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Show "Pleasant Grove, the Most Beautifully Situated City in Utah County" VOL. LXVI, No. 26 PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH 84062, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1970 SINGLE COPY 10c Two Pl.Grove Pioneer Structures Certified Historical Sites June 1 8 Two Pleasant Grove pioneer structures were certified for designation as "Utah Historical Sites" last Thursday as a part of the Strawberry Days cele-bration. Certified at special ceremonies were the Driggs-Gamett-We- st home at 119 East 2nd South and the Fugal Bros. Backsmith Shop at 680 North 400 East. Attending the ceremonies were James A. Cullimore, as- - sistant to the Council of the Twelve, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints and a grad-uate of Pleasant Grove High School; Charles S. Peterson, di-rector of the Utah State His-torical Society; Golden K. Driggs, nephew of King Driggs ; Melvin T. Smith, Utah Preser-vation Office and Gary D. Forbush, Utah Heritage Foun-dation. The presentations were made following the morning parade in front of the Driggs-Game- tt home by Mi". Peterson. Receiving the certificate for the home was John (Jack) West of Sonoma, Calif., who had previously purchased the home and spent considerable time and money restoring and improving the property, includ-ing both the house and surroun-dings. The certificate for the Fugal Blacksmith Shop was received by Mrs. Delilah Fugal, widow of Christian A. Fugal, one of the original Fugal Brothers. Stake President Boyd L. Fugal son of Niels Fugal, another of the original Fugal Brothers, was with Mrs. Fugal at the presentation. Following the presentations, Mr. and Mrs. West opened their home to the public for an open house. Young ladies, dressed in costumes of pioneer days, ex-plained the antique furnishings and told of life as it must have been in pioneer times. Accord-ing to Mr. West, a total of 2,500 townspeople and visitors passed through the rooms and enjoyed a view of the artistic furnish-ings. I. V .v it, H i : ,.: ,' - ' , I ' . 1 : ' ,vt: 5 - A r , . V f - -- ...-.-- ,; ,.' i J j ; ,.. f r ' ' ' I U " j i ' . ; j i . j ROYALTY Getting ready to go In parade last week, are Queen Carolyn Bezzant, and attendants Laurel Baxter and Melissa Patch. Float led Strawberry Days parade June 18. Traditional P.G. Strawberry Days Highly Successful The Golden Anniversary of Pleasant Grove's traditional Strawberry Days celebration, held last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, was highly successful and comparatively speaking, should be spelled with a big "S." To begin with, the weather-man cooperated. Nothign but blue skies, warm sunshine and light cooling breezes featured the entire 72 hours of the event. For once, members of the com-mittee had scarcely a worry, weatherwise. The festivities got underway promptly at 10 a.m. Thursday, with the mammoth parade at 10 a.m. And "mammoth" it was in every respect the number of entries, the size and artistic beauty of the floats, the number and musicianship of the bands and the precision and colorful costumes of the march-ing units. Even Russell Schow as "Uncle Sam" and his spirit--e- d Arabian horse seemed just a little special this time. The Strawberry Days Roy-alty, Strawberry Queen Carolyn Bezzant and attendants Laurel Baxter and Melissa Patch, and Miss Pleasant Grove, Marsha Hardy and attendants Jannifer Nielsen and Linda Ewell, were regal as they rode their beauti-ful and artistic floats, with grace and beauty. Rodeo Queen Sherri Flinders and attendants Deanne Norman and Barbara Taylor dismount-ed and rode a convertible with all of their attractive western regalia. A special feature of the morning parade was Jessie Ev-ficia- ls joined the long line of ans Smith, wife of President Joseph Fielding Smith, riding in the parade as "Grand Mar-shall" of the parade. Civic, church and county and added an atmos-phere of dignity to the pro-cession. Judges who selected the best of the 1970 parade entries, must have had their difficulties. How-ever they came up with the following designations: Sweep-stakes, Devey's Clothing Store, American Fork; First place, commercial, Smith Drug Stor-es ; First place, civic, Lehi City and First Place, churches, Manila Wards. The Thursday, 6 p.m. par-ade was just as artistic and beautiful, and perhaps was bet-ter attended than the morning procession, if that could be possible. The bands, which included the Pleasant Grove Senior and Junior High bands, Tooele, Am-erican Fork, Lehi, Provo, Val-ley Jr. High and the Utah Na-tional Guard band in the morn-ing and the Scots bagpipers in the afternoon were sponsored by local merchants, including Roberts Beauty Salon, Elwood's Barber Shop, Bradshaw Auto, Rasmussen Realty, Modern Shoe Shop, Lee's Barber Shop, Jay