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Show i (fQRTIHG BfEHioiM POWEAGUE ATHLETICS-Taking second place in Pony League baseball action were these members of the Athletics team coached by Doyle Smith. They are, from 1. to r., front row, Stan Wiscombe, Craig Shields, David Lewis, Ronald Harvey, David Durfey. Back row, Mr. Smith, Tim Hall, Rick Warenski, Kim Fox, Bob Baldwin, Richard Greenland, Billy Allen, Paul Sagers. Absent Ab-sent from the picture were Tom Hunter and Steve Laursen, Three Am. Fork Teams Enter Pony League Tournament at Spanish Fork Spanish Fork beckons to three Pony League teams from American Amer-ican Fork as season play has ended with only the Pony League tournament remaining. Spanish Fork is the site for the playoffs for the Utah Pony League Lea-gue and AmericanFork's Orioles, Or-ioles, Athletics, and Senators will represent this city. Pleasant Grove from this district will also send the Tigers. The Senators defeated the Athletics Ath-letics last week to qualify. Le-Grande Le-Grande Mott, team manager heads the list of Senators to complete the teams entered. In the three teams going into the tournament from Am. Fork, each squad has good potential, Billy Casper, Golf Great, Thrills Huge Gallery at All-Church Meet Golfdom's outstanding Professional, Profes-sional, Billy Casper thrilled a huge gallery at the Alpine Country Coun-try Club this past week with an exhibition match and a Clinic. Casper relaxing from the Pro-Circuit, Pro-Circuit, was in top form, both with his clubs and wit, and the local people loved every minute of his stay. During his long demonstration Mr. Casper executed every shot In the book, answered questions from the fans, and showed why he is the leading money winner on the tour, and just might be the best golfer in the world today. to-day. Former University of Utah basketball great, Arnie Ferrin, Utah Valley Football Play to Begin Third Season Utah Valley Football Conference, Confer-ence, the Tri-City program that features eighth and ninth grade boys is preparing for its third season. Practice sessions will start on August 15, and will follow the established way that has been used successfully through the past years. New players entering the ranks this year are asked to contact the coaches in the area they represent. rep-resent. Coaches are Bussie Manning Man-ning of the Colts from the Beehive Bee-hive Baseball League area, Larry Lar-ry Searle of the Rams from the Alpine-Highland area. Marlin McKinney, Browns boss, represents repre-sents the American League sec- ion, and Bob Karren congenial leader of the Bears and National League area. Lindon City has asked that the boys play their exhibition games in conjunction with the Lindon City Fair on September 7. Officers Of-ficers granted permission on the matter, so this will be the first scheduled game with league play to start the following week of September 14. Outstanding events will also fol- . low much the same pattern, with a Dinner Bar-b-cue to be served in American- Fork for the opening open-ing and outstanding football fea- ' turing the Alumni squads will again thrill the fans. Registration fees are the same this season, twenty dollars for each player, which covers the cost of his suit, insurance, the protective gear, and other items. As a result of this program it will be very interesting to many to watch the forthcoming clash between the two graduating groups rrom Lehi and American Ameri-can Fork. As high school sophomores, soph-omores, they are scheiuled to play in early September. By John Roberts - JU and at times during the season have bested each other in league contests. The team that gets off to a good start will be one of the prime favorites to capture the title. Doyle Smith guided the Athletics Ath-letics to the championship a couple cou-ple of seasons ago and would like to add another trophy to his collection. col-lection. Randy Taylor along with Legrande Mott are making their first appearances as managers in the tourney, but both have fine teams that could walk off with the hardware. Dates for the playoffs are August Aug-ust 6, 7, 8 and 9. Many fans from American Fork are making the short trip down to see their favorite fav-orite Ponv team in action. captured the All -Church Title with a one under par score of 215. Ferrin edged by a stroke Reed Bitter of Casper, Wyoming. Jeff Ellis won the Junior title as well as third place in the final standings with a fine 220 score. Robert Borovika must have felt like Roberto DeVensencio when he was disqualified for improper score card. Borovika was defending defend-ing titlist. Terry Malone scored a hole in one, the 16 year old from Twin Falls, Idaho, used an eight iron. Alpine Country Club officials and the LDS Church are to be complimented in the conducting of the tournament, and for allowing