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Show r' ut J I Utah tounty Firm Gets$50;000 SBA Loan to Develop I nvention Still Time 3 .. 4V '. V , svSS ,r "1 To Vote on Pqyson Pond - There K .: ... PAYSON time to vote tion. "Shall in Memorial . .j. is still on the the fish pond Park be re- ques- - stored?'' The deadline, announced by "" Mayor Lamar Losser this morning is Friday evening,, when the votes will be counted. f . Postcards for the vote have been mailed to every name on the city utility list in Pay son. An "x" in the proper place ar.d signatures of laan and wife are reA man may not sign for his wife, nor a wife for a man. Votes will be cast out in such case, said Mayor Losser. quired. Adults not on the mailing list mny receive ballots at n structure east of the This Utah State Hospital was built as a WPA project In the 1930s, PROVO'S 'CASTLE' little-know- presumeably for some recreational use as an. amphitheater. it was used little, if at alL but remains today e indications of up, but By pEORGE BAKER Nestled gently in a hill be- human visitation are evident. hind the State Hospital is an Some of the boards have been broken through and the reintriguing structure which mains of a fire in the room's artilooks strangely like an fact from medieval Europe. fireplace are still there. Cost Unknown Surrounded by a few trees cost of building the am The an and little shade, offering no one knows, but open green field sprinkled with phitheater at the days of least in the imposing picnic tables, work of stone and concrete depression it offered some per sons a chance to earn a few seems impervious to age. But "the castle" as many pennies in a time when pennies local folk refer to the struc- went a long way. Dr. Gordon Johnson, superture, is not really that old. of the hospital who intendent the under Just 30 years ago, took this reporter on a guided AdministraWorks Progress of the theater, said that tion, the construction on the tqur and was begun amphitheater tell-tal- the e, would be. - With only a circular stage .and dressing rooms far off from the stage, presentation if ven Antigone" Sophode's ' Would be excrutiating at best, r By now the windows of the s towers and doors to a room atop the hill have been boarded T " I a medieval European castle, frequented; only by adventurous children, Medieval Fortress? No, Just 'Castle7 Provo's Old WPA-Bui- lt finished a year later. Little Used Perhaps one reason it has resisted any aging has been its use, or lack thereof. Charles McKell, a longtime, hospital employe said he can recall the theater being used only twice, both times as part of a July 4 celebration by the hospital patients. Mr. McKell terms the castle a '"white elephant," and well that might be, not only because but 'also because of its non-usarchitecture of its crazy-qui- lt with MedieGreece combining val England. As you drive up a dirt road and pass a sign "Hospital Vehicles Only Beyond this Point," two towers resembling the ramparts on a medieval fort rise in the distance. Two Towers A large open field reminiscent of battle ground spreads in front of the structure. Two large walls of rock work, which must have taken months to build lead to the theater itself. One tower rises on the left and another higher on the hill looking out over the Utah Val ley. If any plays were ever planned to be presented there, one wonders what kind they like the city office. The pond, a landmark Payson the past 45 years, was filled with soil from the ( hospital grounds on Monday, July 21. The action was protested by 1250 citizens who signed a petition and presented it to the mayor Aug. 7. The cards were distributed by mail the following Tuesday. Many citizens are hope ful the pond can be restored before Harvest Days and Homecoming, traditionally a time for dressing up the Clair Acord Returns there are no plans to use the structure for several reasons. The spectator, if he is to watch anything, has to face west, directly into the sun, and the stage is too small with no backdrop to permit any production" other than a Greek or Baroque play. Little Development "A few years ago we put in lighting, for the amphitheater," Dr. Johnson pointed out, "but we never did anything besides that. ' Nighttime it would seem would be the logical time to use the majestic creation of rock and concrete, but "the patients are too busy then with other projects, " the doctor of directors of Alpa Corporation; Development Corporation for By VAL HESS The new Alpascope was un-- ' members of the Utah County being "men with vision who will which nelp to develop the future indusveiled Tuesday afternoon at a Dtvebpment Cffrporation, was responsioie ior me new trial growth of Utah," luncheon meeting at which a nv wmHe said the SBA would be hapProv0; civ. check for $o0 000 from the Small and 5BA dficials to provide more funds for py . Business Administration was, . . , ether businesses just starting " Utah to the County' The presented out, so long as local interests Alpascope is an Development- Corporation. The could cent of the designed to a private develop-- j assij neededprovided per and as was aaL opthalmologists.. iL operating capital, t,m case of prescribing the degree done by UCDC EST and of tint a person should have in; Alpa Corporation. The SBA can money to the Alpa Corporation his sun glasses. It can also be only loan up to 80 per cent of in manuto assist the company used to determine if a patient this needed money. facturing and marketing the is Al Landvatter; representing sufficiently sensitive to light Alpascope. to need a small amount of tint Standard Optical in Salt Lake, The company is located in a ing in his regular glasses, and, City, told the group that, in his North small building at M how much tint js refluired opinion, "this is the greatest State in Provo. Future develop-- 1 A1pascope name comes 'Step forward in the optical field ment of the firm will determine,! from tte funotion it performs since the refractor (the device whether new quarters are needAbsorption Lens Prescribing a doctor uses to determine the ed. When in operation, the com- Aid. prescription a patient needs)." pany expects to employ about