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Show Salt Lake Cttty, vtah 84101 Ik USE CLASSIFIED ADS IN THE HERALD . FOR QUICK RESULTS SEE THE BARGAINS ADVERTISED IN TODAY'S HERALD Volume Seventy-seven SPRINGVILLE, UTAH 84663 DECEMBER 10, 1970 10c per copy Number Fifty Auditors submit annual report Christmas on Temple Square 1970 will be highlighted by five major musical events, all of which are free to the public. The famed Christmas lights will transform the center block of the city into a yule show- SHS choir to join singers Christmas Five major Christmas musical events will highlight Christmas on Temple Square this 1970 season. All events are free to the public and everyone is cordially envited to attend. Visitors also will enjoy the 1970 edition of Temple Square's famed Christmas lights, which transform the center block of Salt Lake City into a Yule centerpiece of Christmas sound and light, in commemoration of the birth of the Savior. The Christmas season attractions at-tractions are bringing ever-increasing ever-increasing numbers of visitors to the Crossroads of the West. Last year, December for the first time was second only to August in total number of visitors to Temple Square. August 1969 counted a total of 409,684 visitors, while December logged 374,442 visitors. And this year of 1970 is running will ahead of 1969. August, 1970 for example, recorded 463,096 visitors on Temple Square. Lead off event this year will be the annual Christmas concert of the Morman Youth Symphony and Chorus. Their "Glad Tidings from Temple Square" program willl be heard in the Tabernacle Friday evening, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. Musical director and conductor Dr. Jay Welch has prepared a sparkling holiday offering featuring excerpts from "The Messiah," Berlioz' "The Childhood of Christ," Benjamin Britten's "Ceremony of Carols" and other favorites, including traditional and contemporary Christmas Carols. Featured will be the 100-piece Youth Symphony Sym-phony Orchestra and the 320-voice 320-voice Mormon Youth Chorus. The organizaitons, composed of Momon youth ages 15 to 28 from as far away as Provo, Logan Heber and Tooele, are by no means untrained. Some of the talented youth have upwards of Japan folk toys on display at Y "Folk Toys from Japan," a quaint and charming collection loaned by the Smithsonian Institution In-stitution in Washington, D.C., will be on display at the Larsen Gallery in Harris Fine Arts Center at Brigham Young University during the month of December. The materials used to make the toys are common ones such as wood, clay, paper mache, and straw. They demonstrate the craftsmanship and creativity of the Japanese people. I ' " ' place of Christmas sounds and lights beginning be-ginning Saturday, December 12, with a 5000 high school youth songfest including the Springville High School A Cappella Choir. on Temple 15 years musical experience. The groups were organized in 1969 to record appropriate music for Church programs going out weekly to more than 500 radio and television stations in the United States and Canada. Consequently they are rapidly gaining an international reputation. Critics and composers com-posers alike have lauded their professional polish, which will be evident in Friday night's concert. Second of the five events occurs oc-curs Saturday night when more than 5,000 high school youth of all creeds and races jam the Tabernacle for the Annual Youth Songfest. Time is 8 p.m. Musical director this year is Armont Willardsen, veteran Salt Lake City high school teacher. Accompanying Ac-companying the singers from 49 schools, ranging from Payson on the South to Weber on the North, will be the BYU Symphonic Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Ralph Laycock. The program will be telecast live by KBYU, Channel 11, Provo, and re-broadcast at a later hour by KALL radio and KQMU-FM. Sunday afternoon, Dec. 13, KSL-TV, Channel 5, will present an hour-long program including 30-minute segments of each of the Friday and Saturday night events, running from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The third musical attraction combines music with drama and another rich helping of the Spirit of Christmas in an offering which is becoming a Christmas favorite of many Mountain West families. "Amahl and the Night Visitors" will be presented in the Tabernacle Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, Dec. 14, 15, and 16, at 8 p.m. As previous years, this light opera by Gian-Carlo Menotti will be produced by the University of Utah Opera Company, under the musical