Show r- r STAhLE TUT By LARRY STAHLE p.- p. His wife lay on her death bed She pleaded John I want you to make a promise Will you ride In the same car with mother to the funeral funeral fu funeral fu- fu He sighed Okay but its it's going to spoil my whole day With the advertising campaign campaign campaign cam cam- of a num number er of or our local residents Im I'm afraid that we e will have several hundred thousand thousand thousand thou thou- sand people here just to see what Is going to happen As I have viewed the typIcal typical typical cal reaction of a few tourists as they were given the full fun sales pitch regarding our up upcoming upcoming upcoming up- up coming Mormon Miracle Pageant Pageant Pageant I 1 have been amazed how big their e eyes es can get Some of them even tremble to think of what Is going to transpire In Sanpete come next month I am sure to many of these people the non LOS especially they may be a bit spooked as our Sanpete guides spill out the full details of what is to come for eight days here next week Perhaps some of these guests will return out of curiosity while others will wind up the theold theold theold old tamly bus and leave rubber getting away from here liere Somo of this stigma could be erased if our Sanpete lour tour guides would take a refresher course in pronouncing the correct correct correct cor cor- name of the annual event For example I have overheard overheard overheard over over- heard a few tew of Sanpete salesmen salesmen salesmen sales sales- men as they give the following First they yanked open the thedoor thedoor thedoor door on the tourists tourist's family bus grabbed the hand of the friendly visitor gave it nine or ten len quick pumps and th then than n administered severe whiplash as they jerked them from rom their car seat The tourist expecting anythIng anything anything any any- thing when he Is traveling manages manages manages man man- ages to keep his pearly white teeth exposed as he encounters the guide The local announcer then re re- re leases his hammerlock and be begins begins begins be- be gins to outline ten good reasons reasons reasons rea rea- sons why th th- thy y should comeback comeback come como back to see the Miracle By this time the tourist is sure that this man has escaped from Happy Acres Estates It is a wee bit hard for most people to realize that we do have a nightly Miracle during the time that the pageant Is in session each year but our visitors vis visitors visitors vis- vis will have a hard time tImo swallowing swallowing swallowing lowing this fact until they see seethe seethe seethe the production Why not use the full title The Mormon Miracle Pageant or if you have a toothache and andare andare andare are unable to say much refer to It as The Pageant There may be he a destiny which shapes our ends but our middles are of or our own A number of people are also asking about housing and meals mp-als during the pageant time next month This annual problem Is a tough one to solve because of the limited amount of motels accommodations and eating es es- es But the commodore of the pageant R. R Clair Anderson this week has announced that his committee Is now In the process process process pro pro- cess of calling persons to handle handle handle han han- dle housing In the area For Forthe Forthe Forthe the next week to 10 days persons persons persons per per- sons desiring housing may call Jeanette Hatch When Rhen It comes to meals the local cafe operators are prepared to handle the business busIness business busi busI- ness rush The ManU Mantl North Ward is making arrangements to have food stands on the nights of the performances and the Manti ManU South Ward Is now taking reservations reservations reservations res res- for dinners to be served from 5 to 8 each eve eve- ning More details will be forthcomIng forthcoming forthcoming forth forth- coming soon One thing about getting along in years ears you feel your corns more than your oats |