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Show 3 if anti, Ephraim Voters to Select Gouncilmen Tuesday i i U ;4 1 1 if Ephraim, Manti and Sterling voters will go to the polls Tuesday to elect members of their governing bodies. Sterling voters will elect two members to the town board; Ephraim and Manti voters will name three members to their city councils. and close that evening at 8. Because this is an off-yeelection, the voter turnout will The polls in each community will open Tuesday morning at 7 declined nomination for probably be light, election officials predicted. They expect that results should be available not long after the last ballot has been cast. Ephraim voters will replace three city council members who As candidates for the three positions Democrats nominated Mrs. Jan Guinta, housewife, civic worker and part-tim- e teacher; Dr. Valden J. Francks, veterinarian and operator of an animal clinic, and Clinton J. Justeson, a livestock man. Republicans chose as their candidates Keith Beazer, an L&M Manufacturing Co. supervisory employee; Dr. MANTI, UTAH 84642, Volume 90 Number 17 Donald Dobson, a Utah State University extension service employee, and Ralph A. Lund, a livestock operator. Ephraim voters living in the South Ward will cast their ballots in the city hall; in the West Ward at the public library, and in the North Ward at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Jorgenson. Three Manti city council completed, declined to be candidates for Don Olsen, who was appointed to the council to fill the unexpired term of Ray Keller, is one of the three nominees of the Republ- ican party. Olsen, a livestock man, is joined on the Republican ticket 1 30, 1975 THURSDAY, OCTOBER by Robert Bessey, an insurance pos. lions will be filled. Council-me- n Ben Kjar and Evan Johnson, whose terms will be The sounds of gunfire ended Sunday night in the Ephraim South Ward chapel drew an audience estimated at 250 and saw many merit badges and numerous advancements in rank awarded to boys from six of the seven wards in the district. Troop 524 (Ephraim South Ward) served as the host troop. Troop 524 also was awarded the districts travelling trophy, a camping axe, for having accumulated the most points based during the court-of-hon- on attendance, awards, the year, according to Ross Findlay, district advancement chairman. The next district will be held in Manti Dec. 14. most points during court-of-hon- ap- pearance and other factors. At the end of the Scout year, the trophy will be awarded on a permanent basis to the troup which has accumulated the court-of-hon- Troop 524 presented the flag ceremony and troop members Dennis Tolman and Steve Jackson -- offered the prayers. Mark Boyington led the audience in reciting the Scout Oath. LeGrande Olsen, the districts Scout director, spoke at the court, and Mr. Findlay made the award presentation. The following boys received advancements in rank at the . court: North Ward-Sc- ott Olsen, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Olsen, and Todd McFarlane, a son of Mr. Troop 542--Man- ti and Mrs. Richard McFarlane, to Star, and Douglas Jensen, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jensen, to First Class. Ward-Ma- rk Troop Otten, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Otten, and Norman J. Densley Jr., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Densley, to Star; Lyle Young, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Young, to First Class; Richard Farnsworth, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Farnsworth, Ed Young, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Young, Kenneth Greenburg, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Greenburg, and Burke Lyon, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lyon, to Tenderfoot, and Michael Densley, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Densley, to Scout. 541-Ster- ling Ben Franklin Store Opens for Business in Ephraim Today most all of the major centers of the United States. The ownership of each individual store is local with supervisory, planning, advertising and correlating done on a regional and national basis. Buying is grouped together on a national basis to gain the advantage of a 2,000 store buying power. Mr. Jeffery, general managprice reduction specials to introduce people to the new er of Quality Market of Delta, store, according to Mr. Jeffery. Utah, owners of the new store, He also stated that they will stated that his company also have a prize drawing for a home has a Ben Franklin store in entertainment unit and several Delta and is very happy with other valuable prizes as a the operation and services climax to the special event. offered to the consumer Prize drawing will be held a through this type of store. He feels that this store should be a week from Saturday. great benefit to the Ephraim Ben Franklin is a voluntary area. The manager of the new store franchise chain operation