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Show 1- - expires 013032 F 480 PRESS ASSOCIATION UTAH 467 EAST 300 SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111 Vol. 13, No. 4 V Wednesday, January 23, 1991 50 cents a single copy 1457th on alert for Gulf Crisis f708 guardsmen await call-u- p, seven communities affected Members of the 1457th Engineer Battalion on the Utah National ' Guard in American Fork were put von alert Tuesday in preparation for to support Operapossible call-u- p tion Desert Storm in the Persian ' - the largest unit affected in Utah to date. Major Clark Christensen, Executive Officer of the 1457th Eng. Bn. " in American Fork, said he received the call to alert battalion members Gulf. at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. The 708 members of the 1457th He said the Battalion has an "'includes 185 men and women in the alert roster in place under which American Fork Unit, 123 in the section leaders are notified of any Murray unit, 127 in the Provo unit, possible orders. These individuals, 85 in Mt. Pleasant, 80 in Price, 5 1 in in turn, have so many men and .v Blanding, and 57 in theNephi unit. women to contact. f: The battalion is a combat-con-Nelson said, "If the units are struction unit that specialized in activated, the duration of the call Lpgii '' mmmmmmKmmmmmmiiMimmmiir:..... building and maintaining roads up could be as long as 12 months." combat conditions. This is the second time the local Fifth grade students take a close look at ordinary objects with new microscopes purchased under If past procedure is followed, guard unit has been affected by the ? guard members could be called Persian Gulf conflict. recently at Lehi Elementary. T within two days and leave within a In September, the 14 members of the 120th Quartermaster Detach(week. ment were also called up, and are However, Major Bob Nelson, Utah National Guard public affairs offi-- ; now currently serving in the Perin cer, said no information as to if of sian Gulf. The 120th ' when the Battalion would be called water purification, andspecializes was attached to the 1457th before its activation. was known Tuesday afternoon. "The Governor's office was notified early today about the alert," Christensen said Utah's guard and reserve units has not been as t Nelson said Tuesday. "Information about the date ofthe activation and hard hit by the Persian Gulf Crisis ByRUSSDALY "With the old scopes, you had to recognize things around them, and the ultim ate destination of the unit as other states. Activated units in Students at Lehi Elementary are begin to be more observant, they buy slides of worms," said Cox. are unavailable until after receipt the Utah account for about 11 pertaking a close look at the world will gain more knowledge and be "Children would only be interested of the activation notice." cent of the state's guards and around them, thanks to a unique prepared to make better choice in for a few seconds." ' will mean type of microscope that allows whole In this project, students in the life," said David Cox, a fifth grade objects to be placed under the lens. teacher at the school. other classes spent about two min; The light source has been utes at each station, answering a His students, for example, so that the light is reflected was developed worksheet question before moving around an item, eliminating the after having seen the small hooks on to the next microscope. need to cut up an object to place it on an ordinary cockle burr. Sugar and pond water were on a transparent slide, although Cox spearheads the annual sciamong the favorite items to study, usea soti ence fair and j9now taking the and kindergarten students even HHcroscope view such slides. , microscope , project into the other enjoyed simple items like a torn ' Snow, burrs, insects, hair, sand, classes in other grades. piece of paper, because, as one child dirt, pond water, sugar and salt After they had become familiar said, "It looked like a bird's nest." were among the objects that the Cox hopes that these microscopes with the scopes, students in his students used when they first tried class set up demonstrations in the will encourage students to become the microscopes. media center for other students to more interested in science, and the "If the students can start to view. world around them. It V j i J v in "in v New microscopes give students close look -- Ifthecall-upcomes.- it In some southern states, he said, activation rates have reached 50 to 70 percent. Utah has been hard hit in areas of speciali z ation, however, with two hospital units activated for the war with Iraq. Christensen also said the guard has been preparing for a possible call up, with some increased drilling. The local armory has also been on alert status to guard against the possibility of terrorism - as have military units and airports through-- out the country. Those safeguards include limiting access to the building, parking all cars away from the structure to prevent the possibility of a car bomb being parked next to the armory, and keeping a close watch on unknown individuals who come near the building. Ifthe local battalion is activated, Christensen said the Armory would not be deserted, but would still be manned by the local recruiter. The Armory would also become a focal point for the support group for families with members involved in the crisis with people there to help with insurance claims and other needs of guardsmen's families. posi-tion- ed ; . can-ais- . o "t . Family fight threatens police By BETTY FOWLER When Lehi Police officer, Doug Larsen, answered a report of a family Police Beat fight last Saturday night, he was faced with a life- - threatening situation. A Lehi man was arrested and taken into police custody following the potentially dangerous incident. Officer Larsen went to a home in Northeast Lehi in answer to a report that the suspect was beating up his wife. As soon as the officer opened the door to the residence and realized the serious nature of the situation, he returned to his vehicle and asked for police backup. the home where He the suspect was holding a child in one arm and was brandishing a cordless phone in the other hand. He was using the phone as a weapon whenever anyone tried to remove the child from his arms. The suspect had been drinking, according to his wife, and was