Show 339 of Sanpete Employees Work For US Government GUNNISON Government employment of the total amounted to 331 number of persons on nonagrlcul-turpayrolls In Sanpete County during June 1966 This fact was shown In the latest study of government employment In Utah prepared by Utah Foundation the private governmental research organization The report shows that of the 2163 nonfarm employees In Sanpete County a total of 715 were working for some agency of the This Included 96 government Federal 208 state employees and 411 local ememployees ployees Statewide there were 321283 persons on nonfarm payrolls In Utah during June 1966 of whom 90732 or 282 were employed Preunits by governmental liminary forecasts for November 1966 show that total nonagricul-turemployment In Utah had risen to 325000 with government employment accounting for or 294 of the nonfarm total The report emphasizes that all of the figures for 'government used In this study employment include only persons employed ployment In Utah rose by 19239 A total of 13225 or 69 of these new jobs however Is attributable to employment by governmental Later forecasts for agencies November 1966 indicate that total nonfarm employment In Utah was up by 16600 from the level of a year earlier Again government employment accounted for 11000 or 66 of the new jobs created In the State between November 1965 and November 1966 to the Foundation According study government employment been rising at about twice rate of the increase for private employment In Utah The increase In total Utah nonagricultural employment has been 19 since 1960 and 35 since 1956 The number of government jobs on the other hand jumped 47 between I960 and 1966 and 70 from the number in 1956 has the Year Gunnison Universal - "THEUGAR Sanpete County BEET AND TURKEY&PTY" Utah 84634 Thursday December Leaves More Locally Xmas Art Work On Display AtGVHS Jaycees Seek nominations For December 21 DSA SING children - A group of local OUT FOR SANTA songs join Santa in slnglig Christmas during his this that brought the top price of$26U and FFA members at the auction and Garth Chriswere recounting experwho exhibited Moroni tensen relating to the successful the champion hen 19th annual Utah Junior Turkey tom weighing The heaviest Show held in Salt Lake City Fri42 and 34 pounds was shown by day and Saturday (Dec Moroni and James Christensen Among the happiest were Catherine Olsen Ephraim who ex- the heaviest hen of the show was hibited the champion tom a bird exhibited by Leonard Blackham iences Moroni from His bird pounds weighed 26 and In Phase One Jay Carter and his sister Bonnie exhibited the heaviest tom and hen Jay’s tom weighed In at 38 and and Bonnie’s hen pounds weighed 22 pounds and eleven ounces They are from Park Valley Box Elder County The Mt Pleasant Chapter Future Farmers of America and the Bronze Gobblers a club from Ephraim were presented awards for exhibiting the greatest number of winning birds at the annual show Certificates of achievement and $250 university scholarships were presented to Laura Bagley Club member a and to Leonard Blackham an FFA member They are both from Moroni They were cited for having outstanding records In scholarship and In leadership citizenship also ll Moroni FFA winner of a $250 Achievement with Elvin Downs State FFA Director Grazing Fee Formula To Remain The Same activities Announcement this week that no changes will be made in the formula for determining fees charged for grazing livestock on some public lands was hailed here today as ‘good news" by the head of a national livestock or- William D Wampler presiganization to the statements dent National Turkey Federa‘Contrary John H Guthrie president of tion Harrisonburg of some conservationists Va speaker the American National Cattleat the afternoon session said the men’s Association was referring are confident that the survey will point out consistency industry should push for to the decision of the Department consumption and that 'furof the Interior to continue basing between fees paid by public land ther processing" cutting the bird grazing fees during 1967 upon users and rentals charged for deinto parts for packing has made average prices for cattle and private land grazing" he It eader to serve turkey lambs The fees are for grazing clared Carl E Nall executive secreon lands administered We feel that the final