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HappeningsHello AgainThe Hello Again AgaJD issue"because issuebecause " The Salvo missed last week's weeks ' ' issue because tothe of press of ofork oforh \ \\ork ork \\orh orh pork \ \ . incident to the completion of the anual cost reports reportsThe costreports costreportsThe The activity achvlty expenditure expent11ture state state- - statement ment shovisthat sthat for the fiscal fical ' ) } sear ear 1937 sho\\ sho show shos \ s that a no total of $9738817M $9738817 9738817 $ \\M M was \ v as ex- ex ex - - pended expended by the La Sal Nalonal Naional Nafonal ror- ror For- For Forest rorest For Forest - therewas est on forest lands In addition there was a total of $7 7 $711314 711314 $ 113 14 e1l.pended e1lpended expended . expendedIroin e1l.pendedfrom expendedfrom from state CCC funds for forwork \ -work work - ork on onprivate onprivate private onprivate notmcluded lands , which amount amo1.U1t amo1U1t . is not notincluded notincluded expenditure mcluded included in the activity expendi expendi- - - ture statement , . making a total ex- ex ex - - penditure expenditure during fiscal year 1937 of $104501 104501 $104 104 of$10450131 of10450131 $ 50131 31 . Total activity costs for fiscal fiscal3 fiscal'ear 3 " ' 'ear ear depreciation ear 1937 , which include deprecia deprecia- - tion and other adjustments , , amount to amountto $74-24362 $74 74 24362 $7424362 $74243 $148,267 148267 $148,26759 14826759 $ , 59 . Of this tWs amount $74- $74 74 $ , - 24362 243 62 repiescnts replesents represents Investments fnvestments con- con construced construced con-struced con struced - struced . and .and acquired during the the5 theSear Sear ear . . The total income derived from fromresources fromresources fromresources resources of ot the La Sal National I ' 'Forest Forest ' NationalTorest National'Forest andthe amounted to $10,774 10774 $10,77436 1077436 $ , 36 , and , the total cost of administration onmcom on onmcom onmcom mcom " pioducing ploducing producing activities amount amount- amounted amounted amounted - ed to $20 20 $2055845The $2055845 2055845 $2055845The $ 558 45 45The The cost value of all Investments I on the La Sal National oFrcst oFrest at atthe atthe atl the close of fiscal'yeii fiscalyeii fiscal'ye'u fiscalyeu fiscal'yeu ' ' ' 1937 amount amount- amounted amounted amounted - - ed to $40983129 40983129 $409 409 $ 83129 , , and the present presentvalue presentvalue presentvalue value $35360144I $35360144 35360144 $ $35360144District I District 1 Newsi NewsDuring NewsDuring News NewsDuring i During the past month the ERA ERArecreational ERArecreational ERArecreational recreational crew crcW ' has constl constlucted constructed ucted 35 35rods 35rods 35rods rods of fence at the Warner recrea recrea- recreational recrea- recrea recreational recreational - - tional arei are'l arel area ' laid 500 feet of pipe pipeIme pipeline pipeline Ime line to supply supplyatcr \\atcr atcr water \ \ atcr to the new newcamp newcamp newcamp camp giound glound ground and have constl constructed constructedthree constluctedthiee ucted uctedtluee tluee three parking parh.ing parhing . spaces and one-half one half onehalfmile onehalfmile one-halfmile one halfmile - mile of traIlThe trailThe trail trailThe The range imprO\ imprO improvement imprOement \ ement cre\\ cre crew crehas crewhas crewhas ' \ has completed the La Sal pass passdnft passdraft passdnft dnft draft fence and maintained two twomiles twomiles twomiles miles of the Moore s 5 Range-Warner Range Warner RangeWarnertrail Range-Warnertrail Range Warnertrail RangeWarnertrail - trail trailDistrict trailDistrict District 2 News I IThe The ER Acrews have ha\c ha c \ completed completedthe completedthe completedthe the Indian creek dnft drIft fenceAll fenceAll fence fenceAll All of the sheep have ha\e ha e \ left the theforest theforest theforest forest on this districtDistrict districtDistrict district districtDistrict District 3 NewsMr News Ncws NewsMr Mr Young , . recreational planner plannerfrom plannerfrom plannerfrom from the regional office , , spent four fourdays fourdays fourdays days on this district last ' \ week eek mak mak- making making making - ing plans for the new campground campgroundto to be built in Arch canyon This Thiscampground Thiscampground campground campground111 ' \ will \\111 111 be a great boost boostto boostto to the forest not only as a local localdrawing localdrawing drawmg drawing card but as an advertise advertise- advertisement advertisement advertisement - ment throughout the entire United UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates States Mr Young feels that Arch ArchCanon ArchCannon ArchCanvon Canonill Canon Cannon } ' \ will \\ill ill be known as a park in initself initself initself itself ' , coming up to the grandeur grandeurof grandeurot ot of Bryce , . Zion or any other natIonal natIonalpark nationalpark nationalpark nationalparkWilderness parkWilderness park parkWilderness Wilderness PreservationPreservation PreservationPreservation Preservation PreservationPreservation Preservation of extensive exam exam- examples examples examples - ples of the American Amencan wilderness has hasbecome hasbecome hasbecome become become1thm ' \ within \\1thm 1thm the past ten years yearsone yearsone yearsone one of the objectives of American AmericanconservatIon Americanconservation Americanconservation conservatIon The movement is isbased isbased isbased based primarily pnmanly upon recognition recogrutIon of of(1) of1 (1) 1 ( ) ) the growing gro\\ing gro ing \ social needs of ofour ofour ofour our people for recourse to undefiled undefil- undefil undefiled undefil-ed undefil ed - ed nature for rest recleation recreation reci cation and andmental andmental andental m mental ental and spiritual inspiration ; mand and (2) 2 ( ) the scientific and educa educa- educahonal educational educational - tional honal value to this and future gen- gen generations gen generations generations - erations of leprcsentative lepresentative representative examples examplesof of primitive nature unchanged and andunmarred andunmarred andunmarred unmarred bv by man Advocates ofwilderness of ofiIderness ofwilderness \\iIderness iIderness wilderness \ preservation hold that thatth thatthe thatthe th the future land pattern of the coun coun- counI country country - try as a ' \ whole hole calls for the settingapart setting settingapalt settingapait I apalt apart and guarding guardmg against need need- needless needless - II needII IIless less destruction a leasonable reasonable num num- number number number - ber of primitive prImItlve regions typifymg typifying typifyingoriginal typifyingoriginal I Iongmal ongmal original American landscapes landscapesThe landscapesThe I The forest service has officIally officiallyadopted officiallyadopted adopted a wilderness policy and is issettmg issettmg issettmg settmg apart back country sections sectionsi sectionsof sectionsof sectionsof i of the national forests for main- main mainenance mainenance maln-I maln I - : enance of wilderness wllderness conditionsSlatynine conditions conditionsSixtv-nlne conditionsSixtv nlne ; Sl1l.tnine Slaty-nine Slaty nine Sl1l.t Sl1lt . -nine nine - such areas , aggregatmg aggregating aggregatmgthIrteen aggregatingthirteen aggregatingthirteen thIrteen and one-half one half - million acres acreshave , ha\e ha e have \ thus far been officially desig desIg- desIgnated desig- desig designated designated - - , nated as "primitive primitive "pnmltne pnmltne " aleas areas ' ' in m the thenational thenational thenational national forests by the secretaly secretary of ofagncultme ofagncultuie ofagriculture agncultme agriculture ( Condensed from rom Amer Amer- AmerIcan American American - ican Forests ) PersonnelL PerconnelL Personnel Perconnel ; L P L-usen L usen L"lsen Llsen Litsen " - , , supervising supervIsmg mechanic mechanicas mechanicwas mechanic\\a.s mechanica.s mechanic a.s as \ \\as as was \ . on the forest from Sept 29 to toOct toOct Oct 5 inspecting inspectmg equipment eqmpment eqmpmentClerk equipmentClerk \ Clerk Bill Hines returned to the theoffIce theoffice theoffice offIce September 27 after a three threeweeh.s threeweeks threeweeks weeh.s weehs weeks . ' ' honeymoon1.th honeymoon \ with \\1.th 1.th . Mrs Hinesto Hmes Hines Hmesto Hinesto to Montana and Canada The personnel per- per personnel per personnel - sonnel of the La Sal presented Mr Mrand Mrand Mrand and Mrs Hines with a splendiferouscombination splendIferous splendIferouscombmation splendiferouscombination combmation combination waffle iron and toaster . Messrs McDonald , McCord andTucker and andTucker andTucker Tucker from