Show American Fork Town Meet Demands School Hearing Insist on Probe Of Alleged Bad Conditions Special to the Telegram AMERICAN FORK April 9 9 Tills This community Saturday planned to o seek again a public hearing on charges of malpractice at the American Fork training school despite a statement of the Ut Utah h state welfare commission that it would consider only written evidence evidence evi evi- dence supported by signed affi affi- davits Joseph B B. B Hanson committee chairman urged the public hearing hearing hear- hear ing ng following a town hall hail meeting meeting meet- meet ing ng Friday night in American Legion Legion Legion Le Le- Le- Le gion hall hail at which various views on the situation were exchanged Said Mr Hanson It SIt is time the he ugly rumors were dragged to the light of public surveillance Charges must be proved and the guilty parties punished or rumors must be hushed Attends Meeting Claud R R. Pratt welfare commission commission commission commis commis- sion personnel director attended the meeting as an interested citizen but said he was not speaking for the welfare commis commis- sion Zion Mr Pratt who served as temporary administrator of or orthe the school during an illness of Dr H. H H. H Ramsey superintendent sup explained explained ex ex- the investigation he conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted last fall and told of recommendations recommendations recommendations he had made to the welfare commission at that time Rollin E E. Culbertson Utah state tate council 54 American Federation of State County and Municipal A F L commended Mr Pratt and the commission for forthe forthe forthe the investigation conducted and the recommendations made but said the union was not satisfied with the way the recommendations were carried out He said the were doing doing doing do do- ing a good job at the school and said conditions had improved during during during dur dur- ing Mr Pratts Pratt's investigation adding however that conditions now are as bad a as ever He said a public meeting was the only way the had to rouse the public to existing conditions Cites Statement Mr Culbertson said the commission commission commis commis- sion Zion has ha stated it was short of money but added that if it the public pub pub- lic lic lieis is made aware of true conditions conditions conditions condi condi- it will 11 want to spend more money to improve them Jack E. E Horton who vho was discharged discharged dis Idis charged last w week ek as assistant superintendent of the training school denied charges that have been made against him of disloyalty disloyal disloyal- ty to the school failure to carry carryout carryout carryout out orders and allowing union ac activities activities activities ac- ac to interfere with his work He said he invited a public hearing hearIng hearing hear hear- ing to clear himself Meanwhile in Salt Lake City the welfare commission said it opposed a public hearing arid would accept only written evidence supported by signed affidavits Dr A. A C. C Lambert commission chairman charged that a public hearing could do irreparable damage damage damage dam dam- age to the school |