the public to attend the exhibitions exhibi-tions and Clinics by Mr. Casper. Not only Is Casper a top-flight golfer, but an inspirational man, who was tickled pink to be here among the Mormons of Utah. He related several experiences and quiped with the crowd all of the time. He also conducted the Awards Program, presenting the various winners with Awards. Mr. Casper left the door open for an invitation to return next year, and .it is hoped by many that the Church and Country club will invite him. It was a refreshing experience to hear Casper express his love of God, his belief in prayer, his love of family, and Church, and all done in humility. I'm very sure that Billy Casper Cas-per enjoyed his visit to American Ameri-can Fork, and the freindly welcome wel-come from the fans on hand. MIA to Sponsor Swimming Program For Girls A new swimming class will begin at the American Fork Veterans Vet-erans Swimming Pool for all girls MIA age (12 to 99). The program will begin Monday, August Aug-ust 5, and will be held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for the next four weeks. Beginners class will be held from 8:15 to 9:00 p.m. and the advanced class which will include swimming and Life Saving will be held from 9 to 9:45 p.m. This is a new certification program for the Mutual Improvement Im-provement Association girls from the region, including those in Lehi, American Fork, Alpine and Timpanogos Stakes. Instructor In-structor of the classes will be Judy Eastman. All girls interested are advised ad-vised to contact their ward Camp or Sports directors, or Shirley Roseman at 768-2087, Lehi. Much wisdom often goes with the fewest words. i .yrfWT V j f' V ' f I I - r i r 14 fin Little League Football Registration Set Notice is being given to all boys in the eighth and ninth grades, in the Highland-Alpine areas that registration will begin this Saturday, Sat-urday, August 3, for the "Little League Football." Workout sessions ses-sions will begin on the 15th of August. Those interested will be able to sign up at the Burgess Store in Alpine and at Glenn Crawford's Craw-ford's home in Highland. For further information or questions, call Larry Searle at 445 No. 2nd West, Phone 756-3622. 756-3622. Baseball Tourneys Climax Summer Season National League President, Paul Steele, heads the committee commit-tee that is putting in long hours in preparing for the Western Boys Baseball tournament to be held today August 1, and tomorrow August 2. The site of the tourney is the Jaycee Park in the Northwest part of town, and game times for both days are 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Bountiful Americans will test Morgan in the opening round and American Fork Beehives clashes clash-es in American Fork Nationals in the 6 p.m. game. Friday losers play at 3 p.m. and the winners will play for the title at 6 p.m. Mr. Steele will be assisted by Maxine Steele in charge of concessions, con-cessions, Bill Elison and Ada Mills will serve as official scorers, scor-ers, Don Mills heads the flag raising detail and Lynn Hutch-ings Hutch-ings handles many other details with Paul. Lynn is the league vice president. Jaycee Park is in fine condition condi-tion for the playoffs, and an outstanding out-standing tournament is the prospect pros-pect for fans turning out to see these exciting contests. American Fork's other league, the American League, will leave on the morning of August 5, motoring mo-toring to Santa Monica, California for the first round there. Elwood Sorenson, league president, heads the group that have worked work-ed for months preparing for the trip, and everyone going. Its sure to cap off a most successful success-ful season, for all three leagues In American Fork. Many exciting moments havt been had by managers, officers, and players and many many mort will come through the playing of these All-Star games. Boys have worked hard for a year to make the team that represents the best their leagues has to offer. It is an exciting climax to the baseball base-ball season. Marvin D. Bressee Attends Ricks Summer Session A resident of American Fork attended the annual summer school session at Ricks College. He was Marvin Darrell Bressee. Bres-see. Prof. Donald Merrill, school director, said more than 400 students attended the sessions, broken down into five weeks a session. Academic credit was offered of-fered in various areas of study, including undergraduate and graduate work. The summer school is designed de-signed to assist students in obtaining ob-taining credits filling group re quirements to assist them In their regular course work dur ing the fall and spring semesters, Prof. Merrill said. Students also may take electives as part of an enrichment program. Teachers attend to take refresher courses and to complete work towards advanced