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Show MicroMm i;i V Corp p'erPOnt 1 Ave, NATIONAL VOLUME XXV NO. 25 KANAB, UTAH, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1957 The Kanab City Council met in their regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening and in a four hour session undertook to solve, or place under study, many problems confronting the y s VJr- Project Bid In Reclamations History - In brief, but precise ceremonies, L. F. Wylie, Project Engineer for the Clen Canyon Project, read tlie largest bid in the history of the Bureau of Reclamation here Thursday at 10 a.m. n when four bids were opened for the prime contract for V Slates First Aid Class Glen-Canyo- Dam. The Kanab Chapter of the American Red Cross announced this week that a 15 hour First Aid Instructors Training Course will be given May 6th through the 10th. at the Kanab Elemen-arSchool. Anyone who holds a valid advanced First Aid Card Is urged to attend. Further information may be obtained by calling Mrs.. Loma Cottam at MI 4-- 2334. Plans and all engineering are worked out, and an application has been submitted, for water and sewerage improvement for the city. This project is a must for any future development and the City Dads are working full time with a Salt Lake City Engineering Company to get this under way. As now outined by the Engineer it may be possible that this project will be underway by late summer, however, to try to keep current on the needs for water in Kanab at the present time, the drilling of a well is to be started in the very near future that will supply the city with part of needed water. Opening of bids Tuesday night on the well was made with a Salt Lake firm being low for drilling a 16 inch hole to be cased with 12 inch casing' to a possbile depth of 250 ft The bid on this well was $10 per linear ft and Included casing. With Mayor Aiken presiding C H. Ackerman, William O. Knudsen, Lloyd McAllister, Lowell Johnson and Norris Macde-til-s With R. Opening Major Hero Friday tSJ 1 f I ral requests and complaints were heard. Herring Concrete Co. and the Thea Earl Whittaker Drive-Itre were granted requests for water connections, and being outside of the City were placed under the same agreement as sther persons outside of the city to the effect that they would be furnished water when available, but when a shortage occurred Dost that they would have to be cut Hoyt n of the seoond bid, amounting to $107,955,122 and entered by Merritt Chapman and Scott, a Delaware Corporation of New York City with all auplementa and papera In order waa read and determined later a the low of tho invitations to bid aa 'ead. . Two other bidders, Glen Can' yon Contractors, made up of several companies undefr that name with a bid of $118,336,476 was second low. Another large group of contractors headed by Morrison Knudsen, Henry J. Kaiser and Peter Kewitt, submitted the third bid of $120,178, Aro Funeral services conducted in Kanab last Friday for Samuel Harrod Major, under the direction of Bishop Claud M. Glazier, in the Kanab Ward Chapel were as follows: Home prayer was offered by Franklin Heaton, father of Mrs. Major; The Choir opened the services by singing, One Sweetly Solum Thought" and was followed by prayer by Mayrell Tietjen. a close Merrill Macdonald, friend of the deceased was the first speaker. A quartet, LeRoy Calvin Marchant, Neil Judd, and Claude Lundquist Crosby sang "Well Meet Again". Bishop Harold Harraer. of Payson, Utah was the second speaker -- of. the - services Dean. McAllister, accompanied by Mrs. Charlotta Young, sang Old Man River". The choir sang "Thou Donald present together with City Clerk Lula Robinson, seve- approximately persons present, with news and press cameras busy in recording this historical event, tension mounted when Mr. Wylie opened the first of four bids entered and declared it incomplete. y Fcr.:rd Services Held For Ssr.u:l Jim Four Bids Entered On Biggest Single Red Cross Chapter city. Glen i On Part Of 421 Million Dollar To Be Spent At This Location City Council Approves Engineering For Water And Sewerage Plan Tuesday 10c Single Copy $3.50-Yearl- Delaware Corp. Bids EDITORIAL 853. Vy r 1 Engneers estimate for the huge project was $135,608,170. The brief ceremonies of opening found Howard Fink, T. R. McCulloh. J.M. Fordham and Irlene McCoard assisting Mr. Wylie. All are officials of the Bureau of Reclamation. Glen Canyon Information The prime contract for Glen Canyon Dam is the largest single construction contract