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Show High School PTA , American Fork ,HJgh .School PTA officers met at the school In their first council meeting of the ' year last Thursday. Mrs. Luris Lamph, president of the organization, conducted the meeting. Plans for the year were discussed dis-cussed and new policies of the school outlined by Principal Don C. Overly. . Back-to-school night was announced for Thursday, Sept. 29, with lunch to be served to visiting parents from 6 to 7 p.m. A meeting will be conducted conduct-ed In the Little Theater by Mr. Overly from 7 to 7:30 p.m., followed fol-lowed by a 15 minute schedule for visiting regular classes. High School PTA meetings will be held on the fourth Thursday, jrtiere possible, with a complete Thelma Overly Thelma Overly To Head A.F. Presidents' Council Mrs. Don C. (Thelma) Overly will take over the reigns of the Am. Fork President's Council in the position of president, it was announced this week. Mrs. Overly, a representative of the council of the Literary League, will fill the president's vacancy which was left by Mrs. James (Maxine) VervlQe, who recently moved from Am. Fork, Mrs. Verville was a representative representa-tive of the Cultural Arts Club. Mrs. Earl (Zola) Anderson, of the Jr. Ladies Literary Club will serve as vice president, a position posi-tion formerly held by Mrs. Overly Over-ly and Mrs. Byron (Dorothy) McFarlane will ; serve as secretary-treasurer. The President's Council is made up of the presidents of each of the various Literary Clubs and Civic Club Auxiliaries in the community. They are responsible respon-sible for a Community Club night and a community project throughout through-out the year. Mrs. Overly is planning to call a meeting in the near future in order to get the business of the year outlined with her officers and council. Greenwood School To Hold Back To School Session Back-to-school night at the Greenwood Elementary School is scheduled for Thursday, September Septem-ber 15, (tonight) beginning at 7 p.m. Prior to the regular meeting meet-ing a luncheon will be served to the parents. A short meeting will be held from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. The parents par-ents will then visit in their child's classroom. If there are two children chil-dren In a family attending the Greenwood Elementary, another session with the teachers will be held at 8 p.m. Notice of National Guard Meeting All members of the HHC 1457th Engr. Bn (CM) (A), Utah Army National Guard, American Fork, Utah are reminded that a multiple multi-ple Unit Training Assembly is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 23, 24, and 25, beginning Friday evening at 1900 hours. Midway Visitor, 89, Takes Timpanogos Cave Hike Age was no handicap for Conrad Con-rad Gertsch, Midway, when he decided to visit the beautiful caverns cav-erns of Timpanogos Cave. Mr. Gertsch at 89 and one-half one-half years of age also broke a 37-year-old record with his hike. He is the oldest recorded visitor vis-itor to tour the Cave since 1929 according to Thomas A. Walker, superintendent of Timpanogos Timpano-gos Cave National Monument. ' At that time a lady, 92, made the bike. Oldest man known previously pre-viously to complete the journey was 85. But hiking is nothing new to Mr. Gertsch who Is. an avid hiker and horseback rider. He has climbed to the top of Mount Timp 141 Begins Year i4 schedule to be announced. Mrs. Lamph announced that the bylaws by-laws of the unit will be amended to require only the number of meetings the executive council feels is necessary. Assisting Mrs. Lamph for the coming year will be Mrs. Wallace Wal-lace Peck, vice president; Don C. Overly, second vice president; presi-dent; Mrs. W.E. Shelton, secretary secre-tary and treasurer; Mrs. Delbert Del-bert Hales, program; Mrs. Eugene Eu-gene Thomas, health and mental health; Mrs. Harold Holley, hospitality; hos-pitality; Mrs. Mac Jensen, room mothers; Mrs. Lloyd Carlton, I historian; Mrs. Howard Ault, magazine; Mrs. Clyde Rlchlns, memberships; Mrs. Ralph H. Spencer, publicity and scholar ship; LaMar Argyle, safety and J juvenile protection; Mrs, Peck, by-laws; and Mrs. Adolph Ped-erson, Ped-erson, Americanism, parent life and cultural arts. Council Hears Citizen Requests, Reports From Councilmen in Lengthy Session Citizen requests, reports from city councilmen and consideration considera-tion of applications for the opening