results by the tary Pacific Dairy and Poultry department's Bureau of Land will prove that ranchers pay a Association presented an IllusManagement fair fee for fair value received" trated lecture on his recent trip Guthrie a Porterville Calif Guthrie said He pointed out that to the Soviet Union rancher and feeder was in Salt many of the private grazing First place winners In each of Lake City to address the annual leases carry far more in water the classes each received a convention of the Utah Cattle- and management facilities ’and trophy and a $35 check second men’s Association certainly more in tenure’ than do place winners received a trophy Guthrie said the western graz federal grazing permits” and a small third winners a place trophy and a sleeping bag and fourth and fifth place winners each received trophy - Make Xmas Tree Safe The Christmas tree with wrapped presents beneath It burned to a charred skeleton in about 29 seconds It had been cut a month ahead of time kept outdoors in a cool shady place for two weeks and Indoors for two weeks but it was not in water Safety experts of the US DeExof Agriculture’s partment tension Service ignited the needles and in less than half a minute only the charred skeleton of a tree remained The live green tree is symbolic of the beauty and Joy of Christmas It is safe If used correctly The following rules will help to make this Christmas safer and happier (1) Buy a fresh tree If you cannot find a fresh moist tree give the tree you buy the flame resisting treatment described below A dry tree Is flammable even before tt gets to the shattering stage and it cannot absorb enough water to make it safe (2) As soon as you bring the tree borne saw two inches oft of the butt end so it will absorb Laura Bagley Moroni with Dr Laura wai Extension Service CJ Draper winner of ing industry is cooperating with the government in one of the most studies exhaustive ever made in an effort to pin down relationships between costs of grazing on public as well as livestock private lands Achievement Award Scholarship at the Mnuil Utah Turkey Show I $250 - presented thtre lQ M4 U water until you discard it Check water level daily (3) Keep the tree in a cool shady place until you decorate it It’s best to buy close to decorating time Here’s how to make trees wreathes and greens 10th Santa Makes Sat Visit To Gunnison December 10 was a big day in Gunnison for the children Valley: Santa Claus came to town Just to see them and Join in a note taking little Hundreds of youngsters were on hand to greet Santa when he arrived at the Gunnison chapel at 11 am by the sponsored AssocGunnison Businessmen’s iation Santa Joined the children in Time songs singing Christmas them on the and accompanied He also took time out accordlan from his busy season to have a personal chat with each child and to accept their requests for what they most desired come Decem- Award Deadline for nominations for the Distinguished Service Award is January 20 1967 Any dividual or group Is encouraged to nominate a young man between 21 the ages of 21 and 36 years for The musical is under the this award rection of Boyd Goble The chorus Nominations should be handed will do parts from the famed Messiah and the band has also or mailed to Val Jean Hansen The award will be based on numbers These two prepared the chorus and the three major categories personal organizations achievement band include a large percentage community service and religious service of the students Winner of the award will be In previous years the Christhonored at the annual Gunnison mas Musical has been a success but this year they expect it to be Valley Junior Chamber of Commerce banquet on January 28 better than ever Starting time is 8:00 pm It The winner will also be entered will be held at the High School and will attend the State DSA 21 on December Auditorium banquet the following month in Gunnison December visit at GVHS are students working hard to prepare for a musical to be preChristmas sented to the public on December 4-- El week il No 29 1966 15 Dues Plan and FFA Members Take Honors At Turkey Show USU (84101) C") The Leonard Blackham Award Scholarship Ave In governSanpete County mental employment rose from 537 In June 1960 to 715 In June 1966 a 331 rise during the six year period Xmas Musical Sanpete Microfilming mPietponi Sevier River Basin Gets GUP Consideration