with over 2,000 stores nation wide will be Cecil Cutler who has and regional headquarters in recently moved from Richfield October 30, 1975, marks the opening of a new Ben Franklin variety store in Ephraim. According to Art Jeffery, owner of the new store, they will be celebrating with a ribbon cutting ceremony with several officials from the Ben Franklin regional headquarters in Los Angeles being present. Then for ten days there will be many to Ephraim with his wife, Betty, and two children. Mr. Cutlers parents have been Ephraim residents as owners of the hotel there for several years. Mr. Cutler has been in Richfield for one year. Prior to that he was employed for the past several years by Grants Stores and TG&Y Stores, both national variety store chains. He is happy to be back home in Southern Utah and is looking forward to serving area residents in this new store. All residents of the area are invited to come and view the new store, participate in the savings and enter the prize Mr. Cutler said. drawings, Any suggestions or comments you have will be appreciated. We are here to serve the public and are concerned that we be of service in every way possible. South Grant Stevens; Kenneth Bce-Mand Mrs. Anderson, a son of zer, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Anderson; Keith Beezer; Robert Steven-Mr- . Ronald Bradley, a son of Mr. son, a son of and Mrs. and Mrs. Larry Bradley; Shaun Mont Shepherd, and Vaughn Daniels, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Hill, a son of Dr. and Mrs. Merrill Daniels; Stephen Day, a Sherril Hill, to Second Classr Also Cameron Nielson, a son son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Day; Todd Wilkinson, a son of Mr. of Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Mrs. Lyle Wilkinson, and Nielson, and Mark Russell, a Michael Larsen, a son of Mr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Austin and Mrs. David Larsen, to Russell, to First Class; David Second Class. Squire, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Meade Squire, and Gary Ockey, Also Kenneth Buchanan, a a son of Mr. and Mrs. John son of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Ockey, to Star; and Jimmy Ockey, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan, and Stephen Jack-soa son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ockey, and Gary Olson, a Kenneth Jackson, to First son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Class; Ricky Monson, a son of Olson, to Life. Mr. and Mrs. Garth Monson, Troop 526Ephraim North and Russell Snow, a son of Mr. Ward-All- an Blauer, a son of and Mrs. Jay Snow, to Star, and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Blauer, Dennis Tolman, a son of Mr. and Michael Higbee, a son of and Mrs. Lyman Tolman, to President and Mrs. J. Marvin Life. Higbee. to Second Class, and Reid Bean, a son of Mr. and 525 West Troop Ephraim Ward-Tr- oy Birch, a son of Mr. Mrs. Bruce Bean, and DeVon and Mrs. Jesse Birch; McKay Rosquist, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Coy Rosquist, to First Class. Troop Ward-Bri- r. an Snow College Lists Enrollment Figures has a fall quarter registration of 913 Snow College students, with Sanpete County having the largest representation, Registrar Ross Findlay reported Wednesday. The 913 figure includes both full and part time students, Mr. Findlay said, so that the full time equivalent (A full time student is one who is registered for 15 or more hours.) is 885 students. The Sanpete County registration is 268, with Manti High School graduates heading the list. Salt Lake County has 129; Utah, 128; Sevier, 52, and Davis, 27. of Utah's 29 Twenty-si- x Snow Homecoming to Honor Class of 26 and 726 freshmen. The high attrition rate Mr. Findlay attributes partly to mission calls and of our Sixty-twmarriage. freshmen left for missions during the school year or during the summer, Mr. Findlay said. And 31 of the freshmen girls married and did not return. In addition, 29 of the freshmen were in one-yea- r terminal programs. Snow had one of the largest percentage increases in fall o Snow College will honor the Class of 26, which will be celebrating its, 50th anniversary year, during Homecoming Week beginning Monday on the campus. Mrs. Marjorie Madsen Riley, who was secretary of the class of 26 and is a member of the Homecoming committee, said that 34 of the 41 members of the class which graduated in 1926 are still living. A number of them will be back on campus to participate in Homecoming activities. Special events for the returning members of the class will be a buffet luncheon and alumni open house in the cafeteria Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. During the open house, the class will Snow College," the which were written Riley. Alumni members sing On words of by Mrs. will also attend the parade Saturday footmorning, the Snow-Rick- s ball game in the afternoon and the alumni dance that evening, Mrs. Riley