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Show Utih Stntc Press .ssn. Post Office B 6x 1327 3nlt Like Cit y, t-.h A report issued by the Utah State Board of Education recently showed that the Alpine School District had a 3.59 percent per-cent increase in enrollment over the 1974 enrollment. That amounts to an increase of 701 students based on the October 1 enrollment figures. Alpine District Dis-trict Superintendent Dan W. Petersen also reported that the increases, which continue to mount, have caused some population problems in the schools. Figures released by the Board also showed an increase of 3,320 students throughout Utah in 1975. This Is a 1.08 percent increase from 1974. Twenty-five of the forty school districts had increases that ranged from 2,609 students in the Jordan District to one student in the North Summit District. While Jordan District had the greatest increase in student enrollment, its percentage percen-tage (8.16 percent) of increase was not the highest. Emery County School District showed a percentage increase of 8.47 per cent or 154 students. Fourteen other districts showed a loss of students that ranged from 744 in Salt Lake to 18 students in Daggett. That amounted to a 2.69 percent decrease in Salt Lake and a 9.0 percent decline in Daggett. Og-den, Og-den, which lost 643 students, showed a 4.58 percent decrease. The increase in students in the Alpine Districts has resulted result-ed in space problems for some of the schools. "If nobody else were to move in, we could handle han-dle them all," stated Superintendent Superin-tendent Petersen about the problem of ever - increasing numbers of students. American Fork High School, which was built to handle 900 students, now has 909 students attending. Petersen said that an addition will have to be made within the next five years to accommodate the projected increases. He also said that the Forbes School with a capacity of 640 students is presently "overloaded" "over-loaded" with 876 students. Some 104 of those, however, are transported to a school on the west side of town. Plans for a new school will be drawn up by an architect who is to be chosen within the next 30 days. The 390 kindergarten f students in American Fork this year will present a space prob- p lem for the junior high school when they become of age to attend there in six years. The 1200 student capacity of the present building will be exceed- ed when three classes that large plus the projected in- 4 crease are fitted into the build- ing- 1 Part of the problem was alle- viaied oy the passage of the $12 g million bond issue last October, according to Petersen. Citizen to Publish Dr. McCarty Weekly Series Alpine School Dist. Shows Increase In Enrollment l - - - M 4 MARCH OF DIMES - leading the March of Dimes campaign in American Fork are, left to right, Ronda Bennett, American Fork North Stake area; Sue Pace, Alpine Stake area; Becky Bromley, American Fork City director; Helen Runolfson, American Fork Stake area. Becdy Bromley Earned Chairman of Mothers arch in Am. Fork Ward Leaders Are Chosen Becky Bromley is director of the March of Dimes campaign in American Fork. She is assisted as-sisted by Helen Runolfson, American Fork Stake area; Ronda Bennett, American Fork North Stake area; and Sue Pace, Alpine Stake area. Ward leaders are: American Fork Stake First Ward, Kay Earl; Second Ward, Judy Price; Third Want, JyjyrjWu Qh sen; Fifth Ward, Jerry Pratt; Seventh Ward, Peggy Wall; Tenth Ward, Cheryl Brenchley; Eleventh Ward, Sharon Bell; Sixteenth Ward, Becky Gais-ford; Gais-ford; Seventeenth Ward, Mir- Quarterly conference sessions ses-sions of the Alpine LDS Stake will be held on Saturday and Sunday, January 17 and 18, according ac-cording to announcement by Merlin B. Larsen, Stake President. Presi-dent. A special session of the conference con-ference will be held on Saturday Satur-day evening, January 17, at 7 p.m. All parents and young married couples are invited to be in attendance. Theme of the session will be the "home and family." Dist. Gov., Alpine lecEi Address Lions The American Fork Lion Club met last Thursday night in their January business meeting. meet-ing. The District Governor, J. Wendell Vance and his cabinet were in attendance along with Mayor Malcolm Beck. District cabinet members are: Deputy District Governor, Jerry Ser-mershien, Ser-mershien, District Membership Chairman William Giles, and District Sight Conservation Chairman, Daryl Shumway. The District Governor spoke immediately following the dinner din-ner and complimented the local club on its increased membership member-ship in the club over the last three months. He encouraged the Lions to continue to invite community-minded, service-oriented service-oriented men into the club. Then he exhorted the Lions to be active in the community and lead the way in sight conservation con-servation in each community. He also counseled the members that no man is an island and that every member counts. Following Governor Vance's remarks, Mayor Beck explained ex-plained the new regional sewer system proposed