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Show County Officials End Meet After Election of Leaders Officials representing 28 of Utah's 29 counties had concluded their annual meeting Saturday with election of officers and passing of resolutions. ' New officers of ths Utth State Association of County Ofttcials ars O. L. Hansen, Sanpete county clerk, president; C. A. Grant, Utah county clerk, vies president, and John C. Nieleon, Sevier county treasurer, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Hansen succeeds Ferrell H. Adams of Salt Laka City. Major resolutions approved by the group Friday afternoon In the New-houea New-houea hotel include: That the atata legislature authorise author-ise establishment of county courts in all counties similar to city courts now existing la larger municipalities. municipali-ties. That the stste legislature make an appropriation to establish and maintain a permanent branch for the training of peace officers in fundamentals of scientific crime detection de-tection and prevention at the Uni- veraity of Utah. That state lawa be amended to make automobile theft a felony. That a etate-wlde radio hook-up be established to facilitate work of peace officers throughout the state. That counties be entitled to leas land acquired by tax deeds. That th legislature retain the preeent basis of apportionment of funds obtained from sale of automobile auto-mobile license plates. The two-day session concluded with a banquet In the hotel at which Dr. Adam 8. Bennlon, aasistsnt to ths president of the Utah Power and Light company, was ths principal prin-cipal speaker. Plans for th annual convention of th National Association of County Officials were outlined Saturday Sat-urday at a meeting in the Newhouse hotel of George F. Simmons, Weber county commissioner and association associa-tion president, and committee heads The national association meeting wll Ibe held July 1 to 21 at Ogden, said Mr. Simmons. The Utah Aaeociatton of County Officials ended its two-day convention conven-tion ia th Newhouse hotel Friday night |