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Show Uni Mlcrofllmong Corp. 1ierooi.t Avenue aalt Lake City 2. Utah .11 Volume 74 Number 33 PAYSON, UTAH, THURSDAY, AUGUST Plans are nearing completion for Paysons annual Harvest Days and Homecoming Celebration to be held on the Labor Day weekend, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, August 31, Sept. 1, 2, 3 and 4. Highlight of the celebration again this year will be the two-da-y Horse Race Meet on Labor Day, September 2, and Labor Day, September 4. The opening event of the 31st annual celebration will be the presentation of the Promised Valley by the Nebo Stake MIA on Thursday and Friday evenings, August 31 and Sept.l. The Free Fireworks display will be Saturday evening this year instead of Friday even- 17, 1961 Jensen retires Ed Monday from ing. Always one of the features of the celebration has been hj two mammoth street parades They will be shown on State Hospital staff Edmund W. Jensen bid good- bye to his fellow workers at Utah State Hospital Monday retiring from the job he has held for the past 13 years as a psychiatric aid. Mr. Jensen celebiated his 65th birthday July 23rd. He plans for the future hold little retirement and he started Tuesday, the day af-retirement to his build an improvement into some of his property. He is an experienced carpenter, though his lifes work for many years was farming. He and Mrs. Jensen plan to Harold Taylor spent much of their time in returns home from mission also temple work and they plan to take a few trips, though not in the immediate future Harold They have already traveled extensively through the United States. give welcome Mr. Jensen is a native of Goshen, but has lived in Pay-so- n home Sunday some thirty years. He fulfilled an LDS mission to the Harold son of Mr. Eastern States in 1921-2- 2 and and Mrs. Taylor, Elmer Taylor, Pay-sohas completed five stake miswho returned home Sat sions locally. urday from the Argentine Mission, will give his report to Payson First Ward Sunday LaMar er ed ' Cast of characters, directors and personnel of the MIA presentation Promised Valley are left to right: front row, Douglas Payne, Ross Nelson, Val Winegar, Brian Winegar, John Cowan David Rindlisbachejr, Gerald Hill, center row, Ronald Hall, Ila Rindlisbacher, Carl J. PROMISED VALLEY Nelson, Doris Gasser, Grace Fielding, Bert Mitchell, back row, Rulon Hill, Barbara Leatham, Betty Winegar, Ann Depew, Erma Schramm, Not present when the picture was taken were Bruce Winegar, Floyd Bishop, Gary Dunford, Ruth Ann Burton, Shirley Bjarnson and Nelda .Worthington. Promised Valley production to be staged as part of Payson'sjiHarvest Days events Promised Valley, a musical play, will be presented as a feature of Paysons annual Harvest Days and Homecoming celebration. Dates are Thursday, Aug. 31 and Friday, Sept. 1. The play will be staged at Nebo Stake tabernacle under sponsorship of Nebo Stake MIA. The story of the play concerns the Mormon Pioneers, enroute to the Promised Valley of the Great Salt Lake and the problems brought up- XX on them when the government of the United States asked for volunteers to make up the Mormon Battalion to fight in the war with Mexico. The story shows the conflict in the main character, Jed, in deciding whether to go with the or stay behind with the Saints. The music is by Crawford Gates. The play is adapted A-r- mnTTf " Blair Herbert is Blair Herbert, 29, Goshen, formerly of Payson, is report- 'd to be recovering satisfact-jril- y from an operation performed to save the sight of his 'yes. The operation was performed last Thursday at Mt. Zion Hospital in San Francisco, Calif , py Dr. Max Fine, one of the worlds best eye surgeons. Mr. Herbert was injured a July 2 when he drilled into Mt. the at hole missing Wilson (Vheeler mine near Ely, Nev. HLe had been out of work for some time and was injured Lt. luring his first shift at the nine, after working only four Alfred P. Wilson, son of Mr. aours and ten minutes. He had Mrs. Elmo Wilson, Payson and worked previously in mines was commissioned a recently in Wyoming. in the Transsecond lieutenant some He was treated for after compleCorps, portation Lake Salt a three weeks at his final phase of trainHospital, then released to his ting at the Sixth U. S. Army Home for a week, after which ing Officer Training Corps Reserve ae was taken to the San Fran(ROTC) camp, Fort Lewis, the