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Show pfcaamtl dram? 11ititm "Pleasant Grove, the Most Beautifully Situated City in Utah County" VOL. LXIV, No. 47 PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH 84062, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1968 SINGLE COPY 10c City Fathers Consider Matters of Civic Interest at Recent Meeting At their regular semi-monthl- y meeting ,held last Monday night at City Hall, members of the Pleasant Grove City Coun-cit- y considered several prob-lems of civic importance. May-or Paul T. Fordham presided and all members responed to' roll call. Mayor Fordham reported that he was proceeding to se-cure approval for "small busi-ness loans" for the newly ac-quired Industrial Park. The Council authorized the Mayor to sign a $30,000 tax anticipa-tion note for operation of the general fund. Ross Syphus, city engineer, discussed the inconvenience of certain existing structures, which impede work on the new sewer project. He urged that property owners cooperate by opening driveways and blind alleys in order to overcome the problems. Councilman Jesse K. Thorne requested that an electric light be installed inside the Pioneer Cabin. The request was granted. Council J. F. Harmer report-ed that letters sent to property owners, relative to encroach-ment of private property lines on city property, had met with favorable responses. The Council approved the ap-propriation of $437 to the Cham-ber of Commerce for use in improving the down - town Christmas street decorations. Councilman Harmer suggest-ed that the Council consider the problem of annexing out-lying areas to the city proper, in conformity with the sug-gestions of the Planning Com-mission. The suggestion was appro-ved pending the request of the property owners concerned. A Utah State Road repre-sentative requested permission to remove the amber traffic blinker light at the intersec-tions of State Road and Third East and Main Street and State Road .The request was appro-ved. The Council discussed the problem of keeping animals in prohibited areas; but in places where they would not consti-tute a nuisance to other resi-dents. Councilman Harmer was authorized to investigate and report. Councilman Marvin Green asked that a railing be placed at Locust Avenue and Second South as a traffic safety meas-ure. Councilman Paul Black-hurst was asked to investigate. Councilman Green also req-uested thate Mayor Fordham obtain information from the Utah Municipal League as to what procedures are necessary to adopt the Utah Uniform Traffic Code. Councilman Green asked that the Council post a cash reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons who destroy or mutilate city property. He cited examples of the shooting up of the Battle Creek water tanks and the shooting up and uprooting of city traf-fic- e signs. The Council appro-ved the recommendation. Winners Named at 4-- H Achievement Awards Program The annual 4-- Club Achieve-ment Program was held last Thursday evening, November 14, 1968. There are between 225 and 250 4-- boys and girls in Pleasant Grove, Lindon and Manila with over 35 club lead-ers. Every boy or girl who completed his 4-- project rece-ived a pin or a certificate at the program. The club leaders are to be congratulated for the fine ef-forts they have put forth this year. The following awards were presented to the following members for outstanding rec-ord books: Jene Christiansen, bread; Karen Sue Young bread Kathleen Christiansen, bread; Sara Haynie, clothing; Drew Major, Dog Care; Clayborn Ellis, dog care; Gordon Hullin-ge- r ,dog care; Bruce Edwards, dog care; Jin Christiansen, field crops; Julia Jan Olsen, poultry, and Paula Radmall, poultry. First Security Bank, $5.00 awards were presented to Nan-cy Newman, Cherie Gourley and Leslie Haynie. Hal Allen of the Bank of Pleasant Grove presented three banks contain-ing $5.00 each to Sue Sevy, Pleasant Grove, Cherrie Carl-son, Manila and Carolyn Wall, Lindon. The following leaders received service pins: LaMont Blackhurst, 10 years; Max Radmall, 15 years; Clela Rad-mall, 15 years; Dorothy Carl-son, 5 years, and Erma Klemm 10 years. The Cute Cookies 4-- Club under the leadership of Ida Mae Christiansen received a special State Safety Award for their work with the bicycle safety program and Paula ' Radmall, who has moved to Sparks, Nevada, was awarded a $50.00 Savings Bond and a special certificate in poultry. Many thanks goes to Irene G. Thomson, USU Extension Home Economist, Robert L. Hassell, USU Extension Agent, the Bank of Plasant Grove, First Security Bank, Utah Bankers Association, and the Utah County Commissioners for helping the 's and for furnishing certifiactes, pins, and awards. ... ; ' ;i ' .. , i .' : i : ' i RESCUED Rescue worker holds up section of street surfacing with shoulder, while oth-er workers dig out two men trapped by cave- - in on Seventh East Monday. Clyone Lowe, PI. Grove reporter for Provo Herald was on hand and took picture of the rescue work. Communicafion Gap Theme of Joint PTA Meeting Tonight "The Communication Gap" will be the theme of a joint Junior and Senior High School PTA meeting set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 in the high school auditorium. The combined meeting is be-ing sponsored by the Future Teachers