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Argus-Leader from Sioux Falls, South Dakota • Page 15

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Argus-Leaderi
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Wednesday. September 5. 1951. THE DAILY ARGUS-LEADER. SIOUX FALLS, S.

D. Fort- Mam Used Lamest Site dall Dam Kind Dredge Cpl. Coughlin was serving in the Annual 4-H Parade edgerton plans meet army and PFC Eng in the marine corps. UN MtKbtK ur iunuuu ALEXANDRIA MAN HAS CHAMP BERKSHIRE BOAR Huron, Sept 5 IP) Grand rh(riiilnri nt rnir HIT BUILT AT COST OF INWOOD BOY, 2, LOSES LIFE IN WADING POOL Brookings, S. D- Sept.

5 The an 2 S. D. Korean Dead Returned Elkton and Midland Casualties Among 520 War Casualties tagenon, ocyi. a xi, expected that a second meeting for the discussion of school consolidation will be called to be held in champion Berkshire boar was shown at the 1951 state fair by Leo Stoltz, Alexandria. nual 4-H parade will be in front of the state fair grandstand Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock.

Gov. Sigurd Douglas Busse. "Ik Point, showed Inwood, Sept. 5 Funeral the reserve grand champion. services were held this week for $1300,0001 'A Busse had the pnze winning Francis "'cNamara, 2-year Edgerton in the near future.

At a recent meeting the attendance from the rural districts was not large because of pressing work on the farm. The consolidation subject was discussed at some length, but adjournment was taken ith ro decision being arrived at, with th understanding that another meeting would be called later. Washington, Sept. 5 The bodies of two South Dakota servicemen, killed in action in Ku. are being Anderson will lead the parade.

It will be a parade of floats which won in county parades, livestock exhibits, at the Fair aid all the 4-H members and leaders at the Fair. The floats will depict home economics and agricultural project work. Narrators for the event are Andy Palm, Huron, and Milo Opdahl, Brookings. Equipment Is Employed in Digging Inlet and Outlet Channels grand champion sow, wth reserve honors going to Marcel Reisch, Howard. Grand champion Shropshire ram was shown by Russell Wirt of Parker.

George Cook, Clear Lake, showed the reserve champion ram. The champion -hropshire ewe returned to the United States for burial aboard the Alamo Victory, the Department of Defense an nounced today. The ship, bearing old son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis1 R'cNamara, farmers residing four miles south of Tnwood, wra died Saturday afternv3n in about eig.it inches of water in a small wading tank in the farmyard.

The tank had been placed there for the children's use. The youngster was found about 4 p.m. He had fallen against the tank, bumped his head, then smothered or drowned in the shallow water. The McNamara's have two other sons. Mexico City is to have as a ne industry a heavy steel pipe factory.

520 American war dead, is expected was displayed by Evan Busse, to arrive in San Francisco tomor row. Ottawa, Minn, the reserve cham pion ewe by Russell Wirt. South Dakotans being returned include Cpl. Frank J. Coughlin, husband of Mrs.

Mary K. Coughlin of Elkton and PFC Daniel J. Eng. This picture shows the dredge, Western Chief, as it was partially assembled at the Fort Randall site. Additions have been made to the hull and superstructure and more machinery installed.

The giant dredge is said to be the largest of its type in the country. Malayan Security Forces killed 107 terrorists in a recent month, a new high record. son of Mrs. J. C.

Eng of Midland. iPVrft I HURRY ENDSTONITElV A world oj wonders ff tm 9m CI i'zJw Pickstown, S. Sept. 5-One of tfte more interesting operations at the Fort Randall dam site is the wort of the dredge, Western Chief. Operated by the Western Construction company, the dredge is cm-ployed in making inlet and outlet channels, dredging 400,000 yards of material to build a water diversion dam and 1,500,000 cubic yards of sand to fill in on the upstream side of the dam.

According to John N. Yasich, dredge superintendent, the section of the outlet channel on which the dredge is working will be completed by October 1. At that time the dredge will be tied up for the winter months and the crew will give It a complete overhauling. Built On Site The Western Chief was built at the dam site by the Western Construction at a cost of $1,300,000 with Yasich acting as construction superintendent. A crew of 30 men worked 54 hour weeks to ready the equipment for use.

During much of the construction period, temperatures ranged from zero to 20 de 3 i wuaa Vl ViA fS Vrr -ry I XI zr a We Thought We Had II Al Coffin, ft Seen Everything! 5' grees below zero. The dredge was i xl" completed on April 25 and put into operation the following day. I The hull is 170 feet long, 44 of i SSw' Disney's BlAH beam and 11 feet deep. A 30-inch suction dredge is wielded from the hull. Digging done with two spuds weighing 32 tons each, 40 inches in diameter and 65 feet lone.

