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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1965 Page Mine United Fund Names Drive Chairman served on a number of standing committees, including the Budget Committee. He has been active in previous United Fund campaigns. In accepting the position, Mr. Peterson said: I feel that the citizenry of the Salt Lake and surround areas need, to be challenged to meet the needs of the community in the fields of voluntary health and .welfare DENNIS V. PETERSON Promise of abundant water this year makes it imperative that western fanners and ranchers plan ahead now for increasing yields by utilizing more efficient irriga-atitechniques. This will be the message U. S. Steel irrigation engineers will give to about 150 Utah farmers and dealers at four meetings next week. The meetings, by the Intermountain Farmers Association, will be held in Nephi on Mar. 1, Delta on Mar. 2, Ogden on Mar. 3, and Tremonton on Mar. 4. The Delta and Tremonton meetings will be specifically for farmers, the other two for dealers. el An example of a large water control application for an adaptable, irrigation headgate, developed by engineers at Utah State University, is this structure installed recently near Alamosa, Colo. The lateral gate shown was formed from sections also fitted to ditches as small as 12 inches the same ample, wide. Research on the flexible, inexpensive new device was carried out by Utah State University irrigation engineers under a grant from U. S. Steel Products. on co-sponso-red all-ste- pre-form- ed Farmers to See New Method For Irrigation About 150 Utah farmers and irrigation dealers will be invited next week to study new irrigation techniques using U.S. Steels adaptable, irrigation headgates. This was announced here today by J. P. Loveless of Intermountain Farmers Association, who gave the schedule of four separate meetings to be held throughout the state. The first meeting will be held at Mich'elsons Cafe in Nephi on Monday, March 1, beginning at 7 p.m.; on Tuesday, March 2, the meeting will be held in Delta, at Matches City Cafe, beginning at 7:30 p.m.; the third meeting will be held Wednesday, March 3, in Boy, near Ogden, at Pas and Mas Cafe, 5419 South 1900 West, Roy, starting at 7 p.m.; and the last meeting will be held in Tremonton on Thursday, March 4, beginning at 7:30 p.m., at the Golden Bowl all-ste- el services. This challenge should be accepted by every individual citizen as well as the corporations, as a means of indicating their interest and pride in our community. At Wednesdays meeting Mr. Klas made standing committee assignments for every member of the board. He also reviewed and outlined objectives for each committee for the 1965 year. The Salt Lake Area United Fund conducts an annual appeal in an effort to raise adequate funds for Ihe continuance of services of 38 member agencies. The services rendered are divided into four categories. They are: child and family services ' health programs recreational and character building groups and community and planning services. The 1965 campaign will officially begin on Tuesday, September 14th. Dennis V. Peterson, 2533 Skyline Drive, Agency Manager of Equitable Life Assurance Company will be general chairman of the 1965 appeal for the Salt Lake Area United Fund. Making the announcement was John H. Klas, Fund President. Approval of the appointment Army Pvt. Thomas W. was given in the form of a vote 942 South First at the Funds monthly Board of was assigned recently to theWest, 7th Directors meeting held Wednes- Infantry Division in Korea. day afternoon in the United Fund Mosteller a rifleman in ComBuilding, 72 West Second South pany A, 3rd Battalion of the Mos-telle- r, Street. divisions 32nd Infantry, entered Mr. Peterson has been a mem- the Army in October, 1963 and ber of long standing on the Board completed basic training at Fort of Directors of the Fund and has Ord, Calif. The few basic, modular com- control needs at various points. ponents to the unit will form One man can assemble and insuch a variety of single or mul- stall a structure, using only a tiple outlet structures as diver- screwdriver, pliers, level and sion headgates, check gates, drop shovel, officials pointed out. Headgates also can be adapted gates, turnout structures, pump for boxes control and measurement of and intake outlet boxes, as well as complex structures water flow, they said. combining several of these, or Development of the unit was other, water control functions. under direction of Dr. Vaughn The heavy-gag- e also E. Hansen, director, Engineering headgates can be permanently located or Experiment Station, Utah State easily remodeled to meet water University. The Road Report . . . BY ARBA a THE SAFEST SPEED IS THE SPEED OF THE PREVAILING TRAFFIC FLOW of not putting any vodka in my Bloody Mary. He should've told me Cafe. The Nephi and Ogden area meetings will be specifically for dealers, the Delta and Tremonton meetings for farmers. The water control device, first developed by irrigation engineers at Utah State University, is known as one of the greatest advances in irrigation in recent years. Research was carried out under a special grant from U.S. Steel Products. H. E. Heyer, product manager, U.S. Steel Products, Los Angeles, and other top U.S. Steel agricultural specialists will attend the Utah sessions to demonstrate recent refinements to the modular unit, Intermountain Farmers Association officials said. steel From simple, can be a easily panels, headgate assembled to fit nearly all ditch sizes, stream conditions and soil types, they explained. pre-forme- d THE ACCIDENT IS RATE FOR 20 M.PJL DRIVERS 100 TIMES THAT OF 05 M.P.H. DRIVERS. (Daytime driving on main highways in rural areas) Modem mads speed up traffic flow,,, make travel faster, safer for everybody. AMERICAN ROAD BUILDERS ASSN. SO PROOF. DISTILLED FROM GRAIN BY L RELSKY S CIE. HARTFORD. CONN. & MENLO PARK, CAUL |