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Show 141 nM-. flM'J IA),.. Wi-i Vol. 36, No. 43 Thurs., Oct. 27, 1966 PRICE TEN CENTS olitical EVA STEEL PLm'HL;B OF UTAH'S f Meeting Held; -:- .1 V Y v DELIGHTED GIRL SCOUTS pose for picture after exciting experience of meetingHonoraryGirlScoutHubertH.Humphrey, Vice-President of the United States during his visit to Provo last week. Back row from left; Pam Littleford, Ida Black, Rebecca Hall; front row from left; Karen McKellar, Meg Clark, Brownie Cindy Clark, Kathy Wells, Debra Luck and Lorelea Littleford. Not present for photo was Susan Jensen. Hubert Humphery Visits Local Area Orem Junior Girl Scout group 135, complete with berets and white gloves, stood at the fence in the cold wind of Provo Airport Friday afternoon, for the opportunity oppor-tunity to meet a real VIP, Vice-President Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey. Almost hidden in the crowd of approximately 250 persons who greeted the vice-president, the girl scouts felt very fortunate to be among those singled out for personal handshakes. "I'm a Girl Scout, too, commented Humphrey Humph-rey as he clasped their white-gloved white-gloved hands. Then answering their shrieks of laughter, added, I was made an honorary member. mem-ber. Some of the girls vowed never to wash their gloves. They were accompanied to the airport by their troop leader, Mrs. Delia Clark and her daughter Cindy, a Brownie Scout, also in uniform. Later, after a detour through Brigham Young University campus, cam-pus, Vice-President Humphrey told the fieldhouse audience of over 10,000 the campus as "nothing short of amazing." In another of several jocular warm-up warm-up comments he asked to be registered, "as a possibility on the faculty at BYU." BYU President Dr. Ernest L. Wilkinson conducted the event and asked Stewart L. Grow, professor pro-fessor of the department of political po-litical sciences, to give the prayer. Sitting on the stand also were Gov. Calvin L. Rampton and Sen. Frank E. Moss who accompanied Humphrey through Salt Lake City and Provo. President Hugh B. Brown, 1st counselor of the LDS Church First Presidency introduced the vice-president as a "remarkable man . . .who prepares for tomorrow tomor-row instead of hanging on tenaciously tena-ciously to yesterday.' In his prepared speech Mr. Humphrey said "There are neo-isolationists, neo-isolationists, who maintain that nothing which happens beyond a given distance from our shores is of real concern to us ... in today's small and dangerous worlda world which has become almost a single neighborhood, a single parish our responsibilities transcent all lesser boundaries." Within our own country, we ara moving to meet our responsibility . . . to the negro Americans, the poor, under-privileged children, our senior citizens through medicare, medi-care, and in the near future, through an across-the-board li beralization of Social Security benefits." Later, he said, "We need not fear that the Federal Government will develop into an Orwellian 'big brother', so long as state and local governments and the multitude of non-governmental organizations maintain and in' Squaw Peak Scout Banquet Scheduled Nov. 3 The Squaw Peak District annual award banquet will be held November No-vember 3 in the Vineyard Ward chapel, at 7 p.m. President Ben Lewis will be the featured speaker. Individual, merit and service awards will be presented by Floyd Loveridge and Rulon Skinner of the Scout Council All adultScout leaders and their partners are invited to attend. This includes Stake Presidency and Institutional Representative, MIA and Primary leaders associated associ-ated with scouting, exploring and cubbing. Tickets may be obtained from the IR in each ward or Jack Lewis, district commissioner.. crease their vigor and activity. Departing from his prepared speech the vice-president said this is not welfare state or "check book" diplomacy but believed in Thomas Wolfe's vision of America Ameri-ca as a land of opportunity regardless re-gardless of birth. In response to a student panel question about what is being done to protect U.S. resources and World Peace dividends, for example, ex-ample, French gold, Mr. Humphrey Humph-rey stated, "If we expect gratitude, grati-tude, we are in the wrong business busi-ness . . . what we can hope for is respect . . . people do respect us." He compared the French economy to the lake in Minnesota compared to the Pacific. He said he was not concerned and that American Dollars are still at the top of the list. Asked about the recent boycott on grocery stores in Denver, Mr. Humphrey said he would answer this in his Denver address but did say boycotts don't always perform what is hoped and quipped "the high cost of living is really due to women's styles."