she was taken off welf.it e In Apiil the state eliminated the houily icqune ment and allowed persons to woik as much a thev could and continue to receive state aid as long as their income remained below a set level According to John Scott of Ltah Issues the projected $1 million savings was domed by comparing total eniollment figures and expc nchtuies for April thiough Septembei of lbTb to the coriesponding months of M77 19 Percent Drop In both categones, enrollment and cxpindil lies, the state realized a 19 percent chop foi l')"7 after six months of the new program The figures involved only those families class fled as AFDC U (aid to families with dependent childun households') The rate of expenditures in for those families is currently alxmt $2" (MX) per month, Mr Scott said versus approximately 111 ixhi pc r month during the same pc laid in 19 ( Since Apnl It ih Issues maintains that the state has saved $400 000 foi six months a id anticipate s a savings of $1 milium when the bsc.d veai ends Th" figuie will equal $1 million (more than double he fn st six month savings! because he adjusted foi infla tion when the fcsler.il goe i nine nt g ne ie ipie ut-- i a 1 6 percent inc reuse in be ne firt in July f tlm v ai Scott aid Not Sheriffs deputies said vandals at tacked Valley Junior High School, 4193 S 3200 West, and smashed out a total of 54 windows Damage was estimated at NOWjOPE Seldin ByChailesJ School Vandalized .VPlWEVERYibAX Curb Removal Helping Welfare Rolls ark Tiva is hoping against hope that some at rangement can be made to purchase her home and keep it m Lark "We 11 she said She pay the going price, If we paused for considerable time could work something out, that is It was almost of as if she wanted someone, ai yone, to say such a deal was possible But she knows pretty well it isnt Kennecott has said it does not want to be m the real estate business And besides, as Tiva herself had said Those hills have sure moved in on us residents the land is necessary so waste from operations could be placed there receive us It v- aL.i1l fBssifte,,'S. is about to become vacant and in fact disappear. Kennecott Copper Corp. informed Live Commandments, LDS Leader Urges President Spencer W Kimball, Chui ch of Saints urKed Jesus Christ of Latter-dapeople of the world to not overlook the true meaning of Christmas as they prepare for the traditionally festive hol.day In his annual Christmas message, Kimball, with his two counselors N Eldon Tanner and Marion G Romney, stressed that the best way to obsene Christmas properly is to live according to the commandments of the Savior "Today people around the world are preparing for Christmas Hopefully, all are preparing to celebrate on that special day the birth in a Bethlehem manger of the Prince of Peace, the Messiah the Re decmer of the world, Jesus The Chi 1st "Beginning with Adam prophets told of the coming of the Redeemei Centuries The townspeople are ready for Chi ist mas and are going to have it whether or not it is the last many will know in Lai k -- Salt Palatv Monetary Savings The department ssuivcv of the same statistic s will be cone luded late r this month he estun ite s at ve hu h time a monetary sav mgs might lx ele tei mu e d While the departments assessment is Mr Scott states that the figuies support development in the sy stem iiservel i further Under the state requite me nts a family jiovuhi must be unemployed fm K) (lavs t meet ussi t nice eligibility standards The dc f nation f uni mpl v d is working 1K) hours or less Thus if one f imilv his met it eligibility t mei and has roeei'in i requirements and boon able to find woik aftei w mi nr in pe sit on to receive the subsidy Arthur Frank Downtown Cottonwood Fashion Place i e i i i ifiiim s I hni S. mam AAM mm a i A STORE HOURS i ' i a. liufii . 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