Show Pre-Easter Pre Freeze Hits Fruit Crops Commercial fruit crops of apriCots apricots apricots apri apri- cots and peaches in Moab Valley suffered heavy losses in the midweek midweek mid mid- week pre-easter pre freeze that hit this area last Thursday morning it t was announced this week by L L. B. B Perry county farm fann inspector Perry said that apricots suffered suffer led ed B a 75 per cent loss toss and peaches had lost half of the crop These losses were sustained in commercial commercial com corn mercial orchards Perry said He also said there has been no damage to pears and apples shown up yet as a result of the temperature temperature tempera tempera- ture freeze Perry also reported that the brunt of ot the loss sustained by bythe the commercial orchards appeared appear appear- ed to have been centered in the western part of the valley The weather man also played April Fool tricks on the Easter Parade In Moab and throw just about everything in the books at atthe atthe atthe the style conscious citizenship in a sudden reversal of form from the mild weather and abundant sunshine sunshine sun sun- shine that had hJ prevailed for tor sun sun-I several several sev sev- era eral days prior to the style promenade prom enade that is the Easter custom |