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Show , , : (, . ; . ' ; v Lako City VOL. XLDC AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1952 NUMBER 29 Am. Fork First City Oil Lake To Build Adequate Sewage Plant . American Fork was commended commend-ed by officials of municipalities of Utah as an example of outstanding out-standing civic enterprise at the 8th annual Municipal Waterworks Water-works and Sanitation conference held Wednesday. The conference preceded the 45th annual convention con-vention of the Utah Municipal League held In the Newhouse Hotel Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Sat-urday. Mayor Willard Cleghorn, speaker spea-ker at the Wednesday afternoon session, outlined the project nearing completion here for a sewage collection system and also a sewage treatment plant, the first of its kind in Utah County. Coming at a time when the problem -of pollution of. Utah Lake, Into which raw sewage is constantly being poured, Is claiming clai-ming wide spread attention, A-merlcan A-merlcan Fork -was lauded for launching the Initial attack on a situation which health officials offic-ials have declared to be an ever Increasing menace. Mayor Cleghorn told the group that city officials here are highly high-ly gratified with the almost 100 per cent response, the citizens have given the project, which he attributed largely to the manner man-ner in which the plan was set tip before calling a bond election and the fact that every effort had been made to fully acquaint the citizens with all phases of the project. He outlined the financial plan covering the sewer installation and maintenance costs and advised ad-vised the municipal officials not to plan sewage systems without adequate treatment plants. He stressed the fact that the cost per American Fork family for the Installation of the sewage collection system and disposal plant will be no more than that of a good television set. The American Fork plan, he said, has the full approval of the Utah State Board of Health and Is being used by this body as an example to the rest of the state as to what can and should be done. A member of the board, said Mayor Cleghorn, has voiced the wish that every community in the county was as far ahead as American Fork In solving the sanitation problem. The mayor declared (that the Utah Lake pollution has created an almost Intolerable condition, one which he felt was the duty of city officials to take the leadership lea-dership In cleaning up. American Ameri-can Fork citizens, he pointed out, are carrying forward their own project while the county project at the present Is at a stand still. Mayor Cleghorn expressed the opinion, however, that the difference dif-ference in viewpoints between the group favoring the project and the group opposing is not so far apart but that by diligent tudy a plan acceptable to both can be worked out. A movement Newest X-ray For American -The new Westlnghouse. JX-ray machine, said to be the most ariahlft unit vet developed for taking all possible pictures of the human body, has arrived at the American Fork' Hospital- It is to be installed within the next few days and placed in operation next week. This new unit cost $11,000 and from the best information secured, se-cured, Is the finest-X-ray machine ma-chine on the market today. It has double the capacity of the present machine In use at the hospital and Is so built that pictures pic-tures of the human body can be taken at any angle desired. It is now possible to give American Fork Hospital patients -X-ray sendee Just as fine and as technical as anything In Salt Lake City or the Intermountaln West. With this new unit and the technically trained operator and picture reading expert service serv-ice now available at our hospital very patient Is assured of service serv-ice second to none anywhere. With the installation of this newest X-ftv unit the hospital has completed Its equipment to t; '3 toint -where It 1s more than r 1 td that of tha biggest hos- y.,;jA With ton specialists from Salt Lake and other state centers coming to our hospital to render is on foot, he said, to call all Interested In-terested groups together to devise de-vise a system to satisfy both factions fac-tions and still accomplish the purpose of cleaning up Utah Lake. Mayor Cleghorn was foremost fore-most in a group of city officials throughout the county In making mak-ing a comprehensive study of the situation. A number of mayors of other Utah cities tendered congratulations congratula-tions to - American - Fork city through Mayor Cleghorn, following follow-ing