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Show llraaatt! dram? Ifww "Pleasant Grove, the Most Beautifully Situated City in Utah County" VOL. LXV III, No. 1 PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH 84062, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1971 SINGLE COPY 1 0c Public Meeting Jon 12 To Discuss Bond Issue The Pleasant Grove City Council has set Tuesday, Jan. 12 to hold a public meeting for the citizens of Pleasant Grove to discuss the proposed bond election and issues. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held at the Little Theater in the high school. All citizens are encouraged to attend this meeting to learn of the need and necessity for ap-proval of this bond. City Eng ineer Gilbert Horrocks, the bonding company adviser, Mr. Richard Christensen and city council members will be pres- ent to explain the bond issue and answer questions that might be raised. A pamphlet will be delivered to the homes of all citizens of the city in the near future, to furnish residents information concerning the project, how it will be financed and the pro- - cedure for voting. The pamph- let should be out by this week-end. The bond election will be held to authorize the city to issue $395,000 of bonds which will be used for water and sew-er improvements. Of this $20,000 will be used to-ward extending the sewer col-lection system to all homes in the city. It is expected that to provide sewer service to the remaining areas of the city will cost approximately $40,003. Half of these funds will be gen-erated from the revenue of the present system and the remain-ing funds will be provided by the issuance of bonds. After this project, complete sewer facilities will be avail-able for all presently populat-ed areas of the city. The remaining $375,000 will be used to improve the city water system. This includes a new pipeline down the canyon to replace the small ex-isting line, which is now ap-proximately 50 years old. The proposed water project will al-so include enlarging of water lines in town to provide ade-quate supply and pressure to all areas of the city. These projects have been planned with long range goals so as to plan for the future development of the city. City Council In Susy Session Monday If ite The City Council met Mon-day evening, Jan. 4 for its first meeting of the new year, and all councilmen and Mayor Jack E. Cook were present. Heinz Leonhardt, resident of Groveaire subdivision, met with the council to request the builder of the new homes in the subdivision be required to install curb and gutter and to make it conform to the existing improvements there. The coun-cil approved having the build-ing inspector contact the build-er and inform him that these improvements are to be com-pleted in the proper manner. Dean Powell, who resides on Locust Avenue, discussed with the council the danger that the irrigation ditch in front of his home is to traffic. He stated it is more of a hazard than most ditches, as it is closer to the edge of the road. He asked for something to be done to correct this situation. The council told Mr. Powell that if he could obtain the pipe, the city would provide men and equipment to install it. Joseph Davis, scoutmaster, and his boy scout troop were welcomed to the council meet-ing by Mayor Cook. Mr. Davis explained that he had brought his troop to learn of the pro-cedure of local government. He also suggested that provisions be made for young people so they would be safe from traf-fic. He was told that the coun-cil were investigating possible sites for this type of recreation and that a decision and ar-rangements can be made in the near future. Steven Rushton, local for est ranger, met with the coun-cil to review the proposed wat-er project in Battle Creek Can-yon. He stated that when con-struction begins care must be taken so as not to destroy any of the natural beauty of the canyon. Mr. Rushton was as-sured by the council that the city has much appreciation for the beauties of the canyon and project plans are being pre-pared to assure preservation of esthetic values. Mr. Rushton also stated that the forest service is in the pro-cess of preparing a comprehen-sive landuse study which could be very beneficial for long-rang- e programs in this area. Councilman Cornell Haynie discussed the rabies clinic to be held Saturday, Jan. 9 be-tween the hours of 12 noon and 2 p.m. in back of the city hall. He stated that dog licenses can also be purchased at this time. Councilman Marvin Green reported that final estimates and application has been com-pleted and submitted to the Outdoor Recreation Bureau for the proposed ball diamond complex to be constructed at the present big ball park. Councilman Michael Vlcch-ril- li read the report of Charles Holman, building inspector, giving the summary of all buil-ding that has occurred in Pleas-ant Grove for the past year. Total permits issued for 1970 were $954,020. Fred Lutjen, Loren Bone and Heinz