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Show Orem-Geneva Times- -Wednesday June 10 1987 by Sorry McWllllomt , " ,Jf, 4 B Postmaster Clyde E. Weeks In recent months we have received a great deal of favorable comment on the continuing exhibition of the works of outstanding Orem artists in the lobby of the Orem Post Office. For the past three years we have placed on display their works and honored as the "Artist of the Month" over 30 Orem artists. Both talented and amateurs and seasoned professionals have had their work showcased in this fashion, providing to Orem Postal customers a unique opportunity to view fine art. In the spirit of this art appreciation program and to further enhance the atmosphere of beauty and inspiration in-spiration which it promotes, a permanent per-manent work of art has been hung adjacent ad-jacent to the rotating exhibit. "WAVE OF PEACE" "Wave of Peace," an outstanding outstan-ding poster by McRay Magleby, art director of BYU's Graphic Communications Com-munications Department now hangs just beneath the clock in the Orem Post Office lobby. This poster-a brilliant blue wave with snowy doves breaking from its crest-recently took honors as the most memorable poster produced in the world during 1984-85. An international jury of artists in Paris, France, selected Magleby's poster, originally created to mark the 40th anniversary of the World War II bombing of Hiroshima. Design International, a California-based California-based graphics association chose his poster to be part of the international competition. The poster has been donated to the Hiroshima Museum of Art, where it is scheduled for permanent per-manent display. The story of ho w this poster came into being is an interesting as the poster, itself, is inspiring. The artist first envisioned incorporating into the peace poster a famed Japanese woodcut of a rising wave. One night he dreamed of a wave rolling and rising, with white doves breaking forth. for-th. So impressive was the dream that Mableby did a great deal of research on doves and other birds in flight. His research led him to drawing nearly 70 birds with their wings in various flight configurations. con-figurations. Experimenting with various concepts, the artist finally hit on the idea of using white doves breaking forth into flight from a blue wave. He felt the concept of peace was so important, im-portant, and he hoped that his poster might play a part in that idea. Chamber urges effort to get supercollider After careful consideration, the ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce is urging full support of efforts to bring the Supercollider project to Utah. The following resolution was adopted by the board unanimously: Every effort should be made to attract at-tract the Supercollider project to the state of Utah. We encourage the business people of our valley to join in a collective voice in favor of this needed project. We believe Utah can Spray apple If you want worm-free apples this fall, it's time to begin spraying your apple trees for codling moths. Jay Karren, Utah State University Univer-sity Extension entomologist, says apple growers in Utah should plan to begin spraying their trees next weekend (May 9-12). Because of the early warm weather this year, all areas of the state are fairly close together. USA Extension entomologist Vince Jones says commercial growers can spray with Guthion, Imidan or Zolone. which lasts for 21 (USPS 411-700) Published each Wednesday for $8.00 per year by the Orem-Geneva Orem-Geneva Times, 546 South State Street, Orem, Utah 84058. Second Class Postage Paid at Orem, Utah 84057. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Orem-Geneva Times, P. 0. Box 65, Orem, Utah 84057. 1987 So far, Magleby has received a great deal of favorable response to his "Peace" poster. It has appeared on the cover of a Japanese airlines magazine, as well as on a best-selling Christmas card. Over 600 people have written him letters, saying that they were touched by the poster. When you view the "Wave of Peace" on your next visit to the Orem Post Office we will be interested in your response, too! MISS UTAH PARADE A night-time parade in Orem is something that even oldtimers will have a great deal of difficulty in remembering. There probably has never been one, and I know there has not been one in the past 45 years. All that will be rectified next Tuesday evening when the City of Orem will kick off a week of activities in conjunction with the Miss Utah Scholarship Pageant. The celebration will be on Center Street and in the Orem City Park. Pre-parade activities at the City Park will be a showcase of local and area talent. Participants include the Aloha Islanders, the BYU Barbershop Barber-shop Quartet, and many drill teams and choirs. Additional excitement will be provided by hot air balloons andskydivers. The new O.C. Tanner Freedom Fountain at the Orem City Park will be dedicated just before the parade begins at 8:45 p.m. The parade, featuring beauties representing communities all over Utah, will travel on Center Street from 800 East to State Street. After the parade, the festival will