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Show ;r-.M c"" i I VOL LVIII, No. 38 'Pleasant Grove, f he Most BeautJuy SIf uaf ed Cif y fn Uf LOOK OVER RESULTS Officials look over results of conservation conserva-tion practices and also' at erosion net to hold back soil erosion. Conservation Officers Conduct Sixty-five leaders of soil and water conservation organizations, city . and" county governmental. units, civic clubs and farmers en-Joyed en-Joyed a tour of conservation projects pro-jects In North Utah County on Wednesday, September 12. Following Fol-lowing the tour, dinner was served ser-ved at Little Mill forest camp In American Fork Canyon. .... Conducting' the tour was Leo PT4 Council Holds Meeting Sept. 12 at Grovecrest School A. meeting of the Pleasant Grove area PTA Council was held ' last Wednesday, Sept 12 at the Grovecrest School. Belli Olsen, Council president, was in charge. Reports were given by the following fol-lowing chairman on their respective respec-tive committees; Ila Hooley, proposed budget; John Gourley, by-laws; Beth West, program; Geniel Wald, health; Mildred Lowell, room mother and Jody Harris, legislative. legis-lative. . V;; Mrs. Olsen reports she is well pleased with progress being- made by the PTA this year and asks that all support possible be given the organization and the schools. Battle Perhaps we can thank a particular, par-ticular, and popular television "police program", for ; coining the words. - Perhaps they were coined before and then the TV folks hopped on the band wagon. Nobody seems to know for sure. Anyway, while not listed in Webster Unabridged as yet, the words, "The New Breed" have become well known and all for the good. " . I Of late the cognomen has been applied to all Intelligent and dedicated dedi-cated young Americans who are making significant and striking Both men and women, for the most part, they are under 40 years of age. Some are sons and daughters of - the rich - and - socially- favored. -Others have come from underprivileged underpriv-ileged homes and have had to work their way through college or borrow a few hundred dollars to get going. Some have never gone beyond high school in formal form-al academic training. However, cue one characteristic characteris-tic common to them all has been their eternal and constant drive and their unwillingness to accept ideas and conditions as they were. We have them working in all fields of endeavormedicine, engineering, en-gineering, mathematics, linguistics, linguis-tics, public health, education, art, law, government, communications, rocketry and the mysteries of the universe and expanse of space. Understandably enough, theirs is not the 35-hour week; but more likely, the 18-hour day. Their ambition am-bition is not an Increased wage r3L PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1962 -- '- r tSmtm, y-.ru . P. Harvey, president of the Utah Conservation Districts and Mike Wright of the local U. S. Forestry Service. According to Mr. Harvey, the prupose of the tour was to show the results of what had been done in the American Fork-Dry Canyon Can-yon Watershed projects and to discuss what is expected to be accomplished in the near future. Visit In Reno Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Hal 11-day 11-day returned home by plane on Thursday from Reno where they spent two weeks visiting ;with Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Halliday and son Robert. They enjoyed the sights at Squaw Valley, Carson City, Virginia City, Boot Hill and Lake Tahoe. While at Lake Ta-hoe Ta-hoe they enjoyed the show at the Harrah's Club featuring Jimmy Durante and Helen TraubeL California Vacation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morton have enjoyed a vacation in California Cali-fornia where they visited with relatives and saw many of the tourist attractions. Ckeek IfJC'A per hour; but greater accomplishments accomplish-ments each day. , Their laboratories are the sick rooms of the huge hospitals, the stinking Jungles of the tropics, the slums of the great cities, the classrooms of the schools and colleges, col-leges, the squalid villages of the "have not" peoples, the farms, ' the factories, the atomic centers in every place where things can be changed for the better. Their names are never found on the blotters of police departments depart-ments nor listed with those under investigation for taking bribes or giving them. They are far too busy forthatTT" ' """" : No doubt, some of them are deeply religious and perhaps others oth-ers are not seriously affiliated with any specific religious organ-- organ-- fetation.