open-ing on the American Fork police force occupied the attention of members of the American Fork City Council In a lengthy session Monday evening. Several residents appeared before the city council to ask consideration of fees recently J billed in connection with the Special Improvement District 9. Heard were John Thornton, Earl Huggard, Garth Read, and F.L. Greenland. Following a lengthy discussion of the problems in-1 volved, the council ruled that only those bills which contained clerical errors could be reduced at this time, since residents had previously been notified of the meetings of the board of adjustment, adjust-ment, which heard appeals on behalf be-half of property owners Included in Special Improvement District 9. Legal procedures' for collection collec-tion of fees was outlined by city officials, following a conference on the matter with the city attorney. at-torney. Also appearing before the council were Robert Klrkham and Vee Warenski, who asked council cooperation In completing their respective business projects. Mr. Kirkham, whose business is located at 326 W. Main, was advised ad-vised to contact the city engineer Harrington Sets Back to School Night, Sept. 15 Harrington Elementary School will hold their 'Back to School" night Thursday, September 15, (tonight) at 7:00 p.m. All parents of students attending attend-ing Harrington are invited and encouraged to attend. Two half-hour half-hour sessions have been scheduled sched-uled where parents and teachers may discuss the school program. The first session has been scheduled sched-uled for 7:00 p.m. and the second at 7:30 p.m. anogos 12 times-the last when he was 75. He stated he has also traversed tra-versed all of the mountains in Wasatch County. A native of Switzerland, Mr. Gertsch said the Timpanogos terrain ter-rain reminded him of his native land and that he enjoyed the hike very much. He praised officials for the well-kept trails and for the seats placed at various points along the journey. Mr. Gertsch moved to the United Unit-ed States from Switzerland when he was 14 but has traveled to his native land several times. He visited the cave with a son, daugTiter-ln-law and five grandchildren. Universal Microfilming Plerpont Ave It Lake City, 'Utah V. S. Steel Presents $20,000 to f . ;,, L F. Hospital Expansion Project A $20,000 contribution from the United States Steel Foundation for the American Fork Hospital expansion project was presented to Delbert Chipman, chairman of the hospital board, by George A. Jedenoff, general superintendent of U.S. Steel s Geneva Works on Monday. The project, which is now under way, will increase the bed capacity of the hospital from 54 beds to 92 beds. The nearly one-half million dollar program is being financed with money from the federal government gov-ernment under the Hill-Burton Act and the remainder from a bond issue and from public subscription. subscrip-tion. In making the presentation Monday, Mr. Jedenoff said the "American Fork Hospital has been very effective In making the community a better place to live. As a part of the community we are pleased, to participate in the expansion project that will enable the hospital to provide even better service to citizens of the area." Mr. Chipman expressed the appreciation of the hospital board, the medical staff, the nurses and the citizens of American Fork for the U.S. Steel Foundation contribution. "Expansion of the hospital is urgently needed," he said, "If we are to continue the high level of service that has been given to our patients." Joining Mr. Jedenoff in making the presentation was Dr. B.J. Larsen, U.S. Steel medical director In this area. Two Geneva men serve on the hospital board. They are Lloyd Transtrum, general supervisor of agriculture, and Fred Fish, foreman of Inspection. w ' Boosting American Fork -p Thursday, and the chairman of the city planning plan-ning board for approval of off-street off-street parking entrances at his place of business. Mr. Warenski, who is now completing a new business building build-ing on East State Road, asked council authorization for relocating relo-cating a utility pole which Is Interfering In-terfering with completion of a driveway at his new location. The council voted unanimous approval of his request and will issue authorization for . relocate ing the overhead highway lighting pole. Mr. Read asked that the council coun-cil use their resources to eliminate