In the history of the Bureau of Reclamation. The largest previous war the .recently award ed contract for Trinity Dam at $48,928,100 and the prime contract for Hoover Dam at $48,890, - - 4 t" h j i 90 . X' I I- - S and gave the Not Weep Alone", 995. . Chamberlain closing prayer. Pall Bearers were members of the family and were: Dick Leigh, Lee Stevens., Duane Major, Rex Dye, Buddy Heaton and Morse Heaton. Flowers were directed by Mrs. Phillis Judd with the children of the family assisting. Burial was in the Kanab City Cemetery with Bishop Claud M. Glazier dedicating the grave. Elementary Hold To P-T- A Program-Me- et The Kanab Elementary School are announcing that they will not hold their regular meeting the third Thursday this month. Plans are going forward at the school to hold a program, late to be announced, at which a small admission charge will be made to raise funds for landscaping the school grounds. This program will be presented and will meet the same the night. Anyone wishing to donate time, or money, toward landscaping of the elementary school grounds can contact Mrs. Church in Kanab. P-T- P-T- Mar-dea- Lifcter. n Gtendala Resident Passes Array Wednesday Mrs. Minda Lucinda Harris And- ervon, 70, died Wednesday at 4.30 p.m. at her home in Glendale after a lingering illness. Bom January 11, 1887, ia Glendale to Asa LeRoy and Lucinda Brinkerhoff Harris, she had spent all of her life here. She was married to John Sven Anderson, on June 8, 1910, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. . t A member of the Churchrwf Jesus Christ of Latter-da-y Saints, she had been an active worker in all of the auxiliary organizations of the Ward. She spent the last few years of her life working in the St. George Temple and douig genealogical research. She attended early day schools here. Glen Canyon Dam Is to bo the third highest dam In tho world, raising about 700 feet City building inspector, Wes above lowest bedrock. Hoover Survivors are her husband, sons ley McAlliister, presented seveDam is 726 feet high, and and daughters, Mrs. P. L. D.dlin; ral problems on trailers now when completed the Mauvol-siVem H.; J. Dallas of Clendale; Mrs. parked on private lots. Dam In Switzerland will Walter Higley, Alpine; Mrs. Mart Mrs. La Donna Hamblin, Mrs. Rhoana Findlay, Bemell Lewis be 780 feet in height. J. Peterson, Springville, Utah. Also, and Val Jackson represented will exceed twenty-fou- r Glen Canyon-Dagrandchildren and two the local groups and Civic Hoover Dam in Volume of con- great grandchildren. Two sisters, Organizations in asking for crete. With 4,770,000 cubic yards Mrs. Savella Payne, American Falls, high school students and under of concrete in the dam proper, Idaho and Mrs. Della Allen, Sigurd, curfew that would compell all and a total of 5,200,000 yards in Utah. to be off the streets by 10:30 dam appurtenant works, it the Funeral services will be held at p.m. school nights, which in of the largest con- 2 p.m. Saturday in the Ward Chapel one be will On Glen And Facts lUnsb Fir Dept. Figures Interesting eluded Sunday night, and by J crete dams in the world. at Clendale under the direction of Sell a.m. on Friday and Saturday Now Inhalator Kilowatt 900,000 The And Location Bishop Mark J. Brinkerhoff. power Dam Canyon Project Building nights. The Council passed such be in stalled at Glen to Deplant ? Fire Kanab Volunteer The acclamation. resolution by Weekly The remote location of Glen .Canyon Dam will be the seventh partment has received an H and Calvin Johnson represented Dam is one of the major Lake City Orleans or largest in the world. Canyon reusKsnab SlaSco is H This machine Inhalator. the Kanab Roping Club ahd Earl Spendlovs circumstances to be met during New York to Denver,' or Phoenix and artificial ed arena with of in use the Contract What Is The Prime conjunction quested the The nearest to Chicago. y Data For Big in all cases of its construction. I spent last week going over respiration corrals. This was granted with Is Kanab, Utah 76 miles town contract is to be a arid cement The The pozzolons prime ConservaSoil artifical in which the cooperate that Springs Pipe asphyxiation they stipulations from the damslte. The nearest (volcanic ash Water jls) used in single multimillion dollar conflexl Week with other oganizatlons in using tion District with soils and respiration may be of value. It railroad Is at Flagstaff. Arizona, the concrete would require de- tract between the Bureau of Ariis also of value in cases of electhe grounds