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Show By Fay Alvey ESCALANTE CIHT CHAT According to the calendar, Spring is officially here but when that wind gets a sweep at you you're in .doubt; it is cloudy again so we may get our share of that snow that is being distributed. The flu is still around attacking folks. Rhoda Davis is still in the Panguitch hospital, her folks, Billle, Elroy and Vera Davis and Nell and Theo Barker have made trips to sec her. Two more vacant houses have, filled up: Ken Schow brought his parents, the Mike Schows home from Salt Lke City and Ralph and Grace Baker brought Aunt Susan Heaps from Wayne County. Also one mere has been vacated, Vegeno Porter moved his family to Glen Canyon where he Is employed. Lewis Griffin came from Lehl for the Spring vacation bringing three of his boys, no. four was brand new so he and his mother did not come, the Griffins have one little girl. Maralda Porter went to Provo to get acquainted with a new granddaughter born vo the Donald Griffins, this makes them four children, Whltey could not be outdone so he tmsM the cafe over to Dixie Mitchell and went also. Ernie Griffin is spending his Spring vacation at the Dee Haws sheep herd. Dee took his M Men basket ball team and went to Provo to play at the Field House. The Randal Lymans had son Dick and wife home again, this time Deanna came with them. John and Lola Zenz made it home from their trip to Or. egon, Nevada and California; they gave a sales talk to a retired Doctor in Calif omla and he ii coming here to look the town over as a posslblo place to retire, he will find plenty of room. The Paul Hunters moved from the Sox Spencer homo on Main St. In the center of town to the old Ernie Moyes home just as you tome into town. The Haws Porters and family of Provo were visiting the Roland Porters here, then went on to Mesa, Arizona. The Gall Bailoys, daughter Gloria and her cousin Vicky Shurtz went to Mesa, Arizona to visit the Bob Pprters, they left Reva there for an extended tlsit. Eddie Mitchell has a new Ford pickup, light blue, long and sleek; Mayor Griffir has (continued jnsldc) ESCALANTE a new one which he has had seven 1 weeks, he trades them off as soon as they get dusty; Wayne Bailey also ha a pickup. Ivan Willis spent Friday in Tropic and Nelda spent a day with her sister Rhoda Shaffer In Hcnrievllle to assist with her work as Rhoda has a broken foot The Reeves Bakers had weekend visitors: Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Gardner newlyweds who were on their way back to Bountiful after honeymooning In California, she Is a daughter of Homer George, Maellyn, one of the twins, she was born here and got a good start before they moved. The Floyd Roundys and small granddaughter o f Mendon were weekend visitors at the Wallace Roundy home. Stake Primary President Elda Haws and Coun. Lea Griffin went to Boulder to attend the special Primary program. In Sacrament meeting Sunday In the North ward ths speakers were: Floyd Roundy, Delmer Cottam and Val Harrison; in the Smith the Marvin Mounteer family did the talking with poems by Jerry and Peggy and talks by Paul, Marva, Louise and Marvin; Terry Lynn Gates, daughter of Lynn, played a piano solo. Bill Griffin attracted a larger crowd late Sunday afternoon than both wards did for church; he set fire to the old barn on the lot where they live across the street north from the Last Chance Motel. Three boys of the South ward received Tenderfoot Scout badges, they were Steven Alvey, son of Loyd; Leland Deuel, son of Barton, and David Halona who lives at the Lorell Munson home, tai Porter and Scot Mounteer. receelved Merit badges. Frank Daly was in town last week. It was probably a business trip. Iris, Clayt and Will R, Porter went North for a visit, Clayt and Iris came home leaving Will R. for more visit; Elmer and his daughter Gloria went up for eye examination and will bring Will R. home. The Cliff Reynolds home had visitors: daughter Rhoda and her family, and son Glade and kids from Richfield, son Tom and wife Ann from Kanab and they brought a girl friend who had a name but Maud could not remember It. Tony Reynolds quit school