continue with a three-band street dance on Center Street between 400 East and State Street. The dance will be fun for everyone with a country-western country-western group, a rock group, and a big band swing group. During the dance, the sky over the City Park will -light up with a colorful fireworks display. In order to liven up the parade and festival, residents along Center Street, east of the City Center, are invited in-vited to decorate their homes and front yards with lights and banners. This will add to the festivities. A big hand is in order for Parade Committee Chairman Susan Booras and those who are working with her to make this parade one of the most memorable ones in the history of Orem! best facilitate the requirement this collider brings, namely in education, work force, land, airport, and university univer-sity support. The Chamber would then encourage the Governor to do whatever he can to draw attention of those that will select the site, to Utah. The Chamber believes this project pro-ject will bring much needed revenue and create jobs for many Utah citizens and hopes others in the state will also join them in support of Governor Bangerter's efforts to bring this project to Utah. trees now days. Home growers can use Imidan or Zolene. Keep spraying every cycle of the pesticide until you pick the apples. ap-ples. As with all pesticides, carefully read and follow label directions. Whether you have a single backyard tree or a whole orchard, you should consider spraying, because "if you have apple trees, you're going to get codling moths," says Karren. For more information on when and what to spray on your trees, contact con-tact your county USU Extension agent. ri Tax burden in Utah? Utah's state and local tax burden is somewhat above the national and regional averages when measured by personal income. This was disclosed in a series of charts prepared by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization. The study indicates that Utah's state and local tax burden was equal' ot $129 per $1,000 of personal income. This compares with an average tax burden of $120 per $1,000 of personal income in the Mountain States and $116 in the United States as a whole. Among the major state and local taxes, Utah is well above regional and national averages with respect to its use of the income and sales taxes but only is average in its reliance on the property tax. According to the analysis, Utah had the highest income in-come tax and the third highest sales tax among the Mountain States. Two of the Mountain States (Nevada and Wyoming) have no income tax and one state (Montana) has no sales tax. Utah's gasoline tax of 14 cents, per gallon is slightly above the Mountain Moun-tain States average (13.7 cents per gallon) and the U.S. average (12.8 cents per gallon). Utah's cigarette tax is 12 cents per pack, on the other hand, is below the Mountain States average of 13.8 cents per pack and the U.S. average of 17.4 cents per pack. Other facts revealed by the Utah Foundation chart series include the following: Utah has the lowest per capita income among the eight Mountain States. During 1985 it was 17 below the Mountain States average and 24 less than the U.S. average. A major factor accounting for Utah's low ranking in per capita income in-come is the larger proportion of the population that consists of non-earning non-earning children. When personal income in-come is related only to the adult population, Utah is about 6 below the Mountain States average and about 10 below the U.S. average. Because of Utah's huge school-age school-age population it spends more than most states for education. Approximately Ap-proximately 41.4 of Utah's state and local expenditures goes for education, compared with an average of 37.2 in the Mountain States and 35.3 in the U.S. as a whole. Moreover, the percentage of personal income going for education in Utah is 26 higher than the Mountain Moun-tain States average and 55 greater than the U.S. average. As indicated, Utah's school load (percent of population enrolled in the public schools) is 29 above the Mountain States average and 48 higher than ,theU.S. average. Welfare expenditures in Utah are slightly higher than the Mountain States average but are significantly below the U.S. average. The percent of state and local spending going for highways in Utah is substantially above both the Moun-tainStates Moun-tainStates average and the United States average. Foundation analysts caution that while they believe that these com-parisions com-parisions can provide much useful information, in-formation, no single measure can give a complete and final answer as to where Utah stands among the states. The point out that sometimes a special condition, such as Utah's abnormally ab-normally high school-age population, can distort the picture made by such comparison. Local leaders visit Israel In an exchange program with the city of Yaneh, Israel, David Voegel, chairman of the Board of the ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce along with other members in the community will leave this week for 10 days visiting Israel. Accompanying