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Show Volume 91 f New Athletic Alignment for MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, Number 38 MHS Under Consideration MARCH 24, 1977 Named as Regional Red Cross JV,wyAW' Consultant Mrs. Maurine H. Young, Ephraim, a veteran Red Cross volunteer worker, has been appointed Regional Traveling Consultant for the Red Cross in central and southern Utah, including Sanpete County. Mrs. Young will give service to the military, their families and veterans, said Mrs. Mar-grWilson, Services to Military Families chairman for the Golden Spike Division, which has its headquarters in Salt Lake City. For 14 years Mrs. Young has been Sanpete County's SMF chairman. As SMF chairman she has been the link between military personnel and their families, arranging military Planning for the upcoming Miss Manti Pageant are committee members Jean Wheeler, Shirley Florence, Miss Itaflo The last call for contestants the annual Miss Manti Pageant has been issued by Miss LuDon Peterson, newly appointed pageant chairman. Miss Peterson, asked to serve as this years chairman by in chairman LuDon Peterson, and Dixie Sorensen. pageant date has been set for April 23rd. The Dixie Sorensen, Mrs. Jean Wheeler and Miss Shirley Florence. The pageant will be held in the Manti 23, April Saturday, High School auditorium. Miss Peterson said. Entrants, who will be sponsored by local clubs and other groups, must be 18 years of age by October 31 and unmarried. They will be judged in the following categories: personal appearance in swimsuits and formal gowns and talent presentations by a Ephraim citizens have been advised by City Council member Keith Beazer to water lawns during April and May because of the likelihood of a dry summer. Even though our springs are at their lowest production right now, there is still more water available than the city is using, Mr. Beazer said. "We have no way to store this water, so that what is not used flows out the overflow and runs down the ditch," he added. Mr. Beazer said that if, with increased use in April and May, the city finds the draw-dow- n too heavy, rationing may have to be imposed until the springs pick up when the runoff starts. According to Mr. Beazer, rationing of water for lawns and gardens will probably be necessary during the later part of the summer. We do not at this time forsee any shortage of water for culinary use within our homes, he said. Wafer Conservation Workshop on Docket Water conservation methods will be discussed at a workshop sponsored by the Sanpete Young Farmers chapter March 31 at 7 p.m. at the Ephraim City Building. wait until youre out of water to learn conservation drought, how to use water to best advantage and the efficient various irrigation systems. Flood, furrow, sprinkle and trickle irrigation systems will be discussed. Dont methods, advise. chapter members Extension Service water specialists will present informa- tion on the consequences of the The meeting should be of interest not only to farmers and ranchers but also to home Jack owners and gardeners, Anderson, Young Farmer advisor, said. Snow College Theater will present Once in a Lifetime, Kaufman and Harts classic satire on the bizarre antics of in performances March 30 and 31 and April 1. movieland, panel of judges. The Miss Manti Pageant is a preliminary to the Miss America Pageant and Miss Manti will compete in the Miss Utah Pageant. She will also appear with her attendants on the Manti City float in parades and other activities throughout the area this summer. n Concert Series Opens The Presidents Concert Series at Snow College will present the Snow College saxophone quartet in an hour program of chamber music, ranging from Renaissance to modern, in the college library Sunday afternoon at 4. An open invitation is extended to all Sanpete County residents to attend the concert without charge. Members of the quartet are Prof. McLoyd Ericksen on the alto sax; Terry Pierce, alto sax; Stacey Rasmussen, tenor sax, and Shirley Anderson, baritone sax. Stake Meetings Scheduled Fast meeting for April will be held Sunday, March 27, because of General Conference scheduled for the following weekend, President Wilbur Cox has announced. Priesthood bearers are invited to attend the broadcast of the General Priesthood meeting by direct wire to the Ephraim West Ward on Saturday, April 2 at 7 p.m. Eye Clinic Slated An amblyopia (lazy eye) children clinic for ages three and a half to five, pre-scho- Young Farmer Advisor Jack Anderson stands in Ephraim creek bed without getting his feet uve. Water