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Show Microfilm 141 Corp. Pierpont Ave. i VOLUME XXV NO, 32 KANAB, UTAH, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1957 Ricbrd Municipal League School In Richfield Brings Leading State Officials G. Sirs?? RoadCcmnission Kane Lands To Is Recognized In Be Names Auctioned Engineering Studies Around June 20 Together To Discuss Roads, Water Ect. Dick son of Mr. and Roads, water, power and tourwerp outlined as needs for Southern Utah in Richfield Monday. Orval Ilafen (R-- St. George), president of the Utah State Senate, addressed 100 officals from a area attending a municipal league school. Mr. Hafen emphasized the need for more leadership "irom , men of faith, judgment, courage and determaina-tion- . ist attractions , two-da- y enthu-sisam- 'v Urban Areas. Rapped He critized those of the metropolitan areas who have no conrem for declining population in in smaller communities and conWe must all pull tocluded, to realize the great desgether tiny of our state that of becoming the finest in the nation. Tuesday C. Taylor Burton chairman of the State Road Commission, outlined the need Tor access roads In the southern part of the state, and expanded on the expensive highway program of the state. The schooling concluded with a sightseeing tour of Richfields new sewerge disposal plant and other community improvements. In Tuesday mornings session H. C. Shoemaker, chairman of the State Tax Commission, discussed uniform accounting for cities and towns. He outlined recent legislation dealing with the subject. Moab Tax Moab tax structure was The explained by A. M. Ferro, legal consultant of the Utah Municipal League. Monday evening a reception was held honoring Ellis R. Armstrong, newly appointed director of Utahs state highways, and members of the State Road Commission. About 100 officials were on hand for the meeting, sponsored jointly by the Utah Municipal League and the utan State Department for Vocational Education. two-da- y two-da- y Announced . . . Swapp, Mrs. Gam Swapp of Kanab, was cited recently as one of the outstanding students at the U of U in Mechanical Engineering. In a letter to Mr. Swapp from Ronald T. Reid, president of Pi Xi Chapter of Pi Tau Sigma It is my fraternity he said pleasure to Inform you of your selection as a canidate for membership in the National Honor-arMechanical Engineering Fraternity, Pi Tau Sigma. Each canididate for membership in our honorary organization must not only have a specified scholastic standing; but must also have demonstrated that he has sound engineering ability, that he is trustworthy, and will be a probably future success in the field of mechanical engineering." Kitchen Kids 4-Club Is Organized H The Kitchen Kids 4 H Club held their organization meeting at the home of Rosalie Anderson last week and elected the following officers for the coming year. LaRue Clark, president; DenKaren ise Stevens, Tait, secretary; LaVee DeMille, song leader and Rosalie Anderson, reporter. Our next meeting will be held Monday, May 27 with our mothers as guests. At this meeting where we will explain to tnem the aims of our Club, our purpose and the part our parents can play in making our Club year a success. We will also ask them to help us plan our summers work and will follow suggestions tnat tney make. Our aim this year will be to promote closer reiationsmp between our parents and our club. To make it more enjoyable for our parents, leaders and our members. Reporter, Rosalie Anderson y t; ; Utah Company Gets Contract At Page, Arizona Ordsrvilla Resident Funeral Services Held May 27,1957 Funeral services were held in the Orderville Ward Chapel, Saturday May 25, 1957, at 2 p.m., for Eugne Russell, age 67, who passed away Tuesday, May 21. at 10:25 in the Panguitch hospital following a short illness Bom August 4, 1889 at Grat-ton- . Utah, a son of Alonzo and Mary Ann Elizabeth Hardy Russell, he married Minnie Carroll October 10. 