the confenence, on making strides forward. Upon returning to American Fork further commendation com-mendation was given him upon favorable conference press reports' re-ports' given this city on the program pro-gram of attack on the sewage oroblem launched here. . He stated that within SO days the work of connecting private lines to the sewer mains will begin. be-gin. The sewage treatment plant now under, construction south vest at the city Is as far along as Is possible without the machinery mach-inery installation. The plant, said the mayor, should be completely com-pletely finished and in operation by winter but in the meantime connections to the trunk lines feeding Into the outfall line will be completed and placed Into operation.. The Intervening time until the disposal plant is placed In operation will create no serious ser-ious problem, he said. Boy Killed and Six Injured In Car Crash A two-car crash Sunday at 6:08 p.m. claimed the life of I year old Gary Swenson of Lin don and Injured six persons. The accident occtbfred at 11th North and 4th West, Pleasant Grove Injured are the dead child's father, Joseph A. Swenson, 38, driver of the sedan; Colleen Swenson, 15, leg fracture; Lorna Gillman, face lacerations; Patsy Swenson, head lacerations and concussion. Robert Lee Mllhing, 18, American Ameri-can Fork, driver of the coupe sustained internal injuries. With Mlllrtng were Joan Swenson, Lindon, cousin of Gary; who re ceived head lacerations and shock, and Merlin Oaisford, 19, American Fork, who sustained arm cuts. According to the report of the accident the Swenson child was thrown from the car and crushed as the sedan rolled on him. The Swenson car was traveling south and the Millrlng car was east bound. Investigation of the accident was continuing Monday. The body was taken to the Pleasant Grove Olpin mortuary. Unit Arrives Fork Hospital treatment and advice to patients It is felt the best medical and surgical service' IS1 now being brought to the very door of our people. During. the Initial planning of the local hospital It was felt the old X-ray unit was sufficient ly new and modern enough to take care of any needs at the hospital However, as the pat-lent pat-lent load grew and the top state physicians started using this hospital it was found that we needed a newer and more modern Xay. The state and federal taxing units found they could not participate In the purchasing of this unit because we already possessed good unit Over a year's operation the hospital board decided the hospital would not be able to furnish the full top service to Its patients In the coming years and so have gone out on their own and bought this newest unit It is going to be necessary for the public to aid in this ktestl purchase in a financial way but feeling that this can be worked out the step was taken and the order signed toy the hospital board. ' Some- financial plan can be worked nA in the coming months to meet' this added expenditure, ex-penditure, ; it was felt by all board members. ' ; , - - V . V, - Tennis Champions Show Medals " 11 jrill I ill R. K. Smith and Monte Lee, champions in the men's doubles at Tennis Tournament, look over medals displayed by Ira J. Taylor Jr., recreation chairman of the Rotary Club who gave, all the medals for the tourney. Tennis Medalists Announced After Four Weeks Play After four weeks of actual play, which was preceded by five clinics, champions of the tennis tournament were announced an-nounced yesterday by Don Overly, Over-ly, director, following the last game Tuesday afternoon. Sixty young people participated participa-ted in one of the most successful success-ful summers during Mr. Overly's experience In American Fork. The five clinics were conducted by Jack Thurgood, outstanding player in Provo. There were 18 entered in the Junior singles, 7 Mack Chipman Wins FFA Champion Award for State Mack Chipman brought home two championship ribbons from the Utah State Fair won by two ewes, a Suffolk and a Hampshire, Hamp-shire, which he entered with a pen of ten. Every one of the ten sheep placed, bringing four blue ribbons, five red ribbons and one white ribbon to their young exhibitor. ex-hibitor. Mack was also highly commended for the showmanship showman-ship of the pen. Other members of the American Ameri-can Fork Future Farmer chapter chap-ter who won ribbons at the Fair were Creed Strong, 1st place for extracted honey; 3rd place for green gage plums and 4th place damson plums. Vaughn Myers, 1st for Lehml wheat and slicing cucumbers, and 3rd place for pickling cucumbers. Kay Mltoni, 1st for celery. Allen