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Show P.'O. Box SilU I J 1327 Buy, Published Weekly ond Read Daily Volume 47 Number 36 Thursday Sept. 8, 1977 PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS rJv-"Tbe Newspaper cT rFrF?? : STEEL PLANT QJjj HUB OF UTAH'S T.T HENRY A. HUISH, center, United Way "Key Club" chairman, sharpens up his piano skills with concert pianist Rudy Teub-ner Teub-ner of Pleasant Grove at the Central Utah Convalescent Center in Orem. Mr. Huish Onifed VJq Henry A. Huish, major gifts "Key Club" division chairman for the 1978 Utah County United Way drive, kicked off a campaign cam-paign for $25,000 plus, yesterday yester-day at a Riverside Country Club luncheon. More than 100 County VIP's attended the Geneva Works, Sig-netics Sig-netics and Comrnerical Security Bank hosted affair. At the meeting, Huish pushed for maximum campaign results by showing these community leaders the service and flexibility flexi-bility of Utah Valley's United Way. "When they see what works and what can be done to make our agancies work beter," he emphasized, "I'm sure they'll be more than responsive to our county's charitable needs." Huish is preparing his campaign cam-paign strategy by personally in The Orem High School Band, under the direction ofWesBarry, will be one of 12 Utah high schoo' bands participating with the Cougar Cou-gar Band from Brigham Young University in the 18th annual Cougar Band Night Saturday, September 10. A crowd of nearly 33,000 is expected to witness the season opener as BYU hosts Kansas State University beginning at 7:30 p.m. A total of about 1,500 musicians will fill the field during dur-ing the halftime festivities. Theme for the spectaculai show is "Band Day Goes Longhair," Long-hair," featuring music from such famous composers as Richard rem E3igh School Dand'To Ploy 3? "Cougar Band NigEri Carlo's Gallery" Open's At University f.lall 1 I L 'I CARLA GOURDIN Carla Gourdin, Orem resident' and new University Mall businesswoman, busi-nesswoman, has recently opened "Carla's Gallery" an outlet for local artists. .J' y DriuG Begins ountfy VIP lie! volving himself with the county's agencies. For example, he filled in recently as an American Red Cross volunteer at the Central Utah Convalescent Center in Orem. Working with Mrs. Louise Whitaker, chairman of volunteers for the Red Cross' Central Utah Chapter, here, he learned how this vital group's visiting program pro-gram helps the county's elderly achieve happier lives. Red Cross volunteers also provide pro-vide youth, safety and disaster relief services, among other things. "We are meeting many important import-ant human needs in the community," commu-nity," Mrs. Whitaker explained. "However, we're spread too thin and we need more volunteers." The agency derives its funds almost entirely from the United Way. No other formal campaigns are conducted unless a disaster, Strauss, Ludwig Van Beethoven, and Peter Jschaikovsky, according accord-ing to new Cougar Band director, Dr. Daniel F. Bachelder. Participating high schools include in-clude Orem, Provo, Timp View, Springville, American Fork, Spanish Fork, Lehi, Millard, Juab, Wasatch, Brighton and San Juan. Beginning with the "Triumphal March" from "Aida", the massed bands will form the word "Richard" for Richard Strauss while playing music from the movie "2001," Bachelder said. They will then spell out "Fifth.. Ludwig" while playing a modernized modern-ized version of Ludwig vanBeet- Besides local original work, Carla imports original oil paintings paint-ings and prints and also has a large selection of ready-made pictures frames. "I will be getting a larger inventory that may include water-colors water-colors and sketches also," she said. The Brigham YoungUniversity sophomore opened the new business busi-ness August 4, and is presently majoring in art. Located next door to National Waterbed, "Carla's Gallery" is open from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Carla said that she hopes, by opening the business, Utah County residents will become more aware about handicapped individuals and see work that they accomplish. Miss Gourdin is presently "Miss Wheelchair Utah," a quadriplegic, quad-riplegic, who was presented the honor on June 1 of this year. mm- It f :: if recently filled in as a Red Cross volunteer under the direction of Mrs. Louise Whitaker (also pictured), chairman of the volunteer program. lOff? such as the Teton Dam tragedy occurs. "Giving to the Key Club is leadership giving because those who participate set the standard," stand-ard," Huish stressed. "This was a major factor in last year's successful drive and will, again, help make the difference in raising rais-ing the moneys needed for the Red Cross and other United Way agencies." Huish is general superintendent of U.S. Steel's Geneva Works besides be-sides being affiliated with many professional organizations, he has been very jactive in the Utah County community. His present