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Show Legion plans oratorical contest Tuesday The public is invited to attend at-tend the 33rd Annual National High School Oratorial Contest sponsored by the American Le-. gion which will be held February Febru-ary 3 at 10 a.m. at the Little Theatre in the high school. Chairmaining the event again this year is Glenn W. Coffman, vice commander of the local American Legion Post 28. Students participating will give a ten minute talk on the subject: "The Constitution Guardian of the People's Rights." There will also be brief extemporaneous talks on articles of the constitution. Strong Company low bidder on surfacing job Strong Company, Springville construction company,' was the low bidder for surfacing nearly 15 miles of new highway in the Grand Canyon area of Southern Utah. The local contracting firm bid $1,733,329 to win the job over second place Nielson's, Inc., of Delores, Colorado, and Fife Cnstruction of Brigham City which placed third. The surfacing job runs from the Grand Canyon Recreation Area in San Junan County to Clay Hills, according to Highway High-way Department spokesman. In hospital Bruce Braithwaite, former director of the Springville Museum of Art, is confined to the Salt Lake LDS Hospital .in a cast for back injury. Work-study program awaits state okay Pending the approval by the State Department of Education, Educa-tion, Nebo School Board of Education Ed-ucation has given tentative approval ap-proval for a work-study program pro-gram for high school students. A delegation of six students accompanied by two counselors met with the board recently to recommend adoption of a wcrk-study program. Attending from Springville were Vickie Adams and Diane Watts. It is felt that the educational needs of more students in the high s-chccl and who are not row enrolled in special education educa-tion or distribtive education would be met. They suggested that such ? program would permit " the students to receive financial aid through work, get credit for on the job training, obtain work experience and training in areas of specific interest, in-terest, provide incentive to do tetter in academic work, develop de-velop self confidence and better bet-ter feelings ebout themselves to gain a better understanding of jobs available and preparation prepar-ation needed and to provide an oportunity to explore areas of interest through actual work. The proposed program was set up by 35 students from the three high schools, who met with Paul Curtis, district social worker; Stanley Cammack, district dis-trict psychologist, and school counselors. Under the program, junior and senior students would be permitted to work part time, gaining a maximum cf four credit hours per academic aca-demic year for their work experience. ex-perience. They would be in at Happily surprised Greenbacks to ashes to greenbacks The old adage of "proof of the pudding is in the eating" might be applied in the case of Ellis Bird, a burned wallet and the Central, Bank and Trust. In this case, the proof was surely not in the eating, but discovered from the charred remains re-mains of greenbacks accidentally acciden-tally burned in a wallet belonging belong-ing to Mr. Bird. After taking look at his . well-worn trousers, Mr. Bird decided they were no longer of use to him and so he thew them in the fire. It was not until they were well done that he discovered the pants had contained his wallet filled with important papers and greenbacks. green-backs. His family encouraged him to take the charred remains re-mains to the bank where he was advised by Milan Packard what they would do. The burned money together with the wallet was carefully put in a container and mailed to the United States Treasury Department. This was about three months ago. Monday of Maurice G Bird wins officer of year honor Maurice C. Bird, genial Utah County Treasurer for the past 23 years, wps recipient of the Mark Tuttle Award as the outstanding out-standing county officer for the year at the annual banquet of the Utah Association of Counties Coun-ties (UAC), held in the Salt Palace last Thursday evening. Presentation of the award Maurice C. Bird (ML County resolution spells policy to discourage urban sprawl A resolution which spells out Utah County's policy of discouraging dis-couraging urban sprawl and the waste of natural resuorces in 'unincorporated areas while at the same time helping prop-pective prop-pective commercial and residential resi-dential developers to find sites in any of the county's cities tendance at school part time, and expressed a desire to take all required classes, such as math and English. Al Payne, counselor at