Show State honors former Manti man manA A former Manti ManU resident was honored Thursday March by the Utah State Department of Highways upon his retirement retirement retirement retire retire- ment after 47 years service Woodruff L L. L Andy Anderson Anderson Anderson Ander Ander- son was honored at a farewell dinner held at Andys Andy's Smorgasbord Smorgasbord Smorgasbord at which Governor Calvin Calvin Calvin Cal Cal- vin L. L Rampton took charge There were between to friends In attendance Mr Anderson was born Jan 8 1899 In Manti ManU a son of Mr and Mrs Christian N. N An An- An derson His father was employed employed employed em em- at the Manti ManU Temple The family home where he was raised located between Second and Third South on Third West WestIn In Manti Is now occupied by bythe bythe bythe the Jay Lowry family Mr Anderson Anders on graduated from the Manti ManU High School In 1917 He was present at the year 50 reunion of his class held in 1967 Following his graduation from he enrolled at the University of Utah Upon re receiving receiving receiving re- re his degree from that institution he moved to SaUna Salina where he taught school until 1923 when he accepted the position po position po- po with the road department Mr Anderson has made regular regular regular reg reg- ular trips to Manti to visit with relatives He joined the Highway Department De Department Department De- De April 23 1923 and since that time has had a considerable considerable considerable con con- Influence on the physical physical physical phy phy- development of at Utah He was Instrumental In the development development development devel devel- of an electronic computer computer computer com com- puter system for highway de design design design de- de sign and the process of aerial photography for mapping and preliminary highway routing He served for three years as secretary of the Western Association of State Highway Officials and from 1950 to 1951 was president of that tion He was presented the Distinguished Distinguished Dis DIs- Service Award by the Utah State Public Employees Association In 1965 In 1967 during Public Works Week the State of Utah awarded award award- ed him Top Man of the Year honors for his efforts In the field of public works Mr Anderson has held many different positions during his 47 years with the department His most recent Is engineer for standards and special studies He was chief engineer for 11 years before and after alter that time He was chief planning and programming programming programming pro pro- gramming engineer for a period pe period period pe- pe after atter 1957 prior to appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment to his present position He graduated from the University University University Uni Uni- of Utah In n 1921 with witha a bachelor of ot arts degree In civil engineering Governor Rampton conferred the title of Mr Highways upon Mr Anderson at the din din- ner |