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Show rt..-- , 4 -- v. C.iit a i- tC - fa jib an Number 8 Volume 92 Wednesday February 20, 980 1 Utah County officials consider new building The remodeled Payson city complex will look like :his from the southeast when it is completed. This view shows entrance to the Senior Citizens section of the building. The city council is now working with the architect to finalize plans for the complex. Rough to occupy 18,308 plans now call for the city offices sq. ft. or 37.7 percent of the floor space. The new Senior Citizens center will have about IS, 331 sq. ft. or about 31.2 percent. The library will have about 26 percent of the floor space, abot 12,550 sq. ft. The building will also feature a special area for club meetings covering 2230 square feet. Police Department releases annual statistical report Payson City Police Chief recently released the annual police report covering 1979. The report is an extensive compilation of statistics about the police de- partment. According to the report the department handled 6341 calls or complaints of criminal and noncriminal nature in 1979. Officers made a total of 1379 arrests. That compares with 7122 calls and 1862 arrests for 1978. Use of the city jail increased dramatically vith 161 incarcerations last year ompared to only 20 in 1978. Most of the 3179 violations which were recorded were either traffic or animal control violations. There were 2198 traffic violations last year compared to 1360 in 1978 and 403 animal violations, up from 173 in 1978. Other violations where there were numerous citations in 1979 were; 83 selling alcohol to a minor, up from 34; 78 Driving under the influence of Alcohol (DUI), up from 26; 37 illegal possession and consumption of alcohol, up from 28; and 28 curfew violations, up from 4. There were also 13 cases of reckless driving in 1979 compared to 8 in 1978. In the area of major crime there were 174 larceny violations, 34 burglaries, 30 assaults, 15 auto thefts, and one robberty. The department also handled the first case of reported rape in Payson since 1975. Of these 255 offenses known to the police, 59 were cleared by arrest.. There were 44 check offenses in 1979, two arrests were made. The police recovered 74 percent of the property stolen in Payson in 1979. They recovered $57, 431.28 of $77,256.67 stolen. In 78 the department recovered 53 percent of the stolen property. There were 130 auto accidents in Payson during 1979, down from 158 in 1978. There were two traffic fatalities during 1979. There were 59 intersection accidents in 1979 dwon from 80 in 1978. The major problem intersections from traffic accidents were 100 North Main where 7 accidents occurred, and 600 South Main with 3. The major causes of traffic accidents were failure to yield right of way (causing 33.1) and improper backing 21 . The Payson Animal Control officer issued 43 citations in 1979 compared to 173 in 1978. Mqst animal control violations were for animals running at large, 143, no city license 97, unvaccinated animal, 60; and animals disturbing neighborhood. Volunteer organizations continued to be of great assistance to the police department in 1979. The Payson ambulance donated 1,073 man hours to the city, making a total of 305 ambulance runs, including 206 emergency runs. The police reserve donated 472 hours for public safety and law enforcement. The department continued its crime prevention and safety awareness program spending 54 hours instructing '4,239 people in 1979. The department offers seven different programs to churches, schools and other interested groups. They also have numerous pamphlets on crime prevention. Payson Mayor Gary Hansen signed a grant agreement with the Fourcorners Regional Commission Friday granting the city $35,000. The money will be used for a comprehensive water development master plan. The plan will analyze water sources available to the city including wells, springs and the feasability of using the water from Peteetneet Creek culinary purposes. According to Mayor Hansen the new plan will make recommendations on what should be done as population increases. Projects will be tied to increases in population rather than dates as they have been in the past. The mayor also noted that the city was very fortunate to obtain funding for the project because sources for such planning are drying up. Chamber of Commerce The Payson Area Chamber of Commerce installation banquet be tonight, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Firehouse Restaurant. Chamber president Glenn Montague will yield the reigns to Gary Thurston during the meeting. Cost is $6.50 per will The Payson City Council will hold its second monthly meeting 5 p.m. tonight. The meeting originally scheduled for 7 p.m. was moved up so the council can attend the Chamber of Commerce installation banquet at 7:30. The hearing on the Cable TV ordinance will begin at 5:15 in the council chambers. at I Pump bids In a recent meeting the Payson City council opened bids for the furnishing and installation of a new deep well pump for the citys Number 2 well. The bid was awarded to Nickerson Co., Inc. of Salt Lake City for $12,511. Other bidders were: Widdison Turbine Service Co., $13,945; K & P Plumbing, $14,964; Water Works Equipment Co., $15,855; and Hjorth Brothers, Inc., $16,485. Irrigation note City Recorder Ron Crump announced that any changes in irrigation water for the coming year must be into the city office no later than February 29. Mr. Crump says the city will soon make irrigation schedules for the coming season and his office needs to know of any transfers of title. S $5-1- 0 The building would be built to resemble, somewhat, the county building and include adequate parking. Further expansion needs were considered in the proposal and would consist of expanding to the east and south if necessary, but not vertically because of the higher initial costs of extra strength in the ceilings, Brewster added. Local businessman testifies before Senate committee Utah Valleys economic future hangs in the balance with the EPA-U.Steel negotiations, a prominent Orem businessman told the Senate Select Committee on Small Business last week. Jerry Washburn, a local car dealer and representative of the Citizens Save to Coalition was asked to testify by Sen. Orrin Hatch, a member of The Citizens the committee. Coalition is a 25,000-membgroup