Cottonwood Project Clears HurdleWord was received from

Washington last Thursday thatthe Bureau of the Budget hasapproved the $549,000 Cottonwood Creek Watershed Projectin Star Valley, and it has beenforwarded to the Senate andHouse Agriculture Committeesfor their approval.

Congressman John Wold (R-Wyo.) called the Independentwith the news last Thursdaymorning just after press time,and Sen. Gale McGee (D-Wyo.)sent a telegram early this week.

Actual appropriation of money for the project is contingenton inclusion in the Congressional money bill, Wold said.

"The project calls for irrigation and flood control improvement on Cottonwood Creek andUpper Star Valley," Wold said."Approximately 5,000 acres and45 families will be served bythe project, with the main portion of funds going for sprinkler irrigation.

"Sprinkler systems eliminatethe constant -sheet erosion caused by flood irrigation, and alsostretch the available water sup

ply," the Congressman said."The conservation of land, as

well as time and physical resources will be tremendous under this project."

McGee's telegram said projectworks would include 31 miles ofpipeline and four miles ofstream channel improvements,and would involve the Star Valley Soil and Water Conservation District and the Cottonwood Irrigation District.

Telegrams were also receivedby Ernest Reeves, chairman ofthe board of directors, and El-

Ray Titensor, secretary, of thedistrict, with details of the Bureau of the Budget approval.

All three of Wyoming's congressional representatives havegiven their support to the project.

Afton, Wyoming 83110, Thursday, July 3, 1969 Pfice Ten Cents

Senate Ag Committee Okays ProjectThe InHPnPnHprif o T«u;^ a- .. . , . . _The Independent received a

telegram Tuesday from the office of Sen. Gale McGee (D-Wyo.) in Washington with newsof the approval by the SenateAgriculture Committee of theCottonwood Creek WatershedProject.

This represents one morehurdle for the project, whichlast week was approved by theBureau of the Budget in theamount of $549,000. The projectwill next be considered by theHouse Agriculture Committee.

The text of Senator Mc,Gee's^

telegram is as follows:"The Senate Agriculture Com

mittee today approved the^ $1,--.£25,000 Cottonwood Creek Watershed Project in LincolrrC^n-ty, Wyo., according to Sen. GaleMcGee (D-Wyo.)

. "McGee said the undertakingof the Star Valley Soil and Water Conservation District wouldprovide watershed and floodprotection, as well as irrigationwater, for an area covering 27,-990 acres and would involvelaying 31 miles of pipeline andfour miles of stream channelimprovements."

District officials of the project explained that the totalcost of the proposed project,under Public Law 566, amountsto the $1,625,000 figure, whichincludes the watershed controlportion. Tria^$549,000. portion,approved byThe^ETuTeau of rtheBudget, is earmarked for irrigation and tflood control.

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Cottonwood Creek Watershed

Project Clears House CoinmitfeeWASHINGTON, D. C.—The

House Agriculture Committee

has approved the construction

of the Cottonwood Creek Wat

ershed Project in western Wyoming, Rep. John Wold R-Wyo.announced here Tuesday.

Wold said the committee's action cleared the last major leg-jslative obstacle to constructthe $1.6 million project, butadded that the federal fundsatill need to be appropriated.

The project will provide watershed protection, flood prevention and irrigation for 27,990acres of private, federal andstate land near Afton.

The project has a benefit-costratio of 1.8 to 1, and would aid45 landowners in the area,Wold said. Construction willconsist of 31 miles of irrigationpipeline, flow meter and diversion structures, and aboutfour miles of stream channelimprovements.

includes the watershed controlportion.approved bythT^m^of-theBudget, is earmarked for irngation and -flood control.

DISCUSSING DETAILS of the proposed Cot-tonwood Irrigation District sprinkler irrigationproject at o meeting Monday night were districtofficials and representatives of USDA agencies,state and local. Left to right are, front row:Harold Birkey, SCS; Fred Giles, FHA; John Long,SCS; Stayner Coll, EIRay Titensor, district dir

ector; Ernest Reeves, district chairman. Backrow, standing left to right: Soren Sabey, SCS;Richard H. Cheney, SCS; V. P. McConnell, SCS;Wayne Long, SCS; Don Hansen, FHA; LouisTaggart, district director; Ted C. Frome, ot-torney; Delmor Lancaster, district director;Ivan L. Call, engineer.

