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Show ISPOTLIGHTING UTAH ASSESSER VALUE OF UTAH CUMBS The highest assessed valuation valua-tion in the state's history may be in store for Utah the Utah State Tax commission reports. Tentative assessments of mine and utilities have increased $18,-974,167 $18,-974,167 in excess of 194Ts figures, fig-ures, the commission indicates, which may boost the total state assessed valuation to an all-time all-time high of $750,000,000. Actual figures on Utah's total 1943 assessed as-sessed valuation will not be available until county assessors submit valuation totals LAND TO BE AUCTIONED Approximately 8000 acres of state-owned land in Garfield and under the Panguitch State canal and Hatchtown reservoir site area, ar-ea, will be auctioned at the Panguitch Pan-guitch courthouse June 15, at 10 a. m. One tenth of the purchase pur-chase price is required as a down payment CALIFORNIA TURNS TO UTAH The Eimco Corporation of Salt Lake City has been awarded a $450,000 sewage filter contract by the City of Los Angeles. It is significant that the large, highly high-ly industrialized Coast city should turn to Salt Lake City for an Industrial commodity that has won a market in all sections of the nation. - UTAH'S LITTLE HOLLYWOOD LOOKS TO BUST SEASON Citizens of Kanab, Utah's "Lit-the "Lit-the Hollywood," are expecting a busy season. With having cattle roundups and farming, they are going to have their hands full acting In the movies, as well. Practically all of Kanab's picturesque pic-turesque 1500 citizens are listed in Hollywood's extra bureau already al-ready established in Kanab. June 1 will see the Universal Pictures Corporation of Hollywood Holly-wood move into Kanab with a company of approximately 200 motion picture people in preparation prep-aration for starting three major outdoor epics in Kanab's "Paria Region." According to PID commissioner commission-er Rulon S. Howell, Universal will film "Wildfire" first, then "Calamity Jane", and start on "Sam Bass'" by July 15. The picture pic-ture people will be housed nd fed at the well known Parry Lodge, and a huge modern air-port air-port at Kanab la being rushed modate the big movie studio's to completion in time to accom-air accom-air transports and actors' private' plane accompanying the arrival of the film corporation. In order to make certain locations lo-cations in Kane County accessible accessi-ble to the motion picture people, Commissioner Howells indicate that the PID and Kane County will cooperate in constructing and improving certain stretches of road in that county. |