| Show spotlighting spotlights i aig UTAH P 1 I D protests nevada highway signs aletter A letter of protest has been sent to the nevada state highway commission and chambers of commerce of several nevada cities by commissioner rulon S howells of the P 1 I D calling attention to several misleading highway signs on highway U S 91 between las vegas and glendale junction nevada the signs urge travelers to take U S 93 at glendale junction as the fastest route to salt lake city and yellowstone the fact of the matter is highway U S 93 through nevada to salt lake city is miles farther than U S 91 through utah to salt lake city the st george chamber of commerce points out that the tour st business in their city has dropped off IS 18 per cent as compared with the same period last year due to the diversion of traffic over U S 93 03 because of the unethical road signs in nevada I 1 skiers organize in carbon county the newly incorporated winter sports association of the carbon county area has named bill jacobs jacob as its president according to jacobs his organization will promote ski areas and winter sports among carbon county residents the organization is the only one of its type in the state organized on a nonprofit non profit basis A ski shelter is being completed in the mountains where hot lunches and a warm fire will be available to skiers provo has boat problem something must be done it has been decided by the P provo 0 city commission to provide safer boating on utah lake the matter however lo wever has its complications because the state owns the lake and the shores are mostly owned by private citizens there should be inspection it was pointed out of all boats using the lake to insure that they are adequately equipped with life preservers in the meantime the commission commission is is pondering the situation in view of the fact that each year boating is becom ing increasingly popular on utah lake the problem is not only provos but is being met in other utah locations cat ions it is pointed out each summer finds overloaded boats operating without life preservers on bear lake Pi lake strawberry reservoir panguitch lake and many other utah reservoirs reservoirs and lakes it is reported that more than one thousand boats are owned by as many utahna who move them to various lakes on trailers each summer for fishing and pleasure boating beet yields up sugar beet yields throughout the utah territory this season averaged slightly over 19 tons per acre as compared with tons per acre in 1940 the 10 year average is tons per acre the 1948 19 IS prospects indicate sugar beet prices will remain substantially the same as in 1917 when 1450 per ton was paid for beets of national average sugar content vj 1 the field labor picture is better in view of the fact that mexicans will be imported into utah for work during the 19 ts IS sea son |