Cottonwood Irrigation System ReviewedWith District Officers; Funding Soughtsenting the local group, report-

In a meeting held Monday,Sept. 29 in Afton the Cotton-wood Irrigation District Boardof Directors were informed ofprogress made on the application for construction of a gravity flow sprinkler irrigation^system made by them some timeago.

Personnel from the WyomingState office of the Soil and Water Conservation Service alongwith representatives from theFHA and the local group metto discuss the status of the project and lay plans for groundwork to be done by the localdistrict.

Ernest Reeves, chairman ofthe board of directors of theirrigation district, led the discussion in relating some of thehistory of the Cottonwood project and then opened the meet-to the visiting dignitaries toreport the status of the projectat their level.

Wayne Long, assistant stateconservationist for watersheds,made a review of what hadbeen done so for by the SCSgroup which included submitting the work plan to the different departments of the federal government for approvalwhich has been received, andthat a budget request was recently submitted in behalf ofthe project.

Mr. Long went on to say thata review of the project needs,costs and expected results isunderway.

Mr. Long restated the factthat a freeze had been placedon new starts of this nature forthe present. However, the possibility exists that the projectcould be one of the 50 newstarts of the limit placed onthis type of construction ifwork begins soon.

The conservationist reportedthat tentative approval hadbeen received as late as Friday,Sept. 26 that work could proceed on the final survey of theCottonwood system.

Ivan L. Call, engineer, repre-ed that the work he was doingwas completed to date andready for further proceduralwork.

Ted C. Frome, attorney for

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the district, reported that costswere rising rapidly and thethe figures of the work plan,originally drawn up in 1965,could be too low at presentcosts, although generous at thetime the plan costs were estimated. He noted that there hadbeen a raise in steel this pastweek that would have an effecton construction costs.

Methods of financing theportions of the sytem not cost-shared under the Small Watersheds Act, P.L. 566, FHA andRC&D funds were possibilitiesreviewed by the directors.

Further discussion of the system is planned in a meetingto be held Monday, Oct. 6 atSmoot with all landownerswithin the boundaries of thedistrict. This meeting will begin at 8 p.m., according to Ernest Reeves, chairman. •

Cottonwood Irrigation DistrictTo Hold Meeting Monday Night

A special meeting of the Cottonwood Irrigation District hasbeen called for Monday Oct.6 at 8 p.m. at the Smoot Churchfor all members of the district,according to Ernest Reeves,chairman of the board of directors. . - i • -

Mr Reeves said, in makingthe call, that certain information and conditions pertinent to

the progress of the sprinklerirrigation project, presently inthe planning stage, would bediscussed.

The chairman said it was ofutmost importance that anyone owning property within theboundaries of the irrigationdistrict, be in attendance at themeeting.

Cottonwood Project LandownersReaffirm Decision to Go Ahead

In a meeting held in SmootMonday, Oct. 6, it was decidedto go forward on the installationof a gravity flow sprinkler system that has been approved byCongress for the CottonwoodIrrigation District.

According to Ernest Reeves,chairman of the board of directors, new information on possible costs and conditions of thesystem were discussed and reviewed. Many questions wereasked and answers were givenwith the best information available at this time.

A vote of confidence was given the project and the boardof directors was instructed tocontinue the project.

Plans are being made to getas much of the final survey

work done this fall as possiblebefore bad weather sets in, Mr.Reeves said.

The project contains about5,100 acres and would servemore than 60 ownerships withgravity flow sprinkler irrigation.

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ex J. Black, are from left, Joseph13, and Ricky Farrell Tolman, 14.ere awarded for acts of heroism

ive their father after a tree fell

' injuring him, about a year ago.(Independent photo )

Presidencyciples can cause us to lose theblessings the church offers. Heexpressed appreciation to President Fluckiger and PresidentRobinson for their support andservice and welcomed Bp. NealKennington as a new memberto the stake presidency, as wellas Bishops Lyman Crook andBarrel Hoopes to the high council.

President Max '* C. Robinsonpaid tribute to President Childfor his great capacity and ability for leadership. He also paidtribute to President Fluckigeras a man of great spiritualityand faith. He said that weshould so live that acts ofthoughtfulness, kindness andlove come from within us spontaneously, as well as those actsof kindness and compassion thatwe exhibit because of a pressingneed for them. He expressedlove and respect for the newmembers sustained to the highcouncil-and for President NealKennington.

