Show Sen Frank L Eo Moss Makes Appeal J For Skyline Funds Finds r An appeal for Accelerated Development I of forest highways highways highways high high- ways and forest development roads and trails has been made by Senator Frank E. E Moss CD- CD DUtah D- D DUtah Utah In a letter to President Johnson Senator Moss asked that the President request at least million annually in authorizations for construction construction construction tion of these roads and highways highways highways high high- ways throughout the nation Both forest scenic roads and development roads are of major significance in the highway program advanced by your administration Senator Moss told the President The authorization for national forest forest forest for for- est development roads has been running substantially below below below be be- low the levels provided for by bythe bythe bythe the year lOyear program proposed by the US U.s. Forest Service in 1960 Sen Moss said that a striking striking striking ing example of a locale where additional expenditures to imProve improve improve im im- prove forest roads would pay payoff payoff payoff off in the future is in the Man- Man ti-LaSal ti National Forest This forest now has a mile long road designated the Skyline Recreation Way The road is barely passable in good weather er but in no way meets the road standards required for a scenic highway which can carry heavy traffic The Skyline Skyline Skyline Sky Sky- line Recreation Way through the Manti-LaSal Manti Forest would serve to create an increased flow of tourists into south cen Utah as well as help open up commercial development development develop develop- ment of forest lands the Utah Democrat told President Johnson The Skyline Recreation Way either traverses or is immediately immediately immediately im im- im- im mediately accessible to the L people of five Utah counties Carbon Utah Sanpete Emery and Sevier Additional tourist and recreation traffic on this road would bring much needed needed needed need need- ed economic benefit to all of these counties Senator Moss said These counties have already been declared distressed to the extent that they qualify for aid from the Economic Development Development Development De De- Administration to better economic c conditions in these counties What better way to help these areas than to develop a natural resource as potentially valuable as the Skyline Recreation Way Sen Moss asked in his letter to the President There is great interest in Utah in the improvement of this particular road and I feel that there would be strong sentiment in the state at all levels to apply substantial amounts of forest road money to this particular road Sen Moss concluded Y f f 4 a t t i Denny son of Mrs 11 Almeda Jensen of Manti ManU receives receives receives re re- re- re a trophy from his instructor on the left Gil Hibben Denny won the trophy in fn i n a n judo meet held Saturday November November November No No- vember in Salt Lake Lak City Most 1 of the Manti ManU Club members participated in the meet Mr l states that although club members did not place high in the compe compe- tion he was well pleased with their performance considering considering consider consider- ing the few short shori months of training they have had Shown on the right of the photo is a friend of Mr l Hibbens Hibben's from Salt Lake City He lIe the black belt rank in judo |