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Show 'J n i v e S r r 3 a 1 H i c ro f i 1 n Alt City, C0 rp Utfth 1 uH T Lit ,4., fi Vl J7I ;i fc- LV I JL1. i ky I -r Kirtri VJ -- Published weekly at 125 W. Center St., Midvale, Salt Lake County, Utah. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Midvale, Utah Volume 34 Number 51 under the Act of March 9, 1878 Subscription rate, $2.00 per year. Thursday, December 2 I, i 967 City of Lights" . . . Judges lo Select 3 Winners Tha wind howltd, tho tnew drifted, and this auto boggod down ir drift batwon tho froowey paved strips at tha temporary crossing at Sixth Ava. in Midvala Monday mornino. Occupants abandoned the stranded ear until the storm abated. Council Unhappy . . . Criticizes State Road Policies Midvale's street department received praise for its handling of the season's first snow plowing assignment Tuesday at city council meeting, but the State Highway Department came in for criticism of its hand- - This 'n That By Jay Overheard on Main St.: "Sheriff Larsen wrote a great letter giving his reasons for not wanting to consolidate the sheriff's office and the city police department . . . and he was so kind he never even mentioned the evidence that the police deDartment lost." The Sentinel's picture of Bern's fire, published Nov. 16. has won first place in the "picture of the month" contest conducted by journalism students at University of Utah. The students select the best news picture and ruhners;up each month: The fact that Utah ran only third in the competition for the U.S. candidate city for the 1976 Olympics was quite a jolt to the enthusiasts who thought Salt Lake had a chance. But to most people it was not unand actually, expected, when all things are considered, it is better for Utah not to get the Olympics. Utah is not ready. It is true that the Salt Palace would probably be ready for use. But the Olympic ski runs are still undeveloped wooded mountainsides, the area for Alpine competition is just so much blue sky, and the "Olympic Village" at the university is on the drawing hardly boards. California found out a few years ago that providing facilities in underdeveloped Squaw Valley is costly about $40 million. It would put a real burden on Utah to provide that much in winter sport facilities tn so short a time. But if winter sports could grow normally, and private capital cM add $1 million or so worth of facilities every year over the next three or four decades, Utah would be ready to host the Olympics and do a good job of it. There can be no criticism of the committee's choice of Denver. These men are experts, thy make a business of studying facilities, assessing their worth, and they are not about to recommend any area where fulfillment of obligations can be questionable. Those who so enthusiastically backed the Olympic console themcampaign selves that, at least, the advertising is good for the state. Any advertising is bound to have benefits, certainly, but there can also, be drawbacks. If the talk of Utah as an Olympic site actually draws skiers to the area, they may be disappointed in the actual facilities available. If this happens, those skiers will never come back again. For these reasons, the promotion of Utah for the winter Olympics was both and Immature. premature It is obvious from two experiences that before Utah asks again for the Olympics, it must be ready, and it must be able to convince the world that it is ready. One of the cutest little Christmas stories is gleaned from an exchange: KIDDIE LOGIC Tlmmy sat at the table, crayon in hand, laboriously drawing a picture. Finally, pleased with the results, he sat back and surveyed his masterpiece. "See my picture of Santa?" he said to Fritz. (Continued on page 10) ling of local phases of the freeway. "We've had a lot of good comment on the good job of street cleaning after Saturday's snowstorm," Mayor Henry Beckstead said. He said that the State Highway Department wants to delay action "for a year or two" on development of Holden St. to bypass the area on N. commercial Main St., and informed the council that he is pressing for immediate action. Atty. Ben G. Bagley said he believed the city would be within its rights if it insisted upon the rebuilding of Holden St. before allowing the state to close the Sixth Ave. crossing. Lynn Welch pointed out that the state has not lived up to its promise in keeping Sixth Ave. open and that the present crossing "is farce," for trucks cannot use the road, which is vital to serving the commercial and industrial areas of Mid-val- Removal of four old lights and installation of two new n mercury vapor lamps on N. Main St., plus one on Elm St., was approved. The new lights will cost the city an additional $6.40 extra a month. The dogcatcher's report included 37 dogs had been retwo and destroyed only turned to their owners during the month. It was reported that dog owners are telling the dogcatcher that they can no longer afford to feed their pets and it ia best to destroy them. Expenditure of funds for two new batteries for one of the fire trucks was approved. 