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Show Spotlighting UTAH Utah Promised Local Air Service News colums of Utah's 63 weekly, week-ly, semi-weekly and small daily newspapers indicate a lively interest inter-est relative the development of local air fields and fast passenger plane service capable of landing passengers at Salt Lake City from most parts of the state within an hour and a half. The Civil Aeronautics Administration Admin-istration has proposed a nationwide nation-wide program of airport construction construc-tion to accommodate the 400,000 civilian airplanes expected in the nation within the next ten years. Eighty-seven such airports have been listed for Utah in the national na-tional plan now awaiting Congressional Con-gressional approval. From Richfield comes the news that the application of the Challenger Chal-lenger Airlines to provide airliner air-liner service through the state is now awaiting the approval of the Civil Aeronautics Board. The Western Chellenger route would serve Logan, Brigham, Ogden, Salt Lake City, Provo, Richfield, Milford, Cedar City, St. George, Flagstaff, Prescott and Phoenix. Annthpr rontp wnnlrf nnpratp from Salt Lake City through Provo and Price in Utah, Grand Junction and Durango in Colorado, and thence to Albuquerque. Backers of the plan expect favorable decision deci-sion from the CAB within the next 60 to 90 days. At Beaver, interest is high over the . matter, and $300,000.00 ' has been listed by the CAA as cost for permanent installations at that airport. Bnndy Honored Ora Bundy, chairman of the Utah Department of Publicity and Industrial Development, is receiving receiv-ing the congratulations of his friends on his recent re-election to the office of president of the National Reclamation association at the annual convention held in Denver. Mr. Bundy heads an organization or-ganization representing 17 western west-ern states. His re-election to this important office is a signal honor to Utah: it -is a credit to his ability as a reclamation expert whose sole object it is to do something for Utah and the west. Tourist Hotel for Cedar Breaks An $80,000 tourist hotel' to be built on the highest rim of the canyon is planned for Cedar Breaks by the National Park service. ser-vice. An eight-mile road has bee surveyed around the Breaks and National Parks superintendent H. B. Smith and Iron county commissioners com-missioners are working on the problem of obtaining a right-of-way over private lands. Beet Growers Future Rosy "Most people think of sugar only as a food," declared Ody H. Lamborn, who represents proces-sers proces-sers of 95 per cent of all sugar consumed in the U S. "During the war," he said, "sugar proved of inestimable value as an organic chemical compound, and 900,000 tons in one instance was converted into alcohol which in turn was used to produce synthetic rubber." The discoveries of new uses for sugar and sugar beet by-products in industry and otherwise will add much to the income of Utah beet sugar farmers in years to come, Mr. Lamborn promised. |