pre-sent activities include board of directors, Or em Chamber of Commerce; Com-merce; Utah Safety Council; In-termountain In-termountain Health Care, Inc.; board of trustees, Blue Cross of Utah, and Honorary Colonels Corps of Utah. hoven's 5th Symphony entitled "A Fifth of Beethoven." While playing a modern version ver-sion of Peter Tschaikovsky's "First Piano Concerto," the bands will form the words "First and "Peter." Special effects will accompany the iinale of the lalftime spectacular when the bands play Tschaikovsky's "1812 Overture" while spelling out "1812" and "Peter." Drum major Randy Schacterle will lead the 13-member Cougar Band, 16 flag twirlers, and three baton twirlers in the field maneuvers. man-euvers. All the high school bands will participate in afternoon after-noon clinics at the stadium as well as have a full rehearsal. Anti ERA Meet Set Tomorrow Men, women, and youth are invited to hear first-hand information infor-mation about these controversial subjects from well-qualified speakers on Friday, September 9, at 7 p.m. in the Provo Utilities Building, 251 West 800 North. Georgia Peterson, Utah State legislator, led the coalition of anti-E.R.A. groups at the Utah LW.Y. meeting and is a delegate to the National LW.Y. meeting in November. Doris Wilson served on the Utah LW.Y. Credentials Com mittee, will testify inWashington on the I.W.Y., and has much experience in legislative affairs. They have been invited to speak by a local group of grassroots citizens who have crossed political, poli-tical, social, and religious lines to join together and affiliate themselves with the national organization or-ganization of the Eagle Forum, an effective anti-E.R.A. educational educa-tional forum. The group is also co-operating with other pro-family citizens' groups in Utah. flows Briefs A chemical researcher has reported the urine of smokers shows a significantly higher activity of probable cancer causing agents than that of non-smokers. Citing hundreds of complaints from owners, the Center Cen-ter for Auto Safety told Chrysler Corp. Tuesday its popular Aspen and Volare automobiles are turning out to be "lemons." Even though 23 women prisoners have become pregnant at two federal California penitentiaries in recent years, officials swear that has nothing to do with the phasing out of co-educational prisons. Utah Tax Commissioner Vern Holman Thursday said August tax collections brought the state back onto the plus side for 1978 fiscal year, following a shaky July. About 250 Utah painters have struck the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America over wages. The average homeowner in Utah County will pay $55 more in property taxes this November than last, according ac-cording to Jack A. Olson, executive vice president, Utah Taxpayers Association. No one seems to be sure what the legal speed limit is in Utah, but the right vehicle has finally come along for finding out. Assistant Attorney General William Barrett has reported his office would use an appeal of a juvenille court speeding conviction to try to elicit a definitive ruling on the speed limit from the Utah Supreme Court. Unemployment rose to 7.1 per cent in August as the jobless rate for blacks returned to post World War II high set in the depths of the recession nearly two years ago, the Labor Department reported. The unemployment rate in Utah dropped to 5.3 per cent in August - the lowest seasonally adjusted jobless rate since 1970. Local fikn Hamad To Ast. Manager Michael G. Ringger has been named Assistant Manager of the Provo Office of theLockhartCo., according to an announcement by Rex L. Nilsen, manager. Ringger is the son of Carl and Elsie Ringger of Pleasant Grove, and after graduating from Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove HighSchoolhe attended Brigham Young University majoring ma-joring in Business. He has also attended the Utah National Guard Leadership School. In addition to working with the March of Dimes he has received letters of commendation from the Utah National Guard. Ringger and his wife, Ann Patrice (Andrew) are the parents of a son, Chad. Nilsen also announced the ap- Business Skill Underway at Registration is underway at Utah Technical College at Provo for students interested in business busi-ness skills training. Mrs. Helen Ashton, chairman i of the school's office education department says students may register for instruction as secretaries, clerk typists, medical receptionists, legal secretaries and legal assistants. Students should apply for admission at the Provo Campus of UTC and then consult with a faculty advisor ad-visor in the new business building build-ing on the Orem Campus. The advisor will help them select classes and programs. Mrs. Ashton said business registration re-gistration will take place through September 23, but she encourages Orem Man Announces City Council Candidacy Al Sigman, 590 East 1040 South, announces his candidacy for the Orem City