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Show Spotlighting UTAH Oil Showing In Grand County A test well being put down four miles west of Cisco, in the eastern end of Grand county, has yielded a high gravity parafin base oil In bailer tests, reports A. J. Denny, driller. He said the last test revealed that the hole contained 400 feet of oil. Drilling operations will be suspended until un-til the well can be cased. Will Check Fair Grandstand For Safety Sheldon R. Brewster, state fair manager, has asked for a complete com-plete test of the structural soundness sound-ness of the state fair grandstands. The state road commission has detailed the materials and research re-search laboratory to conduct tests of the grandstand concrete to determine if its content i correct. Blocks of concrete will also be subjected to pressure and strength tests and the findings will be made public. The safety testing of the grandstand was demanded after it was learned that the contractor for the structure struc-ture was the same one who built the West Jordan elementary school which collapsed recently, allegedly due to extremely poor workmanship." Park Urged On Great Salt Lake Beach "Utah has received phenomenal phenomen-al and favorable press reports duriag its centennial year. But a nationally admired landmark like the Great Salt Lake should have a developed shore line, board walks, driveways and guides," declared Eugene MacKinnon, Mac-Kinnon, general manager, Salt Lake Tribune and Telegram in a talk before the Salt Lake Advertising Adver-tising club. Bear Lake Nearly Full First Time In 24 Years The waters of Bear Lake, northern nor-thern Utah's blue jewel and one of the most important storage reservoirs in the state today, are nineteen and one-fourth feet higher than in 1935, the dryest year on record in Northern Utah. The lake waters are nearly two feet higher this year than last; however, the lake is still two and one-third feet under full capacity. capac-ity. Full capacity is determined when the lake waters rise to an elevation of 5923.65 feet above sea level, at which point they flow into Bear river by gravity. Bear river is the lake's natural outlet. Present records reveal that only in 1916, 1917, 1921, 1922 and 1923 did the waters rise to full capacity of the lake. Utah License Plates To Carry New Motto Grant A. Brown, chairman of the state tak commission, has accepted the suggestion of Rulon S. Howells, state commissioner of publicity, that next year's automobile license plates carry the motto: "The Friendly State." The choosing of the motto followed fol-lowed a plea of Mr. Brown to the public through the press that individuals and agencies send in opinions on the matter. Approximately Approxi-mately 200,000 plates will be issued in 1947. Northern Utah Precipitation Reaches Record Rainfall measured at Salt Lake City from October 1946 to October Octo-ber 1947, a period termed by weather experts as the "weather year", totaled 21.09 inches 4.96 inches above the normal precipitation precipi-tation of 16.13 inches. It was back in 1922 and 1923 when northern Utah received a wetting comparable to this year. In 1875-76, however, the north end of the state received 24.60 inches of rainfall. Work Continues on "This Is The Place" Monument Final installation of granite benches in the area of the "This Is The Place" monument will be completed by November 1 and bronze plaques explaining the monument will be installed at a later date. Bids for laying of red tile brick sidewalks- will be accepted ac-cepted soon. Permanent floodlights flood-lights are awaiting installation pending acquisition by the state j of land overlooking the monument monu-ment on the east. Will Build Pioneer Memorial Building Bids will be advertised soon ior tne construction ot me new $462,000 Pioneer Memorial building, build-ing, sponsored by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and the state of Utah. The DUP have contributed contribu-ted $89,000 toward the cost of the building, to be located on a site across the street west from the state capitol. The DUP have a lease on this property for 99 years. The site, however, belongs to the state. o |