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Show I NEWS FROM SOUTHERN I UTAH COMMUNITIES PAROWAN: Work has been started start-ed on a new Post Office building for Parowan. The new building Is to be constructed by Karl O. Mitchell Mitch-ell on property Immediately south of the Parowan Mercantile building on Main street The building with a twenty-foot frontage will house the Post office in the front part, and a beauty salon and telephone control room In the rear. BEAVER: A 22-year old hitchhiker hitch-hiker from West Virginia was apprehended ap-prehended in Beaver after having robbed a traveler who had given him a ride from Montana to Beaver, The hitch-hiker was accused of taking tak-ing $900 in traveler's checks from the man who had befriended him. In addition the Virginian Is accused of having cashed a 50 check In Mllford with no funds In the bank. He la to face trial in the District Court and is being held in jail since he could not furnish ball of $2500 set by the Precinct Justice after a preliminary hearing. ST. GEORGE: Tlie Big Hand Cafe, which was destroyed by fire two months ago, has been complete, ly rebuilt, remodeled and enlarged, was opened on Friday. December 19 with a gala opening celebration. The cafe has been finished throughout in sound-proof insulated material, and is beautifully decorated and furnished, both In the cafe and ft private dining room or club room. Additional kitchen and refrigeration refrigera-tion facilities have been provided. |