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Show THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN, Thursday, December 22, 1960 V. (&tt Amrrtran Jork ffilttzw Published Every Thursday at American Fork, Utah by the ALPINE PUBLISHING CO. Entered as Second Class Matter, at the Postoffice at American Fork, Utah, under the act of March 3, 1879. K NATIONAL IDITOIIM Subscription Rate $3.50 Per Year BY 1ALPH BOUT Consumer Prices Spurt Upward During October consumer prices spurted upward. That is strong language, especially since the increase was only 410ths of one per cent. But the term "spurted" is justified because there was not supposed to be any over-all rise from September. Even the experts in the Bureau of Labor Statis tics who compile the Consumer Price Index, thought that the September figure would be the high for the year. In general three things can create higher prices. These are inadequate volume of goods for the current demand, higher cost of production, and excessive increase in the vol ume of money. Recently there has been an increase in the volume of money. But the increase has been modest so modest, in fact, that many persons are critical of the banking system for holding down the growth. This criticism is not justified because be-cause it has been technical" factors, rather than deliberate policy, which is largely responsible for the slow growth in the money supply. In any case one can not account for the increase in consumer prices by the change in the money sup ply, because the total is still below a year earlier. Cost of production involves capital, raw materials, and labor. The last two are by far the most important Raw materials, of course, are of all kinds. The best measure we have of them is the wholesale price index. This index has been stable for two years. Individual items have gone up and down, but the changes have not been such as to put general pressure upon consumer prices. Labor costs, as measured by wages and fees for services, have been upon an upward trend for years. This has had an effect upon consumer prices and it accounts for a considerable consider-able portion of the recent rise. Inadequate volume means that the offering of goods is less than the demand at the current price. This was true in many instances in October. For example, food which is the largest single element in a family budget; and hence carries the greatest weight in the Consumer Price Index, advanced 610th of one per cent. Some meats and some fresh vegetables declined slightly in price but this was more than offset by higher prices for eggs, tomatoes, pork, milk, bread, butter, cereals, ice cream, baby food, most fresh fruits, and so forth. Many factors contributed to the relative shortages in these items, including the Septem ber hurricane in the Southeast, low hog prices last spring which curtailed the pig crop, and so forth. Housing prices rose in October as a result of higher rents and higher fuel costs. N , Transportation increased in price by 1.4 percent the most of any of the main categories on the index. This was caused by introduction of 1961 automobiles a rise in the local transit fare in one city, and some scattered increases in railroad coach fares. And so it went across the board. There was an increase in every major category of the Consumer Price Index. None of the changes was large, but the fact that they were so widespread, and unexpected, make the rise most disturbing. They were characteristic of creeping inflation, and the only thing worse than that is galloping inflation. The crucial question is whether this upward trend is going to continue. Unfortunately there is no legitimate basis for saying that it will not continue. There is nothing in the present situation to cause a sharp run-up of prices, but neither is there anything to prevent a further slow upward crawl. Back-Log From Citizen News Columns 10 YEARS AGO HEADLINES ON FRONT PAGE Vandalism on Rampage in American Am-erican Fork, Windows and Nf-on Nf-on Tubing Broken. 2,100 Persons Visit Hospital Open House in American Fork. Superintendent Appointed to State Training School Dr. Gabriel Ga-briel J. Vischl. Council Offers Site for Armory. American. Fork Cavemen to Meet Provo Friday Win 6 GamfJ. Jaycee "Man of Year" Contest Con-test to be Extended. Police Chief Warns of Traffic Traf-fic Laws. Alpine M.I.A. Christmas Pa geant Thrills Audience Cast of 300 Tells History. Contributors to Hospital Named by Board of Directors. American Fork to Live Within Budget. 20 YEARS AGO During the past year the City Administration, has at tempted to commence work on a program under which, in the course of a few years, the city will be greatly improved and will enjoy the advantages comparable com-parable with those enjoyed in any other city In the state, regardless re-gardless of size, claims Mayor Now I. Get extra allowance for your old tires during our annual... Pre -season Winter Tire Sale Deal now for famous 3-T SUBURBANITES Top allowance for your old tires free mounting Special sale prices I V III! II UttJM lllll PRICES START $ AT tin 4.70 IS bliclrvtll tuba-typ, tuba-typ, plus Ux nd rcp-pbl rcp-pbl tlr For safer winter driving . . . more traction in snow or mud, plus smoother, smooth-er, quieter rides on dry pavements. Trade slip for grip today . . . Get Goodyear's new 3-T Suburbanite! Terms as low as 7.25 weekly I MORE PEOPLE RIDE ON GOODYEAR TIRES THAN ON ANY OTHER KIND Y. wimml toe mm 1461 North State Phone FR3-2283 O. DeVere Wootton. 