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Show . ... . . i. mwv.r mm- - y. i - m wm . m Wednesday, December 4, 1991 Vol. 13, No. 48 - - - v, t ., , , ., i. .,.,,,) . i , I i . .1 . 50 cents a single copy This is what Lehi Main Street looked like at the close of World War n. Bombing of Pearl Harbor ended America's innocence By RICHARD VAN WAGONER It was an end to innocence. The first time the world stood still. Exago this Satur- actly a lightning-quicJapanese air day, .. attack on an unprepared U.S. mili- tary complex at Hawaii, sent a tragic v shockwavethroughoutourcountry. "Remember ' Pearl Harbor," became the byword ofa sleeping giant that arose and, stretched forth its .mighty arm. " The world was still in the gaping maw of the Great Depression then. AlthoAmericaVeconomicpTOS- -' pecta began to improve by 1940, 15 ' per cent of the nation's work force remained unemployed. Much of the world's difficulties could be traced directly to the Depression. Poor economic conditions gave rise to German and Japanese militarism. . The German people generally supported Adolf Hitler because his plans to make Germany a world leader gave them hope for a better life. And the Japanese, after invad- ing China and developing industries and mines in Manchuria, claimed that this type of military expansion would improve economic half-a-centu- ' . k , . ' Lehi VostteryGars conditions in Japan. Initially, as in the early years of World War I, the United States ... City Council assignments 1992 made for announced his Mayor Guy Cash proposed council assignments for 1992. The proposed assignments are as follows: Mayor Cash and Carolyn Player Administration, Police, Court, Finances, Business Licenses and Fis- cal Control. John Barnes and Knollin Haws Youth Council, Recreation, Parks, Cemetery, Pool Grounds, Cemetery Planning Commission, Ambulance and Firs Dept. Knollin Haws and John Barnes Economic Development, Buildings, Pool (inside), Museum, Historic Redevelopment Agency, Solid Waste. Carolyn Player and Mayor Cash Library, Sr. Citizens, Chamber of Commerce, City Beautiflcation, Golf Course, Miss Lehi, Special Events, John HadSsld and Ron 8mith Water Sewer, 8treets, Power Department, 8hop Area, Timp. Spec. Senr. Dist., Power Board, UAMPS, ICPA.IPA. Ron Smith and John Hadfield Planning k Zoning, Board of Ad justments, Annexations, Inspections, Nuisance Abatement, Metro Water, Timp. Water Conservancy Dist. The board proposed that a constant rate schedule be set with an increase in residential revenues. This would make all residential users equal and thus eliminate the need to "police" the users and encourage conservation. The board also proposed that the minimum monthly charge be raised to $10 to more adequately cover the cost of service to each customer. In addition, a $1 per month billing fee for all customers to cover postage, billing and accounting, was recommended. After explaining the present rate for commercial customers, a complicated formula based on usage and demand, the power board advocated four changes in the way Lehi residents and businesses are billed The city is scheduled to consider the change at its upcoming Council meeting Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. According to Kunz's memo, the existing power rate for residential customers is divided into three categories: residential, water heater and all electric. The board found that this rate for power. The board recommended: division encourages excess use of Eliminating the water heater electrical power, and is difficult to and all electric rates, and setting police. Once a person is on the water the rate at 7.12 per KWH for all heater rate, for example, it is up to residential usage. the integrity of the individual to Setting commercial rates as described by a formula included in report if the water heater is changed to another form of energy. the memo. Setting minimum The city utility has no way of monthly billing at $15 for commermonitoring this usage, the memo cial and $10 for residential. The said. current minimum does not allow The same is true ofan enough to cover the cost of reading, remained neutral. But U.S. sympathies were unquestionably with the "Allies" - England, France, Poland, Finland, Russia, and China. As in ' 1914U.S.involvementinWorldWar II was delayed, but probably inevitable. America attempted to curb Japanese aggression by cutting off the sale of oil and scrap metal to the militaristic regime. In November 1941 Japanese and American officials met to resolve their differences, but neither side would compromise. As soon as diplomatic talks broke off Japan began planning a secret attack on the United States. The week leading up to the 1941 "day that will live in infamy" was a peaceful, holiday atmosphere in - Lehi. Broadbent's announced the a openingoftheirfabledToyland.Cary Grant and Irene Dunne were starring in "Penny Serenade" at the ) Royal Theatre. Coach Ross Neilson was shaping up the high school basketball team, and a school play, "Romance in a Boarding