His wife, cisco hospital. Wash. has of Goshen, former Bonnie, Lieutentant Wilson, a memseen with him since the acof ber of Pi Kappa Alpha fraare parents cident. They ternity, is a 1961 graduate of ;hree children. Mr. Herbert is a son of Mr. Utah State University. He atind Mrs. George Herbert of tended Juab High School in Alfred P. wins bars Nephi. this called Sun-gaar- d. courting? Carloads of young swains and carloads of young women are seen (and heard) Sunday evening riding up and down Main also Street, making U turns at intersections of First South and to turn the back on park, only up past and going Utah Avenue, around and come back down again. The que of autos is such' that citizens who pay the taxes for illumination of the upkeep of the roads and who pay for of approaching the are fearsome use folks streets these young area. These youngsters greet one another by sounding their auto horns to the distraction of people living within many blocks of the area. but SunThe same practice is carried on during week-dayto extend as make an it a such to day nights is increased nuisance. Horseplay in highpowered automobiles is dangerous and we hope it will be stopped before a serious accident brings the young people and their parents to sorrowful repentance. s, at 7 - Class Reunions Jet CLASS' OF 1912 A reunion of the 1912 graduating class, Payson Eighth Grade, Peteetneet School, will be held Sunday, Sept. 3, 1:30 P. m at the Turf Cafe. All class members and their partners are urged to attend. Reservations should be mad with any of the following: Mrs. Susan B. Ashby, Mrs. Hazel B. Patten, Bert Taylor, Glen Cowan, Payson; or Mrs. Eva C. Coombs, Spanish Fork. Losser is new counselor Elsie Eckersley, Payson, one of two drivers involved in a two-ca- r crash Wednesday at 4:54 p. m. at 309 N. 4th W suffered lacerations of the left eye and possible fracture of the right knee. Driver of the other car was Harold W. Rasmussen, Payson. Investigating officers said the Eckersley car was traveling east on Third North and failed to stop for yield of way sign The Rasmussen car was traveling north. Upon impact Mr, Rasmussen fell out of his car Gean Worthington, publicity and attractions; Max Warner, Dale Barnett, fireworks; George F. Wilson, Della Wilson, John V. Badham, Della Bad in new Sixth Ward LaMar Losser was sustained as first counselor in the Pay-so- n Sixth Ward bishopric Sunday evening in their Sacramen' Services. Mr. Losser will replace Ernest Terry as a counselor to Bishop John W. Powell. Bryant Decker remains second counselor as he was sustained when the bishopric was first installed. The change was made under direction of the stake presidency with President Reed J. Money in charge. Mr. Terry was named chairman of the Servicemens information and correspondence committee. Pennsylvania visiting with his brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Taylor. The missionary arrived home Sunday evening from New York, flying on a jet liner. State PTA Council sets region confab Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. announces Conferences and Regional Council Officers for Workshop and Chairmen on August 18th, at Mt. Jordan Jr. High School, 9360 So. 400 East, Sandy. Registration from 8 to 9:00 A. m. and Conferences from 9:00 to 12:15. Mrs. J. D. Christensen, Regional Director of Region 11, has been working and planning for this conference with Mrs. Don Penrod, Pay-so- n Council President. PLAN YOUR SCHEDULE TO ATTEND PAYSON'S BIG 31st ANNUAL HARVEST DAYS AND HOMECOMING CELEBRATION SEPTEMER Clara Johnson, Dave queen committee; Martha Chard, Naoma Hillman, Ralph Wilson, Wm. Morrison, Clifford Herbert, Erma Fech, Gwen Porter, Helen Laird, Ethel Decker, .Alien Shepherd, flower show; Genevieve Gardner, Ella Money, Reba Olson, Arlene Daniels, Venna Dunford, Geneva Pickering, Eva Hill, Viola Cowan, handicraft and needlework; Reta Daniels, display; Ethel Ereckson, summer handicraft; Alta Cowan, Reta Page, Lillian Allgood, Elsie Eckersley, Verdene Page, art show. McMullin, 4-- H Sheldon Tanner dies from burns suffered in gas fire old Payson child morning at the Utah Valley Hospital of severe burns received Friday afternoon while playing near the family home. The child, Sheldon J. Tanner, 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Tanner, received third degree burns over 85 per cent of his body when his clothes became ignited from burning