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Show Ainnud ChEuiber ff CMue J3&pirt Huge. foir JS I. Officers for the Year i960: President D. W. Corry Vice President R. L. Gardner Executive Secretary Milt Jolley Board Members: ' , Livestock and Agriculture Edwin O. Larson Lions Club Dr. Paul Lunt Labor : Cailos Black Industry Rex Harris B. P. O. E Charles Cooley! Rotary Robert B. White; Kiwanis Club - Robert C. Hansen! Schools Rulan Woodbury! Veterans Roy P. Urie Business - Royce Chamberlain B. P. W - Gwen Beal II. Committee Appointments and Activities: A. ADVERTISING AND TOURIST DEVELOPMENT: Wilson Lunt, Chairman Royce Chamberlain, Board Advisor In cooperation with the Iron County Commission, Cedar Ce-dar City Corporation, the Parowan, Cedar City, Escalante Valley civic organizations printed 50,000 copies of a colored color-ed brochure on Iron County. In addition the committee assisted as-sisted in printing Five-County Indian Summer Days brochure, bro-chure, promoted the printing of paper cups and place mats with a map of the area, under direction of Otto Fife several sever-al hundred people made Zion Narrows and Flanigan Natural Nat-ural Bridge hike. Supervised operation of tourist booth which disseminated information to passengers of 3,000 tourist autos from all parts of the United States and ten foreign countries. At present the committee is promoting dog-sled races for March, 1961. Members of the committee were represented at all Y-Z Trail Association and Five-County meetings. The committee recommends the completion of an unfinished un-finished project: The publication of a pamphlet "What to See and Do in and Around Cedar City." That the following follow-ing projects be continued in 19C1. I. Development of Winter Win-ter Sports at Navajo Lake and Cedar Canyon. 2. T e development de-velopment of an open-air amphitheatre and a course of study on "Tourism" at the College of Southern Utah. 3. Painting of highway sigr. at the junction of Highways 89 and 20. 4. To continue attendance and active participation in the Y-Z Trail Association and Five-County Organization. Organiza-tion. 5. That the county be urged to provide and install directional signs on all mountain roads. B. AIRPORT COMMITTEE: Paul Beck, Chairman Charles T. Cooley, Board Advisor A study was made of the Airport and numerous improvements im-provements and activities were recommended as follows: 1. Planting grass and shrubs around Administration Building. Build-ing. 2. Remove brush along runways. 3. Promote Flying Fly-ing Breakfast. 4. Proposed meetings with personnel from C A. A. and Salt Lake Airport as speakers. Recommended that an effort be made to coordinate the efforts of various clubs, to improve and encourage a bttter utilization of the Airport. C. COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN UTAH COMMMITTEE: Dixie Leavitt, Chairman D. W. Corry, Board Advisor During the second year of the activities of this committee com-mittee the request was repeatedly re-iterated that the C S. U. b permitted to grant additional four-year degrees in the ficld of secondary education. Every attempt in this direction has been successfully thwarted by demands that our college meet additional requirements re-quirements in order to merit the permission for such expansion, ex-pansion, The curriculum at the college has been expanded, also the staff has been augmented to bolster the education department. In spite of the fact that a very fine accreditation accredita-tion was granted C. S. U. by the Northwest Accreditation Association, our requests were denied. We are now led to believe that additional accreditation must be obtained before be-fore our request can be considered further. It is recom mended that this committee be Kept intact until its od-jective od-jective is attained, either with or without accreditation at this time. A passive acceptance of the conditions and prerequisites pre-requisites placed in our path by the Board of Trustees will delay this attainment indefinitely. D. CONVENTION COMMITTEE: Walter Lowe, Chairman Dr. Paul Lunt, Board Advisor Three major conventions held during the year, Utah State Volunteer Firemen Association, Business & ITofess-ional ITofess-ional Women, Utah State Elks Association. Efforts arc now being made to bring the Utah Association of Cleaners and Launderers and the Utah State Dental Society to Cedar Ce-dar City for next year's conventions. The committee recommended that an informative leaflet be prepared with a map of Cedar City and detailed information as to accommodations and facilities available for conventions. E. EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rulan Woodbury, Board Advisor I This committee engaged In the following activities: 1. Sent welcome letters to new teachers in Cedar City Schools. 