and has gone seeking "employment. The Bish Schows had daughter Twlla and her husband Guy Lemlng as weekend visitors; the Clark Moosmansof Salt Lake were visitors at the Beumont Griffin home. The Moquette club of the local high school accepted an invitation to go to Kanab and march in the Larlet Review; Marvin Mcunteer drove the bus which was reluctant to leave home. There were 22 girls ftnd their teacher Mrs. Janet Spencer; they had to lean forward and coax the old bus to make it up the Divide, then coasted down past the Alton Junction where u refused to run, so the Alton bus came along and took Ur girls on into Kanab in time for their part on the program then brought them back to Ordcrville where the bus had been cobbled up and took them along with a road patrol who refused to let them try to come home but got them rooms at the old Cameron Hotel, breakfast at the Bryce Canyon Cafe and on home in spite of the heavy snow. The parents of these girls wish to thank all the folks who so kindly looked out for them on this trip. The Relief Society entertainment was held March 18th as planned with turkey dinner served at noon by the following couples: the Vernon Griffins, the Forest Alveys, the Grant Spencers, the Hy-rum Colcmans, the Arnold Buttons, the Norman Chris-tense ns, the Bob Woolscys, and the Walter Lelbenguths. The program with Gary Wayne Graff as M.C. was as follows: Invocation, Pres. J. Clyde Spencer; address of welcome, Retha Shurtz', song by a mixed chorus; Bp. Schows old brass band reen-acted by Lizzie Porter, Ncta Shirts, Claron Griffin, Ivan Willis, Vernon Spencer, Ray and Layton Griffin, Helen Shurtz and peRay Porter, song by Louise Llston and girls; accordian and violin duet by Layton and Dawn Griffin; song by Dawn Griffin, Betty Alvey, Clorene Va-drene, Janeal Shurtz accompanied by Areola Gates; Dew-'ard Hall "and wife from Enterprise sang accompanied by their son; Brenda Sorenson, granddaughter o f Morris Shirts, did a tap dance; Hal Shurtz and Jimmy Peterson played a guitar duct; a piano and organ duct by Janet Sp?n cer and Areola Gates; harm cnica solo by Phlln Pratt at compantcd by Hal Shurtz on guitar: song. Usher Spenc t piano solo, Julie Lyman, th. n Mclvln Alvey played an old time phonograph record. Tho theme of the program was the different musicians who had lived in Escalantc, the relatives of those deceased and students of the teachers per formed. The program wound up with a style review with Marjorie Spencer as narrator, those In the review were Rula Spencer, Thais and Colleen Griffin, Louise Llston, Pauline Prince, Amy Stevens, Mildred and Areola Gates, Juno Llston, Luclle Cowles, Betty Alvey, Clorene Vadrenc and last but not least Vernon Spencer. There was a big dance at night There were so many out of town visitors for that and tho funeral services of George Spencer wc are sure to miss part of them, some wo noticed were: Mr. and Mrs. Gale Nelson and family, she is the former Mavis Spencer, sister of Thurman; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Alvey, he Is Tom's son who married Zclla Schow; Mr. and Mrs. Clcll Porter of Pay-son. Some of the funeral visitors were the Johnny Thompsons of Pangultch; Mary Alice Hall of Enterprise who stayed for a visit; the Rex Aliens, the Jessie Spencers, the Royal Alveys and Aunt Annie; Harvey Bailey; Alvey Wright; there were 'so many friends and relatives from the neighboring towns we can't name them. All of the Spencer girls came except Vcrl who had spent a week with her father before his death and couldn't make another trip; his' step son Bill Allen, Hulda's family, Kllborn Wilson, Marcla Dutton and Abbie Fallis of Hatch. Another event of last week was the Paria and Escalants Soil Conservation meeting held in the South ward chapel with Reeves Baker In charge of the program which was as follows: organ solo, Janet Spencer; talk, Lawrence Tor-gensen of Cleveland; reading, Fay Alvey; two nos. by a mixed chorus; talk, Warren Wool-sey, an ag. student; talk, Ted Rlmpau of Mllford; song by Don Braithwalte and JayRiggs accompanied by Nina Steele; talk by Joe Libbie, a State Soil Conservationist. Pie and ice cream were served, a a |