At the regular Director’s my be ma le possible and a time meeting of the Central Utah Water table as to when such benefits could te made available the Conservancy District December 9 at Provo the Board of DBoard of sectors had requested to take under the Bureau to make such a study irectors agreed and study Tile results of the study as recareful consideration the possibility of modifying the ported by Mr DeLong reflected Bonneville Unit Plan of the CUP tht: The Bonneville Unit Plan so that water may be made availcould lie modified to provide about 36000 at re feet of water annually able to the Sevier River Basin to Lynn S Ludlow measuied at the Strawberry Resaccording irrimanager of the District ervoir for supplemental Mr Palmer B DeLong US gation for appropriately 100000 Bureau of Reclamation acres in the Sevier River Basin Project would reduce by 10840 reported to the Board This Manager The new dues plan adopted by school of Directors the results of the acyes the area of new land that Now state and national dues the PTA Council gives local Bureau’s study on modifying the wduld receive full irrigation sertake only 40 cents the scholarunits more funds than before Bonneville Unit Plan The Sevier vice from the unit in Utah and stated a local leader this week ship fund gets a Jifab counties River Basin counties consisting in urging all local parents to join 25? and the local school unit of all of Millard Sevier and the organization still has 35 cents left Piute Counties and a portion The Sevier River Basin has Under the old plan If both of Garfield and Sanpete Counties experienced a series of prolonged parents joined each PTA unit have petitioned the Fourth Disdroughts resulting in decreased directly by government agencies the cost was $100 per family trict Court of Utah and the irrigation and a declining econand exclude persons working for (per school Of this the state and An open house for parents Central Utah Water Conservancy omy Thus any additional water national dues came to 50? private firms engaged primarily of the Gunnison Valley Elemento be included In and would immediately District bolster the or entirely in government conEach year donations were soliSchool children as well as the made a part of the Conservancy economy without requiring adtract work Such persons are cited for the scholarship fund tary to view the District interested public ditional construction other than listed as private manufacturing but in recent was it years Christmas art work of the stuTo establish a definite underthe facilities to deliver water employees necessary to take 10 cents per dents will be held December 21 standing as to the benefits that to the Sevier Bridge Reservoir Foundation analysts point out person out of the local funds to between the hours of 6 and 8 pm that ‘although the total number make the scholarship payment at the school The children have of persons employed In Utah has This meant that only 30 cents of murals made Nativity risen during the past year most the dollar could be used for scenes many characters etc all perof the Increase can be attributed local needs to the holiday season taining to the creation of more governUnder the new plan they urge with and Christmas especially mental jobs to join each local one parent the aid of their teachers have Between June 1965 and June PTA unit The cost Is the them cleverly displayed for 1966 total nonagricultural em- same $100 per family per viewing PTA aSl mmnsoDm ber son of Mr and Mrs THIS I WANT - Young Greg Miyatake George Miyatake has a confidential chat with Santa during the Jolly Ones visit December 10 Long Illness Claims Life Of John L James John L James 55 prominent Gunnison Valley farmer and died at 6:45 pm Destockman cember 6th In the Gunnison Valley Hospital after an Illness of nearly a year He had been hospitalized the past ten days A resident of Fayette he was born In that communit December 21 1910 the son of Whyndom Thomas and Margaret Wilson James He attended the area schools and had been active In community life 3 1931 he married February Ruth Elizabeth Baker at Nephl Mr James was a member of the LDS Church Include his wife of Survivors Fayette one son Richard James two daughters Centerfleld Mrs Mantl and Dale (Janet) Lund Mrs Rodney (Kathy) Anderson nine grandchildren Gunnison four brothers Ovell James Tooele Delols James Fayette Elmo