OCR Text |
Show I Vol. 58 No. Thursday, July Kiftren Cents 13, 1978 125,000 Expected to Attend Mormon Miracle Pageant The 12th annual presentation of the Mormon Miracle Pagin Manti, Utah is eant, held in expected to draw upwards of 125,000 people. Both members of the LDS Church and as well, from all over the United States and many foreign countries will trek to the quiet little town of Manti in the heart of Utah, swelling its 1900 population to as high as 20,000 to 25,000 on peak nights as people come to witness this spectacular and spiritual event. of thousands of converts under the direction of Brigham Young. A cast of approximately 400 actors, most ol whom come from towns nearby, but some this year from as far away as El C'ajon, California and Phoenix, Arizona, will have given time and talents in a rigorous six weeks of evening practice by opening night. Approximately 300 more are involved in roles supporting the production. It is presented free to the public, and no one is paid, but there must be an intrinsic reward as many cast members return year after year and believe that to be in the Pageant is the highlight of their summer. And so, beginning July 13th, 14th, and 15th, and the next week, July 18th through the 22nd, as the sun sets and the long summer twilight fades away, thousands will gather on the beautiful green sward extending south frorq the magnificent Mormon Temple. Cares of the day will be left behind, and a reverent atmosphere prevails as The Mormon Miracle Pageant begins to unfold. Each year the impact of the Pageant is felt fresh and new, as the hardstory of faith, discouragement, ship, death, and finally triumph is enacted before 'the waiting audience. world-renowne- d mid-Jul- y Produced by the Manti Region of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- Saints, the Pageant dramatically portrays the story of the history and of the Mormon people. theology Beginning in 1820 with flashbacks depicting those who lived and died on the American continent many hundreds of years ago, the Pageant covers three main periods of time; the founding and tumultous early days of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints; battle scenes, pagan worship, spiritual rebirth and subsequent degeneration of the Book of Mormon period; the death of Joseph Smith and the exodus to the west y Salima Businessman Begins Prison Term On Theft Counts Second Ward Plans Cookout Salina Ted businessman Burr, convicted of seven counts of theft, was taken Wednesday to the Utah State Prison by Sevier County Sheriff Rex Huntsman to begin serving prison terms ranging from one to fifteen years each. The terms, five for one to fif- - Salma Second Ward will hold its annual cookout at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at the new Stake Center. Persons attending are asked to bring a donation and their own utensils. teen years, and two for one to five years, will run concurrently. Burr also was fined a total of $60,000 on the seven counts, of which he was found guilty by a Sevier County jury m April, 1977. He has been out on $50,000 bond since the sentence was pronounced by Sixth District Judge Don V. Tibbs on May 11, 1977. The Utah Supreme Court, in a decision May 4, upheld the district court conviction. Burr, who was represented by Phil Hansen of Salt Lake City, contended that four errors were made in the district court trial, prosecuted by Sevier County Attorney Kay L. Mclff 0 Salina Police Capture Fugitive In Stolen Car Salina Police apprehended a California fugitive in a stolen car early Monday morning at the Butch Cassidy Campground. Salina Patrolman Tom Jensen spotted a vehicle matching the description of one stolen earlier from Motor Sales in Richfield about 1:30 a.m. Monday, and followed it into the campground on South State Street. Five persons - three males and two females abandoned the vehicle in the campground and fled to the west. Jensen called out Police Chief Gordon Kiesel and they searched for the quintet, but failed to find them. Jensen was waiting in the campground between 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. when one man, Bernd Joseph Sylvester, 22, of Santa Ana, Calif., returned to the stolen vehicle, a 1974 Ford Courier pickup. He was arrested and admitted to hot the vehicle in Richwiring field, as well as stealing other cars on his journey east. Sylvester told police the other four persons were hitchhikers he had picked up and were not involved in the theft. The California man is wanted on a felony warrant from Orange County, Calif, and is being held in Richfield City on charges of "auto theft. -- - Salina Canyon Roll-ovFatal To Father , Injures Wife And Two Sons . Chief Justice Ellet, authored the opinion, cluded: The evidence warranted the jury in who con- clearly findisg that the defendant was a fence and a thief He had a fair trial and was properly convicted The judgement is affirmed as to all counts No costs are awar- ded." The errors claimed by the defendant were erroneous statement by the prosecutor regarding the law of presumption; improperly receiving in evidence confessions made by 'the defendant; failure of the judge to remove from the jury panel three former clients of the prosecuting attorney, and allowing hearsay statements to he received in evidence. All four were determined to be without basis by the Supreme Court Justices Burr was convicted of receiving the following: One Stidham horse trailer, valued at over $1,000; one 1971 Chevrolet truck, valued at over $1,000, an engine for a motor vehicle, also valued at over $1,000, a transmission, valued between $250 - $1,000; a camper shell, valued between $250 $1,000, an