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Show Microfilming Corp HI Pierpont Ave. l.3-6- 0 S k outkem VOLUME XXVII NO. 28 T TT KANAB, UTAH, THURSDAY, APRIL' Utah Solons Escort Cherry Blossom Queen Boating and Travel In Flaming Gorge Area To Be Closed By Bureau of Reclamation As Work On Dam Grows Boating parties will no longer be able to float on the Green River through the damsite area. Regional Director E. O. Larsen announced today in Salt La(ke City. However, he said that boating parties could leave the Green River just below Ashley Falls at the new temporary suspension bridge recently built by the Utah State Highway Department 2 miles upstream from the Flaming Gorge damsite. Boaters eafl transport their boats and gear by road to Little Hole and the Green River at that point to continue on through the Dinosaur National Monument to Jensen, Utah. ' Most of the road is steep and rough on the portage around Flaming Gorge damsite. Only drive vehicles, or trucks with powerful low gears should be used in the detour from the suspension bridge to Little Hole, it was pointed out by Jean R. Walton, Project Construction Engineer for Flaming Gorge Dam. He said the road is very steep where you leave the river at the suspension bridge. Mr. Walton also added that it would be advisable to scout the situation before attempting the portage around the Flaming Gorge damsite. nd national agricultural and dairy authority will be in Utah this week to address the annual membership meeting of MURRAY A Dairymans Association, lie L Donald N. McDowell, director of the Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture. Mr. McDowell will appear at d thenoon luncheon 'of the organization, which is scheduled following the annual business in the mornmeeting of ing. Included in the mornings agenda will be a report on the dairys 1958 operations, departmental reports and election of two directors. Eugene Pace, Coalville, president, will preside at both sessions. Mr. McDowell was appointed director of the Wisconsin agriculture department in 1950. His interest in agriculture began in his youth. He was an active member for 11 years, and in 1932 was selected as the national achievement winner. He also earned the highest award in the Future Farmers of America: The American Farmer degree as a youth in high school. In 1956 he received the alumni recognition at its national conaward of gress. He was graduated from the College of Agriculture of the University of Wisconsin in 1938. In, the summer of 1958, Mr. McDowell was a member of an independent goodwill farm tour to Europe and Russia, spending 12 days in Russia with special attention to agriculture there. d Hi-Lan- Hi-Lan- d d 4-- 4-- Kanab and Valley Trackmen Score Kanab High School trackmen vertising. a good showing at the Events for the day call for the Irivitational meet Saturday regular big noon Steak Fry with George. a special serving of "Cowboy Cowboys picked up 7 Potatoes. Pres. Whiting said that in the senior division for this is one of the most popular 12th place and 24 3'5 points in events of the are so day and the junior division for third mganiz.ed that there they will be W place. Valley High School won waiting to be sened. 11th in the senior with 8 points At 2:30 an outstanding horse and 4 13 points in the junior. racing exhibition will take place with many fine local horses running. Calf roping and rodeo Selective Service by the Kanab Roping Club will take place along with the Lists Reservists Status various races. A big carnival will be staged c. Standby reservists will be con- at 4:30 p.m. on the LDS Church tacted to determine if their status grounds. Amature boxing events will be or availability since they were last categorized, ac- staged at 8 p.m., with several cording to Dana F. Findlay, clerk fine local boys matched in some of the local selective service sys- very interesting bouts. tem. Tickets will go on sale this end for the days events. Reservists will receive a blue comwhich must postcard they plete and return without delay to their Selective Service Office. It is by use of this postcard that standby reservists availability will be determined and kept curWill rent. Standby Reservists may be callIn ed to active duty in time of emerand of gency by anact Congress The April meeting of the Asthen only after the local board has determined they are avail- sociated Civic Clubs of Southern able, therefore every Reservist and Eastern Utah will take place April 25 in Kanab, Executive receiving the blue card must fill Board sessions at 11 a.m. in the it out and return it to their local Kane County Court House will be office immediately, Mrs. Findmade Dixie in St. The points ' 25-mi- le d ers. 4-- H THIS IS ALL BECAUSE X SENT A CHECK TO THE 91-mi- le b SOCIETY? I HOPE News: Monday Kay 4: Hatch from 9 to 10 a.m.; Alton, 10:30 to 11 a. m.; Glendale, 1 to 2:30 p.m.; Orderville. 