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Show FN "Pleasant Grove, the Most Beautifully Situated City in Utah County" VOL. LXVI, No. 6 PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH 84062, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1970 SINGLE COPY 10c . - x. S .. . I if V V J v. rff Fk:t l--f . v i t ... J j f7. - r ' v ' ! RASSLERS Coach Darold Henry lends hand to Shirl Tomlinson as Dyke Meranda gets ready for what must be an over-matc- h. Other Vikes are, kneeling, Mike Phillips, Bruce Parker, Jeff Harris, Randy Strasburg, Mark Sanderson; standing, Randy Fowles, Ronnie Holman, Mike Bennett, Gail Hardinger and Randy Green. Team has done very well. Vikings Wrestle Tw Matches This Week by Jan Carter Viking Sportswriter The ViMngs suffered their first region loss to the Provo Bulldogs last Thursday night in Provo, 29-1- Provo wrestlers won seven of the twelve match-es, three by pins, and tied one. The Vikings won four matches, two by pins and one tie. Vikings Ron Holman and Dyke Meranda picked up the two pins for P.G. while Mike Phillips looked very impressive winning his match by decision, 12 to 2. The ViMngs will get a chance to even the score in the region meet, just as they did last year Provo edged them in 1969 but P.G. came back to win the re-gion meet. The Vikings will wrestle twice this week, meeting Lehi at Lehi on Thursday night for a Region IV match and on Saturday night will meet the Delta Rabbits in a return match. The Vikings should trim Lehi handily on Thursday, but Coach Darold Henry said that the Saturday matches would be good, as Delta showed some good wrestlers in their match at Delta. Both matches will feature a Junior varsity team, starting at 6:00 p.m. with the varsity matches at 7:30. People like a winner, and this year the Vik-ing wrestlers have drawn bet-ter than average crowds to their matches. Results of Provo Matches 100 Myers (P) and Shirl Tomlinson, P.G. tied 1-- 109 Black, P, decisioned Steve Sanderson, P.G. 4-- 117 Petty, P, decisioned Randy Strasburg, 10-- 125 Mike Phillips, P.G. de-cisioned Meibos, P, 12-- - 132 Mark Sanderson, P.G., decisioned Alder, P, 2-- 139 Jeppson, P, pinned Jeff Harris, P.G., in third period. 147 Sorenson, P, pinned Mike Bennett, P.G., with 2 sec-onds left in match. 157 Ron Holman, P.G., pin-ned Johnson, P, in 2nd period. 167 Stum, P, decisioned Gail Hardinger, P.G., 7-- 177 Jeppson, P., decisioned Randy Fowles, P.G., 5-- 187 Ellis, P, pinned Randy Green, P.G., in second period. Hvywt Dyke Meranda, PG pinned Larson, P, in 1st period. City Fathers Consider Routine Problems at Monday Meeting Business, mostly of routine nature was transacted by Mayor Jack E. Cook and mem-bers of the Pleasant Grove City Council .All members answer-ed roll call at 7:30 p.m. at the city hall. It was regular semi-monthly meeting, February 2, 1970. Utah County Commissioner Verl D. Stone discussed a pro-posed joint agreement relative to refuse disposal. Utah County proposed to create one garbage diesposal yard for all North Utah County and charge each participating city 50 cents for each residential unit for main-tainanc- e and equipment. The Council reached no firm dec-ision, but agreed ot review the proposal. William Wright and Ralph Home, representing the Utah County Mosquito Abatement Agency, asked for an appropri-ation of $1,960 from city funds. The request was taken under advisement. Leonard Carter, representing the Pleasant Grove Sportsmens Association, presented prelim-inary plans for the proposed sportsmens club house. The Council voted to cooperate in any way that it could. With the approval of the Council the Mayor appointed Grant Atwood as a member of the City Planning Commission. Councilman Paul Blackhurst stated that several citizens had contacted him relative to the sale of city owed crushed gravel. The Council established a price of $1.00 per ton for crushed gravel and 25 cents per ton for bank ran material. The Council discussed the new business license schedule and agreed that no changes would be made at this time. However, if any individuals have complaints, the Council will hear them. Councilman Marvin Green reported that a meeting was to be held Wednesday evening, February 4 at American Fork City Hall to discuss the finan-cing of the proposed Tri-Cit- y Golf Course. Councilman W. Cornell Hay-ni-e submitted an appliction for the license required by the Public Service Commission for the City Ambulance Service. (Continued on page 4) h' y . rfin HEADS C OF C David Faux, right, as C of C president, will be assisted by Craig Smith, secretary and Grant Atwood, vice president. They were named