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Show Page Four April SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS, Kanab, Utah 27, 1972 Colorado River Kaibab turkey runoff prospects considered 'fair' season set to open Saturday, 29th Spring gobbler hunting opens Saturday, April 29, on Kaibab units 12A and 12B for 400 permit holders. Any legal firearm or bow and arrow may be used, and one bearded turkey per hunter is allowed. Each hunter is required to take in the field with him three items proving his eligibility to take part his license, his hunt permit, and his turkey tag. Mt. Trumbull is not open for turkey hunting this spring, and the presence of turkeys in unit 12B, outside the national forest, is doubtful. Turkey hunt areas are closed to all other hunting with one exception. Turkey hunters with permits may also take small game and predators. They are cautioned, however, to remember that porcupines are protected. They have not been legally huntable the past couple of years. SAVE ON YARD EQUIPMENT! Get your yard in shape for the summer! Wards Century 2 rotary mower is the safest anywhere, and so efficient! Our featherweight chain saw makes short work of trimming and pruning jobs. Clean up the mess with our new yard mill; it reduces bulk by 75. Mower only $109 Chain Saw on sale 17.88 1 Corales electric grass trimmer $19.50 Plus transportation charge. MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOG STORE Kanab, Utah runoff The from the Colorado River watershed above Lake Powell is expected to be only 6.4 million acre-fee- t, or 77 percent of the long-tim- e average runoff, the Bureau of Reclamation announced today. The forecast has been declining in recent weeks due to low precipitation. Streamflows were higher than usual during March but the melting snowbanks are rapidly disappearing. The forecast is based on the seasonal accumulation of precipitation to April 1 at 58 stations and on April 1 snow data at 48 snow courses within the watershed area. It presumes normal precipitation during late spring and early summer. Lake Powell behind Glen Canyon Dam is expected to reach about elevation 3623 feet above mean sea level by midsummer, or about the same as last summer and 9 feet above its present level. It will then contain 14.5 or 58 percent of million acre-feeits capacity. The lake should remain near this level during the remainder of the recreation season. It will be lowered about 7 feet during the winter. Snowpacks in the northern part of the basin are still quite heavy. of runoff About 1,900,000 acre-fee- t should originate above Flaming Gorge Dam. This is 163 percent of normal. Of this amount, 125,000 acre-fewill be stored in which will Reservoir, to capacity. that reservoir bring With the above normal inflow expected, Flaming Gorge should rise about elevation 6032 feet by the end of July, which is only 8 feet from being full. The fall and winter operations should cause the lake to recede to about elevation 6020 feet prior to spring runt, summer. This water level will provide favorable conditions for the annual bass spawn to maintain the highly valuable bass fishery for which Lake Mead is noted. The Bureau of Reclamation announced that, as in past years, it is cooperating with the fish and game departments of the States of Arizona and Nevada in operating Lake Mead so as to protect and enhance the bass spawn while at the same time meeting downstream water needs. Recent underweter and surface inspections jointly conducted by personnel of the Nevada Game and Fish Commission and the Bureau of Reclamation indicate that bass are now spawning. Lake Mead at present contains 17.2 million acre-feor 63 percent of its capacity. County bond sales up during March off. Lake Mead on April was 1,156 feet above mean sea level, or about 8 feet higher than a year ago. The reservoir is now 65 feet below the top of the raised spillway gates at Hoover Dam. Lake Mead will drop about two feet during the spring months and then be permitted to rise during the 1 e, Bryce campground h, re- ceive $31,304 in revenue sharing funds under a bill which the House is expected to take up early in May. Kane County government will receive $19,662 under the bill with the remaining $11,642 to be split up among the municipal governments in the county. Superintendent Robert C. Hey-de- r announced that the North Campground at Bryce Canyon an area administered by the National Park Servcie, Department of the Interior, opened April 25. Campground user fees are in effect. The fee is $2 per night, per campsite, at the North Campground. Organized groups will be charged 50c per person, per night, with a minimum charge of $5 per night for a group site. The user permit may be purchased at the park visitor center, which is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Na-tiona- Newsy items Mrs. Ive Maxwell went to Salt Lake City April 22 to attend the public assembly honoring Utah mothers. It was held in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square. Ive was chosen second alternate as 1972 Mother of the Year. Her husband, Horace, and the following members of her family from here were with her for this occasion: Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Maxwell and family, Mr. and Mrs. James F. Maxwell and family, Bishop and Mrs. Delwyn Maxwell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Maxwell and family and Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Campbell (Ila Mae) and family. The Maxwell families also visited their sister, Mrs. Margaret Clair and family and saw the new baby girl, which was born April hours announced Robert I. Kerr, Superintendent of Zion National Park, announced today that the Zion National Park interpretive program is being expanded to include extended Visitor Center hours and evening illustrated programs. Starting last Saturday, interpretive program includes the following services and facilities: Zion Visitor Center, open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Color slide program show continuously. Evening programs will be presented on Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the Watchman Campground Amphitheater. Costs of building the Colorado River Storage Project and participating reclamation units in Utah and other states have nearly doubled since 1956 because of inflation and original low estimates by Congress, Rep. Sherman disclosed MonP. Lloyd, day. As a result, the Administration is requesting legislation to lift the ceiling on appropriations authorization from the original $760 million approved in 1956 to over $1.3 billion. More than half of the total $610 remillion new authorization quested is earmarked for