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Show Vol. 78 No. 34 Thursday, February 8, 1979 Fifteen Cents City Accepts Offer To Study Pressurized Irrigation System Salmas City Council Monday night agreed to accept a no obligation offer from a Logan consulting firm to study a pressurized irrigation system for the city. Region West proposed to undertake a preliminary study of a system to provide pressurized water f0r New Salina City Treasurer ro i FFA SWEETHEARTS Stacie Edwar- ds, center, was chosen the 1979 .Sweetheart of the North Sevier Future Farmers of America. Dalene Torger- sen, right, is first attendant and Knsti ce, ana answering a poise question, They were announced and crowned at the FFA's Sweetheart Ball last Friday. Glovei, ieti, is second atienuam. iney were selected from seven contestants for the honor on the basis of a poster contest, cake baking and decorating, personal interview, talent performan- - half-doze- Salina Weather HIGH, LOW FOR MONTH High temperature recorded in January in Salina by official weather observer Ted Bird was 47 degrees on Jan. 14. The low, on Jan. 30, was a chilly minus 20. Precipitation for the month totalled 1.28 inches. Torgensen, chapter advisor, arrangements for the dance. Disco Dance Is Saturday A disco dance, sponsored by the senior class at North Sevier High School, will be held from 9:30 p.m. until midnight Saturday, Feb. 10, following the Region 8 wrestling tournament. Admission to the dance, which will be held in the old gym at the high school, is $1.75 for a single person and $3 for a couple. Music will be provided by Disco West from Richfield. Dress is casual. Get your Shots An immunization clinic will be conducted in Salina tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 9) for infants, children and adults not adequately vaccinated against the childhood diseases. The clinic will be held from 9 10 a. m. in the American Legion Building. Dr. Gaylon Peterson will direct the clinic and will be assisted by Mrs. Wally Nelson. -- Saturday for the regional wrestling tournament at North Sevier High School. em- North Seviers Wolves are hoping to repeat their first-plac- e performance of last year, but are expected to get some tough competition from Wayne County, which earlier this season defeated them in a dual meet Sessions will begin at 10 a m Friday with the wrestle-of- f for eighth place in the region standings between the eighth and ninth ranked competitors There is no charge for this session Winner of the wrestle-of- f will go into conthe tourney as the eighth-plac- e testant Coaches from the nine schools involved met last week to rank or seed the boys based on their region records overall records, and performances against common opponents First round action will begin at 1 p m Friday. The second session will be at 7 p m Friday goat-milkin- Salina Man Charged With Assault , Battery The principal, who did not see Pierce arrive, was knocked backward and out of his chair. Witnesses said Pierce at- Charges of assault and battery and disturbing the peace will be brought Monday morning against a Salina man who decked North Sevier High School Principal Ross Marshall last week. Lloyd Pierce is charged in the complaints and is scheduled to appear at 10 a.m. Monday before Salina City Judge E. Smith Peterson. Pierce, according to a report by Salina Police Chief Gordon Kiesel, entered the high school office about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31. He said nothing to the school secretaries, Rosalie Colby and Lynda Whitlock, and proceeded through their office into Marshalls adjoining office and punched the principal, who was reading a paper while seated at his desk. Marshall earlier had suspended Pierces daughter, Kim, a sophomore at NSHS, from school and notified the parents, as required by law. Riding Club Gets Award; Elects Officers Salina Riding Club couples represented the club at the State Jamboree held Jan. 27 at the Salt Palace. The dance was held in the Assembly Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Shyrel Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Gurney, Brent Robins, Pat Robins, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Higgins, Russ Larsen, Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Durfey and friends were proud to receive a stopwatch. The watch was presented to the club for traveling the longest distance and for Wrestlers from nine Region 8 schools will converge on Salma Friday and phasized, but added he was disappointed that parents of the young people and other members of the community didnt attend the semi-formdance, which was open to the public. A luncheon for contestants and judges was held