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Show L'niveisal rilciofilniin; Cere. 14 P.O. Bo:: .2603 Salt Lake City, Utah 84110 1 EZaSB"' The Newspaper Published W eekly and Read Doily 75 ElEfvl AE.MANA' FORECAST OF LOCAL EVENTS SOME LIKELY AND MOST UNLIKELY Guest contributor: Hollis J. Scott, former associate editor, advertising solicitor, and newspaper folder. f"V4 STEEL PLANT HUB OF CTMTS T vrt JANUARY - . j r J hi VOL. 45 NO. 1 January 2. 1975 PRICE TEN CENTS wmim WHERE DID.THE FURNITURE GO? Several weeks ago we noticed in the Orem High Schoolpublica-tion, Schoolpublica-tion, that the furniture had been removed from the students lounge, because of the abuse the furniture was receiving from some students. We noticed last week some chairs had been put back in the lounge, but some furniture appeared to be still missing. About the same week we noticed in Tradewinds, a paper publication publica-tion put out at the Provo Technical Tech-nical College that they had the same problem, and that they had removed equipment from their game room, because it was being be-ing badly abused by students. I hate to be I told you so! But a few years back when the student lounge was being put into the Orem High School, I let it be known that I felt it was a waste of the taxpayer's money to have a lounge in a high school. I admit I was a little influenced by a visit to the student lounge at the University of Utah, where in my judgement the same abuse was occuring and it seemed nothing noth-ing was being done about it. I still feel the same way, that it is a waste. However, I, offer a suggestion to remedy the situation. The two schools could install rubber furniture, for the students until they grow up and learn to take care of the facilities put in the places for the use of the few who appreciate it. GREAT GAME Like about 10,000 other BYU fans we just returned from a delightful trip to Pheonix, Ariz., to watch the BYU cougars play in the Sun Bow L Like most of those who attended, we enjoyed every minute, in spite of the loss. However, How-ever, we felt the outcome would have been different, had not our Quarterback been hurt. The kids all played a great game. BYU was represented well, both by the caliber of play and the conduct of team members. The only gripe I really heard during the trip was that our seats were only three rows up, and we had to look into the sun, to keep informed of the game, as all the ' players and photographers would stand up and you could not see the field or the players on the field. The football field in Arizona did not have a track around it, so the spectators were much closer to the playing field, and the players. This is great in some respects, but the people on about the first ten rows of seats could not see the field over half the time because of the players and spectators along the sidelines. side-lines. It was great to be able to sit through te game inonesshirt-sleeves. inonesshirt-sleeves. But in just two hours out of Phenoix, we encountered snow and it stayed with us all the way home. VEGAS HURTING Going to the Fiesta Bowl we traveled by way of Las Vegas; we could not help but notice that the activity in Las Vegas seemed to be down. Motels were offering offer-ing lower rates. We realized that winter is an off season for this town, but it seemed more so during our overnight stay there. Food seemed to be the best buy, as the prices seemed to be even lower than at home. Gas seemed to go up and down, we paid as low as 53 cents up to 60 cents per gallon. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Sumner were accompanied accom-panied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rohbock during the four day trip to the Fiesta Bowl. Stan Leavitt To Head Committee State Representative Stanley Leavitt has been named chairman chair-man of the standing committee on Federal, State and Local affairs, af-fairs, one of nine standing committees com-mittees in the forthcoming Utah legislature. The committee deals withpro-cedures withpro-cedures of government on each level such as balloting for state officers and fiscal procedures for counties. Mr. Leavitt served four years on the Orem City council andhas served several terms as a State Representative. In the past, he has served on the committees for Consumer Affairs, and Public Pub-lic Health and Welfare. I ; ' ' if.'