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NMM3 I 2 f "?X 4 t-fe- ut'-t- 4 Ff 5,i4t yJJ .mmrexw.rj :j f1 fe;l mV ,k m$; St?lJ tsi ii ISZZ3I E Thursday, August 22, Roy, Utah Vol.20 No. 38 197 1 W City official Gsks for help V pws&5f- puffing weeds y . r- - t i: - '' f ROY City Public Works Director, LaMar Nelson, has S7 made an appeal to Roy businessmen and citizens to "spend 30 minutes a week pulling and trimming weeds to help out w ith the weeds in town We are presently making an all out effort on the major streets and - commercial district with all of our crews and even using the mower where possible to cut down on the weeds Some businesses just let weeds grow and grow, and a little help from everybody on the businesses and homes will virtually i v jjci Progress competition as council meeting The appeal was echoed b Roy Mayor Joseph Dawson who state, It sure will help out in our clean-u- p efforts around the entire city Other actions taken by the city council at Tuesday nights meeting included A report from the A. " f--t A3 . 5 js ,',cssf3a!5S5r MAYOR Joseph Dawson signs eliminate the problems, stated Nelson at Tuesdays m r -- smim m y Days events an Wayne Kimber will also be a ROY as the the Utah Community Rojs entry into looks on. City Manager Dennis Chugg for the citys efforts. If that level is maintained, it will make the complex a paying and profitable venture for the community, stated V Councilman Dennis Chugg Councilmen made a motion to study a report from Complex Director Virgil Howe during the next two weeks and discuss the report at the next regular council meeting The council received Sept the report just prior to 1 Tuesdays cty meeting Italian restaurant, 5688 council ROY By Marv Clemons Roy City has officially made its entry into the Utah Community Progress competition for 1974. Mayor Joseph Dawson signed the entry last Tuesday to put Roy in competition with several other cities fur a total cash prize cf $16,900. Utah Community Progress is a S 1900 W program from the Governors office was granted a business been se after showing the council to recognize and award top comlot munities for their efforts to improve that parking specifications met with city in all phases of governmental, civic, requirements and other areas. The business has 23 parking historical, service, All for funds stalls with seating for 48 prizes have been donated unknown industries with by people inside Owners are to sometime 16 open planning September as the deadline for en, r tries. A state award of $1,000 will be presented to each community for outstanding efforts and actions in the following five catagories: planning and initiating, human relations and cultural enrichment, economic development, physical environment, and community service. Areas of the state have also been broken down for awards based on the state award Roy will compete in the Wasatch Front region for first, second and third place awards of $500, $400 Kimber and $300. Mayor Dawson, Councilman Dennis V. Chugg and City Manager A. KSVN will have a disc jockey at the event with prizes being awarded for best dressed, best jitterbug and best twist. Anybody with a healthy appetite for watermelon will get his or her chance Aug. 31 as The World Record for Watermelon Eating contest will be held from 4 p m. at Park. Roy Applications for the contest are now-availabl- e at KSVN , Peoples First Thrift in Ogden, Roy Realty, Roy Chevron, Arrow' Trophies of Ogden and Firestone at the corner of Riverdale Road and Wall Ave. Roy Mayor and farmer Joseph Dawson will provide the watermelons with KSVN doing live broadcasting from 4 p m. A complete list of all activities will be published in next weeks Sun Chronicle. 1-- to co-eha- Gardens this week Councilman Kay Her mg announced that applications are now being sought by the Welx-County Library board for a head librarian at the not yet built Hoy branch library Qualifications needed aie a BA degiee of any type with a minor in libraiy scienced along with two years of ex perienie Hopefully, a peison from Roy can lx found to lake the post Thee ounctl also approved the lemovmg of a crossing guai d from 481X1 S ll)00V for the coming school year due to the traffic signal met Tuesday to fill in a comdecide best form asking the city prehensive on plans or progress in questions nearly every area from library efforts to senior citizens, fire department actions to water treatment, police protection to civic clubs and many other areas. Chugg and Kimber decided to the project and have Roy Citys department heads fill in their respective sections. It is a real good program, and we have learned from the beautification efforts that