. President Child, called onPresident Kennington to talkand bear his testimony. He expressed love and respect forthose with whom he has servedand for the stake presidency."The Lord blesses us to accom-nlish thiners bevond nur natural

Volume 68 Number 36 Afton, Wyoming 83110, Thursday, April 22, 1971

^509,000 Watershed LoanMedal of Merit

Awarded to

Afton ScoutsTwo Afton Boy Scouts were

presented one of Scouting'shighest heroism awards duringthei?eneral session of Star Valley Stake Quarterly ConferenceSunday morning.

Tendoy Council Scout Executive Rex J. Black of Pocatello,Idaho awarded The Medal ofMerit, "for outstanding serviceputting into practice Scoutskills and ideas" by the BoyScouts of America upon recommendation of the National Courtof Honor, to Ricky Farrell Tolman. 14,. and his brother, JosephMark Tolman. 13, for their heroic efforts to save their father, the late Farrell D. Tolman,after a tree fell on him abouta year ago in a canyon near hisfarm home.

The certifictate accompanyingt»ie medals h^d the followingcitation: "Mr. Farrell D. Tolmansuffered what proved eventuallyto be a fatal Ijlow on his headwhile, felling a tree near hisfarm home. His son. Life ScoutRicky Farrell Tolman, age 14,gave artificial respiration whileanother son. Star Scout JosephMark Tolman, age 13, went forhelp. Both boys are Scouts ofTroop 788, Afton, Wyoming.Through the efforts of Ricky,Mr. Tolman recovererf nartiallv

The Farmers Home Administration and Wyoming's Congressional delegation in Washington today announced approval of $509,000 watershed loan tothe Cottonwpod Irrigation District in Lincoln County, to provide flood prevention on upperreaches of the CottonwoodCreek Watershed, clean anddike the creek channel and

install a gravity flow sprinklerirrigation system.

Wyoming FHA State DirectorBill Clark said that this is theseventh loan of this type to bemade in the state.

The watershed loan funds willbe used to help finance floodcontrol and irrigation watermanagement facilities. Thegravity flow sprinkler systemwill enable farmers in the district to increase their livestocknumbers because of the increased forage production.

Approximately 5,356 acres of

PTA to Meet,

Elect OfficersThe Afton Elementary School

PTA will hold a meeting andelect new officers Thursday,April 29 at 8 p.m. at the school'smulti-purpose room and cafeteria, announces Mrs. DeloydAnderson, president.

A program will be presentedby the music department of theschool, and Ed Bruce will be incharge of demonstrations showing use of P. E. equipment do-

land, which includes 45 farmsand the towns of Smoot andAfton, will benefit from thecompleted project.

To assist in financing the project, the federal government—through USDA's Soil Conservation Services—^furnishes cost-sharing that amounts to approximately $461,000. Local contributions and the FarmersHome Administration loan provide the remainder of the needed funds.

Farmers in the watershedplan to carry out extensive landtreatment and conservationcropping measures. During thepast three years USDA's Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service contributedapproximately $8,000 toward toward the cost of carrying outthese measures in this watershed area.

The Farmers Home Administration is to be repaid over aperiod of 50 years, with a 3.463percent interest rate. Interestrates on watershed loans aredetermined by the average ratespayable by the Treasury on certain marketable obligations outstanding at the beginning of thefiscal year in which the loanis made.

Officers of the CottonwoodIrrigation District are ErnestReeves, president; Delmar Lancaster, vice president; LouisTaggart, commissioner; Stan M.Taylor, commissioner; and El-Ray Titensor, secretary-treasurer and contracting officer. Legalcounsel is being provided byTed C. Frome. FHA CountySupervisor Don W. Hansen

Price Ten Cents

Worked closely with the groupin developing the project.

Watershed loans are availableto local organizations such assoil and water conservationdistricts, irrigation districts,drainage districts, flood prevention or control districts, municipal corporations, and similarpublic bodies to plan and carryout works of improvementwhich protect and develop landand water resources in smallwatersheds.

Types of improvements whichcan be- financed include floodprevention dams and reservoirs,water supply reservoirs, recreation facilities as part of thewatershed project, agriculturalwater supply and distributions^'ocems, uiversion dams, irrigation canals and drainage facilities.

American Legion

Friday NightR. jr. Hyer, commander, an

nounces that there will be ameeting of American LegionPost No. 49 Friday evening, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building.

Commander Hyer said allmembers and prospective member veterans are invited andurged to attend. Important matters are to be taken up.

