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Show 1 Hilights From Salem Mr. M.rgrrt. Taylor Phono Thursday, April 3, 1969 Mr. and Mrs. Alva Warren were glad to hear Saturday morning of the birth of a girl their seventh born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ross at Salt Lake City. ington spent last week as a guest at the Austin Beebe home where he was taking lessons from Mr. Beebe on riding his cutting horse. Mrs. Edna Hill went to Payson Friday for the fifth birthday party of her Sally Spencer. A lovely birthday dinner was served to a number of relatives on tables centered with two beautiful birthday cakes. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Christensen from California spent last week visiting his father, Mr. Howard J. Christensen. They also visited her folks in Idaho. While here they attended the funeral of his grandmother Gardner in Spanish Fork. They had the week off from school between quarters. great-grandchi- ld, I Dear Reader: The Utah school teachers are again on the political hot seat. If youve kept up with the activities of the Utah Legislature, Im sure youve read about this organized group of antagonists who is clammering for a larger slice of the tax pie. Step by step and day by day they are being considered a necessary evil in our modern society. I suppose many of you out there have wondered why I havent devoted a column to my profession before this time: I have a number of reasons: (1) The throes that my wife and I have gone through in order to remain in the profession arent too pleasant to remember. (2)1 might remind some of my male teacher friends of their past activities that they would like forgotten and (3) I may influence some good hard-hittiprospective male teacher to choose another profession and only God knows how badly we need every good man we can get in the teaching game. Ive carried a curse around with me for nearly a quarter of a century. The curse of enjoying my work. Ive left the profession a couple oftimes and each time Ive bettered myself financially, but those years spent away from the classroom in business and industry were uneventful years, so I shall grow old teaching the youth of Utah Valley. Speaking of growing old, I dont mind it when a student mentions the fact that I His mom taught his mother. I think, married when she was quite young, but when one comes along and claims that I taught his grandmother, I think I shall fold my tent like the Arabs etc. etc. I began teaching in Murray High School in the early forties. My first contract was for $950 per year; my take-hopay on a 12 month basis was $77.44 a month. I worked for the J.C. Penny Company after school and on Saturdays and at a Standard Oil Service Station on Sunday in order to hold that hungry wolf back from my door. Ive always had to supplement my salary with such jobs as painting toilets for the United States Forest Service, construction, farming, remodeling old houses etc. etc. etc. Teaching has always been a good job for the pari time house wives, the unmarried and the widows, that is if the widow hasnt too many kids.. If she has a large brood, she can do much better collecting welfare. But when a male school teacher tries to be the soul bread winner in his home, havent you noticed that sooner or later his wife comes out from under the roof tree as a beautician, practical nurse, receptionist, teacher, secretary etc. etc. etc. and together they buckle down and feed that snarling wolf. Yes, we get three months vacation with pay.. We could get paid in nine Months if we chose,' yet eveh pn a nine mpnth basis, we take home Mtes money per month than a crane operator at Geneva. Each Spring, as the school year ends, ng 9 THE PAYSON CHRONICLE 5 Dr. and Mrs. John Hanks and children of Logan were weekend guests of his mother, Mrs. Minnie Hanks. Other guests were Helen and Ann Sirrine, granddaughters of Mrs. Hanks who are attending school at the BYU. BAUOOWS ORCHIDS CADiHS F015. pDR sowerou& viaxi vu KIDS spakmsh fikK Salem Lions Club had a business meeting at their clubhouse Wednesday evening. The 5th grade of Salem School put on a play for the public Friday evening. It was titled, Call of the Islands, and about 40 students participated in verse, song or dance. As an added attraction three BYU students did several numbers. The entertainment was under the direction of their teacher, Mr. Clair Darling, and student teacher, Nancy Brown. After the performance the children were served light refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Erin Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Angus D. Taylor, F, Lynn Gardner and J. Alva Warren spent the day Friday at the Manti Temple. Mrs. Loueda Blad underwent surgery at a hospital in Las Vegas and is