conservation methods will be subject of an upcoming workshop. Curtain time will be 8 p.m. Prof. Joseph W. Crane is the director. Once in a Lifetime is a spoof on the great new invention of vitaphone and the rush of talent to appear on the silver talking screen. "Once in a Lifetime Warner Brothers would say of their d President's will be held at the Manti Elementary School on March 31 from 9 to 12 a.m., according to Mrs. LaRue Johnson, Public Health nurse. production, has births and other important events and assisting with other sometimes separate service Water Lawns Now, Later May Be Too Late Snow Theatre Dates Next Production interviews, illness, notifying relatives of problems that are often difficult because of the distances that PweiaiifirJ Coming Manti city, will have with her on the pageant committee Mrs. leave for service people to come home if the need is urgent, as in cases of death or serious a cast of thousands. And they spoke of the new invention as Pictures that talk like living people. The play will open Snow Theater's spring laugh season. Professor Crane said, with good humor, gentle digs and a rich mixture of merriment. Tickets for the play are now on sale. people and family members. The responsibility of providing services of this kind to service people, their families and veterans has been assigned to the Red Cross by the U.S. Congress, Mrs. Wilson pointed out. Over the 14 years that Mrs. Young has been the SMF chairman for Sanpete County she has given service to numerous individuals and families, Mrs. Wilson said. Last year alone, according to Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Young gave assistance in 49 different cases. In addition to being Regional Traveling Consultant, she will continue to be SMF chairman for the Sanpete County Red Cross chapter. She is on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on a strictly voluntary basis, and can be reached during working hours, at the Bank of Ephraim, or at her home, at other times. 283-462- 283-455- Old Sagas Available A limited number of older issues of the Saga of the Sanpitch are for sale, according to Mrs. Lillian Fox, the new editor of the publication. They can be purchased from Ruth Scow, Norma Wanlass, Katie Maylett or Mrs. Fox, Manti; Rose Mclff, Sterling, and Vivian Christiansen, Ephraim. Prominent Speakers Will Address UASAL Meeting The Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters will hold its annual spring meeting March 25 at Dixie College in St. George. Besides the presentation of papers, there will be two speakers. Dr. T.H. Bell, Utah commissioner of higher education, will address the conference at 12:30 p.m. in the lounge on the second floor of the Student Union Building. His topic will be The Changing Role of Higher Education in the United States and Its Implications for Utah. cier. pre- register for the conference and dinner are asked to contact Dr. Robert E. Coombs, Dixie College, St. George, Utah 84770 or call , ext. 256. There is no charge for Academy members or students to attend conference sessions. Others are asked to contribute $1.00. 673-48- 1 1 would also include Grantsville, Intermountain, Juab, Lehi, Morgan, North Sanpete and Wasatch in Region Nine, Competing in Region Seven would be Delta, Grand, Hurricane, Millard, Richfield, San Juan, South Sevier and Emery. Region Seven presently includes 1 1 schools and Region Nine only 5. Other proposals are also being considered. One purpose of realignment, WEATHER school people said, would be to equalize the membership of the 2A regions so that each would have about the same number of schools. Another purpose would be to reduce travel and other expenses. A third would be to strengthen athletic schedules and eliminate the difficulty of scheduling contests. REPORT Manti Ephraim which Nurses Aid The Manti weather data is reported each week by Leslie J. Anderson, local cooperative observer for the U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau. The Ephraim weather data is reported each week by the Great Basin Experimental Area, Intermountain Experiment Station, U.S. Forest Service. Training Available At Snow A twelve-wee- nurse-ai- k d training course designed for high school students but also with limited opening for adults from area communities will begin March 28 at Snow College. The special course will prepare students for employment as nurse s aids and will include tw'o hours of classroom instruction and two hours of clinical experience each week day over the twelve-wee- k period from March 28 through June 17. Classroom sessions are scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. with most hospital experience scheduled during the day. Funded by the Utah State Board for Vocational Education, the course is sponsored locally by the Snow College Office of Vocational Education and the Office of Community Services and Continuing Education. Those interested who are not high school students should contact Dr. Harold Johnson, director of Vocational Education, to apply for admission to the program. Registration, for those accepted, may be completed at the Office of Community Services and Continuing Education, Room 313 of the Science Building. The office Extentelephone is Mission President Prepares Friday Forum Address Keith E. Garner, president of the Temple Square Mission, will discuss the role and purpose of Temple Square and the Visitors Center Friday at noon at the Ephraim LDS Institute of Religion auditorium. Mr. Garners speech will be the first in the Spring Quarter Friday Forum lecture series. Mr. Garner was born in Sugar City, Idaho, on May 11, 1919 and was reared in Ogden. The family moved to California in 1936. He attended the University of Nevada and the University of San Francisco. He received a law degree from the latter institution. Mr. Garner served a mission to the Hawaiian Islands in 1940. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942, attended Graduate Officer Candidate School and was discharged in 1945 as a 1st. Lieutenant. He was bishop of the Menlo Park Ward for 11 years, an early morning Seminary teacher for nine years, president of the Southern Far East Mission, 1965-6and a Regional Representative of the Twelve from 1968 until receiving his present assignment as president of the 9 Temple Square Mission in 1974. Mr. Garner is a member of Lake Rotary Club and a former member of the Kiwanis Club. the Salt 283-402- sion 208. War Memorial Project Nears Midpoint, Needs More Funds The drive for funds for the of a war Church historian and past president of the Academy, will speak to the topic, Brigham Young: Utahs First Finan- High Schools. g establishment That evening at a $5.00 per person dinner at Silver Reef, Dr. Leonard Arrington, LDS Persons wishing to Manti High School may next ear be competing in athletics and other activities in a new alignment of 2A schools. Now under discussion are several prospective changes in the membership of the states two 2A regions Region Seven and Region Nine, according to school officials. South Sanpete School District Supt. Ron Everett and Manti High School Principal Ivan Rowley Tuesday attended a meeting in Murray that condiscussions tinued the of realignment. One proposal would have Manti High School competing memorial at the Fairview Museum is now approaching the halfway point. More than $9000 of the $21,000 needed to complete the project has been contributed. Dona Peterson, South Sanpete chairman, announced this week. The names of all contributors to the project will be listed in the museums display room, she said. Each Sanpete County town will have its own book, giving the name and other information and containing the picture of each veteran from that locality. It is desired that the memorial contain information not only about each veteran who left from Sanpete County for service in the armed forces but also for each veteran now making his home in the county, Mrs. Peterson said. She asked that Legion commanders or other officers make sure that the materials have been submitted for all veterans who reside in their communities. The materials can be submitted to Maurine Young or Donna Bailey, Ephraim; Dona Peterson or Katie Maylett, Manti; Lucien Peterson, Sterling; Alva and Virgie Sorenson Gunnison, Lila Phillips or Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Jensen, Centerfield, and Marguerete Jenson, Axtell. The kind of information desired concerning each veteran is indicated in this submission for Manti. R. Lynn R. Lynn Nielson, Nielson, 20923924; born Nov. 9, 1918, at Manti, Utah. Father, John R. Nielson Jr.; mother, Alice Johnson Nielson. Attended Manti Elementary and Manti High School, Snow College, Utah State University. National Guard active duty, September, 1940; basic training R. Lynn at San Luis Obispo, Calif.; radio operator. Went overseas Dec, 1941, returned Aug., 1945. Pacific Theater operations. Reached rank of Technical Sergeant. Awarded Bronze Star. Discharge date: 1945. Married Shirley Larsen, May, 1958. They are the parents of six children. Present occupation: office manager, ASCS. Makes home in Manti, Utah. Bishop Manti LDS South Ward. Record as of March, 1977. Nielson 20923924 i |