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Show J. Ralph Binnal! Reports on UVIDA Events J. Ralph Binnall, American Fork representative to the Utah Valley industrial Development Association, made his regular report of UVIDA activities to the American Fork City Council at their regular session Monday evening. Mr. Binnall noted that UVIDA went on record as supporting the Utah highway commission and the Provo Canyon road which is proposed, pro-posed, with the provision that the concern of UVIDA for the ecological problems in the area be recognized. Wayne S. Winters, a commissioner commis-sioner in the State Highway Department, De-partment, represented that organization or-ganization in presenting the need for a new road in Provo Canyon. Can-yon. Mr. Winters said projections projec-tions indicate the traffic load to be as high as 20,000 cars per day within the next 20 years. The hignway commission has programmed $2.1 million for the first section of the canyon road, from the mouth of the canyon at Olmstead to Nun's. This is scheduled for construction during the second quarter of next year. The second phase, from Nun's to Wildwood, has been scheduled in fiscal 1973, with $2.3 million programmed for this section. The controversial proposal has brought comment from both groups favoring and against the proposed construction. It was noted by Bert Taylor, a design engineer for the highway department, depart-ment, that the proposed highway was designed as a controlled access road which is safer than any other type road, except a freeway. The intent of the high way department was to leave as much of the current road intact as possible so that people wishing wish-ing to use the canyon's recre ational areas would be able to reach these areas with ease. Mr. Taylor reported that plans include grading, cuts and fields for a projected four-lane high way, with paving for two roads completed at this time. The current road will be 40-foot with future plans providing for another 40-foot addition. This would provide four 12-foot lanes, a 16-foot median and eight foot shoulders when the road is com pleted. The changes necessary in the Provo River were discussed, with points to be changed located just below and just above the Mur dock Diversion Dam. The high way department will try to preserve pre-serve the present state of the river as well as the aesthetic values. Also present at the board meeting meet-ing were representatives of the Save Provo River Committee who presented a detailed report, complete com-plete withslideillustrations, pointing out geological and environmental en-vironmental factors of interest in the preservation of the Provo River and springs which provide pro-vide water for Provo City system. A number of problems were cited by the group in relation to proposed pro-posed road construction. In other action, manager Bob Karpowitz reported that a Utah Facts Book is being' prepared by the University of Utah, Utah State University and BYU and other organizations. He asked for support in getting needed details for this publication. Mr. Karpowitz is also attempting attempt-ing to get Utah County reclassified reclas-sified as a re-development area to promote availability of Public Pub-lic Works Program grants and loans. The possibility of establishing es-tablishing an air freight center at the Provo Airport was also discussed. dis-cussed. A committee on the project pro-ject will be appointed by UVIDA president Bye Jensen. Lehi City has been encouraged to contact the BYU Environmental Department for suggestions for redevelopment of their downtown business district. They were also referred to the progress Payson has made in this area during recent years. Several important prospects have been noted by UVIDA, with a trucking company expected to locate in Utah County soon Photos of Former Community Queens Sought For Display Photographs of former community com-munity queens are currently being be-ing sought by Mrs. Burdell (Carolyn) (Car-olyn) Smith, who has received the approval of the American Fork City Council for the project. pro-ject. Pictures of former Poultry Day, Steel Days queens will be hung in suitable frames in the city hall, providing a photographic photogra-phic record of the community royalty. Persons having photographs of former queens are asked to contact con-tact Mrs. Smith for further details. de-tails. Names of 41 past queens have been collected in preparation prepara-tion of the project, with research on the completion of the work of Mrs. C.A. (Dena) Grant. Universal Microfilming Box 2608 Salt Lake City, Utah fJiss Colleen Seftb Mies L'giv onors or Mare mir .omnemwn Lovely Colleen Smith added a-nother a-nother royal title to her accomplishments accom-plishments recently, being named second attendant to the Miss Utah State Fair in a glittering pageant conducted as a feature of the state festival. Colleen is also Miss American Fork for 1970 and Miss Utah County. During theMiss UtahStateFair competition Colleen participated in a round of pre-peagant activities ac-tivities which included a lovely tea held at the Gcverror's Mansion. Man-sion. Invited to attend the tea were all 21 county contestants, their mothers and Utah State Fa'.r officials. Colleen served as attendant to Patricia Eliason, Miss Washington Washing-ton County, who was named Miss Utah State Fair. Miss Salt Lake City, Rebecca Ann Peterson, was named first attendant. The royal trio were selected as finalists with Miss Carbon County, Ruby Donathen, andMiss Sanpete