James Salt Lake City four Lamar James Ephraim sisters Mrs Curtis (Ida)Decker Gordon Mrs Salt Lake City (Elizabeth) Pace Bountiful Mrs and Flllnioie Bernice Nichols Mrs Verda Christiansen Funeral December Fayette dl reeled services were held 9th at pm in the Ward LDS Chapel bv Bishop Cecil Bown To three quarts of water add The program honoring the life one pound of borax from the of Mr James was: prayer In grocery store and one pound of the home Gordon Pace prelude ammonium chloride from the and postlude music Mrs Lawrence Anderson opening song by drug store Mix until ingredients are dissolved Spray this solution Fayette Singing Mothe rs Oh on the tree until all branches are My Father accompanied by Mrs well moistened A spray bottle Anderson opening prayer John from your cleaning supply shelf Bartholomew read by Tribute will do the Job Safety is simple Mrs Ivan Mellor and written by if you practice these rules talk Mrs Lay C Bartholomew Duet "Hold Miles It Jensen Thou My Hand" Mrs Merrill Hone and Mrs Junior Bown - accompanied by Mrs Anderson talk Pres LaMar H Stewart dosing song Singing Mothers 'Unanswered Yet" accompanied The Gunnlsoa First Ward will by MrsAndoraonc!os!ngprayer present a special Christmas pro- Carroll Mellor gram on Docember 16th in the Interment was in the Fayette The starting time is Cemetery directed by the Warren chapel 1 pm and an Invitation ha been jnWn Funeral Home A son- to “ erM)rttl PubUc to Dale Lund dedicated the Xmas Program By First Ward r resting place Irrigation Co Annual Meeting for stockmeeting holders of the Gunnison Irrigation Company was held December 12 at the Gunnison Ward Chapel A financial report was given and three officers were: Edgar Those Bernard Nielson vice president Sorenson and Keith Malmgren Annual directors 25 A special treat was provided by the sponsoring organization The Jolly One will return again 17th December this Saturday and will be at the Star Theatre following a Special free ’show sponsored by the Gunnison Valley Lions Club Show time is 2 pm and title of the special picture is ‘Plnocchlo In Outer Space" The annual Xmas party for employees and their partners at the Wistaria Cafe was held December 5th A banquet program and dancing was enjoyed by 26 Youth Yins Award For Profit Making Mother Dies At Age 83 son of Standley Hal Pickett Pickett received a profit award last Thursday at the Utah Cattlemen’s Convention Mrs Lora Llsonbee Tuft 83 held in the Hotel Utah a resident of Monroe died DeHe was presented a $2500 9 at the home of a cember bond by the Utah Bankers Mrs Dllaleth Letham savings daughter Association had Tuft in Salt Lake City Mrs In order to win the award Hal for some time been had to have one of the top 20 12 She was born February In the Intermountain Juncalves 1883 In Monroe the daughter of ior Livestock Show at Salt Lake Hugh and Susannah Newby Tuft June as far as gain and March 25 1901 she married Olaf City l?st is condressing percentage LeRoy Tuft He died November cerned 29 1953 His calf had the following Survivors are the following Fat yields: carcass yield 613 sons and daughters: Byard Tuft over the 12th rib 47 Letham Mrs Mrs Darrell cover Rib eye - 12 rib 123 Inches Lake Curtis Salt (Sylvia) City inches Yield grade 25 compared Allen Hugh N Tuft Centerfleld to a national average of 3 L Tuft Bountiful Woodrow Tuft Grade - choice California Roscoe Kelsey vllle Hal fed the calf and kept good Tuft Mrs Monroe Dean records on the amounts It ate OklaPortz Tulsa (Maurlne) The calf the gains made and Mrs homa Nichols Beverly 39 grandchildren Kearns 62 average 24 lbs gain per day He then showed It and presented seven great his records to the show Coma sister with some Salt Lake mittee to compete Mrs Arthur Dibble 200 other competitors City makers Funeral services were held Tuesday In Monroe with burial in the Monroe Cemetery Girls Escape Accidents Hurts 4 resulted a accident Dfrom ecember 10th 12 mile east of US Highway 89 on the highway to to Kennard Mayfield according Anderson Gunnison marshall who Investigated with Trooper Bert Wllden The mishap car driven by curred when 16 hit a slick Sherry Hansen in the road lost control and the car upset in the canal Site was accompanied by Marie Christianson 17 and Connie Christiansen 13 Damage to the auto owned Marie! by the driver! fathor Hansen No personal Injuries Hal Pickett Wins Award ' |