Decembes^ 27 j, 1971

Dear Lend-Owner:

Enclosed is a notice of a petition being filed with th® District Courtto raiss the lean s^hority of th« Cottonwood Irrigation Districts

Some reasons for this need are as follows:

lo Tira® - At the tiae

Cb) Os CC'-'t} thers cochanges Tsads 5.c the specification for someit«!&s of work that stved nsar $15^000 on the coat of that projectcOn CC"3 thera were aodificatioas th&t lowesr^d th® cost by aboutOS^OOOoOOn Ch't CC«I I'cck ®?scttvatioss wasn°t as great as antici*psteds thu3 lowering that fii^taX p&yi&ent by aa aioount of $10«000n00o

Your boa?d is still keeping open cGaaunication with the Lisicolts County^.SCS ao^ittfi® ia regards to the PXAP coat share .fundtSo Heny lettsE'shave b'Sec wx»ittei5 to k«y people telling of the naad for these funds«F^wldiag th© fisnda are mad@ available r, thei^ will bo relief an someof th« iadebtQiSaess to the districto

Ail Ifflnd-^wsses's eould lielp its obtalalna these REAP funds if thsy would«z»i.t® ® letteiP to «a«h of their eongs'^sslonal repjpssantatives andt^ll th«s of thsir issQd and how the othar siga^itits of the econoay havetaken a ajS'fe increase 4, while ©ost of the fara piwd^cts are pricsd lowerthan at sossa tlises ifs the recent pasto Th® faEsaar's only hops is moreefficiessey of pipoductioni. and this systea will help provide that tosoeie aeastiireo

If you ha^ questions^ feel free to contact your coBBissioners® forthey da3is»e to k®®p oparj GbasneXs with all people invol^d in thisproject and hope to avoid iaii^d®?$tandlngs»

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Ei?ne8t Reeves ,2 Ps^>sidejstliOuis T

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AFTON firemen battle a stubburn blazeot the Ruben Brown home in 15 below zeroweather Monday. It was necessary to chop holes

in the roof to get water on the firewas Qtotal loss, with its belongingwas turned in too late to save the

Cottonwood

ProjectMoves Ahead

Work has been progressing onconstruction of the first _phaseof the Cottonwood IrrigationDistrict sprinkler system ppjectin spite of some difficulties, it,is reported by district officers.

The contractor has intalledthe pipe to a point approximately 100 feet east of CottonwoodCreek near Smoot. The creekcrossing has been accomplishedsuccessfully, but not withouthandicap to the contractor. Bedrock was unexpectedly encountered under the creek bed, andthis caused some delay in acquiring the equipment and material to blast rock at this time.

"Weather conditions sincestart of construction have ranged from mild temperatures withsnow to cold temperatures _andclear skies — "typical winterweather" for this area. Weatherconditions have been a handicap to the contractor, according to ^CS engineers, but hehas kept men and equipmentat work trying to reach a predetermined station before winter shutdown.

Auburn Has

38 Below

Fire Destroys Afton H(An overheated oil stove dur-;

ing extremely cold weather resulted in loss of a' home in Alton by fire Monday forenoon.

Afton Fire Chief Conn Astlesaid the house owned by RubenBrown at the corner of MadisonStreet and,Jourth Avenue wasa total loss after firemen subdued the stubborn blaze thatwas an inferno before an alarmwas turned in.

The hot oil stove started a firein the ceiling of a room about11-30 a.m., and since Mr. Browndid not have a telephone, by thetime he discovered the fire, andwas able to get help from neighbors to turn in an alarm, theblaze was beyond control. Mr.Brown suffered burns trying tosubdue the fire before firemen arrived. His clothes weresaved, but the house and otherbelongings were a total loss.The property was not insured,Mr. Astle said.

The fire occurred on the coldest day of the year thus far, andat the time the temperature wasbetween 15 and 20 degrees below zero, making efforts of firemen difficult. However, theywere able to confine it and bringit under control, but it tookabout an hour and a half tocomp'Mely extinguish it. Firemen had to chop holes throughthe roof and completely soakthe house with water. It was

fTiiiipri. but did not

well, and said thnumber of persorfiremen was uselin saving Mr. Bro

Mr. Brown is lidaughter and soand Mrs. Eugen«Kemmerer since treported.

