Show County Commission Scans Sanpete Fair At Tu Tuesday y s T n. n y Meeting g 1 L cu ay a as the at as cue Sanpete County Commissioners Commission CommissIon- ers spent a large portion of t their r regular gular meeting in the 2 discussion of the annual event 7 Of great concern to the county ou ty fathers is the declinIng declining I ing interest shown by the residents residents resi resi- dents of the county and the increase in cost reflected in inthe inthe inthe the balance sheets of the fair since 1957 It was noted at the meeting that the total expenses to the county of the 1957 fair was The total expense that year was slightly over The report also that 1957 was the first year that the family hospitality books were sold under the direction of the county's Lions Clubs The reported listed over 2500 worth of hospitality books sold that year This figure slipped dollars in 1958 and has continued its downward descent descent descent des des- cent until in 1964 there was only 1000 recorded from the sale of family tickets A financial breakdown by County Clerk Douglas A. A Jorgensen Jorgensen Jorgensen Jor- Jor gensen showed that expenses have risen risen from the figure figure figure fig fig- ure in m 1957 to an estimated this year It was estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated that the county would have to pay between and out of its fair fund this year to meet all obligations But the financial status of the fair was not the foremost problem in the minds of the county lawmakers The commissioners commissioners commissioners com com- missioners 4 ar are are eager eager t to find 4 out why interest in certain sections of the county has dropped off since the fair was reactivated in 1957 Mr Jorgensen Jorgensen Jorgensen Jor- Jor gensen noted that one part of the county this year had only purchased about 80 to 90 worth of family tickets The commissioners agreed that the main idea of the fair was to provide a place of enjoyment enjoyment enjoyment en en- and culture for families f families milies mi- mi lies of the county They would like to td find a solution to this lag of interest on the part of county residents Glen Allred AIlred secretary of the fair board appeared before the commission with a tentative report of the financial condition condition condition condi condi- tion of the 1964 fair He said that as yet he had not received received ret re re- re- re all bills in connection with the show He estimated t that to would be required to settle the debts The commissioners empowered empower empower- ed cd Mr Allred to pay all bills with Mr Jorgensen to supply the balance necessary to pay payoff payoff st r off the obligations In other a action tion coming from the commission chamber the purchase was authorized of a rotary mower to replace the cutter-bar cutter type mower now in authorized authorized authorized author author- use Bill Keller KeIler was through a motion by Com- Com t Clifford Blackham J. J with a second offered by Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner Stanley Voorhees to buy the unit for immediate use Y A motion was also made by Commissioner Voorhees with Mr Blackham offering a second second second sec sec- ond that the county apply the rental money moncy paid on a highway highway highway high high- way sweeping broom toward the purchase of the machine All commissioners approved both motions Sanpete County Agent Del Purnell made an appearance before the lawmakers concerning concerning concerning concern concern- ing surplus equipment housed in his offices He said that there was a tape recorder e a film strip project and a mimeograph machine It was noted that the mimeograph machine had been sold about two years ago to the Manti ManU North Ward The film strip and projector ector is an old model does not have a fan The recorder recorder recorder re re- re- re corder and projector will probably be transferred to another ably bly county department A motion was also made by Mr Blackham that Mr Purnell Purnell Purnell Pur Pur- nell be authorized to lookaround lookaround look lookaround around and check out prices dictaphone machine on a new for the county agents agent's office Mr Voorhees seconded the motion with Commissioner Hansen Hansen joining in app approving the measure |