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Show CIVIC CLUBS MEET IN ST. GEORGE; OFFICERS ELECTED; JANY HERE With the re-election of Frank G. Martines, and the retention of most of the directors who. during the past year have done so much to bring the Associated Civic clubs and the Southern counties to the place that they are entitled to in the State of Utah, the Civics clubs and the people of this section of the state served notice that they are going to continue to fight for everything that will better this region and the state of Utah. Club directors report this as being one of the m vt successful meetings ever held by this organization. or-ganization. Not only were the directors in attendance but also many government officials, newspaper news-paper representatives, and civic officials and leaders from all parts of the state. These included in-cluded such men as, Gus P. Backman, secretary of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, J. F. Fitzpatrick, Ray J. Ashton, W. E. Ryberg and Harvey Hancock, Han-cock, members of the committee appointed by the board of governors gov-ernors to attend the meeting; Allen T. Sanford, Utah director of the National Emergency council; coun-cil; Newell B. Cook, state commissioner com-missioner of fish and game; P. E. Willardson, president of the Utah Tax Reform league; Judge Nephi J. Bates of the Sixth judicial ju-dicial district; C. Clarence Nes-len, Nes-len, chairman of the committee of nine, Preston G. Peterson, vice-chairman of the state road commission. Each of the above men brought timely messages to the delegates and people assembled hero for this important meeting. Washington Wash-ington county residents were glad to hear the report by Joseph Snow, chairman of the Washington Wash-ington county Democratic precinct pre-cinct committee, that the road between St. George and Hurricane Hurri-cane was to be completed in the near future. Commissioner Cook gave a brief report of fish and game conditions of the stato and the condition of the department. depart-ment. He went on to explain the state's action in permitting the hunting of doe deer, with the statement that most of tliem have starved to death on the ranges this winter for lack of feed, had not such action been' taken. Gus P. Bracken plodgod the-support the-support of the Salt Lake chamber cham-ber for the undertaking of tho associated clubs, and promised to work more closely with them next year. The committee headed by Sen. O. C. Bowman to investigate whether additional national park supervisors should be appointed in southern Utah parks, found the action unnecessary, and (stated (stat-ed that one asslotant supervisor would have starved to death on The matter of supporting 0 (Continued on page 11) |