you cant slow down for even one second without slipping, said Mayor Dawson of the program. We are going to find greater competition from several local communities for these awards, and some cities even have a professional paid staff to work on such projects, indicated Chugg, who has served as beautification chairman for several years. The state awards, which will continue on a basis, cover an extensive range of city and community efforts and planning, and will be awarding cash prizes for the first time. Judging of the entries will start right after the Sept. 16 deadline and when will continue into be awards will made. Wayne pm. to requested. Judges for the evening have been selected and they include Mayor Stephen Dirks, Ogden, Laneer C. Smith, a professor of music at WSC, Celeste Collman, a model and instructor at Lil Audreys in Ogden, Ken Atkin, the state national director for Utah Jaycees and Jim Searle, the past state national director for Utah Jaycees. A judges tea was held last night at the home of Lee Holt, and contestants will be involved in decorating the Roy High auditorium tonight. Friday night will be a rehearsal at the auditorium. Show time for the annual event is 8 p.m. All of you folks will have to get dressed in your bobby socks and duck tails and attend the 50s Sock Hop to be held Aug. 31 at the an 9 midnight. Tickets prices are $1 per single and $1.50 for a couple with the dress of the 50s petition. ssv f 5 Roy Recreation Complex from Saturday at 8 p.m. Ten girls will vie for the title and compete in evening gown, swimsuit and talent com- recreation complex shows usage by 58, (U1 people bet ween the opening and August Roy Days gets its start this week Miss Roy contest starts at Roy High, ir al mid-Octob- er a 'N i Xr vx.wL hr ? ROY Now that the new fiscal budget has come to Roy City, crews have been contracted for street painting while city and surfacing, crews are going out on a total city wide clean up program. No less than ten city street workers have been assigned to see what they can do to control weeds and debris on city streets Workers could be seen early Monday morning as they were out with shovels and other tools to remove weeds on 5600 S , and other streets wnll get the same treatment in the next few weeks We cant spray for weeds anymore, so we have to cut them and pull them out, uk i which is quite bit harder, but we will keep at it, said City Manager A Wayne Kur.ber early this week. Contracted crews have been seal coating streets throughout the city including 2700 W , 4800 S , 4000 S , 4400 S and 6000 S The coating is of hot tar and yellow gravel, which makes things sticky for a few days, but provides a good surface Other crews have been direcpainting cross-walktional arrows and school zones to warn motorists of the school year w Inch starts Mini-damorning The entire program is just another step in the continuing efforts towards entire city beautification. s, y OTHER ROAD crews have been topping roads for the past week. Here, 2700 W. gets the tar and gravel treatment, just as 4800 S. did early last week. s m ttm m m If n if t fe K s1 ' j friH !! 7 M i &r t The Roy Water Conservancy has announced that bids on the first section of construction have been let and must be in by Sept. 11 at 10 a m. ROY Sub-distric- paragraphs in the plans as wage and price controls, and segregation of facilities. Impossible to give an estimated competion date due to the fact that we dont know what troubles we might run into with construction or said Byron McGregor after being delivery. r ? V - ! iv . - .. s ) 4 A ( -- - t 4 3 'i ' 1 ,1 i A vat n 1 'vi i 7, I Vj - f..v 6 'j - ' if if' x. 4 v K Sf" Project engineers, Templeton, Link and Alsup, V have estimated the cost of $1 million for conquestioned about a final date. struction from 4000 South and east of the Union With the bid lettings on the first section, the - -L yV av4 cxw f iacinc taxtamudu ' uacivo iiavu&n fL r plans have already been finalized tor the central town. section, and actions are being started on Ihe final several after came bids to southern portion. let decision The Bureau the with The federal government, through the Bureau of cleared were minor problems up of Link Harold Colo. in of Reclamation Denver, Rlamaticn, has allot ed $3 l million to the PAINTING CREWS have been contracted by received and made the the engineering firm, trip project, $300,000 of which has already arrived and Roy City for the painting of crossw alks and road such the remainder insured. bids after let to warnings as school starts next week. ThL is the clearing up approval 1 ? 's 5 a, veoa w of arning to motoiists and children about the end summer. JF - |