House," was presented to an appreciative audience on Friday r night. Plans were underway for; the annual combined Chri8tmaspro-graof the Chantante Chorus and ; Lehi Stake Choir. At the PeopfeV Marketon State Street nippy cheeze was only 29 cents per pound. You could get three boxes of Corn Flakes for 21 cents and a two pound box of soda crackers for 19 cents. On that cold Sunday morning, Dec. 7, 1941,manytownspeoplefirst heard the news of Pearl Harbor from KOVO radio commentator B. S.Bercovici. The Japanese assault left 2,330 Americans dead and 1,347 wounded. Eight battleships were sunk or badly damaged; 10 other vessels were sunk. The attackers also destroyed See YESTERYEARS on page 3 . J m GiftoRama to have one drawing Lehi's Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for one huge GiftoRama to be held in the old Western Auto Building next to Kohlers Market on Dec. 14 at 10:30 a.m. A $300 shopping spree in Lehi's stores and an electric car will be the grand prizes with lots and lots of other prizes including cash gifts. You must be present to win the grand prizes and cash prizes. All of the other prizes willbe m arked with .your winning ticket and can be picked up at First Security Bank if you are not there to accept your gift. Shoppers will be given tickets at home. - V Arts Council .,. By BETTY FOWLER Lehi City's Power Board has recommended a change in the way the city bills residences and businesses for electrical power. The change would increase and unify power rates throughout the city. The recommendations were made by Bob Kunz, Public Works Supervisor, in a memo that Kunz prepared for the council. The memo ? was based on a power rate study the I City Power Board completed was Preservation, , City eyes change in power rate structure i - .i. . J .1 the following stores: Bridal Center, Brbadbents, Lehi Harts, Haws Floral, Hutchs TV and Appliance, Kohlers, Mike's Subs, Lane8 Circus Video, Lehi Bakery, Lehi Drug, PeckBuildingSupply, Pennys Variety Store, Porter's Place, Reams Boot & Jeans, Super Quality Market, Western Tack & Togs. The tickets will be picked up late in the afternoon of Dec. 13. Miss Lehi and her attendants will be there along with Judy Nattress and her "Guys N Dolls" to furnish a program of Yuletide Santa has promised to be there, too, to join in the fun and spirit of the joyous occasion. The Chamber of Commerce has sponsored the GiftoRama for many years as its gift to you and to promote local businesses. The Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the businesses who so willingly give to make this event possible. Many ofthe companies are not in retail sales and just participate because they love the people in Lehi and want to make your holiday a little brighter. billing and bookkeeping, the board said. There are currently 102 customers with billings less than $15. The average increase to these customers would be $6.56 Establishing a new policy that payments made on a shut off notice after 2 p.m. will not be turned on until the following day. If the customer insists on having service restored the same day, a $50 charge will be assessed to cover the cost of having a man work overtime to turn the power back on. When a man is called to work overtime, power board members explained, he is paid for a minimum of two hours at time and a half. This makes the hourly rate, including benefits, $20 per hour plus the expense of the vehicle that is used. The board recommended that before the city makes the changes, it should hold a public hearing on the rates increase. It also recommended that the new rate rates should take - effect Jan. 1, 1992. Kunz also told of proposed changes that he is recommending in the city's master plan which include changes in zoning ordinances which will be required before the plan an be implemented. Help needed for Christmas families Very few donations have been so far for this newspaper's annual Christmas Family project, according to Publisher Brett Bezzant. "We have selected what we believe are the five most deserving families," he says, "and we request your help to bring them a welcome surprise for Christmas." "Organizations who want to sponsor afamiliy on their own can select from among 14 other needy families that our readers have told us about. We hope youll see to it that all of the families are helped in one way or another," he received says. You are invited to help the individuals or families here described or you may choose to sponsor one of the other families by contacting our office at This year's five families have 756-766- 9. suffered from broken families, personal tragedies, permanent injury, mental and physical handicaps, chronic illness, poor or no employ- ment, unreliable transportation, and financial crises. Most have no one else to turn to for help. We have received only a few donations so far and we solicit your help to bring these families some welcome Christmas joy. "Wecannotbetoospecificabout the situation of each family because we don't want them to identify themselves," says