home-noand recovering very well. Mr. and Mrs. John F, Taylor were entertained by their children on Saturday to honor Mr. Taylor for his 87th birthday. All the family were present but one daughter, Virus, for a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. The table was set for the honored couple; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wain-wrig- ht of Kemmer, Wyo.; Mr. and Mrs. Morris Taylor of Springville; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Buchanan of Salt Lake City; Mr. and Mrs. Don Taylor of Spanish Fork; Mr. are Mrs. Wayne Taylor of Springville; and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Reed of Salem. After dinner the time was spent Visiting. Mr. Kurt Storebekken of Seattle, Wash- - OF Mr. and Mrs. Fred Culmer and family of Sunset spent Sunday visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Culmer. MEN FOR and me YOUNG MEN apparel Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sperry of Nephi were dinner guests of his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Art Sperry. After dinner they enjoyed a drive up Soldier Summit and on to Sanpete County. At Nephi they stopped enroute home and visited a sister, Mr. and Mrs. Angus Ingram. Mrs. Beulah Jackman enjoyed a day week when her sister, Mrs. Ruth Dundson, of Pleasant Grove spent the day with her. last hundreds say: Well, your vacation is over, now youll have to go to work, or as school starts in the fall, Well, your vacation is over now you 11 have to go to work, or What a ball you guys have. . . Nice rooms to work in all winter, a full summer vacation. I wish I had your job. You can get one just like I answer it . . . Take four years off and go to college, then start at the bottom of the salary scale which is in the $5,000 bracket, then work 12 years to get to the top of the scale and you can be happy just like me. A feller approached me recently and asked how I retained my youth. I told him I exercised once a month by running to the bank with my pay check clutched in my grubby hand, in an effort to beat the overdraft. Well, I better come in for a landing. I have made myself unhappy and I suppose my friends will be unhappy when they read this, but if I had it to do over again, Id probably be a teacher, but if my wife had it to do over again shed have more sense than to even give me a second thought. P,S. To a good school teacher, it is not a "nine to 3:30 job. There are plenty of us who get in more overtime than any other profession or occupation.. .One exception.. The American Farmer. Women of today whose most difficult task may be getting the soap carton open can get some idea of how far things have improved since day from the following poem out of the past. An authentic Kentucky recipe in its original spelling for washing clothes. 1. bild a fire in back yard to heet kettle of rain water 2. set tubs so smoke wont blow in eyes if wind is pert 3. shave one hole cake of sop in bilin water 4. sort things, Make three piles, 1 pile white 1 pile cullerd, 1 pile work britches and rags. 5. stur flour in cold water to smooth, then thin down with bilin water (starch) 6. rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, then bile; rub cullered but dont bile, just rince and starch 7. take white things out of kettle with broom stick handle, then rence, blow starch. 8. spred tea towels on grass 9. hang old rags on fence 10.- pore rense water on flower beds 11. scrub porch with hot soapy water 4 12,- turn tubs up side down 13.go put on a clean dress smooth hair with side combs, brew cup of tea-- set rest and rock a spell and count blessins great-grandm- FOK TW6 FAAl gAKJO- - as pEKSOk) AUiy peo csoose (STG (5 FOR free gifts 160 NDfclH AAAi SPAkHsH FORK W 1 We think you'll like your new building. the Bank Spanish Fork was '..acquired by Zions First National Bank it was intended that a new bank building be soon . constructed as soon as possible. Well, ..as possible is here and we expect to start '.construction in a few short weeks. When 4 of The new building will provide all the facilities of a full service bank, including windows for customer three drive-iconvenience. Best of all, we had our n architect design into the building a community room that will seat about 70 room. people and a smaller Both of these rooms will be available free to you and your organization by multi-purpos- e and other officials of Zions First National Bank express delight in providing this new structure for the people of Spanish Fork. appointment. are shopping downtown or just driving through . . . stop at our new location and see how things are progressing. The first floor will have approximately 5600 square feet and another 1508 on the mezzanine. 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