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Show UTAH AUGUST u M,.iiiurt nJ Jirct tin ruts program and toorlt plan, wJjy. thr duiruli romprii ovi' CONSHIVATION DISTRICTS BIRTHDAY $()ll is. 147 i .on on th giooa . seeking piomu tiun ol this liuruliv mdutliy R I R VA( A1 IOSISTS I A and nmverry of the ftrit farmer-votetoil conservation district organ thara wer a billion acrta and 4S mitliun lmtd States farms in t.IWO districts. Tha under toil extabluhed itata cotiaervation dutrict enabling law sas tha Drown Creek Iiumm d i dutrict Joa County. "iir. firmer-manage- d North Carolina Unsat). Soil Conservation Service Map Soil Conservation Organ- The Sod Men Of n ; !' I1 1 tod often writs with grt of the into their lira Birds and Beasts wage an 0 all A Alta HIT ms irrikwii THE plant. overnight can wrinkle vigorous with bis aprayer upon it does sprinkle miturs that should make the plant tall and thrifty, 1 ailable L kt mstrad, often gives it a chance In prunrs his And watches the harvest, Midst Vulnerable, He'll :Rmr start whacking; the market neer fails to decline, gullible; years is hi ambitious man.... average life span; puzzle and toil from youth ho wonder he Icovilcy while the jobbers to jobbers whose margins are fine. According Snty odd plummet or loom; the spraying, .the picking.. the packing. shipping and pause The 1401? fifty-fift- orchard then waits for the bloom the mercury Thro comes for CLta obitinate battle asn't possessions from berries to cattte. Mils man I like a giant roulette, Nature their fortune they bet. Milt with Mother .f. ink, chain, they wearily sink; year spins around r ud til his death., amilea when hia spirit has left. Owen Sanders izes Billionth -- Acre The Southwest region of the Soil Conservation Service made up of the states of Utah. A rizona, Colorado and New Mexico, haa the honor ot having organized the Billionth-Acr- e Soil Conservation District in the nation. This is in the San Juan Soil ConSouthwestern servation District in Colorado. This announcement was made in connection with the tenth anniversary of the First Soil Con servation District in Anson County, North Carolina, organized August 4, 1937. Since this first district was organized in 1937, Soil Conservation District laws have been adopted in the 48 states and in Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Virgin Islands. During this period, farmers and ranchers throughout the country have formed approximately 1900 districts in which complete soil and water conservation programs now are being carried out with technical assistance furnished by the Soil Conservation Service, The Utah State District law was adopted March 11, 1937. Since th time, 39 districts including 38,985 008 acres have been organized in the state. The two districts in the East end of Washington County, namely Ash Creek, and Hurricane, were organized April 26, 1938, and Mr, May 24, 1939 respectively. and Mr, Henry Gubler, LaVerkin Grant Woodbury, Hurricane, are the chairmen of these two respective dis- n, om rs. Niifc I Lei&r you 8 in believe 691 off Quick, with pull up at the a tankful of power starts quick, and the ve . . . ... fill up with Conoco sure fR 7u the only difference in gasolines the name pump .. next red N-tan- e! . . . ... 0(omGrAMys extra weve made for you . . . for NOW! lr4l Nvl tuyyry American 1 oulJ Perpetuate Centennial Events Why Not Get Married? We have plenty of Wedding Announcements At Popular Prices PRINTED FORMS 1950. UTAH SUGAR INDUSTRY BRIGHT An expenditure of $4,000,000 with in the next three years for improvement and enlargement of plant facili- ties is announced by the Utah-IdahSugar Company. In 1946, sugar beet growers served by the Utah-Idah- o Sugar Comwere $16,800,000 by that paid pany concern for their product and in addireceived tion growers $3,500,000 from the government. UTAH RAISES GOOD TOBACCO Proof that Utah soil and climate is conductive to the production of tobacco can be seen in the backyard of L. L. Jewell, 639 Chenne St., Salt Lake City who has 300 large, healthy tobacco plants ready for harvesting and processing. Mr. Jewell is in a dither however, there are no facilities in the west for processing tobacco, and the crop is too small to bother sending south. Mr. Jewell, a former Kentucky tobacco raiser planted the crop to prove to his Utah friends that Utah soil and climate will raise better tobacco than even Kentucky. There are no tobacco-eatin- g he insects here, pointed out, as we have in the xouli. ESCLANTE SIGN