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Show Universal I icioiiluin: Corp. 14 P.O. Eo:: 2SD3 (-o.C VOL. 45 NO. 5 HONORED GUESTS AND officials from the Orera Police Honor Banquet are pictured above. From left to right are: LeRoy Mott, Howard Hinton, assistant secretary of State, Set Gerald Nielson. Bob Thatcher, Lions Club president ree f.lfl Honored il f Police Banquet The annual Police Honor Banquet Ban-quet was held in the Orem City Center last Thursday evening. The event is sponsored by the Orem Lions Club each year to honor outstanding officers for the past year. Approximately 140 people attended the banquet which was chairmaned by Lions Chester Oliver, Orland Pyne and Jay Willes. Three plaques for outstanding service were giventoGeorgeMc-Kinney, giventoGeorgeMc-Kinney, Gerald Nielson andLe Roy Mott. These men were chosen by a committee who reviewed the records re-cords of all the Orem officers. They also talked with their Chief, Judges and other officers to hear their recommendations. Mr. McKinney received special recognition for his work with the Police Force as a regular of- Drug Raid Takes Haul Of Speed Orem City Police assisted the Region 4 Narcotics Task Force in confiscating approximately $1,350 worth of speed from an Orem residence at 155 S. 1200 W. last Saturday. Arrested were Ned and Bonnie Shepherd in connection with the raid. Ned Shepherd was charged with possession and intent to sell the methamphetamine substance, a felony. Bonnie Shepherd was charged with possession of marijuana, mari-juana, a misdemeanor. Several others were arrested in connection with drug sales. Along with the approximate 5,000 'hits of speed which was confiscated were other drugs and equipment. It V TACKY THE CLOWN will High Auditorium at 10 a.m. Salt Lake Citv, Utah The Newspaper Published January ficer since 1958 a total of 17 years, making him the longest serving member on the force. He was born in Ft. Jones, Calif., and has lived in Orem since 1950. InNovemberof 1951, he was appointed as Civil Defense De-fense Director, a position he still holds. This was his beginning be-ginning into the field of public safety. McKinney was involved with the starting of Orem's radio communication system in 1957. In 1958 he left Geneva Steel, where he had worked for over nine years, and joined the Orem Police Po-lice force as a patrolman. McKinney was made chief dispatcher dis-patcher and desk Sargeant in 1961 and still holds those positions. po-sitions. In November of last year, he was honored for his 40 years in scouting. He will be retiring from the Police Force this year. Gerald Nielson received a plaque recognizing him for his outstanding service as a regular policeman during 1974. He is a native of St. Johns, Ariz., when he moved to Orem, about twelve years ago, he joined the reserve officers. Soon after that, he was appointed to the regular police force as a patrolman. patrol-man. His next appointment was to the position of Identification Officer. Of-ficer. Several weeks ago he was advanced to the rank of Detective Detec-tive Sergeant. LeRoy Mott was awarded a plaque for outstanding service in the Reserve Police Force during 1974. A native of Orem, he joined the Orem Civil Defence auxiliary Police in June of 1953. He served two terms as secretary and three terms as lieutenant. In 1962 he joined the Orem 4 ", v entertain Feb. 1 at the Provo STEEL PLANTER fB 84110 Weekly and Read Doily HUB OF UTAH'S RurT 30, 1974 fl and Sgt. George McKinney. Reserve officer Mott, Sgt. Nielson Niel-son and Sgt. McKinney received plagues at the banquet for their outstanding efforts. Police Dept. as a full-time officer, of-ficer, and served until March of 1963, when he returned to his job at Geneva Steel. He joined the Police Reserve at the same time he returned to Geneva, and was influential in the development develop-ment of the rules, regulations and by-laws that govern the Reserve. Re-serve. He has been the president and a three-term member of the Board of Directors. . . - Presently, he is a director or the Board, in charge of training and equipment. Mr. Mott has been employed at Geneva Steel for over 25 years. At the present time, he is a foreman in the Physical Testing Lab. Harvard Hinton, deputy secretary secre-tary of State, spoke following the presentations. He outlined some of the activities of the State legislature, and commented on the Lieutenant Governor Bill which will be coming before Utah citizens in the next election. The bill is a good one, he said, but its working is indequate. It does not outline the duties of the position of Lieutenant Governor. Gover-nor. But if this weakness was corrected, according to Mr. Hinton, Hin-ton, the bill would be very useful. use-ful. Currently, whenever the Governor must leave the State, he must appoint the Secretary of State to fill his position until he returns. If the Lieutenant Governor bill is accepted, a man will be available to fill the Governor's Go-vernor's position during his trips out of State and will also assist him with other duties when he is needed. Mr. Hinton urged the group to study and be informed before voting in the election. The Keith Melville family, of Provo, furnished the music for the banquet. They sang selections