2:45 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday May 5: Mt. Carmel from 9 to 10 a.m.; Kanab 10:30 to 1 :30 p.m. and Panguitch 5 until 7 p.m. Wednesday. May 6: Boulder 11 a.m. to 12:30; Escalante Elementary School, 2 until 3 p.m. I Escalante Gates Station 3:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 7: Henrieville,' 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; Cannonville, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tropic from 1:15 until 3:15 p.m. EVERY HUSBAND WILL HELP GUARD HIS FAMILY -- AMERICAN CANCER ot ES, DEAR, AGAINST CANCER WITH A CHECK-U- P AND A CHECK I ' j The above schedule will be repeated every three weeks with the following beginning dates in Kanab: May 26, June 16, July 7, July 28 and August 18. Glendals Hews Holes Delaine Esplin, three year qld son of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Esplin spent the past week at the Panguitch hospital due to a ma- r 4 ' J AMERICA CMCt SOCIHT f fi-- . 36 quet. An outstanding entertainment Saturday, May 2nd has been program has been planned and set for holding the annual cele- all scouters are encouraged to bration of Kanab Stake Day, said make their reservation early. President E. Jay Whiting who is in charge of publicity and ad- Work proceeds in the linging of the single diversion tunnel at Flamming Gorge damsite. Construction of the coffer dam and diversion of the river through the lunnel probably will be completed in August or September of this year. The high Flaming Gorge Dam will create a long reservoir. Construction of dam is scheduled for completion in the summer of 1963. Excellent boating and other recreational lay said. activities will be offered when the dam is completed and the resMrs.. .Pearl Adams enjoyed a ervoir fills. Bookmobile Dales visit Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mr. at reside Page. George who Lynn F. Findlay was in Kanab Listed For and Mrs. George lived in the recently from Provo where, he is Frank Michl home while in BYU to be at the for nearly two years when attending the Kane and Garfield for his grandservices funeral the Bureau of Reclamation office father Findlay. was here. Following are the dates and times that the state Bookmobile will visit in communities in Kane I Blondie By Chic Young and 'Qarfield counties that are served by the Southern Utah Ka-na- under a new program to be known as the Certified Agency The Kane County Chapter of Fl lKram, or CAP. the American Red Cross an-t- o Ibis program is designed nounced today that an advanced encourage the building and 1 first aid class will be taught at n;ncing ofjiomes in the outlaying the County Building in' Fredonia communities through the exten- - beginning at 8 pm., Tuesday, Mon lf FHA insurance to every April 21. town and hamlet, no matter how' Everyone in this area who has small. a valid First Aid card is encouraged to attend. The course con- Here Meeting The meeting for Kane County please call Mrs. Lorna will lie held Tuesday, April 21 at interested, L. Cottam at Midway-4-2331the Parry Lodge at 7 pm. L M. Pugh, of the Kanab Equitable) will be in charge of arrangements I Dnllal!,.,. for the Kanab meeting which will UullwIlnS also included dinner to be paid by each person attending. On County Hews Person interested in atted-fn- g this meeting are asked to Kaoalx- - residents were recall Mr. Pugh and make resertimed this week of the comvations for that night. ing Carnival to be held at 5 p. Information released to the m. April 18th at the Kanab Southern Utah News on this pro- Ward Hall. gram follows: Purpose of the Carnival Is to raise funds for the summer Those communities lying outside of an area bounded by the recreation program for Kanab. Warm Springs overpass in North Most clubs, organizations, Ogden on the north, the Wasatch church and schools will particiMountains oh the east, the Iron-to- n pate In the project Saturday . Plant south of Provo on the night. south, and the Oquirrh Mountains and the east lake front on Members of Kanab Chamber the west would be eligible at preof Commerce will meet Friday, sent to take advantage of this April 17 at the Kanab Elemennew program. tary School at 8 p.m. for the annual election of the organization. FHA certifies local lending ' Five new Board of Directors solutions as agents authorized to will be namdd. Following this undertake certain steps In the election, and within ten days, processing of applications for inthe Directors will name a Pressured loans. In the past these ident, 2 Secresteps -- appraisal, inspection, and tary and Treasurer, and Execucredit analysis have always tive Secretary to lead the club been preformed by members of the coming year of the during the of FHAs insur- 1 Kanab Slake Day Is Saturday, May 2nd; Full Day of Events Will Draw Large Crowds Boating Dangerous Sometime this summer it is expected that a contractor will be clearing the reservoir area in reach from the damthe site to near Linwood, Utah, Mr. Walton said. Boating anyplace in the canyon could be hazardous while the clearing goes on. Many trees and other growth will be knocked from the canyon walls several hundred feet above the river in the canyon bottom. Logs and debris in the river above Flaming Gorge damsite at that time would be dangerous to