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Show mw 1 i cm r Volume 43 Number 48 Kanab, 0OJ $6.00 per year 15c per single copy Thursday April 24, 1975 Utah 84741 UFWC convention here May Time Bridges the Years the theme for the 82nd Annual Convention of Utah Federated Womens Clubs, which will be held in Kanab May 1, 2 and 3. Mrs. Elmer A, Klltgaard, president of the Utah Federation will be presiding, and Mrs. Oscar C. Sowards of Lexington, Kentucky, treasurer of the General Federation of Womens Clubs, will be the keynote speaker, The convention promises excitement for all attending, with business, awards, tours and excellent entertainment. Registration and headquarters for the convention will be at the home of Mrs. Sam (Theresa) Owen, at the Red Hills Motel, and meetings and meals will be held at the Kanab Utah Stake is Cultural Hall. ed off with a hospitality tea Thursday, May 1st from 4 to 6 1-- 2-3 p.m, at the home of Mrs. Owen, President of the Kanab Ladles Literary League. Her home will also be open throughout the convention as a hospitality room with everyone welcome to lax and rest any time during the proceedings of the weekend. Keynote speaker, Mrs. Sowards, has been active in club work for 22 years and has received both state and national recognition for her work. Recognizing her abilities, Governors from Kentucky over the years have appointed Mrs. Sowards to many boards and commissions and under presidential appointment she has served as a member of the Presidents Consumer Advisory Council and a member of the National Rent Advisory Board of the Price Commission. A member of the First Christian Church, Mrs. Sowards is active in church work. She lists her hobbies as club work, trav- re- member in good standing in her own club is eligible to attend the convention and registered guests are welcome. Any MRS. OSCAR C. SOWARDS , . . Keynote speaker The convention will be kick Kane County bank applies to FDIC The Bank of Kane County moved another step closer to reality this past week with the filing of the Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation (FDIC)ap-olicatio- n, according to Dale not be lost to them, if something should happen to the bank. The Insurance covers up to $40,000 of a depositors funds which could be in checking, savings andor time certificates. for the application FDJ.C. is an extensive review of the Board of Directors, the Officers and the plans for the Bank. This review for the Bank of Kane County was over ninety The E, Clarkson, president. This Insurance is extremely important for those who are customers of any bank to make certain that their deposits will Scout-a-ram- 'Dragons, Eaten by Dragons', to be staged April 28-2- 9 The Kanab District Scout-Rama which is scheduled Friday will be held at the Kanab High School, rather than at the Stake Center as preKanab viously planned, it was announced by Larry Leavitt, District Scouter in charge of the pro- gram. Also in conjunction with the a, the Explorer Olympics will also be held that day. Scout-a-Radisplays and booths will be set up around the athletic field and where necessary inside the high school. Displays showing scouting skills will be prepared by different units of Cubbing, Scouts, and Explorers, and will be open to the public from 10:00 a.m. until 2 p.m. and will give citizens a good chance to see what scouting is all about. Other scouting events on the calendar for the immediate future Include a scout court of honor planned for April 30; a Blazer Scout Day Camp, May 3; and also the regional Explorer Olympics in Cedar City, May 3. The general public is invited Hobbits are little people with Scout-a-Ram- fur mi their toes, who dislike adventures. They lived long ago in the quiet of the world; however erne Hobbit on the advice of Gandolf (Sherron Swapp), the wandering wizard, did go on an adventure. Kanab High School Drama Class offers you a chance to it's really get away and travel Advery broadening they say. venture and, though perhaps its thrilling -its Indiscreet, Just think who you may get to meet! Goblins, Hateful Trolls, Elves too and other fascinating souls. Come Join in on this Great Adventure April 28 and 29 at 7:30 in the Kanab High Gymna- to all sium. Glen Canyon hearing set in Kanab a A. BY EATEN DRAGONS!!" Thats what Bilbo Baggins Esq, Hobbit (Gail Little) thinks when Thorin Oaken-shei- ld (Dan Church) and his band of dwarves ask him to steal back treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug. of these events. The National Park Service announced today it will conduct public meetings and hearings at four cities in Utah and Arizona to hear comments and suggestions on a Master Plan Preliminary Environmental Assessment and on wilderness alternatives within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area that spans portions of the two states. A Platform Association. Arts and crafts displays for the convention are under the direction of Mrs. Nor man Swapp and any entries should be taken to Mrs. Swapp or to Mrs. KeL. vert Button before April 24 at 6 p.m. The first three place winners will be entered in the State Competition on Friday, May 2. There will be paintings, needlework, quilts, pillows, knitted articles, needlepoint, macrame, ceramics, photography and others. Also, a display of old and new quilts wiU be available during the convention, under the direction of Mrs. Norman Cram and Mrs. Marve Adams. Anyone desiring to display quilts should get them to Mrs. Cram and Mrs. Adams. Along with the regular sessions