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Show Microfilimlng P'Pont Ave.P 1 3-- i ' EDITORIAL NATIONAL wSvms (aScSN ""ini'ra . Of thc socunca X&JJ f VOLUME XXVI NO. 43 KANAB, UTAH, THURSDAY, $3.50 Yearly, 10c Single Copy Colorado River Bridge Arch Completed Wednesday At Glen Canyon Kaibab Lumber Officials Seek Federal Aid On Lumber Truck Route As Need f Kanab Chamber of Commerce Seeks To. Fully Inform Members Of Activities 4 , For Year Around Hauling From Area WASHINGTON AUGUST 7, 1958 J I ' J i A A transpor- tation roadblock that threatened Kanab Chamber lumbering in the Arizona Strip was temporarily solved Sponsors Tourist Days country this week in a conference called by Arizona Senator Barry Kanab Chomber of Combetween federal officials merce is sponsoring Tourist Milton Whiting, manager of Days through the month of and Lumber company. August This consists of 10 Kaibab National Park Service and Buspot commercials a day over reau of Public Roads officials KSUB and is designed to stimlocal business agreed to a routing for lumber by ulate tourist trucks that assures continued merchants and others offering for the 200 men on week. each one on employment day specials of the lumber firm. the payroll For example: Brandon Mois the It industry in principal room at a tel will offer town. northernmost Arizonas price on Thursday to the summer months, the During Pennfrom of tourists car first trucks will be required to use sylvania. All Chamber memState route 14 to reach the Utah bers are urged to participate. Nevada and southern California Radio time for this has been market. . Lumber cut on the Kaipaid for by the Chamber of bab National forest and milled Commerce, so any member at Fredonia will be shipped by wishing to participate need motor thick to these markets. rid only call Niles Winchester at But during the winter, when of the Workmen Ml and let him know the pass on route Pacific Murphy Construcwhat special you would like to 14 often is closed by heavy snowoffer and the day of the week fall, the lumber trucks will tion Co., Emeryville, Califoryou want the commercial to be permitted to take the park nia, completed the first step in the Colorado River bridge at run. service road through the weathGlen Canyon Wednesday when All Chamber members are erproof tunnels of Zion National fitted into place the last they behind this to proget urged park. of steel in the huge arch piece motion and help make it a The dilemma that forced this of the bridge to make it the success, thus assisting- in the is due to the denial arrangement highest steel arch bridge in stimulation of busines and inby the park service of the use of the world. terest in Kanab. the tunnel route by the trucks Pictured above is the artists heavy-travsummer the during of the completed season, and the extremely poor drawing Soil Conservation condition of the unimproved road from Fredonia to Hurrivia Short Creek, Arizona. cane Roles Weekly The alternate route opened for summer travel for the trucks is By Earl Spendlove reached 23 miles north of the Mr. and Mrs. Birt Gardner and It looks like the day I have Zion park junction and great- son Milton spent Sunday in Hurbeen dreading has finally c'ome: ly increases haulage costs at a ricane, St. George and Pine Vay-lethe day I have to leav.e the Kane time when the- lumber market is Minas sister, Louise Jepp-sowho had been visiting at the County and Pipe Springs Soil depressed. Conservation districts. About a Gardner home, returned with week ago, Tom Evans, my boss them to hejr home in Hurricane. In Cedar City, called me and told Kane H A The - Gardner then picked up F County me the Soil Conservation Sertheir daughter Lucille and husi. vice wanted me to move" to band, Stan Larson, and celebratHe said there was a better Names New ed Lucilles birthday by picnickchance for a promotion there ing in Pine Valley. and that if I was interested in Glendale Member Mr. and Mrs. Neil Arnold of advancement iti the S C S he Las Vegas have been visiting at would advise me to take it. It S. of Glendale the Dee Anderson and Chester Vance Esplin didnt leave me much choice, so I has been as a member Tait appointed be will the we homes, also