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Show State Funding Guts May Hurt Deaf School (sn0osm Volume 4 No. 23 AF Water Bills M ore Frequent By SHARON MORREY Water bills for American Fork service residents may seem to be coming more often. That is only because they are. Recently the city council approved a change suggested by city budget officer Carl Wanlass to change the billing procedure from two readings a year to four. That means water bills will be sent out on March 31, June 30, August 31 and October 31. Wanlass says this will expedite billing and metering and won't cost water users any more than before. "This will break up the summer, billing - when a lot of people get high water bills - and provide for a more City Moves Meetings ; Keeps Ideal Waste By SHARON MORREY . Amencan.orK 5.uty council has a ion agenoa inis montn, wun live meetings scheduled during June. Consequently Mayor Malcolm Beck asked the council blessing, Tuesday night to cancel the June 22 council meeting and retain the June 29 meeting. Mayor Beck also moved the budget hearing for the 1982-83 budget to June 14, a Monday evening, to stay within the confines of a new state law that requires budget approval by June 15. b' tfus month, with five Allen's Store Robbed; Suspect At Large A lone gunman, brandishing a 4-inch revolver with a large bore, robbed Allen's Super Save, 175 East Main, Monday evening of an undisclosed amount of money. Lt. John Durrant of the American Fork Police Department said the gunman came into Allen's Super Save at 9:26 p.m., just before closing, and went up to the clerk at a check stand. . He took all paper money in the cash register, carrying it off in three small paper sacks from the checkout counter. , Lt. Durrant said the gunman fled : w jt' ,1 jtr Police Drawing of 1 '4 1 Ut ah Preea A saociation 44 7 East Third South Salt Lake City, Ut, 84111 Thursday, June 10, 1S82 accurate reading in the winter,"said Wanlass. Councilman Arden Edwards and Councilwoman Janice Mayne wondered won-dered why the cut-off date is in October Oc-tober and not later in November, when water users are basically finished with high use. Wanlass said the meters are too difficult to read once snow falls and the pattern has been to take the last reading before freezing temperatures occur. Equal monthly billings were ruled out until the city can obtain a new computer to handle the billing load. . The procedural changes were accepted and June water bills will soon be issued. "There will be action taken that salary increa&efor iaejnayor and the salary increased ibejnayc council or the Steel Days softball rules for lights," explained Beck. "And anyone concerned about business we had set on the agenda for the 22nd, we'll carry over to the June 29 meeting - including the two public hearings." The Lakeview Estates annexation and the city-initiated annexation for Storrs Avenue property are scheduled Continued on page 2 on foot, going west through the block. There were other customers and checkers in the store at the time, the officer said; however, they were not aware of what was going on. The robber is described as in his early 30s, about five feet eight inches to five feet eleven inches, heavy build, medium length brown hair, olive complexion, Caucasian, brown eyes, and wearing a maroon polo shirt and dark pants. Police released a. composite drawing, drawn by Lt. Ron Allen of the Orem Police Department. Robbery Suspect By SHARON MORREY Alpine District Superintendent Max' Welcker says state cuts in funding for "The School for the Deaf could be a financial problem for Alpine District. Welcker said during : the public hearing on the 1982-83 budget Tuesday evening that unless a charts is made at the legislative level, the district will inherit the children dropped from the state program without the fundi that are allocated for their education..; According to parent representative Janice Laffen each child is supposed to get $12,000 to $14,000 for hearing impaired education. "They don't seem to get that 20 cents single copy Remember ? Photo at right was taken in front of what was then the Utah Poultry Producers and Ctwperalive Assacia- lion, forerunner of the present In-lermountain In-lermountain Farmers. It was taken in the early 1930's. Shown are I. to r.. Stewart Durrant, Gail Julian, Harry Adamson, Reed Christofferson, "Slick Whistler," August LePlate, LeGrand Adams, Mark Adamson (sitting on car at back), Mark Chipman, Bill Hanson (in back), Lloyd Miller, Bill Peterson, Nart-Ut Brown, Lloyd Tregaskis, Delia Robinson, Thelma Webb, Myra Miller, Alma Olsen, unknown. Charlie Holman. Now, Intermountain Farmers is operating from a large new fai ility west of American Fork (above). M"WW"WU .immmmmi ,mn, in., ..1, 1 1,1,1,11, ,, mmmmmg: "'SbU!, ifuSm' - r ' f . . J a v- CP-w "TS" (j :- (s 'sWsn 'f-lJfr-' Hi I " ..S m-- ill . i- 1 .iwnBnnr J.w . - & , s.,. - i-. 