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Show "Pleasant Grove, the Most Beautifully Situated City in Utah County" VOL. LI XX, No. 28 PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH 84062, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1973 SINGLE COPY 10c u . j, II 1 1 :S i I ; iiJMMMl.-aaMi- i Mm mimsto Oft tmiMmt .,,. - DRAG RACES Fred Lee, Chris Carter and Gary Carter are three of the boys who are responsible for running the weekly drag races on the dump road. Anyoue can enter. Drag Races Drawing Competitors as Fame of Saturday Races Spreads The Drag Races on the dump road south of Pleasant Grove (next to Geneva Steel) are growing in popularity, accord ing to Chris Carter, who is the chief timer and runner of the Saturday afternoon events. He is helped by Fred Lee, Gary Carter and Jay Trinnaman. According to Chris, races are run in six classes, and a $1 entry fee is used to defray the cost of trophies. Anyone can run, and they are given elim-ination and timing heats to place them the class they run in. The racing starts at 2 p.m. each Saturday, and spectators are welcome, Chris said. The drag races came about as a result of the boys asking Pleasant Grove police officers for a place to "drag" without getting picked up. Police offic-er John Frampton was assign-ed to look out for the boys, and after some races last year, they are really going over big this year. Chris said that they now have electronic timers which will time within thousands, and in a race last week, the win-ner was named within 4 thous-ands of a second. Last week Richard Lund in a '68 Roadrunner won the top eliminator award, as well as his class. Other class winners were Denny Taylor in a '55 Chev, Glen Johnson in a '67 Mustang, Robert Godfrey in a GTX and Denny Wagly in a Jeep. The races have improved re-lations between the boys and the police, according to Mike Ferre, Chief. The boys realize they can drag on Saturday, and still stay within the law the other days of the week on the city streets. Altogether the drag races are a good thing for everyone con-cerned. H , If J . W'" JywUUi-s'.- , ' A.F. ART SHOW Betty Liston, Klea Ernest and Nina Schuman show off painting which will be entered In art show at American during Steel Days next week. Enter now. Steel Days Art Show Invites Exhibits Entries Received on July 13 and 14 Plans are nearing completion for the Steel Days Art show op-ening Thursday, July 19 at 10 a.m. and ending Saturday, July 21 at 8 p.m. No entries may be removed at the American Fork City Hall (upstairs) during the show. Ail artists in Pleasant Grove and surrounding areas are in-vited to exhibit their work. En tries will be received and en-tered on Friday, July 13, from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, July 14 from 12 to 8 p.m. No paint-ings or other entries may be removed during the exhibit. En-tries may be picked up after the exhibit Monday, July 23. All paintings must be fram-ed and have eye screws and picture frame- - wire ready to hang. All drawings, pastels, charcoal and water colors must be named and priced, or mark-ed "not for sale." Only original entries in any media are eligible. No copy work. Artists may submit two entries for a fee of only one dollar. Ribbons and cash awards will be given in professional, amateur and junior divisions. The miniature paintings will not be sold this year. However, a fine collection of art books purchased with the proceeds from last year's sales will be on display at the show. Later these books will be presented to the American Fork Library where all may receive bene-fits from their use. A new featureq of the ex-hibit this year will be a picture chosen and purchased by the Art Board and presented to Mayor Malcolm Beck to hang in the city hall. Members of the art board are Randy Blackburn, Lillian Webster, Mildred Crotts, Betty Liston, Klea Ernest, Bill May-fiel- d, Nina Schumann, Verlaine Allen, Renee Woods and Coral Hicks. The senior citizens will con-duct a little show of their own in the Senior Citizens building at 54 East Main Street. How-ever, they are inivted to enter pieces in the Art Board show if they so desire. PI. Grove Chamber Holds Monthly Meeting Tuesday The monthly meeting of the Pleasant Grove Chamber of Commerce was held at the city hall Tuesday morning July 10. President Craig Smith conduct-ed the meeting. The group discussed the re-cent Strawberry Days celebra-tion and the ways