Show I Help promised Duchesne flood area watched DUCHESNE Duchesne is bracing itself for a flood to equal the one ten years ago which played havoc with the fringe lands and buildings within the C. C. city councilman and veteran clerk of the Duchesne County Board of has been named general chairman of the Duchesne Community Flood Control which is making preparation to protect the city's culinary and Irrigation water as well as homes and which are in line of danger from the flood waters of the Duchesne which Is expected to reach its flood crest the first week in ex-city has been appointed sec- NEIL C. JENSEN is In charge of obtaining volunteer labor for tho and other flood control Gareth Spencer and Ray Horrocks are technicians for the rip-rapping and Herbert Mecham is in charge of Carl will supervise getting car and materials moved to the points of flood spill-over on the river as it bends into the city to the less three blocks from the center of the county seat of Duchesne The flood threat area has been inspected the past month by the Army Corps of D. Clyde visited the spot last week and pledged support to the com- for the and this week Utah Congressman David S. King said he had received a promise of cooperation from the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control work along the Duchesne River if it is needed this the Corps is keeping Duchesne River under close surveillance and at the first indication of floods will take steps to help bank the MAIN ITEMS needed for the banking of the river are the heavy implements and as donation labor for the project has been city officials Mayor Roy Eliason said no funds are available from the city treasury for this emergency |