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Show THE WORD FROM BOULDER BY NETIIELLA GRIFFIN I have delayed writing this until the last minute, hoping that something cheerful would turn up. I know that newspapers usually carry more bad news than good, not necessarily proving that bad things happen moro often than good, but that they somehow seem to be more interesting. Still, J feel sure that readers of this column would rather ,not hear about the doleful troubles that beset us cold winds, dark clouds that promise moisture but deliver none, iick cows, and the cowman's lame back. The list alco Includes the slowness of tha state road men in opening tlu. east end mountain road. We had hoped to salvage one benefit from this year's lack of snow, an earlier access to this shorter route. Every day disappointed tourists are being turned bock or are taking the longer. Milder route through Circle Cliffs. Service station' men at Bryce Junction and Torrey both tell us of the number of people who want to get through this way. If we could only convince tho State Road Commission of the importance (continued on back page) BOULDER (continued from front page) of this road link, they not only would keep it open nine months of the year, but would build us a good .highway. Mr. and Mrs. Parley Cole-, man became acqalntcd with their new grandson Thursday evening when his mother, Mrs Don Coleman (Lillian) came over from Kscalante with Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Button to visit the Colemans. I have the word of the baby's uncle Dan, that he Is, Indeed, a Fine boy. Mr. and Mrs Verge Heaps and son Robert 'of Orem are at the Burns Ormond ranch. They both spoke at Sunday Sacrament meeting, telling of their recent Interesting trip to Hawaii, where their daughter Eva is attending the new LDS college. Mr. Heaps also spoke on, genealogical work and showed his remarkable BooU of Remembrance, While playiijg with other boys Sunday afternoon, Elvon Polsen was accidentally shot by a BB Just und?r one eye. Clea Baker and I were among those who hung paper and applied pahit to rooms at the church farmhouse at Es-calante on Saturday. Gertrude Ormond helped with the dinner. The Boulder bishopric, Leland Haws, Burnell Baker, and Ivan Lyman, were with the working crew. On Saturday afternoon Flora Baker, Renon Peterson, Clea, Baker, anaanaanannH and Neta Poulsen attended a Primary meeting at Tropic. Irene King, with the help of Reed Jeppsen and as man members of her family as she can enlist, is making extensive improvements in her store new roof, new ceiling, shelves and paint. Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Moos-man are announcing plans for a wedding dance next Saturn-day evening for their daughter Jewel and her husband. 7he newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Morrell Ivie, will come from, Brigham Young University for tho event j |