boat- 490-fo- Elder LeGrand Richards, member of The Quorum of twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, will be the principal speaker at the Annual Scout Fellowship and Recognition banquet on Friday, pril 17, it was announced today by Victor J. Bird, Provo. Chair-- ' man of the program committee. This annual scout fellowship banquet of the Utah National Parks council of the Boy Scouts of America will be held at 6:13 p.m. in the East Provo Stake louse in Provo and Dr. C. J. Hart and J. A. Seethaler states tickets are now' available .othjt rTTom the district chairman and other officers in each scout district in the council. Reservations must be made by April 15. According to Floyd IOveridge, Scout Executive of the Council, eleven outstanding men in the National Parks Council will receive Silver Beaver awards for their devotion to the cause of boyhood and scouting at the banh four-whe- Membership Meeting Kane County Communities; Meeting Here Monday Will Explain Details 1 Lovely Marcia Wilson of last Millcreelc, Utah's Cherry Blosttm Queen, arrives in Washington accompanied by Senat r Frank I 'T.d" Mos and Conaressman David S. Kina. jor operation. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hunt of Enterprise visited at the Keith home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jensen (Clor-is- ) and family from Monroe, Mrs. Larue Chamberlain and family frqm Kanab visited at the Malcolm Robinson home. 1 Mission Week To Be Holed By Catholic Church A Mission week of special devotion for Catholics, combined with instruction for interested will be provided at St. Christopher's Church, be- ginning Sunday, April 19th, at il 5 p.m. and ending on Friday, 24th. Father Valine, Pastor, announces that the Mission- - will be conducted by Father Maurice Chase, Paulist Missioner. The Mission will consist of a series of religious exercises. The order of the evenings services at 7 pm. comprises the Litany of the Blessed Mother, Hymns Question Box. sermon and Bene-wee- k diction. A special instruction onthe duties of a Christian is given after the Mission Mass each morning. , Father Valine further said that the Mission aims primarily at the conversion of sinners. It tries to eonvince them that nothing matters but salvation, and it gives the encouragement and help to shun sin. Too, lukewarm souls are given the extra spark of grace to become strong in the Faith; and good souls are lifted to . a higher level of spirtual perfection. There is much good will and desire for the things of God in followed by a noon luncheon. A St. Christophers parish, and the 2 p.m. general session, to which occasion of this Mission will stir the public is invited and an eve- up that Grace to higher intenning banquet at 7:30 p.m. sity. who are curious The evening festivities will bei staff district ing office. Under the CAP program, qualified local people, who have been made familiar with FHA objectives and techniques are employed to make property - Associated Civic Clubs Meet Single Copy llew Housing Program. May Help In -' er (li-La- Speaker Is flamed A-- ut Annual $3.50 Yearly, 10c ScculingBanqueL Must Detour Speaker Named For 1939 For Annual Blasting and scaling of rock from the canyon walls now going on at the Flaming Gorge damsite creates such hazardous conditions that the Bureau of Reclamation must close the construction zone to all boating. Donald N. McDowell 1G, Kanab appraisals and the required inspections, and the 'local lend-e- d Approximately upon to use judge- is relied and knowledge to properly weigh the borrower's credit situation. Thus, people working together in their home areas are able to preform the tasks formerly done in the FHA offices. This processing by local people, therefore, makes one of the important benefits of CAP immediately apparent. ment Applications Chambers activities. No provisions for absentee or proxy voting have been made. Each member holding active membership must be present to vote. 300 persons will come to Kanab April 30 and May 1st to attend the annual convention of the Utah MunicIpalLeague and Utah County Officials. The convention it statewide with ite main purpose to give local officials practical road building experience. Most pf the participants are mad up of city and county of- ficial. can be process- ed in four or five days instead of the several weeks it la now taking in backlogged FHA offi- Weekly Hews Release from ces. Under this program, special precautions have been taken to maintain the same quality of ecYcur County Agent onomic soundness, which has characterized FHAs home mortBY LaVar Richman sponsored by the Kanab Cham-- ! or interested in things Catholic, gage insurance in the past. Inber of Commerce, Clyde E. Con- - are welcome to attend any of the terest in the new Program is The moisture content accordover, president of the association devotions during the Mission. For high, and the response has been ing tw reports is only about half will be in charge of the days 'their special use, a question box enthusiastic. that of normal. This shouldnt is placed at the entrance