2. Investigation and preliminary work for a Business Bus-iness Education Week. 3. Worked on various phases of publicity during National Education Week. The committee recommends that the program for Business Bus-iness Education Week be carried out Further that more j s- J llll i I in ' I- I ' kLkatf NEW INDUSTRY. These buildings now under construction by the Pyramid Bricquette Co., are the starting of Cedar City's newest industry. The kiln is expected to be in operation oper-ation by mid-January. publicity be given to activities and people in the field of education. In the interest of furthering educational pursuits the Chamber of Commerce awarded a $100.00 scholarship to the College of Southern Utah and $100.00 to the Art Exhibit. Exhi-bit. F. FINANCE COMMITTEE: Tom Brockmeier, Chairman Al Thompson, Chairman Rex E. Harris, Board Advisor The committee, through letters and personal contact, was successful in collecting a record amount of $10,374.50 in dues. This was a fine accomplishment though more than $3,000 short of the budget for the year. This year's assessments assess-ments and collections were cdmputed on group classifications. classifica-tions. The highest assessment by group were Finance, with Retailers and Automotive next in iine. Three classifications classifica-tions tied for top honors of paying the highest percentage of assessment. Cafes, Publishers and Printers, and Wholesalers Whole-salers and Distributors all paid 95 of their assessment. The average for all groups was 71.6. Response from individual in-dividual memberships was the lowest, only 30 of those on the membership rolls paid dues for 19G0. Recommendations: Appoint the most enthusiastic man in the community to head the Finance Committee. Do it early and make the drive before the first of May. Emphasize Empha-size the assessments by groups with representation on the committee from each group. Create a group responsibility for collection of dues. Do more on personal memberships. If Chamber of Commerce work is to proceed successfully, it is imperative that near 100 collections be achieved on the basis of present assessments. Following is a financial statement for the year 1960: ITEMS OF INCOME: 1. Dues collections $10,374.50 2. Office rent 210.00 3. Tourist booth 128.45 4. Brochure and advertising 4,440.05 5. Merchants promotion 805.00 6. Interest 48.87 TOTAL INCOME ...... $16,006.87 ITEMS OF EXPENSE: - 1. Secretary Salary 3 $. 3,000.00 2. Office salaries 1,403.35 3. Tourist booth salaries, supplies 1,049.92 4. Merchants' promotion 1,446.76 5. Office expense (printing and postage) 904.66 6. Telephone and 'VMver 426.931 7. New brochure 4,564.82 8. Travel, convont'on entertainment 525.13 9. Lesal er.u accounting 195.00 10. Taxes 249.71 11. Office rent 900.00 12. Advertising : 1,599.30 13. C. S. U. Scholarship 100.00 14. Art Exhibit 100.00 15. Miscellaneous 216.59 TOTAL EXPENSE $16,682.17 - Disbursements in excess of receipts $ 675.30 RECONCILIATION: Cash on hand January 1, 1960 $ 1,000.16 Receipts during 1960 16,006.87 TOTAL $17,007.03 1960 EXPENDITURES 16,682.17 Cash on hand December 24, 1960 324.86 TOTAL $17,007.03 G. GOLF COMMITTEE: Oren Taylor. Chairman Milt Jolley, Board Advisor This committee sponsored the forming of a corporation corpora-tion called The Painted Hills Country Club, President, Milt Jolley; Vice President, Oren Taylor; Secretary-Treasurer, Rex Harris. A lease was negotiated with Cedar City Corporation Corp-oration for 110 acres of land for a golf course. The club sold 300 memberships for a total of $75,000, employed an architect and an engineer and the course is designed and ready for construction. It is anticipated that the course will be ready for use in late summer 1961. The Chamber congratulates this committee on having achieved what so many others had attempted. H. INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION: Warren II. Bulloch, Chairman D. W. Corry, Board Advisor Under the leadership of Warren Bulloch this committee commit-tee has functioned as a sort of "Idea Brain Trust" for the Chamber of Commerce. Such projects as the CS.U. expansion, expan-sion, olf course, winter sports, movie production, and many others were conceived by this committee. It has been felt that the development of addition recreational and educational facilities would assist in attracting new Industry. The Chamber salutes Mr. Harold Rydman and associates asso-ciates and welcomes the Pyramid Charcoal Company to Cedar City, our first new industry in a long while and the first of its kind in Utah. In addition much has been done with other prospect lve industrial concerns, including Vagabond