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The Sylvan Lake News 1945-01-03 - 1947-12-31
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1947-11-03
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South Saskatchewan River Dam Project A Mammoth Undertaking A PLAN that may materially chan; the of Saskatch wan, the harnessing of the broad South Saskatchewan river, needs a lot of research before uctual work beg When the plan involves the expenditure of 66,000,000, a lake 135 milles long, and storage capacity of 7,000,000 acre feet of water, the amount, of arch necded is stag ge That's what a newspaper corres- pondent found when he called at the proposed site to get a story. Jim MoMorine, P.F.R.A, engineer in said that at charge of the schem least two years would be needed: be- the site could finally be pro- ed suitable in every way and t four years of work had already spent on the projec The layman finds it diMcult to ap- ciate the magnitude of the under) tating. Out om the site, just where the Coteau creek enters the 1 (now designated ite through y at 10 ), the broad riv r sand banks, sluggish and yel this time of the ye It isn't e to cenjure up a vision of a dam 210 feet high, a mille fong at the crest. Such a structure, the engineers would be among the largest earth- filled dams in the world. On account its size, problems come in: large doses, Location is Problem Primary bust locating the dam is at present the chief problem) Prairie of the engineering staff of Rehabilitation administration. studies on practically square foot of the river bed tually to be covered by the dam structure are being made, and the silitability of the materia under the silt of the bed will eventually deter- mine where the dam may be built Site No, 10, 12 r les from the town of Outlook, sppears at the muiment the likely choice. Yet, irre- ular deposits in old channels of the river may rule out the site, other- wise suitable, At No, 10, the banks are high and a dam built between them would provide maximum stor- age. Farther downstream at Site No. 8, certain factors, including low- i for 4 much low- quent reduction in er banks, would er dam and cons water storage. Present investigations include the drilling of deep holes across the river hed and up on the bar Material brovght up by the-rifis is carefully examined, and lengthy reports made their content. The important ording to Jim McMorine, f the project, is to be sure . gin (By T. RB. Melville-Ness) of the 85,000,000 cuble yards or earth that go Into, the huge structure You learn some remarkable things about carth damy from P.F.R.A. men at the site For instance, you learn th fic amount of seepage must pected through an earth fil dos Seepage will follow a cer- tain known pattern, in accordance with a clearly detined line through the structure called the hydraulic gradient . To check such seepage. Mr, MeCoritie said it was lkely that sheet piling would be used, run- ning vertically through the core of the dam, cutting through the hy. draulic gradient, and raising abo it This would consist of a sheet metal wall, a sort of dam within a dam, sunk perhaps 100 feet or more beneath the level of the river bed. Tho big dam at Fort Peck, Mon- tana, employs the principle of shect piling successfully, and P.BRLA. en- s -nte studying this with a view to the possibility of adapting the idea to the South Saskatchewan project. Big Possibilities Included in the list of investiga- tions needed before the dam can be built is the close study of the area it is proposed to flocd, Engineers must make sure that the big lake can be safely impounded without the bility of washouts and breaks at k points Citi and towns down-river -rom the dam would be threatened if there was danger of sudden re'ease of even part of the water storage. While the dam itself is still in the early stages of planning, some bic things have beer hinted at in the way of use of the water, A sure supply of water for towns and cities, including Moose Jaw and Regina, restoration of the lake levels in the Qu Appelle valley, the filling-up of shallow Long establishments of new resort facilities along the mile reservoir, which might shoreline of the 15 are among the bene he expected. A survey indicated last year that ome 500,000 acres of the area were) irrigable, a matter cf vast impor- tunce to Saskatchewan's dry-land farming economy. It is believed that apart from special crops which might be grown under the ditch, enough fodder might he grown by it- rigution to supply the needs of the livestock in the proyince even in the dryest years, Oddly encugh, farmers themselve: aren't particularly interested in this ct of the business, in spite of ying degrees of crop failure this, bridge at Elbow, wl yards of material. shows one of the familiar