the can help assist with this celebration in future years. President Smith reported that the city has set up in the budget a contribution to the C of C to assist in paying the UVIDA assessment and in pur-chasing Christmas lights. The Chamber will also assist with funds. It was reported that the float will be entered in three more parades, and extensive re-pairs are necessary. Arrange-ments will be made to get this done. It was brought up that some-thing needs to be done to im-prove the "G" on the mountain. The group generally felt that a repair effort should be made. It was suggested that some group be contacted who would be in-terested in organizing this pro-ject. President Smith reported on the recent county meeting of Chamber of Commerce presi-dents. This meeting was held in Pleasant Grove. The holding of various seminars for local businessmen in the county was presented. The subjects will be chosen by the businessmen, but could include topics such as collection of bad checks, and bad debts, obtaining SBA loans and improving the image of business. The group discussed the use of the building at the local ball park for storage of the float. It was the feeling of the gruop that the city should be contact-ed regarding closing in of the frontof the building so it could be used for float storage with-out vandalism. Accidents, Arrests Are Problems for P.G. Police Accidents, arrests, and oth-er problems occupy the time of the Pleasant Grove Police Dept. and a report covering the period of June 25 to July 9 shows the following things are happening in our "peaceful" city: The police investifated three accidents, two of them involv-ing motorcycle, in which the riders were injured. Total esti-mated cost of damages involv-ed was $2,600. Arrests Arrested 10 juveniles during the two week period, 2 were uncontrollable runaways, 2 for burglary, 4 for fireworks, and 2 for petit larceny. Arrested 5 adults, 2 for petit larceny, 1 for embezzlement, 1 for driving while intoxicated, and also speeding, and 1 for driving on suspension. Other Problems Burglary at 65 North 700 East in P.G. A carton of coins was taken. Two juveniles were arrested and referred to Juv-enile Court. The money has been repaid and restitution was made to the householder. Fraudulent check was pass-ed in Christensen's Store. No arrests have been made of the suspect as yet. Larceny - several auto parts and accessories were taken at an auto body shop. Estimated cost of items stolen is $2,000. Burglary of the Grovecrest School was reported and in-vestigated. Several items were taken, but no arrests have been made as yet. Larceny in the area of 1300 East and 100 South. A sewing machine and a clothes dryer were taken from a house by the former renters. There have been no arrests. Vandalism American Her-itage Schol was vandalized heavily. Every room not locked was damaged. The suspects in the incident have not been ar-rested, and the investigation is continuing. Vandalism in the area of 700 North and 500 East. Red paint was thrown on a house. There have been no arrests. Court Action James P. McBride, 46, Am-erican Fork, was arrested for driving while intoxicated on Feb. 25, 1973. He plead not builty and had a change of ven-ue. He was found guilty in the Orem City Court, and was fin-ed $175 and 30 days in jail. Ted Mayne Peterson, 18, Or-em, was arrested for driving on revocation. He was fined $250. Greg Callister Larsen, 19, of Orem, was arrested for petit larceny. He was fined $15. Martin Glen Thurber, 19, Or-em, was arrested for petit lar-ceny. He was fined $50. Steven Wilgus Duncan, 28, Pleasant Grove, was arrested for driving while intoxicated, and speeding. He plead and was guilty fined $299 and 60 days in jail for driving intoxicated, and $20 for speeding. Glenn R. Matthews, 20, Man-ila, was arrested for driving on revocation. He was fined $200. Utah Technical College at Provo Plans 2 Advance Registrations To assist prospective stud-ents who may be working dur-ing the summer, but who wish to register early, Utah Tech-nical College at Provo has set two special Saturday Advise-ment days. The first will be held Saturday, July 14. Those interested in registering for the fall term at Utah Tech may do so at the Saturday session. The college will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for teach con-sultation and guidance. Students with special prob-lems, requiring the services of a faculty advisor will be