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Show firs? Performance M Tonight gt AJf. High .t-. i I rA ii i ii . LTL ABNER PRODUCTION BEGINS TONIGHT Here Available Jones (Kent Chadwlck) showa Daisy Mae (Denlce Argyle) the "Shower Contraption. The play will continue Friday and Saturday. Four Major Committees at Work Citizens To Form The establishment of goals and policies by which to orient a new city plan is necessary cessfully accomplished, It is necessary to locate areas which will be of use In future plans for community growth and development. A' Citizens Committee Com-mittee has recently been appointed ap-pointed by Mayer Glen T. Anderson An-derson to assist with recommendations recom-mendations for our community Master Plan. Four major committees have been establtshedrThe duties f two of these committees will be outlined In today's article. Members of the community facilities committee include: in-clude: Francis Mortenson, chairman, Neal Christensen, Dean Garrett, Harold Heinz, and Louella Young. This committee has been busy taking an inventory inven-tory of existing facilities (including (in-cluding land) measured against planning standards, to evaluate the current status in this area. They are to determine which deficiencies de-ficiencies seem most glaring and what the long range goals of our community will be In community facilities for the future. A story is told about a community com-munity that had a crooked street. One day, a stranger inquired in-quired why the street was crooked. The natives replied that the cows had made a trail enroute to pasture, and the city grew up alongside this trail. - The American Fork City Council has decided that the future fu-ture growth of our community should not be left to chance. Some planning is always better than no planning. Citizens of the community have assisted city officials In presenting studies to be considered in the final Master Plan of the community, now under way The Community Facilities' Committee is responsible for a study of the following areas: Civic Center. This includes the City Hall, fire station, police headquarters, jail and library, etc. What type of Civic Center is best for American Fork and -what lands are necessary? 2. Parks, schools, and recreation. rec-reation. How much land will be needed for these purposes and where should future parks, schools, and recreation facilities facili-ties be located? 3. Water. A city needs approximately ap-proximately 200 gallons of water wa-ter per person each day. Does American Fork have sufficient water-rights to provide adequate ade-quate of pure water for the city of tomorrow? How can the needs for water best - be- supplied? 4. Sewage and garbage. Disposal Dis-posal of waste is a problem for all cities. There are sanitary, engineering and fianclal aspects to be considered What disposal system is best for American Fork? ; 5. Cemetery. The "City of the Dead" la a hallowed place. Plans must be made for the future growth of this area.tn- .Thursday; Committee Strives City Policies, Goals volved are land, beauUflcatlon and perpetual care. - ' " The Major Street plan com-inlteja com-inlteja jthe Citizens Committee Commi-ttee Is "con ce r ried wl th' c i r cuTi- tlon of traffic (primarily pass enger cars; on functional city streets within the community. Irvln Chipman is aTchalrman of this committee, with Ersel S. Fagan, Clyde Konold, Mary Ann Schaumburg and La Dell Terry as committee members. Each committee members has taken a section of city for study, - with - Mrr - Chipman - doing an overall appraisal or the community com-munity streets. The street needs of our community of the future are of great consideration consider-ation In the master plan. It is estimated that there will be at least a fifty percent Increase In automobiles by 1980. Presently, Pres-ently, the two car family is becoming more frequent and will be a common practice in the near future. The ultimate goal of this committee com-mittee is to assist with comprehensive com-prehensive plans for opening up new access streets and making full use of property within our unused center-block properties. proper-ties. Long range plans are now being made to acquire right of way for future streets," with the results and to prove beneficial for ail community residents. In the past cities and counties coun-ties of the area have in the main, have had piecemeal access to fJeiv Shade Tree Commission Sets Goals Fifth Ward fo Sponsor The American Forjt Fifth Ward is sponsoring John Cross, noted explorer and lecturer, who will show films and talk on his film, "The