- However, - whether they -realize it or not they are obeying unselfishly two admonitions of Jesus the Christ : "Except ye have done it unto the least of these, my brethren, ye have not done it unto me." And, "Whosoever that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it" . Members of the "New. Breed" are not losing their lives as soldiers sold-iers on the battle field; but they are losing1 themselves in service to humanity. In that way they xare finding a life that is rich, full and rewarding. . . Compared to their quiet accomplishments, accom-plishments, the rantings of the Khrushchevs, the Castroe and the Maoa, sound like the rattling of " dead, dry bones. So long til Thursday. BEFORE AND AFTER Picture taken before conservation efforts shows lack of grass to hold mositure and results of practices. Tour of Local Water Projects A survey was made of the work previously done on the eastern watersheds by the Forest Service. This area extends from Camp Tlmpanokee south to the head of Dry Canyon, east of Lindon. Also included is an area east of Alpine. Mr. Harvey listed the following accompishments in this projects: Range seeding to grass, 1,274 acres; contour trenching, 615 acres; contour furrowing, 239 acres; weed spraying, 95 acres; access roads construction, 21 miles; gully control, 44 miles; trail erosion control, 20 miles;, 'and channel stabilization, 10,056 lineal feet. Members or thg party observed that ground cover above Battle Weather Both Dry, Delightful, As Fall Comes Near "Dry but delightful," was the way the weatherman summed up ' local weather conditions for the seven-day period ending at 6:00 p.m. Monday, September 17. Not even a drop of rain fell over Pleasant Grove during the week. In fact, there has been no measurable measur-able rainfall since August 3 and only 0.03 of an inch since July 25th. Otherwise things have been just plain delightful. Daytime temperatures temper-atures have been in the high 80s with a spread of only 4 degrees. Early morning readings have ranged from " 45 to. 58 degrees. Farmers report that third crop alfalfa hay Is drying ready for the baler in about 48 hours. 1 For the sports fan, it is ideal football weather for spectators, but a little warm for the players. Next Friday and Saturday will , see practically every, high school and college team of the U.S. in action. . . Fruit harvest Is in full swing with pears, and especially peaches glutting the local market. Also, the pungent fumes of pickles and chili sauce are In the air. . "Nothing but the same in store for the near future," said weather weath-er prophets last Tuesday morning. morn-ing. 1 . . Stenotics for the week ending end-ing Sept 17, 1962. Date High .low Pre. September 11 87 58 0.00 ' September 12 85 " 57" 0.00 September 13 87 48 0.00 September 14 86 50 . 0.00 September 15 89 46 0.00 September 16 87 47 0.00 ..September 17 88 .45 0.00 Summary Highest for theo week, 89 degrees on Sept. 15. Lowest, 45 degrees on Sept 17. Precipitation for the week 0.00 of an inch. Total since January 1, 13.61 of an inch. Sun rises and sets locally at 7:00 ain. and 6:50 pjn. Celebrate Birthdays Delmore Jensen and his daughters daugh-ters Shauna and Anna Marie share the same birthday each year on Sept 12. This year gifts were opened early by them and during the afternoon Anna Marie, who was 7, was honored at a party at her home. Twenty guests enjoyed the fun; games and refreshments, which were served by Anna Marie's mother, Mrs. Verna Jensen. , - - - ah Counf y" ft m,m i ii i i m ii li i in i ma i i Creek is lika meadow, except that the grass is shoulder high. In some areas the grass was 75 inches in height.' "The ground cover serves as a huge sponge, Mr. Harvey said. During last spring's above normal runoff, the water of Grove Creek carried no mud or gravel, he stated. The party inspected the Battle Creek Debris Basin and Flood ConroLDam and also the seven miles of cement irrigation ditches completed under the project They also visited the site of the Dry Creek Flood Control Dam above Lehi, which is now 25 per cent complete. ': - Projects dismissed at the dinner hour and yet to be completed are the Grove Creek Flood Control Dam, the Tribble Fork Dam and the Silver Lake, Flood Control,. Storage and Recreation Dam. Mr. Harvey explained that 64 acre feet of water would be stored permanently in Silver lake Dam, which would provide an excellent fishing and recreation area. The tour was sponsored by the Alpine Soil Conservation District, the Forest Service, Soil Conaer-vaion Conaer-vaion Service and the North Utah County Conservation