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Show Utah State Press Assn. PO Box 1327 Salt Lake City, Utah fife iifsiiltlle Volume Eighty SPRING VI LLE, UTAH 84663 - JANUARY 22, 1976 Price 20c Number Four. no d ?n n A major project at U.S. Steel's Geneva Works to modernize central maintenance shop operations and make these facilities even more self-sufficient will be carried out over the next Geneva Steel announces extensive plant modernization program Approval of a major project to modernize the central maintenance main-tenance shop operations at U.S. Steel's Geneva Works, near was announced today by H,A. Huish, general superintendent. Scheduled for completion in early 1978, the project calls for construction of a new steel, industrial-type building, the replacement of outdated equipment and rearrangement of work areas and machinery. On completion of the project, Mr. Huish said, "central maintenance operations, already among the largest in the West, will be one of the most modern and self-sufficient." Employing approximately 900 men and women, Geneva's central maintenance unit is responsible for primary maintenance and repair of all operations at the integrated steelmaking plant. Most facilities are presently located in one building which houses a number of separate shops, such as electric, machine, boiler, weld, carpenter, blacksmith and locomtoive repair. In order to gain more space, the electric shop will move into a new, 22,000 sp. ft. building which will be erected south of the existing maintenance area. Most of the other shops in the existing building will be rearranged to improve work flow and materials handling, as well as to accommodate new, more efficient ef-ficient equipmnt. Key to th' project's modernization moder-nization is the numerical control equipment. These computer programmed units can, at a much faster rate, make spare parts which are needed on a continuing basis for various facilities at the plant. "This will free our shops to handle the more complex maintenance projects, as well as give us the kind of flexibility and self-sufficiency we need to take care of emergencies," the Geneva head emphasized. ' "The modernization will enable central maintenance to meet today's production requirements and reduce operating downtime caused by Installation speaker Chamber of Commerce slates Colonel Don Anderson Colonel Don Anderson S ' jj two years. Geneva's central maintenance building, shown here, houses a number of separate shops, such as electric, machine, boiler, weld and others. delays in obtaining spare part deliveries. Moreover, the self-sufficiency self-sufficiency gained through these improvements will help all of us do a more effective job of serving ser-ving our customers, which should further strengthen our competitive job of serving our customers, which should further strengthen our competitive position in the western steel market," he said. Mr. Huish said approval of the project demonstrates U.S. Steel's Confidence in the ability of Utah steelmakers to keep their industry vital and strong over the long pull. Ella Wheeler Reynolds, Springville's only centennarian, happily accepts birthday greetings from her daughter, Birdella Beam- Colonel Don Anderson, Commander of the Field Artillery Ar-tillery Unit, Utah National Guard, Camp Williams, and freelance writer and cartonnist, will be the guest speaker at the Springville Chamber of Commerce Com-merce Installation Banquet and annual meeting slated for Wednesday, January 28. Time is 7:30 p.m. at Springville Museum of Art. . Colonel Anderson, who has been described as a very special and entertaining speaker, is a humorist and cartoonist and combines these talents into a very interesting and delightful presentation, according to Tom James, program chairman. Clark D. Palfreyman will take the dffice of president of the Sprhujvilk mtenmm It was a big day-a once in a lifetime day-for Ellen Maria Wheeler Reynolds on Tuesday, January 20. This was the day "Aunt Ella" had been patiently waiting for- son, Mayor Kenneth B. Creer and Mrs. Creer. She greeted more than 200 party guests from her hospital bed at Payson Hospital. Chamber with Don Terry, president-elect. Other officers who will serve during 1976 include Don Orme, J. Collin Allan, Glade E. Binks, Dr. Rulon P. Condie, Mike Johnson, and Catherine H. Johnson, retiring president Holdover directors are Dr. Clark E. Fullmer, Kjell Skollingsberg, Marie P. Johnson, John-son, Douglas Hurren, LaVar Cloward, and Leland Bowers. Yvonne B. Johnson is the executive secretary an appointive ap-pointive office. The public is cordially invited to attend. Reservations may be made by Tuesday, January 27, by calling