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Show Spirited Hearing On The spirited citizen response at Tuesday night's public hearing on the zone change and planned dwelling group proposal is symptomatic symp-tomatic of the dilemma which both apartment house owners and renters find themselves in this year in Orem. Renters, particularly young marrleds and other low income families, are feeling the pinch of higher apartment rentals, and apartment apart-ment house owners are feeling the pinch of lower occupancy rates resulting from 1971's boom in apartment bouse construction in this area. The prospects of having a new apartment house complex built in Orem for which rentals - would be subsidized by the federal government is thus viewed by Orem landlords land-lords and renters from entirely different points of view. OREM RENTERS who are feeling pressed to pay the higher rentals brought about by the current Inflationary economy would nat-lU?MXview nat-lU?MXview with interest the construction of some new apartment houses in which they could qualify to have their rents subsidized by the government. OREM LANDLORDS, on the other hand, are Justifiably concerned that the construction of government-subsidized rental units here would tend to further expand the vacancy rate for existing apartments. It is no secret that many new Orem apartments have been constructed with maximum financing, and must depend upon virtual 100 percent occupancy oc-cupancy in order to meet mortgage payments. In some cases, Orem landlords have been forced to lower the price of their apartment apart-ment rentals in order to fill their apartments. apart-ments. Tuesday nighfs public hearing was thus charged with many more ramifications than have attended similar public hearings in past years. The issues were much more complex, and the decisions to come from that hearing are likely to have a much more extensive Impact upon the community than many decisions which are made by the Council. TWO MAIN POINTS were considered by (This is a retype of the first page. I find that I have my carbon car-bon in wrong and consequently have my carbon copy typed backwards back-wards on the other side of the paper. This happens to the best writers, I'm told, which does not in any way assuage my .'3 woe. This mistake, I find, is always done when one is in a great hurry, which I am. Now, to begin again -) ! Having a brother-and sister-in-law living In Provo complicates com-plicates my life in a most delightful sort of way. For instance in-stance yesterday, Wednesday Dec. 29. Mid afternoon we left for Salt Lake City and amid storm and threats of storm. My brother is a very expert, moderate driver, going at posted speeds and no more and making unkind but pertinate remarks about the drivers who passed us, many at excessive rates. My brothers haven't been back long, but long enough to declare their belief that Utah drivers are the worst ever. I feebly tried to defend us, saying that this is a tourist route and that the passers-through passers-through are the culprits. This brought instant and hot denial and I began to watch the license plate. But not for long, too n fx t ffl' . The World VA PL 1 ,s0ur P I pO Campus -J jl the Council Tuesday night: LShould approval be given for construction of a planned dwelling dwel-ling group of apartments at 200 West Center Street? 2. Should the area in question be re-zoned from it's present C-2 zoning to an R-2 zone so that the apartment complex can be constructed of less fire-resistant materials than are allowed in the C-2 zone? In a nation which owes its stamina and vigor to the success of the free enterprise enter-prise system it is difficult to argue against the right of the private enterprcneur to make the investments and take the risks Involved In building a business, a factory or an apartment house. However, counties and municipalities have long exercised the prerogative of establishing establish-ing zones in which homes, farms, stores, factories and apartment houses may be built in order to assure orderly community growth. Thus, it should be reasonably expected that the entrepreneur who desires to locate any type of development in a given community should plan to construct that development in the particular zone provided. He should also expect to meet the regulations governing govern-ing building and development in that zone. WHENEVER EXCEPTIONS to this policy are allowed by a city government, they should be clearly in the Interest of the entire community. In the case of the planned dwelling group being proposed by Ross B. Hammond Co., Portland, Ore., and Boise-Cascade, no zone change would be necessary if the building specifications were upgraded to meet the fire code requirements for that zone. City Fire Marshal Val McAllister opposes the zone change because the clear shake siding which the developers plan to use is classified as only a four-hour exterior in the fire code. THE PROBLEM is a knotty one, and its solution will likely not please all of those who will be affected by it. Hopefully, Orem's elected officials will be able to feel the pulse of the people and come up with a decision which will best represent them all. nutia uth Louise Partridge many were ours. But to get back - We went to Salt Lake City in the storm to attend a presentation presenta-tion of The Nut Cracker Suite with the brother and wife now resident up there. After a tasty steak and baked potato dinner at a charming little bistro, back to the house on Harvard Avenue to listen in on the BYU and somebody some-body basket ball game. I think we won by twenty points which assuaged somewhat the woe caused by our loss the night before. be-fore. Then to Kingsbury Hall and an evening of delight if ever one was. While I cannot forgive their changing of the name of the ballet from 'The Utah Civic to "Ballet "Bal-let West", I have to admit their excelence, still. 