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Show Over Lunch Was to a o O A w.. vuhing you 1 iw4LLi t& fiQ Talk of parent petitions and legal action is circulating around Sogo Lily School, according to Elementary Principal Carl Mellor. The school leader said rumors have reached him that some parents are upset with the actions they perceive the school is taking to deal with lunchroom food waste. Unsure of the exact angry feeling parents might have had. MiHIor prepared an information sheet he hoHd would answer parents questions. The sheet said: "About one-haof the food leing served at this school is thrown away by students. "Mr. Mellor has been on duty in the lunchroom four days this year. On those days he has monitored the food being thrown away. If students had not eaten two or more items of fod, generally they were asked to go back and eat more. No student was ever told that he or she had to eat all of the food on the tray. "No records are kept in the school on the names of students who do not eat their lunches. "Students are not being penalized for not eating their food. "Our observations lead us to believe lf mios rear JjtSz? the old fashioned yovs o Mlfl Christinas! , i Hearty thanks, I I J' S 1 that students throw U away, usually. iKtause they are in a luirry to gel out for noon recess - not Urause they do not like the food." Asked if any winiit had contacted him. the principal said. "I received some responses to w information sheet. IhiI that was wholly supiortive. Nolxidy has called me, though, with any specific criticism. Sego Lily Klemenlary School ITA President, Sandra Worthen. said she is not aware of any hard feelings on the part of parents. "No one has contacted me either." she said. Mrs. Worthen is supportive of school attempts In cut lunch waste. "I don't think it's necessary to sit over kids and make them eat every bite, but some kids get their plates, maybe drink their milk and then chuck the rest." Mrs. Worthen said. Director of Mrs. Pauline Alpine School District Food Division, said she wasn't aware of any problems. "Certainly we have no authority to force a child to eat a lunch," she said. "We do try to encourage students to try of this and a little of that, but we can't and don't force them." She said she doubted Mr. Mellor was acting out of order in the matter. '60 Dr. Oral T. Dalton, DDS 97 East 200 North - American Fork JtHb pa and alwavs-voiiall llu 6 wished hnI things toii X I R I swrlrhlvAwrvp. fa & ' Ix-wi- M inufes' earlier and that Saints around the country have been upset over the airing of conspiracy and anti-trucharges against the LDS Church on a recent "60 Minutes program! To many, the CBS program appeared grossly slanted and unfair, but without facts, they have been unsure what to think. The Citizen-Fre- e Press contacted Harley Gillman, one of the defendents of Gam Baum's conspiracy suit, to uncover the other side of the story and to gain some understanding as to why it wasn't better represented by "60 Minutes." "CBS slanted that story so bad that it has just destroyed whatever confidence 1 ever had in that program. I could no longer watch that program and think that I am getting the truth no matter what," says defendent Harley Gillman, a local fruit grower. "The show said the church bought Baum's place in a sheriff sale, but they didn't say that the church paid $100,000 more than they had to. "They didn't say that the reason the trees are dead is that Baum got a restraining order put on the church preventing them from coming on the place. "They didn't telJ people that Orville. Gunther of the Bank of American Fork had foreclosed on Baum two years ' Many 756-311- Latter-Da- y he had a V f .v-Vri- f STUDENTS f') Criticized car burnt up bit, but he only had a $25,000 bond. That was why, in 1974, the Department of Agriculture required Baum to increase when he sent a detective to watch the ; place. "They said that all of the defendents refused to talk to them, and we don't know of any that they called, unless it was Clyde Lunceford. His attorney has advised him not to talk to the press. But they didn't call me; they didn't call Merrill Gappmayer; they didn't call Dean Gillman. They didn't call any of us and ask us our side of the story. "They just claimed there was a conspiracy between some of us growers who didn't take cherries in 1974 and the (LDS) church. But the reason we didn't take cherries to him was that he didn't pay us what he was supposed to in 1973," says Gillman. Contradicting the "60 Minutes" claim that Baum had been in good financial condition prior to the alleged conspiracy to put him out of business, Gillman says the Bank of American Fork foreclosed on Baum less than two years earlier, and the previous fruit season the packing plant wasn't even his bonding to $100,000. Baum could not meet his obligations to the Bank of American Fork, either. Consequently, Orville Gunther initiated foreclosure action. A county extension agent and several of the growers sought to save the packing plant. "Orville Gunther told us if we could raise $50,000 he would let Baum operate in 1973. We wanted to keep him operating, so we called in all the big growers to a meeting one morning. We explained Baum's financial plight and asked how many would be willing to put up $5,000 apiece with nothing but Gam Baum's word he would pay them back at the end of the growing season. "The four people he's suing were the only people who said they would give the $5,000 - that's the four