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Show Universal Microfilm Corp Box 2008 Salt City, Utah 84101 Lake 5- -1 J 'it It ' ' Published weekly ot 125 W. Center St;, Midvale, Salt lake County, Utah Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Mrdvale, Utah, under the Act of March 9, 1878. Subscription rate, $2.00 per year, 5 years $5 in Utah. , Number 38 Volume 35 List 4 Thursday, September 19, 1968 Semi-finalis- ts For Merit Scholarships Four students at Hillcrest School have been in the named 1968-6Merit Scholarship Program. Prin. Joel J. Jensen listas ed the four High semi-finalist- s Five Hillcrest High students escaped injury Tuesday morning when their car was struck by a Union Pacific train at this crossing on 8000 South. Chief Ralph Peters of Sandy police called attention to the utility pole directly west of the crossing follows: signal, which hides of Mr it from car approaching from the west. Motel at Interchange Under Construction This Fall announcing the start of con struction. Wixom said the second phase will be constructed of a restaurant adjacent to the Wixon. The motel is the first motel, operated by a promination-wid- e restaurant phase in the development of nent the third phase will chain; 7200 the property abutting South and Frontage Rd., at be construction oi an office intercomplex; and the fourth the 7200 South phase will be future conchange, Mr Wixom said in struction of another 72 units to the motel. The motel will be a building, with three wings and a central lobby, two stories high. By Jay The unit will present a Overheard in Washington, pleasing appearance to tourD. C: ists, with thi west side, fac"We'll have Nixon for ing the freeway, having a fixin' when we dump Hump." terrace with swimming pool and flaming pits to create of the enjoyable the idea of fun and frolic. Some "We intend to attract busthings about traveling are getting the point of view of iness by creating an exclupeople in other parts of the sive atmosphere with archicountry, both by personal tectural appeal rather than contact and by reading the gaudy signs," Wixom said in describing his plans. local papers. If we can believe what we heard, the election of Nixon and most Republicans is a cinch; everybody is on Mayor Daley's side in the Chicago riots during the Democratic convention; the people won't stand for any more taxes;, the only place beA 2.9 mile gap in that wants more money tween 5300 South, Murray, spent is Washington, where and 7200 South, Milvale, tuere is a constant demand' should be open for traffic for more public buildings. within a month, weather The Medicare building in permitting, the State HighWashington was built before way Dep't predicted this bill was week. the Medicare passed! Biggest job yet remainLiving is much more ex- ing is laying asphalt shoulin the East. is It pensive ders on all four of obvious that the minimum the concrete paving,edges the lull is law to the wage geared of the segment, it is East and is way out of line length reported by J. Quintin Adair, in the West. district engineer. No house or apartment He also reported that can be had for less than there are a number of small $250 a month, and most areas of the for apartments go main highway yet to be $500 a month $100 per paved with concrete. room per month is the goThe $185,000 paving rate. er is not capable of laying Taxes on an old home get clear up to strucdown to around $650 a year, pavement tures, and these have to be with new homes paying filled later by conventional $1,500 to $2,500 a year propmethods. This work and the erty taxes. Sales tax is shoulder work is starting Best bargains in New this week. York is Radio City, where The concrete on- - and you can see a gorgeous now have been hour-lonstage show plus poured, and the opening of the newest movie for $1.25, the highway is tentatively day or night. But tickets for scheduled for Oct. 15 if. Broadway plays run $9.90 Opening of the and $10.90 each. segment will permit continuHam and eggs run about ous ilow of traffic from coffee 25c a is $2.50; cup; to Ogden. Two secdrinks at show houses are tions, around Point of the 50c; a good dinner at a Mountain and between supper club can easily cost and Farmington, have not been rebuilt to free (Continued on page 2) Building permit for a 72- - travel motel costing $175,000 was issued this week by Midvale city to Dan E. This 'n That State Says rooms themselves "plush," he said, with each having almost 400 square feet of space, carpeted, fireprooi, with luxurious bathtubs, dressing rooms as well as baths, fully carpeted halls, and with each room having an outside balcony overlooking the pool or having a view of the mountains. Wixom said the location is ideal, with 7200 South giving access to the ski areas, and with eventual paving of Guardman's Pass to Park City and the Butterfield Canyon road to Tooele the motel will be in the center of a vast recreational area. The motel has already obtained reservation tie-iagreements with some of the best hotels and motels in all directions. The entire complex is designed to offer the tourist complete service, including comfortable, luxurious on page 2) The will be n Link To Open by Oct. 1 5 1-- Thomas G. Berggren, son 15 way specifications, but are Turns, both left and right, are permitted on these stretches. four-lane- & Mrs Gordon Berg- Creek Dr., Cottonwood Heights. Lee Gordon Campbell, son