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Show ( I I AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1950 NUMBER 25 la Centennial Parade Looms As Largest in Am. Fork itury Expressed ioWn Cr 50 to go) '50-50 rer 1950 football cap-yai cap-yai Iverson, 1950 ..am were among L participating In the games at the Ute t lr-pnd. - Letes gave a good ac- themseives, ivciouu three field goals to local atnieies perivmi- tr games. 50-50 irCe, all around per-i per-i hicrh school athletic Lhnsen to Dlay on the h the American Legion Salt Lake city on Max Is a portsider fciind and plays in the 50-50 L period for this sum- Atouie Kiddies nour Id Monday according to Bureess, president of All the children who hded durine the sum- fce given a treat acccrd- Iatest flash signals IcMn-the-Bean-Stalk's lout. 50-50 of American Fork wiU begin outdoor .t the range at the American Fork canyon, horning, Karl Andrea-Lent, Andrea-Lent, announced today. interested in Joining will be welcome. 50-50 p; Ten days erased I calendar with ho ac- mta the monthly bank t comes in. 50-50 7 new things are hap-1 hap-1 town that it is hard to tere to start with the latlons. Oarth Reid has ely fine shop in the Seatre The Time & op. Taylor's opening of r Super Market was a loyed show and was ex- Wj by the spaciousness fruarged . market. La auty shop is now mov quarters in the new catre where her patrons y the beauty of the new Mary's Beauty Salon community's ladies t gracious beauty at the snow Wednesday nleht. fs typewriter got a new 50-50 haven't' boueht a vaude H and voted for your queen contestant then 10 do It is flow! Cnn- Saturdav at which t.im pate with the highest iw votes will be elected F Queen. I predict a m reign. 50-50 ion Drue Is rontrihutinff ptime on Station KOVO steel Day. Tune In time ouuuuy, ,vug. i. The 1950 Steel Day centennial parade promises to be the largest as well as the most elaborately designed and decorated in the history 01 the town,, Stanford Dahl, parade chairman representing repre-senting the Junior Chamber of Commerce, said this week. The chairman has contacted nearly every business house In town as well as wards and civic organizations. He reports the response to be the most liberal since the resumptions of the parades iollowlng the war years. Business concerns who have definitely contracted to enter a float include to date: ' , Steve Murdock and Utah Oil! dealers. Ellison Cleaners. Dixon-Taylor-Russell Co. Peoples State Bank. Artists Committee Work on Steel Day American Fork Associated Artists Art-ists have named committee chairman who will have charge of the Art Exhibit in connection with the Steel Day celebration. May Halliday, president, will act as general chairman. Walton E. Foulger is chairman of arrangements, Edna Meredith, publicity, and Ruth Eskelson, hanging. Lillian Webster is secretary sec-retary of the group. The exhibit will be in the west room in the tabernacle basement and k will be open to the public from 8 a. m. to 7:30 p. m. Sept. 4. All members of the Association Associa-tion will exhibit and each one will ask an outside artist to participate. par-ticipate. All local artists, whether wheth-er or not they belong to the "association, "as-sociation, will be welcome to show paintings in the exhibit, Mrs. Halliday said. Caravan Lounge " Tri-City Firestone. Griffin Bakery Devey's Men's Shop. Chlpman Merc. Co. Thornton Drug. J. C. Penney Co. Taylor's Market. Preston Market & Cold Storage Stor-age Plant. " Ron's Hardware. Gunthers Sheet Metal Shop Paul L. Harmon Co. Timpanogos Motor. Kitchen's Market Nielsen's. IDS Wards. ' VFW. 4-H Clubs. Woolgrowers Auxiliary. , Centennial Committee. Rotary Club, Jaycees. Lions Club. Alpine. , Highland. Riding Clubs. Pulleys. Bands by Cameo Theatre, Barratts Builders, Art Dye's Market. Mar-ket. Sponsors of bands contribute $50 cash to defray the expense of bringing the band to American Fork for the parade. In addition to the floats which will appear in the morning and evening parades, seven outstanding outstand-ing bands have been selected by Bandmaster K. J. Bird to march in the parade. A novelty band will also be a feature of the gala procession. The Steel Day committee has suggested that float builders follow fol-low some centennial theme in designing their entries in the parade. "From the way preliminary plans are shoping up American Fork will enhance the enviable reputation she now enjoys as the best float town in the state, Mr. Dahl said yesterday. i T .;. v. y. . City Hires Fiscal Agent To Draw Plans for Municipal Sewer System New Flow Line Completed For City Culinary Water Glen Turner, BYU faculty member and art instructor for American Fork art classes, points out . fine points in painting to Olani Durrant, one of his talented students. The art classes, a little publicized phase of the cityt. recreation program, draw more than 50 students to each session. ; ONE IF BY LAND TWO IF BY SEA An even more ample supply of culinarv water was assured the city last week with the comple tion of a