Show ego e E OUR SOIL SOIL OUR STRENGTH E EBy By y Carl Wilker Unit Conservationist Soil Conservation Service Dont Don't ont Tempt F fate Fate ate in 58 The week of July 20 to 26 is s by proclamation of the Predent President President Pre- Pre dent of the United States National National Na- Na onal Farm Safety Week 1958 Every farmer and rancher owes wes it to himself and to his family amily to stop and think about safety T Take a k e time to make the necessary repairs remove the possible causes that will bring ac accident ident and injury to family employees and friends A 1957 edition by the National National National Na Na- Na- Na Safety Council showed deaths and injuries injuries in- in juries urics on American farms in one year ear Every accident can be prevented prevent- prevent ed d and remember er When you work for safety safety works for or you Society Visits Sanpete Sanpete- Approximately members or of f the Utah Chapter Soil Conservation Conservation Con- Con Society of America i visited Sanpete last Friday Clifford CliIford R R. Collings ASe pr president of the chapter was M. M C C. C for the program which began at at t Indianola Participants on the morning program tour were N. N Guy Bird who explained reorganization tion ion of the Indianola Irrigation Company system Elden West- West chairman of Sanpete discussed leadership and coordination of all agricultural agencies' agencies efforts in conserving soil oil and water resources used by the farmers John Bigler rancher explained his hiss basic conservation plan for his ranch A lunch time stop was made at the upper tipper Debris Basin on the he Mt Pleasant Watershed pro- pro Functions of the works Yorks at athe atthe atthe the he basin were discussed by Gordon Hansen engineer Cold drinks were furnished by bythe bythe the he Sanpete Following the luncheon state level evel dignitaries of Extension Extension Extension Exten Exten- sion State Engineer Engineer Engineer En En- State Dept of Agriculture Agriculture ture ure and State Fish Game were introduced and a tour of the watershed continued A. A Russel Croft and George GeorgeL L Burnett of the Forest Service explained the terracing work and 1000 acres terraced terraced terraced ter ter- raced and at an average aver aver- age ge cost of 60 per acre Grant Johansen chairman of the Pleasant Creek Watershed committee told of Mt Pleas- Pleas ants ant's problems and hopes for the future concerning the watershed The tour concluded with a turkey steak fry The turkey was furnished by the Utah Turcey Turkey Turkey Tur- Tur key cey Federation and the social hour was by courtesy of the Utah Concrete Pipe Company Chefs at the steak fry were John Bradshaw Ken Tuttle Tut- Tut tIe tle Fish Game Wells Thursby Thursby Thursby Thurs- Thurs by Lowell Farmer and Douglas Stewart Margetts Co A reunion reunion of of uA u members of the Moffitt family was held on Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day at Rotary Park ark in Provo Luncheon was enjoyed at noon and a program and visiting were enjoyed during the afternoon n President J. J Weldon Moffitt of Provo served as chairman of the family get Attending from Manti were Mrs Albert Anderson Margaret Anderson Maude Reid and Mrs Ellice Moffitt M Mr and Mrs Horace C C. C Larsen Larsen Larsen Lar- Lar sen and five children are vIsitIng visiting visiting visit vIsit- ing at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Christopher Larsen Lar- Lar sen Their home is in Fallon Fallen Nevada where Horace teaches school |