landmarks along the South Saskatchewan river, the road and railway h will pass out of existence if the dam is built, The water level at Elbow would rise al- most 200 feet, and certain railway Hnes in the vicinity would have to be re routed. Photos by Courtesy of Saskatchowan Farmer Standing on the bank of the South Saskatchewan, 200 feet above the river level, P.P.R.A, engineers, above, look over the site believed to be the most suitable on which to build an earth-fill dam containing 35,000,000 cubic Investigations are now under way to include drilling of almost every square foot of the site with a view of determining the structure of strata under the river bed, and the possibility of their being able to) withstand the enormous weight of the structure year in regions believed to be irri- gable are Interested mainly in another possitle development, that of hydro-electric power, and say they'll take advantage of that just as soon ag the dam can be built When you've been a dry-land farmer all your life, they say, you cannot hope to develop the special skills and patience of an Irrigationist, and they plan to leave irrigation development foy their sons, and maybe incomers from other Countries who have been used to working the small parcels of land on en irriyation project. George Spence, former director of PFRA., and one of western Can- ada s keenest conscrvationists, be- Heves the scheme hns unlimited pos- sibilities in the way of improvement of Saskatchewan's farm economy. In this dry country, it's nothing short of a crime to allow the water of the South Saskatchewan to run down inte the Hudson Bay without using a drop of it, he declares. The principle of conserving water in the west must be recognized. There will be plenty of use for it when we even- tually have it impounded. While there has been no commit- ment on the part of the Dominion government to proceed with the ac- tual construction, the two-year pe- riod of investigation still needed to establish a site is now under way. In the meantime, the South Saskat- chewan development has become a live issue In the province, and is like- ly to take on even greater impor- tance within the next few years. the great Georges Veziia in the Canadiens' nets. THE SPORT WORLD Canada s hope in the Indies Olymple figure skating, Barbara Ann Scott, of Ottawa, will probably fly to Davos, Switzerland, to accustom herself to the altitude and open air rinks before the trials In Januar + + Canadian amateur bantam-weight boxing champion, Frank Almond of incouver, was nominated for the Lou E. Marsh Trophy by the Amuteur Athletic Union of Canada in annual convention held at Lethbridge. The trophy ls awarded annually to a Cnnadian athlete considered outstanding in either amateur or professional ranks ; + * Bob McFarlane, 20-year-old quarter-miler of the University of W: Ontario, was awarded the Norton H Crow Trophy as the outstanding male athlete in Canada during the last year, Award of the Trophy to the Lon- don, Ont, boy was announced by George C, Machum of Montreal, President of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada, at the annual convention, . +t Frank Boucher, coach of the New York playing against the frat and the most keeper Boucher spe: stern ngers has the distinction of recent Montreal Canadiens goal- t the 1921-22 season with Ottawa and played against Then tn 1944 when he made a brief comeback he played against Bill Durnan, the most recent of Canadiens goaltenders, - + A corporal from Whitehorse in the Yukon who has been playing hockey since 1936 and a Flying Officer from Ottawa, have been chosen as the two goaltenders for the R.C.AF. hockey team which will represent Canada at the Olympics next year, Air Force authorities announced, One is Cpl. Ross King, 28, former Portage La Prairie junior who also played for the Truro Bearcats in 1941 to 1943, The other is FO. Trev Williams, 28, who has been playing hockey in the Ottawa Valley since 1937, + - The Mr. Canada contest staged at Montreal Sept. 1 in connection with the Canadian weight-lifting championships was criticized at the annual convention of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada. The contest, put on to decide which Canadian man had the best physique, was won by Rene Leger of Montreal. As chairman of the A.A.U.'s registration committee, N. C, Hart of London, Ont,, questioned whether such promotions resulted in any real benefit to weightlifting or Canada. * + Alex Kaleta, speedy forward of the Chicago Black Hawks is nicknamed Seabiscuit by his teammates, One morning at the breakfast table the players were busily engaged in reading the sports pages. One of the Hawks was reading about the exploits of the great thoroughbred, Seabiscuit and remarked aloud to the rest of the players, Boy, that