of the convention, the local host clubs have arranged a variety of outside activities for convention goers. Included in these special activities will be tours to Rainbow Bridge, boat cruises on Lake Powell, visits to Moqul Cave, Gift City, Pipe Spring National Monument, and scenic area. Fishers Rock Shop flights over this durSome of the ing the conference which promise to be interesting to attenRainbow of dees, include: The Sands of Bridges; Time; "Bridge the Gap; The Ringing in Patriotism; Faith and Heart of America; and Festivals Bridge the sub-them- es of the bank. Included with this application Years. is a detailed description of the for membpermanent banking headquarers is $3.00, with May 1 registers, a description of the temptration set at $4.00. For nonorary bank building, informamembers the registration fee tion on the proposed manageis Side trips and tours ment and other aspects that will$1.00. be extra. are extremely important. As plans are finalized as to form on and substance for the Bank, the Eggs Board of Directors wUl be informing the public. A announcement formal should be made in the very near future of the site of the permaBy Loretta Clarkson nent bank building, the type of structure and the accommodaThursday, April 17, the 7th tions that it will be providing. Grade class had an egg drop. We Mr. Clarkson stated, This was a science project, are looking for a new concept headed Mr. Drake. Each to meet the new chaUenges that student by made his own plan and are facing us. We want the very packaged his egg. best type of facilities and sermorning we rode vices available to our people in theThursday bus down to the airport Kane County. where the packages were put on a plane. Bill Blazeda le flew up over the runway then they were pushed out at an altitude of 300 feet onto the strip. About Little League 20 eggs broke, 30 didn't. Thanks to Phil Pfeiler and his staff Friday for letting us use the plane and runway free. in interested who is Anyone Little with manner League any and Minor League baseball in CowBelles plan Tri-Ciarea (Orderville, the ty Fredonla, Kanab) is urged to be Spring luncheon in attendance at a meeting scheduled Friday April 25 at 8 p.m. Members of the Utah in the Legion Hut in Kanab. New vitality is being sought Association, a womens in the Little League and Minor auxiliary organization to the League baseball programs in Utah Cattlemens Association, this area and a good turnout of will enjoy their annual Spring whether parents of Luncheon on Saturday, April anyone, prospective players or any 26 at 1 p.m. at the Oak Crest Inn, in Spanish Fork, according others interested in this proto Mr. Rhoana Findlay of Kanab. gram, is sought. All members of the organizaPlease be in attendance to make this program a good one tion or prospective members are Invited to attend the during this coming baseball smashed airport by seventh graders this Saturday DRAGONS, pages long and gave very careful scrutiny into every aspect el, bridge and golf. She is listed in Personalities of the South and is a member of thelnterna-tion- al Park Service hearing team will conduct separate sessions starting at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Page, Arizona; Kanab, Utah; and at Salt Lake City on May 14, 15 and 17 respectively. Similar sessions will be held at Phoenix, Arizona, starting at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on May 19. An information package that discusses in detail the master and wilderness alternatives has been widely distributed to public and private agencies; local, State and Federal government agencies; and to civic and conservation groups throughout the area. The packplan age, Including maps, is available upon request from these National Park Service Offices: Superintendent, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, P.O. Box 1507, Page, Arizona 86040. Assistant to the Regional Director, State of Utah, National Park Service, Room 2207, 125 meet set for Cow-Be- season. South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. Rocky Regional Director, Mountain Region, National Pali Service, P.O. Box 25287, 655 Parfet Street, Denver, Colorado 80225. Individuals who wish to present their views personally at the masterplan meetings should notify the Glen Canyon NRA Superintendent at the above address by May 12, 1975. Those net wishing to appear in person, may submit written statements to the Superintendent by June 19, 1975. Those wishing to express their views in person concerning the wilderness alternatives should notify the Hearing Officer in care of the Superintendent by May 12, 1975. Those who do not wish to appear, but wish to submit written statements should submit these statements to the Hearing Officer care of the Superintendent by June 19, 1975. The master plan and wilder- ness alternatives are separate items of consideration. Persons wishing to address both the master plan and wilderness alternatives must separate their comments and appear at or make written comments for both the master plan public meetings and the wilderness hearings. The schedule: - Carl Hayden Visitor Center, Glen Canyon Dam, Page, Arizona, 9 a.m. preliminary environmental assessment on the master plan; 2 p.m. wilderness alternatives. Thurs. May 15 - Kane County Courthouse, Kanab, Utah, 9 a.m. preliminary environmental assessment on the master plan; 2 p.m. wilderness alternatives. Wed. May 14 Sat. May 17 - Room 106 of the State Office Building, State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah, a.m. preliminary environassessment on the master plan; 2 p.m. wilderness alternatives. 