Tuesday. E)avid Faux Named P 6 C of C President The Pleasant Grove Cham-ber of Commerce Board of Di-rectors met Tuesday morning and David Faux to another year term as presi-dent. They also elected Grant Atwood as vice president and the two officers then selected Craig Smith as secretary for the coming year. Mr. Smith is also a holdover in this office. President Faux, pharmacist at Smith Drug Co., said that committees would be selected in the near future for projects planned during the year, and that perhaps the most impor-tant one would be the member-ship drive. He urged all citi-zens of the community to be-come involved in community betterment by joining this or-ganization. Mr. Atwood is the owner of Atwood Realty and Insurance in Pleasant Grove, and Mr. Smith is also a pharmacist at Smith Drug Co. In other matters, the Cham-ber discussed two important aspects of Pleasant Grove's business community. The first was litterbugging in the busi-ness district, and the second was shoplifting. Police Chief Mike Ferre, who is also a new C of C board member, and Assistant Chief Darrel Bullock, were present for this discussion In the litterbugging campaign it was planned to have empha-sis on two areas, one, an edu-cational program to make the public aware of the problem, (Continued on page 4) Founders Day at PGHS Auditorium Tonight at 7:30 pm Everyone is invited and urg-ed to be in attendance tonight by the combined PTA's of this region. The program will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Pleasant Grove High School auditorium. Robert L. Leake, specialist in Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Utah State Board of Education, will speak on how sex education is being taught in our schools. Mr. Leake will also discuss drugs and there will be a question and answer period. Special music is planned for the program, and refreshments will be served. Vikings Lose Double Overtime Game to Lehi Last Wednesday by Jan Carter Viking Sportswriter The Vikings just couldn't pull off a win a week ago when they lost to the Lehi Pioneers 80 to 72 in double overtime. The game was played in the P.G. gym. Lehi lead most of the way throughout the game except for the last seven minutes, where the teams were tied several times. In the final seconds of regulation play, Miner of Lehi took the ball and drove for the basket and a lay-u- Al-though no one could hear, the buzzer apparently sounded when the ball was on the glass and it dropped through to throw the teams into overtime. In the first overtime play, the Vikings played tough de-fense, and big Parke Hansen tied the contest on a three-poin- t play that started when Hansen pulled down an offen-sive rebound and put it thru, and was fouled. In double overtime the story was agressive defense by the Vikings but too many fouls. Lehi's foul shooting then put the game out of reach. This Friday, Feb. 6, it's P.G. at Orem, Springville at Provo, Lehi at Payson, and American Fork at Carbon. Spanish Fork draws a bye. Pleasant Grove should hope for a Payson win against Lehi, because with only Payson, Lehi and Pleasant Grove in the A bracket, this would again put them all tied up and P.G. then would have a chance by beat-ing Payson later. Box score: Pleasant Grove G F P Harper 7 9--4 18 Hansen 4 4-- 3 11 Robinson 8 11-- 7 23 Whitehead 1 0 2 Fugal 2 5--2 6 Beck 1 2--1 3 Engh 0 6--5 5 Ewell 2 0-- 0 2 Green 0 0-- 0 0 Totals 25 38-2- 2 72 Lehi G F P Hinton 9 7-- 3 21 Lind 5 7--4 14 Kirkham 1 10-- 2 4 Cooper 3 7-- 4 10 Smith 4 0-- 0 8 Miner 6 8-- 6 18 B. Peterson 1 4-- 3 5 Totals 29 44-2- 2 80 Y X I i - - ' ' 1 ft t ; l ; , WILSON W. SORENSON Receives Award Wilson Sorenson Receives Award At Exchange Club Wilson W. Sorensen, presi-dent of Utah Technical College at Provo, received the "Book of Golden Deeds" award at a special award banquet of the Exchange Club of Provo. President Delbert Brown told the group that the award was made annually to a citizen of the area who has contributed above and beyond the normal call of duty to the community that they serve. Ralph Britsch, in citing the accomplishments of Mr. Sor-ensen, said that he had gone the extra mile in the field of scouting, church activities, and in building Utah Technical Col-lege at Provo to its present stature. He noted that Presi-dent Sorensen had just been in-stalled as the president of the Provo Chamber of Commerce and that his efforts have been responsible for the recognition that the College received in be-ing one of the first technical colleges in the country to be accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Association. Past recipients of the award include community