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Show THE AMERICA FORK CITIZEN, Thursday, January 11, 1962 i Watersheds of Utah County Improved Recent Survey Shows Snow pack on the watersheds of Utah County Is the best , we have seen In several years. This is the report brought back by .. Soil Conservation Service Tech nician Stanley Peterson after completing snow surveys for this 7 area on Dec. 27 and 28. ' , Storms during the early fall . months which occurred mostly In the form of rain, have saturated satu-rated the top portion of the soil profile and put the watersheds in excellent condition to receive and hold the snovjr cover & this winter., It was noted that many areas at high elevations' that were barren and near dry last year at this time are now well covered with snow. . ' ' Because a large share of precipitation pre-cipitation occurs between now and spring, it Is Impossible to make a prediction of what the water supply might be next summer. However, provided normal precipitation occurs dur lng the period January to April, this early inventory of existing conditions would indicate a greatly improved j runoff from the watersheds of this area. Chances of filling the critical ly low storage reservoirs in the area are still not 'good, but above norma) runoff in the spring could add materially to this source of water supply. Following is a summary of average snow depth and water content of the various snow courses measured this month "and a comparison with last year and the 1943-57 average. Payson Ranger Station on January J, 1962 had 31 Inches or snow with 8.8 Inches water. On January 1, 1961 there were 20 Inches' of snow with 4 inches of water. The 1943-5Z average Is 6 Inches of water. The present measurement is 147 of average. ; Rock Bridge in Payson Canyon on January 1, 1962 had 22 inches of snow with 5.3 inches of water. On January 1, 1961 there were 16 inches of snow with 3.4 inches of water. The 15-year average Is 4.1 inches of water. The pres ent water content is 129 of average. ' . Tlmpanogos Divide on Janu ary 1, 1962 had 46 inches of inches "of snow with 13.6 inches of water. On January 1, 1961 mere were zz mcnes or snow withy 6 inches of water. The 15 year average is 11.4 inches of water. The present water con- ent is 119 of average, , Camp Altamont in American Fork Canyon on January 1, 1962 naa 35 inches of snow with 10.9 nches of water. On January 1, 961 there were 6 Inches of snow and 1.7 inches of water. The 15-year average is 4.1 Inches of water. The present water content con-tent is 105 of average. Tlmpanogos Cave Camo on January 1, 1962 had 4 Inches of snow with 1.1 Inches of water. On January 1, .1962 there was no snow. The 15-year average is 2.2 inches of water. The present water content is 50 of average. Daniels-Strawberry Summit on January 1, 1962 had 32 Inches of snow with 8.4 inches of water. On January 1, 1961 there were 16 Inches of snow with 3.4 inches of water. The 15-year average is 5.3 Inches of water. The present water content is 158 of average. Restoration of Brigham Young Home to Start Brigham Young Winter Home will begin immediately, the Utah Park and Recreation Commls sion announced Monday. St. George Restoration of tne The Restoration will take sev' era! months and is expected to be practically completed In time for the 1962 tourist season. , - Work will include removal of a back room added after the original structure was completed by the Utah colonizer and first Governor, Brigham Young, In 1869. The east porch also added ater, will also be removed. An other major project will Include emoval or the staircase inside the home from the center to the east side of the" building. v , The work; to cost approxi mately $58,000, will be under the supervision of Glen Swenson, Director of the State Building Board, and A din jlayward, Director Di-rector of the State Park and Recreation Commission. Salt Lake architect; George Cannon Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, will be supervising architect.' arch-itect.' He also directed the recently re-cently completed restoration of the Beehive House in Salt Lake City, also a residence of Brigham Brig-ham Young. 