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Show THE E LEADER-TH- GARLAND TIMES, Dec. 11, 1975, Page 7 FREE demonstrations & rocoipos Friday from 3 to 6 Givon by Shauna Payno Ghost Towns cont from page 1- - ' J crack, visible for many finally eroded into obscurity-exce- pt in the memory of those who experienced its creation. The railroad agent at Kelton, describing that morning, said ne looked out the window and saw buildings swaying crazily. Many were toppled toppled or swung awry. The school house was one of the casualties that morning and, for the balance of that year, school was held in a house propped up by railroad ties and beams. The props were necessary because the house leaned at an angle of more than 20 degrees. ' yj-ar- y During the next year, school was held in a room of the store building. It was iilllpii lllBillBIl THIS CEMETKRY is about the only trace left to indicate that Kelton, now a ghost town, once was located here. better than the leaning structure, but it wasn't entirely satisfactory either. The following year the Southern Pacific Railroad donated a passenger car which served as a school during the balance of Helton's history. Clyde Morris taught children at Kelton from September 1934 to January of 1935, then he was transfered to the Grouse Creek school as principal and Mrs. Verda Johnson finished out the term. Both of them taught in the old store building at 15-1- 6 City Council News Correction cont. from page one In a story in last week"s edit ion. we erroneously said that Mrs. Kuth Castleton was lii ing a car involved in an 'accident. We were incorrect. The car was driven In Mr. Mel Castleton. Ski Bus Will Run cont. from pae one will be offered. Webb also noted that if enough skiers fail to respond to make operation of two buses economical, prices of the passes might be reduced and only 50 tickets would be honored. Money on other tickets would be refunded. A special presentation has been set for Tuesday, Dec. 16. at 7:30 p.m. in the city building's auditorium, to jex; plain the program. Parents are urged to attend along with their child- removal effort made by the city during the major storm which hit Thanksgiving Day. Mason said the city should have a policy that snow removal equipment be kept running 24 hours a day during a major storm. "We were all responsible for that one," Mason said referring to the reaction to the first storm. Crews apparently didn't get into action until the day after the storm hit because a supervisor was out of town. Gary Carter, City engineer, said a disabled tractor prevented removal of snow from sidewalks-- a service performed in past years. office building up at his airport facility to the Planning Commission. Councilman Kuss Webb cited the need for the council to establish guide lines and a plan for future airport development. a recommendation from the Traffic Advisory Council that angle parking not be permitted on the length of Tremont Street on the east side between Main and First North for safety reasons. Angle parking is currently allowed only on the top half of the street" Businessman Daryl Jeppsen made the request. -- voted not to rent the gym in the Community Center 0 Id McKinley school ) to the school board for use as a roller skating rink. The floor was recently refinis-hed- . Mayor Mason said the roller skating creates more a damage than the $45 month rent is worth. Cowley 77 Toys On hand will be a Beaver Mountain representative to talk about the facility; a ski patrol member to discuss safety; a ski school instructor: and a ski shop representative to discuss equip-i- n . The presentation will also include a ski movie and drawings for prizes such as lift passes, lessons and ski items such as goggles and r - O GENERAL ALL AGES ADMITTED NU VU proved highways instead of over the shorter but much rougher unimproved roads. the railroad had concluded that maintaining 1940 By the line was wholly unprofitable and, in spite of protests that it might become an emergency line in case of a war time attack on the cut-of- f route, the rails were pulled up in 1942 and sold for scrap iron. In 1951, after a visit to Kelton, Ed Haroldsen, reporting for the Salt Lake Tribune, stated that the only thing alive at the place was Union Telethe Western graph line. By 1956 even that had vanished. Strangely enough the name Kelton can still be found on highway maps of the 1970's. 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