Leonhardt met with the council to discuss with them an apparent boundary discrep-- ( Continued on page 4) Ten Utah County Officials Take Oath of Office Last Monday Governments, according to the s of the county. Also sworn in were seven justices of the peace: Terry Draper, Sr., American Fork; Vernon C. Mills, Spanish Fork; Lew Christensen, Salem; Keith Anderson, Pleasant Grove; J. D. Christensen, Payson; and Norris T. Binks, Mapleton. Ten Utah County officials, a constable, and several justices of the peace took the oath of office at noon Monday in a public ceremony in the com-mission chambers of the Coun-ty Building. The officials were sworn in by Joseph E. Nelson, Fourth District Court judge. Taking the oath were Paul A. Thorn, four-ye- ar county com-missioner and new chairman of the board of commissioners; Verl D. Stone, two-ye- ar county commissioner; William F. Huish, county clerk; Nina B. Reid, county recorder; L. D. Green, county surveyor; Har-rison Conover, county assessor; Arnold C. Roylance, county attorney; Elwood J. Sundberg, couny auditor; Ralph Chappie, county sheriff; and Maurice Bird, county treasurer. Mr. Thorn, who has served on the commission for two years, will succeed Stanley Roberts as chairman. Mr. Rob-erts' term on the commission continues two more years. As chairman of the county Board of Commissioners, Mr. Thorn will automatically be chair-man of the County Council of ' ; A .., J ..... .m. ettw..: A ' i ; : . I - , , . 4 WILL SPEAK Guest speaker at the annual UVIDA dinner next Thursday will be George Jedenoff, former Geneva head. dsorg A Jscfsnoff To Speak at UViPA Installation Banquet George A. Jeddenoff, Vice President of Western Steel Operations, U.S. Steel Corp., will speak at UVIDA'S 5th an-nual Installation banquet on Thursday, January 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the BYU Skyroom. The - - banquet will host over 200 local county and state dignitaries. Mr. Jedenoff was one of the public minded citizens who realized the need for a more balanced economic growth in Utah Valley and was instru-mental in the formation of UVIDA. He has expressed a very warm desire to return to Utah Valley to see his many friends and to re - affirm his belief in the future of this val-ley. Ray Sundquist, Superin-tendent of the Geneva Works, who is also active on the UVIDA board, has said: "We are pleased that George Jed-enoff has accepted the invitat-ion to be our guest speaker at the installation banquet. It is most kind of him to leave his many duties to return to Utah Valley and speak to us on a subject for which he is so well qualified." Roy Broadbent, Manager of the First Security Bank of Ut-ah in Payson, will be honor-ed and installed during the eve-ning as President for 1971, suc-ceeding B. E. "Bye" Jensen, publisher of the Daily Herald. Mr. Broadbent has been act-ive in local civic affairs in Payson City while serving on the NVIDA board as represent-ative of that city. He is looking forward to his term as Presi-dent and is very much aware cf the need for proper planning so that we may be selective in choosing our new industries. Reservation for the event may be made by calling the UVIDA office, 374-990- 0 before January 12. Mark Johnson New Staff Member at Bank Kay L. Jacobs, President of Bank of Pleasant Grove recent-ly announced the appointment of Mark Johnson to the staff of the bank. Mark is a graduate of BYU. His major field of study was accounting with additional em-phasis in fields of economics and business management. The past 3 years he has held the position as Pleasant Grove City Recorder. Mr. Johnson is an active member of the LDS Church and fulfilled a 2 1--2 year miss-ion in Norway. He is active in civic affairs, serving and sec-retary - treasurer for the local business development group, member of the Pleasant Grove Auxiliary Police and ambul-ance service, and was recently appointed to serve on the city planning commission. He has lived in Pleasant Grove most of his life and mar-ried to the former Eilene Gurr also of Pleasant Grove. In his new position at the Bank Mark will be involved in Bank Operations. Pi Chambwot Commerce election was also approved at the meeting. Seven new direct tors will be selected to serve on the board this year. Bal-lots will be mailed this week-end to members of record, and plished speaker from the BYU should be returned by Wed-nesday, Jan. 20, so they can be counted and directors an-nounced at the banquet. Directors nominated to be voted on are Ralph Bonham, Brent Bullock, Jesse Burnside, Don Crump, Don Frazier, John Gourley, Mark Johnson, Mar-ion (Mick) Johnson, Bert Lind-stro- Maron Oveson, Craig Smith, Glen Smith, Marvin Smith, Bob Sutch, O. Lee Swenson and Grant Atwood. Ballots should be returned to Craig Smith, secretary before the Jan. 20 deadline. Also discussed at the meet-ing was the selection of the "Lifetime Member" to be an-nounced at the banquet. Pleasant Grove Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors