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Show J PAGE TWO THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN :"AY, SEPTET, ? a J t i 1 t V4 ,'5 i M SI 1 ''13 s . .. . v, ' ' 5 THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Published Every Thursday at American Fork. Utah, by the ALPINE PUBLISHING CO Entered as Second Class Matter, at the Postofftce at American Fork. Utah, under the act of March 3. 1879 NotiMol A4vertUlaf RoproteatoHve niwfPArin AaVuTrtizvo sinvici. iwc a.- jh I - j A 1 -" fttJ a i.m. a SOW.Ii iH-Qtit.l. VriCIt HidsMfctofriuhiaTt 991 OcMf CmImI toatarf Has. Mwr VmS M VX. - Subscription Rate $150 Per Year EDITORIAL Fire Prevention Week in the nation tind in Utah will be observed this year irom October 9 to 15. It has been offic ially proclaimed by President Truman, with an urgent appeal that the public give heed to the menace of fire and the need for intelligent, public-supported effort to prevent fire. The annual toll of fire in loss of life, in injury and suf fering, in loss of property and in general inconvenience is huge and it has been increasing steadily in recent years. Last year the total property loss in fires in the United States was $715,000,000. That was the greatest national fire loss in history. Last year over 8,500 lives were lost by lire While the increase in loss of life has not been so steady as the increase in property loss, here again the toll has been greater than 'before the war. There is need for a vigorous and persistent effort to combat this toll. Most fires cduld be prevented with just a little extra bare. If we could just get all the American people fireonscious alert to the menace of fire and watchful in regard to the more obvious fire hazards in their homes, on their farms and in their places of business we could make Back-Log From Citizen -News Columns TEN YEARS AGO The American Fork high school football team got off to a flying start Friday when they defeated the Pleasant tittm Vikings ?1-0. The Une-tlD Included cecll Han sen, Dell, tiraht, Joe . Iflgetsoll, dene Welsh, boil BtrasDurg, John Ehirraht Eirl tactAgUer&liy Ellison. Earl Holinstead, , Boyd Ekirtahi, iefti Johnson ahd ken-, neth .-..Beck.- An auldttoblle Hh i California Califor-nia license Struck i buck deer oh the highwaf hotth bt tile, Bio drande weittem tratb Wednesday, Wednes-day, kllllnt the deer. TWENtttEARiAtirj AmlrlclH.FHrk BW'I llhibit refceited first place at the county fair held In Provo -Monday through Friday, individual exhibits ex-hibits were cent In by E. B. Hawkins, Haw-kins, J. W. Johnston, American Fork Nursery, Utah Poultry, and the FFA. I. First load of cauliflower to be shipped from this district this season left Sept. 24. It was shipped ship-ped cooperatively by different growers. SAFETY SPENDING According to a report of Principal Princi-pal B. Ray Gardner of the American Amer-ican Fork Seminary, there are now 208 high school student registered reg-istered in the classes. THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Last Friday Mrs. Emily Adam- son entertained the ladles known as the "Pioneer Girts" at an af ternoon tea in honor of Mrs, Hannah Lapish, one of the girls. Present were Mrs. Alice Moyle, Mrs. Orpha Robinson, Mrs. Jan ette Crystal, Mrs. Jane Greenwood. Green-wood. Formerly the bunch In cluded many others, but their numbers have been thinned by death. America is spender $14,000 The 1049 edition of "Accident Facts." nolnta but that two per sons are accidentally killed and 200 injured somewhere In the (United States on the average of every 10 minutes. The costs of these accidents total $140,000 or $14,000 a min ute. The yearbook also shows that somebody died m a motor vehicle accident on the average every 16 and a half minutes during 1948, and that somebody was accidentally accident-ally killed Iri his home every 15 minutes. There was a motor ve hide Injury eyery. 