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Show American Fork 1949 Building Sets Ail-Time Record For City By DENA S. GRANT Herald Correspondent AMERICAN FORK Building in American Fork during 1949 topped all previous records. According to the annual report re-port released by Glenn A; Wright, -city building inspector, over $1,- - 000.000 was spent or earmarked for building purposes during the ,11 month period, more than double the amount for 1948. The building permits Issued In 19.49 totaled $1,047,950 in estl- mated costs, as compared with $347,055 for 1948. Non-residential building greatly exceeded resi dential construction during, the year. The building of the new Forbes elementary grades school, the new community hospital,: and the new service building for the jm Utah Power and' Light Co., ac counted for ' the non-residential gains. Construction during the severe January and February months was practically at a standstill, ac . cording to the report. Permits for the first month of the year m totaled $11,000 and for February, $1300. lowest figure of the year The 1949 report shows permits were issued for 36 homes at a total estimated cost of $177,000. In the previous year there were 61 home permits for $260,900. e in the non-residential column. the 1949 figures totaled $844,500 as comDared with $33,B30 for 1948. Additions, alterations and repairs in 1949 amounted to $26,-350 $26,-350 an In 1948, $50,325. For comparative purposes the two reports are summarized: 1949, 36 new dwellings, valuation to tal, $177,000; new non-residential buildings, valued at $844,500; additions, ad-ditions, alterations, repairs, etc. $26,350; total, $1,047,950. For 1948, 61 new homes, valued at $260,900; new non-residential buildings, $33,830; additions, alterations, al-terations, etc., $50,325; total, $347,055. Permits issued in December of this year were as follows: Ralph E. Child, 150 N. 2nd E., Utah Power and Light Co., building, $89,000; Lehi Lumber, Co., 575 N. 2nd ., frame dwelling, $7,000; Roy Okey, 147 E. 2nd S., chicken coop, $900. Total for month, $96,900. L Cupid Has Busy Year; 609 Licenses Issued As County Clerk Verl Dixon laid down his pen after signing the last marriage license li-cense for 1949, he decided that cupid had a very busy year. Looking back through the records, Mr. Dixon said that 609- couples received marriage mar-riage licenses in the Utah county office this year. Although figures were not available Saturday which would show the total number of marriage licenses issued in 1948, Mr. Dixon said that the matrimonial parade might have been a wee bit longer this year. Orem City Dads To Be Sworn In At Noon Tuesday OREM New Orem city offi cials will take the oath of office in special ceremonies to be conducted con-ducted at 12 noon Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the city hall. Mayor J. W. Gillman will be sworn in for his third consecutive term. This will be the first time he has been elected for a four year term. Others to take the oath of office in Tuesday's ceremonies will be Ray E. Loveless and Thomas A. Jacobs, elected as four-year coun-cilmen; coun-cilmen; Ralph Knight and E. J. Simmons, two-year councilmen; Orland E. Pyne, city recorder, and E. H. (Ted) Calder, city treasurer. Philo T. Edwards is the holdover councilman who will serve along with those mentioned in directing affairs of the city for . the next two years. This will also 'be the third con secutive term for Mr. Pyne as city recorder. Retiring city officials will be Mrs. Ada Skinner who has served the city for the past four years as city treasurer, Woodruff Jen sen retiring four-year council man, and A. A. Richards, E. H. Johnson and Vic Durham retiring two-year councilmen. Mayor Gillman will speak briefly reviewing the accomplish ments of the past two years and a special invitation is extended to the public to attend the cere monies. ! New Kiwanis Club Officers Installed by District Head Army khaki was first used by an English regiment in India in 1848. Installation of William R. Firm age as the new president of the Provo Kiwanis club and the final report by W. Raymond Green, retiring re-tiring president, featured the final meeting of the club of 1950 Thursday noon. Mr. Firms ge and his fellow officers of-ficers were installed by H. W. (Hap) McCune of Nephi, Utah-Idaho Utah-Idaho district governor. The other officers who begin their terms of office with the new year are Weldon J, Taylor and Erven J. Nelson, vice presidents; LeRoy J. Olsen, secretary-treasurer; Samuel Sam-uel E. Blackham, Clyde P. Crock-ett, Crock-ett, Charles E. Peterson, Dr. M W. Merrill. D. Earl Moss, Henry D. Taylor and Max Neff Smart, directors. Governor McCune" outlined the duties of .each office and charged the new officials with the duty of maintaining the high standards set by the outgoing officers. Mr. Green in his final report sketched the accomplishments of the club and the standing com mittees, reciting a host of com munity and youth welfare proj-etcs proj-etcs which have been completed during the year. He extended ap preciation for the support of his fellow officers and members of the club. Mr. Olsen presented a bound volume of clippings and photographs photo-graphs of the highlights of the year's events to Mr. Green. Mr. Firmage in a short response pledged his best efforts in the year to , come to meet the challenge chal-lenge of Kiwanis International land to maintain the Provo club as NEWLY INSTALLED as president presi-dent of the Provo Kiwanis club is William R. Firmage, above, well-known young business man. one of the leaders In Its division. Wives of the incoming and out going officers were guests of the club. Arthur D. Taylor, retiring vice president, presided at the meet ing. One Building Permit Issued During Week A single building permit for $3000 was issued this week, ac- Payson Jaycees Plan Second Of . Town Hall Meets PAYSON ' Payson Jaycees committee on Americanism headed head-ed by Leon D. Wride will sponsor spon-sor its second Town Hall meeting to be held at. the Junior high school Thursday, Jan. 5 at 8 p. m. Theme of the meeting will be the "Hoover Commission Report" and discussion concernlngthe desirability-of the enactment by Congress of the report will be in symposium form. Feeling that oniy united support sup-port from the citizens of each community can secure the adoption adop-tion of the . bill, Jaycees of the entire country are presenting the facta of the report to the people. 714 Motorists Pay Auto Taxes By The End of 1949 Of the estimated 12,000 motorists motor-ists who must pay automobile taxes for 1950, only 714 had shown up at Utah county assessor's asses-sor's ofice as 1949 disappeared down time's corridor, J. Austin Cope Jr., county assessor said Sat urday, t Predictions are that the traditional tradi-tional long lines will form i t e county building prior to the Feb. 28 deadline for securing 1950 auto plates. ' SUNDAY HERALD Sunday, January 1, 1950 Winners Announced In Annual Christmas Lighting Contest cording to Earl Conder, city engineer. en-gineer. The permit was issued to Keeleys, Inc., 35 West Center, for business building Improvements. By DOROTHY REID Winners in the annual Jaycee Christmas lighting contest were announced Saturday 'by Dr. A. Bowden, chairman of the contest Howard Gibby, 1015 E. 5th S., was named grand prize winner for the residential district and will receive a $30 award. First place awards in the residential districts for $15 each include C. R. Weeter, Grandview hill, north west; Lewis Fisher, Jr., 371 W. 1st S., southwest district, and LeRoy Le-Roy Harding, 331 S. University Ave., southeast district. Northeast North-east district did not have a qauli-f qauli-f ied winner. Prizes were originally announced an-nounced for over $200. However, because of the small number of entries received, the total now stands at $105. Prize money was furnished by the city department of utilities. Second and third place winners were eliminated in the contest also, because of the limited number of entries. Other winners in the contest included Farrer junior high school which will receive a $15 award in the school division. No other schools and no churches were entered in the contest. A new division was added to the contest this year for those entrants who did not conform strictly with the rules in the three established divisions. The division was listed as novelty, and include in-clude unuiiutl snow sculptor in g snow and Ice construction. Stan ley Cox 942 N. 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