1919 in the St. George LDS Temple. He was a veteran of World War 1, and at the time of his death was an employee of the Crofts Lumber Mill in Panguitch. He is survived by his wife; a son, Eugene H. Jr., Orderville; three daughters, Mrs. Alfred H. (Ona) Crofts, Richfield; Mrs. Junius K. (Margaret. Ann) Barton, St. George; Mrs. Vaughn W. Heaton, Orderville;. one sister, Mrs. Joseph (Juanita) Mulhestien, Provo; one .brother, Alphonozo Russell, Lethbridge, Alberta Canada, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were: Song by choir, Oh My Father; Invocation by Smoot Seeman; Instrumental solo, "A Perfect Day by RenaJTait; Lee Esplin of St George spoke on the life of the deceased; Sentiments, written by Lucy Graff, given by Arvilla Heaton ; L a s c a Chamberlain sang No Night There with Leo Crofts being the second speaker. The Panguitch choir sang, Shall We Meet Again. Benediction was by Bishop Afton Ballard of the Rockville Ward; Dedication of the grave was by Bishop John M. Crofts of the Panguitch North Ward. Conducting the services was Bishop Joseph Bolander of the Orderville Ward. Burial was in the Orderville city cemetary. (Le-nore- ) A capacity crowd of contractors and equipment salesmen, along with the usual spectators were present here Tuesday, May 28th, to hear bids opened for the construction of streets and utilities for the townslte, Page, at Glen Canyon. W. W. Clyde and Co. of spring-ville- , Utah submitted the apparent low bid of five entered. Their bid of $1,294,606 was $346,606 under the engineers estimate for the Job. The bids which were opened in the Bureau of Reclamation offices lound Miller and Smith Co. on a Joint venture with J. W. Jones Construction Co. all of Albuquerque, N. M. second low with a bid of $1,381,633. Other bidders were R. V. Lloyd ' and Co. of Coachella, Calif., with 1,627,373; Vinson Construction Co, of Phoenix, with $LS86.440 and Arizona, Mountain States Construction Co., Denver, Colo., with $3,995,-00- The contract win be awarded within 30 days after it is checked over by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation engineers in the Denver office. Completion of the contract is approximately 360 days with the grading of the business area to be completd early this falL . Miss Pauline Judd . Fredonia Couple Tells Engagement Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Judd of Fredonia are this week announcing the engagement of their daughter, Pauline, to Mr. Bruce H. Powell, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Jay Powell of Cedar Ridge, Arizona. The future bride is a graduate of the Fredonia high school where she has been active during her school years in music, dramatics and homemaking. this She was year and won the music award at the Fredonia school. She also recioved the homemakers and citiznship award at graduation and was named during the year as the winner of the Betty Crocker award. She received a scholarship to the BYU for the coming year in homemaking. Mr. Powell is a graduate of the Fredonia high school and has attended the College of Southern Utah the past year. He education is studying physical and coaching at CSU. The young couple have set no wedding date as he plans on finishing school at CSU next year. Lcaya For Logan To Attend Sons Graduation Exercises Thrca Lcc:l Yc-l- hs change was made recentlv in tha Utah State Hoad com mission organization over most of the state with Wallace J Stephenson being named engi neer for District 3, which takes in the counties of Sanpete. Wayne, Piute, Garfield and a lluulC d To Days Slain Boyd Adams, chairman of the Kanab district for selection of youths to go to Boys State at Camp Williams July 6 to 13th announces the three boys to be sponsored by the Kanab Lions Club, The Jaycees and the Legion Post 69. Thayne Judd, David Shrum and Steve Peterson are the three to be selected by chairman Adams and a committee made up of local teachers. Clair Ford, member of the Kanab Legion, has been named to accompany the boys as their advisor during the weeks stay at the Camp. Kanab Lcglsn Pest lianas Han Officers Kane. Mr. Stephenseon will have charge of the anticipated expansion construction program tnat Is going on along 89 and irom Kanab to the Glen Canyon Dair area. Mr. Stephenson replaces Mr. Hutchinson who has been District Engineer for District 3 th phst several months. Previous to Mr. Stephenson being named to this District he has been employed as resident enginer at Du chsne. Jaycees Declare Race Meet Was Success Last Week n McDonald. Johnson and Bruce , are new to the offices with N. Swapp, Crosby and Neaf Swapp. to their respective offices j for' the 2nd. year. Cot-tam- .re-electe- d Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Supemaw