leaders L. J. Eldred, F. V. Nichols, Jo-sephine S. Bird, Scott E. Wilk-in-s and Ed Shriver. Utah Tech Slates Professional Driving Course Wednesday, Feb. 11 has been set as the date for beeginning a new course in professional driving at Utah Technical Col-lege at Provo. The veteran-approve- d course is designed to prepare participants to obtain chauffeur's licenses and also to give them a firm back-ground in safety, maintenance, insurance, and all other fac-tors pertaining driving. Training will include cars, pickups, busses, and semi-truc- k rigs. At the first meeting at 7:30 p.m., interested students wlil discuss the course and its pro-gram. Registration will be held after the introductory meet-ing. Further information may be had by contacting the Driv-er Education Department at Utah Technical College at Pro-vo, Utah. Pre-Nat- a! Car ? Class Will Start at A.F. Hospital on Feb. 7 7 A pre-nat- baby care class will begin on Feb. 11 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the American Fork Hospital conference room, ac-cording to Irene B. Evans, di-rector of nursing. There will be six classes, for both fathers and mothers, including baby care, and the fathers are asked to attend all classes. For further information, call the hospital. Plans Made for Senior Citizens Day on Saturday, February 1 4 Plans are now firmed up for Senior Citzens Day, Saturday, February 14, according to Timpanogos Stake Chairman, Eldon Johnson. Everything will be centered about Valentines Day, includ-th-e theme, "Dear To My Heart," the table decorations and the musical numbers plan-ned for the after dinner pro-gram in the high school audit-orium. The day will get underway with the traditional free pic-ture in the auditorium com-mencing at 10:00 a..m. Following the picture show and until 12:30 p.m. visiting and sociability will be enjoyed along with "tunes" of yester-year by Mary Humphries, piano and Milt Brown, violin. Cube Steaks ,as always, will feature the dinner, cooked to a turn and with salad, vegetables and a desert that has been found to be a favorite over the years. The after dinner program wlil be special this year, Mr.. Johnson said. Featured will be the Timpanogos Chorale, the Major Family and assorted numbers by local entertain-ment artists. "Don't forget the homecom-ing aspects of the celebration," Mr. Johnson reminded. Guests will include all residents of the Timpanogos Stake area who are 60 years of age or older and all widows and widowers, regardness of age, he added. rBfflTLj Creek Just suppose, that you hur-riedly drove your car over in-to your neighbor's yard so that you could help him put out a grass fire that was threaten-ing to destroy his garage. And suppose also, that-whil-the grass fire was still burn-ing, and you were scorching your hands and blistering your face trying to put it out, your neighbor collected an unreason-able fee for parking your car on his premises. Sounds absurd, disgusting and unreasonable, doesn't it? However, that's exactly what the Republic of South Vietnam is doing to good old Uncle Sam. And has been doing ever since we went to the rescue, several years ago. That's right, according to re-cent newspaper and television reports, American taxpayers are digging up about $1 million a month in taxes and fees on the military facilities we have built over there and the equip-ment and supplies we have stored on South Vietnamese property. Other Allied nations, currently helping us to put out the Hanoi fanned fires, are be-ing fleeced accordingly. Disgusting as the whole ex-tortion busineses is, the sordid affair is also humorous. How have the politicians and bur-eaucrats in Washington, D.C. been able to keep the facts covered up for so long? A wasted million a month should make a little noise. Well sir, when the news broke last week, two of Utah's U.S. Congressional delegates let out with a loud cry of in-dignation over the television channels. "It's an outrage," they said. However, they both failed to answer two pertinent questions "Where have they been dur-ing the past several years?" and "What are they planning to do about it now?" Anyway, it all reminds me of the Irishman who went to church for the first time since early boyhood. It was Easter Sunday and the theme of the minister was the crucifixion of the Christ by the Jews and His subsequent resurrection. The next morning the Irish-man was walking to work down the sidewalk, when he saw a Jewish man standing in front of his clothing store. Without a word he walked over, hit the merchant on the jaw and knocked him down. The storekeeper got up, brushed himself off and asked, "What did you do