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\Thursday, Feb. 22, 1962IlS*IiVbyer-LTt-of-irillof-thethemmsjeswnf»A9Precise Survey oi LakeA - precise survey of * the- area i The 19 men authorized for the ]around Lake Powell is set to take place. The Bureau at Reclamation has contracted to have the ;sui vey work done, starting in the first weeks of March; Gomplting the survey will be the Coast Geodetic Survey group, under the United States Department of Commerce. Representing the survey team in conferences here in Page last week was Lt Donald Moncebiez, who will be. in charge of the projectAlthough we do not *know just how long the survey will take/' said Moncebiez, work will start in the first part of March and willsurvey are under civil service — they are men with 15 to 20 years' experience in this type of work. They start their careers as rod-men and grow into observers and surveying technicians.The men have their own trailers which they will be bringing up to Page, where they will make theirheadquarters.*Lt. Moncebiez is a graduate civil ! engineer. He was schooled in Boa* | ton at the Northeastern University, *the largest cooperative school in |the United States, he explained. | The lieutenant has been with Coastcontinue for a period of months'*. [Godetic Survey for three years. The geodetic leveling will be run I starting as an ensign in the depart*in the vicinity erf Lake Powell onl ment. He. is unmarried, the onlythe Glen Canyon Unit lt;rf the Colo* one of the 20 man party who does \ mdo River Storage Project in Ari~| not have a family, he said. 1zona and Utah, said Moncebiez. This is the most difficult precise geodetic leveling survey ever undertaken by the department in its 155 year history”, said Moncebiez. He noted the service had celebrated its 155th birthday on Feb. M. ;“Our work is * matter of accur-acy”, said Moncebiez, and invote*specialized surveying.A foam of 19 men will be brought in by the Coast Geodetic Survey department, under direction of Lt. onceWcz, who is from Brockton, Mass.While in town last Thursday and Friday, Moncebiez flew over the damsite and reservoir area with representatives from the bureau. Whew, he said, accessability wiH be difficult. The survey teams wiH use jeeps, four-wheel drive vehicles, helicopters, boats, mules, horses — . and shank's mare — in reaching the difficult areas for survey. The men wiH be out for long periods erf time in completing their mapping of the terrain.Harp ConcertiToThe artistry of Miss Mildred DilMng has been heard in every state of the union—and in Europe. Miss Dillang is the star of the final Community Concert in. Page on Feb. 28. Known as the first lady of the harp, Miss Dilling’s concert wiH begin at 8 p.m. in the Mesa Theatre. She will be introduced by Mrs. Cathryne Pulsdfer, president of the concert associa-j tion. jOwner of the largest private: collection of harps, Miss Dilling will display and explain some 15 of her harps, many of them antiques^ from other eras and countries. She gives a short history of the harp and many feel she has (Continued on Page Two) :
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Thu, Feb 22, 1962
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