5 . . nn.. tt a. - i ... a y xiie winter norae -is a iwo-itory iwo-itory buff adobe building with an upper and lower porch, standing behind a wooden picket fence and shadded by tall trees at 1st West' and 2nd North. A white plastered one-storv building at the east end of the house was used bv Brlfrham Young as an office. When he was In St Oeorore and Southern Utah during the winters, the home was a center for social and religious gatherings. gather-ings. , . . Present for the beginning of restoration were members of the State Park and Recreation Commission Com-mission which has ' the home under its J uri diction. The structure struc-ture was a gift to the state from the ' descendents of Brigham Young. ' '' ; Want of uniform justice is a crying evil caused by the selfishness sel-fishness and Inhumanity - of man. .:ti. . Mary Baker Eddy Justice without wisdom is impossible. im-possible. ... - j i . ' ' , James Froude Hospital Notes Local patients being treated at the American Fork Hospital during dur-ing the past week included Lynn Mecham, Grant W. Schaum-berg, Schaum-berg, Evelyn Fox, Sarah Mott, Michael R. Williams, Wallace Smith, Ruby C. Wilson, Bltha Lee, Robert Hymes, Agnes Spencer Spen-cer and Mtlba Argyle. Patients from. Pleasant Grove Included Arvilla Harvey, Pat Spalnhower, Harold Penrod, Virginia Young and Fern Hicks. Patients from Lehl included: Bruce, Lee Wtbb, Ruth Bahr, Ora v Jackson, Lda Gray,' and Diana Shaw. Other out of town patients included Goldle Marrott and Gay L. . Thompson, Orem;Niel Child, - Sprirtgville; Elizabeth Smith, Cedar Valley; and Best sle C. Rasmussen, Alpine. jvmNT APS V J T f T r T f 1 IONS. BABIES BLESS 'EM New babies born at the Am-' erican Fork Hospital during the past. week Included: : Jan.,1: Girl to Orvil and Ger aldine Steggell Carter, Otem. Jan. 1: Boy to Dale arid Louise Walker Deveraux, Orerii Jan. 2: Boy to Curtis and Virginia Allred Harward, Pleas ant Grove. Jan. 2: Boy trDean A. and Etana Gammon Larsen, Lehi. Jan. 3: Girl to Donald L, and Patricia Sly Parry of Bluff dale. Jan. 3: Girl to Stanley and Ava Dean Kesler Drew, Pleas ant Grove. Jan. 5: Boy to Kent G. and Carol Jean Steele Schmidt. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT rf 9 ADEIUCAI1 OIL UIIV Formerly Lou's LARRY. GILLMAN, Mgr. 585 East State Road COi.lE in AND GET ACQUAINTED .Gold Strike Stamps Atlas Products ' l-ll-2t. U. of U. Offers Institute On Crime The second annual Instlture on Crime, Delinnquency and Law Enforcement is scheduled for February. 12 through 16 on the campus of the University of Utah. i Donal E.. J. MacNamara, dean of the New York Institute of Criminology, will be the featured featur-ed speaker at all ten sessions. The Institute is sponsored by the Extension Division, Sociology Department and Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Utah. Students may register for the Institute during the winter quarter registration. Registered students will receive two hours of credit for attending the Institute, Insti-tute, but the general public will be admitted free to any of the sessions. Students who attend' ed the Institute last year will be able to get credit for it again this year. '. Among the topics to be dis cussed at the 1962 Institute are The Rehabilitation of- Juvenile and Adult Offenders', "Parental Prevention of Delinquency' and "Public Relations and Law En forcement. White Collar .Crime. The Criminal Law and Morals'; 'Scientific Detection of Crimi nals and Criminal Behavior', Im proving Judicial Procedure', The Criminality of Women', "Minority Groups and Crime' and 'Controversial 'Con-troversial Issues in Modern Po licing!., will , also- be discusswL- AT 0 HIP LIAR'S i CIS ... PICTURE SHOW A 1:00 p. n CORAL THEATRE Enjoy the wholesome comedy o f George I 8 Gobel. Dean MacNamara was the guest lecturer at last year's In' stltute. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement -of Science, , secretary-treasurer of the American Society of Criminology and pres ident of the American League to Abolish Capitol Punishment. He is also director of the Traffic Management Survey Fund and president of the New York Institute of Public Service Training. 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