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Show 0 witt THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1370 c..e' 1 1 ' hi fcSB,''',"'' ' . Ah mi "" " in ,. 1 J? 1 11 4 .. . 'JI,:. I ft-ri ''-M.iiiirn-i--i iiifii-rHnrfM jLtt&sitaaiwwr- -iWM!tfJ(a' t- Ito-y r-'-'-flWrtitftct -i-ttMiWi'f fnirfuWftVMif - - "if-. iii&ifHibd& 'iir -----Af rufrr "'-'rr-ir'niiii-1 1 ! iimJI CITY CREWS COMPLETED trimming project at this intersection at Fourth East and First North this past week. Driver safety is increased as visibility is greatly improved. All city streets are put into top shape for winter season as street department completes cleanup work in various sections o! town. ESSAY AND POSTER WINNERS in the Greenwood Elementary School Americanism contest were, 1. to r., Dana Roberts, Kaye Christonsen, Laura Roper, Jewlin Pace, Glenna Barker, Shauna Hansen, Kent Tidwell, Paul Johnson, Joey Robinson, Gary Reimschiissel. Absent were winners Troy Gasser, Derrill Vest, Lisa Reimschiissel and Kelly Reimschiissel. J INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT is completed at Seventh Norn and Second East. Overhanging Over-hanging limbs were trimmed, area cleared in beautification, safety improvement project. Crews Complete Intersection Safety Project Concentrated efforts on improving im-proving safety factors at several city intersections have given motorists mo-torists a better view and safer driving conditions. City work crews have pruned protruding tree limbs from large trees at the Seventh North and Second East and the Fourth East and First North intersections this week, utilizing , city equipment , in the safety improvement project. pro-ject. Improved vision for motorists has been noted by the street department, with trimming and intersection improvement tied in with beautification efforts of the city. Traffic island work has been deferred until spring, when annuals an-nuals will be planted to add color to the triangles at Second East and Main and East State Road. Councilman Rodney Turner Turn-er explained the fall beautification beautifica-tion programs to the city council coun-cil this week, noting that the state road department will soon be hauling fill dirt into the newly new-ly completed triangles. Due to the lateness of the season, planting plant-ing will not be undertaken at this time, but will be a major beautification project next spring. Sprinkling systems will be installed in-stalled in the two Second East traffic islands, with water lines now installed and prepared for leveling of the fill dirt in preparation pre-paration for planting. Pageant Announced The Miss American Teen Ager Pageant will present the Miss Utah State Finals in Ogden on Friday and Saturday, July 23 and 24, 1071. The pageant will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Den Lomond Hotel, with preliminaries held on Friday Fri-day evening, and the Utah State Finals on Saturday evening. This contest is open to all girls ages 13 through 17 and girls are Greenwood School Promotes Americanism Students at theGreenwoodEle-mentary theGreenwoodEle-mentary School Tuesday marched for Americanism. Armed with posters stating, "Us for U.S.", "We LoveAmer-ica" LoveAmer-ica" and similar slogans, they traveled from their school along First East to Robinson Park on Main Street. The American Fork High School marching band led the afternoon parade and presented pre-sented two musical numbers. The students were met at the park by Mayor NealSavage, Principal Prin-cipal Marvin Allen and Greenwood Green-wood P.T.A. president Mrs. Phil Tidwell. Mayor Savage challenged the youngsters to be good citizens. L f. CQmmunity-Sdwol Program Proposed ui City Council Session A new Community-School program pro-gram was outlined for the information in-formation of the American Fork City Council Monday evening by Don Mower, community school coordinator for Alpine School District. judged for their civic contributions, contribu-tions, scholastic achievements, poise, personality, and appearance. appear-ance. This is neither a talent nor swimsuit contest, but the oldest old-est and largest teen ager pageant of its kind in the nation, this being its 12th year, nationally. The Miss American Teen Ager Pageant is recognized by educators educat-ors everywhere ard cited in the Congressional Record for its outstanding out-standing contribution to our teenage teen-age girls. The winner chosen on July 24 will then represent Utah and will travel to Palisades Park, New Jersey in September, 1971 with chaperone, all expenses paid to represent her state rT7 Watch the story of American Fork TUESDAY OCTOBER 20 on TV 2 MEWS Mr. Mower stated that the new program proposed by Alpine School District is the first implementation im-plementation in this district and would include five pilot schools representing the communities of Lehi, American Fork and Orem. Two schools would represent the Orem area. Approximately $1,000 is available avail-able in funds to implement the program this year. While the objectives of the program include in-clude providing some continuing educational, enrichment and recreational rec-reational activities for both children and adults at a time other than the regular school day in a school center, emphasis empha-sis for the time being will be in the recreation area. Mr. Mower Mow-er noted that there are a number num-ber of recreation programs which may correlate with both school children and adults. J i V ; A Community Schools Advisory Council is to be organized in Alpine