of Mr & Mrs LeRoy Campbell, 7725 Dell Rd., Cottonwood Heights. Christine L. Dickey, 8651 Mt. Majestic Rd., Sandy. John A. Fericks, son of Mr & Mrs F. H. Fericks, 7894 Caballero Dr., Sandy. Jordan and Bingham High Schools reported no this year. Both the Merit Program and local principals point out that the program concentrates on the individual performance of the student and makes no effort to measure school effectiveness. The 15,000 semifinalists appointed today are among the nation's most intellectually able high school seniors and will compete for some 3,000 Merit Scholarships to be awarded in 1969. The semifinalists were the highest scorers in their states on the National Merit Scholarship qualifying test, given last February is 17,500 schools nationwide. They constitute less than one per cent of the graduating secondary school seniors in the United States. Semifinalists must advance to finalist standing to be considered for Merit Scholarships, since all winners will be selected from the s finalist group. become finalists by receiving the endorsement of their schools, submitting scores from a second examination, and providing information about their achievements gren, 72-Un- it unit semi-finalis- 8329 Willow semi-finalis- Semi-finalist- d slip-for- off-ram- g ... 0 San-taqui- n e National Merit $1000 Scholarships, allocated by state. Many will also be considered for the four-yea- r Merit Scholarships provided by some 400 corporations, foundations, colleges, unions, trusts, professional associations, other organizations, and individuals. MerWinners of four-yea- r it Scholarships may receive up to $1,500 a year for four college years, depending on their individual need. Winners of the National Merit $1000 Scholarships will ree ceive stipends of in $1,000 upon enrollment one-tim- college. Sidewalk construction on the south side of Wasatch St. is scheduled to start next Monday by M. C. Green Construction Co., Bountiful, Mayor Henry Beckstead informed the city council Tuesday evening. He said the contractor, who was awarded the contract on his low bid submitted at the Sept. 3 council meeting, plans to start at the east end of the project, near State St., and tinish at Adams St. To make the intersection more durable, waterways will be of concrete rather than blacktop, the council the added cost. The mayor also advised the council that the striping of city streets is scheduled to begin Thursday at 8 a.m. Traffic lane striping, crosswalks, and parking stalls will be repainted, and school crossings will be marked throughout the city. It was also reported that the ambulance agreement previously approved by the council has also been approved by the Volunteer Fire Dept. of a uniform Adoption traffic code by all municipalities, an issue urged at the Municipal League meeting last week, was considered by the council and turned over to City Atty. Ben G. Bagley for proper drafting. The recommended procedure is to adopt Chapter 6 of the state traffic code by Such action by reference. the council would give the city the power to prosecute violators of driving rules, violators of safety regulations on equipment, make blood alcohol tests, etc., and collect the fines, while prosecutions directly under the statute call for fines to be turned over to the county. Atty. Bagley advised the council that there are some sections of the code, such as improper licensing, driving without an operators license, and similar matters, which are wholly within the province of the state. Another effort at uniformity was achieved when the council adopted by reference the same electrical code Says Voting Machines Assigned to Jordan Voting machines will be given a trial in Midvale, Murray and Sandy precincts in the general election Nov. 5, the Sentinel was notified by W. Sterling Evans, county clerk, this week. The decision to use some of the 40 trial machines in precincts in the southern part of the county followed after the Sentinel quickly published an editorial criticizing the county for dis- - Prison Terms For Burglary Of Library criminating against Jordan district precincts. Clerk Evans nlvised the Sentinel that the county planned tot use the machines in Jordan district in the general election, but had made no announcement of such intent before the editorial appeared. In fact, Jordan was the only district in the county in which the machines were not given a trial in the primary. The clerk's office reported that the districts where the 40 machines were used had their complete returns in by 8:30 election night. Some districts, where conventional counting methods were used, did not report their returns to the clerk's office until 4 a.m. Wednesday. Two young men were sentenced to state prison terms Monday for burglary of the Salt Lake County Library Headquarters, 80 E. Center St., last Mar. 10. Chief of Police Louis S. Smith reports that Danny Scott Dix, 20, 3536 West 4965 South, Taylorsville, was sentenced to 1 to 20 years on a charge of second degree burglary. Danny Turnbow, 20, 120 East 7500 South, Midvale, was sentenced to a term of 6 months to 10 years for atThe tempted burglary. charge had been reduced after Turnbow had been bound over on a charge of second degree burglary. p -- Ty-- which is in force under state law and has also been adopted by many cities. Dates for the fall clean-uin Midvale were set for Nov. 4 through 16. The same schedule as last year will