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Show Corp, Microfilming 141 Pierpont Ave. 9 4 DLL! TO Confcrcnco Hold Tracis of. Land Widely scattered tracts of land in Garfield and Kane Counties, varying in size from 40 to 640 acres, are going to be offered for sale to the public by the U. S. Bureau of Land Man- In Cedar City Potato grow-er- s CEDAR CITY in Southern Utah, and agri- t i - k k. V v n t I i 4' ? ( i Utah Behind In cultural specialists, met at CSU December 15 for a worthwhile conference. Discussion subjects on prob lems faced by potato growers, potato fertilizer and irrigation practices and other subjects were under consideration. Dinner speaker for the conference was Dr. Kenneth Hill, of the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station at USU. Potato growers participating in the discussions were George Crawford, Enterprise; Vance Taylor, Fremont; Don Edwards, Lyman and Eugene Mayer and Russell Mazer of Milford. Out of state specialists wers - Richard Ohms, specialist fron the University of Idaho at Boice and Walter Sparks, horticu'turist from U of I at Aberdeen. The conference planning committee included Gordon Beck-stran- agement. public auction has been scheduled for February 3 at 1 p.m. in Room 8218 of the Federal Building in Salt Lake City, at which time the seven tracts will be offered for sale. R. D. Nielson, BLM State Director for Utah, said scaled bids may be submitted prior to 10 a.m., February 3. Oral bids may be made at the sale. Details concerning the tracts and the sale may be obtained from the BLM land office managerP. O. Box 11505, Salt Lake Oty, Utah, 84111. tract with an apOne praised valuation of $480 is located about six miles north f Tanguitch. Three tracts ore within a five-mil- e area east of Hatch: One has 80 acres appraised ot $640. another has 160 acres appraised at $1,920 and the third A 40-acr- e d, Richfield; Paul Grim-shaand Louis Jensen, Logan; Wallace Sjoblom,' Cedar - City Grant Esplin, Beaver; Don Huber, St. George; Keith Chapman, Loa, El mb Fartrsworth, Grant George C. Crawford, Clove and Ivan Barlow, Enterprise; Vernon Oldroyd, Fremont; and Russel Mayer and Eugene Mayer, Milford. The w Development At Lake Powell By Frank Jensen UtahJsJosing out to Arizona the commercial development of Lake Powell. Approximately three million dollars has been spent by the National Park Service and Concessionaries in Arizona for Jake side facilities, although, paradox-cally- , 90 per cent q the reservoir lies in Utah, there are Only two small developments1 on Lake Powell one near Hite and the other at Hall V Crossing? Work is also underway at the Bullfrog site, although this area is accessible by the lake only. The busiest concession is that on the Wahweap arm of Lake Powell about six miles from the dlen Canyon Dam, where ssrnany as 2,000 boats a month are now being launchin AND BEST WISHES 4 TRAILS END RESTAURANT Peaches end Donna Kenab, Utah it from the Dam, at Lees Ferry on the Colorado River, another $320,000 has been spent by the Park Service for campground, water and sewage system. Utah is at a disadvantage because most of the lake is accessible only by primitive roads. Has tlikslona milestone in travel was reached at Bryce Canyon National Park last week when the park greeted its 300,000th visitor for the year. Mr. and Mrs. 300,000 were Edward R. Slawsky and his A Gen- eral Superintendent of the New Iron. Mine of United States Steel Opon Uouso Sot For Uursing Homo Sunday In KanaE) he nursing home in Kanab, formerly called Greenbrlar Manor, became a county institution I on November 13,1964. On that date a meeting was held among various service clubs, Kane County Commission, and many interested citizens. It was agreed to elect a Board of Directors to coordinate a program of renovation and to direct the management of the home so as to insure the best possible patient care in the face of present business realities. order to accomplish Hs first goal, said Dr. Joseph the Board called upon all service efubs representing Kanab, Fredonia, and Long Valley to undertake complete renovation of the nursing facility." He said the response was im mediate and almost unbelievable. "Within three weeks, the in terior was changed from a