selec-tions from the Sound of Music. Provo High To Host March of Dimes The first annual Utah County March of Dimes pre-Telerama variety show will be held on Saturday, February 1, at the Provo High School auditorium at 10 a.m. The show will star Tacky the Clown and his fabulous 'Fun Show with Marko the Great & Company, plus other surprise acts. Tacky the Clown is a veteran of 39 years in the field of entertainment, enter-tainment, and is known internationally inter-nationally as a master of mirth and fun. Marko the Great is one of the new, rising young stars of show business who will entertain enter-tain and mystify with his feats of magic. This show is just a preview of some of the tremendous entertainment enter-tainment that will be presented on KSL TV (Channel 5) starting at 10:30 Saturday evening, Feb. 1, and going continuously until 6 p.m. Sunday, February 2. Some of the top stars appearing will be Bob McGrath of Sesame PRICE TEN CENTS Orem Woman Hit By Car Eleanor Sekula, 53, 90 W. 800 S., Orem, received minor injuries in-juries last week when she was struck by a car while trying to' cross the street at 800 S. State. Steven Niel Bullock, 973 S." 190 W., Orem, was east bound in a Jeep and began to turn north onto State street. He took his eyes away from the road and did not see the pedestrian in his path until just before impact. Bullock was cited for failure to yeild to a pedestrian, for no no-fault insurance and no operator's opera-tor's license. Provo, Orem Meet To Study Sever Provo agreed to study the possibility pos-sibility of providing the newly annexed area of Orem with sewer service in a meeting held last Thursday with Orem and Provo City officials. The Carterville area, between the Provo River and the Orem Bench, provides a problem for sewage disposal. Orem would have to build a pumping station in order to handle the sewage in this area, since some areas are too low to allow gravity sewer flow into Orem's system. The meeting was held to de- C1U iu uc- tQrm.-r,Q .v,nrw, v,.., -1,1 this nnmninfr center nr whether Provo would allow sewage from jr- o w- uvwv. this area and the future Watts Development to flow into their system. The cost of constructing a pumping station would be much higher fro Orem than by assisting assist-ing Provo in linking up and enlarging en-larging the Provo system, if necessary, to take in the new area. The engineering departments from both cities were asked to Street-Gary Burghoff (Radar) of M.A.S.H. Maureen Arthur, star of TV andBroadwayplusWinnie the Pooh and many other well-known well-known celebrities during the 19-hour 19-hour show. Norman Anderson, Utah County March of Dimes Chairman, states, "We are fortunate to have a professional clown with this caliber of talent in our area, and proceeds from the pre-telerama pre-telerama show will help us reach our long-range goal in the fight against birth defects." Tickets to the show may be purchased from your local March of Dimes Youth Taps Chairman, Barbara Flandro and Carrie Ekins of Orem, and Julie Thomas and Kathy Larsen of Provo. Also at 7-11 stores in Provo, Orem, Pleasant Grove, American Fork, and Lehi; at the March of Dimes Office, 227 North University in Provo, or at the door. Tickets are a $1 donation. Elder Richards Will Preside In Conference Elder Franklin D. Richards, assistant to the Council of Twelve of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will preside at Orem Stake quarterly conference confer-ence sessions Saturday and Sunday Sun-day in the Orem Stake Center, 481 East Center, Orem. Special meetings Saturday will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. for priesthood leaders, and from 7 to 9 p.m. for priesthood leaders, stake missionaries, their wives, and alleighteen-year-oldElders. In addition Stake President Ray R. Louder has issued a special invitation to all Priests in the Aaronic Priesthood to attend. General sessions Sunday will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. for members of the 30th, 33rd, 40th, 41st, 48th and 49th Wards. Members Mem-bers of the 1st, 10th, 18th, 24th, and 25th Wards will attend from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m., according to President Louder. Elder Richards was sustained as an Assistant to the Council of the Twelve on Oct. 6 1960. Since June 19G5 he has served as supervisor of the South American Ameri-can Missions. Prior to his present calling he distinguished himself as a lawyer, businessman, and able administrator as Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration Admini-stration for 18 years. He married Helen Kearnes in the Salt Lake Temple on Aug. 1, 1923. They are the parents of two sons and two daughters. Sank Shorts 28 Gain Over 1974 Total deposits in Commercial Security Bancorporation in 1974 showed a 28 gain over the previous pre-vious year in an unaudited report re-port released last week. Year end deposits were $251, 104,000 compared to $196,241, 000 in 1973. The Bancorporation figures include in-clude the fourteen branch offices of CSB, Bank of Salt Lake with two offices and commercial security se-curity bank of Logan. Total assets during the year climbed to $290,196,000, an increase in-crease of 27.5. Unaudited income in-come after