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Show Microfilm 14 1 ctam Corp. Pierpont A've. em siiif fidsW&nes tali NATIONAL v EDITORIAL usg: ms ifi? VOLUME XXV NO. 14 KANAB, UTAH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1957 Jaycees First City Number Goes To Mayor Aiken Rep; Dixon Recognizes Drought As Serious Handicap To Area, Asks Help Rep. Henry Aldous Dixon stated Thursday that the drought affecting much of the West and &outh is as disastrous as a maior flood, hurricane, or earthquake. "Congress must go even further than it has already gone in legislating help to the adversely affected livestock industry, Dr. Dixon stated in his speech on the floor of the House of Representatives. To illustrate the extent of carnage, Representative Dixon pointed out that in the Southern third of Utah only about 50 percent of the normal cattle and sheep are grazing on Federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Managment according to a B.L. M. estimate. This Yeduction was not forced by the Bureau of Land Management but was accepted voluntarily by the stockmen because they knew that thece was not feed to sustain their flocks or herds he added. Many of these stockmen must sell part or all of their foundation herds even though market prices are terribly low, Dr. Dixon said. The market prices of beef cattle, calves, lambs, sheep, wool and poultry were 65, 64, 72, 52, 74, and 55, percent of parity respectively, as of December 15, 1956, the former president of Utah State Agricultural College stated. He compaired these with cotton, wheat, rice, and peanuts which sold for 87, 84 82 and 82, percent of parity at the same time. "What other major domestic , (Continued on page .three) Kanab Player Leads Dixie League Scoring Results of last weeks basketball play In. the Dixie League found Dixie and Cedar City still leading the league. Dixie downed Enterprise last week end for their third win, 71 to 33; Cedar City downed Valley 75 to 47 for their win. Hurricane downed Kanab 49 to 40. A.D. Findlay of Kanab leads the scoring in the Dixie League with 21.6 average for three games. Only one player in the state has a higher average, he is Bruce Hill of Gunnison with 24.0 average. Other leading scores in the league are: Theo Tait, Valley 17.3; Jerrold Wilson, Hurricane 15.6; Charles Brinkerhoff, Valley 15.5. Awarded Tuesday According to a telegram received from Represenative Henry Aldous Dixinn Tuesday from Wasington D.C., to the Southern Utah news, the awarding (of the Glen Canyon Bridge was made that day by Secy, of Interior Fred A. Seaton. Rep. Dlxion said that the bid of $1.139 277 by Kiewit Judson Pacific Murphy, of Emeryville, Calif., was accepted by the. Bureau of Reclamation, the Arind zona Highway Department the Federal" Bureau of Public Roads. The bids which were opened here December 18th in Kanab estiwere over the Engineers mate for the job, but after 8 recheck of figures itwas decided Kanab Junior Chamber of Commerce Honor At Banquet Saturday Feb. 2nd Stake Presidency Sets New Meeting Dates Party Chairman Gets Legislative Information The Kanab Stake Presidency announced a new program for the monthly priesthood leadership meeting. Quorum meetings will no longer be held on the same day as the monthly priesthood leadership meeting. The monthly leadership meeting will still be held on the last Sunday of each month. Those who are to attend will be notified. The quorum meetings will be held on the second Sunday of each month. Quorum members will be notified as. to time and placf of such meetings. The first quorum meetings this year will be held the second Sunday in February. Donald a letter this week from J. Don- re- ceived the Award last year will -- leg-slativ- any young man in the munity between the ages of 21 to 35. This young man need not be a member of the local Junior Chamber of commerce Club. He should be outstanding in the community in the several capacities listed in the blank. Mail or hand nomination blank not later your Miss Paulina Judd than 5 p.m. Thursday, January 31 to the Cottam Jewelry store flamed Frcdonia in Kanab. Club president Theo McAlHomemaker Winner lister urges community wide interest in the event, and asks The Rttv Crocker Homemaker everyone in Kanab to enter a of tomorrow in FredOnla High candidate for this Distinguished School is Miss Pauling Judd, Service Award honor. lauchter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen M Judd of Fredonia She received the highest score Hi examination on in a written at-i homemaking knowledge and