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Show -- DIGIT 641 WESTERN WCROQRW 4bDO uu T More LOCAL news than any other source! For home delivery call Vol. 20, No. 39 Wednesday, September 50 cents 30, 1998 ( ... Yf . had been acquired by "The Great Escape" conjures up images of Houdini and disappearing acts, but the Lehi Fire Department has something different in mind. In connection with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), fire departments throughout the United States and Canada will hold their first-eve- r North American fire drill, dubbed "The Great Escape," during 1998 Fire Prevention Week Oct. The Lehi Fire Department is encouraging all families in the Lehi area to develop home escape plans and actually practice using them on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. "The Great Escape is a fun activity for entire families to participate in during Fire Prevention Week, but it could also save their lives," said Lehi Fire Chief Dale Ekins. "If a fire breaks out in your home, you and your family only have a few minutes to escape safely. Home fire escape planning and practice ensure that everyone in the household will know how to use that small window of opportunity effectively and get out alive." ?ii7 VAl N Harbison-- Refractories, a division of Global Technologies Incorporated. Ray Worthen of Lehi, plant manager at A. P. Green, and a partner, Dennis Williams of American Forkt have spent the last few months in negotiations with the industry giants and government officials to purchase the plant in an effort to keep the local industry alive. "You've got a lot of local expertise that would have been pushed out," said Worthen of the local workers. "Without the FTC involvement, this plant was basically shut down.. Our chances of survival are probably better now than they ever have been." Williams explained that he and Worthen had to present a complete business plan to FTC officials for approval of the sale, a requirement placed on Global Industrial Technologies when that company acquired A.P. Green. In addition to the sale of the Lehi plant,. Harbison-Walke- r closed five refractories in the U.S. and Canada. Now named Utah Refractories Company, the brick plant Walker J - high-qualit- 500-500- "We expect to be in full operation by the first of the year," said "It's tures of kilns used by glass, steel and automobile manu-fact- u been tougtfor everyone, but we're trying to Worthen. "We work are basically here to supply the west-- . em half of the U.S. and be the leading supplier to the world." At full swing, Utah Refracto- - ring industries. through it." The Jay Jensen company two owns . mines acre mine a Utah 160-acr- e a 90 near Grantsville and mine near Jericho, from which they obtain Plant purchased by General Refractories of Philadelphia. Plant acquired by A.P. Green Industries of Mexico, Mo. requests information relating to anti-tru- laws. Plant manager Ray Worthen and Rylee Trucking Corp. owner Dennis Williams begin negotiations with A.P. Green Industries to acquire plant. Global Industrial Technologies, Green stock. Inc. announces acquisition of 6.7 million' shares of A.P. Harbison-Walker Refractories, a division of Global Industrial Technologies, announces sure of five plants, in addition to previously announced pending sale of Lehi plant. clo- Sale completed by Worthen and Williams. By Julie Loveridge The Lord does not expect anyone to be abused, and that's one thing Lehi native Peggy Kirkham Adams wants all domestic violence, victims, male or female, to understand. for the Adams, chair-eleUtah County Domestic Violence Coalition, will be one of ct the speakers at a Candlelight Vigil Thursday night in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The vigil for a will be the kick-of- f month-lon- g focus intended to raise public awareness of domestic violence and encourage support for its victims. Adams Learning first-hanhas experienced the frustration and fear of facing the legal d, y To develop a home fire escape plan, a mapping grid provided by the Fire Department will be given out to grade school children at their schools; additional copies are available at the fire station. The grid includes an official entry form for "The Great Escape" contest, which offers a y trip for four people to Walt World; the winner will be selected at random from home escape plans submitted to NFPA by local fire departments. In addition to preparing and practicing the home escape plan, residents are encourage to submit a copy to the Lehi Fire Dis-pne- Department, be considered 176 N. Center, to for the contest. Chief Ekins will select one plan to be sent to NFPA for the drawing. NFPA, the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 70 years, developed "The Great Escape" theme in response to results from a 1997 Home Escape Survey which showed only 16 percent of respondents who had escape plans actually practiced them. Local businessman dies suddenly in Salt Lake 0 Gladding, McBean and Company acquires operating rights and inventories. Peggy Adams has emerged from her own struggles to become a champion for the rights of abused women Russ Daly 120-13- 0 E.M. Smith Company (Emsco) operates plant under DPC ownership. FTC 1 Dennis Williams, left, and Ray Worthen, new Green and General Refractories, check out one of the specialty refractory brick shapes known as a revolver, which are manufactured at the Lehi facility. currently, employees about 20 ries can produce 20,000 tons o; a pure silica that produces the workers, down significantly silica refractory brick in 30,000 products. from the who worked different shapes and sizes, They contract with a compaunder the A.P. Green organizabringing in sales of an estimat- ny to mine and stockpile the siltion. Worthen hopes to see the ed $15 million per year. The ica and lime for three to four number return to about 100 bricks, designed to withstand months every third year. They the employees. degree tempera- then used a local trucking com- Defense Plant Corporation (DPC) hires Ryberg Construction of Salt Lake City to build plant in Lehi at a cost of almost $600,000. m LJ Photo by owners of Utah Refractories, formerly A.R a single copy Department to sponsor 'The Great Escape' work ethic and the expertise of a handful of individuals who know the intricacies of the business. Fluctuations in the world economy and antitrust regulations from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) forced the sale of the A.P. Green brick refractory plant in Lehi, which 9 Lehi Fire Local investors buy refractories plant By Russ Daly City Editor It doesn't take a ton of bricks to realize when the chips are down. What it does take is a will-- , ingness to take a chance, relying on the wealth of a great 756-766- pany to bring the raw materials to Lehi. Employees at Utah Refractories are members of Local 3318 of the United Steelwork-er- s union. "We're still under the same contract," said employee Jay Jensen. "There's no real big difference. It's been tough for everyone, but we're trying to work through it." Former employee Jack Ernst, who left the company in the restructuring, said that it wasn't to his advantage to remain with the company, but hoped that the new owners could "make a go of it" and that a significant number of employees can return to work. "The people who bought it are operating on a shoestring," he said, adding that there is less demand for product due to industry-wid- e downsizing. "Consequently, I'm sure there are some unhappy people." Worthen said they have hired a sales and marketing firm out of Denver to assist the company in gaining a place in the market, and that they would join with auto workers and steel workers in encouraging US legislators to limit imports or impose tariffs on countries whose exports threaten local jobs. Businessman, bishop, ball player and bass, Rudy Zander wore many different hats in his lifetime. Zander died suddenly due to an aneurysm on Tuesday, Sept. 1998 in Salt Lake City. 22, ' Loyal customers knew him as the owner of CW Outlet in Lehi, a local store specializing in archival scrapbook supplies, educational products and rubber stamp art items. But his expertise and background went beyond the scope of one store. Born on Long Island, New York in 1934, Rudolph Herman Karl Zander, Jr., known as Rudy, attended Ohio State University, where he played baseball and ran track; after completing an LDS mission in West Germany, he earned undergraduate and MBA degrees from Brigham Young University. While at BYU, he played football for the school. Following graduation, he was involved in financial planning for a number of years, then acquired Christensen Wholesale in 1988. In 1990, Zander established CW Outlet in Lehi, and began offering a wide selection of acid-fre- e paper, sheet protectors and v i. Rudolph "Rudy" Zander binders for people to use in scrapbook hobbies. The company also featured lines of educational products, as well as rubber stamp art and supplies. Zander served as bishop of the Winder 2nd Ward in Salt Lake City and sang bass in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He and his wife, Carolyn, had four children and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 25 in Salt Lake City. Interment was in Wasatch Lawn Cemetery. attling Abuse system alone. Fleeing an abusive situation herself, Adams met a wall of resistance and apathy. Since that experience, she has been quietly pushing for legal reforms aimed at assisting victims in Utah Her County communities. hard work is beginning to pay off. At the annual Coalition luncheon, Sept. 11., Adams was presented with an award of appreciation for her efforts in establishing the North Utah County Victim Advocate program. Lehi's Mayor Ken Greenwood was in attendance to give her the award. Addressing the audience, Greenwood confided that Lehi "didn't have a problem with domestic violence until Peggy Adams moved here." After the laughter died down, he continued, "Seriously, we did not recognize it as a problem." He paid tribute to Adams' efforts in making public officials aware of a critical need in our community and her hard work in creating, a full-tim- e Victim Assistance What: Domestic Violence Aware- ness Month order issued against their abuser at no charge. Adams sees Cornell's position as a great victory for victims in the north Utah County area. house "Victims cannot be liberated," Adams affirms. "They can only be educated. They must liberate themselves." Cornell is one resource to 51 South University Avenue help Candlelight Vigil When: Thursday, October 1, 1998 Time: 8:00 9:00 p.m. Where: West Steps, Historic Court- Provo, Utah Coordinator for' the northern Utah County communities of Lehi, American Fork, and Pleasant Grove. That coordinator is Diana Cornell, whose office is located in the Lehi City Office building at 153 North 100 East. Cornell has access to professional volunteers who can assist with everything from legal issues to counseling, to helping with location of safe housing. She can help victims work through the seemingly endless bureaucratic red tape, and with her assistance, victims can how have a protective restraining with that education. Adams is another. Neither a counselor nor a therapist, Peggy is an educator. Her work teaching at Utah Valley State College has placed her in positions where has, been able to reach out to victims, teaching them, validating, and supporting them. Statistically, Adams says, more than 50 percent of all married women will experience some kind of domestic violence at some point in their lives. . "There are some kinds of abuse where the wounds cannot be seen," she explained. Regardless of whether a person is physically, sexually, or See ADAMS on Page Photo by Peggy Adams addresses the BYU Women's Law Forum at its brown bag lunch last Friday, Sept. 25. Her efforts continue to raise public awareness of domestic violence issues in our community. October has been designated as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. ' 12 Julie Loveridge |