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Show s If JfMfe g . ' - y frtav 5 - VOL LIX Subscription $3.50 Year. Single Copy 10c THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN, Thursday, July 26, 1962 NUMBER 22 " r 5 , a. , -J The beautiful white and gold satin float which carried the Steel Days Queen Dee Ann Hanson and her attendants In the Steel Days Parade was awarded 2nd Place In the out-of-town floats at the Days of '47 parade in Salt Lake City July 24th. Attendants to the queen are Barbara Smith, Karen Jensen, Susan Larsen and Jennie Lou Durfey. American Fork to Host American Legion State Baseball Tournament George Hackford will be chairman chair-man of this year's American Legion State Baseball Tournament. Tourna-ment. He will be assisted by Post 49 Adjutant Marion Robinson. Rob-inson. The 1962 American Legion Utah State playoff tournament will be held July 31-August 4, at American Fork baseball park. The number of teams to parti-; cipate will be ten. In the meeting of the state officers held July 5, the number of teams from each Legion district was discussed. Dean Hall, state adjutant gave the following breakdown for the district representation: rep-resentation: District one Box Elder and Cache area, one team. District two Weber and Davis area, one team. District three and eight Salt Lake Valley League, three teams. District four Utah County, two teams (this Includes host post club). District nine Uintah, one team. District six Sanpete-Sevier, one team. A fourth team from the Salt Lake Valley League or a second team from the Weber-Davis area may be eligible for the tourney, Hall reports. In this case the fourth place Valley team would play the second team from District Dis-trict two for a tourney berth. Pairings for the tournament will be drawn at Wolfe's Sportsman's Sports-man's Headquarters, Saturday, July 28, Utah State Baseball Chairman, Elliot Wolfe announced announc-ed at the meeting. Coaches and managers anticipating tourney play, are asked to attend, Wolfe announced. The 5-day tournament will be e of the double elimination type. Five games will be played the first two days with the necessary neces-sary slated accordingly throughout through-out the week. " Games will begin the first two days at 9 am. reports Mr. Hackford. Everyone should own a dally comfortable bed and a truly good pair of shoes, for he is In one or the other most of his life. - i i CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN TOWN ' (Scan before you plan) July 26 Open House Reception Gloria Monson and Grant Niles Parker, Lehl 4th Ward, 8 to 10 pm. July 26 Stake Youth Dance Alpine Stake Tabernacle 8:30 p.m. , ,'; July 27 1952 Class Reunion, Am. Fork High School ' July 27 Open House Reception Gloria Rytting and Lewis Ross Johnson, Alpine Ward, 8 to 10 am. July 27 Reception Mar Jean Miller and Roger V. Broclous 4th-9th Ward. 8 to 10 p.m. July 31 thru Aug 4th American Legion State Baseball Tournament, City Ball Park. Starts 9 a.m., all day. July 31 Alpine Stake Road Show in Alpine, 6th, 9th, ' 5th. 2nd and -10th Wards, 7:30 pm. August 1 Alpine Stake Road Shows in Highland ' 8th, 4th,, 1st. 7th and 3rd Wards, 7:30 p.m. August 2 Western Boys Baseball District Playoff. Springville, 2 pm Sage Creek Diamond August 11 Reception Ruby Trujillo'and Joe Valdeg, .''. - 30 South Center St., American Forkj 7 to 9:30 pm. Ladies only at the swimming pool Monday, Wednesday 1 ' and Friday, 8 to 9 am. "' , i Onen fewlmmlnir "'at' American Fork Pool 'Monday thru s. ' Saturday, 2 to 8 pm. Friday Schedule events with Jean Gordon at Citizen Office SK 6-3311 .r- 1, .ml it. All Star Player Suffers Broken Arm In Game On Wednesday, July 18, Bussy Mannlne. All Star catcher on the American Legion baseball team was Injured in the fourth Inning when he was struck by a Ditched ball while up to oat. He was taken to' the American Fork Hospital where X-rays re vealed that he had suffered broken arm. according to Marion Robinson, assistant chairman of the American Legion State Base ball tournament. The Injury occurred during a resrular leatcue game between American Fork and Santaquin. American Fork came from 9-3 behind to win the game 12-11 over the Santaquin group. This will be a real loss to the team, says Coach and Manager, George Hackford, with the tournament tour-nament only a few days away. It is hoped by Mr. Hackford as well as the other boys on the team that Bussy will be well enough to play by tournament time, July 31 through August 4. Manila Ward Presents Dr. Frank W. Asper In Organ Recital On Friday evening, August 3, at 8'p.m. in their new air