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Newspaper
Payson Roundup
Location
Payson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1976
Page
3
A duplex at the Wipla Wiki Boy Scout Camp near Christopher Creek burned late Sunday night. The cause is under investigation. The two 2 bedroom units housed by the camp director and camp physician were three years old, valued at 55000, and fully insured with reconstruction plans pending.
Two candidates Warren Thomas and Willard Taylor will speak at an open forum Monday at noon at Roberto's Restaurant. Sponsored weekly by the Roundup, 11 of 16 candidates have already spoken as camping season begins in June. No injuries or building damage reported in a separate incident while US Forest Service firefighters arrived but could not save the structure.
A Gun Show and Collector Rama featuring guns swords coins antiques and Indian jewelry will be held March 27 and 28 at the Gila County Fairgrounds in Globe. Sponsored by the Arizona Gun Collectors Association the two day event will emphasize historical and educational displays. Hours on March 27 will be.
James French 46 of Mesa Del Caballo arrested Saturday on charges he killed and butchered beef belonging to F Malcom Pyle of Star Valley. Payson undersheriff Capt. R O McDaniel said the arrest followed an Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board inquiry aided by Gila County Sheriff. French jailed in Payson, released on 1100 bond.
Judge John W. Rood of Phoenix was named to serve in Gila County’s new second division Superior Court until an elected judge takes the post in January 1977. The appointment, approved by the County Board of Supervisors and the Arizona Supreme Court, follows a career in the Army Judge Advocate Corps and private practice in Phoenix.
An estimated 1,250 residents are registered to vote as of Tuesday. The March 27 deadline applies to primary registration. The town expects 2,252 eligible voters, with 21 days until the April 6 primary and 61 days before the May 18 general election.
From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily with Sunday hours 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. An admission charge of $1 applies, children under 12 admitted free with an accompanying adult. A reduced 50 cent rate is available to coupon holders. Coupons free at The Payson Roundup office Quillen's Gun Shop Ox Bow Inn and the Gay Nineties bar.
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