following the assemg conbly, which included a test for the seven girls vying for the title. The girls were nominated for the honor by FFA members. They were judged on five separate categories: a poster they created for the ball; a cake which they baked and decorated; a talent number performed at the assembly; a question designed to assess their poise, and a personal interview with the judges, who were from It wasnt a popularity contest, Jim having the most members present at the dance. Newly-electe- d officers of the Salina club are: Ralph Baker, president; Connie Allen Gurney, Wilson, secretary; Dian Baker, historian-treasureJerold Wilson, work director; Paul Wilkinson, Jerry direcPayne, Delmer Wilson, one-yetors; Dick Bills and Allen Durfey, two-yedirectors. Shyrel Baker will represent the club as director in the region and the state. t; tacked Marshall while he lay on the floor. Marshall grabbed a hot steam pipe while attempting to get to his feet and burns on his incurred second-degre- e palm and fingers. The burn was treated at Sevier Valley Hospital. The two men were separated by teachers who were called to the scene, and both finally restrained in the hall outside the offices. Pierce was not jailed, Chief Kiesel explained, since simple misdemeanors do not require that the accussed be incarcerated or required to post bond if the arresting officer is reasonably sure he will appear for trial. Marshall and his wife left Thursday for Houston, where he was to represent the Sevier School District at the Secondary School Principals Convention. The principal later was hospitalized in Houston, complaining of pain in his Monhand and head, and was day night, he was placed in intensive care for treatment and observation. The Marshalls were scheduled to return Wednesday afternoon. First-yea- r funding for the agency is being provided through a grant from the Four Corners agency, according to Courtney Larsen, director of the ty EDA In compliance with Federal law, the minimum wage for Salina City employees will be $2 90 retroactive tn lan 1 Seasonal help, nired during tne summer months, are affected by the regulation McKay Roberts reported that Clyde Rosenvall of Gunnison will make periodic checks of the airport in return for use of the hanger facilities Rosenvall also will check on the various lights and runway conditions, as well as installing a new beacon light presently on order for the airport, a joint venture of Salma and Gunnison Sixty-fiv- e business licenses were accepted by the council North Sevier To Host Wrestling Tourney North Sevier FFA Sweetheart Named At Annual Ball Stacie Edwards was crowned the North Sevier FFA Sweetheart at the chapters Sweetheart Ball held Friday at the Salina Stake Center. Attendants are Dalene Torgersen and Krista Glover. Miss Edwards received a dozen roses and each of her attendann ts received a roses. The new sweetheart will represent the chapter in the Utah State FFA Sweetheart contest held in March in conjunction with the convention at Brigham Young University. Each of the seven contestants, who also included Neva Black, Myrna Swain, Cynthia Hampton and Ranee Shaw, received a silver necklace from the FFA chapter. Jerold Wilson and Clint Johnson were in charge of the contest and the special assembly held Friday morning, and Alan Hansen and Fred Mickelsen had charge of irrigation to replace the present open ditches, at no cost or obligation to the city. There is a possibility that state or federal funding might be acquired to finance the system, city officials noted m accepting the oiler No date was given for completion of the preliminary study The council also accepted the resignation of Larry Miller, a member of the Salma City Police force Applications for his position are being accepted at the city hall The city also voted to accept an invitation to ioin the Central Utah Rural Impact Capitol Corp The newiy-forme- d agency, formed by the Economic Development Com- mission, proposes to provide assistance and research concerning grants and bonding requests by city governments The third session is scheduled at 1 p m Saturday, with the fourth session, for consolation championships (third and fourth places) at 6 p m Saturday. Championships will be decided beginning at 7 p m. Saturday. All sessions are in the new gym at NSHS. A regional champion will be decided and a team trophy awarded, as well as individual medals to the first four finishers Outstanding Wrestler and Outstanding Coach awards also will be made, based on a vote of the coaches Ross Marshall is tournament director Hugh Bird is master scorer, assisted by Tim Willden Dent Sorensen is director of wrestling officials and Roger Nielsen is