conditioned chapel, the Manila Ward is sponsoring an organ relctal as a fund raising project. pro-ject. The program will feature Dr. Frank W. Asper, renowned or-' ganist Of the famous Salt Lake IDS Tabtfrnacle Organ. He will play the selections on Manila's new Hammond organ. Everyone is invited to attend this musical treat. Tickets may be obtained at Smith Drug iri American Fork' or at the door. Admission is $1.00 for adults' and 50c for children unde?r 14.. Family Day, 5 to 9:30 pm. 1 American Fork Band Wins Praise In S. L. Parade Praise by the Radio and TV announcers and applause of the thousands of people watching the Days of '47 parade in Salt Lake, July 24, showed full ap proval and appreciation of all, for the fine performance of the American Fork High School Band. Well called the "best band in the parade." Straight lines, peppy march ing music, neat uniforms, and high stepping band members were all responsible for the high compliments from everyone along the parade route. Band members after marching seven and one-half miles in the parade met at Liberty Park and traveled by bus to Lagoon where they spent the rest of the day in a well deserved outing. Riding Club 3rd Place in Days Of '47 Parade The Roughout Riding Club with members from American Fork, Lehl, Pleasant Grove, and Wallsburg won third place In the Class A Days of '47 parade In Salt Lake. The giant horse parade started at 6 pm. at Seventh South and Main St. where they marched up Main to North Temple and on out to the Fair. Grounds. Sixty five clubs were represented with around 1200 horses. The Roughout Riders Chuck Wagon led the club in the pa rade followed by the riders in red and white checkered shirts, white ties and hats. Red blan kets trimmed in white and red and white satin flags completed their' outfits. The women of the club made the flags and blankets and the men built the Chuck Wagon. Twenty-five members partlcl pated. - SPECIAL LIBRARY NOTICE " American Fork Public Library1 Board is seeking the services of an extra library worker to assist the present staff in the near future. The work will require some typing and filing besides a broad general knowledge of books. More specific library science will be taught during a period of apprenticeship at the library. Hours of work will amount to approximately thirty per week for three weeks a month. These will at times consist of a three to nine P. M. shift within a schedule where all librarians will work alternate shifts. v , Interested persons may apply by sending a typewritten letter to American Fork Library Board, Box 115, American Fork, stating the following: name, address, and phone number as well as age,' years of high school and college attended, subjects taken in college, 'experience In dealing with the public, general health, and any other qualifications which may be considered Important. Im-portant. ' 7-19-3t. ge Bid Let on Utah Co. Flood Control Project .The contract has been awarded award-ed for the second of four major structures on the American Fork Dry Creek Watershed Control Project-a bid of $136,983 by the Stevens Engineering Company of Salt Lake for an earthf 111 dam and system of spillways on Dry Creek. Work is expected to be gin this month. A reservoir Is to be built at Silver Lake Flat in American Fork Canyon, with water to be used by irrigation companies in the region. ' v V , The new structure to be built on Dry Creek just south of the Alpine Highway will be an earthfill dam with a system of spillways to control, flood waters in the spring run-off. The purpose pur-pose of the structure will be to stop and control a big rush of water which. In previous years has flooded the area along Dry Creek into Lent An area will be cleared of trees and brush and will be built to act as a reservoir, rather than a storage area, and the water will be let through the dam at a constant rate rather than the usual flood stream during the night which drops to a smaller stream during the day. Already completed and re cently dedicated Is a similar structure at Hattlfr Creek. Two more such structures are to be built as part of the overall project, at Hbhje , Fork in American -' Forlf. -Canyon and Grove Creek lasTleasant Grove Already completed on the project, in addition to the Bat' tie Creek Basin are the terracing, re-seeding and drainage work on area above Battle Creek, Grove Creek, Dry Creek and Dry Can yon. The entire flood control proj ect for the American Fork-Dry Creek Watershed, long a danger ous flood -hazard, will cost an estimated $3,700,000, with $1,200, 000 of the amount to come from federal funds. Four communi