the Chamber office: 489-4681. mm . Springville City Council in its regular session Tuesday night approved a sub-division, turned down a proposed dance in the city, authorized a city advertisement, ad-vertisement, and discussed numerous other items of business. The Spring Acres sub-division, promoted by Robert Taylor and located along Canyon Drive was signed and accepted as presented. A request by Horizon Productions to hold a Leap Year dance in Memorial Hall on and all of Springville had been praying for-the day when the city's only centenarian would conclude the 100th year of her life. "Very few people reach this b 'V y Beautiful three-tiered birthday cake presented to Ella Wheeler Reynolds on occasion of her 100th birthday anniversary January 20. The home may lose popularity, but there never will be a substitute as a satisfactory place to eat corn-on-the-cob. repmis charges,. prel February 28 was turned down by the council. Council authorized purchase of a city advertisement at a cost of $255 to appear in the progress edition of the Daily Herald. The advertisement copy, submitted by Reed Hansen, was subject to approval. Mayor Kenneth Creer was authorized to sign a notification of intent to apply for a infiltration in-filtration and inflow study grant from the State of Utah in the amount of $10,000. The city milestone in life," said Mayor Kenneth Creer and the Springville City Council in a congratulatory letter to Mrs. Reynolds, "and we are sure this 100 years can be credited to your knowledge and philosophy of life, and how to keep a healthy body and a sound mind. This has tome about by your unselfish. ; service to our many clubs and organizations in Springville. Your sense of humor has brightened the day and brought many smiles to the sad and unhappy." Mrs. Reynolds was honored on this 100th anniversary of her birth at two birthday parties held at Payson Hospital on Tuesday. Greeting cards by the hundreds hun-dreds lined the walls of the hospital room. Several bouquets added to the festivities of the day. A three-tier birthday cake with pink and green trim topped by 100 in gold lettering was also presented to her. And more than 200 of her countless admirers came to call. Her children, Mrs. Bess Mendenhall and Mrs. Birdella Bearnson, grandchildren, grand-children, cousins, and other relatives, as well as her bishopric, Relief Society presidency, Mayor Creer, nurses and other friends greeted "This grand woman" could scarcely believe all the fuss being made over her on this special "grand" day. But before the party was over, she was her old self reciting poetry as usual for her guests. The Springville Herald takes pleasure in joining others in wishing this wonderful lady a Happy Birthday and a very happy new year. Love of money is the root of half of the evil in the world, and lack of money, the root of the other half. would pay $2,500 as its share of the study. It was noted that preliminary approval had been given for construction of a bridge on 400 West Street. The bridge design was approved subject to revision by the city engineer and bids for the structure should be out by May 1 according to city engineer Robert Gunnell. The Veterans Memorial Board abandonment was approved ap-proved by the council. Inasmuch as county funds are no longer allocated, the council felt there was no further need for the board who previously authorized expenditures of allocated funds. Tom Biesinger discussed with the council his plans to build additional housing on Swenson Avenue. City building inspector Ralph Child had been instructed by council to cease issue of building permits along the street until widening of the street could be solved. Council noted that the street is sub-standard in width and that additional housing along the street tended to compound the problem. Property owners on the south side of the street had been approached by the city to participate in an improvement project, but most were not willing to "cooperate," it was pointed out. Bing Bingham of Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company asked the council to consider alternate bidding on corrugated steel pipe used by the city.' Council and department heads will meet later with Mr. Bingham to hear his presentation.