for American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Lehi, ian Preston; and Eighteenth Ward, Eddie Friant. American Fork North Stake Fourth Ward, Vanetta Brooks; Sixth Ward, Cindy Christensen; Eigth Ward, Betty Harvey; Ninth Ward, Ilene Peterson; Twelfth Ward, Susan Fagan; Thirteenth Ward, DeeAnn Transtrum; Fourteenth Ward, Kathy Holmstead; Fifteenth Ward, Arlene Butler; Nineteenth Nine-teenth Ward, Roxanne Dibb; Twentieth Ward, Mary Ann Kjar. Alpine Stake, Alpine First Ward, Mary Manning; Alpine Second, Sandy Bradshaw; Al-...pi.ne. Al-...pi.ne. Tbird ,.Mec,Un..Hpgan;.i; Highland First Ward, Becky Harding; Highland Second Ward, Chloe Low. The Utah County March of Dimes has pledged $10,000.00 to the Utah Valley Hospital to StaEi partsrly iThisujeeiend The general session of the conference will be held on Sunday, Sun-day, January 18, beginning at 10 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend. President Larsen will preside at the meeting with speakers to be from among the leaders and membership of the stake. Music will be provided by the Young Adults, Priests and Laurels of the Alpine Stake. They will be directed by Ron Halliday with Jay L. Beck as accompanist. Mayor and Alpine. He told how the city fathers research the various var-ious alternatives to our sewer problems and why this alternative alterna-tive was best. He said inflation and a priority position for federal money were two crucial factors that made prompt action on this project a necessity. DR. WENDELL VANCE s . - )) tin, tj feaaj improve the intensive Nursery Care Center. Experience has shown that the infant death rate can be reduced if high quality prenatal care is readily available to mothers and babies. Also, some of the needed need-ed equipment has been purchased pur-chased and presented to the Payson Hospital. Not even the wisest man can calculate the value of preventing prevent-ing one birth defect in a single child. Yet it requires little wisdom wis-dom to realize that the cost of preventing even that single birth defect is high. Slogan for this year is JHappxBjnhjax, America"., says Mrs. Bromley. With public support we can expand the prenatal health care. Our nation needs to improve the well-being of present and future children. The conference session will also be telecast via closed circuit cir-cuit television to rooms in the basement of the stake tabernacle. taberna-cle. It is suggested that parents par-ents with small children who are apt to become restless during dur-ing the conference session, plan to sit in this area. AH sessions of the conference will be held in the Stake Tabernacle Taber-nacle at the corner of First East and Main Street in downtown down-town American Fork. DR. BLAKE EVANS I ... An Dr. J. Blake Evans to Open Dental Office in Am. Fork Dr. J. Blake Evans recently received his D.M.D. from Washington University School of Dental Medicine. He will begin dental practice at offices at 291 North 300 East, American Ameri-can Fork, Utah. Dr. Evans is the son of ' ene Evans and the late Dean Evans of Lehi. He graduated from Lehi High School in 1969. After receiving a B.S. Degree from Street Sat Mayor Malcolm H. Beck directed dir-ected the regular bi-monthly city council meeting Tuesday night and newly installed Councilman Coun-cilman David L. Greenwood assumed as-sumed his new duties with Councilmen LaDell Terry, Evan Brady, Donald Fox, and Rodney Turner. The experience exper-ience was not totally new to Councilman Greenwood, however, as he served two terms as councilman from 1946 to 49, and as mayor in 1949 A project to blacktop Main Street, railroad crossing safety plans, sewer plant problems and the Youth Justice Council wer e-a mong subjects d cussed. The council accepted, with regret, the resignation of Chairman Ronald Cook, advisor advi-sor to the Youth Justice Council Coun-cil and Mayor Beck presented a Community Service Award to Mr. Cook for his "exemplary" work. Main Street Project Commissioner Wayne Winters and Joel Hall of the Utah Department of Transpor-taion Transpor-taion and Ed Lovelace, District Six engineer, explained a $44,000 project to black top Main Street from 100 W. to 100 E. in American Fork, and Mayor Beck said he would expedite the necessary procedures proce-dures to obtain federal funding. Commissioner Winters noted the state had planned to provide funding for the project, but funds have become "tight" during the past year. His department would like to complete com-plete the work this summer if possible, he explained. If the project qualifies for federal urban system funds, he pointed out, it is important the procedure "gets on the list" immediately. He said he would notify Mayor Beck as soon as he is reasonably sure the project meets federal specifications. specifi-cations. The project plans include paring the existing road down and replacing it with two inches of bituminous road mix and three fourths of an inch plant mix seal. Mr. Hall explained ex-plained the details of the project and pointed out through the use of a map, how the surfacing wouid fit into the new curb and