. a . "-Vi i) I rvrvA u s - -"'-"ryr I : . - - rt t "r "i FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, Mrs. Elaine S. tion of the Mental Retardation Association Sharp, Governor Calvin L. Rampton and of America Inc. (MRAA) Senator Ernest H. Dean discuss organiza- Boys Picked up peon Elected Pres. In Theft Attempt sir n An eighteen year-old boy and ft If 617 iiSSOCI Of f Off two juveniles, ail from Orem were apprehended late Saturday after leaving Gary's Maverick 1091 N. State. ' A near-by officer noticed the boys go into the car wash and suspected they might be taking money from the coin box. After they left, he checked it out and radioed to another patrol pa-trol car to pick up the boys. Gary's Maverick has been the victim of several such burgalries during the last few weeks. Cahill Named Press Director By LDS Church Jerry P. Cahill, a veteran newsman and editor, has been named director of press relations rela-tions for the Public Communications Communica-tions Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Church's First Presidency Presi-dency announced recently. Mr. Cahill, who has been associate as-sociate director for the past year and a half, succeeds Henry A. Smith, who retired December 31. Named to succeed Mr. Cahill as associate director is L. Don LeFevre, who has been serving as publications manager for the department, which is headed by Wendell J. Ashton, managing director. dir-ector. Mr. S mith has been press secretary sec-retary to the First Presidency since 1968, and director of press relations for the Public Communication Com-munication Department since its organization in 1972. ms Shone The first 1975 baby in Ore m will be showered with a variety of gifts from local well wishing merchants. mer-chants. . Due to an early dead line, the lucky winner will not be announced an-nounced until the next issue of the paper, (see ads inside) Last year's winner was the son of William and Susan Black Wagner, 697 E. 60 N. , who was born at 9:15 a.m. on Jan. 1, 1974. Little Buster Davidson was the third son in the family. This year's winner will receive a baby book from Timp Missionary Mis-sionary Book Store, a crate of oranges from Verd's Fruit Market,! Mar-ket,! 5 gift certificate from Bob's Army and Navy, $5 gift certificate certif-icate in the baby dept. of Salmon Pharmacy, $5 gift certmcate Woman Hurt In Car Crash Arnette Mingle, 987 S. 50 E., Orem was treated and released at Utah Valley Hospital last Friday Fri-day following a car accident in which she was hurt. The driver of the other car was Kevin A. Draney, 155 S. 1200 W. Orem. Both cars were south bound on State Street when the accident occured. Ms Mingle stopped at a light, but Draney who was in back of her, failed to make the stop in time and crashed into her car, causing $1000 damage to her carand$350 to the one he was driving. Draney was cited for failure to maintain a safe distance and for not wearing corrective lenses. Governor Calvin L. Rampton, Senator Ernest H. Dean and Mrs. Elaine S. Sharp recently announced the formal organization organiza-tion of the Mental Retardation Association of America (MRAA). Senator Dean has been elected President of the new organization which wiU have its national headquarters head-quarters in Salt Lake City. In a proclamation signed by the Governor, he expressed his support sup-port of the new organization and urged 'those people in Utah who are concerned with the quality of institutional care for the retarted to join in the support of this organization." or-ganization." It is my opinion that in order to provide proper services for the retarded in our country, we need both excellent community treatment programsand high quality qual-ity institutional care," Governor Gover-nor Rampton said. Senator Dean expressed his thanks to the Governor for his support and mentioned that Utah had taken the lead nationally, in the formation of the new association. associa-tion. The Utah State Training School is second to none," he said. "Utah can be proud of the care the retarded are receiving at the Training School." MRAA is the result of a growing disenchantment with the philosophy phi-losophy of rejection of the institution insti-tution as an option in care for the mentally retarded. MRAA supports a realistic "normalization" "normali-zation" theory, which is that retarded individuals should be helped to live as normal life as possible regardless of their I.Q. 0 Of from Utah Office Supply, a rug shampoo for a day from Ace Rents and a crib bumper pad from Christiansen Furniture. The Wear House has given the family a $ 10 gift certificate. Mom and Dad get a breaded veal dinner from Bill and Iva's Cafe, and Taysom Tire will present battery jumper cables to give the baby 'a good start." The Pantry has given $5 worth of merchandise and the baby's first birthday cake will come from Smitty's Bakery. To top it off, Baskin Robbins will present pre-sent a $3 gift certificate. All Aliens Must Report Addresses Denver. Colorado Walter V. Edwards, District Director of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, reminds aliens that they must report their address to the Federal Government Govern-ment during January. All aliens in the United States, with few exceptions, must report their addresses to the Government Govern-ment each January. District Director Edwards said that address report forms will be available at all