Canyon of Copper of Old Mexico," on Saturday, Sat-urday, January 30, at -7:00' p.m. in the Fifth Ward Church. . The Canyon of Copper is nearly 7000 feet deep or one and one- half times as deep as the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. It was in the" news last summer sum-mer when Mr. Cross and his party of explorers were reported re-ported to-be-skst-4n-the-ild .unexplored area of this canyon for several days. This promises to be an excellent ex-cellent program for all -members of the family. It will -be of one and one-half hours duration. dura-tion. Prior to the program, and beginning at 6:00 p.m. Ham-bur Ham-bur g ehoUfcfpaBd-Mld drinks will be on pXetor everyone. every-one. Admission to the exciting evening of fun will be only $1.00 per ticket. Everyone in the community com-munity is invited Jan. 28, 1969 "11 Miner" Slated School Auditorium some areas of the communities, such: as subdivisions, where narrow streets have proven in-, adequate traffic. is being explored by committee com-mittee members, with the following fol-lowing observations: Railroads No city is as well situated without railroads as they are with them. This is particularly par-ticularly true where industry is concerned. However, railroads are not an unmixed blessing. The splitting of the city with theU n 1 o n Pacif loRailroad testifies to this fact. Air Transport-No major airplane accomodations are anticipated an-ticipated for American Fork. However, very definite plans seem to be shaping up for a municipal or private airport for small aircraft. Unless vertical lift planes become practical, this facility would be limited to conventional type plans. Thlficould be an Important adjunct ad-junct In good living, business and industry to American Fork as time goes on. Traffic circulation throughout through-out the community is a prime consideration of this committee. com-mittee. Several problem areas are now being studied, with the committee expected to make recommendations for overcoming overcom-ing softie' of the traffic congestion conges-tion encountered in various areas of the city, now and in the future. Councilman Eddie Smith reported re-ported at the recent city council coun-cil meeting that the members of the Shade Tree Commission are now busy organizing plans for future activities of the group. " " ": Four specific goals have been set by the group: 1. Instructional Instruc-tional seminars will be held for community residents, with in -structions for pruning trees to be given in two seminars conducted con-ducted by tree pruning experts. Films of various pruning methods meth-ods will be shown and the groups will then be taken out for actual ac-tual pruning Instruction. A booklet with recommended heights for various plantings will be compiled. 3. A map of the city will be prepared, by sections, outlining , streets to begin planting of recommended recommend-ed va rie tl e a of trees. Long range planning programs for the city will also be outlined with specific recommendations for varieties of trea to be planted in various areas of the city. A handout sheet listing recommended recom-mended varieties of trees will be made available to residents! The ulttmate goal in the mapplng4 phase of the project will list all trees planted in the city and in the event the tree is of an undesirable variety, the proper replacement for the tree. 4.rA survey of all trees In the com NUMBER Last minute preparations are commencing this' week for American Fork High School's musical comedy. I4i Abner.T which will be presented on Jajgl 28, 29, and so, at 9 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. , The staging of this musical has-presented a challenge to the directors and to the students stu-dents involved. There are nine teen scenes. In the show and many of these scenes take place In different locales. Therefore, it has been necessary to de vise a method of changing scenes rapidly In order to keep the production moving and yet to create the right scenic environment, en-vironment, for the singers and actors. This necessity has been accomplished through the use of five platforms on wheels which can be rolled about onstage on-stage and backstage In a quiet and efficient manner. The Advanced Ad-vanced Drama Class, the Art Department, and the Industrial Arts Department have designed these scenic effects. The costumes cos-tumes for the play are many and varied, since they have to be "authentic'Dogpatch in some Instances and must be representative repre-sentative of New York and Washington D. C. society In other cases. In charge of costuming