iudos. adminstered December 4, lo senior girls in the graduating lass. Her examination paper will be entered in competition By Nancy Whimpey to name this state's candidate In snappy red uniforms, with ' for the title of All American white trim, the pep sparkling Homemaker of Tomorrow and club of K.II.S. appeared for the wdll also be considered for the first time, adding Interest, pep, ' runnerup award in the state. For and while preforming achievement, she will receive an at thevitality, half time, with a clever award pin designed by Trifari of march, at the Hurricane game New York. We would like The national winner In the Friday night to we are very know them that third annual Search conducted of them, 1 proud In women 300,526 young among 11,636 of the nations public, pri Also on Friday night the Hurvate and parochial high schools ricane Tlghers beat the Kanab ' will be named May 2 at the Cowboys 49 to 40. American Table banquet In the On Friday morning we were ' Waldorf Astoria Hotel New honored with an exchange as- Yourk City. from Hurricane High sembly General Mills Is sponsor of the School. It was very original and program designed to assist clever. schools in education for home On January 17, the reorgan(Continued on page six) ization of the school board of Education, Kane County School took place, here are the District, Kanab Resident results: Lynn F. Findlay president Fred E. Heaton Vice presHoles 85th Birthday ident Alton R. Pugh Audit and finance A. D. Findlay Audit Mrs. J. Q. Adams, lifelong res- and finance H. Tharon Salter ident of Kanab, celebrated her Audit and finance Rachel S. 85th birth anniversary at her Findlay Clerk and treasurer. home in Kanab Wednesday, Jan- Terms of offices in these positions are for two years, and until uary 18th. Bom in St George, Mrs. Ad- their successors are elected and ams has lived here most of her qualified. life. Mr. Salter, newly elected Board She has eight living children, member from School Rep re-- ' with several of them coming to senative Precinct no 4 (Mt. Carvisit on her birthday. Coming mel and Orderville) qualified by from Las Vegas was Loeta M. taking and subscribing the consButton, and Mrs. Jule Seegmiller adfrom St. George. Children living titutional oath of office as in Kanab are Mrs. Fern Asay, ministered by the Clerk. Merle and Marv. Nate of Henderson, Nev., .Zeno of Provo; John Q. Jr., of Union, Utah. Kane Oil Notes . . . Mrs. Adams enjoyed receivTidewater Associated Oil Co., ing many callers at her home, and said that she especially en- Kaibab Gulch No. 1, 1,980 ft. joyed the many cards from her from N. line and 1,980 ft. from the W. line. friends here and away. drilling at 5194 ft. Running logs. matters may see the material that he receives from Mr. Esplin. The material will cover each hill introduced in the ture and a copy of each days .ouse journal, leg-si- n Show Good Growth Cedar City Southern Utah Power Co. expects 1956 earnings of $1.50 a share, the company announced Saturday. Earnings in 1955 equaled 92 cents a share. The company said a large factor in the increase was the emergency demand for electricity from he Columbia Iron Mining Co., a subsidiary of U.S. Steel, during the last quarter of 1956. The mining firm needed 1,500 kilowatts of power in the remodeling of its own generating equipment. Southern Utah Power said. A spoksmen for U.S. Steel said Columbia Iron planned to continue producing its own power. Southern Utah Power serves three counties in southwest Utah and a small portion of Arizona with a population of about 22,000. The company report said the utility spent $158,000 o n ex pension In 1956 and expects to invest some $116,000 this year. The additions will require no new financing this year, the company said, and will be able to get by with $120,000 in temporary bank loans. The company expects to add 150 new customers this year, up from 120 in 1956, the report con- Kanab Jayces, Theo Me president; Sterling Johnl son, DeMont Nash and Max members of the committee who are engaged in selling and setting up the house numbering in Kanab, are shoWn above selling their first number to the Kanab Mayor, George R. Atkin, at his home. The ambitious Chib which has had to start fromscratdV on the house numbering project, have completed the numbering system over the city, giving each ten ft 6 inch space on all streets a designated number. The new address system will soon be published in the new telephone directory that will be distributed prior to the new dial system going into effect here March 3rd