Show Loss Loss-In Loss In Monday Fire Fire completely destroyed the thep p peach ach packing shed sired of the Moab Fruit Growers Grower's association Inthe Inthe in inthe the south part of town late Monday afternoon aft and caused another alarm later that nIght when flames broke out a a seo second nd time The tabulated loss in the blaze was estimated ait at about aboul by the three occupants of the building which was also al aH so being used for storage by Machinery l and Hecla He lie cla Mining company Everything in the Ithe building and the building Itself was a total loss The fire was wa'S discovered by Gene Hammann of the Machinery Machin Machinery ery Center who had gone to the building with Bud K Keating of Hecla Mining company shortly before the blaze was touched off Hammann said Keating had just left the building when he discovered the Ithe blaze He Ham H Hammann am mann ran to a nearby building build ing to get a shovel in hopes of ot smothering the blaze but upon up up- on returning found the fire Ure had gained too much headway The fire Ure spread rapidly after atter catching in n dry grass beneath the building and rind was out of control when men and equipment equip ment of the Moab volunteer fire department rea reached hed the scene The alarm was burned In by Hammann at p p. m Firemen Fire Fire- men men were hampered In getting to Ito ithe the blaze by the Slow mow of ot traffic fic attracted to the fire b by the billowing clouds of ot b black l a c k smoke This brought a warn ing from rom Fire Chief Marvin Ol Clever ver that such future action act may bring drastic steps ste-ps by the department Clever pointed painted out that the firemen have authority for tor is issuing issuing is is- suing traffic tickets in such sueh I cases He added that they hated to take stake such steps because the frem firemen n d depend nd on local cooperation cooperation coop coop- to fa make their work ef et- FJ Firemen rem en w were re also hampered hamp ered Bred by the he acute water shortage short age in fighting the flames tames and used only a minimum of water needed to curb the blaze The tire fire had reached such headway when firemen arrived their main efforts were concentrated con on keeping It ft from spreading to other r structures The Tho danger of this was made more acute by high winds that were blowing at the time of Qt the blaze The dense clouds aloud of black smoke that rolled toned upward from the blaze was caused by the burning of feet foot of Orangeburg Orangeburg Orangeburg Orange- Orange burg sewer pipe made of ot fiber asphalt stored in the Ithe building budding by Machinery Mac Center Inc This Thia firm stated that pipe was wu all it had stored in the Continued on Pa Page 10 i LOSS 4 Continued Continued From From OM building and placed Its loss 1051 3 at about n E. E W W. Stout spokesman fortha lea for thi tha th Fruit Frutt Growers said that tha loss to Ito th the building and equipment equip ment would turf about The loss o of or the th bu building was placed at between en two anc and three thousand dollars with the loss of m machinery set at 1500 Asked about plans to rebuild Stout paid ld that thal und under r pt present presen sent building costs cost C It would cos lOst cost between to to tore re replace reo place the structure The fire loss of frO front 11 to Ito W the building Wa was wag based upon original costs Machinery ry h lost st in th the blaze baze Included liners diners rs and fringes es gr grader r a stamping ma eight bins tubs basket bask et turners spare parts extra etra belts and chains Officials of bf the Hecla Hecl Mining could riot not be ed cd to chock check the the- list HM of machin machinery ery Lost by that firm but they gave an estimate j of f its lis loss at l OO at he hl time for fot forthe forthe the blazei blaz baz i Firemen v I rl re called back to the scene about 11 p. p m m. day night n fire again broke out in grass glaSl along the creek bank pear near the burned structure |