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Show cnrcj CD (D M ro What's What and Western Mineral Survey -- Vol. 1; No. 66 o H- Monday, June 2, Salt Lake City, Utah 8 CJ Gunnison Sugar Factory Opens, Annonces Wood West Tourist Attraction Opens Near Vernal, x of the Gunnison, Utah, beet sugar factory which was shut down by drouth followcaming the 1955 paign, was announced today by J. Arthur Wood, president of Gunnison Sugar, Inc., operators of the Gunnison Valleys biggest single industry. Wood said workers are being put on the job immediately to ready, the plant for processing this falls sugar beet harvest, which is expected to produce a crop of about 100,000 tons of beets. Considerable work will be necessary, he said, to get equipment in shape for the 60 to run continuous beginning early in October. Re-openi- The newest tourist attraction In the West was officially dedicated and opened Sunday, June 1 when the unique Visitors Cen-e- r opened to the public. This center will house and display the world famous dinosaur sugar-makin- g 70-da- y re-ope- o re-open- ing UTAH OIL REPORT COMPANY WELL NO. SALT WASH UNIT 22-3will be located 1980 feet SUPERIOR OIL 4, from the north line and 3250 feet from the east line of Sec- tion 34, Township 22 South, Range 17 East, SLBM, Salt Wash Unit, Elev: 4208 ft. GR. Proposed Depth: 9500 ft. ison Formation. Mad- This is' the most heartening will be located 660 feet from news weve had for months. Closthe south line and 660 feet from ing the sugar factory was like the east line of Section 26, cutting off our right arm, because Township 26 South, Range 14 we have to have that industry to East, SLBM, Flat Top WC, maintain a community the size Elev: 5664 feet. Ungraded GR. of Gunnison and to keep moving ahead with stable and sound Proposed Depth: 6700 ft NO. NEQUOIA ARCH UNIT 3, Mis-sissippi- an Formation. growth. San Juan County, Utah SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY WELL NO. NAVAJO B 23-will be located 1920 feet from the south line and 2055 feet from the west line of Section 8, Township 41 South, Range 24 East, Ratherford Field. Elev: 4639 ft. Ungraded GR. Proposed Dr. Norman A Spector, president of Vitro International, the Depth: 5675 ft.-- Paradox. SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY guest speaker at the International WELL NO. NAVAJO C Markets Luncheon of the Uranium will be located 2014 feet from Institute of America in Albuthe north line and 2054 feet querque, New Mexico. He outfrom the west line of Section lined and evaluated the growing 31, Township 40 South, Range world market for uranium. 25 East, McElmo Creek. Elev: The luncheon meeting, held at 4825 ft. Ungraded GR. Proposed the Hilton Hotel, was one of Depth: 5875 ft. Paradox. the highlights of the institutes FIRST REPORTS four-daconvention May San Juan County, Utah Dr. Spector is vice president of KINGWOOD OIL COMPANY WELL NO. DALTON U.S. 1, Vitro Corporation of America, a will be located 660 feet from diversified industrial organizathe north line and 660 feet from tion engaged throughout the the east line of Section 22, world in advanced technologies Township 36 South, Range 24 East, SLBM, Wildcat Proposed including nuclear, energy, weapDepth: 6500 ft. (Montezuma on systems, and mining and metCreek Unit). allurgy. He is also a director of Zirconium Corporation of Amer-i- c Emery County, Utah and the Heavy Minerals Co. CARTER OIL COMPANY WELL 8, Spector to Talk At International Markets Luncheon 22-2- 1, y v I 25-2- 8. Also in the center are a series of other exhibits that dramatize d fossil-bearin- n Our decision to the Gunnison factory was based upon the fact that ample water supplies are available again and valley sugar beet growers have been able to plant their full acreage allotments provided under Sugar Act controls, Wood announced. There are approximately 7,000 acres of excellent beets coming on with indications the harvest will be the best in several years. H. J. Sanders, Gunnison district manager for the sugar company, said the entire area has made a miraculous comeback from the depths of the drouth. In contrast, he said, to the 7,000 acres of beets planted this year, 2,400 acres of beets were harvested during 1957, and were shipped to the Utah-IdahSugar Companys factory at West Jordan for processing. anReaction to the nouncement was rapid in the Gunnison area. It was hailed as great news by businessmen and farmers, alike. Leon Embley, furniture store operator and president of the Gunnison Businessmens Association, said: - nosaur skeletons. the story of the dinosaurs, the bones, of which were first discovered in the quarry area located six miles north of Jensen, quarry within the Utah portion Utah in 1909 by Dr. Earl Dougof the Dinosaur National Monulass of the Carnegie Museum. Dr. ment. Everyone was invited to 'the ceremonies and first tour Douglass had discovered the in the uplifted which at 2 p.m. at the bonesstrata of the Morrison ForVisitors Center Sunday, June 1. mation Jurassic age, dethe of Visitors were greeted in Vern130 million al, Utah and directed