Show spotlighting Spotlight in g UTAH UTA H F I 1 will develop water resources the efforts of the utah wat water er users association in preserving richest resource its water supply are highly commendable declared both governor herbert B maw and senator abe murdock at the associations meeting held at the state capitol during the water conference plans were laid to ask the 1917 state legislature to set up a one to two million dollar state reclamation fund repayable without interest for development of water resources if the legislature acts favorably it is planned to supplement the fund biennially until a revolving fund of several million dollars is available the money would be repaid to the state by beneficiaries of the projects bene fitted the money it was pointed out would be used to supplement federal bureau of reclamation funds and would enable the development of some of the states minor reclamation projects such as small reservoirs and ditch linings two plates for utah motorists A license plate for each end of the car will be delivered to utah motorists next year declares J lambert gibson chairman of the state tax commission utah car owners have been getting along with one plate since 1942 it was pointed out A change in the plate slogan is also promised mr gibson said and the words this Is the place will replace the wording center of scenic america only passenger car plates will show the new slogan the state has ordered passenger plates 1100 motorcycle plates and truck plates bed package sold it required thirty trucks to deliver a recent salt lake county hospital purchase from the war assets administration the purchase was a COO bed naval hospital unit released by the WAA to increase county hospital facilities for handling poliomyelitis cases the unit is the same type used by the navy on fighting fronts during the war the city of vernal purchased a similar si m ilar hospital unit from the W A A in august would sell town dragerton Dr agerton utah a carbon county war town with dwelling houses a room barracks general fral store church school clinic and infirmary has been offered for sale by the war assets administration road promised cedar breaks A road to circle cedar breaks national monument is now in the bag for iron county commissioners have succeeded in purchasing and transferring to the national parks service four tracts of land which had blocked the right of way salt flats await unique racer A unique racing automobile sleek low slung and light will be piloted over the bonneville salt flats this autumn by ab jenkins salt lake racing veteran in an attempt to better his old record of 3 miles an hour for 50 miles on a circle track the automobile weighs only 1900 lbs ibs and stands 30 36 inches high it produces horse power at r p in the machine is valued at 00 and is of the VS V S type carbon county asphalt improves salt lake streets out of town visitors to salt lake city now gape with awe at the recent street improvements the face lifting came about through the application of tons of rock asphalt mined at sunnyside Sunny side carbon county in addition the salt lake city street department laid down tons of stone fill sheet asphalt another strictly utah road making material the improvements and the speed at which they were made have caused wide and favorable comments invited to clearfield Clear fild naval supply depot the annual navy day program will be observed saturday october between and p m captain J ball supply officer in charge of 40 mil lion dollar clearfield carfield Cl naval supply depot extends an invitation to all utahna to visit the depot on that date where conducted tours will be held with guides and transportation furnished |