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Show Page 3--THE DAILY HERALD,Provo, Utah Mechanical Moles Boon to TunnelDrilling Sy CARL CROSBY The United States Bureau of Reclamation is using moles to further the work of the Central Utah Project, according to Bureau engineer Sheldon Talbot These moles weigh 80 .ons, are guided by laser beams, and have no resemblance to the small, furry ones. The only thing that the two types of moles have in common is that they both tunnel very well, Utah's first mechanically- drilled tunnel was constructed lo divert the Duchesne River water of the Strawberry Aqueduct. The The mole in the Water Hollow tunnel will be 13 feet in tunnel is driven by four 100 diameter horsepower cece motors, on the The use of mechanical moles ieee legs braced has completely revolutionized sides of the the of twnnel construction. From 20 feet or less per week a few years ago, the average tunneling footage has risen to about 400 feet per week. Drilling speeds of 1000 feet per weekare forecast as equipment improves. Costly Operation The moles are expensive. machine stationary as a hvdraulic ram forces the cutting head against the rock. After cutting about five feet, the on machine is runners to obtain a newgrip on the sides of the tunnel, The cutting head is turned at about seven revolutions per minute. Revolving buckets catch the cuttings and dump them on a conveyor belt, which loads them for removal from the tunnel. Many Advantages There are several advantages toa machine tunneling operation. It eliminates the overbreak that accompanies conventional blasting techniques, reduces water seepage, normally produces less rockfall, requires into the Starvation Reservoir. Each one has to be tailor-made less support, and is easierto line NowDrilling Atpresent, a mechanical mole is being used to drill the Water Hollowtunnel, a 4.1 mile section for a specific job it is to do. A tunnel must be at least one mile in length to make the use of a mole economically possible. withconcrete. laser guidance system reduces the chance of error where precision drilling is mr About People folk and patriotic numbers. By MILDRED B. HALL These will be heard as solos, in 373-8563 373-0546 duets,trios, and sextets. Soloists Licensed Practical Nurses will include Charlene Liddiard, wh duated 4. . September, 1962,in the fromclassUtahof rin FeLAE teat Jasperson, and Lee Redabough. honored Mrs. Rula Stowell with Mrs’ Verda Whitehead is Dam. The moles wil! be used for several other drilling operations during construction of the Central Utah Project. entertainment, the group chose Mrs. Helen Wiscombe as theneW class president. A U.S. Navy Aviation (Herald File Photo) ; prevent flooding at Second East and Main . “3 Sireel in American Fw, The Project was On March 12 Flood Control Work | d ° A t Aap bres J. aap left the adults, whether church i iod mp efe in AMERICAN FORK — A ™ajor flood control project along the American Fork Creek was completed recently by Nash with Construction Co. Mr, Pearson will be held following the talk. Parents ° e To Head the creek channel 30 feet, providing additionalsettling area for debris carried down the creek. Cement adutments also have been poured, with the are encouraged to ask for the creek bridge which is the the velocity of the stream, Johnson in Provo and with other ape questions. During his leave his sister iecaeeee progr At 20 luck ae gave a family party for him, group. On Sunday Sant accompanied their son and brother, KeithtoUtah where he entered the missionary home in ‘THE PRECISE work done by the mechanical mole is shown _ythe Starvation Feeder Tunnel showa in this photo, taken when the mole wasstill di language school prior to his assignment in the Japanese Mission, While in Provo, the Wrides are also visiting their son, Larry, a student at Brigham young University, and his wife. composer, Rae) Smithson Friday at 7:30 p.m., in the Sunset Third Ward chapel. The presentation, which Family members fron many will feature some 30 voices, includes religious songs, love locations have returned home songs, a section of