Show Tops Tops' in in Nation Recreation Executive Lauds So 5 SL L L. Program Salt Lake City's recreation department department department de de- was characterized as tops tops among such departments inthe in inthe inthe the nation by Lynn S. S Rodney 33 year-old year newly appointed 1 field representative National Recreation Recreation Recreation tion for the Pacific southwest southwest southwest south south- west area including Utah Nevada California Arizona and New Mexico Mex Mex- ico Mr rr Rodney conferred with Ken Scott superintendent of the city's recreation department and Leo Pig superintendent Salt Lake Boys' Boys and Girls' Girls clubs Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day en route to his headquarters in Pasadena CaL Cat Salt Lake City is noted for its tine fine youth programs said Mr Ir Rodney who succeeded George Braden a representative in this area for the association for 27 years and widely known here Mr Braden retired Aug 31 While this is my initial al visit here and I am nm not fully familiar with the program I do know that what I have seen has impressed me very much asserted Mr Rod Rod- ney You certainly give ive a good boys boys' and girls girls' club program at al ata ala a minimum of cost compared with expenses in other cities for such operation Prior to assuming his new duties Mr Rodney was an association representative in Michigan Ohio and West Vest Virginia Before that he was superintendent of parks and recreation in Galveston and Houston Tex and was budget di director director director di- di rector in Houston |