incensed because she did not have dinner ready when he came home. He became abusive to his wife and mother. When Officer Larsen tried to intervene, he was kicked, hit about the face, his hair was pulled, and bitten on the hand when he tried to remove the child from danger. The suspect tried to enter the kitchen to find a weapon, but Officer Larsen prevented him from reaching the kitchen. Officer John Spencer answered Larsen's call for help, and arrived on the scene but the men were unable to apprehend the suspect who is approximately six feet tall and weighs 190. Officer Spencer had contacted dispatch operator and asked for more backup and it was not until See POLICE on page 3 Michaela Brinkerhoff Donna Burrell Sarah Larsen More Scholars profiled Three more of Lehi High School's Sterling Scholars are highlighted in this week's Lehi Free Press. Michaela Brinkerhoff is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earnest C. Brinkerhoff. She will represent Lehi High School in the field of science in the annual Sterling Scholar Search. She is active in school affairs while maintaining a high GPA for her academic work. "Good parents and an enthusi- g older brother astic, me helped gain my first interest in school," she says, noting that her parents have always encouraged her to work hard. "Awards, certificates and compliments encouraged me to continue," she stated, noting that field trips to the Hansen Planetarium, school-lovin- Clear Creek Camp, Great Salt Lake, and other local areas sparked her interest in astronomy, biology and oceanography. She has participated in contests and experiments, such as the bridge building contest, to broaden her interest in science. She was one of 20 students in the state accepted to attend the Utah State University Young Schol-Se- e SCHOLARS on page 3 Building has long commercial history By RICHARD VAN WAGONER Hardly a day goes by that I don't drive along Main Street. Even when I don't have to, I like to make a loop through the district. No doubt it serves some primordial need like a dog circling a rug several times before it lies down. I don't fully understand the why of it. But I like to believe that, like old friends, the downtown buildings provide a warm, reassuring connection to the past. Gill and I got our monthly haircut at Tuffs Barbershop. We traded in cases of empty pop bottles for a three cent bounty at Price Brother's IGA. And we sipped many a tall, frosty mug of root bear at Julian's Drug (the generous proprietor was our older brother). I fondly recall time spent in the Lehi Free Press office workingon a printing merit badge and learning to set type the old way by hand. The air at 32 West Main was filled with the pungency of ink on paper and the old linotype machine, operated expertly by George Reynolds, made seemingly unnatural sounds from deep within its workings. Those of us who grew up in Lehi or have spent the better part of a lifetime here are bonded in communal kinship. Our shared ences in this town, our surrogate mother, are fully understood by only a small number of the billions who have and will inhabit this earth. Lehi Yesteryears Thatfs why itfs important to know our past, to speak its language. Those Main Street buildings, so long in their place, are not just brick and mortar structures. They arerepositoriesofourcommunity's history. As each level of veneer is removed, a significant memory is exposed although it may mean something different to each generation. Today, 120 West Main is the site of Wally Olsen's Outpost Antiques. But in my earliest recollection the place was Evans' Cafe. In an earlier era it would best be remem-- ' bered as Dorton Brother's Meat Market. The earliest Utah County property records show that a Mayor's Deed for this site was given to Hyrum F. Norton on Feb. 2, 1871. He possibly erected a building on the site, although no one knows for sure. The following year Norton sold to Ira D. Wines and James . Harwood. Harwood operated a sm all mercantile there for a time. In 1873 Harwood opened a harness shop on State Street to be near the Utah Railroad Depot. The downtown building was then leased by John Cherrington, a carpenter, who also maintained the Lehi Post Office on the premises. When it was discovered that Cherrington's son was pilfering valuables from the mail, the boy Southern was imprisoned and the tership again awarded to Bishop David Evans. In May 1882 the WinesHarwood partnership sold their downtown property to Joseph Dorton, Lehi's first butcher, who had maintained a meat market one door west since the early days of settlement On March 9, 1886 Dorton's son, Joseph E., purchased the property. Although construction started in the summer of 1892 on a adobe facility, the Nov. 23, 1893 Lehi Banner notes that "the new building of Joseph Dorton which had stood unfinished all summer is being finished up for a meat market." The establishment opened for business in early January 1894. advertisements Contemporary noted that it was a meat, fruit and "fresh and genera green grocery two-stor- y store." Dorton Brother's Meat Market (several of the Dorton clan were involved in the business at various times) experienced dramatic business fluctuations during the next 15 years. While a late 1895 newspaper article noted the firm was "doing a large business." One month later the paper announced the store's closure. Joseph E. Dorton again opened a butcher shop in his former nook in the fall of 1898. Though the business failed again, Dorton was persistent. "Our new meat market," he announced in the fall of 1900, "is the place to buy your fresh and cured meats. Will always have on hand the best cuts to offer our many customers and if you wish a good stake (sic)here is the place to get it. We pay cash for fat stock." In the summer of 1901 Dorton purchased property from Sarah T. Evans (45 W. Main) and built the third of his butcher shops. His former meat market at 120 W. Main initially housed Ross & Ross Mercantile. Since then, though empty for long periods, it has been the abode of M.S. Lott Plumbing and Heating (1914), Edward Thrasher's Green Grocery (1917), Wagstaff Clothing (1924), and Phillips Harness Shop ( 1924). . Edmond L. Phillips purchased See YESTERYEARS on page 3 111 ' ' Eft"-- ti8r; ,111 - J The building at 120 W. Main Street has a long history of commercial activity. It dates back to 1893. |