Seabiscuit sure is good. Kaleta who had his nose buried in the paper heard the remark, and without batting an eyelash bawled out, Is that so, I'll have two of them. ACTIVE ARMY TO HAVE NEW Fashions Helpful Hints Lemon rinds boiled with the dish/ towels will help keep towels fresh and white. Running and sagging of paint is usually caused by putting it on too thick and not brushing it out, It sags under its own weight. When you have a collection of cot- ton curtains to starch, do the starch- ing right in the tub. Add the hot starch solution to the last rinse water, It is also easier to tint cur- tains In the last rinse When cake is removed from oven, do not make the mistake of trying to cool it quickly by placing it in a draft. The draft will force the steam back into the cake and it will either become soggy or fall. wear the summer uniforms issued to dress summer uniforms will replace SUMMER DRESS OTTAWA. New pattorn summer) uniforms for Canadian active force soldiers and army and air force of- ficers have been authorized for issue next spring it was learned recently.) Canadian airmen will continue to them this year and no change is like- ly to be made in the traditional uni- form worn by Canadian navy officers and men, The new type summer uniform to be worn by B.C.A.F. officers is said to be of the same light weight ba- rathea material but of battle dress blouse style now worn by United States forces. New gilt buttons that require no polishing will replace brass buttons worn at present. Army officers too have been warn- ed against purchasing summer uni- forms of any pattern until a firm policy has been decided in view of the possible introduction of a new type of summer dress, understood to be similar to the new air force offi- cers uniforms, Whatever pattern is approved for army officers, it was belicvedthe-same type vouid be-fs- sued to other ranks, The new battle the khaki drill summer uniforms so unpopular with Canadian soldiers. B.C. Hermit Seeks Milder Climate ANNE ADAMS VANCOUVER. Mac , British Columbia's best-known hermit and Star Neckline friend of tillionaires and movie Makes you feel simply beautiful stars, is on his way south for the This dress trims your figure with the winter but he'll be back with the most flattering, gracious lines The first echelon of geese to honk their/easy flower embroidery trims your way northward next spring. jdress Smatt Pattern 4898, Ruddy, white-haired James F, Mac- ieee pee eae Seo sue donald, who describes himself as the o.Si e iifust sl ci reevai asia x complete illustrated instructions, biggest lonfer west of the Mississip-) Pattern 4898 comes in sizes 34, 36, pi, has welcomed an estimated 25,000 8, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50. Size 36 visitors during the 20 summers spent takes 3 yards 39-inch, in his Jarvis Inlet retreat, 50 miles Send twenty-five cents (25 ) in northwest of here. His winters he coins (stamps cannot be accepted) spends with his wife, a former news- for this pattern. Write plainly size, paper woman, in Taxco, Mexico. Name, Address and Style Number Equipped with a small annual in- and send orders to the Anne Adams come from a grandfather who was foolish enough to work all his life, he counts the late John Barrymore among his friends long before he ever song ett one ets cn, EX-GANADIAN WILLS LARGE Last summer, 500 persons visited TO N WASHINGTON, Approximately him on his boat, the Cyrano, and, 4,000,000 for frsearch In cancer is true to hermit tradition, Mac is thinking of moving on, It's getting provided for in the will of Mrs. Mary A. Stewart, who died of a heart a rather sticky, he says. I may have to move farther north and find an-) tack in her Washington home recent other inlet. ly. The money, constituting tho bulk of the 4,500,000 estate, goes into a PRINCE PHILIP TO BE trust fund. Mrs, Stewart's father, INCLUDED IN PRAYER Alexander Stewart, went to the United States from Canada and ac- LONDON. Britons who belong to) quired large holdings in lumber mills the Church of England henceforth : and paper manufacturing plants in will pray for Prince Philip, Duke of wisconsin, Oregon, and California, Edinburgh, as well as the rest of the He died in 1912, * Royal family, Wherever the Book of Common Prayer specifleally men- ; tions the royal family the words The Smile of the Week-- THOUGHTLESS PEOPLE Duke of Edinburgh will be inserted after that of his wife, Princess Bliza- beth, the privy council decided. You have a nice collection of Books but you stiould have more shelves. T know, but nobody seems to send me shelves. Union, 175 McDermot Ave. E., Win- nipeg, Man. Montecristi, hat capital of Heua- dor, has been hat-making for 300 year 2758, Pattern Dept., Winnipeg Newspaper -
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