Enlistment

Discharge:County Li:

Ronald P. Stevand Mrs. Homerer Opal residentin the Air ForeLincoln County I

Men from locareceiving honorafrom service incThurman. son olMelvin Thurmarthe Army, withice; Alan EugenMr. and Mrs. Ra;formerly of PDriggs, Idaho, Anam service;Crook, son ofNewell H. CrMarines, v/ithJohn R. Tnorncand Mrs. Ru£Navy; and PauMr. pnd JTrs. S:

SIGNING A LOAN RESOLUTION AND notefor funds obtained through an RC & D loan,administered by the Formers Home Admlnlstra-tfon, for the Cottonwood Irrigation District Monday are left to right, Ernest Reeves, chairman;Delmar Lancaster and Louts Taggart, commissioners; Don Hansen, FHA supervisor; and

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EIRoy TItensor, district secretary. Not picturcov/as Stan Taylor, commissioner. The RC & Dfunds are being used to finance constructionof the first phase of the watershed project, consisting of main pipeline for the distributionsystem, now in progress.

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FIRST PIECE OF 24-inch asbestos cement Irrigation pipe isplaced in trench by workers of Ames Irrigation Co. of Idaho Fallsin the mouth of Cottonwood Creek Canyon, as a port of phaseII of the distribution system of the Cottonwood Irrigation District sprinkler irrigation project. This pipeline, started lost week,will run for about 39,500 feet north and east of Smoot.

Irrlgatisn System

Sen. Cliff Hansen this weeknoted he had made a requestto Secretary of Agriculture EarlButz for a full investigation ofthe Cottonwood Project designprovided by the Soil Conservation Service.

Sen. Hansen had been instrumental in helping the legislation along during the formativeperiod of the project and hasshown much interest in it during construction. He was concerned that the system had notfunctioned properly and notedthat a similar problem existed ineastern Idaho that "should beincluded in your investigation,"he urged Butz.

Congressman Teno Roncalio,in a phone call to ElRay Titen-sor, contracting officer of theCottonwood Irrigation District,stated that his contact with theDepartment of Agriculture inregard to the problems on theCottonwood irrigation systemhad been meaningful, and thathe felt sure the necessary stepswould be taken by the department to correct the system tofull working status.

The congressman has been anactive supporter of the projectsince it was instituted and hasshown much interest in it aswork progressed, making a visitto the site in 1971.

Sen. Gale McGee calledrepresentatives of the district toassure them that necessary stepswould be taken by his office toprovide cooperation of the Department of Agriculture in correcting operational problems ofa segment of the system that hasshown up during trial operation.

McGee said he had contacteda number of Washington officials and feels, certain" the waywill soon be cleared for workto resume. , _

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U. S. Department of Agriculturetoday offered emergency conservation assistance in two counties in Wyoming to help repairdamp.ge caused by flooding inMay and June. The counties areGoshen and Lincoln.

An allocation of $100,000 hasbeen made to the Wyoming Agricultural Stabilization and andConservation (ASC) State Committee f.or use in sharing withfarmers in the two counties thecost of removing debris fromfarmland, grading and fillingeroded land areas, reestablishing vegetative cover, and restoring farm irrigation systems.

Emergency cons'ervaiitin assistance is designed to enablethe Secretary of Agriculture toalleviate conditions resultingfrom a natural disaster and torestore agricultural lands to productive capacity.

Gov. Stan Hathaway.The measure passed the House

of Representatives 49-9, and theSenate give the legislation approval earlier in the day by a25-5 margin. Both houses passedthe measure after suspendingthe Wyoming statute requiringthree different readings of abill.

However, the session adjourned Thursday at 6:30 p.m., leaving a Rights and ResponsibilitiesBill to die, after an impass developed between the Senate andHouse on an effective date.

Both chambers rejected acompromise for an effective dateof July 1, 1972, worked out ina conference committee. '

Both the House and Senate,however, did pass motions directing an interim study on majority rights for 18-20-year-oldsin requesting proposed legislation for the 1973 session.

Contract Awards Made TuesdayBy Cottonwood Irrigation Group

In a meeting of the Qotton-wood Irrigation District and representatives of the Soil Conservation Service Tuesday night,it was decided to accept the bidoffered by Hartwell ExcavatingCo. of Idaho Falls, Idaho forconstruction of the diversionstructure on the CottonwoodCreek Watershed Project, it wasreported by ElRay Titensor,contracting officer for the district

The award was made for thestructure to divert water fromthe Cottonwoiod Creek into thesprinkler irrigation system thatis currently under construction

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by the district, Mr. Titensorsaid.

In other action by the board,award was made to AgriculturalServices, Blackfoot, Idaho, forconsruction and installation ofthe first phase of the distribution system, consisting of approximately 12 miles of buriedsteel pipe with risers.

Mr. Titensor said the contractor anticipated moving onto thejob during the next two weeks.