Christensen, 1st for cabbage. Verl Matthews, 1st for pickling cucumbers and 2nd for slicing cucumbers. Mar-low Mar-low Bennett, 2nd for winter banana ban-ana apples, and Sylvan Buhler, 1st for pink eye beans. Creed also entered Italian plums; Marlow, Wolf River and Jonathan apples; Lyman Buhler, a tray of ripe tamatoes; Grant Parker,- a tray-of-ripe -tamatoe and green tamatoes, and Vern Matthews a tray of ripe tamatoes tama-toes and banana squash. JUDGING TEAM PREPARE FOR NATIONAL CONTEST " Yard Swain, Jesse Wagstaff and Allen Christensen, the FFA chapter's Judging team who won first in the state last spring, at tended the Judging in the FFA department at the Fair Saturday Satur-day morning and practiced Judging Jud-ging of beef and dairy cattle, sheep and swine. In the afternoon the boys fol lowed the big Judges of livestock live-stock in the main fair exhibits to further prepare them for the coming contest The three Future Fu-ture Farmers will leave here Oct. 11, in ompany with A. B. Allen. vocational agricultural instruc tor, for the national contest in Kansas City. The team which has been wor king all summer to raise nec essary funds for the trip is still $100. short The boys expect to make it up in the next three weeks, ; - : - dies bow wasted in coal mining --such m methana msy eventually be uiiuxe4 In producing powar, according- to Briton scientlit C In the boys singles, 12 in the men's singles and 20 in the mens doubles. ... i, Medals for the winners were the gift of the Rotary Club and the presentation was made by Ira J. Taylor. J Raman Peterson won the girls singles by defeating Jeanene Winter, 6-2, 2-8, 6-0; Craig Mor-tenson Mor-tenson won the medal In the boys singles by defeating Arlen Greening 6-3, 6-2; in the mens singles Monte Lee. defeated R. K. Smith, 6-4, 6-2, to win the medal. The mens doubles were won by Monte Lee and R. K. Smith who defeated Leland Brlggs and Nor man Johnson 6-3, 6-3. In the final game yesterday, the junior singles was won by Merrill Bate man who defeated Nlel Morten son 7-5, 5-7, 6-1. Fair Entries Lions Hear County Planning Director A picture of Utah .County in 1970 was visualized for members of the Lions Club at the.regular semi-monthly luncheon meeting last Thursday night Dale Dis pain, a director of the Utah County Planning Commission was the speaker. Traffic trends according to the increases of the past few years will demand another highway by that time but, in the opinion of the speaker, the new highway should not be too far from the cities of the county, with ac cessible roads at intervals, other wise the purpose of creating an other highway would be defeated. Mr. Despain said he also looks to see the extension of the scenic Wasatch boulevard on through the Utah County area hugging the foothills on to Hobble Creek Canyon become a reality before too long. The future of American Fork Canyon as a ski area came in for discussion ..also . by. the, speaker. Ski. experts who have surveyed the possibilities of opening up the area have declared it to be second to none in the state, said Mr. Despain. .,..,., Another of the long range planning possibilities is the dyking dyk-ing of Utah lake to conserve evaporation. Steve Murdock, chairman of the program committee was in charge of arrangements. Five Am. Forkers Among Third Term Dish Jurors Five residents of American Fork are among the 40 Jurors whose names were drawn in preparation pre-paration for selection for third term in the Fourth District court The are summoned to appear ap-pear Sept 22, at 10 a. m. They are William John Greenland, Green-land, Highland; Leo T. Hansen, Harry McTague, Frank S. Allen, and Helen L. Hall American Fort : 'i .r'Cmr M':tc8kaaef Vy- Of : S3 tha Important induitrial maUl and mfnara' mined in thla country, vouc sa!f-i. Iktency U Increasing In-creasing In only thr major CelJi; sulphur, ' salt and coal. Vv .v y Turkey Peak L Schools Add Buses to Handle Pupils Schools of the Alpine District swung open their doors to the thousands of students this week and as anticipated the beginning grades in almost every section were even greater than planned. In the Orem section a new bus route for transporting students to and from the schools was placed in service and it is very likely one more bus run will be necessary in American Fork area, it was felt at the school offices. There are now nineteen buses in service throughout the entire district and the 20th will go into the lineup if the American Fork section demands the anticipated extra unit The present school law pro vides transportation for all Junior and senior high