Bezzant, "We hope to arrive at their homes with all of the donations as a complete surprise," says Bezzant. Cash donations are divided equally among the five families. are also welcome. At least one of the families needs a Christmas tree. boys' 10 slim pants with 10 shirt, boys' 9 slim with size 10 shirt, boys' 6 slim, boys' size 7 with 13-1- 2 boys' shoe (dress clothes & pajamas needed), boys' size 5, and More information boys' size 4-will be available next week. All of the families could use Christmas families 5. clothing, household supplies and cash. In addition, a few specific requests have been determined sofan Legos, Tonka trucks, Big Wheel toddler bike, doll, toddler toys, boys' sports equipment, Barbie dolls, volleyball, art supplies, music, hair items, crafts, games, sewing supplies, science toys, cars, newborn toys, playhouse, play dishes, Ninja turtles, camera remote or radio controlled car, stuffed dog, little pony, basketball, Nerf games, bow & arrow, and Little Mermaid dolls. "Our Christmas family project is designed to let any of our readers anonymously help truly needy families," says Bezzant. "Parents could, for example, have their children select a secret friend of about the same age and let them provide a personalized gift for that child." food, Since all of the children are listed together, the families rarely -identify themselves. "This allows all ofus to help them anonymously in the spirit of Christmas," says Bezzant Between thefive families, there are three men, five women, nine boys, and 16 girls. Ages of the children are as follows: Girl-1Girl-1Girl-1Three Boys age Two Girls age 9, Boy-11, Girl-1Girl-8- , Three Girls age 7, Girl-6- , Two Boys age 6, Two Girls age 6, 4, 2, 0, 5, Boy-5- , 9, Girl-2- , Girl-Boy-1- 8 Boy-Mos., All of the clothing sizes are not yet available. However, here is a list of whathas been given tous so far. Maternity clothes for a woman woman's coat size 20-1size 10-1Blouse 42-4woman's pant size 20 or 22, woman's pant size W29X36L, woman'smedium shirt, 4, 3, n. 2, 2, 4, man's shirt Donated items, cash or checks can be delivered to the W30X32L (sweats), man's dress American Fork office at 59 West Main. Mail donations can pants 36W X 33L, shirt 16. Clothing sizes for the girls are: be sent to Newtah News woman's size woman's size Group, P.O. Box 7, American girls' 9 reg. pant with Fork, Utah 84003. (Please blouse, girls' sizes 8 and 9, several specify on the check that the girls' sizes girls' 4 slim with donation is for the "Christmas size 5 blouse, girls' 6X pants with Families") If you would like 6X blouse, girls' size to donate large items or per(pajamas, socks & underwear needed), ishable food items, please call 9 to arrange for delivgirls' size 3 (pajamas needed), and newborn girl (11 lbs.). ery. All donations should be Clothing sizes for the boys are: made by Mon., Dec. 16. pants 10-1- 2, 7-- 9, 0 7-- 8, 5-- 6 756-766- Mural cast in Lehi graces new Joseph Smith Building ALehiCompany.KevinMaag's "Metal Letters," recently com- pleted a huge sculpture commissioned to be placed on the BYLTs Joseph Smith Building. Franz Johansen, Provo, was the sculptor for the bas relief which was cast and bronzed at Metal Letters. It took a 40 foot tractor-traile- r rig to move the piece from Metal Letters to its Brigham Young University home. The completed mural is 26 feet long and 10 feet high. ' , Johansen was commissioned by the IDS Church to do the mural. He was selected to do the mural after completing sculptures for the Washington D.C. Temple, and the Church Museum in Salt Lake City. The personable sculptor said that he built his studio around ths hugs mural because hs had to take part of a wall out to accommodate the size of the piece. It was sculpted in clay from drawings approved by BYlTs Bruce Hafen and several committee members. A full year ofwork by Johansen ., and his son, Nathan, was required before the artists felt satisfied with the piece. It was then transported from his Provo home to Metal Letters in Lehi and after its casting it was lifted onto the truck-trailby a fork lift, then hauled back to BYU where it has been placed on the frontof the new Joseph Smith Building. It will be officially dedicated this month. The sculpture depicts Joseph Smith as the central figure, with a family unit on the left and a young couple on the right. The young couple represents young students at BYU. The quote used on the mural is from Doctrine and Covenants, "And I Section 88 verses unto commandment a you give that you should teach one another ths doctrine of the kingdom teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you." er 77-7- 8: Metal Letters is located in Lehi's East Industrial Park and according to Johansen, "they did a good job. I appreciated the artistry of Ray Jonas who helped with ths bronzing. He works for Wasatch Bronte as well as for Metal Letters and hs is an excellent artist," Johansen said. rnCTO bvMvct Metal Letter Pres. Kevin Maag poses with bas relief by sculptor Franz Johansen. |