INTRIGUES TOURISTS A Utah historical marker located on highway U. S. 40 east of Jensen near the line, points out that the first party of white men Esclante and to enter Utah-Fathhis Catholic missionaries passed that point in July 1776. Westbound tourists entering Utah find the marker very interesting - for on July 19, 108 cars stopped and read the marker and 17 individuals photo graphed the sign, it is reported by G. E. Utermann, Vernal geologist. UTAH DUDE RANCH DRAWS EASTERNERS Tourists from Boston, Salem, Mass., from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Illinois are now horseback touring the wildest sections of southeastern Utah, the area where the Green and Colorado rivers com, to a junction. They are guests of the ranch of Monticello and are being guided by Ross Musselman. MAGAZINE EDITOR TO STUDY UTAH Louisa M. Comstock, associate editor of Better Homes and Gardens magazine has informed the Utah Department of Publicity and Industrial Development that she will be in Salt Lake City on August 18 and spend four days gathering magazine mater-al- . Previous to her arrival hera, she will tour Bryce, and Zion Canyons. During her visit the editor will be assisted by the State Publicity Department in gathering information Utah. AFRICA AS A TOURIST MECCA A meeting is being held in Algiers, Africa in October to promote tourist business on the Dark Continent. The tourist business is becoming such an important economical factor throughout the world that nearly every ns- - Copyright 1917, Continental Oil Company C ifinl I Business Cards o Letterheads Envelopes Placards PAROWAN TIMES Think Of MIRIAMS When You Think Of Clothes Sensational Values Utah-Colorad- o just got to brag about! All in the new- - gasoline Cunmiufj th 1 1 Pleased with the success of the Utah Centennial program of events. Go vrrnor Herbert B. Maw will name a committee of leaders in drama, art, music and athletscs to study feasibility of perpetuating national-interes- t events in the State of Utah. The committea will be asked to make recommendations to the state legislature, and should that body find it convenient to set up a revolving fund to pay the initial costs, the annuel program could ba aelfsustaining, Governor Maw pointed out. In the meantime, the fame of the success of the Utah Centennial has reached California and Rodney C. Richardson, coordinator of California Centennial affairs accompanied by Sen. Fred Weybret, chairman of the California legislature Centennial committee have arrived in Salt Lake City to confer with Utah centennial officials and learn how Utah put over a successful centennial. Lack of commercialism is one of the outstanding features of the Utah Mr. Richardson comCentennial, mented. "It has been a true historical celebration. The California centennial celebration will last three years and be in three planned phases: Gld discovery, 1948, gold rush, 1949, and tha 100th anniversary of statehood, 1837 I iuf. 1 tf I. UTAH J.iw jOth CLINIC tor W' j Spotlighting 4Ijl I ' ovmJua reveals that ll tourist shows distinct preference for the I ar I orly three per re ct ot those surveyed prcifessed a hoice for the Inter anJ Siting (Ifcn of th rollrg o mountain west and P ccifir Coast artn ri. u ting ss fir(tur of eas, while 78 per sent lasore.l thr Jinu and Ddrr f hr toll northeast, 18 per cent I lands and l.awrrnir Sardohi, ho hs conJui lcc the Gulf Coast, I I pet cent thr th BN L symphony during th wmtrr, North Central atatea and 8 per cent is had of th music clinic orthtra he Appalachian highlands Some of T h hand in sliitK Mr, Msnmng is th had tan pitying gavr its fust nmrart Satur ahoy respondents rhoic ra 4yt just sis days aftr its msmbrri The vac itioniata also had a pre bill atrnibld. Mr. Manning will par Forth-seveferenca in accommodations inpat in a hdul for suparvisors per cent favored hotels, 3? st th c nu, imludmg class in iim per cent motor courts, 14 per cent onation. hsnd Irthniqu, and a sup tourist homes. ervisor's seminar. A i -- r:-- , 4 HIS r half mi l.ion airr in Wahinton County. Tkvi men report (Hat ap fOMinalrlji three hundred Urmeri, nthrr. and groups of farmers have ooperetej with these district and rr receiving technical assistant rom .he Soil Conservation Service in carrying out complete soil and water cnservation programs on (hair land. H MUSIC for tsM BACK to SCHOOL 4-- WOOL SWEATERS SKIRTS $2.98 $3.10 to $5.98 BLOUSES $1.98 to $4.95 $2.79 Gowns & Pajamas SCHOOL DRESSES $6.50 $2.98 to $3.50 MIRIAMS STYLE SHOP PHONE 2606 |