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Show J KANAB WEATHER DATE MAX MIN PREC UTHH PRESS ASSOCIATION 4.67 East 300 SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY UT ?HI 13 68 28 14 64 43 .02 15 65 33 T 16 64 28 17 54 29 18 57 18 19 65 34 , , .02 X r Hr iV: 74! fc: r TV? A- .V- V Southern UaL Vu.' eudJS, IX3TF& Volume 53 Number 26 Kanab, Utah Thursday, March 22, 1954 Vr.- ' Single Copy 25c 84741 fr Bus Shuttling; Drug And Alchohol Survey Discussed Neil Smith, drug and alcohol department, discussed the state survey with the Kane School Board on drug and alcohol use to be given in elementary grades statewide. He asked the Board's approval for Kane schools to participate in the survey. The Board informed Mr. Smith that they would need a survey to study before giving him an answer. The Board also discussed with Mr. Smith workshops to train Kane teachers in drug and alcohol education. Dick Hamblin gave the board an update on the bus patterns and routes in Kanab. Shuttles from high school to middle school in Kanab and from the high school to the lunch room at the elementary add about 10 miles per day to the bus routes. The Johnson canyon route is growing and the Ranchos route is up to capacity. One of the buses is retired. The board passed a motion to auction the bus by bid. The need for speed bumps in the high school driveway was determined. Landscaping priorities were set in a discussion with Principal Doug Williams. Areas to be worked on first will be in the front of the school, parking lots and sports fields, along with the speed bumps. Doyle Swallow Superintendent had received he that reported excellent reports from the areas that participated in the Round Robin on how the tournament was conducted. School board meeting dates were changed to the second Wednesday in the month. The next regular meeting will be held April 11 in the district office The District Spelling Bee was scheduled for Tuesday, March 20, at ' 1 p.m. in the district office. Several protest letters from Kanab and Valley have been sent to the Utah High School Activities Association about the equity in girls' sports activities. The protest letters from citizens felt there were not enough games for the girls or enough Kanab City Council &. jp Ch1 f j' 'vTr v i .. , ,V 4 i&i-ff- T " A ,4 Vv v f . - " 5P&fM then a warm day. Beautiful Spring weather has brought out the apricot blossoms in the Kanab area. Outdoor yard work is beginning to become very evident as the weather warms more. Service District; Hospital Sale Heads County Agenda municipal power board, reported to the Council to review the report they had submitted at the last council meeting. Mr. Carroll felt that the operations and maintenance costs were not realistic, as they did not include many major expenses. He said he is still not convinced that power can be brought in cheaply. However, UAMPS has told the Council they will help the City find inexpensive power sources. Mayor Jenkins asked Mr. Carroll if the board had figured the absolute maximum costs the city could pay and still have municipal power. Mr. Carroll told him they hadn't. His purpose was based on what the Citv would have to sell the power for. He told the Council to make sure municipal power was realistic and economically advantageous to the -- 4 & Lynn Swendeman, representing the Church Wells service district, explained the need for an easement from the county to install their new water lines along the county road The service district attorney, Ken Chamberlain, will forward the necessary paperwork to accomplish this easement this week. After a discussion regarding the placement of the lines and depth, the Commissioners approved the ease- residents of Kanab before voting for ment needed. A letter from Kimball Young, municipal power. Councilman Foscarini asked how representing Boettcher and Com- soon the Council could make their pany was read detailing their pro- deciding vote. One of the Council-me- n posed services as financial advisor to was absent from the meeting so the county during the contemplated the remaining members decided to process of determining whether or wait until a full council was present. not to sell the hospital was Mayor Jenkins said he wanted to discussed. Boettcher proposed to: make sure all the facts were in before 1 . Attend meetings concerning the a vote was taken. sale at the request of the county Robert Houston felt that the City commission. would have to form a power service 2. Propose a timeline and schedule district and keep municipal power for legal and economic options of the away from the Councils governing hospital sale. 3. Determine various political and power. In other business a meter transfer economic issues and assisting the was approved in the Kanab Creek Commission in