Club at the high school. Parents and students are cordially invited to atend and present questions and ideas to a student-paren- t panel, accord-ing to Mrs. Cleo Peacock, pub-licity chairman for the Junior High PTA. Marvin Slater Will Work for Am. Cancer Society J. Marvin Slater, Pleasant Grove, has been appointed a field representative for the Cen-tral District, Utah Division, American Cancer Society. Appointment of Mr. Slater to the Cancer Sociey Staff was an-nounced by Dr. Wallace L. Chambers, president of the Utah Division. Mr. Slater will assist in car-rying out year-roun- d programs in public education, patient ser-vice and professional education and will help recruit and train volunteer workers in the Cen-tral District. The district in-cludes all of Utah South of the southern portion of Davis Coun-ty. The new field representative is a native of Utah, graduating from Pleasant Grove High School and receiving a bachelor of arts degree from Brigham Young University. He served a mission In Eng-land and taught in the Semin-ary system at Rexburg, Idaho after graduation from BYU. He is married to the former Sue Black, and they are the parents of one son. 4 Sewer Construdiosi Men Saved From Injury by Quick Action Two construction men escap-ed serious injury because of quick action on the part of two others Monday when the side of a sewer trench on Seventh East in Pleasant Grove caved in on them. Andy Bowman and Anthony Falsone, who were working in the bottom of the trench were saved from further injury when Floyd Adams, Pleasant Grove superintendent of sewer and water, and John Woodson, who had been operating a backhoe and digging the trench, jump ed into the tunnel and managed to hold the upper side from falling in on the trapped men. The trench was being dug across the street through con-crete or asphalt surfacing, and when the dirt under the street surfacing started to cave in, Mr. Adams and Mr. Woodson leaped in and held it up, thus preventing it from falling in on the men and burying them fur-ther. As it was Mr. Bowman was buried to his shoulders, but luckily his head was left free, while Mr. Falsone was covered to his thighs. Mr. Falsone was uncovered in a few minutes by Mr. Wood-son, who dug him out with the backhoe. Mr. Adams continued holding the side wall of the trench until the fire depart-ment and ambulance arrived. It took 15 minutes for the construction men and fire de-partment to free Mr. Bowman. They hoisted him out with the backhoe and rushed him to the American Fork Hospital where he was and treated for bruises before being re-leased. When the scene of the acci-dent was visited Wednesday morning, both men were work-ing in the trench, as though nothing had happened. According to Dean Hill, Boun-tiful, who is job foreman for the project engineers, the cave in was caused by a leak in the culinary water line, which had softened the soil. ; 'A MISS ROSEMARY SMITH County Dairy Princess Rosemary Smith Named Utah County Princess Rosemary Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Smith of American Fork, will repre-sent Utah County in the Utah Dairy Princess Pageant at Salt Lake City, Nov. 30. The program will be telecast In color by KUTV Channel 2, from 7 to 8 p.m. Miss Smith will compete with 20 other contestants from thru-o- ut the state for the title of Utah Dairy Princess, a trip to the National Dairy Princess Pagean as this state's entrant, a $300 wardrobe and a schol-arship to the university of her choice in Utah. The daughter of a dairy far-mer, Rosemary is an enthus-iastic promoter of milk and its products. She is a freshman at Brig-ha-m Young University, where she is a member of the Opera Workshop. As a student at American Fork High School, she was a member of the National Honor Society, participated in the Ca-vet- te marching group, was a member of the National Thes-pian Society and Forensic team The 1968 Utah Dairy Princess Pageant will be held at the University of Utah Student Un-ion, and will climax the annual convention of the American Dairy Association of Utah. Pep Club Formal Is Set for Friday Night At PI. Grove High The Pleasant Grove Viqueens present their annual Pep Club Formal on Thursday, Nov. 27. The dance will be held in the girl's gym at the Pleasant Grove High School. The floor show will begin at 10 p.m. and everyone is invit-ed. Tickets will be sold at the door for $2.00 per couple. The Richard Long orchestra will provide the music. Sr. Citizens Plan Trip For Friday, Dec. 73 Plans are being made for a Senior Citizens trip to Valley Music Hall to enjoy a special Christmas show. Total price is $1.50 each. The bus will leave city hall at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, and reservations may be made by calling Arnold Henrichsen, group president, on or before Thursday, Dec. 5. IIHattle Creek I " ? :v :llj The man who said, "There's nothing new under the sun," could not have been aware of what happened in Salt Lake City last Friday. Mayors of Utah's cities met and approved 14 proposals for important leg-islation to be recommended to the 1969 Utah Legislature. Of course, space will not per-mit a pro and con discussion of all 14 of these proposals in this week's column. However two of the 14 are dead sure to be-come hotly controversial to say the least. The two have to do