Pay-son Pay-son High School, pointed out seme of the strong points of the prgram, noting that the program helps meet some of the individual needs of students. stu-dents. Stanley Cammack, district dis-trict psychologist, s t r e s sed that the program was being instigated in-stigated by the students, with the staff members and faculty serving only in an advisory capacity, helping the students help themselves. Mace T. Gubler gets commission Mace T. Gubler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dcnworth "V. Gubler cf Springville, Utah, received his cadet commissioning as second sec-ond lieutenant in the Brigham Young University Air Force ROTC Cadet Corps this Tall. As an cfficer in the corps, Mr. Gubler has been assigned the duty of Assistant Special Projects Officer. He is in his third year of the Aerospace program at BYU. A junior in Recreational Education, Ed-ucation, Mr. Gubler is a graduate grad-uate of Springville High School class of '64. From 1965 to 1967 Mr. Gab-ler Gab-ler served a mission for the LDS Church to the North British Mission. this week a treasury check came back to the bank covering cover-ing the amount of the burned greenbacks $74.00. Mr. Bird happily accepted the remittance remit-tance not having known at ' J ! s THIS IS MONEY. Milan Packard can hardly believe his eyes as lie examines the charred remains of greenbacks brought in by Ellis Bird, left, after accidentally burning his wallet some three months ago. Monday J was made by State Auditor Sherman Preecee, chairman of the award committee. Mr. Bird, who served as president pres-ident of the UAC in 1966, is ccmpleting his 24th year as county treasurer having been first elected in 1947. Prior to becoming county treasurer, he served as water superintendent of Springville four years and then head wa-termaster wa-termaster for the Springville Irrigation Co., for nine years. A native of Springville, he graduated from the Springville High School and has taken an active part in both church and civic capacities. He is a member mem-ber of the Kiwanis Club, Chamber of Commerce member and past director, and has acted ac-ted as a volunteer fireman for many years. Mr. Bird has served in several sev-eral positions in the .church and was bishop of the First Ward for several years. Mrs. wife, Mary, is a devoted civic and church worker and they are the parents of three children, chil-dren, Mrs. Douglas (Marian) Smoot, Provo; Mrs. Grant (Mary Jane) Palfreyman, Ly-bia, Ly-bia, North Africa; Richard Bird of Springville. has been unanimously passed by the Board of County Commissioners Com-missioners and the County Planning Commission. In adopting the resolution, officials cited the dwindling amount of productive land available for agricultural use in Utah County and the abundance abun-dance of prime land available for commercial and residential development within the county's coun-ty's various cities, complete with all necessary facilities and utilities. "One of the main reasons we want to make our policy clear on this important matter concerns con-cerns the reputation Utah County enjoys throughout the West as a place which is .relatively .rela-tively free from the blight of urban sprawl which seems to be creeping over the country," County Commissioner Chairman Chair-man Stanley D. Roberts said. "We want to keep the image and preserve the natural resources re-sources we do have for the benefit of all citizens in Utah County." Chairman Roberts also pointed point-ed out that the policy adopted by the commission eliminates the necessity of providing urban ur-ban services in the unincorporated unincorpor-ated area, a primary reason for increased taxes. "This policy helps us keep our low mill levy," Chairman Roberts said. "In contrast, other Wasatch Front counties which must supply urban services ser-vices to their rural areas now have much higher tax 'mill levies." lev-ies." County Planning Director George Scott meanwhile stressed stress-ed that his staff would "do all we can to help developers find suitable sites for their residential residen-tial and commercial projects within the incorporated areas, rather than process zone change applications or use permit per-mit applications which . might contribute to the deterioration of the land in the unincorporated unincorpor-ated areas." All officials stressed that the resolution does not set new policy for the county, but merely makes more clear a policy which has been longstanding long-standing throughout the area. the time whether' he would ever recover the loss of the accidental burning. Other valuable valu-able paperrs were lost, but credit cards, license etc., were replaceable. Mr. Bird gave r k w y',.. . h 