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Show Teachers Assert Position in School Crisis We the teachers of the Nebo District resent the criticism that has been heaped upon us by the press, the public in genera 1 and particularly those in high responsible places. We challenge these critics of the schools to show us a group of professional people whose dedication would surpass that of the teachers of Nebo School District. We challenge you to show us a group of people who have accomplished more for the welfare of our community, our church and our nation than the teachers of this community. Volume 77 Number 23 PAYSON, UTAH We ask the people of this community to pause and consider the facts in this school controversy and then make their judgement in the light of the available information. In the fall of 1962 ysurtieirly CocweirefiKse Saftyirday, Siyufaday would be made by the Cooperating Agencies of Public Schools. This group represented the school boards, the Society of Superintendents, the P.T.A., and our own professional organization the U.EA, The needs of the schools were assessed, a financial bill was drawn up and presented to the 1963 legislature. The Governor opposed the bill and consequently it was never allowed out of committee. Quarterly conference of the Nebo Stake will be held Saturday and Sunday under. the direction of President Reed J. Money assisted by counselors Harold Harmer and LeRoy A. Hill. At this opposition to the school bill each of the members of the CAPS organization, one by one, fell by the wayside and withdrew their support from their own financial proposals. U.E A. alone continued to support the program, the results was the school impasse of 1963. Governor. The course of action to be taken was decided on Saturday, May 15, at a meeting of the House of Delegates (the governing body of U.E.A.) A two day recess was to be called with the two days to be made up at the convenience of all concerned. Really there was nothing illegal in this action as has been implied. The school boards find it legal to rearrange the schedule for such things as a deer hunt, a big wind, or a snow storm. We, as members of U.EiA. felt the decision of the Governor constituted an emergency as legitimate as some others for which the schedule had been changed. Thus we were disappointed to learn that the board was unwilling to cooperate in granting the two day recess. We remind you again that the decision was made Saturday and therefore our only course of action was to abide by the decision or repudiate our professional organization to which we are encouraged to belong by our own Board of Education. Can you justly criticize us fori the stand we took? What other choice could we take and maintain our dignity and Yes, schools were opened Monday and Tuesday; few, if any teachers were present. You know what happened regardless of what has been stated to the contrary. If you consider these two days as days of profitable education, if this is the type of schools you want, then we1 admit there is no need for professional teachers. If you want better schools, why criticize the teachers for fighting for that end. Our concern ever the past years has been to upgrade and improve facilities. Why should we as teachers be forced into a defensive position for merely trying to improve conditions in our educational system. Remember the six and a half million needed funds as suggested by the committee will provide for additional educational facilities and opportunities for your children. Board of Directors Nebo Education Association self-respec- t. - Blaine Montague, J. Rulon Nelson, Pres. 1st Vice Pres. Ralph Snelson, 2nd Vice Pres. Stake Tabernacle. Dr. J. R. Hogan told council-me- n that the swimming pool opening has been tentatively set for Thursday. Opening was delayed because the paint used for painting, the pool had to dry for a week before pool could be filled. Approval was Raymond J. Pace of the general Church Priesthood Misson-arcommittee and Heniy D. Tempest of the general Priesthood Home Teaching Committee will be present and will epeak in general sessions Sun y day and also will conduct special meetings on Saturday. General sessions will be held Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. n the tabernacle. All members and the public are invited to rttend. Santaquin Homecoming Celebration Plans Completed, Set for June 3 12-1- Stephen Seely Mission call accepts Stephen Seely to be Honored at and assign Preparations ments are now complete for the annual antaquin Homecoming celebration to be held June 12 and 13. Rodeos will be held both nights with the following girls as rodeo royalty: Ann daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Lerwill, Payson; 1st attendant, Ellen Finch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Finch and Judy Peay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Peay, Spring Lake. Ler-wil- l, Program June 14 Elder Stephen Seely, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dorman A. Seely, has been called to serve the LDS church in the Canadian Mission. He will be honored Sunday evening, June 14, in the Sacrament services of the First Ward at 5 p.m. Elder