- Regarding the rationing rumors he replied dramatically, "In this country! Absolutely not true we have such an abundance we don't know where to store it." He then blamed the high cost of foods on packaging and competition. competi-tion. He suggested a "truth in packaging" legislation. V I V DAGGETT I 1 ft mJk J summit i I MOW flwASATCH) I 1 V.. I DUCHESNE ' I I UINTAH I MAVK MUTE WAYNT I WON CAKFIEIO I A map released by the U. S. Bureau of the Census through Rep. Laurence J. Burton (R-Utah) shows boundaries bound-aries of Utah's newly aligned Congressional Districts. Utah voters will elect Congressmen for the 90th Congress from the new districts. First District is made up of 22 counties in the northern and eastern parts of Utah, and the Second District of seven counties along the western border of the State, Rep. Burton explained. A supplement to the Bureau of the Census's Congressional District Dis-trict Data Book has been released releas-ed by the Bureau through Rep. Laurence J. Burton (R-Utah), showing boundaries and population popula-tion of Utah's two new congressional congres-sional districts. An act of the 1965 Utah State Legislature provided for drawing new district boundaries in Utah. This made the First Congressional Congres-sional District slightly larger in population than the Second District, Dis-trict, Rep. Burton, who is now serving his second term as First District Representative, explained. explain-ed. Utah voters will elect their representatives to Congress from the new districts for the first time Nov. 8, Rep. Burton added. . Utah and Davis Counties were Candidates Speak Briefly Political candidates from Orem and a few from the county were introduced to a responsive audience aud-ience of about 175 in the Orem Junior High School Tuesday night. Winston M. Crawford, president presi-dent of the Orem Chamber of Commerce, was in charge of the meeting and allowed the county candidates time to introduce themselves and make a short statement. The remainder of the time was given to the local candidates can-didates for whom the meeting was given and also for Dr. Stewart L. Grow, political science professor pro-fessor at BYU, who explained the meaning and pros and cons of the eight amendments which will be on the ballot in November. Novem-ber. Mr. Crawford said that although the audience was smaller than hoped for, it was about twice the usual number at similar meetings. meet-ings. Harvard Hinton of Lehi represented repre-sented Keith Melville who was campaigning in Ogden and Fred Wright, Republican chairman of Utah County represented Lawrence Lawr-ence Burton1 who was campaigning campaign-ing in Carbon County. Attending candidates from the county were Mark Boyack, D, county clerk, John Murdock, D, county auditor, Arnold RoylanceD, county attor- Kearns Man Reports Theft Lewis Madsen, 4811 S. 4620 W., Kearns, Utah, reported to Orem police the theft of several items from his automobile and also damage to both sides of the car which may have occurred while his wife had parked the car near an Orem supper club for several hours Saturday night. Missing are a 12 gauge shotgun shot-gun valued at $100 and a box of sheet metal tools worth $300. He told police the theft and damage were not noticed until the following follow-ing morning. Map of Congressional Districts and Counties (1 Diltrith) added to the First Congressional District. Dr.KeithMelville,Pro-vo, Dr.KeithMelville,Pro-vo, will oppose Rep. Burton for the First District seat. Juab, Millard, Beaver, Iron and Washington Wash-ington Counties were added to the Second District, where former Congressman Sherman P. Lloyd is challenging Rep. David S.King (D-Utah) for the congressional seat. Although the First District's area is now somewhat less than it was under the old alignment, it is still substantially larger in area than the Second District. In population, the Census Bureau report shows, the First District had 50.7 per cent of the state total in the 1960 census, compared com-pared with 49.3 per cent for the Second District. ney, Thelma Vest Smurthwaite, D, county recorder, Mel Hanks, D, county commissioner, and Da vid Greenwood, D, commissioner. from American Fork, Ernest Dean, D, state senator, FredSum-sion, FredSum-sion, R, for representative, District Dis-trict 41. Candidates from Orem were each given three or four minutes to introduce themselves. First of the long pitches went to El-wood El-wood Sundberg, Republican for county auditor. He believes "we can do away with deficit spending. spend-ing. . . run the offices in a businesslike bus-inesslike manner." Harley Gillman, Republican for representative, District 38, said he is "concerned abot the political pol-itical philosophy in power, and about industrial development." He promised to work for industrial in-dustrial development and honesty in government. He said "so much is spent on the 'War on Poverty' Pov-erty' there is none for industry. indus-try. . .government is rewarding the wrong people." Reed Burgener, Democrat for county sheriff, professed his love Ifor America and said if elected he would be the second men ever to represent Orem in that office. Glenn Shaw. Republican for Istate Senate District 15, believes "a political office is a sacred trust." He said the basic dif-jference dif-jference in political parties is money spending. He said he is jnot pledged to pressure groups land is a "solid supportor for sound education." Alfred Madsen, Democrat, claims to be graduate of school of hard knocks. He professes, ;"all should pay a fair tax . . government must serve all people . . .welfare rolls are out of hand." -. , I Ralph Benson, Republican for representative District 39, said he will "support