school students living beyond two miles and all primary students living beyond 1 miles of their school build ings. The aiatnct is planning on moving their supply warehouse for the district from Center Street in American Fork to their new property, north of the Apollo Hall. If the present warehouse prop erty is sold a new properly con' structed and designed building will house the supply unit of the district at the new location. An option on the old ware house has been taken by a firm of doctors and within a limited time the board of education will make the decision on the new warehouse, it was stated yester day by school officials. First Ward Gives Bid to Come -To the Carnival First ward members have spent the past three weeks preparing pre-paring for a carnival and auction auc-tion sale which will be held at the church grounds Wednesday afternoon and evening Sept. 24. An invitation is being given to everyone interested to attend any part or all of the evening's entertainment Immediately after school the Junior Sunday School will sponsor spon-sor a movie for the children and at 4 p. m, there will be pony and airplane rides. At 5 p. m. members of the Relief Re-lief Society will begin serving supper to family groups as well as individuals, and at 6:30 the I High Priests and Seventies of the ward will conduct an auction sale. Other auxiliaries will have for sale candy, ice cream, pop corn, son annxs ana ower re freshment foods. All " proceed made from the carnival will be used for ward welfare funds, Walton E. Foul- ger, general chairman, saia. Heads of ward organizations who are - assisting Jtlr Foulger are Irene Wright Relief Society, Harold B. Scholes and Arsena Robinson, Sunday School; William Wil-liam Thornton and' Opal Scholes, MIA; Mrs; Kenneth Francom, Primary; Arthur B. Hall, High Priests; Eugene Barker, Seventies; Seven-ties; Lewis Hardy, Elders, and J. Fred Scholes Adult Aaronic Priesthood. City Officiate Attend State Conventions American Fork city officials who attended sessions of the Waterworks and Sanitation and Municipal League conventions In Bait Lake City last week were Mayor and Mrs. Willard R. Cleghorn Cleg-horn and daughter Lorene, Mr. and Mrs. George X. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Searle, Mr. and Mrs. Jared D. Keller, Mr. and Mrs. Melvta tDunkley;"l.tr. and Mrs. Walter 8. Devey, and Police Pol-ice Chief and Mrs, Leo Van Wagoner., Wag-oner., Clarrr.-o..; Grant" executive execu-tive accrtu-ry cf the Utah Association Asso-ciation of County Officials, and Mrs: Or tat were also in attendance'. attend-ance'. ' ' . ! . Prices Very Low if f ' , Y, ; i , The Utah Poultry ., dressing plant on . the Denver , and Rio Grande Railroad here is now at the peak of the turkey killing anddressing processing, SI Bell manager, announced yesterday. The plant Is expected to process pro-cess some4 million pounds ef turkeys this raeason, it was repor ted. They opened, operation , in August and wIUtua through to January, it was learned. ' The plant operateaflve days weekly and processes some 2,500 birds per day Thlfruhs upward of 12,500 per week , and some 50,000 per month. ' Up to ninety employees an needed to operate the plant and haul in the turkeys from ranches over the area. Turkey flocks from Salt Lake. Utah and Was a ten counties are being processed process-ed in their plant The processing carries through a full six month period and circulates thousands of dollars to growers, and em ployees. .'' ' . This week U expected to be the peak period for the entire season. The plant run has grad ually built up from the first week in August until this week when 250,000 pounds of turkey toms will be placed in boxes, ready for shipment to markets and refrigerating plants over the nation. -; v The number of turkeys over the nation, is figured to be about 13 per cent above average this year while Utah isald to be 13 per cent under average The over supply has broken the selling prices and growers are taking a terrible loss in this district dis-trict it is reported. Present prices are below forty cents per pound which means growers receive re-ceive less than thirty cents net BasicvSales Class Being vffered Service Personnel A four evening course in the fundamentals of salesmanship is being offered sales and ser vice personnel in American Fork, according to Clifford E. Young Jr., president of the American Fork Chamber of Commerce. The course is offered by the Utah State Board for Vocational Training in cooperation with the American Fork Chamber of Commerce and the Alpine School District. ' First class will be held