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Show at mwmmg (Capacity Lucybeth Rampton, Utah's First Lady, threw the switch last Monday morning starting blooming up the new mill at U.S. Steel's Geneva 40-in- AA Provo Conference A delegation from the American Fork group of Alcoholics Anonymous - dedicated to helping those who still suffer find sobriety - will be in Provo this weekend for the second annual Utah Area Service Conference of AA. Registration begins at 4 p.m. Friday at the Holiday Inn, conference headquarters. Although the fellowship normally is private to protect of members, persons interested in what makes AA tick and how it continues to lead all others in helping alcoholics maintain sobriety, will be welcome at a special open meeting Friday at 8 p.m. That session is scheduled - perhaps unappropriately - in the Burty Works. The new blooming mill, completed this fall, represents the largest investment for new steel producing facilities at Geneva since 1946, when U.S. Steel purchased the plant from the U.S. Defense Plant Corp., according to Henry A. Huish, general superintendent. Approximately 125 community leaders, steel customers public officials, and officials of U.S. Steel gathered for the start-u- p ceremonies, followed by a tour of the new operations. Ralph W. Seely, vice president and general manager of U.S. Steel's Western Steel Division; Clinton R. Milstead, U.S. Steel's area director of public affairs, both of San Franciso; and Raymond W. S5r (J -- g M' : V. gundy Room. Non-AA- X semi-finishe- semi-finishe- - hot-roll- been fominated for many years by Japanese producers. He said at that time the new will demonstrated U.S. Steel's determination to meet this competition and provide the facilities necessary to serve the company's steel customers in the growing western market who attend the - Q Mrs. Linda Ernst, president; and Mrs. Carolyn Cooper, membership MEMBERSHIP DRIVE STARTS chairman; members of the Lehi Elementary PTA, discuss forthcoming membership drive with Principal Dale Burgess. Drive will begin this week and all parents are urged to join when their student brings home the membership envelope. Lehi Elementary and busy for more than 12 hours with workshops and panel discussions paving the way to the 8 p.m. conference banquet featuring an address by a member of Alcoholics Anonymous of national stature. The conference will close Sunday with a breakfast and open AA spiritual meeting. shown here, for blooming mill includes eight modern soaking pits, as mill itself and the include facilities Other to hearth rolling temperature. heating ingots from the open and control pulpit - 4,000 h.p. motors to drive the mill - a bloom shear - bloom transfer cranes various auxiliary equipment. Country Club, where talks with the high quality products mill operation, Ed Anderson, were given by Mr. Huish, Mr. they need. president of Geneva Local Seely, and others. Mr. Huish emphasized that 2701, Steel workers of America, honorthis amounts to "a real vote of presented her with an confidence in the potential of ary membership in the the Utah steelmaking team to Union, "so there no jurisdictional be would western for steel compete markets and earn a vital role problems." The new blooming mill is for our industry in the econfoot enclosed in a 65,824-squaomy of this state." He called on everyone building located at the north end of the structural mill. The to get the every employee facilities include the blooming most from the new operation, mill control pulpit; eight as welt as the existing facility.' modern soaking pits to heat He emphasized that "we must stand on our own feet at ingots to rolling temperatures, 4000 h.p. motors to drive the Geneva. We must achieve and mill at speeds of 400 to 1200 maintain a strong, growing a bloom of basic one for Utah's position sheer, cranes, etc. Industries, both for the sake of' ' FOHfJ&ing they tour oh the ourselves and for the many ' new :faciiities7!ipeciar guests others who depend on it." of Geneva participated in a Before Mrs. Rampton threw . the switch to start the rolling - ' c luncheon at the Riverside PTA Steel-worke- Lehi Elementary PTA officers report that the annual membership drive is ready to begin. This week membership envelopes will be sent home with each student and parents are urged to join this worthwhile organization. According to Mrs. Carolyn Cooper, membership chairman, the drive will continue through next week. The PTA will give a prive to the class that gets the largest percentage of memberships, The American Heart Association is out to get the nation's Number One Killer heart disease - before it gets you. Help by giving to the Heart Fund. -- k)"". rs .!t.a- - tr m and it is anticipated that class rivalry will be high. "Join the PTA and get involved with your children," is the plea from PTA officers and school officials. NEW SON FOR WATTS FAMILY Donald and Anna Joy Watts of Centerville became proud parents of a baby boy born October 28 in the Cottonwood Hospital. The husky young man tipped the scales at nine pounds six ounces and will be named Donald Thomas after his father and both grandfathers. His dimples and crop of black hair is being admired Lady Bowlers Plan Tourney The American Fork Women's