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Show 1 ' 5 Mn,rcilin. Cerp. D.i jont Avenue Utah's Fastest Crowing Newspaper 1 hwhi CTW ; NATIONAL :y Of SUTKafXsSOOATlCJI 53 (OITOKI Al 51 lAS)C3,6N And Continuing' The Kane County Standard VOLUME XXIV NO. 41 KANAB, UTAH, TIIVRSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1956 Will Direct Kane School Bond Election Goes Over By Large Majority; School 4-1- 1 From Tuesdays Deseret News Activities (anab Boom Seen In building Of Glen Canyon Dam f Building Program To Be Completed x Results of the Bond Election in Kane County School Districts, showed the issue going over the top by a big majority Monday, July 30. The election held in the County to give the voters and property owners a chance to decide the $99,000.00 bond issue was voted on in seven districts. Kanab No. 1 voted 42 for, 2 against; District No. 2 voted 31 for and 4 against; District No. 3 Ifcnzb Hen Open 41 for 5 against. , ML Carmel District voted 11 Tiro Recapping for the issue and 3 against. Ordeville District gave it a 21 Service This Week for and 2 against vote. Glendale district voted 14 for. Opening of the new business 4 against. in Kanab of the OK Rubber Alton district voted 6 for, 4 Welders, was announced this week by the owners, Theo Mcagainst. The final vote listed 166 votes Allister and Clarence Prisbery. The jtwo men have constructed for the bond and but 24 negative. There were a possible 486 quali- a new building adjoining the Kafied to vote on the election in the nab Machine Shop building and are set up to offer this section County. With the proposed issue over the finest in Tire Recapping. the top in granting the Board of The new business also have inEducation the raising of $99,000 stalled a new "True and Balto complete the school building ance machine that offers car program in the County, which owners the latest in caring for now totals $1,005,670, still only their tires properly. An ad found elsewhere in this brings Kane Countys share of Issue gives more particulars on for the program money raising or $366,508.00 this business that will help add to about of the more than a million dollar to Kanabs growth. They plan on serving the whole area. building program. Improvements at Valley high school and Kanab high school Threa Sens as explained in previous issues of the Southern Utah News will be made with the funds. Injured When one-thir- Falter, $3.00 Tearly; 10c Single Copy By MILT JACOB l7eskly Haws Release from your County Agent By O. WAYNE ROSE this about and leaders are finishing up a three club camp. About county 185 of these are Kane County club camp is depeople. A to members an give signed outing while participating in camp craft, handicraft, recreation. camp-firprograms, etc. Kane, Garfield and Piute clubbers meet in this annaul club camp at Duck Creek and one of the big attractions of the camp members is this opfor the portunity to meet Boys and girls from these other counties. Lane Tait of Orderville was appointed the camps Second Assistant Mayor. His responsibilAs you are reading 500 club members 4-- 4-- activities of the Coordinating Council responsible for all Fair. (Left to right) Ivy Maxwell; D. Wayne Rose, County Agent; Ray J. Palmer, County Commissioner in charge of Fair; Alton Heaton; Darlene Heaton. Not pictured, Everctta Crofts, Ella McArthur and Mina Gardner. 4-- H I I 4-- e 4-- 4-- Fair Chairman, Workers-Puttin- g Finishing Touches On Fair Plans 4-- With the opening of the Kane County Fair but one month away, personnel and workers are bringing plans to a head and ities Included conducting the are closing up the many details that are necessary to the successand ful staging of an event of this nature. Ray j. Palmer, County Commissioner and Chairman of the Fair, together with the other personnel are hoping to make Linda Farnsworth this years Fair as outstanding as in other years, and with three days set aside for the Fair It is Balhntyr.3 felt that the event may even be inslow more successful than before. Away In Asslstirg Mr. Palmer are: D. Mrs. Linda Pams worth Wayne Rose, Kanab, Junior Fair; Mrs. Belva Lamb, Secretary and 56. Winslow, Arizona, Treasurer, Orderville; Milo