Show 1 Sanpete County Cited i For up Clean-up Campaign 1 A plaque was presented last Thursday to Sanpete County for its outstanding efforts in the 1968 state beautification program pro pro- gram County Com Commissioner missioner Clifford CUfford Clifford Clif Clif- ford S. S Blackham chairman m of the county commissioners re received received received re- re the citation which read as follows Sanpete County first place 1968 Utah State Landscape Im Improvement Improvement Im- Im provement Program sponsored sponsored by Utah State Association of Counties and the Utah State University Extension ices The award was presented at atthe atthe atthe the state convention of the Utah Association of Counties held at the Terrace Ballroom in Salt Lake City The plaque was presented by Dr Arvil Stark The Sanpete County Commissioners Commissioners Com Corn missioners felt that the county communities had done an outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- I standing job last year in their up clean-up efforts Sanpete County Agent Jack Herring compiled complIed the following statistics to show some of the work accomplished during the 1968 campaign In Sanpete com com- Barns and sheds burned or removed Old fences removed 58 58 Old homes burned or re removed removed removed re- re moved 25 Vacant lots cleaned up 55 City blocks graded and cleaned clean clean- ed for mowing Junk cars hauled off Trash hauled off 1619 loads Old trees removed New trees planted in parks and cemeteries Hours spent by youth in lit litter litter utter lit ut- ter control Number of youth involved in litter Utter control Total number of people in involved involved involved in- in in up clean-up program 1462 Estimated man hours spent by citizens in up clean-up program program program pro pro- gram Estimated truck hours spent by citizens in up clean p po po- o- o grams 1373 Estimated bulldozer and other other other oth oth- er loading equipment hours |