voted at the Tuesday meeting, with the city paying 4 p be followed. Councilmen expressed disappointment that Midvale did not win one of the awards at the Municipal League convention, and cited many instances of greater achievement by Midvale than were reported by the winners. A particular source of irritation was the making of an award to Holladay, which is not incorporated and therefore not eligible for an award. The community took credit for private yard work and even lawn mowing, councilmen reported. Councilmen reported on the various section meetings they attended at the League convention, noting that most cities need 8 mills of taxes for an efficient police department; municipal golf courses are highly profitable.; juveniles may be into the brought city court on driving offenses; beau-tificatio- n MiHvnlo's hantijn; of rec- ords follows closely the recommended procedures. Information that the rebuilding and widening of Holden St. and N. Main St. may be delayed by cutting off of federal highway funds brought passage by the council of a resolution calling the critical local situation to the attention of representatives in Congress. This motion was adopted at the insistence of A. M. (Continued on page 2) " fMi r-r sP (33321 Hillcrest Students Rank High in Math 5. 5300-720- and interests. Ev'ery semuinalist who becomes a finalist will be considered for one of the 1000 Sidewalk Work, Street arking Starts Soon Partner, right, is president of the boys' service club at Bingham High, known both as the Prospector Club and the Key Club. With Partner is Tom Pazell faculty sponsor of the club. Bill In advanced placement math tests given by the College Board last spring, seniors at Hillcrest high school achieved three out of the top four places. The Hillcrest students were Allyson Mike Iker, and Clauson, Dean Taylor. Clauson and Taylor will attend University of Utah this year and Iker will go to Leland Stan ford. P": , -'1 ''" i' ' ' - v' ' . - - .".'' :'..-- 1 car has been capturing many first place trophies this summer at the fair grounds race way. The car sponsored by Midvale Auto Body was built by local men. Shown are the driver, Joel Terry, and standing from left Paul Wallers, Denny Tittensor, and Gary Norman. This Miss Utah Wins Scholarship . . . Miss America Pageant Is Grand Performance vith Glitter, Glamour, and Tawdry Side Too When the glamour and the of the glitter and the tinsel Miss America Pageant had faded away, Midvale's Miss Utah Kathy Wood showed that she saw through all of the bright lights with a perception indeed rare for a girl not yet 20 just finished with one of the world's greatest experiences, which can happen to only 50 girls each year. Kathy agrees that the pageant is a experience that she wouldn't have missed for anything, but it made her see that she didn't want it to sidetrack her from her to finoriginal ambition ish college and teach debate and public speaking in high school. Kathy joined the Midvale Boosters group after the pageant, and as we all cruised down the Potomac River on an excursion boat to visit George Washington's home at Mt. Vernon, we had our own Conference on the Potomac. She paid tribute to the terrific job of organizing the pageant, and added, "You can't believe how tight the is." Contestants security can hardly move without their chaperones; they cannot receive any telephone call unless the chaperone talks first; they can make an occasional phone call by first; permission getting they cannot see their parents except to wave as they are hustled from the to their official cars; the girls had dinner each evening at their hotels, but all day at rehearsals at the hall chicken convention sandwiches were sent in. A great fetish is made over maintaining the image of Miss America. Girls may not be seen smoking or drinking; they had to let down their dresses to knee length. Then Bess Myerson, the tv image of all the Miss Americas, turned up for her broadcast duties in a gown with a neckline that dipped clear to the waist! "I never saw so many newsmen and photographers," Kathy related, and all 50 contestants were interviewed and photographed repeatedly. "Most of thejprls are wonderful," Kathy replied to a question. She said that the great majority of the state representatives are fun, pleasant, friendly, and interested in each other. And there are a few exceptions, some of whom seem quite successful in hiding their real characters from the judges. Everybody at the pageant seemed to have a favorite, and so did the girls themselves. Kathy admitted she had picked either Miss Ore-oor Miss Massachusetts adui-toriu- n for Miss America, and they were third and first runners-up- , which is pretty good picking. Kathy did receive a $500 scholarship, which made her very happy. With the $1,000 scholarship she received on becoming Miss Utah, she figures that, living at home as she does, the scholarship will pay for her remaining three years of college. She will be a sophomore at University of Utah this year. At "Golden Rainbow" in New York on Thursday night Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, after taking bows for their curtain call, got chummy with the audience and Steve asked "where are all you people from?" He could hardly believe his ears when 23 people screamed back, "Utah." And then the word was shouted that "Miss Utah" was there, and Steve called Kathy up to the stage for an impromptu