the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project, he said. This legislation is needed to complete the reclamation projects authorized by Congress under the Colorado River Storage Act of 1956. Rep. Lloyd said. City. He said the authorization ceiling must be increased this year to support Administration appropriation requests for fiscal 1973, including over $32 million for Utah reclamation projects. There is only about $5.1 million of authorized appropriations left under the present law, Rep. Lloyd said. o, from Glendale Zion Park project Chasing and capturing wild horses and burros on public lands is now outlawed. This reminder came from Robert D. Nielson, BLM state director for Utah, in commenting on the December 15, 1971, act of Congress which placed administration and protection of wild horses and burros on public lands under the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture. g Mr. Nielson said about 650 horses and burros are on lands in Utah adminstered by the Bureau of Land Management. g Wild horses and burros are defined by the Congressional Act as all unbranded and unclaimed horses and burros on public lands of the United States. Persons claiming ownership of a horse or burro on public lands are entitled to recover them only if recovery is permissible under state branding and estray laws, Mr. Nielson noted. Authorization for recovering a horse or burro must be obtained from the BLM office administering the area where the animal is running. Utah BLM district offices are in Cedar City, Fillmore, Kanab, Monticel-lPrice, Richfield, Vernal and at 1750 Redwood Road, Salt Lake free-roamin- Rep. Sherman P. Lloyd, said that Kane County would fees set at $2 Violators of the act of Congress are subject to a fine of up to $2000 or imprisonment from up to one year or both. Anyone aware of violations of the act, including chasing of the animals, should report all avail-aol- e information to the nearest BLM office. Wally Stephenson earns promotion Wally Stephenson is leaving Richfield to accept a promotion as chief of the Utah State Department of Highway Materials and Test Division. He will be replaced as District Three engineer by William D. Hurley. 18. Page Four nearly doubled in 15 years free-roamin- Pending House bill could bring $$$ to Kane County et Fon-tenel- le et being protected by revised laws h 1972 Reclamation project costs Wild horses now Kane County volunteer U. S. Savings Bonds Chairman Mrs. Karen Alvey, of Kanab, announced that March sales of Series E and H Savings Bonds amounted to $5,213, bringing the three-montfigure to $14,250. Wendell E. Gile, Utah state chairman and David L. Bigler, 1972 TSIA chairman jointly announced that state sales for March totaled $2,460,401. Total state sales, are or 27 per cent of the Utah goal of $27,800,000. year-to-dat- April 27, the Vernal unit, requiring over $1 million, and the Emery County project, requiring $1.6 million. A large share of this increase is earmarked for Utah because we have been behind the other states in completion of authorized projects, Rep. Lloyd said. Of the original $760 million, $245 million was spent to construct the Glen Canyon dam, $65.4 million for Flaming Gorge, and $219 million for power transmission facilities. The remainder was divided up over other smaller projects. Rainbow Point road reopened in Bryce Robert C. Heyder, Superintendent of Bryce Canyon National Park, an area administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, announced today that the Rainbow Point Road reopened April 20, 1972. on Thursday, April 20, 1972. Weather permitting, the road will remain open through the summer travel season. At the time, $760 million was authorized to complete the probut inflation, general jects, changes in plans and the construction cost indices and the fact that Congress did not authorize the full amount needed have increased the total required to finish all project authorized by the original act, he said. The Park Visitor Center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. where information on the park is available. I The 2nd District Congressman said the Interior Department estimates it will need $355.8 million to complete the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. About $64.4 million of the $420 million estimated to build the project has already been appropriated. Other Utah units effected by the legislation include the Jensen unit, which requires $9.7 million to complete; the Upalco unit, which, requires $20.7 million to complete; Enmn- - Liln Your World Is As Big As You Moke It. Todays Army wants to join you. SSG Frank Stastny 4 Cedar City Call Collect Day or Night 586-495- I Friends and relatives who visited here the past weekend includ- ed: Miss Fon Cox from Santa Monica, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Pledger and his daughter, Glenna and her husband Roy Allen, all from Ogden; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brinkerhoff from Provo; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Johnson from Kanab; students home from various colleges were: Mr. and Mrs. MacNeil Roundy, Rand and Leanne Maxwell, all from Cedar City; Helen Maxwell, Brinkerhoff, Judy Flynn, all from Dixie College; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pugh end children and Jeri-ly- n Pugh from BYU. Bruce Harris, who has been employed in Arizona for the past several months, returned home this week. The program at sacrament meeting was given by the Kurt Brinkerhoff family with talks being given by Wesley, Katherine, Joan, Vivian, Betty and Kurt, and a musical number by the Junior Choir, all of which was very enjoyable. Alton R. Pugh attended ASCS meetings in Richfield Friday. La-Pri- el OFFICE MACHINES Repair all makes Also sales of Typewriters Adding Mach. You name it We have it. APRIL 29,1972 Team up to clean up! TIME PAYMENTS Frank's Sewing Cen. 74 "There must be an easier way to quit You bet there is. Stop playing with gimmicks. Try a tested program instead. Ask your local Heart Association for the free booklet, "How to Stop Smoking. Do it today and join the thousands who have kicked the cigarette habit. Contributed bf Publish A public service message from your Heart Association E Cen. Kanab 644-273- 4 t April 29, 1972 is Scouting Keep America Beautiful Day. Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts all across the nation are planning clean-u- p projects to tidy up roadsides, clear trash out of parks and take the litter out of lakes and streams. Reddy will be on hand to help in any way he can and he hopes you, will too, join the Scouts in their effort to make our country cleaner and safer. Want to help? 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