Show L M k- k 4 i 0 Mir if n f. f k f t. t t It y j k yf o y yC C c 1 t r. r I r r. r w 1 1 L j f m f q 6 a t r N TREES OVER I ne nome Of or i ranK hranK Adams in Layton escaped serious damage when several large pine trees were blown t tover rf r over by the heavy winds last Saturday Roaring winds estimated to tobe tobe tobe be between 80 and 90 miles an hour ripped through the Layton area causing considerable considerable considerable consider consider- able damage early Saturday morning THERE WERE several homes and businesses with broken windows lost aluminum awnings and fences The large Texaco sign on the corner of Ft Fl Lane and Gentile Gentile Gentile Gen Gen- tile was blown over and completely completely completely com com- ruined AT ONE home in East Layton Layton Layton Lay- Lay ton a large and a small trailer trail trail- er were blown over Several large pine trees were blown over at residences on Gentile some falling Calling to rest reston reston reston on homes ONE HOME where the large pines were uprooted was at atthe atthe atthe the home of Frank Adams on Gentile The one large tree in front fell and completely blocked block block- ed the front entrance Mr Adams stood and watched it fall Call and was completely helpless helpless help help- less in in doing anything In talking with Mr Adams he said he has lived in Layton Layton Layton Lay- Lay ton for 77 years and this was the worst wind in 65 years THE ONE 65 years ago lasted for three days Mr Adams lost 52 trees to in inthis inthis this wind the biggest sh share re of them were behind his 1 house FORTY YEARS ago he obtained obtained ob ob- tamed trees about six inches tall and as big around as a toothpick He planted them so he would have protection protection protection pro pro- for his rock house Some of the trees he lost lostin lostin lostin in the wind measured 55 feet tall He lost Colorado Blue Spruce Ponderosa Pine Eastern Eastern Eastern East- East ern Red Cedar and Native Red Cedar Those big trees have been given a lot of care through the years by Mr Adams However he says hell he'll begin begin begin be be- gin cleaning the trees away and start planting some morein more morein in their thew places 4 kp |