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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1955
Page
2
The editorial admits a reader stopped his subscription over claimed untruths about water policy. It defends press duty to public rights against private interests, cites Old Mother Nature and conservation science, and argues public funds hinge on accurate science and wise use of earth’s resources.
At a Monday meeting Iron County Commission brought together Bureau of Land Management Soil Conservation Service Beaver County Commission and local farmers and livestock groups to plan dust hazard remedies. A committee will investigate on the ground and report back with potential actions including possible grazing removal and revegetation, acknowledging costs but stressing lives and tourism impact in the valley.
A reader accused the paper of censoring letters. The editor counters that unsigned or slanderous remarks are the only reason to withhold printing. The staff invites open discussion and echoes Voltaire on defending free speech. The paper remains committed to printing signed opinions.
Utah's five Fish and Game commissioners and key department personnel will attend the Western Association of Game and Fish Commissioners meeting in Moran Wyoming June 16 to 18. Delegates from 11 western states and British Columbia will discuss wildlife in land and water development, with national conservation leaders presenting.
An onscreen column warns that tractors resemble horses in risk and responsibility. Carelessness on hot days leads to spills and accidents, especially when turning or idling. The piece urges steady attention on and off the job to protect people and property.
A full trainload of 26 inch high pressure steel pipe departed from U S Steel’s Provo mill bound for Ignacio Colorado for the 162 million Pacific Northwest pipeline project. Ricketts and Lee celebrate with a Denver Rio Grande Western locomotive on the 100 car shipment as contracts for 655 miles of construction and 200 miles of laterals in the region are planned. More pipe rolls daily as operations began after ground was broken on the Utah County site six months earlier.
J. Perry notes under the new program hatchery fish should reach the creel more often while increasing production per fisheries dollar. Central offices will issue planting instructions aligned with field survey data from the Dingle Johnson statewide project. The aim is to place the right type, size, and number of fish in streams lakes and reservoirs with angling pressure kept appropriate to water conditions.
The House Agriculture Committee and Congressman H A Dixon back a bill for retirement of government capital under Farm Credit Administration supervision to involve borrower participation. He led efforts to secure support from Utah farm credit groups and banks for cooperatives, with requests from Cedar City Box Elder Richfield Salt Lake Ogden and Central Utah National Farm Loan Association. The amendment would shift ownership of large surpluses from the central bank to the United States Treasury upon liquidation.
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