Show I Spotlighting UTAH Ten Million Dollar Payroll Utah's big war-born war establIshment establishment establishment establish establIsh- ment the Clearfield Naval Supply Supply Supply Sup Sup- ply Depot has been declared permanent permanent its its major job is to help supply the Pacific Fleet and western shore installations The depots depot's civilian roster isnow is isnow isnow now at persons the tho payroll payroll payroll pay pay- roll is in excess of or annually In addition there are Navy Natty and Marino officers and men stationed at the Depot A payroll of the size reported from the Depot contributes contributes contributes contrib contrib- utes much to Utah's present prosperity I I Disney Would Film Utah Indians The fhe Disney Studios of Hollywood Hollywood Holly Holly- wood have havo shown an interest in filming an educational picture on Utah Indians and Edwin L. L Verity unit production manager has asked ed the Utah Department of Publicity and Industrial Development Development De De- for complete information information tion Uon relative to the tho Indians on the Uintah Ouray Ouray Oura reservation near Roosevelt Utah A visit to the big reservation headquarters at Fort Duchesne reve reveled revealed the fact fact that there are Continued on last page Spotlighting Utah Continued from page pago 1 1500 Indians in eastern Utah and that they are of at the Ute Uto tribes They were moved Into eastern Utah many years ago and today toddy represent three bands The 1 r l Utes from the Spanish Fork area t. t the rr from eastern Utah c and the from ColI Col Col- 1 I t F ora orado d o. o The two big events of ot the In Indian In- In than dian year are tho the Bear Dear Dance In April and the Sun Dance In July Jub- or August Of OC these events e th tho o Sun Dance holds the spotlight for tor it is a religious dance of cleansing wherein dancers go without food or water for three days all the while dancing to the sun to achieve e a blessing of Improved ed health Both dances can be seen by white people but an any photographic activities at atthe atthe the Sun Dance is strictly pro pro- It may be however that the Disney people can overcome o this objection by the proper approach approach approach ap ap- to the Tribal council An educational film explaining the tho habits manners and customs of the Utah Indians would certainly find interested audiences where- where I ever eyer shown and would result In creating considerable tourist Interest in interest interest In- In terest to eastern Utah Utah Roads Declared Good Utah roads are arc in better conditIon condition condition condi condi- tion than 75 per cent of the highways high high- 1 ways between Utah and Miami Florida declared Governor Go Herbert Herbert Herbert Her Her- bert B. B Maw upon his return from front the tho national Governors Governor's conference at Miami Governor Maw said he purposely purposely purposely pur pur- drove to the conference to make a n personal survey of at tho the roads outside of or Utah I 1 am greatly encouraged over the condition of our roads on n ti comparative basis and plan to dwell considerably on road construction construction construction con con- In my message to the tho 1917 19 legislature he said Utah Ups Construction Work Construction employment In Utah has increased 57 per cen cent cont t since the end of the war tho the U.S. U.S. U.S. U. U S. S Bureau Dureau of at Labor Statistics re re- re- re port In October mid Utah construction construction construction con con- contractors employed workers as compared wit with h at the end of the war wale In August 1945 These Thes figures however however how how- ever are still below construction employment in Utah during 1912 1911 and 1943 when military activity was at its peak Wants ants Mo Moro OlO TO Room Moons For Nn Navajos jos Padre Liebler Liebler of of Bluff Utah better known as Father Lichter Lich Lieb- Iler Jer ter among tho the Navajos Is anxious anxious ious to extend tend the borders of the tho I Navajo Indian Reservation Feel- Feel ting sing out Arizona authorities he was told that public opinion was against extending the reservation any further into Arizona territory so BO he came to Salt SaIl Lake City to feel Ceel out public opinion relative to the matter mattor In Utah Father Liebler presented his arguments In behalf of at expanding expanding expanding expand expand- ing the Navajo Indian Reserva Reserva- Hon tion before beCore tho Publicity lt and Industrial In Industrial In- In Development Commis Commis- sion slon He Ho pointed out that the Navajo Indian nation nallon is the only Indian group now on tho Increase increase In Increase In- In crease and that they thoy need more room Pointing to a map of southeastern Utah and to that part of tho the Navajo Reservation In Utah somo some miles long and 30 miles wide he lie projected tho the possibility of extending the tho reservation reservation res ros- borders northward up into the waste lands of Kane Garfield and San Juan counties Father Liebler is an Episcopalian Episcopalian Episco Episco- Minister who has n a Parsonage Parsonage Par Par- at Bluff and his work Is IB entirely with the Navajo Indians He Is attempting to teach the youngsters the tho rudiments of or reading and writing and to Interest Interest In In- interest terest them In silver r Utah Aided i c U Uy fly lIca heavy y I Heavy fall rains in various I sections of Utah has greatly Improved improved Im im- proved ro cd stock ranges many of which have havo been in poor condition condition condition condi condi- tion since 1943 Livestock is most parts of oC Utah are reported to be in good condition I |