Post Offices and Offices of the Immigration and Naturalization Service during January. He urges all aliens to comply with the report requirements, as willful failure to comply can mean serious penalties. with res or where they may reside. Representatives of 32 states met in Chicago in September to discuss the feasibility and benefits bene-fits of organizing a new national organization to represent their views. MRAA is the result of their efforts. MRAA will disseminate information and coordinate the activities of the states. However each state will be free to pursue its own programs. pro-grams. Mrs. Sharp, Executive Director Direc-tor of the Utah chapter of MRAA stressed that MRAA is working in support of both community and institutional programs. 'There is a need for more flexability in programming for the needs of the retarded. An all or nothing approach is obviously not the way to proceed," she said. "In a nutshell, we support both community programs and institu- -tional programs for the retarded. One program should not be advanced ad-vanced at the expense of the other. We do believe parents should be able to choose, for themselves, the program they believe is best suited to the needs of their child," Mrs. Sharp said. MRAA is a single voice intended in-tended to cultivate, foster and promote the general welfare of, and programs for, mentally retarded re-tarded citizens and others with developmental disabilities. One of the major interests of MRAA is seeing to it that programs in residential care meets the standards stan-dards that parents want for their children, and that such services relate to the balance of programs needed to serve the retarded wherever they reside. Vsm Pk " ins Other gifts include a $10 gift certificate from Knighton Optical, Op-tical, a box of disposable diapers from Orem Pharmacy, five gallons of gas fromStanco Husky, and a potted plant for Mom from Rohbock Floral. Christmas Tree Pick-Up Set With the Christmas season at an end, comes the question that plagues Americans every year. What do you do with the Christmas Christ-mas tree? Orem City has come up with a solution. On January 6 and 7, all trees that are left on the curbs in the city will be picked up and hauled away. This service will by provided on these two days only. Any tree that is not put out on either of these days will become the responsibility of the owner for its disposal. Citizens are reminded it is against the law to burn the trees, due to the pollution problem prob-lem it causes. OREM HOME DAMAGED BY FIRE About $3,000 damage was caused to the home of J. Wesley Sherwood, 460 E. 1910S. Orem, last Saturday when a. fire broke out in the storage room. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. Population.New Businesses and Industries and Chamber of Commerce officials predict an Orem City population of 40,000 by the end of the year. They also anticipate that an average of ten new .businesses will open their doors each month and that several new industries including the developing of one and possibly two industrial parks by private developers will be established. es-tablished. Uah Trade Tech College Breads Ground-Groundbreaking Ground-Groundbreaking for the first phase of the new Utah Trade Technical College Campus in southwest Orem was conducted with Governor Calvin Rampton and a host of other dignitaries officiating. 10 Special Guests Invited To City Council Weekly Meetings In the interest of grass-root support, the Orem City Council voted to send a personal invitation signed by the mayor to ten property owners each week inviting them to attend the next council meeting as special guests. The guests will also be invited to submit any questions or suggestions they might have either orally or in written form. Two Streets Reversed For Sleigh Riding On Saturdays Every Saturday as long as there is sufficient snow, Orem City has arranged for two streets located on hills, one on the west side and one on the east side of the bench, to be closed off and nude available for sleigh riding for children. FEBRUARY- New Location Selected For Post Office The U.S. Postal Service announces that the Orem Post Office will not receive an addition to the present building but will re-locate in the vacated First Security Bank Building, 300 yards east of the present post office, which will be enlarged to triple its present size. In the new location the post office will be situated on State Street facing the Orem City Hall which will provide a businesslike business-like atmosphere to Center and State Street as well as providing convenience to postal patrons. Santa Claus Returns Federal Grant Made Available Under' the Community Development Act of 1974, Orem City was notified that the first block grant of $117,000 will be awarded to Orem under a five year program. Orem is one of four Utah cities to qualify. The funds can be used for