of the events. cause alarm but we should be Sound Program questions will be concerned about the situation. The presence of the Glen Can- Church. Written is Proy This a not durFather Chase answered by We could still get some good yon Dam in the Utah desert is is encourto but minutes gram, designed storms that would do a lot of a tribute to the Associated Civic ing the first twenty-fivage mortage lending in smaller Clubs of Southern and Eastern of the Service. good in Kane County. towns in the have which, past This method gives a clear and been now we can conIf we Jtah, whose fostering interests sadly neglected. To acquaint serve a prepare lot of We can moisture. over thirty years helped to push short explanation of Catholic with the CAP, the Fed-- , make the best use of the availthe project along. A tour of the Truth directly from an official everyone eral in Housing Administration, moisture. dam site is scheduled to follow representative df the Church. In- cooperation with local people will able Some of the things we can do the meetings on Sunday. Those stilling confidence and security hold o series of sein meetings tq conserye moisture this year: interested in visiting this great in the minds of sincere inquirers. wel- - le,ctTed cltes- A Program schedule Livestock men should take a close are all Faiths of with is the Inquirers that group project Meet come. Bring a friend. look at the available feed and going may do so by contacting ings has been outlined with lend- the number of livestock- ers, title insurance companies, the have to consume the feed.they the Chamber of Commerce at If Chamber of Commerce, both Jr. there is a Kanab. possibility of runing Ranger At Cedar and Sr. lumber dealers, home short .on feed now would be a builders, architects, appraisers, good time to cull down the herd, Gily Receives Award newspapers, savings and loan asGlsndala Hews Holes while the priees are still good. insociations, realtors, andjothers If some of ttie waterholes dry Staff Officer, Reed Thomson, terested in this program. at Sacrament up it may be advisable to haul' meeting was awarded a certificate for Speakers These meetings will be held in so they won't kill the range near Sunday were Miss Ver Don Rangers key cities beginning April 20, water or even herd the cattle Chamberlain of the Orderville safety at the atAnnual Cedar held and continuing through May to the available water. All crops City, Meeting Cleon Jackson and Bishop Ward, Din- should be April 6. The announcement 7, 1959. They will be Mark J. Brinkerhoff of Glendale planted early so they Foulger, ner or Luncheon Meetings, un- will be able to pse the moisture Ward and High Councilman Fish- was made by Howard was and der the arrangements of the we have. Plant early maturing er was in attendance, also a vocal Forest Supervisor, by Henry Ketchie, Tim- name noted. Please contact the crops. If you are planning on alsolo was sung by Ver Don ChamOfficer of the Dixie committee member in charge, to falfa sc-it may be advisable berlain accompanied on the piano ber Staff Forest. National make reservations for the meet- to leave the first crop. Water the ,by Mercy Chamberlain, the ser"The award, Mr. Foulger said, ing you desire to attend. Your crops when they need water but vices were very enjoyable. "was at the completion of twenty cooperation to this end will be only give thorn the amount of The following seminary stu- years of service with the govern- appreciated. water they require. Maintain Cadents from Glendale Shirl Spen- ment without a lost time vehicnal and ditches in good repair. cer, Melvin Jackson, Rita Brink- ular accident. A gopher hole or mice can waste Mrs. Louis Mr. Dolliver and erhoff and Lou Nell Pugh went Mr. Thomson graduated from from Pleasant Hill, California, a lot of water. Leaky headgates to Cedar City Saturday for the the Utah State University in were in Kanab recently to be at is one of the biggest water seminary convention. and received an appointment the bedside of her father, A. wastes. Weeds use a lot of water could be used for crops if Mrs, Ileena R. Hol'yoak and to the Nevada National Forest Merle Findlay, and- for his fun- that the weeds didnt have it tied up. son Kerry of Salt Lake City ac- in 1940. In April of 1947, he was eral services. to the Esclante RangKeep the weeds out of crops. companied Errol Robinson and transfered Kir. and Mrs. Dean Cutler have If we make the right preparaUtah. at er District Escalante, came to Glendale to visit relatives He was transfered to the Super- moved to Kanab .where they will tion for a dry year we cap come and friends this week. visor's Office at Cedar City, Utah, make their hoiqe. The Cutlers through the year without too A group of 12 people from here in January of 1959 to serve as are former residents of Kanab much financial loss. Lets conwent to the St. George Temple Staff Officer in Range and Wild- - and have been living in Cedar serve and make the best use of the availably water, life Management City. Saturday. Non-Catholi- give-awa- e - 19-5- U-ta- h, No-Ho- st 19-3- 8, - t V 9 |