In attendance at the meetingwere C. L. Endicott, R. H. Cheney of the state office of SCS^Harold Birkey, project engineer-Ted C. Frome, attorney; ErnestReeves, Delmar Lancaster andStan Taylor, commissioners ofthe district; and ElRay Titensor,contracting officer.

The theme will be presented at !this time and also a reader'stheater teaser.

Departments will be held foreveryone. Those expected to at-

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griound or the Lincoln CountyFairgruonds.

Winston Allred has been named as general chairman for theevent which will be for membersand their ladies and guests.

lo » p.m. in ine bcnwab Mortu

ary in Afton, and Saturdaymorning from 11 a.m. until fun-neral time in the Relief SocietyTQom of the Freedom' WardChurch.

Alife sketch will be publish- Oed next week.

Piggin' String Riding ClubRodeos Set for July 23 24

The rodeo season will get intofull swing, next weekend in StarValley, when the Piggin' StringRiding Club will again sponsora big tW|0-day rodeo at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Afton Friday and Saturday nights,July 23 and 24. The show willstart at 8:30 p.m. each night.

Major events will include calfroping, bareback riding, saddlebronc riding, cow riding, barrelracing (three divisions for girlsand women), keyhole racing andpole bending. Competing cowboys must sign up with KenAstle or Neal Kennington by6 p.m. on July 22 and pay theirentry fees at that time. Entryfees will be added to the gen

erous purses and will be divided 50-30-20, and day money willbe paid, also.

Don Harmon, club president,said the stock for this year'srodeos is better than ever, andwill really test the cowboys.

Again his year, an incentivefor cowboys and cowgirls will begiving of belt buckles for highaverage of the club's f|Our shows-.(July 23-24 and Aug. 21-22) in.each major event. A pair of cow-boy boots will also be given byGephart Stores Co. to the high ;point all around cowboy.

Admission to the rodeios will'be $1.50 for adults, $1.00 for-high school students and 50^ ^r*grade school students.

Contract Let for Road OilingProfect in Lower Star Valley

The Wyoming Highway Commission, at its monthly meetingin Cheyenne July 8, awarded a$249,199.70 contract to W. E.Barling, Inc. of Meeteetse.

The contract, according toHighway Commissioner HarlanC. Benedict of Mountain View,involves grading, draining, surfacing and'miscellaneous work

on the Muddy String Road fromthe Thayne-Bedford Road, north2.5 miles and on the Bedford-North Road from the Thayne-Bedford Road, east and north2.1 miles in 'Lincoln County.

J. E. McJunkin, highway de--partment resident engineer inAfton, said the project is scheduled for completion by June 121972.

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She later married Nash Carrwho also preceded her in death'

Sui vivors include two daugh-ers. Mrs. Thede (Helen) Harrlson, Logan. Utah; Mrs. John(Leona) Gragg. Salt Lake City

gi'andchildren, 10 greatgrandchildren; two brothers andwo siateis, Arthur Coy Plain

City; Mrs. Ira (Edna) AndersonRiverdale, Utah; Mrs Le

A- Coy, National City, Calif-stepsons. stepdaughter. Cari^^°^, '̂.Layton, Utah; Mrs Rob-ColoColo, Paul M. Stock. Afton,

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continue its plansloTave fa^d^°H 1?."^ ^^g'slation introduced in the 1973 Legislaturedespite a threatened campaigny United Farm Workers Na-

Union to attack and discredit Farm Bureau.

Tijie threat was issued lastweek m the form of an ultimatum delivered by a UFW delegation to American Farm Bur-

fus" William J. Kuh-^^P^^sentatives toldFarm Bureau that unless it were

to withdraw efforts by May 8to get federal and state laL?Jeg^lation enacted - the UFWFarnT R ^.^^mpaign againstFarm Bureau .a 40 cities, Flit-

Fhtner, a member of the Am-Bureau board of

directors, commended Kuhfuss-tor his statement earlier this

Tff Farm Bureau'sefforts to enact bills in Congressand several states to guaranteesecret ballot elections for farmworkers and to prohibit thesecondary boycott for agriculture—a protection all other in-

The WFB president said his

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42nH^w enacte^by The42nd Wyoming Legislature when•t^meets mCheyenne early nelt

Our Farm Bureau policvearly upholds therights ofPloyees to bargain conlet™/

si.e.rji;rutTrrr:sviu!ner emphasized.Flitner also reported that theyoming Farm Bureau last

month in letters to Wyoming'sdelegatio^n urgideach member to support a bi-

partisan bill (H. R. 13981) which

rTghts "-"Mot.';frie v organizeireely and the rights of thefarmers to be protected against

coercive boycottsthat force them to sign over

buTners"^"'"The threat by Cesar Chavez'

union accentuates the need fornational and state legislation tofor b^h necessary protectionfaL i, u^°^^ers and thearm 01 ranch operators," Flitner stressed.