DeMont Nash, chairman who has headed the project says thal progress is going along fine, and asks continued support of city residents in purchasing their numbers and getting them on their homes and businesses. Photo by Norm Boardman Cedar. City Men School HEws Notes UcQKsen-Ta- gg All-iste- r, Ex-tel- Buy Kanab Property Two - Cedar City young men, and Llewellyn Chamberlain Keith Averett, this week completed the purchase of property in Kanab for a building to house a modern Glass Store In this area, in the near future. The two men purchased the property In the north end of Kanab on highway 89 that was preveously owned by Mrs. Flor-ic- e Dippel of Riverside, California. Handling of the sale was by Errol G. Brown Kane Realty and Abstract Co. of Kanab. The property fronts 327 feet on the highway and Is zocluded. ned for commercial purposes. The two men indicated that they Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mace and planned on building several other family who are now living in units for rental In addition to Cedar City, spent the past week their glass store. in Kanab visiting. ? Chairman ald Esplin, State Represenative present the Award to this years for. Kane County, stating that he winner at the program during would send legislative matter the banquet Saturday evening. Found elsewhere in this issue direct to him. Mr. Swapp said that any. per- of the S.U.N. is a blank that is to be filled out by the residents sons in the County who are inof Kanab who would like to nome terested in keeping up with cominate -- Earnings S. The Kanab Jaycees have Com- oleted plans for their annual Distinuished Service Award Banquet to be held Saturday, Feb- ruary 2, at 8 p.m. at the Crosby Swapp, if the Kane County Republican Cafe. LeRoy Judd of Kanab who Central Committee, received Southern Utah Power lSS Single, Copy Will Award Distinguished Service - that the bid go to the California concern. Only two bids were received on the 18th, the other bid being $4,408,944 by the Bethlem Pacific Coast Steel Corp., of San Francisco. The bridge as pictured above will span the Colorado River below the Glen Canyon Damslte. The 40 foot wide steel span will be 700 feet above the rivetusur-face- , making it the highest in the world. Its single arch will be feet long, second only In length to the 1,675 foot arch of the Bayonne Bridge linking Staten Island and New Jersey. The Bridge Including abutments, will reach 12271 feet According to the "Schedule published by the Bureau of Reclamation, the completion peroid is as follows: The contractor shall begin work within thirty (30) calender days after date of receipt pf notice to proceed, and 8 Engagement Told Valley lligji Eleanor Heaton By Friday, the 18th, Mr. Newby's "Supermen1, traveled to the land of the Redman, at Cedar City, Utah. The Valley Buffao were defeated by the Cedar The game was played on the College Fieldhouse floor. Students from theband. chorus and studentbody, attended the concert presented by the Cedar High Band, with Rafael Mendez as guest artists. Everyone enjoyed' this very much for Mr. Mendez thrilled all who had come to hear him. Lane Tait. from Orderville, played with the band.. This was held in the College Auditorium on the 19th of Jan. Lane Tait, who has been at tending school in Cedar, and Hoyt who has been In California to school, are both back with us at Valley. Monday, the 21st, a special assembly was called by the student council. The problem of dishonesty and use of profanity, has been discussed in our council meetings, so we asked Mr. Stan DeMille to speak to the students. He gave a wonderful talk. Following this, the Seminary is sponsoring a contest for slogans on this subject. Everyone in seminary is eligible to compete. The person with the winning slogan will have his picture in the" paper. Our marching club is still hard at work on half time shows. We are coming early (before our eyes are clear open) and staving after school to practice. We hope to go to Dixie in April and meet, with all of .region six. This Friday, we play against Hurricane- on our floor. This will be a tough game, but we hope to win. Following the' game the Jr. High will sponsor a dance. Due to Old Man Winter, they have changed their theme from "Walking in the Rain to Let It Snow of the the and finally to be safe to Moonshall complete parts work as divided below within the light Gambler. number of calendar days stated for such parts from the date of Nadine Cram Wed receipt of such notice. (1) Entire bridge, exclusive of In New Mexico Rites painting below concrete bridge deck within seven hundred and The marriage of Miss Nadine of Mr. and Mrs. fifty (750) calendar days. Cram, (2) Painting below concrete Cecil S. Cram, former residents bridge deck within eight hund- of this area now living in Phoered and seventy (870) calendar nix, Arizona, to Mr. Richard D. days." Campbell of Scottsbluff, Ne(3) Complete removal of equip- braska, took place December 29, ment and facilities between lines 1956. 