- - -fcJ"-'" Council also heard a report from Eldon Luce of (UCODAR) Utah County Council on Drug BicGRtafififflf opmm Milton V. Backman, Jr., professor of religious history at Brigham Young University, will speak at the city's Bicentennial opening Saturday. Mr. Backman will give a short address on Revolutionary patriot groups during the program outlined for 7:30 p.m. in the Springville Museum of Art, 126 E. 400 S. John R. Maestas, chairman of the Indian Education Department Depart-ment at BYU, will speak on the subject of the Indian and the Bicentennial. The program will also include the BYU Indian Choir under the direction of John Rainer, coordinator for Indian Personal Services at BYU. The city's initial Bicentennial project, the retrospective exhibit of the sculptural works of the late Springville artist Cyrus E. Dallin, will be the feature of the evening. Guests will be greeted by Mayor Kenneth B. Creer and members of the Springville Bicentennial committee and their partners. A tea under the direction of Bicentennial chairman Jeri Winger, will commence immediately imm-ediately following the program. Betty Mendenhall and Madge Johnson will pour. Wards from the Springville North and Springville Utah Stakes will furnish homemade cookies. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Fullmer are directing the cookie contributions. con-tributions. Hosts and hostesses for the evening in addition to Mayor Creer will be Mr. and Mrs. Ben Killpack, Mr. and Mrs. Mays W. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Weight, and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Craig. Dallin created hundreds of sculptural pieces depicting the life of the Inidan, as well as numerous patriotic works including in-cluding the famous Paul Revere statue in Boston square. Mr. Backman has lived in Boston for a year and has conducted con-ducted BYU tours to Bicentennial Bicen-tennial landmarks. He is a specialist on the Revolutionary Abuse Rehabilitation. He stressed the need for drug rehabilitation in the county, what is presently being done, and the threat to local schools. He stated that UCODAR is presently treating 130 persons and has treated more than 600 during the past Vk years. The majority of abusers are off street buyers, but there are some "Medicine chest" abusers as young as five years old, he stated. Mayor Creer expressed appreciation to Mr. Luce for the work UCODAR is doing. Larry Sanford, Springville Volunteer Fire Department chief, was present to receive the sustaining vote of the council in his election to the fire chief Census Bureau to Local representatives of the -Bureau of the Census will conduct con-duct a survey of employment in this area during the week of January 18-24, Mr. Walter A. Freeman, Jr:, Director of the Bureau's Regional Office in Denver, aanounced today. The survey is conducted for the U.S. Department of Labor in a scientifically designed. sample of approximately 55,000 households throughout the United States. Employment and unemployment statistics based on results of this survey are used to provide a continuing measure of the economic health of the Nation. For example, in November the survey indicated that of -the 93.0 million men and women in the civilian labor force, 85.3 million were employed. The Nation's period as well as religious history. He received his PhD in history from the University of Pennsylvania and his BS and MA from the University of Utah. The author of three books, his most recent is "American ' Two pieces of the Cyrus E. Dallin Retrospective Exhibit opening Saturday in the Springville Museum of Art in the initial part of the city's Bicentennial project are these "very fine" plaster models of John Hancock, on loan from a private collection in Chiago, and Oliver Wendall Holmes, part of the Hugh Dougall Gardner collection recently acquired by the Museum. position. Mayor Creer stated his support of Mr. Sanford and the fire department in general. M.N. Moon, 158 South 200 West, stated complaints to the council that he and some of his neighbors were unable to get the irrigation water onto their properties since the improvement im-provement district was completed com-pleted with the curb and gutter installed. Robert Gunnell, city engineer, stated that the area was surveyed sur-veyed last fall and that the city has come up with a "workable solution" which has been scheduled for spring construction con-struction prior to irrigation time. conduct survey unemployment rate was 8.3 percent, the same as in September Sep-tember but substantially below the recession peak of 8.9 percent reached in the second quarter of 1975. ' Mayor sets rap session Tuesday Mayor Kenneth B. Creer has scheduled his monthly "rap session' with the public on Tuesday, January 27, at 7:30 p.m. Any citizen who would like to speak candidly with the mayor on any issue is invited to the session which is held the last Tuesday of each month in the basement of the Civic Center. Christianity, It's Origin and Beliefs." The Musem will be open this Saturday from 2 to 10 p.m. The High Schools of Utah art exhibit will also be hung for showing February 1. |