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Show Page Two f , , SOtrtiffiRN UTAH NEWS : SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KANE COUNTY, UTAH Published r ' every Thursday at Kanab, Utah PANY!. . ... A meeting of the stockholders Errol G. Brown, Publisher and Editor of the Kanab Irrigation Company, a corporation," has been called for Monday, the 15th day of December, 1958, at the hour of 7:30 oclock P.M., in the Courthouse at Kanab, Kane County, State of Utah, at which meeting there will be presented for adoption a proposal to amend the Articles of Incorporation of Kanab Irrigation Company. The - nature - of - the --proposed amendment is to repeal Article. XIII of the existing Articles pertaining to assessments and to adopt in lieu thereof a new Article Jail which will provide that the Issued and outstanding stock of .the corporation shall be subject to assessments for any purposes consistent with the object and purposes of the corpora-- j tion in such amounts as may be determined by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that no such assessments shall exceed the sum of $2.00 per share of the outstanding capital stock of the corporation of all classes, unless a majority of the stockholders of such outstanding shares shall authorize such larger assessments at a regular meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose; to elect officers for. the ensuing year; and to ,, ' COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENTS Nan E. Johnson, Orderville Allen Cox, Alton Lillith Pugh, Glendale Carmel Mt. Bemeeta A. Tait, Ivis Farr, Fredonia matter October 6, 1944 at the Entered as second-clas- s the Act of March 3, 1879. under post office In Kana, Utah, All communications and items for publication must be In print. signed by the writer, whose name must appear Write on one side of paper only. Use no abbreviations. All communications subject to acceptance as the judgement of the publisher may determine. MEMBER UTAH STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION Subscriptions $3.50 per year, $2.00 for Six Months i "I may not agree with what you say, defend to the death, your right to say but I will it.-Vo- ltaire to Kanab Ciiy Librarian Writes Interesting Account On Problems and Growth of Library H. Mace the books in the high Housing school building did not prove to decided that the financial ac(Continued from last week) be a good venture as many were count of the library be turned beso arrangements were made over to the town clerk at the At one time, they raised $97 lost; of would the which year, books in a more cen- ginning from a play called Black Cats. to place thein the be January 31, 1925. tral community. On place woman each To advertise it, April, 1926. At this time, the 7, 1920, they were moved wore a black paper cat sewed to August committee was asked to housing corin room northwest to a the the sleeve of her coat for two ner of the Kanab Opera-House- . meet with the county commisweeks preceding the date the (This building has since burned sion and see If they would make play was to be presented to the down.) The school books, which the library room free for rent. ptiblic. loaned to the library by the It also was decided at this meetOn January 19, 1918, the li- were to turn the money from fines school board, now were with- ing brary was moved from its first drawn, but later again were and rentals ($23.16) over to the book committee at once to purhome, which had been a roomon the. second floor of the Jepson placed in the library. chase books for the rental shelf. room was this comparHeating The board decided to close the building. (This building previatively expensive and the light on all legal holidays. ously had been used for class was library room not as the satisfactory rooms by the high school.) The June 3, 1926. At this meeting, of was at the back the building. new location was in a room in the president of the board reMrs. Hamblin for looking began the new school building, which ported that the county commishad just been completed. The a more suitable place. In the sioners had cancelled all rent up new a court meantime, county library books of the district house had been erected and a to January 1, 1927. school were listed with those of There was $292.46 in the liroom with large windows was the library. brary fund now, so the book comAt this time, an effort was made available. By February 15, mittee was authorized to use $75 books the been had 1922, again made, at the suggestion of state moved to a room at sum to purchase books. the northwest of thislibrarian library officials, to make the li- comer of this was allowed 35c The Here the building. an brary into a county library, as heating problem for hour overtime. working was solved by this would bring a larger reveIt was motioned and approved of the use an heatnue from taxes and all the counstove, the stovepipe of which that the librarian be permitted ty would have advantages of a ing was tin sheeting to take onbooks suitable for the lipublic library.. Petitions were tackedputoverthrough fines. The motion of the upper part of a brary circulated throughout the county H. Hamblin Rose that the board to window make it fireproof. but, owing to the epidemic of have library rules and regulaas This a room served library Spanish Influenza at the time, for more than 19 tions printed, also letterheads years, a few the petition was lost Later, a more shelves being added from was second By Blanche circulated, petition all towns reporting except one; but by this time, rules governing Carnegie library funds made these funds not available to libraries of this rating and the " idea of a county library was abandoned. Mrs. Hamblin had spent much time and energy in an effort to bring this project before the