TIIIIRC 1 "IT ITTrm 11 h)i The winding gear hoist is a parf of the maze of heavy machinery employed aboard the Western Chief The dredge is being used to open inlet and outlet channels, provide 40,000 cubic yards for ft chalk dam and 1,500,000 for fill above the dam. The Western Chief is reported to But we iot the surprhe of our live. anfl io w.i you We can't tell you too much bout but it GRANDEST PACKAGE OF ENTERTAINMENT that hat come out of Hollywood in long, long time! We want you to tee it and to we re running this picture TONIGHT at "sneak" preview ddition to our regular show. There will be special studio representative in our theatre to listen to the laughs, hear your reception to the musia and songs and record your reac tn9-Make date to be on hand at OS 1 5 PsMs The Management STATE Theatre? Bridgewater, S. D.

Bridgewater public and grade school opened for the coming term registration Tuesday morning, after which it was dismissed until today. Charles Foreman is superintendent for the second year. The faculty is complete with but one change Ralph be the largest of its kind. 2,500 Yards Per Hour Making two cuts 300 feet wide and 25 feet deep, the output of the dredge is approximately 2,500 cubic yards per hour. A floating line 1,500 feet long, with 30-inch pontoon pipes, extends to the shore pipeline through which the sand, gravel and chalk rock is pumped to the fill.

Rocks as large as 20 inches in diameter will pass through the pipes and logs 40 feet long float to the top as the cutter digs down into the sand cut. The dredge crew is composed of E. trom will be the athletic coach der the Keep South Dakota Green banner. The South Dakc' campaign was launched during 1950. Commenting on South Dakota's 1950 forest fire control record, J.

C. McClellan, chief forester for AFPI, stressed the need for greater cooperation by the public in preventing woods fires. Since most woods fires are caused by local residents, the Keep Green program provides a most effective vehicle for grass roots education in forest fire prevention. "Man's most effective tool in preventing forest fires is education," Chief Forester McClellan declared. 1 yMlJBIH CHILDREN IN Tar vwmw 1 1 Tliean-cartoon I 1 Wl I HI Musical Wonderfilm I IS 0mm 1 COLOR BY XWBW A A ifl I i TOMORROW! Starts and teach social science, also the drivers training course.

nnntc i I GORDON The U. S. army says the median age for all enlisted and officer per' sonnel is between 22 and 23. tfl ffl nil 3 i.x.zr I 1 111 30 men with the dredge captain in charge. Another 18 work on the fill project.

The work is supervised by ii ri I i 9 Ik a I Hi" I Yanish, with R. L. Fitzhugh asJ bridge engineer for the Corps of En gineers. Three inspectors assist on the project. UEI SHOW T0IIITE "An alert public, aware of its collective responsibility for prev Hing fire in the woods can keep America's forest green, growing and productive." The AFPI report, ased on U.

S. Forest Service figures, emphasizes the continuing need for full public support of federal and state fire HALF AGUE' Black Hills Forest Fires control agencies. It points out that continued cooperation between 1851 POTENTIAL ACADEMY AWARD WINNER IN GLORIOUS TECHNICOLOR industry, the public agencies and I woodland owners in preventing lire is an integral part of the nations defense program. it tojfelBtoBB 1 WnmmWmWmWmW' Are Reduced Number Far Less Than Previous Year Lightning Big Cause Springfield, S. D.

Louis Walsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Walsh, Armour, S. D. and a four-year graduate of Southern State Teach nn i ws ers college in the class of 1951, has jpk rjn Washington, Sept.

5 South Da taken up work as a boys' counsellor iraii st urn um kota's newly launched Keep Green at Boystown, Nebr. program along with effective fire LAST TIMES! TONIGHT OUTRIDERS' Joel McCre TO SOUTH DAKOTA'S GREATEST STATE FAIR! Dead End KidSoS control work paid big dividends in 1950. Forest Fire losses were held to 3,349 acres compared to 21,876 the preceding year. Only 204 forest fires were reported in 1950 compared to 273 in 1949. One hundred and forty-five of South Dakota's 204 forest fires were started by lightning.

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This information Is contained in report distributed by American Forest Products Industries national sponsor of the Keep Green program underway In 30 states. This educational program in forest fire prevention operates locally un- 27 Big Act The First Time This Really Bi; Rodeo Bas Showed In This Section Don't Confuse FREE POUY RIDES This With the Little Shows. OVER IOO HEAD OF LIVESTOCK Cowboys Girls Indians Clowns JJ -f EXTRAS 1 And I Popy Cartooa another popular I acotlon WUh Ploy-, radios I LalMt News Events MS. 9:20 JMt LAST TIIttES TODAY! I "PASSAGE WEST" I John PAYNE Dennis O'KEEFE STAiTS TOiPEagOW A 1 nntinuo Al $1,000.00 WU paid If EflDS TOIJITE EOiQt vt TCCHNI COLOR V4 you ride Big AL backing: Brahma Bull, for only 10 seconds, contest rules. -KTHE Oil FIELDS A eXPLODE WITH EXCITEMENT! a tatrtpid daredevils whirling 1950 mode! passenger cars 100 times around the track see shiny new Ofdsmobiles, Fords, Mercurys, Packard, Lincoln and other leading makes in coupes and sedans -in America's most spectacular speed sport.

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