4V Volume Seventy-seven Annua First prize in the professional class of the All-Utah Art Show which opens February 1 at the art museum was won by Jack Hicks of Salt Lake City with his sculpture entitled, "Totem No. 1" above. Judges making the selection were, from left to right, Ed Humphries, Max Weaver and Dale Fletcher of Brigham Young University. Richard A. Murray of Salt Lake City won second place in the professional class of the show with the oil painting, right, "Foothills," which may be seen in the current art exhibit along with many other outstanding pieces of art. Admiring the painting are judges, Max Weaver and Ed Humphries, of BYU. Dale Fletcher Flet-cher was the third judge assisting In the selection. Nebo board approves land buy; studies roof leakage at SHS Nebo School District Board approved purchase plans for 5.31 acres of land in the north end of Payson for a new district dis-trict bus garage and shop. 1 School administrators were authorized to proceed with preparation of plans and specifications spec-ifications for the new shops. Dr. Joe A. Reidhead. superintendent, super-intendent, discussed with the board his findings on various types of construction which credit to "a good banker who will work for a customer and get that kind of service." Appreciation Ap-preciation was also expressed to the U.S. Treasury Department Depart-ment for the remittance. Mr. Bird was happily surprised with a remittance re-mittance from the IT. S. Treasury Department Depart-ment for $74 covering the amount. Mr. 1'ack-ard 1'ack-ard presents Mr. Bird the treasury check for the burned money (photo right). iiftigitife A tan would be suitable for the proposed pro-posed structure. He stated that the State Department of Education would approve metal building construction provided it carried an architect's approval. ap-proval. Dr. Reidhead said a company had been contracted which would be williing to provide pro-vide approved plans and specifications speci-fications without obligating the board to purchase the buildings of materials from them. A preliminary meeting in February Febru-ary will be held with the firm. Other action The superintendent reported on his investigation of the roof problems being encountered encounter-ed at Springville and Payson High Schools. Both buildings are still experiencing leaks in the roofs and an investigation by district personnel and by Architect Dell Ashworth and the roofing contractor has been made. Sections of the roofs have been removed to determine deter-mine the cause of the leakage. Several problems were noticed, notic-ed, Indicating cracking, separation sep-aration between the roofing piles, and sagging of beams which allowed the water to pond on both building, the superintendent said. Reports to be made Dr. Reidhead declared that at the time of inspection, none of the parties would accept responsibility re-sponsibility for the problems. However, each Indicated a report re-port would be given to Zera Staheli, director of buildings and gounds, which would attempt at-tempt to define the causes and the areas of responsibility. Two men carrying briefcases stepped in front of a traffic snarl. One glanced at his watch and looked at the traffic. "Hmmmmm," he said to his companion, "do we have time to take a cab or shall we walk?. SPRINGVILLE, UTAH 84663 JANUARY 29, 1970 n n 0 Coming events Legion Post 28 American Legion Post 28 has scheduled its regular meeting next Wednesday, February 4, at 7:30 at Memorial Hall Club Room. All veterans of all wars are invited to come out and meet with their buddies . Music teachers Music teachers from all over Utah will meet at BYU Harris Fine Arts Center Saturday, January 31 for the Utah Music Educators Association M 1 d-Winter d-Winter Clinic Program. Registration Regis-tration is at 8 a.m. Clinics are held following and conclude at 3 p.m. Farm Bureau sets annual meeting Springville-Ma pleton Farm Bureau's annual meeting will be held Friday, January 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Service Center, 175 South Main announces President Edward Ed-ward Boyer. The election of officers will take place and the annual report re-port by the president will be given. Guest speaker will be LeGrand Jarman, Orem, of the state Farm Bureau staff. There will be refreshments. The rarest book in Mormon history the "Book of Commandments" Com-mandments" published in 1833 has been acquired by the Western Americana Collection in the U of U Marriott Library. iaju u. Salt lake city, Utah 84101 10c pej HKif Royal G. Nebekar of Provo, Jack Hicks, Salt Lake City, win Springville Museum of Art will unveil its sixth annual All-Utah All-Utah Art Show, Sunday, February