gutter Commissioner Winters also discussed the progress of a project to improve railroad safety in American Fork. The American Fork Planning Commission, Com-mission, and the City Council have been working with representatives repre-sentatives from the Union Pacific Paci-fic Railroad for more than a year on plans to improve the numerous crossings at 100 N. Utah State University, he enrolled en-rolled at Washington University Universi-ty in St. Louis, Missouri, where he is a member of Xi Psi Phi Fraternity and was Freshman Class Vice-President and a member of the sophomore student council. Dr. Evans will be an associate asso-ciate with his brother Dr. Neal B. Evans in the practice of general dentistry. Boosting American Fork Hub of North Utah County THURS. JANUARY 15, 1976 O along the tracks going east and west. The project was divided into two phases, with Phase One almost ready to begin. Phase one includes installing flashing lights and improving the grading grad-ing on six crossings at a cost of $338,000. Phase Two, which will be more expensive and require an environmental impact statement state-ment and a public hearing to implement, will involve closing certain streets and re-aligning some track, Commissioner Winters noted. In Phase One, flashing lights , -vt!!. be installed at 200 W 100 W., Center Street, 400 and 500 E. and Main Street on the east side of town. The first phase does not include in-clude 100 N Merchant Street, which has been the scene of two recent accidents, one resulting in a fatality. This is one of the streets recommended recommend-ed for closing in Phase Two of ithe project it was pointed out. Land Annexed The council annexed two parcels par-cels of property on the recommendation recom-mendation of the planning commission. com-mission. Councilman Brady explained ex-plained the requests. Approximately eleven acres of property, owned by Dr. Guy Richards, and located N. of 700 N. and W. of 100 W. as it goes up from the American Fork Junior High School, and Alpine Al-pine School District property at 300 N. from 900 E. to 1200 E. was annexed. The school property is the proposed site of an elementary school. The district is planning to start construction this fall, if possible, it was noted. Steel Days Councilman Brady informed the council the Steel Days celebration cele-bration will be held July 8, 9 and 10 this year to avoid a conflict of scheduling with Nephi. Councilman Fox said this will overlap the Pageant of Arts performances, but he sees no problem. Sewer Problems Jon Adams, superintendent of the wastewater treatment plant, told the council some of the problems he and his crew are having at the sewer plant in maintaining the equipment and made some recommendations. The costs of repair are going . up, he pointed out, and it is often difficult to obtain needed parts. He and his crew are working to bring the plant up to standards required by E.P.A. and OS HA, he noted. The crew has installed rails to comply with OSHA standards stan-dards and must paint them orange or-ange as required. The paint costs $14 a gallon, Mr. Adams said. Former Councilman Garth Read volunteered to donate don-ate some surplus paint to the city for use on the project. The city is working to have outfall lines installed this year, and a new waste treatment project is being proposed, it was pointed out. Mr. Adams said some manholes need replacing, and also recommended the city require more than one sewer hookup for multi-plex apartment apart-ment buildings. He asked if steps could be taken to control industrial m wastes, which were causing a certain amount of trouble. Ink, paint, blood and oil have been noted in the filters. Bricks thrown in the lines at construction construc-tion sites have also been a problem. The council commended the plant crew for their work in preventing problems through their maintenance work and their diligence in raking the screens at night. Youth Justice Council ' Ronald Cook, who said he found it necessary to resign from his position as chairman and advisor to the Youth Justice Jus-tice CounciL.because.oLad.ded demands on his time, asked for continued council support of this "great youth program." Mr. Cook said the youth council, coun-cil, which was organized approximately app-roximately eight months ago has many benefits to the community, com-munity, to the accused who come before the court, and to the six members of the justice council. Among the benefits he outlined, out-lined, were an opportunity for growth and development on the part of the young council members, a saving in time for the juvenile court, and less time in bringing the case to a conclusion. Young people, who appear before the courr voluntarily 1n non-contested cases involving minor offenses, do not receive a police record. The court meets each Thursday, Mr. Cook said, and spends half an hour reviewing cases prior to meeting the offenders, and approximately app-roximately half an hour for each case. Jerry Smith, 16 year old member of the council, listed some of the benefits she felt were provided by the court, and said