in Glendale and part leaving guess of the Kane County Farmers Kanab. is the daughter of of the country my family and I Administration commit- the late Betty Ellis Anderson and his like so well. We also will be Home tee, June S. Barrow, the agencys wife Marjorie of Las Vegas. leaving a lot of friends (and posannounced county sibly an enemy or two) that we this week.supervisor, Mrs. Arnold and an Anderson have made in the past nine The other two members serv- family of six from Long Beach, years. ing with Mr. Esplin are Norris California visited Mrs. Elaine I will be here for a month or Brown and Joseph S. Johnson of Rogers and children Sunday. Mr. Esplin succeeds so, winding things up, so I hope Kanab. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Myers whose to see most of you before I leave. Charles T. Hepworth, a business trip to Cedar made three-year this term expired And, if any of you happen to be City Monday. futhe in year. going through Nephi Each agricultural county in ture, we certainly will be glad Mrs. Vilate Esplin and daughcom- ter Shauna and Deon to see you, for we always will Utah has a CovingtofT have a soft spot in our hearts mittee to work with the county spent Wednesday in St. George, to make the best pos- shopping and visiting. for southern Utah and northern , supervisor Arizona and the people we have sible local use of the agencys Mrs. Marilyn Adams and small farm credit service program. known here. The committee determines the son Marv visited the latter part With the coming of fall, work eligibility of applicants for all of the week at the homes of her in this area has picked up. Right types of Farmers Home Admin- mother, Mrs. Bemeeta Tait, and now, A. D. Findlay, Gam Swapp, istration loans, and determines sister, Reva Anderson. Oscar Judd, and John Brooksby the suitability and fair and reasplan to build stockwater and onable values of farms to be is Mrs. Iola Leany of Hurricane visiting with her parents, Mr. erosion control projects on' their taken as security for real estate meadows in Lydias canyon. loans. It also reviews borrow- and Mrs. Edward Lamb. She has with her her four small grandThey also are planning to clear ers progress as they pay off children. A H F loans their of means by and seed several hundred acres in the vicinity of the Elbow. L. improved farming and turn to banks and other lenders for the Dean Anderson was in this week credit they need. and reported that he has finThe committee elected Norris ished the darn on Ronald Spenc- Brown as its chairman at its Nan E. Johnson ers and is about ready to start first meeting held this fiscal year. Our returned home building a dam on Horace Jen- riety. of experience in range live- sens place on the Glendale Friday, tired and dirty, from Mr. Esplin has had a wide their at Duck Bench. L. Dean also plans to enterprises and presently Creek. camping trip had a good build dams for himself and Grant is engaged in the mercantile time and Everyone the camp was sprinkled business in Glendale. on only once. Woodburry in the Clear Creek area. Mrs. Garth Disher and daughter Fair Talent Show of Cedar City visited at the Byron Fisher ftome several days Note off Thanks the past week. Will Be Held We would like to take this Mrs. Lou L. Covington is visitmeans of expressing our deep in Twin Falls, Idaho with her ing SO Saturday, August gratitude and thanks to the son, Dr. Fen Covington, and many friends, relatives and Mrs. Barbara Carroll, chair- family. others who helped during the man of the Talent Show feature Mrs. Orson Young and Mrs. sickness and at the time of passof the Kane County Fair, this LaMar Chamberlain .went on a our of services ing and funeral week announced that the Talent tour of the eastern states, sponwife and mother. Show will be held Saturday, sored by College of Southern ' A. Merle Findlay and family August 30, final day of the big Utah. Well tell you more about three-da- y Fair in Orderville. it when they return. The Talent Show is open to EuGene H. Russell made a everyone. If more than four ap- business trip to Salt Lake City are of received in any plications with- Alfred H. Wednesday an five the audition divisions, will be held August 