dedicated to keeping the U.S. Steel plant in Orem open. The committee is studying the recent steel-plan- t closing and Geneva, projected closings. The closure of the plant... would bring on a 1930s-typ- e depression in our area that would last for years, Washburn said. Many of us in Utah feel we are witnessing a game of Russian Roulette between the EPA and U.S. Steel. The stakes are frighteningly high. Washburn testified after several witnesses had told the committee what had already happened because of steel-placlosings in their communities. Expressing nt concern for Utah Countys economic prognosis, he was also cautiously optimistic. For Geneva Steel in Utah Valley, it is not too late. The benefits of the plant to our community, to hundreds of to thousands of businesses, individuals and families, and to the entire state, far outweigh the minor disadvantages and difficulties that can, and must, be equitably settled, he said. Sen. Hatch echoed Washburns concerns in his statement to the Geneva is Utahs committee. second-largeprivate employer, with an annual payroll of over $130 million. Were talking about not just the 5,500 steelworkers, but the 10,000 support jobs that are generated and sustained by Geneva's employment. An untold number of spouses' and children's lives will be devastated if Geneva closes. As policymakers, we Senators must be more responsive and sensitive to the plethora of injuries that occur when a company announces, we must close our Hatch said. doors, st Fresh goods baked everyday The wonderful aroma of fresh baked goods wafts through the early morning air every weekday on Paysons Main Street as Roes Bakery prepares for another day. Roe Wilde, owner, proprietor, and head baker has been turning out bread and baked goodies at the same location since 1938. I started out baking when was 15 working after school at the M & M Bakery, Roe explains, When I was 21 1 took over the business. That was in 1938, during the depression. Except for three years in the service during World War II Roe has been baking and making a name for himself as a Payson institution. 1 The day starts early for a baker. At 4 a.m. Roe and his crew-th- e bakery employs 10 full and part-tim- e Council meeting change various county departments, including the health department, juvenile court, Mountainlands Association of Government and a Tax Comstate agency-Ut- ah mission, Motor Vehicle Division. The proposed building would consist of approximately 41,000 square feet, compared to about 25,000 square feet in the current county building. The cost would be between would million and have a mill levy between 1.5 and 2.25 over a period of 10 to 15 years, Brewster noted. Since 1 938 News Briefs City gets grant will officials Utah County be meeting in Spanish Fork soon with officials and citizens to determine whether or not to go ahead with a bond election this spring. The bond election would be for a new county office building, tentatively planned to be built to the east of the present county building. The present stone and marble county building, styled after Greek architecture, would not be torn down, nor would the large trees surrounding it be chopped down to make way for the proposed office structure, emphasized Sam Brewster, chairman of the building committee. This committee has been analyzing the feasibility and impact of building a new structure to acoffice commodate additional space and relieve overcrowding in the historic county building. The meetings will include a luncheon, a presentation of the proposed office building and a question-and-answe- r perioc. The committee has held 23 meetings to considering the proposal, Brewster said. and commissioners County committee members building were concerned about oppositions from minoriy groups, as well as public sentiment over taxes, but noted that much study has gone into the matter. Crowded conditions make the issue very important to the county. The county owns or rents at least six buildings to house employees-start- s working on 300 loaves of bread, 50 to 100 doz. fry goods, and a variety of cookies and rolls. The bakery makes more than 20 kinds of bread. They also make 5 dozen meat pies each day. On Valentines Day they made over 200 cakes. Even with a large volume Roe strives to turn out only the Weve best possible products. tried through the years to maintain quality. Most of our bake goods are made from scratch using our own recipes. We use Wilde very few preservatives, proudly reports. A visit to the bakery on Main Street will convince anyone of the dedication to quality. There is a complete line of cookies, cakes, rolls and bread baked fresh every The bakery also does day. specialty cake decorating. Roe explains, We get people stopping in from all over to buy things they say they cant get near their own homes. In addition to the bakery shop, which accounts for 70 percent of the sales, Roe sells bakery goods wholesale to restaurants and Mountain View Hospital. Through the years Roe has been assisted by his wife Teresa, who also manages The Dowry, located next to the bakery. The Wildes are pleased one of their sons, Garth, has shown an interest in the business. Garth is now assisting his father and will soon take over operation. Roe says he somewhat concerned about the independent bakery business. There has been a real decline in the number of independents, he said noting the trend toward bakeries at large grocery stores. A few years ago there were lots of inMost have either dependents. closed up or specialized. One function of Roes Bakery through the years has been training new bakers. One of the salesmen from Salt Lake suggested we put up a sign over the back door saying Roes Bake School, Roe said, reof his former to the number ferring employees who have become successful in baking careers. "Weve trained many bakers, Roe said. Then he rattled off a list including: Jack Clark, head of Safeway s Darwin bakery department; Olsen, head baker at BYU; and Keith Mendenhall, head baker for Albertsons. From an unofficial bake school to millions of loaves of bread and baked goodies, Roes Bakery has served Payson well for 42 years. little-know- n Roe Wilde, long time Payson baker, takes another batch of rolls from the oven. Roe has bene baking at the same location on Paysons Main Street for nearly 40 years. More pictures on page B-- l. 1 $ t i ? j:. Il'MlJMMItAlUSMnmSl |
