Show State Parks Attract Increase Total visits to Utah’s State Park areas reached the 2017789 mark for the period the Park and Recreation Com- mission has reported to the Utah Tourist and Publicity Council Pionefr Monument State Park In Salt Lake City better known as “This is the Place Monument" continued as the top attraction with 826048 visitors counted while the Natural History State Park at Vernal registered 488892 visits The Vernal Museum with its dinosaurs snd geological dis- serves as an plays for many tourists on busy US reHighway 40 park officials ported Museums monuments and his-torie buildings such as the Brig- ham Young Winter Home at St Old State Capitol at George Fillmore Stagecoach Inn at and the Jacob Hamblin Home at Santa Clara have become increasingly attractive to tourists According to D James Cannon Director Utah Tourist and Council ItlVvhitoro h7e“ m?de use of "natural- - parklands plus boating parks Dead Hone Point Climbs A total of 52756 visitor! were registered at Dead Horse Point -State Park with use showing a steady climb" despite road problems Twenty thousand two hundred forty-fopersons visited Dead Horse in the first ten months of 1964 compared to a total of 17512 for an of 1963 while 1962 visits were set at 15000 Eight developed water areas or Win? narks tunervised bv the attracted 423652 fishermen and water sports enthusiasts during the biennium The ten month use in 1964 totaled 163176 while in 1963 the water areas attracted 144028 visitors and just 125478 were reported in 1962 Boating Areas Added Boating areas include Bear Lake it which a new marina wa opened in 1964 as well as the state operation at Steinaker Reservoir first unit of the new Central Utah project Another state park showing a significant visitor use was Dixie State Park near St George where total visits for the period were Division 85272 ion ticnal signs usually of a rustic type designed to fit the settings have now been installed at a tal of 13 state park locations the report added GUNNISON VALLEY JR HIGH muons Janet Jensen Reporter AAAIAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Riley Rees Reporter swwwwuuwuuvwwwWM Well the basketball season for GVHS has drawn to a close I’m sorry it took me an extra week to say that but like so many oth- er people in the Valley I picked up the flu It seems as though during the last few weeks Gun- High has been averaging about 40 or 50 students out a day with the flu Mr Goble the forensic coachv said that if it hadn’t been for the cursed flu Gunnison would have taken second at the regional for- ensic meet held in Richfield last Friday Gunnison placed three °Ple wh°"iu competin the tate meeL fanif? Sor: enson orator Mike and Randy Larson legislative forum Gunnison formaUy took the district meet early by earning as many places as all the other schools combined competing Well it's just a couple of weeks to the good old Junior Prom I thought I’d remind everyone b- ecause Fm head of the advertising committee and it doesn’t cost anything when it’s printed in my column The Juniors will begin practicing their dance and build- " Monday things began to hop in athletic department after a week of regaining spirit Gun- nison High should be a strong competitor in the coming baseball games and track meets I think that their baseball team is one of the best in the state and their track shouldn’t be underrated eber' Oh well that’s what I said about baskfetbalL The forthcoming weeks will be filled with activity Shots will a come up next week and also baseball game You know that school will soon be drawing to a close The third quarter will end on tl 26 th of May and Khool li only 68 days from being over Gosh how time flies! - Last Friday night the Junior High held what they called 4 “Hat Hop" As I am sure you have gathered 'they wore hats Prizes were given for the most original hat and one to thejfun- niest hat and one to the tallest and one to the shortest hat and one to nearly every kind o£hat you could imagine If the truth were known they (the judges) probably couldn’t decide between all the crazy hata which was the most original so they made up 80me kind Pre or everF hat there! Well I will eat my words Last week I said spring had arrived at Gunnison Valley Junior High but for some crazy reason when I got