Show W 00 r I 1 t S tarr larr t on tug ILI 0 n y ie r jt na is ne w 5 or A i P 0 q a 7 01 odd or bly awwad d or wolde i new of air tray trav elf gif 7 were opened up to ao norih utahna this week with signing ants improvements ovel to vernal airport coating costing merri morri r than 0 4 dreams of a vernal verna airport capable of handling handlin 4 air planes in any kind kird of weather are only working days deyp from grom re reality allty it was reported vernal city uintah and federal met thur thun day junye in city offices of flies and signed agreements asre agre emeRto for financing the gi gigantic gantle undertaking james jsmes reed acting for the civil vu aeronautics ro iniestra lb tor sis signed the tha ogree agreements ments for the them th federal gavern Savern government ment pleda ing fer ar for or the project the federal hta hare under 1 the federal airport act AR of 1946 1940 totals l percent ef needed funds iuis vernal mayor B HS and uintah county porn gorn mission chair mam mad man forrest goldrich of signed edging 5 ro ively eruc feruce watkins kins and char charies charles I 1 es pope attested the city and 0 o county juicers uni oui cers cere joe bergin irate aeronautics director was WM snadie unable to 10 attend chii lavenas of 01 a search bearch he was war a missing fr f AST piane plane in r carbon county accord f ing to E M MKe keeley eley attorney ad visor forthe C AA mr berlin h had d plans Dian dlan sor or prots improvements to and said sald the state would put v u up v under utah statutes the state Is able to match funds of cities and counties for tor buch juch airport pro proa a ejects 1 A letter ietter from fin fj deral federal depre Kenta tives was given the city and county officials au authorizing thern them to sign contracts acta with the lowest bidder on the work the contract of 0 d determined to be lowest bid pre sly was al signed ed with col thorp construction co of ran rab gely colo cold i gely ira lra improvements improve prove ments to ining ahe f neld held under ri clat clai 7 a continued on page worx WORK WILL START STAR T THIS MONTH ON LOCAL AIRPORT continued from pace page 1 will include clearing grubbing grading an and d d ra i ning 0 of f th the e north south runway and ad jacent area areas and hard surfacing ur facing of n f landing an d inn ing str trip 1 p 1 4 0 b by y f ee t bit ftp i asp asphalt h a it Is s to ba bo usi used 41 to mr jv ketley keo ket kepley ley taxi strips aprons and access roads also are arc to bd b graded and hard bard surfaced A ence tence once will bb constructed around the entire floid field principally to protect piane plane from cattle which might stray onto the field hir air colthorp after signing the contract cOnty met pet left k ft immediately for salt sait y nake lake 1 city y to arrange for a bond to cover cost of the con tract mr Ke keeley elem represent representing in 9 it j T beall benil salt lake city dis brict airport engineer C A A said sald that as n soon as th he bond nd was livered delivered tie into tho the salt lake of flee a letter would be sent to V vernul erna 1 cit city y and uintah c county 9 y 0 afi ct ris ati th or i z i ng th them em t to 0 give ay iy UK the go ahead on n the work the tho contract allows work inn ing dayn days y f for completion of the project once the go ahead Is in meli mell and equipment of the company com piny were fin tit ii wor work k on th the e R hoose roose velt veit y aport airport rp ort rind a state highway repair jot joi lob iob they were expected to move ahead with the vernal airport work as soon as the go ahead was given when completed vernal air port will be a class 3 field capable of h handling planes pir up p t 0 an d i including nc 1 u di ng t two w oen o en engine engino g i no commercial planes challenger air lines of ficiala fici ais als already directing dally daily runs between salt silt lake city a deriver via vla cities re attempting to get a permit from the civil aeronautics board to 0 I 1 include nc 1 u d e V vernal orna erna 1 on th their e i r f feed ee d er line it was reported here if I 1 f the permit pe rm is granted ver nal nai na will wm be only an hour and a half from both hoth salt snit ank ink lake rita city and denver daily service would I 1 enable a business man to leave the uintah basin area in tho morning carry out a day days s ness in another city and return on the same day at the thursday meeting of officials it was agreed that all agencies would place their share of funds on deposit with the county treasurer so that tha t money would be spent from one local source the state will with h 0 ld 10 t or i to insure PS payment of all bills upon completion of the work mr keeley said completion of the airport will enable private and military filers fliers to land safely say at the airport in any type of went weather h er I 1 I 1 |