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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1968 Administered Public Lands Affect Many Persons in Year Postmaster Announces BLM New Package Weight Limits What happened on nearly 50 Woodlands on the public doof cent area land main in also supply fence posts, Utahs per 1967? fuel wood and limited amounts The answer came Friday from of saw timber. Harvesting of Robert D. Nielson, U.S. Bureau pine nuts is another activity enof Land Management state di- joyed by many, but there was rector for Utah. He reported on a relatively poor crop on lands in Utah. activities of the bureau in Utah during the past year, and BLM Fire incidence on Utah lands administers nearly 23 million managed by BLM was much acres in the state or 43.58 per lower in 1967 than expected as 81 fires burned over approxicent of Utahs total land area. mately 600 acres. The relatively In one aspect alone, the public lands were light fire season was offset by serious fire problems important to more than a million extremely in Montana and Alaska. Idaho, visitAt least that many people. BLM 1967 in Another for ed the public lands responsibility is BLM-administer- BLM-administer- ed some form of recreation, sightseeing, hockhounding, camping, hunting and similar activities. One new recreation site was opened by BLM during the year at Hog Springs, 37 miles south east of Hanksville which will become increasingly important as travel increases on Utah 95 to the Lake Powell area. Construction was begun on a visitor center at the Cleveland Lloyd dinosaur quarry, Carbon County and members of the Castle Valley Job Corps Center at Price, under direction of BLM personnel, are constructing an interpretive building, picnic facilities and an area which will give visitors a chance to see fossilized dinosaur bones where they are buried in the soil. BLM continued its development of over looks on the eastern edge of the Canyonlands National Park. The treasury of the state of Utah was swelled by $3,197,076 from BLM in 1967. This was the states share of income received by the bureau for- mineral lands, grazing, land sales and other activities on BLM administered public lands. The state received title to acres from BLM in partial satisfaction of lands due the state under provisions of the Statehood Act. Congress allowed the state four sections in each township but some of those designated sections were withdrawn for specific uses before they could be transferred to the state. As a a result ,the state now may select other acres in lieu of what it was entitled to but did not get. During the year BLM issued 1,792 oil and gas leases which covered 1,398,443 acres in Utah. As of the end of the year there were 14,240 outstanding oil and gas leases covering 7,110,942 acres in Utah. The bureau last year also issued 54 coal leases and permits, 24 potash leases and permits, 27 phosphate leases and permits, and one sodium - 5,-7- 63 . permit. During the year more than 500 livestock operators grazed 750,-00- 0 sheep,' while another 1,800 e operators grazed more than adminBLM on and horses istered lands in the state. Additional plans were put into effect through cooperation of livestock operators for proper management, the forage resources on the public lands which is expected to improve are range for increased livestock and big game grazing in the future. Although not a major aspect of BLMs program in Utah, the disposal of forest products is 150,-cattl- important. Just prior to this past Christmas season approximately 4,400 pinon and juniper trees were harvested by individuals to be their Christmts trees. Permits were required to cut the trees, no charge was made. On the other hand, more than 7,000 Christmas trees were sold to the commercial tree merchants. ed cadastral surveying by which lands are given a legal description. In Utah in 1967 BLM com0 pleted original surveying on acres and did resurveys on 22,-48- 22,480 acres. To carry out the many facets of its responsibilities, BLM had employees last year. From congressional appropriations bureau operations in Utah in 1968 have been allocated $3,110,700 for management of the lands and its resources, $873,000 for construction and maintenance and $150,500 for range improvements. Based upon past experience, it is estimated that BLMs programs in Utah in 1967 will result in receipts of nearly $9 million. 