and surrounding range men from Utah and a distance of 135 miles. A rail a truckload to Reclamation and construction Stake Day A big fund raising zona, and didn't get a chance to tric shock when the patient is head is also available at Marys-vale- . livery of area. condamsite of combination of com- Celebration Glen the I Canyon company If didnt will write this column. held still breathing and other cases in Kanab he at a distance of 190 tinuously every day for about 41 panies to build Glenf Canyon learn anything else, I learned of asphyxiation after artifical miles Utah, 27, according to April Saturday, Glen from the Canyon years. Dam. that Mohave County north of respiration Is no longer needed. damslte. Elmer Jackson, chairman of the The steel in reinforcing conLegisn The major items of work inthe Colorado is a lot of terriThis equipment was purchased Like the fund raising committee. on is and in outlets, cluded under the prime contract crete Glen Canyon damslte penstock ball machine that savs For Entory and there is not a gas sta- by the Kanab Volunteer Firepin with funds the Colorado River In Arizona, and in many other installations are (1) drilling of left diversion tertainment Only", this day will be tion any where. men's Association 12 miles down stream will total 35,340 tons, a quantity both left and all take in" and no put out as contributed tunnel, (2) Water and generously" by many ibout The Snow Survey Fcr Girls Arizona-Utastate line steel which would produce more right diversionlining from the (3) buildcivic and individuals tunnels, organizaas by Forecast prepared everything is being donated. Supply from than 20,000 of the 15 miles upstream and dams of earth to two coffer Fredonia. and Kanab tions in ing L Pearson, Hydraulic The big day will get under way the of Gregory U. meeting the automobiles. At the regular present divert river around damsite durSoil Conserva- The equipment is adequate for Lees Ferry near with a Steak" (not Stake) fry at Contracts of the S. American Legion Auxiliary held Engineer for the 89 Construction Present crossing Highway ing construction, (4) constructing noon. of April 1, is handling two cases simultaneAt 2.30 an interesting card 1 Excavation of right diverat the home of Verla Lewis, tion Service, as the concrete dam from bedrock of horse A special face mask for Colorado. the for discouraging ously. somewhat chos-twere canidates racing has been lined up. tunnel. Mountain States to the crest, (5) April 8, the A modern town will be built sion constructing the Donald Swapp, the Bunting Bovs Soil Conservation use on infants is also available. Colo Denver, attend the 1957 Girls State. Kane County Construction Co., southon the powerhouse and related features, and a lot of horsemen are working summary The association hope to purchase an Manson Mesa Completion Lolene McAllister and Toni District A part of the In the east side of the river to house r a d o. $2,452,340. a (6) drilling and lining the spillstate has of most t says, equipment the supplimental their horses daily for the big races. to repre-lenscheduled December 1957. Hamblin were chosen contractors and Government future. for way tunnels and building the water to supply fair The track has been worked over, good 700 feet Steel 2 arch Kanab, with Valda Keeler bridge short April 18, employees. It has been named spillways. Thursday summer. Beginning this Seriously the starting gates repaired, and all second and long as alternate. for 1957, a course in artificial res- Page, Arizona, after the late high highest States. There no doubt will he many sub- is in readmes for the big horse exKiewit-JuUnited In Elections were also held for supplies are still expected of In- John C. Page, Commissioner jst by the Seveir and piration, use and care of the Cali- contracts awarded bv the prime con- hibit", as the church authorities preofficers to serve during the users served be offered to mem- the Bureau of Reclamation from son Murphy. Emeryvlie, will halator smaller the and rivers accla Virgin Completion tractors for supplying materials, fer jou to call it. fornia. $4,139,277. coming year. Chosen by In the same bers of the Kanab Volunteer 1937 to 1943. steams originating providing services, constructing the were: In the evening, Brother Jonathan, scheduled mation February 1959. on page four) Access highways are under the where (Continued smaller parts of the total job, and tlie Bearded Mormon and his The area. only place Bit miles 25 Knudsen. road 3 president Access troupe Kathy