Harmer, DDS, Purple Tur-tle, Roy Ash Service, Allred Builders Supply, Ted's Barber Shop, P.G. Review, Utah Pow-er and Light Co., Carter's Ser-vice, All American Realty, Cor-leisse- Cafe, Max's Texaco, Radmall Hardware, Farmer's Korner and Circle 2 Ranch Room. Just judging and comparing the 1970 celebration with those that have gone before, and this reporter has seen them all, the Golden Anniversary was one of the very best. The City of Fun Carnival, owned and operated by Louis Melendez, seemed liv-lie- r, cleaner and better control-led, the flower show was tops, the children's parade on Fri-day and competitive events was something to do for the kids. Saturday evening attracted scores of equestrian groups and numerous spectators and the Three-Nig- Rodeo was one of the finest. Winners in the stock parade Saturday were River-to- n Rough Riders, first place; Utah County Sheriff's Posse, 2nd place and P.G. Roughouts, third place. In the Jr. Division of the Stock parade, the Pleasant Grove Spurs took first and the Lakeview Jr. Riding Club took a second place trophy. A word of thanks and com-mendation to all who labored so loyally and long to make the 1970 celebration such a re-sounding success is hereby giv-en. The Strawberry Days Asso-ciation, headed by Jim Hindley and Clive Beck, and their board are to be given special com-mendation. A word of thanks should also go to the Relief Societies for their bazaar and sale and to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers for their open house at the Pioneer Relic Hall. 1 i A X I Si WALTER REIMSCHIISSEL New Principal Walt Reimschiissel Named Principal At Harrington Walter Reimschiissel, assist-ant principal at Pleasant Grove Junior High School, was ap-pointed as Principal for the Harrington School for the com-ing school year. The school will function as an opportunity center strictly for the handicapped children of the district. In making his recommenda-tion of Mr. Reimschiissel for the position, Superintendent Dan Peterson pointed out the fact that with the removal of the sixth grade from the Junior High and the general declining student population of the Pleas-ant Grove area, the need of an assistant principal at that in-stitution was not critical. Mr. Reimschiissel has had past experience as a principal and has considerable back-- 1 ground in specialized educa tional areas, he is particularly well qualified to direct the ac- - ' tivities at the center for the I handicapped, Superintendent Peterson stated. ' """" """" ' - "- " BETTY OSCARSON Goes to New York Betty Oscarson to Attend FHA Meet In New York City Betty Oscarson, a junior in Pleasant Grove High School, will be among the 1,500 dele-gates attending the 1970 nation-al meeting of Future Home-make- rs of America, July 13-1- in New York City. Betty is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Oscarson of Pleasant Grove. She will join Utah Association of Future Homemakers of America at the meeting. She is 4th Vice Presi-dent of the Utah Association for the year 1970-7- She is active in school and community organ-izations and has served her lo-cal FHA chapter for three years. Kickoff for the observance of FHA's 25th anniversary year, the meeting will focus on the objective to promote commun-ication for the enrichment of human relationships which the FHA members have chosen as a dare of the decade. Delegates will hear outstand-ing speakers, and participate in workshops, as well as have time for sight-seein- visits to some of the wonders of New York City, and a three day sidetrip to Washington, D.C. Winners at Spring Flower Show Are Announced Mrs. Alice Simper, chairman of the Spring Flower Show, held in connection with the opening day of the Strawberry Days celebration and sponsored by the local Garden Club, announ-ced the 1970 winners as follows : Award Winners Junior Achievement Award, Julia Ann Ault. Horticulture Award, Paul Smith. Theme Award, Earlen Walk-er. Awards of Merit, Herman Parduhn and Mrs. Lyle Stew-art. Tri-Col- Award, Scott Smih, Creative Award, Ruth Cobb-le- y. Awards of Appreciation, PI. Grove Floral, Robert Oster-gaar- d, Gloria Seely, and the U.S. Forest Service. Blue Ribbon Winners The following received one or more Blue Ribbons for out-standing entries. Paul Smith, 9; Emma Har-per, 8; Berta Thornton, 7. Alice Simper, Velma Gillman Scott Smith, Jill Weeks and Ruth Cobbley, 5 each. Guy S. Hillman, 4; Harriet Barrett, Don Barrett, Lillian Huish, Lucile Hillman and El-do- n Johnson, 3 each. Mrs. Lyle Stewart, and Her-man Parduhn, 2 each. Carolyn Reed, Virginia Ault, Sharon Newman, Thorne Smith, Cora Messersmith, Julia Ann Ault, Craig Harmer, Janice Buhler and Karen Harmer, one each. Mrs. Simper expressed her thanks and appreciation to all who assisted in any way to make the show a success. She especially mentioned the com-mittee