Pal- passed away Saturday July 21, mer, Alton, Livestock and Horse 1956, following ' a lingering ill, Show; Willard Esplin, Orderville ness. Born January 25, 1900 In Ka Fruits and Crops, Youth Activities; Alton Pugh. Glendale, .Tal- nab, she was the' daughter of ent Show and Natural Resour- Frank L. and Lovinia Johnson ces; Neldon Cox, Glendale, Con- Farnsworth. She married John Wilson Ballantyne In Provo, cessions, Group Exhibits, Religion and Education; Madge Bau- November 30, Jr,22. Survivors are: a son Larry a er, Glendale, Registration; Wilson, a daughter, Anna Cleone Dennis, Kanab, Fine Arts, both of Winslow; one Art and Photography; Afton Gragg, brother Frank L. Farnsworth, Jameson, Kanab, Entertainment, Kanab; four sisters, Mrs. Ira Square Dance and Queen Con- (Delna) Beddo, Lovelock, Nev.; test; Gordon Chamberlain, Or- Mrs. Merle (Bessie) Findlay, derville, Grounds Manager; Es- Mrs. Gld (Dana) Findlay, Kather Tait, Mt. Carmel, Home Arts nab; Mrs. Lewis (Vinnie) and Public Relations. Salt Lake City. Funeral services and burial Many other persons are working under the above named sup- were held in Winslow, July 24th. ervisors and chairman, which all Going from here for the last goes to make a successful event rites were Mrs. Bessie Findlay such as the Kane County Fair and son, Duncan ind Frank L. each year. Fransworth. responsibilprogram ity qver the clean cam)) committee, the recreation committee and assisting the Camp Mayor. He also has the responsibility of reporting the events of the camp. This community of under 2,000 may burst at the seams the next two or tliree years. The reason: $121 million is to be spent constructing Glen Canyon Dam, 60 miles away as the crow flies. Kanab, closest city to the dam site, stands to gain more than other Utah towns because of its proximity. Other Utah communities that may well share the boom are Marysvale, railroad center; Orderville, Cedar City, Hurricane and St. George. Scattered Rains Already some heavy equipment over has moved to the dam-sitKanab. This access from the road Over Area Falling a just a start The Bureau of Reclamation Scattered rainfall throughout Arizona and the Utah ixpects a hard surfaced highway Southern the Strip country has been falling to be built from the city to Rlv-r the past week. In many areas the damsite across the Colorado a Arizona Into within and suffeclent of been has year moisture amount to do a great deal of good and a half. G H. Carter, regional enginwhile other ' areas have been missed or received very little If eer Jor the bureau, said the bureau will advertise for bids on the any rain. Work at the site of the drill- 13 million bridge across the Coling on the Antelope Springs orado in November. structure has been hampered by To B Rushed the lack of good foads through the strip country, where good This bridge and 25 miles of rains have fallen. Lack of grad- highway the bureau plans to ed roads makes travel to the ouild from Bitter Springs, Ariz., drilling site almost impossible will be completed within about some days. Several culverts have 18 months, he predicted. The Bureau of Reclamation been washed out in the road to the Glen Canyon area, and at will also hard surface 8H miles times the several rivers and of highway from the damsite to washes between Kanab and the the Utah line. The State of Utah dam-sit- e has allocated $750,000 and is have been impassible. seeking matching funds from the federal government to hard surface the remainder of the highway from the state line to 4s nab, a distance of approxi63 .miles. . mately By The new- highway will reconnect Kanab with U.S. Highway 89 at Bitter Springs, Arizona. KANAB . . e , The Mayor and First Assistant Mayor are members of Garfield and Piute Counties. Truck Overturnes These administrative officers are rotated among the three A Kanab father and three sons counties each year. Next year were injured Saturday of last will be Kane Countys turn at week at about 2 p.m. when the Mayor. The administration officers and chairmen of the vardump truck in which they were ious committees are selected at overturned and rolled riding Is 'an older club camp which predown a 30 foot embankment. cedes the