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Show Planning Board Recommends Water Storage Plan W. W. Cannon Recommends That Immediate Action Be Taken On Santa Clara Water Storage Project Need for immediate attention to water storage on the Santa Clara Creek was one of the main objectives ob-jectives discussed by the Washington Washing-ton County Planning board at its recent meeting. The meeting was under the direction of Pres. W. O. Bentley, with reports being heard and discussed by the members. In speaking of the Santa Clara project, W. W. Cannon, chairman of the water storage and irrigation irriga-tion committee, urged that this project be given immediate attention. at-tention. He also said that it was the opinion of his committee that there should be a concerted effort to secure the reservoir on North Creek, tributary to the. Virgin River. It was proposed to contact Dr. E. A. Farrow of Cedar City and P. P. Patraw, supervisor of Zion National Park, for their cooperation. co-operation. Other objectives included includ-ed the Enterprise local dam, the Ash Creek and Pinto Creek projects. pro-jects. The group plans to contact con-tact T. H. Humphreys, state water engineer, and the State Water commission in the interest of the proposed Dixie project. Mrs. Juanita Brooks, chairman of the rural health and sanitation committee, reported as her department's de-partment's April project, the proposed pro-posed group organization to work on the anti-fly clean up campaign. The committee also pledged its support to the Well Baby clinics with dental treatment as an early objective. Representating Cooperative Marketing and Agricultural Crops committees, chairman Leo Reber reported action taken in recent meetings of these committees. Growers have been contacted in both eastern and western divisions of the county and agreements drawn up for vegetable growers in Santa Clara, Washington and Ivins, and for the fruit growers (Continued on page five) I Planning Board Recommends Water Storage Plan (Continued from first page) of Hurricane, La Verkin, Toquer-ville Toquer-ville and Leeds, as a working basis for contacting buyers and disposing dispos-ing of crops. Chairman John H. Schmutz, of the division of Crops, Field and Special, said his committee would encourage the people of the county to raise a higher standard product with the use of certified seed, also to urge the farmers to become acquainted ac-quainted with the weeds of the county and eliminate them. Cooperative selling of live stock, ; pelts and hides, and cooperative purchasing of machinery and grain were listed as proposed activities of Livestock Cooperative Marketing Market-ing division by chairman LeRoy Larson. They also proposed working work-ing out a system for grading wool and mohair, and a desire to eliminate elimin-ate liquid brands. "To create a sentiment among farmers to become road conscious" was listed by George Seegmiller, chairman, Farm to Market Roads committee, as their big objective. Feeling that farmers are entitled to better county roads to their farms, with one main artery through the farming district, this committee plans improvement of roads to farms throughout the county. They are also interested in bridging the Virgin River below be-low the town of Washington. Wayne C. Gardner, chairman of the Soil Conservation Service, listed list-ed as the main purpose of his committee, keeping projects ahead of the CCC workers. This being an ideal winter location for CCC boys, according to G. A. Quate, the committee plans to have worth while projects outlined in readiness. readi-ness. On recommendation of President Bentley, a weed control committee was made an added unit of the planning board, the motion being made by Wayne C. Gardner, seconded by George Seegmiller, and carried. This brings the number num-ber of committees up to ten. The next meeting of the county planning board is scheduled for April 27. |