Show SANPETE COUNTY RECORDER CHOSEN OUTSTANDiNG ANDING COUNTY OFFICIAL OF 54 Mrs Mae S. S Graham Sanpete County Recorder was named as Outstanding County Official of 1954 at a convention of the Utah State Association of County Coun Coun- ty Officials held at the Newhouse Newhouse Newhouse New- New house Hotel in Salt Lake City last week Mrs Graham is the first woman to be so honored since the inauguration of this award three years ago by the widow and children of M Mark Mar a r k Tuttle Mr Tuttle was the first President President President Pres Pres- ident of the State organization He was State Auditor and a Salt SaIto Lake County official His family knowing of their fathers father's great integrity and love for p pub public u b 11 e c work and his high regard for efficient and honest public officials and having a desire to perpetuate the name of Mark Tuttle and the ideals for which he stood created a perpetual fund for the purpose of making an annual award to the the outstanding county officer rendering the greatest public service to the people of h his i s community and state Hugh Tuttle a son of the founder of the State Association made the presentation to Mrs 1 Graham of the service scroll and wrist wristwatch watch Strictest secrecy guarded the naming of the award winner until until until un un- un- un til the proper moment thus the honor came as an overwhelming overwhelm overwhelm- ing surprise to Mrs Graham who was seated among the 1000 guests assembled at the banquet Various organizations throughout through through- out the state presented letters of recommendation to a committee committee committee com com- who selected the individual individual individual dual for this singular honor The American Legion A Auxiliary ary of which Mrs 1 Graham is past president nominated her as one rendering outstanding service to Community and State She was wasa a also 1 s o 0 recommended by other groups throughout the State The c com committee o m m i t t tee e e chairman Sherman State Auditor Selvoy J. J Boyer member State Tax Commission Antone B. B Prince past president of association association asso asso- elation Clyde Ritchie and J. J Austin Cope Jr former county officials chose Mrs 1 Graham for forthe forthe forthe the award out of the 30 or more nominations sent to them An excerpt from the l 1 letter e t t e r written by Mrs 1 Benjamin Hulme of or the Legion Auxiliary gives the following qualifications in nominating Mrs 1 Graham In her capacity as Sanpete County Recorder she has rendered rendered ren ren- dered extraordinary service Sh She helped develop and Is well known throughout the United States because of her work In perfecting the Visible Guide an alphabetical name index in index index in- in dex to locate records on r rea real e a 1 J property Her executive ability In handling handling handling hand hand- ling her office force equipment and personnel her personality agreeableness and prompt courteous courteous courteous cour cour- service are outstanding according to all who work with her Her tier children reflect the mothers mother's mothers mother's mothers mother's mo mo- mo- mo ther's influence in strength of ot character and general integrity All are arc active in the communities communities communities in which they reside and andin andin andin in their church She has held numerous reli rell religious and secular positions Surely hers has been a life of service and activity She Is Isa Isa isa a charming lady both In appearance ap appearance appearance ap- ap and actions and is undoubtedly a worthy candidate for the outstanding county official official official cial for the year 1954 0 n |