club camp at Duck Most seriously hurt was the Creek and they are given trainfather, his Boyd McAllister, 45; CEDAR CITY This communArizona Building Road ing which will aid them In conDean sons, 23, and 19, TuesLarry Byflood damage itys club camp, which the ducting is now spending $100,- - , Arizona ron were 12, all shock estimatup quite day was conservatively The sate Tt Conoco Motel in CG0 o.i an do tittle with he y they very sjLjroad from U.S. ed at $100,000 by Mayor Arnold badly and received lacerations Watch for a report from Lane Kanab waf announced ttn$ Wetk Highway S3 from a point near E. Anderson. Damage was caus- and shock. Mr. McAllister was Tait concerning activities at our by Lester Little, owner. Emron the Gap and directly north to ed by five successive floods in pinned in the overturned truck 1956 Reblnson, Kanab business man the damsite. Club Camp. five consecutive days, Thursday and suffered bad bruises around purchased the Motel and plans The race is on in Utah and his chest and other parts of his on operating it. Mr. and Mrs. Arizona to see through Monday. who can gain livthe flood caused Into His move the sons will relieved some of Robinson Thursdays body. most from construction of the YiISs Is Strcpp greatest home damage, with the pressure on his body after ing quarters at the Motel this dam. some damage being experienced week end. Arizona has the closest railin the door of the I!:ro Mr. and Mrs. Little have oper- road at Friday and Saturday in homes. being pinned Flagstaff. 135 miles All five floods, caused by heavy truck, by scraping dirt from ated the Motel for the past sevclosest rail point Utahs away. rains caused street damage. The beneath the truck, and getting eral years. Original owners of Is 190 miles. HowII VMMwVMaJ Marysvale, Vlllllg flood threat had subsided Tues- help from pasing motorists. the property were the late Frank ever, rail rates favor freight day. Funeral services for Willis L. and Mrs. Bessie Little, following Marysvale. The four were to returning comWhen the survey was Swapp. age 40, were conducted Mr. Littles death the property The huge 'dam, to be located Kanab for the week end from pleted, the amount of damage in Kanab Wednesday evening at was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Lester 13 miles south of the Utah bora individual on construction Job done to homes and the Kaibab 5 p.m. in the Kanab LDS Chapel Little who have done quite exwill be a concrete structure der, losses was set at $20,000, while when the accident happened. with Bishop Claud M. Glazier tensive remodeling and Improv- 700 feet high and 1,400 feet long $80,000 was the estimate for ing the property during the last long. The new dam will be topofficiating. damage to streets, sidewalks and Mr. Swapp was killed in an three or four years. Hoover Dam (726 sewers. Amount of the purchase price ped only by automobile accident Sunday evefeet). A survey team. C. B. Cooley. ning July 29, at Flagstaff, Ariz- was not disclosed, however, some Frank Cooley, and Ralph Han-zoona. property was exchanged in the Lake all familiar with building Born in Kanab, September 14, transaction. The Robinson home lake behind The const ruefion and costs, made a 1915, a son of George and Vera and a duplex in the east part of house to house survey in the part of the deal the dam will be 186 miles long, Little Swapp, he attended schools Kanab exmost seriously damaged flood here and married Peggy Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Lester Cottam plan nearly all In Utah. It will area Saturday and Monday. C.B. in June of 1937. Surviving him oil purchasing the Robinson home tend nearly to the mouth of the Cooley said that the problems of jreen River and also 71 miles are;:his widow. Flagstaff; two from the Littles. each home was considered sepjp the San Juan River. sons. Baron and Al; his parents Power generated at the dam arately and a total made when and one brother, James L., Kawhen the project is completed the survey was completed. Frcdcnia that the red tape has been hacked away, Falcon nab; two sisters, Mrs. Belna by Frank J. Gardner will be 800,000 kilowatts, enough Home damage was not as Mrs. Seaboard Drilling