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Volume 70 Number 7 Afon, Wyoming 83110, Thursday, October 5, 1972 Price Fifteen Cents

Field Tests Done on Irrigation ProjectEngineering crews represent

ing the Soil Conservation Service, Johns-Manville, Inc., andAmes Irrigation Service, havebeen busy running field testson a portion of the CottonwoodWatershed project in Smoot,known as CC-4.

ElRay Titensor, contractingofficer for the Cottonwood Irri

gation District, said the studywas ordered by the SCS following continued failure of the system to function properly. Manybreaks had occurred in the linesince the system had been leaktested in June. Many of thesebreaks had no apparent explanation.

The team of engineers, from

Washington, D. C., Portland,Ore., Casper, Wyo. and Denver,Colo., along with the local staffare studying all possibilities forcorrection of the pi-oblem.

Mr. Titensor noted that theisame type system is designedand contracted for the finalsegment of the distribution system of the project, and

was hopeful that conclusionswin be reached this week sotiiat if any of the same problemsexist in CC-5, they may be corrected before it is installed.

Work was stopped on theCC-5 segment on Sept. 15,at therequest of the Soil ConservationService so that they could makefurther study of the design andtry to determine what correctivemeasures were to be used.

The project thus far contains approximately 12 milesof steel distribution system,seven miles of asbes'os-cementpipe, 4600 feet of reinforced concrete pipe, an inlet structure andnearly 13 miles of asbestos-cement pipe to be inclalled, Mr.Titensor said.

He said construction work began on the project in November1970 and has progressed overthe past two years. -

The federally funded projectis designed and cost shared bythe SCS through the Small Watersheds Act, PL-566; cost sharedby REAP; loan funds were obtained through FHA from PL-566 sources, and RC&D loanfunds were also provided forthe project.

Afton, Wyoming 83110, Thursday, March 16, 1972 Price Fifteen Cents

aring Approved for Cottonwood ProjectWritten verification was re

ceived by the Lincoln CountyASC Committee Monday, March13, 1972, giving final approvaland cost share funding of theeligible segments of Cotton-wood Irrigation District Sprinkler Pooling, William Buckley,chairman, reported today.

The REAP cost-sharing authority, administered by theLincoln County ASC Committee, was divided into two project years. Phases one, two andthree were approved and carried over as substantially completed under the 1971 REAPprogram allowing cost-sharingapproval in the amount of

$68,000.00 on this portion of theproject. This cost-share was approved from the 1971 countyallocation made available to thecounty committee by Milton M.Turner, state district director.

Phases four and five wererecommended by be countycommittee and approved by thestate ASCS committee, with final approval given by the corresponding Washington office, toqualify under the 1972 REAPas a Special Conservation Practice. A 50 percent cost-sharerate was applied to the 1972portion, rather than the 30 percent approved rate in the applicable state handbook. This per-

Cottonwood Irrigation DistrictPlans Final Construction Work

With approval of REAP cost-share funds for the Cottonwood Irrigation District cameauthority to proceed on bidplans for the final. segment ofthe irrigation system the district has under construction.

Ernest Reeves, president, saidthe district would start advertising for bids on the final phaseof the project beginning Thursday, March 16. Bid opening wasset for April 6 at Afton.

The final phase of the system,known as CC-5, contains over77,000 feet of buried pipe, ranging in size from 4 inch to 30 inchdiameter with irrigat:cn risersevery 50 feet.

The construction of the system has received financial'andtechnical help from the SoilConservation. Service throughPublic Law 566, Small Watersheds Act, and -also loan fundsto the district are provided thruthe same source. A^ RC&D loanhas also been obtained for the

Volunteer's Ball

Set for April 1A unique event, a Volunteer's

Ball, is being sponsored Saturday, April 1 at Dad's Bar andLounge in Thayne by the StarValley Search and Rescue Unit,to honor all volunteer groups inStar Valley.

Noel Sessions, unit commander, said the volunteer groupsbeing honored include the StarValley Search and Resciie Unit, Lincoln County Police Reserve, Afton Volunteer Fire Department, Thayne VolunteerFire Department, Alpine FireBrigade, Freedom Fire Brigade,Star Valley Hospital Volunteers,and any other volunteer groups.