and children spent Monday in Mr. and Mrs. Hall L. Hibbard Cedar City attending to Business of Los Angeles are in Kanab matters. Floyd is employed at this week visiting and on a short Glen Canyon where he is cookvacation. ing for the concessionary there. ALLEN By M. COX Ernest Goulding and a girl friend from Salt Lake City visitd one day last week at the home of his sister, Mrs. Laura Camp, bell. Rahnell Hoyt ftas gone to Zion Park to work for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Milo Palmer visited two days last week, ir ')elta at the home ot tier parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Billings. Charles Palmer and Gwenda Roundy are home after attending the Dixie College the past winter. Mrs. Persis Heaton Is here to stay for a while after being In Ogden and Richfield the past winter. . Mrs. Joan Campbell and Children were In Mesquite over the weekend visiting her folks, the Joe Reeses'. a chance to enjoy some of the the finest racing seen here for many years. Blake Robinson of Escalante, Utah Racing Association Secretary, conducted the two days racing for the Jaycees and with a large number of good local horses mixed with Incoming horses the crowd were more than pleased with all races. The Kanab Roping Gub added to the two day meet by holding roping and team tying events between each race and following the racing each day. Gub presidenC Theo "McAllister, assisted by Max ExtelL Doyle Franklin, DeMont Nasn, jueon Mulliner and most other members of the Gub went all out in promoting and putting over a School fine race meet Sandra Dennis reigned as the with Louise Robinson Queen, & Kathy Fordham attendants. were tne Assisting the Jaycees Glass May ICIh Jayceetts, newly- organized club here. They helped in many ways At graduation exercises for In selling concessions and, helpfor the Fredonia high school on ing put over the parade each May 16. 1957, thirteen students day. received their diplomas to highLocal horsemen wno broxe iner education. to the win columns were June The class of graduates were; McAllister with his fine mare Rene Brooksby, Kenneth Burch, Grace M scoring a first and secGary Heaton, Irene Hancock, ond and Colleen with a third. McKay Heaton, Llndell Jachson. Lloyd Pugh scored a first with Carol Judd, Pauline Judd, Thar-o- Peachy Pan. Donald Swapp who Judd, Gall Robinson, Louise gamared a first and third with Robinson, Kenneth Ross' and Heclas Dream and a second and Marvin Swapp. third with Kanab Jane. Vaughan Program for the evening was: Judd won a second and third Processional music by Mrs. Lau- with Easter Don. rel Cottam; Opening prayer by Kenneth Ross; Welcome address Scmnssr by Irene Hancock; The Hall of GSU Ivy was rendered by a quartet made up of Mavin Swapp, Llndell Jackson, Gary Heaton and School Term Monday McKay Heaton. summer school The Rene Brooksby and Pauline Utah is Southern of at College Judd gave the valedictory adon to June 3, set Monday, begin dresses. Vocal solo by Gail Robit will continue through and inson; Class history by Kenneth 12, Dr. Joseph Fillerup, Burch; A duet. Carol Judd and July of summer school anchairman Louise Robinson sang That Old nounced. Gang Of Mine. Featured during the six weeks Mr. Orvll Bushman was guest will be instruction to include speaker, with the class singing courses required xfor Utah certiLook For The Silver Lining. fication in elementary education Presentation of graduates was selection of elective courses, a a by Principal Gayneld Maekel-pran- series of week-entrips to the Awarding of diplomas secnic centers of southern Utah was by Mr. Allen Judd, member and the historical sites nearby, tour of Mexico. of the board of education. Ben- and a three-weea special lecwith Local tours ediction was by Tharon Judd. take students to the old turer will Recessional Gass of 1957, voca) home of Jacob Hamblin in Santa by Mr. William Arthur. Class Clara, a two-daJaunt to the motto was "The Higher You a scenle-phottour over Square Mountain Gimb The Better The View. A reception was given for the through the Kolob area of southern Utah, the Virgin oil fields, graduates following the exercis- Zions canyon and es for the parents and graduates social on' the college property with Mrs. LaVell Wittwer, chair- in Cedar Canyon. man; Miss Bernice Johns and