gas fumes in a work shed at the farm home west of Payson. He was with a group of children at the shed. The older children were playing with A two-ye- ar died early Saturday an unlighted acetylene torch spraying gas around the shed and by some unexplained cause the fumes were ignited. None of the older children was injured. The Payson Fire Department was called, but there was little damage to the shed. Utah County Sheriff Ralph Chappie investigated. He was 'born May 30, 1959, at Payson, the son of Don R. and Carma Ulibarry Tanner. Surviving are his parents of Payson; three brothers, Jim, 9, Dan, 7, Kim, 6, and a sister, Michelle 3 all of Payson; two Mrs. Mattie grandmothers, Christina Ulitbarry, Ignacio1, Colo. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the Keith Jolley Mortuary in Payson. Bishop Rex Hiatt of West Ward officiated. Burial was in the Payson City Cemetery, Kindergarten sets Jaycees planning meeting Aug. 25 Paint-a-Hou- se A meeting for parents of children who will enter kindergarten this year will be held on Friday, Aug. 25 at 2 project next month p. m. Paint-A-Hous- complete project bor Day.. Necessary to their plan is a house that needs painting. The William O. Clayson work and paint will be supmakes last mail delivery members of the Jayplied by cees, who will turn out in mass to do the job in about a day. Anyone wanting their house painted should write a letter to Melvin Dallin, club president, whose address is 412 N. Seventh East, Payson; stating reasons their home should be William Clayson, known afchosen for the project. friLetters and houses will be fectionately to his many from retire considered in making the ends as Bill", will the mail delivery service Aug. choice, said Mr. Dallin. 18th. He will make his last delivery Aug. 16th, drawing pay Committee through the 18th. With 42 years service behind him, Mr. Clayson said in that he made his frist delivery 23, 1919. Mail deHome Show September livery in Payson was started 29, 1919 and according to .Homemakers of Payson and July Mr. Clayson, Owen Douglass surrounding area are invited of California, was first man on to display their handiwork the job. James A. Daniels and again this year in conjunction his sons contracted the work with the Flower and Art Show of nailing house numbers on during Harvest Days and the homes in Payson, after Homecoming. which mail was delivered reThe display will be in the Wilson Little Theater at the gularly. Bill figures that he has Junior High School on Sun a distance that would walked day and Monday, Sept. 3 and be the same as five and a half 4. Due to the limited space to times around the world. If display articles, it- is urged to Id have known in the beginnbring just those articles that would be such a have not been displayed be ing that it would have I quit, distance, ore. he told us with a smile that Needlework of all kinds, belied his words. quilts, afghans, pillows, tatt Mr. Clayson has delivered mg, crotcheting, needlepoint, mail only on the west side of etc., rugs, trays, knittirg, his life baske's, or handicraft work Payson, living all ofIn recent oJ any kind not exhibited be on the east side. fore are the articles needec years he has carried the mail in a cart similar to that in to show. which a golfer carries his golf Mrs. Genevieve Gardner is he has seldom used but clubs, chairman of the event. Parents are to go the school where their child was registered. A birth certificate must be presented, if one was not given at the spring registration. The children need not attend this meeting. William O. Clayson retires after carrying mail 43 years asks for dispays Arts He has made many friends, whom he states he appreciates. I have a lot of respect for all of my patrons, he said, but there comes a time when a person must give up his lifes work and my time has come. In the future, he plans to spend more time improving his city lot) he won a prize last year for having made the most improvement in the year) and in fishing and hunting. He and his wife, Vontella Law Clayson, also plan to do a bit of traveling. They will visit his son, Hugh Clayson and his wife and their children in Portland, Oregon; and also his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Warner and husband and their five children in Nephi and hj will be especially interested in his also a resident of Nephi. great-grandchi- ld, - The Class of 54, Payson High