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Show Uth Pre ceUtion lul Ihlrd South snuk. citr, uuh 84iii 7 J A Unit Is t I Vol.1 No. 37 Thursday, September 27, 1979 15 - I J U . IT T 'A I --- i':r E Single Copy ' (I i " i Vl lit 0 llllll KERRY EVANS amid Volunteers from Lehi's Fire Department worked four hours yesterday afternoon to extinguish and clean up a blaze at the home of Mrs. Firemen try futilely to douse the blaze Firemen fought yesterday's barn fire four hours before declaring the area safe. firefighting efforts at yesterday's fire. Martha Cox, 320 South 300 West, Lehi. The fire dest a barn and m bales of hay stored there. Fire Chief Max Ray estimated the damage will be between $2,500 and $3,000. Sixteen volunteers responded to the 4:45 p.hr. fire. They manned all three of the city's fire fighting trucks. Asked if there were any problems, Ray said, "No, we had good water pressure and that's the main thing. If we can get water we can generally put out any fire. The only time we have problems is' when there isn't adequate water pressure." Ray was asked to speculate on the fire's cause. "We feel it was started by something other than spontaneous combustion, since the fire burned the hay from the outside instead of from the inside. It looks like it started on the Northwest corner.". I Firemen battled the blaze from two directions. Volunteers split into two teams with one team applying water from the pumper to the eastern side of the building. The other team attacked the west side of the fire with water from the pickup truck and the tanker. The barn's roof was the first part of the building to be destroyed. Firemen then applied hooks to they building's sides in an attempt to pull away boards exposing the burning bales. At the fire's height, heat from the Durningtructure could be felt 100 feet away. Mrs. Cox said yesterday she wasn't sure now if she would rebuilt the barn or not. "We've been discussing it, but we haven't decided anything yet." Census Workers Cover It's census time again and Department of Commerce enumerators are sweeping through Lehi this month preparing for next year's official census. Miss Isabel Donahugh, one of two workers assigned to Lehi, explained Monday she is in Lehi compiling the official mailing list for the census. Miss Along with her assistant, with is identified DepartDonahugh ment of Commerce name tags. She explained the information she collects house stop. during a typical "At every home I request the name of each household head and his or her address. If there are more than one household at a dwelling, each person will be asked for the information," she said. "We ask three questions to determine if more than one family dwells at a residence - does a person or persons not of this family eat his meals with the family, does he enter the dwelling through the same door as the main family, and does he receive his mail at the same address. If the answer is 'yes' He ho to any of these questions, we treat all individuals at that residence as one family." (Continued on Page 2) Mass Meetings Oct, Mass Meetings for the Democratic and Progressive parties are scheduled for Monday, Oct. 8, according to party chairmen Ted Comer and Craig Dorton. two-minu- The meetings will begin at 7:30 p.m., the purpose of which is to nominate candidates who will try to fill three City Council member seats to be vacated this November. The vacancies will be created by the councilmen whose four-yea- r terms will expire. Last week, Councilman Duane Woffinden announced he would not seek The other councilmen, Q Richard Worthen and John Haws, announced last week they will both seek another term in office. This will be Worthen's first election race. He was appointed to his present post following the resignation of former Councilman Lester Holcomb. Julian Mercer also announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination. The Progressive Party meeting will be at the Little Theater at Lehi High School. Democrats will meet at the old Fifth Ward building. One of two recent accidents at dangerous railroad crossings just outside of American Fork. County Studies Reconstruction Of Dangerous Railroad Crossings Two dangerous railroad crossings near American Fork have come under the scrutiny of the Utah County Com- mission. Commissioner Ken Pinegar met with state and federal officials this week to discuss reconstruction of the railroad crossings at 6800 North and 5300 West. "The two crossings come across the railroad at an angle in which it's very difficult to look back over your shoulder and see a train coming," said Com- missioner Jerry Bradshaw. "As a matter of fact, the same person has been hit twice." Udell Westover, director of vocational education at Alpine School District, was hit once by a train in 1972, then suffered serious injuries in early August of this year when he was hit again. Westover has finally returned to work part-timbut on crutches. More recently another car was broken in two by a train, although the driver miraculously escaped with only a few cuts and bruises. Commissioner Pinegar met with officials from the Utah Department of Transportation and Federal Highways to determine Administration the specific class of road money the county needs to purchase ground necessary in e, HIJI jp MHHHHHHHHHHHHH Painter 'Saves' Lehi Mills 3 Free Press Society News 4 Jr. High Names Student Officers 5 Smokey The Bear Visits Preschool 5 Pioneers Travel To Heber 6 Lehi Holds On For Tough 7-- 0 Victory 7 Reid Doing Well At Dixie 7 Lehi Girl Wins Blue Ribbon For Quilt 8 Five Boys Earn Eagle Scout Rank 9 Oh, What A Relief It is! 10 narrowing the lwo road crossings into said Commissioner Bradshaw. "They plan to cross the railroad at a direct right angle." he added. According to the commissioner's secretary, the accident rating of the crossings is high enough that the project can probably be moved ahead of other projects, to the A letter has been sent from the coordinator engineering to of Transportation Department initiate the process, the secretary reported. Preliminary engineering has already been done by both the railroad and Utah County. In other county business this week, a lease agreement from Utah Power and Light Co. for a county park in Provo Canyon was approved by the com mission, and was sent back to company authorities for their signatures. The Nunn's Power Plant property will be leased for $150 per year for 10 years and used for the much needed park, said Gerald Bringhurst. Utah County Parks Department director. Located three miles up Provo Canyon, the 10.5 acres of property in- clute tne old Nunn s Fower piant, which "is now on the state and federal as an historical site," registers Bringhurst said. ..Xne significant thing about it is that it is the first place in the world to transmit 40,ooo volts of electricity, said. It was direct current," (Cobntinued on page 2) one, state-approve- d Lehi Marchers To Jog For Funds Joggers from Lehi High School's Marching Band will be out running for the gold - or more correctly for your gold - this evening in an attempt to raise money for more band uniforms. Band members, faculty members and jogging enthusiasts are contacting the public asking persons to pledge money for each lap the jogger circles the school's track. Thanks to the generosity of local businesses, joggers will also be awarded prizes at the event's end for their efforts in behalf of the school. Kirt Saville, band director, will run in the Jogathon. Others participating will be Damon and Brent Fox, Richard and Billy Allen, Ken Cardon, Nile Chamberlain, Velda and John Robertson, Roena Morton, Christine Fox, Boyd Stewart, Clyde Bair, Dean Larsen, Steve Swenson and Val Darling. mm wmmEmwxmmwmsL rt rK teem m xa irrsr5 imvj ::ijm V )n W Any profit from the event will go towards purchasing plumes and spats for new members of the band. Band membership has increased from 90 members to over 120 and the increase necessitates more uniforms. The band's first competition march is October 2 at Grantsville, when the Region Nine meet will be held. You'll also see the band Oct. 5 at Homecoming, Oct. 6 at SUSC, and Oct. 9 at BYU. The Davis Cup competition is Oct. 17 and the state meet will be at the University of Utah Oct. 24. Participate in the Jogathon yourself or contribute to joggers and help Lehi's band take state! $ Band Director Kirt Saville, right, as he urges Keith Higginson, left, to tie his shoe, take a vitamin, and start jogging in the big Joga thon Society. Funds raised will be used toward the purchase of uniforms sponsored by the Band-AiHURRY.. .LET'S for the band. GET G0IN'...says Lehi |