inboard motor boat with trailer, valued at over $1,000, and a Kit Companion trailer, valued at over $1,000. -- er A Chicago man was killed and his wife and two sons injured early Tuesday morning a one-ca- r rollover about 24 miles east of Salina on Jose Espejo, 24, was killed when the 1978 Chevrolet van he was driving west rolled one and times, ejecting all the occupants, none of whom were wearing seat belts. Bud Larsen, Utah Highway Patrol trooper who investigated the accident, said Espejo apparently fell asleep at the wheel and the vehicle went off the right shoulder of the highway. Upon awakening, Espejo pulled sharply to the left, and the vehicle rolled down the highway. Members of the Salina EMTs, on their way to work at the Red Creek Mine, administered first aid and cardio k Nephlte and Lamanlte warriors confront each other In a major battle between the two warring nations. In a scene taken from the Book or Mormon. The ensuing battle is one of the highlights of the Mormon Miracle Pageant. Commissioners Approve And Deny Abatements, Bids, Permits ComSevier County missioners approved a zoning change for property in Central, denied abatement on taxes for seven veterans, and signed a subdivision plat for Venice at their meeting July 5. to unofficial According minutes taken by County Clerk Devon Poulsen, there was no opposition to the zoning change requested for the Hal Christiansen property in Central. The request was from Agricultural 1 to Residential Agricultural. The property, a located on the e Road, is two Central-Annabell- one-acr- lots. Tax abatements to the veterans were denied since their annual income exceeds $12,000. Denials were made to Nicholas G. Shaheen, Melvin D. Christensen, Boyd A. Ward, Walter N. Thornton, Shirl P. Morrill, Garth O. Lowe, and Richard W. Isbell. The Avery Subdivision Plat in Venice was signed by the commissioners, who discussed it at a previous meeting. Property taxes for 1978 for Sevier School District property adjacent to the North Sevier High School in Salina were abated since the property has been put to public use since June, 1977. Seven building permits were approved for issuance by the commissioners: Bobby Rae Bagley for a home west of Aurora; Kirkland J. Kidman for a workshop and garage; Rick Mickelsen for a mobile Farm Bureau Talent Show Farm Sevier County Bureaus annual talent show will be held Aug. 10 in the Rich- - home in Redmond; Wesley J. Little for a mobile home in Sigurd; Cornell Henrie for a mobile home south of Richfield; Don Boy ter for a home near Brooklyn, and Bruce Riddle for a home in Central. Bids for the remodeling of the courthouse basement Juvenile Court were for con- sidered, and Don Munk Co.s bid of $61,900 will be accepted subject to a suitable lease arrangement with Juvenile Court. The commission unanimously reaffirmed a Planning Commission decision a division of the Grant Julander property into four parcels, the smallest of which is 20 acres. of Nov. 30, 1976, authorizing The ID) commissioners also unanimously agreed to ask the Planning Commission to reconsider a request by George Potter for a four-lo- t informal subdivision. A problem along a county road east of Venice, created by the discharge of irrigation water from the Clark Wall property, also was discussed. Walls cement ditch discharges directly onto the county road and subs under the roadway, thereby threatening its integrity. Prior verbal and written contacts with Wall have proven unsuccessful, according to the clerks report, and the commissioners authorized the county attorney to proceed with legal action to abate the right-of-wa- y problem. three-fourt- h d, SCHOOL ADDITION-Wal- ls are going up on the new two classrooms addition to Salina Elementary School. Valley Builders of Gunnison is the pulmonary resuscitation until the Salina ambulance crew . arrived. Larsen commended the EMTs for the fine job of first aid in handling the injured persons, who were taken to Sevier Valley Hospital in Richfield for treatment. Hortencia Espejo, 26, was listed in critical condition with back and neck injuries. She and Jesse, 5, and Michael, 2, were taken to Utah Valley Hospital by ambulance. Jesse was listed in serious condition with head injuries, and Michael was in good condition with only cuts and abrasions. The family was enroute to California from Chicago when the accident occurred. Espejo apparently died of internal and neck injuries, according to the investigating patrolman. The van was a total wreck. contractor for the addition, scheduled for pletion before school bells ring Aug. com- 24. Abortion Issue On Ballot The Right to Life committee of the American Party of Sevier County was successful in obtaining more than enough signatures from registered voters to put the abortion issue on the November ballot in a Attendance Revision In Sevier the attendance A revision of policy in Sevier School District was the subject of a workshop held recently and input from the public is being asked on the revision. A complete list of items brought forth at the workshop is published in todays Sun on page 2, along with the names and phone numbers of those who can be contacted to present your views. recent petition drive. The Sevier County committee was successful in qualifying both Sevier ahd Wayne Counties. The committee, headed by Woodrow Parsons of Richfield, enlisted the help of eight notaries public within the American Party in the effort to fill the n petitions. State law requires that ten percent of the total number of votes cast for governor in the last election petition to initiate legislation in Utah. The petitioners must be registered voters and their signatures must