Wed nesday evening Sept. 24, at 8 p. m. in the high school, and run the three succeeding Wednes days, Oct 1, 8, and 15. There will be no charge.' Purpose of the course is to up grade the city's sales personnel ana all who work in either sales or service are Invited to attend. Hal C. Cheney, state director of business education. wUl be the instructor. .,.;,.".;.';' " . All those desiring to attend contact Mr. Young or W. J. Walter, Wal-ter, Chamber secretary. hoolf-bsiction -Held By Alpine Dist. P-TA Alpine District Council Parent- Teachers Association held a school of instruction In connec tion with the teachers Institute at the Lincoln Hleh School Friday. Fri-day. -..v,,.sv,.;-' W. Cleon ESousen was the feat ured speaker at the morning session ses-sion of the combined groups. He discussed the Importance of education edu-cation and educators . in the present troubled world and then went on to the major ouestlon of the day, how to, combat Com munism. . V' The speaker said the Communists Commun-ists have a definite set of rales, the exact opposite of the Ten Commandments, In which they have implicit faith, and that If the free nations are to be suc cessful they must , develop a similar faith in the Ten Com mandments, the basis of Individ ual freedom. Materialism can be defeated fcy a greater develop ment of 'spirituality, and thcae who practice keeping the Ten Command merits l ive a fculwrrk ss&imt ti:.a threat cf C?mma-Lm, C?mma-Lm, he concluded. , In the afternoon P-TA At According to responsible growers this low price means every turkey tur-key sold on the present market will be a loss to local producers. What this will do to the turkey tur-key industry in this area is a serious matter, it is said. Many producers will be unable to finance fin-ance another years operation and a decided drop in number of flocks is expected to follow such a year as this. The future for the turkey business on a scale like we have enjoyed In the past is highly improbable, it Is reported by many of those in the business and the . processing plants. v.. .'-.. f District Scouiters i Schedule V Court ofJLIonor.! . Boy Scouts of Arplne District will hold a Court of Honor Friday, Fri-day, September 19, at 70 pjn in the Alpine Stake Tabernacle, according to Elmo Hansen, awards chairman . This is the first Court of Honor to be since last spring. Awards will be made to tha boys from Second and First Class ranks through various merit badges on up to the Star, life, and Eagle ranks. , . Merrill Chrlstofferson, Provo, a long time Scouter, will be the speaker of the evening. His tart will be of Interest to boys, their parents, and the general public alike. Everyone is invited to attend. . ..-..:, .---; - These district-wide Courts of Honor have created much more interest in the Scouting move ment than had been done previously prev-iously by individual troop courts. The impressive ceremony cox ducted by the officers In making awards and advancements creates cre-ates in the audience the deep significance of the Scout move-' ment Mr- Hansen said. '' Civil Defense Convoy Stops In American Fork The Alert America Convoy on civil defense, sponsored by the Valley Forge Foundation and the State Civil Defense Committee, toured Utah County Tuesday, stopping on Robinson Park corner corn-er in American Fork at 11 ajn.' The tour was made in an effort to spark Interest in the show being be-ing sponsored by Utah State Fair. The purpose of the program la to Inform 150 million Americans of the grim realities of the Kremlin Krem-lin aggression, as it haimens to other countries, Leo G. Meredith. locai cnairman, reported. on the home front we must have 15 million men and women enlisted as volunteers in civil defense work. The need Is urg ent and we must be prepared, he said. . members met by themselves in a general session presided over by Mrs. Henry A. ; Campbell, council president Leo Hanson, district supervisor, expressed hi appreciation for, the Life Membership Mem-bership in the association which was presented to him by the Council In June because of the continued help he had given the P-TA. Other speakers were Mrs. W. Don Taylor, third vice president presi-dent of the Utah Congress, and Mrs. Willard Yergenson, director of region two. . , ' ; At later departmental aeWons Mrs. Campbell had charge of the president's section; Mrs. Don 8 wan, Orem, the program chairman chair-man and Mrs. Reid Curgess, Alpine, Al-pine, the secretaries and treasurers. treasur-ers. :.,: ''.,: f ' Attending from American Fork were Mrs. Donald E. 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