29 seconds and a home injury every six seconds throughout the entire year. snarpTelucllons- hi aMliai tire losses. Every citizen can and should do his part in the fire prevention effort by himself being fire gafety conscious, ahd by supporting his local fire department and other fire prevention pre-vention agencies in their work of combatting the rising fire toll. The fire prevention appeal should strike home to every citizen because it is in his own interest Good fire prevention work may save him or members of his family Heavy loss, suffering, suf-fering, even death. And it certainly will save him money because be-cause successful fire prevention work means less fire loss and therefore lowea fire insurance premiums. It is in every respect re-spect a worth while project. SAFETY TIDBITS Accidents dont punch a time clock on the Job-ut they hit their peak during certain hours of the work day. According to the 1&49 edition of "Accident Facts," more workers work-ers suffer disabling industrial injuries in-juries between 10 and 11 o'clock in the morning and between three and four, o'clock In the afternoon than during any other hours of the dav. These hours account for 14 and 12 per cent of all injuries respec tively. Councilmen E. B. Hawkins, William Thornton and J. B. See ley were guests of the Utah Power & Light company In an automo bile visit to various pumping plants. At the council meeting tonight the question of digging an experiment well will be dls cussed. ;li Giro's : ; '"ATX AAAA$lski?--' J' 'w' l&dSA' A 1 . " am' ' r : z : ii '-yr. ' z a M"! L A :SJ a Ar- ; , ; a - - .... 1 -5 jt . . . . . ' ,J. I , - : 7 ' t : Ai I "J 'I ' ' T UTAH VALLEY SLOGAN, Slogans are still being submitted submit-ted for the advertising! program of greater Utah Valley, .Incorporated .Incorpo-rated according to , Sterling e. Price, president of the corporation. corp-oration. Many excellent slogans have been received and a great many more are expected before the deadline date of October 1, 1949. The slogan contest was lnltiat ed to enlist the cooperation of the residents of Utah valley In dls covering a succinct phrase that can be used as a "spearhead" or "battle cry for , the campaign which the organization is under taking to Increase the awareness of Utah valley residents of the virtues of Utah valley as a place to work and live, as well as to encourage tourist trade and new industry to recognize the unusual opportunities offered by the valley. A prize of $50.00 U to be given for the best slogan as judged by the directors or the corporation, Other prizes Include one $20.00 prize, three prizes of $5.00, and six prizes of $2.50. - . Slogans are to be Judged ac cording to their accuracy in re flecting the virtues of Utah valley and their power in con veylng the desired impressions. All slogans are to be mailed.-to "Utah Valley, Incorporated," Pro-vo, Pro-vo, Utah, according to Mr. Price Sophomores Elect Cheer Leaders Sophomores those their cheer leaders for the coming year In a spirited election held this week. The victorious team Is compos ed of Glen Varney, Juel Ander son and Alton Wride. The trio beat but two other teams for the cheer leaders posts. The soph cheermakers will lend their support to the basketball league when it opens Its season's stand on the hardwood courts. as n 'as onOct, moos became w w"enMrs.0W Are. Apparent; contented cot p it' With most of m1 gone, Chicago ( old American eO y uuiming they'd hadbeioni used the debris h sudsou for t W nai oeganail ed up withthik town in the eonai In Wichita N' body stole a se-j j pole. Probacy for people he J with a 10-ft pokl touch the low pfc? repairs and aW PINE MOTOR a) E. Main 8t,-Wi! first-class motor k general repair.; o tnent and tkSH i add up to plenty t tlon for you, ft phone 121 i pA fiomwfaeteIsitJoet! A Big Boost For M Steppi Into Smith's Depart-neat Depart-neat Store tht other boob ana uv tko strangest thing. "Sis" Barb was eamlnf np the ataira from the basement with a handle of wash. havo certainly tilai forward darint uj Gf(tk From when Ivk'm to be doing a better jaif our neighbor! rievps! days. Though hiikW may not be oan, nc stand hit prefereno)hri breakfast cereal, a fire: star, or for a teapot "Is Smitty taking in washing these daya?" ! asked. "Not quite," she says. "Bo's just put tn a hew automatic washing machine, so the girls who work hero can get their laundry done while they're eating lunch. Means mora time to sjiould be in a free relax at night and on weekends." .1 thought what i swell boss Smitty must he. Human relations between the boss and employees of beer or ale. ITufil Copyright, 1949, Vni'td tpatrmb You're looking at th "backbone" bf a Chevrolet Advance-Deala truck . . . tho source of Chevrolet's maisive strangth and durability. Run your oyes over that rugged frame and thoso sturdy springs. Here'a tho rock-solid foundation that keeps Chevrolet trucks hauling at peak efficiency mil after mile, year after year! 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