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Show WBJnJlCREEK Well sir, there's an old adage that points out that "If people live long enough and take advantage ad-vantage of the opportunities that come along they will, in time, experience almost everything." every-thing." Such was the case for us last Saturday night at Duncan Dun-can Manor, American Fork. Lela and I attended a "Ladies Night" meeting of the Pleasant Grove Kiwanis Club as the guests of Kiwanian and Mrs. Leo P. Harvey. It was the first Kiwanis meeting for both of us. Not kn owning for sure, I suppose sup-pose there are Ladies Nights and Ladies Nights for Kiwan-ians, Kiwan-ians, Rotarians, Lions and what have you. But this one, staged by the local Kiwanians last Saturday night, was a little extra ex-tra special. They and their ladies la-dies were honoring one of their charter members for more than 50 years of service to his country, coun-try, church and community. The charter member to whom honor was paid in music and the spoken word was A. B. (Abe) Gibson, my boss and associate in the publishing business busi-ness for many years. That, no doubt, was the reason we were tendered the invitation to attend at-tend the dinner and testimonial. Next June 1 it will be 18 years since Abe picked me up as a "high school dropout" and asked ask-ed me to write a weekly column for the Review. Some months later, he asked that I expand my writing to include feature articles about community goings go-ings on, in general. So, during almost a score of years, it has been my happy privilege to know Abe intimately intimate-ly and to learn, first hand, of his interest in progressive community com-munity development. There have been few times, during all those years that he hasn't been associated with some , worthy project, either at the bottom, pushing, or at the top, leading. And so to us, last Saturday night's testimonial was an interesting in-teresting and stimulating experience. ex-perience. Civic leaders, church leaders, business associates military comrades and immediate imme-diate family members all reviewed re-viewed Abe's past accomplishments accomplish-ments and life activities. They told of his interest in people and in the worthy things people were trying to do. They emphasided his unselfishness in spending his time and money for the common good. All of which reminds me of another truism that runs like this: "A person can accomplish accom-plish almost any worthy thing he sets out to do, if he doesn't care who gets the credit." Incidentally, Abe was awarded award-ed an inscribed plaque and Mrs. Gibson a dozen red roses. The placque was nothing new to Abe. He has received numerous num-erous ones from the Utah State Press Association, as well as one, together with a life membership, mem-bership, from the Pleasant Grove Chamber of Commerce. However, Mrs. Gibson said that this was the first time she had ever "received flowers in a box." So long 'til Thursday. |