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Show I state Press A a an. jam. East 3rd Co Salt Lake City, Utah SdSdkH Utah 467 Vol. 79 No. 52 Thursday, June 84111 14, 1979 Fifteen Cents Wide Spread Nails Draw TV Station To Salina As Truckers Strike Worsens The independent truckers strike hit Salina last week, when nails spread east of the city resulted in a along townful of both truckers and tourists with punctured tires Salina auto repair garages, service stations, and Intermountain Farmers were busy repairing and replacing tires flattened by nails dumped on the interstate, which was closed for a time while the nails were cleaned up TRUCKERS STRIKE COVERAGE-Televisi- on news team from Salt Lake Channel 2 interviews independent truck driver Jerry Lappiola last Thursday at Brent Taylors Freeway Texaco and Tire Center. Nails spread on caused many truckers to pull into Salina to get punctured tires repaired and replaced. The Utah Highway Patrol closed the highway for a time to clean up the nails. Another incident was reported early Tuesday, when shingle nails were spread along both east and westbound lanes of between Gooseberry and Salina. Residents Hear Details Of Water System Questions ranging from Why? to to How much? were asked by 56 Salina residents Tuesday night at a special informational meeting on a pressurized irrigation system proposed for the city. Don Naser, city engineer, and Dr. Edward Allen and Mark Peterson of Region West Associates, a financing firm, answered questions from townspeople on the proposal to fund the system through revenue bonds, which are paid off from income generated by the system. How? As proposed, the underground irrigation system would include a settling pond at the mouth of Salina Canyon, with the water pumped through a new, separate set of underground distribution lines to city property owners. A one and one-hainch line into the front of each property would provide the water to residents who could either use it with a hose connection, flood irrigate, or plumb it into a sprinkling system, Naser explained. The water probably could be used anytime, without a system of turns. Pressure probably would be from 40 to 60 pounds, the engineer estimated. The system was proposed as the most feasible solution to the citys water lf supply problem, Naser explained. A study done last year indicates the continuing growth of the city will require a cutback in culinary water hookups and ' service unless either additional supplies are developed or storage increased. By replacing culinary water used for outside purposes such as irrigation, car washing and the like with the lower-qualit- y Salina Creek water, the city can provide service for a population estimated at 5,000 persons. Salina has increased some 60 per cent in population in the past six years to an estimated 2,200 persons at present. That number is projected to double in the next six to seven years. Culinary water is supplied from springs in Little Lost Creek. Attempting to use Salina Creek water for culinary uses would be more costly ' than the underground irrigation system, and would result in a lower quality of culinary water, requiring filtration and chlorination, Naser said. Both the engineer and the financial consultants emphasized that the new system isnt necessary, if the city is willing to ...close the door on growth Salina residents must choose whether or not the city is to grow, Dr Allen em phasized. You will have to stipulate that no more people may move in, your kids cant remain here, unless someone either dies or moves out, he said, if no growth is desired. The irrigation system, all panel participants agreed, provides the cheapest additional water for the community The system, described as . creating a new public utility, can be financed am1 maintained through a revenue bom issue, tentatively scheduled for July JT A $200 initial hookup fee is anticipated, along with a $7 monthly charge (for 12 months). Arrangements can be made to pay the charges over a length of time, Mayor Leah Conover said. The problem of residents on fixed incomes who may have difficulty financing the system was discussed several times, with no solution Well work something out, the mayor promised If approved, how soon would the system be in operation? Naser said some four to six months would be required to design the system, which then would be put out for bids. Construction could begin in early spring of 1980, and completed later that year. Anyone with further questions may take them to Don Burns, city recorder. He will relay them to Naser, who promised a personal answer. which pulled into One Brent Taylors Freeway Texaco and Tire Center had 16 nails m its tires Independent driver Jerry Lappiola, a Colorado resident, was one of several interviewed by Salt Lake television Channel 2 news team, which flew its helicopter m behind Taylors station Im going to Los Angeles to deliver this load, then Im going home and just park