since she has been on the youth council she has heard about 30 cases. She said the court goal is to have a case tried within two or three weeks from the time an offense is committed. From one to five cases are heard during a session, ses-sion, she added. Miss Smith said she felt the young people can relate with their peers. Each of the city council members said they supported the program and a new chairman chair-man will be appointed. The youth council may continue using us-ing the city council meeting room, and Councilman Fox said he will encourage the city police force to report cases to the youth council. Mayor Beck said he is a firm believer in letting young people solve problems prob-lems created by other young people, and he considers the youth council an "excellent idea." UVIDA Report Councilman Garth Read was commended by the council for his work during his term as councilman, and Mayor Beck presented him with a Community Commun-ity Service Award. Mr. Read reported on UVIDA activities, and said this year is the first year all the cities have participated. Mr. Read will report regularly to the council on meetings and projects of UVIDA. He was installed as a member of the Executive Committee Com-mittee and as a board member of the Utah Valley Industrial Development Association on January 7. Mr. Read explained an approximately app-roximately ten percent increase in-crease in dues, blaming it mostly on increased costs of operation. Resolution Approved The council approved a resolution reso-lution to send tax notices to property owners for Improvement Improve-ment District 10, which includes in-cludes sidewalks, curbs, gutters, etc. involved in the downtown improvement project. Necessary adjustments, adjust-ments, corrections have been made Mayor Beck stated. The notices are payable within 15 days from the date listed on the notice if paid in cash. The property owner may take ten years to pay with nine percent interest per annum added Hershel Crotts Retires As Sprouse-Reitz T.1 The first of the year marked a change in the leadership of the Sprouse-Reitz store on Main Street. After 39 years with the company, Hershel Crotts stepped down as manager manag-er of the American Fork branch. Steve Peterson, presently of South Jordon, was chosen to replace him. Although Mr. Crotts has been with the company for 39 years, he has been the American Fork manager for only the past 26 and one half years. Prior to his moving to the area, he spent one year in Las Vegas, New Mexico training, one and a half years in Hatch, New Mexico, and ten years in Gallup, New Mexico. He took the reins of the American Fork operation on July 10, 1949. His wife Mildred has also worked for the company on a it . m. V f HERSHEL AND MILDRED CROTTS RETIRED from their jobs with Sprouse-Reitz at the beginning of this year. Hershel, who was the manager cf the American Fork branch for 28 years, served the csmany for a total cf 33 years. Hfe wife Mildred also worked part-time with the store during those years. Dr. Daryl J. McCarty, a former public school teacher and principal, is writing a weekly series of brief columns which are being published in the American Fork Citizen. We believe this column will help the general public understand under-stand education better and perhaps per-haps make better use of schools. Dr. McCarty is a very civic-minded civic-minded man and keeps abreast of civic affairs. He is a past member of the Salt Lake Exchange Ex-change Club, Cyprus Jaycee and Magna Chamber of Commerce, Com-merce, East Millcreek Lions Club and the State Central Committee. He is presently a member of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce where he has worked on the Legislative, Legisla-tive, Education and President's Council. He has also been a member of the TB Association Board of Directors, American Red Cross Board of Directors, and the American Society for Public Administration Board of Directors. He is married to the former Helen Brown and they have four children. He has held executive positions posi-tions in the Horace Mann Mutual Insurance Co. and served as president of the E. I. D.t Education Improvement Developers Association, Inc. Dog Licenses flow Due 1976 dog licenses are due now. The 1976 fee for. mate or spayed females is $4. and $8. for females. Delinquent fees after April 1, 1976 will be $9. on males and spayed females and $13. for females. fll part time basis for the same 39 years and her retirement comes at the same time as her husband s. .Born in Savannah Tennessee, Tennes-see, Hershel Crotts lived in Oklahoma Ok-lahoma with his family for two years before they moved to Safford, Arizona. He spent the early part of his working life there working for Cobb Brothers Market before joining with Sprouse-Reitz. Although he is retired, Mr. Crotts explained that the company com-pany will still maintain definite ties with him. He will continue to set up new stores that are opened in the area. The parents of four children, the Crotts, were awarded a large family Bible and a gold watch for their years with the company. If ' ' Z |