111 let the professional critics deal here and get back to the big day. We left in a most beautiful snow shower, not a storm really, but what could we expect at the Point-of-the-Mountain? That old, old question. The famous old weather hazzard was passed in good form by us, accompanied by the usual condemnations of other drivers, and so, home safe and sound to The Last Resort. One would think that such a Jaunt would be enough for one day, and so it would. But, since everything comes at once, most W3 Because I'm committed to something more than just watching television. Because a background in more than one area means something to my employer. Because r Cut out and mail coupon tor your free 1972 Spring Class Schedule. Name - Address City Previous student Brigham Housing especially at this season, I had been to a delightful very small, very private, luncheon at noon the same day. This program of events made it impossible for me to take my usual cat nap after lunch. Consequently, I slept nearly until nine this morning. This is so unusual, that I feel rather lost and I'm way behind in my errands and routine generally. gen-erally. Besides, I've spent considerable con-siderable time , this morning searching through my piles of newspapers for certain things to save for a friend, as promised. So, my Christmas presents are still gracing the front room, and the way things are going, I cant promise that a path will be cleared clear-ed through this house in time for New Year's Day when I expect my Salt Lake City family down-and down-and my Provo family too - at vague times of day for whatever developes. Me, I want to hear the MetropolitanOpera broadcast of Carmen, right from the stage of that famous house. This at 6 p.m. And I think that same day, Berstein's Mass. If s almost too much, but once a year? I can bear it. Selah. MS Society Sets Annual Meeting Richard W. Wells, western region director of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, will be featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Utah chapter on Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. at the City and Countv Board of Health auditorium, audi-torium, 610 S. Second East. His subject, 'The MS Problem Prob-lem - How Near is the Answer? Because I'm planning ahead. an evening class at BYU is too convenient to neglect. Mail-in Registration Deadline - Classwork Begins Thursday - Zip. . yes . no. Young University Evening Classes Division of Continuing Education Herald R. Clark Building Provo, Utah 84601 Asks Welfare Increase Evan E. Jones, Jr., Director of the Division of Family Services Ser-vices announces today that he will ask the Legislature for $85 million to operate the Division during fiscal year, 1972 and 1973. The funds represent roughly $29 million in State funds, and $56 million in Federal funds. Mr. Jones wants to use part of the $85 million to raise the present welfare recipient grant to 75 of what is called the Utah Standard Budget. Jn short, this means he wants to provide 75 of the funds required to meet daily human needs, as established by the Bureau of Labor Statistic Study and the DFS Bureau of Research Re-search and Statistics. TheStand-ard TheStand-ard Budget was developed for Unemployment Benefits Available "Addltonal weeks of unemployment un-employment insurance benefits will be made available across the nation to those who have exhausted ex-hausted their current entitlement and who are still Jobless, announced an-nounced LeRue Thurston, Manager Man-ager of the Provo Employment Security Office. This extension of benefit periods per-iods begins January 2, and will continue for at least three months from that date. Mr. Harding said that those who have exhausted their benefits in the last 12 months should contact con-tact their local employment security office to see if they are eligible to receive additional benefits. How much of an extension ex-tension may be received and in what amount depends on the applicants ap-plicants previous benefit experience. ex-perience. He explained that Public Law 91-373 passed by the U. S. Congress Con-gress and signed by the President Pres-ident in 1970, provides for the present extension and is based on the fact that the seasonally adjusted rate of unemployment of the Nation's Insured workers for the months of September, October, and November exceeded 4.5 percent, the trigger or "turn on point for extended benefits. is expected to attract more than one hundred patients, friends, and supporters of the extensive research re-search and rehabilitation work of the National MS Society, now in its 25th year. A professional In philanthropic phil-anthropic work over the past 15 years, Mr. Wells, has served as executive director for both the Regional Heart association and United Cerebral Palsy unit in the Los Angeles area. He was program director for the YMCA Armed Services in New York before joining the national MS organization as assistant national field director. He later shifted to his present assignment as director of the MS western region with headquarters in Los Angeles, where he is also on the board of trustees of the Hollywood Holly-wood YMCA and consultant to the Los Angeles Cancer Fund, The annual president's report and presentation of 14 volunteer awards will be made by Theron S. Par melee, followed by election of officers under direction of Rhees Ririe and a social hour. Mr. Wells will be honored at a dinner that evening at the University Uni-versity Club hosted by the local MS Society board of directors. January 26 February 3 S-4 Phone . Utah based on the cost of food, clothing, personal care, household house-hold supplies, and rent or home maintenance. The montly cost-of-living as calculated in April, 1971, for a family of four in Utah is $435.78. A family of four may now receive $224 monthly, three - $188, two - $142, and one person - $106. These figures fig-ures are 70 of the Standard Budget. The funds requested by Mr. Jones, if approved by the Legislature, Legis-lature, will allow a family of four who qualifies for assistance, to receive $242 per month, or 75 of the Standard Budget. A family of three would be eligible to receive $203, two - $154, and one - $114. This would represent a 5 increase from the present 70 of the StandardBud-get StandardBud-get paid by the Division of Family Fam-ily Services. Mr. Jones feels that the funds requested are essential U "the people of the State are to have a successful assistance program; stating that only after a human being has his basic needs met, (food, shelter, clothing), can