| Show t f I Garfield County News Ent Enters rs I Twenty-Third Twenty Year With This Issue Founded Late Lags In 1920 With this Issue of the Garfield Garfield Gar- Gar field County News this publication publication publication tion enters another year of oC service service service ice to this community count county Land and southern Utah The paper paper was started b by Will J. J Peters late In 1920 and has been operated operated operated oper oper- in turn by Mr Peters Mrs 1 Peters and the present editor and fand and publisher G Geo o. o R. R Swain who took tool over oyer the management Lin In April of ot 1937 During Mr Peters' Peters time as editor of the paper he took tool an active part in publicising Bryce canyon and In causing it to be designated as a national park He was vas also instrumental in the organization of the Associated Associate l Clubs Civic of ot Southern Utah and an active and ardent booster ot or that that organization J I I He was ever ready to publicise pubU- pubU publicise cise the scenic wonders and recreation recreation rec rec- attractions of the southern southern southern south south- ern part of the state and did f a a great deal toward popularizing ring ing Panguitch lake Cedar Breaks Bre s Mammoth creek Navajo Hake lake and other attractions in this I section He was wa minded civic-minded L E and ever over ready to boost any com com- projector project or to take part in inI I community development f h As a publication to better hetter serve the populace ot of oCr r the southern part of or the state he founded the Kane County Standard Standard Stand Stand- ard and at Kanab and printed and published organ until his I death death in 1928 Mrs p Peters rs continued the good work of her husband and for forI fort kover I t I over nine years managed and published the two papers She also falso ls supported community projects projects pro pro- through the columns of her papers and took an active part partin partin in civic and community develop develop- ments After Arter spending some nine years as editor and publisher ill health caused her to relinquish her position to the present owner and operator Since coming here the present management has endeavored to serve the community county and andr r trade area in a manner justifIable justifiable justifiable able to the supporters of the en en- He was instrumental 1 in the organization of the 89 Highway Association and has an active part in civic and andi j i community development He tried not to miss an opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op to publicise the favorable favor- favor able aspects of ot the area and has endeavored to cooperate with every ev- ev every ev cv- ery eligible community activity During the past year the lo local local local lo- lo I cal publication has given column column column col col- after atter column of free tree publicity publicity publicity pub pub- to the war bond drives USO campaign scrap drives ra ration ration ration ra- ra tion board activities and far farwar farwar farwar war production programs as well as to other government agencies and war activities Through cooperation with lo local local local lo- lo cal civic groups and business businessmen mc men the publication has aided in sponsoring war bond advertis- advertis ments and has sponsored several large ads on its own The rhe editor acted as county chairman of the recent United War Val Fund campaign in which the count county wen went well over its quota The present management in intends intends intends in- in tends to continue to serve the area and begins this new year of service with hopes that the services of this publication ma may maybe maybe be if anything more advantageous and efficient and that this section may profit by the ef efforts efforts efforts ef- ef forts of the editor and publisher |