cos-tuming have been Gloria Street and Linda Hollndrake, with the assistance of the Clothing Department. De-partment. Makeup is also a test of skill In this musical, because many wigs are required and there are so many actors to be prepared. Cora Sunderland and Alice Foulger are handling this work. These are three of the most challenging areas of producing pro-ducing a musical, but there are many other facets of the production pro-duction which have required work and talentthe acting, the music, the singing and the dancing. dan-cing. The directors, the east, and the production crew of "li'l Abner aealn invite the towns. neonle of American Fork t full aWulforgettableevenfogo entertainment on one of the aforementioned dates. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the High School or at Friday's Fri-day's Office Supply, and will be available at the door while they last. Admission prices are $1.50 for adults and $1.00 for students. Improvement Dist. Residents who desire to participate par-ticipate in the proposed curb and gutter and sidewalk special Improvement district, which is now being planned, are requested request-ed to apply at the city offices prior to Feb. 8. ., Preference will be given to areas or. streets requesting these improvements. K Is not necessary, for 100 of the property pro-perty owners on a street to request this Improvement, but property owners with a majority major-ity of frontage may obtain the Improvement. - . . Mayor Glen , T, Anderson points out that this special improvement im-provement fee may be paid over a ten-year period, making the financial burden lighter for those requesting the improvement improve-ment at this time. munity needing to be. removed or replaced due to damage win also be completed as soon as possible. An ultimate goal of the group will be to cooperate In the planting plant-ing of a wide variety of trees at the American Fork Senior High School for use In the school botany program. Donations of trees are now being solicited from community residents, with the hope that a suitable arbor y.: ?BLEM W THE CANYONSAH Henderson, Hender-son, DWtrict Fish and Game Conservation "officer, examines a five-point buck, found killed near mouth of American Fork-Canyon, Fork-Canyon, then left at scene. Traffic Main St ALL OVER 80 YEARS-These older folks were honored recently at the American Fork annual winter party. Included in the group are, 1. to r., Martha Chadwick, 87; Alice Stewart, 89, oldest woman at party; Martha Hayward, 88 most living children (eleven); Annie, 84 and George F. Shelley, 93, oldest married couple. Standing, Josephine Hunter, 85; Lot Robinson, 85, and his wife, Luclle; Susan Lewis, 85. Tom Evans, Former Am. Fork Pulisher Dies in California Tom Evans, 59 editor of the Slskiybu Dally News for the past two years died Sunday, January 17, in the Siskiyou County Hospital Hos-pital California. Evans Joined the Daily News Staff after a long and successful success-ful career in the newspaper and public relations fields in the Bay Area. He was well known in the public Information field from Salt Lake City west. . . He was born Jan. 7, 1906 in Santa Rosa and was raised in Utah, He was educated at the University of Utah and North western. From 1947 to 1956 he published the American Fork News and the Sugar House News Bulletin in Utah. From 1956 to 1958 he was general manager mana-ger of the GUroy (Calif.) Dis patch. He was from 1940 to 1943 1 director of press relations for shipyards and from 1943 to 46 he was assigned to Gen. Robert Elchelberger of the U. S. Army transportation corps as public relations specialist. - Evans had also operated his own public relations agency and had handled publicity for such things as the Ice Follies, Shrine Football game and political campaigns. - ' -- b'vans is survived by his wife Josephine and eight children: child-ren: Sara Grant Evans Marshall, Mar-shall, Okinawa; Elizabeth. James, Christian and Carol, all of Hreka; and Arthur, JoAnn and Robert all of Sat! Jose. He leaves one-brother. R. D. Evans of Medford, Oregon. Private services were held Women in Scout Program to Meet AU women in the Scouting programs of the American Fork Stake are invited to be in attendance at-tendance at a special meeting which will be held Monday, Feb. i, at 6'30 p.m. in. the baptismal room at the. stake tabernacle. All Trail Builder partner's. Guide Patrol leaders, Trekker ana Blazer teachers and Den Mothers are to be in attendance. etum can be made available through the cooperation of the shade tree commission. The Shade Tree Ordinance was enacted by the