addressing same. Ranchos from Lot 1259 to Lot 1262. A fee of one percent of the sale Two ordinances were adopted, the price if and when the facility is sold residential agricultural zone and was proposed. The commission condominiums and planned unit discussed the proposal and decided to get the appraisal before making a developments. decision on Boettcher's proposal. The commission reviewed warrant edit lists for the end of February and the first week of March. All commissioners signed their approval on the lists. Several department were studied. The requisitions 12 hospital requisition for an IBM memory typewriter was tabled until more information can be studied. The theme for the Kanab Stake Also, a requisition for the sheriff s Road shows this year will be office for a training course Happiness Is... All eleven wards are working hard to produce quality Fredonia-Moccasi- n shows. The performances begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. on April 12th at the following four locations: Orderville Cultural Hall, Kanab Stake Center, The last day to register to vote for Kanab South Building and Fredonia the May 15th, Fredonia-MoccasiCultural Hall. Each ward will be School District Override Election is judged at all four locations. They will March 26th, announced Helen well as special receive a rating, as Record- Coconino Hudgens, County The certificates. judges recognition er. People currently registered to will be from St. George and Cedar vote at a residence within the district City. are eligible for the school district This should be a fun evening of election and their names will appear will be There entertainment. family on the signature roster at the polling miners, cowboys, ants, dwarfs, fair place designated by the school of damsels, pirates and a variety district. other interesting characters on hand Anyone not registered may do so to amuse you. Plan to attend! There with the following registrars: is no admission fee. Erma Sue Jensen Chamber Requests Entrance Signs; Municipal Power "Cf - A cold day, expenses for their activities. They asked for a change so the girls activities would be equitable with the boys activities. A committee is being appointed to begin work on career ladder recommendations to the Kane School Board. They will begin their study as soon as the entire committee has been appointed. . Emma Houston from the Chamber of Commerce requested the City Council's financial assistance in the Chamber's welcome sign project for Kanab. The three sites chosen for the new signs have given their permission and the sites were previously approved by the Council. The Council said they would look at their budget and see how much they could come up with to help the Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Houston also asked for the Citys help in moving the rocks they have stored to use for the signs. Mr. Hale, owner of Hales subdivision, offered his assistance also. Mayor Jenkins appointed Councilman Denny Foscarini to be the Citys liaison with the beautification Chamber of Commerce. Doue Carroll and Robert Houston, - , 'i v SW s'?- !f -- rU right-of-wa- y. Kanab Stake Roadshows Planned, Mar. 50-ho- tabled for further lnfotmatum other requisitions were ap- proved. All department requests foi registration fees for the LAC convention were discussed and clarified as to spouse attendance and fees. The county will pay for the elected official only and the spouse registration can be reimbursed to the county by the official, Sheriff Benny Riddle and Depun talked with the Steve Welch commission regarding their depat ment. Overtime or compensation time and morale ot the personnel vvere becoming real problems, Commissioner Martin is to investi- gate and talk with the employ ees and report back to the commission. The was coverage of 1 discussed and Commissioner Martin was to contact Dave Johnson wit!, Del Webb to see what can be wot ked out with them for help in the law enforcement area at all Lake Powell locations in Kane Count . Comnns sioner Martin set up a meeting w ith Mr. Johnson in Phoenix lor Marcn 26. Commissioner Heaton motioned to support Commissioner Marlin to travel to Phoenix and negotiate wnii Del Webb Inc., for help in the laC Powell area. Commissioner Johnson seconded and all voted favorably Vane Campbell reported to tbt commission on areas his rod crew department is working on presently Sherman Cox is going to Salt Lake to pickup the new spreader box and will pick up sand bags for the sheriffs office emergency preparedness program at the same time. His actual expenditures are to be reimbursed upon his return. Bids ol the loadi r received last week weie reviewed vvas All icaboo-Bulliro- g . (Continued on Page 6) School Override Election, 26th n J.. -- I 3L.2L . I " it.; V, JSatukk Irrigation Company crews worked against mud slides to fill an old tunnel In the Kanab Creek dam after reservoir water drained into the pioneer tunnel. After several tries they were able to seal off the 45 foot long tunnel with cement. 