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Show 7. 0 exnires 1. 3083 , - & SONS BGUKB I NDGRY . INC. R hJsii.i)D street gpRlNGPQRT MI 43E:84 ? - Nfy- " , -- N' 4 Wednesday, December 7, 1988 50 cents a single copy iess I Mo Center named after WWII hero tJ name of Jose F. Valdez, and 'Unt Grove Medal of Honor w 'or was preserved in memo- - Sunday when the United "! C . Army Reserve Center in ) 'isant Grove was named in his ' !fa special rememorialization ,.imony held Sunday at the ita, a plaque was unveiled by ; 'Chavez, the sister of the 'oredman. 1 He ceremony was under the iam. of Maj. Donald S. ! Jie, commander The Re-'Jl- l. serialization Address was ) in by Maj. Gen. Richard O. Commander of the i Army Reserve Command. ' 'fie invocation was by Chaplain I I FT) Bryce E. Holbrook and the f j fiction by Chaplain (Maj.) Humphries. The color guard ' the flag ceremony. Members of Mrs. Chavez family t f;re also in attendance. Jose F. Valdez was the son of Ben and Juliana Valdez and was 30' 1925 at Gover-nad- New Mexico. He U S. entered the Army in 1943 in Pleasant Grove and completed his Basic Training at Port Bliss, Texas. He was deployed to combat in Europe from Fort Meade, Mary- land and assigned to Company B, 7th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division According to his Medal ofHonor Citation, PFC Valdez was on out-post duty with five others near Rosenkrantz, France, on Jan. 25, 1945, when the enemy counte-rattacked with overwhelming strength. From his position near some woods five hundred yards beyond the American lines, Jose observed a hostile tank about 75 yards away and raked it with automatic rifle fire until it withdrew. Soon afterward, he saw three Germans stealthily approaching through the woods. Scorning cover as the enemy soldiers opened up i ; ' - : 'to-- - " ' i with heavy automatic weapons fire from a range of thirty yards, he engaged in a fire fight with the attackers until he had killed all three. The enemy quickly launched an attack with two full companies of infantrymen, blasting the patrol with numerous concentrations of automatic and rifle fire and begin-ning an encircling movement which forced the patrol leader to order a withdrawal. Despite the terrible odds, Pri-vate Valdez immediately volun-teered to cover the maneuver, and, as the patrol, one by one, plunged through ahail ofbullets toward the American lines, fired burst after burst into the swarming enemy. Three of his companions were wounded in their dash for safety, and he was struck by a bullet that entered his stomach and, passing through his body, emerged from his back. Overcoming agonizing pain, he regained control of himself and resumed his firing position, deliv-ering a protective screen of bullets until all others of the patrol were safe. By field telephone he called for artillery and mortar fire on the Germans and corrected the range until he had shells falling within fifty yards of his position. For fifteen minutes he refused to be dislodged by more than two hundred of the enemy; then seeing that the barrage had broken the counter-attac- he draggedhimself back to his own lines. He later died as a result of his wounds. "Through his valiant, intrepid stand and at the cost of his own life, Private Valdez made it possible for his comrades to escape, and was directly responsible for repulsing an attack by vastly superior enemy forces," the citation concludes. It is signed by Harry S. Truman. This special memorial service marks the end of construction on a new north wing to the Pleasant Grove Army Reserve Center. The original portion of the Cen-ter was constructed in March, 1963 and was occupied by Company B, 3d Battalion, 38th Infantry on Apr. 1, 1963. Dedication Ceremonies took place on May 18, 1963. The drill hall, kitchen, indoor range and storage areas were added in 1975. The north wing of offices was begun in May of 1988 and was completed in Nov. 1988. The 259th Quartermaster Bat-talion was organized on May 5, 1942 and activated on July 10, 1942 at Camp Stoneman, Calif. The unit served in European and Middle Eastern Theater of Operations and participated in the Rome-Arn- Southern France, and Rhineland Campaigns. On Jan. 10, 1968 the unit was again activated at Pleasant Grove as Headquarters and Headquar-ters Company, 259th Quartermas-ter Battalion (Petroleum Supply) (Army). The unit was mobilized on May 13, 1968 and assigned to Fort Leonardwood, Mo, on