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Show 9m I Salt Jan. Corp, Box 260b Lake City, Utah LllOl Hills of Utah" Volume LXXXII Working on the Payson flower show are I to r, front: Reta Page, Helen Hansen, Linda Tervort and Geneal Stickney. Back: Verdene Page and Ronnie Mayer. Picture Is a beautiful display at the flower show. Payson, Utah - 84651 Heaufificafion ComniSIJ Muss flour corniest raimiers on the right Winners in the beautification contest sponsored by the Beautification Committee, Payson Chamber of Commerce, have been announced as follows: Most beautiful front yard, W. E. Montague, 412 East First South; most beautiful rural yard, Angus Mortensen, West Utah Ave., first house on south side of the street west of the golf course; most improved yard, Lloyd Wilson, 311 South 400 West; and best all around yard, Leland Burress, 209 East Third South. It is noted that two of these homes have been remodeled from old homes which have stood in the community for many years, these are the Burress and the Montague residences, which are both a credit to the The Wilsons have made a community. marked improvement to the place they purchased only a few years ago. The Mortensen place, comparatively new, shows many hours of gardening. Community participation makesflouer show success Queen of the show award for this years Flower Show went to the entire community, according to members of the committee, who wish to thank the public for the support given the event. Thanks extended for participation The committee in charge of the Home arts and Hobby Show that was arranged for the recent celebration wishes to thank all to make this event a success. They wish to give acknowledgement to all people who brought articles for display or who helped in any way. The committee is appreciative of the public, who came to view the exhibits, believing that without the interest of the public the show would not have been a success. Crystal Reynolds Leah Coray Lucy Peterson who participated Mission reports welcome home will be held Sunday, Sept. 14 for returned missionary Mrs. Arvilla Carter. Mrs. Carter has spent the past 18 months on an LDS Mission to the Southern States. She spent most of her time in Georgia and South Carolina. She will be guest speaker in Sacrament Services in the Santaquin South Ward at 4 p.m. A on Sunday Sept. 14. 934 graduating class reunion held The alumni of the graduating class of 1934 of Payson High School held a class reunion on Aug. 31 at Curts Cafe. There were 46 class members and their part- ners present. A hot dinner was served and the group enjoyed reminiscing and told of their life, whom they had married, where they were living, number of children, grandchildren and other highlights of their lives. Chairman of the event was Mr. Merlynn Tanner of Payson with Mrs. Lou Kay, Mrs. Hattie Ahlin, Mrs. Marie Stevenson and Mrs. Della Hudson on the committee. The reunion is held every five years and officers for the year 1974 were chosen. Chairman is Mrs. Rita Peterson Hadlock with Mrs. Iris Finlanson Beckstrom and Mrs. Rhea Johnson Warren on the committee. Prizes were given to the following: Mrs. Ora Van Ausdal Peery, for coming the farthest, she lives in Plymouth, Calif,; Mrs. Della Trotter Hudson and Mrs. Iris Tervort Lindstrom for being married the longest; Mrs. Deon Badham Harris, most grandchildren; Mrs. Rita Peterson Hadlock, youngest granddaughter; and LaVern and Reed Brimhall, youngest grandson. Mrs. Signe Jackson Jensen of Woods Cross made the Chorus practice LaNesta Chorus will begin weekly pracMonday, Sept. 15, at the High School Seminary building, according to Lavonda Anderson, president. Practice begins at 6 p.m. and continues for one hour. New officers were elected at a summer party held last month at the First-Fift- h Ward church, with Mrs. Anderson named new president, Ellen Willey, vice president; and Verda Davis, secretary-treasure- r. tices Ice show tickets Tickets for the 1969 Ice Follies are being sold by the Payson .Lions Club. The date available is Tuesday, Sept. 16. Contact Harry Hardman or any of the members of the Lions Club for tickets. Transportation is also available. Retiring officers are Doris Gasser, president; Janice Elmer, vice president; - Terry Greenhalgh, and Phyllis This is the theme of the grooviest dance to hit Payson, Fourth Ward church, 8:00 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13, are the place, time, and date. SoNebo, Palmyra, Spanish Fork, and Santaquin-Tint- ic Stakes, kick up your heels and dont be late! Church standard and dress required. Exciting new band, with lots of tainment. Only 50? per person with lots of fun and free refreshments! Make this night, one to remember. of Payson, has been Charles Warren condition serious Charles (Chuck) Warren has undergone surgery at the Holy Cross Hospital inSalt Gordon Conk Major Gordon Conk, formerly of Pay-soand son of Mr. and Mrs. Arvil S. Conk, Provo, has taken his retirement from the Air Force after a 21 year tour of duty. n, Lt. Monte Wilson is expected to arrive home from Vietnam with the Pleasant Grove 259th Army Reserve Unit that was called into active duty last