Christmas after their journeys to Provo to the tunnel, which has since Golden Driggs 9g To Speak to sfield and Gary Rowland, awards; Gary Hubbard, photographs; Barry Weight, tickets am sales; David Gabbitas, coordination with the Art City Days parade; David Clements, publicity; Joan cumulation of debris and weeds. Folett, judges and master City crews were required to ceremonies; Linda Weight and makearound-the-clock checks of Sharon Rowe, pageant; Jim and the grating system throughout SPRINGVILLE — Golden K. Myrna Jeffers, entries and the high water period last year, Driggs, associate director of sponsors. juent]; many hours devel iUaedate the peak Unvertly,vil ee'toueee The pageant has been member of the 3 D's. Sharon School Fifth Grade students under the direction of teacher, George S. Kelly, will present a musical nuinber. All parents and Patrons Springville CC speaker at a breakfast meeting scheduled for June 4 in the tinalGeriod: ‘The new system extends into of the Springville Chamber of Springville High School zs ss Commerce Wednesday at 7 a.m. auditorium, The winner will are invited to attend, Scouts Give Program Mr. Driggs retired in 1967 after 45 years with New York Life Insurance Company, and accepted a non-salaried position as, an associate director of development at the university. Of Dancing reign over the Art City Days celebration, will represent. Springvillein other parades and celebrations, ard will be a contestant in the Miss Utah Pageant. ‘86 PROOF + EARLY TIMES DISTILLERY CO., LOUISVILLE, KY. @er0¢ 1970 Thepublic is invited to hear a recital of the musical com- Season when the Allen project eo vas leted. The grating A reading entitled, “A proved ineffective, however, PTA Happening,” will be forming a dam rather than given by Richard C. Davis,a serving as a deterrent to ac- Linda are visiting this week in Trovo with Mrs. Wride’s Marine Cpl. Raymond H. McKinney, son of Mr. and Mrs. George D. McKinney of Orem, has been awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with combat “V’” during ceremonies with the Fifth Marine Expeditionary Brigade in Camp Pendleton, Calif. was designed and installed las. previous years, members will be able to Mr. and Mrs. Terry Brown will Salt LekeCiy on Saturday. After give a birthday dinner on spending this week there he will Tuesday honoring Mr. Brown's go to Hawaii to attend a mother, Mrs. Albert E. (Vera) Brown.Otherinvited guests are Mrs. Brown’s daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams and children, a son, Michael Brown, and her grandchildren, Shane and Sherry Brown. eliminatethe flood threat which yice chairman; Russell Stan- ‘The former grating system existed in this location in year’s officers, Only PTA gave fay der pie is drove down from Clearfield. leaving. Airman ee i. =~ tered eerie ree Mr. and Mrs. Neldon Wride, sic training al (Rhea Hatch) and daughter, Diego,Calif., and attended school at Jacksonville, Fla. Hewill now enter advanced training in Maryland as a waist gunner on the Huey helicopters, with expected duty in Vietnam. Co,building and grounds, select candidates ter LS daughter, Elaine, and her Working with Mr. Rowe on Tey aoe TY Motor and were confident it would arrangements are Dee Roach, tila. commnitine wil be oe husband, Claude Fraley, who sponsored by the The grating system was in- Jaycees asa oie of Art City Alien’s Super Save, under High- pressed approval of the work PTA will be held. The duty of ire. Grace Loveless of Provo SPRINGVILLE — Ken Rowe some 500 feet. The creek is spected by members of the city Dayscelebration. for roticntof De with his brother David ey enjoyed the Saturdayvisit of her wife and family, aged channel for a covered section of meeting, nominations and elections covered under the parking lot of council this week and they ex- husband, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Eee as alo eh ee) Widdison and family, Provo, this Pageant Aseries of steel pipe rods were grating system firmly anchored has deen named chairman of the utilized to form 2 wide grating in concrete footings to withstand annual Miss Springville Pageant parents, Mr.and Mrs, Fred H. Neldo.