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Show C of C Hears Hughes Brockbank At Banquet Last Friday Evening "Chambers of Commerce are America's greatest organizations organi-zations for positive action," said Utah State Senator Hughes Hugh-es Brockbank last Friday night. He was guest speaker at the annual Pleasant Grove Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce banquet held at the Pleasant Grove High School lunch room. The speaker recommended that Research Parks as well as Industrial Parks be established estab-lished as an aid to furnishing employment to Utah's young people. "We should be importing import-ing trained personnel and exporting ex-porting manufactured products instead of the reverse," he emphasized. em-phasized. Senator Brockbank, also pointed out that the present Utah Legislature should hold the line on taxes. The tax burden bur-den of Utahns is oppressive already," al-ready," he concluded. Chamber of Commerce President, Pres-ident, Gerald BelLston conducted con-ducted the meeting and introduced intro-duced the program numbers. Mayor Paul T. Fordham gave short remarks of weicome and encouragement to those present, pres-ent, and said that the city ad- ministration was behind the C of C in their efforts for community com-munity development. Prayer and grace on the food were offered by Merrill N. War-nick War-nick and William E. Petersen and Nancy Ekins favored with three vocal duets, "Fiddler on the Roof," Sunrise and Sunset" and "You Never Walk Alone." The singers were accompanied accompan-ied by Catherine Rees. A. B. Gibson, local representative repre-sentative on the UVIDA board of directors, introduced Roy Griffin, Pleasant Grove Bakery Bak-ery and Ralph Bonham, Skyline Sky-line Inc., two of Pleasant Grove's newest businessmen and welcomed them to the community. Mr. Belliston reviewed the 1968 activies of the CofC, emphasizing em-phasizing in particular the successful suc-cessful membership drive and the establishment of the West Side Parking Plaza. He expressed expres-sed appreciation to Pleasant Grove City, the Main Street businessmen and to the civic clubs, who assisted in the plaza project. C of C Secretary-Treasurer Grant Atwood read the annual financial report. O. Lee Swenson, CofC past president, named Ertmann H. Christensen as the 1969 Life Member and presented the traditional placque of honor. Mr .Christensen responded with thanks and appreciation. The presentation of the past president's honorary placque was made to Mr. Belliston by Gerald Klemm. Newly elected Chamber of Commerce members to the board of directors were announced an-nounced as follows: Lloyd Ash, Grant L. Atwood, Don Crump, Maron Oveson, Keith Story, John Y. Swenson and O. Lee Swenson. A bouquet of flowers was presented to Lucile P. Hillman for her services as corresponding correspond-ing secretary. Another bouquet was presented to the wife of Senator Brockbank. Door prizes went to Lucile Carter, Ruth Robertson, Ruby Warnick and Bonnie C. Fletcher. Flet-cher. The cube steak dinner was served to 130 members, guests and partners by the Pleasant Grove Fourth Ward. |