city last year. The ordinance will be utilized in an educational program pro-gram to make residents of the community aware of the bena. fits of planting trees approved under the ordinance and of properly prop-erly maintaining the trees, once they are planted. yghts to , 6elebirati(Dii leacfatei m wi c "Si 1J "... v . i v . - - . " i r i OLDEST OLDSTERS -George F, SheUey, friont, was the oldest old-est person present at American Fork's traditional Old Folks celebration this week. He Is 93. With him is his wife, 84 and they won the prize for the longest married couple, nearly: 66 years. Rear, Lot Roblnosn, 85, next oldest man, and Mrs. Alice Stewart, 89, oldest, woman. American Fork Oldsters Maintain 92-year Tradition With Annual Party With a record of one of the oldest and best -known traditions tradi-tions in Utah for its annual old folks celebration, American Fork lived up to its reputation Wednesday when it entertained some 400 oldsters and other guests. , The occasion '. marked the 92nd annual Old Folks winter fete here. Highlight was a sumptuous sum-ptuous banquet in the Alpine Stake Tabernacle recreation hall. In addition, about 150 dinners din-ners were taken, to the homes of those unable to attend. Oldest person present was George F. Shelley, who is 93. He and his wife also received honors for the longest married couple, 65 years. ' The party began with a morning morn-ing picture show in the Coral Theatre for which the manage- Vandals Kill Deer Hear Mouth of Am. Fork Canyon K mature five -point buck was j discovered killed near the mouth of American Fork' Can yon early last week following a tip to Fish and Game Conservation Conser-vation officer Art Henderson. Mr. Henderson said the buck was located about 300 feet off the main highway and had been shot with a imall Icalihre gun possibly a .22. Apparently someone had shot the buck, then been scared off or had killed It Just for the sake -of-shootlng at something. "When will the' public wake up to the fact that they are actually ac-tually hurting themselves when vandalism sueh asthis is com mitted?t Mr. Henderson asked. And the problem is not concluded con-cluded to this area alone for vandalism of "this type is a problem throughouf-ihe state. . Although all- law enforce-, ment officers are-wortclnjrto gether In an attempt to curb the vandalism, without the help Lof Jh6g e n e r a 1 public the problem Cannot be licked. lemai 0 ;5 "A ment was the host. During the time the group assembled at the tabernacle and during the banquet ban-quet serving violin and piano music was furnished by Robert M. Brown and Mary Humphries. Humph-ries. Carnation corsages were pinned upon each of the women. The afternoon was spent in the enjoyment of a delightful var iety program of which Jesse Spafford, general chairman of the Old Folks committee, was master of ceremonies. Mr. Spafford stated the prime purpose of the gathering was that the older people may have a' day of fun and renew old acquaintances. He briefly recounted re-counted the original Old Folks gatherings in American Fork as recorded in histories. Fred Bowen of the American Fork stake presidency, paid tribute tri-bute to the pioneers of the community com-munity who endured hardships to pave the way for what the community has today. Vocal selections were given by Fern Runolf son and Ladocla Wagstatf, Kenneth Harward, Perry Goodllffe and Darrell Wanlass and by 'Tab and Bun, (C.A. Grant and E. Ray Shelley). Shel-ley). Humorous readings were given by Laura Tlmpson and Gladys Williamson. Ah oldtlme dance Comln' Through the Rye.' was danced by Mr. and f Mrs. Bert Tlmpson, Mr. and j Mrs. Harry Bertln, Mrs. and Mrs. Thomas Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Miller, representing S the Webb, Logie Hansen, Arm-7stFongsinit7Mlller Arm-7stFongsinit7Mlller families early settlers here. Social recognition was given by presenting potted plants to: Mr. and Mrs. George F.Shelley, oldest married couple; Mrs. Alice Stewart. 