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Show Escalante Chit Chat BY FAY ALVEY Summer Is making a late exit with those thunder showers we so desperately needed In July and August, it Is getting things dampened for deer season. Mont Griffin is still hospitalized in Pangultch, f amly members and townsfolk visit him. Got my daughter ReNae Bun-drant back on her feet, her fever had broke and she was some better by the time I could get from here to Boise, Idaho. Now she is trying to get well enough to have the rest of her teeth out. Lillian Smith had her new teeth installed so she can smile with confidence. Arnold Alvey Is gradually Improving, he knows he has to If ne gets to hunt. Alburn Griffin had surgery In Salt Lake City, sons Gene and DeLane went from here to be with him. Those we heard of going to Pangultch for checkups were Nell Barker, Wilmirth Wooley, Bessie and Clarice Griffin, the Rodney Cottams "and family members. Vera Davis and Al-meda Haycock. Hode Alvey went to Salt Lake City for a checkup; daughter Arta Beth Pollock came and helped Thel-ma Smith clean their parents house then Arta Beth took Da and Hode north. Millie and James Mclnelly went to Salt Lake where he had an appointment with his doctor. Marjle Spencer had school business in Salt Lake so Thurman and Sam took her up. Doyle Cottam had business In Richfield and Cedar City. Bob and Sharlon Carlson moved to Alaska where he has employment. Vernon and Hazel Griffin have a new granddaughter born to Raymond and Marsha In Richfield, this is their second girl. The grandparents and Allen went out to visit them. Mable and Richard each have a new car, so does Brad Liston. Kay Gates had business in Vernal. LaMar and Gloria Grade came from that area to get his old car. The Ron Schows had son Ronald home, also daughter Kathy Smith and baby. Gary and Cindy Fontaine took Seminary officers to Pangultch for meetings. Elda Haws went to Gunnison to visit daughter Jean Stock and family, Lavina Pollock went as far as Richfield to visit Guy and family. DUP meeting was held the second Thursday with the new officers officiating. Laretta Spencer captain, Millie Mclnelly first vice, and Golda Cottam went back in as 2nd vice. Vera Davis stayed as secretary and myself class leader, Re-nee Osborn gave the lesson In my absense. Usher Spencer took a load of cattle to the auction. Carrie Brooks was here from Colorado visiing friends. Richard Griffin was here visiting his mother Nethella Wool-sey". It was high council day for Sacrament meeting; the South ward speakers were Gordon Staker and Vernon Spencer, Wayne Button was scheduled to speak but got caught on the other side of the flood. The North ward listened to Randal Lyman, Earl Jolley and Malen Mecham, Marlene Haws sang accompanied by Dawn Griffin. Serepta and Val Jennings of Price visited the Melvin Alv-eys, then Melvin and family went to Cedar City to visit daughter Helen. Others going to Cedar were Sonny and Joyce O'Neal, Isabel Spencer, Areola Gates, Norma Mitchell, Irene Alvey, Julie Shurtz, and Janls Haycock. Loyd and Betty Alvey got word that son Steven was out of the service and in Richfield with his wife. Those we heard of having business in Richfield were Mary Ellen and Hyrum Coleman, Gerald-ine Liston, Jaleen Pollock and Dixie Mitchell, Coleen Burrows was with them but we do not know how she got there. Kevin Porter, oldest son of Carolyn and Vergene, was presented the "Duty to God Award," that means he has been attendance to all church meetings 75 per cent of the time for the past four years, that takes a lot of going. Joan Blair of Salt Lake and her friend Laurie came to Richfield and brought Janeen Alvey home with them for the weekend, they visited at the Arden Taylor home. Randy Griffin, the son of Donald, was home for the weekend. DUP captain Laretta Spencer, chaplain Renee Osborn, myself and Sariah Alvey went to Kanab for the convention on Monday, it was not as well attended as usual on account of two funerals, one in Kanab, the other In Orderville. A retirement party was held Saturday night at the Flying M Cafe In Pangultch honoring Forest Alvey of Escalante who is retiring from the Forest Service. Those going from here besides Forest and Ruth were Freeland and Phyllis Alvey, Rolaine Lyman, Parley and Le-da Pratt. It was the road maintenance crew Forest had worked with. Roast beef dinner was served to 23 guests and Forest was presented with fishing equipment and told to use it. Calvin and Laretta Shurtz, Daniel and Orllla Cowles have a new granddaughter born to Dorthy and Newell Cowles of Richfield, Laretta has been there some time awaiting the blessed event. Reeves and Laura Baker got word that nephew Crae Baker, son of Flora, has just completed an LDS mission in the Chicago area, he is to report in Sandy. Lynn and Garna Mclnelly and family of Beaver visited at the Ivan Willis home and the Hyrum Cole-mans. A former Escalante resident Mary Malinda Spencer, now residing in Provo, celebrated her 96th birthday anniversary Oct. 16th with a family dinner at her home. She was born at Ho-opervllle, Utah to Willis Albert and Isabell Simpson Thompson. She married Joseph Spencer March 2, 1895 In Escalante, he died Aug. 13, 1920. They were the parents of 9 chldren, 4 of whom are living: Delias of Idaho Falls, Ida.; Herman of Salt Lake City; Kline of Provo; Stella Shurtz of Delta. She has 37 grandchldren, 120 great grandchildren, 4 great great grandchildren. She cares for her home and does fancy work, (continued Inside ESCALANTE (continued from front page) her greatest pleasure is visits from her posterity and friends. Take my advice and if you are traveling by bus and your destination is Orcm, Utah in the middle of the night have your arrangemens made for someone to meet you or you will be left on the sidewalk with two heavy suitcases and na way to go any place. That was my predicament, The bus driver said there was a service station on the corner open all night but it was not, there were no telephone booths with in a radius of four blocks, covered the area to see. Tried to stop police cars but they went right on, looked around for some crime to commit so they would Jail me for the night but could not find any. After about an hour a car pulled into an alley across the street, I dashed over and found three young people, two fellows and a girl who very graciously took me and my luggage about a mile to an all night service sta-tion where we called the kids, LaVee and Steve who came and got me. The station attendant was a BYU student who visited with me until they got there. LaVee brought me to Richfield where Mother Alvey and Dot came to take me the last lap to home. To visit family members is aulte a consolation whether they live near by or half across the nation, to see those precious grandk'ds makes one very proud even If their argue-ments seem a little loud. I'd HVe to make this statement without appearing rude; It's pood to come back home again to plain old solltule |