Show LOOKING BACK OVER 1960 Continued from page one on January 15 J. J Wallace Vallace will leave next week in company with wool growers from other states for a atour atour atour tour of the Swift plants in Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Boston Baltimore and New York The tour will run through the second and third weeks in February This issue contains news of the aspirations of three men to fill political office in n the elections in November They are arc Sheldon Brewster candidate for governor governor governor gover gover- nor Alonzo F. F Hopkins enters for forthe forthe forthe the governorship and Glen M. M Hatch seeks seat scat The Snow College Badgers snatched a pair of wins at the expense of the Eagles from Carbon Carbon Carbon Car Car- bon College The first game was eked out by the Badgers by the score of 81 The Saturday con- con 06 test was a sided lop-sided 76 49 ver ver- dict diet February February 4 1960 A golden wedding anniversary was observed at an open house on February 7 in honor of Mr and Mrs Albert Anderson In a truly wild and wooly game Gunnison knocked Manti out of second place last Friday night The game wae was tight all the way ended with a jump ball on the Manti end of the floor with just one second to go February 11 77 1960 An article graced the front page of the Messenger about a manufacturer of a nationally known line of apparel has ex expressed expressed expressed ex- ex pressed interest in locating a plant in Sanpete county A survey survey survey sur sur- vey will be made of the area bythe by bythe bythe the Utah Department of Employment Employment Employment Employ Employ- ment to determine the amount of workers available for the apparel firm Temperatures reached a low of three below zero on February 5 and a high of 56 on February 8 8 February 18 78 1960 Mass meetings were held by Manti Democrats and cans ans The Republican mass meet was vas presided over by Mrs 1 Donna McGarry vice chairman of the precinct Lee R. R Barton was reelected reelected re- re elected as precinct chairman The Democratic group was headed by W. W W. W V. V with Shirley Cox ox as vice chairman and Lindsay Lindsay Lind Lind- say Carlisle as treas secretary-treas- An open house was held in honor lonor of Mrs 1 Ida Watt String- String ham tiam on the event of her birthday February 25 1960 Gordon A. A Van Epps has been named lamed president of the Annual An- An lual nual Sanpete Rambouillet and Tumor Junior Livestock Show succeeding succeed succeed- ng ing Robert Stoddard Mr Stoddard lard dard will be a member of the executive committee The new president is a Utah State tate University agronomist sta- sta at Snow College He is in charge of the Snow Field Station Station Sta Sta- tion ion and the Nephi Experimental Farm He is also bishop of the Ephraim North Ward Yard Other officers named include Mayor 1 G. G Calvert Lar Larson Larsen en first vice president resident Dr W. W E E. E Thorpe 2nd vice president Edgar R. R Anderson An Anderson Anderson An- An derson secretary and treasurer Jay H. H Jensen manager ONeil O'Neil Larsen Larson assistant manager The 1 Manti anti High were set to battle Gunnison in a must game to determine the team to 10 enter the round robin tournament tournament tournament ment to be held in ML Mt Pleasant The game was to be played on the Snow College floor March March 3 J 1960 The anti Manti defeated the Gunnison quint to 10 earn a aberth aberth aberth berth in the division round robin They were in the upper bracket with their first opposition to be provided by PI Plute ute March 10 70 1960 E E. C. C and Lindsay Carlisle have been in Salt Lake City this week for a showing of the new line of some 70 Pacific Trail Jackets Setting up shop in room of the Hotel Utah they invited major retailers from the entire area to inspect the jackets many of which they expect to make in their Manti plant Mrs 1 Deon Wall Vall was elected president of the Manti Business Association at the annual meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing of that group held last week She succeeds Kay Peterson inthe in inthe inthe the top office Wilford was elected secretary of the business business business bus bus- iness association The 80 voices of Snow Colleges College's Colleges College's Colleges College's Col Col- leges lege's mixed chorus will join together to together together to- to gether Sunday in a presentation of The Elijah the sacred oratorIo oratorio ora ora- torio written by It I will be presented at 3 pm p.m. in inthe inthe the Ephraim West Vest Ward Yard chapel I The Badger grapplers took third place in the first wrestling tournament Friday and Saturday at March 17 77 1960 Mrs 1 Lola was chosen chosen chosen cho cho- sen by the Manti Ladies Literary Literary Literary Liter Liter- ary Club as the representative I mother from Manti in the annual I Mother 1 of the Year contest which Is sponsored by the