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Show Sugarville Never Quite Made It as a Town Some dreams never quite materialize. The community of Sugarville, located in Utahs western desert in the lower Sevier Valley, is a case in point. When the first settlers came into the area in about 1910, there were big plans for a town. Eighty acres were set aside for a townsite, and it was even divided into lots for city dwellers. There was even a spur of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, which came from Delta 13 miles away. commented But, Robert J. Jensen, one of the farmers living in the area, nobody wanted to live on a lot in town and farm elsewhere. They would rather live on their farms. The area never developed into a town with streets and stores. It was just too far out and it wasnt on a main road , he said. So the town never quite came into existence, although it is still listed on the map. In its heyday, there were only two homes, a store, a school and a church house in the area designated as the town. Everybody else lived out of town. But the area never did 150 or so people. Now the store and school are gone, and the church which housed the Sugarville Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints until this March, is up for sale. The ward was dissolved and its members were made a part of the nearby attract more than Sutherland Ward, re- ported Mr. Jensen, who Mr. Jensen. When the area around Sugarville was first settled, it was called Alfalfa and perhaps that name should have stuck. Alfalfa is now the principal crop in the area, although some barley, wheat and oats are grown, said Mr. Jensen. served as bishop of the Ward for seven years. "Its kinda sad, he said. The church house was the community center for the entire area. And now it's up for sale. Even the crop for which the town received its name never amounted to much. There is just too much alkali in the soil around here to grow sugar beets, commented Sugarville The name Alfalfa was later changed to Omaha and then to Sugarville but, although the dream was there, Sugarville never quite made it as a town. 4 Natural History Attractions Salt Lake City has four fascinating natural history attractions which offer hours of pleasure for the visitor. They are the Hansen Planetarium, located in downtown Salt Lake City; Continued on page 10 Statewide Effort To Beautify Utahs cities and towns should be even more beautiful after the third week of May. The week of May 1 has 14-2- designated as a statewide beautification been week, and efforts are being made in various com- paint-umunities to fix-uand clean-up- . Mrs. Paula Bell, president of Utah State Chamber of Commerce and executive vice president of the Roosevelt chamber, and William Christofferson, Salt Lake City, U.S. Brewers p Association, are of the project. Kay Dimas of the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is staff coordinator. "We suggested to communities throughout the their state to tailor-mak- e beautification program to their own needs, said Mrs. Bell. What is needed in one city may not be needed in another city. She said each community was asked to make the beautification program as comprehensive as possible. Theme for this years program is Pitch in for Utah. It is anticipated the statewide effort to beautify Utah will become an annual event. of the campaign are the state of Utah, Utah State Board of Education, Utah State Press Association, Utah Broadcasters Association, Utah Chambers of Commerce Association, Utah League of Cities and Towns, Utah Association of Counties. United Cerebral Palsy of Utah, Salt Lake Area Chamber of Com- merce, the Salt Lake Tribune News. and the Deseret The Salt Lake U OF U 1977 HOME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 7:30 p.m. SAT., SEPT. 24 HOUSTON SAT., OCT. 8 WYOMING SAT., OCT. 15 UTAH STATE April SAT., OCT. 29 ARIZONA ST. SAT., NOV. 12 TEX AS-E- L PASO 1:30 p.m. 17, 1977 WRESTLING CONCERTS BASKETBALL TENNIS GYMNASTICS FOOTBALL 3 |