this rig, Lappiola told newsmen reiterated the drivers complaints that they cannot stay in the business because of increased diesel fuel prices, controls placed on their charges for hauling goods, and the speed limit Nobody goes 55, the driver stated flatly You cant make any money that way Regulations are placed on the number of hours a driver can drive, he explained, saying that at 55 miles per hour a trucker cant get very far in his allotted hours Additional shingle nails were reported dumped on between Salina and the Gooseberry exit about midnight Monday by Jim Reynolds, Utah Highway Patrol officer Reynolds said the nails were found in both the east and westbound lanes of the highway Patrolmen and others were busy from midnight until 4 30 a m Tuesday cleaning up the highway The Salma patrolman theorized the nails were designed to stop the coal trucks which haul from the Southern Utah Fuel Co mine in Convulsion Canyon If the truckers are looking for public support and sympathy, they sure picked a poor way to do it, Reynolds commented He Lions Ask For July 4 Big Parade Entrees the parade, but anyone who is interested in participating in the parade is asked to let Christensen know by June 24 if possible The parade is scheduled to begin at the east end of Main Street at 6 p m on July 4 Floats, marching groups, drill teams, riding clubs and the like are asked to arrive at the assembly area, Fourth East and Main Street, between 5 and 5 30 p m so the organizers may get the parage lined up and underway promptly at 6 p m Entries for the Fourth of July parade are being sought by Rex Christensen, who is serving as parade chairman for the Salina Lions Club Letters have been sent out to various organizations and businesses telling of Independent Bank Names 2 Directors Two new directors were elected at the annual meeting of Utah Independent Bank, held June 6 in Salina Milo Bosshardt, Redmond, and Toward Bradshaw, Braver, were elected to the board along with previous directors Gwen Jacobson, Curtis Armstrong, and Reuel Christensen, all of Ephraim, and Ted Sorensen, Robert B White, Salina, and Mike Shaw, Aurora White was president, and also will serve as chairman of the board for the coming year, replacing Mrs Jacobson. Shaw was cashier, and Armstrong vice president Craig assistant White is the cashier. The report to shareholders indicated that the bank, which has been in operation since August, 1977, now has assets over $3 million During its one and a half years of existence, over $4,404,000 m loans have been made to local customers There are over 750 business and personal accounts at the bank newly-electe- Luck Rides With Miner As Truck Goes Over Bank d Westbound Signs Mislead Motorists From Greenriver - ' J&j m4 f I- - trZ J 3 x tfT, I & VT A 43 V- - 4 , ,! ht 1 It, t' I - fjg A, A V "if v O'St 5, ti K 4 The vehicle, which stayed upright on it A 1 its wheels, went 475 feet down the side of the steep embankment and came to rest against a jumper tree Allen, according to Reynolds, . . . came out with hardly a scratch The lights of the truck, which was listed as totally demolished, continued to burn, and were noticed by a passenger on the SUFCO bus, which came by shortly after Allens vehicle went off the road The bus was stopped, and passengers discovered the truck off the road Allen was quite fortunate, Reynolds noted, saying he had seen much more serious injuries result from accidents which didnt appear nearly as bad Robert Allen, 23, Redmond, should be counting himself among the fortunate after an accident last Thursday night when his truck went off the side of the big dugway leading to the Southern Utah Fuel Co mine Allen, who is employed at the coal mine, was coming down from the mine about midnight after finishing his shift. His 1978 Dodge pickup truck went off the paved highway after rounding the curve, a wheel got off on the shoulder, and he lost control of the vehicle, according to Jim Reynolds, Utah Highway Patrol officer who investigated the accident ' AA - .( a , si 7 T s ic As , r 1 4 k1 $ II VAUtA - An & A in.? I 4 71 3 7 n vr v f f yA tit f n I Vr,Ar'y K, 41 z DONT BLINK-- or youll miss it. High- way department sign west of Green River advises motorists that is the I ? A A , Mr 4 4 4 t route to Salina and Las Vegas. Local Chamber of Commerce officials say U.S. 6, which heads northwest to Price i y&4 J V 4 4 'niiAsVA 4 At A v A V' A -- i and bait Lake City, gets bigger, more numerous signs, and the new interstate ute is almost ignored. k, a. 'S- 3. 4L i .A vs ' A ? 2 v westbound MISLEADING SIGN?-T- he motorist leaving Green River is told that u.S. 6 leads west to Price and salt Lake, local Chamber of Commerce and Panoramaland officials noted this week. The route in fact leads NORTH which gets very lit- and west, while tie billing on official highway signs, leads west. Travelers heading west who havent studied a highway map could easily be directed more north than west by the signs. |