Al-pine School District by October 20, said Mr. Mower. Representatives Represen-tatives from civic clubs, PTA organizations, the junior and senior sen-ior high school and the Mayor's Youth Council will be members of the committee, plus a representative re-presentative of the city council. The advisory council will be selected for each school from representatives of government, education, business, churches, PTA and students. The council members will explore the community com-munity school concept, visit community com-munity schools in operation and will determine the program to to obey the laws, be kind to others, respect other peoples properly and to learn to take responsibility. He congratulated the students on their essays and for talcing part in the Americanism Day program. Activities continued Tuesday evening with a program in the Greenwood Elementary School gymnasium. Congressman Laurence Burton Bur-ton was featured speaker. Winning Win-ning essays and posters were also presented by their young authors. These students were Derrill Vest, Lisa Reimschiissel, Reimschiis-sel, kindergarten; Troy Gasser, Dana Roberts, first grade; Laura Roper, Kelly Reimschiissel, second sec-ond grade, Kaye Christensen, Gary Reimschiissel, third grade. Also Jewlin Pace, Joey Robinson, Robin-son, fourth grade; Shauna Hansen, Paul Johnson, fifth grade and Glenna Barker, Kent Tidwell, sixth grade. be initiated in this area after preliminary study. Programs in the various schools are expected to be different, depending on the needs identified for that particular particu-lar area by the council. Mr. Mower distributed a copy of abrochure explaining the Community Com-munity School program to council members. Alpine School District expends $40,000 in direct outlay for adult education purposes in the community, com-munity, with facilities of the schools made available to groups under the adult education program. pro-gram. Most of the gymnasiums in the district are also utilized by community groups for various var-ious activities. It was proposed that Councilman Council-man Malcolm H. Beck be assigned assign-ed as council representative to the commission. This action was to be completed by Mayor Neal Savage, on recommendation of Mayor Pro Tempore Harold Anderson. A special feature of the program pro-gram was the presentation of a United States flag that had flown over the State Capital. This was given to Principal Allen by Congressman Con-gressman Burton. Other program numbers included in-cluded the presentation of awards to contest winners by Mayor Savage and a special flat ceremony cere-mony bv Cub Scouts from Pack 3011 of the First Ward. Americanism Day was sponsored spon-sored by the Greenwood P.T.A. and was held in conjunction with the National P.T.A. designated Americanism Week October 12-16. 12-16. Mrs. Tidwell served as general gen-eral chairman. She was assisted by P.T.A. officers and committee commit-tee members andGreenwoodEle-mentary andGreenwoodEle-mentary School faculty members. Resolution BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF AMERICAN FORK CITY: That in the passing of Ronald Kevin Allgood on October 2, 1970, the people of AmericanForkCity have lost a valuable, trustworthy, and outstanding citizen. One who has devoted his time and talents for the betterment of his community com-munity and country, giving his life in defense of freedom while serving in Vietnam. THEREFORE, in behalf of the people of the community, we express ex-press our sincere appreciation and sympathy to his family for his exemplary character, friendship friend-ship and services. Neal Savage Mayor HaroldW. Anderson Councilman William H. Bomquist Councilman Malcolm H. Beck Councilman W. M. Pierce Councilman Rodney F. Turner Councilman Graveside Rites Held For Former A. F. Resident Josephine Merrill Strong, 70, former resident of American Fork and native of Lehi, died Friday in Redwood City, Calif. She was a school teacher, having taught at the Brigham Young University Uni-versity for 20 years. Born Mrch 2, 1900 in Lehi, she married Raymond Frank Strong of Alpine Dec. 22, 1922 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. Tem-ple. She moved to San Francisco in 1933 at the time of her husband's hus-band's death and later returned. She received her teachers certificate cer-tificate and taught kindergarten at the BYU elementary training school from 1935 to 1949, during which time she received her master's mas-ter's degree from BYU. She later moved to San Carlos, Calif , where she taught school in the Burlingame, Calif., District Dis-trict until her retirement in 1966. She was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include her son, Merrill Strong, Los Angeles, Angel-es, Calif.; daughters Betty Bet-ty Strong, San Carlos, Calif.; Maxine Adair, Santa Clara, Calif., and Joanne Butler of Sunnyvale, Sun-nyvale, Calif.; brothers, sisters, Foster Merrill, Vallejo, Calif.; Lee Merrill Amador, Calif.; Paul Merrill, Fremont, Calif.; Keith Merrill, Brigham Citv; Mrs. Evelyn Taylor, San Carlos, Cal-ifornia; Cal-ifornia; Betty Logan, Walnut Creek, Calif, and Louise Johnson, John-son, Arnold, Calif.; eight grandchildren. grand-children. Funeral services were held in San Carlos, Calif., Monday and graveside rites were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Alpine City Cemetery. cO) UTAH STATE J'RKSASSOCIATiON AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN 66 West Main Amtrican Fork, Utah 84003 Postage Paid at American Fork Postoffice Published