construction to a high bridge snowpack was appreciably beof groan and grunt impressanos will Arizona to damsite-tw- the like. ter Claudine Sprang, 1st Springs, downstream 900 feet built on the Virgin Local Boy In New York being low average was contracts. W.W. Clyde and Elda Hendersn, 2nd Through the prime contract, the entertain with several matches in from Glen Canyon Dam. The $1,011,819. Bureau of Reclamtion buys one big the high school gym. Elsie Spendlove. sec- and South Fork of the Sevier Utah, Co., Springville, formerly of Kanab highway fom the south Sgt. rivers at Webster Flat, Duck andFrank Judd, Construction Co., Spring- pat kage - - tlie Glen Canyon Dam All in all- - it promises to be a retary. Laura Chamberlain. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Judd, leaves U.S. Highway 89 at Bit- Strong of snow Lake ton and Creek Panguitch Tlie prime conMcAllister, and powerhouse. Comple$1,156,244. Utah, ville, of ams and Helene great day of entertainment and excourses. At Webster Flat and Kanab, will be featured on the ter Springs, climbs the Echo tion " for paving) sched- tracting firm marshalls its resources citement and its for a good cause. (except chaplin. Coast level Mutual the crosses were plaand Increases Broadcasting System, Cliffs, at the Duck Creek, the and technical skills and does the uled July 1957. Reports were given Network on Saturda) teau to the damslte. The of the 25 to 30 per cent less than averin accordance with designs and chairman the job by meeting from the west and amount, while at Pan April 13, from New York City. highway age the repreand Hunt prepared by the B of Ordamlla Hows Kolas specifications Ester Egg Frank, who is now an announcer north will return to U.S. 89 at Coun- guitch Lake the snowpack not will R. Reclamations engineers sentatives to the Teen-agfailed to Increase its usual at KVElp in Vernal, Utah, submit- Kanab, Utah. Both wflFberorh Cedar Cily work to the only andmspect cil. Tuperrtse Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Reese, a but lost nearly all It had by melt- ted an entry on Mutuals "Wheel pleted this year and, with comassure conformance with the designs Mrs. Rachel Findlay gave Mrs. looks like I am going of Chance" program, in which Dee pletion of Glen Canyon Bridge Wins Slain Award Sarah Hepworth and Mrs. Guta(It on ing." and very interesting report Adair recently enjoyed Golda to have to put wheels on that Jays from all over the nation sub- early in 1959, will result in an The prime contractors will be al- a mala. Reed Heywood, son of Bishop mit a tune or song which--' they think improved alternate routing of Mesa and Los Angles to I boat were bought.) trip just of lowed 2,500 days or nearly 7 years Delicious refreshments Austin Mrs. the Heywood and near will in become 89. tune a U.S. top Highwy the Temples. fact that If it wasnt for served by Helene McAllister Dark Moon", Cedar City, was recently named to complete construction of Glen I have written the same thing future. Flank chose Vital Statistics AssociaMr. and Mrs. Burke Sorensen and Elks and Nita Aiken. who aphouse, State Utah Ned written by Miller, a hoy Canyon Dam, power by the (Continued on page three) and Mr. and Mrs. Bennie H. The volume of concrete in tion as winner of the State purtenant works. formerly resided in Vernal. "Dark Somsen spent the week end in Student Award. Mr. Moon", sung by Gale Storm will be Glen Canyon Dam wiB be 5,200, Worthy Mrs. Maude Robinson of KaKanab the is repreSalt Lake City attending conferMrs. Gayle J. Thomas and featured on a tape recording along 000 cubic yards in .the dam and Heywood nab left for Colorado Spring, ChevroBradshaw of is for his This theme sentative works. with and Linda voice the McAllister Frank, Burton appurtenant family ence and receiving medical atThe Colorado where she will spend daughters Susan, Co. reasons for thinking enough concrete to pave a let last and hit of Lake tention for Bennie. spent Salt song in St George, conference her with attended Jaclyn some time visiting Reed who U a senior student be a top highway with a end visiting relatives and that "Dark Moon"-w- ill week and Mr. and (Continued on page four) week. family, last daughter City thick slab sd concrete from Salt (Continued on page four) friends In Kanab. popular tune. Mrs- tlollie (Grace) Gardner. off. P-T- A- - n m G::::rvsii:a list E:ss !!:!:$ -- Sets to-Ne- Cchbralisn 20-tor- A-xii- bry Ksr.cs C:iiis!:s Stela h low-price- o d - o t; vice-presiden-t. -- st e 76-mil- e Signal ... - . |