ties, American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Lehl and Alpine, plus four irrigation firms by the same names, are the sponsoring agen cles aided by the Soil Conserva tlon Service. ' The North Utah County Water Conservancy District was creat ed for the purpose, and levies tax of one mill (one-tenth of cent) to repay the cost. The project was started In 1959 and the major parts should be completed In another three years. . Accident Hurts One Person A family from the state of Virginia, touring the United States and on their way to" Los Angeles, were struck, on Highway High-way 91 Just east of downtown American Fork, Saturday, by a west bound, car driven, by an Orem man enroute to Ogden. The out-of-state man, reported report-ed to be a psyslclan and surgeon, was driving an Imperial automobile auto-mobile and pulling a trailer, when the approaching car. ac cording to witnesses, left his lane of traffic and bumped the left rear fender of the Imperial and overturning the trailer into the ditch. , It was reported that the Orem man was sent to the American Fork Hospital with face'lacera- toins and loss of teeth. 1 The greater damage was done to the car belonging to the man from Orem. The family from Virginia was apparently unhurt, Notice to Republicans A precinct meeting for all Republicans of American , Fork will be held Monday, July 30, at 8 pm. In the City Hall. . i There is to be a change of organization "and precinct officers of-ficers art to be elected. County officers will be present pres-ent to conduct the election. They will also give information concerning con-cerning the duties -of officers of the county and prttlnct levels. 1mm Ends S Parades yccessful Steel lay Celebrata The climax of American Fork's annual Steel Days celebration was reached Saturday with an entertaining variety show and the drawing for the new Pontlac Grand Prix by Queen. DeeAnn Hanson. Lucky ticket holder and winner of the car was H N. Jordan of Springville. The concluding event was held on the open air stage' at the City Ball Park before a large crowd of interested spectators. PARADE Main feature of the final day of the three-day celebration was the mammoth parade held at 10 am. with a repeat performance at 6 p.m. Headed by the lively American Fork Band in red and white and the beautiful white and gold float of the queen and attendants the parade was outstanding out-standing with many local as well as out-of-town entries. Bands f ronuthe Utah County area gave added interest. Winners in the Commercial division were Devey's: first place: Ken's Auto, second; and Peoples State Bank, third. In the Serv Ice Club Division the winners were, first place, Lions; second, Rotary and third, Jaycees. Win ners In the Church division were, First, Fifth and Sixth Wards, first place; Fourth, Eighth and Ninth Wards, second place; and Second, Third and . Seventh Wards, third place. GOLF TOURNAMENT The Golf Tournament which began at 6 am. featured 80 entrants. en-trants. Kay Peterson won the Trophy with a 65 for his low net game. He shot an 86 and he has a 21 handicap. Winners Named ; In Jr. Golf Tournament Si Champions wert? crowned Thursday in the annual Junior Golf Tournament at the Alpine Country Club. Winners were as follows: Age 16 and over: Martin Mon son 41, gross: Bob Oshiro, 43 and Doug Bell, 47. Age 14 "and 15: Ted Frtfeman 44; Robert Bingham and David McQulvey, 48; Steve Kramer 50. Age 12-13: Ricky Ellison 53; Roy McQulvey 53 (Ellison won a thrt'e hole playoff, Age 10 and 11: Don Freeman 52; Tommy Jensen 64; Max Mulliner, 64; Shephen Shelley 70. ' ' . , Girls: Mary Ann Ellison 70; Janet Harvey 85. Winners' in t'ach division received re-ceived trophies and each participant parti-cipant a free ball. Mac Jensen served , as tournament chairman chair-man and Rose Krame'r as assistant as-sistant chairman. The tournament tourna-ment was limited to Alpine Country Club members. ' t i Tt ' 'ill kv 1 I" ) ' J ' V s !i I -V : mff I'll Wl " HI First Prize winner in the Church section Qf the Steel Days Parade was the lst-5th-6th Wards float. Gracing the float with their beauty was Kay Green, Judy Harding and Susan Sunderland. The small beauties are Cindy Pulley,' Kathleen Smith and Rebecca Blnnall. fluid Variety Show The low gross winners were a four way tie between Bud Raw-lelgh, Raw-lelgh, Maurice Tlmpson, Harvey Hansen and Don Overly. Mr. Rawleigh won the playoff. Winners in the Flight A Class, with 0 to 14 handicaps were as follows: Maurice Tlmpson, 65; Joe Hartle, 67; . Pat Holcom, Lloyd Shannon and John Madden, Mad-den, 68; Tony Ashby, Guy Ivlns, Cliff