Districts. The flood control and water management program is under the direction of the Soil Conservation Conser-vation Service. Leo Harvey Will Leave Sept. 30 For Convention Leo P. Harvey will leave September Sept-ember 30 for Portland, Oregon, to attend the Regional "Land and People Conference," sponsored spon-sored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and slated October 1 and 2, at the Municipal Audit--orium. Secretary of Agriculture OrvUle L. Freeeman will give the keynote address at the opening session. " - . '; Mr. Harvey is attending the conclave as President of the Utah Association of Soil Conservation Districts. He has been invited to appear on a discussion panel at one of the sessions. Topics for consideration at the confernce will incude: How can family farms be strengthened for rural development? develop-ment? - ' . . How can new uses and conservation conser-vation of land and water expand income, employment and better living in rural communities? How can planning and Implementation Imple-mentation of economic development develop-ment be accomplished? ' How important la rural-urban community plannig? ; . Legion Auxiliary To Hold Meeting Friday Afternoon Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 70 will hold their. September meeting at 2:00 pxn. Friday at the. home of Mrs. Eva Adams, according to Mrs. Norma Bronson, unit president The 1962 Pleasant Grove dela-gates dela-gates to Girls State will be featured feat-ured on the program. All members are invited and urged to bring their 1063 membership mem-bership fees with them, Mm Bronson said. - - frmr? 6tr Ika yiP A flawr show, handiwork displays, dis-plays, FFA exhbits and painting oT local anUrta will be featured at the annual community fair Saturday 13 noon to 830 pjn. In the Junior High gymnasium. Sponsored by the Pleasant Grove lions Club, the fair com memorates the founding' of Pleas ant drove. As in past yean, the Pleasant Grove Garden Club wUl arrange the flower show. Mrs. Emma City Fathers Conduct Business Meeting on Monday Evening Mayor Paul F. Fordham and city council members held a short session during- their regular meeting- time Monday night at the city hall. A transaction was completed, wherein 5 acres of land was purchased pur-chased from Craig Smith. This acreage is located adjacent to the city garbage disposal yard and wiU be held or a garbage dump In the future. Councilman Gerald Klemm reported re-ported that considerable underground under-ground water is seeping Into the sewer outfall lines in certain ar:.ns. This is causing a serious 'Back to School' Program Starts At Geneva Steel A back-to-school-rush at a steel mill?. . That's what happening at U.S. Steel's Geneva Works with employees em-ployees signing up for a new series of after-hours self -development courses ranging from technical tech-nical subjects to world affairs. Nicknamed "Geneva U" by the employee-students, the program offers a wide curriculum of study classes covering broad areas of technical steehnaking "know-how" "know-how" plus non-related subjects like speech and physical fitness. Students pay only a nominal registration reg-istration fee. A special tuitlonHfree course called "Introduction to Iron and Steelmaking Processes' will give interested employees better back-, back-, ground and understanding of steel industry terminology and latest production techniques. This nontechnical non-technical class will be offered for the first time to all employees on Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday Wednes-day mornings to accomodate those working various shift schedules. Set up by Geneva's training division, the self -development program pro-gram gives employees the opportunity oppor-tunity to pursue additional advanced ad-vanced technical study and other oth-er educational interests at convenient con-venient times which do not conflict con-flict with ' their varied work schedules. The first series of classes began Monday afternoon. Course offerings at "Geneva U" this fall include: Applied Mathematics Mathe-matics Workshop, Effective Business Busi-ness Writing, Steel Plant Design, Blast Furnaces, Standard Cost Accounting, Metallurgy of Iron and Steel, Effective Speaking, U. S. Involvement in World Affairs, Memory Training, Mental Hygiene, Hy-giene, Human Relations in effective effec-tive Leadership, Effective Reading, Read-ing, Businessmen's Physical Fitness Fit-ness and non-technical Introductory Introduc-tory course in steelmaking.. Many of the technical classes will be taught by experts at the plant while others will feature instructors from