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Show Universal Microfilm Corp Box 2608 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 5-1 MMmM t t f 1 m Jordora Valley Sentinel at ul. Continuing The Midvale Sentinel postage paid Published weekly at 125 W. Center St., Salt Lake County, Utah by Midvale Sentinel, Inc. Second-ciaat Midvale, Utah. Subscription rate $2 per year, 5 years $5 in Jordan School District. si Thursday, December 2, 1971 Volume 38, Number 48 Apartments, commercial professional and office building, massive and impressive in is planned for erection on the southwest corner of State and Center design, Sts. Developers indicate that most of the space in the building is already contracted for, with other inquiries being made regularly by interested businesses. The plan calls for three full floors, with the top floor a roof garden with a circular penthouse of offices in the center. Several satellite buildings are also planned for the remaining portion of the triangle at the State St. entrance to Midvale. This' four-sto- ry Center St. development proposed Development of Center St. as a link between commercial areas near State St. and the downtown area is contemplated as an important part of the rehabilitation of Midvale, announced a month ago and already advanced several important steps toward actual construction. In contrast to the downtown area, which is expected to be financed largely through federal grants and loans, the Center St. projects are all private capital ventures. The Midvale Planning and Zoning Commission has been given details of the Center St. plan with recommendations made by the for Spa has grand opening apartment building, No. 1 project in the order of development of E. Center St., is scheduled for construction on the lot, presently vacant, at the intersection of Center and Grant Sts. It will contain 19 living units, all facilities, and parking. KTemDeia This The commun- ity are invited to the grand of the Cottonwood opening Heights" Community Spa Friday night, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. Don J. Antczak, trustee, will begin the ceremonies, Wm. J. Mortimer, president of Butler Stake, will give the invocation. The speakers will be H. Paul Bywater, chairman Board of Trustees, William E. Dunn, Salt Lake County Commissioner, Clyde V. Buxton, Jordan School Board (retired), and Rodney L. Dahl, Jordan School Board. There will be a swimming and diving show. Charles E. Clarke, Pas- tor Southeast Baptist Church, will give the benediction. The pool will be open for swimming on Saturday, Dec. 4. Swimming will be in periods of 1 12 hours and will start at 9 a.m. The pool will then be cleared at 10:30, 12 noon, 1:30, 3, 4:30, 6, 7:30, 9 and will close at 10:30. There will be free swimming on Saturday, Dec. 4, for those receiving a brochure with a free family swim coupon, to acquaint everyone with the facility. At 8 p.m. Saturday evening, everyone who has purchased a family membership will be given the opportunity to win a cash prize. JOT.. Another apartment building, also on the south side of Center at the intersection of Lincoln St., is in the planning stage and will house 30 living units .with complete facilities and parking. Business Development Committee, and these recommendations have been approved by the commission and passed along to the city council for the holding of a public hearing on the proposal. The planning commission made one important addition to the recommended action by proposing that parking requirements be increased for apartments. The commission proposes 1 12 parking stalls per living unit instead of only one parking stall per apartment as shown on the original plan. Announcement of four developments on E. Center St. and a fifth nearby were made this week by Omega-Tec- h, architects and consultants for the developers. Plans for all of the buildings are in various stages of completion, and one is about ready for construction to begin, pending completion of the requirements. Complete reconstruction of the triangle bounded by State St., Center St., and the Union Pacific tracks Is proposed by a firm of private who envision a developers Midvale Pedestrian hit . four-sto- ry professional build- $309,950. Another apartment structure of 30 living units, is on the drawing board for the south side of Center St. op- -' posite the Intersection of Center and Lincoln Sts. Though this apartment house is not as near construction stage as the first, preliminary plans have been drawn, a front elevation completed, and a rendering construction cost estimate of $486,325 made. A commercial office structure is also contemplated for the northwest corner of Center St. and N. Chapel St, at a construction cost of $245,150. The principal tenant of this structure is already involved, and another institution, as owner, is interested in proceeding with the project, Dreagoux states. Another apartment building, smaller than the others,; would be located on the triangular site off the northwest corner of Garden .View; Circle, near the Marlin swlm- -j ming pool. The apartment, structure will have six living units and a construction cost estimated at $105,950. Dreagoux notes that all of the developers are local, mostly from Midvale and some from other parts of the valley, and all financing Is with private capital. The recommendation of the Midvale Business Development Committee, which h&F been approved by the planning and zoning commission, Is that all of Center St, be some of It to R-- 4, a new zone allowing medium- -! density housing, and some of, ,it commercial. According to the the recommendations, zoning would extend back from Center St, to the depth of the lots fronting on Center St., thus disturbing a minimum of residential area. Total construction value of the units presently being on page 2 ing on the southwest corner of State and Center Sts., with several satellite buildings and plenty of parking space to serve the entire area. new The construction would provide new quarters for all businesses presently housed on the site and several additional business and professional occupants. Cost of this development has been estimated at $3,589,000. Verne E. Dreagoux of points out that a structure of such eminence In this location will serve to divert traffic from the highway Into Midvale, and with a Center St., traffic will flow to the downtown area, where an 1890 atmosphere will be created to capture and hold foreign dollars that would otherwise bypass Midvale. An apartment building composed of 19 living units well-develo- of one- - two- - and three-bedroo- m capacity, is designed for the vacant property at the southeast corner of Center and S. Grant Sts. This building, which Is the one nearest ready for construction, privately financed, has an estimated construction cost of . . Girl, 13, killed by auto Barbara Jean Kemp, 13, Granger, was inkilled Friday night stantly when she was struck by a car while crossing the street at 3700 South 2700 West, Gran- Sandy and ger. Barbara was the daughter of John R. Kemp, 10273 Crocus St., Sandy, and Barbara Ann King Kemp, Granger. She was a student at Valley Junior High and a member of the LDS Church. She was dead on arrival at University Hospital and doctors said she was apparently killed instantly by the Impact. Investigating officers reported the car was driven by D. Garn Heaton, 4576 West 4925 South. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Crescent Fourth Ward with burial in Memorial Gardens of the She was born June 2, 1958, Murray. Barbara Is survived by her mother, Granger; father and stepmother, Mr & Mrs John Tn ed, R. (Phyllis) Kemp, Sandy; brothers and sisters, Karen, Charmaine, Robert, Kevin, Sandy; stepbrothers and stepsisters, Brett Bowman, Blair Bowman, Lisa Bowman, Michelle Bowman, Sandy; grandparents, Carlos Gerona, Esther Gerona, Midvale; Winston N. King, Salt Lake; step -grandmother, Althea Kemp Hansen, Murray. Dlan-Contin- Draper crossroads . . . Records another crash Draper crossroads, state, was the scene of another serious accident Monday, Grade separation which which a few years ago earned the reputation of being the most dangerous intersection in the came with construction of the freeway eliminated most of the accidents but Monday morning a pickup truck driver, F. H. Bennion, 61, Salt Lake City, was seriously injured when his truck careened off the freeway and tunibled down between the overpass bridges to the roadway of 12300 South. Bennion was taken to LDS Hospital with head, chest, and Christmas preview Santa visits Midvale, South Village ,3t L. : Center St., in th e block west of the ele- mentary school, will provide office and warehouse space for clean, quiet industrial firm. Building, raised above ground leve I, is so designed that it appears to float without visible foundation. A proposed commercial building on . This 'n By Joy that Overheard on Main St.: "A lot of people don't care what happens so long as It doesn't happen to them." The closing of mines and in Utah has brought from Gov. Rftmpton a demand for the Manpower Planning Council to develop at once a the men plan for put out of work so they will again be employable. At the same time the gov- smelters ernor asked the Manpower Council whether it is feasible to develop a cooperative smelter which could keep the mines going. It looks like the governor is taking off in all directions, but if something good will come of it, it will be worth the enon. The eovernor is in a hurry, too , . . he wants an answer Dy Dec, 17. Good news before Christmas would not be hard to take. Utah Taxpayers Ass'n has come up with some good fig. ures on the county budget, which has gone hog wild this year. UTA points out, correctly, that only government causes inflation, and inflation can never be gotten under control until government spending is controlled. Budget requests are this year, a total of up $12 38 million in new spending, and UTA notes that each $1 million of new spending will Jump property taxes one mill. In other words, if the county commission gave all county departments what they asked, for, county taxes to 12 mills. would go up Capital improvements want $2.8 million, a 96 In- crease. Highway department wants or $559,000 26,Flood more. control wants $1 million more tobulld up a sur- plus. Alcoholic probation wants $337,228, or 540 more money. The county attorney wants $143,228, or 41 more. se Northwest center wants $483,045, or a multi-purpo- 218 raise. Recreation wants $143,-78- 9, or 41 more. County salaries will go up $1 milllonto$16,700,000.FIve years ago they were $8.2 million. Budget requests would Increase spending 136 in five Continued on page 2 Santa Clans will be a busy man Saturday, with appearances scheduled at two Jordan Valley communities. At Midvale at 10 a.m. Santa will arrive in an antique auto with a fanfare of bands and gaiety. At noon Santa will swoop down in a helicopter at South Village shopping center, 9400 South 700 East. In both appearances, Santa will have goodies for the children who come to see him, and will take a moment to exchange Christmas greetings and conversation with each child. The Midvale parade will form on E. Center St., just west of Midvale Junction, where the Midvale Junior High School Band, the Brighton High School Band, and a group of twlrlers will be waiting for the arrival of Santa, who will be riding in a restored Yellowstone Park bus, escorted by a large group of antique cars driven by their owners, all members of the Utah Chapter of Veteran MotorCarClub of America. Accompanying Santa in the bus will be Mayor Joe Mazur-a- n and members of the city council. The parade route will be down Center St. to the city hall, where Santa will set up shop in the warm auditorium to meet and greet the children and spend a few moments with each one while presenting each with a candy cane. Midvale merchants, Joining In the holiday spirit, have Assembled a great array of merchandise for shoppers, and invite everyone to see their lines of seasonal merchandise. This edition of the Sentinel includes advertisements of Midvale merchants hitting the highlights of theii holiday offerings to the shopping public. Street decorations will tx in place for the parade Saturday and the lights will be turned on Saturday night and will remain on each evening until "Christmas. Santa will return to Mid vale each business day until Christmas, greeting children on the streets and In the stores. arm Injuries. The spectacular helicopter arrival of Santa at South village will see his bigwhlrl-ybir- d set down in the parking lot and Santa will disembark, Investigating officers said Bennion was southbound on when his truck swerved 15 to the right and struck the guardrail, bounding back Into the median strip, sailed through the air for 58 feet, struck the other bridge abutment, and fell 20 feet onto its top In the westbound lanes and median of 12300 SouK greet the children, and have a .loliday sweet for each one. Merchants of this area are also advertising their Christmas goods in this edition of the Sentinel. """'"" A : -'- ""I 'TIBct"" ' ' ; imnmr mimiinniiiniii fw . Si mm mmh V '" 1 "The Miracle Worker," Brighton High plav being presented this week, has the lead parts of Heleri Keller and Annie Sullivan double-cas- t. Above, Lisa Wilthe of Anderson one Marti rehearse and as Helen, poignant scenes liams, left, of the dramatic play. The alternate Helen, Colleen Bitter, right, is a deaf girl who brings to the play a depth of beauty and understanding. She teams with Jennie Barker as Annie. (Story on another page.) i |