interview and And when introduction. Kathy said she wanted to be a teacher, she got a real big hand from the audience. Bus drivers on guided tours introduced Miss Utah as a VIP, and the stewardesses on our flight east presented Kathy's parents with a decorated cake for her. There is more to the Miss America Pageant than is seen on tv, and some of it is elaborately hidden from the cameras. Actually Friday night is a better show to watch, in many ways, than the Saturday night finale. The tv cameras are there, but they are not broadcasting. The Atlantic City Municipal Auditorium, where the pageant is held, is an old, big, barny structure seating 35,000 people. The pageant drew only 20,000. Though it has tremendous height, it isn't used. The seats are all temporary and are mounted on low, sloping wooden platforms with so little pitch that no one has a good view of anything. The seats themselves are so beat up that no pair of nylons is safe. The Miss Utah committee passed the word that "everybody dresses up" for the pageant, but actually very few do, and slacks, shirt are sleeves and common. The staging for the page-ean- t itself is colorful and brilliantly lighted for the tv's big eye, which never strays to give the home viewer a glimpse of the old and ugly parts of the hall. We heard a lot of criticism of the pageant, because so much of it has been taken away from the girls. Much oi the emphasis is now of professional entertainment, on emcee Bert Parks, on Bess Myerson and her com mini-m.ini- mercials, that there is no time left to play the cameras on the girls, which are really the only excuse for having the show at all. r In a broadcast, each state contestant was on camera less than 30 seconds, except those who made the . Thus, the part that the people want to see gets very little attention. Unless this is corrected, it may well bring a slackening of interest in the pageant and eventually in state participation if state committees begin to feel that their two-hou- semi-finals- girls are not being treated well. Another thing that irked more than a little was the complete disregard for the parents of the girls. These mothers and fathers spent a lot of money and traveled, many of them, thousands of miles to see their daughters in their moment of glory. And only a moment it was. They had to compete for tickets, sit a block from the stage, and couldn't even call on their the daughters phone. There was a breakfast for contestants and their parents Sunday morning after the pageant, and that was all. Some of the girls, far from home, are very alone, and there is little applause for them. Kathy knew instantly, both Friday and Saturday that her boosters were there and where they were sitting. At her introduction the Utah group made all the noise possible and Kathy told us later "it was great." There was one attempt to create a disturbance at the pageant. There was advance publicity in Atlantic City and across the nation that a "protest" group would hold a "bra burning." Just as the retiring Miss America was making her speech there appeared below a balcony a sign lettered "female liberation," and there was the s L frr 1 f' I Raw I snouting ana an onvious attempt to break up the pageant. But police and securdown ity people swooped quickly, hustled the people off, snatched away the sign, and Miss America finished her talk. The whole thing didn't last a minute. There was a "black Miss America" contest in town the same day. We were on the boardwalk but saw nothing, though some of our group saw their parade. They were quiet, caused no trouble, and no one questioned their right to sponsor such an event. The boardwalk, in case you haven't seen it, is a wide wooden walkway which stretches for a couple of miles along the beach and running right in front of the auditorium. Streets dead-enat the boardwalk, and on the sea side are beaches, an amuse- ment park, and some busi- nesses. On the landward side are businesses of all kinds, from novelty shops and eating stands to banks, stores, sandwich shops, tav-erns, like any street in an amusement area. Most of the boardwalk traffic is pedestrian, thougn they have electrir, carts you can rent, with driver, by the hour to rifle around and see the sights. And that fire the;- i,uu on, the boardwalk was the real 1 thing. It put several places out of business, burned clear across the walk, catching all four corners of an intersection. You could see where it had been patched. After the pageant, the Midvale group stayed for a week for sightseeing in Washington, DC, and New York City, with conducted tours, the best hotels, and entertainment all arranged. Three Broadway plays were enjoyed, and there was most for individuals to time see, on their own, the things they were most interested in. Only real problem was that two suitcases went astray, leaving people without a change of clothes and even without toothbrushes. But the cases, left in a bus, found their way back to United Airlines, and they arrived in Washington about the same time as the group did. Making the trip were Mr Mrs Joseph F. Wood and daughter Gloria, Mrs J. S. Morgan, Miss Rolaine Mat-son- , & Mr & Mrs Lynn Welch, Mr & Mrs Harvey W. Eck-maMr & Mrs J. Parr Godfrey, Mr & Mrs Vernal Mines, Gary Bird, Roger Allen, Mrs Dorothea Newbold, Mrs Warren Noland, Miss Dorothy Webster, Miss Shirley Jensen, Mrs Kenneth Prince, Mrs Dean Bird. Mrs Sandra Lloyd. |