met Tuesday morning and ac-cording to President David Faux firmed down plans for the annual Banquet to held Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Pleas-ant Grove High School. Reservations can be made by contacting any C of C dir-ector, and tickets for the ban-quet are $2.50 per plate, Mr. Faux said. Golden Driggs, an accom-wil- l be the guest speaker at the banquet, according to C of C Vice President Grant Atwood. An interesing and informative evening will be assured Mr. At-wood said. The ballot for the annual Legislative Group Will Hear Talk On Drug Abuse C. LaVar Rockwood, director of the Division of Drugs for the State of Utah, will be the feat-ured speaker at the January 14 meeting of the Women's Legislative Council at 9:30 a. m. in the Women's Cultural Hall, 310 West 500 North, Pro-v- o. He will be accompanied by Keith Miner of the Provo Po-lc- e Department. The pair will continue a dis-cussion of drug abuse and re-lated problems which were in-troduced at the last Legislative Council meeting held in Nov-ember. In addition the frustra-tions and problems of law en-forcement as seen through the eyes of the police will be out-lined. Prior to his recent appoint-ment Mr. Rockwood was As-sistant Dean of Students at BYU. He also has served as director of Student Special Services and coordinator of Student Activities at BYU. He has been a private consult-ant for Counseling Programs in public schools and lecturer and consultant on problems of youth and private consultant for business management. Mr. Miner has been with the Provo Police Department for 14 years. At present he is head of the Drug and Narcotics Div-ision, a post he has held for three years. He is a resident of Provo and the father of three daughters. The program was arranged by the Judiciary Committee of the Women's Legislative Coun-cil consisting of Mrs. Phyllis Thomson, Mrs. Pauline Smuin and Mrs. Margaret Blackett. State Highway Department Has 21 Projects on Docket in Utah Twenty-on- e major construc-tion projects on the Utah High-way Department's planning schedule for 1971-7- 3 for Utah County were outlined last Tuesday night at a highway news conference held in the Orem City Center. Total cost of the project is set at 13.2 million. The highway program inclu-des eight projects for Inter-state-1- as follows: (1) Juab County to South Santaquin, 2.1 miles, four lane divided, $1,1-00,0- for early 1972; (2) South Santaquin to Spanish Fork, 14.7 miles, final surfacing and safety work, $900,000; (3) Moark Interchange from Span-ish Fork to the mouth of Span-- January 12th. ish Fork Canyon, structures, grading and surfacing, $1,250-00- 0, late summer of 1971; (4) Provo to Lehi safety features, $200,000. (5) American Fork to Lehi, lighting, $280,000; (6) North Lehi to Salt Lake County, six-lan- e divided highway, 2.7 miles $3,3000,00 summer of 1971; (7) Eight South in Orem, junkyard control, $14,000; and (8) Span-ish Fork to Provo, final sur-facing, 8.4 miles, $400,000, First section of the Provo Canyon highway from Ohm-stea- d to Nuns of the four-lan- e divided highway is forecast for the summer of 1971. This sec-tion is 3.5 miles in length and will cost an estimated $2,100.-00- 0. The second section from Nuns to Wildwood of 3 mile length is planned for early 1973 at a cost of $2,300,000. The Moark Connection on US 0 surfacing project is sche-duled for March 1971 at a cost of $460,000. This will involve 3.8 miles of highway. Another major project is the Ironton connection to US 91, with structures, grading and surfacing for 1.5 miles, at a cast oof $435,000. In Orem, the projected 800 North route connecting US 91 and U.S. 189 (Provo Canyon route) will have $213,000 pro-jected for advanced right of way acquisition. The highway department revealed that this will mean tying up some prop-erty as it becomes available or as a change in usage is pos-sible. Utah Trade Tech Turns Spotlight On Vocational Education Week Utah Technical College at Provo is joining with Provo Mayor Verl G. Dixon in turn-ing the spotlight on Vocational Education Week February 3. Mayor Dixon has officially proclaimed the week and urged observance of the week by em-phasis on the vocational-technic-training and opportunit-ies offered by Utah Technical College. The week will be statewide, set aside by Governor Calvin L. Rampton for this purpose. Mayor Dixon pointed out "the increased emphasis on pre-paring individuals to enter em-ployment, and that "many new programs are now available to assist students in reaching their goals." He noted the many occupat-ions in trades and vocations which are taught at Utah Tech-nical College, and the oppor-tunities which await young people, and adults, who take advantage of them. One of the ways in which the week will be spotlighted will be the annual open house at Utah Technical College, scheduled February 12 and 13 to coincide with the special week. Tours and special dis-plays will acquaint the public of Central and Southern