County, Jeanine Ellen Howell, as the Miss Utah State Fair Pageant progressed through the talent, evening gown and interview in-terview categories. The duties of the new royalty began immediately, as they reigned over the entire Utah State Fair during the remaining week of festivities. Colleen and her royal companions were guests of Bob Barker's "Truth or Consequences" show televised from the fair grounds and also appeared on a second television show as well as making a number of other appearances during the week of their reign. She was presented with a dozen red roses, a mink boa and a beautiful trophy by pageant officials. Colleen is a freshman at Brig-ham Brig-ham Young University, attending on full scholarship for her academic ac-ademic achievements at American Amer-ican Fork High School. Her talent number at the fair was a piano solo and modern dance number which won her titles as Miss American Fork and Miss Utah County. She is now at work on a new talent number which she will present as the American Amer-ican Fork entry in the 1971 Miss Utah Pageant which is scheduled next June. Fireladies Auxiliary Presents Gift to Senior Citizens Center A beautiful walnut trimmed brass clock has been presented to the American Fork Senior Citizens by the Fireladies Auxiliary Aux-iliary this week, along with a $50 check to be used as needed by the Senior Citizens. La Verl Stewart, chairman of the Senior Citizens group, accepted ac-cepted the gifts on behalf of that organization. Mrs. Clyde Birk, outgoing president of the Fireladies Fire-ladies Auxiliary, made the presentation. pre-sentation. The sunburst clock is an attractive at-tractive battery powered timepiece, time-piece, which will be an attractive attrac-tive addition to the Senior Citizens Cit-izens Center. FIRELADIES AUXILIARY president Mrs. J. Clyde (Lorna) Birk presents beautiful walnut and brass starburst clock to Senior Citkens president LaVerl Stewart. Clock will be hung in Senior Citizens Center. Check for $50 was also presented to Senior Citizens by the Fireladies. Funds were from annual breakfast sponsored earlier this year. 64101 First Offset Newspaper in Utah County THURSDAY, OCT. 1, 1970) :- I .. " f - ; ' -, ' f t' ' 'ij-X v- '' X " ', if. ' i MISS AMERICAN FORK adds another title to her collection. Beautiful Colleen Smith, already holder of the royal titles of Miss American Fork and Miss Utah County, was crowned second attendant to Miss Utah State Fair recently, reigning over fair events. Here she displays dance form which was part of her talent presentation. City Equipment To be Used Only On City Projects Use of city equipment for unauthorized un-authorized work by city employees employ-ees was discouraged by Mayor Neal Savage. In a recommendation to Superintendent Super-intendent of City Services Ray C. Nelson, Mayor Savage asked that all city employees be informed in-formed that no city equipment will be used on any except authorized author-ized city projects. In expressing his appreciation apprecia-tion for the Seth Thomas clock and the check, Mr. Stewart said the $50 would be used to assist in purchasing a sign for the building or on some other project pro-ject planned for the betterment of the widely used Senior Citizens Citi-zens building. The clock will make an attractive addition to furnishings of the Center. Funds for the gifts were raised at the annual Fireladies Breakfast Break-fast held earlier this year, said Mrs. Birk. Officers assisting her during the past year include Mrs. Jim Hardy, vice-president; Mrs. Phil Tidwell, secretary; and Mrs. Ron Bate, historian. I J ... jv- 4 Chamber Officers Meet With City Council Thomas J. Griffith, newly appointed ap-pointed executive secretary of the American Fork Chamber of Commerce, and Chamber president pres-ident Harold Paxman met with the American Fcrk City Council Monday evening to discuss matters mat-ters of mutual interest. Mr. Griffith discussed the UVIDA contribution of the city and the chamber, which Mayor Neal Savage proposed to be based bas-ed on a fifty-fifty contribution by the participating parties. Total assessment of the city was set at $1,521 by UVIDA officials, of-ficials, combining the Chamber and city shares. Following a discussion of the financial responsibilities of both city and chamber, it was moved that the Chamber of Commerce assume responsibility for payment pay-ment of the UVIDA assessment, with the city to contribute the balance of the assessment. The policy of supporting both local and county industrial organizations or-ganizations was considered, with a closer look needed to determine deter-mine where best interests of the community lie. Mr. Griffith also reported receiving re-ceiving a great number of requests re-quests for the information about the community. NUMBER 31 Legion to Hold Membership Dinner Meeting The American Fork American Legion and Auxiliary will hold a membership dinner meeting n Friday, October 2, at the Legion Hall. Those who are now members, mem-bers, those who would like to become be-come members and those who are interested are invited to attend. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. according to the Post Commmander, George Hatch. Please contact Commmander Hatch or Mrs. Nina Llewellyn for further information or reservations. VIEWING GRAVE STONE IN GRAVE YARD FLAT cemetery are from 1. to r., Leo Harvey, long associated with development of American Fork Canyon, Ranger Stephen Rushton, Ralph McDonald, McDon-ald, District assistant, and State Senator Ernest H. Dean. Stone is one of original markers for American Fork Canyon cemetery. Additional information is sought to identify 13 graves, as only positive identification has been of the graves of the three children of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Birk, who died in the Diptheria epidemic of the winter of 1872. mveym A colorful era in the history of the American Fork Mining District Dis-trict was culminated Monday, with the dedication of the Graveyard Grave-yard Flat Cemetery and erection of a sign at the site in American Ameri-can Fork Canyon. The rich lore of the lusty mining era is filled witli stories stor-ies of adventure, tragedy and tenderness. To many, Forest City and the nearby mining camps were home. It was logical that burial would be the area known as Graveyard Flat, about seven miles up North Fork. Some 16 persons are buried within the picket fence plot, with a number of other grsves throught to be located nearby at various locations in the canyon. In commemorating the site, Stephen M. Rushton, Ranger of the Pleasant Grove Ranger District said the Forest Service was a-ware a-ware that not all graves in the canyon were located within the confines of the fence, but that his agency felt it vital to protect pro-tect the plot from possible disturbance dis-turbance of the graves. Mr. Rushton asked that a historical his-torical society be formed to preserve pre-serve the records and memory of this era. He urged those present pre-sent to make family records, photographs and other information informa-tion regarding the early days of occupation available to the committee com-mittee that all tiie persons buried in the canyon might be identified identi-fied and the history file of the canyon expanded. Of the 16 graves within the plot, 11 are those of children who perished in a Diptheria epidemic epi-demic which raged in Forest City in the winter of 1872. Mining Min-ing accidents account for other deaths. Ranger Rushton expressed his appreciation for ihe work of Fred Keetch, in preparing a history paper on the AmericanFork Mining Min-ing District which has given a comprehensive history of that vital period in the history of American Fork Canyon. He said historical sites deserved to be protected and identified, such as the charcoal kilns which are located lo-cated in the canyon, once boom City Council Reviews uoliilc Horns Ordinance Monday t The American ForkCityCoun-cil ForkCityCoun-cil reviewed the Mobile Home Ordinance Or-dinance heard reports from coun-cilmen, coun-cilmen, met with representatives of the Utah County Planning Commission Com-mission and discussed matters pertinent to operation of American Ameri-can Fork City in their regular council session Monday evening. Mayor Neal Savage conducted the session, with all members of the council in attendance. City engineer Carl Hansen met with the council by invitation, discussing nseded changes and revisions in the Mobile Home Park Requirements, h review of projected development of additional addi-tional parks within the city was discussed, with Councilman William Will-iam Blomquist authorized to dismiss dis-miss the matter further with the American Fork Planning Commission. Com-mission. The council agreed that the city should have control over areas of park location and expressed ex-pressed favor.ngnnr. ionceofthe complete ordinance reveiw. Councilman Harold W. Anderson Ander-son reported that plans for the historical records section of the American Fork Library are progressing pro-gressing well. Councilman Anderson An-derson and Elwyn Olson, chair J Ha? Cemetery in Lh eim1e& in Pdies fJon. ing with the activity of mining, milling and smelting. He thanked those present for their interest in the canyon and urged them to foster and push the worthwhile effort of researching past history along. "As time goes on," he concluded, "more files are destroyed, memories lost, so is the history of this canyon." State Senator Ernest H. Dean also spoke briefly, relating his enthusiasm in restoration of the tradition of American Fork Canyon. Can-yon. Senator Dean compared the peaceful site with the activity of the early mining era, when Forest For-est City was a thriving community commun-ity and other mining camps flourished flour-ished as the precious ores were brought out of the canyon. He noted that the canyon had once been the location of a smelter and mills, with homes, a railroad rail-road and other construction completed com-pleted by those hardy early residents res-idents to make the canyon a center of mining activity. He, too voiced the necessity for formation of a historical society so-ciety dedicated to restoring the REIGNING OVER HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES at the American from left, Colleen Hansen, first attendant; Homecoming Queen Terry, second attendant. man of the Library Board, are currently concluding preparation of preliminary plans for the room, with construction expected to be in sometime this winter. The project is a cooperative one with Mrs. Maureen Pulley, president presi-dent of the Presidents' Council of local women's clubs, serving as chairman of the records preservation preser-vation committee. The cooperating cooperat-ing organizations are enthused with the project and collection of data will be initiated as soon as the room is completed and furnished. furn-ished. Councilman Rodney Turner reported re-ported progress in completion of the traffic islands at Second East. State road crews have removed blacktop and fill dirt will be leveled