I . 1 , . America Must Answer When Fighting Men Return Home What did YOU do?" long, tense hours of waiting. Is this the country for And when these boys come which I offered my life? home, grown men, thirScing These are two questions we Inen, ttalned to loook at realwill be called upon soon we ity .xj.,. trained io act, they will to answer . . . demand an answer to those hope questions from our men who will be re- - questions. turning from the battle fronts. We can answer the first .The boys who went away easily. We bought war bonds, .will be coming home one day. gathered salvage, served on and They likely wont' be boys any committees, cheerfully longer. They will have ma- fairly obeyed rationing rules tured. War does that to boys, that all might have a share of Their minds, grow up during scarce articles. We did our Utah Ordnance Plant Closing 'WafDepartrnentsince Decem- ber, 1941, by Remington Arms Company. In approximately two years operation, the big Salt Lake plant has produced small arms ammunition far in excess of the entire industrys output during World War I. That means hundreds of millions of rounds of caliber .30 and .50 military cartridges, including millions of rounds of deadly incendiary ammunition 'nemesis of enemy aircraft-ha- ve been made in Utah the past 24 months. Moreover, it was largely Utah personnel that produced it. Remington news releases have indicated that between 20,000 and 25,000 persons performed valuable services at one period or other during the plants two-yea- r history. Most of those received special production training and more than 90 per cent of all employes gave Utah as 7s) their native state. It is safe to say that a high percentage of the copper, chief metallic ingredient of cartridges produced at the Utah plant, originally came from Utah Copper Companys open-cu- t mine in Bingham Canyon, and was processed by American Smelting and Refining Company mills. Just how superbly Utah and Utahns, under the guiding hand of. the . worlds t largest small arms ammunition producer (Remington), came through in their first experience with modern, high speed, assembly line production is most con- ... 7 and more. We can truthfully answer the question We What did TOU do? served on the Jjome front and well But - that second question. What can we answer? Are our fighting men coming home to the land they loved? Will they have the opportunity to go ahead? Will they have the chance to think and plan and act on their own? Will they be free to search for and find the new and better things, the equality of opportunity, the raw materials with which to try? American fighting . men, were taught to think and they act for themselves. They were no slaves- - . no automatons. Thats why they were the best fighting men in the world. Thats why they won the war. is this the country for which I offered my life? We had better be thinking what our answer is going 'to, As quickly, mastered the art of small arms ammunition manu- facture an art), and attained produce tion records far and away beyond anything anyone . had any' r easbiTt6 expect. It was done with lightning speed and with no sacrifices of quality,1' for all battle front reports state no field commander has the slightest fault to find with small arms ammunition performance. Attesting this high praise are Utah Ordnance these facts: Plants safety record was one of the very best in the industry; its unit cost was among the lowest; and the plant never failed to meet varying periodic production schedules; thus supplying first quality ammunition in required amounts at the right time. For the above reasons, the workers of Utah Ordnance Plant were considered to have more than earned the E award granted Aug. 28 and presented Sept. 23, 1943. Utah, and particularly those who worked there, can look back with pride on the Utah Ordnance Plant. Its two years of operation have definitely hastened the wars end; its demise has bequeathed the Beehiye State a pool of trained industrial workers who may prove the lodestone for future center . be. Will we let it slip into (some other kind of a country? The men who will ask fought and won because they could think and act. They won because they were strong and capable of planning ancr doing. They will want the right to think, and plan, and act In the country they come home to. They will want the opportunity to go ahead on their own. Saturday, December Utah- - It, IMSFgS Camp Douglas on Oct 26, 1862, the post yas named in honor of Sen. Stephen A. Douglas, President Lincolns political opponent First troops moved into the post on Oct 22, 1862. They were Union troops of the comCalifornia Volunteers, Col. manded by Patrick El Connor, assigned to this area to guard telegraph and mail routes to the Pacific Coast v of the vast military network fn the ern states. Ft. Douglas, located on the bench east of Salt Lake, is one of the oldest and most' historic posts in the United States. Headquarters of the Ninth Service Command, Ft. t Douglas is one of the posts in the continental United States. Hundreds of Utah civilians work side by side with uniformed personnel at the busy station, helping direct the training and supplying of the vast soldier population currently poised with guns pointed toward the Pacific. Important also in the minds of many, from the intermountain area is the reception west- work, ' Historic Post Douglas, Nerve build new lives in a free coun- Marks Record Output Enhancing the luster of Utahs material cqntributions to victory is the amazing accomplishment of the Utah Ordnance Plant, operated for the Ft. THE CHRISTMAS NEWS Salt Lake City, mOsHm-portan- . First quarters were laboriously built by hand labor of adobe and wood a marked contrast to the rapid expansion of the facilities of the post during the present prewar emergency when engineers and modern equipment raised and administrative at