members, the judges and all who brought in and ar-ranged exhibits. She was also grateful for the large number of flower lovers who called in to enjoy the dis-play. Strawberry Days Rodeo Best in Several Years Says Chairman "The 1970 Strawberry Days Rodeo was the best in several decades," said Vernon Ahman, rodeo committee chairman last Monday morning. Mr. Ahman has been with the local rodeo committee either as a member, secretary or chairman since 1942. According to Mr. Ahman, the crowds at all three shows broke all records, especially the Sat- - urday evening event, when "fence-sitting- " and standing room were at a premium. Also, Mr. Ahman was highly pleased with the shows, Swan-.n- y Kerby, his stock and his personnel were at their best--all fresh, rested and ready to go. Mr. Ahman was generous in his praise of the rodeo com-mittee members and all others who assisted in staging three outstanding rodeo performan-ces. First, second, third & fourth place winners in the six stand-ard rodeo events were announ-ced by Mr. Ahman as follows: Bareback Riding, John Ed-wards, Joe Alexander, Duane Sorenson and Royce Smith. Saddle Bronc Riding Bill Nelson, Sam Morgan, Merle Lofthouse, tied for second, Jim Smith. Bull Riding Charley Tapp, and Ron Taylor, tied for first; Larry Saunders, Richard Gray. Calf Roping Ron Carter, Gerald Gedge, Gary Lewis, and Jerry Kaile. Steer Wrestling A. E. Ek-ke-r, Leon Adams, Dean Shen-da-l, Raymond Smith. Ladies Barrel Race Bar-bara Bill, Kaye Pearson, Mike Lawrence, Sue Lewis. Fashionable Five Has Election of Officers The "Fashionable Five" is the name chosen by a new 4-- Club just started in Manila. Mrs. Rue Nielson is the lead-er. The club will take sewing, phase 4, and officers will be Kathy Nelson, president; Rita Stevens, vice president; Susan Kohler, party chairman; Laurie Robinson, secretary and Diane Larsen, reporter. The club will meet each Tuesday afternoon. Fish and Game Reminds Anglers About Fish Limit Fishing has been good on most Utah waters apparent-ly too good for some anglers. Conservation Officers report several arrests made for over limits of fish. A variety of ex-cuses is offered by guilty ang-lers, but over limits are gener-ally the result of ignorance of the law or an outright attempt to break the law. Creel and possession limits in Utah are the same. You can-not have more than a daily lim-it of fish in your possession at any time. The creel and possession lim-it for trout is 8 fish except for the following waters: Bear Lake - 15 fish or 7 pounds and 1 fish, Lake Powell - 10 fish, Strawberry Reservoir, Black-smith Fork River (part), the Strawberry River (part) - 6 fish. A bonus of 6 cutthroat or brook trout may be taken on some waters. Creel limit for resident ju-veniles and licensed non-reside-nt juveniles under 12 is one-- ( Continued on page 4) Permits Necessary For Garbage Dumping After July 7 Beginning July 1, residents of Pleasant Grove who wish to dump trash at the garbage dump will be required to show a refuse permit at the gate. These permits will be avail-able upon request at the city of-fices. 'Battle Creek Father's Day dawned with what was scheduled as a fair day. I looked out just at sun-rise and Old Sol was fighting his way out of the pall of smoke and mist that, we have now come to recognize as "moun-tain valley atmosphere." Of course most of us do not worry too much about it, be-cause the majority do not real-ize that the murky atmosphere that seems to shroud the east-ern hills at sunrise, is the same kind of air we are all breathing in the valley. We are just look-ing at it edgewise, so it seems denser, that's all. After the arrival of my daughter, her kids and their kids and the reading of Fath-ers Day cards and opening of Father's Day gifts, majority vote determined that we enjoy a canyon picnic. I objected mildly, since the last time I was a member of an American Fork Canyon pic-nic party, it was actually a fight for existence. What with the population explosion, flies, dust, motor exhaust fumes and the noise, there was ilttle pleas-ure in it. This year, Father's Day fol-lowed the extensive June rains, so there was no dust. Every-thing was damp and green. Again, Father's Day must be more of a "home day" than a day. At least the canyon was not crowded. In the picnic area, where we stop-ped, there were at least 5 picnic tables not in use, during the several hours we were there. As for flies and other an-noying insect pests, there were a few, but not enough to be troublesome. For some reason not easily understood, the racuous howls of the motorcycle exhausts were almost absent Sunday af-ternoon. Can't believe that the blessed silence was out of re-spect for the Sabbath or even Fathers Day. Could be that the drivers of the monsters were holding a 'rally" at some other place just then. As we left the canyon