be notarized to qualify. Some 120 signatures were qualified in Wayne County and 570 in Sevier County. We were very pleased at the response of the electors of Sevier and Wayne Counties, Parsons stated. Almost everyone contacted was interested in the issue of Right to Life for unborn children and wanted to do something about protecting human life by initiating this legislation. Joins Father In Business Gary Curtis, 24, has joined his father, Blair Curtis, and will expand the family business to include furniture. Curtis Motor, TV and Appliance was started early in 1977 and sold appliances, televisions, cars, trucks, and trailers. The present building on West Main Street is being expanded to accommodate the new furniture line. Gary has worked in local service stations for the past eight years, and invites his friends and customers to see him at his new location. Hearing Requested For Property Zone Change Salina City Council will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 14, on a zone change requested by Howard Nielsen and Marlin Sorensen, Jr. for 28 acres on the north edge of the city. The zone change for the property, recently annexed into the city, is from Residential 1 to Commercial 2, to permit development of warehousing, wholesale, and other commercial facilities. The property lies on both sides of U.S. 89 immediately north of the old city limits. The next regular council meeting is slated for 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 17. e mm os Ellectied At Comweimftiioim Nominees for Sevier County offices and delegates to the Utah State Democratic Convention were elected at the county Democratic Convention, held July 6, in the County Court Nominated for county offices were Garth Clayton Crane, county Salina, for the commission post; Marion F. Peterson, Salina, for county two-ye- Salina Phone Rates Down and residential Basic business telephone rates in Salina are being reduced as a result of Public Service Commission authorization (June 29) of Mountain Bells rate redistribution proposal. The PSC order follows a public hearing earlier this month in which Mountain Bell presented testimony on the value of service and the need for rate rates are effective The new Aug. 1. According to the telephone company, the cost of private residential phone service in Salina is being reduced from $6.13 to $4.33. The individual business line rate is reduced from $13.80 to $9.36. with customers Those Companion Line service will not see much change in their basic business line charges. JoeAnn Heath, Redmond, for county recorder; and Glen Riches, Sigurd, for county sheriff. clerk-audito- r; house. 'The PSC authorization includes a companion line charge which applies to each individual line service where telephone numbers are arranged so if one number is busy, the central ofwill fice equipment automatically select an idle number to complete the call. The Commission also ordered another hearing to be held on Oct. 2 to consider Mountain Bells measured service proposal. Under this proposal, customers would have the alternative of obtaining service at a low entry level rate, with additional calling charges based on actual telephone usage. Ine PSC order on rate redistribution does not authorize 'any additional revenue increase for Mountain Bell. delegates were chosen to represent the county Democrats at the Utah State Convention July 14 15 at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City. They are Marion F. Peterson, David Mickelson, Beryle Mickelson, Larry Crane and Ellen Crane, all of Salina; JoeAnn Heath, Redmond; Mary Ann Fawcett, Elsinore; Robert Payne, Glenwood; Marie Nay, Delos Nay, Dwain C. Washburn, Carolyn Washburn, Peter T. Weimer and Kaye Weimer, Monroe; and Thelma Ogden, Harold Brewer, Judy Busk, Neil Busk, Rena Porter, and Jim Porter, RichTwenty -- field. Dwaine Kader, political science and international government instructor at Brigham Young University. Thelma Ogden performed two musical numbers, an original composition and Utah We Love Thee. William Allred gave the prayer, and George Platt led the Pledge of Allegiance. Committees for the convention were registration, Barbara Aaron, Richfield, and Sharon Syddall, Venice; secretary, Thelma election Ogden, Richfield; ballotting committee: Neil Busk, chairman, and William Allred and Judy Busk, all of Richfield, and refresh- ments, Beryle Mickelson, Salina, and Rena Porter, Richfield. Persons parking the wrong C. Washburn, representative to the Utah House of Representatives who was one is seeking of the speakers. Others were Brad P.olm, Provo, campaign coordinator of the southern counties for Congressman Gunn McKay, and the keynote speaker, Omar way on Salina City streets will get citations, not just warnings, from now on, Police Chief Gordon Kiesel stated. Problems with vehicles, par- ticularly large trucks, parking on the wrong side of the streets has caused complaints from residents and creates a hazard, the police chief noted. COMMUNITY BEAUTIF ICATION -- The Reed Hansen home, 91 N. 1M "W., is an outstanding example of whai dedicated effort can produce. The Hansens transformed this stately rock home into a showplace with ornamental ironwork, a d lawn, rambling roses along a white picket fence, and a spectacular display of purple petunias along one border of the lawn. The Salina well-tende- Beautification Committee is encouraging local residents to participate in the community project to clean up and beautify Salina, and cask prizes are offered to outstanding examples hi several categories. Lula Anderson, Dean Nielsen, Sheila Hansen, Audrie Lorentzen, and Jolene Sorensen are members of the committee. 4 1 |