eli-minate the serious odor and dust problem which presently exists in the neighborhood of Second South and First East. He complained com-plained that nearby chicken coops were producing dust and odor to a serious extent. The council agreed that action must be taken to eliminate the present conditions condi-tions and pledged their support in the request. Wendell Hansen and Bill Pierce, representing the newly formed Little League Football organization, met with the council coun-cil to express their appreciation for the council's support of the activity and explained the program pro-gram to the council. The program pro-gram will be self supporting, they stated, and presently In ti -V'V-n JiA 1- -'l 1 1 s'i 1 .V A i OLDEST VEITOR TOURS CAVE-Conrad Gertsch, 89 and one-half years old, left, talks with park ranger Kevin McKibben following hike through Timpanogos Cave. Mr. Gertsch Is oldest recorded visitor to make the Journey since 1929. Corp. a i mm i r- i ' Hub of North Utah County Sept. 15, 1966 cludes boys from the seventh and eighth grades. Teams from Lehi, American Fork, Highland and Alpine will participate In the Utah Valley Football Conference. A request from a resident of the Forbes School area for fencing fenc-ing height requirements was also heard. The council reaffirmed their earlier decision to allow a three foot "see-through or a two foot "solid fence on a corner location. A .traffic study of the Intersection Inter-section at First West aid Sec ond North was also authorized Darrell Rhodes to Serve as President Of Utah Shade Tree Commission Darrell Rhodes of American Fork has been chosen to serve as president of the Utah Shade Tree Commission at a meeting held Friday, September 9, at the Hotel Newhouse in Salt Lake City in connection with the Municlple League held last week in Salt Lake City. Elected to serve with Mr. Rhodes are Boyd L. Parks, Spanish Span-ish Fork, first vice president; Dr. Michael Treshow, Department Depart-ment of Botany, University of Utah, second vice president; A. B. Allen, American Fork, treasurer; trea-surer; Mrs. Stanford M. Stod NUMBER SO by the city council, following several sev-eral requests to have hedges and shrubs at this location removed. re-moved. The problem of obtaining funds for hiring additional police offi cers or school crossing guards was noted by council members, who discussed various proposals for Increasing safety measures near local schools. Regular bills were approved for payment. The meeting was conducted by Mayor F. Haws "Durfey, with all members of the council in attendance. dard, Salt Lake City, recording secretary; Mrs. Darrell Rhodes, Am. Fork, correspondence secretary; sec-retary; and Mrs. Kenneth P. Burbidge, Salt Lake City, historian. his-torian. Term of office for the new officers is one year. They are an association of the cities of Utah who have a Shade Tree Commission. Commis-sion. They work along with the beautification committees in the various communities. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes have been active members of the local Shade Tree Commission for the past two years. .4 . u 1 ' V I Ha K V U.S. STEEL PRESENTS $20,000 CHECK TO AMERICAN FORK HOSPITAL-The American For Hospital drive for funds to complete a nearly one-half million dollar expansion project received a big boost Monday when a check for $20,000 from the U.S. Steel Foundation was presented to the hospital board. Making the presentation to Delbert Chipman, hospital board chairman, center, were. George A. Jedenoff, general superintendent of Geneva Works, U.S. Steel, right, and Dr. B.J. Larsen, U.S. Steel medical director in this area, left. Light Turnout Vote Recorded in Primary Elections Last Tuesday Members Named To A.F. Industrial Committee Several new appointments to the American Fork Industrial Development De-velopment Committee were made recently. The appointments were submitted to the American Fork city council by Councilman Wayne S. Winters, with members of the council voting for unanimous approval ap-proval of the new members. Named to the committee were Darrell Gile, representing the American Fork Chamber of Commerce; Com-merce; Glen T. Anderson, financial finan-cial representative; F. Haws Durfey, city council representative; representa-tive; H. Grant Ivlns, legal profession pro-fession representative; and Dee R. Hunter, CPA representative. Retained were previously announced an-nounced committee members Vern