local universities. universi-ties. .!.:. Legion Speeds Up Membership Drive fbi-This Year Commander Lowell Duvall ' of American Legion Post 70 said Tuesday that the drive for membership mem-bership throughout the state and- nation is speeding up. . The National Commander has requested that the Department of Utah' sign up total 4,000 by Oct 5, which is just two days prior? to the opening of the National Convention la Las Vegas, Nev. The evening of October 5 will be "American Legion Night" on a Salt Lake City television station. sta-tion. Utah posts that have reached reach-ed or exceeded last years membership mem-bership count will be featured on a special program. "Post 70 had 41 members last year and we have 21 to date, so we have a job to do," Commander Duvall. said. He concluded as 'follows: "Because the American Legion offers a variety of appeal in vtr-, tually all fields of human endeavor, endeav-or, there's room for the fun-lover fun-lover as well as the serious-minded veteran. You are eligible for membership in the American Legion Le-gion if you served in World War L World War n or the Korean ., Conflict Harper, show chairman, said all flower enthusiasts of the community com-munity are eligible to enter arrangements. ar-rangements. There are several divisions for entries and they are explained in the fall flower show schedule which may be picked up at the Smith Drug, said Mrs. Harper. Entries will be received at the rymnasium from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday, with judging- to start at noon. problem by boosting the quantity of water that must be treated at the sewage disposal plant He recommended that the Mnes be uncovered and made water tight The recommendation was taken under advisement Councilman Paul Adam son stated sta-ted that the 1962 program of city street construction was now virtually vir-tually finished. He reported accomplishments ac-complishments as foltowss Center Street between Main and Second East graded, oiled and chipped. A complete Job, 60 feet wide. Second South, between the new Seminary and the east city limits, sealed and chipped. Swond West, through Chris-ville Chris-ville north to city limits repaired, sealed and chipped. Maple Lane Circle, sealed and chipped. Yet to be completed: Second South between First East and U.P. tracks, sealed and chipped. First South, between Second and Third East, sealed and chipped. chipp-ed. Streets throughout the city to be cleaned and shoulders repaired. The Council received a report that Richard Harris had his equipment In place at the pits north of Manila and Is now In a position to furnish chips and gravel for city use. Mayor Fordham reported on the tour of inspection msxW last Saturday of the culinary water improvements that have been made at Battle Creek Springs. Others who made the tour were City Council members, utilities superintendent Harold Smith, Glen Sagers, of the City-County Health Dept. and Howard Hurst of the State 4 Department f Health and Sanitation. The Mayor stated that the four collection boxes at the springs have been raised 8 feet and the earth banked about them so that no surface water can contaminate contamin-ate the culinary supply. Also, 300 feet of 6-inch pipe and 60 feet of 10 inch pipe have been installed from the springs to the collection boxes. In addition addi-tion all brush and vegetation has been removed and the area will be fenced. William E. Petersen has resigned resign-ed as city representative on the Utah County Industrial Development Develop-ment Committee and Harold Jacklin .was appointed to take his place at Monday night's meeting. Fish and Game Department Gives Fall Hunting Information Utah Fish and Game officials have announced that special deer permits are still available except for the following units: Avinto-quin, Avinto-quin, Daggett Clay Basin, Dag-get-Lucerne Valley, Daggett-Tay-. lor Flat-. Ddxie-Ox Valley, East Canyon and Dixie-Pinto. Permits are available at all other permit offices. Each big game license holder may purchase two special permits. Bird Hunters Utah bird hunters are expected to be afield in force as the annual an-nual ohukar, Hungarian partirdge and grouse seasons get underway across the state. Hunting on the three types of birds began at daybreak, Saturday, Satur-day, Sept 15. Seasons for ohukar' and Hungarian Hun-garian partridge will run for a period of 62 days, through Nov. 15, in all counties of tthe State. ; While most bag limits end otii-fer otii-fer regulations for these hunts remain re-main the same as In past years, ' Seminary Opening Social Planned For Friday Evening