he turn his full efforts to becoming a productive member of society. In addition to raising the assistance as-sistance grant, Mr. Jones will require more staff to handle the projected 8.75 caseload increase. in-crease. Since 1967 the number num-ber of welfare recipients has increased in-creased in Utah from 38,764 to 58,348, or 51; whereas, the number of employees has increased in-creased from 658 to 701, or only 7. Farm Survey Count Down County's Farms now number 1,733. U. S. Census Bureau reports Utah county showed a total of 1,733 farms in the 1969 Census of Agriculture, according to figures released by the U. S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of the Census. In the last previous Census of Agriculture (1964) the number of farms reported in the county was 2,312. Of the county's total farms in 1969, 963 are reported as selling $2500 or more of agricultural products in the year, as compared com-pared with 1,012 in 1964. urns1 hiAtategstf (DOS ...and pays it 4 times a year on savings certificates. K96 for 3 months Certificates of $500 or more in multiples of $100. For individuals. Interest paid every 3 months from day of Each depositor's account is insured up to $20,000 by the First Security Bank Member First Security Corporation System of Banks RESOURCES OVER ONE BILLION DOLLARS F-im Security Bank of Utah. National Association First Security State Bank of Spnngvillc. Utah First Security Bank of Idaho, National Association First Security fcW of Rock Springs, Wyormnf First Security State Bank Members Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation JOHN F. COOK of Orem accepts a commission into the U. S. Navy Dental Corps, as Chief Warrant Officer Alexander Westberry of the Louisville Recruiting Station administers the swearing in ceremony. Aliens Must Report Address This Month Richard P. Staley, Officer in Charge, Immigration and Naturalization Nat-uralization Service, Salt Lake City, advises that during January all aliens, with few exceptions, are required to report their addresses. ad-dresses. Alien address report cards will Orem Man Joins Service Project Manny C. Martinez, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Martinez of 1070 N. 1200 W. Orem, Utah, has participated in three Public Service Projects for Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, fall quarter, at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The first project was the U-Reach U-Reach Out program. This project pro-ject consisted of the entire fraternity fra-ternity cleaning up and painting homes on the west side of town. Then on December ll,TauKappa Epsilon combined with a sorority and had a Christmas party for some Elementary children. On December 17, the TEKE's held their annual Christmas Welfare party. This party was for welfare wel-fare children and Santa and his presents made an enjoyable evening even-ing for the entire group. o an 1 fZ fori year Orem-Geneva Times be available at all post offices and Immigration and Naturalization Naturaliza-tion offices during the month of January. The card should be completely filled out and returned to a clerk in one of these offices. Anyone unable to go to one of these offices may have a friend secure it for him and after filling fill-ing it out, have someone return it to one of the above named offices. Aliens desiring information regarding naturalization or other immigration matters should apply ap-ply at an Immigration Office where trained personnel will be available to answer questions and inquiries . Permanent residents res-idents who have lost their Alien Registration Cards will also be furnished applications for new cards at the Immigration Office. The law requires every permanent per-manent resident to have an Alien Registration Cardinhis possession possess-ion at all times. Martinex is majoring in Business Busi-ness Management at the University of Utah and is a senior. Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, the largest international college social fraternity in the world, has over 300 campus chapters in the United States and Canada. The fraternity offers members an interesting in-teresting and balanced program which includes emphasis on scholarship, public service, leadership development and a balanced social program. ssmuriiy 00 E396 Uf4 for deposit. Rates are per annum. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. . Thursday, January 6, 1972 John f. Cook loins Dental Corps John Franklin Cook, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland E. Cook of 466 West 165 South, Orem, Utah accepted a commission into the U. S. Navy Dental Corps on November 24th. Cook graduated from Orem High School in 1965 and then attended Brlgham Young University Uni-versity where he studied zoology. Ensign Cook is presently a student atxthe University of Louisville'sSchool of Dentistry. He is a member of Psi Omega dental fraternity. Cook is married to the former Miss Linda Hancock, of Chats-worth, Chats-worth, California. Herb Stratton Attends Frat Council Herb B. Stratton of BYU chapter chap-ter is one of more than 550 officers and delegates of Phi Delta Kappa who met in the fraternity's fra-ternity's 33rd Biennieal Council at the University of Illinois from December 27 through 30. Largest Lar-gest professional fraternity in the world, Phi Delta Kappa enrolls 85,000 educational leaders in 390 chapters located in the United States and Canada. There are single chapters in Mexico, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Germany, Ger-many, and Turkey. Phi Delta Kappa's chief purpose is to advance ad-vance publicly supported democratic dem-ocratic education through research, re-search, service, and leadership. Mr. Stratton is vice principal at Orem High School. SCHOOL BUS IN ACCIDENT No injuries were reDorted in a collision involving an Alpine District school bus filled with children and a two-door sedan Monday at about 3:15 p.m. at 400 S. State. Driver of the bus was Douglas Arnel Burr, 331 N. 200 E. Iv-vestigating Iv-vestigating officers said the bus driver was attempting to make a left turn on UJS. 91 while south-, bound and apparently pulled In front of a vehicle driven by David Henry Vander Linden, 310 W. 710 N.t Orem. 0 2 years |