Utah with the facilties of the col-lege. Mother of Year Candidates for 1971 Are Needed The Utah Mothers Associa-tion is now searching for a Mother of the Year. Any org-anization, club or individual may send in a recommenda-tion for an outstanding woman for a candidate. The selection committee is anxious to let the public know that this is not a contest but an effort to honor great moth-ers. They know there are many worthy and outstanding women who should be registered and whom they wish to honor. The youngest child of the candidate must be fifteen years of age or older. The histories, written to register, are an invaluable record for the individual, her family, and the Utah State His-torical Society, who accepts them as a part of Utah's his-tory. Entries must be made to Mrs. Leo P. Harvey, Timpan- - ogos District Selection Chair-man by February 15, 1971. Of-ficial entry blanks and any other information may be ob-tained from Mrs. Harvey, 307 East, 1st South, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Phone 785-352- Pi. Grove Riding Club Enjoys Holiday Party Twenty-fou- r members of the Pleasant Grove Riding Club met at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Warnick for their holiday party. The group was seated at card tables where Southern Fried Chicken with all the trimmings was served. Western background music was played during the evening. Table games were enjoyed by the group. Utali Has ireatl' Manpower Etesoisrces "Utah's strategic opportun-ity is to sell itself as a center of the knowledge industry," Dr. G. Homer Durham, Utah Commissioner of Higher Edu-cation, told those crowded into Utah Capitol Rotunda Monday noon for the Statehood Day Diamond Anniversary celebra-tion. "It's time for the commun-ity to make greater, conscious use of our manpower resour-ces," the Commissioner said. "If Utah is bypassed for Phoe-nix and Denver, we have only ourselves to blame." Dr. Durham said that Utah has missed attracting industry in the past because it hasn't been selling that commodity industry thrives on and Utah produces in both quality and quantity. "Local leaders have called attention to our natural reso-urces- mines, minerals, coal, the minerals of the Great Salt Lake, powder snow, scenery-duri- ng the first 75 years of statehood. During the next 25, the banks, the utilities, the air-lines, the chambers of com-merce, all the forces of econ-omic development and in-dustrial promotion, should un-ceasingly bring Utah's trained human resources to the atten-tion of investment capital." Utah has led the nation and the world in the average num-ber of years of schooling com pleted by its population, the Commissioner told the audien-ce, citing statistics from the U.S. Statistical Abstract. It enrolls more people in college per capita and trains more of its citizens in vocational skills. "Meanwhile, manufacturing growth in Arizona leads all 50 states. Utah's electronics stu-dents find jobs in Phoenix, Texas and Palo Alto. Dr. Durham said that these other states have been success-ful in attracting industry be-cause they have made their resources visible. "Why should scientific-electroni- c complexes crowd around Route 128 (Mas-sachusetts), Palo Alto, Los Angeles, then look for sites in Dallas or Phoenix when they expand unless it is because the leadership of Texas or Ari-zona made such a 'big thing' of their new graduate schools and their output of scientists and engineers?" Utah has had two schools of engineering for 80 years and and three since 1950. "Phoenix (Arizona State University) graduated its first engineers in 1960. The Dean and Presi-dent are ex officio members of the Phoenix Chamber of Com- - by demand. Every industrial prospect that viists Phoenix is taken to see Arizona State Uni-versity, its engineering school, library, art galleries, fine art centers. Where is the School of Engineering located at Brig-ha-m Young University? The University of Utah? Utah State University? How many know? Now that Utah is no longer the crossroads of the West, be-cause most people fly over un-less they have to come here, there will need to be a greater effort expended to make Utah visable to the in-dustrial prospect, according to the Commissioner. "There are priorities to fix, alternative courses to chart, and decisions to be made, if the Diamond Anniversary marked today, is to mark the forward march of useful, knowledgeable, Utah-centere- d people." Estate Plannnig Clinic Set for Thursday, Jan. 14 Utah County Agent Ralph Home will conduct an Estate Planning Clinic in the Utah Power and Light Co. auditor-ium in American Fork, next Thursday, Jan. 14, with reg-istration to begin at 9:15 a.m. The clinic will be an all day affair, with a fee to be charged of $2.50 or $4.00 for a man and wife. Topics of vital interest to property owners will be dis-cussed for two hours in the morning, with a practical work shop for the rest of the day. The clinic will run from the starting time of 9:15 to 4 p.m. |