School, will hold a reunion Saturday evening, Sept. 2, 7:30., at Payson First-Fift- h ward hall. A program, prizes and dinner are planned by the com. mittee, who ask that money for dinner be paid in advance. Committee members are Mrs. Joan Kotter Jones, Mrs. Danna Reid Hanson, Robert Menlove, Erland Elmer, all of Payson; and Mrs. Rhea Gasser Darline, Spanish Fork. WINS accident Wednesday James F. Hiatt, Cyril Reynolds, decorations; Owen Elmer, Grover Montague, track and grounds; Lyndon Crook, T. H. Reece, concessions; Shanna Reece, invitations; J. Clark Elmer, Madoline Dixon, evening, 7 p. m. Mr. Taylor sailed from on July 27 following the completion of a 2 year mise The Jaycees sion for the LDS Church. He project is getting under way, arrived in. New.. York on Aug. and plans are being made to 8 and spent a few days in the after La- CLASS OF 1954 Two injured In car races. ham, reception; Marshall Fis- her, n; Ar-gent- ia Carl J. Nelson is cast in the part of Jed- Doris Gasser will be Celia and Ronald Hall will be Fennely. These are the only ' singing parts. Other principal characters, all speaking parts, will be played as follows: Bishop Leighton, Bert Mitchell; Emma, Grace Fielding; Col. Broderick, Floyd Bishop; Jamie, Gary Dunford. Barbara Leatham and Erma Schramm have duties as direct ors, with Mrs. Leatham in charge of music and Mrs. Schramm in charge of dramatics. Rulon Hill is producer. Others assisting with the presentation are: Betty Winegar, accompanist; Ann Depew and Ruth Ann Burton, dance directors; Nelda Worthington, costumes; Shirley Bjarnson, set designer. , recovering from operation Is from a novel by Arnold Taylor to Saturday at noon and on Labor Day at 10 a. m. Other events of the weekend will be the Homecoming Program Sunday evening; The Flower , Art and Home Art Show in the Junior High School on Sunday and Monday Free Water Show at the Swimming pool in the park, Sunday afternoon and Monday even ng; Square Dance Jamboree Saturday night on the tennis court; a Band Concert in the City Park Sunday evening; County Horseshoe Tournament Saturday evening on the horse shoe courts in the park. Monte Youngs Carnival will be set up in its usual position on the north side of the park during the four-da- y event. Committees named to promote the big celebration were Mayor G. Osmond Dunford, general chairman; Edward H. Bates, secretary, Clarence Hill, finance; Blaine Wilson, Colleen Wilson, parade; Glenn F. Cowan, Lois Cowan, Leon Badham, Reed J. Money, Eugene Braiithwaite, program; Waldo Wilson, Lane Barron, Sterl Taylor, Selby Dixon, a bicycle. $20 GUESS WHO JACKPOT Alpha Balle is lucky winner in Chronicle'5 Guess Who Lucky Guess Who winner this week was Alpha Balle whose 17 correct clues identified Spence Amos as the unknown person. Spence Amos, well known sole saver, was correctly identified by all encould tries but only 50 find the correct number of clues. for the Mystery Guest clues and that $20.00. Payson Furniture will be trying to give you enough clues so that you can see who their choice is for this weeks contest. Boxes will be located at Payson Furniture, Rigby Morturary, Nebo Lanes and Good luck in your search Sherms. Band Concerts on next two Sundays There will be only one moi- band concert in the City Park this year. The last concert of the year will be held Sunday night, September 3, in connection with the annual Pav-so- n Harvest Days and Homecoming Celebration. There will be no concerts the next two Sunday nights. Horseshoe Tourney Byron Dastrup, this weeks sponsor of the contest presents Mrs. Alpha Balle a check for $20 as the winner of the contest this week. Ho Class A Saturday tvents of the Week Utah Horseshoe Pitching Assn, officials Monday announced the Utah State Class THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AUGUST A championships will be held Santaquin Boys Tournament at the Murray courts Saturday, 10:00 a. m. Aug. 19, starting at 7 p. m. William Backer of Salt Lake won the Class B title and Jim SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 American Fork, Thompson, M. I. A. Stake Dance snared Class C honors in the Park Ward, 8:30 p. m. tourney. Melvin Swain won fourth SUNDAY, AUGUST 20 place in the Class B; Harold the was in second Harold Taylor welcome home Chipman Class C. Ammon Throckmorton First Ward church, 7.00 p. m. was third and Bob Strom was sixth in the same class. B-- C 17 AND 18 |