with in-creases in taxes and that's something many of the newly elected or legislators promised not to do. But of course, we must all agree that "non-ta- x raising promises" are usually forgotten by successful politicians, once they are in of-fice. Anyway, the mayors propos-ed that the Utah State Tax on gasoline and other motor vehicle fuels be raised from 6 to 7 cents per gallon. That's a hike of over 16 per cent in one jump. Of course the mayors argue that the extra revenue is need-ed to improve and maintain Utah's highways, streets and roads. They may have a case, there. This writer has already agreed that the ones who use the roads are the ones who should pay to build, improve and maintain them. And the amount of fuel a driver burns is a pretty fair indication as to how much he uses the roads. The other tax increase favor-ed by the mayors was a one- - half per cent increase in the optional sales tax. This would increase the total Utah sales tax grab to an even four cents on the dollar. Well sir, while I favor the gasoline tax increase, if it can be proven that it is actually needed, I am dead set against any increase in Utah's sales tax. And for the simple reason that a sales tax is the most un-fair and discrimniatory revenue raising scheme ever invented by the y politicians. I'll tell you for why. A sales tax penalizes those least able to pay. Wage earners with large families, who spend prac-tically their entire incomes for necessities purchased at retail stores, are perhaps hit hardest. Retired couples and single persons living on pensions or welfare also receive a terrific jolt by a high percentage sales tax. They spend everything they receive each month, just to exist. On the other hand, couples or single persons with high in-comes and few or no depend-ents pay proportionately far less into the sales tax coffers. They spend at retail only a fraction of what they receive each month. If it can actually be shown, that more tax revenue is need-ed for Utah's state and muni-cipal public services, then a hike in income taxes is the only justifiable way to get it. To paraphrase an old bibli-ca-al saying: From him that hath much, shall be taken. But he who hath not, shall be al-lowed to keep just a little of that which he hath." So long 'til Thursday. -- -- . --. ; - i-- - . ) i - f X - 1 ;vrV;Tl "!y i- - - ' -- it"--' , 'V?4 ; uKi.K,v JC- - I h.M-'- 1 v .... BRING IN WELL Kent Taylor and City Councilman Bill Lewis along with George Robinson, operator of rig and Parley Neeley, City Engineer, were instrumental in bringing in new well recently for Lindon City's water department. Well is for future city needs. Lindon Prills Third Well LINDON Lindon City has just completed drilling their No. 3 well, at a cost of $16,780 to the taxpayers, according to city officials. Although the city was not in dire need of the well at this time, it will prove a necessity in future years with the growth of the city, both in residential and industrial de-velopment, officials said. Eldon Comer and Sons drill-ing Co. of Lehi were contrac-tors on the well, with George Robinson as operator. The well has a depth of 472 feet, with a sixteen inch diameter and has a pumping capacity of 2,700 gallons per minute. It took 30 days to complete the drilling and put the well into operation. This is the third well of this type that Lindon has drilled, and is in line with Lindon's rapid growth. The well is lo-cated at 8th North and 2nd East Brent Bullock Is Recent Graduate Of Police Course Officer Brent Bullock of the Pleasant Grove Police Dept. was among 9 Utah county law-men who graduated from the latest Basic Police Training School at Weber State College in Ogden. Weber College holds the school in cooperation with the Utah Peace Officers Associa-tion. Ralph H. Jones, director, Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training, said that the course includes more than 200 hours of training from more than 50 instructors from local law officers, special FBI ag-ents, Utah Highway Patrol, judges, attorneys and local businessmen, who volunteer their services. Weber State College presi-dent William P. Miller greeted the graduates last Friday and Gov. Calvin L. Rampton pre-sented the graduation certifi-cates. Among others who graduated was Michael J. Wightman, for-mer Pleasant Grove resident, who is on the Provo Police Dept. Officer Bullock joined the Pleasant Grove department as a patrolman in September, 1967 and was appointed Assistant Police Chief one year later. He expressed enthusiasm and high praise for the practical value of the Weber State Law Officers training school. While there he was elected vice pres-ident of the graduating class. Timp Stake Dance to Raise Admissions, Hire Better Combo Beginnig this coming Satur-day night, the admission price for the Stake Dance will be raised to 75 cents at the request of the young people, in order that better known combo's can be brought in from various parts of the state to play at the dances. Stake MIA leaders are also hoping that this will be a stim-ulus to encourage those 17 and over to come to the dances. The Glass Key Combo, a group from Idaho Falls, will be featured at the dance this week. Admission prices also include best dress and regulation dance cards issued by the ward bish-ops, the MIA leaders stated. |