<ridayevening atthe ch relatives for the past month, Surprises, Ken Rowe Co Pearson, staff member of the Central Utah Community Mental Health Center. Mr. Gouna, i ie members ornot, of the Oak Hills has, bean etets his Fourth Ward. The party will be Previous grating proved inef- The Sharon Elementar seatervilbe.Dale Enterprising chairmen, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoi Nelson, ably assisted by Mr. and Mrs, Earl Peirce, are at wurk on a clever “Rock and Roll”social for all of next month. fective, forming a dam, rather than a debe andate: arateSettingareafor screening facility (Herald Staff Photo) , : School PTA meeting will held Thursday at 7 p.m.in ae * NEW GRATING SYSTEM completed to stream during peak runoff expected to begin PTA To Meet A MECHANICAL MOLEis shown at work when theStarvation Feeder Tunnel was beingdrilled aboveStarvation oe shower, priort0 featured accompanist and jeaving for an ee mission Marilyn §. Parson will play the violin. Poeabs, Sharon School Technical College were en- Bradshaw, Belle Johnson, tertained at the home of Mrs. Figine Stubbs, KayLynn Melva Openshaw when they States. During the evening of . It is expected that the more than 40 miles of tunnels planned for the Central Utah Water Project will be drilled with the mechanical mole. “Tom Swift Among The Indians” titled the annualIndiana-rama produced recently at the Provo High School auditorium by members of. the Tu-CubinNoonie Lodgeof the Order of the Arrow of the Boy Scouts of America. The program featured Order of the Arrow Indian dance numbers, songs ior children, and see the exhibit of the art work of units from Lehi to St. George ~~ Sid DelMar Leach, of SaM Francisco, artist-of-themonth, at the move City CLINTON, Mo. (UPI)~-Sher- Utilities building art gallery. iff Wilmer Ray Schmidt headed Among them were Mr. and Mrs. the investigation and search George Hansen, Cedar City, the Saturday for aman whosetfire to Hurley Hansens and children, a jouse, burned a barn to Oster: Mrs. Lenora Haycock the ground and shot five cows, and Mr. and Mrs. Max Kerr,pee Lake City, with others fro mm killing three of them. Schmidt said he was more Payson and Utah points. Mr. interested in this case than in Leach is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Leach of Provo. Also here most. ‘The farm house, barn and for the event was Sharon Dennis of San Francico, fiancee of the cows see to him. artist. CONCERNED LAWMAN ang also the nationally recognized Tu-Cubin-Noonie dance team. Starring in the production was Greg Ware as Tom Swift, Alma Banks as Chief Gray Fox and local Cub Scouts. Over 15 authentic Indian dances were performed by members of the lodge, which make up 18 chapters. During the Indian dances the Hoop Dance waspresented, with over 22 hoops used during the dance. The Tu-Cubin-Noonie dance team placed first in showmanship for the Hoop Dance at the National Order of the Arrow Conclave at Bloomington, Ind., in August. A member of the dance team is Gary Lewis, a memberof the Squaw Peak chapter in Urem. Healso placed as one of the top MEMBERS OFTHEOrderof the Arrow do an Indian dance at the Indian-a-rama at the Provo High Schoolthisweekend. Several of three during the national meet. Program committee for the AYLOR’S event included Keith Lewis, activities chairman; Gary Lewis, lodge chief; Mike the odds ore against you. But AND BLOCK doyour dueling. Your $TATE charge of ushering. Proceeeds harthe program are to be used to publish a prite-o complete ond accu: tate return. You avoid worry, save time, often save money (3 booklet entitled “Where to Go Camping In Utah.” The booklet will be distributed free to all Getthe point? We quoi Ht owe CENTRAL SQUARE treasurer; Bart Larsen, ceremonial chief. The Juab chapter, along with the Vernal and Fillmore chapters were in you always win when you let J © ® © © © area Boy Scout troops. accurate prey poration of every tax return. ‘ony errors that cost you any penalty or ill pay the penalty or interest. 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