lev-eled soon. Plant will be planned by expert landscape designers John Pulley and Robert Scholes, according to Councilman Turner. It has been decided not to include in-clude the third island on West Main in the current planting project, pro-ject, pending completion of the first two islands and planting of these major traffic and beatification beatifi-cation project islands. Councilman Malcolm H. Beck reported progress in ar. agreement agree-ment for lease of state owned tradition of the canyon and pledged pledg-ed his efforts to cooperate to that goal. The Senator related experiences exper-iences of hardship for the miners and their families, with the recreation rec-reation they enjoyed. He commended com-mended the Forest Service for their interest in the preservation preserva-tion of Grave Yard Flat and for the new dimension they have brought to the concept of conservation, conser-vation, preserving the natural resources of the canyon for pos-tferity. pos-tferity. He noted that people are re-quiring re-quiring expanded recreational recreation-al facilities with American Fork Canyon becoming a recreational paradise. He also stated the need for a network of roads in the canyon which would permit protection pro-tection and identification of historical his-torical sites. The group in attendance was invited to nail on pickets for the fence which will surround the 80 by 112 foot cemetery, with many wielding a hammer as they participated in the historic occasion. V I" - i , I i I ,'!. I """"" 1 H' 1 E ' ' property with Utah State Training School officials. He has .-eceived word that the agreement offered by the state will be for 89 12 acres of property, with the cooperating co-operating cities of American Fork, Lehi and Pleasant Grove to sh?re costs of $1,062 per year for 25 years, plus an option to buy the property being included in the contract agreement prepared pre-pared by the state attorney general. gen-eral. The council was also informed inform-ed of bids received for the base radio station at American Fork Hospital. A bid of $1,595 was received re-ceived from General Electric for an 80 watt station, with Mor-tola Mor-tola entering a bid of $1,555 for a 98 watt power output station. The bid was awarded to Motorola, Motor-ola, with the hospital to proceed with installation. The hospital will purchase the new station, with American Fork City to pay equivalent salary of an additional addition-al employee for manning the base station on a 24-hour basis. A discussion of speed bumps led by Councilman Beck resulted in a decision to delay installation of the bumps, on advice of the city attorney. They were considered consid-ered a detriment, rather than an aid to speed control, said Mr. Beck. The Council also discussed adoption of a motion picture code ordinance. Copies of an ordinance ordin-ance passed by a Salt Lake County Coun-ty community were distributed by Councilman Beck, who expressed his concern with the showing oi movies of questionable moral value ?t a local outdoor movie, since the screen was easily viewed view-ed by youngsters without admittance admit-tance to the theater. The council coun-cil will study the ordinance and be prepared to vote on the mat ter next session. On recommendation of Councilman Coun-cilman Blomquist, it was decided to schedule Engineering Associates, Assoc-iates, Inc. and Penetryn Corporation Cor-poration for next council session to discuss the sewage collec tion line findings and review plans for the projected sewer plant expansion. Councilman Blomquist also noted no-ted that the sewage plant operator opera-tor should receive additional training in operation of the equipment, equip-ment, permitting him to earn a higher grade rating under a professional pro-fessional training program avail-ab avail-ab 1 e to plant operators. The American Fork operator is presently pres-ently hold a top rating, with all operators expected to continue training up to a grade five level. Members of the Utah County Planning Commission met with the council to display maps prepared pre-pared in connection w'th the nev. unified zoning ordinance of Utah County. George Jess Scott, county coun-ty planner, noted that the most significant change in the unified zone is in the living environment, which includes satellite cities surrounded by a greenbelt which has been successfully preserved in Utah County. Also present were Carl Johnson, assistant County Planner, and Dale Des-pain, Des-pain, consultant. In other action, Mayor Savage discussed the Santaquin beauti-fication beauti-fication project which involves 2,000 BYU students who are concentrating con-centrating their efforts in cleaning clean-ing up the community of Santaquin as a public service project. The mayor also advised the council of plans for a massive patriotism program at Greenwood Green-wood Elementary School, with students involved in writing essays es-says which will ultimately reach the council for final judging. Congressman Laurence C. Burton Bur-ton will also speak at the school Oct. 13, presenting the student-body student-body with a flag which has flown over the state capitol. A claim against American Fork City and Bank of American Fork by Maurice Timpson was noted by Mayor Savage. Mr. Timpson was injured in a fall on ice last winter, with the claim settled out of court for $2,000. A vacation policy for city employees em-ployees is still under study and was tabled for next council session ses-sion Fork High School this week are, Karie Ostergaard; and Christine .. i I |