Special lectures, concerts and Mrs. Jeanne Russo in charge. workshops will help to complete the curricula. Supplementing resident faculmembers will be six visiting llzrt Business ty educators.' Edith Klrtley and Ben Hamblin who is manag- Lillis Larsen, prominent Cedar educators, will conduct clasing the Kanab - Pool Hall has City In the department of educases started a Taxi business in Kanab tion; to teach creative dance will An advertisment found be A. A. Leath of the Halprln-Lathroyou his phone number in in San where in this issue of the S.U.N Francisco; H. B. Nicholson, of case that you can use this (Continued on page six) e Frci::ia Ilijh Grci:;I:i Urge Sets six-wee- y school-conducte- Starts else-give-s Studio-Theatr- e & Cold A multiple of questions conopencerning the ing June 1 of the general trout season continue to come to department of fish and game offices and field personel through out the state. A department spokesman said today this is a normal occurrence and that the questions are normal as they range from what will be stocked to are the roads passable to such and such a water. With only a matter of days before this remaining big event for an expected 175,000 anglers the following predictions are listed in answer to the most often asked questions. Recent storms and cool spring weather make it very questionable if many waters can be reached by the planting trucks. Those planning to go to such waters, especially at higher elevations, should check conditions on a local basis before making the trip. If your destination was good fishing in late season last year it Is reasonable to believe it will be this spring. This applies particularly to the larger waters, both stream and lake, not go affected by drought, the winter freee-uand other adverse connear-at-han- Alton news events The Kanab Jaycees Club sponsored one of their most success ful race meets last week end Mrs. Zorabell Pollock and Mr. when the weather held off for and Mrs. Dale Lafevre from two days to give the large crowds Tropic visited relatives here k year were named last week. Merrill McDonald was named commander; Sylvin Johnson, Lester Cotta m. adjutant; Max Bruce, Finance officer; Norman Swapp, service officer; Neil Crosby, chap-liand Neaf Swapp, sargeant-at-arms- . Water Still High, Lakes Rough Se-ie- n Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Johnson and their daughter, Mary, Elctions of officers to serve of Kanab left Thursday for Lo- the Kanab Legion for the coming gan where they will attend the graduation of their son, Thales, from the USU. Thales is a graduate of the Kanab high school, class of 51. He attended CSU at Cedar City where he graduated in 1953. Entering the armed services m January 1954, he spent most of his tour of duty in Korea as a Chaplin's assistant. Following his release trom tne army in 56 he entered the USU at Logan and will graduate with a major in Education and is qualified to teach in Phys Ed., and coaching. d yet-to-b- 0. Three A The Utah Land Board has dethe auction hlo.1; land 5,170 acres of bordering the new road from line Kanab to the Lee E. Young, State Land Board director, said he expected the land would be bought by persons Intending to build service stations, camps and cafe for persons driving to and trom the Glen Canyon Reservoir. None of th tracts put up for salo front on the proposed reservoir; they' are ail within a quarter milt of the highway. Reserved from the sale is one section of state land which will be submerged by the lake jjut which has gravel deposits available for construction of the dam which will create the lake. Another tract adjoining the reservoir will be reserved and given. If requested to the state for development of a state park. Mr. Young said. The auction date has not been set but probably will be held about June 20. It will take place on the steps of the county courthouse in Kanab. Minimum prices for the land ar still to be set. These are the lands to be section, township and range: Part of Sec. 16 T 43s R 6w; part of aec.,27 T 43s R 44w; part of aec. 32 T 43s R 4; Sec. 16 T 42s R 2w; Sec. 2 T 42 R 2w; Sec. 36 T 42s R 2w; Sec. 32 T 42s R lw; Sec. 2 T 43s R lw; Sec. 32 T 42s R le; Sec. 32 T 43s R 3e; and part of Sec. 2 T 43a R le. Those 11 sections and partial sections will be sold in parcels of not less than 20 acres