Mr. Voegele will be Provo City Mayor, Joe Jenkins, City Council members, Alpine School District officials, and Steve Densley, Chamber Cham-ber President. While in Israel, the groap will be guests of Mayor Meir Shitrit, and other members of the City Council. While on their visit the group will spend a day touring Yavneh. The home of Ormat, Inc., a manufacturing manufac-turing firm that produces the equipment equip-ment for Provo's geothermal operation at Cove Fort. The group will tour the facilities and visit with members of the education, business and arts community. While in Israel, the group will also tour historical sites of Jerusalem, Bethany, Bethlehem, Jericho, and the Dead Sea. They will lalso pay a visit to the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center. The delegation will return to the area June 14, 1987. Local companies focus on government contracts to increase employment Local companies are accelerating ac-celerating efforts to obtain government govern-ment contracts to help boost employment employ-ment opportunities in Utah Valley, according ac-cording to the Business Development Committee of the ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce. Of the $2 billion in annual procurements pro-curements processed at Hill Air Force Base, only about $35 million is placed with Utah companies, records show. Most small businessmen are aware that enormous amounts are spent each year by the government, but of the 13,000,000 companies in the country, less than 2 percent do any business with either government agencies or prime contractors. The primary reason is because the typical small businessman feels extremely uncomfortable entering the complex government procurement world. If you have only a few bugs running run-ning around your house you can just do a tap dance on their little heads. If you have a few more, you may need a can of spray or a few roach motels. However, if you have termites eating your house or cockroaches that are starting to move furniture, you may need prof essional help. Another look at work option for students By Betty Condie, President Utah Education Association Parents generally believe that any work experience is good for teenagers - that young people who work will learn about the "real world," become more responsible, and stay out of trouble. That notion is challenged by child and family studies experts. The majority of working teenagers are now employed in the retail or service sector, especially as food service workers and store clerks. The jobs most teens perform require little training and provide few skills for adult employment. Some of the questions parents should ask when making decisions about advisability of teenage employment em-ployment are: How will the earnings be spent? Typically, teenagers spend all but a small percentage of their earnings in gratifying their comsumer appetites. ap-petites. Will working increase or decrease the stress for my child? Combined income with the stress of working may make teenagers more, not less, inclined to substance abuse than other students. Will the employment em-ployment be a character-building experience? About a fourth of adolescent workers regularly commit com-mit work-related transgressions (from falsely calling in sick to stealing supplies). School related transgressions (falsely claiming that homework is done) increase, too. Some researchers believe that as more teenagers go to work and have less time for homework, they and their parents press for less (and less demanding) homework. This may weaken teenagers' commitment to education, force teachers to lower their expectations for student performance, per-formance, and promote mediocrity to schools. A 1980 study found that the average U.S. high school student spent less than one hour per week studying or doing homework. Other studies found that America is the anly country that expects teenagers to work and attend school. More than two thirds of American 16 and 17 year olds worked in 1978-79. Only about 20 percent in Sweden did - and less than 2 percent in Japan did. Also, most small businesses cannot can-not afford to hire the personnel necessary to keep a company appraised ap-praised of all the opportunities available in the Federal procurement system. Large companies frequently have marketing staff personnel that number from 10 to 50 or more who do nothing but analyze opportunities best suited to a company's capabilities. Small businessmen simply cannot divert the time and money this requires. re-quires. v More and more local companies .are solving this problem by employing employ-ing the services of a new company founded to solve the problem for them. Government Procurement Services, Ser-vices, Inc., a Provo-based company was created to make available to small companies the services of marketing experts skilled in the government procurement field. How to choose a bugman You open the yellow pages to "Pest Control" or "Exterminating" or get references from some of your friends; now what? How do you choose the best service? Howard Deer, Utah State University Extension pesticide specialist, offers a few tips on choosing a competent pest control service: 1) Registration and licensure: All pest control chemicals must be registered with the Utah Department of Agriculture and anyone applying pesticides for hire must also be licensed licen-sed by the state department of -agriculture. Those who apply pesticides must pass at least two written closed-book exams and be retested every five years. You can ask to see their applicator's license. 