20,000-lume- Midvale has been beautifully lighted for Christmas, and this Thursday evening judges will select the three best jobs of home decoration for awards, and will the designate prettiest street as "Christmas Street, 1967." The contest is a project of Midvale Chamber of Commerce, which will award trophies to the three winners, who will be selected, not as first, second, and third, but as three first place awards, it is pointed out by Merril Brown, president of the Chamber. Three identical trophies, suitably engraved, are being provided for the winning W. homes. Dale Waters, secretary of the Chamber, reports that the trophies will be in the form of a desk set, making them useful as well as decorative, and a constant of the reminder achievement of the household. Judging will be done this Thursday evening, so all (Continued on page 10) nW . Jordan Addition anc" electrical architects' estimates were received by Jordan school board Tuesday night on an addition to West Jordan Junior High. The low bids were tentathe by tively accepted board, subject to acceptr ance of the general construction bid on Wednesday evening. The successful mechanical and electrical bids are included in the general Mechanical bids below Snow, Blow, Cold Weather Delays Use of Freeway Bad weather took the blame this week for another delay in the opening to traffic of the freeway between 7200 South and dicates that during November the average daily traffic at Draper Crossroads was 17,122 vehicles, compared with a daily average 11800 South. Twenty blocks of the new freeway was opened last Friday as the overpass at Draper Crossroads, 12300 South, went into full operation, ending a dangerous crossing that has cost many lives in auto accidents, several of them while the grade separation was under construction. The new freeway section opened last Friday lies between 11800 South and 13800 South, with temporary paving making connections befreetween the new secway and the old tions of highway About three days of good, dry weather are needed to treat the surface of the new "Sixth Ave. was the only paving between 7200 South Julian re17, Montoya, street in Midvale closed by and 9000 South, a highway leased defrom the snow," he added, noting tention tenter at county department spokesman said. 5 p.m. on A that afternoon traffic from has to be applied back in the to sealcoat the freeway coining south Friday, was the surface of the paving 1 center a.m. by Saturday, to on N. Main St., traffic from salt, later used along with a companion, to prevent the Welch plant and from the keep highway free of Sonny Cordova, 16, just rethe county shops have crethe from ice, damaging leased from the State Inated a traffic condition of the cement. Getting dustrial School at Ogden. which the state should be clear enough to It ake a lot of shoveling to Police officers stopped the surfacewithout to remedy called upon the use of their car on N. Main St., sealcoat, headed, east, was hold fas in will be the problem, promptly. ordered salt, Friday evening, The council voted to peris solution its and on Sixth Avo. strictly both youths out, and then mit right turns only enterupon the weathdependent ran. was Cordova appreer. ing and leaving Albertson's on E. Center St.. and to hended near the old Welch In addition, there are mill and three county cars, erect signs to this effect. to the It ws apointed out that responding to a call for help, blacktopat connections 9000 South to be ramps both left and right turns will apprehended Montoya. Each was charged with completed, and also at 7200 be permitted from Center where a greater arSouth, being drunk, resisting St. to Center Square, and amount of work is necesfoul and abusive prohibiting left turns at the rest, using assault on a posary. There is still lots of entrance a few feet west language, lice officer, curfew violawill eliminate many traffic "Much of the blacktop Christmas mail, but the volof beer. and tion, possession laid at this time of the year ume is not setting any new problems. En route to the detention records at the Midvale post has to be torn out later beSeveral new members of kicked Depoffice. cause the blacktop is damthe fire department have center Montoya uty Boswell in the mouth, The volume is down from served their probationary aged by the cold, but we a filling, and. feel that the use of the last year, both in incoming terms, it was pointed out knocking out to wreck by Councilman welch, and they attempted highway more than pays for and outgoing mail, Postmaster Michael Pavich rethe extra cost," the spokesthe council voted