Show r I THE PROP PROPOSED SED PANGUITCH AIRPORT With i the aid available to communities so desiring an cra airport pert as to purchase the land and begin one it is time to weigh veigh the problem of the proposal for Pangui Pan- Pan gui i There is almost nothing to say against an air field fieldin in Pan Panguitch except that it costs more than the community com COlU- can to pay pay pay-BY BY ITSELF ELF Under this v new airport act passed in congress however su ji communities corn com as ours are aided to the extent that we can afford allord it u The Federal Government through the Civil AeronautIc Aeronautic Aeronautic Aero Aero- Administration will vill furnIsh 25 5 per cent of the purchase price of the land The state of Utah will vill match the purchase price of the land in improvements and will match dollar for lor dollar the money put into the landin landing landing land land- in ing Held or allied buildings or both any time we Imf improve im lm- f prove them The 1 federal Government will vill aid in the improvement of ol the landing such as a lighting system improved surfacing communications systems etc in the amount 01 of o j l Y 1 per ler cent All tins this aid will inaKe it quite easy to and maintain a field in Panguitch Pan Pan- gUltch arter aner we get the land purchased When hen Joe Bergin Bergm of the State Aeronautical Department Depart Depart- ment was vas here recently he stated that the landing strip he had in mind would require about one hundred acres I l he lie loss of oi the ground would temporarily incont incon- incon t e LUC we laud land owners but it would mean a great deal mm e- e eman man they lost in a few lew years ears t h hive hive no no 0 railroad here and that means a great 1 deal o v. v spent in freIght over a period of years that wo la not be spent Now if we build up the coultry through air au travel we will vill grow in size iii in 1 volu volume Le 01 oi t easiness andin stature to a point whereby r ill LIl effective for railroad Or we v ia ae e an n argument a char chances es ac in m a 1 few lew years ears we can do our heavy shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping ling y y i. i r IL 11 may sound utterly ridiculous but so did tHe uie 1 n c 1 the last century rho ih boll boil Conservation men are working very hard r to p. p Pt t tl tL 3 ana crack ack into the e it was vas in during the earn 31 l ory hii-ory ory of the county and there is no question I but wn t c With cooperation they will swill eventually 3 I cJ ni nil their theli program And there is no question prat dat we are in the heart of the most scenic section section section sec sec- tion C- C c Idtse United Dinted States With increased tourist trade aiKi aitu rebuilt farming and livestock business this county y can be built up i to equal or surpass the majority of ol Utah counties u Granted anted this is a Panguitch project at present but t ere can be no progress here that will not benefit the other towns in the county If the gentlemen from Panguitch and Escalante who vho slave applied for scenic I bus routes throw throughout hout the county are successful and 1 there is no reason for their theu being unsuccessful landing I fields at Escalante and Boulder will be the inevitably subsequent developments in air travel for the county i- i Ours is merely the first step to be taken since the State Aeronautical Department has approved Panguitch fore for their immediate e aid The Panguitch Lions club and the Junior Chamber of Commerce have voted to stand b behind hind the airport unanimously If there are any citizens against the move the News will vill publish th their ir letters together with comments com corn merits ments as it appears to those in favor of it so that all angles will be presented to the people The landing field would be a great benefit to the community and the News is hereby going on record as supporting it wholeheartedly |