2) Professional associations: Pest control companies that belong to a state or national professional association are less likejy to be fly-by-night operators. This is especially important if the company offers a long guarantee. You have to decide if the company is likely to be in business for the length of that guarantee. 3) Cleanliness and neatness: This may not always be an indicator of a good business, but it certainly can help your confidence in their service. When you're working with potentially poten-tially toxic chemicals, neatness does count. There shouldn't be any accessible ac-cessible puddling or visible residue of the chemical remaining after the ap Volunteers can help Communication service unites military-family in times of emereencv The American Red Cross offers a service to military personnel and their families that provides them with a 24-hour emergency communication, no matter how far apart they may be. Utah County residents are invited to become a part of this service by volunteering at the Red Cross. The Emergency Communication Service enables families to contact military personnel stationed all over the world in case of an emergency such as a death in the family, severe sickness or birth of a baby. Volunteers, dialing a special code number, use their own telephone to access satellite systems and call the office in Washington D. C. with the emergency information. The information infor-mation is then passed on, via Red Cross offices, to the place the military person is stationed where he or she is notified. Because of the special code number, volunteers are not billed for these telephone calls. They are in charge of the Emergency Com In serving its clients, GPS first executes a thorough search of all agencies of government that might employ the products or services of a specific client. Together, the client and GPS decide where the skills of the company most effectively compete for this business. Then GPS prepares the necessary applications to place the client on the mailing lists of the agencies selected. Opportunities then are screened by GPS and the most promising opportunities op-portunities are reviewed by both the client and GPS. Bids are prepared by the client based on background information infor-mation furnished by GPS on past procurements pro-curements to make the bid as effective effec-tive as possible. The Committee believes it will be only a matter of time until these efforts ef-forts bear fruit in the form of increased increas-ed business and employment in Utah Valley. plications. 4) What kind of questions does the applicator ask?: A competent applicator should ask you some questions. The applicator should want to know if you have children or pets. Pet birds can be especially sensitive sen-sitive to pest control chemicals sprayed indoors. If you have tropical fish, you may need to remove the aerator for several hours to keep the chemicals from being drawn into the water. The applicator could also ask if you have any special flooring or carpeting that might be stained by the chemicals. 5) What chemicals do they use?: Ask about odors and how long they might persist. There are low or no odor chemicals available. If there is some particular chemical you don't want sprayed in your house ask about alternatives. 6) Callbacks: Ask about free call back if the pests don't disappear within an agreed upon period of time. In apartment complexes this may not apply since the pest could be coming from one of the other, unsprayed apartments. 7) Get a complete receipt: For any business transaction, always ask for a receipt. In the case of pest control con-trol services, make sure the receipt contains the company's name, date and location. of application and Ibe name and percent concentrations of the chemicals used. munication Service from 5 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. weekdays, during holidays for a seven to eight week period. Volunteers, however, are not "on call" and they may leave if they need to. A special eight hour training is provided to all new volunteers. The Red Cross also has opportunities oppor-tunities for volunteers to assist with disasters in the area. Volunteers are trained to help in the case of single family fires. They learn to assess damage and give emergency assistance in the form of food, clothing, and shelter if necessary. The Red Cross fills in the gap for families who have been victims of disaster. In addition to helping disaster victims, volunteers are used to teach disaster and first aid skills such as CPR and mouth to mouth resuscitation resuscita-tion in classes. Anyone interested in taking these classes or becoming a volunteer should call the United Way Volunteer Center at 374-8108. |