direction of Ardean Watts. The light opera tells the touching story of a crippled shepherd boy who wants to send a gift to the Christ child in Bethlehem. Scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 17, at 8: 15 p.m. in the Tabernacle is the fourth major musical event the annual Christmas Concert of the Tabernacle Choir. Richard P. Condie, Choir musical director, has prepared a special program featuring many Christmas season favorites. The 375-voice world renowned Choir will be accompanied by Dr. Alexander Schreiner at the console of the great Tabernacle Organ. Choir President Isaac M. Stewart reports the Tabernacle door will open at 7:45 p.m. for the concert. Final "Christmas, on Temple Square" event is scheduled for Square Sunday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m. when the Salt Lake Oratorio Society presents its 55th annual redition of Handel's beloved "The Messiah." As in all other events, admission is free to this inspiring in-spiring program presented by the volunteer, non-profit Oratorio Society but tickets are necessary and can be obtained at Skaggs Drug Centers and at the Visitors Center on Temple Square. Guest director this year is the celebrated nationally known . conductor Walter Susskind. The 1970-version Temple Square Christmas lights will be turned on officially by President Joseph Fielding Smith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints, at the beginning of the Youth Songfestival in the Tabernacle, Saturday evening, Dec. 12. Emphasis has been given this year to the Nativity Scene which has been a perennial favorite of the Christmas visitors to Temple Square. The special Christmas lights will remain on every evening from Dec. 12 through Sunday, Jan. 3, 1971. Parents are encouraged to bring all members mem-bers of the family to the Temple Square events and features to witness again the Christmas story of the Birth of Jesus the Christ. Ud ,kL3U- "LiJQ ........ v. Debby Anderson, Jerl Huff, LeAnn Clark, John Marshall, section leaders of the Middle School and Springville Junior High School bands; Donald Schaeffer, director, and officers of-ficers of the eighth grade chorus, Dick Oty eerfiwes sJcsy mew pltMicig Boyd Wilson, high school instructor, in-structor, was appointed to serve on the Springville City Planning Commission to fill the unexpired un-expired term of John Hafen at the Monday night city council City asks Springville residents are asked not to use plastic "can type" garbage containers during cold winter months by the city waste collection department. The department points out that plastic containers become brittle when left out in cold weather and break easily. For this reason, the city will not be responsible for the breaking of plastic garbage containers. Anyone using them does so at their own risk. Building permits total $41,300 Four new home permits totaling $41,000 led the list of permits for the month of November in the city. There were only two permits issued for other improvements, totaling $300. New home permits included one for Calvin Finley, 150 East 550 North, $10,000; William J. Pratt, 816 Brookside Drive, $6,000; Richard J. Child, 162 North 1300 East, $16,000; Calvin S. Grover, 876 East Center, $9,000. Carports, garages and room additions, Lave Bertelson, 1119 South 400 East, $100.00; Orlando Allan, 330 South Main St., $200.00. School musicians plan annnal Christmas concerts Springville High School's combined music groups will present their annual Christmas concert next Wednesday night, Dec. 16, beginning at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Under the batons of directors Karl Barton, who directs the band and the vocal groups and Harmon Hatch, the orchestra, the concert will feature Christmas musical selections. Participating in the concert will be the A Cappella choir, the Springville Hi's, the Madrigals, the high school band and high school orchestra. In charge of the event will be Dennis Prestwich, chairman. There will be a charge for the concert and admission may be paid at the door. meeting. Mr. Hafen will be out of town for an extended period. Also present at the council meeting were Grant Paulson and Ronald Vigoren of the Peat, Marwick, Mitchel and Company cooperation However, the use of plastic bag type liners in garbage cans is very desirable as these liners are easily handled by the pick-up crews. The plastic liners are beneficial also for the individual as they keep the garbage cans clean and they can be lifted out of the garbage container, tied, and set out for the pick-up crews and the crews need not handle the