9 mental Mon. May 19 - Auditorium of the First Federal Savings Building, 3003 North Central, Phoenix, Arizona, 2 p.m, pre- liminary environmental assessment on the masterplan; 7 p.m. wilderness alternatives. Time limitations may make It necessary to limit the length of oral presentations and to to one person the presentation made in behalf of an orOral statements ganization. may be supplemented by more complete written statements, re-stt- lct however. lle This is an artist's conception of what the new branch bank of the Stake Bank of Southern Utah in Orderville will lot like. Ground breaking ceremonies for the new structure will be held in Orderville Saturday, April 26. Completion of the building is anticipated as July. The public is Invited to the groundbreaking. Moss cites law to provide town for Kaiparowits Senator Frank E. (Ted) Moss ah) requested Secretary of the Interior, Rogers C.B. Morton, to outline the procedural steps for the Department of Interior to designate a town-si- te on public lands. Senator Moss cited Chapter 17 of Title 43, United States Code, which gives the President authority to name public lands for a town-si- te as a prospective center of population. The development of a required townsite for the people who will be Involved in the construction and thereafter of the Kaiparowits project is a major Senator Moss said in factor, his letter to Secretary Morton, and I am gravely concerned with the need to plan carefully in order that we will meet the economic and social needs of Utah citizens. I have informed Governor Calvin L, Rampton of this as an alternative to the Ground breaking ceremonies planned this Saturday, April 26, in Orderville for the new branch bank of the State Bank of Southern Utah, which will be built this summer. The building will be constructed on Highway 89 in Orderville where the old Valley Theatre was formerly located. That are Kanab band to march at celebraton D-D- ay ge approach," Senator Senator Dixie L, Leavitt will be the Grand Marshal of the parade in St. ever possible on this important traditional on Saturday, April 26, George issue. to parade chairman, Senator Moss also informed according each member of the Kaiparo- Scott Wilkinson. wits Planning and Development Senator Leavitt will ride at Council, appointed by Governor the head of the parade which is Rampton, of the Code and of his set to begin at 10 a.m. request to Secretary Morton. Born in St. George, Senator As soon as the Secretary informs me of the procedural Leavitt now makes his home in method to designate the lands Cedar City. A graduate ofUtah selected by the Council and if State University, he has served this is the approachthey desire, continuously in the state legiswe can take the action necessary lature since his election in 1962. to reserve the land for the town-sit- e, Senator Leavitt is married to he said. the former Anne Okerlund of Loa, Utah. They are the pa rents of six sons. Moss commented, and have pledged my cooperation wher- ay The parade is set to follow the traditional route from 100 W. and 100 N. east to 200 E., south to Tabernacle, then west to Main Street. building has been torn down to make way for the new bank, and the ground breaking will occur at that place Saturday at 11 a.m. Community leaders from the Long Valley and surrounding communities have been Invited to the ground breaking ceremonies as well as to a noon luncheon at the Thunderbird Cafe at Mt. Carmel Junction. The public is cordially invited to the ground breaking, according to Eldon Schmutz, vice president and head cashier of the bank. Mr. Schmutz, along with Warren Bulloch, president of the bank, will be on hand for the ceremonies. Contract for the building will be by joint venture between Blackburn and Gower of Cedar City and Valley Construction of Architect for the Glendale. building is L. Robert Gardner of Cedar City. The new building will contain 2800 square feet of floor space and will cost an estimated $200,000, including equipment and furnishings. "We hope to have the building ready for dedication by July 24th, to coincide with Ordervilles centennial celebration, said Ronald Heaton, who will be manager of the new facility. Valley girl FIIA stockholders from Iron, Wash- ington, and Kane Counties, according to Mr. Heaton, and it is opening a branch in Kane County because of the customers in this area, and also with the hope to serve others here. It is completely home owned and operated, he said. Mr. Heaton is no stranger to these parts, being a native of Kane County himself. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gall Heaton of Alton. He graduated from Valley High School in 1965. He then attended Dixie College in St. George for one year before filling an IDS mission in Uruguay and Paraguay. ed Following his mission, BYU where he later graduated with a B JS. degree in political science. He also fin. ished a Master of Public Administration course at BYU. He was an assistant city manager in Illinois for some time as part of his schooling and at the time of his appointment with the bank was associated with the business and economic development of the Six County Organization. Ronald is married to the former Sandra Cooper from Albert on, Montana. They have three boys. heat-tend- elected to State office Mr. Wilkinson has indicated that approximately 50 entries will take part in this years by Jeanne Newby parade, including marching bands from Dixie