Show Airport Bulkier Builder Repeals Role as Contractor Hers Here Harold Whiting of Spring- Spring has to be the foremost expert on Grand counts counts' air air- The subcontractor Tuesday peered down the huge foot toot length of roughed-in roughed runway at the new Canyon- Canyon lands ands Field and reminisced bout about the building of the orIginal original or- or ginal Grand county airport thirty years ago Earth moving equipment churned up clouds of dust on the foot wide runway At least he e said the th winds here seem to be constant constant constant con con- stant instead of blowing every every every ev ev- ery way at once Mr Whiting half of the contracting sub team of Whiting Whiting Whiting ting and Haymond was the contractor on the old airport as one of his first jobs and could be an authority on winds as well as airports Good progress is evident on the new new new- facility Rock for forthe forthe the he base of the strip is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to be this week Gravel will top that in the future Materials are n not naC easy to obtain Some rock is available available available avail avail- able in the immediate area but gravel must be hauled 16 miles from Crescent Junc Junc- tion Water to aid In compaction compaction compaction com com- is pumped from seeps in nearby Upper Courthouse Courthouse Courthouse Court Court- house Wash The prime contractor on on the airport Is W W. W W. Clyde of Springville However It appears that his portion of the job will be be- beless less than t the e- e subcontractor Clyde is not expected to move on the project pro pro- jed until September He will at that time begin the hard surfacing of the runway Still to be started is Is' Is the administration building and attendant facilities facUlties The proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed location of these facilities facilities facilities facil facil- the taxi apron and tie down area is now a substantial substantial substantial hill bill The hill will be excavated excavated excavated ex ex- ex- ex to provide fill for the shoulders of the strip |