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Show f dnybrilandsTermed MinerdkBich- - - " proposed Utah Park Area Seen As 'Great Potential' . By CLARENCE S. BARKER Deseret News Staff Writer t The proposed )j30,000 acre Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah includes potentially the most valuable mineral lands in the state, a geological authority declared ' ' Wklnesday. Dr. W. P. Hewitt professor of economic geologi st the University of Utah, and direc-- . tor of the State s geological survey, made this comment to Bid Gov. George D. Clydes, advi13 sory committee on the proposed park. The states richest oil and 2Oth E. uranium producing areas border on the proposed park area Bids for relocating 20th and U.S. Geological Survey East bf tween Stratford Ave. show- that the northeast (2555 South)1 apd Parleys quarter Is underlaid with relatCanyon and Blvdthrough the magnesium Salt Lake Country Club will ed deposits of immense potenbe opened Feb, 13 by the tial value, he said. Vanadium and copper, also State Tlighway Dept. The new highway will be of are important x Pilots by Oovo Kodlock. Dow! Nw trt uranium mining operations, four lanes wide, replacing two-lanand are known to exist in large the existing curved But it's a balmy world up at the ski resorts where "pretty Charlene new The align- . highway. he the in area, quantities weather. an ment Is as built Bordner, 1957 -- 4th EasMakqs sun both in ap- being added. to Interstate Highproach Area Promising way 80, with Salt Lake City Structures and strata exist- to pay approximately area in the proposed park ing $28,000; he difference, be-make it extremely promising tween cost of building a e (or valuable oil and uranium and a four-lanhighproduction, Dr. Hewitt added. " ... way. Asked if he would recomNear the south rim of Parmend multiple use of the area leys Canyon, the new 20th to permit mining and other East will underpass Interuses of resources if it were state 80. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1962 designated as a national park, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH he replied strongly, Yes." Dr. Hewitt said he knew of no other area In the' state Oranlto Program which had greater potential for S.L. mineraUproduction. The professor said he saw no reason why the mineral and $700,000 oil deposits could not be develscenic without oped destroying Salt Lake County has an unparalleled chance" to plot values. I am at a loss to see any its own future, two San Francisco planning specialists noted conflict in such development, Tuesday. he said- Short term Investment of This envious position was outlined by Sydney H. Williams Both Allowed $700,000 from the general fund and Corwin R. Mocine. Tfie men are in Salt Lake City for Both uses are allowed in account was approved Wednes(Not l Tbit It At Stir! of ft or (wo days of research and re- - Death Valley National Monu day by the Salt Lake City on Nm rooOino oroorom in Snort school.) view related to establishing a menu Mining of borate has Commission. K. LAVOB CHAFFIN By master plan for the county. been carried on in that area The money will be, invested before and. after it was at Interest rates expected to be Poooret Vtl Sdgcotloa Writw Mr. Williams pointed out both as a national morfa- about Y.34pert!enr WZ.62 pef designated As that Salt Lake County has I dont care which publishcent the said. ment, professor chance to do some positive ers series you choose if any Of the full atnount, $300,000 (Multiple use Is permitted other something planning in national monuments, but not would be Invested to March 15 teacher will take any one and areas wish they could do and the balance to April 15, follow It shell do a pretty fair parks.) Deseret News Special because the county still has national Dr. Hewitt said (he U5. Geo- 1962. ow. room job of teaching reading." to i CHICAGO The City Commission also George RomSurvey has drilling Ibgs When asked In what area logical Thats the conviction of J. information concern approved transfer ot 36,468 to other and American Motors presi- the ney, county could realize Its Lee Anderson, veteran, princident and civic and church greatest potential, Mr. Wil- ing mineral values within the the County Health Department DistVicfs WilGranite of area which Is as the citys share of the compal lo- proposed park leader, will be named Satur- liams cited the confidential information not munity mental Jiealth center. liam Penn Elementary School. day by the American College cation of the geographical county and the available to the public at pres- This sum will 'be the citys He was referring to the cur-ren- of Hospital 'Administrators as being the center of the ent. city share until June 30. reading program in the as the 1962 executive of the, Mountain West area present C. J. Olsen, Ogden Democrat The commission also grantyear. as well as future Granite District whereby who is chairman of the ad- ed permission for the design The former Utahn will reHe noted residential, com- visory