container and provide a cleaner garbage collection throughout the city. Citizens I Vernon Law In preparation for the festive musical, the art department of the junior high will assist in making decorations under the supervision of student instructors, in-structors, Mr. Soffe and Miss Cottam. Students will prepare these and hang them for the concert that evening. Springville Middle School and the Springville Junior High bands will join with the eighth grade chorus to perform a concert next week, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. in the junior high school auditorium announces Donald Schaefer, director. The groups will present special numbers prepared in keeping with the season and the public is cordially invited to be in attendance. if V ' A jr T Sft r 1 Bringhurst, Annette Chapman md Laura A 11 red, are working with their groups In preparation for a concert to be held December Dec-ember 17 at 7 p.m. at the junior high. board member owed! auditing firm who met with the council to present the annual audit for fiscal year 1969-70. They pointed out that city expenditures ex-penditures were well within the budget extimate and that the in garbage desiring to use these plastic bag liners may procure them at the city civic center at the same cost as the city purchases them. As a reminder of the refuse collection regulations, officials list the following: All garbage sould be drained of surplus water and wrapped. Containers should be of metal, water tight, and have covers. Contents should be 60 lbs. or less in weight. Table garbage and ashes should not be mixed. Vernon Law, baseball pro, will speak at chamber breakfast Vernon Law, assistant baseball coach and public relations man at the Brigham Young University will be the speaker at the final Chamber of Registration for speed reading course underway Speed reading class pre-registration pre-registration is being taken for the Community School programs being held for Springville and Mapleton citizens under the direction of Dean S. Allan, chairman in charge. Registration may be done through Mr. Allan at the junior high school. The class will begin January 7 at 7 p.m. and will be taught by a BYU professor. There is a registration fee. The class was listed to begin on Dec. 7 in last week's issue which was in error and should have read January 7 instead. Other classes are presently being sponsored under the Community School program and any classes may be started where there are enough individuals in-dividuals requesting class work in any phase to justify holding it, according to Mr. Allan. The number of deaths directly related to football decreased 36 per cent during the 1969 season, down to a total of 23 fatalities, reports the38th annual survey of football fatalities in the United States. Approximately 415,000 couples exchange marriage vows in the first six months of this year alone. That's about 25,000 more than in 1969. Voice of Democracy Contest tonight VFW and the Ladies VFW Auxiliary will sponsor the 24th annual Voice of Democracy scholarship contest this evening at 7 p.m. in the club room of Memorial Hall. This year's theme is "Freedom, Our Heritage." Senior high school students will give talks to be not less than 3 minutes nor more than 5 minutes each. Winner of the first place award tonight will receive a $25.00 bond while second place will receive $10 cash and third place will be presented with a $5.00 cash award. All winners will also be given a medal in recognition of their achievement. First place winner will further compete in the District Four finals and should he or she win there, would be eligible to compete in the state finals for national competition. National wi mk city improved their financial position for staying within this estimate. The council accepted the report as given and expressed ex-pressed appreciation for a very fine report. collection Containers should be placed on collection days at the point designated by the waste collection foreman not later than 8 a.m. Shrubs and twigs should be tied in bundles. Hot ashes will not be handled. Rock, dirt, lawn sod, etc. will be collected on a special collection only. All containers must be removed after collection immediately. im-mediately. Worn out collectors will be hauled away. Oil drums or barrels are not permissible. Commerce breakfast of the year next Wednesday, Dec. 16 at the Sage Inn beginning at 7 a.m. Reservations for the breakfast should be made at the Chamber of Commerce office, phone 489-4681 489-4681 by Tuesday noon. Mr. Law, who made the majors in 1948, had his best season in 1960 with a 