Bowling League will hold their annual bowling tournament beginning Saturday November 6 through Sunday, November 14, at the Jack and Jill Bowling Lanes. by his sister Wendy. Thrilled grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Tom Woffinden of Lehi and Mr, and Mrs. Don A. Watts, Springville. Mrs. Watts will be remembered as the former Anna Joy Woffinden formerly of Lehi. y$p$s re -- i 3" m V Utah County Foster Grandparents Feted The 58 foster grandparents of Utah County were honored at a Friday luncheon and awards ceremony held at Utah State Training School. Speakers for the occasion were Lucybeth Rampton, Utah's first lady, W.O. Robinentertainer son, a 101 year-ol- d from Salt Lake City; and Wayne Olson, regional assis- tant director of ACTION, of from the original pilot program at Utah State Training School. It is a needed program. It is a satisfying thing and it is an extremely helpful program. "I know you are told how much the children need you," continued Mrs. Rampton, "but, the Governor and I want to thank you for participating in the foster grandparent program. You are helping "Nice expression, but I don't care much for her figure." Thanks to Everyone Who Helped and Supported Me In Any Way truly appreciate the opportunity to serve you in the Utah State Legislature. I'm available to anyone who would like to discuss any pertinent problems. I 768-319- 4 Thanks For Your Vote J. B. Cooper compound ict::rwe htrcd czzrizzly. If you WecJve yea ycur yourselves, while you are helping someone else." Mrs. Rampton traced her association with the Utah State Training School briefly, noting that when she first visited the school there were many unmet needs and a different attitude among parents and the general public regarding mental retardation. She commented that during the 12 years her husband has been in office, it has been their good fortune to witness a change in attitude, with a better understanding of the program of mental retardation and acceptance of it. She recalled a 1965 Igor Gor-i- n concert sponsored by the ladies clubs of American Fork as a benefit for the training school. She described the event as marking the turning of the community to the school. Mr. Robinson advised the audience to "push the horizons out. Live the gift that God has given you. Love never dies," he said, "but is always alive and you are always alive and young when you are doing the thing you love." He closed his presentation with a monologue from the first act of Julius Cesear, by Shakespeare. Mr. Olson described volun-teerisas a unique American phenomenon, with up to 42 million Americans volunteering today. He commented that the Foster Grandparent program costs $25 million annually on a national basis, but is one of the most cost effective programs to serve Americans. Olive Swain, who works in the Provo School District, and J.L. Beckstrom, who works as a foster grandparent in the Nebo School District, presented brief responses on behalf of the foster grandparents serving In the program, paying tribute to the program and to the Utah County director Charles J. Dearing. Certificate and pins were presented to all foster grandparents by Mrs. Rampton and 7dr put certificates $lCCC0.ir.to TOvrfHcJvoycu 'i $14,459 in Ave years $21,023 in ten years r $2S2 MIS years 9B8M2(D) . years years m Mr. Olson. i i I We care it) EjAo? Amsricara WAi American Fork AbS. The next-be- st thing to know- ing something is knowing where to find It. t, Membership Drive Underway THE NEW GENEVA WORKS Denver. "The most significant thing about the foster grandparent program," said Mrs. Rampton, "is the reciprocal value. For over ten years, I have watched the foster grandparent program spread in Utah Call s open meeting will be asked to respect the anonimity of the speakers and of the alcoholics who are present. No press photographs will be permitted. A day-lon- g program Saturday will keep members of AA Sundquist, former Geneva general superintendent, were on hand for the ceremonies. Also in attendance were LDS Church President and Mrs. Spencer W. Kimball and Congressman and Mrs. Gunn McKay. In opening statements at the new ceremony, Mr. Huish said the new facility removes a large bottleneck in Geneva's two major finishing lines, and will increase its over-al- l capacity to produce finished and d steel products for our customers in the 13 western states. "It will give Geneva employees the facilities we need to more than double our shipd ments of bars, known as billets, to our sister plant, Pittsburgh Works, near San Francisco, where Geneva , billets are rolled into steel rods for final finishing into a variety of wire products such as wire rope and nails," Mr. Huish declared. "Beyond this, our new blooming mill will not .only boost our capacity to turn our billets and other structural' wide shapes, such as flange beams, channels and others, it will also increase our ability to roll flat products, such as plates, strip and sheets. Thus, this new facility will now allow us to utilize our ingot production capability more fully," Mr. Huish explained. The addition to the Utah plant was first announced in 1974 by Ralph Seely, who noted that western markets have THURSDAY. NOVEMBER . 1978 LEHI FREE PRESS Slates ,4 i i |