Co. is well under way with its Winton, Phoenix, Arizona; IN The Oil and Gas Journal to supply the needs of 1H milgreat as it was at first considAro I!:! d For 1 Government as the first wildcat on the huge Theresa Bane, Stockton, Calif, lion people. ered to be. Structural damage Funeral services were as folNowhere on earth is there a better natural Mohave County, structure. Located in Kanab Is not to be caught was less than that to contents. lows: Home prayer by Fred R. of geology than In the Grand Canyon Wed. on the expected boom. Arizona, the test will be carried to 5,000 ft. or to One basement, that of Mayor laboratory sleeping country of northern Arizona. Here, the sedimen-- ' the Mississippian, whichever comes first. Its a Major. The Choir sang, "Rock Perry G. R. Aiken said the city Anderson, was undermined and Mayor of skin of the earth has been laid bare in a Prayer by Pres. Char FREDONIA Funeral services has contracted with a Salt Lake, operation by Falcon Seaboard, Valen Oil les Ages". the concrete floor broke and tary red C. Heaton. Dean McAllister, and the geologist can see every joint gash, huge Gas Oil and and Sinclair Co., and Minerals Corp., were held Wednesday for Perry mgineering firm to study the doors windows and buckled, of sedimentation and structure in the book. accompanied by Chamelle McOil Co. Continental 50. He passed away water needs of an expanded city were damaged and in many type Johnson, And hes taken advantage of it. In a virgin basin . . . This lonely wildcat Allister sang, "Hills of Home. Sunday, July 29 at the Kane ind to lay out a new sewage cases will have to be replaced But hes never seen fit to' drill In the lab.". Ilea in the basin, one of the few Claude Y. Lundquist was first County Hospital In Kanab after system. There was extensive damage Hes his knowledge elsewhere, and with In our country. It speaker. applied left basins virgin sedimentary to furnaces and electrical apThis will be the biggest ecoA trio, Ramona Johnson, Ra a long Illness. success. Many a producing oil field today great Paleozoic rocks marine section a thick holds of 17, 1906 in Ka nomic boom this city could possas water heaters, trash is the result of surface Bom January pliances mona and Chamberlain Julia study of the rocks in limestones, dolomites, shales, sandstones, and had spent his ibly get, declared Mayor Aiken. ers, motors, and other equip- northern Arizona. But northern Arizona has no evaporltes. Its not Unlike the Permian basin of Young sang, In The Garden, nab. Mr. inJohnson Fredonla and Kanab. He predicted it would assure the lifetime ment Charlotte oil fields except for a single well In the Young. We?t Texas, except that surface structure is much accompanied by He married Ha Allen in 1935, of not only Kanab Mayor Anderson said that the comer. evidence. Its heavily faulted, and is re- Pres. Daniel S. Frost spoke on sh died in 1938. In 1941 Perry prosperity cities in more in southern Utah. but other street figure is believed to be This ironic situation is not altogether the plete with potential oil traps. Bitumen, oil seeps, the life of the deceased. A quarHe is surHearst. married Aiken said the only Faye been it as has Mayor Kent findvery conservative, fault of the geologist Actually, many on oil Lundquist, vived of oil and gas in shallow wells, as tet, LeRoy Judd, and by his wife, Faye, son. thing that could limit Kanab's found 'that holes are showing up er has tried to convince his management of the well, showings as the commercial oil produced at the old Chamelle McAllister and Elizabeth Dale and three growth would t be the limited dally in streets. In many cases merit of the Arizona strip country that country Findlay sang, "Beyond The field in southern Utah, prove the exist Virgin Mrs. Florence Mon culinary water supply. This can His mother, to to be torn streets will have up ence of hydrocarbons In the basin. On the sub- Sunset, accompanied by Char- roe and four lying north of the Colorado River but remoteand be solved, he said, if the city repair the underneath damage. ness economics, governmental restrictions, and surface, there is a probability of important strat-tra- lotte Young. The Choir