20-9 record and 2 wins in the World Series. He received the Cy Young Memorial Award as Major League's best pitcher. After injuries plagued him in 1961-62-63, he made a complete comeback in 1965. That year he led pitchers in the National League with 47 fielding chances without an error. That same year he was named National League player of the month for June. He received many awards that year also. Mr. Law is a High Priest in the LDS Church, an active member of the fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is married and has five sons and one daughter. He was employed at the BYU Jan. 1 of this year. Science show at planetarium A special holiday show for science-minded children and adults is scheduled at the Brigham Young University Summerhays Planetarium Thursday (Dec. 10). "Christmas Star," will be the subject of the public lectures scheduled at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. in the Planetarium atop the Eyring Physical Science Center. Speaker will be Dr. H. Kimball Hansen, physicist and astronomer, who will discuss on the layman's level the arrangements of heavenly bodies at the time of the birth of Jesus plus other phenomena considered by astronomers finals include an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. First in the nationals will be $10,000 scholarship and others placing on down to a $1,500 scholarship for fifth place. Lions Club vjill again sub for Santa here Springville Lions Club will again assist Santa this Christmastime Christ-mastime with distribution of clothing, toys and gifts as a sub-for-Santa project, which they participate in yearly, announces President Eugene Palfreyman. Project chairman for this year's sub-for-Santa project is Frank Taylor. He will be assisted by Charles Porter, In other action taken during the meeting, the attorney was asked tp prepare an ordinance rezoning the trailer court area at approximately 850 North Main Street to 4-2a Residential Zone. Jack Buckley met with the council to discuss his proposed Mobile Home Park to be located on 400 East and south of 1300 South Street. Part of the acreage is in Springville City limits and part in Mapleton City limits. The council decided to call a public hearing for January 4, 1971 to make the necessary zone change to R-2a. Glenn W. Coffman and Mr. Potter of the Soil Conservation met with the council to discuss the water shed areas and the possibilities of rip-rapping areas along the Hobble Creek. CI. Baxter and CI. Peay were appointed ap-pointed to co-chairman a project to investigate the problem and possible solutions. Martin Conover of the Springville Herald met with the council to request the city to participate in an ad for the Christmas issue of the paper which the council favored. The council heard Morgan Thomas, Springville Playhouse President, and Merle Schreiner, Board member, regarding the Civic Center Theatre and its possible move to the south side of the basement. Proposed requirements were given and the council will further study the situation in connection with the library expansion before making the final decision. Nine Springville men enter armed services Nine men are listed as enlisted or inducted in the Armed Forces on the report this week from the Spanish Fork draft board. Entering the service from this city recently were Bryan T. Burt, Air Force; Stephen D. Cherrington, Edwin Cuch, Army; Ar-my; Mitchell D. Curtis, Navy; Steven M. Hill, Michael J. Llewellyn, Army; Phillip A. Peterson, Air Force; Larry T. Stallings, Marine Corps; Dennis E. Tanner, Coast Guard. Discharged from the service are the following Springville men: Rick B. Barney, Coast Guard; Robert S. Bell, Army; Charles W. Everett, Navy; Gegory N. Hall, Army; Gary F. Johnson, Air Force; Darrell D. Lambson, Army; Dale E. Larabee, Air Force; Douglas G. Leavitt, Army; Robert A. Thompson, Navy; Douglas Witney, Army. Let There Be Light The electric power consumed by the 1,906 floodlights on the Houston Astrodome playing field for one game would light a city of 9,000 population. Arthur S. Heineman, a California architect, coined the word "motel" in 1925. at Memorial Hall The public is invited to attend tonight's contest at Memorial Hall announces Julia Rowland, Voice of Democracy Contest Chairman. Refreshments will be served. Wayne Cutler and Wally Peterson. Lions are asking local civic clubs and organizations to cooperate in this worthwhile project. The committee will contact welfare officials, churches and others for names of those who need aid at Christmas. Persons desiring to help are urged to contact members of the committee. |