Show E E Items iron irona From r a T P Li 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FIRST f FIRE Topaz's fir first fire earl early y Thursday morning at unoccupied D 32 periled the Immediate future fu fu- Jo- Jo l' l tur ture of f the he City s high school r i The first fire was discovered disco n at 4 C M. M K t A Thursday morning by f 1 nd T. T Miyoshi who were on their Way ay to work The two of 4 them themer er NI e put ut the fire out jt w within 20 minutes 4 After Arter extinguishing the fire they reported it to the Department of Internal Sec Security rity who in turn turn r- r contacted the Fire Department r. r I Samuel V. V Owen chief of the Fire t- t w Protective Division and his assistant assistant assistant assist assist- ant William WIlHam Miller conducted an examination of of the scene J. J Owen estimated the damages at about 25 25 and attributed the i. i cause of the fire ire to a burning cigarette cigarette cig cig- t arette being thrown carelessly in into in- in r c l. l to the room through an open window vinc win vin- r. r dow 1 r a J. J The The cigarette came in contact r it with a broom that was leaning r. r a against the north wall of the room room The broom caught on fire and before re it was extinguished the fire burned through the floor noor and andr r also extended upward to the windows windows win win- r- r dows breaking the panes n f V i EXHIBIT i I. I First Art and Crafts Show In Topa Topaz To To- f paz Iaz pa opened Oct 16 in Rec Ree 7 the temporary Art School with over exhibits It continued for two days l' l t. t The he e exhibit was vas under the the supervIsion supervision super super- j vision of oC Prof art education chief r t i CHURCHES t Buil Building ing arrangements arrangements arrangements' for all faiths represented were made at atthe r the weekly y meeting of the InterFaith InterFaith InterFaith Inter- Inter Faith Association in Rec flee 5 on Oct 7 The buildings which were assigned assigned as as- J signed as semi-permanent semi locations locations locations loca loca- were as follows Protestant I f. f Rec Ree 22 Buddhist Rec flee 23 28 Catholic S Seventh Da Day Adventist Ad Rec 14 1 and religious center Rec 33 r The following were assigned for Cor d. d Sunday use Protestant flees 27 c t 22 and 5 Buddhist flees 28 and 35 The assembly approved and rec- rec that Father be fir granted access to the City to serve server r. r r- r the Catholic Congregation r f SALES J William Willoughby clerk in int t charge of the Topaz Post Office j. j revealed today that between Oct 1 and Oct 13 the Post Office sold worth of money orders and worth of r r The largest amount of mone money orders orI orders or- or I ders sold in a day was on Tuesday Oct 6 Postage sales mounted to to 70 on Saturday Oct 10 and on Monday Monda Oct 12 COLLEGE STUDENTS Latest students to leave len Topaz I i. i for educational institutions are arc Kl- Kl kue Kubota former Santa I r to Drake University in Des Moines I r Iowa Theresa to Duchesne Duchesne Duch- Duch I Duch-I I esne College jn Omaha Neb and I George I Ish s h i d a to University of bf oC 1 Utah Salt Lake City r- r t rt SIXTH BABY r Mr and Mrs Charles Yoshizo r. r t h of D 3 became becam the proud parents of Topaz's sixth b baby by girl jw t 1 born Oct 17 The child was named k IV IVy s y Yukiko J I 4 HOG FARM I William C. C Farrell farm superintendent super- super f r at Topaz In meeting IF with those residents interested in 6 Wednesday evening hog raising on I t Oct 14 H revealed that was J the budget allowance to provide I such modern devices as scientific i t farrowing pens slaughter house t and smoking house Three ree hundred brood sows can immediately to CarI far far- b I lr I ro i tec tiers of weanlings twice I F y yI a g When fully developed there I 1 will be about 2000 2003 of all sizes on p hand A few pedigreed boars for fori i breeding purposes will be added i i i For feed acres of or alfalfa 50 of barley and other winter r i i acres L 1 i grasses and cit city garbage will be e properly apportioned for Cor protein protem carbohydrates and mineral mineraI conf cont con- con t f tent L i f. f Vaccination and surgical