committee, declared he and hoisting shaft for an eleschool follows a particular pub- ceive the honor Saturday other vator for the proposed new lishers program using all the noon at a luncheoij held at mercial, recreation and areas See PARK on Page B-development Kennecott Building on South potential teachMcfrrison where materials designed for the Hotel, are facts which help reinforce Temple and Main Streets. The administrators the hospital, ing peading. location. eleyator would be on the SECTION ar holding their annual theMr.geographical A. Leroy Urry, principal! Mocine added the geo South Temple side. mee ng" location was especial The commission approved Cottonwood School, said that graphical been Mr. Romney, who has A- 10 U, 18 the project on a petition from prominent after the "tre previously (before the district prominently mentioned as a ly mendohs vacant spaces we Theater the General Building Commitswitched to the publisher pro- possible GOP presidential crossed In to Lake tee of the Church of Jesus Salt getting Sports be will grams) "I never felt 1 . was candidate in 1964, we were some Financial Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, lunch- City. "We knew at the guest speaker 8 which noted it was necessary doing the Comics, eon. He also is considered a place when we got here." Radio-TBut Mr. Williams added 9 In moving equipment too large Highlights teaching of the various "read possible candidate in the that to be handled on a regular 11 caution Lake Salt of word Obituaries occur "didn't 1962 Michigan governor race. always ing skills elevator. See PLANNERS on Page In the former random selection program, he said. , n "Now you can really see the children progressing workbooks fuid activity pads strengthen whats in the basal readers," says Mrs. Helen H. Rowland, second grade teacher at Hill View School. Other teachers support her view. "The generous supply of materials permits the teacher more time for teaching and learning," says Mrs. Ivalou Lawrence, fourth grade teacher at the Mill Creek School. I dont have to stay up, all night making mimeograph copies to be run off, says Mrs. See READING, Page B4& ' Opening Set Feb. On Project re-or- - ls e It's a ghostly world in Salt Lake Valley where fog makes shadows of people and turns streets into murder mystery settings. a - - , 50-degr- ee , Fog Continues To Blanket H!)BEET Valleys Of Northern Utah Fog as thick or thicks than ever hung over northern Utah for the fifth straight day Wednesday. Weather observers can see nothing in the immediate future to upset the temperature, Inversion and clear out the smoggy ' -v haze. Travel continued at a crawl throughout most of the state and the Sal); Lake Airport was closed except for a few hours during the late morning and early afternoon. A light powdery snow which appeared to be falling during morning hours raised some hopes that a storm was - moving in, hut weather observers say no. The flakes are only fine snow grains that "form In the fog itself and also frost being shaken loose from' trees and wires. The condensation on wires caused two short cuts In the Logan area Tuesday which cut electricity for nearly 90 minutes from t if Preston to South Cache Valley. The weight of the frosted wires caused them to come together and short out. The Utah Highway Patrol said the fog conditions Wednesday extended as far north as Pocatello and as farsouth as Richfield. While the eastern part of the state is fairly clear, some patches of fog also were reported In the Vernal area. jUl major highways are open and dry, except for a few slick spots at higher elevations, but all night time travel is discouraged because of the fog. While valley bound residents grope their way through the swirling haze, up at the ski resorts high above the log bank its a dream world with balmy skies, warm temperatures and excellent skiing. The high at Alta Tuesday was a warm area had a 50 and the Brighton-Solitud- e reading of 47. By comparison Salt Lake See WEATHER on Page B IO ' Utah Colleges Receive $44 MillidnFrom U.S. WASHINGTON Utah colieges and universities have received a total of $44 million In federal funds in the last five years. Rep. David S. King said the federal money came to the state In a number of programs, Including housing, Reserve Officers Training Corps, research, scholarships, loans, military contracts arid other special programs. , , The University, of Utah received the largest amount, . $30,646,197, from 1956 through-1961The Department of Health, Education and Welfare supplied $14,652,000 under college housing and other programs. Military, research and ROTC brought the university from the Defense $4,369,000, Department; the National Science Foundation, $3,283,692 in both scholarships and research irid the Interior Depart County Sets Up $114,000 For Parking Plaza , ment and other agencies supx plied $8,340,000.' Brigham Young University received $763,807 from the National Science Foundation; $357,720 from the Dept pf Health, Education and Welfare; $103,180 