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Show Lions Club Hear About 'Golden Age America "We are entering now into the golden age of America and will reach the pinnacle of our civilization civiliza-tion in the next 20 years," Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove Lions and ladies were told recently by Francis E. Rowe. In discussing a film, "People, Products, and Progress 1975" he stated "We have a great future in America, businesswise, religiously and educationally, and we have the responsibility of holding andi maintaining our advances. And we can maintain it as long as we value it enough to hold it." f The picture, full of amaiing advances ad-vances for America, could not be shown in Ruswa or any country which has passed its zenith in civilization civ-ilization because they are looking back on their progress, he said, where as the things depicted in the film are going to happen to us as we are a forward looking people and can understand the film. The film is a compilation of anticipated highlights and improvements coming com-ing up in our age. "There will be 221 million people in the United States by 1975 in an era of Technological progress, far ahead of what we have today, and if we keep our American democratic demo-cratic way of life each new threshold thres-hold will be a jumping off place for new ones," he added. Contrary to oft-made remarks that America, with its amazing birth date of 11,000 new births each day, will eventually deplete the soil possibilities, Mr. Rowe stated that the number of acres of land on which to raise food and fibre will decrease per person, but its fertility will be increased by tailore dfertilization so that demands de-mands can be met from the increased in-creased population. As to Utah county growth, Mr. Rowe seemed very optimistic of its future saying, "There were 1500 new homes built in the county in 1955 and it is now estimated that 2500 will be built here by the end of 1956." Utah county is growing grow-ing by leaps and bounds industrially industrial-ly and educationally and) as fast as any place in the United States, in the opinion of the speaker. The meeting of the Lions at their ladies night was conducted by President George L. Jaynes. A. J. Rogers was chairman. |