by the Alpine Publishing Co. Every Thursday E. Russell Innes, Publisher Subscription Price $4.50 (in advance) ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Project No. WS-6-45-0055 ALPINE CITY CORPORATION Separate sealed bids for Construction Con-struction of a 500,000 gallon concrete con-crete reservoir and approximately approxi-mately 22,000 lin. ft. 12" - 6" pipeline and arjpurtenant works will be received by Alpine City Corporation at the office of City Recorder until 7:30 o'clock p.m., D.S.T. October 15, 1970, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, andForms of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other contract con-tract documents may be examined examin-ed at the following: Alpint City Offices, Center Street and Main, Alpine, Utah; Horrocks and Associates, 69 East Main, American Fork, Utah. Copies may be obtained at the office of Horrocks and Associates located at 69 East Main, American Ameri-can Fork, Utah upon payment of $25.00 for each set. Any unsuccessful unsuc-cessful bidder, upon returning such set promptly and in good condition, will be refunded his payment, and any non-bidder upon so returning such a set will be refunded $10.00. The owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. Attention of bidders is particularly particu-larly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 30 days after the actual ac-tual date of the opening thereof. September 30, 1970. William Devey Mayor ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Pursuant to Executive Order 11246, as amended, on Equal Employment Opportunity, a prime contractor and sub-contractor who signs a contract on a Federally assisted construction project are required to take affirmative af-firmative action toward equal employment opportunity and are required unJer certain conditions to present written Affirmative Action Programs. At pre-con-struction conferences, the successful suc-cessful bidder and his known principal sub-coniractors shall be required to present and discuss dis-cuss the approach to be taken by the successful bidder and subcontractors sub-contractors to implement the requirements re-quirements of affirmative action for equal employment and training train-ing in accordance with Executive Order 11246 as amended. Published in the American Fork Citizen, American Fork, Utah, October 1, 8, and 15, 1970. M3 Q; OB: CHID ' - ' ' '1 t' a, ' ' OGDEN 1940 Wall Avenue Phone 399 1171 LOGAN Walker Bonk Building Phone 752 6310 SALT LAKE 1501 Redwood Read Phone 484-7638 PROVO 1550 Spnngville Road Phone 37J 6670 Sample Ballot Alpine School Board Richard J. Reisner Have you ever gone to the polls to vote only to discover that you didn't recognize some of the names on the ballot? This open letter is designed to prevent that. My name is Richard J. Reisner, and ten years ago I built an A Frame house just north of the Highland Ward Church. My wife Barbara was formerly aGreenland and a native of American Fork. We have six children, and a Navajo student living in our home. Some of you may have met me in my capacity as a member of the Board of Directors of the Highland Water Companv. My present position as supervisor of Training at Hercules, Her-cules, Inc. will be oi value to our children in the Alpine School District. I'm concerned enough '-bout what our children learn in school to support that interest with my own money. Will you help me by sending $1.00 to Richard J. Reisner, RFD Box 180, American Amer-ican Fork? I intend to be an accessible ac-cessible board member. Please call me at 756-4410. PAID POL. ADV. Proposed tk U tali's CiiisSitis&ii) State of Utah OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Salt Lakh (.tit September 1, 1970 Dear Fellow Citizens: The Legislature of the State of Utah has entrusted me with the responsibility for publish pub-lish in q the following Provositions, which relate re-late to chanoes in the Constitution of the State of Utah. In the beginning of the body of each Proposition Propo-sition ire have set forth the Title of the Proposition. Became of the rem serious nature na-ture of these Propositions which your State Legislature has caused to be placed before uou. I urge that each of you study the text of the Propositions in full. 1 urge you to consult with your friends, neiohbnrs and local civic leaders hi irdcr that you. may gain all information necessary to render a jnM and wise decision. Sincerely, CLYDE L. MILLER Secretary of State PROPOSITION NO. 1 CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT AMEND-MENT PROCEDURE (Gateway Amendment) A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE XXIII, SECTION SEC-TION 1. OK THE CONSTITUTION CON-STITUTION OF T H E STATE OK UTAH, RELATING RE-LATING TO PROPOSED AM EN DM ENTS TO TH E CONSTITUTITON AND PROVIDING THE METHOD FOR REVISION REVI-SION OK AN ENTIRE ARTICLE. Be it resolved by the Legislature Leg-islature of the State oj Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each oj the two houses voting in favor thereof: there-of: Section 1. Amend article. It is proposed to amend Article Ar-ticle XXIII, Section 1, of the constitution of the State of Utah to read as follows: Section 1. Method of amending articles. A n v amendment or amendments to this constitution mav be proposed in either house of the legislature, and if two-thirds two-thirds of ;11 the members elected to each of the two houses,- shall vote in favor thereof, such proposed amendment or amendments shall he entered on their respective journals