and comple 'ment UVIDA, work to balance the budget; every level of government gov-ernment has this sacred trust, and will strive for improvement of education program. Scott Wilkins, Orem Chamber of Commerce public affairs chair-ma, chair-ma, introduced the key lecturer, Dr. Grow, author of the proposed propos-ed eight amendments. "There has never been a time when we would make more im portant decisions than now," stat ed Dr. Grow in his opening remarks. re-marks. He then quickly went into the proposed amendments, giving giv-ing background on each, stating pros and cons and then asking for City Manager Back From 4-Day Confab Earl Wengreen, Orem City man ager, attended the 52nd annual an-nual conference of the International Interna-tional City Managers' Association Associa-tion October 23-26 in Phoenix, Arizona. , During the four-day session, city administrators from Canada, Can-ada, the United States and West ern Europe .examined all as pects of the urban problem from the policy development to demand! and reforms facing cities. Spotlighting the federal attack on urban problems, keynote speak er Robert C. Wood, undersec retary of theDepartment of Housing Hous-ing and Urban Development, dis cussed the role of the new De partment on tne urban scene. At 10 workshop sessions managers man-agers discussed, how to implement imple-ment and improve programs affecting af-fecting their cities including fed eral programs on rehabilitation and urban renewal, beautification ana open space, and poverty. utner workshops'! included ,.dls .cussions of the increasing crime (rate, training policies and pro grams, labor negotiations, and fiscal resources. Managers examined -critical urban Issues of housing, employ ment and poverty with experts t ranx t. Hotchkiss, vice-presl dent, Victor Gruen Associates: Raymond Male, Commissioner of baDor and Industry, state of New Jersey; and Maxwell Lehman, for- mer ueputy Administrator, New York City, and consultant on the poverty program. Mr. wengreen attended : the conference at his own expense, and . was accompanied by his wife, Carol. questions on each amendment in turn. . AMENDMENTS IN BRIEF ; He said the first amendment would give cities the legal right to adopt a metropolitan government govern-ment if so desired. Pros: tax saving devise, allows for raou experts in offices at higher pay, increases efficiency of operations. opera-tions. Cons: takes independence from local communities, government govern-ment may become too big and cold. Mr. Grow said people feel dedicated to local communities and like to feel close to officials. 1 The second amendment makes possible the calling of a constitutional consti-tutional convention. He said there are two ways to change the constitution: con-stitution: Make amendments which often become difficult to understand or call a convention for a major rewrite of the con stitution. Some of those for the rewrite say the old one lags far behind the needs of the people, and that a new constitution would be less biased. Those against the amendment feel the old constitution con-stitution has served Utah well and worry that a new one will be victim of pressure groups or that it would "open up everything every-thing and may be worse than before. One of the main groups advocating a new constitution are the League of Women voters, he said. The third proposed amendment concerns a procedural proposi tion. As it is now the state treasurer and state auditor cannot succeed themselves in office. He said this was originally designed to prevent financial juggling. However, How-ever, what has happened is that after his term in office the treasurer trea-surer runs for auditor and vice-versa vice-versa playing a sort of musical chairs. If the amendment passes the officials would be allowed two terms in office. The next four amendments concern con-cern state legislature proposals which came out of a study made by a group appointed by the legislative leg-islative council. The fourth amendment attempts to correct a legal oversight which will clarify if any committee of legislature has the legal right to serve when out of session Those against the amendment feel this may create professional profes-sional legislators . . . used around the clock. Those for the amendment say special sessions are frequently called anyway, this would make it legal. The fifth amendment calls for an annual session for state leg islature. Presently the legislature! can meet only 60 calendar days every two years. The governor must call special sessions at other times. The new amendment would ask for 45 regular meeting meet-ing days each year with 20 special days. The budget would be figured fig-ured each year instead of a 2-year 2-year projection as it is now. This means the legislatures would meet about a third longer than previously. The sixth amendment concerns the calling of special session which can now only be called by the governor. This means that if the governor vetos certain proposals pro-posals the legislature cannot reconvene re-convene to consider the vetos. A 23 vote by ballot of the members mem-bers would be needed to call a special session if this amendment passes. The seventh amendment calls for a 2-point program involving an increase in pay for