Show Former Resident Of Manti Feted in m Price Editors Editor's note Some time ago the Price Chamber of Commerce Commerce Com merce honored various persons for far their civic and business activities usually over many years Sheldon Anderson former former for for- mer resident of Manti ManU was one of the recipients of this award Sheldon L L. Anderson was born in ill Manti and received his education in the Manti schools and at a business college college college col col- col- col lege in hi Salt Lake City He served in the armed forces farces in World War I from Price and was an tan army field clerk attached to the ithe adjutant generals general's department When the Eastern Utah Electric Camp Company any was organized organized organ organ- in 1920 he was employed as a bookkeeper In 1925 he was appointed treasurer and andin andin in 1930 director In 1939 he was made vice president and manager and became president president president dent in 1954 In 1959 Mr Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson retired from the man man- but has continued as its president Mr Anderson served as a director and treasurer of the Price Chamber of Commerce and has served on an many nany committees com He was city treasurer four terms 1924 to ta 1932 Price City councilman five terms 1932 to 1946 chairman of the Price electric dept when the present whiteway lighting on Main Street was installed He was a member of the hospital committee when the Price City Hos Hospital was finally built He was also on the board when Price Municipal Municipal Municipal pal Building was built During World War II he was appointed chairman of the to Committee for far the Price urea area is a chanter charter member member mem memo ber of the Carbon Country Club Castle Valley Knife and Fork Club and is a member of the Price Elks Lodge Mr Anderson has held a charter membership in Price American Legion Post No 3 and has been a member for far 41 years He is a u charter member member mem mem- ber bel of the Last Squad Club of the Legion helped to sponsor sponsor spon spon- sor SOl the first Robbers Roost Roundup and was a member the committee that sponsored a ra baseball team which won the state championship some years ago Mr Anderson married Muriel Muriel Mur Mur- iel fel Cleveland in 1920 She died in ill 1958 He has three daughters daugh daugh- tern two sisters and one brother |