1 During the year many roads have been brought up to grade and a new type of material has been used for much greater improvement. im-provement. Grass has been planted and the water is furnished fur-nished free by the city, where-ever where-ever there Is parking between the curbing and the strtet. Efforts have been made to control traffic, eliminate intoxication intox-ication on our streets and other oth-er conditions which have sometimes some-times existed, to the detriment of our city. The marshal has inaugurated inaugurat-ed a program of education In traffic safety both in the grade schools and high school. Good top soil is being stacked near the cemetery for the future fu-ture betterment of the gravel covered surfaces of the lots. The City Recreation program is expanding. The City Administration Admin-istration has felt the WPA. work should be confined to projects pro-jects yielding a permanent-benefit to the city. A plan whereby old delinquent water accounts would be cleared clear-ed up, has been launched. These have sometimes amounted to several thousand dolTars. The.' plan lnaugutated is proving successful and the accounts should be entirely satisfactory condition by the end of next year. 30 TEARS AGO GREATER AMERICAN FORK Dreams and hopes of old res-ldents res-ldents wyf realized during the past year, when city water sys tem was modernized and added add-ed to, bringing water from Cave Camp Springs In American Fork Canyon Into the city. ",. Nearly $50,000 of the total cost has been paid out in wage! to local men at a time when work has been scarce. . American Fork is now. known throughout the state and nation na-tion as the site of the Utah State Training School. Actual building is scheduled to start on the' new structures: two brick dormitories, each housing 88 students, a laundry room, boiler room and a farm dormi tory. The past year has seen an In crease of a number of business houses and offices in American Fork. There art' now 84 such places in the city. In the sheep, poultry, and farm Industries, American Fork has shown a healthy growth these ; past twelve months. As a poultry center approimately oiwvthird of the production of the state is centered cen-tered here. Sheep were responsible for much of the early wealth of tht' city, and despite unfavorable seasons, the industry brings over half a million dollars into this district annually. A survey of the shipments of farm porducts from American Fork is about normal. The falling fall-ing off of cabbage, onions, and potatoes were' balanced by an increased shipping of live poultry, poul-try, apples and sheep. . Greater American Fork was heralded early in the spring of 1930 when "Rags" Ingersoll took a grtien team into the state high school basketball tourney and only failed to take top honors hon-ors when they lost the final game. In 1930 the Lions Club held the largest convention ever held in District 28. Sixty-seveta towns and cities in Utah and Idaho sent representatives to the district dist-rict convention of the Lions International In-ternational and the largest banquet ever servt'd here. Largest "Poultry Day" In our history when 15 to 25,000 people peo-ple saw the first illuminated parade held in Utah. The day was a large success. The Utah Power and Light Co. has acquired Geneva Resort and the closing of Geneva may mean a new lake resort located near American Fork. The per capita fire loss was low. Cemetery improvements have been made. It has been a year of records with a future Notice to Creditors Df THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN AND FOR UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH. NOTICE TO CREDITORS OP v I RICHARD J: MTT.T.KR, '.CONTRACTOR Civil No. 23,341 ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT, for and in behalf of Hugh HJorth and Carl HJorth, d.b.a. HJORTH BROTHERS, a partnership, Plaintiffs, vs. RICHARD J, MILLER and UNION PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendants. You and each of you will please take notice that an action has been commenced In the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District In and for Utah County, State of Utah, by the Alpine School District for and on behalf be-half of HJorth Brothers, a partnership, part-nership, against Richard J. Miller and the United Pacific Insurance Company for a claim arising out of a contract between be-tween the plaintiff and the defendant, de-fendant, Richard J. Miller, for the construction of a high school at American Fork, Utah, said contract being dated February 17, 1958. All creditors having claims against the defendant, Richard J. Miller, are invited to intervene, assert and establish their claim in such action, or forever be barred from the recovery re-covery on the bond of the defendant, de-fendant, Richard J. Miller, said bond being written by United Pacific Insurance Company, the defendant in that action. Creditors Credi-tors will intervene, assert or establish their claim in such action ac-tion on or before the 15th day of February, 1960. Jackson B. Howard, for: Howard and Lewis Attorneys for Plaintiff 290 North University Avenue Provo, Utah First Publication Dec. 15. 1900. Last Publication Jan. 5, 1961. Our wish is simple but sincere ... Maq uou enjoq a Merrq Christmas UTAH VALLEY REALTY 77 East Main Street American Fork J. Louis Schlegel Phone SK 6-2321 or Sk 6-2313 416 N. 1st East Lebl G. W. Leany Phone PO 8-3555 ill 1 1 all jlll III II IjH-JI Ji' m& iiiii ib , I 1 J - Ohatcver else may be yammml j I f, i lot among the years, let us keep the f IP , pirit of Christmas... its wonderful meaning V j jj' : I never ends. Co our faithful old friends, to our cherished Pi 1 1 Ufa I i new ricn(s an to xos we ricn(kkip 1 1 I f 1 we hope to earn, w extend the Greetings of the Season, I II I PEOPLES STATE BANK I 4 1 OF AMERICAN FORK w Memoer of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation J I J Ail deposits Insured to $10,009 ' J $A if 11 sjjd v |