to school on Friday that day ?er the paper 5am out’ th® ground was covered with snow! Something went wrong! I guess I’U never make weather predicing my profession I do as poor a job at weather predicting as Wes does at basketball predic- tions I suppose we’ll both learn to keeP our big mouths shut! The end of the third quarter is nearing and all the kids are fi- nally getting kinda used to the idea of school (now that the year is almost over) You would really be surprised at the way we nave assemblies any z? ms cause w'e haven t had any for soooooo long) nor do the seventh de up and dow“ tbe haUs nor do w® class any more Hal JVedont even have any food ig lunch area of the auditorium Oh but don’t get the wrong idea! The teachers still have plenty of “disciplinary action’ to take care of to make our school the wonderful place it is Just as an example: the weather is getting rather warm so squirt guns are a favorite and sling shots and elastic bands (two of a girl’s worst enemies) are becoming very pop- or not with all this opposition we still love our dear old GVHS The' overall total of park visitors during the period v 4" included 88772 persons estimated FROLI at eight undeveloped unsupervised state areas at which park LIOUNTAIN rangers can make no accurate By tally These Include sections of V V the Wasatch Mountain State Kenneth Park now accessible to the pubTuttle lic and such spots as Newspaper Rock Coral Pink Sand Dunes Surgery patients the past week Conservation Goblin Valley and JKodachrome at the Gunnison Valley Hospital: Basin Mrs Elnora Werly Gunnison Officer Utah State Poles and Signs Evelyn Anderson Manti Wanda pa-Fish & Game Flagpoles have beep installed Bogh Centerfield Medical nine parks boating parks and tients Maranda Madsen Manti A A historic sites during the past Thelma Jensen Redmond David d Of late we hear and read the Utah State Park and ence Willden" Mayfield Budd ies 0f people and their apathy to- -' has re- - Winget D Miyatake Recreation Committee Gunnison Wha at areas are all These Jorgensen crime and ward ported injustice — which rangers are in attendance has happened? Is the present Classified Ads Get Results! Large identification and direc- generation so confused that they no longer care what is right or wrong? Could it be lack of courage? There must be some sort of moral decay that is creeping upon us because of increased popuUtah In lation or the easy living trend tends to free us from having that the in game to depend upon each other for our existence It appears that we are in for a sad time when we get to thinking we can get along good without the world — or that the world does not need us good fun The church has noticed this and has originated a plan’ to set aside one night a week for famWhen families fall ily night apart it is easy to see what can happen to society I have noticed that sportsmen the last while have shown this apathy toward the wasteful destruction of our wildlife resourcAs Conservation Officer I es continually find evidence of poaching and willful destruction of both fish and game It is the same with private property yet or checkYou name your game sportsmen and citizens alike have and it ers cards or chess Play it hard been present or have observed when you these violations and have made takes a lot out of you That’s no effort at all to stop the oflike most to settle down in a soft chair and enjoy fender Some even give false inwas Beer taste beer’s and your formation and try to hinder an your friends’ talk cool from officer refresh doing to Made something you with made to relax about it They say they don’t time next playing So you’re taste you cheer your want to get involved game take time some sociable A current example is the illegal shooting of elk and deer out for the companionable taste of beer of season With many huntout BREWERS ASSOCIATION INC STATES UNITED ers and people out in the mountains they can’t help but observe these shameful violations to SHOTS THE - 6 Announced Toy NOW MORE YOUR El Gunnison Sanpete County Utah MAR 1 196$ PACE $ THUR three different types of financial aid — loans scholarships and grants and employ- mtnt All programs are available to students as well as to those continuing their education at the University Detailed information and ne- forms may be