May 20, 1968 where it underwent intensive 10 week training before deployment to the Republic ofVietnam on Sept. 28, 1968. The unit assumed petroleum supply to all Free-Worl- d Forces in Northern I Corps Tactical Zone. The unit participated in the Viet-nam Counter-offensiv- e Phase V, the Vietnam Counter-offensiv- e Phase VI, the Tet 69 Counter-offensiv- e, and the Vietnam Summer-Fal- l 1969 Campaigns. The unit was awarded the Meri-torious Unit Commendation. On May 21, 1976, the unit was again redesignated as Headquar-ters and Headquarters Company, 259th Quartermaster Battalion (Petroleum Pipeline) (Terminal Operating). !' n i1 a k '. ' t ... , ; " f it's ::i ... ' Honoring Jose Valdez in a special memorial service are family members, L-- Neil Jose Valdez Lickhart, Linda Chavez, Lew Chavez, Loretta Lockhart, John Chavez, Juan Chavez, llelita Chavez, Cardas Chavez and Army officers, Maj. Donald McOmie and Maj. Gen. Richard Christiansen. Kelp sought for Yule families Shoe The names of several families have been given to other volunteer ionizations, however there are still many needy families that could be selped by those who are looking for a project, according to 3rett Bezzant, pubisher of this newspaper. The five families selected by the newspaper are those we considered bemostin need," says Bezzant, "now we need your generous help to see "latthese families are helped. And, of course, we would like to see other organizations or families take the names of all the remaining families. 'Almost anyone can find some way to help the families we've selected, 'sooseonechild or several," says Bezzant. "Your donation willbringsome needed and deserved Christmas cheer to some very destitute ''aiilies." He five families selected this year have suffered from poor health, or no employment, broken families, crowded apartments or homes ooJ some even suffer fvor lack of food, clothing and heat. Many have had their utilities shut off, few have a telephone. Between the five families, there are 26 children. Here is a list of all the :en and parents together along with clothing sizes. The families are "isted together so that none of them can identify themselves. Pant Shirt-blous- e Sim 15 27Wx30L 16-1- 8 wc Girl 15 3 Medium 5.5 to Girl 15 5Jr Medium (Coat needed-Med- ) 7.5 Girl 15 5 jr. Medium (Coat needed-Med- ) 6.5 W 25Wx28L 14-1- 6 W 27Wx28L 14-1- 6 I Girl 14 5Jr Medium (Coat needed-Med- ) Girl 13 14 14.16 1-- w'12 16 Large (Stretch pants) ' 12 25Wx28L 14-1- 6 Boy 12 14 16 (really needs shoes) o 5ir'H 12-1- 4 Medium Wll 12 14 l y H 12 Slim 12-1- 4 Slrll0 14 Slim 14-1- 6 (Coat needed-Med- ) 5.& 12 Slim 14-1- 6 ? W10 12 Slim 14 3 T 9 10 Slim 12 4 9 oow.i-- t in fTuffskin Jeans) Pant Shirt-blous- e Girl 8 8 Reg. 10-1- 2 2.5 Boy 7 6 Reg. 0 (Tuffskin elastic) 1 wide Boy 5 4-- 5 6-- 7 11.5 Girl 4 5 Slim 6 (Pajamas-siz- e 6-- 10 Boy 4 5 7 9-- Boy 4 4 4-- 6 8.5 Boy7Mo 18 Mo. 24 Mo. (Pajamas-2- 4 Mo.) Woman A 11 12-1- 4 7 Woman B 36-38- Lg-Ext- Lg. Woman C 14 38-L- 7.5 Woman D 29 Waist Medium 5.5-- 6 Woman E 36 Waist 40-4- 2 Lg.(needs snowboots) 8.5-- 9 Man A 36Wx32L 16 (needs Sunday Shoes) 10-10- Man B 30 Waist Medium (needs sweat pants) 7 Some of the families need underclothes very badly. All sizes will be appreciated, new if possible. Some specific desires have been determined. Among them for the girls are:jewelry, perfume, make-up- , tapes, hair stuff, dresser for clothes, dolls (talking and barbie are two requests), Walkman, stuffed toys (one puppy if possible), books, 3 curling irons, hair dryer, and a camera. So far the boys would like: a big dump truck (or trucks of any kind), Ghost Buster gun, games-an- y kind, Pictionary game, RBI Nintendo Baseball game, Chicago Bears jacket (size boy's large or men's small) and also a poster of the Chicago Bears, AM-F- radio cassette player, Walkman and tapes, adjustable basketball backboard, Denver Bronco jacket (boy's large or men's small), twobasketballs, Tripoli game, football, New York Giant athletic windbreaker or jacket (boy's large or men's small) baseball fielders glove, weight bench, two ghetto-blaster- s, remote control race-ca- r, train set, My Pet Monster, electronic music maker, Fisher Price Playschool and snowboots-al- l sizes. Other things needed by the families are: TVs, one TV needs to be fixed, firewood, and an alarm clock-radi- More information will be published next week about these families as 'Donated' items or cash can be