Seminary Opening Social will be held in the form of a "Fall Roundup" Rounding up all. Seminary Sem-inary students to begin a year filled with enthusiasm and fun will be the theme. The party will be held in the Tlmpanogos Stake House, Friday, Sept. 21 at eight o'clock. . There will be refreshments and a program and all are urged to attend. A small fee will be charged charg-ed to non-Seminary students. ."See ya' . there Podner," say Seminary officers. -6nni?AT?v&7 Exhibits of handiwork will be entered by the LDS Relief Soc- ietles, according to Gertrude Richards, rimpanogos Stake Relief Re-lief Society president Harold Wool ton, who heads the art division at the fair, said all local artists are invited to enter paintings. "We do not want copies. The paintings should be original and framed or matted." he said. Entries En-tries should be brought to the gymnasium from 7 to 9 p.m. Future Farmers of America art planning exhibits under the direction direc-tion of Willis Banks, who directs FFA activities at the high school. In cooperation with the fair, the Daughters of Utah Pioneers will hold an open hot mm at their museum, from 1 to 5 pjn. Mrs. Lucille Walker Is museum director. direc-tor. "With beautiful fall weather cooperating fully in the harvest of bounteous crops and flowers In the area, the displays and exhibits ex-hibits should be outstanding," said Lions President E. Dean Chris-tensen, Chris-tensen, the fair's general chairman. chair-man. DUP Combined Meetina Held Last Thursday The combined Manila, Pleasant Grove, and Lindon DUP held their September meeting Thursday, at the Relic Hall in Pleasant Grove. An outstanding program was presented with the Lindon Camp in charge. Captain Jennie Keetch conduted. Son?. "America the Beautiful" conducted by Asenth WeJaer and accompanied by Mrs. W. W. War-nick War-nick was followed by prayer by Pearl Remund. . A talk and report by Luclle Walker was given. She reported on the number of visitors and tours through the building and thanked the committee for their, help. . A scrapbook was presented to La vina Fugal, Utah's Mother of the Tear for 1955. It contained all the pictures, articles, etc a-bout a-bout her reign as United States Mother of the Year. It vas presented pre-sented and . compiled by Ellen Hehertson. Sister Fugal responded respond-ed with thanks to Mrs. Hebertson, her husband, her family and her friends and everyone who had helped her in any way. Thelma Harris retold a short story of Eliza Fkumigan, convert con-vert from Ireland. Genevieve Taylor Tay-lor played her accordion. ' The lesson "They Came In '62" was presented by Margaret Hold-away. Hold-away. A history of the pioneer black- smiths, wheelwrights and carpenters carpen-ters of the Pleasant Grove area was to have been given by Chris Fugal but he was ill and the history his-tory was read by his wife, Delilah Fugal. A pioneer reading "They Have" was given by Vergla Scott -Refreshments were served to 40 members and guests. hunters were urged to check hunting proclamations for any changes in specific sections. Guns to be Sold ' Some 18 guns and other items confiscated by Utah courts after being Illegally used in the taking of fish and or game, will be sold at public auction Sept. 22, beginning be-ginning at 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Sen-ate Chambers at the State Capitol the fish and game department said today. - All items offered for sale at the auction will be on display for pub-He pub-He inspection Friday, Sept 21,' from 10 am. to 4:00 pjn. at department de-partment j headquarters offices, . 1596 West North Temple, Salt Lake City. The law requires this annual 'sale of confiscated equipment be held to auction such goods and that all monies derived therefrom be deposited to the , State's fish 'and game fund. Return Special Permits - Utah law requires return of special antelope, elk, buffalo, or moose permit cards within ten days from the date ending thn r hunt for which the permit card was issued. It reads: "This permit card must be filled fill-ed out with the required information inform-ation and returned to the Fish and Game Department within ten days of the conclusion of the specified spec-ified hunting season. Failure to return the permit card will con-- con-- stitute a misdemeanor." The cards are self-addressed, postage paid, and supply vital information in-formation necessary in properly managing the state's big game resources. Besides being , a requirement re-quirement under the law, return of the permit properly filled in gives opportunity for the holder . to assist in this management program. |