able to consult with instructors and counselors at this special ses-sion. According to Dale Peterson, education vice president, there are openings in all of the 23 major programs at the College. He urged that students make application as soon as possible to insure a place in the classes in which they are interested. Students may pay their tuition and fees on Saturday for the fall quarter. Students not able to reg-ister this Saturday may regis-ter on Saturday, Aug.. 18. First Ward Will Present Food Storage Program Thursday, July 19 the Pleas-ant Grove First Ward will pre-sent a Food Storage Fair feat-uring the best of everything. The Fair is being held, accord-ing to Cindy Sutch, chairman, because many people want to store food but do not know where to begin. The fair will have many dis-plays and printed information will be passed out to anyone interested. Three companies from the food storage field will have display booths and there will be samples of each of the products. Anther interesting part of the fair will be a demonstration on how to sproud various grains, beans and seeds. Containers and methods of storing foods, wheat grinders and other uses, displays of home dried fruits and vegetables, unusual bottled foods plus recipes, will be fea-tured in other booths through-out the evening. In conjunction with the fair a bake sale will be held with the proceeds going to the new Pleasant Grove Stake Center. The public is invited and ad-mission is free to the activities which will begin at 6 p.m. and continue until 9 p.m. A.F. Senior Citizens Will Have Chess Tourney July 20 A statewide chess tourna-ment for senior citizens will be held in American Fork, Friday, July 20. Registration for the Swiss round-robi- n tournament will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Utah Power and Light Building audi-torium, 51 East Main, Ameri-can Fork. Matches will begin at 5 p.m. and will be played under international rules with a local limit of one hour per game. All persons, both male and female, over the age of 55, are eligible to participate in the tournament and are encourag-ed to bring their own chess sets and clocks. Trophies will be awarded in three different categories. The competition is being sponsored by Valley Care Cen-ters and is part of American Fork Steel Days activities, July 19 to 21. Popular Singers to Appear in Concert Next Friday Night Popular singer Marilyn Jac-obs-and folk singer Susan Johnson will appear in concert in Pleasant Grove on Friday, July 20. "In Concert" will be their first public appearance togeth-an- d will feature original songs from both performers. Each ar-tist is unique and together they are something new and fresh in entertainment. They will appear on July 20 at 8 p.m. in the Pleasant Grove First-Fift- h Ward Chapel. Tickets are available from Smith Drug and Day-Nig- ht Laundry in Pleasant Grove, Orri-Leigh- 's in American Fork and Dalley's in Lehi. The concert will be a build-ing fund drive with proceeds going to the new Pleasant Grove Stake House. Annual Old Folks Dinner Set for Saturday, July 20 The annual summer dinner for the Old Folks of Pleasant Grove and Timpanogos Stake will be held Saturday, July 21 in the Pleasant Grove Stake House. Dinner will be served at 12:30 and a program will follow. Invited to this annual sum-mer event are anyone 60 years of age and older, and also wid-ows and widowers. Come out and meet your neighbors and enjoy yourself, say the Old Folks committee members. Senior Citizens Plan Two Excursions July 13, Aug. 4 Two outings are planned for the Pleasant Grove Senior Cit-izens during the next few weeks. They will go to the Mormon Miracle Pageant on Friday, July 13 with the bus leaving at 4 p.m. If you call today, reservations can still be made. Phone 785-329- An outing to Lagoon and the musical comedy there "Annie Get Your Gun" is planned for Aug. 4 with the bus leaving at 4 p.m. also. Reservations can be made for this outing by calling the number above. DUP to Give Two Sacrament Meeting In Manila Wards Sunday July 15 at 5 p.m. in the Manila Second Ward and Sunday July 22 in the Manila Ward, the Manila Camp of Daughters of Utah Pioneers will present special programs honoring the pioneers. These programs are planned and arranged by DUP members Sara Jense and Barbara Har-vey. They will present the pio-neer story from Nauvoo to the Salt Lake Valley with narra-tion, songs, poems and stories. Assisting in