Council. Sigman feels that one of the major problems in Orem is that of the tremendous growth in commercial and residential construction. con-struction. mm AL SIGMAJN . ; i i. MICHAEL G. RINGGER pointment of Paul Taylor, Provo resident, previously ofCalifor-nia, ofCalifor-nia, to the Management Training Program for the Lockhart Company. Com-pany. Registration Utah Tech. students to register as early as possible to insure getting the classes they want. Students who cannot attend daytime classes may register for a variety of business classes in the evening. These include business correspondence, beginning be-ginning and advanced shorthand and typing, and this year, for the first time, medical machine tras-scription. tras-scription. Mrs. Ashton noted that Students Stu-dents with secretarial and clerical cleri-cal training can always find jobs and are often placed by the school as soon as they have acquired the necessary skills. Regular daytime classwork at UTC Provo begins on September 26. He stated "We are involved in a growth trend that will put severe demands on city services. We must prepare for what is to come and prepare well if we are to make Orem the kind of city in which we can have pride and enjoy living. For this reason, I have decided to become a candidate can-didate for the city council and will dedicate my best efforts in seeing that we maintain a representative re-presentative city government which will maximize its benefits to all of Orem's citizens." Sigman is employed by Brigham Young University where he is an administrator inthe Division of Continuing Education. He presently serves as a member of the Orem City Public Safety Advisory Council and as secretary secre-tary of the Orem Kiwanis Club. Active in the LDS Church, he has served as a branch president and high councilman in a BYU stake. He is married to Alyse Allen of Heber. They are the parents of six children. -i,. meet ii mm ?F0i OCGS City Fathers voted to approve an ordinance initiating the incorporation in-corporation of a public transit district for Orem and Provo cities following a public hearing which drew some 100 citizens. This is the first step in a process that wiU lead to the eventual balloting of the citizenry citi-zenry during November's elections. elec-tions. The ordinance passed last Tuesday then goes before Provo City Commission. Following their approval, Orem City Council Coun-cil will then adopt an ordinance placing the topic on the ballot. Public hearings will be held prior to this decision. Presently no set plan of action was proposed by theCouncilmen, just the basic groundwork of BnterEiioufiftiin CHeoltfEiCcrG El'd 0y Marrou In a narrow, three to two vote, the Orem City Council voted to endorse Inter mountain Health Care (IHC) and their proposed 54-bed hospital and encourage an expedient timetable for application, appli-cation, ground-breaking and completion of the new facility. Next step for IHC will be application to the State Health Planning Agency, which, they said, will be made by March, 1978. Major favorable reasons for approval were strong ties of IHC and their new facility with Utah Valley Hospital, non-profit standing that would lower costs to consumers, strong local autonomy auto-nomy to corporate offices which are located in Salt Lake City. . Councilmen voting in favor of IHC were Wayne Watson, Merrill Gappmayer and Harley Gillman. Those favoring- Hospital Corporation Cor-poration of America were Lee Bamgartner and Glen Zimmerman. Zimmer-man. Mayor James Mangum, although not voting, voiced strong disfavor of IHC. Hospital Corporation of A-merican A-merican (HCA), the largest hospital hos-pital corporation in the United States, presented a proposed hospital hos-pital plan for a 100-bed facility located on west Center street. They are a profit, tax paying corporation, and wished to start construction as soon as approval from the State Board could be obtained. In a staff report presented by City Manager Albert Haines he said that following an evaluation of both group's facilities both appeared to be reputable, of integrity, in-tegrity, and had excellent capabilities cap-abilities in management areas. He said that both corporations appeared to be able to provide services based on latest technologies tech-nologies and to have a certain amount of flexibility in responding respond-ing to community needs. Haines said that as a result of the examination into corporate cor-porate hospitals, he concluded that the Council should not consider con-sider comparative costs as a major factor. He instead suggested that the Council look at each corporation's corpora-tion's commitment to Orem in sensitivity to needs of the community com-munity and the installation of a mechanism (governing board) capable of responding to those needs, and flexibility for facility Milton Johnson, left, and John Gillman, far right, representatives of the L.J. Eldred Foundation, present a $2,000 check to Eph Twitchell and ? ! n M