opera- opera a. a t U J lions will be performed perfo d on swine 1 IL t by locally trained veterinarians 5 making this endeavor one of the I f I most complete of Its kind in the f state J FIRST PLOWING u 5 ii r T Topaz's first plowing was begun k yesterday on a acre 40 situ situated ted about one mile mUe east cast of the City proper Due to the unexpected delay In Inthe inthe arrival of 4 tractors from fromi the O i lake Tule-lake and Gila River relocation relo relo- the f cation projects Gerald Johnson a aV V Continued on page B 8 r t i I Items from Topaz Continued from page 1 farmer from Holden Utah was contacted contacted contacted con con- by the Agricultural Division to start the plowing with his 2 2 1 J i i I plow tractor i Roscoe Bell is the chief of Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural Division at Topaz I Agri I TOPAZ SCHOOLS OPEN Approximately 2000 children atthe at atthe the Central Utah Relocation Pro ProS 1 near Delta attended their I first Utah school on Oct October ber 19 according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to Dr John C. C Carlisle su superintendent superintendent su- su su-I su of Topaz schools The evacuees at Topaz were formerly residents of San Francisco and the bay area prior to relocation Six buildings in each of the two blocks 8 and 41 41 situated in opposite opposite opposite op op- op- op corners of the city will be used temporarily for the elementary element element- ary schools The high school will occupy all o of block 32 The school buildings will not be completed until until un un- un- un til next year it was revealed According to present statistical records approximately GOO GOD children will enroll in the elementary j schools and 1100 in the high school including in the seventh and eighth grades are expected expect expect- ed in the nursery schools while about 88 will enter kindergarten it was reported PYRETHRUM Topaz Relocation Center w will ll soon be engaged In producing vital agricultural products sorely needed in the defense effort according to Roscoe Bell Chief of of the Agri Agricultural Agricultural ul- ul tural Division Twenty five acres probably willbe will willbe willbe be devoted to the cultivation of oC pyrethrum on an experimental basis Extracts from pyrethrum a species of chrysanthemum are used In insecticides which are especially especially especially es es- es- es valuable for armed forces fighting in tropical fronts The chief source of pyrethrum extracts is British Africa Pyrethrum has also been grown In Japan Sunflowers will also be planted I Oil Oll extracted from sunflower seeds I is used as a substitute for linseed oil which is extensively used in inthe inthe the paint industry I I Vegetables will also be grown r wn in Topaz Including carrots turnips beets cabbages and tomatoes The aim o of at the Is to make Topaz sufficient self-sufficient so far as food is I concerned On the agricultural program are Ii the raising raisins of hens turkeys brood sows and probably probably probably i ably seven several hundred beef cattle Immediate efforts to initiate a hog industry not only to provide food but also to aid in the efficient disposal disposal dis dis- of garbage have been made according to Agricultural Chief Bell POPULATION OF TOPAZ I I I With the arrival of the he last contingent contingent contingent con con- of evacuees from Tanforan Tanforan Tan- Tan foran loran Thursday afternoon October 15 the population of Topaz Relocation Relocation Relocation Relo Relo- cation Center reached the respectable respectable respectable respect respect- able figure of according to Claude Cornwall Chief of Placement Placement Place Place- ment meat and Employment The first advance group of volunteer workers from Tanforan came to Topaz on on September 11 The n new e w arrivals consisted mostly of workers who remained behind to finish all business and prepay Tanforan for new occupants pants Seven babies born recently and their mothers were also in- in in included eluded in the HOSPIT HOSPITALIZATION ALIZA TION Two 10 residents of Topaz Mrs Y Honda and Mitsuo Maruoka were operated on last night Oct 21 at the Delta hospital I |