April. According to word released by Headquarters 96th USAR Command at Fort Douglass, the unit will arrive in Salt Lake City on Sept. 17 and will spend that day with their families. The unit will assemble at 8 a.m. Sept. 18 for a day of parades in Pleasant Grove, Orem and Provo. About 30 men will arrive in this group and it is hoped that some 50 others who have been released in smaU groups wiU join them for the day of parades and other honors. After the parade they will be feted at a luncheon at Brigham Young University where Pres. Ernest L. Wilkinson, Provo Mayor Verl G. Dixon and possibly Gov. Calvin L. Rampton will be speakers. Other speakers will be employers of the men, mayors of Pleasant Grove and Orem and representatives of the Army. At 2 p.m. the unit will assemble in formation for inspection of ranks, which will be followed by an awards and decorations ceremony. An openhouse at BYU Fieldhouse will be held from 3 until 5 p.m., after which the men will be released. ACTIVATED IN APRII 1968 The unit was activated last April and the following month was sent to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and arrived in Vietnam in October. Since that time the unit has distinguished itself in a mission of supplying petroleum products to the war effort. Men of the unit have supplied petroleum to tactical forces and have also participated in the total defense of their area and He and his wife, Janith Angevine Conk, and their six children have taken up residency in Dover, Delaware, where he plans to attend Delaware State College with plans of teaching science and physics on a high school level. Major Conk has spent the past year in administration, based at Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. He began his career at San Antonio, Texas Lackland Air Force Base, graduating from officers training school as one of 70 honor students in a class of 600. He was stationed at Lincoln, Neb. for some time, assigned to the Strategic Air Command (SAC) and piloted many planes overseas. During his recent assignment at Guam he made one or two trips to Japan taking Air Force personnel on vacation trips. Winners of the Payson Beautification Contest, as announced Monday are: Top to bottom. Most beautiful front yard, W. E. Montague, 412 East First South. Most beautiful rural yard, Angus Mortensen, West Utah Ave. (First house past golf course on south side of road). Most improved yard, Lloyd Wilson, 311 South 400 West. Best all around yard, Leland Burress, 209 East Third South. It is noted that the Burress home and the Montaque homes have been remodeled from structures built many years ago, and which today are among the most distinctive in Payson. The Wilsons have made a marked improvement to the home they purchased only a few years ago. The Mortensen home is a comparatively new one, but shows results of many hours spent in gardening. SENIOR CITIZENS The family visited his parents and other relatives and friends in the Payson and Provo area recently, then went on to vacation at Yosemite, Disneyland, Zions and Bryces Parks, as well as Yellowstone when enroute to their home in Delaware. They also stopped in Denver, Cola, St. Louise, Mo., and several Ohio cities, where they visited Mrs. Conks relatives and also at Independence, Mo., and Nau-vo- o, Senior Citizens of Payson will hold a banquet Friday, Sept. 12, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Tabernacle, price 75? per person. Reservations wiU be taken from latecomers if Stanley Wilson or Iris Amos are contacted immediately. There will be dancing after the banquet. Mr. Wilson suggests that if some do not care to dance, they will enjoy listening to the music and watching the others dance. The Senior Citizens will charter a bus to the State Fair at Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 17th. Paintings chosen from the local exhibit will be on displav with others from all over Utah. The group will attend Holiday on Ice if they so desire. 111. the security of convoy operations. Their record shows that no operation they were supporting was ever delayed for lack of petroleum and that the unit suffered no casualties due to enemy action even though the convoys were subject to enemy fire. Camps closed ADVANCED IN RANK During his year spent in Vietnam, Mr. Wilson was advanced in rank to lieutenant. On returning to Utah he will resume his work as a civil engineer with the State Highway Department. His and wife, The alumni of the Graduation Class of 1934 recently held a reunion. Shown from to r: Rita Hadlock, Iris Beckstrom, Rhea Warren, Merlynn Tanner, Hattie Ahlin, Lu Ella Kay and Della Hudson. I former Maurine LeFevre, their four children, have spent the year in Payson and last week moved back to Ogden. His family includes baby Michelle, a daughter born one month after his departure last falL Their other children are Janette, 7; Michael, 6; and Richard 4. Lt. Wilsons parents are Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Wilson of Payson. their home in Rodgers, Little green apples promoted to the grade of Captain, in the United States Army. Captain Greenhalgh is a 1960 graduate of Payson High School and a 1967 graduate of Brigham Young University with a degree in Nutrition. He served his Dietetic Internship at Letter- -, man General Hospital in San Francisco. Currently Captain Greenhalgh is stationed at Womack Army Hospital Specialized Treatment Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina serving as Chief, Production and Service Branch. Captain Greenhalgh is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lloyd Greenhalgh of Payson. He is married to the former Coralee Wilson also of Payson. The couple has one son, Michael. 