the announcer. Karl Gull and Dennis Sperry are the timers. Competing schools are North Sevier, Wayne, Piute, Parowan, Beaver, Kanab, Gunnison, Milford, and Panguitch The first four finishers will tournament next go on to the State weekend in Beaver , , A Valentine Dance TREASURER--Gwe- n Noyes, new Salina City treasurer, took over her duties Monday. She replaces Marilyn Anderson, who resigned after 12 years in the post. Mrs. Noyes is a native of Salina and previously worked with her brother. Marlin Sorensen, Jr. in his accounting business, as well as for Hales Sand and Gravel. She and her husband, Rae, Jr., have two married sons and a daughter, who is living at home. NEW SchooVs Out Early Friday Students at North Sevier High School will be dismissed at 11 30 a m. Friday to accommodate the Region Eight Wrestling tournament, which will be held in the schools new gymnasium Valentines Dance is scheduled from 8 11 p m Wednesday, Feb 14, at the Salma Stake Center. l, Music for the dance, which is will be provided by Odessa The dance is for persons from 14 years of age and older No jeans will be permitted. Admission is $2 per person or $4 per couple It is isponsored by the Salma Stake Mutual A -- semi-forma- Record Bull Sells For $13,000 The highest price ever paid for a bull Bluff (California) Bull Sale was recorded Saturday on the concluding day of the sale. The Hereford consigned by Maynard and Bill Sorenson of Axtell Hereford Ranch was purchased for $13,000 by Wilbur Mills of Gridley, Calif. Axtell Hereford Ranch also sold the at the Red third high selling bull to Estes & Estes Hereford Ranch of Burney, Calif for $6,500 and the fifth high selling bull to Van and Don Winterton of Roosevelt, Utah for $4,300. The average price paid for bulls was up more than $500 a head from last year. A total of 254 bulls were sold for $526,675, an average of $2,073 52 Bulls sola last year for an average of $1,529 85 The sale was excellent, absolutely excellent, said sale manager Sam Thurber The previous record had been set in 1951 when $11,000 was paid That figure, it was pointed out by a bull sale spokes-.coon page 2 nt i r; ar Ducks Unlimited i ar Fund-Raisin- Trek g North Sevier area volunteers began trek to raise Monday their funds for the Pennies by the Inch door-to-do- campaign for Primary Childrens Medical Center. Rosalie Colby, Aurora, is Salina Stake chairman for the annual fundraising drive, which will continue through Feb. 17. She is assisted by volunteer chairmen in each of the five wards in the stake: Jane Partridge, Redmond; Beverly Larson, Aurora; Ellen Crane, Salina 1st Ward; Kathy Rasmussen, Salina 2nd Ward ; and Ruth Ervine, Salina 3rd Ward. We hope to exceed last years total, Mrs. Colby said, urging local residents to stand tall and contribute one penny or nickel, or dime, or quarter for each inch of height. Funds raised make it possible to - - provide medical care for needy children at Primary Childrens, where without regard to race, all children religion or ability to pay - are admitted and treated. - Sportsmen and any members of the general public interested in preserving and improving waterfowl habitat to assure future numbers of ducks and geese are invited to.attend a meeting Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Salina. The meeting will be held at Shaheens comEast (approach highway to : 30 p.m . 7 at mencing John Bud Phelps, Regional Director for Ducks Unlimited, will explain not only the importance of maintaining waterfowl populations for future hunting, but also the procedure in forming a local chapter of DU. The unit will be open to anyone and will be known as the Sevier River Chapter. it Ducks Unlimited is a organization of over 250,000 members, dedicated to the conservation of water-foas a natural resource. Funds raised in the United States, Canada and conMexico through tributions are utilized to construct and improve waterfowl nesting habitat in Canada, where nearly four out of every five ducks and geese are hatched. Nearly 80 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to project construction. Since its inception in 1937, DU has spent over $56 million and has stabilized almost 2.6 million acres of valuable habitat l non-prof- PRICEO and Bill Sorenson of the Axtell Hereford Ranch received the top pnce paid for a Hereford Bull at the Red Bluff (California) sale recen HIGHEST BUU-Mayn- ard Bill at the halter, tly. Maynard, left, and son are shown here with the $13,000 animal. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur F. Mills of Gridley, Calit. are the purchasers. The price is a recoid mr tne sate. Previous high was $11,000 paid for a bull sold for the March of Dimes in 1951. i |