the presentation will be Susan Chipman and Betty Memmott and the follow-ing young girls: Holly Jense, Bonnie Lewis, Tammy Rutter, Tamara Linebaugh, Lisa Flin-ders, Michelle Warnick, Laurie Memmott, Denise Fryer, Sara Jane Harvey, and Julie Chip-ma- n. The girls all use pioneer cos-tumes and props for their var-ious program parts. Everyone is invited includ-ing DUP members of other camps. Food Costs Today Actually Lower Than in Previous 40 Years Despite recent increases in food costs prices for the family food items are less today than in the previous 40 years when one considers that wages have risen faster than food prices. This is the observation of Dr. G. Alvin Carpenter, professor of agricultural economics at Brigham Young University, who has made careful studies of prices and wages since 1930 "Based upon the industrial average hourly wage of 55 cents per hour in 1930 compar-ed to $3.50 an hour in 1972, today's hourly wage will buy more food than the hourly wage in 1930. "For instance, in 1930 an hourly wage would buy 5 loaves of bread compared to 10 today; or 3 y2 quarts of milk compared to 12 quarts today; ll2 pounds of round steak compared to 2 pounds today; 1 Y2 pounds of chicken compar-ed with 7 pounds today; 3'2 cans of tomatoes compared to 10 cans today; and iy2 lbs. of turkey compared with 8 pounds today," Dr. Carpenter points out. The reason for better food buys today stem from improv-ed agricultural technology. A farmer in 1930 could produce enough for himself and 10 oth-er people, where as today a farmer can produce enough for himself and 48 other people. And all this is done on less acreage harvested. Improved technology in far-ming includes new varieties of seeds, improved fertilization practices, better pest control, more automation and mechan-ization, reduction of waste and spoilage between farms and re-tail stores, and faster and im-proved transportation systems for delivery of food items. "Housewives should also re-member that many of today's foods have a built-i- n maid ser-vice which reduces preparation and cooking time. For instance, meat pies, frozen TV dinners, frozen vegetables of all kinds, as well as ready-to-coo- k chick-en and other meats are readily available to housewives across the country," Dr. Carpenter said. In the old days, he pointed out, someone in the family had to clean the chicken and pre-pare it for the Sunday dinner. During the past 20 years, the broiler business has improved efficiency to the point wherein the modern poultryman can ropduce a 3l2 pound broiler in 52 days using two pounds of feed per pound of chicken. His counterpart in 1947 re-quired 89 days to produce a bird to the same marketable weight using 3y2 pounds of feed to produce one pound of chicken. Similar achievements have been made in other seg-ments of agriculture through-out the United States, benefit-ting the consumer with lower prices. "It is obvious that beef pric-es have risen considerably dur-ing the past few weeks nation-wide. A basic reason for the increase is that the demand ex ceeds the current supply even though the supply has been in-creasing from year to year. "For example, beef produc-tion in the U.S. increased stead-ily from 8.8 billion pounds in 1951 to 22 billion pounds in 1972. Per person consumption of beef uring the same period increased from 56 pounds to 115 pounds annually. This merely shows that as incomes increased, people exercised a preference for buying more beef even though the prices are higher." Dr. Carpenter said. The agricultural economist also pointed out that house-wives today, buying their food items at much larger markets, spend only $68.60 out of $100 for food, $8.43 for alcoholic (Continued on page 3) Football Players Invited Out to Get in Condition Football starts Monday, July 16 at 6 a.m. at the Pleasant Grove High School Boys interested in going out for football when school starts, are invited out to get "in shape" in a four-wee- k workout. This Is es-pecially aimed at reducing the number of injuries usually in-curred from football when the boys are not in good condition. Summerjhecner Production Is Planned in Alpine A new outdoor theater, the Alpine Summer Theater, will open with the family musical Heidi. The new theater is lo-cated 2 miles north of Alpine in beautiful Fort Canyon. Cast members are from Al-pine, Highland and Lehl, with 12 young people and adults. A chorus of 18 youngsters are (Continued on page 4) |