security transactions was $2,416,000 or $2.91 a share compared with $2,184,000 and $2.61 a share in 1973. make a study o the Provo sewer system to determine whether it would be able to handle the extra ex-tra sewage without causing problems. prob-lems. Future meetings will be held to further discuss the matter. Mesa Tempi e Will Reopen For Tours Mesa, Arizona The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will reopen its Arizona . , . ,. . ,,, rKi, leuiuie iui yuuiv lumo, vumm riLm aycui ... announced recently. The temple, in Mesa, will be opened to the public from March 19 through April 3, 1975, except Sundays, he said. Because the renovation and restructuring of the Arizona Temple's interior almost comprises com-prises a new building, at least inside, it has been deemed appropriate ap-propriate to reopen the temple to the public andtorededicate the edifice,' said C. Bryant Whiting, Whit-ing, President of the temple and chairman of the Church's Arizona Ari-zona Temple Committee. The temple is one of sixteen the Church operates around the world. It was completed and dedicated in 1927 and has been reserved for use since then only by faithful Church members. The re-dedication ceremonies have been scheduled for April 15 and 16. Free tickets to the open house may be obtained by telephoning (602) 964-7164, or by writing Arizona Temple, P.O. Box 2217, Mesa, Arizona, and specifying the desired date. Following the re-dedication ceremonies, the temple will again be closed to the public and used only by worthy members, Church officials said. The temples of the Church are traditionally open to the public at the time of their completion and prior to formal dedication. But this will be the first time in the Church's history that one has been reopened to the public after having been dedicated. The Washington Temple near the border of Maryland and the District of Columbia is the most recently completed Mormon tem ple. More than three-quarters of a million people inspected it during an eight-week open house period last fall. New City By Title ELDERFRANKLIND. RICHARDS Alpine Dist. Selected To Supervise The a iniMfii,nninetri of Education has been selected to - - J"- J l,IL,l,-"u i . ' lfL be the agent district representing " In total the ixfire-39 ixfire-39 other districts in the state ac carPeers. in toiai, tne suciire- 39 other districts in the state as supervisor of the UtahState Train ing School education program, Estimated costs of the program ;n he sn nnn i.irti will be $50,000, including salaries for a supervisor and a secretary. The supervisor's position will require re-quire experience in administration administra-tion and teaching and will require re-quire extensive travel to keep in touch with the other districts. 17-2 Deadline Approaches Salt Lake City, Utah-Many Utah taxpayers will not be able to receive early refunds this year unless they receive their W-2 Forms from their employers soon. IRS District Director Roland V. Wise recently reminded employers em-ployers that Friday, January 31, is the last day to have completed com-pleted W-2 Forms in the hands of their employees. IRS Publication 15, 'Circular E Employer's Tax Guide available free from the IRS offices, of-fices, contains additional information infor-mation of the proper handling of W-2 Forms. Stockholders Plan Meeting The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the North Union Irrigation Co. will be held in the Lindon City Office Bldg. Monday at 2 p.m. Feb. 3. The purpose of this meeting is to hear the annual report, elect three board members to serve on the board for the next twe years and to transact any other business that may properly come before the stockholders. Kenneth R. Gillman, pres., Norma 0. Brown, secretary. Scera Park Singers Perform On T.V. The Scera Park singers have been selected to represent the children in the elementary schools on the March of Dimes Tele Rama in Salt Lake City Feb. 2. from 7 to 10 p.m. There are 200 children in the chorus. They will be traveling by bus to perform several numbers num-bers with Bert, the star of Seasame Street. Following their performance at the Salt Palace, they will go on a tour of Temple Square. The children have been con i THE ARIZONA TEMPLE of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Mesa. The temple has been remodeled inside and Positions Ore 6 CETA Monies The Orem City Council met in Walt Parker. CouncilmanE.Dix-regular CouncilmanE.Dix-regular session Tuesday evening on Larsen said, "I would like with Mayor Pro Tem LeRoy Walker presiding. Mayor James E. Mangum, who was recently named as this year's vice president presi-dent oftheMountainland Association Associa-tion of Governments (MAG), was unable to attend the meeting. Despite the Mayor's absence, the Council committed the remained re-mained of recently acquired CETA title six funds which are becoming available for emergency em-ergency employment purposes. Up to last Tuesday's meeting, $47,496 ofthe$62,268fromCETA had been committed to various positions, including six firemen, one planner-building inspector, two carpenters, and one secretary-receptionist. These are short-term employment jobs, and the persons for these positions have already been hired. The $14,772 