each. Bids of less than the Appraised value will not be accepted. Mr. Young aaid a major obstacle in the development of the tracts by fiusinfessmfen with a small capital is the cost of drilling water wells to supply the property. Utah-Arizon- Fishing Season Opening Saturday Expected To See 175,000 Line Up Head Wzxi For District cided to put on state-owne- $3.50 Yearly, 10c Single Copy d Sunday. ditions. Mr. and Mrs. Valjean RobertThough the planting trucks son from Blue Diamond Nevada from the states twelve hatcherw'eie weekend visitors at the ies have been oirThe move since Roy Robertson home. early May, the legals being stockThe Dave Brown family from ed are going into the waters Kanab were visitors at the John deemed safe for early planting and where a good return to the Pointer home Sunday. creel can be expected. Thes would include the heavily fished lakes and resrvoirs where these fish are usually stocked, the spring creeks not subject to flooding, and the streams in general that are below dams or at lower elevation where the floodwaters of late June cannot cause serious losses of such plants. The 34th anniversary of Pipe Access to and fishing prospects Springs National Monument is for th opening day on waters to be observed Thursday, accord- are problematical at this time, ing to Paul R. Franke, Superin- above the 9,000 foot elevation tendent, Zion National Park and Those on major highways can national monuments in the area. be reached. The balance, such Pipe Springs is just over the line as the back country of the High into Arizona in the Kiabab area Uintas, will require a major un' near Fredonia. der taking. The observance has been adThere will be nearly a million vanced one day to coincide with legals stocked before June 1, Memorial Day. The national with regular plants scheduled to monument was proclaimed May be made well through tne sea31, 1923. The program is to be- son. All told, a higher water gin at 2 p.m. and families and table and many other positive Individuals of the area are urged factors point to a good fishing to plan a picnic lunch and Join season ahead. with the park service in a pleasant afternoon at Pipe Springs. The program will feature ap. Engaged propriate music, special remarks numby oldtlmers" and other y bers. Lloyd S. Sandberg, historian; Carl S. Jepson, park naturalist, and Supt. Frank will assist Leanord Heaton, acting superintendent in presenting the program. Although the celebration will be in observance of the area becoming a national monument, it has been used by white men since the spring of 1858, so that this is the 99th anniversary of the use of the area by settlers. A group of frontiersmen, led by Jacob Hamblin camped by the now famous waters and gave the i name of Pipe Springs to the I place. A celebration to observe the 100th anniversary next year is now being planned, according to Supt. Franke. Pipe Spring was an active La. a white man establishment and InMiss Sherry Ann Brown fluenced the conquest and settle ment of the west from 1866 to 1890. It was first .constructed as an outpost to protect and warp Parents Annonuce Mormon settlers along the Vir- Local Girls Plans gin River during the Black Mr. and Mrs. Errol G. Brown Hawk War. Buildings at tne area consist of an old tort and are this week announcing the accompany quarters built by engagement of their daughter, to Mr. Karl Deakin, Bishop P. Winsor In 1857 tor Sherry Ann, son of Mrs. Adeline Deakin of protection against Indian attacK. Spanish Fork. Utah. It later became the headquarters, A graduate of this years class of a ranch for tithing cattle be- from the Kanab high school, the longing to the Church of Jesus future bride has been active in Saints. It art, journalism, homemaking & Christ of Latter-dathe pep club. eventually became a national The future benedict is a gradmonument. uate of the Spanish Fork high Pipe Springs Is located in the school and has been employed Arizona strip nortn ot Grand for the past year by the Bureau of Reclamation on the Glen CanCanyon. A line of the Deseret yon Dam, project. Telegraph reached Pipe Spring The young couple have set in Deember of 1871 to become their wedding date for somethe first telegraph line in time this fall and will plan on making their home here. p , Pipe Springs Observes Date As Anniversary May-earl- y r j A y |