said. Of special interest to the members of the class of '26 will be the lighting of the block "S Friday evening on the hillside east of Ephraim Friday night, Mrs. Riley pointed out, because it was this class, under the leadership of Othel Carlston, student body president, and Elliott Johnson, class president, who instigated the construction of the letter. quarter registration in the state, Mr. Findlay pointed out. We grew by nearly 10 per cent over last year's fall quarter enrollment, he said. Weather The Manti weather data is reported each week by Leslie J. Anderson, local cooperative observer for the U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau. J : 1 t 1 Snow College Class of 1926 will be honored at Homecoming activities on the Snow College campus beginning next Monday. of the 41 members of the class are still living. Inset is Maijorie Madsen Riley, secretary of the class. Thirty-fou- r party Douglas Ludvigson Ludvigson. nominated and Lafe began to drop off. Id guess that we probably ended up at around 10 per cent. Mr. Stevens said, however, bucks had that some good-sizecome through the Ephraim We Canyon checking station. saw quite a few come through the station, he said. "One of the biggest came out Sunday. Conservation officer Kenneth Tuttle estimated the success rate at around 15 per cent. "Most of the bucks I saw, he said, were Leslie J. Anderson, a Wildlife Resources commissioner, had this to say: Reports have been coming in of hunters shooting does and even elk, and then leaving them in the brush. There seems to be a certain say how long Mr. Erickson amount of indiscriminate would continue to serve as shooting. Id have to say that acting mayor or how the we hunters are sometimes our position would be filled on a own worst enemies if we care permanent basis. about the future of deer The city is also seeking hunting. Mr. Anderson also thinks the applications for another vacancy. Larry M. Black, who was pheasant hunters may find their appointed city recorder by then game scarce. More and more Mayor Kuhni, has announced farmers are posting their land his resignation. against hunting, often with Mr. Black gave as his reason good reason, he said. But the fact that his construction more than that, the natural business now requires his full habitat of our game birds is time. being destroyed. Clair Erickson, a member of the City Council and a veteran Manti High School faculty member, has been appointed acting mayor by the Council. Mr. Erickson will fill the position vacated through the resignation of Arlin Kuhni, who was elected mayor at the last general election but resigned recently and has moved to Orem. Mr. Erickson is now completing his first term on the City Council. He declined to accept nomination for a second term. City officials were unable to The Ephraim South Ward has a new bishopric which was installed in office Sunday evening by Manti Utah Stake authorities during sacrament services. The new bishop is Jay Snow, director of financial aids at Snow College. His counselors d four-pointe- Will Sponsor Auction, Dance The Sterling Ward will have an auction and dance in the old chapel Saturday evening as a activity which will raise money for the purchase of an organ for the new building. Beginning at 8 p.m. donated articles will be auctioned off, Bishop Keith Young said. Many useful and decorative items have been contributed for that purpose, he explained. Following the auction, a dance, with the Lucien Peterson family providing the music, will be held. The suggested donation is $2.00 per couple or $1.00 per person. Bishop Young said all proceeds from both the auction and the dance will go toward the purchase of the organ. fund-raisin- Halloween Activities: Ephraim Schools Plan Carnival The Ephraim Elementary and Junior High School PTA, Student Council and student advisors, joint sponsors of a Halloween carnival Friday evening from 6:30 to 10 at the school, have invited the public to join them for the occasion. g New Youth be able to purchase supper during the evening," the carnival committee said. They added that games booth in and the fortune-tellinYou will your g The American Legion Auxiliary is hoping for a safe and sane Halloween in Manti this week, Mrs. LaNiece Stott, auxiliary president, commented Wednesday. Wed like to make a number of suggestions to adults of the community in connection with Halloween, she said. We would encourage parents not to leave small children unattended on the streets. Dress your children in bright colored costumes that can be Recreation Program Started Zions A youth recreation program for young people of junior high school age will get underway next week at the Ephraim Junior High School. The program has been designed by the Brigham Young University Physical Education Department. Supervisors will be Mike Conner and Clark Barton. Seventh and eighth grade girls are invited to the Nov. 5 session, boys in the same grades to the Nov. 12 