220 permanent Fishermen, Hunters Use Public Lands Public lands administered by the P.S. Bureau, of Land Management in Utah continued to have an important role for hunters and fishermen in 1967. Robert D. Nielson, BLM state director for Utah, said an estimated 190,000 hunter days and 2,800 fishermen days were spent on BLM administered lands. A hunter day is 12 hours spent by one hunter. The most popular game species on BLM adminstered lands, according to Mr. Nielson, are der, antelope, big horn sheep, cottontail rabbits, sage grouse, mourning doves, chukars and quail. He noted that the first big horn sheep hunt in the state was conducted this past fall. Packages up to 30 pounds for any American military personnel served by Army and Fleet Post Offices over seas now can be sent by air transportation at spec cial low rates, Postmaster out this week. pointed Area residents using this new airlift service will get much better delivery on parcels to military personnel overseas. He said e the airlift is available on basis upon payment of the domestic parcel post surface rate plus a flat $1.00 fee. Packages weighing up to 30 pounds and not more than 60 inches in combined length and girth qualify for the new special airlift rate, he said. Postal patrons can get the airlift service on packages mailed to all military personnel at APO and FPO addresses overseas and in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The postmaster noted that the new airlift also applies to parcels mailed back to the states by servicemen from the military post offices. Parcels on which the $1.00 fee is paid get air transportation all the way, from here to the port of embarkation and from there to the overseas base. Postal patrons formerly had to pay air parcel post rates to get similar service. He said that in many instances the new airlift rates are considerably below comparable air parcel post charges. He cited some examples. The postmaster pointed out, however, that is is not always to the. mailers advantage to use the airlift service. On some light packages air parced post rates may be lower than the airlift charges. Postal patrons should check with the Post Office for information on the best way to mail packages overseas. The new airlift service went into effect Jan. 7. It was authorized by the new postal rate bill signed into law Dec. 16 by President Johnson. He explained that the regular postage on parcels mailed to the servicemen overseas is based on the distance the package is taken within the United States. No charge is made for carrying the package between the U.S. port and the overseas base. Tre-vithi- space-availabl- Until Jan. 7, airlift for parcels acres under to servicemen overseas was rerange rehabilitation projects were accomplished stricted to packages weighing in 1967 primarily for the bene- up to 5 lbs. Upon payment of fit of big game. This included the regular postal rates, these In 10,700 Founding a Family of Fiddles, ltfs a Fascinating Story A whole new family of violins she worked in violin acoustics ranging in size from a tiny treble research with the late Professor violin only 16 inches long over- Frederick A. Saunders, former all to a giant contrabass seven chairman of the Harvard Psys-ic- s feet in length has been developed by a former science teacher and violin devotee, Mrs. Carleen Maley Hutchins. Her project is described in Physics Today." This new group of violins has been acclaimed as the first major innovation in tin entire family of struments in the last 350 years. Applying consistent acoustical theory to a whole family of instruments, Mrs. Hutchins and her have constructed eight instruments of the violin family along rigorous scientific principles, rather than by slow trial and error as has been the case since the violin was first created during the Italian Renaissance. Mrs. Hutchins and her coworkers have succeeding in producing an instrument in each of eight frequency ranges having the dynamics, the expressive qualities and the overall power characteristics of the violin itself, in contrast to the conventional violin, cello and string Department and past president of the Acoustical Society of America. In 1963, about 30 persons associated with them in this work banded together and labeled themselves the Catgut Acoustical Society. This informal society is made up of members of diverse professions who believe that insufficient attention has been paid to developing the inherent possibilities of the bowed string instruments. In 1958, during a long series of experiments designed to test various acoustical characteristics of violins, two musicians proposed to Prof. Saunders and Mrs. Hutchins that they develop the eight new violin type instruments. Long years of experimental work have now come to fruition in the completion of these eight instruments, which are currently performing in concert. standing and technological obstacles have stood in the way of a practical accomplishment. That the