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Show ESCALANTE CHIT --CHAT Br FAY ALVEY The snow melts and the mud gets deeper; folks get their cars stuck and "makes big nits for more cars to get stuck in, and the weather forecast says more. storm. Bill Va-drene says he hopes it snows ten more feet, so the farmers and stockmen will keep their mouths shut; Hymie Gates says it can quit anytime now as far as he is concerned, and Wllford Griffin has had en-ough. " Alice Haycock is still, in the hospital, been there better than 30 days. Jim and some of the family go over every other day to see her, sometimes she does not even recognize them. Wanles Alvey took his wife to Panguitch for an operation and she is getting along fine; Aunt Susan Heaps was out to conference just as lively- as .ever. Lizzie Porter reports that there are several cases of flu but no one too serious. Lewis (Coach) Griffin had to go to Provo and get his back fixed, Thelma Cottam took his place teaching (she did not .coach the ball boys). Missed last week that Dr. Alpine Shirts came .from Cedar City where he la teaching and visited his parents Morris and Neta, then took his mother back with him for several days. The Frank Imlays got that phone call from their son Francis saying he had landed safely In California and would soon be home; they also had a call from heir other son Glen In Montana that he Is out of work and Is coming home with his family and trailer house. Geno Griffin, the Barber took his son to Panguitch for med-leal treatment. Clarice Griffin has gone to Provo to visit at the home of her ron Clem, vbile her grandson Douglas ,itx , ir Washington and back, Tne Elders quorum held a party arid banquet under the 1 direction of President SUrns Mecham; they had an extern-poranloui program; a song by Faun Mecham and Geraldlne Llston, BUJ and Dawn Grlf- 1 I. fin, Hal Shurtz and Lynn Griffin played several musical numbers and Betty Alvey played the, piano and she and Clorene sang; Hal and Janeal Shurtz and Bill and Dawn sang a number, Lillian Coleman gave ,a reading and the Marion Davidsons did an act. Sylvester Greek and son came from Fresno, California bringing his truck to move his mother Mrs. Clevia Mcln elly to California; the South ward Relief .Society of which she is' a member gave her & farewell party, and presented her with a necklace and earring set,, the. following program was presented: two piano solos by Betty Alvey; reading, Lizzie Porter; reading, Florence Alvey; reading Lillian Coleman and Fay Alvey, and a poem by Zelma Wilson; Remarks by Mrs. Mo Inelly who expressed appreciation for the party and her association with people here; Refreshments were served We hate to see Mrs. Mcln-elly leave here as she is a good neighbor and nice cheerful company. Jane Wool-seywent t& bid her goodbye and had an opportunity to do her dally good turn by standing on a fence wire to hold it down while Sylvester drove the truck over it; everything went fine until the wire caught on the Universal of the truck and lifted it up with Jane's feet through tho meshes, naturally as her feet went up she went down and there she hung, of course Sylvester and Clevia got her right side up again and the snow was soft so it did not hurt anything except her dignity. Din a Chrlstensen had another birthday and Is still 19. Mary Porter is here from. Provo visiting her daughter Lea Griffin, Kina Porter has gone to Provo to visit her daughter and family, the Kenneth Grlf fins and her sister and brother-in-law, the Albert Glod-hills. Mr. and Mrs. Blllle Da-vis .yvnt to Salt Lake City for Market Week; their store on (continued Inside) ESCALANTE Main St. came very near being made Into a Drive In affair; Sariah Alvey went to back away from the curb (in her Pontlac of course) and Instead of being In reverse she Jumped forward and she got it stopped Just a few Inches from one of those big windows. She and Ernie Griffin have something in common now to discuss. Most of the college students were home for the weekend: Janeal Spencer, Roger Hamilton, Joe Hall, Milton Woolsey, Ruth Robinson, Ar-mine and Darrel Alvey and the Robert Listons. Maud Reynolds is in Sevier County with her daughter Rhoda and family, reports from Tony Reynolds in Germany arc that hi would Just as soon be home. The Missionaries. Sharon Da'o Marsh, Rlalno Willis and VVU-mer Baker are reported doing fine, Wllmer will soon bi home. Mr. and Mrs. LaVand Bauer and son of Cedar City were weekend visitors at the Dap-lol Wilcock home. Ivan VVil-lis and S. J. Alvey are both limping around, S. J. with a sprained ankle and Ivan an injured shin bone. Daniel Cowles would have the f' 1' he had time but thero is too much to do. A son of Hp'"--1 and Maud Spencer and a friend have been here ' at the Hyrum Coleman home. Bdth wards went together and held their Gold and Green Ball last, Saturday ' night in the South ward church gym, It was reported the largest in ten years. There were seventy people participated in the floor show under the direction of ,Melvln Alvey of the South ward and Dawn Griffin of the North. First the Scouts, Beehives, Explorers and Mia Maids did a Grand Square, "The Tennessee wick-walk"; the Laurels and En-signes did the Chipmunk Waltz; the young marrieds did two squares "Little Red Wagon" and "Pretty Red Wing" then all seventy form-. ed one big circle and did "The Tennessee Wlck-Walk". , People had to dance as there i- wasn't room to sit down, they had decorations in Gold and f Green. I' Conference meetings were j started Saturday afternoon P with "Brother Ogden the Re-' gional Coordinator in attendance, he was accompanied by his wife and her parents. In tho last meeting hlch was for all ward and stake leadership Brother Marion Davidson showed slides and Chase Shurtz did the reading. Sunday meetings were started at 10: A.M. The speakers were as follows: Invocation, Gall Bailey; talks by E. Dec Haws. Dale Marsh, Vernon Spencer. Lorenzo Griffin, Alton Shakespeare and Lloyd Colvin, also Vergil Pollock of Tropic, Kenneth Goulding of Henrlevllle, Andrew Spencer and Reeves Baker; Benediction by Lay-ton Griffin. In the afternoon Invocation was by Pratt Gates; a girls chorus from the high school under the. direction of Julie Morris sang with Dawn Griffin as accompanist. Speakers were Thorley Johnson, Desmond Twitcljcll, Wilford Clark, JcnningsAUen, Sam Pollock, Rolandi Porter, Mar-ion Clark, OrlanColvin, Usher Spencer; Benediction by Herman Pollock The North ward has remodeled their church houso adding a "Crying Room" and balcony, the crying room is In the northeast corner and furnished with plush carpet and overstuffed furniture you can see out from Inside but can't see in from outside; the bal- . cony is in the east end and will scat between thirty five and forty if they are not too large and if they are well acquainted. Earl Woolsey, Sox Spencer and Paul Hunter did the work. The Glover Smiths came from Nevada and are at the Sox Spencer home. The Freeland Alveys took their' small daughter' Dawnie to Salt Lake City for a medical checkup. Things are sq, damp we're afraid we will rust; along about June we'll complain of the dust.' |