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Show Citizen - Thursday, September 22, 1983 - Page 12 Beck blasts fed funding, says AF not getting share MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN FORK HIGH SCHOOL graduating class of 1914 (Eighth Grade) are pictured on the east steps of the building now owned by Utah Pageant of the Arts. This historic photograph was made by Larson & Nygreen, Provo photographers, and is owned by Mrs. LaKue (Spratley) Gaisford, fourth from left on the second row. Vernon F. Houston, later to become a respected physician and superintendent of Utah State Training School is fourth from the right on the third row. Myrtle Coddington, who later became Mrs. Houston, is on his right. If you can identify others in this photograph, please contact the Pageant Center, 756-7207, or Betty Spencer, 756-4628. Pageant seeks memorabilia from old AF High School Graduates of the old American Fork High School or junior high school are invited to contribute or loan photographs, pennants, yearbooks, class directories or other items which will assist in developing accurate plans for restoration of the historic building. David 0. Brockbank, Utah Pageant of the Arts producing director and building supervisor, is Board to hear public An open meeting of the Alpine Board of Education will be held at Windsor Elementary School in Orem, 1315 N. Main, Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. The informal session is part of the board's program to give local patrons a monthly opportunity to air concerns, ask questions, or provide information. There will be no formal agenda at the meeting and those in attendance may address any topic they wish. All are invited to attend. Home show in Alpine Saturday If you would like to view the interior of some of Alpine's large and beautiful homes, you will have the opportunity this weekend when five of the residences will be open for viewing. The home show will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person and may be obtained by calling Elaine Barnes, home show chairman, at 756-6055. The tickets may be picked up at the Alpine City Park the day of the show. IVoceeds go to the Joyful Christmas Sounds, a community production put on by city residents each holiday season. Mrs. Barnes said no cameras will be allowed and children under 12 will not be admitted. Those taking the tour should wear easy slip-on shoes. Homes included in the show are the Barnes home, the Orton home and the Anderson home, all on Sunburst Lane in Alpine. Also included are the Grant and Marlene Gifford home at 589 East Grove Circle, and the Melvin and Eva Heath residence at 700 North Main. All have unique construction or design whether it be English Tudor or solar energy. Mrs. Barnes said she decided the homeshow would be a good fundraiser because of the many motorists who pass by her home and the others each weekend. Auxiliary fundraiser Homemade bread, cookies, cakes and candies will be a highlight of the annual Volunteer Auxiliary fund-raising bazaar at the American Fork Hospital Sept. 30. The bazaar begins at 10 a.m. with lunch served at 11:30 a.m., according ac-cording to Greta Miller, Volunteer Auxiliary president and bazaar general chairman. The event is scheduled for the cafeteria area of the hospital and, weather permitting, per-mitting, the outside patio area. "The many good cooks in our organization are preparing their specialties for the bake sale," said Molly Parduhn, chairman of the bake sale. looking for any photographs of the original stage in the assembly hall as a priority item. One of the major projects now underway at the new Pageant Center (formerly the old junior high school building) is the restoration of the assembly hall, complete with a stage. This area will be completely restored to its original size and function and designated as a period (1912) drama theater. Yearbooks, photographs, placards, posters or other items will be copied by the Pageant staff and returned to the owners if they so desire. It is expected that one room in the restored structure will become a display area for the historical pieces which have meant so much to students and teachers of American Fork High School. The first classes were begun in 1912, with the last students leaving the expanded building at the close of school in 1975. Persons with information regarding historical data about the building or specific rooms are invited to contact Mr. Brockbank at the Pageant Center, 454 North Center, or call him at 756-7207. By SHARON MORREY Mayor Malcolm Beck denounced federal government dispersement programs in a fiery after-regular-business blast Sept. 13 at city council meeting. Beck called the bureaucrats who decide which cities get funds and which go without, "unfair and discriminatory if you take care of your own problems as a city." "There's no way you can get money if you go out and find ways to take care of your own problems," charged the irate mayor. "The biggest cities with the biggest votes will always be able to get money for nothing." Beck cited Provo, Orem, Salt Lake City and Ogden as the entitlement en-titlement cities in Utah who allegedly receive more than their share of federal monies. "Provo gets $3.5 million every year to spend, that's $48.60 per capita. And yet they are getting one of the four block grants in Utah this year too, How they ever got on the list for block grant funds, I don't know," said Beck. "It just isn't equal or fair." Beck said the average amount per capita American Fork has to spend is $14.80 while Salt Lake County has $60 per capita and Orem averages $28.70. According to Beck, the cities of Provo, Ogden, Salt Lake and Orem are "entitlement" cities which should put them in a category separate from smaller cities. "They aren't supposed to be competing with us for block grants." Beck said he was very upset to learn about the funds coming to Provo after American Fork had delayed the hospital remodeling project and several other major developments waiting for funds to come through. "Why is it that only size and number of votes qualify a city?'" asked Beck. "Why not the needs of the city?" Beck charged that entitlement cities are only obligated to hold public hearings to determine how to spend their federal money. "That's all that is required." "This information has really upset me. 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