to provide the squad rar by jerking on man said. them with dress uniforms the steering wheel, officers ported this week. reported. First class mail is running and hats. "The use of the highway less than last about 10 is a convenience to the pub-Lirecord volume, measand we feel the small year's ured in stamp sales, canceladditional cost is worthlations, and outgoing pouchwhile." said. es, the postmaster The State Highway DeOutgoing parcel post is also less than 1966, the volume partment feels it is important to open this section of being down about 8 . Incoming parcel freeway as soon as possible post, measured in sacks, is down that must be because a traffic count in More than five months promise reached. ago 159 days the unions Aside from this, just about went out on strike and Miss Midvale Pageant . . . everybody has been heard Copper operations strikers from except the closed down. In that time, How do they not themselves. the has company changed its original offer, feel about it? This week the Sentinel and the union has not rehas a letter from a strike Miss entered in the Miss vised its demands. Four more candidates for Midvale pageant is Susan Almost every public offamily. The editors feel that the title of Miss Midvale, this family speaks for many 1968, are presented this week ficial has tried, with comBartholomew, daughter of other families caught in the in biographic sketches and Mr tt Mrs Ben Bartholoplete lack of success, to acstrike squeeze. For publicaa settlement. mew, who are at present in complish photographs. tion purposes no name is have printed Surrey, England. Newspapers held will The reasons. be pageant In the pageant Susan will acres about the strike, but, given, for obvious Other bona fide letters Saturday, Jan. 20, at Midmake a presentation of pistrangely, neither the union vale Junior High Auditoriwill be printed, as long as nor the company has taken ano, dance, and a display um, when selection will be of clothing she has sewn. the trouble and expense to space and time permit. Letmade of Miss Midvale, who Susan is a student at BYU, place the facts before the ters should be signed, for will become the city's canthe protection of the editors, where she is on the family public in a series of paid didate in the selection of but names will not be printcouncil for the dorm. advertisements, which have and At American Fork always in the past been the ed if that is the wish of the Miss Utah for Miss America. writers. most effective weapon in Hillcrest High Schools, Miss follows: The letter Bartholomew was active as working toward the com Additional contestants will a cheerleader, be presented in future weeks congleader, in marching group, oratory, "This strike is just going on too long. Bills are as preparations go forward FHA Club, Folk Singlna for the staging of the pagepiling up and piling up and the children are outgrow-n- g ant. e. Board eceives of 15,601 in 1966 and 13,846 in 1965. On Thanksgiving the traffic volume Day reached a peak of 21,960 ve- hicles at the crossroads. contract. Bartlett Electric Co., Salt Lake City, was awarded the electrical contract on its low bid of $22,148 after the board determined to build an academic wing, an addition to the industrial arts building, and equip it with a sawdust collection sys- - tern The industrial arts addition and the collection system had been bid as al- ternates. H. Mortensen Plumbing Heating Co., Springville, was the low bidder on the mechanical contract at $56,-04A & Details of the low bids Bartlett bidding on the academic $12,343 classrooms, $7,393 on the industrial arts addition, and $2,412 on the dust collection system; the Mortensen bid included $32,691 for the academic wing, $13,100 on the industrial arts addition, and $10,254 on the dust collector. Bidding was exceptionally close, with the next electrical bid only $446 higher and the second mechanical bid only $71 above the low proposal. The job attracted five electrical bids and nine mechanical bids. showed Youth Corps Gear Recovered by Police Another group of coats and mittens, issued to Youth Corps workers, have been recovered by Midvale police and turned over to supervisors, who will make the decision on whether or not to prosecute. Six coats, worth $45, and two sets of mittens, worth $27, were recovered by Officer Leo Lewis. Overnight Parking Has Few Violators s with Compliance ban on overnight parking has been good, Chief Louis S. Smith reported this week. Enforcement of the overnight parking ordinance was begun Saturday night, when officers wrote only 5 tickets; Sunday night 9 vehicles were tagged. Mid-vale'- Out at 5, In at I, Is Juvenile's 89-9- Police Officers Speed Record Nab Fugitive Hiding in Home - sud-fac- e trt an auto orwo it a In deep rnowt This on, between drift the railroad tracks and tho new freeway high-cente- Christmas