'artist,' are currently 1 nt Terry Greenhalgh One man art show The paintings of Reta Page, Payson on display at Payson Senior High School and will hang during the remainder of the month of September. Mrs. Page began painting in 1950 with Oliver Parson, now professor of art at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. She has also worked under such teachers as noted western artists, Paul Salisbury, Roman Andrus, Floyd Breinholt and others. She has completed a Fine Arts Course with the Famous Artists School in West Poft, Conn. Mrs. Page is the wife of Earl L. Page, local furniture merchant. They are parents of two sons and a daughter, Lynn and Reed Page, both ox Payson; and Mrs. Garth (Carol) Belliston of Ogden. They have ten grandchildren. The artist will be honored at a reception Continued on Page Five Had it not been for the flowers brought by individuals the show would not have been the success that it was. Professionals added to the show in lovely displays and arrangements. Payson Floral created one with flowers from Hawaii and displays were also created byprofessionals who were members of the committee. The arrangement in the entry on the ground floor was one of beauty and taste, and the center-froarrangement in the hall was one of the loveliest seen in the years the show has been a feature of the autumn celebration. Ronald Mayer was chairman, assisted by Helen Hansen, Reta Page, Verdene Page, Geneal Stickney and Linda Tervort. -- NEWS OF SERVICEMEN Mrs. Carter arrived at the Salt Lake Airport Thursday afternoon. Members of her family there to greet her were: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Carter, Nephi; Mr. and Mrs. Alan Carter, Genola; Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Carter, Spanish Fork; Mr. and Mrs. Terry Carter, Layton; and Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Hudson, Santaquin. Number 37 Thursday, September 11, 1969 P.F.C. Dennis R. Higginson, son of Mr. and Mrs. LeGrande Higginson of Santaquin is now stationed in Viet Nam with the 15 2nd 198th Americanal Division of the Armed Forces near DaNang. Dennis took his basic and advanced individual training at Fort Ord, Calif. After which he and his wife Claudia (Koyle) Higginson returned home for a 14 day leave. Private Higginson left for overseas duty the 11th of August. Raymond J. Evans, Ranger of the Spanish Fork Ranger District reports that Cherry Picnic Site in Hobble Creek and Palmyra and Upper Diamond Campgrounds in Diamond Fork will be closed to aU use beginning Thursday, September 11, 1969. He said that this action is necessary in order to give the vegetation a chance to recover from the effects of use. It will also make it possible for District crews to do heavy maintenance work without interfering with the public use. Such work will involve replacing tables, grills, barriers and planting grass seed in bare patches., Mr. Evans stated that all other recreation sites on the District will remain open at this time. Lake City, for buUet wounds suffered in line of duty, Tuesday, September 2. Mr. Warren a Highway Patrolman, stopped two men in a car that was suspected of being a stolen vehicle from California. The driver of the car, realizing he was being surrounded by law enforcement officers, drew his revolver and shot Mr. Warren twice in the head. He then fled from the car, ran through a nearby beet field and vanished into a field of standing cornstalks. The other occupant of the stolen car remained in the car and was taken into custody. The shooting took place at 1:00 p.m. on the Springville FourthSouth Freeway Exit. The gunman was apprehended about one mile south at 5:10 p.m. During those four manhunt hours, over 300 men, mostly law enforcement officers, joined the search, making it the most concentrated manhunt in the history of Utah County. Charles D. Warren, affectionately known as Chuck, resides at 760 South Fifth East in Payson. He and his wife are the parents of five children. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marcus D. Warren and only sister Jean, reside at 460 East 100 North in Spanish Fork. NOTE OF THANKS Mr. and Mrs. Marcus D. Warren and family wish to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to all the people of the Spanish Fork and Payson area who have been so thoughtful with them since their son. Patrolman Charles Warren, was critically wounded in the line of duty recently. Patrolman Warren is off the critical list and on the serious list following surgery on Tuesday, according to Mrs. Warren. Mr. and Mrs. Warren sincerely ciate aU these kindnesses. appre- ' |