Show Way Back Rack When One Year Ago 1953 Robert Tobe Toben Anderson scored scored scored ed 3 30 points for Manti ManU as they lost to Ephraim 51 Eighteen Sanpete men were called for induction into t the h e armed forces in one of the largest largest larg larg- est drafts in some time Three were from Manti ManU Five Years Ago Apo 1949 II Manti I n a n t i and md Gunnison High Schools staged a n very successful successful successful success success- ful wrestling meet at nt Manti ManU High Mountain snows were from 10 to 20 inches above average and andover andover over a n two weeks period we had hada a high temperature of 37 de degrees de- de grees The mercury got below zero n nine ne times in those two weeks Clifford McKinney was named d to head the new Sanpete L D S hospital with all doctors of the county on the staff Manti City raised power rates with the hope of bringing their revenue from this source up about about about a- a bout 10 to 15 per cent Manti City passed an nn ordinance ordinance ordin ordin- ance calling for the licensing of bicycles Delma Tuttle left to fill a mission in California Snow High and big Que Bailey Bailey Bailey Bai Bai- ley won over Manti Snow re remaining remaining re- re undefeated In that games game's first half Snow made 86 per cent of their shots and Manti ManU Man Man- ti U got just 28 per cent Ten Years Ago 1944 Lloyd and Wendell Vendell Lowry sons of Mr 11 and Mrs A. A D. D Lowry Lowry Lowry Low- Low ry were serving with the same company of Seabees in Hawaii George Sidwell son of Mr 11 and Mrs L. L M. M Sidwell was writing his letters from New Caledonia Ralph B B. B Jordan prominent editor spoke at nt a meeting sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- by the Manti 1 Ladies Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican club C Com Company o m p pan a n y H IT Utah Home Guard sponsored a Military Ball The unit was commanded by Lester Larsen who passed away ny this week Anderson Dyreng company sold out to Elmer B. B Simmons Simmon and became known as Simmons Simmon Furniture Hardware Dilworth Woolley county di director director director di- di rector and Andrew Judd local loca chairman were most proud a as Manti went way over the top in the Bond Drive Servicemen were the b big i g news David Thomas was a sailor sailor sai sni- lor in the Pacific Kenneth Keisel Keisel Kei Kei- sel was training at nt Camp Roberts Roberts Roberts Rob Rob- erts Jack landed landec with the Marines at nt DeLloyd Peterson was to the Pacific Junior Cox was wa with an armored unit at nt Camp Cook Billy Duncan was j jus u s t back from New Guinea Harold Braithwaite was expected home after much action with the nav navy in the Pacific and Burke Chapman Chapman Chapman Chap Chap- man was home on leave from the Navy Twenty Years Ago 1934 Some of Mantis Manti's best dogs were victims of poisoned meat but nobody could find out who did the poisoning Ray Lund was elected first vice president of the Utah Poultry Poultry Poultry Poul Poul- PoulI I try Coop You c could uld buy tires from to The U US USA S A AC C had some trees trees for sale at to per hundred and there was a n abig abig big drive on to get farmers to plant them on their farms The county was being told the advantages of having a n County Agent a man not then on the local scene Opinion was evenly divided on whether or not to begin the construction of a new c court o 0 U r rt t house Manti 1 Center Ward won the theM M AI l Men l basketball crown and were congratulated by the Stake Presidency then L. L R R. R Anderson N. N E E. E Noyes and Ernest Madsen The automobile was becoming more and more common and people were killed in the U. U US U.S. S. S in 1033 1933 Thirty Years Ago 1924 Timber was pouring out of Manti l Ephraim and Twelve-Mile Twelve Canyons and machinery was on its way from Michigan 1 all for Mantis Manti's box factory Alma Peterson termed our Hour popular young watch repairer and jeweler opened a n n new e w jewelry shop Sterling was in the process of building a new ward chapel Mantis Manti's basketball team coached coach coach- ed by Wm Vm Henry Peterson led the league Growers of sugar beets asked per ton for their product in bargaining with sugar com com- Owners of water rights favored favor favor- ed incorporating in 1924 and still do in 1954 Alma Johnson had thirty beef in his fattening pens and almost ready for market when fourteen of them suddenly died and others others others oth oth- ers became ill It was believed that children had dumped some poison spray Into the grain he was feeding A very successful Military Ball was held by the local Militia l f fand and the Forest Service reported the mountain snows to be only half of normal |