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Show I HAPPENINGS IN PflRflC-ONRH i (Mrs. Nora Lund) A good percentage of our ward membership attended Stake' Conference in I'arowan Satur-1 day evening and Sunday. Ourj Bishopric assist ed with the ushering usher-ing ;ft the morning session. Those who filled special assignments from here were: Carolyn Jones, LaGrand Robh, Lyle Topham, J. B. Jones, Kenneth Topham, Jr., with Herbert Topham and Allen Stones singing in the Stake Priesthood chorus, which D. Amasa Stone, directed. The Paragcnah ward Trimary officers and teachers have just completed a teautiful satin quilt their contribution to the All-Church All-Church Primary bazaar to bo held in Salt Lake City in connection con-nection with Cciicral Conference in April. The proceeds of this bazaar will be used for the Pri mary Children Hospital. Allen Daily, Keed Thornton, Pean Robinson. Robin and Dunne I.amoreaux Members of the "B" basketball team ot the Parowan High School, traveled to Richfield Rich-field Saturday wliere they tangled tan-gled with a plucky Richfield High School team. We are happy to report both the A and B . PHS teams came away victorious. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Reynolds and daught'T of Central, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Topham and family. Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. Topham are sisters. Horance and Jimmy Maxwell of Glendale were over-night visitors vis-itors at the home of their sister, sis-ter, Mrs. Roene I.und and family fam-ily Wednesday. Rex Maxwell of Cedar City was also here. The boys came especially to see their mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell who Is spending the winter here with the Lunds. Mr. and M-s. Chester Robinson Robin-son and sons Ronald and Dale traveled to Provo Friday to see the BYU-University basketball games. The men folks returned Sunday night but Mrs. Robinson remained for a longer visit with her relatives, the Arch Lamor-1 eaux's. Mr. and Don Barton went to Panguitch Saturday to secure 'genealogical information from Edith's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Miller. The Baton's are members of the Ward, Book of Rememberance class. Archie Gubl?r of Santa Clara was transacting business here Wednesday. Walter Robb arrived back In town Friday night from Idaho Falls. He renorts that his brother-in-law, Mart'n Robinson, Is making satisfactory recovery frcm a very serious illness. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Lund, Heber and Gayle spent the weekend week-end in Milford, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barton and family. They also attended the wedding reception of Beverly Dawn Bentley Gillins and Julian Ray Gillins of Minersville, Saturday Sat-urday night. Heber was on the program with accordion music. ' Miss Hettie Ann Jones attended the bride. Mrs. Eliza W. Owens is convalescing con-valescing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williamson. Mrs. Owens suffered a stroke at her home in Cedar City some weeks ago. She had bcvi confined to the Iron County Hospital until Monday when she was brought to Paragonah to be cared for by her brother and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bradshaw and children of Beaver were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Leonard Leon-ard Topham on Friday. Mr. Calvin Smith came down from Clearfield Saturday to move his sister-in-law. Mrs. liazel Jean Robinson, up north. Mrs. Robinson Robin-son and children will live with the Smiths, and Hazel Jean will do secretarial work at the Hill Field Air Force Base. Young Allen Al-len Robinson will remain, with his grandparents, the Wm. T. Davenport's, because of his exposure ex-posure to Chicken Pox. We wish to report a very successful suc-cessful March vt Dimes campaign. cam-paign. Mrs. Ililma Lamoreaux and her staff of Marching Mothers, Moth-ers, assisted by the Mayor, Wm. S. Boardman, canvassed the town. As usual our people gave generously gener-ously to this vvr.nhy cause. The Elementary and High School students are to be complimented on their fine contributions. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Whittaker of Circleville visited briefly with Mrs. Pauline Topham on Tuesday Tues-day afternoon. Her aunt and uncle un-cle were on their way to St. George to visit Mrs. Frank Church, a sister-in-law of Mrs. Whittaker's, who I:? seriously ill at the Dixie Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Gaytha Benson and Gay Lynn of Parowan are spending 2 weeks here with the Joe Lam-oreaux's Lam-oreaux's while her husband, Joe Benson, attends a young farmers school at the USAC at Logan. Mrs. Lila Stones, Pres. of the local P-TA reports a very successful success-ful Valentine dance and food sale Monday afternoon. The proceeds pro-ceeds of this entertainment will go toward paying for a much needed record player for the school. It has a dual speaking system which will make It useful use-ful for school programs and square dancing. The PTA appreciates ap-preciates the fine rooperation of the Iron County School Board In their school betterment pro-J pro-J jects. Relatives of Mrs. Emma Smith of Beaver were sorry to hear that she suffered a stroke on Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Thclma Melllng I in Cedar City. Mrs. Alice Robinson was pleased pleas-ed to have her family, and many I friends and relatives from here, as well as Tarowan and Cedar City call on her Feb. 8th to help her celebrate her birthday. Her sisters, Mrs. Martha Dalton of Parowan and Mrs. Pearl Me-Conncll Me-Conncll of Cedar City were a-mong a-mong the guests. Mrs. McConnell stayed for a week's visit. Mr. Asa Topham was also honored hon-ored on his birthday Sunday by members of his family and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Tucker of Rose Dale, Calif., were guests at the Lowe Barton home, Sunday Sun-day through Tuesday. A number of our people attended at-tended sessions at the St. George L D S Temple on Wednesday. They report large crowds at each session. Pres. Harold S. Snow told us at Conference Sunday that the Parowan and Cedar Stakes made a record day at the temple Wednesday, January 2G. There were more ordinances ordi-nances performed then than any other one day since the temple W'as dedicated in 1S77. |