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Show Thousand of Tons of Ice and Make Big Slide : -v,. .- . . V ; y ,; J ; - ,- -.;.-sr".-: -;,.v:.Pv: ; ' Is v:" U.'-o'i- ,i..o' ..-.. ;;U i' . : '-p,'' I. : ' . i , . ' "'i L : s , - '5 r ''"- ' ,o,..,v- ., . r j;. .:. .ia-.-((,wi;:'',.. o..jk.-' .' f : Workers on WPA Project Meet Emergency Rapidly Proof that the workers employed on tho Works Progress Admin s-tration s-tration projects can meet an omor-gvnoy omor-gvnoy rapidly and efficiently, is being' displayed by Uv outsta.nding piMgress made during the yiast lew weeks by the works camjp dirtsion in reiairing the destruction wrought by a gganfic snow slide that demolished de-molished iwt of the Brigham Voumg University summer seoiol at A.sJivn Grove. Thousands of tons of snow and ice slid down from Mt. Timipan-cigas Timipan-cigas recenth', destroying nearly 100 acres of Aspen timber, cabins, teivwt and sanitary facilities. At the request of J. E. Gurr, sdjxr-vis.tr sdjxr-vis.tr of (.he Wasatch Nal.ioaial Forest. J, C. Kebhol?., d rector of the WPA work camips in Utah rushed 50 men from the American Fork cams', to place the snmiiiner school campus in condition for the opening of the sessions on July 1. During the short limi? that the WT. woikers have been on the scene they have cleared away much of tine debris, repaired most of the damajre and will be ready to evacuate tho B. Y. U. bu Idinjrs at Aspen Grove within the next two weeks or so. Mr. Gurr reports. Apprec ation for the quKsk wirk beit don- by the WPA workers has been, exiiressed by the B. V. U. o.ftlcia.ls who are now going ahead with thoir regular plans for holding hold-ing the oohool as well as making elalMratc preparaioiis tw tlie 25th anniwrsary hike toj flte top of Ml. Timi'w.noras. Jean Koberts, fonner .athletic director of the institution oiid or ginater of the annual hike is expected to return from California Cali-fornia to load the huge crowd wihioh is ex)Kvted to lvirtic.ipafe in the silver anniversary trek. Besides doing an ouistanding job en tine Aspen Grove project, the Works camp men are boaulifyltifi American Pork Canyon, repairing the road, building trails and fences, rip-rapping the stream, constructing construct-ing camping spots and recreational areas and building tables, benches and many other articles whV.h will miake the canyon mjere alti-act.i'e to the residents and v si tors of the state, Mr. Gurr said. There are now aiHroximatoly 175 men at the American Fork ca,mn who are- unimarriod men without deixondents and doing work for the Forest Service. Several other camps, consisting of around 500 workers, are also doting work for the National Parks Service and other government agencies. Tlie camp acfix it es and the wx'lfa.re of tho workers is being handled under the direction of S. S. Lewis, superintendent, and Harry Wieser, arsistant superintendent. Tlie w.-nkers a.re always ax-ail-able to handle any emergency such as fires, floorls, disaslers and to do ether xoork, Mr. Rebhol?, said. |