the state legislatures. They are now receiving re-ceiving $500 per year, the last change being made 14 years ago. The first part asks for an increase in-crease of salary to $1000 per year; they will also serve more time. The second part asks that control of salarys not be frozen into the constitution but can be changed by legislative enactment. The eighth amendment asks if the board of examiners should be abolished. The board of examiners exam-iners consists of the governor, attorney general and secretary of state. It is their purpose to Judge all claims against the state. Those for abolition believe this denies the right to fix responsibility. respon-sibility. They claim it is not good legal practice for a man to be judge in his own behalf. Those against the amendment feel this is a good check don't want govern ment too powerful. . '., . SA t wv. y . . UTAH COUNTY moved a big step closer to its United Fund goal of $183,654 this week when Max C. Elliott, campaign chairman, chair-man, received the first of four quarterly payments on the United States Steel Foundation Founda-tion gift of $17,500. Presenting the Foundation Founda-tion check is George A. Jedenoff, general Library Seeks Column Name. Honors Book Week National Book week, Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 1966. Two weeks in the year are given special emphasis by libraries. librar-ies. These are National Library Week held in April and National Book Week held in November. However, Orem City Library Is concentrating on making every week Book Week for its citizens. Books of all types are being added to the book stock as rapidly rap-idly as possible. Many new books of interest including both fiction and non-fiction and current best sellers are available at Orem City Library, according to Ber-nice Ber-nice Cox, librarian. Also if the library does not have the book you need, let your desires be made known and it may be available avail-able through state library resources. re-sources. To keep up library interest, a weekly news column in Orem Geneva Time of library information informa-tion and books is being planned. Orem citizens are invited to suggest sug-gest a title for this comn. Entries En-tries should be handed in to the Orem City Library by Nov. 1. The library board will select the winning title and award an appropriate ap-propriate book to the successful entrant. Committee Seeks Historic Trees Shade trees in the city of Orem are very valuable according to the Orem Shade Tree Commission. This Shade Tree Commission is looking for all trees which could be classed as historic or trees which are classed as unusual and need to be identified and preserved. Historic trees could be trees which are 50 years old orolder, either evergreen or deciduous. Your Shade Tree Commission in Orem would like to identify all the trees throughout the area which would be classified in this category. Steps should be taken to preserve these trees when new buildings are being built. Values should be emphasized to those who are building in new sites where these trees have been growing for the last half century. If you as an individual, know where such trees are located and growing, members of the Shade Tree Commission would thank you for reporting to them the location lo-cation of these trees. Those serving serv-ing on the Shade Tree Commission Commis-sion at this time whom you could call are: Charles Rohbock, phone 225-3100; Mrs. Earl (Ann) Backus, Back-us, 225-3714, Mrs. Tom (Myrle) Jacob, 225-3144; and Robert Has-sell, Has-sell, Chairman of the Commission Commis-sion at 225-4376. Students Attend National Confab ; Three student publication rep resentatives from Brigham Young ; University will attend the national convention of the Associated Collegiate Col-legiate Press in Philadelphia iThursday, Friday and Saturday, j Conrad H. Thorne, Shoshone, Idahowill attend as editor of the Banyan, BYU student yearbook which achieved "All-American" honors for its 1966 issue. Dennis Den-nis W. Berreit, North Ogden, editor of the Daily Universe, will attend the conference sessions for newspaper staffs. Dr. Oliver R. Smith, professor of communications, will attend sessions for advisers and business bus-iness staffs. He will also receive the 1966 award as "Adviser of the year" from the NationalCoun-cil NationalCoun-cil of College Publication Advis- I .ers . " "" ' Council To Center Street Proposal The Orem City Council Wednesday Wed-nesday was formulating plans to prepare a memorandum of under standing with the Utah State Road Commission which could result in the extension of State Street least from 800 East to the city llimits and on through Utah County (property in the Provo River bottoms. bot-toms. 1 The idea was suggested by Earl Johnson, Utah State Highway District Dis-trict Engineer, who met with the Council Monday night in the Council Coun-cil chambers. , For several years the Council has been seeking the assistance of the State Road Commission in extending Center Street, provid ing a direct access route to the interstate freeway at 1300 West. Mr. Johnson suggested that the Council make a proposal to the Utah State Road Commission ; agreeing to obtain an 80-foot right-of-way for Center Street east of 800 East, and agreeing