22 to reduce Crofts. the numbers. Hans Chamberlain and Mrs. Mrs. Carroll said that applica- Reo Heaton attended the Repubtion blanks may be obtained lican convention held in Salt from any post office in Kane Lake City over the week-encounty, and that entrants may Nellie and Lovina. Heaton acsend their application to her or companied Mrs. Reo Heaton in Another one of those to Mrs. Joyce Sorenson, assist- visiting at the Lorene Chamberant supervisor in Kanab. books you cant put down is lain home. Deadline for the applications your check book. to be in is August 15. Mr. and Mrs. John Hardy are Gold-wat- I er 4?' VxoTr ti'i I Lilli. I X .LM mi of bridge, the which is now complete. The next step in the project is to build decks at each end of the e span and then construct a t highway, with a Kiewit-Jud-so- n under-arc- h two-lan- y on each side. The arch rises some 700 feet above the level of the river and became Wednesday when there were removed all cables which had been supporting the frame- - walk-wa- el Ml. Carmel news h four-foo- - liens work, erected from both sides of the river and meeting in the middle Construction of the bridge is under the direction of Bill Choate, project superintendent for the Kiewit - Judson company. The bridge will have cost $4,250,000 when completsteel construced. Sixty-si- x tion workers have been working on the bridge. Kanab Delegation Attends In Meeting Y- -Z Cedar City Wednesday y. - n, Kaibab Lumber Co. Softball Crews Meet . Ne-ph- three-memb- er ' Orderville News va-sto- -- iLOJcL - d. Kane Farm Bureau Talent Contest Rules - Womens 4 one-ha- lf . Kanab Chamber of Commerce, at a recent meeting, went on The Kaibab Lwjnber companys annual softball game between the Woods crew and the Sawmill crew, which took place Saturday at the Kanab ball park, turned out to be. a real match, ending ih an tie, the game being called on account of darkness. Les Pugh, in charge' of the event, said that a large crowd turned out for the big game and were served pop and ice cream along with some fine softball. A return match will be played this Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Kanab ball park and everyone is invited to attend. 8-- -- 8 Fredonia News and Current Events Farr Ivi By In honor of the approaching 90th birthday of Asa W. Judd, pioneer resident of Fredonia, members of his family gathered at Panguitch August 2 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clar ence I. (Thora) Foy. All his children were present except one daughter, Mrs. JonReed (Verda) Laui;itzen 0f Chatsworth, California. Those who enjoyed the besides the honored .visiting, guest, were Abia and Grace Judd and children, Terri, Whit, and Eric, of Prescott, Arizona; Walter Judd, W. C. (Jesse) Judd, and Don and lone Ellison and children, Donna Jeane, Dick, Kent, Carlyle, and JoLynne, all of Fredonia; Roy L. and Margaret Ann Foy, and Thora Foys grandchildren, David and Linda Uncle Lay, all of Panguitch. Asa Judd, as he is known, is the oldest resident of Fredonia now but is surprisingly active for a man who will be 90 years young on August 28. We all wish him many mope happy birthdays. The Jaycees of Fredonia are having a membership drive and are asking for the support of the townspeople in their project of getting more publicity for the road to proposed Hurricane. President Merrill U. (Bud) Button has succeeded in having a resolution passed by the Arizona State Jaycees board of directors in support of tips proposed highway. The Fredonia Jaycees are also working with er (Continued on Page Four) the proud parents of a daughter, born August 4. Congratulations John and Lenore! i Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Crofts visited here Friday from their home in Richfield. (Continued on page three) V . v The Iron County Commissioners were hosts to the Trail association at Cedar City July 26. A delegation representing the Kanab Chamber of Commerce, a member of the association, consisting of William Smirl,Royce Hulsey, Ernest Kirby and Bob Bodvin, attended. They reported enthusiasm over the newly completed highway as a means for additional tourist trade in this area was very evident. The Trail is a direct highNational