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Show Fue TIIE UTAH STATESMAN 4 Tremendous Blast Knocks 3 Million Tons Of Rock Fill Another step in construction of fill for the Southern a Pacific Railroad across Great Salt Lake was taken promptly at 10:30 Sunday morning. At that precise time three million tons of crushed quartzite rock came tumbling down the scarred face of a Utah mountain quarry west of Ogden, dislodged exby, the greatest in history. plosion Although its sound was more muffled than most onlookers expected, the detonation caused a decided earth tremble 2,800 feet away. There a battery of press, television and radio observers had collected on a narrow peninsula to photograph and report this e shock. huge Scarcely an hour after the g equipment beblast, gan clearing roads in the area which were showered by huge boulders. Engineers, after examining the region, confidently stated that the explosion had accomplished almost exactly what was expected of it. 13-mi- le non-atomi- c man-mad- earth-movin- M. A. McIntyre, Division Supt. intendent of the Southern Pacific, threw the switch which set off the detonation at precisely the scheduled moment. He received a time-coufrom Dr. Joseph Berg, head of the Geophsysics department of the University of Utah. At the moment of impact, the rugged face of the cliffside quarry visibly raised, came forward, then settled into a tremendous litter of rocks of assorted size and shape. An immence cloud of dust rose from the blast area slowly to the northwest, blocking vision for several minutes. Flashes of light which appeared in the dustladin air marked severing of a mass of electrical power wires which were struck by flying rocks and came tumbling down in disorderly as they heaps, fell. nt short-circuitin- g Although by no means so sensational as an atomic explosion, this convulsion was head and shoulders greater than anything on previous record. In 1949 the Tennessee Valley Authority unleashed 1,362,000 pounds of explosives at Bristol, Tenn. The Sunday Valley blast at Little Valley contained 1,700,000 pounds of explosives, a mixture of dynamite sticks and a nitrous oxide derivative known as Amocal. Many reporters on the scene were witnessing their third major blow-uin the brief history of the Salt Lake crossing project. In November, 1956 and again in January of this year gigantic explos p . Friday, July Looking Ahead (Continued from page 2) People, young and old, who do not know the true facts of American history, who do not under- ions were set off to accumulate stand how our private ownership fill material. economic system works and what its advantages are, will be vuld construcThe to the Communist propanerable tion task, being done by the railalso will be "suckCon- ganda. They and Morrison-Knudse- n highly-publicize- road struction Co., will enable the Southern Pacific to replace its old wooden trestle stretching across some 13 miles of the comparatively shallow lake. It is expected to cost $49 million and bears a tentative completion date of April 1960. When finished, it will enable trains now limited to 20 and 30 mile speeds, to proceed at almost unlimited rates, and if necessary, allow room enough for construction of two main lines, thus further speeding up the flow of traffic. 53-ye- ar Rock dislodged by explosions such as the one Sunday is added to other fill material brought by lengthy conveyer system, from the surrounding hills, loaded monsrous barges and taken out on the lake. Dumping on the bottom, it forms the basis for a fill which is as much as 482 feet in width at the base and reaches depths of 25 to 30 feet. The clay foundation on which the rock rests is the result of a mamoth dredging operation which has lowered the lake bottom on the strip where the new tracks will be placed. Only a small portion of the fill will show above the water, however, since the top will reach a width of only 40 feet. The blast may have been the last of such size. Engineers expressed the opinion that smaller detonations may accompli ish an equal goal since the preparation time would be considerably diminished. In 'reading the explosion which took place Sunday morning, two parallel tunnels 1,300 feet in length were drilled into the mountainside. Two tunnels were then drilled at right angles to the main ones and the dynamite combination was placed in both. One was 100 feet behind the face of the cliff; the other 200 feet. Their explosion shook down the entire front of the rocky structure, which is 200 feet in height. After it was over, the rugged cliff had changed appearance only slightly, aside from the fact the rock was loose and the ground at the base littered. SPEND YOUR VACATION IN UTAH SEE UTAH FIRST IS N . MV - LA W LIVING WITH US f tem. A High School Course "The great challenge to American youth of this generation is the need for the acquiring of an understanding of American History so that they may appreciate and remain faithful to American ideals of freedom, industry, respect for law and order; and so they may render service as informed citizens. If the coming generation is not faithful to the basic ideals of our nation, the freedom they provide will be destroyed. With this foreword, the Harding Academy (high school) at Searcy presents its outline for a high school course in American History. The outline was prepared for teachers and school administrators all over America who have been seeking guidance in establishing courses in American citizenship education. American History is one of the four citizenship courses developed in recent years under the supervision of Harding Academys Perry Mason, Superintendent. The other courses are Civics, American Government, and World Government. Illustrated, carefully detailed outlines are available to any teacher or interested parent. Goals for Pupils The History outline presents these goals to be developed in each pupil: (1) An understanding and appreciation of our American system of government; (2) Improvement in human relations based on a recognition of the worth and dignity of the individual; (3) An understanding and appreciation of the Republican form of government, as contrasted with pure democracy and various types of Socialism; (4) A knowledge of demorcatic processes with a determination to see that they are applied at the national, state and local levels; hon-esta- y, week: course outline. World History Speed Kills Drive Slow (HTUCII MOTHER-I- -- n Next IAIDSTOWI. WELL, SIR col-leg- Book Company, Dallas. DISTIUEtT COUfAIIT, , Only an astonishingly small e percentage of high school and boys and girls have been studying American history. Many high schools and college do not include it in the curriculum or else carry it only as an optional subject. This situation has been improving as parents in community after community have gone to their school and college adminis-trtiorequesting a required course in American history. But it still is one of the grave weaknesses in Americas educational sys- al WiTEUILL AM FIAZIEI KINDLY EXPLAIN TO THE COURT WHAT YOU MEAN BY "TAKING YOUR MARRIED LIRE ACCORDING TO p ers for Socialism of various other types. (5) An understanding of politics and political parties, and a dedication to wholesome political activities; (6) A sense of patriotism inspiring a desire and a determination to work toward building a better nation while protecting its basic structure from all forces which might destroy it. The out line gives a list of reading and audio-visumaterials. The basic text used is United States History, Fremont P. 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