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Show Tom Evans Buys College Project House j Thomas Evans, Soil Conservation Conserva-tion Service representative, was high bidder for the College of Southern Utah "project house," sold at public auction Friday afternoon. The home, planned and built by building trades students stu-dents at the college, is the ninth such home built under the unique uni-que training program, and sold at public auction. The home was sold to Mr. Evans for $17,550 after spirited bidding by four prospective purchasers. pur-chasers. Deposits were made by 13 prospective buyers, but when the bidding began at a high fig-1 ure only four continued to bid, until Mr. Evans was ultimately, declared the successful bidder when no one offered to go higher high-er than the $17,550 figure. The home is located at 359 South 450 West Street. Funds from the sale of the home will be used for another building. When school opens in September students wijl prepare for a new structure and begin actual construction work as soon as plans are approved. |