to restrict future building back of a 120-foot right-of-way. : "This would make possible the widening of Center Street to 120 feet at some future date without involving the state in expensive 'property acquisition," Mr. Johnson John-son said. - The State Engineer envisioned the completed Center Street through Orem as a valuable belt route for the entire valley which Volunteer Needed For Eye Clinic J. Fred Whitney, Coordinator -for Prevention of Blindness with the State Department of Public 'instruction, has just returned to his position from an educational leave to attend the Graduate ;School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley Berk-eley campus, during the past school year. "There is a great unrecognized need for small groups of local lady volunteers from all parts o the State to join forces and dombat amblyopia (lazy eye blindness) blind-ness) among preschool children in their communities," states Mr. Whitney. "Good pre-school visual vis-ual screening can be accomplished accomplish-ed by interested local volunteers who request our carefully prepared pre-pared three to six hour preschool vision screening course." State vital statistics indicate Utah County has 9004 three through five-year-old preschool-es. preschool-es. Local volunteers reported screening 1382 last year. Among this group 44 youngsters were referred because they were unable un-able to read their critical line on the Snellen eye chart, which is the standard test for preschool pre-school and school children throughout the State. "Hopefully we will be able to screen 2251 preschoolers in your county this year if your local lady volunteers volun-teers are willing to supply the screening lady power," Mr. Whit ney wishfully remarks. "A child does not realize how well he should see at this important visual vis-ual developmental period. It is up to interested parents to recognize this fact and take action before it is too late, at age six and seven, when visual development is usually completed and the most effective time to treat amblyopia has past," Mr. Whitney emphasizes. empha-sizes. Interested volunteers should contact J. Fred Whitney, Coordinator, Coor-dinator, Prevention of Blindness, 309 East 1st South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. superintendent of U.S. Steel's GenevaWorks The U. S. Steel Foundation grant was raised this year by $2,500 to meet the increased needs that face the United Fund in Utah County. Mr. Elliott said he hopes the action by the Foundation will be a pace setter for aU United Fund givers in Utah County to "Give 'Til It Helps." Formulate wouia serve other cities, as well as Orem. He said the cooperation of the Utah County Commission would also be needed to make the street extension a reality. SHADE TREE COMMISSION In other action, the Council, las well as Mr. Johnson, had an . enlightening discussion with members of the Orem Shade Tree Commission. Robert Hassell, chairman, and Charles Rohbock and Mrs. Thom as A. Jacob, members, made in quiries of Mr. Johnson about the state's plans to assist with the planting of trees along State Street. Mr. Hassell said some 40 trees were planted last year, but many more are needed to improve the image of the community on this thoroughfare. Mr. Johnson said the State Highway Department has worked up plans for plantings on State Street, including trees, as well as shrubbery. Advertising for bids on this work hinges on the receipt of federal funds in Utah, Mr. Johnson John-son said. He emphasized the fact tnat any plantings undertaken by the state in Orem would be done only if Orem City would agree to', water and maintain them. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Other business of the meet ing included the monthly correlation corre-lation meeting with officers of the Orem Chamber of Commerce. Winston M. Crawford, presi dent, and Roscoe Carroll, board member, discussed upcoming programs of the Chamber in which the Council cooperates. Mr. Crawford expressed appre ciation to the Council for its assistance in providing a display" booth at the recent Utah Valley Trade Fair. Coming events are Teacher Appreciation night on Nov. 9. a shoplifting clinic on Nov. 17. and the annual children'&Christ- mas party at SCERA on Dec. 24. Earlier in the evening. Mayor James E. Mangum presented Mel- vin T. Briggs with a certificate of appreciation for his service as the 1966 UnitedNations chair man. Lost A Photo? -We Might Have It-Check Now! One picture is worth a thousand thou-sand wordsthat's why we like them. But a thousand pictures are worthless when they gather dust in old newspaper files. Many memorable photographs are among the hundreds that were used once in the Orem-Geneva Times and never reclaimed. DO YOU... Wonder what happened to that lovely family picture taken ten years ago-- the only one grandpa ever sat for? Wish you had more wedding pictures of Tillie such a beautiful bride? Remember when Joe won that award and the mayor and photographers came, and all that publicity? Do you wish you had these photos? Maybe we can help. Our files are bulging with pictures of all sizes, and subjects. Beautiful brides, engagement protraits, society so-ciety groups, missionaries, school programs, servicemen, etc. i |