contract ror laying srau feet of 12 inch flow line. The line was laid in the city owned gravel pits to a point where it connects with irrigation company lines. In case of need, the water will be exchanged with the irrigation company for spring water presently being used for irrigating purposes. The flow in the new line measured nearly two second feet. The present supply of domestic domes-tic water is more than ample for the city needs so until such a time as it is needed the flow will be sold for Irrigation water, city officials reported. The present and past city administrations ad-ministrations have made a practice of mirchasine all the Kwater shares offered for sale in order to protect the, city against water shortages that have plagued plag-ued many fast-growing communities. com-munities. The contractor on the line was Nells Fugal and Sons of Pleasant Grove, who recently completed the contract for the enlarged lines of the city water system. The cost of the new flow line contract was reported to be $2,000. Now is the time for every citizen, business house, civic organization, church organization and any other organized group to get on the express to make the centennial Steel Day celebration an outstanding success. The plans havcTTjeen made and are being executed by the various committees but there is still room for more floats in the parade, more votes in the queen contest and there is always a need for the citizen who will do his extra bit Certainly, in this the centennial year, there should be no one who will display -fortitude, imagination, and the will to do than the founding fathers who hewed out a home on the sands of. American Fork in 1850. To contribute to the success of the 1950 Steel Day celebration usually calls for no more than a generous gift of one's time. Today we have more time, leisure time, than at any period in history due to the stalwart industry and vision of the founding pioneers of this area. Each organization has chosen representatives to sit on the general Steel Day committee and the plans and decisions for Steel Day have been the work of this combined committee not the work of any individual. We at the Citizen endorse the work of this committee and stand ready to do our part in making the Steel Day Centennial Celebration the best one to date. Our heritage is rich, the opportunity great, the time is now let's all jump on the Centennial Steel Day Express and make it the greatest display of community pride ever to hit the state! BASEBALL TEAM BILLS TOUGH STRUGGLES American Fork's Cavemen wiU play the league-leading Brigham City Peaches on the home diamond Friday night in an important last half game. Game time is 8:15. The Peaches eight victories against four losses Is good enough to lead the league and they are expected to go all-out to win against the Forkers. The Cavemen still have a mathematical chance of win ning the second half race! Pitchers Ready The pitching staff of Al Tate, Don Asplund and Mel Marlowe will all be In condition condi-tion to get the starting assignment assign-ment for the Friday night tussle. . ' " . Caveman sluggers, Earl Owens and Boyd Durrant continued con-tinued in a batting slump during dur-ing the week but Manager Dave Greenwood is hopeful the pair .will regain their batting eye for Friday's game. Helper Wednesday , In the last home game of the regular league play, American Amer-ican Fork' will entertain the tough Helper nine next Wednesday, Wed-nesday, Aug. 30, on the home diamond. The Merchants are making a last minute stand to try to capture the second half flag after losing the first half chase to American Fork in a playoff series. Manager Greenwood Is optimistic op-timistic about the prospects for a victory in the Friday and Wednesday night tilts and even has one eye cocked on the second half flag despite the slow start the Forkers made in the opening games. First concrete steps toward the serious consideration of a bond issue for the construction of a sewer In American Fork was tak en by the city council this week. An agreement was entered into in-to to retain the Edward L. Burton Bur-ton company to act as fiscal agents to represent the city in the preparation of the bond Issue and ordinances. Lincoln Ure represented the Burton company at the. meeting. Taxpayers voted down a bond issue in December 1949 but since that time -there has been considerable con-siderable agitation for the construction con-struction of a sewer on a more restricted basis than previously proposed. " Mayor Willard R. Cleghorn has indicated that a full discussion of the sewer problem will be undertaken un-dertaken at the next council meeting at which time ,the Investigations In-vestigations made by the. citizens' citiz-ens' groups and the council will be reported. The fiscal agents will prepare their preliminary reports In time for the council meeting. It Is estimated that the sewer may cost up to $400,000. ATTENTION BD MEMBERS ersal, preparatory to Heel lw iui..