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Show ESCALANTE CHIT CHAT By FAY ALVZT SUU no rain Just clouds then wind, then no clouds. iTho water company Is still busy building headgates, they have quite a time, the main trouble seems to be too many chiefs and not enough Injuns. An item or two missed last 'week was the visit of the Frank Savages of Cedar City at the Mariah Adair home. The Theo Barkers have their daughter Betty Jean and her baby home for a visit, her man is in the Service, Betty is a qualified beauty operator f and has been improving the local women. Lots of folks got all prettied up for conference but Maud Reynolds went even farther than the average, she not only got her hair done but had a black eye as well; Cliff said she got it chopping wood out we will always wonder. Even missed an item about the Jflveys lasl week Merl Hansen brought her children and came from Salt Lake City to visit her parents, the Hode Alveys. The Alvey Brothers, Wanless and Forest are building a bigger and better saw mill just across the creek northeast of town, then theirs and Paul Steeds mills can sit there' and blow smoke at each other. The Artie Circle has opened up and is doing a thriving business. Ethyl Liston is back home very weak but feeling better, her daughters, Winna and Lois came from Nevada where tney teach school and stayed with her several days, then brought her home. Terrill Bailey, son of the Gail Baileys suffered a broken wrist when he fell while pole vaulting, he was taken to Panguitch for treatment Marlyn, the small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beryl jshurti got hit with a bicycle on the head and had to be taken to the doctor and have it sewed up. Mary Griffin took her sister Kate Porter to Panguitch for a checkup and brought her back the same day, she Is getting along fine. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Jloundy made business trips to Panguitch and Richfield, their . son Vernon Dean and family from Emery came home 'for the weekend, also the Jlmmie Spencers from the BYU. The college kids came from Cedar City, Sharon Dale Marsh brought a girl friend, Ada Marie Wood, and Garlie Mitchell brought Ruth Marie .Bauer, her mother, Virginia was also here. Mr. and Mrs. Gaden Gates went to Salina for the funeral services of Ga- den's sister. Alice Haycock was not going to be outdone by Emma Gates so she hurt her1 hand while doing the laundry and had to go to Panguitch to have it sewed up. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Listen came from Cedar City over the weekend visiting his parents, the Neal listens and helping with the final arrangements for the Riding Club meet to be held Saturday May 2nd. Wednesday of last week half the town went to Richfield cn various business; Andrew Spencer, Doyle Cottam, ArthurMcInelly, the Arnold AlveySfand Mother SarIah,Mr and Mrs. Vic Cottam and son Kent, and Spencer Haycock, maybe more we missed. So many people went to Panguitch to visit Ethyl Liston while she was hospitalized we couldn't begin to name them. Mrs. Elda Haws and Mrs. Let-tie Boyce went to Panguitch for medical checkups. Dr. Mason and Shanna Gouldlngwere here giving shots and physicals. Floyd Baker of Ttichfleld came In here with a station wagon and sold it to Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Owens. The Ag Teacher, Grant Mc ' Mullen was put on It's feet very suddenly Sunday when Clyde Spencer's pickup backed into his station wagon as h e was motoring up main street; Grant Had his family, including his mother-in-law with him when this pickup backed out from the curb in front of the Davis Grocery, no one was injured only shook 'up, except the station w&gon and it Is a mess; Clyde was not driving his truck, it was the younger generatioa Mrs. Amanda Mitchell got word that her son Dr. V. L. f Peterson (Lars) of Spanish Fork Is to undergo an operation on his skull, he wasInjured last week when ho was down the desert and a horse either fell with him or threw him and injured his head. The George Spencer home was filled to overflowing when their children came home for a reunion last weekend; there were the Osmyn Deucls of Hatch, the Verge Deuels of Gunnison, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Franks (Wllma) of Kcarns and Mr. and Mrs. Jay Deuel of Sumptcr, South Carolina, and of course tho Barton Deuels who live here; Leanna just got back from Provo where she visited her mother, Annie King. Jay has become a pillar of the church in the branch where ho is in the Service, he is President of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association and Captain of the M Men basketball team, the team was only defeated once last season and that was a tleoff. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Griffin returned from their trip having been gone seven weeks; they first went to Hurricane and visited Mr. and Mrs. James Sprunt (daughter Norma), then they flew to Portland, Oregon against a rough wind but arrived safely and were met at the airport by three daughters, Beth, Lela, and Violet; they took turns visiting the three families and touring the country sightseeing. Albert indulged in his favorite sport of fishing but he did so without bait as he was afraid he would catch one and they were so large he feared he might be pulled into the stream and it wasn't time for his bath. They run into the flu several times but had had their shots so did not get the disease. Lela's husband Jessie Barker had been in the hospital following a minor operation but was improving. They arrived home looking fine and reported having had a wonderful visit, there was only one thing wrong with It, they did not get to go to California and visit the other son, Ivan. The Junior Prom went off as scheduled last Friday night with beautiful decorations, good music and a large crowd in attendance; their paper was late arriving so they only had two days to decorate but thanks to Gordon Shurtz who designed, overseen and did a largo portion of the work It was completed in time, the theme was "Blue Hawaii'. Douglas Haws of Panguitch came over and took pictures of the Juniors in their Prom clothes. Folks from the neighboring towns came; Rep. J. Arthur Cooper still likes to dance on our floor. Mr. and Mrs. Lorin Griffin received word that their son Alvln who Is at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas in a Military Police Company had a very narrow escape when the light Army plane he and four other fellows were riding in was forced to land and Upped upside down, leaving the occupants hanging topsy turvy with their life belts, they escaped uninjured and the plane was only slightly damaged; we all join Alvin's folks in being thankful that he was uninjured. The Wilsons received word that their aunt, Mrs. Mary Al- len, a former resident had passed away In Ferron, Lenza was down tho desert and they could not contact him so Leo, Zclma and Zelmas son Dale and daughter Nancy went to Coal Fort where they met their sister, Mrs. Alice Newell and together they went to Ferron for the services then Mrs. Newell returned here with them to visit and attend the funeral services of Hen Heaps. Stake Quarterly conference was held here Saturday and Sunday as scheduled, there were meetings Saturday for High Councilmen and Stake officers also Relief Society preparation meeting and an Elders and their wives meeting. Sunday the program was as follows; forenoon Invocation, Samuel Pollock; song "My Body Is A Temple", by Home Builders of North and South r Wards; talk, Pres. J. Clyde Spencer; Lloyd Colvln reported his mission to Central Atlantic States; talks by Marion Clark of Cannonville, Stephan R. Covey, Henry D. Moyle of the Council of the Twelve; song "Kind Heavenly Father" by HomebuUders. Afternoon session: prayerTBp. MalenMe-cham of Tropic; sustained Marion Clark as a member of High Council with Lloyd Col-vin as Alternate member; song "Oh,How Lovely Is Our Dwelling" by Stake Singing Mothers; talks by Earl Dee Haws, Thorley Johnson, Bp. Angus Baldwin, Stephen R. Covey, Henry D. Moyle; song 'The Lord's Prayer" by Singing Mothers; Benediction, Bp. Lo-rell Munson. Attendance: morning, 546, 35; afternoon: 492, 32. Spring is here so water your lawns to make them flourish and grow; work over time nourish the grass then you can. start to mow. |