that for?" "Well," said the Irishman, "the Jewish people killed our Savior." "That's what they say," said the clothier, "but that was almost 2.000 years ago." "Two thousand years ago," said the Irishman, "I didn't hear about it until yesterday." Seems like a lot of our high-ly paid representatives should become a little better inform-ed as to the rat holes into which our tax dollars are dis-appearing day by day. So long 'til Thursday. Democrats to Elect New Precinct Chairman for P.G. There will be a Democratic meeting at the home of Pre-cinct chairman Gerald Klemm, 940 East Grovecreek Drive, this evening, Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. At this meeting a new precinct chairman for the Democratic Party for Pleasant Grove, will be elected. All initerested citizens are invited to come to the meeting. Attorney General Gives Ruling On Taxes for Pi. Grove Recorder Cities may impose occupa-tional taxes upon such profes-sions as barbers, hairdressers, doctors and attorneys, but not insurance agents, solicitors or brokers, Atty Gen. Vernon B. Romney, has held in a recent opinion. Prepared by Homer Holm-gren, assistant attoreny gener-al, the opinion was made for a request by Mark H. Johnson, Pleasant Grove City recorder. Sec. of the Utah Code provides that cities may raise revenue by levying and collect-ing a license fee or tax on any business within the limits of the city. A court decision, regarding attorneys, specifically, but ex-tendable to the other occupa tions notes "(the municipality is merely providing for an in-crease in its revenues by im-posing a tax upon those who, by pursuing their profession within its limits, are deriving benefits afforded by living with-in the city. Levied on Business "The tax is levied upon the business of practicing law, rather than upon a person be-cause he is an attorney." Insurance agents, on the oth-er hand, are covered in a sep-arate section of the code which provides that (taxes) and fees (paid the state by the agents,) as provided herein shall be in lieu of all other state, county and municipal licenses and fees of every kind and character." January About Average for Judge, Police Activity was about average for January at Pleasant Grove City Court. According to the monthly report of City Judge Keith Anderson, 34 cases were handled and $572 was collected in fines and forfeitures. As usual traffic offenders occupied the major portion of the court's attention. There were 25 cases in this category distributed thus: Speeding, 8; no drivers lic-ense, 3; passing while school bus lights were flashing, 2; driving under the influence of alcohol, 2; running stop sign, 2; passing over double line, 1; false registration, 1; improper lookout, 1 ; failure to yield right of way 1. Improper parking, 1; driv-ing too fast for existing condi-tions, 1; following too close-ly, 1; failure to secure vehicle safely, 1. Total traffic, 25. There were 9 non-traffi- c cas-es handled, with the distribu-tion as follows: Failure to ap-pear, 5; disturbing the peace, 2; illegal possession of beer, 1 and petty theft, 1. Of the 34 cases handled, 5 were dismissed for variou rea-sons, the January report shows Police Action Pleasant Grove City Police were busy during the first month of 1970. A perusal of the 150 separate card reports filed reveals that the major part of their time was spent in render-ing public service to the peo-ple who live in this community A detailed summary of their (Continued on page 4) 12 Local Geneva Workers Honored For Long Service Twelve Pleasant Grove area Geneva Steel workers were among the 144 employees who were honored recently by the company for periods of service of 25 years or more. The cere-mony, under the direction of Plant Superintendent Raymond W. Sundquist, were held at the Riverside Country Club, Provo. Local area workers recog-nized were: 30 years service Clyde L. Buckner. 25 Years Service Mrs. Inez E .Teague, Nephi W. Burgner, Robert Sutch, Robert C. Bick-erstaf- f, Paul Madsen, Jesse R. Frampton, Winston M. Gillies, Eldon Schoonover, John Roun-dy- , Kenneth W. Atkinson and Ralph D. Handley. Sportsmen to Hold Important Meeting Thursday, Feb. 72 The Pleasant Grove Sports-men are planning an important membership meeting for next Thursday, Feb. 12, according to Leonard Carter, president. The event will be held at the city hall at 8 p.m. Anyone interested in a gun safety class is invited to at-tend and the election of new members to the board of direc-tors will be conducted. Also, preUminary plans for the new Sportsmens Club House will be shown, discussed and suggestions received. Light re-freshments will be served. |