89. oldest wo man; Mrs. Manna tnaawic, 87; Lot Robinson and John L Pace, 85, next oldest men; Mrs. Martha Hayward. mother of 11 livine-cralatenT Mrs; mary i, Cunningham, 86, who had a son, Wilson, 68, present; Mrs. Susan Lewis, 85, and Mrs. Josephine Hunter, 85, "When men abandon the up bringing of their children to their wives, a loss is suffered by everyone, but perhaps most of all by thomselves. MM, The decision in Jhe traffic semaphore dilema, announce-' ment of the First Annual Homecoming Home-coming Festival committee and a proposed new road occupied the attention of the members of the city council at their regu-ar regu-ar meeting Monday evening. The three traffic semaphores of Highway 91 our community's Main Street, will remain In place, according to an announcement made by Mayor Glen T. Anderson Monday. Mayor Anderson reported the decision to withdraw their request re-quest to 'remove the sema-phores. sema-phores. The state road commission had previously re-. quested council permission to remove the semaphores, after indicating the the traffic lights were no longer necessary according to standards applied by their department engineers, . since much of the through traffic traf-fic Is using Interstate 15 In preference to Highway 91. The decision to keep the t j i at .M vvn;iiivi s u faw weswww much discussion of the request . by the council The American Fork ' Chamber of Commerce and many interested citizens had also voiced their opinion that the semaphores were needed need-ed in the community and should not be removed. City officials felt that the semaphores were -necessary to regulate traffic on Main Street, to control the speed of vehicles entering the city and to assure the safety of both vehicle and pedestrian traffic vying w cross . uie ousy mgn-was mgn-was 9L Mayor Anderson indicated that the Utah State Road Commission Com-mission will continue to study the traffic situation of Fifth East and Highway 91, with the pos-slble pos-slble installation of an additional traffic semaphore at this location now under consideration. consi-deration. The Fifth East access to Interstate 15 has noted a great Increase In traffic and has been a hazardous Intersection tor some time. The Installation of a traffic semaphore would control con-trol traffic flow across the Highway 91 and the access road. For the first time In two years the community will hold a community com-munity celebration it was announced an-nounced at council meeting. Mayor Anderson, President Stanley J. Roberts, of the American Amer-ican Fork Stake, and President Homer F. Royle, of the Alpine stake art members of an advisory ad-visory commutes . In connection con-nection with the First Annual Homecoming Festival. Aimed at providing i community reunion celebration, the committee is now: at work' formulating final pianrRirvthi community day, which is scheduled for Saturday July 3. The 10 member committee com-mittee will include representatives representa-tives from tits following organizations: American Fork City council, one; American Fork and Alpine Stake, two each; Lion's Club, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce and Junior Chamber of Commerce, Com-merce, one each; Community Church, one. Committee appointments will be mads for a three year term eventually, with the first appointments to be on varying one, two and three year appointments. The committee com-mittee will be a perpetuating committee, with organization now nearing completion.. Dick Devey is serving as temporary chairman of the committee. The community day celebration will Include a parade, talent show, sports events, queen contest, water carnival and other activities. acti-vities. The committee will announce an-nounce further plans as they are formulated. - The possibility of opening up a new. road In the Northeast section of town was discussed at length by the council, following Introduction of a proposal to construct a road in the area connecting Fifth and Sixth East. Councilman Eddie Smith proposed pro-posed opening a road In the area. A preliminary study of the situation si-tuation has previously been completed by R. Clay Allred, city planning consultant, and bis preliminary maps and outlines of the area were viewed and discussed dis-cussed by the council. Opening of such a road would greatly alleviate the severs traffic congestion near the American Fork Senior High School and would also open up the area for future growth and development on property front ing me proposed road, s was decided to. call property owners of the area into a meeting with city officials and Mr. Allred, with all possible solutions and approaches to the problem to be discussed before any action Is taken. APPOIIITMEIITS ' Councilman Wayne S. Winters was appointed to serve as the representative oi tne American Fork city council on the community com-munity day celebration, committee. H a win serve a wree year term. Councilman F. Haws Durfsy was appointed to serve a second one year, term on the American Fork Beautlttcatton Committee. aarnir'asmannfMMr mlttee and has worked diligently to organize the committee and spearhead the activities for community betterment pro-Fposed pro-Fposed by the group, ' |