degrees. HORSESHOE WINNERS Winning and playing in the Alpine Stake Horseshoe Tournament were 1. to r., Andy Burgess, Alpine, third place; Gary Cook, Twelfth Ward, Stake Champion; Glen Bah-ler, Bah-ler, Highland Ward, second. Back row, Howard Reese, Eighth Ward, fourth; Ralph Binnall, Sixth Ward, and Jeff Dalton, Ninth Ward. Absent from picture were Dan Phillips, Fourth Ward and Stephen Anderson, Ninth Ward. SMOKEY THE BEAR GREETS MEMBERS OF LOCAL 4-H CLUB-Jean McTague, Sandra Steele, Karen Harvey, Smokey the Bear, Kristie Harvey, Ann Reese and Jone McTague discuss accomplishments accom-plishments of outstanding Safety 4-H Club. Girls have completed six years of various safety projects and activities during their affiliation with the community service organization. 4-H Club Works On Safety For City Betterment The members of a unique 4-H Club in American Fork have completed six years of safety projects and activities. The group has completed work in first aid, water safety, bicycle safety, good health habits and other projects. For the past two years they have pointed sare;y tones, safety curbs, and fire hydrants for community safety Improvement. They have also conducted an active campaign to make community residents aware of safety conditions in American Fork. Club members are Kristie Harvey, Ann Reese, Jone McTague, Mc-Tague, Sandra Steel, Karen Har- rey and Jean Mciague. aii are in their early teens. Their leaders have been mothers of the girls, with Mi s. Eugene Harvey and Mrs. Harry McTague serving as present leaders. The high standards of the 4-H Clubs are carried out by the club members who feel that their org: Nation makes a worthwhile contribution both to the lives of club members and to other members mem-bers of their community. The girls recently met with Smokey the Bear, himself a leading symbol of safety, to discuss their club's safety activities. ac-tivities. Twelfth Ward Leahoma Day Held July 23 The American Fork Twelfth Ward Primary held its annual Lihoma Holiday July 23 at the Ward Chapel. Theme for the Holiday Hol-iday this year was Grandmother's Old Fashioned Garden. Prelude was played by Becky Smith and Carol Murdoch gave the greeting. The three classes, Gaynotes, Firelights and Merri-hands Merri-hands sang their class songs. Opening prayer was said by Kathleen Smith. The Merrihand girl graduates all gave short talks. Those participating par-ticipating were Laurie Barratt, Carolyn Holman, Carolee Bond, Teresa Midson, Railene Taylor, Kathy Miller, Dorothy Magleby, Shelley, Griffin, Melaine Rien-hart, Rien-hart, Kathleen Smith, Camille Hansen, and Debora Edwards. A tribute to the graduates was given by Bishop Harold Holley and the Primary president, Carol Murdoch awarded the scrolls to the girsl. She also awarded gold stars to 13 girls who had memorized all 18 of their scriptures. scrip-tures. This was followed by the singing sing-ing of the graduation song by the Merrihands. These girls were given their graduation certificates certifi-cates and a copy of the Book of Mormon the following Sunday at Sacrament meeting. The Lihoma girls were then all advanced and the Top Pilot girls were welcomed into the Lihoma program. They also received their bandlos by their new teacher. teach-er. Following this a delicious luncheon was served in the cultural cul-tural hall. Mrs. Pat Cart gave the prayer and the blessing of the food. -tn' Cpl. Randy Beal Receives Purple Heart in Vietnam Cpl. Randy Beal of the U. S. Marine Corps, has spent three weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Beal, and has enjoyed visiting with relatives and friends. Marine Corporal Beal has been in Vietnam since August, 1967. He has been wounded three times and has been presented the "Purple Heart," oldest military medal, in recognition of valor under fire. On Feb. 3, 1967, he suffered head injuries, with flesh burns of the eyes and fac, and was blinded for a month. He was later wounded in his hands, and again, on April 29, he suffered severe fragment wounds of both legs and feet, breaking bones in his right foot and left knee. He was taken to Japan for surgery, remaining there for two months. He was then taken to Okinawa, remaining until July 6, when he was brought to the "States' and home. SQUADRON LEADER He served as squadron leader Air . . r:fAe- zkt your Uievroiet dealer, tie II give you r r i i.i i sound, si might year-end savings' on any Chevrolet a car worth owning. For example: .jH'cial savings on Power Disc Brakes and ft in- tiii'i i mimi i mi "hiiim , Randy Beal while In Vietnam and has participated partici-pated in several "search and destroy" de-stroy" missions, and also in four major battles. These included those of Hue City, Swift, Houston and Baxter Garden. He has received ten medals and awarls. These include three Purple