The public is invited, andproceeds will go for purchase ofneeded equipment for the searchand rescue unit, Mr. Sessionssaid. Members have tickets for.«ale now. Contributions will beappreciated by any who wishto support the event, but willnot be able to attend the dance.

Members of volunteer groupsare asked to come in their uniforms, if they have them, sothey may be identified as to

project, with all loan funds administered by the FarmersHome Administration. With theapproval of the REAP fundsthis week, the AgriculturalStabilization & Conservationcounty and state committees arecooperating in the cost of theproject.

The US Forest Service is cooperating in the watershed portion of the project in providingfor stream stabilization, watershed maintenance and otherconservation practices.

Mr. Reeves stated that withthe snow melting so rapidly, itwas hoped that work could resume soon on the constructionstarted last year and closeddown during the winter.

Progression the projects under construction by the districtwere reported by Mr. Reeves asfollows:

CC-1, 42 inch buried concretesupply line, completed in thefall of 1971.

CC-2, inlet-diversion structurewas started in September 1971and was nearly completed before winter shutdown.

CC-3, first phase of burieddistribution system was startedin July 1971 and presently is90 percent complete. Currentlyin winter shutdown.

CC-4, second phase of thedistribution system was startedin October 1971 and is nearly 50percent complete. Currently inwinter shutdown.

Work on these phases shouldbe completed before demand isplaced on the system for summer irrigation, Mr. Reeves said.

VFW AuxiliarySets RummageAnd Bake Sale

The VFW Auxiliary will holda rummage and bake sale Saturday, April 1, after 9 a.m. at theVeterans Memorial Building officers announce. There will bean assortment of ^baked goodsfor Easter.

Any donations will be appreciated, and donors may contactEvelyn Young, Ella Johnson,LaRee Gifford or Mary Gardner.They ask that baked items bebrought in Saturday in order to

centage change also receivedCLU approval. T){e fundingsources for the 1972 portionwere broken down with $34,-000 coming from the WyomingState Committee from theirState Special Reserve, and $36,-000 approved by the countycommittee from their 1973county allocation' making a total of $70,000 for 1972 with atotal of $138,000 cost-.shsring forthe entire project under thetwo program years.

The Wyoming Slate . ASCCommittee and District DirectorMilton Turner met with.ErnestReeves, president of the district and ElRay Titerisor, secretary-treasurer, and the LincolnCounty ASC Committee on February 16 and 17 to discuss theproject and the needed cost-share. From a suggestion by theConservation and Land UsePrograms Division (CLU), theproject was separated under twoprogram years, making available cost-sharing possible. REAP cost-sharing is basically 50percent of eligible costs such aslast lines, multiple risers, etc.These funds are matched or exceeded by the individual farmoperators according to his acreshare of the entire system.

The system consists of approximately 33.4 miles of underground pipeline, inlot structureto service the system with waterand other appertenances. Service will be provided some 73landowners with more than5,300 acres, Mr. Buckley said.

It was reported that the totalestimated project cost, includingirrigation system, watershedwork and flood prevention workon the Cottonwood Creek channel, will be^near $2-million. Theconstructibfrphases of the project are financed roughly 10 percent by REAP, 40 percent bythe Soil Conservation Serviceand 50 percent by the irrigationdistrict thru means of PL-566watershed loan and RC&D loanfunds made available throughthe Farmer's Home Administration. Th6' US Forest Service isapplying land use treatmentmeasures in the watershed thatare not included in the abovecited construction breakdown,but are included in the $2-mil-lion cost. The Forest Servicework will include stream stabilization and erosion control inthe area.

Mr. Buckley stated that culmination of this REAP cost-share approval was the result ofefforts of many people at thecounty, state and Washingtonlevels. Many letters cf recommendation from local businessmen, clubs, organizations andleading community boosterswere submitted with the application giving local support forthe project. He said the officersof the district had worked tirelessly providing information andassistance also.

Mr. Buckley noted that cost-share funds of this type are provided to the individual landowner and in turn assigned tothe irrigation district to pay forthe construction work'for whichthey are designated. However,he said, the funds are countedas income to the farmer andsubject to tax reporting to theIRS the same as all other cost-share programs that ACP and

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AFTER MORE THAN 10 years of work on development of the Cottonwood Watershed Project, Ernest Reeves is watching Ted Hole, landowner turn valve of one of the first sprinklerlines to be put Into service on the project (photoabove). Pictured with Mr. Hole and Mr. Reevesore EIRay Titensor, contracting officer and

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