Ft. Douglas It is there buildings.witha previously unthat literally thousands of heard of speed. First military action from Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and thenew post was iq January Nevada men have come for into the armed forces: of 1863, when troops of Colonel There they have received their Connormovednorthwardto with an Indian band first army meals and been is- tangle which had been molesting setsued their basic military equip- tlers in southern Idaho. The From soldiers and Indians met near ment and uniforms. er and by brilliant there they have been sent to tactical moves, the soldiers all parts of the country and defeated a numerically superior of the world to be trained and force of Indians the last real to fight for our country. resistance of the Red Man in established as that part of the West. Officially bar-rac- cen-te- r - Bear-Riv- ... Made Shipped to all in Western Utah States Army-Nav- H.E.SCHRAVEN Now available no priority required Contractor Insulate your home with the best 317 Dooly Bldg. U. S. ROCK WOOL CO. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 40 SO. MAIN Dial industrialization. 7, vincingly told by Maj. Gen. L. H. Campbell Jr., chief of army ordnance. In a personal letter supplementing a directive shutting down the Utah plant on or before Dec. 31, 1943, because small arms ammunition production had far exceeded combat requirements, General Campbell said: Of course the war is not won. Indeed, there is every fighting lies ahead. How is it then that the United States is in a position to shut down even one small arms ammunition plant .'which has so effectively contributed to the firepower of the largest army in our history, and to the firepower of our allies? The facts are as simple as they are plain. All, of you there at the Utah Ordnance Plant have stepped in with characteristic American ability and versatility, COUNTY Center Of Utah's Great Coal Industry ON POPULATION Highways 50 and line transportation. AND EXPANSION Carbon County has a population of 20,000 ' and at Price, its county seat, a population of 5,500. The county has ample breathing space for its current cool mining and industrial expansion in the midst of the most favorable living conditions, accompanied by low tax rates. k asphait and helium-gas,-no- A municipal airport is Completely furnished and paid for is the new 54 bed Price Hospital. It almost makes being sick a pleas- SUPPORTING AGRICULTURE FAVORABLE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS I Carbon County isfavored by a high percent- age of sunshine, mild winters and comfortable summers. t. to mention supplies of limestone and other rock and gravel deposits. More than sufficient water supply is available. RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES Carbon County abounds in unusual fishing, hunting and scenic diversions for recreation and vacationing. TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION AND SPIRITUAL FACILITIES In addition ta its. fine public school system and the Carbon Junior College, Carbon County In addition to the Denver & Rio Gronde Western Railroad, with its important main line coal distribution division point at Helper, the Utah Railway Company is a principal transporter of cool from Carbon County and Emery County coal mines.- -; Carbon "County is traversed by Only four cities in Utah claim er power rates than Price. , supports churches of many denominations and this combination assures a growing population of cultural and religious advantages. - A New Parking Areas Many blocks of paved streets, extended parking areas and a downtown area that's a credit to the h!, gest little city in Utah. Assured Water Supply New cast iron pipe line from Colton io Price assures good water. New $13,000 storage tanks provide for 750,000 gallons. New Civic Auditorium-- ... k Protection Plus Not a single najor crime in 10 automofatal two and only years bile accidents . . . that's Price's reo' ord. - . . Swimming Pool and Park --t- on a tax has that steadily reduced budget itself to ZERO. For more facts about Price's amazing record see the STORY OF PRICE in the news columns elsewhere in thiq paper. All these improvements IN ITS CURRENT EXPANSION I,- ; J. O. PETE RSON, Chairman B. H. . Yeung, County Clerk PRICE, UTAH . Salt Lake Stamp Go. 43 WEST BROADWAY BALT LAKE Business Men CARBON COUNTY COMMISSION E. B. MILLER CITY he Street paving is only one of many proposed improvement projects to be carried out. when folks stop heiling Hitler. Extension of sewer, water and electric facilities is past planning stage. Think of It! May wa expresi appreciation to our many friends - and hope to continue to serve during t the coming year garbage Paved Streets COME TO CARBON COUNTY PARTICIPATE New fire equipment, equipment safeguards health and safety. The beautiful new city hall, audicosttorium, gymnasium (all in one) ing $250,000 is less than five years old and is1 the only building of its kind in Utah. New $75, 000, municipal swimming pool and Beautiful Parks, second, to none, provides recreation luxe. low" o ure.- Carbon County produces important quantities of hay, groin, corn, beans, sugar beets and dairy products and con meet the agricultural requirements of industrial expansion. Stock raising, sheep, cattle and goats. Carbon County is in the center of Utah's enormous coal reserves, estimated at 88,000,000,000 tons of bituminous coal and 5,200,000,000 tons of coal. Carbon Cowftty has great reserves of coking coal, carbon dioxide Low Electric Power Rates k New $150,000 Hospital located at Price, the county seat. GREAT NATURAL RESOURCES IdryJce)r.ncitural-roc- 6, served by adequate bus Why its Nil to live in PRICE! - and Manufacturers would do well to consider these many advan-tages- ,' before locating elsewhere. WM. CAMPBELL You really w LIVE "KUO . W, V 1 , l - m m. jsr. -- J.V.-J ,t. .