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Show THE IJEJII FREE PRESS. LEHI, UTAH Snow Survey at County Watersheds Show Deficiency in Water Content Snow surveys completed Feb. 1, 1959 on the watersheds of Utah County, by the SoiL Conservation Service and other cooperating agencies will continue to show a defipieficy In' total snow pack and water content when compared to the average for this time of year. Stanley Peterson, SCS Snow Surveyor for this area, reports that although we have had several storms of varied intensity during Looking at the snow pack-watcontent of the various watersheds from the standpoint of a 15 year average the iAount area is rated at the Spanish Fork River at about 40 . This area does not have a long , enough history of snow surveys to support a definite figure. The seven snow courses on Provo River above Vivian Park show this area to be 51 of the 15 year average. The Strawberry of average, as is the Valley is 29 American Fork Canyon area. Expected stream flows for the coming irrigation season as well as a comparison with average are as follows. American Fork River of aver21,000 acre feet or 58 By Havard Ilinton State Senator ab-n- right-of-wa- y. . 82,-00- 9,-5- Water Content it of-w- Right-of-Wa- d, misdea-meno- d, ounce ... rate. - THANKS TO NEWEST y ernments can only protect by zoning for a period of one year. Another advantage in this advance purchasing is that if the land must be purchased after there has been partial or fully development of the area, then acquisition costs are considerably higher. This has been shown in our own state where a ten acre plot was scheduled for. a $1 million shopping center, but was on the proposed line for a major highway. Alert action of the state highway with department in officials the state to enabled city purchase the plot for $75,000. right-of-wa- rs INVISIBLE HEAR I NO AID Ideal for many folks who are a little hard of hearing. 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Plastic teething rail, Nat. Birch hardwood, Full size, mmm PK Phone jyj mi OR ANY OTHER PRINTED ITEM FREE and Nylon Frieze Invitations O i: This luxurious Suite in FOAM RUBBER $319 Suite O Booklets O A 4a NYLON FRIEZE COVERS Programs , on all labor costs I ;w ; Inquire at Drapery Dept. ' for full details P Statements & O 50 . Q Letterheads 'J PROGRESS IN SAVE , O . m ... am ' " WW EARS, tion. The revolving fund would obtain its money from various state agencies borrowing it from reserve funds, and paying a fair interest Get your B onus Chair . boy, right-of-wa- " Ilar-woo- ae born Jan. 21 at Salinas, that the state must tie up consid- Calif. Proud grandparents are Mrs. erable amounts of money for such Pearl Curtis of Orem and Mr.'and purchases. Much of these funds Mrs. H. R. Kartchner of Salinas. are 'returned to the state from federal aid, but this often takes a number of years. On the InterDEAF MAY NOW state system construction must start within five years from the HEAR AGAIN WITH y date of buying. The money that is thus tied up cannot be used for highway construc- State Road Officials have gone on record in asking the legislature for a revolving fund for purchasThey have asked and cards from all ovecthe state, ing half of which request I vote that a $3 mil ion fund be establish for the bill and the rest are op- ed for future purchases. In thepast seven years outlays for rightposed to it. have grown ten It so happeened that the chair- fold. Mr.purchases Milton Twitchel, Chief man of the Senate Health and y Agent reports that Welfare Committee, Senator 1958 the state purchased during was out of the state at the 1,275 parcels 'of land with a total time of the hearing and the Sen- cost of almost $7 million. This conate President asked that I was more than double ' expendi duct the public hearing. This was tures in 1957. It is expected that a very interesting experience. Sev- in 1959 this could be over figure eral hundred people came, so the $8 million mark. This means many in fact, that the room was not large enough for all to get in. Each side was allowed to present my amendments passed. Now the arguments for their point of view. offenses are treated as and the judge may deterLater the committee reported mine whether the penalty be from withthe bill out to the Senate out recommendation. Final vote nothing to $299. Without the amendment it would have been should be within a week. from $25 or $50 to $299. The Fish and Game Department Several hundred bills have now sponsored a series of bills to help been submitted to the legisature them in their program. 'The bills to be acted upon. The law making were amended quite extensively in high gear and and then most of them finally process is now we have until about the 10th of passed. In their original state, the March to complete our work. bills called for minimum fines of not less than $50 on some, and The next big issue will be the $25 on others. I objected to mini- gas refund bill to farmers and mum fines and introduced amend- then education bills will keep our ments eliminating this feature and attention. er 5, 1959 F.ier.ds of Dale and Judith La-NKartchner Curtis wiU be happy to learn of the birth of their tirst child, a eight- - Right of Way Relvolving Fund Asked by State Road Commission Under the Capitol Dome Several controversial bills have been debated in the State Senate 58; since last week. The most prominent issue being the proposed Sunday closing bill. Several hours were occupievl in the debate with the most fireworks heard on Monday. The bill passed by a comfortable but narrow margin. Nearly the latter part of January, which every Senator had something to have helped the situation some, say and 9 voted against it. At we are still considerably behind least 2 of these did not make up last year and the average of the their minds until the final roll last three years. This is particularcall when the vote was taken, One ly true at the higher elevations. Senator who previously announcTo point this out, the water coned he was against it changed his tent of the two lower courses in age, Provo River at Vivian Park mind and voted yes. I spoke on 2 American Fork Canyon is about 95,000 acre feet or 60 of aver- occasions on Monday in favor of 1956-53& 0 8 of the average, while age, Provo River at Bailstone the bill and voted for it. The the two upper courses are only acre feet or 72 of average, House of Representatives now 29 of the average for the same Hobble Creek near Springville must consider the Sunday closing acre feet or 40 of average issue and pass it if it is to become period. The siuation holds true for all of the watersheds measured and Spanish Fork River at This- a law. this month, but not necessarily to tle 18,000 acre-fee- t or 40 of A public hearing was held last the same extent. in the Governor's Wednesday board room on the so called "Basof Snow Below Normal ic Science" which has the strong f The snow surveys made on Jan. 29, 1959 showed a moisture con- endorsement of the medical assotent of only about 30 per cent of normal on the American Fork water- ciation. This bill is vigorously opshed, it is reported by Perald Hansen of the SoiL Conservation Service. posed by the chiropractors and the Water content in inches on the various points covered in the lobbying on both sides is intense. survey is given as follows: I have received dozens of letters 1957 Aver. 1958 Snow Course 1959 ' 17.4 15.1 5.0 15.6 Timpanogos Divide 12.2 Altamont 96 10.6 Camp .' . 2.7 6.3 South Fork Ranger Station ..:. 7.3 , '3.7 3.6 2.0 2.4 1,2 Timpanogos Camp The snow surveys were made by 'Stanley Peterson of the Soil Conservation Service and Thomas Walker of the U.S. Parks Service. V . THI BSDAV, FEBKCARV - playing every during ( ' i i j V FifTi TV ttreft? fH II IK nwiMB inn If HMMlli i is'. f 111 Mi : |