Show CIVIC OF HUAU anu ahr K development PUNS designation of wayne wonderland as monument expected early designation of the wayne wonderland as a national monument can be expected according to a report given the associated civic clubs of southern utah in their monthly meeting held here saturday with the richfield lions liona club members as hosts J Q peterson regional director of the taylor grazing act with headquarters in salt lake last week sent a letter to washington D C recommending withdrawal of ane area necessary for the monument and enclosing a letter from mr martines as president of the associated socia ted clubs giving assurance that wayne county people are in favor of establishment of the national monument the business session which was held in the national guard armory in the afternoon was devoted also to consideration of the possibility of obtaining federal funds with which to construct the cedar long valley park approach road the routing of the roosevelt highway proposed diversion of the gasoline tax fund development of fossil beds near henrieville Henri eville in garfield Garfie IJ county and the establishment of a museum in which to keep the relics found in the state payment of county road bonds construction of the airport at bryce canyon and the installation of water systems at escalante and antimony elmo L irons representing the gunnison sugar company spoke on the benefits of the sugar beet crop to sanpete and sevier counties the organization voted to urge the utah state road comi commission cission to send at least one of its mem beis to washington to confer with federal officials when hearings shall be held soon on the apportionment tion ment of funds allotted to the national park service when it was depoi re potted ted that it will be le ie commended that the funds derived from the sale of automobile license plates be diverted to sources other than the repayment of road bonds and the construction of highways the group voted to oppose such action the same as it has on the gasoline gas olire tax fund this also will include registration fees at present the amount received from the sale of license p plates blates is set aside to pay off load bonds issued since 1917 there is according to W D hammond member of the state road commission a surplus of nearly in this fund but it will take an act of the tha legislature to use it for any other purpose the bonds he be said cannot be paid sooner as the holders consider them a very good investment making it plain that he was talking as an individual and a member of the associated civic clubs and not as a member of the road commission mr hammond suggested that this fund be for the improvement of secondary roads in the state he added that for approximately 2000 per mile most of these roads could be surfaced with an oil mat james al sargent of and J E garn gam regional dil director rector of airports for the department of commerce that work on the bryce canyon airport will start soon entertainment features connected with the meeting were a banquet at the johnston hotel in the evening at which guests representing 15 southern utah counties were entertained a dance later in the anona pavilion and in the afternoon a tea for visiting ladies and lionesses at the home of mr air and mrs F G Marti martines neg on sunday the visitors enjoyed a trip to fish lake where luncheon was served at gaard tavern D H president of the richfield lions club presided at the banquet and introduced W 0 duff cluff as master of ceremonies cere monica mayor W L warner gave a welcome speech president frank G Al martines artines spoke on recreational features offered by southern utah and the following members were called on for short talks senator P J fennel of eureka brigham nielson of dividend henry E petersen of cedar city james sarg ent of panguitch W D hammond of the state road commission and dwight buchanan of new jersey a former Rich fieldian owen W bingham Bing bam accompanied at the piano by miss melba cope entertained with musical numbers the next meeting of the associated civic clubs will be held at kanab october 17 officials of arizona have already accepted invitations to be present at the meeting and it is the hope of the southern group that a more friendly relation will result in the two state confab |