mouth on the way home the one dis-appointment of the day was ex-perienced. As usual I expected a view of the western snow-cappe- d Oquirrhs, but no such in-spiring vista was possible. The heavy mist, smoke or smog had almost obliterated the moun-tains and Utah Lake at their feet. Some folks are pleading and working for more industry in Utah Valley. If it comes, I hope it will be of the non-ai- r and water pollution variety. We have enough already of the pol-lution producing kind. The other day two native sons were talking. Said the younger one, "We should have a lot more people in Pleasant Grove." Asked the older one, "What for?" So long 'til Thursday. Sandra Cullimore Gets Award at ASMT Convention Miss Sandra V. Cullimore of 253 South 1st East, Pleasant Grove, was given an award this week at the 38th annual Amer-ican Society of Medical Tech-nologists (ASMT) convention in Detroit, Michigan. Some three thousand representatives of the 17,000 member ASMT from all over the world applauded Miss Cullimore as she was presented her award by the ASMT. Miss Cullimore received her award for greatest percentage increase in membership. Presently a Blood Bank Sup-ervisor at the Utah Valley Hos-pital Laboratory. She is the daughter of Mrs. Verne Culli-more. Reservations Are Needed to Insure Use of City Parks Because of the increased use of city parks for club parties and family reunions, the City Council has requested that Du-ane McCandless, Parks Super-intendent, accept reservations from interested persons wish-ing to use park facilities. All persons interested in re-serving any of the various parks in the community are en-couraged to contact Mr. Mc- Candless. Those citizens mak-ing reservations for the facil-ities will have priority over those who failed to make the necessary arrangements. Nancy Ekins Will Appear Sunday on Talent Showcase Mrs. Nancy Ekins of Pleas-ant Grove will appear on the Eugene Jelesnik Amateur Show case Sunday, June 28 at 7 p.m. over KSL Channel 5. Mrs, Ekins qualified for the June 28 finals by winning out in the Showcase in May, 1969. Ted Mack of the famous "Ted Mack's Amateur Hour" will be present at Jelesnick's June 28 show. The winner of next Sun-day's finals will appear on his amateur hour. Citizens Should Ciet Involved to Bring Industry to Utah The Utah Industrial Promo-tion Division has started a cam-paign to involve all citizens of the State in an effort to bring new industry, new jobs, to Utah A continually expanded econ-omy is essential to broaden the tax base and also to provide op-portunities to keep Utah grad-uates in Utah. But there is another side to this program that many people do not realize, according to Jack Alston, director of the Utah Industrial Development Division. "It is just as important, if not more important, to expand our present industries and cre-ate additional jobs. "Very few of us will ever have a chance to help bring a new industry to Utah, but ev-eryone in the State can help to expand present industry and add jobs by buying Utah pro-ducts. "Sometimes in the highly competitive battle to secure new industry, we overlook the importance of industries al-ready established here. The re-tention of an established busi-ness with 200 workers is just as important as the acquisition of a new industry with 200 work-ers, and we must always keep this in mind," stated Mr. Al-ston. "In the past four and a half years there have been some 47,000 jobs op-ened up in Utah. Many of these have resulted from new indus-tries, but many also have come about by the expansion of ex-isting industries. We hope this trend continues, and the Indus-trial Promotion Division will do everything it can to help," said Mr. Alston. In connection with the secure-me- nt of new industries, Mr. Al-ston pointed out that despite the fact that here are some thing like 20,000 different groups or organizations bidding for new industry at the present time, Utah has done a good job in getting a share. He states that it is estimated about 1,500 new businesses are established each year. Of these about 750 are tied to a natural resource in a specific location, with no chance for competition This leaves just 750 industrial prospects for 20,000 industrial promotion groups to woo and try to win. Despite this intense compe-tition, the Utah Industrial Pro-motion Division has played a significant role in locating 176 new firms here in the past four years. "In our program to get ev-eryone involved, we know that few will be able to help, but a relative, friend or business as-sociate in New York or Detroit or Ls Angeles may be the key to unlock the lead that we can discover in no other Way. That's why we want every citi-zen to be aware and awake and help provide these leads and influence where he can. One good lead could make this cam-paign a great success," Mr. Al-ston concluded. |