way from Yosemite park, California, to Gallup, New Mexico and passing through Kanab. This new highway is routed along more national parks than any other highway in the United States. All road construction linking Yosemite and Kanab now has been completed and the association now has started an extensive advertising program. Road signs are now being placed and plans for brochures which will show a map from Yosemite to Glen Canyon were discussed. The Kane county delegation reported Iron and Washington counties had sent checks for $500 to assist in the advertising campaign, while Lincoln county, Nevada has budgeted the sum of $500 for the same purpose. Kanab and St. George Chambers of Commerce had forwarded $25 each to be used for stationery. The Trail association will hold their next meeting in Kanab on August 23. In connection with this meeting, the Kanab Chamber of Commerce wilj sponsor a conducted tour of the Glen Canyon Dam site. All members and boosters of the Trail association will receive more information on the meeting in Kanab. Y-- Z Y-- Z Y-- Z Y-- Z Kane County Lags Or Civil Defense Plans Kane county is one of only three counties in the State of Utah that do not participate in the State Civil Defense Council, according to Major Cleveland, assistant director; but 23 men turned out for. a special Civil Defense meeting held Wednesday night to acquaint city and county officials with the new State Civil Defense organization and purposes. Sheriff LeNard Johnson had most of his jeep posse members present but there were no county commissioners present and only one city councilman. The meeting was conducted by W. R. Heaton, director for Kane county. Major Cleveland outlined procedure necessary in ob taining Civil Defense materie' and Colonel ME. Marsden of the military told of the necessity of Kane county working witi the remainder of the state ol ' Utah in the Civil Defense pro gram. , , . l . I Committee, record in favor of publishing the minutes of all Chamber meetings as they are held and The News is happy to cooperate in this worthwhile plan. Accordingly, we are printing below the minutes of the last two meetings of the Chamber as submitted in the form of copies of minute sheets: August 1, 1958 In attendance 54. , Rules and Premium List for Kane County Farm Bureau Talent Find and Talk Meet contest, as directed by the Kane County Farm Bureau vy 9,600-foot-hig- For Community Progress, Improvement with Mrs. Merlin Shumway and Mrs Gail Heaton as chairmen, and Mrs. LeGrande Spencer, secBUSINESS CONDUCTED: retary, are as follows: 1 Amateur Ta'ent Find, up 1. Lou Sayers and Don Cartto and including 17 years. of KSUB discussed the wright 2 Rural Youth' Talent Find, bicycle rodeo to be. forthcoming inclusive. ages 18 to 28, held in Kanab August 21, 1958, 3 Rural Youth Talk Meet, sponsored by the peace officers ages 18 to 28, inclusive. for the purpose of educating Place of contest Orderville children in the art of riding a Ward Chapel. bicycle. at 1958, 16, Time August They recommended a package 8 n.m. program to be sponpromotional Awards Kane County Farm the Chamber of Comsored by Bureau Federation merce, but including all business Published August 7, 14, 1958. personnel of Kanab. This program is set up for the purpose Elizabeth F. Findlay Services Wednesday Beautiful and impressive funeral services were held in Kanab Thursday, July 31, at 2 p.m. for Elizabeth F. (Bessie) Findlay, who passed away July 29 at the Kane County hospital. Bishop Isaiah Meeks of Krinab South ward conducted the services which followed a home prayer by A. D. Findlay. D. M. Tietjen offered the opening prayer, followed by the combined South and North ward choirs Singing Sometime Well Understand. Lynn F. Findlay jr., a grandson, was the first speaker of the services. A trio, consisting of Mrs. Nab-bi- e Glazier, Mrs. Ramona Johnson, and Mrs. Julia Roung, sang "Beyond. the Sunset" and MI'S. Delmar Robinson offered sentiments, followed by LeRoy P. Judd singing "In the Garden. Stake President Daniel S. Frost was the concluding speaker, with the choir singing I Know That My Redeemer Lives as the concluding musical number. Elmer Jackson offered the benediction. Burial took place in Kanab City cemetery, with Delmar Robinson dedicating the grave. of promoting business to this area and would include several days of publicity advertising. For this program the charge would be $1000,00 and conducted by KSUB. 2. Scott Brandon gave a progress report of Chamber activity. 