1 ' -V r"-Mij"' ' " '" "" '",ror-tfy g -" yw 1 j ' """ " i r 'zx Grand Opening Planned Intermountain oves When Intermountain Farmers Association closed its doors at 28 North 100 West this week in favor of newer, updated facilities, it left behind a host of memories for many area residents. "It really began aa the brain child of Edmonds, who was a banker in the Gunnison area. He would have people come in for loans and he saw the need and had the contacts to make it work. "And it worked because of the teamwork of the poultrymen who formed the co-op. they paid the co-op 30 cents for every case of eggs that was sold, and it was those 30 cents that made it go. The co-op took out their expenses and turned the rest of the money back to the producers, so it was the 30 cents from each case of eggs that made it work." Mr. Adamson recalled. The new IFA is located at 521 West 200 North, just around the bend on US 89. Grand opening activities are planned there beginning next week. When Utah Poultry Producers, Inc. was first organized in the 1920's, little did its promoters realize it would be the forerunner for a fanners co-op with businesses throughout the M amount of money spent on them, but it is allocated to them," says Mrs. Laffen. "We are often without the proper books and teaching materials for these children but at least they have been getting some attention and support. Now I fear for their educational rights." Carol Hill, who teachs hearing impaired students says children dependent on the School for the Deaf -- a state program - are being dropped from the program, while funds are still coming to the School. Parents and teachers are wondering won-dering if this isn't "double funding" and where the money is spent if not Serving American Fork. f If' ' V " "SSri ' L ; . f '. ' , I i i , iiriniTiimriTTnTrmiirrrrwiirrTiniH n r 11m - -1 ti " 1 mi" inn riTf a m n 111 imwimm (iiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiwriiiii iwiiiwiHiMiMMMiiiiiiiMMMiiiiiMtfiiM to New AF Location Mountainwest. The business was first organized when a need was seen to provide a market for eggs being produced in American Fork and other Utah County communities. Clyde C. Edmonds, Benjamin Brown, Albert us Willardson, George A. Brown, R.A. Puffer, and Harry Metzger were its organizers. The year was about 1923. First known as the Utah Poultry Producers, Inc., it grew up leaps and bounds, with many poultry houses with brooding equipment built throughout the area. The old Chipman barn served as the first home of the firm, a former employee recalls, with that structure serving until new quarters could be finished. Part of these quarters are still part of the present structure -including much of the north end. "The Utah Poultry was organized because there was no local market for eggs," recalls Mark Adamson, a longtime employee of the firm. "Under the direction of Edmonds of Brown, the egg producers got together to form the co-op. Edmonds had contacts in New York and arranged to have the eggs sold for their deaf children. Welcker says if the children are to be absorbed now back into Alpine District regular schools, the funds should appropriately come with them. Mrs. Laffen is heading up a parent's group to pressure the legislature to make sure that the funds do follow the children. "If these parents do not achieve their desire and the district has to pick up the tab, we will have a big problem," commented Welcker. "I don't know where we'll get money to provide what these children need. Budget Officer Kent J. Abel says Alpine and Highland Farmers there," he said. The late Frank Evans handled the legal work in organizing the new firm. In 1923, the name was changed to the Utah Poultry Producers Cooperative Association, reflecting the image of the firm with the poultry producers working together to make a success of the coop. George F. Shelley, in his book "Early History of American Fork," says the "Utah Poultry Producers Cooperative Co-operative Association provided a ready market for the thousands of cases of eggs produced, at remunerative prices. Early Breakfast Slated Saturday will be a wonderful day to take all the family out to breakfast. And you can't beat the price. It will be $1 per plate which includes sausage, eggs, pancakes, choice of drink, etc. It will be a fun day to meet all your neighbors and friends and enjoy a good meal on the parking lot at Albertson's I the children would be put into district classrooms and some money would come from WPUs (weighted pupil unit funds) but it would not be enough to provide the specialized education the deaf children would require. "We're just hoping the parent's can get action from the legislators to assign these funds to transfer with these children, otherwise we will have a problem," Welcker said. Mrs. Laffen had several interviews and appointments set with state senators and officials this week. She is hoping the response to her petition will be so positive that no one will need to worry further. Store "People with small capital could launch out in the business, and thus t became an industry in which many dl the people of the community pai ticiDated. often bringing a revemi well up in the thousands of dollars month." Mr. Adamson recalls only the ens went to New York. These we sold as "Milk White Eggs" and we guaranteed no more than one day oil when shipped. Despite the lack of mode refrigeration cars, the eggs arrive without spoilage. They were packe in the rail cars with straw insulat continued on page 2 market on East State Road. The breakfast Is being sponsored by the American Fork Lions Club and will be served from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. Saturday morning, June 12. Lion officers say you will miss one of the best outings of the year if you miss the Lions Breakfast thia weekend." |