College, TooRegion 10: Lucinda Rusele High School, American Fork sell, were Just the words 12 High School, Dixie High School, anxious FHA girls were waiting Parowan High School, Hurri- for and when the words came cane High School and Kanab they were greeted with loud cheers and squeals. Just minHigh School. utes before Sally Esplin had turned to me and bet me ten dollars Lucinda would win. Lucinda Russell (candidate State Officer), Sally Esplin, for Senior Long Valley Shala Sorenson, Kellee JoBrin-kerho- ff, GAIL LITTLE (aU voting delegates), Citizens enjoy "University Scholar Jan Newby, Gayle Henderson, Jeanne Newby, Diane Hrdy, Tina slide lecture scholars Brinkerhoff, Jeanne Lamb, RoUniversity chelle Esplin, advisor Mrs. Reese and chaperone Mrs. Rusincludes Thirty Long Valley Senior Ci- sell traveled to Salt Lake City the Order-vil- ie April 17th to attend FHA Constudent from Kanab tizens gathered atSchool buildvention. Elementary The group checked into the ing the evening of April 18th to slide-lectu- re The prestigious title of UnHoward Johnson Hotel at 7:30. enjoy the very interesting awardhas been iversity Scholar presented by Elbert H. The girls were given 15 mined five outstanding high school Porter, well known Valley artutes to change into nice dresses students from four states who ist and sculptor, as he told us for the outstanding play "Papa will begin studies at Utah State about The Arts in My Life. Married a Mormon. To our University this fall. we made it just in time. surprise The 1975 University Schothis It was a wonderful play and we Mr. Porter presented lars are Ken Aamodt, Twin same encourage all who can to attend program at the IDS InsFalls, Idal; Patricia Ann Flanat SUSC earlier It. titute Forum The ary, Memphis, Tenn.; John After "Nightmare," this year. Paintings, photoTheodore Hohn, Torrance, Ca., Show and the Late, Late Late well were and graphy sculpture Gail Little, Kanab; and TimoNight Show we settled in for represented in the beautiful thy M. Wiliardson, Logan. of bis work to this a good nights sleep. shown slides Each student receives a Friday, Mrs. Reese took the time. Mr. Porters many mag$5,000 stipend for four years of nificent of sculpture, group to tour the Church Office pieces study at USU. The competition, commissioned by the IDS Building. The elevator made which drew nearly 300 outstandChurch, have been shown at our ears pop and our stomachs ing high school seniors from fairs and expositions in many queezy. The building is a beauthroughout the United States to cities of the world. And our tiful structure. USU in February, is sponsored The rest of the afternoon was home town scenery was made by the University Club. The even more beautiful through his spent shopping, goofing off, and program has served to upgrade talents. His Dinosaur Safari visiting other places of interest the academic level of incoming such as Temple Square and the has delighted thousands of visifreshmen students by attracttors at Salt Lake City, West Brigham Young Home. The Convention, centered aring the top scholars during Yellowstone and now here in their last year of high school, Orderville. ound "Changing Times, started with registration at 3 and reports USU officials. Gail Little, daughter of John opening session at 6. After the pot-lusupper, K. and Anna M. Little, 196 E. Mrs. Jackie Noakes spoke to drew for the lovely quilt they 300 S., Kanab, participates in made by some of our senior us, challenging FHA members a diverse range of activities at women. Mrs. Berueeta Beck-wi- sh to live full, exciting lives and Kanab High School. She was of Mt. Carmel was the to accept change. editor of the school newspaper Most of us agreed that the and happy winner. Conlucky last year, is active in Future entertainment by the Sound Bemeeta. gratulations, Homemakers of America and Column was the greatest. played the lead in three school We missed those who didnt Saturday we assembled for dramatic productions. She was attend and they missed a very our second general session at Model United Nations president enjoyable evenings social. Be 10. Here FHA members were and studies advanced mathemasure and come next time and encouraged to up membership tics, She plans a curriculum help make our monthly parties in their own chapters and to be of pre-la- w at Utah State. Involved in community service. successful. ck The Bank of Southern Utah is by several hundred owned State FHA Officer After this session, we divided into groups and went shopping. Mrs. Reeses group tired of shopping and, also because of lack of funds, went to the Bird Aviary in Liberty Park. We saw every kind of bird imaginable, from bright colored ones that looked stuffed to the ugly vultures. The banquet at 5:00 was the closing event of the 1975 FHA Convention. The guest speaker. Dr. A1 Price, spoke to us about preparing ourselves to become better parents. W e are very proud of Lucinda. She represented our school very well. Even though we crossed our fingers and brought our lucky charms we know it was Lucindas warm and friendly personality that helped the most. Lucinda will be representing Utah in the summer as she goes to National Convention in Washington, D.C. Lucinda has a very fun and rewarding year ahead of her. The Valley Chapter will find having a state officer Increases your participation in state and local activities and thus provides room for growth. Congratulations, al 1 Luc-ind- We know you will represent us well and your friendliness will help you overcome any difficulties. 7 |