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Newspaper
Payson Roundup
Location
Payson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1974
Page
1
The town council in a special meeting voted to place a question on the general election ballot for May 28 asking voters to adopt staggered four year terms. Terms would start two years later and Councilman David Gilbert proposed the plan.
The Payson Town Council voted to approve ordinances establishing a business license requirement a 1 percent sales tax and new building advisory and library trustees boards each with three members serving three years An upcoming ban on swine within town limits remains pending zoning rules for pigs later The meeting covered parking proposals near Bee line Highway and Frontier and Bonita Streets with no parking signs proposed up to 100 feet from intersections The panel discussed a staggered council term system and its potential challenges for future elections.
Payson residents experienced a brief power outage from 5:37 to 7:28 a m Tuesday as Arizona Public Service crews repaired a 69 000 volt line at Natural Bridge Canyon. Officials said damage was lighter than expected and the job took under two hours.
Pay Son landfill in Star Valley adopts summer hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays through Tuesdays. The site remains closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays and will no longer accept burnt garbage.
Members of the Payson Volunteer Fire Department launch a fund raising drive to buy a Hurst Rescue Tool for emergency service use in the area. The device, commonly called the Jaws of Life, enables a single operator to assist in vehicle extrication and similar emergencies.
A total of 1200 will be awarded at the Country Music Festival to be held June 29 and 30. The committee revised categories to two band groups and three solo contests for fiddle banjo and mandolin. First prize 175 for groups and 75 for solos. Group members may compete for solo prizes. Tickets sold for one or two days with savings for two day attendance.
Extreme dryness and winds raise fire hazard in Tonto National Forest leading to campfire and smoking restrictions. Proclamation by the agriculture secretary bans fires outside designated areas. cook stoves meeting safety rules exempt. Three human caused fires reported. largest about half an acre near Bear Flats. Fire crews from Payson work with Forest Service to contain KK Kohl’s Ranch blaze.
Vernon Keffer will be installed as president of the Payson Lions Club. Newly elected officers include L E Sharkey Baker first vice president Byron Simmons second vice president Pete Trad treasurer Rudy Zimmerman secretary in his fourth consecutive term Steven Campbell lion tamer Maurice Wright tailtwister Roy Brunner and Rose Flynn one year directors Rev Carl Schneider and Gayle Stanfill two year directors Lyle Ferguson is retiring president.
Payson office of First Federal Savings and Loan Association marks one year since opening with a week long birthday celebration. Daily during office hours coffee cookies and cake provided. Friday begins the event concluding with prizes on the final day including a Philco Special Edition radio receiver and an antique scale.
Payson Junior High School raised over $300 during a daylong basketball marathon and house to house efforts as part of the Shamrocks Against Muscular Dystrophy campaign. The $3,000 statewide total supports the Jerry Lewis Summer Camp. Payson students will volunteer on pledge phones during the Labor Day telethon on KPHO TV and KGUN TV.
A brief weather note records the day’s high of 80 degrees marking the warmest reading so far in 1974. The report mentions a late month period of above normal temperatures and hints at continuing mild conditions.
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