Show San Sanpete pete County Cited For up Clean-up Campaign A plaque was presented last Thursday to Sanpete County for Its outstanding efforts in the 1968 state beautification pro pro- rO- rO gram County Com Commissioner missioner Clifford Clifford Clif Clif- f ford S. S Blackham chairman of the county commissioners re received received received re- re the citation which read as follows Sanpete County first place 1968 Utah State Landscape Improvement Improvement Im Im- provement Program sponsored by Utah State Association of Counties and the Utah State University Extension ices The award was presented at atthe atthe atthe the state convention of the Utah Association of Counties held at the Terrace Ballroom In Salt Lake City The plaque was presented by Dr Arvil Stark The Sanpete County Commissioners Commissioners Commissioners Com Com- missioners felt that the county communities had done an outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing Job last year in their up clean-up efforts Sanpete County Agent Jack I Herring compiled the following statistics to show some of the work accomplished during the 1968 campaign in Sanpete communities com corn I Barns and sheds burned or f removed Old fences removed 58 Old homes burned or re removed re- re j c moved 25 r Vacant lots cleaned up 55 t a and cleaned cleaned clean clean- City blocks graded f fed ed for mowing i Junk cars hauled off Trash hauled off 1619 loads Old trees removed New trees planted in parks 1 and cemeteries Hours spent by youth in lit litter lItter lIt lIt- lit lit-i ter control Number of youth Involved in litter control Total number of people Involved In Involved involved In- In C in up clean-up program 1462 Estimated man hours spent i by citizens in up clean-up program program program pro pro- gram Estimated truck hours spent j by citizens in up clean-up programs po pro grams 1373 Estimated bulldozer and other oth i 1 er loading equipment hours q |