The Small Business AdminTests Explained 25 persons, with an equal numistration grant of $50,000 was He said that tests over the ber of salesmen working over a presented to the development past few years have proven that wide territory. corporation officials by William it a person win properly shad Dr. Harold Y. Minas, (newly G. Bruhn, regional director of his eyes during the daytime, moved to Provo from Sacra SBA. his nighttime vision could be up mento) developer of the Alpa to 50 per cent better. But there Compliment Paid dedemonstrated the Mr. Bruhn complimented me has never been an scope, accurate, vice to members of the board members of the Utah County scientific way to determine the tint needed by each individual WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17, 1966 Herald Ttn After Study me 10 Utah County, Daily Ulan CARNIVAL person. By DICK TURNEE frrl rrrt Damages From Traffic Mishap years has been perfecting the techniques he developed. Dr. Minas is from Sacramento, Calif., where he has been in optometry for 25 vears. He is married and has four children. The family, moved to Provo about six weeks ago. Shirley Dee Stevens, 255 S. 2nd E., Provo, has filed a suit in Fourth District Court asking $19,501 Co. from Allstate Insurance The suit charges that on 21, 1965 the plaintiff's car was involved in a collision with one driven by John C. Gilchrist and owned by R. D. Staheli. This second car was insured by Allstate, according0 to tne complaint. The suit charges that a judg ment was obtained in district conrt for $29,716.80 and it remains unsatisfied to the extent April Herald Contest Dr. Minas explained the workings of the machine and said production line models would be available in a week to 10 ' days. He indicated that there is a potential market for about 60,-0such instruments in the United States and about 150,000 in the world. Each instrument sells for about $900. Experience Outlined Dr. Minas has been working on the problem of absorptive prescription lenses for some 10 years and during the past two 00 Court Suit Asks Clair R. Acord, Utah State University extension agent, has returned to Utah County this week after spending the past seven months at the University of Kentucky. While at Kentucky Mr. Acord was studying in the area of animal sciences, and did advanced study in animal COPIES litn - city. Mr. Acord's new assignment in Utah County will be to work with livestock people. He will be located in the Federal Building, room 211, 88 W. 1st N., Provo. In addition to his work with Utah County people, Mr. Acord added. will assist in livestock producPerhaps in the years to come tion in 18 other counties in some use will be found for the Utah. of $19,501. ancient looking edifice, but for It asks that the insurance now one can only wonder if COSTLY MISTAKES be required to pay company will as as it stand the WASHINGTON long (UPI) --The the unpaid balance of the Being an avid reader of The culture after which it was pat General Accounting Office re. Daily Herald and especially of terned. ported Monday its auditors the column, "Tell Me Why," has found $16 million in mistakes paid off for on tax forms withholding Kevin Graves, compiled by U.S. Army clerks Smokey Saytt son of Mr, and in 1963. Ronald Mrs. The auditors said $11.2 H, Graves of million was not reported as 425 E. 230 N., taxable income on the annual W-- 2 Mapleton. year-en- d forms employes Kevin is a Another $4.8 million in pay get. winner of the shouldn't have been counted as B r i t a nnica taxable income but was. The World Atlas, Army agreed with the auditors his prize for Kevin that "clerical and arithmetical two jokes which he sent Jo the errors" were nostly to blame column. , Kevin; 11, will be a sixth grader in the Mapleton Elemen tarjr School when it opens the While You Watch aem,n ' end of this month: In addition to his interest in reading he plays, STANDARD OFFICE SUPPLY "every position but catch," as Everyone loses when forest Ph. 40 W. 100 N. a member of the Mapleton Yan fires strike! Little And kees, League team. of course, if a feller plays base ball, he just needs a swim, so Kevin swims and this makes him think of fishing, and he likes to do this also. Kevin is also an euthusiastic member of Boy Scout Troop' 66 ot Mapleton. Provo Boy Wins World Atlas In n, - rmr i i ii IP P - W? i ROARING BAPTISM GENOA, Italy OUH) Stefano Nones was baptized Sunday with six lions as witnesses. His parents are both Honta--me- rs with the Orfei circus. The baptismal ceremony took place inside the lions cage. the christening, Following Nones took Stefano In his arms, Twenty-day-ol- d ff, tu bi fflt, ht.T.W. t tM. ht oa Mom, for $25 in Stacy's toy department "$500! Colt-Eone can that can do everything she does you get and only when you want it tol" E, mounted a lioness and rod around the circus ring to th cheers of spectators. 15c... 0 ,. The ocean waters which cov er more than of the earth's surface averaee more than two "nautical miles in ''epth. two-thir- i I BE OUR GUEST Friends and subscriber! of The Daily Herald are cordially invited to be our guests at 1 SARATOGA RESORT fi Herald-Day- , August 18. Bring the family, you'll have a picnic! Fres and discount rides, Free entertainment and refreshments. on ?'' Keep August T8 open for THE DAILY P.S. a day of fun. HERALD Watch for the free and discount coupons which will run Irt The Herald. 1L 3 JUST THE RIGHT PRESCRIPTION FOR YOU! g Chevrolet pickYour Chev? dealer has a whole line of husky, ups ready to start saving for you now. Each has a ride that's bard to ted g Chevy truck power; from many passenger cars. All have famous Now, more than ever, they're America's number one way to work. There's one that'll be a real tonic for your business. For your leisure time, too. Because, when the busy working week is through,' you just slip it under a comfortable camper body and whisk away for a rest cure. NO. 1 WAY TO WORK hard-workin- cost-savin- Talk to your Chevrolet dealer about any type of truck. 2 eix4Wxu,iK.mit.(. uj.m. on. ASHTON COMPANY- c "I can't hear you too well either. Maybe we'd both better turn off our radios'." . 174 North 1st West PROVO t. "V s B73-930- 0 |