the Washington Washmgton office officeVIsited officevisited officevisited VIsited this office last week en enloute enloute loute route to Albuquerque , New Mexico MexicoThey MexicoThey MexicoThey They had with them complete mo- mo motIon motion mo motion - tion pictQre plctQre picture and still st111 life cameraoutfits camera cameraoutfits cameraoutfits outfits including includmg a four-turret four turret fourturretmoie fourturretmovie four-turretmovie four turretmovie - - mo\ie mo ie movie \ apparatus " which "hlCh hlCh requires reqmres a athreeman athreeman athree-man athree man three-man three man - crew to operate They Theyhad had been 'shooting shooting 'shootmg shootmg ' ' ' onarious on \arious arious various variousforests \ variousforests ariousforests forests m ill in Region 4 Unfortunately Unfortunatelyit theLa It rained ramed as they passed through the La Sal and so they , were \ ere unable torecord to torecord torecord record any of our scenic scemc beautiesRanger beautiesRanger beauties beautiesRanger Ranger DeSpain DeSpam left Friday Fridaymorning Fridaymorning Fridaymorning wherehe "herehe morning foi fOl for Salt La1 Lal Lale e a City "here here where " he will visit the State Fair ovei O\el O el over \ the theeekend theweekend theweek-end theweek end \\eek-end eek end week-end week \ - befoic befole before reporting at Logan Logancanon Logancanyon Logancanvon canon canyon } to attend the rangers ' ' train tram- tram train- trammg training training - ing mg schoolSupcrlsor schoolSupervisor school schoolSupervisor tothe Supervisor Supcr\lsor Supcr lsor \ Hevvvood Heywood He ) "ood ood " 1 icturned eturned returned to the office last Wednesday aftermaking after aftermah.mg aftermaking mah.mg mahmg making . a flying flymg tnp trip to Salt Lah.e Lahe Lake . 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E L.hlbltThe Exhibit L\.hlblt L.hlblt L .hlblt hlblt ExhibitThe ' \ . hrbit hrbitThe The Forest Service will wlIl enter an anexhibit anexhibit anexhibit exhibit fairhICh in the Grand county countv fair fairwhich fairwhich and9 \\hICh hICh which \ hICh111 will \\111 111 \ be held October 7 , 8 and 9 andCCC Ranger Ivan Chnstensen Christensen and CCC Foreman Art Woodsho Woods ' \ who \\ho ho , con- con constructed constructed con constructed - structed the float whichon which \ won \\on on first firstprize firstprize prize in the MonticeUo Monticello Pioneer Days celebration111 celebration Dayscelebration \ will \\111 111 \ ' construct the fall fair fairexhibit fairexhibit " exhibit _ _ WeekI WeekThe | File Fite Prevention Prevenhon Week I hasbeen Theeek The week \\eek eek 'week \ ' \ of October 3 to 9 0 has hasI been pioclaimed plOclaimed proclaimed National Fire Flre Pre- Pre PreventIon Prevention Pre Prevention - vention " vieck "eel eel week . by the president . . . I Someone has said that as a calam calam- calamIty calamity calamity - - ity , great fires rank with floods floodspestilence , 1 pestilence , famine , , 01 or earthquake earthquake- earthquake-- - - - I Ipestilence ' but earthquakebut forgotenFire forgotenI'lre they are soon forgoten ' Fire I'lre Ilre is the gleafc gleat great enemy of the theforest theI theIforest I I Iforest timberkills forest It injuies injUles injures 01 or destro destroys s timber , I : kills theplant the young flees tlees trees , burns the theplant theplant plant food in the forest floor fioor , , ] : thestream thestreams causes the soil to w \ wash ash , dries up the | I andruins andrwns streams stream ' ) , runs out the game , , and I rwns ruins placesMost the forest camping campmg places man-startedand man startedand Most foiest imest forest flies files fires are man-started man started manstartedand manstartedand - - and can , , therefore , be prevented preventedWe We are- are arecareful ar & - carefulith careful \ with \\ith ith file flue in our housc houses ourhouses ourhousc becausee because w \ ve \\e e \ e value them Why Whyshould should fireIn we not be careful with fire in whichfurnish our woods and forests which furnish matenal matellal maternal to ro build our houses ourhouses hundreddifferent , and which , in ! n a hundred different ways , help to make us comfortable uscomfortable and happy . . Thoneht Thought for this tJus thus Week don'trun dontrun People WeekPeople who think straight don't dont ' ' run around ta in circles |