Seely will enter the mission home on June The rodeo is M R A approved and will be put on by Tony Mascaro of Riverton, Utah. In addition to the rodeo a wild cow milking contest will be 8. Legion Auxiliary Gives Hospital Coffee Maker Summer Band to Start - Ward Sets given on recommendations by the swimming pool committee for employees. Douglas Stevenson was approved for life guard and instructor, with Susan Spencer and Lynne Cowan, instructors. Marianne Evans and Frances Elmer will be pool attendants. Also approved were three new additional firemen Dean McCoy, Frank Coombs and Stan Riding. Bids were opened for remodeling city council room in the city office building and the painting of the city offices. J. Summer Recreation Program Here in Full Swing Mosquito Week Set 465-360- 8, City-Coun- Sunday afternoon June 7. 3rd-6t- Officers in May New officers of the Payson Junior Chamber of Commerce were installed recently. Stan Peterson took over the reigns of the club at installation ceremonies held May 20 at Bobs Cafe. Melvin Baker has served as president the past year. Other officers installed were Layne Balzly, vice president; Neil Brook, secretary-treasureMr. Baker, state director. Ted Smith was reelected to the board. Ron Peart has been vice president, Merwin Hiatt, secretary-treasurer; and Mr. selor of each bishopric. Brook, state director. Mr. Peterson and Mr. Balzly were on Saturday Evening Session A more general meeting will the board. be held Saturday at 7 p.m. in Bert Timpson, national dithe tabernacle. In addition rector, was guest speaker and to the stake presidency and installing officer at the prohigh council, others who should gram. In addition to reports attend are stake clerks, stake by Pres. Baker and sec. Hiatt, mission presidency, stake Le Ora Smith gave the Jay-sheward report. Mrs. Smith is bishoprics, clerks, Melchizedek Priesthood president of the Jaycee auxquorum and group leaders, iliary. all Seventies, all stake and ward auxiliary executives, general secretaries of the Aaronic Priesthood, both over and under 21, and all home teachers. MIA Session The stake MIA is in charge of the Sunday evening session which will be held at 7 p.m The Utah County Democrain the 3rd-6t- h Ward chapel. Convention Dr. Russell Rich, teacher in tic Nominating the religion department at the will be held in the Provo High Brigham Young University, School Auditorium, beginning will be the speaker. Special at 7 p.m. on June 6. Main purpose of the conmusical numbers will be ty Payson Students to Receive Degrees at Payson Celebration Queen Contest Scheduled June 20 Beatrice Moore to be Feted on Birthday at Openhouse Y. Moore, for- 3rd-6t- h Install new r; es mis-ioPari- Out-of-te- Beatrice Y. Mcore . . honored on birthday. Malcolm Jolley and Jr. Butler. Homecoming queens are Velda Greenhalgh, queen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Greenhalgh; 1st attendant, Miss Marie Martell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Robbins and Vickie Fowkes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Fowkes. The parades will be Friday June 12, with a miniature parade at 10 a.m. and the mam moth parade Saturday at 5 p.m. A carnival has also been engaged. named Payson Jaycees The summer recreation program for Payson is in full swing again with activities set to begin soon or already in Kill progi ess. Registration for dance was held Wednesday, June 3 and the first lesson will begin Wednesday, June 10 from 1 By to 3 p.m. at the Payson American Legion Hall. Ten lessons This week has been declared will be taught and will cost as Mosquito Abatement week $3 per student. in Utah County. All young people interested Mayor Eugene Hillman issued in baton twirling should con- a proclamation Monday detact Kathleen Crane claring the Week of June 1 to before June 8. The first class June 6 as Mosquito Abatement will be held June 8 at 1 p.m. Week in Payson. All other at the City Park. cities of the county are follow Handicraft classes will be ing the " suggestion of the taught Mordays and Thurs- officers cf the days from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Health Department. In the proclamation, Mayor picnic area of the City Park. Registration will be held Mon- Hillman urged citizens to des day, June 8. The cost is $3. troy all possible breeding places in their yards and to carry on per student. Peanut baseball will begin a spraying program throughJune 4 at 2 p.m. at the base- out the summer. This would ball diamond at the race track also include other organizaUSU Registration will be $280 and tions such as churchs, city should be paid on the first parks, and public grounds. More than 1,300 students will day of practice. Pony League, Spraying can be done at a baseball and swimming are al- very reasonable cost using tb receive diplomas at Utah State (continued on back page) ready underway. Universitys 71st Annual Commencement June 6 at 9:30 a.m. in Nelson Fieldhouse. Contest to select royalty for Payson annual Harvest Days and Homecoming Celebration will be held on June 20. The contest will be held in the Nebo Stake Tabernacle beginning at 8 p.m. To be selected will be the Harvest Days Queen and