80 feet each side of the center were marThe line of the east roadway approach ried in young couple New MexLoardsburg; and between lines 40 feet each ico. and both are back in Tempe side of the center line of the .west attending school. roadway approach within seven hundred and twenty (720) cal endar days. Mesdames Lew. Applegate and ' (4) Furnish metal railing for Scott Bctenson served a lovely abutments"' no. 1 and 2 within buffet luncheon to a group of seven hundred and twenty (720) friends Wednesday afternoon at calendar days. the Applegate home. r Red-jnen- .- Rah-Ne- - Bridge Bid Is $3.50 Yearly, 10c ll Announcement was made last week by Mr. and Mrs. J. Russell McQueen of Washington and Calvert County, Md., of the engagement of their daughter, Kathleen, to Alden Richard Tagg, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Clifford Tagg of Sioux City, Iowa. Miss McQueen was graduated from the National Cathedral School and from St. Lawrence University, New York. She is employed in Washington at the present time. Mr. Tagg is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Is a geologist with the Atomic Energy Commission in Kanab. Mr. Tagg has been stationed here since August 1955 where he is well known in his work with the Commission. The couple plan their marriage for April 8th in Washing- ton and will make their home in Kanab. Lit. Carmel Matron Observes 84th Year Mrs. Miranda E. Sorensen, life long resident of Mt. Carmel Utah will note her 84th birth anniversary, tomorrow, Friday, January 25 at her home there. Mrs Sorensen was born January 25. 1873 at Mt. Carmel. As a small child she moved with her parents to join the United Order at Orderville, where she resided until her marriage to Hans C. Sorensen, March 18, 1890. after their marriage they moved back to Mt. Carmel where she has resided. Mrs. Sorensen has been active in the L.D.S. Church, serving twenty-fiv- e years as the wife of a Bishop, which at that time meant preparing many meals for visiting authorities and anyone who came through needing food and lodging. She also served as Primary President, Teacher in Sunday School, and secertary for the Relief Society for many years. ' Her husband died April 3. 1925. Listed as two of her outstanding characteristics are her life of continuous service to others, and the fact that at no time in her lifetime has she accepted financial assistance from her Church' or the Government. Her posterity consists of ten children, seven still living and who are: Binnie H. and David of Orderville; Loyd of Elko, Nev., Doyle E. Escondide, Cailf.. Evelene S. Bunker, Los Angles; Mrs. Joseph JB. (Marie) Tomlinson, La Crescento, 'Calif., and Mrs. Roland S. (Vilatc) Esplin, Mt. CarmeJ. She has thirty-eigh- t grand children and grand children. fifty-on- great e - Kanab News Happenings - Bureau Asks For Water Hauling Bids Of interest to residents in this area is a bulletin received from the local headquarters of the Bureau of Reclamation asking bids on furnishing and hauling domestic drinking water to Government Trailer Camp, at the Glen Canyon Damsite on the west' side of the river. The invitation to bid says: Bids will be received on the following item, but no bid will considered for only a part of the item: 1. Furnishing, hauling, and domestic drinking unloading water into a Government 2,000 gallon capacity water tank located at the Government Right Abutment Field Office Camp, Glen Canyon Damsite, approximately 80 jnlles southeast of kanab, Utah, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and provisions of this invitation: Invitation to bid sheets with full particulars can be obtained from the Bureau of Reclamation office in Kanab, or Interested persons can see a copy in the Standard Publishing Co. office on. east main street, Kanab BOB CONSIDINE. National Sports Chairman for the- - 1957 March of Dimes, has appealed to sport editors, promoters and athlatic directors for their help in the impending victory over polio and urges local March of Dimes campaign directors to contact and work with them during the drive. - fV I School |