Lee, Don Overly, and Duane Day, au o. r,v-. Winners in the Flight B Class were: Kay Peterson, 65; Jerry Hartvlgsen, 68; Lloyd Orvin, 72; Don Grant, 73; and Howard Ferguson! Al Holscher and Ernest Ern-est Seko, 74. '.. v v: Winners of both flights won $20. ART EXHIBIT The three day Art Exhibit held annually for Steel Days turned the Harrington School, for the three short days, into the aspect of an international gallery and exhibit. The Art Association felt fort unate at being able to exhibit through the courtesy of The Intermountain Art Company of Salt Lake and the efforts of Edna Meredith, chairman of the hanging committee, six lovely paintings done by European artists art-ists of international reputation, These added interest, beauty and dignity to the exhibit. it gave every artist the op portunity to study the works of a master and learn whereby lm provement could be made in his own techniques and ' composi tions, v ; A marked improvement of the local talent was highly notice able. Many favorable comments were made in their behalf. American Fork boasts the larg- estinumber of gifted artists for a community of its size In the State of Utah. FLOWER SHOW The Flower Show held at the Community Presbyterian Church Education Building was open to the public from noon until eve ning. There was an outstanding array of flowers and floral arrangements, according to Mrs. D. W. Jones, show chairman, Elwood Lund of American Fork was awarded the "Queen of the Show", i trophy for his beautiful phlox. WESTERN BOYS BASEBALL Western Boys' Baseball district playoffs were held at the Jaycee Park during the day. OTHER FEATURES OF CELEBRATION Other features of the three day celebration was the Water Carnival on ' Thursday which featured relays with boys and girls from American Fork and a Water Show given by a group from Tooele. PET. AND HOBBY SHOW The Pet and Hobby Show at the City Ball Park brought out many favorite animals and hobbles hob-bles of the children in town. Each entrant was personally in tervlewed by "Klmbo" the Clown, a favorite TV personality, who came from Salt Lake for the day. The city recreation gave a treat to each child in the show. ' A Dance Review by Irene Earl's School of Dance and a demon stration of the "Pepperettes," groups of sub-teen girls who are sponsored by the Western Boys Baseball Teams in town brought the first day of the celebration to a close. MINIATURE PARADE Friday brought forth one of the largest Miniature ) Parades ever staged in American Fork. Seven hundred children participated partici-pated In the parade which featured fea-tured floats, clowns, dancers, rhythm bands, bikes, trikes and colorful costumes of all varieties. The parade was sponsored by ' the Primary Association with each ward and the Community Church participating. Following the parade the American Fork Junior High Band gave a Band Concert at the Ball Park at 8 pm., and the Americanettes gave a snappy snap-py demonstration of marching and precision. Climaxing the second day's activities was an outstanding Fireworks Display which brightened bright-ened up the whole town with beautiful explosions of every hue. STEEL DAYS COMMITTEE. , Merrill Hymas, chalrmanned the Steel Days of 1962 with Carl L. Young as Publicity Chairman and Howard Sherwood as secretary. secre-tary. Each service organization had a representative on the Steel Days Committee. Larry Lassen representative of the Lions Club, who was in charge of the stage and sound system at the park as well as procuring the-Tftrlety Show. Assisting Mr. Lassen was Glen Gordon and Virgil Wootton. The Rotary Club representative representa-tive was Fred Fish. The club was In charge of ticket sales for the drawing of the car. Robert Karren represented the Jaycees who were in charge of the parade. Assisting Mr. Karren Kar-ren was Sherman Christensen and all members of the club in lining up the parade. -'Mrs. Paul Wlscombe, Mrs. Dean Lewis and . Mrs.1 Robert Karren were chairmen in charge of the queen contest. Queen DeeAnn Hanson was given a check for $100.00 following the show, Saturday, and two contestants con-testants each received $25 for selling the most tickets. Fifty dollars Is usually given to the, contestant selling the most tic- . kets, but for the first time, two girls came within selling a ticket or two of each other. Each selling sell-ing over 300, so by a decision of the two girls the money was divided between them. Proceeds from the Steel Days will again this year go into maintaining the Veterans Swimming Swim-ming Pool located In Rotary Park, which serves the community com-munity every summer. 4 |