two attendants, Miss Pay-so- n and two attendants. judges will choose the royalty to reign over Pay to be sons 1964 celebration. Mrs. Beatrice mer resident of Spring Lake and Payson, will be honored on her 80th birthday. Clark Elmer Construction ComAn open house reception pany bid $1776.00 and Gerald will honor Mrs. Moore on Hansen bid $1136.50 to remodel city council room and Elmo Dockstader bid $125.00 and Ammon Lance bid $104.00 for painting city office. Bids were awarded to Gerald Hansen and Ammon Lance. Meeting with the council were Glen Berge and Dennis Dixon. Mr. Berge presented an insurance ' plan for city em no action was taken PTA GIVES CHECK FOR EQUIPMENT Mrs. Phillip Lundell, ployees, Mr. Dixon his on presentation. Mrs. and Duane Patten, left, watches as Mrs. Gordon Taylor of the statis the PTA officers hand Blaine Moore, principal of TaylorSchool, explained recreation area on proposed school. at the a check for $140 for new equipment the Park View School grounds At the close of school last The money was made from a and meetings held with the recent sponsored by Nebo School Board in relaweek, PTA officers at the Tay- the PTAcarnival, at the school tion to developing the area. He lor School presented Principal At the conclusion of school, reported no money has been Blaine Moore a check for $140. Teachers Appreciation Gifts, appropriated by the board and The money with matching were presented by the room no money will be available to funds from the district office mothers to each of the teachers develop the area and unless was used to purchase a Ther- and the school employees at some other plan is devised the mofax duplicating machine. the Taylor School. proposal is at a standstill. held by the various riding clubs, according to Dean Wall and Eddie Ahlin who were in charge of arrangements. General chairmen of this event are Stan Peterson president of Jaycees Two meetings will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday. A home teaching meeting will convene in the Ward chapel. All members of the stake home teaching committee and all members of ward home teaching committees should attend. Thi3 excludes one member or the stake presidency and one member of each bishopric who should attend a missionary meeting at the same time. The missionary meeting will be held in the h Ward Relief Society room at 4 p.m. Those who should attend are a counselor in the stake presidency, high council advisor to the stake mission, the stake mission presidency, presidents of the 15th Quorum of Seventy, stake missionaries and a coun- Proclamation Payson City Hospital was Monday the recipient of a new automatic coffee maker this week. All those interested in sumThe coffee maker was pre- mer band in Payson will meet sented to the hospital by the at the Central Building at Payson American Legion Aux- Payson Junior High at Q a.m., iliary. Monday, June 8. At this time the schedule for the rest of the summer will be Salem worked out. Anyone is welcome to participate and there is no charge for this program. Auction Sale In Santaquin, the students Do you need a duck? How will meet at the Santaquin are you fixed for goats or Junior High at 1 p.m. on June wrist watches How about a 8. ton of hay or a bushel of wheat Goshen students will also meet on June 8 at the Goshen or a new handmade apron? Does an auction of all new Junior High at 3 p.m. items excite you and arouse your interest? Salem Ward offers all these things for sale to the highest bidder on Saturday, June 13 at 2 p.m. at the Salem Ward Church. Supper will also be sold and an endless variety of baked goods and candy will City Council Lets Contract For Council Room Remodeling City Council held their regular meeting in the Fire Station with Mayor Eugene Hillman conducting. Queen contest for naming royalty for Paysons annual Harvest Days and Homecoming Celebration was set for Saturday, June 20, in the Nebo 4, 1964 Hold igalke wilO it was decided that a concerted effort Last August a compromise was reached. The Governor agreed to pick a school study committee of the best minds in Utah to study the problem. He consented by implication to abide by the decision of this committee. Thus the impasse ended and schools opened. , Last week the Interim Report of the Governors study group was made public. Immediately the Governor announced that the findings of the committee were unsatisfactory because they ran contrary to his own beliefs and feeling in the matter. In other words, Governor Clyde refused to take advise from a duly appointed committee of his own choosing. He refuses to let the legislature function as a representative body of the people. His actions tend to undermine the democratic ideals of our society. To us as educators and members of U.EJV., we can only assume that the Governor misled us last August. Thus we felt that in a democratic society we had the responsibility to register a protest against the actions of our THURSDAY, JUNE Captain of the first DUP Camp o:ganized in Spring Lake, a position she held for six years She was a counselor in the YWMIA and served on the stake board, and worked on the Old Folks committee for a number of years. Mrs. Moore filled