-I 1 , "J icn-uruuon, wiu Fat 6:30 p. m. Monday B.August 28, K. J. Bird, wquests. that every L u vie Dana ue in T ; y , i y i .... , ... 1 fXS: v r 'I M r 1 is y , 1 1 N, 1 .Ji,- Joyce Shelton LuCille Turner ft" Janice Chipman 1 I"11"1"""1"1 ,l" .iij'iiii'"i''i."niiii.iiiniw - ; : I I mm tin 1 ' J . J New Dr. Royle Joins Brother's Staff Here Dr. H. Glen Royle brother of Dr. Homer F. Royle, who grad uated last spring from the University Uni-versity of Oregon Dental college, has come to American Fork to work with his brother in the profession. Dr. Royle is a native of Lehl where he graduated from high school. He attended the Brig-ham Brig-ham Young university before going to the Oregon school. Dr. Royle is married to the former June Schow, also of Lehl, and the couple has three boys. They are planning to make a home in American Fork as soon as living quarters can be located. Colleen Moss Steel Day Queen Contest to be Concluded Saturday; Seven Contestants to Make Race to Closing Night v Mazi, e Nash 'Seven of American" Fork's most beautiful and lovely young ladies are vieing for Stce Day royalty honors and one among them will be chosen queen Saturday night at a special dance at the LaTona Dance hall. - - Leading the list with 51,500 the highest number of votes is contestant Cleo Wagstaif ancTfollowing in order by num- Mn T.urille Turner. ber of votes is Juei Anaerwu, - . Mazie Nash, Janice Chipman, and Joyce Shelton - Votes are given the queens with each ticket they sell Jo fh. Steel Day vaudeville. All day Friday a special three-for-one ofler SS he in effect for all tickets s6ld. Normally each ticket sold is good for 100 votes for the contestants. AUhe dance Saturday night the contestant mth the highest number of votes will be chosen queen and the next two highest -will be chosen as attendants to her royal majesty. Still an unknown, quantity is 82,000 votes not turned in by nominating business houses who purchased nomination bjds at the start of the contest. These votes will undoubtedly be deposited in the ballot boxes before Saturday's final tabulation. t. " Ability to get Votes keeps each contestant in the race and the general Steel Day committee joins in urging that everyone every-one support their favorite candidatejjy purchasing" a ticket to the big vaudeville nowf Votes are given on all tickets for the show and car purchased bcWe closing Saturday night. ctrnnnrcT THE rnvtl-STAMT vniT WANT TO BE THE 1930 STEEL DAY QUEEN BY PURCHASING YOUR VAUDEVILLE TICKET BEFORE SATURDAY NIGHT! Juel Andersen v Cleo Wagstaff High School Pupils Get Call Hours For Registration Class work at the American Fork high school will begin Friday, Fri-day, Sept. 8, "it was announced today by Principal Jesse M. Walker. Tuesday, Sept. 5, teachers teach-ers Institute for the district will be held In Lehl. Wednesday, ' Sept. 6, American Fork high school teachers will meet at the high school to prepare for student stu-dent registration. - - Classes are scheduled to register regis-ter as follows: NINTH Grade, Wednesday from 2 to 4 p. m.; SEVENTH Grade, Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:30 p. m.; TENTH Grade, Thursday from 9 a. m. to 12 noon: ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH Grades, Thursday from 1 p. m. to 4 p. m. Friday at 8:30 a. m. EIGHTH Grade will meet In the assembly room and regular class work will begin. In order to avoid confusion students will please conform to this schedule. Registration fees are as follows: Seventh and Eighth- grades, $4.00; Ninth grade, $7.00; Tenth, Eieventn and Twelfth grades, $9.00. ; i Paxmans Arrange Flower Exhibition American Fork Garden club has selected committee chairmen chair-men for the Flower Show which they will stage in connection with Steel Day celebration. Every flower grower in the com munity is urged to watch their gardens for possible entries and to help make the show even more successful than it has previously been. General chairmen are Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Paxman with Mrs,j v Pi"Jensenr president and Eldoh J. Miller assisting. Other committee heads are Mrs. Russell Rus-sell Thompson, entries; Mr. Miller,, staging-; Mrs. Ernest Jlindlej arrangements and program's; pro-gram's; Mrs. Sfarley "Ar DavIS," awards; Mrs. Arthur C. Nilsson, hostesses, and Mrs. D. W.' Jones, bubllcity. Grass Fires Give Men Plenty of Exercise Three days straight, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the American Ameri-can Fork Volunteer Fire department depart-ment was called out to fight grass fires. There was no monetary mone-tary damage caused. . ' Saturday the fire was near Geneva Bar Tile building on East State Road. Sunday and Monday's fires were both on the Martha Chipman property near the Rio Grande tracks. Cause of the fire Sunday was not determined de-termined but that on Monday was set from sparks from a passing train. At the present time grass fires can be started very easily because , of the long dry-spell.-Everyone should be exceedingly careful when starting any fire, Chief Glen . Chadwlck advised. . . . . |