to the cen-e- r posited approximately ago. From that time until by a committee of National years numerous partial ones tons and Park Service members and Vernal were recovered during quarrying jusinessmen. operations by the Twelve dinoAssistant Secretary of the In- saur species were represented. at-en- sugar-makin- g Commissioner Abram Barker, left, presents certificate of appreciation to Dr. Dean Spear, who is also accepting the award on behalf of some 250 other doctors. Some 250 medical practitioners were honored by the County Commission with certificates of appreciation Wednesday at the Salt Lake County General Hospital. The certificates. were given to . those doctors who have donated services without compensation to the Salt Lake County General Hospital. On hand to accept the awards on behalf of the doctors, was Dr. Dean Spear, president of the Salt Lake County Medical Society. Commissioner Abram Barker, in charge of health and welfare, presented the awards. Also participating in the ceremonies were Arthur E. Miller, associate director of County Hospital, and Dr. M. M. Wintrove, physician in charge and chairman of the county Hospital Executive Board. Across the street, bank president Gene Overfelt greeted the news with a cheer, adding: This will give us a new lease on life in this part of the state. When the factory closed, if affected approximately 200 persons directly and all the rest of us indirectly. Several families from town and country have moved away seeking opportunities elsewhere. Many of them want to come back. The factory helps greatly to keep this predominantly agricultural area on a stable g terior, Roger C. Ernst, was the The longest skeleton discovered principal speaker. Members of Dipledocus was 84 feet; the Congress are ex petted to be Laosaurus six feet. shortest among other special guests. have been asof bones the Many of sembled as complete skeletons Governor George D. Clyde Jtah welcomed all visitors to Which may be seen in Pittsburgh, Utah and a Welcome to Dino- Pa.; Washington D.C.; New York; saur National Monument address Lincoln, Nebraska; Denver, Colowas given by Superintendent rado; Salt Lake City; Toronto, Jess H. Lombard. Canada, and elsewhere. The new .visitor center, comDr. LeRoy Kay, formerly of will explain Carnegie Museum, pleted May 1 at a cost of $310,000, the importance of the dinosaur is a part of the Services overall, MISSION 66 Program quarry area. to fadlities and services Benediction was offered by in develop all park areas to meet the the Rt. Rev. Richard S. Watson, needs of constantly increasing visEpiscopal Bishop of Utah. Appro- itation. The building, contempopriate musical numbers al?o ha,re rary in design, admirably fits the been scheduled. natural scene in which it is loFollowing the dedication a rib- cated and will provide a place bon was cut, officially open- where visitors may learn of and understand the fascinating story ing the visitor center, and a tour of the dinosaurs that lived in the of the building will be conducted, area millions of years ago. tentatively timed for 3:25 p.m. Dinosaur National Monument Following the ceremony, a spe- was established in 1915 in an cial tour of the visitor center was area to preserve the Nations conducted. There the principal richest deposits of fossil bones. exhibit In 1938, the boundaries were exfeature is an where dinosaur bones are out- tended to include the scenic willined in high relief in the derness canyon county of the g strata of the Green and Yampa Rivers. The ridge which constitutes the cen- monument now comprises some ters back Avail. Reliefing of the 330 square miles where the mefossils will continue for a num- andering rivers, deep-cu- t gorges, ber of years and visitors to the and massive dock formations repcenter may observe workmen un- resent the principal and most covering and preparing fossil di spectacular senic features. long-rang- e 80-ac- in-pla- ce up-tilte- d fossil-bearin- . FLAMING GORGE DAM basis. The Gunnison Sugar Company employs some 225 people during the campaign anc it is estimated its contribution to the economic lifeblood of the area aggregates $2,000,000 annually, in cash payments to farmers, factory payroll and the purchase of a myriad of goods and services, most of which are obtained locally or in the vicinity of Gunnison. This years sugar crop is expected to result in production of some pounds of beet sugar which will be available not only for local and regional consumption, but some of which will reach home and industrial consumers in distant sections of the nation. sugar-makin- CD S3 g 25,-000,0- Congroeeman H. A. Dixon (I., Utah) end Mr. I. Y. Ilddowoy, Manager if in Uintah Wator Contorvancy DUtrict, show a epectacular colored photograph will reservoir The will In drawn end lake Dam appear. ai thoy bridgo Flaming Gorgo have a capacity of 4 million acre foot of wator and will extend 91 mlloe op the Green River. This photograph wae displayed before the Homo Appropriations Committee while the Utahni teitlflod for a $10 Vi million appropriation for Flaming Gorgo Dam. re |