delivered to the American Fork office at 59 West Main. If you would like to donate large items or perishable food items, please call 756-766- 9 to arrange for delivery. All donations should be made by Monday, Dec. 19. Police arrest 3 on drug charge Pleasant Grove Police Officers arrested one woman and two men on drug charges last Wednesday night following an extensive inves-tigation. A female was charged with possession and sell-ing of cocaine and possession of a hallucinogen. In addition, a male and a male were ar-rested on similar charges. Officers confiscated one ounce of cocaine, estimated to be worth about $3,000. In addition, they found LSD an d drug paraphern alia in the home. The charges were enhanced by one degree because they were within l,000feetof aschool. There-fore, the possession charges could be raised from second degree to first degree felonies, the officers said. The three are now out on bail and awaiting trial. Pleasant Grove Police Officers were assisted by officers from Lehi and Amei ican Fork in making the arrests. In other matters, officers are investigating a hit and run acci-dent at 50 W. Center which oc-curred on Nov. 26. Officer John Lloyd said that a Datsun 310 owned by Barry Nel-son, American Fork, was parked at that address. When he returned he found that someone had run into his car causing about $600 damage. There are no suspects. Terri Lynn Hansen, 383 S. Lo-cust, reported that a bicycle valued at $500 had been stolen from near their garage. The bike was a Redline Frees-tyle. There are no suspects. Lt. Tom Paul arrested a boy in connection with several residential thefts over several months, perhaps years. All the thefts had occurred at the same house. The officer estimated that more than $600 worth of items had been taken from the house during that time. The boy has been referred to Juvenile Court. Jeff Bezzant reported that the rear window in his car had been broken while his vehicle was parked at Pleasant Grove High School while he attended a dance. The window is valued at $100. There are no suspects. Police have arrested two 16- - year-old- s ior possession of mari-juana. They were arrested at the PGHS drag strip. They have been referred to Juvenile Court. An accident Friday at the inter-section of State St. and Main St. resulted in shoulder injuries to one driver. Officers said that Whitney Kindle, 17, Pleasant Grove, was taken to American Fork Hospital by Pleasant Grove Ambulance for treatment. She was not seriously injured. The accident occurred when a car driven by Jalane A. Taylor, 18, Orem, struck the Kindle auto in the intersection, according to the officer's report. The damage estimates for each car were not listed, however dam-age was extensive to each vehicle. Another accident occurred Fri-day at 1300 W. State Road when a truck pulled in front of a car driven by Linda Fralick, Pleasant Grove, causing her to put on her brakes. Thebrakes then locked and thecar went out ofcontrol and hit a parked car at Christensen's Auto Sales. There was $1,800 damage to the Fralick auto. No damage estimate for the parked car was listed. Proposal would leave pGHS in 3A category if;rea'ignment committee. of utah High School Activities laon met last week, and will "wend to the legislative com- - e'n January that Pleasant H'gh School remain a 3A ' P Tf Grove, Timpview and - 7d been scheduled to the fall of 1989. jwal PGHS patrons, stu- - ail administration have 'ith8fSSt e cnange citing the Pleasant Grove would be a school with just over 1,075 ,nts competing against l;e III the 4A bracket in Salt :tfn student populations of h .a"a more. ''Pal Bill Delaney plead the case last week to the ;osaVpllinS state officials that .,(. Grove would have a diffi-0e- r etryingto compete with the . nools both in regional and He said that the association commented that Pleas-ant Grove is a very competitive school with excellent teams that ranked high in the past few Jears He told them that he appre Lted their compliment but that Pleasant Grove was not yet ready to compete against the larger proposal that came out of the new division, , Di je and bo,' and g"''' J,u1i b. oposa. is not final, and will be voted on on Jan. U. ' J" j v , ... 4 i V' 'r -- .. - . 0 :'' Santa Claus...come to town... Tiny Jessica Woahn, age 1, rushes for her friend after turning her back on and giving a wail at old Santa Glaus Saturday when he visited in Pleasant Gro e at Wasatch Bank. |