obtained from the Financial aids and 312 Park Scholarships Office Building on the University of Utah campus Union John W Wright State Department 0f vital Statistics Mrs John C Clay Cache County Women’s Legislative Mrs Daniel McDonough Catholie Women’ S R CarLeague penter First Security Bank Ste- phen Brower Utah State sity Jed Wasden and Aileen Erickson State Department of Public Instruction Stephen Brockbank state human resourc- es coordinator Robert Huefner state planning director Miss Loa Russell volunteer bureau Mr L Jack Sweet Project Head Start Dean Virginia P Frobes Stale-Vid- e University of Utah Dean Sarah L Healy University of Alabama and Wilma Victor Intermountain Indian School Registration should be made Over 25 leading authorities in Conferthe fields of industrial develop- by writing to Women’ ment population trends com- ence P O Box 800 Salt Lake Utah or City calling action and for education munity women will participate as speak- The fee for the entire conference ers or panel" members at the including luncheon on Saturday statewide women’s conference at ia $350 the University of Utah Law School this weekend The conference begins at 7:30 (Continued from Page 2) pm Friday with overview of the theme: “Utah’s Future: Whose crease rates for this service I Responsibility?” Speakers in- would be happy to go into more clude Gov Calvin L Rampton detail about this matter in indiDr James C Fletcher president vidual talks or correspondence Dr Theral with you businessmen University of Utah Black Utah State University Dr It has been very nice Edward O Moe director Bureau ating with Dr Rees who is a fine of Community Development and capable senator It has also University of Utah and Dean been nice seeing those of you Dorothy Strawn University of 'who were in Salt Lake City and took the time to come to the Cap- Washington Seattle Among Saturday’s participants ilol and call me out for a little r ElRoy Nelson Lll- - visit Many thanks to all of you h ban Overton Mouhtain States who called or wrote to express Telegraph and Telephone John your opinions about matters at McGurk Fred Pe- - issue I have enjoyed serving in tersen Litton Systems W C this capacity and wiU be very happy to talk with any of you Palfreyman and Ted Maughan Department of Employment Se- - about anything that happened curity Mrs Patricia Woodruff during the session Office and Technical Employees Vance W Aagard Final Program For Womens Meeting Legislature YOUR TVX COMPANY 9478 SHIPMENT ARRIVED on thanks for routing time good condition IT riq grande your customer BIBLE PERFECTLY! 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RiorGraniSe RAIL ROAD TOTAL TRANSPORTATION DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD County Hopping in DAVIS AND WEBER COUNTIES tia4i4 beer's the taste for Tuition and Loan Fees wildlife and yet they turn In backs and walk away — me even run They won’t even make an effort to salvage the A raise in tuition and an ingame or to notify an officer un- crease in National Defense Edutil it is too late They “just don't cation Act Loans at the Univerwant to get involved" sity of Utah are two significant nutters for high school students Our spring range rides will in Utah start at Mayfield Corral on April It was announced at the last 7 We will ride both North and regular meeting of the University South Hollows Board of Regents that resident On April 8 we will meet at and fees at the the Red point south of Manti and school would be increased for the ride to academic year For most On April 9 we will meet at resident students the raise in fees Madsen's ranch north of Manti will be $75 per year or $25 per and ride to Ephraim quarter Other increases include: On April 10 we will meet at regular fee $495 to the Forest Yard in Ephraim and $690 resiCollege of Medicine ride from the “S” to Pigeon dent fee from $594 to $660 nonCreek resident from $945 to $1050 If you are wondering what the of Law resident from College deer eat when the snow is deep $345 to from $420 in the mountains or can’t under-de$540 to $735 tnd why the spend so The tuition boost was necessary much time in the valleys come to meet the difference between nd i°‘n us on these rides and the University’ approved budget find out and legislative appropriations for the biennium Even with