Faddis, representing the unaffiliated citizens of the community; com-munity; Dr. DeanTaylor, professional profes-sional representative; Sherman Christensen, utilities representative; represent-ative; and. Mackey Boley, real estate representative. PRIMARY ELECTION RETURNS CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Totals U.S. REPRESENTATIVE Harvard R. Hlnton 18 15 21 26 21 17 12 16 146 J. Keith Melville 5 19 6 13 17 12 10 12 94 COUNTY COMMISSION (four year) Esbern Baadsgard 5 5 6 1212 7 8 10 65 Floyd Harmer 22 27 32 36 50 45 35 32 219 JUSTICE UTAH SUPREME COURT R.L. Tuckett 24 44 46 4 5 71 60 49 54 393 Carvel Mattsson 10 9 7 8 15 12 8 14 83 Harold N. Wilkinson 13 12 15 21 14 10 9 11 105 FOURTH DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Allen B. Sorensen 21 25 30 39 56 49 31 21 272 Cullen Y. Christensen 14 v 19 25 25 27 37 18 26 191 Leon M. Frazler 13 18 10 12 15 6 14 13 101 STATE SCHOOL BOARD REGIONAL DISTRICT FOUR Walter P. Eggett 24 26 41 42 44 36 35 41 289 A Reed Morrill 20 22 22 26 3 8 4 2 22 29 221 J. Murray Rawson 8 17 7 9 17 17 9 15 99 Two Local Representatives Named To Help Organize Utah Valley Trade Fair Plans for the Utah Valley Trade Fair took another step forward on Saturday, September 10 when the Exhibit Committee met to hear Armin Hill, Committee Chairman, Chair-man, outline the procedure for reserving and setting up booths. The committee members from Am. Fork are Sherman Christensen Chris-tensen and Perry B. Thomas and they will be responsible for calling call-ing on each manufacturer in Am. Fork in order to explain the procedure pro-cedure for reserving a space and setting up a booth. Mr. Hill explained that all special requests should be submitted sub-mitted well in advance of the set up' times which are Wednesday, Wed-nesday, October 5, and Thursday, Thurs-day, October 6. Mr. Christensen and Mr. Thomas'wlll co-ordinate all special requests and will "be on hand to direct local ex . A light voter turnout marked the Primary election on Tuesday, Tues-day, with numerous voters requesting only non-partisan ballots. .Voters were required to declare their political party in order to cast a primary ballot In the Democratic and Republican primary pri-mary contests. Harvard R. Hlnton, practicing attorney In Lehi, a former Utah State Senator and twice a candidate for Utah Secretary of State, lost his bid for United States Representative, as J. Keith Melville, Mel-ville, political science professor at BYU, defeated him at the polls. Utah County returns gave Melville L923, a scant margin over Hlnton' s 1,919. State returns gave Melville the win over Hlnton in the Democratic Primary race. The County Commission race In the Republican slate gave the post to Floyd Harmer, businessman and former mayor of Payson. Harmer won a decisive 4,003 to 1,458 victory over Es-bern Es-bern Baadsgard, justice of the peace In Spanish Fork. : In the Justice of Utah Supreme Court contest (non-partisan), incumbent Judge R.L, Tuckett, who was appointed to the Supreme Su-preme Court this year, swept the Utah County vote 6,035, with Harold N. Wilkinson, Salt Lake City attorney, polling 1,994, and Carvel Mattsson, a regent of the University of Utah and practicing Richfield attorney polling 1,405 in Utah County returns. re-turns. Fourth District Court Judge post (non-partlsan)v race gave 4,310 votes to incumbent Allen B. Sorensen, former Provo dis trict attorney and practicing lawyer. His November election opponent will be Cullen Y. Christensen Provo attorney, who polled 3,381 votes. Leon M. Frazler, Provo attorney, was eliminated eli-minated from the race. Of local interest was the position on the State School Board, Regional District Four. Walter B. Eggett, local businessman, was eliminated in the primary contest, polling 1,966 votes. A. Reed Morrill, BYU professor, drew 5,216 ballots, and J. Murray Rawson, Orem, a long time member of the Alpine School Board, polled 2,643 votes. Morrill and Rawson will be on the November ballot. IN AMERICAN FORK PRECINCT hibitors to their booth areas. Since there will be a number of special guest industrialists (the top executives of over one hundred of this country's larg- Sherman Chrlstensep II' V.-1 4 'I District est industries will be invited to attend), it is an excellent op portunity for the citizens of Utah Valley to demonstrate that this valley has as great an industrial potential as any area in the country. Perry Thomas |