Coach Manufacturing Manu-facturing Company, Monolith Portland Cement Company, American Sportswear, Lancer Pools, Inc., and Western Wood Excelsior's expansion program. In assistance to existing business and industries the Chamber brought the Small Business Administration into the picture, and assisted several concerns to procure loans for enlargement and expansion. v It is recommended that this committee be continued. Cedar City is on the threshold of a new era. Three major prerequisites to an expanding economy are power, water, cheap fuel and energy. The supply of water and power has been doubled and natural gas is almost a certainty. Let's at least create job opportunities for our own youth, if nothing noth-ing more. There must be a growth in our economy to do this, through industrial expansion. I. INTERCOMMUNITY RELATIONS: Richard T. Brown, Chairman Charles T. Cooley, Board Advisor All Chamber of Commerce and similar clubs in the area were contacted and advised that the Cedar City Chamber was desirous of cooperating with them at all times on projects of mutual benefit. This committee served as Goodwill Emissaries to convention con-vention visitors and provided, with the cooperation of the Utah Parks Company and Automotive dealers, transportation transpor-tation to various convention assemblies for the PTA and the BPW State conventions. It is recommended that this committee be continued and its activities expanded. Developing better relations with our neighbors is highly important. Every effort should be made to become better acquainted through inter-community visitations and meetings. Don't forget, all roa,ds in Southern Utah lead to Cedar City. J. LIVESTOCK AND AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE: Dr. John Beal, Chairman Edwin O. Larson, Board Advisor The Chamber assisted with the Southwest Utah Livestock Live-stock Association Show and the Iron County Cattlemen's Association Bull Sale. Efforts were made to secure a sugar beet quota for Iron County. Attempts are now being made to have a deep test well drilled to explore the possibility of a potential source of additional water. Recommended that more emphasis be placed on the importance of this industry indus-try to our economy. The possibility of developing new industries in-dustries and processing plans in connection with the pgri-culture pgri-culture of western Iron County should not be overlooked. K. MOVIE PRODUCTION COMMITTEE: Lowell Sherratt, Chairman Milt Jolley, Board Advisor ; This committee completed a brochure of pictures showing the ideal location for a movie set to include a western street and a fort. It is the feeling of this committee that if we could set up the above mentioned location it would help to induce the production of movies in our area. It is also the feeling of this committee that, if the budget would ailow, sending a representative to the offices of the movie producers to put forth this plan would be a step in the right direction. L. NEW BUILDING COMMITTEE: George Burch, Chairman R. L. Gardner, Board Advisor This committee held several meetings and finally-emerged finally-emerged with an architect's. conception, and proposed floor plan for a building to serve as an information office,, and . . offices for the Chamber of Commerce and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. , A rough estimate of cost was set at $20,000. The majority of the committee and many others feel that the building should be located on the southwest corner of the Cedar City Park, at the intersection of Highways 91 and 56. The committee fee!? that such a building is a necessity necessi-ty to future growth and expansion, and the project should be continued until the building becomes a reality. (Chamber Report Continued on Page Five) CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT (Chamber Report Continued from Page Four) M. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE: Richard Gillies, Chairman Robert B. White, Jr., Board Advisor The political action committee met with Mr. Colling-er Colling-er of the United States Chamber of Commerce, and laid the ground work for the organization of classes. Richard Gillies accepted the responsibility of acting as leader. The chamber office agreed to write letters to prospective pro-spective class members. Lack of interest caused a failure in starting, However, periodical publication by the U. S. Chamber of Commerce entitled "Congressional Action" was sent to committee members and key community personnel. per-sonnel. Information was dispersed in this manner to the community. N. PUBLIC RELATIONS: Gordon Christensen, Chairman Gwen Deal, Board Advisor ' The committee provided, with the assistance of college