Rush Slows: Mail Volume Shrinks e, Copper Family Says: We're Ready to Work George Louis Benavidez, Lennox St., wanted on a fugitive warrant, was arrested last Wednesday night by Midvale police, with the help of county officers. Officers found Benavidez hiding behind clothing in a closet at the Pablo Lozano home, 26 S. Holden St. Fearing Benavidez to be armed, Chief Louis Smith marshaled his entire force of six men plus three county officers, but the man gave no resistance. The FBI held a warrant for Benavidez for interstate flight to avoid prosecution, and Judge Croft of Third District Court had issued a warrant for failure to appear on a rape charge brought by the sheriff's office. Pablo Lozano was found guilty in Midvale Municipal Court on a charge of failure to comply with the duty of an officer and was fined $50 and sentenced to 25 days in the county pail. Judge Warren D. Cole suspended 15 days of the sentence on payment of the fine. 156 W. 4, but incoming only about first class cards and letters less are running about 20 than a year ago. There will be no post office service on Sunday, Dec. 24, and on Christmas Day, Monday, Postmaster Pavich said, except for delivery of special delivery matter and perishable items. Monday was a heavy day for outgoing mail, and postal workers expected that the volume would taper off gradually the rest of the wee!;, though the volume of incoming mail is expected to continue to rise until at least mid-wee- Electrical Blaze Calls Out Firemen Midvale firemen were called to the home at 119 Third Ave., Tuesday morning. An electrical fire in a kitchen range filled house with smoke. the White Christmas Descends on Area The traditional "white Christmas" appears to be a sure thing with snow on the ground, more falling, and still more predicted ty the weatherman. Though winter does not begin officially until Friday morning, it has been a fact for some time, with low temperatures, repealled storms, and ground blizof zards drifting snow. Ken-neco- tt Contestants Preparing Talent for Program Jan. 20 their clothes and the appliances are breaking, the car is broken, and Christmas is upon us and the little children had to told that Santa Claus won't bring very much. The youngest one can't accept why. We can't buy the clothes the children need so desperately, either. This strike looks to me like it has gone on long enough and about all for nothing. We as a family are ready to go back to work now for what the company has offered. Isn't anybody else ready to go back to work also? If the company back east has been working all this time and 'hasn't sat this strike out also, with us, then if this is just our fight alone, then let us settle without them and get just us, the western division, back to work real soon. How do you other men feel about it? Sincerely, a Copper Family University of Utah freshman and Alpha Chi Omega sorority affiliate, Barbara Bateman is one of the lovelies competing for next year's Miss Midvale. She is the daughter of Mr & Mrs Joseph E. Bateman, Meadow Drive. At Hillcrest Miss Bateman was cheerleader for two years. She loves sports and just being with people. Music is her great love. She has studied piano and flute, having received instruction from Eugene Foster, first flutist of the Utah Symphony. She has instructed, also, in flute. She has sung with the A Cappella choir and with small groups, and has participated In music festivals. Another charming young Club, Club, debate, Thespian Club, contemporary dance council, student council, year book staff, Alpine a fashion board, and spoke at graduation, as well as work in church activities. Carolyn Cowley is another fine young woman hoping to he Miss Midvale, 1968. The daughter of Mr & Mrs Francis E. Cowley, Brook-hil- l Dr., is a junior at the University of Utah. She is preparing herself to teach tailoring and textiles and working toward the economic home major. composite She, of course, likes sewing, but also to color and design objects for display. In the contest she will do a ballet dance. Her costume will be one she will design and sew, especially for her talent presentation. A busy Hillcrest High School senior is Delan Jensen, a Midvale girl, entered in the Midvale Pageant. Delan Is the daughter of Mr & Mrs Dell V. Jensen, Cooper St. She is a member of the Russian club, a member of Thes Dae, modern dance club, and also the Thespian Club in drama. She has had dancing for four years, drama for two, piano for nearly three years, and two years of Russian. She competed in the region interpretative speech meet at Jordan last year, and has won ribbons in She is an active member of her church. She enjoys roller and ice skating, snow and water skiing, dancing and swimming. Her talents are drawing, acting, and dancing. ' Rt Barbara Bateman Suian Bartholomew ? A' SI Carolyn Cowley Delan Jensen |