with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the legislature shall cause the same to be published pub-lished in at least one newspaper news-paper in every county of the state, where a newspaper is published, for two months immediately preceding the next general election, at which time the said amendment amend-ment or amendments shall be submitted to the electors of the stale for their approval approv-al or rejection, and if a majority ma-jority of the electors voting thereon shall approve the same, such amendment or amendments shall become part of this constitution. The revision or amendment of an entire article or the addition of a new ar'icle to this constitution may be proposed pro-posed as a single amendment a.id may be suhmitted to the electors as a single question or proposition. Such amendment amend-ment may relate to one subject, sub-ject, or any number of subjects, sub-jects, and may modify, or repeal re-peal provisions contained in other articles of the constitution, constitu-tion, if such provisions are germane to the subject matter mat-ter of the article being revised, re-vised, amended or being proposed pro-posed as a new article. Section 2. Proposed amendment. amend-ment. The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state of Utah at the next general election in the manner provided by law. Section I?. Effective date. If adopted hv the electors of (his state, this amendment shall take effect on January 1. 1!)7I. PROPOSITION NO. 2 RESIDENCY FOR VOTING A .JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE; IV, SK(TION 2 OK THE CONSTITUTION CONSTITU-TION OK THE STATE OK UTAH, RELATING TO THE STATE RESIDENCE RESI-DENCE REQUIREMENT FOR QUALIKICATION TO VOTE AND REDUCING REDUC-ING IT TO SIX MONTHS. Be it resolved by the Legislature Leg-islature of the Slate of Utah, two-thuds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor there- h Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article IV, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read as follows: fol-lows: Every citizen of the United Slates, twenty-one years of age or over, who has been a legal resident of this s-tate for six months and of the county for 60 days next preceding pre-ceding any election, shall be entitled to vote in the election, elec-tion, except that in a presidential presi-dential election year persons who make proper proof of residence in this state for 30 days immediately preceding the last voter registration day may register and vote for a president and a vice-president vice-president of the United States only. Section 2. The secretary of state is directed to submit sub-mit this proposed amendment amend-ment to the electors of the State of Utah at the next general election in the manner man-ner provided by law. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of this state, this amendment shall take effect on January 1, 1971. PROPOSITION NO. 3 INCOME TAX BY REFERENCE A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE VI, SECTION 22 OK THE CONSTITUTION CONSTITU-TION OK THE STATE OK UTAH, RELATING TO THE PASSAGE AND AMENDMENT OK LAWS; AND PROVIDING PROVID-ING FOR PASSAGE AND AMENDMENT OF LAWS IMPOSING A TAX OR TAXES BY REFERENCE TO THE LAWS OK THE UNITED STATES. Be it resolvea by the Legislature Leg-islature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: there-of: Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article VI, Section 22 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read as follows: fol-lows: Section 2. The enacting clause of every law shall he "He it enacted by the Legislature Legis-lature of the State of Utah." Except such laws as may be passed by the vote of the electors as provided in subdivision sub-division 2 section 1 of this article, and such laws shall begin as follows, "lie it enacted en-acted by the people of the State of Utah." No bill or Joint Resolution shall be passed, except with the assent as-sent of the majority of all the members elected to each house of the Legislature, and after it has been read three times. The vote upon the final passage of all bills shall be by yeas and nays; and no law shall be revised or amended by reference to its title only; but the act as revised, re-vised, or section as amended, shall be reenacted and published pub-lished at length. The Legislature, Legis-lature, in any law imposing income taxes may define the amount on, in respect to, or by which the taxes are imposed im-posed or measured, by refer ence to any provision of the laws of the United States as the same may be or become be-come effective at any time or from time to time and may prescribe exceptions or modifications modi-fications to any such provision. provi-sion. Section 2. The Secretary of State is directed to submit sub-mit this proposed amendment to the electors of the State of Utah at the next gereral election in the manner provided pro-vided by law. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of this stfte, this amendment shall take effect on January 1, 1971. I. CLYDE L. MILLER. Secretary Sec-retary of State of the State of Utah, DO HEREBY CERTIEY that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the constitutional amendments proposed by the regular session of the Thirty-Eighth Thirty-Eighth Legislature, 1969. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WHERE-OF, I have hereunto set my hana, and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah, at Salt Lake Citv, this 1st day of September, 1970. CLYDE L. MILLER 6: 't,' M tf'fi )ZS Secretary of |