col-lege personnel, a breakfast tor all Fioshmen at the College Col-lege of Southern Utah on registration day. Board Advisor Gwen Beal has worked all year on compiling information and gathering pictures of all past presidents of the chamber. cham-ber. It is anticipated that a weekly column will soon start in the Iron County Record on "Know Your Chamber and its Presidents," dating back to 1902. The committee is working on the New Year's Eve banquet ban-quet and dance. This committee should be continued and every effort should be made to sell the Chamber of Commerce to everyone. every-one. O. RETAIL MERCHANTS COMMITTEE: D. G. Cowan, Chairman Robert C. Hansen, Board Advisor The Retail Merchants Committee for 1960 was selected select-ed by ballot of the merchants themselves. The following special snooping events were sponsored: 1 Easter, ping-pong ping-pong balls and eggs. 2. May time, get the number and gas. 3. Thanksgiving and Christmas, turkeys and hams. Under the leadership of Leta Cowley a New Comers Club was organized, with Mrs. Donna Higgins as president. presi-dent. Provided gift certificates for a'i purchasers at the Bull Sale. In each promotional activity the merchants themselves them-selves defrayed at least half of promotion costs to supplement supple-ment the budget from the chamber. The committee recommended that the retail merchants mer-chants choose their own committee. That promotions be undertaken as a retail group according to wishes of the majority. That no effort be made to regulate opening and closing hours. P. ROAD COMMITTEE: EIRoy Webster, Chairman Carlos Black, Board Advisor The roads and highways being always of prime interest inter-est to the chamber, the committee, through the proper channels, urged the construction or improvement of the following: Highway 56 from Cedar City to Iron Mountain, Cedar I -caks to Panguitch Lake, highway around Navajo Lake, Midvalley to Minersville, interchanges and zoning on now proposed Inter-state Highway 15, forest boundary to, Cedar Breaks in Parowan Canyon. An active, energetic road committee is a must in "Chamber activities, Q. WATER. POWER. & NAVAJO LAKE DIKE COM. Ralph B. Piatt, Chairman Roy P. Urie, Board Advisor The activities of this committee consisted mostly of keeping in touch with various matt of interest relative to the above. There are many things shaping up whicl will be of vital interest to us in the not too distant future Among these are the Kolob Reservoir, Glen Canyon Pow er, the Dixie Project, Utah Central Project. Cedar City Cor-i poration and the Iron County Water Users are dihgentlj I studying these projects and pursuing a course in our best interests. It behooves the Chamber to become more interested inter-ested in these developments because they can have a ter rific impact on our future. III. Administration: The successful operation of your Chamber of Com merce depends entirely on the amount of finance availabl to carry out the program. The only source of finance is from membership dues, on a voluntary basis. It is regrettable regret-table that only about two-thirds of the businesses and less than that of the individuals are willing to contribute thei: share. Efforts to meet the budget fell short by $3,000 h 1960, necessitating a curtailment in activities to that ex tent-A brighter side of the picture is the fact that the Chamber is indeed fortunate to have an executive secretary secre-tary such as Milt Jolley. His energy and enthusiasm arc only matched by his perspective of Chamber work and hi: love of it. Clyda Porter served us well as stenographer and now Evelvn Taylor is doing a fine job in that capa city. Ella Bettfidge served as manager of the tourist booth I wish to take this opportunity to express my appre ciation to the County Commission, Cedar City Council Iron County Record, the College of Southern Utah and Ra dio Station KSUB, and those who have served on the board and on the committees, for the excellent coopera tion I have received. IV. Summary: We feel that a good start has been made on a Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce program that will have far-reaching ef fects in making Cedar City a better place to live. Its con tinuation will provide more jobs, education, recreation business profits, and all of the things that make for better bet-ter living. I am sure we all want these things. Your Chamber of Commerce Is the one all-embracing organization to wMch everyone can belong, participate in and enjoy the benefits of and is deserving of your support and cooperation. Sincerely yours, D. W. Corry, President NOTE Complete Committee reports for 1960 compiled by the chairmen and board advisors are on file in the Chamber Cham-ber office. |