I whether the. system is wanted or not. "We want to get the wishes of the people and then we will work out services to be rendered and funding necessary, after the district has been established," Mayor James Mangum said. Mrs. Grace Snell, the only citizen voicing an opinion against mass transit, said she was concerned con-cerned about financing, saying "it should pay for itself and not become an added burden on sales tax roles." Assistant City Manager Barry Bartlett pointed out that mandatory manda-tory increase of the sales tax was not necessary, because other methods of funding are available. "We could even go into bus transportation on our own, but City Cooeics! We and service expansion without unnecessarily duplicating other area hospital facilities. Councilman Merrill Gappmayer, Gapp-mayer, strongest proponent of IHC, stated he was in favor of that group mainly because of local autonomy through their local board. "I feel that HCA'slocalboards only rubber stamp what Nashville Nash-ville and the corporate offices dictate," Gappmayer said. Councilman Zimmerman, strongest proponent of HCA, stated that he felt IHC was con-troHed con-troHed just as much by their corporate offices in Salt Lake City. Following a heated discussion, Mayor Mangum stated his views of IHC including apparently unfavorable un-favorable past experiences with that group. "I am alsways accustomed to looking for the foot to kick me, foUowing their tongue , from IHC," he said. "Someone to kick me twice, but the third time they can't expect me to swallow their new proposal." Councilman Gappmayer pointed point-ed out that IHC had started out on the wrong foot, but that present emotions cannot cover the facts. Councilman Zimmerman said he approved of private enterprise, enter-prise, that pays taxes and creates competition. "I think that monopolies of any kind are bad, and I feel that people deserve a choice of services," he said. Councilman Gappmayer said he felt that competition was bad Orem-Sharon Stake President J. Vern Dunn will preside over the Orem, Utah-Sharon Utah-Sharon Stake Conference to be held September 10 and 11 at the Stake Center located on545South 800 East. Saturday's Priesthood Leadership Leader-ship Meeting at 5 p.m. wiU have the theme "Church Leadership Begins at Home." Those to attend, with partners, include: Stake Presidency.HighCouncil, Executive Secretary, Stake Clerks, Melchizedek Priesthood Quorum Presidencies, Group ::f : 'i Seariii rovGi we would forfeit federal funding in doing so," Bartlett said. Mayor Mangum pointed out that UVATS would be the temporary tem-porary governing body of the district, until a separate board could be appointed. "They will make all of the decisions, including funding and the extent of services," he said. These services will include only the Orem-Provo areas, but could join with Salt Lake City services in the future. Following the public hearing, Councilmen voted to approve the ordinance and pass it on to the Provo Commission for their approval. The motion passed unanimously. because it provides for no cooperation co-operation and duplication of facilities. faci-lities. Dr. Gary Moorely, past supporter sup-porter of Pioneer Associates, voiced a strong opinion against IHC and said that another main obstacle was the state board that, he said, serves as a stumbling stumbl-ing block rather than a service to the needs and voice of the people. Councilman Harley Gillman said that IHC is "on the inside track" with the state planning board. Councilman Zimmerman said that was true and that HIC "had the board's approval" before another proposal was ever presented. pre-sented. Van Johnson, local representative representa-tive for IHC, said his group was pleased with the Council's decision de-cision and now plans to organic the local board immediately. "We also plan to complete master and site plans and functional func-tional programming as neces sary," Johnson said. He said a letter will be drawn up to the State board telling of the endorsement of theCityCoun-cil, theCityCoun-cil, organization of the local board and of IHC's Intent to make application in March, "We are aisopresently negotiating negoti-ating with Pioneer Associates for their location onCenterStreet which is an ideal site with freeway free-way and canyonaccess," Johnson said. "We will however, want a full 40 acres in order to allow for expansion plans, in the future." To Hold Conference Leaders and Secretaries, Bishoprics, Ward Executive Secretaries, Se-cretaries, Ward Clerks, Stake and Ward Relief Scoiety Presidencies Pre-sidencies and Secretary-treasurers. Sunday's general sessions will begin at 9 and 11:30 a.m. for 12th 16th, 20th, 31st, 38th and 58th Wards; and the 11th, 13th, 19th, 23rd and 32nd Wards respectively. re-spectively. Sacrament meetings will be held at their regularly scheduled times. Emil Hansen, Orem Senior Citizens members, to assist them in the pur-" chase of equipment for the new Orem center. 1 |