public notice of the county. Her aim for years had been to include the county in the project and its failure to materialize was a great disapplntment to her. She wept when telling a friend of the circumstances. By October, 1918, a report of finances showed $140 was received from the one mill town tax and the library now .was housed in the high school building and open to the public from 1:45 to 3:30 p.m. each school day. Teachers were to act as librarians during school hours. time to time and extended across the room until only a small space remained for the stove and the librarians desk By the time the library was moved again. At a library board meeting held at this time, on proper the librarian was authorized to purchase a fire shovel and a lamp. (Kanab did not get a municipal lighting system until Kanab off filiS -- -B- y- Rex Brown . . ; ture. ' Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jones entransact such further business as may properly come before joyed a few days in Las Vegas last week and a visit In SL Geosaid meeting. as well is desired in rge Your Massachuetts passed a law in 1656 requiring ever community .to maintain a combination tavern and meeting house called an ORDINARY. 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KRYLOII Spray Paint tor year Christ- mas decorating, rcg.prica SI.C3 $1.50 this sale only - BANK OF SAUNA . - Salisa, Old - Pangcileh,' UL'i .. ;"V' - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation siik Spirit Toons i .;t Member A total of 589 mor deer were checked through the Daniels canyon station, near Heber City, this year than during the same period in 1957, according to figures released by the Utah Department of Fish and Game. The 1958 tally shows hunters checked 6.322", deer through the station, compared to 5,733 during the 1957 season. Some 30,000 deer kill questionnaire cards are being mailed this week to hunters over the state, the department announces, and It is urged that all sportsmen receiving one of the cards fill it in accurately and return It promptly. The cards are with postage paid. Data compiled annually from these cards becomes an important part of the information uspd in setting future hunts and the entire deer management pro' . , gram. By filling the card in accurately and returning it promptly, sportsmen receiving them contribute greatly toward better management of the states deer herds and their own hunting fu- Ticket given on each $1 cash sale or each $1 received on account. FIRST STATE - Mrs. Orpha Laws of Kanab returned this week after spending the Thanksgiving holidays with her daughters in Nephi and Salt Lake City. 1 per reading. ist . ; was purchased from the State Bank of Kane County for $25 by paying cash down; and it was decided that the library should keep a rental shelf of the best and latest fiction at ten cents Kana!), Utah Fix-u- p 4, 1958 10 percent Discount on all merchandise in stock on cash sales. 1924.) On April 10, 1924, a typewriter On March 5, 1923, a letter from the county commission was read, stating that the rent on the library room had been reduced from ten dollars to five dollars per month, providing all back rent was paid up. December 29, 1923, the vice chairman of the board was appointed to get a statement of the amount of money paid into the town treasury for the library by the Fourth of July committee. April 10, 1924. It was motioned that the librarians salary be advanced from one dollar per library day to sixteen dollars per month. The library now was open to the public three days a week, three hours each day. October 16, 1924. The board Construction Pre Christmas njo-tio- n, 1053 Dear Hunting Figures Surpass Previous Years Total and envelopes, also carried. September, 1929. Two mem- presence bers of tire library hoard were chosen as a committee to see person or by proxy.. Dated at Kanab, Utah, this the officers of the various organizations and ask each of them 10th day of November, 1958. KANAB IRRIGATION COMto .appoint a member to assist in PANY putting on a play for the benefit of the library. By Morris Brown, Secretary February, 1931, On motion, it .... was decided to ask the town Dae, of First Publication: Notreasurer to make out a library vember 13, 1958 report each year from January 1 Date' of Last Publication: De-- , to December 31, inclusive. , cember 4, 1958 October, 1931. Th Ladles literary League donated $47.58. elation was read, wherein he reThe following November, the the libra ry'board memteachers and students of the ferred bulletins relating to to bers schools donated -- $60.36, which CWA library projects. The lirepresented the proceeds of a board decided to close the brary play. library at this time until some Ocober, 193L The sum. ofi means to obtain more funds was $127 was donated to the library available. for the purpose of buying chiThe library received 181 books ldrens books. This Amount had from donations and the Ladies been collected by various town donated $10 in League Literary to organizations purchase play- November, 1934. ground equipment for children, February, 1935. Librarian but, as there was no suitable H. Hamblin stated the obRose loA a public playground, place the money was put into the li- ject of calling a meeting at this was to discuss ways and brary fund by the town mayor. time At a meeting held January 5, means to set up a project to 1934, a letter, from the secretary build a library,, through, the of the Utah State Library asso- - W P A fund and get it before the (Continued on Page Three) k December J Thursday, ' . x NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEET-- ING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF KANAB IRRIGATION COM- . .. ' - i Kentucky's finest bourbon, at no extra cost. 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