General Federation FedI Federation Fed Fed- I of Clubs An open house honoring Mr 1 and Mrs 1 William Villiam Nielsen on their golden wedding anniversary will be held on Sunday March larch 20 March 24 1960 The Sunday afternoon session of stake conference will feature I Ia a dedication program for the Manti Center Ward Yard building ad addition addition ad- ad I ad-I and the South Sanpete Stake Seminary Ward Vard and Seminary Sem Sem- Seminary sem-I sem inary officers will be on hand in all parts of the building to act act as guides and invite everybody I to look through the new I ties tics The conference visitor was was' Elder A. A Theodore Tuttle I April I April 7 1960 Two missionary programs were j scheduled for Sunday April 10 At the North Ward Vard a testimonial was held for Miss 1 Reva Hatch who was called to serve in the Finnish Mission 1 A second testimonial testimonial I set for the South Ward Vard was to honor Elder Howard Scow i Mention was made of the J I birthday celebration on April 4 of Patriarch J. J Hatten Carpenter I An invitation track meet was I scheduled at Snow College on Saturday April 9 Participants were students at Class A and B high schools throughout the st state te April 14 1960 Governor George D D. D Clyde paid a visit to the Snow College campus campus campus cam cam- pus of Friday April 15 The state chief executive had a busy day not only speaking at two meetings meetings meetings meet meet- ings but also sandwiching in a atour atour atour tour of the school campus and a conference with the institutions institution's administrative staff After extensive campaigns the student body of Snow College went to the polls on April 14 to select a new slate of officers Dr Avard Fairbanks famed sculptor and artist has purchased the old school building at Spring City and has set May lay 1 as a tentative tentative tentative ten ten- opening date for an art gallery and studio in the build build- ing The May Day opening will feature items terns and paintings of great value some of which will be for lor sale Dr Fairbanks has other plans for tor Sanpete too He has purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased the Fairview school building building building build build- ing with an eye to another gallery gallery gallery gal gal- lery and display center and has laid plans for a land and building building building build build- ing purchase in Moroni foroni when the desired site is available April 21 27 1960 A youth forest was to be planted plant plant- ed and dedicated on Saturday April 23 The planting of 2000 Ponderosa seedlings is being sponsored by the Sevier Sanpete-Sevier District of V Women's omens Clubs and will be supervised by personnel from the regional and district Forest Offices Miss 1 Carol Ann Braithwaite a daughter of Mr and Mrs 1 Elliott Braithwaite was selected as Miss 1 Manti 1 of 1960 in a contest sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- by the Manti 1 Lions Club Al b bur u r n Lyon well-known well Manti ranU Boy Scout leader was honored honored honored hon hon- ored with the award of Silver Beaver at the fellowship banquet banquet banquet ban ban- of the Bryce Canyon Council Council Coun Coun- cil held in Spanish Fork last Fri Fri Fri- day Manti l weather high for the week was a warm 75 on April 18 1 with a low of 13 recorded on the of April I Results of the Snow College I 1 student body elections were lis list listed listed list list- ed cd in the pages of the Messenger John Morgan 1 newly named presIdent president president pres pres- ident who hails from Nephi The I I first vice president was listed as Judy Harmon The little blondie hails from Manti 1 Darol Denison was elected second second second sec sec- ond vice president hails from up north in Salt Lake City DeAnn Humphrey was chosen to act in the capacity of secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary for the 61 1960 year Her home is in Orangeville Jerrie K Shand was selected to act as Associated Women Students Students Students Stu Stu- dents President She is a graduate graduate graduate grad grad- of Manti 1 High School Eugene Beck Beek was chosen to carry the duties of president of the Associated Men Students He graduated from Gunnison High April 28 1960 Region Nine Music lusic Festival To Tobe Tobe Tobe be featured at Manti Friday with Manti lanti High School as host Ten bands and twelve choruses will perform Four Bountiful residents were killed in a grinding crash into a service station in Fairview They were returning home from froma a Junior Chamber of Commerce meet at Mt lH Pleasant A World War Var II Navy veteran was selected select d as commander of the American Legion Post 31 He takes over duties from Donald Stott who retired as commander Norma was chosen to head the activities of the Legion Auxiliary for the coming year Some 57 prospective graduates of the Manti 1 Seminary will Continued on page eight J |