3. Financial report: 87 members. Balance of $1023.30. The major portion of expenditures going for advertising. PISCUSSED: 1. The motion picture situation in Kanab. (This discussion brought out the fact that the. livestock issue was the main factor for dissension.) 2. The policy of the Chamber as regards to. the movie Industry as strictly promotional with no authority to interfere with the infernal problems "of the Kanab Area Motion Picture Association. MOTIONS PASSED: 1. Chamber to initiate action to bring the issue before the grievance committee with the Chamber Board of Directors, Fay Hamblin and the Kanab Area Motion Picture Association in attendance. The Chamber of Corrynerce goes on record as supporting the decision of the grievance August Bureau of Reclamation Names W. L. Rusho For Special Services W. L. "Bud Rusho has been appointed special services off! cer of the Bureau of Reclamation here in Kanab. He replaces Robert Rampton, who resigned in order to attend to family matters in Salt Lake City. Mr. Rusho has been with the United States government since 1952, when lie became an investigator with the U. S. Civil Service commission in Denver. Prior to that, he had attended Colorado university. As an investigator, he was stationed successively in Denver; Casper, Wyoming;' and Grand Junction, Colorado. His position with the Bureau deals with dissemination of public information on Glen Canyon Dam. He will be responsible for writing news releases, making a motion picture, and keeping the public generally informed about the subject. He also will administer the guide service. Mr. Rusho, age 29, is married and he and his wife Carole have three children: Patrick, 4; Becky, 2; and Tony, 9 months. TASTY SPOONS 4-- H CLUB The Tasty Spoons club members are back from Camp, tired but happy. We really had a successful trip. Our club won pens for participating in all events. We wish to thank Mrs. Arnell Judd and her small daughter Kathy for chaperoning us. We know it was a big job. Our summer work is almost finished and we will use our next four meetings in working on our entries for the County J Fair. We would like to let Mr. Rose know how much we shall miss him and hope to have him work with us again. 4-- H 4-- H Darlene Polvadore, Reporter 4, 1958 IN ATTENDANCE: Scott Brandon, R o y c e Hulsey, Fay Hamblin, Abe Bonham, Dr. Wayne Kelley, Bob Bodvin, Verda Drake. Guest: Niles Win chester. BUSINESS CONDUCTED: 1. Kaibab Lumber donated lumber in the amount of $125.00 purchased by the Chamber, to apply on membership. 2. Trail Association meeting to be held in Kanab August 23. Plans for the meeting and a conducted tour to Glen Canyon Dam were discussed and final arrangements were turned to Y-- Z Bob Bodvin. DISCUSSED: The KSUB package promotional program was discussed. Due to the lack of enthusiasm for the plan, the Board of Directors voted to drop the program and concentrate on a plan for Tourist Days in Kanab during the remainder of August; Niles Winchester was appointed to complete arrangements. Scott Brandon reported on a letter from Lou Sayers of KSUB suggesting an advertising agency for Kanab, the purpose of this, agency to relieve the business men of contact with persons selling advertising. Niles Winchester suggested this service be fun- neled through the Chamber. Scott Brandon reported he had received no confirmation from Gov. Clyde on his attendance at the dedication service. A followup telephone call was recommended. Claude Glazier, Royce Hulsey, and - Kent Carpenter were appointed to make an investigation of grievances and prepare a formal request to the grievance committee. MOTIONS PASSED: 1. To publish the minutes of evlsry meeting held by the Chamber of Commerce. 2. To allot the sum of $250.00 to sponsor a Tourist' Days in Kanab proram. 3. A follow-upromotional letter to all studios contacted in the recent Hollywood survey, . p |