Show Secretary o of Highway c 89 I As iJ Visits Vs's 99 S Sape e Area John I. I L. L Johnny Perkins executive ex executive executive ex- ex secretary of the International Highway Association tion met with a n group of Highway High High- way ay ay 89 boosters at Ephraim on Tuesday to tell of the progress of the association The meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing at Ephr Ephraim im was with interested interested inter inter- ested parties from Manti ManU and Ephraim only as other meetings meetings meetings meet meet- ings were held in the North and South ends of the county Mr Perkins said Highway 89 fever is taking hold all along the highway He gave the background background background back back- ground of this organization which had its beginning just a year ago when a handful of men met in Arizona Highway 89 interest is now mushrooming f fro from r o m Canada to Mexico Mr Perkins said and the association association association tion hopes to have ha mem- mem members members members mem mem- bers by the time it is two two years old Ca al Cavalcade Helped The Highway 89 Cavalcade which brought together from five states at Montpelier l Idaho see this paper of September September September Sep Sep- 2 was one of the greatest greatest greatest great- great est single factors in promoting interest in the Highway Association Association Association Asso Asso- according to Mr Per Per- kins Delegates f fro from r o m Utah Idaho Wyoming a and n d Montana 1 met for the first time at Montpelier and the resulting publicity and interest gained in personal contact has been al alJ almost almost al- al J most unbelievable he said More than 60 columns of Front Page news was given Highway 80 89 by Intermountain newspapers at nt the time of the cavalcade and many radio stations were generous with their time Mr Pei Perkins kins urged that all Utah make an effort to s send end e n d delegates to the first annual Highway 89 convention to be beheld be beheld beheld held at Flagstaff this week end At this convention he said they hope to elect a director from each of the five states traversed by Highway 89 About Junctions Junctions- Mr 11 Perkins was asked if the Association could be called on onto onto onto to help get some good junctions and take-off take roads for the Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete sector of Highway 89 since all three junctions at present are to hard-to-find right-angle right turns He said such jobs are just what the Association is for forand forand forand and promised to make this an issue in the resolutions to be prepared at the Flagstaff convention con con- Dean Folster FoIster of Ephraim said the Ephraim delegation which made the trip to Montpelier stopped in Salt Lake City on their way home and visited the State Road Commission offices lIe He said they were assured that thata a suitable take-off take would be built huilt at Springville next year but urged that this area and the Highway 89 Association keep pressing so that further delays fire ere re not forthcoming Asked about signs Mr Perkins Perkins Perkins Per Per- kins said the Association has a Sign Committee which h has a s several everal proposed signs designed end and nd ready to present to the convention convention convention con con- The group is just a year old he pointed out and has had little money to work with so to date no signs have been purchased and erected by bythe bythe bythe the association Getting Results Great accomplishments cannot be expected in the first year of an organizations organization's life but the Highway 89 group has had a good beginning beginnings It has been sending out monthly bulletins to many travel agencies and h has a s found that these agencies mostly mostly most most- ly lr in the west mid-west have been routing tourists along this highway highway high high- way on their visits to the western western western west west- ern states and parks This isa is isai I Ia a ai- ai ait it should be Mr Perkins said since most of the scenic at attractions tractions and great parks from C Glacier lacier to Grand Canyon are right on Highway 89 The traffic c count o 0 u n t is up on several sections of 89 according to Mr Perkins The count on 80 through the Jackson Hole country showed a much greater Continued on last page d t Highway 8 89 9 i Secretary Visits Sanpete ete Towns Continued from page 1 gain than that on Highway 91 through Idaho Falls Panguitch showed increased traffic a and n d dk k V sections ions of 89 in Arizona showed a 3 greater increase in travel than did other highways in the I same locality N Need d Members Mr 11 Perkins stressed that a solid membership all along the Highway is the greatest single wedge ledge we have to get better roads bring in tourists and get our many attractions properly advertised He said he picked ip tp several memberships in Fairview Fairview Fairview Fair- Fair view and Mt 1 Pleasant He held helda a meeting in Gunnison Tuesday night and they invited him back to tu hear more of the organization b p. p en on Wednesday 1 who have already purchased membership or who have indicated that they will become members within the week eek include Stans Stan's Confectionery Confectionery Confectionery Manti Motel and Cafe Manti Messenger Nells Nell's Motor Jensens Jensen's Department Store R. R C. C Anderson Cox Oil on Company Carlisle Manufacturing Co El Elliott's Elliotts Elliotts Elliott's El- El liott's Pharmacy and Chief Pontiac Pontiac Pontiac Pon- Pon tiac Company Several other contacts have yet to be made Everybody is invited to join this tIlis organization and those who join this week before the as association association association as- as is a year old will be listed as charter members Membership Membership Mem Mem- application blanks are available at the Manti 1 Messen Messen- ger No complete count of memberships memberships memberships mem mem- in Ephraim had been made but Dean Folster FoIster has membership application blanks and others are available at tho the Enterprise office |