Show Lenn Jensen Accepts New Position t yf PT rf w LENN C C. C JENSEN Lenn C. C Jensen of Ephraim has submitted to the Sanpete County Commissioners his res res- resignation resignation ignation as executive secretary of the Sanpete Industrial Development Development De De- Development Committee The resignation was submitted submitted submitted submit submit- ted on May 25 to become effective effective effective ef ef- July 1 but as yet no action has apparently been taken by the commissioners to name a successor Mr Jensen said Wednesday He is leaving the position to become sales manager and public relations representative for the Sanpete Forest Products Products Prod Prod- Corporation which expects expects expects ex ex- to start operations this coming week Mr Jensen has held the Industrial Industrial Industrial In In- Development Committee Committee Commit Commit- tee for more than seven years Some of the industries and other facilities that have come to to Sanpete since that time are listed by Mr Jensen as TJ The nh Osborn A n 1 r Co K I J 4 I I 1 I I The Osborn n Co Apparel i lo lt l Pleasant Pacific Trail Manti Fairbanks Museums in Fairview Fair Fair- view and Spring City The Sorensen Manufacturing ing Co Manti The L. L and M. M Trailer Co Ephraim and Manti The Sanpete Forest Products Products Products Prod Prod- Corporation Ephraim The mining of oolite stone north of Ephraim by the Whit Whitestone stone Co of Salt Lake City Mr Jensen said there are three other promising projects being worked on on and which probably can be brought to Sanpete if followed up prop prop- erly Members of of f the committee at present are Owen Anderson Sp Spring ing City representing the northwest wing Roy F. F Reid Ephraim representing the center center center cen cen- ter portion Eugene Gunnison representing Gunnison Gunnison Gunnison Gun- Gun nison Valley and Robert Jensen Jensen Jensen Jen- Jen sen Manti representing the county at large and working with the county commission Clayton Peterson resigned last fall to fill an mission He had served on the committee one full year two-year term and more than a year of a second term Mr MI Jensen said h he thinks the committee has been an important important important im im- im- im factor in working with the Forest Service toward the improvement of Skyline Drive as a tourist attraction and for forthe forthe forthe the enjoyment of local people Other matters in which the has had at t least some small part were listed by Mr Jensen as Helping Walter Hansen and Sons become established in their present location and b being being be be- ing able to buy steel direct from the US U.S. Steel Geneva plant instead of through a jobber or agency Worked through the Public Works Administration and other other other oth oth- er Wa Washington hington agencies in helping to get approval and finances for water development development development develop- develop ment projects in Fairview and Mt Pleasant and the sewer system for Ephraim Gunnison would also probably have had hada a sewer project approved by now and ready to go had the application been made in time In 1960 or 1961 Sanpete was given a plaque and certificate as being the outstanding county county county coun- coun ty in Utah in the development of industry Mr Jensen has also served the Utah Rural Development or and/or is presently serving on Administration which is functioning functioning functioning under direction of the Utah State University Extension Extension Extension Exten Exten- sion Service a member of Incorporated for the development and promotion of tourism Forest and state highways highways high- high ways etc member of the Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete Water and Natural Resources Resources Re- Re sources Committee since its organization some two years ago with wilh Reuel E E. E Christensen as chairman chairman of the fix fix up up up paint clean up subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- committee for the state now In his third year as president of the Associated Civic Clubs of Southern and Eastern Utah in which position he plans to continue until January He also pointed out that during during during dur dur- ing his term with the Sanpete Industrial Develop Development ent Com Com- ComI t t Palisade has been made part of the State Parks system and nine new buildings for services such as grocery stores cafes motels etc have been erected in the county He said the State Industrial Commission reported that for forthe forthe forthe early Ii the first time since the Sanpete is holding its 11 own and possibly making some gains in population |