sang. one A member of the can obtain federal financial aid A trial oiling was to have been geologic prejudice have worked against him. Well "Sometime Understand. structure, and a. possibility of reefing. In LDS church, Mr. Johnson was for developing new sources. done on 400 South with the The barriers fall . . . Now, most of these short, possesses every character- Closing prayer was by Pres. ordained an Elder in 1952. The mayor reported that KaJ. Watson. street already graveled and barriers have come down. Remoteness no longer istic of an oil bowl. , Services held In the Fredonla nabs schools can handle 300 was Dedication of the grave rolled. The city was waiting for counts In the Rocky Mountain oil search; markAs wildcat plans mature . . . Falcon Seaa distributor to complete an oil- ets have a way of following the Christmas tree; board 1 Government Is not the only, activity plan by Preston W. Swapp. Taps, by Ward Chapel were under the dir- more pupils and that nearby Orvll Bushman. towns can take care of additioning Job. The upper portion of governmental restrictions have crumbled under ned in the area. The same operating group Bryson and Jerry Jones. Pall ection of Bishop al students without further ex700 West had been given a seal the onslaught of horse sense; and geologic pednow drilling the Antelope Springs structure will Bearers were: Ray Bunting, Opening song by the Singing coat and gravel by residents. estals have become amazingly out of date. The tackle the Leeds Harrisburg anticline, In Utah! Morse Heaton, Norris Brown, Mothers, "Sometime Well Un pansion. Kanab has two new schools. and r Gyde Young, Neaf Swapp and derstand, was followed by geologists toward Washington County (Township negative attitude of early-daA Dart Judd. (Continued on page four) unwere history The city is expected to be the Flowers prayer by test of Billy the Swapp. the end of the year.' A third Mississippian the oil possibilities of the Great Basin is to be sunk on the Paria dome prospect in Kane der the direction of Mrs. Pearl of Perry Johnson was presented truck shipping center for the Rockies was shattered by Shell Oil Co. in 1954 in by Woodrow Johnson. A song, new dam. Also it is believed that and a 9, 000-f- t test, Little. Nevada. And the day of the County (Township Oh, My was in Kanab sang by Linda families of many workers at the Burial the City orator has passed. Todays again- - to the Mississippian, is in the making for Robinson, dam will live here and nearby RoseMary Cottam, And (TownGarfield condemns dome Cemetery. the in and listens first last Panguitch County geologist! Victor and Brooksby, Beverly communities while a new town he's listening in many a new direction. ship members of Dale's Sunday is For years, the area has been wistfully eye And management is listening to the geologist being built near the Colorado School Class. Allen Judd, speakThere are some daring drilling ventures now goby Independents and majors alike. Since 1950, It ( River. er. Quartet, under the direction has been widely surveyed by surface crews and ing on. But one of them merits special attention. of LeRoy Judd of Kanab, "Beand son Mr. million on a of aerial half Sherill about of and in the middle lies the It Pugh, For magnetometer, strip country, yond the Sunset, followed by Leave With You. Benediction this is Kanab Mrs. wildcats in Duff Pugh, the Antelope Springs anticline. This acres are under, lease. The quartet of structure was designated a Naval Oil Reserve now under way will tell an interesting story, and week visiting with his folks and Elgin Morris of Kanab, speaker. by Joseph Brooksby. Pall BearIt may be that this great natural laboratory will young friends here. Sherill Closing song was rendered by ers were members of Perrys way back in 1915, so naturally its never producElder Quorum- the Singing Mothers, "react be commercialized at last ed any oil. IPs never even been tested. But now works. In Las Vegas. Cedar City Says 4-- Ball-antyn- Flood Damage Hear $100,000 five-da- Passes y Ccnceo Motel Is Purchased - Etr.rcn Robinson - . y Hil-m- Jep-pso- 4-- H L !:ri:d f Cvki9 kl Mmirf 8 man-mad- e ay. 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