Show j- j J l 1 J rr if 1 11 1 x if J Jr STAbLE STAhLE J tf k ST A iL T e uman brains brain's the thes s wung f X Xer aver er man could seek IE from the time f e s born r T rhe gets up to speak r r Nancy Olson fi r We We may y have nave found the answer answer answer ans ans- to one of our recent perplexing perplexing perplexing per per- problems We received a long-distance long telephone call Tuesday from a party who was very Interested In something we had written recently In this column You might say that every hair on her head depended upon It Several weeks ago we noted that the color of Jeanettes Jeanette's hair was going to be changed or that Roy would don the long curls and become like some of the younger set This all started when Roy recovered re recovered recovered re- re covered a blonde wig attached to a styrofoam model between Manta MantI and Ephraim the latter part of May We received ab absolutely absolutely absolutely ab- ab no response to our column until Tuesday Mrs Joyce Bracken of Ne Nephi Nephi Nephi Ne- Ne phi said that her son a student student student stu stu- dent at Snow College last year and his girl friend from Provo also a member of the Snow College student body were having having having hav hav- ing one last fling before they left for their homes for the the- summer vacation All their be belongings belongings belongings be- be longings were packed Into the car and they headed to Palisade Pali Pall Palisade sade with several others to enjoy a few hours of relaxation relaxation relaxation tion water skiing It was on this drive southward that the false head of hair apparently made madeUs Us its ts exit Mrs Bracken advertised In Inthe Inthe inthe the N Nephi paper but had no results Finally one of our faithful faithful faith faith- ful fuI subscribers reported to her of what they had read in this column Sunday will probably be the big day Mrs Bracken said They hope to travel to Manti to visit the Hatches and see If that Is their wig I 1 am glad something good comes comps out of this column oc oc- oc Son What l Is middle age Dad Dad Middle age is that period in a mans man's life when hed he'd rather not have a good time than to have to get over it x It seems as though the night before July in Manti Mantl has become more like an old fash ion d Halloween than a sacred national holiday denoting inde inde- Last Thursday night I had hadan hadan hadan an occasion to come corne downtown about 11 pm p.m. and might say that I was a bit shocked at what I saw The streets looked as though we had been Just hit by a small rainstorm There were puddles of water to be found everywhere To top it all off there were groups of teenagers particularly particularly particularly girls roaming the streets As they would meander along cars cars' would speed down Main Street tossing firecrackers at atthe atthe atthe the females who would promptly prompt prompt- ly respond with a squeal and scream As I 1 took a quick dri drive ve around the city I found out that this activity was not confined to the city's main drag Teenagers were strewn all over the place The adults were hard at it too Several places I noted men out setting off fireworks which are banned under state law You might ask the question as to where the police were during all of this They had their hands full They were on the go I saw them patrol- patrol ing the city both Cal and Tom Marshal Nielson said Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day that he and Tom Maylett had confiscated a num number er of buckets from the youth who were engaged in a war of seeing seeing seeing see see- ing who could drown the most people These water fights and the tossing of water balloons seems to have become a trademark trademark trademark trade trade- mark of the July 3rd ties Mr Nielson said that the buckets were taken away from froma a number of Manti and Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim youths He said that a number of them were expensIve expensive expensive sive containers and that he was sure that the owners would like to have them back Cal set aside the hours of 4 2 this Saturday afternoon for the claiming of the buckets If this time tIm isn't convenient he no noted noted noted no- no ted he will make an appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment with those who wish to do so Como Come Friday morning there was some more evidence that the night before had not been only an evening of good clean fun One incident that comes to mind is th the yield the right- right way of-way sign on First East and South South Someone applied a fresh coat of gray spray paint to the surface No won won- won won- der taxes keep spiraling up up- up ward These things cost money I Independence dependence Day Is a time when everyone should be happy and have a good time but not at the risk of hurting someone someone some some- one seriously or the destroying of public property Father You usually talk on the phone for two hours This call took only 45 min min- utes What happened Daughter Wrong I num num- ber Most fire departments are called on now and then to doa do doa a saving life-saving job and the Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim department Is no differ differ- ent It was about 24 pm p.m. July that the urgent call for help came carne from Mrs Buel Slier Siler All the past night she had been hearing pleading calls for as assistance as- as The calls had been going on for two days and nights prior to that and they grew louder and more plaintive as Wednesday wore on The calls came from a kitten kit kitten kitten kit kit- ten stranded high in a poplar tree at the Slier Siler residence The mother cat had caught a abird abird abird bird and atte attempted to reach her stranded baby with some food but could not make it Children Children Chil Chil- dren had tried climbing the tree but the large branches were too far apart for them to lo go from one to another So Fire Chief Spencer Olsen and Merrill Daniels answered Mrs Siler's Slier's plea and took the fire truck with its Us long ex extension extension extension ex- ex tension ladder to the place Merrill soon reached the stranded kitten and at had hadit hadit hadit it reunited with its m mother ther and its best friend Mrs Slier Siler So the rescued kitten should still have all nine lives to go She Joe weve we've been going go going going go- go ing together for 15 years now Dont Don't you think we should get married He Sure I do but who'll have us We have frequently heard the comment that the people of Sanpete are litterbugs One Manti Mantl man commented that on several trips to the big city he had noticed that the litter along the road seemed to get the thickest when he her r reached ached the Sanpete County Countyline line going to and from Salt Lake An Ephraim resident said that the only sour note to last Fridays Friday's Fourth celebration in Manti was that the people had to leave such a tremendous trail of litter wherever they went The city councils of ManU Manta and Ephraim are always having to crack the whip because people people peo pea pie throw paper cups and candy wrappers on the roads I dont don't really know if all the litter strewn along the highways highways high high- ways was contributed by Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete residents but the cups and candy wrappers are Perhaps the best way to solve this dilemma would be to have havea a couple of our adept basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball coaches give a crash course in the art of hitting the waste barrels with their discarded litter objects Perhaps the city could even designate certain trash for the boys with the remainder to be painted paint paint- ed pink for the feminine gen gen- gen gen- der Then they should install a sc Scoreboard to Indicate who is ahead In the race to keep litter Utter of off the streets The sex with the lowest tally on their Scoreboard would then be required to spend one full day drinking malts eating eating eating eat eat- ing candy b bars rs drinking other beverages and then practicing their litter control I know that my law in recently wrote a letter from Europe where his main comments comments comments com com- ments were that in the Scandinavian Scandinavian Scandinavian countries there is very little litter seen on the streets and all the people are attired in bathing suits Litter is a serious problem I hope that we can work together er to find a good solution The psychiatrist turned to the childs child's mother and ad advised advised advised ad- ad I q will see Johnny next month but you need help yourself You are upset and worried about the child so soI I suggest you take one of these tranquilizers each day until I see you again A month later the mother brought the child back How Is Johnny getting along the doctor The mother shrugging her shoulders Who cares |