session. The activities will begin each evening at 7 and conclude at 9. Transportation will be provided for Manti youths. A bus will leave from in front of Manti High School each Wednesday night at 6:45 and return at 9:15. are Lyman Tolman and John B. Meade, who are Snow teachers. The outgoing bishop is Arlin Kuhni. who has moved from Ephraim and plans to do graduate work at Brigham Young University. His coun-- . selors were Roy Reid and Blaine Moore. the elementary classrooms will be open from 6:30 to 8:30. Door prize drawings and a dance will follow at 8:30. The spook alley and booths provided by the junior high student council will be open during the entire evening. Tickets for the games and booths will be five and ten cents. Wear your Halloween costumes, come with your family, enjoy a fun and safe evening, the committee advised. Legion Auxiliary Lists Tips easily seen by motorists. If possible have the children carry a flashlight. We encourage passing motorists to be especially cautious on this night. "Home owners, please leave your porch lights on until the children are through trick or treating. Adults need to be particularly concerned for the well being of children on this occasion, Mrs. Stott concluded. Bank Vice President To Address Friday Forum Angus H. Belliston, vice president of the Zions First National Bank, will be the speaker at Friday Forum on October 31, 1975. The title of Would You his talk will be Rather be Rich, or Have a Million Dollars? Mr. Belliston was born in Nephi, Utah. He graduated troin Juab High School and Ephraim South Ward Has New Bishopric ; People's Ephraim Council Names Erickson Acting Mayor Sterling Ward counties are represented the student body, according to Mr. Findlay. In addition to Utah, there are students from 23 other states and from five foreign countries. Our student body is quite cosmopolitan, Mr. Findlay commented, "and I think this is a contribution to the educa- tional opportunities our campus provides. When the 913 total is broken down statistically, it reveals that 490 of the students are women and 423 are men. This is a reversal of the trend several years ago, when male students comprised about 55 to 60 per cent of the student body. The 913 figure is made up of sophomores William Jensen and Mrs. Katie Maylett will be the judges. North Ward ballots will be cast in the city hall. The judges Steven Frischknecht and Mrs. Cindy Nielson. In Sterling the voters will select two new members of the town board in balloting at the town hall. Candidates of the Municipal party are O. Dale Peterson and Ted Vivian. The s. in 187 the Manti library building. Mrs. Fred Carpenter, Mrs. will be Mrs. Merrill Cox, Mrs. be heard in the fields as the pheasant hunt opens Saturday the Sanpete Valley Tuesday morning. Richard Stevens, who helped night and the deer hunt was over. operate a Wildlife Resources Hunters and Division of checking station in Ephraim Wildlife Resources officials Canyon during the hunt, tended to agree that the estimated the success rate at hunting was difficult, the bucks around 10 per cent in that area. hard to find and the hunter The success rate for the success rate somewhat low. first weekend in Ephraim Nevertheless, many of those Canyon was nearly 15 per same hunters will exchange centreportedly one of the their deer rifles for shotguns hightest in the state, Mr. and the sounds of gunfire will Stevens said, but then the rate in the mountains surrounding Scouts Honored at Palisade District Court A Palisade District their ballots m the American Legion Hall, where Mrs. Max Nielson, Mrs. Erma Olsen and Mrs. Forest Washburn will be the election judges. The Center Ward will vote in Season Opens on Saturday a copy 5 and real estate agent, and David Cox, an applicance store owner. The Democrats chose as their candidates Mrs. Camille Larsen, a housewife and part-tim- e teacher; Bryan McArthur, L&M Manufacturing Co. foreman, and Wesley Mogle, petroleum products distributor. South Ward voters will mark later received his B.S. degree in Banking and Finance at the University of Utah in 1953. He also graduated from the American Institute of Banking and the Pacific Coast Banking School. He was a part time instructor at the Brigham Young University in Bank Management and Religion and at the Utah Technical College in Provo in Installment Credit. Mr. Belliston is presently chairman of the Snow College Institutional Council, chairman of the Business Division of the Utah Valley Hospital Expansion Fund Committee, and chairman of the Utah Bankers Association Agricultural Committee. He is a member of the high council of the Sharon East Stake in Provo. He has been bishop, Angus H. Belliston ward clerk, elders quorum president, stake executive secretary, scoutmaster, and the teacher of many youth groups. Mr. Belliston is married to the former Marcelle Green-halg- h and they are the parents of seven children. They make their home in Salt Lake City, Utah. |