a short term mission for the church in Northern California in Guests may call from 2:00 to 6:09 p.m. The .reception given by her children will be held in the Provo 4th Ward Church, 1947-41st West and 4th North. She spent many years as at was born Mrs. Moore nurse companion to older peoEast Salt Lake June 3, 1884, in their homes to ple staying Oscar Brigham take care of daughter of them, and has and Anna Marie Roseberry for BYU stumeals prepared She received her early Young. off Campus. lived who dents education in the Provo Schools she did until about two This at the and Brigham Young ago when her health University. She also learned years would not permit her to work. She of trade the tailoring. Her children are Lee O. later taught school. Moore, Salt Lake City; Bruce She married Clarence Lee Moore, La Mesa, Calif ; Karl Moore in 1908. He died in Oct L. Moore and Mrs. Glen (Vina) 1953. C Wilcox Lehi; Mrs. Lee (Iris) She has been active in the Deuel American Fork; Mrs. LDS Church holding many George (Anna) LeFevre, Sppositions, and was active in ring Lake. All will be in atthe Daughters of Utah Pion-- I tendance except her son Bruce. eers. She was elected first The family requests no gifts. 8. Girls living in the Payson High School area, over 18 years of age or a graduate of Payson High School are eligible to enter the contest. Girls may enter the contest up to the night when selection will be made. They may enter by contacting any member of the committee. Dr. J. Robert Hogan is chairmen of the queens comm ittee with Clara Johnson, Len ore Hill and Dave McMullin as members. Poppy Poster Winners Named Major speakers for the oc- casion will be Dr. John A. Hannah, president of Michigan State University and chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, who will deliver the Commencement Address, and Elder Harold B. Lee, member of the Quorum of Twelve Church of Jesus Apostles, Christ of Latter-da- y Saints who will be the Baccalaureate speaker. Baccalaureate services 'are scheduled June 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the fieldhouse. The university will confer honorary degrees on three prominent Utahns during Com- mencement. Those to be honored are Elder LeGrand Richards, also a member of the Quorum of Twelve and a former chairman of the Utah State University Board of Trustees; Mrs. Juanita Brooks, St. George writer and historian, and N. V. Hod Sanders, Democrats Plan Utah County Convention Sat. vention will be formal selection of delegates for the state convention, and candidates for the coming party primary election. The latter will be a formality in all but Legislative District Five, the only race with three candidates where one must be eliminated. The new 80 per cent rule, however, could make a contest out of it in nearly any race except those where one candidate is running unopposed. Candidates for state and national office will speak during the convention. Candidates for the office of commissioner from county central Utah County for a four-yeterm is G. Marion Hinckley, Provo, incumbent, unopposed, county commissioner from south Utah County, two-yeterm, Marcellus Nielson, Spanish Fork, and Mel Hanks, Salem. Allen B. Sorenson, Provo incumbent is running unopposed in his party for district attorney. candidates for Legislative this district are District Seven: Allen L. Hodgson, Payson, and Francis S. incumbent, Lundell, Benjamin ar ar Cemetery Will Begin Cleanup on Friday Cleanup will begin Friday at the Payson City Cemetery. Grover Montague, sexton, Wanda Hamblin York, Payson businessman and asked the people if they would Kaysville won first place in the high long-tim- e USU Board of Trus- remove their artificial flowers school division of the Poppy tees member. and baskets from the graves Poster contest conducted by Among condidates for diplo- until after the grass is cut. The the American Legion Auxil mas at USU are the following: flowers and baskets may be David Ross Daniels, Lamar replaced after the work is iaries of District No. 4. Miss Mower, J. Karl Worthington, completed. Hamblin is the daughter of Linda Jean It would be appreciated by Strong, Payson, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Ham- Michael C. Spotten, Genola, the employees at the cemetery blin of West Mountain. Second and Duke Norval Dayton, if people would cooperate with them. place honor was awarded to Salem. Deon Shaw of Lehi. In the Junior High school competition 1st place went to Shelia Lynn Childs of Springville and 2nd place honor was awarded to Janis DeHart of Payson, dauFRIDAY, JUNE 5 ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Noble Payson American Legion Meeting DeHart of West Mountain. JUNE 6 , SATURDAY, In the grade school class Nebo Stake Conference winners are Norma Lee Scown Benjamin Homecoming of Lehi and Eva Abbott of SUNDAY, JUNE 7 Fork. Spanish Nebo Stake Conference l Winners were announced at JUNE 8 MONDAY, the recent District No. 4 conLions Club Meeting vention held in Spanish Fork. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 Contest was under the direcKlwanis Club Meeting tion of district chairman, Mrs. Hazel Roylance of Springville. Events of the Week |