drab, gaudy series of rooms to a clean, .bright home fpr Jhe infirm and aged,"- - reported Dr. Sannella. " The following clubs, groups and individuals' participated: In San-ncll- a, Kanab Womens Civic Club, Kanab Jaycees, Jayceettes, A- merican Legion Post 69, Amrii-ca- n Legion Auxiliary and Lions Club. Also Kanab Chamber of Commerce, Fredonia Womens Club, Ladies Literary League, Motion Picture Extras Guild, Kanab North and South Ward Relief Societies, Long Valley, Citizens, and the Carpenters Local. Also the Hospital Staff, the Kanab Medical Clinic Staff, the Sheriffs Posse, Val Tait, Mrs. Williams and Joseph Johnson. Several people deserve special Kn-na- ' b For example commendation. Scott Betenson, Floyd Supernaw and Evelyn Mace appear to belong to too many clubs because they managed to offer help in wife Jean of Creskill, N$w Jer-seall parts of the building. Dr. Aiken not only gave gen- Canmet were by Bryce They erously of his time by "laboryon Superintendent Louis' ing" but also has been a generwho also gave them two ous financial donor. Mr. William books: Americas Wonderland Smirl likewise has made a very and Standing Up Country? sizeable donation to the proMaps, brochures, and a paintject. ing were presented by D. James Appreciation is also due Dub Cannon, Director of the Utah Leigh who has been uncommonTourist and Publicity Council. ly generous and has eased furMrs. Sawsky pointed at a highnishing problems by a great way map held, by Mr. Cannon (Continued on page 4) and commented: "That was the MARCH OF DIMES J map that' started it all. OFFICIALS NAMED Also on hand for the cereKane County March of Dimes monies were spme 60 communichairman is M. W. Beard, and ty leaders from Southern Utah, working with him are: Mrs. Ina among them, LeGrande Farnsworth, Garfield County Com- -' Hamblin, Kanab, in charge of Mothers' March in Kane County; mission chairman, and presiMrs. Zelda Boardman, Kanab dent of the Organi- . y. Hal-loc- . and Utah 24 which is the only access road to the upper reaches of Lake Powell, may take years to upgrade. tract appra'ised'dt Dryco Gcnyon KANAB Graham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan MacDonald of - 40-acr- e 0. field County, with 273.02 acres and appraised at $3,300 is about a mile south of Cannonville. In Kane County one tract approximately five miles east of Long Valley Junction will be offered. It has 40 acres and has been appraised at $240. t located, at Lander, Wyoming. MacDonald went to work at the Iron Mines in Cedar City in 1940, first as engineer then as superintendent and later general superintendent. He will still supervise the Cedar City plant, coming from Lander as often as necessary. The Lander plant big-e- r and more diversified than the Cedar City plant and so it is necessary for Graham to live in Lander. He leaves Cedar City January 3 for his new post In Landefr- - His " wife Mary who teaches at CSU and son and daughter, students there, will remain in Cedar City until the end of the school year in June. A $9,-60- proximately midway between Hatch and Long Valley Junction. Still another tract in Gar- Hew Superintendent At Lander Iron f.lino Kanab, has been appointed Jias 640 acres appraised at $1,800 is in Garfield County ap- Graham MacDonald border. 16-un- . i The concession, which includes a marina, fuel docks, and swimming beach is operated by Canyon Tours' Inc., an Arizona ' firm. The same company also has a motel and restaurant on U. S. Highway 89 near the Arizona-Uta- h The Park Service also has spent more than $2 million for facilities at its Wahweap recreation site facilities that include a campground within sfght of the res'ervoir. Sixteen miles downstream k committee served as discussion leaders. Local arrangements were made by Professor D. C. Schmutz, chairman of the CSU Division of Agriculture, Biological sciences and Agriculture ed. Sell Potato Growers -- Five-Coun- k, -- ty zation. Following the ceremonies .the Slawskys were given a conducted tour of the Park. They said they were impressed by what they had seen in Southern Utah Secretary-Treasure- r; Mrs. Beryl Orderville chairman; Mrs. Horace Maxwell, Glendale chairman; Mrs. Alice Tait, Mt. Carmel, and Mrs. Martha Roun-d- y, Alton chairman. Heaton, ' |