Feb-ruary 1, at the museum, where cne of the finest of the exhibits is ready for viewing. Programmed in the art show this year are some 250 entries including oils, watercolors and sculpture. This year's exhibit is sparkling with some outstanding out-standing watercolor entries according ac-cording to Mrs. Paul Forster. acting director of the museum. There are on exhibit a larger number of pieces of sculpture than exhibited here to for. The opening day will be marked by a reception in honor cf the exhibiting artists and which will be held Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. The gallery will be open daily for the exhibit throughout the month of February Feb-ruary from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The exhibit will conclude at the end of February. Exhibit winners Exhibits have been judged by Max Weaver, Ed Humphrey and Dale Fletcher of the BYU and the names of the winners are being released prior to the show's opening so that patrons may be more acquainted with those works of art so listed. Amateur division winner was Royal Gay Nebeker of Provo with a painting done In oils. He received $50 for first place. Winning second was Kathryn Clark also of Provo with a watercolor. wa-tercolor. She was awarded a $25.00 cash prize. Third prize of $15 went to Carol Cahoon of Bountiful with an oil painting. paint-ing. Honorable mention winner In the amateur division Include A. I. Tippetts named county president of Senior Citizens A. I. Tippetts, Springville Senior Citizens founder, was elected president of the Utah County Council of Senior Citizens Cit-izens at a meeting held last Wednesday evening in Provo. He succeeds Alva Fitzgerald of Provd. Each senior citizen group of Payson, Santaquln, Spanish Fork, Provo, American Fork-Pleasant Fork-Pleasant Grove, plus Spring-vllle-Mapleton group, has three delegates represented in the county organization. Total membership in these respective organizations is at present near 3,000 people. Springville- A. L Tippetts Llz copy Number Five the following: Emily A. Peder-son, Peder-son, Pleasant Grove, oil; Calvin Cal-vin Packard, Springville, oil; Michelle Welcher, Orem; Herbert Her-bert McLean, Provo, sculpture; Erwin Kay Watson, Provo, oil; , William B. Mayfield, Pleasant Grove, oil. First prize of $100 in the professional division of the show was won by Jack Hicks of Salt Lake City with his sculptured entry; second prize . and $75.00 went to Richard A. Murray of Salt Lake City with . an oil entry; Trevor Southey . recent exhibitor at the museum mu-seum in a one man show, from Alpine won $50.00 for third, place with his oil painting. Honorable mention awards went to: Richard A. Murray,. Salt Lake City, oil; Jack , Hicks, Salt Lake City, sculp-s ture; Dennis Smith, Alpine,', sculpture; Dallis Anderson,. Provo, sculp cure; Jon Morgan, Nephi; Don Budd, Clearfield, watercolor; Ronald L. Bergen, , Ogden, watercolor; and Jose Stelle, Provo, oil, Weather Eastern Nevada and Utah. Thursday through Monday the temperatures will average near 6 degrees above normal with ' small day to day changes. Fre-' quent periods rain or snow-will snow-will give in excess of a quar-" ter of an inch of precipitation northern areas and smaller' amounts in the south. Normal high and low temperatures and precipitation for the five day ' period. Salt Lake City 38 18 .22. Mapleton alone has around 400 members. Other officers elected include co-chairman of the board, L. W. Stewart of American Fork; Nina Oar, Provo, secretary and treasurer; and Kenneth Weight of Provo, member of the executive ex-ecutive committee. The new president has been a member of the executive board for the past three years. Purpose of the organization is to assist the local organizations organiza-tions in setting up a constructive construc-tive program of activity in each community for people 51 and older. Activities sponsored on the county level include handicrafts han-dicrafts of all kinds, socials and tours. Also the local organza-tions organza-tions are encouraged to carry out at least one civic project in their respective cities during the year. An example cited by the new president was the one in Springville when the Spring-ville-Mapleton citizens worked to raise $300 which was turned over to the high school for their new band uniforms. Mr. Tippetts, who has done untiring work In the Senior Citizens organizations and founded it ten years ago, is still honorary head of the Springvllle-M a p 1 e t o n group which is one of the most active in the county. They were first organized as such In the county coun-ty although an older citizens group was meeting in Provo under a different name at that time. peinis |