| Show Ephraim Mill Now Going At Full Steam Stem The first carload of lumber from the Sanpete Forest Products Products Products Prod Prod- Co sawmill will be loaded loaded loaded load load- ed this week and shipped to the Welch Mill in Midvale It will be loaded on ona ona ona a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Railroad Railroad Rail Rail- road car at atthe the west end of the spur built for the former fonner Ephraim cannery The spur was being put in usable condition condition con con- Wednesday The first shipment will be Engleman Spruce often called called called call call- ed white pine sawing of which was to begin Wednes Wednes- day Up to now only aspen logs have been sawed and there are tall stacks of aspen lumber neatly stacked with drying sticks allaround all allaround allaround around down at the mill site Naturally all this work requires requires re reo re- re quires quires' several men At present present present pres pres- ent 11 men are directly employed employed employed em em- with the operation of the sawmill and another 45 are busy with the logging loggin and trucking operations Much of the detail of the plant operation and the firms firm's organization was explained to the 70 persons who called during during during dur dur- ing the open house on July 23 Very successful is the way Mr Al Hurst plant manager terms the day Visitors included included in in- eluded officials of the Small Business Administration and Area Redevelopment Administration Administration Adminis Adminis- from Salt Lake City Washington on DC D.C. and Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver Colo regional Forest Service officials from Ogden Forest supervisors and employees employees em em- from this and other areas of Utah Also among the callers were members of the Sanpete County Commission mayors councilmen etc Exceptional is the term Mrs Hurst used in describing the buffet luncheon served to visitors from 12 noon to 2 pm p.m. by Mrs LaRue Nielson of Eph Eph- raim Quite a number of people drive down around the sawmill sawmill sawmill saw saw- mill grounds each day to note the activity going on there and try to keep out of the way of the stackers etc There are also many comments on the number of truck loads of logs that turn west at Main and First North in hi Ephraim each day Any man who is filthy rich will always find a woman who is willing to take him to the cleaners The motion mation was seconded by Kendall Keller with members giving iving their approval Mr Funk said he would contact Sevier School and Office Supply Supply Supply Sup Sup- ply and have them deliver the and staples i Bids for the concession stand were opened Mt Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant Second Ward had low bid of 00 A motion was made by Kendall Keller to accept the bid with the stipulation that if said concession stand Is not cleaned up and trash boxes bones provided for garbage during the two days of the fair an additional charge of 35 be assessed Final Inspection inspection inspection tion time will be on Sunday August 16 1964 Motion was seconded by Bruce Allred with all members voting aye A discussion was held in regards to purchasing new street banners It was stated that four banners were purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased last year A motion was made by Elizabeth Anderson that two new banners be purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased this year A second was offered by Morris Bunnel with all present voting yes Board members present for forthe forthe forthe the meeting were President Ned Madsen Clair Erickson Elizabeth Anderson Morris Morria Bunnell Sybil Bessey Clair Tuttle Dennis Fun Funk Del Purnell Purnell Purnell Pur Pur- nell Lynn Nielson Kendall Keller Bruce Allred and Glen Allred |
