Show anal l C Canal C Construction V- V Chronicle Published by and in the interests of C C C Co No 1968 at Camp DBR 11 Bridgeland Utah Chaplain Curtis Visits Chaplain Rueben E. E E Curtis a brother to Chaplain Theodore IS E. Curtis held a program Sunday night Aug 11 in the recreation hall After a few songs and a short talk by the Chaplain ca camps ps Inthe in inthe inthe the Ft Douglas district were displayed displayed displayed dis dis- dis- dis played showing th the camps and the different projects which they are working on on One notable example was the flood control work which lis is being done on the hillsides near Farmington Utah It was stat stated d that during a recent heavy rainstorm rainstorm rain rain- storm not a bit of soil washed I away this proving the value of the work However this work would not have had to be done had the brush and trees been left lefton lefton on en the hillsides The slopes have been denuded of vegetation due to over grazing and as there is nothing to hold the water back floods and erosion are the results Chaplain Curtis also had slides of the Hobble Creek Camp a camp on the Green River Zion Park etc The Zion camp project I was to build an open air gatherIng gathering gathering gather gather- ing place for the tourists who go I through this park Every night the people gather together and I have talks from the Rangers and some times put on en impromptu programs pro pro- grams There was the Milford camp which h is a desert camp They put in fences and built the buildings for the government station station station sta sta- tion which will be put there soon to study the effects of over grazing grazing grazing graz graz- ing and to determine the correct number of stock that can be grazed without overworking the range There were other slides the Chaplain forgot to run He said that he would bring them with him the next time Chaplain Curtis also tok charge of the Educational hour Monday morning and put over some very good points c C c Lawns Being Planted Planting the lawn around the camp buildings is under way The first section of the grounds to be planted in on en the north side of the officers quarters Water for the lawn is to be supplied by the system system system tem of pipes which have been laid The planting will continue till Ull late fall c C c- c Men Transferee Tuesday morning a call for ten men was made to be sent to the Price camp on detached service Over 25 men volunteered and the Captain choose ten men alien from the list The following men were sent Marvin Asay Wilford Jensen EImer Elmer Elmer El El- mer Evans Eugene Simmons Harold C. C Anderson Stanley Sil- Sil Earl Denny Rudy Ursie I Ammisie Carter Floyd Morrey c e C c New Chairs Obtained The recreation hall of Co 1968 is looking up The Captain purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased some new arm chairs which were brought from Salt Lake on one of the camp trucks When they reached camp they I were fixed up and painted a jade green The idea was a a. success and how now they are always occupied or orso orso orso so it seems when I want to sit and read The tables are also being painted paint paint- ed l f the same color This is a a. long step towards making making- our recreation recreation recreation hall live up to its name c eCe C c Kitchen Being Repaired Have you noticed that the concrete concrete concrete con con- crete block in the kitchen on which the stoves sit sit- has received a new surface It was formerly chipped whether from dropping hot cakes calces on it or something else we were unable to find out At any rate the Job has been done and it tones up the whole kitchen They have also put a new board floor in the rest of the kitchen If the K Ps Pos dont don't scrub it too too much it should last a long time c C c Another Big Dance On Friday evening August 16 is the night for all you fellows to get your favorite date as there will be staged another big Camp dance on the New Bridgeland fiance floor The rhe best orchestra in the Basin will furnish the music Neva's Band There are three attractive features Free to enrollees free to the ladies free refreshments refresh refresh- men ments ts c eCe C c cHas Has Hus Narrow Escape Company 1968 very nearly came losing their official truck driver Sam last Thursday evening eve eve- ning According to Sam he had a thrilling experience While attending the Indian Program Program Program Pro Pro- gram at at the on Thursday evening August 8 a drunken Indian Indian Indian In In- dian flashed out a knife and came toward oward him The narrator thinks the Indian must have mistaken him for his twin brother or a near relative and was going to get rid of him We deem it an act of Providence that Sam was saved by being blessed fleet of foot and narrowly escaped the ferocious Red Man c e C c e Cigars Become Popular Has anyone noticed the sudden popularity of cigars around here If not go to the recreation hall after after after af af- af- af ter six p p. p m m. m and notice the llie big HE men relaxing in our new easy chairs puffing on a long stogie Oh well you know the mosquitoes mosquitoes mos mos- are arc bad and then too It gives yes a more distinguished look to th the boys They will win soon be back backon on their old brands however r as us aspay aspay pay day is a long time off c C c feet of 2 inch pipe was delivered delivered delivered de de- de- de livered in camp Monday It will willbe willbe be used in a pipe line to supply water at the dike to wet down the material as it is placed in the fill fill c e C c e eThe The camp has rented a amp electric Welding machine which will be used for welding the swing wing frames on the caterpillar tractors c eCe cOc C c Joe from from Helper arrived arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived in camp Tuesday the and began his duties as cat driver er er c eCe C c cI I Would Like To Know Know- Know How the cooks boil eggs with willi the yolks hard and the whites left soft How to gold brick and still retain retain retain re re- tain my high standing with tho the DBR A way to U use my gigantic brain instead of my two puny hands Why Thy we dont don't have corned beef and cabbage cabbag more mora often Where T. T J J. J Baum got the slogan slogan slogan gan On To Deer Creek If a certain little lady is com corn cornIng coming coming ing to our camp dance next Fri Fri- day day ay Sid Condie |