remainder of the first block of CETA title six funding was used to create an additional position of an assistant as-sistant programmeraccountant. ils ' authorize the exten- ?n f employment period of men will receive 100 funding for 6 23 months each at a total rc' u f, Z ? buildlnS inspector will be hired for 10 months at a cost of $8,819; the carpenters will be hired for 5 14 months and for 7 23 months respectively for a total cost of $10,491; and the secretary-receptionist will be hired for 5 12 months for $3,014. In other business, the Council moved to continue services with the Auditing firm of Squire, Squire & Delry for another year. The Council also adopted the new and ammended edition of the Utah Traffic Code. A revised section of the city's subdivision regulations, regula-tions, which had the special approval ap-proval of local contractors and developers, was also adopted after af-ter it was noted that no one was present at the Public Hearing to object to or request discussion discus-sion on the new regulations. The Council reviewed a proposal pro-posal of transferring garbage service in the city to the Lindon Garbage and Refuse CoUection Service, a business operated by Jew junior IligEi To Be Discussed Progress on the new junior high school in Orem is moving along on schedule. An announcement was made last week that the new facility will be called Lakeridge. Since the building housing Lincoln Junior Ju-nior High will continue to be used by the Alpine School District, it was felt a new name was , necessary for the school. In order to familarize parents with the plan of instruction of the new Lakeridge Junior High, an open meeting of the Lincoln PTSA is scheduled for Thurs- ducting a drive during the last few weeks in order to present a check during their performance perform-ance for the March of Dimes. Their director is Patty Greaves, a second grade teacher at Scera Park School. The accompanist ac-companist is Mrs. Katherine Kocherhans, a first -grade teacher teach-er at the school. The singers have sung at UEA, the State Legislature and have had numerous other engagements engage-ments in recent months. X ' , W y it v 3 iGU to see Orem City get out of the garbage business." He pointed out that during his terms on the C ouncil he has seen three garbage systems used unsuccessfully by the city. Mr. Parker's company presently pres-ently services the garbage disposal dis-posal needs of American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Lindon, Alpine, and Tooele, as well as other areas. The Council tabled the whole question until the Public Works Director and the Assistant City Manager can meet with Mr. Parker to straighten out minor complications. Mr. Parker said if Orem's garbage service was extended to his company, he would use as many of the existing city personnel as he was able. A Class B caberet license was given to the lobster and steak house owned by Pearson's Enter-prizes. Enter-prizes. In a previous Council meeting this license and a Class A Beer license had been withheld with-held until it could be determined that city regulations were being met. City Attorney Frank Butter-field Butter-field recommended to the Council that the licenses of the Imperial Lounge not be renewed. He reported re-ported that incidents of assault and gambling have been reported in the lounge, and the establishment establish-ment has not been improved in appearance like it should. One councilman questioned whether the Council could legally revoke the Imperial's licenses without a hearing. It was pointed out that the licenses were not being revoked, they were just not being renewedThe motion not to renew the licenses was passed unanimously. un-animously. A motion was passed to proceed pro-ceed with special limited improvements onDrapersLane. Funds on a special improvement project on 1200South were transferred trans-ferred to projects on 400 North; the projects on 1200 South will receive their priority in the next budget hearing. An ordinance dealing with city regulation over pawn brokers in the city ,was tabled until a later date. day, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at Orem Elementary School so those attending may visualize what an "open classroom is. Small scale drawings of Lakeridge Lake-ridge Junior High will be passed out to those in attendance. This will be followed by a discussion about the school plant. Next, a panel will participate in discussion about the open classroom concept. This will be led by two teachers fromEast-mont fromEast-mont Junior High in the Jordan Jor-dan School District. Part of this presentation will include slides. The audience will then have an opportunity to ask questions of the participants. In preparation for this meeting two members of the LincolnPTSA visited Eastmont Junior High, talking with the administration and faculty and observing classes. EileenBunderson(Mrs. Victor) andDelores Ritchie (Mrs. J. Bonner) will be on hand to share what they observed. Final item on the program will be a tour of the Orem Elementary Elemen-tary School facility. As the Lakeridge Junior High nears completion, a tour of it will be scheduled. """"" - A will be opened to the public March 19 through April 3, prior to re-dedication. |