Show STAhLE STAbLE By LARRY STAHLE To keep young associate with young people To get oldin oldin old oldin in a hurry try keeping up with them We all have some hobby or form of recreation This is good The only exception to this would be when this recreation hurts hurta someone else or causes them a financial setback In talking to Marshal Calvin D. D Nielson it was discovered that thata a local individual vidual or group has taken up a very poor pastime Cal noted that each year the lights from the decorations decorations dec dec- orations of the city as well as some private individuals are stolen He said that one Manti citizen has been victimized by bythe bythe bythe the Yule bulb snatchers for the past three years vears This individual as well as others others others oth oth- oth- oth ers go to great expense to make Christmas time a happy occasion occasion occasion occa occa- sion in Manti The city also goes to a great deal of work and expense expense ex ex- pense to add a holiday luster to the streets And then someone starts taking the fun out of it by stealing the colored globes The other recreation which needs to be curbed is the rash of stolen gasoline tank caps off local vehicles If the person or or- persons think this is very funny let someone try it on them some some- time They will soon find it is very annoying The secret of financial success success success suc suc- cess is to spend what you have left after saving instead of saving what you have left after spending Marshal Nielson also mentioned mention mention- ed another problem which could become very serious if it remains remains remains re re- mains status quo He said that many residents along Main Street park their cars on Main Street when home With the advent of cold slippery weather this could become very dangerous He noted that in the past few weeks there has been reported two accidents where vehicles have smashed into the parked cars on Main Street and property damage ran quite high Also with the snow falling as often as it has been the State Highway crews are fre fre- frequently frequently frequently working at night pushing pushing pushing push push- ing the white stuff off the roads The parked cars hamper them in their program Lets Let's play it safe Think Is when your mouth stays shut and your head k keeps ps talking to tD Itself Early this week we received an air mail letter from Tony Braithwaite son of Carl and Or- Or vella Braithwaite Tony is presently presently presently pres pres- serving with the armed forces in Vietnam He asked that we convey a message to the people peo peo- people of this area so we decided to print his whole letter as follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows As Im I'm writing this letter at noon your kids are probably getting getting getting get get- ting you up to see what Santa has brought them Id I'd like you to put a small note in your paper if you will wiIl Ive I've received many cards from the folks in Manti and I just couldn't get cards to send back So if you will please thank everyone for sending me a card and wish them all a very Happy New Year Ive I've heard on the radio that youve you've got quite a lot of snow this year This is my second Christmas over here and Id I'd sure trade it for the cold and snow this year Ill I'll be home sometime the first part of March l so maybe Ill I'll get into the snow before it all melts The sun is shining here and its it's going to be a beautiful day I can see the guys lining up for their Christmas dinner so Ill I'll close and join them Continued on page two c Sf STALE AhLE Continued from page one I hope you all aU had a Merry Christmas and hope that the New Year brings all aU that's good to all aiL According to American success standards youre you're a n if youre you're making enough money to meet obligations you wouldn't have if you didn't make so much money I was at the Manti City Hall HaU last Monday when the city council council council coun coun- cil was being reorganized I also sat in on some discussions discussions discussions discus discus- which preceded the swearing swearing swearing swear swear- ing in ceremony One thing that the city administrators administrators ad ad- were asking themselves themselves themselves them them- selves was Have you heard any comment from citizens as to whether they think we should or should not build a new city halland hall haU halland and make some changes in the ilie library setup Mayor Leslie J J. J Anderson asked asked asked ask ask- ed this question after which all aU council members except one nodded their heads negatively Councilman Merrill Maylett did mention that one citizen had noted noted noted no no- ted in passing that he felt that the city would be making a mistake mistake mistake mis mis- take if they did build a n new building I think if citizens are going to voice their opinions they should do it before a project gets under way When the city has made decisions many of them have been ridiculed because the citizens felt that they did not know anything about what was taking place Several times during the past few months the council has made an appeal on various subjects subjects subjects sub sub- with no response I know that people are informed on these subjects because they have asked questions of me and expressed opinions to others All AU of this is excellent But it still doesn't answer the question our city administrators have asked of us When they ask for our help dont don't act like you dont don't care And when something is started then commence to complain complain complain com com- plain about how your tax money is being spent Lets Let's show a little interest After After After Aft Aft- er all these proposed building changes will require your tax dollars to complete Her car stalled at the corner corner corner cor cor- ner and the traffic light kept changing red yellow green red yellow green The policeman stepped over overto overto to tD the car and asked in a hurt voice the matter lady aint we got any colors you like The Manti High School has informed informed in in- formed us that they are planning a drivers driver's training course at the school in the near future to help those learning to drive to comply comply comply com com- ply with the law Last July a new state stale law went into effect requiring all persons persons persons per per- sons seeking a drivers driver's license for the first time to have successfully successfully suc suc- completed a drivers driver's training course This has caused a problem in this area because of the lack of professional drivers drivers drivers ers education teachers Winston Gleave Cleave principal principal principal pal issued an invitation to any adult in this area who would like to join the class If you will contact Mr Gleave Cleave and give him your name he will make arrangements arrangements ar are ar- ar to have the materials materials materials mater mater- and textbooks Mr Gleave Cleave said that it is anticipated anticipated anticipated an an- that the class will beheld beheld be beheld held a a time that will be bo convenient convenient convenient con con- to most persons Wife The UThe new maid has burned the bacon and eggs dar dar- ling Wont Won't you be satisfied with a couple of kisses for breakfast He Sure Bring her in County Agent Jack W. W Herring has instituted a starling program program pro pro- program gram in Sanpete County He asks that anyone who is having havinga a problem with the pesky starlings starlings starlings star star- lings to please contact him A truck driver pulled out alongside one of those tiny foreign foreign for for- eign sports cars stalled on the highway and poked his head out the trouble pal he grinned need a new flint |