Hearts, the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Navy Commendation Commenda-tion Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Ci-tation, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal and National Defense Medal. Cpl. Beal reported back to Camp Pendleton, San Diego, Clif., where he will be assigned to a Naval Hospital for more surgery on his legs and feet. it THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN, Thursday, August 1, 1968 Am. Fork Art Board Gary Y. Anderson in Dr. Grant Y. Anderson, of Pleasant Grove, will be the featured fea-tured artist in the American Fork City Art Board August exhibit. Dr. Anderson will be honored at a reception at the American Fork City Hall Sunday, Aug. 4, where interested art patrons are invited to come and meet the artist between 3 and 6 p.m. Dr. Anderson was born in the small town of Wanship, Utah, where his forbears were founders foun-ders of the community. His greatgrandfather great-grandfather established the first store and built the first gristmill. grist-mill. He attended school in a one-room schoolhouse which was heated by a pot bellied stove in the center of the room. As a boy, Dr. Anderson as- Hospital Patients Patients who are being treated at the American Fork Hospital are: Lorna Jean Hyde, Betty Reynolds, Rey-nolds, Kenneth Fackrell, Tina Herrera, Dean Raymond Sim-monds, Sim-monds, Sheldon B. Cook, Eliza Ann Robinson, Don Par duhn, Carl A. Hammers, Jo Ann Nell, Richard Rich-ard Goetz, Evelyn Nell, Leonard G. Shoell, Fred G. Richards, Elma Bean, Linda R ana e Sim-monds, Sim-monds, Guy H. Ivins, and Joel Adamson all of American Fork. Luann Bennett, Carol Harding, Owen Thornton, Musetta Hatch, Sylvia Peterson, Sandra Newman, David F. West, Mildred Rasband, David Jacklin, Lois Bigelow, Eugene Eu-gene Hiatt, Glenda Johansson, Alice Christensen, Wm. Loynel Greenhalgh, Jane C. Forsyth, Elaine Bigelow, Belle M. Baxter, Bax-ter, John Hilton, James Delos Durrant, and Robin Wall of PI. Grove. Eldon Holmes, John Mike Seaman, Sea-man, Thelda Fox, Mae Grace Coates, Bonnie Cooper, O'Dell Jacobs, Neil S. Larson, Clemm Turner, Margaret G. Davis, Virginia Vir-ginia Gurney, George Ray Jacklin Jack-lin and Duane Allen all of Lehi. Marda Atwood of Lindon. Elaine Prestwich, Marcelene Matthews both of Orem. Stanley V. West of Copperton. Jan Provenza of Las Vegas, Nevada. Kaye C. Hales of Cedar Valley. Jacci Rogers of Dushesne. IT'S A GIRL FOR THE RICHARD MECHAMS Richard and Linda Kirkham Mecham are announcing the arrival ar-rival of a new baby daughter, July 15, at Utah Valley Hospital. Marta is the name selected for the little miss, who weighed six pounds and. one ounce. There is one brother, David. Mr. andMrs. Leon Kirkham of Lehi, share grandparents' honors with Mr . and Mrs. LeRoy Mecham of American Fork. Francis Robbins of Salt Lake City, is the pleased pleas-ed great-grandfather. The young Mecham family are living in American Fork. Power Steering. Also on popular V8's, and automatics on big Chevrolets and Chevelles. You get the biggest year-end savings just where you'd expect to. Features Dr. August Exhibit M N I II iilirmJMlfafcfe . ' " X ' Dr. and Mrs. Grant Y. Anderson sisted his father in the sheep business. In 1910 the family moved to Malad City, Idaho, where he attended school and worked at whatever summer jobs were available. Following graduation from Malad High School, Dr. Anderson enlisted in the U. S. Army. With the close of World War I, he was released inDecem-ber, inDecem-ber, 1918. He worked with sheep herds in 1919, then returned home where he worked in a furniture store until fall. He entered Stanford University as a freshman pre-medical pre-medical student and later competed com-peted his pre-medical work at the University of Utah. Upon his retirement from medical med-ical practice, his daughter Patricia Pat-ricia gave him a case of oil paints and brushes and later his daughter Jean gave him an easel. He enrolled In Adult Education Ed-ucation classes In January 1961 and continued painting classes under Lillian Webster, Margaret Johnson, and David Nlelson and spent one semester at Utah Technical Tech-nical College under the guidance of Solomon Aranda. Dr. and Mrs. Anderson have traveled a great deal, taking colored slides which the doctor uses as inspiration for his paintings. paint-ings. He also plays the organ for his own enjoyment and sings in the Mendelssohn Male Chorus. He and his wife are the parents of four children, Jean and Patricia, Pat-ricia, who both live In Salt Lake Cith with their families, while their sons Grant and Paul are dentists, both residing in California. Cal-ifornia. They also have 14 grandchildren. grand-children. SNOWMOBILE Dealerships Available State of Utah For Information about the world famous Contact A. 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