most major improvements with few strings attached. $1,000 To Be Awarded Winning Song Abou Orem An oincial song dedicated to and about Orem is the object of a contest announced by Orem Boosters, Inc., who will award $1,000 prize to the winning entry selected by judges (Orem C. of C. will donate half of the prize money). The Boosters point out that San Francisco and Salt Lake were benefited by the songs: "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" and "I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City," so why not a catchy lyric for our city such as I Found My Opportunity in Orem." Opening of Center Street Ges Final Approval-Approval Approval-Approval for opening and widening Center Street from State Street to the Provo Canyon Road was made following another public hearing and a joint meeting with state and federal officials and the Orem City Council. Adequate Ade-quate landscaping, restricted speed limit, road width, and fencing wpre mutually agreed upon. MARCH- Orem Tigers Qualify For S'ate Continuing to pick up momentum following 2 one point victory over Provo, the Orem High School basketball basket-ball team tied for first place in region standings and went on to advance to the 4-A State Finals in Salt Lake City. Train Memorial Earmarked For City ParV A memorial in commemoration of the naming of Orem City after Walter C. Orem who founded the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad and popularly known as the Orem Line, will be located in the Orem City Hall Park. The memorial will be one of the original Orem Line passenger cars which will be acquired from the train display at Corrine, Utah, or possibly from another source. (Civic clubs and others interested in viewing an historic film about the old Orem Line may borrow the same from Educational Media Services at BYU, Ext. 3456, the film is excellent on early mass transit systems from Salt Lake to Utah County.) New Mall At 4th North and State Has Grand Opening The new mall at Fourth North and State Streets is officially opened and thousands are attracted at the grand opening. Some outstanding stores with competitive prices is certain to make this area one of the choice areas for shopping. APRIL- Ciy Hall Park Block To Be Traditional Park-Recognizing Park-Recognizing the need to better beautify the Orem City Hall Park block, the City Council voted to complete the landscaping of the entire block to include sidewalk, curb and gutter, covering of irrigation ditches, planting of trees adjacent to sidewalk around the entire block, and restricting ball diamonds to two playing fields to be located at the east of the block. All other diamonds will be re-located at other locations in the city. The city fathers, who appreciate the need for ball diamonds, indicate that the City Hall Park block is the central park of the city and should, therefore, be traditional lawn and shade tree park complimented with flower beds, shrubs and picnicking facilities. Funding for the project will be derived from Orem's share of the Utah County sales tax for 1975 and 1976. Obscenity Ordinance Challenged In Courts The Orem Obscenity Ordinance is challenged in the courts. After long drawn out proceedings the Utah State Supreme Court rules that the ordinance is constitutional and can therefore be operative in any Utah city. 1 MAY- Dean Park Sells Timp Bowl To City-Dean City-Dean Park, veteran Orem businessman, sold at a sacrifice price the historic Timp Bowl in the picturesque foothills of northeast Orem to Orem City. Civic clubs immediately begin fund drives to help develop the bowl, its seating, stage and parking facilities for the presentation presen-tation of concerts and pageants. The bowl is a 65 natural made bowl and could provide seating up to 100,000 people. School District Teams With Scera For Indoor Swimming Pool The Alpine School Board appreciating the physical conditioning con-ditioning value of swimming approved of an arrangement with the Scera organization in helping to finance the covering cover-ing of the Scera Pool to make indoor swimming available to school swimming classes. The project will involve extending the present Scera Pool so that an outside pool will still be available. JUNE f Construction Completed On Senior Citizens g The big day arrives for the senior citizens The Orem J Senior Citizens Center building located at the east -nd of the Orem City Hall Park block is completed. The I facility is a credit to the entire community. An appropriate ' open house festivities are scheduled. A Improvement Planned For Orem Marina Park- Without the aid of federal funds the Orem City Council 1 authorized a two year improvement program for theorem f Marina Park which will include some landscaping and i perpetual care of the picnicking lawn area as well as i utilizing wasted well water gushing out of pipes at the f south-end of the