violin maker can now routinely make fine violins in a variety of frequency ranges is the result of the combination of violin acoustics research with the development of new electronic testing equipment capable of responding to the sensitivities of wooden instruments. Mrs. Hutchins was not alone in her work. For fifteen years, planning co-work- packages get surface transportation to the port of embarkation and are air lifted from there to CeFront, 2,000 acres on e dar Mountain, 1200 acres in the the overseas posts on a basis. Henry Mountains, and 2,000 There is no charge for this acres in the Book Cliffs. Special attention is being given partial air lift and overseas parto habitat needs of sage grouse cels weighing up to five pounds when range rehabilitation proj- will continue to receive the servects are planned, he said. He ice, he said. poinetd out that in a recent seeding project near Randolph YOU CAN GET where there are high sage grouse RELIEF FROM popultion areas, important sage cover was The grouse protected. BLM official said the Henry HEADACHE PAIN Mountain project, carried out STANBACK gives you FAST relief in 1967 and subsequent seedings from pains of headache, neuralgia, will help alleviate competition neuritis, and minor pains of arthritis, between buffalo and cattle in rheumatism. Because STANBACK that area. contains several the Dolores acres on the Tri- May-fiel- d space-availabl- medically-approve- d Airman Kerry S. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Smith of 1964 Chevy Chase, Murray, has completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas. He is now assigned as an air traffic specialist with a unit of the Air Training command at Laredo AFB, Texas. He is a graduate of Granger High School. and prescribed ingredients for fast relief, you can take STANBACK with confidence. Satisfaction guaranteed! Test Amp STANBACK against any preparation you've ever used STANBACK! Advice fro Mothers On Fire Safety bass. Be sure to scour the oven next The idea for such a gamut of violins is not new, but until the Sunday before putting the turpresent day, incomplete under- key or whatever meat you are in it to roast, says the American Insurance Assn. Grease allowed to collect in an oven could cause a fire, and maybe also singe the bird. Faulty or neglected cooking equipment is among the principal causes of fire, the Association pointed out. . The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless. Rousseau. Jean-Jacqu- es MISS DEB , . . answers questions about Junior Miss etiquette, grooming and interests. BLM-jurisdictio- n, 3,700 acres in angle, 1800 Page Three Q. Fm captain of the cheerleaders this year. Its a tradition at oar school for die captain to entertain the other girls, usually a supper before a Friday night basketball game. Time is short, so what can I serve and when for a really fun party? A. Keep the tradition untradition ally! Why not give a brunch the day after the game? Invite the gals for about 11 oclock Saturday morning and serve diem fruit juice, scrambled eggs, bacon, and coffee cake. The. food is easy to prepare early on Saturday and you can serve it buffet style. Wrap the silverware in colorful Kleenex dinner napkins for easy carrying! Youll have plenty of time to prepare, eat and enjoy! Q. Belted clothes are coming back, but not tor me until I lose some inches around the waist! Send exercises, quick! A. Here is an exercise, but results, alas, take time! Start your day with an exercise in bed. Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and your feet in the air. Swing your knees from side to side, lowering your knees as far as possible to the right, then left. Dont let your heels touch the bed. Do it 10 times and rest. Then 10 more. Keep a watchful eye on that diet and youll begin to feel those waistline inches shrink! Q. Dishes are my family Jof, exand I dont really mind cept on nights before a party. Usually I give myself a manicure in the afternoon, and by the time Fm through with the dishes Ive ruined the polish on a nail or two. A. Protect yourself! Dishes or no dishes, you can save your manicure for every day as if you wear well as parties Hand-gargloves. lightweight plastic are strong enough to be yet pliable enough so wont drop the plates! When you do get dirty from scrubthey bing pots and pans, the plastic gloves go into the wastebasket and your hands go to the party looking soft and lovely! (For more answers to your questions on feminine groom- ing and hygiene, write for the free booklet, " Very Personally Yours!' Send your name and address to " Very Personally Kimberly-Clar- k Yours " Dept. 551-Corp., Neettab, Wisconsin 34956.) ds re-use- d, P, |