from the Defense Department and $172,-57from other agencies for a total of $1,397,282. . Utah-Stat- e University re5 ceived College, '.of $7,802,000'; Southern Utah, $944,879; Weber College, $788,598; Westminster College, $561,800; Dixie College, $378,000; Snow College, $208,000; Carbon College, $148,382, and St $1,000. Mr. King said the average was $9 million per year coming to Utah. Rep. King explained he had voted for a $1,500,000,000 coyege construction bill Tuesday in the House. . "The Salt Lake County Commission Wednesday approve! spending $114,000 as share of conthe county struction of an underground parking area beneath the plaza of the proposed city ' civic center. The plaza parking lot would contain 88 stalls, to be shared equally by the city and county. The under ground lot would be west of the proposed Hall of Justice and horth of the proposed library site. e City Engineer Roy W. suggested the $114,000 figure as the countys share of the cost, pointing out that if designed and built while the dvie center is under construction, the parking area would be far less costly than if built later. T STATE OF THE PEOPLE Sometime ago Provos Rue Clegg was an attorney who felt that he was meant for. , higher things. , frightening. The owner My he's never had to stop between stations to IK any. body ott, though. , So he decided lo erect an aerial tramway 'from Dm floor of Provo Canyon to a He offers to give anybody a free trip up if theyll let him set the price for the return journey. 'Mr. Clegg gets airsick in a plane. But not jn a tram car. Once he packed his whole family in a tram car,' which is to say he put all his Cleggs in one basket There was no room left lor him. So he got atop the car and .rode hp. Personally, Td, rather chants an Indian , ledgt above Bridal VeU - Falls. " t Some people might have thought he was off his trolley. Others called it Clegg's Folly. Now they call it Clegg's trolley. ' Its" a 1,750-foo- t cable Tide the steepest aerial tramway In' the world. The thing ascends and descends at a angle. legend has It that two rival Indian tribes lived around Provo and Orem a few hundred years ago,. They took delight in curing each other's dandruff with tomahawks. But an . Indian dojj from one tribe and a brave from - the other one were above all that t r The cute Ute had eyes for this guy, see, and they nse to meet on this rnoun-taiOne day they were going to elope and what does this Indian chick meet np there on the hill but her sweeties whole tribe. Mad. So she took the steep leap. t - That legend fays that Nature couldnt stand to see all that beauty go to waste, so it formed this bridal veil falls from her hair. - You can believe that If you want to and It will be f&ay by me, ,but 1 cant swallow this stuff about people climbing that cliff. Its too steep. Even today, few people will walk up that foot trail to the (all. $ n. At first the tramway ride b mildly haircut . Teachers Hail ' v : two-lan- e mm zma Commission Specialists Say County Can Plot Own Future Okays Publisher For Investment Reading Aids arrt-cl- Hospital Chiefs Hail Romney Top Executive 8 2-- 4-- 6-- B-1- 0 12-1- 7 $2,000 Worth . Necklace Lost, Found A $2,050 diamond necklace, lost! by a Salt Lake City wom- an Tuesday morning at the Salt Lake Country Club, was found Tuesday evening. Mrs. L. H. Stratford, 2066 Hubbard Ave, (900 South), told Salt Lake County Deputy " Sheriff Don Strong she found , For an acrophobiae like me, if s scary. the necklace in her clothing In the rear of the station b sign posted when fche returned home on the sheer "mountainside, which b the . Tuesday evening. v Earlier in the day, the neckmost unnecessary sign in the whole world. lace had been the object of a It reads: search by deputy sheriffs and "Warning: No Climbing Beyond This Salt Lake City Police at both w Point" , the country club and the WaIt you think the ride and the" scenery" satch Bowl, '4000 S. Wasatch are breath-taking,- " said Mr. Clegg you Blvd. where she - had been havent experienced ANYthing." bowling with friends.-Yeah, 1 said, "so whats more breathchain to the necklace was taking? found at the Country Club, . . Walking up," he replied. Deputy Strong said. The tram station atop a ledge 1,750 feet above Highway 189, the Provo River and Bridal Veil Falls, pokes out of the mountainside. Like the lower lip of that ' brave when he found out what happened to his sweetheart MSW He Looks Ready To . . Rip Someone Apart! Deseret News Staff Photographer W. Qaudell Johnson had Just snapped a picture of Rinny, German shepherd dog being tried out for patrol dut aj the Utah State Prison Tuesday night, when suddenly Rinny was no longer In focus. He' was deep in the foreground with his teeth sinking through Photographer Johnson's overcoat and trousers. Owner and "trainer Marlow Hathaway,' 1280, W. Crystal Ave., jerked the dog back In time to. save the photographers leg, but not the trousers. Said Mr. Johnson, peering through the rent in his pants. "Thats a mean dog? , , ' , , . J. |