Gillmans. He's suing us as part of a supposed 'conspiracy' with the church to put him out of business. I've never talked to a church official about Garn Baum in my life," says Harley Gillman. "Then four of the biggest growers went to Orville Gunther and bought the plant. They had Gunther's word that the cherry plant was bought. They then went to Baum and offered him 60 ' percent of the profits to run the plant (Continued on Page 6) owned by Baum. After the 1972 season, Baum couldn't meet his financial obligations. Some of the growers up in Brigham City, according tjapillman, were not paid at all, so the Department of Agriculture had to take his bond to pay the growers a little Santa Claus During Stop rf7i . Lane Adams Paul Zimmerman Carpets anl Interxars JIM LAMPH, son of James and Nancy Lamph, his to Santa, who paid a visit to Lehi Christmas list whispers is Jim last Saturday. just one of many children who were able to see Santa and give him their Christmas lists. American Fork 756-660- 1 for a brilliant ChrlMtmaN radiant with bright memories! Our thanks for your loyalty and confidence. All For the Week nf December 20 11.999 thru December 26 paid on a $10,000 deposit for a 6 month period. Federal Regi''ations prohibit the compounding ol interest on Money Market Certificates. o Gift-0-Ra- ma Gives Boy's Bike Away Wayne Pace, with a wide grin on his face, accepted the bright shiny new bicycle which was given away at the Gift-- 0 Rama drawing last Saturday. The lucky young man also won the Wilson basketball. A large crowd of excited folks gathered at the bank parking lot to await the results of the drawing. Layne Swenson, president of the Chamber of sponsor, Commerce, conducted the drawing with the help of Jim MacNaughton. tickets Thousands of were placed in the huge drum, so many in fact that the weight broke one of the panels and hundreds of tickets poured out on the floor. Patient ticket holders waited while the tickets were placed back in the container. The final drawing will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the same location when a portable television set will be the grand prize. contest is Entering the easy. Just shop at your leisure in Lehi at participating merchant's stores, ticket for each . collect, a GifUl-Ram- a dollar you spend, write your name and address on the ticket and deposit them in boxes placed for your convenience in a prominent spot in each store. These boxes are collected each Saturday and the contents emptied into the huge drum. They are thoroughly mixed, then the lucky tickets are drawn and lucky recipients walk away with their valuable prizes. Merchants participating in the are Pecks Building Supply, Outpost Antiques, Lehi Floral, Broadbents, Lehi Bakery, Western Tack N' Tog, Lehi Drug, Dalleys, Leanys, Lehi Free Press, Super Quality Market. Also Western Auto, Lehi Auto Parts, Hutchs, Wasatch Bank, This N' That, State Bank of Lehi, Pennys, Main Street Parlor, Fernells Carpets, Lehi City, Century 21 AA Realty, Auto Parts Service. Winners this week were Luann Sorenson, floral arrangement from Lehi Floral; Rial Berry, a $5 gift cer-- , tificate from Ace Lunch and a rug from Farnells; Edna Nye, a $5 gift certificate from This N' That; Chriss Roberts, a necklace from Jo's Fashions and a cake decorating kit from the Chamber of Commerce. Odell Harris won a coin bank donated by Wasatch Bank; Scott Hadfield, a pocket knife from Hutch's; Leo Lee, a record album from the Chamber of Commerce and a pocket knife from Hutch's; Colby Van Wagoner, a Numbers Up Game from the Chamber of Commerce; Stephanie Martin, a. Continued on Page 6 Gift-O-Ra- Gift-O-Ra- Gift-O-Ra- Gift-O-Ra- Gift-O-Ra- A d 0 A line up for a school lunch. Local officials are struggling with the problem of food waste. DanTowsey Kathryn Larsen XT ) Takes Notes A Current Interest Rate 1 ' ' jjl Wayne Francom mm m q 1 J'" r! 381 West Main A special visitor, straight from the North Pole, visited with Lehi children last Saturday at the Memorial Building. Jolly old St. Nick took eager little children on his spacious lap and listened as they revealed their hearts' desire to him. He made careful note of their requests, checked his list to see if they had been good or bad, and promised to visit their homes on Christmas Eve. His visit had been arranged by Lehi City under the direction of Rick Worthen, City Councilman, and John Daly, Lehi City Clerk. Each child was given a generous bag of goodies and included oranges, candies and nuts. The gun began at ten in the morning and there was still a line of children waiting to visit with Santa at 1 p.m. when he had to make a hasty departure for his home at the North Pole. The elves needed his help in completing the toys and sweets for the annual Christmas visit. to Rfitie Santa Claus Helpers Reads Jewelry is selling their 14K Gold at $265.00 per ounce price instead of the Market Price of 8487.00, only till Christmas the You will probably never see this price again Give Your Love Gold for Christmas Wth a deep feeling of gratitude we pray that the holiday's most precious State Bank of Lehi 99 West Main Mmbr Dalley Jewelry 98 W. Main 768-354- 1 Lehi S era yxCJmA r $P rose Thursday, December 20, l!7'i Lehi Vrvt IrwiH Pagi: Ft)lf; Deposits insured by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. G53 Enriy withdrawals are suhjett to an interest penalty gifts will be Reads Jewelry & Gift .Shop tlnin Phone 756.32ft I American Forfc, Utah I f West yours. Lehi North Stake Presidency |