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Show This Week And Next In The Basin Congressman Walter K. Granger, early this week dispatched the following telegram to school leaders in Duchesne and Uintah counties: "Official endorsement of S-805 has just been received from the Director of the Budget and the Department of Interior The House will consider the bill on the next consent calendar. The contract to complete the $51,895 improvement job at the Roosevelt airport has been awarded to Coltharp Bros, by the CAA. Both federal and ctate flight officials were in Roosevelt Thursday afternoon to complete the details. Of the total amount, $31,809 is a federal grant; $14,900, state, and $5000 Roosevelt City. Citv"M2rshall Jack McArlhur, this week, warned air rifle ownc s'that to use a BB gun within the city limits is contrary to the ordinances of Roosevelt, and that anyone found in violation of this regulation will loose his air rifle. At the same time state and federal game authorities reminded that song birds, the usual targets of air gun experts, arc protected by both state and federal law. Tin cans and targets are far less expensive to shoot at, -the game men warned. . In The Stale The Junior Fat Stock Show, the largest junior livestock auction auc-tion in the world, will be held at the North Salt Lake stockyards, June 2, 3 and 4, Raymond C. Wilson, president of the show, announced an-nounced this week. More than $3500 in added awards plus a stock sale exceeding $400,000 makes the show the most inviting single attraction to youthful stock raisers, A new blow was struck at Provo river fishing this week when the Deer Creek water supply for the un-dredged section of the lower Provo river was shut down to a trickle, killing most of the stream's natural fish food, and setting the stage for later losses. A spokesman for the Reclamation Bureau pointed out to Dhector Ross Leonard that the water users had closed the big valves to keep water up in Deer Creek and thereby save storage space in Utah Lake for the spring run-offs that will follow. According Ac-cording to Mr. Leonard, the Reclamation Bureau pointed a finger at Piovo water users for the shutoff. Utahns have been asked to contribute $20,000 in communities outside of Salt Lake county with another $30,000 from Salt Lake county as their part in the national campaign for cancer control, through the American cancer society. The campaign will be conducted throughout April under the chairmanship of Ferrell II. Adams, state auditor. It is estimated that 1 in 8 will die of cancer unless the deadly disease is brought under control. Until a cure can be found by medical research, control is effected by its early detection. It is estimated by the Utah division of the American Cancer Society that from 50 to 90 per cent of infections, depending upon the location, can be cured if discovered early. |