643-249- 0 Old Tunnel Appears A t Dam The Kanab Irrigation had a mystery to solve then the water in the dam suddenly disappeared several days. Upon investigation they discovered the water had drained itself into a tunnel that had been blasted out under the present dam way back in the pioneer days, for unknown purposes. The tunnel is 45 feet long and high enough for a man to stand up in. The solution was to fill the tunnel with cement. Easier said than done, for the wet earth kept caving in and having to be cleared away while attempting to pour the cement. Finally on a Monday night just before the mud was ready to give way again, the cement was poured and the tunnel was sealed off about 9:30 p.m. Lael Johnston Barbara Kimball Tina Colson 643-24- 643-5-2- Edith Holmes Carmen Russell People who Fredonia-Moccasi- n 4 643-543- 643 23d3 643-554- reside " within School the Distna. but live on the Mohave county side and want to register to vote, need to contact the Mohave Counts Recoicki about deputy registrars tri thur ana For more information or for assistance in getting registeic d, cal! . the Recorder's office at 7"9-6589- iV The crew had to use five lengths of pipe to run the cement down, then across a pole borrowed from UP&L and hooked up over a chasm, and one more length of pipe hooked to the pole before the end of the 120 feet down to the tunnel. The reservoir is full once again and irrigation water is in use in some fields. Water will be ready in the near future for use in the city limits. Fredonia Dream Comes True by Edith Holmes On Saturday, March 17, a project started in 1957 became a reality as books and furnishings were moved from a borrowed room in the elementary school to the brand new spacious Fredonia Public Library. Fredonias first Public Library was started in 1957 by the Fredonia Womens Gub. It had started originally as a PTA project but ended with the womens Gub actually doing it. Books were obtained by a book drive for donations, and the Womens Gub putting up money to purchase books for children. Gub members tock turns at being librarian. The project ended when all the volunteers dwindled to two. The books were all stored until in 1960 when the Womens Gub went to the Town Council and got permission to open another library in the County Building. It was in the small back room. The Gub had to pay to have shelves built. Three large shelves were made by Jim Baker. The Gub also purchased a desk and had one donated chair for the librarian. The Council came up with $400 a year from the County and that was the entire budget for paying the librarian for two hours, three days a week. Zola Byrom was the first paid librarian. The library was open from 3 to 5 p.m. each Mon., Wed., and Fri. The next move was to the front room of the County Building. The County sent carpenters up who built shelves and a larger desk. This was really a step up. Books were obtained through the lending library in Phoenix, Az. This space was soon bursting at the seams so when the County decided they needed the office back, they again had shelves built in a borrowed room at the elementary school. This was much larger than the one in the County Building but, again, the library outgrew the space. The hours and pay remained the same until the Library moved into the borrowed room. Mrs. Caroline Carlley was the first, and still is the only qualified librarian to work for the City. She plans to retire as soon as someone is trained to replace her. There are many women who have served in the capacity of librarian who were not official librarians but they kept the library going all these years. Many have children and grandchildren who are now patrons. So, a dream started back in 1957 of a Fredonia Public Library has now come true. If people w ith dreams just hang in there long enough they are bound to come up winners someday. This Jim Potter drawing depicts the new entrance signs the Kanab Chamber ol Commerce will be putting up at the three entrances to Kanab welcoming visitors. A slogan contest is being sponsored by the Chamber for the welcome slogan to be printed on the signs. Ail ages are eligible to enter and winning slogan will receive a $25 prize. To enter, submit your slogans to Emma Houston or the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce. No entries will be returned. The signs Mill be constructed using the old sandstone from the old courthouse landscaping, and construction will begin in about two weeks, following final state inspection. The deadline for the slogan contest is April 1, 1334. |