the fee increase the University budget will be $141000 short of the minimum requirement MRS NORVAL MELLOR Shortly after the new tuition Correspondent was announced University of PHONE Utah President James C Fletcher 'will Mrs Thelma James and sons said he expects the school Vnd "Dick“ and daughter’ have a student loan fund twice current Dr the lare year Sharon enjoyed a trip to BountiFletcher said he felt trends in t(J gn(j ayn James and to Salt Lake City to the United States would continue vikit with Mr and Mrs Jemr in the direction of increases in fees and continued simultaneous Christensen over the weekend in federal aid both for Weekend visitors at the Lloyd Bartholomew home were Mr scholarships and loans James R Sanderson director of Heber Bartholomew and gn(j yae Bartholomew were home to the University office of Financial gpen(j Saturday and Sunday with Aids and Scholarships said "the eir parents day is almost past when capable ancj Mrs Jerry Nielson students truthfully can say they gnj famjiy 0f Bountiful and Mrs can’t afford to continue their ed- j0hn Qrd 0f provo were visitors ucation" at the Leon Mellor home last “Individuals who are willing to invest in themselves through prudent management of their finane cial affairs acceptance of employment during school and the use of loans canbe assured of the means for a college education" Mr Sanderson said an(j jrs Roger Mellor of Orem He explained that there are Mellor accomMrs Ozemba panied Mr and Mrs Ivan Mellor to Orem where they visited Mr Mr and Mrs Don Barton of and Mrs Iceland Nielson on Satand Mr and 'Mrs Que Barurday ton of Provo called at the home Mrs Calvin Bartholomew and of Mr and Mrs Ray Bartholo" “ daughter Carol Marie of Provo mew Sunday afternoon Uisitors: I Pioneer klonu Vef nal f1us fire Top 2-ill- Smallest of all Utah countiesjn land area these two Wasatch Front counties arc among the most densely populated fastest growing arid most industrialized parts of Utah They are aiso the heart of Federal defense industry in the state containing Hill Air Force Base the biggest single employer and largest military installation in Utah DAVIS COUNTY AREA — 268 POPULATION MAIN square 1960 - (land area) 64760 CITIES AND TOWNS Bountiful Layton- Clearfield Sunset Kaysville WEBER COUNTY mites 17039 9027 8833 4235 3608 (1960 AREA — 549 POPULATION populations) MAIN CITIES AND TOWNS 70197 Ogden 9239 Roy South Ogden 7405 Washington Terrace 6441 North Ogden 2621 - ACTIVITIES Defense (Hill Air Force Base) manufacturing (food processing petroleum refining) livestock crops ECONOMIC square miles (land area) I960 — 10744 ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES (1960 populations) ’ - Manufacturing (food products apparel metal products) trade transportation defense (Defense livestock Depot Ogden) crops dairying - - tTearfielD' LAYT0 D BOUNTIFUL — Great Salt Lake fertile Weber Valley and Ogden River mountain basin HISTORICAL RACKGROUND Created 1850 by State of Deseret Named for John Weber trapper Ogden settled 1848 POINTS OF INTEREST AND ACTIVITIES -Milos Goodyoar Cabin — oldest while man structure in Utah Pinovlow RoMtvoir — popular water sports lake John M Browning Firodrms MuMum — working models created by greatest firearms inventor in history Municipal Building Cardans — widely noted for beauty Ogdon and originality Snow Batin — major winter sports resort Wobor State Collogo — rapidly growing college on delightful new campus SOURCE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION -Chamber of Commerce Ogden TOPOGRAPHY - — Mostly water and flats of Great Salt Lake narrow Wasatch bench and Wasatch Mountain front HISTORICAL RACKGROUND — Created 1850 by State of Deseret Named for Daniel C Davis Bountiful settled 1847 POINTS OF INTEREST AND ACTIVITIES -Hill Air Fore Rom — giant military installation Bountiful Pook Driv — breathtaking scenic loop between Bountiful and Farmington Farmington Roy Rlrd Rtfuga — waterfowl in native habitat Pionoor rock homo and churcho — Bountiful Centerville Farmington other towns Mwollor Park — canyon playground TOPOGRAPHY County Hopping series published through tho cooperation of the Utah Stato Press Association and this newspaper Materials furnished by tho Utah Tourist and Publicity Council Council Hall Stato Capitol Salt Lake City I |