park. Economy Brings Interesting Changes With the economy somewhat shaky, many rem resi- a dents band together in growing gardens, miming cows, and drying fruit. Even the youth are happy to get jobs picking cherries and other fruits. ' Scera Plans Employment Project For Youth 1 The Scera Board of Directors announced plans for an A ambitious summer employment project for youth. The 1 bold new program will train youth and then employ them in producing handicraft items to be sold in souvennir shops, one located adjacent to the swimming pool and the other in the Scera Theatre lounge. Proceeds from f the sale of the items is expected to make the program self-sustaining. It is envisioned that the program will start with the employment of 50 youths. f In addition, Scera will direct the planting, the growing, i and the harvesting of 20 acres of sugar beets under the dis- I guise of RECREATION. JULY- 4 Ford and Chevrolet Dealerships Come To Orem f A Two automobile dealerships are to be located in Orem following announcements made by General Motors Corp. f and the Ford motor Company. Fire Station For North Orem Authorized f Plans for a sub-fire station at the north end of Orem I was approved by the City Council. f No Change In Mill Levy Despite inflation, the Orem City mUl levy will remain at 23.11 for the seventh year in a row. Taxpayers get A another break! i Policy On Parade Routes Established . Another successful Orem Summer Festival is com- 1 pleted. Thanks to a huddle of State Highway Patrol f officers, city police and the Orem Boosters, all parades i in Orem for the next five years will definitely be held 1 on State Street but will alternate each time on where I they originate and terminate, which will be equitable to . Orem businesses. I AUGUST- f Junior High School Under Construction Construction on the new junior high school in south- I Community Park Progresses Developing of the Community Park site in the west part of Orem is well underway. The facility involves 24 acres. A portion of the park may be utilized for an I industrial park to be developed by private developers. S The park will also include baseball and Softball ' playing fields. j Service Station Operator Wins Trip To Wallsburg A local service station operator, Bernard Mott, is on i his longest vacation to date a three day all expense trip to scenic WaUburg, Utah, (furnished as usual by Standard Oil Co., in recognition of 30 years ofdedi- , cated service) SEPTEMBER- City Council Sessions Restricted I The Orem City Council restricts all discussions in I city council meetings involving reminiscing to two minutes ' per person. The result council meetings now last only three hours. i Gifts and Enlarged Budget Aids Library j Thanks to cash gifts from Orem citizens and a larger budget, the Orem Public Library .extended its hours of i opening. The facility is becoming increasingly popular for other things besides books. They included film strips, l slide projectors, over 3,000 phono-disc recordings and I tapes and other non-print itemsthat are available on loan. ' nCTORER- i Para-Medics Qualify To Aid Ambulance-Six Ambulance-Six Orem residents qualified as para-medics and will i make their services available in conjunction with the city j ambulance program. 1 Sewage Plant Expansion Program Progresses j The sewage plant expansion program is progressing well with many new lines installed and a tie-in with Lindon City who will join Orem in a joint sewage dis- ' posal program. NOVEMBER- I Abandoned Sharon Ward Chapel To I Become Museum I The Utah Valley Historical Society in cooperation with Orem City have acquired the old Sharon LDS Ward building build-ing and will convert the building into an historical museum which will accent Central Utah history. Ballot Will Determine Special Improvements Projects' Fate Beginning next year Orem City will provide voting ballots to be mailed to all property owners who are affected by any proposed Special Improvement District for such projects as sidewalks, roads and street lighting light-ing improvements. Whatever the majority vote io will determine the fate of the improvements. Public hearings will still be held, however. DECEMBER- City Hall Computer Pays OH- The multi-thousad dollar computer utilized for budgeting, budget-ing, record keeping and cost controls by Orem City offices has paid for itself. Some additional expansion of the computer program is underway which is expected to make for additional savings. Impressive Archway Sign Approved-One Approved-One majestic overhead sign in the form of an arch (similar to the one in Brigham City) was approved for erection at the intersection of Center and State Street despite an environmental impact statement. The sign will read: OREM-UTAH'S FOURTH LARGEST CITY AND LONGEST BUSINESS DISTRICT-GATEWAY TO fzw Jw 7 A CTlTvT. flanavfi for the sign. XfflQl will fnrnich rho ctoal |