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Show iuthaS'3'1" tanlks b' timers ing cl-iim f d ')rosPcct min-s:civ-,t . om? of the West's I U'st metal mining develop. ved'i, 'KfUc paratk fol-.,!;'V'IUCh fol-.,!;'V'IUCh um' industry, Z7rJW a,nd oration "!qi ',n ' ' . en,;d- Miss Galena. el , f'rdo in winch floats depict- ! ; ! Rrowth, notable among ai 2 a team pulling a , "iher-laden wagon remvomt, Wr?3" ,Ca,,yon s rieial to , U t a planti a saw 'KM be noted that most of the lumber used in th . '! of ti, , I 1 u' "'"struetion 1 1 J ,,, ' ! ,U orid1 fa,11(us Mormon ; alu ado and L. D. S. temple S. Lake Cty was taken from .; "Hsules that yi,ids a s;,rm",,jR" " -tion. Old-ti.m-rs. many of whom ' ottered throUMhout the " Id. were sent sp.vial invita-, invita-, to attend, and those in at- 'ndance were registered, given fr ,"1abk' bunging roonl a ' U'n a"d an "'d-time dance, a , w.Te otherwise honored and 114 S('hol officials aided in ueuicanng ()Ur ncw hi , , , Wounds, buildings andtadium and county officials did likewise ! o the newly completed, $1,400,-uuo $1,400,-uuo vehicular tunnel linking Bingham Bing-ham and Copperfield. Probably the most unique feature fea-ture ol the celebration was a min-'nture min-'nture parade in which 1400 grade ;d high school students entered lloats of their own design The youngsters also found an outlet m a soap box derby, racing down J ingnams famous winding main street, a six percent grade, in home-made "racing cars", literally liter-ally soap boxes on wheels ; rhe U ah State Heavyweight and Lightweight championship lights were a good drawing card as also were the four dances that were given. Good pnze money was distributed in typical mining contests, such as rock drilling and muck loading. The ten most outstanding beards and the most I typical ladies costumes were also awarded prizes. LOCAL JAYCEES WIN SECOND AT NATIONAL MEET Second Place Award Is Given Local Group For Project Of The Year In The Nation (Continued from page erne) Inasmuch as the first shipment of commercial ore from the territory terri-tory of Utah was a carload of Galena ore (lead containing ore) mined in Bingham, it was deemed deem-ed appropriate to call this celebration cele-bration Galena Days. On July 8, 1939, President Dale Johnston of the Junior I Up until the time of this celebration, cele-bration, all other organizations had found it necessary to ask local merchants for financial aid when sponsoring like projects, hence these merchants considered consider-ed Galena Days a double benefit, as the Jaycees paid the bill and business enjoyed a mild boom before be-fore and during the fete. Galena Days was a success in that the Junior Chamber nf Chamber of Commerce was nam-1 ed general chairman of Utah's best celebration, Galena Days. Mr. Johnston named committees consisting of Jaycee members to make plans for entertainment, to finance the fete and to publicize pub-licize this unique celebration. Newspapers and radio stations merce saw community realization realiza-tion of their goal an awakening I of interest in Bingham Canyon's history and a stimulation of healthful civic consciousness. This large project was put over by an organization with a membership mem-bership of less than forty young men. Ihe American Institute of Mining Min-ing and Metallurgical Engineers has requested that the celebration celebra-tion in 1940 be held two weeks earlier to coincide with their national na-tional convention, which will be held in Salt Lake City, September Septem-ber 10-13, Galena Days to be incorporated in-corporated in A.I.M.M.E. program. O from one end of Utah to the other oth-er accepted the event as newsworthy news-worthy and gave Galena Days much play. Vigilantes were organized or-ganized within the Jaycees who saw to it that every male resident resi-dent residing in the community of 6000 population either grew a j beard or paid an exemption fine of $1.50. Hundreds of tourists were greeted in old-time western fashion with drawn guns and were hailed into Kangaroo court. In receipt of their fines they were given samples of Galena ore, ; thereby giving the celebration , nationwide publicity. For example examp-le one tourist fined, a national radio commentator, later gave several plugs over a national ; hook-up from New York City 1 for Galena Days. That publicity given the celebration cele-bration was not that of the high pressure type was evidenced by the fact that thousands from out-of-town, who attended, were high in their praise for the unique entertainment offered. It was estimated es-timated that the attendance during dur-ing the two days tripled the G000 population of our community. The opening of the celebration was heralded by a 21 shot royal : salute from the pit of the world's largest open-cut copper mine, which was broadcast over NBC station KDYL of Salt Lake City, the broadcast including a resume I of events, address of welcome by |